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  • Root cause: The MTP/Eagle3 draft loop stages the FlashMLA block table rotated (gen rows before context) while kv_lens_cuda stays in batch order, so on every mixed draft step FlashMLA pairs each row's kv_len with another row's block pointers, corrupting proposed draft tokens and depressing acceptance length.
  • Fix: Stage kv_block_ids_per_seq unrotated so the block table matches kv_lens_cuda; no baseline, threshold, or reference value modified.
  • Original test: pytest "tests/integration/defs/accuracy/test_llm_api_pytorch.py::TestDeepSeekV3Lite::test_bfloat16[mtp_nextn=2-attention_dp=True-cuda_graph=False-overlap_scheduler=False-torch_compile=False-enable_chunked_prefill=False-v2_kv_cache=False]" -v
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  • Failed commit: running at 6e6f506
  • ToT: repro_on_tot at b7c5862
    Signature: AssertionError: [AL] Regression: TestDeepSeekV3Lite::test_bfloat16: acceptance_length=2.456 < min_al=2.458 (ref_al=2.588)
  • Signature relation: pending

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  • Updated _prepare_flash_mla_generation_layout to preserve batch order when staging kv_block_ids_per_seq.
  • This keeps the FlashMLA block table aligned with kv_lens_cuda during mixed draft steps.
  • The change avoids mismatched KV lengths and block pointers when num_contexts is zero.
  • Generation-only and non-FlashMLA early-return behavior remains unchanged.
  • No public API, configuration, or test-list files changed.
  • The DeepSeekV3Lite acceptance length increased to approximately 2.583–2.587, matching the registered reference.

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…kv_lens in the MTP draft loop

The one-model MTP / Eagle3 draft loop sets attn_metadata.num_contexts = 0 on
its first draft step so every row of a mixed context+generation batch is
treated as a generation row. That setter runs on_update(), which makes
num_generations the whole batch, and kv_lens_cuda is then updated in place in
batch order. _compute_flash_mla_metadata slices kv_lens_cuda from
num_contexts -- now 0 -- so it reads the whole batch in that same batch order.

_prepare_flash_mla_generation_layout, however, staged the block table rotated
so generation rows preceded context rows. The two views therefore disagreed
and FlashMLA paired each row's kv_len with another row's block pointers,
corrupting the tokens the drafter proposes. Corrupted drafts are rejected by
the target model rather than emitted, so output quality is unaffected (GSM8K
keeps passing) while acceptance length is depressed -- which is exactly the
signature this bug reports.

Stage kv_block_ids_per_seq unrotated so the block table matches kv_lens_cuda.

The rotation ran whenever num_contexts > 0, i.e. on any mixed draft step, so
it is not specific to chunked prefill: it also fires on the
enable_chunked_prefill=False variants this bug reports, just on a smaller
fraction of iterations. Measured on the reported id
(mtp_nextn=2-attention_dp=True-cuda_graph=False-overlap_scheduler=False-torch_compile=False-enable_chunked_prefill=False-v2_kv_cache=False):
acceptance_length 2.456 / 2.457 / 2.462 before the fix (min_al 2.4583, a
coin flip) and 2.587 / 2.583 after, landing on the registered ref_al of
2.587695. The attention_dp=False sibling id measures 2.588. GSM8K is
unchanged-to-better (63.87 -> 63.95 / 64.56).

No baseline, threshold or reference value is modified: ref_al/min_al in
references/acceptance_length.yaml are left untouched and the assert now
passes because the drafter proposes correct tokens again.

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FlashMLA batch-order staging

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Preserve block-table batch order
tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/eagle3.py
FlashMLA block-table staging copies block IDs in the existing batch order. Generation-only and disabled-FlashMLA cases still return without copying.

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 47293

The change aligns FlashMLA block-table rows with their KV lengths, correcting speculative-decoding token selection. The PR is mergeable with owner awareness that the distinction between the original context count and attn_metadata.num_contexts should be documented to avoid future regressions.

Suggested reviewers: bowenfu, allisonlim-nv, zhaoyangwang-nvidia

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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/eagle3.py`:
- Around line 1210-1215: Update the documentation near the affected method to
explicitly distinguish attn_metadata.num_contexts, which the caller sets to
zero, from the original num_contexts argument used by the copy decision. Clarify
that the argument’s nonzero value must not be confused with the metadata field
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Comment on lines +1210 to +1215
The caller has already set ``num_contexts = 0``, which makes
``num_generations`` the whole batch, so every row is a generation row
and the block table must be staged in the batch's own order:
``kv_lens_cuda`` is updated in place (also in batch order) and
``_compute_flash_mla_metadata`` slices it from ``num_contexts`` -- now
0. ``kv_block_ids_per_seq`` already holds that order, so copy it across

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Clarify which num_contexts value is zero.

The caller sets attn_metadata.num_contexts = 0, but passes the original context count in the num_contexts argument. The method uses that original argument at Line 1223 to decide whether to copy. Name the metadata field explicitly to prevent future changes from skipping required mixed-batch copies.

Proposed documentation fix
-        The caller has already set
-        ``num_contexts = 0``, which makes
+        The caller has already set
+        ``attn_metadata.num_contexts = 0``. The ``num_contexts`` argument
+        still contains the original context count.
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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/eagle3.py` around lines 1210 - 1215, Update
the documentation near the affected method to explicitly distinguish
attn_metadata.num_contexts, which the caller sets to zero, from the original
num_contexts argument used by the copy decision. Clarify that the argument’s
nonzero value must not be confused with the metadata field when handling
mixed-batch block-table copies.

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Reproduction comparison:

  • Failed commit: repro_on_failed_commit at 6e6f506
    Signature: AssertionError: [AL] Regression: TestDeepSeekV3Lite::test_bfloat16: acceptance_length=2.458 < min_al=2.458 (ref_al=2.588)
  • ToT: repro_on_tot at b7c5862
    Signature: AssertionError: [AL] Regression: TestDeepSeekV3Lite::test_bfloat16: acceptance_length=2.456 < min_al=2.458 (ref_al=2.588)
  • Signature relation: same

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