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[Lang][TIR] Make region bridge a builtin intrinsic - #2983

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Summary

  • Represent tl.region as a plain variadic intrinsic instead of a TileOperator.
  • Keep region descriptors as transport metadata so tile-op parsing and lowering only see executable tile operations.

Changes

  • Register tl.region with the shared builtin intrinsic registry.
  • Move region decoding and access-mask recovery into src/op/utils.cc.
  • Update CUDA scheduling, multi-versioning, reducer, pipeline, layout, and Python consumers to match the builtin directly.
  • Remove the RegionOp object, reflection registration, and Python wrapper.

Validation

  • ./format.sh
  • cmake -S . -B build -DUSE_CUDA=ON -DUSE_ROCM=OFF -DUSE_METAL=OFF
  • cmake --build build -j32
  • CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0 PYTHONPATH=$PWD:$PYTHONPATH python -m pytest testing/python/issue/test_tilelang_issue_1237.py testing/python/issue/test_tilelang_issue_1008.py testing/python/transform/test_tilelang_transform_pipeline_planning.py testing/python/transform/test_tilelang_transform_materialize_ws_schedule.py -x (81 passed)
  • CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0 PYTHONPATH=$PWD:$PYTHONPATH python -m pytest testing/python/language/test_tilelang_language_copy.py -q (16 passed)
  • CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0 PYTHONPATH=$PWD:$PYTHONPATH python -m pytest testing/python/language/test_tilelang_language_reducer_v2.py -k "not test_packed_accumulation_fp16_parallel_reduction" -x (39 passed, 1 deselected)

Notes

  • test_packed_accumulation_fp16_parallel_reduction currently expects an 8-lane collective while both this branch and the base revision generate a 4-lane collective. The baseline failure is unchanged by this refactor.

Summary

  • Replaced RegionOp with the variadic, pure tl.region builtin intrinsic.
  • Added tl.region encoding and decoding support for buffer minima, extents, and access masks.
  • Updated CUDA scheduling, buffer rewriting, reducer, pipeline, layout, and Python consumers to use the builtin.
  • Removed the RegionOp implementation, headers, reflection registration, and Python IR wrapper.
  • Preserved region descriptors as transport metadata so tile-op parsing and lowering process executable tile operations only.
  • Validation passed for formatting, CUDA configuration and build, and the listed Python test suites. test_packed_accumulation_fp16_parallel_reduction remains a baseline failure because it expects an 8-lane collective while the generated code uses a 4-lane collective.

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  • This PR changes C++ code and should be checked against docs/developer_guide/cpp_style.md.
  • The C++ API Style Audit (warning only) may report advisory findings. These findings are separate from correctness, build, and test results.
  • No new blocking style issue is identified. TLCPP003/TLCPP004 findings should remain advisory unless they indicate a clear API, FFI, or maintainability risk.

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Walkthrough

The PR replaces the legacy RegionOp IR node with the builtin tl.region call. It adds argument decoding and updates language emission, transformation passes, CUDA rewriting, and obsolete includes.

Changes

Region builtin migration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Define the region builtin contract
src/op/builtin.h, src/op/builtin.cc, tilelang/language/utils.py, tilelang/ir.py, tilelang/tools/pass_visualizer/viewer.py, tilelang/utils/language.py
The public tl.region builtin encodes buffer minima, access masks, and extents. Language emission uses the builtin, and the registered RegionOp node is removed.
Decode region calls
src/op/utils.cc, src/op/utils.h
Region utilities validate and decode tl.region arguments into buffer ranges and access metadata.
Update transformation consumers
src/transform/canonicalize_legacy_reducer.cc, src/transform/inject_pipeline.cc, src/transform/layout_inference.cc, src/transform/reducer_plan_materialize.cc, src/transform/verify_reducer_epoch.cc
Reducer, pipeline, and layout transformations construct and recognize regions through the builtin API.
Update CUDA region handling
src/cuda/transform/*, src/op/parallel.cc
CUDA scheduling and buffer-versioning passes analyze and rewrite tl.region calls. Obsolete region headers are removed.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to ee04f

Malformed tl.region calls can trigger invalid indexing during transformation instead of being rejected cleanly, potentially causing compilation or scheduling failures. The PR should add minimum-arity checks before merge.

Possibly related PRs

Suggested reviewers: siriusneo

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant TileLang
  participant BuiltinRegion
  participant RegionUtils
  participant TransformPass
  participant CUDAPass
  TileLang->>BuiltinRegion: Emit tl.region call
  BuiltinRegion->>RegionUtils: Pass encoded minima, mask, and extents
  RegionUtils->>RegionUtils: Decode and normalize BufferRegion
  RegionUtils->>TransformPass: Provide region metadata
  TransformPass->>CUDAPass: Analyze or rewrite region call
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In `@src/op/utils.cc`:
- Around line 35-41: In DecodeRegionCall, validate that args contains at least
two elements with ICHECK_GE before computing ndim or accessing args[0],
preventing unsigned underflow and invalid indexing for undersized region calls.

Apply the same fix in `@src/cuda/transform/materialize_ws_schedule.cc` around
lines 203 - 206: The same malformed-call risk exists where the consumer indexes
the first argument before checking arity.
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  • src/cuda/transform/lower_ldg_stg.cc
  • src/cuda/transform/materialize_ws_schedule.cc
  • src/cuda/transform/multi_version_buffer_rewriter.cc
  • src/cuda/transform/producer_consumer_ws.cc
  • src/op/builtin.cc
  • src/op/builtin.h
  • src/op/parallel.cc
  • src/op/region.cc
  • src/op/region.h
  • src/op/utils.cc
  • src/op/utils.h
  • src/transform/canonicalize_legacy_reducer.cc
  • src/transform/inject_pipeline.cc
  • src/transform/layout_inference.cc
  • src/transform/pipeline_planning.cc
  • src/transform/reducer_plan_materialize.cc
  • src/transform/verify_reducer_epoch.cc
  • tilelang/ir.py
  • tilelang/language/utils.py
  • tilelang/tools/pass_visualizer/viewer.py
  • tilelang/utils/language.py
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  • src/op/utils.h
  • src/op/parallel.cc
  • tilelang/ir.py
  • src/cuda/transform/producer_consumer_ws.cc
  • tilelang/utils/language.py
  • src/op/region.cc
  • src/op/region.h
  • src/transform/pipeline_planning.cc

Comment thread src/op/utils.cc
Comment on lines +35 to +41
DecodedRegionCall DecodeRegionCall(const ffi::Array<PrimExpr> &args) {
size_t n = args.size();
size_t ndim = n - 2;
const auto *load = args[0].as<BufferLoadNode>();
ICHECK(load);
ICHECK(load->indices.size() == ndim)
<< "load->indices.size() = " << load->indices << " ndim = " << ndim;

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Validate tl.region arity before indexing arguments.

Because tl.region is variadic, malformed calls with fewer than two arguments can make the shared decoder underflow when computing ndim and access invalid elements before reporting an error. Add a minimum-arity check before indexing or computing derived sizes. The workspace-schedule consumer at src/cuda/transform/materialize_ws_schedule.cc should likewise avoid indexing args[0] until this validation has occurred.

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  • src/op/utils.cc#L35-L41 (this comment)
  • src/cuda/transform/materialize_ws_schedule.cc#L203-L206
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In `@src/op/utils.cc` around lines 35 - 41, In DecodeRegionCall, validate that
args contains at least two elements with ICHECK_GE before computing ndim or
accessing args[0], preventing unsigned underflow and invalid indexing for
undersized region calls.

Apply the same fix in `@src/cuda/transform/materialize_ws_schedule.cc` around
lines 203 - 206: The same malformed-call risk exists where the consumer indexes
the first argument before checking arity.

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Performance Regression Test Report

Triggered by: @LeiWang1999
Workflow run: https://github.com/tile-ai/tilelang/actions/runs/31898875000

Results

File Original Latency Current Latency Speedup
sparse_mla_fwd_pipelined 0.0342064 0.0345821 0.989137
example_dequant_gemm_fp4_hopper 0.533821 0.538281 0.991713
example_vertical_slash_sparse_attn 0.135101 0.136099 0.992667
example_gemm 0.0144078 0.0145105 0.992926
example_group_per_split_token_cast_to_fp8 0.00565644 0.00568467 0.995034
example_mha_fwd_bshd 0.0148823 0.014948 0.995606
example_gqa_bwd_tma_reduce_varlen 0.0276646 0.0277475 0.997012
example_gqa_bwd 0.0281299 0.028201 0.997479
example_tilelang_nsa_decode 0.00418719 0.00419567 0.997979
example_mha_sink_fwd_bhsd 0.00966396 0.00967922 0.998424
example_gqa_sink_bwd_bhsd_sliding_window 0.0152068 0.0152304 0.998452
example_mha_bwd_bhsd 0.0139947 0.0140123 0.998739
example_tilelang_nsa_fwd 0.00398869 0.00399347 0.998802
example_blocksparse_gemm 0.0117373 0.0117513 0.998808
example_linear_attn_fwd 0.0228465 0.0228732 0.998832
example_tilelang_sparse_gqa_decode_varlen_mask 0.0283536 0.028381 0.999033
example_mha_inference 0.0330997 0.0331287 0.999126
sparse_mla_bwd 0.136991 0.137105 0.999165
example_mha_bwd_bshd 0.0140837 0.0140934 0.999313
topk_selector 0.0271747 0.0271904 0.999421
example_dequant_gemv_fp16xint4 0.0176895 0.0176981 0.999512
example_gqa_fwd_bshd 0.0296216 0.0296334 0.999603
example_gemm_intrinsics 0.0201009 0.0201061 0.999742
sparse_mla_fwd 0.0530265 0.05304 0.999745
example_tilelang_gemm_splitk_vectorize_atomicadd 0.58558 0.585665 0.999855
example_convolution 0.588608 0.588687 0.999867
example_tilelang_sparse_gqa_decode_varlen_indice 0.0108854 0.0108866 0.999896
example_tilelang_gemm_fp8_2xAcc 0.0678698 0.0678735 0.999945
example_mha_sink_bwd_bhsd_sliding_window 0.0261948 0.0261946 1.00001
example_gemv 0.144935 0.144933 1.00001
example_convolution_autotune 0.595488 0.595458 1.00005
block_sparse_attn_tilelang 0.00620436 0.00620358 1.00013
example_mla_decode 0.311549 0.311469 1.00026
example_mhc_pre 0.11532 0.115282 1.00032
example_elementwise_add 0.0689933 0.0689645 1.00042
example_tilelang_gemm_fp8 0.172347 0.172262 1.00049
example_mha_fwd_bhsd 0.00706727 0.0070634 1.00055
example_dynamic 0.390191 0.389889 1.00077
example_linear_attn_bwd 0.0972619 0.0971761 1.00088
example_mha_sink_bwd_bhsd 0.0408996 0.0408528 1.00115
example_mha_sink_fwd_bhsd_sliding_window 0.00957475 0.00956123 1.00141
example_warp_specialize_gemm_copy_0_gemm_1 0.0233999 0.0233654 1.00148
example_fusedmoe_tilelang 0.0767148 0.0765232 1.0025
example_dequant_gemm_w4a8 2.68572 2.67885 1.00256
example_tilelang_block_sparse_attn 0.00577489 0.00575943 1.00268
example_dequant_gemm_bf16_mxfp4_hopper 0.25582 0.255096 1.00284
example_per_token_cast_to_fp8 0.00431544 0.0043031 1.00287
example_tilelang_gemm_splitk 0.59226 0.59038 1.00319
example_mhc_post 0.065715 0.0654674 1.00378
example_gqa_decode 0.030877 0.0307591 1.00383
example_mha_fwd_varlen 0.0205698 0.0204837 1.0042
example_gqa_sink_bwd_bhsd 0.025142 0.0249903 1.00607
example_dequant_gemm_bf16_fp4_hopper 0.26856 0.266343 1.00832
fp8_lighting_indexer 0.0122218 0.0120968 1.01034
example_warp_specialize_gemm_barrierpipe_stage2 0.0247536 0.0244923 1.01067
example_warp_specialize_gemm_copy_1_gemm_0 0.015264 0.0150045 1.0173
example_warp_specialize_gemm_softpipe_stage2 0.0153632 0.0150133 1.0233

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