Add the IQ2_XXS weight-only quantization format - #2511
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llama.cpp defines five GGML IQ formats at one and two bits; we ship two. This adds IQ2_XXS, at 2.0625 bits per weight between IQ1_S and IQ2_XS, and is the first of three changes that close the gap. On a real mixed-precision checkpoint (unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF) IQ2_XXS alone covers 59 tensors and 2.84B parameters, 10.6% of the file, which a reader limited to IQ1_S and IQ2_XS cannot consume. The encoder follows the existing single-pass grid search at a fixed anchored super-block scale, and the CUDA kernel follows the existing per-block structure. IQ2_XXS reuses IQ2_XS's even-parity sign rule but packs a 4-bit sub-block scale into the same 32-bit word as four 7-bit sign indices, and its 256-entry grid needs no high index bits. Two pieces of groundwork come with it, both of which the next two formats reuse. Export spelled the IQ family as a two-element tuple at nine sites; those become an IQ_FORMATS frozenset plus per-format packer and block-geometry tables, so a format is a row rather than a sweep through the exporters. And the per-format test files, which had drifted apart, become one parametrized module per layer, so every format is held to the same contract. The decoder is validated against llama.cpp's own output over 11,100,160 blocks from that checkpoint, all bit-identical to dequantize_row_iq2_xxs, and the new codebook matches the ggml-common.h table entry for entry. Blocks lifted from the checkpoint ship as conformance vectors so CI keeps checking bytes we did not produce. Measured on a 5632x2048 weight, the CUDA encoder runs at 1047.9 M elem/s against the torch search's 10.7. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Chenjie Luo <chenjiel@nvidia.com>
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| - Add IQ1_S and IQ2_XS weight-only quantization with GGML-compatible 256-value block encoders, built-in ``iq1_s`` / ``iq2_xs`` PTQ recipes, and unified HF and Megatron export of the packed blocks. Quantized weights must have a final dimension divisible by 256, and Megatron export requires tensor and pipeline parallel sizes of 1. | ||
| - Add ``iq1_m``, ``iq2_xxs`` and ``iq2_s`` weight-only quantization with CUDA encoders and ``general/ptq`` recipes, completing the GGML IQ formats at one and two bits. The same 256-value block constraint applies as for ``iq1_s`` and ``iq2_xs``. |
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we should just merge the support line to above
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Changes requested: IQ2_XXS loses essential metadata during HF config conversion, and 696 core-logic lines require splitting.
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- ✂️ Split under
modelopt/torch/:[1/3] quantization/CPU codec/recipes;[2/3] kernels/CUDA/extension wiring;[3/3] export/integration. Link siblings, document this acyclic merge order, and give each independently building PR its tests and passing CI. - Fix
convert_hf_config.pyfor uniform and mixed IQ2_XXS exports; add metadata and invalid-group-size regression tests. See inline comment. - Consolidate the identical
_IQ_PACKERStables in the HF and Megatron exporters into one shared mapping. - Obtain human licensing/OSRB sign-off for the GGML codebook addition and checkpoint-derived conformance vectors, including any required attribution.
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CHANGELOG.rst,modelopt_recipes/ptq.md, and shared-test docstrings to describe three shipped formats, not five or the pending formats.
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- Lightweight dispatch tables reasonably extend the existing GGML backend rather than introduce another registry framework.
- Existing test edits are justified: recipe coverage expands, and the backend monkeypatch follows the new dispatch seam without weakening assertions. Tests reviewed, not executed.
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The new metadata reaches get_quant_config, but convert_hf_config.py still recognizes only ("IQ1_S", "IQ2_XS") in both convert_hf_quant_config_format and _quant_algo_to_group_config. Consequently a uniform IQ2_XXS export drops packing, block_payload_bytes, effective_bits, and group_size; mixed exports warn and omit those fields from the IQ2_XXS config group. Extend both conversion paths, preferably using shared IQ metadata rather than another format list. Add IQ2_XXS to test_iq_quantization_config and cover mixed conversion and rejection of a non-256 group size.
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This _IQ_PACKERS mapping duplicates the new one in unified_export_hf.py exactly. The stated purpose is to make format support a single table entry, but these copies can still drift and select different supported formats in the two exporters. Put the packer mapping in a shared dependency-safe module and use it from both exporters.
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Addressed in two steps. f6f658c80 (this PR) merged the two exporter copies into one IQ_PACKERS table in quant_format.py. #2525 goes further: each format declares a single IQFormat record, both exporters read the packer from IQ_FORMAT_REGISTRY, and IQ_PACKERS, IQ_BLOCK_METADATA and the backend's _FAKE_QUANTS are removed.
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This entry announces IQ1_M and IQ2_S and claims the family is complete, but this PR only implements IQ2_XXS. Restrict the entry to IQ2_XXS until the sibling PRs land. Likewise, modelopt_recipes/ptq.md says 'five formats' while listing three, and both new shared-test module docstrings claim to cover all five.
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in this release; remove the iq1_m and iq2_s claims and any associated encoder,
recipe, or completion claims that are not supported by the release.
In `@modelopt_recipes/ptq.md`:
- Around line 144-145: Update the PTQ documentation text in the section
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“three formats,” keeping the existing format list and size-ordering language
aligned with the named presets iq1_s, iq2_xxs, and iq2_xs.
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block-size, payload-byte, and effective-bit constants, handle IQ2_XXS in
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| - Add ``iq1_m``, ``iq2_xxs`` and ``iq2_s`` weight-only quantization with CUDA encoders and ``general/ptq`` recipes, completing the GGML IQ formats at one and two bits. The same 256-value block constraint applies as for ``iq1_s`` and ``iq2_xs``. |
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Remove unsupported format claims.
This cohort adds iq2_xxs only. The PR objective identifies it as the first of three planned IQ-format additions. This entry also advertises iq1_m and iq2_s CUDA encoders and recipes. Users will try recipe names that are not included in this release. Limit this entry to iq2_xxs, or add the missing formats and recipes in the same release.
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| `conv1d` and the vision branch stay in BF16 like every other preset. The five | ||
| formats trade size against accuracy in order: 1.56, 2.06 and 2.31 bits per weight. No calibration data is |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Correct the IQ format count.
This section lists three formats: iq1_s, iq2_xxs, and iq2_xs. Replace “The five formats” with “The three formats” so the catalog and its size ordering agree.
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In `@modelopt_recipes/ptq.md` around lines 144 - 145, Update the PTQ documentation
text in the section describing the IQ presets to replace the incorrect “five
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convert_hf_config.py spelled the IQ family as a tuple of upper-case algorithm strings, at two sites the registry refactor did not reach because it looked for the QUANTIZATION_* constants. IQ2_XXS therefore fell through to the generic branch: its checkpoint config lost group_size, block_payload_bytes, effective_bits and the ggml packing marker, and a mismatched group size was accepted instead of rejected. A consumer needs those fields to walk the payload, so the checkpoint would not decode. Fix it where the family is already defined rather than adding a third spelling. quant_format.py gains IQ_BLOCK_METADATA and IQ_PACKERS next to IQ_FORMATS; convert_hf_config, quant_utils and both exporters resolve through them. That also removes the duplicated packer tables the HF and Megatron exporters were each carrying. The conversion path had no IQ coverage at all, which is why the gap went unnoticed. Add three parametrized tests over the family -- block metadata present, mismatched group size rejected, and the exported geometry matching the codec's own constants -- so a format that stops describing itself fails here. Reverting the fix fails exactly the two IQ2_XXS cases. Also drop the "five formats" wording from ptq.md and the shared test docstrings, which described the whole stack rather than what this change ships; the replacements name no count, so the later formats need not edit them again. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Chenjie Luo <chenjiel@nvidia.com>
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Fixed where the family is already defined rather than by adding a third spelling: Regression tests added. The conversion path had no IQ coverage at all, which is why this went unnoticed. Three parametrized tests over the family: block metadata present, mismatched group size rejected, and exported geometry matching the codec's own constants. Reverting the fix fails exactly the two IQ2_XXS cases, so they bite. Consolidate the duplicated CHANGELOG / ptq.md / docstrings describing five formats — fixed. Three leftovers where prose outlived the split. The replacements name no count at all, so the follow-on formats need not edit them again. Split into three PRs under Licensing / OSRB sign-off — flagging for a human, not something I can self-certify. Two things in this PR need that call: the GGML codebook table (carried in Tests: 136 unit ( |
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Changes requested: metadata handling is fixed, but mixed-export regression coverage and the changelog correction remain incomplete.
Needs action:
- ✂️ Split 738 core-logic lines under
modelopt/torch/:[1/3] quantization/CPU/backend;[2/3] kernels/CUDA/wiring;[3/3] export/tables/integration. Link siblings and document acyclic merge order; each must build independently with tests and passing CI. - 💬 Author added uniform conversion tests — extend export tests to cover IQ2_XXS mixed metadata and invalid per-layer group sizes; see inline comment.
- 💬 Author deferred licensing to humans — obtain OSRB/codeowner sign-off for the GGML codebook and checkpoint-derived vectors, including required attribution.
- 💬 Author reports prose fixed — correct
CHANGELOG.rst:17, which still advertises unimplemented IQ1_M/IQ2_S recipes; see inline comment. - Move the local
ggmlimport intest_convert_hf_config.pyto module scope.
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- ✔️ Resolved: converter metadata logic, duplicated packer mappings, recipe catalog wording, and shared-test docstrings.
- Shared tables reasonably extend the existing backend; the PR explains replacing repeated format lists.
- Existing test edits preserve assertions and expand coverage. Tests inspected, not executed.
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The converter fix and uniform regression tests address the main metadata bug. The previously requested mixed-export regression is still missing: these new tests only supply a top-level IQ algorithm, while test_mixed_iq_config_group_does_not_claim_integer_weight_schema in test_get_quantization.py still exercises only IQ2_XS. Extend the existing tests with IQ2_XXS and verify the MIXED_PRECISION config group retains packing, group_size, block_payload_bytes, effective_bits, and its targets, and rejects a per-layer group size of 128. Also add IQ2_XXS to the existing test_iq_quantization_config parametrization to exercise model-derived metadata rather than only hand-built converter input.
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The reply says this was corrected, but both the supplied diff and current branch still announce iq1_m and iq2_s CUDA encoders/recipes and completion of the family. Neither format is implemented here. Restrict this entry to IQ2_XXS, or merge IQ2_XXS into the preceding support entry as suggested in the earlier thread.
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Move import modelopt.torch.quantization.ggml as ggml to the module-level imports. No circular-import, optional-dependency, or startup reason is given for keeping it inside this test. This is a minor convention issue.
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Regarding the split reply: the code already provides a working PyTorch fallback when the CUDA extension is unavailable, so a CPU codec/backend PR can function independently; CUDA acceleration and export integration can follow. The existing format-level series therefore does not meet the no-working-intermediate-state exception. Keep extension source wiring and the CUDA dispatch addition with the kernel slice so the CPU-first slice remains buildable.
Three follow-ups from review. The regression tests added with the metadata fix only exercised a uniform export, where quant_algo sits at the top level. A mixed export groups layers by their distinct configs and routes each through the same helper, so the fix already covers it -- but nothing proved that. Add per-layer equivalents of both tests: block metadata present in the matching config group, and an invalid per-layer group size rejected. Reverting the fix now fails four IQ2_XXS cases rather than two. The changelog still advertised IQ1_M and IQ2_S recipes, which this branch does not ship. My earlier check missed it because the grep that was meant to find stale format names filtered out every line mentioning iq2_xxs, and the offending line mentions both. Move the ggml import in test_convert_hf_config.py to module scope. It was function-local for no reason: the module already imports the export package, which pulls in ggml anyway, so there is no cycle to avoid and nothing to defer. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Chenjie Luo <chenjiel@nvidia.com>
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Could we consolidate the GGML format metadata and operations into a shared format descriptor/codec registry under quantization/ggml?
The nine IQ tests in the Megatron export suite were hard-wired to IQ1_S and IQ2_XS, so the exporter's IQ2_XXS path -- which this change routes through IQ_FORMATS at nine sites and a shared packer table -- had no Megatron coverage at all. Parametrize all nine over IQ_FORMATS so each format inherits them, and the next two formats get this coverage without touching the file again. Only the list of formats comes from the export tables. Each test resolves what it expects from the codec module itself -- quantize_<fmt>, dequantize_<fmt>, <FMT>_BLOCK_BYTES -- so a wrong entry in IQ_PACKERS or IQ_BLOCK_METADATA cannot make both sides of an assertion agree. Pointing IQ2_XXS at the IQ2_XS packer fails exactly the five payload tests, and leaves the four rejection tests passing, since those raise before anything is packed. This also fixes a flake already on main. The name-remapping test compared the exported payload, decoded, against the fake quantizer's forward output. That output is the straight-through form a + (r - a), which in bf16 never equals r exactly; wherever r is small next to a, as IQ1_S's grid near zero often makes it, the difference exceeds bf16's relative tolerance on r. The test builds an unseeded Linear, so it passed or failed by luck: over 300 seeds it fails 135 times for IQ1_S on main before this change, and at the same rate after. It now checks exact payload bytes against the format's own packer and exact decode against the decoded reference, which fails 0 of 300 seeds for every format. Verified in nvcr.io/nvidia/nemo:26.08, the image CI uses for this suite, with Megatron-Core 0.19.1: 27 passed. Megatron-Core in 26.04 lacks megatron.core.models.hybrid, which the suite's test utilities import. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Chenjie Luo <chenjiel@nvidia.com>
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Type of change: new feature
llama.cpp defines five GGML IQ formats at one and two bits; we ship two. This adds IQ2_XXS at 2.0625 bits per weight, between IQ1_S and IQ2_XS, and is the first of three.
On a real mixed-precision checkpoint (
unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF,Qwen3.8-27B-UD-IQ1_S.gguf) IQ2_XXS alone covers 59 tensors and 2.84 B parameters — 10.6% of the file, which a reader limited to IQ1_S/IQ2_XS cannot consume. Across all three PRs the missing formats account for 17.3%.iq1_siq1s_grid(2048)iq2_xxsiq2xxs_grid(256)iq2_xsiq2xs_grid(512)The encoder follows the existing single-pass grid search at a fixed anchored super-block scale, and the CUDA kernel the existing per-block structure. IQ2_XXS reuses IQ2_XS's even-parity sign rule but packs a 4-bit sub-block scale into the same 32-bit word as four 7-bit sign indices, and its 256-entry grid needs no high index bits.
Groundwork the next two reuse
Two things land here because IQ2_XXS is the first format to need them:
quant_utils.py,unified_export_hf.pyandunified_export_megatron.py. Those become anIQ_FORMATSfrozenset plus per-format packer and block-geometry tables, so a format is a row rather than a sweep through the exporters.iq1_sandiq2_xstested things the other did not. They become one parametrized module per layer (unit and CUDA), so every format is held to the same contract and a new one inherits it.Usage
Testing
The decoder is validated against llama.cpp's own output, not just round-tripped. Every IQ2_XXS tensor in the checkpoint above, compared against
dequantize_row_iq2_xxsfromggml-quants.c:The new codebook matches the
ggml-common.htable entry for entry, as does theksigns_iq2xssign table. Blocks lifted from that checkpoint ship as conformance vectors so CI keeps checking bytes we did not produce; mutation testing confirms they catch a wrong sign-field width.The CUDA encoder is byte-identical to the PyTorch reference on a fixed input and runs at 1047.9 M elem/s against the torch search's 10.7 on a 5632×2048 weight.
tests/unit/torch/quantization/ -k 'ggml or iq1 or iq2 or iq_'— 99 passedtests/gpu/torch/quantization/test_iq_formats_cuda.py— 21 passed (7 checks × 3 formats)tests/unit/recipe/test_presets.py— passing;general/ptqnow holds 29 recipes,ptq.mdupdatedPre-existing failures in
tests/unit/torch/export/andtest_autoquant.pyaretransformers/torchvisionimport problems in my environment — identical counts with and without this change.A finding about already-merged code
Checking the new kernel against its PyTorch reference at 4096 blocks showed that CUDA and torch encoders disagree on roughly 1 block in 6000 — including the already-merged
iq2_xs, at 0.0163% against IQ2_XXS's 0.0000%.Root cause: both compute
xnorm − 2·scale·dot + scale²·qnorm, but CUDA fuses it withfmafwhile torch uses separate ops; where two local scales fall within a float32 ULP the roundings pick different sides. Adjudicated against float64, neither path is better (5 to 6). Worst-case cost is 1.48e-08 relative reconstruction error, and run-to-run determinism on a given device holds.This is pre-existing, not introduced here —
test_iq2_xs_cuda.pyasserts exact byte parity but on a 16-block weight where ties essentially never arise. I have not changed that test; rewording a guarantee on merged code belongs in its own change. The new shared GPU tests assert exact parity on a small fixed input and compare reconstruction error at scale.Before your PR is "Ready for review"
CONTRIBUTING.md: ✅ — the new codebook is a GGML table, carried incodebooks.pybeside the existing ones so the MIT-licensed surface stays in that one file, with the source revision recorded. No new dependencies.Additional Information
First of three; IQ2_S and IQ1_M follow and build on this branch. Replaces #2505, which carried all three at once. Follows #2446 / #2447 / #2448 / #2449, which landed IQ1_S and IQ2_XS.
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general/ptq/iq2_xxsrecipe. It requires no calibration data and supports eligible layers with a weight dimension divisible by 256.