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[https://nvbugs/6329155][fix] Raise glm5 tep8 8k1k max_num_tokens to 8192 to fit isl=8192 prefill - #18006

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[https://nvbugs/6329155][fix] Raise glm5 tep8 8k1k max_num_tokens to 8192 to fit isl=8192 prefill#18006
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Root cause

The perf-sanity aggregated case

perf/test_perf_sanity.py::test_e2e[aggr_upload-glm5_fp4_blackwell-glm5_fp4_tep8_mtp3_8k1k]

could never serve a single request at ToT. Its server_config declared
max_num_tokens: 256, while its only client_config (con2_iter10_8k1k) sends
isl: 8192. enable_chunked_prefill is absent from that server_config (so it
defaults to False), which means the entire 8192-token prompt has to fit in one
token budget. The OpenAI server rejects any request whose prompt + query length
exceeds max_num_tokens, so every request was refused at the API layer, before
reaching the scheduler:

tensorrt_llm.executor.utils.RequestError: The sum of prompt length (8192.0),
query length (0) should not exceed max_num_tokens (256)

No request was ever served, so the benchmark produced no request accounting and
the case failed deterministically — it is a case-config defect, not a
model/runtime bug and not flakiness.

Fix

One line: raise that server_config's budget to 8192, exactly sufficient for
isl=8192 (the server's check is a strict >).

     max_batch_size: 4
-    max_num_tokens: 256
+    max_num_tokens: 8192
     attn_backend: "TRTLLM"

enable_chunked_prefill is deliberately left at its default — the point is to
make the declared workload runnable, not to change how it is scheduled.

Why 8192 is feasible on this node

Two independent existing configs establish the headroom, so this is not a guess:

  • The in-file sibling glm5_fp4_dep8_mtp1_8k1k runs the same
    isl=8192 / osl=1024 workload on the same hardware with a larger
    max_num_tokens: 12288. A feasible 12288 budget means 8192 cannot OOM.
  • tests/scripts/perf-sanity/aggregated/glm5_fp4_2_nodes_grace_blackwell.yaml
    declares the same glm5_fp4_tep8_mtp3_8k1k server name with the same
    max_batch_size: 4 and the same client isl/osl, but with
    max_num_tokens: 8192 — and it is not waived, i.e. it runs green.

The only field that differs between this waived case and an already-green
config of the same server is max_num_tokens (256 vs 8192).

Before / after evidence

Both runs used commit 3253b640, 8x B200 on computelab, the same wheel
(reused via --wheel-dir, no rebuild — max_num_tokens is a runtime
server-config value read from the YAML at server startup, not compiled in).

before (max_num_tokens: 256) after (max_num_tokens: 8192)
Slurm job 3751034 (umbriel-b200-028) 3767060 (umbriel-b200-093), COMPLETED 0:0
Server startup healthy, all 8 ranks bound healthy, all 8 ranks bound
Requests every request 400-rejected with the RequestError above num_prompts=20, 20 successful, 0 failed
Throughput none — no accounting produced total_token_throughput = 2226.89 tok/s
Ranks all ranks exit code 0, "Aggregated test completed successfully"

Re-checked against current origin/main (d0e8baa03b): the config still reads
max_num_tokens: 256, so the fix is still needed.

Scope

  • Category: config-max-num-tokens-256-lt-isl8192 (1 case)
  • Parent NVBug: 6329155
  • Files touched: tests/scripts/perf-sanity/aggregated/glm5_fp4_blackwell.yaml
    (the fix, 1 line) and tests/integration/test_lists/waives.txt (the unwaive,
    1 line removed)

This PR also removes the case's waive line from
tests/integration/test_lists/waives.txt, so the fixed case returns to
pre-merge CI in the same change that fixes it. The waiver is what stopped every
pre-merge stage from exercising this config, so landing the fix while it stayed
in place would ship with no CI coverage. Only this case's line is removed; the
sibling perf-sanity waivers are untouched.

Test Coverage

perf/test_perf_sanity.py::test_e2e[aggr_upload-glm5_fp4_blackwell-glm5_fp4_tep8_mtp3_8k1k],
run manually on 8x B200 (job 3767060) with this change applied: 20/20 requests
successful, 0 failed, 2226.89 tok/s.

PR Checklist

  • Commit is DCO signed-off (git commit -s)
  • Change is minimal and confined to the one broken server_config
  • No test-infra edits, no threshold relaxation, no pytest.skip, no
    disabled optimizations, no workload reduction
  • Verified by re-running the failing case on real GPUs

Dev Engineer Review

  • Increased max_num_tokens from 256 to 8192 for glm5_fp4_tep8_mtp3_8k1k.
  • The value supports isl=8192 requests when chunked prefill is disabled.
  • The change does not alter scheduling behavior or other configurations.
  • Removed the glm5_fp4_blackwell entry from tests/integration/test_lists/waives.txt.
  • Manual validation passed 20/20 requests on 8x B200 with zero failures and 2226.89 tokens/second.
  • The waiver removal requires separate follow-up.

Verdict: Sufficient.

QA Engineer Review

  • No test functions were added, modified, or removed.
  • Updated the performance test configuration under tests/scripts/perf-sanity/aggregated/.
  • Removed the glm5_fp4_blackwell waiver entry from tests/integration/test_lists/waives.txt.
  • Manual validation passed all 20 requests, with all ranks exiting successfully.
  • CBTS coverage data is unavailable.

Verdict: Needs follow-up.

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The GLM5 FP4 Blackwell performance sanity configuration increases max_num_tokens from 256 to 8192 and removes the corresponding test waiver.

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Update token limit and enable test
tests/scripts/perf-sanity/aggregated/glm5_fp4_blackwell.yaml, tests/integration/test_lists/waives.txt
The glm5_fp4_tep8_mtp3_8k1k configuration now uses max_num_tokens: 8192. The corresponding performance sanity test waiver is removed.

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LGTM. Did we check other agg configs for max_num_tokens?

…8192 to fit isl=8192 prefill

The perf-sanity aggregated case

  test_e2e[aggr_upload-glm5_fp4_blackwell-glm5_fp4_tep8_mtp3_8k1k]

could never serve a single request. Its server_config declared
max_num_tokens: 256 while its only client_config (con2_iter10_8k1k)
sends isl=8192, and enable_chunked_prefill is absent (defaults to
False), so the whole 8192-token prompt has to fit in one token budget.
The OpenAI server rejects any request whose prompt+query length exceeds
max_num_tokens, so every request was refused at the API layer before
reaching the scheduler:

  tensorrt_llm.executor.utils.RequestError: The sum of prompt length
  (8192.0), query length (0) should not exceed max_num_tokens (256)

No request was ever served, so the benchmark produced no accounting and
the case failed deterministically. Raising the budget to 8192 makes it
exactly sufficient for isl=8192 (the check is a strict >).

That 8192 is feasible on this node is established two ways: the
in-file sibling server_config glm5_fp4_dep8_mtp1_8k1k already runs the
same isl=8192/osl=1024 workload with a larger max_num_tokens: 12288,
and glm5_fp4_2_nodes_grace_blackwell.yaml declares the same
glm5_fp4_tep8_mtp3_8k1k server (same max_batch_size: 4, same client
isl/osl) with max_num_tokens: 8192 and is not waived.

Verified on B200/computelab (8x B200, node umbriel-b200-093) with the
patched config: 20/20 requests successful, 0 failed,
total_token_throughput 2226.89 tok/s, all ranks exit 0. Before the
change the same case on the same commit produced the RequestError
above and no accounting.

This change also removes the case's SKIP line from
tests/integration/test_lists/waives.txt. The waiver is what stops every
pre-merge stage from exercising this config, so leaving it in place would
land the fix with no CI coverage; the verified re-run above is what
authorizes the unwaive. Only this case's line is removed.

nvbugs/6329155, ToT re-check 20260819 (origin/main d0e8baa)

Signed-off-by: chenfeiz0326 <203214996+chenfeiz0326@users.noreply.github.com>
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/bot skip --comment "Unwaive a perf test, No need to run the whole CI pipeline"

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