gpt-5.5-priority · original · l123_single_gpt
correct 73_Conv2d_BatchNorm_Scaling.py
model
gpt-5.5-priority
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1 / 1
tool calls
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0
wall clock
—
truncated
no
backend
cuda fp32
variant
original
runtime
2.24 μs
ref runtime
2.60 μs
speedup
1.16x
started
2026-05-05T01:09:24Z
timingkernelbench.timing
kernel runtime
2.24 μs
ref runtime
2.60 μs
speedup
1.16x
kernel mean / median / std
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numerical precisioneval_kernel_against_ref
max abs error
2.86e-06
mean abs error
2.44e-07
max rel error
748749.06
mean rel error
0.02
gpu memoryextended_metrics.measure_memory
kernel peak
1089.32 MB
ref peak
1089.29 MB
kernel / ref
1.00x
kernel launches / fusiontorch.profiler
kernel launches
14
ref launches
19
fusion ratio (ref / kernel)
1.36x
total cuda time
4848 μs
energyNVML (pynvml)
kernel mJ / run
241.30
ref mJ / run
242.10
ratio (ref / kernel)
1.00x
avg power
109.74 W
ref avg power
93.39 W
SOL (speed-of-light)nsight_hardware_counters
SOL score (0–1)
1.000
dram util %
100.0%
compute util %
100.0%
bottleneck
compute-bound
dominant pipe
FP32
arithmetic intensity
—
ridge point
20.00
roofline / occupancynsight_hardware_counters
dram bandwidth
6053.72 GB/s
dram util %
100.0%
fp32 tflops
—
fp32 util %
—
fp16 tflops
—
occupancy %
232.4%
bottleneck
compute-bound
dominant pipe %
112.6%
arithmetic intensity
—
ridge point
20.00
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L2 hit %
396.6%
ld sectors / req
45.06
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regs / thread
419
smem / block
43520 B
block size
1024
peak bw
3350.00 GB/s
peak fp32 tflops
67.00
peak fp16 tflops
1979.00
warp stalls (top 5)nsight
long_scoreboard
7670.6%
short_scoreboard
425.5%
mio_throttle
23.0%
reference PyTorch source (the prompt the agent sees)
import torch
import torch.nn as nn

class Model(nn.Module):
    """
    Simple model that performs a convolution, applies Batch Normalization, and scales the output.
    """
    def __init__(self, in_channels, out_channels, kernel_size, scaling_factor):
        super(Model, self).__init__()
        self.conv = nn.Conv2d(in_channels, out_channels, kernel_size)
        self.bn = nn.BatchNorm2d(out_channels)
        self.scaling_factor = scaling_factor

    def forward(self, x):
        x = self.conv(x)
        x = self.bn(x)
        x = x * self.scaling_factor
        return x

batch_size = 128
in_channels = 8
out_channels = 64
height, width = 128, 128
kernel_size = 3
scaling_factor = 2.0

def get_inputs():
    return [torch.rand(batch_size, in_channels, height, width)]

def get_init_inputs():
    return [in_channels, out_channels, kernel_size, scaling_factor]
turn 0 · FINAL · 1 tool call(s) · 77.6s turn · 77.6s LLM · 13,269 chars (click to expand)
turn 077.6s turn · 77.6s LLM · 0.0s tools · FINAL
reasoning
**Considering model structure** I'm thinking about whether we could leverage the structure more efficiently. The convolutional weights seem arbitrary in some contexts. It might be worth exploring if, during evaluation mode, batch normalization uses running statistics. This could lead to fusing the convolution, batch normalization, and scaling into a single kernel. For default training, I suppose using `model.eval()` could be beneficial for inference and to ensure accurate forward computation. There's a lot to ponder here! **Considering performance improvements** I’m thinking about the limitations they have on referencing. However, if I replace just BN+scale with a fused custom option, it might lead to some modest speed improvements. It’s interesting to consider how small tweaks can make a difference in performance, even if it’s not groundbreaking. I want to make sure I'm following the guidelines, but it's always good to explore new possibilities for optimization. **Evaluating CUDA kernel options** I'm considering if a custom CUDA kernel can replace the forward function. I think I need one, but using torch.conv might mostly speed up convolution time, especially in relation to batch normalization and multiplication. That might not be enough since the batch normalization and multiplication process for 130M elements takes significant resources. I see that using torch functions could be a bit of a fallback but might still be acceptable, especially for a custom operation. **Considering batch normalization training** I'm thinking that after convolution, I need batch normalization training. I could use torch.conv2d and then implement a custom batch normalization process to reduce stats and normalize. While PyTorch's batch normalization might be optimized, my custom reduction could be slower. I want to do a forward pass with a specific kernel for evaluation and potentially three custom kernels for training. If my reduction is efficient, it could be faster overall, so I want to focus on implementing this extension now. **Considering accumulation order** I’m thinking that the order of accumulation differs, and the variance error might be small, but I really need more precision overall. For random convolution, the value order could still be acceptable. I’m considering accumulating in double precision within threads and then reducing those doubles. I know atomicAdd for double is supported, but it could be slower, especially with C=64 and M at 2M, which leads to a hefty 130M reads.
call → submit_kernel
callsubmit_kernel { "kernel_code": "import torch\nimport torch.nn as nn\nimport torch.nn.functional as F\nfrom torch.utils.cpp_extension import load_inline\n\n_cpp_src = r'''\n#include <torch/extension.h>\n#include <c10/cuda/CUDAGuard.h>\n\nvoid bn_scale_cuda(torch::Tensor y, torch::Tensor gamma, torch::Tensor beta,\n torch::Tensor running_mean, torch::Tensor running_var,\n torch::Tensor out, torch::Tensor a, torch::Tensor b,\n torch::Tensor psum, torch::Tensor psq,\n bool training, double momentum, double eps, double scaling);\n\ntorch::Tensor bn_scale_forward(torch::Tensor y, torch::Tensor gamma, torch::Tensor beta,\n torch::Tensor running_mean, torch::Tensor running_var,\n bool training, double momentum, double eps, double scaling) {\n TORCH_CHECK(y.is_cuda(), \"y must be CUDA\");\n TORCH_CHECK(y.scalar_type() == torch::kFloat32, \"only float32 supported\");\n c10::cuda::CUDAGuard device_guard(y.device());\n y = y.contiguous();\n int64_t C = y.size(1);\n auto out = torch::empty_like(y);\n auto a = torch::empty({C}, y.options());\n auto b = torch::empty({C}, y.options());\n auto dopts = y.options().dtype(torch::kFloat64);\n torch::Tensor psum, psq;\n if (training) {\n psum = torch::empty({C, 32}, dopts);\n psq = torch::empty({C, 32}, dopts);\n } else {\n psum = torch::empty({0}, dopts);\n psq = torch::empty({0}, dopts);\n }\n bn_scale_cuda(y, gamma.contiguous(), beta.contiguous(), running_mean, running_var,\n out, a, b, psum, psq, training, momentum, eps, scaling);\n return out;\n}\n'''\n\n_cuda_src = r'''\n#include <torch/extension.h>\n#include <ATen/cuda/CUDAContext.h>\n#include <cuda.h>\n#include <cuda_runtime.h>\n\nstatic constexpr int THREADS = 256;\nstatic constexpr int PARTS = 32;\n\n__global__ void partial_stats_kernel(const float* __restrict__ y,\n double* __restrict__ psum,\n double* __restrict__ psq,\n int N, int C, int H, int W) {\n int c = blockIdx.x;\n int part = blockIdx.y;\n int tid = threadIdx.x;\n long HW = (long)H * W;\n long M = (long)N * HW;\n double s = 0.0;\n double q = 0.0;\n for (long m = (long)part * blockDim.x + tid; m < M; m += (long)blockDim.x * gridDim.y) {\n long n = m / HW;\n long r = m - n * HW;\n float v = y[(n * C + c) * HW + r];\n s += (double)v;\n q += (double)v * (double)v;\n }\n extern __shared__ double sh[];\n double* ss = sh;\n double* qq = sh + blockDim.x;\n ss[tid] = s;\n qq[tid] = q;\n __syncthreads();\n for (int stride = blockDim.x >> 1; stride > 0; stride >>= 1) {\n if (tid < stride) {\n ss[tid] += ss[tid + stride];\n qq[tid] += qq[tid + stride];\n }\n __syncthreads();\n }\n if (tid == 0) {\n psum[c * PARTS + part] = ss[0];\n psq [c * PARTS + part] = qq[0];\n }\n}\n\n__global__ void finalize_train_kernel(const double* __restrict__ psum,\n const double* __restrict__ psq,\n const float* __restrict__ gamma,\n const float* __restrict__ beta,\n float* __restrict__ running_mean,\n float* __restrict__ running_var,\n float* __restrict__ a,\n float* __restrict__ b,\n int C, long M, double momentum,\n double eps, double scaling) {\n int c = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n if (c >= C) return;\n double s = 0.0, q = 0.0;\n #pragma unroll\n for (int p = 0; p < PARTS; ++p) {\n s += psum[c * PARTS + p];\n q += psq [c * PARTS + p];\n }\n double mean = s / (double)M;\n double var = q / (double)M - mean * mean;\n if (var < 0.0) var = 0.0;\n double inv = rsqrt(var + eps);\n double g = (double)gamma[c];\n double be = (double)beta[c];\n double sc = scaling;\n a[c] = (float)(g * inv * sc);\n b[c] = (float)((be - mean * g * inv) * sc);\n\n // Match BatchNorm's running-stat update (unbiased variance for running_var).\n double unb = (M > 1) ? var * ((double)M / (double)(M - 1)) : var;\n running_mean[c] = (float)(((1.0 - momentum) * (double)running_mean[c]) + momentum * mean);\n running_var[c] = (float)(((1.0 - momentum) * (double)running_var[c]) + momentum * unb);\n}\n\n__global__ void coeff_eval_kernel(const float* __restrict__ gamma,\n const float* __restrict__ beta,\n const float* __restrict__ running_mean,\n const float* __restrict__ running_var,\n float* __restrict__ a,\n float* __restrict__ b,\n int C, double eps, double scaling) {\n int c = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n if (c >= C) return;\n double inv = rsqrt((double)running_var[c] + eps);\n double g = (double)gamma[c];\n double sc = scaling;\n a[c] = (float)(g * inv * sc);\n b[c] = (float)((double)beta[c] * sc - (double)running_mean[c] * g * inv * sc);\n}\n\n__global__ void apply_affine_kernel(const float* __restrict__ y,\n const float* __restrict__ a,\n const float* __restrict__ b,\n float* __restrict__ out,\n long total, int C, int H, int W) {\n long idx = (long)blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n long stride = (long)blockDim.x * gridDim.x;\n long HW = (long)H * W;\n for (; idx < total; idx += stride) {\n int c = (int)((idx / HW) % C);\n out[idx] = y[idx] * a[c] + b[c];\n }\n}\n\nvoid bn_scale_cuda(torch::Tensor y, torch::Tensor gamma, torch::Tensor beta,\n torch::Tensor running_mean, torch::Tensor running_var,\n torch::Tensor out, torch::Tensor a, torch::Tensor b,\n torch::Tensor psum, torch::Tensor psq,\n bool training, double momentum, double eps, double scaling) {\n int N = (int)y.size(0);\n int C = (int)y.size(1);\n int H = (int)y.size(2);\n int W = (int)y.size(3);\n long total = (long)N * C * H * W;\n long M = (long)N * H * W;\n cudaStream_t stream = at::cuda::getCurrentCUDAStream();\n if (training) {\n dim3 grid(C, PARTS);\n partial_stats_kernel<<<grid, THREADS, 2 * THREADS * sizeof(double), stream>>>(\n y.data_ptr<float>(), psum.data_ptr<double>(), psq.data_ptr<double>(), N, C, H, W);\n int blocksC = (C + 127) / 128;\n finalize_train_kernel<<<blocksC, 128, 0, stream>>>(\n psum.data_ptr<double>(), psq.data_ptr<double>(), gamma.data_ptr<float>(), beta.data_ptr<float>(),\n running_mean.data_ptr<float>(), running_var.data_ptr<float>(), a.data_ptr<float>(), b.data_ptr<float>(),\n C, M, momentum, eps, scaling);\n } else {\n int blocksC = (C + 127) / 128;\n coeff_eval_kernel<<<blocksC, 128, 0, stream>>>(\n gamma.data_ptr<float>(), beta.data_ptr<float>(), running_mean.data_ptr<float>(), running_var.data_ptr<float>(),\n a.data_ptr<float>(), b.data_ptr<float>(), C, eps, scaling);\n }\n int blocks = (int)((total + THREADS - 1) / THREADS);\n if (blocks > 65535) blocks = 65535;\n apply_affine_kernel<<<blocks, THREADS, 0, stream>>>(\n y.data_ptr<float>(), a.data_ptr<float>(), b.data_ptr<float>(), out.data_ptr<float>(), total, C, H, W);\n}\n'''\n\n_ext = load_inline(\n name=\"conv_bn_scale_fused_ext_v1\",\n cpp_sources=_cpp_src,\n cuda_sources=_cuda_src,\n functions=[\"bn_scale_forward\"],\n extra_cflags=[\"-O3\"],\n extra_cuda_cflags=[\"-O3\", \"--use_fast_math\"],\n verbose=False,\n)\n\nclass ModelNew(nn.Module):\n \"\"\"Conv2d followed by BatchNorm2d and a scalar multiply; BN affine+scale is fused.\"\"\"\n def __init__(self, in_channels, out_channels, kernel_size, scaling_factor):\n super(ModelNew, self).__init__()\n self.conv = nn.Conv2d(in_channels, out_channels, kernel_size)\n self.bn = nn.BatchNorm2d(out_channels)\n self.scaling_factor = scaling_factor\n\n def forward(self, x):\n y = self.conv(x)\n momentum = self.bn.momentum if self.bn.momentum is not None else 0.1\n if self.training and self.bn.track_running_stats:\n # Keep the observable BatchNorm buffer behavior consistent with PyTorch.\n self.bn.num_batches_tracked.add_(1)\n if self.bn.momentum is None:\n momentum = 1.0 / float(self.bn.num_batches_tracked.item())\n return _ext.bn_scale_forward(\n y, self.bn.weight, self.bn.bias, self.bn.running_mean, self.bn.running_var,\n bool(self.training), float(momentum), float(self.bn.eps), float(self.scaling_factor)\n )\n" }
result ← submit_kernel (ok)
oksubmit_kernel submit_kernel PASSED: (5 / 5) correctness trials all passed. Kernel runtime: 2.24 μs Runtime stats: mean=2.24μs median=?μs std=0.37μs Numerical precision: max_abs_err=2.86e-06 mean_abs_err=2.44e-07 max_rel_err=7.49e+05 Memory: 1089.32 MB peak (ref: 1089.29 MB, ratio: 1.0x) Kernel launches: 14 (ref: 19, fusion ratio: 1.3571) Energy: 241.3 mJ/run (ref: 242.1 mJ, ratio: 1.0033x) SOL score: 1.0
final submitted kernel (216 lines, 9,062 chars) — full source, untruncated
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import torch.nn.functional as F
from torch.utils.cpp_extension import load_inline

_cpp_src = r'''
#include <torch/extension.h>
#include <c10/cuda/CUDAGuard.h>

void bn_scale_cuda(torch::Tensor y, torch::Tensor gamma, torch::Tensor beta,
                   torch::Tensor running_mean, torch::Tensor running_var,
                   torch::Tensor out, torch::Tensor a, torch::Tensor b,
                   torch::Tensor psum, torch::Tensor psq,
                   bool training, double momentum, double eps, double scaling);

torch::Tensor bn_scale_forward(torch::Tensor y, torch::Tensor gamma, torch::Tensor beta,
                               torch::Tensor running_mean, torch::Tensor running_var,
                               bool training, double momentum, double eps, double scaling) {
    TORCH_CHECK(y.is_cuda(), "y must be CUDA");
    TORCH_CHECK(y.scalar_type() == torch::kFloat32, "only float32 supported");
    c10::cuda::CUDAGuard device_guard(y.device());
    y = y.contiguous();
    int64_t C = y.size(1);
    auto out = torch::empty_like(y);
    auto a = torch::empty({C}, y.options());
    auto b = torch::empty({C}, y.options());
    auto dopts = y.options().dtype(torch::kFloat64);
    torch::Tensor psum, psq;
    if (training) {
        psum = torch::empty({C, 32}, dopts);
        psq  = torch::empty({C, 32}, dopts);
    } else {
        psum = torch::empty({0}, dopts);
        psq  = torch::empty({0}, dopts);
    }
    bn_scale_cuda(y, gamma.contiguous(), beta.contiguous(), running_mean, running_var,
                  out, a, b, psum, psq, training, momentum, eps, scaling);
    return out;
}
'''

_cuda_src = r'''
#include <torch/extension.h>
#include <ATen/cuda/CUDAContext.h>
#include <cuda.h>
#include <cuda_runtime.h>

static constexpr int THREADS = 256;
static constexpr int PARTS = 32;

__global__ void partial_stats_kernel(const float* __restrict__ y,
                                     double* __restrict__ psum,
                                     double* __restrict__ psq,
                                     int N, int C, int H, int W) {
    int c = blockIdx.x;
    int part = blockIdx.y;
    int tid = threadIdx.x;
    long HW = (long)H * W;
    long M = (long)N * HW;
    double s = 0.0;
    double q = 0.0;
    for (long m = (long)part * blockDim.x + tid; m < M; m += (long)blockDim.x * gridDim.y) {
        long n = m / HW;
        long r = m - n * HW;
        float v = y[(n * C + c) * HW + r];
        s += (double)v;
        q += (double)v * (double)v;
    }
    extern __shared__ double sh[];
    double* ss = sh;
    double* qq = sh + blockDim.x;
    ss[tid] = s;
    qq[tid] = q;
    __syncthreads();
    for (int stride = blockDim.x >> 1; stride > 0; stride >>= 1) {
        if (tid < stride) {
            ss[tid] += ss[tid + stride];
            qq[tid] += qq[tid + stride];
        }
        __syncthreads();
    }
    if (tid == 0) {
        psum[c * PARTS + part] = ss[0];
        psq [c * PARTS + part] = qq[0];
    }
}

__global__ void finalize_train_kernel(const double* __restrict__ psum,
                                      const double* __restrict__ psq,
                                      const float* __restrict__ gamma,
                                      const float* __restrict__ beta,
                                      float* __restrict__ running_mean,
                                      float* __restrict__ running_var,
                                      float* __restrict__ a,
                                      float* __restrict__ b,
                                      int C, long M, double momentum,
                                      double eps, double scaling) {
    int c = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;
    if (c >= C) return;
    double s = 0.0, q = 0.0;
    #pragma unroll
    for (int p = 0; p < PARTS; ++p) {
        s += psum[c * PARTS + p];
        q += psq [c * PARTS + p];
    }
    double mean = s / (double)M;
    double var = q / (double)M - mean * mean;
    if (var < 0.0) var = 0.0;
    double inv = rsqrt(var + eps);
    double g = (double)gamma[c];
    double be = (double)beta[c];
    double sc = scaling;
    a[c] = (float)(g * inv * sc);
    b[c] = (float)((be - mean * g * inv) * sc);

    // Match BatchNorm's running-stat update (unbiased variance for running_var).
    double unb = (M > 1) ? var * ((double)M / (double)(M - 1)) : var;
    running_mean[c] = (float)(((1.0 - momentum) * (double)running_mean[c]) + momentum * mean);
    running_var[c]  = (float)(((1.0 - momentum) * (double)running_var[c])  + momentum * unb);
}

__global__ void coeff_eval_kernel(const float* __restrict__ gamma,
                                  const float* __restrict__ beta,
                                  const float* __restrict__ running_mean,
                                  const float* __restrict__ running_var,
                                  float* __restrict__ a,
                                  float* __restrict__ b,
                                  int C, double eps, double scaling) {
    int c = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;
    if (c >= C) return;
    double inv = rsqrt((double)running_var[c] + eps);
    double g = (double)gamma[c];
    double sc = scaling;
    a[c] = (float)(g * inv * sc);
    b[c] = (float)((double)beta[c] * sc - (double)running_mean[c] * g * inv * sc);
}

__global__ void apply_affine_kernel(const float* __restrict__ y,
                                    const float* __restrict__ a,
                                    const float* __restrict__ b,
                                    float* __restrict__ out,
                                    long total, int C, int H, int W) {
    long idx = (long)blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;
    long stride = (long)blockDim.x * gridDim.x;
    long HW = (long)H * W;
    for (; idx < total; idx += stride) {
        int c = (int)((idx / HW) % C);
        out[idx] = y[idx] * a[c] + b[c];
    }
}

void bn_scale_cuda(torch::Tensor y, torch::Tensor gamma, torch::Tensor beta,
                   torch::Tensor running_mean, torch::Tensor running_var,
                   torch::Tensor out, torch::Tensor a, torch::Tensor b,
                   torch::Tensor psum, torch::Tensor psq,
                   bool training, double momentum, double eps, double scaling) {
    int N = (int)y.size(0);
    int C = (int)y.size(1);
    int H = (int)y.size(2);
    int W = (int)y.size(3);
    long total = (long)N * C * H * W;
    long M = (long)N * H * W;
    cudaStream_t stream = at::cuda::getCurrentCUDAStream();
    if (training) {
        dim3 grid(C, PARTS);
        partial_stats_kernel<<<grid, THREADS, 2 * THREADS * sizeof(double), stream>>>(
            y.data_ptr<float>(), psum.data_ptr<double>(), psq.data_ptr<double>(), N, C, H, W);
        int blocksC = (C + 127) / 128;
        finalize_train_kernel<<<blocksC, 128, 0, stream>>>(
            psum.data_ptr<double>(), psq.data_ptr<double>(), gamma.data_ptr<float>(), beta.data_ptr<float>(),
            running_mean.data_ptr<float>(), running_var.data_ptr<float>(), a.data_ptr<float>(), b.data_ptr<float>(),
            C, M, momentum, eps, scaling);
    } else {
        int blocksC = (C + 127) / 128;
        coeff_eval_kernel<<<blocksC, 128, 0, stream>>>(
            gamma.data_ptr<float>(), beta.data_ptr<float>(), running_mean.data_ptr<float>(), running_var.data_ptr<float>(),
            a.data_ptr<float>(), b.data_ptr<float>(), C, eps, scaling);
    }
    int blocks = (int)((total + THREADS - 1) / THREADS);
    if (blocks > 65535) blocks = 65535;
    apply_affine_kernel<<<blocks, THREADS, 0, stream>>>(
        y.data_ptr<float>(), a.data_ptr<float>(), b.data_ptr<float>(), out.data_ptr<float>(), total, C, H, W);
}
'''

_ext = load_inline(
    name="conv_bn_scale_fused_ext_v1",
    cpp_sources=_cpp_src,
    cuda_sources=_cuda_src,
    functions=["bn_scale_forward"],
    extra_cflags=["-O3"],
    extra_cuda_cflags=["-O3", "--use_fast_math"],
    verbose=False,
)

class ModelNew(nn.Module):
    """Conv2d followed by BatchNorm2d and a scalar multiply; BN affine+scale is fused."""
    def __init__(self, in_channels, out_channels, kernel_size, scaling_factor):
        super(ModelNew, self).__init__()
        self.conv = nn.Conv2d(in_channels, out_channels, kernel_size)
        self.bn = nn.BatchNorm2d(out_channels)
        self.scaling_factor = scaling_factor

    def forward(self, x):
        y = self.conv(x)
        momentum = self.bn.momentum if self.bn.momentum is not None else 0.1
        if self.training and self.bn.track_running_stats:
            # Keep the observable BatchNorm buffer behavior consistent with PyTorch.
            self.bn.num_batches_tracked.add_(1)
            if self.bn.momentum is None:
                momentum = 1.0 / float(self.bn.num_batches_tracked.item())
        return _ext.bn_scale_forward(
            y, self.bn.weight, self.bn.bias, self.bn.running_mean, self.bn.running_var,
            bool(self.training), float(momentum), float(self.bn.eps), float(self.scaling_factor)
        )