grok-4.3 · popcorn · pop_l123_st_gpt
correct 7_GaussianProcessRegression.py
model
grok-4.3
turns / max
1 / 1
tool calls
1
tokens (total)
2959
wall clock
515.6s
truncated
no
backend
cuda fp32
variant
popcorn
runtime
12.30 μs
ref runtime
5.51 μs
speedup
0.45x
started
2026-05-11T09:31:52Z
timingkernelbench.timing
kernel runtime
12.30 μs
ref runtime
5.51 μs
speedup
0.45x
kernel mean / median / std
12.30 / — / 0.01 μs
ref mean / median / std
5.51 / — / 1.60 μs
numerical precisioneval_kernel_against_ref
max abs error
6.48e-05
mean abs error
5.62e-06
max rel error
0.02
mean rel error
2.91e-05
gpu memoryextended_metrics.measure_memory
kernel peak
34.75 MB
ref peak
37.03 MB
kernel / ref
0.94x
kernel launches / fusiontorch.profiler
kernel launches
101
ref launches
140
fusion ratio (ref / kernel)
1.39x
total cuda time
16001 μs
energyNVML (pynvml)
kernel mJ / run
3627.54
ref mJ / run
725.96
ratio (ref / kernel)
0.20x
avg power
295.86 W
ref avg power
137.19 W
SOL (speed-of-light)heuristic_from_speedup
SOL score (0–1)
0.045
dram util %
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compute util %
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bottleneck
unknown
dominant pipe
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arithmetic intensity
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ridge point
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fp32 tflops
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reference PyTorch source (the prompt the agent sees)
import torch
import torch.nn as nn


class Model(nn.Module):
    """
    Gaussian Process posterior predictive distribution via Cholesky
    decomposition.  Computes the predictive mean and variance at test
    points given training data and an RBF kernel.  The Cholesky solve
    is the computational bottleneck in exact GP inference.
    """

    def __init__(self, input_dim, noise=0.01, lengthscale=1.0, variance=1.0):
        super().__init__()
        self.noise = noise
        self.log_lengthscale = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor(lengthscale).log())
        self.log_variance = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor(variance).log())

    def _rbf_kernel(self, X1, X2):
        l2 = self.log_lengthscale.exp() ** 2
        var = self.log_variance.exp()
        dist_sq = ((X1.unsqueeze(2) - X2.unsqueeze(1)) ** 2).sum(-1)
        return var * torch.exp(-0.5 * dist_sq / l2)

    def forward(
        self, X_train: torch.Tensor, Y_train: torch.Tensor, X_test: torch.Tensor
    ) -> tuple:
        """
        Args:
            X_train: (B, N, D)
            Y_train: (B, N, 1)
            X_test:  (B, M, D)
        Returns:
            (mean, var):
                mean: (B, M, 1) – predictive mean
                var:  (B, M)    – predictive variance
        """
        K_nn = self._rbf_kernel(X_train, X_train)
        K_nn = K_nn + self.noise * torch.eye(K_nn.shape[-1], device=K_nn.device).unsqueeze(0)
        K_nm = self._rbf_kernel(X_train, X_test)
        K_mm = self._rbf_kernel(X_test, X_test)

        L = torch.linalg.cholesky(K_nn)
        alpha = torch.cholesky_solve(Y_train, L)

        mean = K_nm.transpose(-1, -2) @ alpha

        v = torch.linalg.solve_triangular(L, K_nm, upper=False)
        var = K_mm.diagonal(dim1=-2, dim2=-1) - (v ** 2).sum(dim=-2)
        var = var.clamp(min=1e-6)

        return mean, var


input_dim = 4
num_train = 128
num_test = 32
batch_size = 8


def get_inputs():
    p = popcorn_pri
    X_train = torch.randn(p.jitter_int(batch_size), p.jitter_int(num_train), input_dim)
    Y_train = torch.randn(p.jitter_int(batch_size), p.jitter_int(num_train), 1)
    X_test = torch.randn(p.jitter_int(batch_size), p.jitter_int(num_test), input_dim)
    return [X_train, Y_train, X_test]


def get_init_inputs():
    return [input_dim]
turn 0515.6s turn · 15.4s LLM · 500.1s tools · tokens in=1,465 · out=903 · total=2,959 · FINAL
reasoning
The task is to replace the forward computation of this Gaussian Process model with a custom CUDA kernel. I need to provide a ModelNew class that does the same thing but faster using CUDA. I need to replace the forward computation of this Gaussian Process model with a custom CUDA kernel. The goal is to create a ModelNew class that performs the same tasks—computing RBF kernel matrices, adding noise to the diagonal, performing Cholesky decomposition, solving for alpha, computing the mean, and predictive variance—but faster using CUDA เร็ Assistant: First, the user's question is about summarizing the thinking trace, but the policy says: "Summarize the thinking trace for the user query, but don't present it in the third person as the trace of a separate entity.
call → submit_kernel
callsubmit_kernel { "kernel_code": "import torch\nimport torch.nn as nn\nfrom torch.utils.cpp_extension import load_inline\n\ncuda_source = '''\n#include <torch/extension.h>\n#include <cuda.h>\n#include <cuda_runtime.h>\n#include <math.h>\n\n__global__ void rbf_kernel_kernel(\n const float* __restrict__ X1,\n const float* __restrict__ X2,\n float* __restrict__ K,\n float var,\n float l2,\n int B, int N1, int N2, int D\n) {\n int idx = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n int total = B * N1 * N2;\n if (idx >= total) return;\n\n int b = idx / (N1 * N2);\n int rem = idx % (N1 * N2);\n int i = rem / N2;\n int j = rem % N2;\n\n float dist_sq = 0.0f;\n for (int d = 0; d < D; d++) {\n float diff = X1[b * N1 * D + i * D + d] - X2[b * N2 * D + j * D + d];\n dist_sq += diff * diff;\n }\n K[b * N1 * N2 + i * N2 + j] = var * expf(-0.5f * dist_sq / l2);\n}\n\ntorch::Tensor rbf_kernel_cuda(torch::Tensor X1, torch::Tensor X2, float var, float l2) {\n int B = X1.size(0);\n int N1 = X1.size(1);\n int D = X1.size(2);\n int N2 = X2.size(1);\n\n auto K = torch::empty({B, N1, N2}, X1.options());\n\n int total = B * N1 * N2;\n int threads = 256;\n int blocks = (total + threads - 1) / threads;\n\n rbf_kernel_kernel<<<blocks, threads>>>(\n X1.data_ptr<float>(),\n X2.data_ptr<float>(),\n K.data_ptr<float>(),\n var, l2, B, N1, N2, D\n );\n\n return K;\n}\n'''\n\ncpp_source = '''\ntorch::Tensor rbf_kernel_cuda(torch::Tensor X1, torch::Tensor X2, float var, float l2);\n'''\n\nrbf_module = load_inline(\n name='rbf_kernel',\n cpp_sources=[cpp_source],\n cuda_sources=[cuda_source],\n functions=['rbf_kernel_cuda'],\n verbose=False\n)\n\nclass ModelNew(nn.Module):\n def __init__(self, input_dim, noise=0.01, lengthscale=1.0, variance=1.0):\n super().__init__()\n self.noise = noise\n self.log_lengthscale = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor(lengthscale).log())\n self.log_variance = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor(variance).log())\n\n def forward(\n self, X_train: torch.Tensor, Y_train: torch.Tensor, X_test: torch.Tensor\n ) -> tuple:\n l = self.log_lengthscale.exp()\n l2 = l * l\n var = self.log_variance.exp()\n\n K_nn = rbf_module.rbf_kernel_cuda(X_train, X_train, var.item(), l2.item())\n eye = torch.eye(K_nn.shape[-1], device=K_nn.device, dtype=K_nn.dtype).unsqueeze(0)\n K_nn = K_nn + self.noise * eye\n K_nm = rbf_module.rbf_kernel_cuda(X_train, X_test, var.item(), l2.item())\n K_mm = rbf_module.rbf_kernel_cuda(X_test, X_test, var.item(), l2.item())\n\n L = torch.linalg.cholesky(K_nn)\n alpha = torch.cholesky_solve(Y_train, L)\n\n mean = K_nm.transpose(-1, -2) @ alpha\n\n v = torch.linalg.solve_triangular(L, K_nm, upper=False)\n var_out = K_mm.diagonal(dim1=-2, dim2=-1) - (v ** 2).sum(dim=-2)\n var_out = var_out.clamp(min=1e-6)\n\n return mean, var_out\n" }
result ← submit_kernel (ok)
oksubmit_kernel submit_kernel PASSED: (5 / 5) correctness trials all passed. Kernel runtime: 12.30 μs Runtime stats: mean=12.30μs median=?μs std=0.01μs Numerical precision: max_abs_err=6.48e-05 mean_abs_err=5.62e-06 max_rel_err=1.51e-02 Memory: 34.75 MB peak (ref: 37.03 MB, ratio: 0.9385x) Kernel launches: 101 (ref: 140, fusion ratio: 1.3861) Energy: 3627.54 mJ/run (ref: 725.96 mJ, ratio: 0.2001x) SOL score: 0.0448
final submitted kernel (101 lines, 2,914 chars) — full source, untruncated
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
from torch.utils.cpp_extension import load_inline

cuda_source = '''
#include <torch/extension.h>
#include <cuda.h>
#include <cuda_runtime.h>
#include <math.h>

__global__ void rbf_kernel_kernel(
    const float* __restrict__ X1,
    const float* __restrict__ X2,
    float* __restrict__ K,
    float var,
    float l2,
    int B, int N1, int N2, int D
) {
    int idx = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;
    int total = B * N1 * N2;
    if (idx >= total) return;

    int b = idx / (N1 * N2);
    int rem = idx % (N1 * N2);
    int i = rem / N2;
    int j = rem % N2;

    float dist_sq = 0.0f;
    for (int d = 0; d < D; d++) {
        float diff = X1[b * N1 * D + i * D + d] - X2[b * N2 * D + j * D + d];
        dist_sq += diff * diff;
    }
    K[b * N1 * N2 + i * N2 + j] = var * expf(-0.5f * dist_sq / l2);
}

torch::Tensor rbf_kernel_cuda(torch::Tensor X1, torch::Tensor X2, float var, float l2) {
    int B = X1.size(0);
    int N1 = X1.size(1);
    int D = X1.size(2);
    int N2 = X2.size(1);

    auto K = torch::empty({B, N1, N2}, X1.options());

    int total = B * N1 * N2;
    int threads = 256;
    int blocks = (total + threads - 1) / threads;

    rbf_kernel_kernel<<<blocks, threads>>>(
        X1.data_ptr<float>(),
        X2.data_ptr<float>(),
        K.data_ptr<float>(),
        var, l2, B, N1, N2, D
    );

    return K;
}
'''

cpp_source = '''
torch::Tensor rbf_kernel_cuda(torch::Tensor X1, torch::Tensor X2, float var, float l2);
'''

rbf_module = load_inline(
    name='rbf_kernel',
    cpp_sources=[cpp_source],
    cuda_sources=[cuda_source],
    functions=['rbf_kernel_cuda'],
    verbose=False
)

class ModelNew(nn.Module):
    def __init__(self, input_dim, noise=0.01, lengthscale=1.0, variance=1.0):
        super().__init__()
        self.noise = noise
        self.log_lengthscale = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor(lengthscale).log())
        self.log_variance = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor(variance).log())

    def forward(
        self, X_train: torch.Tensor, Y_train: torch.Tensor, X_test: torch.Tensor
    ) -> tuple:
        l = self.log_lengthscale.exp()
        l2 = l * l
        var = self.log_variance.exp()

        K_nn = rbf_module.rbf_kernel_cuda(X_train, X_train, var.item(), l2.item())
        eye = torch.eye(K_nn.shape[-1], device=K_nn.device, dtype=K_nn.dtype).unsqueeze(0)
        K_nn = K_nn + self.noise * eye
        K_nm = rbf_module.rbf_kernel_cuda(X_train, X_test, var.item(), l2.item())
        K_mm = rbf_module.rbf_kernel_cuda(X_test, X_test, var.item(), l2.item())

        L = torch.linalg.cholesky(K_nn)
        alpha = torch.cholesky_solve(Y_train, L)

        mean = K_nm.transpose(-1, -2) @ alpha

        v = torch.linalg.solve_triangular(L, K_nm, upper=False)
        var_out = K_mm.diagonal(dim1=-2, dim2=-1) - (v ** 2).sum(dim=-2)
        var_out = var_out.clamp(min=1e-6)

        return mean, var_out