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compile error: Error building extension 'vanilla_rnn_fused_ext_v1': [1/3] /opt/conda/bin/x86_64-conda-linux-gnu-c++ -MMD -MF main.o.d -DTORCH_EXTENSION_NAME=vanilla_rnn_fused_ext_v1 -DTORCH_API_INCLUDE_EXTENSION_H -isystem /scratch/abaner/KernelBench/.venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torch/include -isystem /scratch/abaner/KernelBench/.venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torch/include/torch/csrc/api/include -isystem /usr/local/cuda/include -isystem /opt/conda/include/python3.10 -fPIC -std=c++17 -O3 -c /scratch/abaner/KernelBench/runs/l123_single_gpt/original/gpt-5.5-priority/level_3_problem_34_cache/k_fab71b5b
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import torch
import torch.nn as nn

class Model(nn.Module):
    def __init__(self, input_size: int, hidden_size: int, output_size: int):
        """
        Initialize the Vanilla RNN model.

        :param input_size: The number of input features (int).
        :param hidden_size: The size of the hidden state (int).
        :param output_size: The number of output features (int).
        """
        super(Model, self).__init__()
        self.input_size = input_size
        self.hidden_size = hidden_size
        self.output_size = output_size

        # Define the RNN cell components (input to hidden, hidden to hidden, and hidden to output)
        self.i2h = nn.Linear(input_size + hidden_size, hidden_size)  # Input to hidden
        self.h2o = nn.Linear(hidden_size, output_size)  # Hidden to output
        self.tanh = nn.Tanh()  # Activation function for hidden state

    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor, h0: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
        """
        Forward pass of the Vanilla RNN.

        :param x: Input tensor of shape (seq_len, batch_size, input_size)
        :param h0: Initial hidden state tensor of shape (batch_size, hidden_size)
        :return: Output tensor of shape (seq_len, batch_size, output_size)
        """
        seq_len, batch_size, _ = x.size()
        hidden = h0.to(x.device)
        outputs = []

        for t in range(seq_len):
            combined = torch.cat((x[t], hidden), dim=1)  # Concatenate input and hidden state
            hidden = self.tanh(self.i2h(combined))  # Update hidden state
            output = self.h2o(hidden)  # Compute output
            outputs.append(output)

        return torch.stack(outputs, dim=0)  # (seq_len, batch_size, output_size)

# === Test configuration ===
batch_size = 8
input_size = 1024
hidden_size = 256
output_size = 128
sequence_length = 256

def get_inputs():
    return [
        torch.rand(sequence_length, batch_size, input_size),
        torch.rand(batch_size, hidden_size)
    ]

def get_init_inputs():
    return [input_size, hidden_size, output_size]
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reasoning
**Considering cuBLAS usage** I’m thinking about using cuBLAS for input precomputation and how that might affect the output. It's interesting to consider how the output depends on the hidden sequence after recurrence. I want to ensure I’m using cuBLAS optimally so that everything aligns well. It’s essential to think through the implications of this setup for the overall process. Let's explore this further! **Analyzing accuracy in calculations** I’m considering whether there’s an error in using tanhf for accuracy. The order of floating point accumulation differs from torch matmul, and I’m thinking a tolerance of 1e-4 might be reasonable. The cublas GEMM needs to be comparable, but the reference for i2h combines inputs in a different way. Using FP32 with tanh might work out, but I have to check if the accuracy remains within acceptable error margins, which could range from a few e-5 to 1e-4. **Evaluating TF32 settings in PyTorch** I’m looking into whether `torch.backends.cuda.matmul.allow_tf32` is set to False in PyTorch, which might apply to matmul but not convolution operations. The custom cublas default math mode could potentially use TF32 if that's allowed. If the reference uses torch.linear, it likely employs TF32 as well. I'm questioning if TF32 is disabled based on a tolerance of 1e-4, while TF32 errors could be around 1e-2. Also, I’ll check on bias handling in input operations for consistency.
call → submit_kernel
callsubmit_kernel { "kernel_code": "import torch\nimport torch.nn as nn\nfrom torch.utils.cpp_extension import load_inline\n\n\n_cpp_src = r\"\"\"\n#include <torch/extension.h>\n\ntorch::Tensor rnn_forward(torch::Tensor x,\n torch::Tensor h0,\n torch::Tensor w_i2h,\n torch::Tensor b_i2h,\n torch::Tensor w_h2o,\n torch::Tensor b_h2o);\n\"\"\"\n\n_cuda_src = r\"\"\"\n#include <torch/extension.h>\n#include <ATen/cuda/CUDAContext.h>\n#include <c10/cuda/CUDAException.h>\n#include <cuda_runtime.h>\n#include <cublas_v2.h>\n#include <math.h>\n\n#define MAX_H 256\n\n__global__ void rnn_recur_kernel(const float* __restrict__ inpart,\n const float* __restrict__ h0,\n const float* __restrict__ w_hh_base,\n const float* __restrict__ b_h,\n float* __restrict__ hidden_seq,\n int T, int B, int H, int total_in)\n{\n int b = blockIdx.x;\n int tid = threadIdx.x;\n __shared__ float prev[MAX_H];\n __shared__ float curr[MAX_H];\n\n if (tid < H) prev[tid] = h0[b * H + tid];\n __syncthreads();\n\n for (int t = 0; t < T; ++t) {\n if (tid < H) {\n float acc = inpart[(t * B + b) * H + tid] + b_h[tid];\n const float* wrow = w_hh_base + tid * total_in;\n #pragma unroll 4\n for (int k = 0; k < MAX_H; ++k) {\n acc = fmaf(prev[k], wrow[k], acc);\n }\n float hv = tanhf(acc);\n curr[tid] = hv;\n hidden_seq[(t * B + b) * H + tid] = hv;\n }\n __syncthreads();\n if (tid < H) prev[tid] = curr[tid];\n __syncthreads();\n }\n}\n\n__global__ void add_bias_kernel(float* __restrict__ y, const float* __restrict__ bias, int n, int O)\n{\n int idx = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n if (idx < n) y[idx] += bias[idx % O];\n}\n\nstatic inline void rowmajor_A_times_Wt(cublasHandle_t handle,\n const float* A, const float* W,\n float* C,\n int M, int K, int N, int W_ld,\n cudaStream_t stream)\n{\n const float alpha = 1.0f;\n const float beta = 0.0f;\n // Row-major C[M,N] = A[M,K] * W[N,K]^T.\n // Interpret row-major buffers as column-major transposes and compute C^T = W * A^T.\n CUBLAS_CHECK(cublasSetStream(handle, stream));\n CUBLAS_CHECK(cublasSgemm(handle,\n CUBLAS_OP_T, CUBLAS_OP_N,\n N, M, K,\n &alpha,\n W, W_ld,\n A, K,\n &beta,\n C, N));\n}\n\ntorch::Tensor rnn_forward(torch::Tensor x,\n torch::Tensor h0,\n torch::Tensor w_i2h,\n torch::Tensor b_i2h,\n torch::Tensor w_h2o,\n torch::Tensor b_h2o)\n{\n TORCH_CHECK(x.is_cuda(), \"x must be CUDA\");\n TORCH_CHECK(h0.is_cuda(), \"h0 must be CUDA\");\n TORCH_CHECK(x.scalar_type() == at::kFloat, \"only fp32 supported\");\n\n const int T = (int)x.size(0);\n const int B = (int)x.size(1);\n const int I = (int)x.size(2);\n const int H = (int)h0.size(1);\n const int O = (int)w_h2o.size(0);\n const int total_in = I + H;\n TORCH_CHECK(H == MAX_H, \"this optimized kernel expects hidden_size=256\");\n\n auto opts = x.options();\n torch::Tensor inpart = torch::empty({T * B, H}, opts);\n torch::Tensor hidden_seq = torch::empty({T * B, H}, opts);\n torch::Tensor out = torch::empty({T * B, O}, opts);\n\n cudaStream_t stream = at::cuda::getCurrentCUDAStream();\n cublasHandle_t handle = at::cuda::getCurrentCUDABlasHandle();\n\n rowmajor_A_times_Wt(handle,\n x.data_ptr<float>(), w_i2h.data_ptr<float>(), inpart.data_ptr<float>(),\n T * B, I, H, total_in, stream);\n\n rnn_recur_kernel<<<B, 256, 0, stream>>>(inpart.data_ptr<float>(),\n h0.data_ptr<float>(),\n w_i2h.data_ptr<float>() + I,\n b_i2h.data_ptr<float>(),\n hidden_seq.data_ptr<float>(),\n T, B, H, total_in);\n C10_CUDA_KERNEL_LAUNCH_CHECK();\n\n rowmajor_A_times_Wt(handle,\n hidden_seq.data_ptr<float>(), w_h2o.data_ptr<float>(), out.data_ptr<float>(),\n T * B, H, O, H, stream);\n\n int nout = T * B * O;\n add_bias_kernel<<<(nout + 255) / 256, 256, 0, stream>>>(out.data_ptr<float>(), b_h2o.data_ptr<float>(), nout, O);\n C10_CUDA_KERNEL_LAUNCH_CHECK();\n\n return out.view({T, B, O});\n}\n\"\"\"\n\n_ext = load_inline(\n name=\"vanilla_rnn_fused_ext_v1\",\n cpp_sources=_cpp_src,\n cuda_sources=_cuda_src,\n functions=[\"rnn_forward\"],\n with_cuda=True,\n extra_cflags=[\"-O3\"],\n extra_cuda_cflags=[\"-O3\", \"--use_fast_math\"],\n extra_ldflags=[\"-lcublas\"],\n verbose=False,\n)\n\n\nclass ModelNew(nn.Module):\n def __init__(self, input_size: int, hidden_size: int, output_size: int):\n super(ModelNew, self).__init__()\n self.input_size = input_size\n self.hidden_size = hidden_size\n self.output_size = output_size\n self.i2h = nn.Linear(input_size + hidden_size, hidden_size)\n self.h2o = nn.Linear(hidden_size, output_size)\n self.tanh = nn.Tanh()\n\n def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor, h0: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:\n if not x.is_contiguous():\n x = x.contiguous()\n h0 = h0.to(device=x.device)\n if not h0.is_contiguous():\n h0 = h0.contiguous()\n return _ext.rnn_forward(x, h0, self.i2h.weight, self.i2h.bias, self.h2o.weight, self.h2o.bias)\n" }
result ← submit_kernel (fail)
failsubmit_kernel submit_kernel FAILED: kernel did not compile. Error building extension 'vanilla_rnn_fused_ext_v1': [1/3] /opt/conda/bin/x86_64-conda-linux-gnu-c++ -MMD -MF main.o.d -DTORCH_EXTENSION_NAME=vanilla_rnn_fused_ext_v1 -DTORCH_API_INCLUDE_EXTENSION_H -isystem /scratch/abaner/KernelBench/.venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torch/include -isystem /scratch/abaner/KernelBench/.venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torch/include/torch/csrc/api/include -isystem /usr/local/cuda/include -isystem /opt/conda/include/python3.10 -fPIC -std=c++17 -O3 -c /scratch/abaner/KernelBench/runs/l123_single_gpt/original/gpt-5.5-priority/level_3_problem_34_cache/k_fab71b5b0395/vanilla_rnn_fused_ext_v1/main.cpp -o main.o [2/3] /usr/local/cuda/bin/nvcc -MD -MF cuda.cuda.o.d -ccbin /opt/conda/bin/x86_64-conda-linux-gnu-cc -DTORCH_EXTENSION_NAME=vanilla_rnn_fused_ext_v1 -DTORCH_API_INCLUDE_EXTENSION_H -isystem /scratch/abaner/KernelBench/.venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torch/include -isystem /scratch/abaner/KernelBench/.venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torch/include/torch/csrc/api/include -isystem /usr/local/cuda/include -isystem /opt/conda/include/python3.10 -D__CUDA_NO_HALF_OPERATORS__ -D__CUDA_NO_HALF_CONVERSIONS__ -D__CUDA_NO_BFLOAT16_CONVERSIONS__ -D__CUDA_NO_HALF2_OPERATORS__ --expt-relaxed-constexpr -gencode=arch=compute_90,code=compute_90 -gencode=arch=compute_90,code=sm_90 --compiler-options '-fPIC' -O3 --use_fast_math -std=c++17 -c /scratch/abaner/KernelBench/runs/l123_single_gpt/original/gpt-5.5-priority/level_3_problem_34_cache/k_fab71b5b0395/vanilla_rnn_fused_ext_v1/cuda.cu -o cuda.cuda.o FAILED: [code=2] cuda.cuda.o /usr/local/cuda/bin/nvcc -MD -MF cuda.cuda.o.d -ccbin /opt/conda/bin/x86_64-conda-linux-gnu-cc -DTORCH_EXTENSION_NAME=vanilla_rnn_fused_ext_v1 -DTORCH_API_INCLUDE_EXTENSION_H -isystem /scratch/abaner/KernelBench/.venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torch/include -isystem /scratch/abaner/KernelBench/.venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torch/include/torch/csrc/api/include -isystem /usr/local/cuda/include -isystem /opt/conda/include/python3.10 -D__CUDA_NO_HALF_OPERATORS__ -D__CUDA_NO_HALF_CONVERSIONS__ -D__CUDA_NO_BFLOAT16_CONVERSIONS__ -D__CUDA_NO_HALF2_OPERATORS__ --expt-relaxed-constexpr -gencode=arch=compute_90,code=compute_90 -gencode=arch=compute_90,code=sm_90 --compiler-options '-fPIC' -O3 --use_fast_math -std=c++17 -c /scratch/abaner/KernelBench/runs/l123_single_gpt/original/gpt-5.5-priority/level_3_problem_34_cache/k_fab71b5b0395/vanilla_rnn_fused_ext_v1/cuda.cu -o cuda.cuda.o nvcc warning : incompatible redefinition for option 'compiler-bindir', the last value of this option was used /scratch/abaner/KernelBench/runs/l123_single_gpt/original/gpt-5.5-priority/level_3_problem_34_cache/k_fab71b5b0395/vanilla_rnn_fused_ext_v1/cuda.cu(63): error: identifier "CUBLAS_CHECK" is undefined CUBLAS_CHECK( ^ 1 error detected in the compilation of "/scratch/abaner/KernelBench/runs/l123_single_gpt/original/gpt-5.5-priority/level_3_problem_34_cache/k_fab71b5b0395/vanilla_rnn_fused_ext_v1/cuda.cu". ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
final submitted kernel (168 lines, 5,994 chars) — full source, untruncated
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
from torch.utils.cpp_extension import load_inline


_cpp_src = r"""
#include <torch/extension.h>

torch::Tensor rnn_forward(torch::Tensor x,
                          torch::Tensor h0,
                          torch::Tensor w_i2h,
                          torch::Tensor b_i2h,
                          torch::Tensor w_h2o,
                          torch::Tensor b_h2o);
"""

_cuda_src = r"""
#include <torch/extension.h>
#include <ATen/cuda/CUDAContext.h>
#include <c10/cuda/CUDAException.h>
#include <cuda_runtime.h>
#include <cublas_v2.h>
#include <math.h>

#define MAX_H 256

__global__ void rnn_recur_kernel(const float* __restrict__ inpart,
                                 const float* __restrict__ h0,
                                 const float* __restrict__ w_hh_base,
                                 const float* __restrict__ b_h,
                                 float* __restrict__ hidden_seq,
                                 int T, int B, int H, int total_in)
{
    int b = blockIdx.x;
    int tid = threadIdx.x;
    __shared__ float prev[MAX_H];
    __shared__ float curr[MAX_H];

    if (tid < H) prev[tid] = h0[b * H + tid];
    __syncthreads();

    for (int t = 0; t < T; ++t) {
        if (tid < H) {
            float acc = inpart[(t * B + b) * H + tid] + b_h[tid];
            const float* wrow = w_hh_base + tid * total_in;
            #pragma unroll 4
            for (int k = 0; k < MAX_H; ++k) {
                acc = fmaf(prev[k], wrow[k], acc);
            }
            float hv = tanhf(acc);
            curr[tid] = hv;
            hidden_seq[(t * B + b) * H + tid] = hv;
        }
        __syncthreads();
        if (tid < H) prev[tid] = curr[tid];
        __syncthreads();
    }
}

__global__ void add_bias_kernel(float* __restrict__ y, const float* __restrict__ bias, int n, int O)
{
    int idx = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;
    if (idx < n) y[idx] += bias[idx % O];
}

static inline void rowmajor_A_times_Wt(cublasHandle_t handle,
                                       const float* A, const float* W,
                                       float* C,
                                       int M, int K, int N, int W_ld,
                                       cudaStream_t stream)
{
    const float alpha = 1.0f;
    const float beta = 0.0f;
    // Row-major C[M,N] = A[M,K] * W[N,K]^T.
    // Interpret row-major buffers as column-major transposes and compute C^T = W * A^T.
    CUBLAS_CHECK(cublasSetStream(handle, stream));
    CUBLAS_CHECK(cublasSgemm(handle,
                             CUBLAS_OP_T, CUBLAS_OP_N,
                             N, M, K,
                             &alpha,
                             W, W_ld,
                             A, K,
                             &beta,
                             C, N));
}

torch::Tensor rnn_forward(torch::Tensor x,
                          torch::Tensor h0,
                          torch::Tensor w_i2h,
                          torch::Tensor b_i2h,
                          torch::Tensor w_h2o,
                          torch::Tensor b_h2o)
{
    TORCH_CHECK(x.is_cuda(), "x must be CUDA");
    TORCH_CHECK(h0.is_cuda(), "h0 must be CUDA");
    TORCH_CHECK(x.scalar_type() == at::kFloat, "only fp32 supported");

    const int T = (int)x.size(0);
    const int B = (int)x.size(1);
    const int I = (int)x.size(2);
    const int H = (int)h0.size(1);
    const int O = (int)w_h2o.size(0);
    const int total_in = I + H;
    TORCH_CHECK(H == MAX_H, "this optimized kernel expects hidden_size=256");

    auto opts = x.options();
    torch::Tensor inpart = torch::empty({T * B, H}, opts);
    torch::Tensor hidden_seq = torch::empty({T * B, H}, opts);
    torch::Tensor out = torch::empty({T * B, O}, opts);

    cudaStream_t stream = at::cuda::getCurrentCUDAStream();
    cublasHandle_t handle = at::cuda::getCurrentCUDABlasHandle();

    rowmajor_A_times_Wt(handle,
                        x.data_ptr<float>(), w_i2h.data_ptr<float>(), inpart.data_ptr<float>(),
                        T * B, I, H, total_in, stream);

    rnn_recur_kernel<<<B, 256, 0, stream>>>(inpart.data_ptr<float>(),
                                            h0.data_ptr<float>(),
                                            w_i2h.data_ptr<float>() + I,
                                            b_i2h.data_ptr<float>(),
                                            hidden_seq.data_ptr<float>(),
                                            T, B, H, total_in);
    C10_CUDA_KERNEL_LAUNCH_CHECK();

    rowmajor_A_times_Wt(handle,
                        hidden_seq.data_ptr<float>(), w_h2o.data_ptr<float>(), out.data_ptr<float>(),
                        T * B, H, O, H, stream);

    int nout = T * B * O;
    add_bias_kernel<<<(nout + 255) / 256, 256, 0, stream>>>(out.data_ptr<float>(), b_h2o.data_ptr<float>(), nout, O);
    C10_CUDA_KERNEL_LAUNCH_CHECK();

    return out.view({T, B, O});
}
"""

_ext = load_inline(
    name="vanilla_rnn_fused_ext_v1",
    cpp_sources=_cpp_src,
    cuda_sources=_cuda_src,
    functions=["rnn_forward"],
    with_cuda=True,
    extra_cflags=["-O3"],
    extra_cuda_cflags=["-O3", "--use_fast_math"],
    extra_ldflags=["-lcublas"],
    verbose=False,
)


class ModelNew(nn.Module):
    def __init__(self, input_size: int, hidden_size: int, output_size: int):
        super(ModelNew, self).__init__()
        self.input_size = input_size
        self.hidden_size = hidden_size
        self.output_size = output_size
        self.i2h = nn.Linear(input_size + hidden_size, hidden_size)
        self.h2o = nn.Linear(hidden_size, output_size)
        self.tanh = nn.Tanh()

    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor, h0: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
        if not x.is_contiguous():
            x = x.contiguous()
        h0 = h0.to(device=x.device)
        if not h0.is_contiguous():
            h0 = h0.contiguous()
        return _ext.rnn_forward(x, h0, self.i2h.weight, self.i2h.bias, self.h2o.weight, self.h2o.bias)