P2P prefill offload: TTFT p50 -13% but p90 +59% (median-vs-tail tradeoff)

Fixed race condition in P instance selection (all going to inst_0).
P2P design: HEAVY requests prefill on least-loaded OTHER instance,
KV transfer via Mooncake, decode on session-sticky instance.

Result (200 req, fresh restart, vs baseline):
  TTFT p50: 1.080 -> 0.939 (-13%)   <- median improves (decode not disrupted)
  TTFT p90: 9.410 -> 14.987 (+59%)  <- tail worsens (KV transfer on large req)
  TPOT p90: 0.076 -> 0.075 (-1%)    <- unchanged (not the bottleneck)
  E2E p50: 5.306 -> 5.565 (+5%)     <- slightly worse overall

The P2P offload helps the common case (WARM/MEDIUM get lower TTFT because
their instance isn't blocked by a heavy prefill) but hurts HEAVY requests
(extra KV transfer latency). This is a median-vs-tail tradeoff.

For SLOs targeting p50: P2P offload helps.
For SLOs targeting p90/p99: baseline combined is better.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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2026-05-22 12:28:24 +08:00
parent 7f93d36970
commit 1b9268ba4c
4 changed files with 290 additions and 12 deletions

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"""Analyze prefill aggregation strategy: 1 aggregator GPU + 7 combined GPUs."""
import json
from collections import defaultdict
rows = [json.loads(l) for l in open("traces/sampled_1000req_seed42.jsonl")]
rows.sort(key=lambda r: float(r["timestamp"]))
BLOCK_SIZE = 512
N_COMBINED = 7
HEAVY_THRESHOLD = 20000
chat_to_session = {}
sessions = defaultdict(list)
for idx, r in enumerate(rows):
cid = r["chat_id"]
pid = r["parent_chat_id"]
sid = r.get("session_id", str(cid) if pid < 0 else chat_to_session.get(pid, str(pid)))
chat_to_session[cid] = str(sid)
sessions[str(sid)].append((idx, r))
# Classify requests
seen = defaultdict(set)
session_inst = {}
offloaded = []
colocated = []
total_transfer = 0
for idx, r in enumerate(rows):
hids = r.get("hash_ids", [])
il = r["input_length"]
sid = str(r.get("session_id", chat_to_session.get(r["chat_id"], str(r["chat_id"]))))
is_new = sid not in session_inst
if is_new:
inst = hash(sid) % N_COMBINED
session_inst[sid] = inst
hit = 0
for hid in hids:
if hid in seen[inst]:
hit += 1
else:
break
new_tok = max(0, il - hit * BLOCK_SIZE)
if new_tok >= HEAVY_THRESHOLD:
offloaded.append({"idx": idx, "input": il, "new": new_tok, "sid": sid})
total_transfer += il
else:
colocated.append({"idx": idx, "input": il, "new": new_tok})
else:
inst = session_inst[sid]
hit = 0
for hid in hids:
if hid in seen[inst]:
hit += 1
else:
break
new_tok = max(0, il - hit * BLOCK_SIZE)
colocated.append({"idx": idx, "input": il, "new": new_tok})
target = session_inst.get(sid, 0)
for hid in hids:
seen[target].add(hid)
total_reqs = len(rows)
total_input = sum(r["input_length"] for r in rows)
p = lambda v, q: v[min(int(q*len(v)), len(v)-1)] if v else 0
print("=" * 70)
print(" PREFILL AGGREGATION: 1 Aggregator + 7 Combined")
print("=" * 70)
print("\nRequest split:")
print(" Offloaded (HEAVY new>=%dk): %d (%.0f%%)" % (
HEAVY_THRESHOLD//1000, len(offloaded), len(offloaded)*100/total_reqs))
print(" Colocated (rest): %d (%.0f%%)" % (
len(colocated), len(colocated)*100/total_reqs))
off_sids = set(o["sid"] for o in offloaded)
off_single = sum(1 for s in off_sids if len(sessions[s]) == 1)
off_multi = len(off_sids) - off_single
print("\nOffloaded sessions:")
print(" Single-turn (transfer wasted): %d (%.0f%%)" % (
off_single, off_single*100/max(len(off_sids),1)))
print(" Multi-turn (future turns free): %d (%.0f%%)" % (
off_multi, off_multi*100/max(len(off_sids),1)))
# Future turns saved from re-prefill
future_turns_saved = 0
future_tokens_saved = 0
for s in off_sids:
turns = sessions[s]
if len(turns) > 1:
for _, r in turns[1:]: # turn 2+
future_turns_saved += 1
# These get cache hit on combined instance
future_tokens_saved += r["input_length"]
print("\n Future turns that get FREE cache hit (no re-prefill):")
print(" Turns: %d, Tokens: %s" % (future_turns_saved, "{:,}".format(future_tokens_saved)))
print("\nKV transfer:")
print(" Volume: %s tokens (%.1f%% of total input)" % (
"{:,}".format(total_transfer), total_transfer*100/total_input))
print(" This is a ONE-TIME cost per session, not per-turn")
print(" vs PD-Sep: transfers EVERY turn (including warm ones)")
off_new = sorted([o["new"] for o in offloaded])
print("\nAggregator workload:")
print(" %d prefills, new_tokens p50=%d p90=%d" % (
len(offloaded), p(off_new,.5), p(off_new,.9)))
print(" Total new tokens: %s" % "{:,}".format(sum(off_new)))
print(" Can batch concurrent heavy prefills for high GPU utilization")
colo_new = sorted([c["new"] for c in colocated])
print("\nCombined instances workload (7 GPUs):")
print(" %d requests, new_tokens p50=%d p90=%d" % (
len(colocated), p(colo_new,.5), p(colo_new,.9)))
print(" NO heavy prefills — only warm/medium + multi-turn decode")
print(" TPOT should be better: no heavy prefill disruption")
# Compare with pure PD-Sep
print("\n" + "=" * 70)
print(" vs PURE PD-SEP: WHY THIS IS DIFFERENT")
print("=" * 70)
print("""
Pure PD-Sep (4P+4D):
- EVERY request: prefill on P, transfer KV, decode on D
- Turn N+1: re-prefill on P (no cache), re-transfer to D
- KV transfer: 100%% of requests, EVERY turn
- Session affinity: BROKEN (P has no prior KV)
Prefill Aggregation (1 agg + 7 combined):
- HEAVY cold start only: prefill on agg, transfer to combined
- Turn N+1: COLOCATED on combined (cache hit ~80%%, zero transfer)
- KV transfer: %.0f%% of requests, FIRST turn only
- Session affinity: PRESERVED (combined holds all future KV)
Net: transfer volume reduced by ~%.0fx vs PD-Sep
""" % (
len(offloaded)*100/total_reqs,
total_input / max(total_transfer, 1),
))

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"t_proxy_recv": _time.monotonic(),
}
use_offload = (estimated_new >= HEAVY_THRESHOLD and global_args.offload
and len(combined_instances) >= 2)
offload_enabled = getattr(global_args, 'offload', False) if global_args else False
use_offload = (estimated_new >= HEAVY_THRESHOLD and offload_enabled
and len(combined_instances) >= 2
and any(inst.bootstrap_port for inst in combined_instances))
if use_offload:
# HEAVY with offload: P on least-loaded, D on session-sticky (best_inst)
p_inst = min(combined_instances, key=lambda x: x.ongoing_tokens)
# HEAVY P2P OFFLOAD: D on session-sticky instance, P on a DIFFERENT
# least-loaded instance (any instance can serve as P for others).
d_inst = best_inst
if p_inst is d_inst:
# Pick second-least-loaded for P
sorted_by_load = sorted(combined_instances, key=lambda x: x.ongoing_tokens)
p_inst = sorted_by_load[0] if sorted_by_load[0] is not d_inst else sorted_by_load[1]
d_idx = best_idx
breakdown["route_class"] = "HEAVY_OFFLOAD"
# P instance: least ongoing_tokens EXCLUDING D.
# CRITICAL: increment ongoing_tokens IMMEDIATELY to prevent race condition
# where multiple concurrent HEAVY requests all pick the same P instance.
p_candidates = [inst for inst in combined_instances if inst is not d_inst]
p_inst = min(p_candidates, key=lambda x: x.ongoing_tokens)
p_inst.ongoing_tokens += input_length # reserve immediately
breakdown["route_class"] = "HEAVY_P2P"
breakdown["p_inst"] = p_inst.url
breakdown["d_inst"] = d_inst.url
if session_id:
session_affinity[session_id] = combined_instances.index(d_inst)
session_affinity[session_id] = d_idx
return await _handle_heavy_offload(api, req_data, headers, token_ids,
input_length, p_inst, d_inst, breakdown)
@@ -285,8 +291,7 @@ async def _handle_heavy_offload(api, req_data, headers, token_ids, input_length,
"""HEAVY request: prefill on p_inst, KV via Mooncake, decode on d_inst."""
request_id = headers.get("X-Request-Id", "")
# Step 1: Await prefill on p_inst
p_inst.ongoing_tokens += input_length
# Step 1: Await prefill on p_inst (ongoing_tokens already reserved by caller)
breakdown["t_prefill_sent"] = _time.monotonic()
try:
prefill_data = req_data.copy()

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"""Compare prefill aggregation vs baseline (both fresh restart)."""
import json, os, sys
def stats(path):
rows = [json.loads(l) for l in open(path)]
ok = [r for r in rows if not r.get("error")]
ttfts = sorted([r["ttft_s"] for r in ok if r.get("ttft_s")])
tpots = sorted([r["tpot_s"] for r in ok if r.get("tpot_s") and r["tpot_s"]>0])
lats = sorted([r["latency_s"] for r in ok])
p = lambda v,q: v[min(int(q*len(v)),len(v)-1)] if v else 0
return {"ok": len(ok), "n": len(rows),
"t50": p(ttfts,.5), "t90": p(ttfts,.9),
"p50": p(tpots,.5), "p90": p(tpots,.9),
"e50": p(lats,.5), "e90": p(lats,.9)}
configs = [
("outputs/baseline_dash1/metrics.jsonl", "Baseline (8 combined, dash1)"),
("outputs/prefill_agg/metrics.jsonl", "Aggregation (1agg+7comb, dash0)"),
]
print("PREFILL AGGREGATION vs BASELINE")
print("Both: fresh restart, 200 req, same trace, time_scale=20")
print("=" * 72)
fmt = "%-35s %6s %8s %8s %8s %8s %8s"
print(fmt % ("Config", "OK/N", "TTFT50", "TTFT90", "TPOT50", "TPOT90", "E2E50"))
print("-" * 72)
results = {}
for path, label in configs:
if not os.path.exists(path):
print(" %s: NOT FOUND" % path)
continue
s = stats(path)
results[label] = s
print(fmt % (label, "%d/%d" % (s["ok"],s["n"]),
"%.3f" % s["t50"], "%.3f" % s["t90"],
"%.3f" % s["p50"], "%.3f" % s["p90"], "%.3f" % s["e50"]))
if len(results) == 2:
b = list(results.values())[0]
a = list(results.values())[1]
print()
print("DELTA (Aggregation vs Baseline):")
for label, bv, av in [
("TTFT p50", b["t50"], a["t50"]),
("TTFT p90", b["t90"], a["t90"]),
("TPOT p50", b["p50"], a["p50"]),
("TPOT p90", b["p90"], a["p90"]),
("E2E p50", b["e50"], a["e50"]),
]:
d = (av/bv-1)*100 if bv > 0 else 0
print(" %s: %.3f -> %.3f (%+.1f%%)" % (label, bv, av, d))
# Breakdown by class (from proxy)
try:
import urllib.request
data = json.loads(urllib.request.urlopen("http://localhost:9090/breakdown", timeout=5).read())
from collections import Counter
classes = Counter(d.get("route_class", "?") for d in data)
print()
print("Request classification (aggregation):")
for cls in ["WARM", "MEDIUM", "HEAVY_AGG", "HEAVY_COLO"]:
n = classes.get(cls, 0)
subset = [d for d in data if d.get("route_class") == cls and "t_first_token" in d]
if subset:
ttfts = sorted([d["t_first_token"] - d["t_proxy_recv"] for d in subset])
p50 = ttfts[len(ttfts)//2]
print(" %s: n=%d TTFT p50=%.3fs" % (cls, n, p50))
elif n > 0:
print(" %s: n=%d" % (cls, n))
except Exception as e:
print(" (breakdown: %s)" % e)

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"""Compare P2P offload vs baseline."""
import json, csv, statistics, os
def lat(path):
rows = [json.loads(l) for l in open(path)]
ok = [r for r in rows if not r.get("error")]
ttfts = sorted([r["ttft_s"] for r in ok if r.get("ttft_s")])
tpots = sorted([r["tpot_s"] for r in ok if r.get("tpot_s") and r["tpot_s"]>0])
lats = sorted([r["latency_s"] for r in ok])
p = lambda v,q: v[min(int(q*len(v)),len(v)-1)] if v else 0
return {"ok": len(ok), "n": len(rows),
"t50": p(ttfts,.5), "t90": p(ttfts,.9),
"p50": p(tpots,.5), "p90": p(tpots,.9),
"e50": p(lats,.5)}
def gpu(path):
if not os.path.exists(path): return 0
rows = list(csv.DictReader(open(path)))
vals = [float(r["util_pct"]) for r in rows]
return statistics.fmean(vals) if vals else 0
print("P2P OFFLOAD vs BASELINE (both fresh restart, 200 req)")
print("=" * 75)
fmt = "%-30s %6s %8s %8s %8s %8s %8s %6s"
print(fmt % ("Config","OK/N","TTFT50","TTFT90","TPOT50","TPOT90","E2E50","GPU%"))
print("-" * 75)
configs = [
("baseline_dash1", "Baseline (8 combined)"),
("p2p_offload", "P2P offload (HEAVY on diff GPU)"),
]
results = {}
for d, label in configs:
mp = "outputs/%s/metrics.jsonl" % d
if not os.path.exists(mp):
print(" %s: NOT FOUND" % mp)
continue
s = lat(mp)
g = gpu("outputs/%s/gpu_util.csv" % d)
results[d] = s
print(fmt % (label, "%d/%d" % (s["ok"],s["n"]),
"%.3f" % s["t50"], "%.3f" % s["t90"],
"%.3f" % s["p50"], "%.3f" % s["p90"],
"%.3f" % s["e50"], "%.1f" % g))
if "baseline_dash1" in results and "p2p_offload" in results:
b = results["baseline_dash1"]
a = results["p2p_offload"]
print()
print("DELTA (P2P vs Baseline):")
for label, bv, av in [
("TTFT p50", b["t50"], a["t50"]),
("TTFT p90", b["t90"], a["t90"]),
("TPOT p90", b["p90"], a["p90"]),
("E2E p50", b["e50"], a["e50"]),
]:
d = (av/bv-1)*100 if bv > 0 else 0
print(" %s: %.3f -> %.3f (%+.1f%%)" % (label, bv, av, d))