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This is the quantization part of the Q8_0 work:

  • Add the Q8_0 reference encoder, decoder, and fake-quant backend.
  • Register Q8_0 in the public quantization package and GGML backend dispatch.
  • Add CPU codec/backend tests and CUDA parity tests.

This PR targets main and should land after the Q8_0 kernel PR.

Related PRs

Q8_0 series:

  • #2515 adds the CUDA packing kernel.
  • This PR adds the quantization codec and backend.
  • #2517 adds export and recipes.

Merge order: #2515#2516#2517.

Current format work:

  • #2505 grouped IQ1_M, IQ2_XXS, and IQ2_S in one PR and was closed while that work is divided into smaller PRs.
  • #2511 is the smaller IQ2_XXS PR.

Earlier IQ series:

  • #2448 added CUDA kernels for IQ packing.
  • #2446 added IQ codecs and backend dispatch.
  • #2447 added HF and Megatron export.
  • #2449 added PTQ recipes.

Local checks

  • The combined Q8_0 snapshot passed 92 targeted CPU tests.
  • Ruff and whitespace checks passed.
  • The CUDA parity tests require GPU CI and were not run on the local Mac.

Signed-off-by: Hung-Yueh Chiang <hungyuehc@nvidia.com>
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The GGML quantization package adds Q8_0 encoding, decoding, and fake quantization. The backend dispatches Q8_0 requests to the new implementation. Block-size validation and unit, backend, and CUDA tests are updated.

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Q8_0 format support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Q8_0 codec and validation
modelopt/torch/quantization/ggml/common.py, modelopt/torch/quantization/ggml/q8_0.py, tests/unit/torch/quantization/test_q8_0.py, tests/gpu/torch/quantization/test_q8_0_cuda.py
Adds configurable block-size checks and Q8_0 block encoding, decoding, and fake quantization. Unit and CUDA tests cover encoding, decoding, validation, and fallback behavior.
GGML backend integration
modelopt/torch/quantization/ggml/__init__.py, modelopt/torch/quantization/ggml/backend.py, tests/unit/torch/quantization/test_ggml_backend.py
Exports Q8_0 from the package and dispatches num_bits="q8_0" to its fake-quantization function. Backend tests include Q8_0 in cache and decode-chunk checks.

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Change: Feature

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Q8_0 quantization can fail for CUDA users with the compiled GGML extension installed. Guard the extension call and use the fallback before merging.

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if weight.is_cuda:
extension = get_cuda_ext_ggml()
if extension is not None:
packed = extension.q8_0_pack(blocks)

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

rg -n -C 4 '\bq8_0_pack\b|PYBIND11_MODULE|m\.def\s*\(' modelopt

Repository: NVIDIA/Model-Optimizer

Length of output: 9326


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set -euo pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- q8_0.py ---'
sed -n '1,125p' modelopt/torch/quantization/ggml/q8_0.py
printf '%s\n' '--- ggml.cpp ---'
sed -n '1,180p' modelopt/torch/kernels/quantization/ggml/ggml.cpp
printf '%s\n' '--- get_cuda_ext_ggml references ---'
rg -n -C 5 'get_cuda_ext_ggml|ggml.*extension|ggml.cpp|ggml_pack' modelopt/torch/quantization modelopt/torch/kernels/quantization/ggml

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Fall back when the GGML extension has no q8_0_pack.

When get_cuda_ext_ggml() returns its compiled module, quantize_q8_0() calls the unregistered q8_0_pack method and can raise AttributeError before reaching the PyTorch fallback.

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-        if extension is not None:
+        if extension is not None and hasattr(extension, "q8_0_pack"):
             packed = extension.q8_0_pack(blocks)
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In `@modelopt/torch/quantization/ggml/q8_0.py` at line 84, Update quantize_q8_0 to
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