kernels: use Metadata from kernels-data

.github/workflows/test_kernels.yaml

@@ -27,27 +27,31 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.10", "3.12"]
-        torch-version: ["2.9.0", "2.10.0"]
+        torch-version: ["2.10.0", "2.11.0"]
 
     env:
       UV_PYTHON_PREFERENCE: only-managed
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
 
       - name: Install uv and set the python version
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@37802adc94f370d6bfd71619e3f0bf239e1f3b78  # v7.6.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@37802adc94f370d6bfd71619e3f0bf239e1f3b78 # v7.6.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Install the project
+      - name: Override kernels-data source to local bindings
         working-directory: ./kernels
-        run: uv sync --all-extras --dev
+        run: uv add ../kernels-data/bindings/python --no-sync
 
-      - name: Install Torch version
+      - name: Override the Torch version
         working-directory: ./kernels
-        run: uv pip install "torch==${{ matrix.torch-version }}"
+        run: uv add "torch==${{ matrix.torch-version }}" --no-sync
+
+      - name: Install the project
+        working-directory: ./kernels
+        run: uv sync --all-extras --dev
 
       - name: Install setuptools for Triton-based test
         working-directory: ./kernels
@@ -72,7 +76,6 @@ jobs:
           uv pip install einops nvidia-cutlass-dsl
           uv run pytest tests/test_deps.py
 
-
       - name: Check kernel check
         working-directory: ./kernels
         run: |

docs/source/api/kernels.md

@@ -26,4 +26,18 @@
 
 ### get_locked_kernel
 
-[[autodoc]] kernels.get_locked_kernel
+<<<<<<< kernels-use-kernels-data
+[[autodoc]] kernels.get_locked_kernel
+
+## Classes
+
+### LoadedKernel
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.LoadedKernel
+
+### RepoInfo
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.RepoInfo
+=======
+[[autodoc]] kernels.get_locked_kernel
+>>>>>>> main

docs/source/builder-cli.md

@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ Initialize a new kernel project from template
 
 ###### **Options:**
 
+* `--license <LICENSE>` — The kernel's license
+
+  Default value: `Apache-2.0`
 * `--name <OWNER/REPO>` — Name of the kernel repo (e.g. `drbh/my-kernel`)
 * `--backends <BACKENDS>` — Backends to enable (`all`, `cpu`, `cuda`, `metal`, `neuron`, `rocm`, `xpu`)
 

docs/source/builder/build-variants.md

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ available. This list will be updated as new PyTorch versions are released.
 - `torch211-cxx11-cu126-aarch64-linux`
 - `torch211-cxx11-cu128-aarch64-linux`
 - `torch211-cxx11-cu130-aarch64-linux`
-- `torch29-cxx11-cu129-aarch64-linux`
 
 ## CPU x86_64-linux
 
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ available. This list will be updated as new PyTorch versions are released.
 - `torch211-cxx11-cu126-x86_64-linux`
 - `torch211-cxx11-cu128-x86_64-linux`
 - `torch211-cxx11-cu130-x86_64-linux`
-- `torch29-cxx11-cu129-x86_64-linux`
 
 ## ROCm x86_64-linux
 

docs/source/kernel-requirements.md

@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ metadata. Currently the following top-level keys are supported:
 - `id` (`str`, required): a unique identifier for the kernel. This
   identifier must also be a valid Python module name. If the kernel
   registers Torch ops, they must be registered as `torch.ops.<id>`
+- `name` (`str`, required): then name of the kernel. Replacing dashes
+  by underscores should result in the module name of the kernel.
 - `version` (`int`, required): the kernel version number.
+- `license` (`str`, required): the kernel license in. Refer to the
+  list of [supported license identifiers](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/repositories-licenses).
 - `backend` (`dict`, required): information about the compute backend that
   this build variant supports.
 - `python-depends` (`list[str]`, optional): list of Python dependencies
@@ -52,9 +56,11 @@ Example `metadata.json`:
 
 ```json
 {
-  "id": "_mykernel_cuda_be238e4",
-  "python-depends": ["einops"],
+  "name": "mykernel",
+  "id": "_mykernel_cuda_7a4e5a7",
   "version": 1,
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "python-depends": ["einops"],
   "backend": {
     "type": "cuda",
     "archs": ["7.0", "7.2", "7.5", "8.0", "8.6", "8.7", "8.9", "9.0+PTX"]

examples/kernels/cutlass-gemm-tvm-ffi/build.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 [general]
 name = "cutlass-gemm-tvm-ffi"
+version = 1
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 backends = [
     "cuda",
     "xpu",
@@ -9,20 +11,20 @@ backends = [
 repo-id = "kernels-test/cutlass-gemm-tvm-ffi"
 
 [tvm-ffi]
-src = [
-    "tvm-ffi-ext/tvm_ffi_binding.cpp",
-]
+src = ["tvm-ffi-ext/tvm_ffi_binding.cpp"]
 
 [kernel.gemm]
 backend = "cuda"
-depends = [
-    "cutlass_3_6",
+depends = ["cutlass_3_6"]
+src = [
+    "gemm.cu",
+    "util.hh",
 ]
-src = ["gemm.cu", "util.hh"]
 
 [kernel.gemm_xpu]
 backend = "xpu"
-depends = [
-    "sycl_tla",
+depends = ["sycl_tla"]
+src = [
+    "gemm_sycl.cpp",
+    "util.hh",
 ]
-src = ["gemm_sycl.cpp", "util.hh"]

examples/kernels/cutlass-gemm/build.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 [general]
 name = "cutlass-gemm"
+version = 1
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 backends = [
     "cuda",
     "xpu",
@@ -14,18 +16,18 @@ src = [
     "torch-ext/torch_binding.h",
 ]
 
-[kernel.gemm]
-backend = "cuda"
-depends = [
-    "torch",
-    "cutlass_3_6",
-]
-src = ["gemm.cu"]
-
 [kernel.gemm_xpu]
 backend = "xpu"
 depends = [
     "torch",
     "sycl_tla",
 ]
 src = ["gemm_sycl.cpp"]
+
+[kernel.gemm]
+backend = "cuda"
+depends = [
+    "torch",
+    "cutlass_3_6",
+]
+src = ["gemm.cu"]

examples/kernels/extra-data/build.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 [general]
 name = "extra-data"
+version = 1
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 backends = [
     "cpu",
     "cuda",
@@ -12,28 +14,18 @@ backends = [
 repo-id = "kernels-test/extra-data"
 
 [torch]
+pyext = [
+    "json",
+    "py",
+]
 src = [
     "torch-ext/torch_binding.cpp",
     "torch-ext/torch_binding.h",
 ]
-pyext = ["json", "py"]
-
-[kernel.relu]
-backend = "cuda"
-depends = ["torch"]
-src = ["relu_cuda/relu.cu"]
-
-[kernel.relu_metal]
-backend = "metal"
-src = [
-  "relu_metal/relu.mm",
-  "relu_metal/relu.metal",
-  "relu_metal/common.h",
-]
-depends = [ "torch" ]
 
 [kernel.relu_rocm]
 backend = "rocm"
+depends = ["torch"]
 rocm-archs = [
     "gfx906",
     "gfx908",
@@ -45,14 +37,27 @@ rocm-archs = [
     "gfx1100",
     "gfx1101",
 ]
-depends = ["torch"]
 src = ["relu_cuda/relu.cu"]
 
 [kernel.relu_xpu]
 backend = "xpu"
 depends = ["torch"]
 src = ["relu_xpu/relu.cpp"]
 
+[kernel.relu_metal]
+backend = "metal"
+depends = ["torch"]
+src = [
+    "relu_metal/relu.mm",
+    "relu_metal/relu.metal",
+    "relu_metal/common.h",
+]
+
+[kernel.relu]
+backend = "cuda"
+depends = ["torch"]
+src = ["relu_cuda/relu.cu"]
+
 [kernel.relu_cpu]
 backend = "cpu"
 depends = ["torch"]

examples/kernels/relu-backprop-compile/build.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 [general]
 name = "relu-backprop-compile"
+version = 1
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 backends = [
     "cuda",
     "rocm",
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ src = ["relu_cuda/relu.cu"]
 
 [kernel.relu_rocm]
 backend = "rocm"
+depends = ["torch"]
 rocm-archs = [
     "gfx906",
     "gfx908",
@@ -32,5 +35,4 @@ rocm-archs = [
     "gfx1100",
     "gfx1101",
 ]
-depends = ["torch"]
 src = ["relu_cuda/relu.cu"]

examples/kernels/relu-compiler-flags/build.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 [general]
 name = "relu-compiler-flags"
+version = 1
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 backends = [
     "cuda",
     "rocm",
@@ -10,16 +12,26 @@ backends = [
 repo-id = "kernels-test/relu-compiler-flags"
 
 [torch]
-src = ["torch-ext/torch_binding.cpp", "torch-ext/torch_binding.h"]
+src = [
+    "torch-ext/torch_binding.cpp",
+    "torch-ext/torch_binding.h",
+]
+
+[kernel.activation_xpu]
+backend = "xpu"
+depends = ["torch"]
+sycl-flags = ["-DWHO_AM_I_IF_NOT_THE_CANARY"]
+src = ["relu_xpu/relu.cpp"]
 
 [kernel.activation]
 backend = "cuda"
+cuda-flags = ["-DWHO_AM_I_IF_NOT_THE_CANARY"]
 depends = ["torch"]
 src = ["relu_cuda/relu.cu"]
-cuda-flags = ["-DWHO_AM_I_IF_NOT_THE_CANARY"]
 
 [kernel.activation_rocm]
 backend = "rocm"
+depends = ["torch"]
 rocm-archs = [
     "gfx906",
     "gfx908",
@@ -31,12 +43,5 @@ rocm-archs = [
     "gfx1100",
     "gfx1101",
 ]
-depends = ["torch"]
-src = ["relu_cuda/relu.cu"]
 hip-flags = ["-DWHO_AM_I_IF_NOT_THE_CANARY"]
-
-[kernel.activation_xpu]
-backend = "xpu"
-depends = ["torch"]
-src = ["relu_xpu/relu.cpp"]
-sycl-flags = ["-DWHO_AM_I_IF_NOT_THE_CANARY"]
+src = ["relu_cuda/relu.cu"]

examples/kernels/relu-metal-cpp/build.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 [general]
 name = "relu"
+version = 1
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 backends = ["metal"]
 
 [general.hub]
@@ -11,13 +13,15 @@ src = [
     "torch-ext/torch_binding.h",
 ]
 
-
 [kernel.relu_metal]
 backend = "metal"
+depends = [
+    "torch",
+    "metal-cpp",
+]
 src = [
-  "relu/relu.cpp",
-  "relu/metallib_loader.mm",
-  "relu/relu_cpp.metal",
-  "relu/common.h",
+    "relu/relu.cpp",
+    "relu/metallib_loader.mm",
+    "relu/relu_cpp.metal",
+    "relu/common.h",
 ]
-depends = [ "torch", "metal-cpp" ]

examples/kernels/relu-nki/build.toml

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 [general]
 name = "relu-nki"
 version = 1
-backends = [
-    "neuron",
-]
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+backends = ["neuron"]
 
 [general.hub]
 repo-id = "kernels-test/relu-nki"
 
 [general.neuron]
 python-depends = ["nki"]
+
+[torch-noarch]
+
+[kernel]