## Summary
- **Add `fp8_e4m3b15` datatype**: A software-defined FP8 type with 4
exponent bits, 3 mantissa bits, and bias=15 (max finite value: 0.9375).
Implemented entirely in software with no HW dependency, using
Triton-style bit manipulation through fp16 as intermediate for efficient
conversion.
- **Add mixed-precision accumulation for allreduce**: All allreduce
algorithm variants (packet, NVLS packet, fullmesh, RSAG zero-copy, and
others) now support a configurable `accumDtype` parameter, enabling FP8
inputs to be reduced in float16 or float32 for higher accuracy.
- **Propagate `accumDtype` through the full API**: The new parameter is
threaded from `Algorithm::execute()` → `NativeAlgorithm` → `KernelFunc`
→ dispatch → CUDA kernels, with `DataType::AUTO` as the default
(resolves to input dtype at runtime).
- **Add FP8 accumulation correctness tests**: New `test_fp8_accum.py`
validates that higher-precision accumulation produces results at least
as accurate as native FP8 accumulation across multiple algorithms and
sizes. Skipped on CUDA SM < 89 (pre-Hopper); runs on HIP/ROCm.
- **Add `test_fp8_accum.py` to CI**: Azure Pipeline `ut.yml` now runs
FP8 accumulation tests alongside existing pytests.
- **NCCL shim logging cleanup**: Migrated `printf`-style `WARN`/`INFO`
calls to streaming-style logging.
## Key files
| Area | Files |
|------|-------|
| New datatype + vector ops | `include/mscclpp/gpu_data_types.hpp` |
| Accumulation reduce helpers | `src/core/include/reduce_kernel.hpp` |
| Algorithm API (`accumDtype`) | `include/mscclpp/algorithm.hpp`,
`src/core/algorithm.cc` |
| Allreduce kernels | `src/ext/collectives/allreduce/*.cu` |
| Dispatch + common | `src/ext/collectives/include/allreduce/common.hpp`
|
| Python bindings | `python/csrc/algorithm.cpp`,
`python/mscclpp/_core/algorithm.py` |
| Tests | `python/test/test_fp8_accum.py` |
| CI | `.azure-pipelines/templates/ut.yml` |
## Test plan
- [x] CI passes on H100 (CUDA SM 90) — full FP8 E4M3 + E4M3B15
accumulation tests
- [x] CI passes on A100 (CUDA SM 80) — FP8 tests correctly skipped
- [x] CI passes on MI300X (ROCm) — FP8 tests run via HIP
- [x] Existing `test_mscclpp.py` tests continue to pass
- [x] NCCL shim builds and runs correctly with new `accumDtype` defaults
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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
This PR refactors the algorithm selection logic in MSCCL++ and
introduces support for symmetric memory configuration through
environment variables.
1. Algorithm Selection Refactoring
Use separate class for algo selection. Could introduce more complex
logic for algo selection based on message size, arch, if cuda graph is
enabled and memory allocation method
2. Symmetric Memory Support
Introduced symmetricMemory parameter in algorithm context key
generation. Remove disableChannelCache env as is ambiguous
3. Add new args for build_default_algorithms
Add flag_buffer, and flag_buffer_size args to build default algorithm.
Then we could use unified flag buffer for different algorithms, avoid
application hanging when switch algo for different message size.
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Co-authored-by: chhwang <8018170+chhwang@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Qinghua Zhou <qinghuazhou@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Caio Rocha <caiorocha@microsoft.com>
The key purpose is handling all mscclpp objects' memory internally by
hiding shared pointers from user APIs.
* `Connection` class is now a wrapper of `BaseConnection` class that is
equivalent to the previous `Connection` class
* `connect()` methods now return `Connection` instead of
`std::shared_ptr<Connection>`
* Removed `connectOnSetup()` method
Add FP8 support for Allreduce on both NVIDIA and AMD platform.
Add new data type: fp8_e4m3 and fp8_e5m2
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Co-authored-by: Binyang Li <binyli@microsoft.com>
- Make nccl interface extensible. Customer can register their own algo
to NCCL API. User can provide customized algo selection function.
- Fallback to NCCL/RCCL if no algo is selected based on algo selection
function
- MSCCLPP interfaces now works for any scale
