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CPU-GPU Collaborative MoE Inference Engine
==========================================
Formal Paper Reference:
"Efficient CPU-GPU Collaborative Inference for MoE-based LLMs on Memory-Limited Systems"
(En-Ming Huang, Li-Shang Lin, Chun-Yi Lee; National Taiwan University & NTHU; Dec 2025 / arXiv:2512.16473)
Core Architectural & Mathematical Invariants:
1. Memory-Constrained Allocation (Section III-A & III-B):
GPU continuously hosts non-MoE essentials (Self-Attention, RMSNorm, Router networks, KV-cache).
Remaining GPU memory is allocated as an N-index, M-way set-associative LRU expert cache:
Slots S = floor(available_GPU_memory / per_expert_size)
Indexes N = floor(S / M)
Layers 0 through N-1 have M cached expert slots on GPU; layers >= N execute on CPU.
2. Collaborative Execution on Cache Status (Section III-A, Fig. 4):
- Cache Hit: expert weights reside in GPU cache; execution proceeds directly on GPU.
- Cache Miss: intermediate activation states (attention outputs) are offloaded to CPU.
Transferring activations (O(B * S * d)) requires orders of magnitude less bandwidth
than transferring full expert weights (O(3 * d * h)).
- Async Background Update: missed expert weights are post-fetched into GPU cache via LRU.
3. Strict Output Equivalence:
The collaborative execution produces numerically identical outputs to an all-GPU reference:
||y_collaborative - y_reference||_inf < 1e-5.
"""
import math
import logging
from collections import OrderedDict
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import Optional, Tuple, Dict, Any, List, Set
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import torch.nn.functional as F
logger = logging.getLogger("MoE_CPU_GPU")
@dataclass
class CPUGPUConfig:
"""Hyperparameters for CPU-GPU Collaborative MoE Inference."""
dim: int = 128 # Hidden dimension d_model
n_layers: int = 4 # Total transformer layers (e.g. 32)
hidden_dim: int = 256 # Expert intermediate dimension
num_experts: int = 8 # Experts per layer
top_k: int = 2 # Active experts per token
cache_num_layers: int = 2 # Number of layers N covered by GPU cache (e.g. 14 of 32)
cache_ways: int = 2 # Number of ways M per cached layer (e.g. 4)
n_heads: int = 4
n_kv_heads: int = 1
head_dim: int = 32
vocab_size: int = 1000
rms_norm_eps: float = 1e-5
class SwiGLUExpert(nn.Module):
"""Standard SwiGLU Feed-Forward Network."""
def __init__(self, dim: int, hidden_dim: int):
super().__init__()
self.w_gate = nn.Linear(dim, hidden_dim, bias=False)
self.w_up = nn.Linear(dim, hidden_dim, bias=False)
self.w_down = nn.Linear(hidden_dim, dim, bias=False)
def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
return self.w_down(F.silu(self.w_gate(x)) * self.w_up(x))
@property
def weight_bytes(self) -> int:
return sum(p.numel() * p.element_size() for p in self.parameters())
class LRUExpertCache:
"""
N-index, M-way Set-Associative LRU Cache for MoE Experts on GPU (Section III-B).
Maintains an OrderedDict per layer index to track recency.
"""
def __init__(self, num_layers: int, ways: int):
self.num_layers = num_layers
self.ways = ways
# List of OrderedDict mapping expert_id -> True
self.sets: List[OrderedDict] = [OrderedDict() for _ in range(num_layers)]
self.stats = {"hits": 0, "misses": 0, "evictions": 0}
def access(self, layer_idx: int, expert_id: int) -> bool:
"""Checks if expert is cached. On hit, updates LRU recency."""
if layer_idx >= self.num_layers:
return False # Beyond cache coverage
cache_set = self.sets[layer_idx]
if expert_id in cache_set:
cache_set.move_to_end(expert_id)
self.stats["hits"] += 1
return True
else:
self.stats["misses"] += 1
return False
def insert(self, layer_idx: int, expert_id: int) -> Optional[int]:
"""Inserts expert into cache set, evicting the least recently used if full."""
if layer_idx >= self.num_layers:
return None
cache_set = self.sets[layer_idx]
evicted: Optional[int] = None
if expert_id in cache_set:
cache_set.move_to_end(expert_id)
else:
if len(cache_set) >= self.ways:
# Evict oldest
evicted, _ = cache_set.popitem(last=False)
self.stats["evictions"] += 1
cache_set[expert_id] = True
return evicted
def is_cached(self, layer_idx: int, expert_id: int) -> bool:
if layer_idx >= self.num_layers:
return False
return expert_id in self.sets[layer_idx]
def reset_stats(self):
self.stats = {"hits": 0, "misses": 0, "evictions": 0}
class CPUGPUCollaborativeMoELayer(nn.Module):
"""
MoE Layer implementing CPU-GPU collaborative inference (Section III-A & III-C).
Evaluates cache hits on GPU, offloads cache misses to CPU, and post-fetches into GPU LRU.
"""
def __init__(self, layer_idx: int, config: CPUGPUConfig, cache: LRUExpertCache):
super().__init__()
self.layer_idx = layer_idx
self.config = config
self.cache = cache
self.dim = config.dim
self.num_experts = config.num_experts
self.top_k = config.top_k
self.router = nn.Linear(config.dim, config.num_experts, bias=False)
self.experts = nn.ModuleList([
SwiGLUExpert(config.dim, config.hidden_dim)
for _ in range(config.num_experts)
])
# Hardware transfer accounting
self.telemetry = {
"gpu_eval_count": 0,
"cpu_eval_count": 0,
"activation_bytes_transferred": 0,
"weight_bytes_transferred": 0,
}
def forward(
self,
x: torch.Tensor,
simulate_device_split: bool = True
) -> Tuple[torch.Tensor, Dict[str, Any]]:
"""
Args:
x: Input tensor (batch_size, seq_len, dim)
simulate_device_split: If True, executes CPU offload path with state copying
Returns:
out: Output tensor (batch_size, seq_len, dim)
layer_stats: Telemetry details for this forward step
"""
batch_size, seq_len, dim = x.shape
x_flat = x.view(-1, dim)
num_tokens = x_flat.shape[0]
# 1. Router evaluation on GPU
logits = self.router(x_flat)
top_k_logits, selected_experts = torch.topk(logits, self.top_k, dim=-1)
routing_weights = F.softmax(top_k_logits, dim=-1)
out_flat = torch.zeros_like(x_flat)
step_stats = {
"hits": 0,
"misses": 0,
"gpu_experts": [],
"cpu_experts": [],
}
# 2. Iterate through each unique expert called in this step
unique_experts = torch.unique(selected_experts).tolist()
for expert_id in unique_experts:
# Check cache status
is_hit = self.cache.access(self.layer_idx, expert_id)
# Find tokens assigned to this expert
token_indices, k_rank = torch.where(selected_experts == expert_id)
if token_indices.numel() == 0:
continue
expert_tokens = x_flat[token_indices]
weights = routing_weights[token_indices, k_rank].unsqueeze(-1)
if is_hit:
# Case (a): Cache Hit -> Compute directly on GPU
step_stats["hits"] += 1
step_stats["gpu_experts"].append(expert_id)
self.telemetry["gpu_eval_count"] += expert_tokens.shape[0]
expert_out = self.experts[expert_id](expert_tokens)
out_flat.index_add_(0, token_indices, weights * expert_out)
else:
# Case (b): Cache Miss or Layer beyond cache -> Offload to CPU
step_stats["misses"] += 1
step_stats["cpu_experts"].append(expert_id)
self.telemetry["cpu_eval_count"] += expert_tokens.shape[0]
if simulate_device_split:
# Offload intermediate activation state GPU -> CPU
activation_bytes = expert_tokens.numel() * expert_tokens.element_size()
self.telemetry["activation_bytes_transferred"] += activation_bytes * 2 # round-trip
# Compute on CPU (cloning simulates cross-device boundary)
cpu_tokens = expert_tokens.cpu()
cpu_expert = self.experts[expert_id]
cpu_out = cpu_expert(cpu_tokens)
# Return result CPU -> GPU
expert_out = cpu_out.to(x.device)
else:
expert_out = self.experts[expert_id](expert_tokens)
out_flat.index_add_(0, token_indices, weights * expert_out)
# Step 3: Asynchronous Post-Fetch / Update GPU Cache
# Copies missed expert weights to GPU for future tokens
if self.layer_idx < self.cache.num_layers:
self.cache.insert(self.layer_idx, expert_id)
weight_bytes = self.experts[expert_id].weight_bytes
self.telemetry["weight_bytes_transferred"] += weight_bytes
out = out_flat.view(batch_size, seq_len, dim)
return out, step_stats
class CPUGPUCollaborativeModel(nn.Module):
"""
Full MoE Model configured with CPU-GPU Collaborative Inference.
"""
def __init__(self, config: CPUGPUConfig):
super().__init__()
self.config = config
self.cache = LRUExpertCache(num_layers=config.cache_num_layers, ways=config.cache_ways)
self.embed_tokens = nn.Embedding(config.vocab_size, config.dim)
self.layers = nn.ModuleList([
CPUGPUCollaborativeMoELayer(layer_idx=i, config=config, cache=self.cache)
for i in range(config.n_layers)
])
self.norm = nn.LayerNorm(config.dim)
self.lm_head = nn.Linear(config.dim, config.vocab_size, bias=False)
def forward(self, input_ids: torch.Tensor) -> Tuple[torch.Tensor, List[Dict[str, Any]]]:
h = self.embed_tokens(input_ids)
all_stats = []
for layer in self.layers:
h_moe, stats = layer(h)
h = h + h_moe # Residual connection
all_stats.append(stats)
logits = self.lm_head(self.norm(h))
return logits, all_stats
def verify_moe_cpu_gpu_invariants() -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""
Verifies all mathematical and architectural invariants of MoE CPU-GPU Collaborative Inference (Paper 68):
1. Set-associative LRU Cache: recency tracking, hits, misses, and eviction policy.
2. Activation vs. Weight Transfer Footprint: activation transfers are substantially smaller than full expert weights.
3. Strict Numerical Output Equivalence: collaborative execution equals direct computation.
4. Out-of-cache layers (layer >= N): clean execution through CPU offload without errors.
5. Consecutive token cache hit rate improvement under temporal locality.
"""
results: Dict[str, Any] = {}
cfg = CPUGPUConfig(
dim=64,
n_layers=4,
hidden_dim=128,
num_experts=8,
top_k=2,
cache_num_layers=2, # Layers 0, 1 cached on GPU (2 ways each)
cache_ways=2,
vocab_size=100
)
# 1. Verify LRU Cache Mechanics
cache = LRUExpertCache(num_layers=cfg.cache_num_layers, ways=cfg.cache_ways)
# Insert 0 and 1 into layer 0
cache.insert(0, 0)
cache.insert(0, 1)
assert cache.is_cached(0, 0) and cache.is_cached(0, 1)
# Access 0 -> hit, makes 1 oldest
hit_0 = cache.access(0, 0)
assert hit_0 is True
# Insert 2 -> must evict 1
evicted = cache.insert(0, 2)
assert evicted == 1, f"Expected evicted expert 1, got {evicted}"
assert cache.is_cached(0, 0) and cache.is_cached(0, 2)
assert not cache.is_cached(0, 1)
results["lru_cache_mechanics_verified"] = True
# 2. Activation vs Weight Transfer Footprint Invariant (Section III-A)
dummy_expert = SwiGLUExpert(cfg.dim, cfg.hidden_dim)
weight_bytes = dummy_expert.weight_bytes
# Tokens per request (e.g. 1 token during autoregressive step)
activation_bytes = 1 * cfg.dim * 4 # float32 = 4 bytes
assert activation_bytes < weight_bytes, "Activation transfer must be smaller than full weight transfer"
compression_ratio = weight_bytes / activation_bytes
assert compression_ratio > 100.0, f"Transfer ratio must be > 100x: {compression_ratio:.1f}"
results["bandwidth_reduction_ratio"] = float(compression_ratio)
results["bandwidth_invariant_verified"] = True
# 3. Strict Numerical Output Equivalence
layer = CPUGPUCollaborativeMoELayer(layer_idx=0, config=cfg, cache=cache)
x = torch.randn(2, 4, cfg.dim)
# Run collaborative path
out_collab, _ = layer(x, simulate_device_split=True)
# Run reference direct path (reset cache and run identically)
out_ref, _ = layer(x, simulate_device_split=False)
diff = (out_collab - out_ref).abs().max().item()
assert diff < 1e-5, f"Numerical mismatch between collaborative and direct execution: {diff}"
results["numerical_equivalence_verified"] = True
# 4. Out-of-Cache Layer Verification (Layer 2 is beyond cache_num_layers = 2)
layer_ooc = CPUGPUCollaborativeMoELayer(layer_idx=2, config=cfg, cache=cache)
out_ooc, stats_ooc = layer_ooc(x, simulate_device_split=True)
assert out_ooc.shape == x.shape
assert stats_ooc["hits"] == 0, "Out of cache layer must have zero hits"
assert stats_ooc["misses"] > 0
results["out_of_cache_execution_verified"] = True
# 5. Full Model Forward Step & Telemetry
model = CPUGPUCollaborativeModel(cfg)
input_ids = torch.randint(0, cfg.vocab_size, (1, 6))
logits, all_stats = model(input_ids)
assert logits.shape == (1, 6, cfg.vocab_size)
assert len(all_stats) == cfg.n_layers
results["full_model_inference_verified"] = True
results["all_invariants_passed"] = True
return results
if __name__ == "__main__":
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
print("Testing CPU-GPU Collaborative MoE Inference Invariants...")
res = verify_moe_cpu_gpu_invariants()
print("Verification Results:", res)
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