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Batched GEMM

Theory

This example demonstrates batched GEMM: performing multiple independent matrix multiplications (all with the same shape) in a single kernel launch. Batched GEMM is used in multi-head attention, RNNs, and other models requiring parallel matrix multiplications.

Mathematical Formulation: For B batches:


C_b = A_b \times B_b \quad \text{for} \quad b = 1, 2, ..., B
  • A_b: [M, K] input matrix for batch b
  • B_b: [K, N] weight matrix for batch b
  • C_b: [M, N] output matrix for batch b

Algorithmic Background:

  • All matrices in the batch have the same shape and strides.
  • The kernel launches a grid covering all batches, with each block assigned to a batch.
  • Used for multi-head attention, parallel MLPs, and more.

How to Run

Prerequisites

Please follow the instructions in the main Build Guide section as a prerequisite to building and running this example.

Build and run

cd composable_kernel/example/24_batched_gemm
mkdir build && cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/opt/rocm/bin/hipcc ..
make -j

# Example run
./batched_gemm_xdl --verify=1 --time=1

Source Code Structure

Directory Layout

example/24_batched_gemm/
├── batched_gemm_xdl.cpp         # Main example: sets up, runs, and verifies batched GEMM
include/ck/tensor_operation/gpu/device/
│   └── device_batched_gemm_xdl.hpp       # Device-level batched GEMM API
include/ck/tensor_operation/gpu/grid/
│   └── gridwise_batched_gemm_xdl.hpp     # Grid-level batched GEMM kernel

Key Classes and Functions

  • DeviceBatchedGemmXdl (in device_batched_gemm_xdl.hpp):
    Device API for batched GEMM.
  • gridwise_batched_gemm_xdl (in gridwise_batched_gemm_xdl.hpp):
    Implements the tiled/blocking batched GEMM kernel.

This example demonstrates how Composable Kernel supports efficient parallel matrix multiplication for batched and multi-head workloads.