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Vidyasagar Ananthan 920acd2c12 [rocm-libraries] ROCm/rocm-libraries#5168 (commit 8b5afcb)
[CK] [CK_Tile] Add GroupConv to Kernel Dispatcher

## Motivation

This PR adds CK Tile group convolution (forward, backward-data,
backward-weight) support to the kernel dispatcher, matching and unifying
with the existing dispatcher GEMM infrastructure in architecture and
usability. The dispatcher provides a unified kernel dispatch system with
both C++ and Python frontends, and until now only supported GEMM
operations. This PR enables framework integrators to use the same
declarative kernel workflow for convolutions as they do for GEMM:
declare kernels, build a registry JIT, select kernels within the
registry at runtime, and dispatch to GPU. Future PRs will include
runtime kernel selection heuristics for autotuning of kernel parameters
based on (problem, hardware arch).

## Technical Details

Grouped convolution support has been added to the CK Tile Dispatcher
with generated_conv_backend.hpp enabling dispatcher.run(in, wei, out,
problem) for all 6 conv variants (fwd/bwdd/bwdw x 2D/3D), runtime
heuristic kernel selection, and GroupedConvKernelKey with full
ConvConfigBase fields. Python side adds parallel JIT via
registry.build(max_workers) and heuristic registry.select(). Includes 7
C++ and 6 Python examples covering all directions with CPU reference
validation, and shared infrastructure improvements (BaseRegistry CRTP,
structured exceptions). As a sanity check, JIT compile times for a
single kernel remains the same and for multiple kernels there is better
parallelism:
Kernels | 1 worker | 8 workers
1 | 7.7 s | 7.7 s
2 | 15.9 s | 8.2 s
4 | 33.4 s | 9.7 s
6 | 52.3 s | 10.2 s

## Test Plan

145 ephemeral unit tests have been added to test basic functionality.
All 30 examples/integration tests run end-to-end on gfx950 (MI350): 7
C++ conv, 7 C++ GEMM, 6 Python conv, 10 Python GEMM. CPU reference
validation for forward, backward-data, and backward-weight (2D) in both
C++ and Python examples pass.

## Test Result

30 examples pass. Peak performance: 132 TFLOPS (Batch-32 forward 56x56),
53 TFLOPS (pointwise 1x1). CPU reference accuracy: max_abs_diff < 0.002
for all directions (fp16 vs fp32 reference).

## Submission Checklist

- [x] Look over the contributing guidelines at
https://github.com/ROCm/ROCm/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md#pull-requests.
2026-04-09 17:39:35 +00:00
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CK Tile Unified Code Generators

Single source of truth for GEMM and Grouped Convolution kernel generation.

See also: Main Dispatcher README for installation and core concepts.

Shared Infrastructure

Both GEMM and Grouped Conv generators share common code via codegen_common.py:

  • TileConfig - Dataclass for tile dimensions
  • TraitConfigBase - Base for kernel trait configurations with arch-aware validation
  • CommonTypeMappings - Dtype-to-C++ type mappings
  • parallel_generate() - Parallel kernel generation with per-kernel progress logging
  • Arch-aware expansion helpers (valid_wave_configs, valid_warp_configs, etc.)

Quick Start

GEMM

cd dispatcher/codegen

# Generate standard FP16 kernels
python3 unified_gemm_codegen.py \
    --output-dir ../build/generated_kernels \
    --datatype fp16 \
    --layout rcr \
    --variants standard

# Generate all variants
python3 unified_gemm_codegen.py \
    --output-dir ../build/generated_kernels \
    --variants standard preshuffle multi_d

Grouped Convolution

cd dispatcher/codegen

# Generate forward FP16 grouped conv kernels
python3 unified_grouped_conv_codegen.py \
    --output-dir ../build/generated_kernels \
    --datatype fp16 \
    --variant forward \
    --ndim-spatial 2

# Generate backward data kernels
python3 unified_grouped_conv_codegen.py \
    --output-dir ../build/generated_kernels \
    --variant backward_data \
    --ndim-spatial 2

Using from Python

from ctypes_utils import CodegenRunner, KernelConfig

# Generate from specific config
config = KernelConfig(tile_m=256, tile_n=256, tile_k=64)
codegen = CodegenRunner()
result = codegen.generate_from_config(config)

# Generate variant
result = codegen.generate("preshuffle")

# Generate all
results = codegen.generate_all()

Command Line Options

Option Values Description
--output-dir path Output directory
--datatype fp16, bf16, fp32, int8 Data type
--layout rcr, rrr, crr, ccr Matrix layouts
--gpu-target gfx942, gfx90a, gfx950 Target GPU
--variants standard, preshuffle, multi_d Kernel variants
--preselected fp16_rcr_essential, etc. Predefined kernel set

Layout Notation

  • R = Row-major, C = Column-major
  • Order: A, B, C (e.g., rcr = A row, B col, C row)

Variants

Standard

Basic GEMM: C = A x B

PreShuffle

Optimized weight access with LDS pre-shuffling. Best for large matrices.

Multi-D

Element-wise fusion: C = op(A x B + D0 + D1 + ...)

Supported ops: PassThrough, MultiDAdd, Relu, Gelu, Sigmoid, Tanh

Output Structure

generated_kernels/
|---- gemm_fp16_rcr_compv4_..._128x128x32_....hpp          # GEMM kernels
|---- gemm_fp16_rcr_compv4_..._preshuffle.hpp
|---- gemm_fp16_rcr_compv4_..._multid_Relu_d1.hpp
|---- grouped_conv_fwd_fp16_nhwgc_..._128x128x32_....hpp   # Grouped conv kernels
+---- ...

Configuration Files

arch_specs.json

GPU architecture specifications (single source of truth):

{
  "architectures": {
    "gfx942": {
      "family": "cdna3",
      "warp_size": 64,
      "warp_configs": [[2, 2, 1], [4, 4, 1]],
      ...
    }
  }
}

preselected_kernels.py

Curated kernel sets for common use cases.

Adding New GPU Support

See ADDING_NEW_GPU.md for complete guide.

Quick steps:

  1. Edit arch_specs.json
  2. Run python generate_arch_specs.py
  3. Rebuild

Troubleshooting

Issue Solution
"Arguments not supported" Check tile config validity
Missing element-wise op Check elementwise_ops.hpp
Compilation errors Verify C++17, include paths

More info: See ../README.md for full documentation.