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[TRTLLM-14957][refactor] split the MoE base class by responsibility and converge the loader owner gate - #17777

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Stacked on #17532 (already merged), preparing for the backend base-class swap (TRTLLM-14958).

  • MoE stated the complete-layer contract and the expert-weight-owner contract in one class, so MoEImplBase could not reuse the weight-owner half without also inheriting forward and layer registration. Move the two blocks an expert-weight owner needs — execution plus weight lifecycle (MoEWeightOwnerMixin) and the static EPLB layout (MoEEplbWeightLayoutMixin) — into impl_blocks.py, and have both MoE and MoEImplBase include them. Mixins carry concrete shared methods only; the abstract contracts stay restated on MoE / MoEImplBase. Nothing moves for existing backends: every member stays reachable at the same name.
  • The loader identified weight owners through 18 isinstance(module, MoE) checks spread over 11 files. Those checks do not decide whether to load — they strip .backend so state_dict keys match checkpoints that predate the wrapper. A backend switching its base class would have turned them False, leaving expert weights silently unloaded. Converge them on is_moe_weight_owner(), which accepts both bases.

Test Coverage

New: tests/unittest/_torch/modules/moe/test_moe_weight_owner.py — covers is_moe_weight_owner() over both bases, the wrapper/backend pair, and the mixin member surface.

Runs below were done on the pre-rebase commit; the rebase onto main was a clean replay with an identical diff.

  • OCI-AGA GB300: test_moe_weight_owner.py (43 passed)
  • OCI-AGA GB300: test_moe_module.py (666 passed, 1908 skipped)
  • AWS-CMH GB300 weight-load accuracy smoke, all passed:
    • TestDeepSeekV3Lite::test_bfloat16_flashinfer[enable_chunked_prefill=False]
    • TestDeepSeekV4Flash::test_auto_dtype
    • TestGPTOSS::test_w4_1gpu[v2_kv_cache-True-True-cutlass-auto]
    • TestQwen3_30B_A3B::test_nvfp4[latency_moe_trtllm-torch_compile=False]
    • TestQwen3_5_35B_A3B::test_bf16[tp1-CUTLASS]
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  • Refactors MoE expert execution, weight lifecycle, and EPLB layout into reusable mixins.
  • Applies the mixins to MoE and MoEImplBase while preserving abstract contracts and member access.
  • Adds is_moe_weight_owner() to support both MoE layers and backend implementations.
  • Replaces 18 loader type checks across 11 files with the ownership predicate.
  • No configuration or test-list files changed.
  • Review focus: validate mixin delegation, reload behavior, EPLB state handling, API compatibility, and backend weight-loading regressions.

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  • Adds tests/unittest/_torch/modules/moe/test_moe_weight_owner.py.
  • Covers implementation-only owners, legacy MoE owners, unrelated modules, wrapper/backend pairs, parameter coverage, backend path rewriting, shared mixin methods, mixin abstractness, legacy construction, and MoEImplBase execution contracts.
  • No corresponding test-db/ or qa/ entries are listed.
  • Verdict: needs follow-up because CI test-list coverage is not confirmed.

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The change centralizes MoE weight ownership in reusable mixins and adds is_moe_weight_owner. MoE mappers and model loaders use the predicate for backend detection. Tests cover ownership, parameter traversal, shared methods, and construction rules.

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MoE weight ownership refactor

Layer / File(s) Summary
Ownership contract and reusable mixins
tensorrt_llm/_torch/modules/fused_moe/*
Adds is_moe_weight_owner, MoEWeightOwnerMixin, and MoEEplbWeightLayoutMixin. MoE and MoEImplBase inherit the shared behavior.
MoE interface responsibility split
tensorrt_llm/_torch/modules/fused_moe/interface.py
Removes duplicated weight, quantization, and load-balancer helpers from MoE and updates the workspace contract documentation.
Weight-loading integration
tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/hf/*_moe_weight_mapper.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_*.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_utils.py
Replaces direct MoE type checks with is_moe_weight_owner in mapper and model loading paths.
Ownership contract tests
tests/unittest/_torch/modules/moe/test_moe_weight_owner.py
Tests owner recognition, parameter traversal, backend path rewriting, shared methods, abstractness, and construction rules.

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

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 760dd

This change separates MoE responsibilities and broadens loader recognition to support both owner bases; the supplied evidence shows no resulting runtime or weight-loading defect. Remaining follow-up is limited to annotations and test-list registration, so no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks.

Suggested reviewers: bowenfu

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In `@tests/unittest/_torch/modules/moe/test_moe_weight_owner.py`:
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Apply the same fix in
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Apply the same fix in `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/modules/fused_moe/impl_blocks.py`
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  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/hf/qwen2_moe_weight_mapper.py
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  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_utils.py
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/modules/fused_moe/__init__.py
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  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/modules/fused_moe/interface.py
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…nd converge the loader owner gate

MoE stated the complete-layer contract and the expert-weight-owner contract in one class, so MoEImplBase could not reuse the weight-owner half without also inheriting forward and layer registration. Move the two blocks an expert-weight owner needs -- execution and the weight lifecycle, and the static EPLB layout -- into impl_blocks.py, and have both MoE and MoEImplBase include them. Nothing moves for existing backends: every member stays reachable at the same name.

The loader identified weight owners through 18 isinstance(module, MoE) checks spread over 11 files. Those checks do not decide whether to load; they strip .backend so state_dict keys match checkpoints that predate the wrapper. A backend switching its base class would have turned them False, leaving expert weights silently unloaded. Converge them on is_moe_weight_owner(), which accepts both bases.

Signed-off-by: xxi <xxi@nvidia.com>
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