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Summary

  • Add an optional speculative_config.moe_backend override for the speculative draft model.
  • Preserve existing backend inheritance when the field is unset.
  • Resolve AUTO against the draft checkpoint configuration and quantization metadata.
  • Keep moe_config.backend as the main-model setting and isolate two-engine draft arguments.

Compatibility

  • Supports two-engine draft models and one-engine modes backed by an independent draft checkpoint, including DSpark and shared-KV external assistants.
  • Rejects internal one-engine MTP backed by target-checkpoint draft layers after checkpoint-derived mode resolution.
  • Explicitly rejects modes without a neural drafter and the AutoDeploy backend.

Validation

  • Added unit coverage for API validation, two-engine argument isolation, one-engine external draft propagation, DSpark AUTO resolution, checkpoint-derived MTP transitions, and shared-KV external assistants.
  • Updated llm_args_golden_manifest.json.
  • Pre-commit and static checks pass.

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This adds a user-facing LLM argument and requires telemetry/privacy CODEOWNER review.

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  • Added optional speculative_config.moe_backend support for draft models.
  • Preserved target-model backend inheritance when the override is unset.
  • Resolved AUTO from draft checkpoint architecture and quantization metadata.
  • Isolated draft arguments and preserved moe_config.backend for the main model.
  • Added support for two-engine drafts and independent-checkpoint one-engine modes.
  • Added validation for unsupported internal one-engine MTP, non-neural drafters, and AutoDeploy.
  • Updated DSpark, Eagle3, external assistant, and shared-KV paths.
  • Updated the golden manifest with valid backend values.
  • Added backend compatibility validation after MTP layer resolution.
  • Added MiniMax-M3 sparse-attention validation and centralized MoE backend literals.

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Added or modified test coverage includes:

  • _get_draft_llm_args tests for argument copying, backend selection, immutability, and dummy load-format handling.
  • External draft backend inheritance and AUTO handling tests.
  • DSpark configuration isolation and backend resolution tests.
  • test_mtp_checkpoint_type_config.
  • CUTLASS backend compatibility tests for one-engine, two-engine, internal MTP-Eagle, and shared-KV external-assistant modes.
  • TestDecodingBaseConfigMoeBackend tests for defaults, accepted values, serialization, validation, and unsupported modes.

tests/unittest/llmapi/test_llm_args.py is covered by tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_cpu.yml. No matching test-list entries were found for the other modified test modules or functions.

Verdict: insufficient.

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The draft model’s quantization mode is automatically resolved from its own checkpoint metadata, so we decide not to change any behavior in this PR. @xxi-nv

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Speculative decoding now supports draft-model MoE backend overrides. Validation covers unsupported combinations. Draft configurations resolve backends with draft metadata, and executor arguments preserve isolated target settings. MiniMax-M3 sparse attention validation also accepts selectable indexer KV storage types.

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Speculative MoE backend overrides

Layer / File(s) Summary
Backend contract and compatibility validation
tensorrt_llm/llmapi/llm_args.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/auto_deploy/llm_args.py, tensorrt_llm/usage/llm_args_golden_manifest.json, tests/unittest/llmapi/test_llm_args.py
Defines accepted MoE backends and speculative override settings. Validation rejects unsupported AutoDeploy, MTP, internal MTP-Eagle, and non-neural-drafter combinations. MiniMax-M3 sparse attention validates dimensions and indexer KV dtype.
MTP checkpoint classification
tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/utils.py, tests/unittest/_torch/speculative/hw_agnostic/test_mtp.py
MTP configuration distinguishes target, external-draft, and replacement-head checkpoints. Compatibility checks run after checkpoint and layer-count resolution.
Draft model backend resolution
tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_speculative.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_dspark.py, tests/unittest/_torch/modeling/test_modeling_speculative.py, tests/unittest/_torch/speculative/hw_agnostic/test_dspark_eplb_config.py
Draft paths inherit the target backend when unset and resolve AUTO with draft architecture and quantization metadata. DSpark stores the resolved backend on an isolated draft configuration.
Draft executor propagation
tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/py_executor_creator.py, tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_py_executor_creator_draft_args.py
Draft executor arguments are copied from target arguments, updated with the speculative backend, and converted to LoadFormat.DUMMY for dummy speculative models. DWDP validation now reports specific ValueErrors.
Speculative metadata and penalties
tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/utils.py
Metadata construction applies enable_penalty. One-engine samplers disable penalties for unsupported tree layouts.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 7a292

The change adds independent MoE backend selection for speculative draft models, but the current head still rejects some supported external MTP configurations before that override takes effect, and related tests contain an unresolved mode-construction contradiction. Merge should wait for these bounded correctness issues to be fixed or explicitly accepted.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant SpeculativeConfig
  participant MTPUtils
  participant DraftModelConfig
  participant DraftExecutor
  Client->>SpeculativeConfig: set draft moe_backend and enable_penalty
  SpeculativeConfig->>MTPUtils: validate backend and resolve checkpoint type
  MTPUtils->>DraftModelConfig: provide draft backend and quantization metadata
  DraftModelConfig->>DraftExecutor: provide copied draft arguments
  DraftExecutor->>Client: create draft executor with resolved settings
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In `@tensorrt_llm/llmapi/llm_args.py`:
- Around line 1974-2001: Update _validate_moe_backend_compatibility and the
related MTP configuration so two-engine MTP remains reachable and consistent
with MTPDecodingConfig, or remove the obsolete two-engine support path and
tests. Ensure log_two_model_deprecation_warning’s mtp_eagle_one_model change
does not leave unreachable MTP_EAGLE handling or an unsupported support claim.

In `@tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_py_executor_creator_draft_args.py`:
- Line 33: Annotate both test functions, including
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tests/unittest/_torch/speculative/hw_agnostic/test_mtp.py (1)

1785-1853: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add type annotations to the four new test functions. Use num_nextn_predict_layers: int and -> None return annotations.

Test coverage summary: sufficient. The tests cover both checkpoint layer counts, two-engine retention, one-engine rejection, and shared-KV acceptance. The module is included by l0_h100.yml and l0_cpu.yml; no separate QA entry applies to this unit-test module.

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tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_speculative.py (1)

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Use DecodingBaseConfig for spec_config.

ModelConfig.spec_config and every SpeculativeConfig variant use DecodingBaseConfig, which declares moe_backend. Replace spec_config: object with spec_config: DecodingBaseConfig.

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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_speculative.py` around lines 2378 - 2398,
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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_speculative.py`:
- Around line 2378-2398: Update _get_requested_draft_moe_backend to type its
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existing DecodingBaseConfig symbol and preserving the current moe_backend
inheritance logic.

In `@tests/unittest/_torch/speculative/hw_agnostic/test_mtp.py`:
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annotate num_nextn_predict_layers as int in the parametrized test and annotate
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In `@tensorrt_llm/llmapi/llm_args.py`:
- Around line 1984-2011: Update the DecodingBaseConfig.moe_backend description
to explicitly document HEAD_REPLACEMENT as unsupported, noting that replacement
MTP layers inherit the target ModelConfig’s moe_backend and a separate head
checkpoint cannot provide an independent draft backend.

In `@tests/unittest/_torch/speculative/hw_agnostic/test_mtp.py`:
- Around line 1787-1821: Update
tests/unittest/_torch/speculative/hw_agnostic/test_mtp.py:1787-1821 to reflect
that MTPDecodingConfig coerces mtp_eagle_one_model=False to one-engine mode;
remove the unsupported two-model rejection/retention assertions and validate the
resolved mode with is_mtp_eagle_one_model() or is_mtp_vanilla(). Update
tests/unittest/llmapi/test_llm_args.py:200-208 by renaming the one-engine
configuration test or explicitly asserting the deprecated-flag coercion
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tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/utils.py (1)

351-358: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add complete function annotations.

The changed functions omit parameter or return annotations. Add precise types for all parameters and return values. Use an optional type for target_model_cls.

  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/utils.py#L351-L358: annotate _build_spec_metadata.
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/utils.py#L184-L188: annotate uses_mtp_head_checkpoint.
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/utils.py#L832-L834: annotate update_spec_config_from_model_config.

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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/utils.py` around lines 351 - 358, Annotate
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uses_mtp_head_checkpoint, and update_spec_config_from_model_config in
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In `@tensorrt_llm/llmapi/llm_args.py`:
- Around line 1427-1429: Wrap the backend descriptions in MoeConfig.backend at
tensorrt_llm/llmapi/llm_args.py lines 1427-1429 and
DecodingBaseConfig.moe_backend at lines 1787-1791 by splitting each into
adjacent strings, keeping the text unchanged while ensuring every source line
meets the 80- and 100-character limits.
- Around line 2003-2006: Update the unsupported_internal_mtp condition near
spec-mode validation to allow _MTPDraftCheckpointType.EXTERNAL_DRAFT_MODEL when
MTP_EAGLE_ONE_MODEL is resolved with non-shared KV cache. Continue rejecting
target-backed and head-replacement MTP configurations, and preserve the existing
behavior for other unsupported internal MTP modes.

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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/utils.py`:
- Around line 351-358: Annotate all parameters and return values for
_build_spec_metadata, uses_mtp_head_checkpoint, and
update_spec_config_from_model_config in tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/utils.py
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annotate procedures with None, avoid unnecessary Any or type: ignore, and make
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description="MoE backend to use. "
"AUTO selects default backend based on model. It currently doesn\'t always give the best choice for all scenarios. The capabilities of auto selection will be improved in future releases."
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Wrap the new field descriptions.

The changed descriptions exceed both supported 80-character and 100-character line limits.

  • tensorrt_llm/llmapi/llm_args.py#L1427-L1429: split the MoeConfig.backend description into adjacent strings.
  • tensorrt_llm/llmapi/llm_args.py#L1787-L1791: split the DecodingBaseConfig.moe_backend description into adjacent strings.

As per coding guidelines, “Use Python 3.10+ and follow PEP 8 … respecting modern 100-character and legacy 80-character toolchains.”

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In `@tensorrt_llm/llmapi/llm_args.py` around lines 1427 - 1429, Wrap the backend
descriptions in MoeConfig.backend at tensorrt_llm/llmapi/llm_args.py lines
1427-1429 and DecodingBaseConfig.moe_backend at lines 1787-1791 by splitting
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Comment on lines +2003 to +2006
unsupported_internal_mtp = (spec_mode.is_mtp_vanilla()
or (model_config_resolved
and spec_mode.is_mtp_eagle_one_model()
and not self._use_shared_kv_cache))

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Allow independently configured external MTP draft models.

Line 2005 rejects every resolved non-shared-KV MTP_EAGLE_ONE_MODEL. update_spec_config_from_model_config can classify this path as EXTERNAL_DRAFT_MODEL, which constructs the draft model from its own configuration. The current condition rejects that valid draft backend override before draft arguments are created.

Reject target-backed and head-replacement MTP only. Allow _MTPDraftCheckpointType.EXTERNAL_DRAFT_MODEL.

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-        unsupported_internal_mtp = (spec_mode.is_mtp_vanilla()
-                                    or (model_config_resolved
-                                        and spec_mode.is_mtp_eagle_one_model()
-                                        and not self._use_shared_kv_cache))
+        unsupported_internal_mtp = (
+            spec_mode.is_mtp_vanilla()
+            or (
+                model_config_resolved
+                and spec_mode.is_mtp_eagle_one_model()
+                and self._mtp_draft_checkpoint_type
+                != _MTPDraftCheckpointType.EXTERNAL_DRAFT_MODEL
+                and not self._use_shared_kv_cache
+            )
+        )
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unsupported_internal_mtp = (spec_mode.is_mtp_vanilla()
or (model_config_resolved
and spec_mode.is_mtp_eagle_one_model()
and not self._use_shared_kv_cache))
unsupported_internal_mtp = (
spec_mode.is_mtp_vanilla()
or (
model_config_resolved
and spec_mode.is_mtp_eagle_one_model()
and self._mtp_draft_checkpoint_type
!= _MTPDraftCheckpointType.EXTERNAL_DRAFT_MODEL
and not self._use_shared_kv_cache
)
)
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In `@tensorrt_llm/llmapi/llm_args.py` around lines 2003 - 2006, Update the
unsupported_internal_mtp condition near spec-mode validation to allow
_MTPDraftCheckpointType.EXTERNAL_DRAFT_MODEL when MTP_EAGLE_ONE_MODEL is
resolved with non-shared KV cache. Continue rejecting target-backed and
head-replacement MTP configurations, and preserve the existing behavior for
other unsupported internal MTP modes.

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tensorrt_llm/llmapi/llm_args.py (1)

780-793: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add the validator return annotation.

_validate_msa_configuration returns self. Add -> "MiniMaxM3SparseAttentionConfig" to match the required function annotation contract.

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-    def _validate_msa_configuration(self):
+    def _validate_msa_configuration(self) -> "MiniMaxM3SparseAttentionConfig":

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tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_speculative.py (1)

2380-2385: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use the concrete speculative configuration type.

spec_config: object hides the required DecodingBaseConfig contract. Use a type-only import and a forward reference so type checking detects invalid callers.

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-def _get_requested_draft_moe_backend(model_config: ModelConfig,
-                                     spec_config: object) -> str:
+def _get_requested_draft_moe_backend(
+        model_config: ModelConfig,
+        spec_config: "DecodingBaseConfig",
+) -> str:

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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_speculative.py` around lines 2380 - 2385,
Update _get_requested_draft_moe_backend to accept DecodingBaseConfig instead of
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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_speculative.py`:
- Around line 2380-2385: Update _get_requested_draft_moe_backend to accept
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In `@tensorrt_llm/llmapi/llm_args.py`:
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existing validation logic and return self behavior.

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