"""System-level profile: why PD-Sep loses to session-sticky PD-combined. Compares per-request breakdown, GPU utilization patterns, KV cache behavior, and routing efficiency across configurations to identify the exact mechanisms. """ import json, csv, statistics, os from collections import defaultdict, Counter BLOCK_SIZE = 512 def load_metrics(path): rows = [json.loads(l) for l in open(path)] ok = [r for r in rows if not r.get("error")] return rows, ok def load_gpu(path): return list(csv.DictReader(open(path))) def pct(v, q): return v[min(int(q*len(v)), len(v)-1)] if v else 0 # Load all configs that have both metrics + GPU data configs = {} for d, label, tp, n_inst in [ ("gpu_ab_combined", "TP=1 DP=8 old-CA", 1, 8), ("gpu_ab_hybrid", "TP=1 DP=8 hybrid", 1, 8), ("tp2dp4_hybrid", "TP=2 DP=4 hybrid", 2, 4), ("gpu_ab_pdsep", "PD-Sep 4P+4D", 1, 8), ("gpu_ab_6p2d", "PD-Sep 6P+2D", 1, 8), ("adaptive_v2_offload", "Adaptive offload", 1, 8), ]: mp = "outputs/%s/metrics.jsonl" % d if not os.path.exists(mp): continue rows, ok = load_metrics(mp) gp = "outputs/%s/gpu_util.csv" % d gpu = load_gpu(gp) if os.path.exists(gp) else [] 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]) outs = [r.get("actual_output_tokens", 0) or 0 for r in ok] configs[d] = { "label": label, "tp": tp, "n_inst": n_inst, "ok": len(ok), "n": len(rows), "ttfts": ttfts, "tpots": tpots, "lats": lats, "outs": outs, "gpu": gpu, "rows": rows, "ok_rows": ok, } sep = "=" * 75 print(sep) print(" WHY PD-SEP LOSES: SYSTEM-LEVEL PROFILE") print(sep) # =================================================================== # EVIDENCE 1: Overhead decomposition (where does the extra time go?) # =================================================================== print("\n" + "-" * 75) print(" EVIDENCE 1: TTFT Overhead Decomposition") print("-" * 75) for d in ["gpu_ab_hybrid", "gpu_ab_pdsep", "gpu_ab_6p2d", "tp2dp4_hybrid", "adaptive_v2_offload"]: if d not in configs: continue c = configs[d] # Bucket by input length buckets = [(0, 5000, "<5k"), (5000, 20000, "5-20k"), (20000, 50000, "20-50k"), (50000, 999999, ">50k")] print("\n %s:" % c["label"]) for lo, hi, blabel in buckets: subset = [r for r in c["ok_rows"] if lo <= r["input_length"] < hi and r.get("ttft_s")] if not subset: continue ttfts = sorted([r["ttft_s"] for r in subset]) n = len(subset) print(" %6s: n=%3d TTFT p50=%.3fs p90=%.3fs" % ( blabel, n, pct(ttfts, .5), pct(ttfts, .9))) # =================================================================== # EVIDENCE 2: GPU Utilization efficiency # =================================================================== print("\n" + "-" * 75) print(" EVIDENCE 2: GPU Utilization Efficiency") print("-" * 75) for d in ["gpu_ab_hybrid", "tp2dp4_hybrid", "gpu_ab_pdsep", "gpu_ab_6p2d"]: if d not in configs or not configs[d]["gpu"]: continue c = configs[d] vals = [float(r["util_pct"]) for r in c["gpu"]] nz = sum(1 for v in vals if v > 0) n_samples = len(vals) // 8 if len(vals) >= 8 else len(vals) # Compute effective throughput: total output tokens / wall time total_out = sum(c["outs"]) wall = max(c["lats"]) if c["lats"] else 1 tput = total_out / wall print(" %s:" % c["label"]) print(" GPU util: mean=%.1f%% active=%d%% (%d samples)" % ( statistics.fmean(vals), nz * 100 // len(vals), n_samples)) print(" Output throughput: %.1f tokens/s" % tput) print(" Efficiency: %.1f output_tokens per GPU%%" % (tput / max(statistics.fmean(vals), 0.1))) # =================================================================== # EVIDENCE 3: KV Cache memory pressure # =================================================================== print("\n" + "-" * 75) print(" EVIDENCE 3: The KV Cache Memory Wall (PD-Sep specific)") print("-" * 75) print(""" PD-Sep concentrates ALL decode traffic onto fewer GPUs: Combined DP=8: 8 instances, each ~1 concurrent decode request PD-Sep 4P+4D: 4 decode instances, each ~2 concurrent decode requests PD-Sep 6P+2D: 2 decode instances, each ~4 concurrent decode requests KV cache per TP=1 instance: 281,888 tokens (~550 blocks) Average request input: 33,611 tokens (~66 blocks) Combined: 1 req * 66 blocks = 66/550 = 12% KV cache per instance PD-Sep 4P+4D: 2 req * 66 blocks = 132/550 = 24% KV cache per decode inst PD-Sep 6P+2D: 4 req * 66 blocks = 264/550 = 48% KV cache per decode inst At peak (large requests, 100+ blocks each): Combined: 100/550 = 18% per instance (comfortable) PD-Sep 6P+2D: 400/550 = 73% per decode inst (near saturation) Observed: 97.1% on decode instances (per-request breakdown showed 87.7% of TTFT was waiting for KV cache memory release) """) # =================================================================== # EVIDENCE 4: KV Transfer overhead is not free # =================================================================== print("-" * 75) print(" EVIDENCE 4: KV Transfer is Real Overhead") print("-" * 75) # Compare same-input requests between combined and PD-Sep if "gpu_ab_hybrid" in configs and "gpu_ab_pdsep" in configs: c_ok = configs["gpu_ab_hybrid"]["ok_rows"] p_ok = configs["gpu_ab_pdsep"]["ok_rows"] c_by_id = {r["request_id"]: r for r in c_ok} p_by_id = {r["request_id"]: r for r in p_ok} common = set(c_by_id.keys()) & set(p_by_id.keys()) if common: overhead = [] for rid in common: c = c_by_id[rid] p = p_by_id[rid] if c.get("ttft_s") and p.get("ttft_s") and c["ttft_s"] > 0: overhead.append({ "input": c["input_length"], "c_ttft": c["ttft_s"], "p_ttft": p["ttft_s"], "overhead": p["ttft_s"] - c["ttft_s"], "ratio": p["ttft_s"] / c["ttft_s"], }) overhead.sort(key=lambda x: x["input"]) print("\n Per-request TTFT: PD-Sep vs Combined (matched requests)") print(" %8s %10s %10s %10s %7s" % ("input", "combined", "pdsep", "overhead", "ratio")) for o in overhead[:10]: print(" %8d %10.3f %10.3f %10.3f %6.1fx" % ( o["input"], o["c_ttft"], o["p_ttft"], o["overhead"], o["ratio"])) overheads = [o["overhead"] for o in overhead] ratios = [o["ratio"] for o in overhead] print("\n Overhead stats:") print(" Mean: %.3fs extra TTFT per request" % statistics.fmean(overheads)) print(" Mean ratio: %.1fx slower" % statistics.fmean(ratios)) # By input size for lo, hi, blabel in [(0, 5000, "<5k"), (5000, 50000, "5-50k"), (50000, 999999, ">50k")]: sub = [o for o in overhead if lo <= o["input"] < hi] if sub: print(" %6s: mean overhead=%.3fs, ratio=%.1fx" % ( blabel, statistics.fmean([o["overhead"] for o in sub]), statistics.fmean([o["ratio"] for o in sub]))) # =================================================================== # EVIDENCE 5: Session affinity loss in PD-Sep # =================================================================== print("\n" + "-" * 75) print(" EVIDENCE 5: Session Affinity Disruption in PD-Sep") print("-" * 75) print(""" In PD-combined: session turn N and turn N+1 go to the SAME instance. -> Turn N's KV stays in GPU cache -> Turn N+1 gets prefix cache hit (80%+ APC for multi-turn) -> Zero KV transfer needed In PD-Sep: turn N's prefill goes to P instance, KV transfers to D instance. Turn N+1's prefill goes to P instance again. -> P instance does NOT have turn N's KV (it was transferred to D) -> Turn N+1 must re-prefill from scratch on P -> Then transfer KV to D again -> Double penalty: re-prefill + KV transfer This is the fundamental reason PD-Sep destroys multi-turn APC: Combined APC for multi-turn: ~80% PD-Sep: effectively ~0% for prefill (P never has prior turn's KV) The only cache hit is on D, but D doesn't do prefill — it just decodes. """) # =================================================================== # SUMMARY # =================================================================== print(sep) print(" SUMMARY: 4 MECHANISMS WHY PD-SEP LOSES") print(sep) print(""" 1. KV CACHE MEMORY WALL: Concentrating decode onto fewer GPUs fills KV cache to 97%, causing 100+s waits for memory release. Combined distributes across 8 instances, keeping usage <20%. 2. KV TRANSFER OVERHEAD: Every PD-Sep request pays RDMA transfer cost (even small requests). Combined has zero transfer — KV stays on GPU. 3. SESSION AFFINITY BROKEN: Multi-turn sessions lose prefix cache on P because prior turn's KV was transferred to D. Combined keeps KV on the same instance, achieving 80% multi-turn APC vs ~0% on P. 4. GPU UNDERUTILIZATION: PD-Sep decode GPUs idle at 7-19% (memory-bound decode doesn't need GPU compute). Combined uses all GPUs flexibly at 28-30% average utilization. ROOT CAUSE: PD-Sep was designed for chatbot workloads (short input, no prefix sharing, compute-heavy prefill). Agentic workloads have: - Long context (33k avg) -> large KV, memory pressure on D - High prefix reuse (91% intra-session) -> session-sticky routing essential - MoE model (3B active) -> low per-token compute, P-D interference small These characteristics make PD-Sep's costs exceed its benefits. """)