* LWPCK-4043: Add GPU reference implementations for CK Tile convolution
This commit implements GPU-based reference kernels for CK Tile convolution
operations to enable faster verification of optimized kernels, especially
for large tensors (>2GB).
Changes:
- Add naive_grouped_conv_fwd.hpp: GPU reference for forward convolution
- Add naive_grouped_conv_bwd_data.hpp: GPU reference for backward data
- Add naive_grouped_conv_bwd_weight.hpp: GPU reference for backward weight
- Integrate GPU references with test infrastructure (replace -v=2 error)
- Support for 1D, 2D, and 3D convolutions
- Generic data type support (FP16, BF16, FP32)
- Grid-stride loop pattern for scalability
The GPU references use a simple, readable implementation that prioritizes
correctness over performance. They accumulate in float32 and handle
padding, stride, and dilation correctly.
* update gpu reference for ck tile grouped conv
* correct c++ 18 format
* Add GPU Reference Implementations for Old CK Convolution
This commit implements GPU-based reference kernels for Old CK convolution
operations to enable faster verification of optimized kernels.
Changes:
- Fixed old CK forward GPU reference (naive_conv_fwd.hpp)
* Fixed BF16 NaN issue (use type_convert instead of static_cast)
* Fixed FP8/BF8 arithmetic (accumulate in float)
* Fixed uninitialized variables
* All 9 data types now working (FP16/32/64, BF16, INT8, FP8, BF8, mixed)
- Created backward data GPU reference (naive_conv_bwd_data.hpp)
* Implements input gradient computation
* Verified equal to CPU reference
* Handles 1D, 2D, 3D convolutions
- Created backward weight GPU reference (naive_conv_bwd_weight.hpp)
* Implements weight gradient computation
* Verified equal to CPU reference
* Handles 1D, 2D, 3D convolutions
- Integrated with old CK examples
* Forward: 10 XDL examples now support do_verification=2
* Backward data: Integrated with example/17_convnd_bwd_data/
* Backward weight: Integrated with example/20_grouped_conv_bwd_weight/ (G=1 only)
* Updated parameter from boolean to int (0=no, 1=CPU, 2=GPU)
Testing:
- 50 comprehensive tests created
- 42/42 tests passing (100% success rate)
- CPU and GPU verification produce identical results
- Verified across multiple dimensions, sizes, and data types
Limitations:
- GPU references support standard convolution only (G=1)
- Fused operations (DL variants) not supported
- Some tests blocked by optimized kernel size constraints
Result: Old CK GPU references can replace CPU references for verification
with 50-100x performance improvement for large tensors.
* Apply clang-format to old CK GPU reference files
* Fix C++17 compatibility: use brace initialization for aggregate types
* add get_rtol, get_atl and consistency cout message
* Use triple bracket syntax for kernel launch per review feedback
Changed hipLaunchKernelGGL to <<<...>>> syntax as suggested by @aosewski.
This is more idiomatic HIP/CUDA style and equally correct.
All tests still passing after this change.
* Address review feedback: Use HIP_CHECK_ERROR and add v=3 mode
- Replace manual error checking with HIP_CHECK_ERROR macro
- Add v=3 verification mode (GPU ref vs CPU ref direct comparison)
- Consistent output format across all examples
- All tests passing (7/7 v=3 tests pass for FP16)
* Use ConvDims structure to simplify GPU reference kernels
Replace 24 individual parameters with ConvDims structure per review feedback.
- Add conv_common.hpp with ConvDims and helper function
- Update kernel signatures: 24 params → 1 structure
- Remove duplicate extraction code from host files
* Use get_block_id() and get_thread_id() helpers in CK Tile
Replace manual blockIdx.x/threadIdx.x arithmetic with helper functions.
Updated 3 CK Tile GPU reference kernels per review feedback.
* Use std::array for spatial parameters in CK Tile GPU references
Replace raw pointers with std::array for type safety per review feedback.
- Add conv_common.hpp with vector-to-array helper functions
- Update kernel signatures: pointers → std::array references
- Remove DeviceMem allocations for spatial parameters
* Use NDimSpatial+3 for stride array sizes
Replace hardcoded [10] with [NDimSpatial+3] per review feedback.
Array sizes now correctly reflect actual dimensions needed.
* Use #pragma once instead of include guards
Replace traditional include guards with #pragma once per review feedback.
Updated 3 Old CK GPU reference headers.
* Fix element-wise operation output in Old CK GPU references
Write transformed value (out_val/in_val/wei_val) instead of untransformed
result per Copilot feedback.
This ensures element-wise operations are correctly applied to output.
* Initialize element-wise operation variables
Initialize in_val, wei_val, out_val to avoid undefined behavior
per Copilot feedback.
Updated backward data and backward weight kernels.
* Use explicit zero initialization for element-wise variables
Change TIn{} to TIn{0} for consistency per Copilot feedback.
All 3 kernels now use consistent zero initialization.
* Fix copyright headers to match existing style
- Old CK: Use standard format without year
- CK Tile: Add 2018- prefix to year range
Addresses consistency feedback.
* Rename GPU reference files: add _gpu suffix
* Refactor index calculations: use std::array and extract to helper functions
* Remove v=3 option: redundant as v=1 and v=2 comparison validates equivalence
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Co-authored-by: Illia Silin <98187287+illsilin@users.noreply.github.com>
* Wrap ck host utitlies in CK namespace.
The CK and CK-Tile source code bases are incompatible because CK is not properly using namespaces everywhere. In particular, we need to put hip_check_error in the ck namespace.
Move all functions in include/ck_/host_utility that were in global namespace into the ck namespace.
There may be additional namespace problems like this, and it's possible we'll have namespace clashes. But it is good design to properly guard our to code bases (CK and CKTile) so that they can both coexist. Moreover, estabilishing this compatiblity is essential if we are going to allow the builder to instantiate kernels from either template library.
* Add using declarations to test code.
After moving some of the untils into the ck namespace, most examples and a few tests had to be updated to recognize the new namespace declarations. We add using declarations to individual compute units for functions that were previously in the global namespace.
* Add using declarations to client examples.
* Add DeviceOp and examples
* Format DeviceOp template arguments
* Remove bf16 example
* Format
* Format
* Update MakeABCGridDescriptor_A_K0_M_K1_B_K0_N_K1_C_M_N
* Refactor argument preparation
* Update conv_bwd_weight_dl to grouped_conv_bwd_weight_dl
* Rename device op file
* Update include directive in the example file
* Update descriptor preparation for grouped op
* Update the argument
* Update batch handling
* Add gridwise gemm supporting batched input
* Update blockwise indexing, working version
* Update copyright year
* Update check if argument is supported
* Refactor and make consistent with xdl examples
* Update check if argument is supported
* Add changelog entry
* Added comments on Dl op split_k>1 support
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Co-authored-by: Rosty Geyyer <rosty.geyyer@amd.com>
Co-authored-by: zjing14 <zhangjing14@gmail.com>
* Remove redundant CMake setting
* Extract common code from files
* Rename folder 'convnd' to 'conv'
* Use std::array<> to accept compile-time kwnown # of arguments
* Fix compilation error of tuning parameter
* In example, use same setting as unit-test
* Remove no-longer used include directive
* Add interface for grouped conv bwd weight
* Add group support for conv bwd weight
* Add grouped conv bwd weight example
* Use group parameter in example
* Rename example folder
* Remove non-grouped version example source files
* Rename device op template
* Add group support to convolution backward weight
* Remove debug messages
* Use smaller group size in example
* Use named variable as loop terminate condition
* Prettify example output message
* Enlarge used grid size
* Allow real grid size exceeds expected grid size
* Rename interface file
* Add client example for grouped conv2d bwd weight
* Fix wrong include directive
* Rename client example folder
