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[CUDA] Fix FP8 min/max codegen - #3047

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Summary

T.max, T.min, and T.clamp failed during nvcc compilation when applied to float8_e4m3 or float8_e5m2 operands:

error: no operator "=" matches these operands
    operand types are: fp8_e4_t = float

Root cause

CUDA codegen emits unqualified min/max calls for TIR MinNode and MaxNode expressions:

C[i] = max(A[i], B[i]);

The FP8 wrappers promote to float, so the call returns float, but the result cannot be implicitly assigned back to the FP8 wrapper. T.clamp lowers to nested max and min operations and fails through the same path.

The per-lane vector fallback emits the same unqualified calls and has the same overload-resolution gap.

Fix

Add tl::min and tl::max overloads alongside the FP8 wrapper types:

TL_DEVICE float_e4m3_t max(float_e4m3_t lhs, float_e4m3_t rhs) {
  return float_e4m3_t(
      ::fmaxf(static_cast<float>(lhs), static_cast<float>(rhs)));
}

Equivalent overloads are provided for min and for float_e5m2_t.

The existing unqualified calls resolve these overloads through argument-dependent lookup, so scalar expressions, vector lanes, and nested clamp operations reuse the same implementation without adding FP8-specific branches to CUDA codegen.

float8_e4m3fn maps to the same emitted CUDA wrapper as float8_e4m3 and therefore uses the same overloads.

Tests

Added coverage for:

  • exact runtime results for T.max, T.min, and T.clamp with float8_e4m3 and float8_e5m2;
  • vectorized max/min/clamp compilation through the per-lane fallback;
  • float8_e4m3fn overload resolution.

Verified locally on a TITAN RTX (sm_75) with CUDA 12.4. The complete clamp test file passes 11 tests.

Fixes #2985

Summary

  • Fix CUDA code generation for T.max, T.min, and T.clamp with FP8 operands.
  • Compute results with fminf and fmaxf, then convert them back to the FP8 type.
  • Add overloads for float_e4m3_t and float_e5m2_t.
  • Add scalar and vectorized tests for supported FP8 formats and operation combinations.

C++ style / lint notes

  • The PR does not change the rules documented in docs/developer_guide/cpp_style.md.
  • The C++ API Style Audit remains warning-only.
  • No correctness or build issue is indicated by the reported style changes.

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The PR adds CUDA device overloads for FP8 max and min. It adds CUDA-gated tests for scalar, vectorized, and clamp operations across float8_e4m3fn and float8_e5m2.

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FP8 min/max support

Layer / File(s) Summary
FP8 min/max code generation
src/tl_templates/cuda/common.h
Adds max and min overloads for float_e4m3_t and float_e5m2_t. Each operation computes through float and converts the result back to FP8.
FP8 operation validation
testing/python/language/test_tilelang_language_clamp.py
Adds scalar and vectorized FP8 kernels, dispatches max, min, and clamp, and compares scalar results with PyTorch references for both FP8 formats.

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The change adds explicit FP8 min/max conversions for scalar and vector code generation, with runtime coverage for e4m3 and e5m2. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks, though e4m3fn coverage should receive owner follow-up.

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src/cuda/codegen/codegen_cuda.h (1)

86-87: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use descriptive parameter names.

Rename fn, t, a, b, and os to names such as function_name, data_type, lhs, rhs, and output_stream. Update the matching definition.

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In `@src/cuda/codegen/codegen_cuda.h` around lines 86 - 87, Rename the parameters
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In `@testing/python/language/test_tilelang_language_clamp.py`:
- Around line 201-206: Extend the dtype parameter list in test_fp8_min_max_clamp
to include T.float8_e4m3fn, preserving the existing compilation and runtime
checks for every FP8 operation.

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In `@src/cuda/codegen/codegen_cuda.h`:
- Around line 86-87: Rename the parameters of PrintFP8MinMax to descriptive
lower_snake_case names such as function_name, data_type, lhs, rhs, and
output_stream, and update the matching definition and all parameter references
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Comment on lines +201 to +206
@pytest.mark.parametrize("dtype", [T.float8_e4m3, T.float8_e5m2])
@pytest.mark.parametrize("op", list(FP8_OPS))
def test_fp8_min_max_clamp(dtype, op):
# A float8 buffer as the operand must compile, not just a float8 temporary.
tilelang.compile(fp8_operand_kernel(1024, 128, dtype, op), out_idx=[2], target="cuda")
run_fp8_min_max_clamp(1024, 128, dtype, op)

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add T.float8_e4m3fn to the FP8 test matrix.

The parameter list omits T.float8_e4m3fn. The PR objective includes this dtype. Current coverage cannot validate its compilation and runtime results.

Proposed fix
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("dtype", [T.float8_e4m3, T.float8_e5m2])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "dtype", [T.float8_e4m3, T.float8_e4m3fn, T.float8_e5m2]
+)
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@pytest.mark.parametrize("dtype", [T.float8_e4m3, T.float8_e5m2])
@pytest.mark.parametrize("op", list(FP8_OPS))
def test_fp8_min_max_clamp(dtype, op):
# A float8 buffer as the operand must compile, not just a float8 temporary.
tilelang.compile(fp8_operand_kernel(1024, 128, dtype, op), out_idx=[2], target="cuda")
run_fp8_min_max_clamp(1024, 128, dtype, op)
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"dtype", [T.float8_e4m3, T.float8_e4m3fn, T.float8_e5m2]
)
@pytest.mark.parametrize("op", list(FP8_OPS))
def test_fp8_min_max_clamp(dtype, op):
# A float8 buffer as the operand must compile, not just a float8 temporary.
tilelang.compile(fp8_operand_kernel(1024, 128, dtype, op), out_idx=[2], target="cuda")
run_fp8_min_max_clamp(1024, 128, dtype, op)
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In `@testing/python/language/test_tilelang_language_clamp.py` around lines 201 -
206, Extend the dtype parameter list in test_fp8_min_max_clamp to include
T.float8_e4m3fn, preserving the existing compilation and runtime checks for
every FP8 operation.

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SGTM overall. One concern is that the changes in codegen_cuda introduce FP8-specific branching into otherwise generic scalar and vector lowering. Would it be cleaner to define min/max overloads alongside the FP8 types instead?

namespace tl {

TL_DEVICE float_e4m3_t max(float_e4m3_t lhs, float_e4m3_t rhs) {
  return float_e4m3_t(
      ::fmaxf(static_cast<float>(lhs), static_cast<float>(rhs)));
}

TL_DEVICE float_e4m3_t min(float_e4m3_t lhs, float_e4m3_t rhs) {
  return float_e4m3_t(
      ::fminf(static_cast<float>(lhs), static_cast<float>(rhs)));
}

}  // namespace tl

With equivalent overloads for float_e5m2_t, the existing generated max(a, b) and min(a, b) calls should resolve through ADL, including the per-lane vector fallback. This would keep the generic codegen unchanged and place the FP8-specific behavior closer to the type definitions.

CUDA codegen emits unqualified min/max calls for TIR MinNode and MaxNode
expressions. FP8 operands promote to float, but the FP8 wrappers have no
implicit conversion back from the result, so T.max, T.min, and T.clamp
failed during nvcc compilation.

Add tl::min/max overloads for float_e4m3_t and float_e5m2_t. The overloads
compute through fminf/fmaxf and convert the result back to FP8. ADL lets the
existing scalar and per-lane vector codegen resolve these overloads without
FP8-specific codegen branches.

Add runtime coverage for both FP8 formats and compile coverage for vectorized
expressions and the e4m3fn spelling.

Fixes tile-ai#2985
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SGTM overall. One concern is that the changes in codegen_cuda introduce FP8-specific branching into otherwise generic scalar and vector lowering. Would it be cleaner to define min/max overloads alongside the FP8 types instead?

namespace tl {

TL_DEVICE float_e4m3_t max(float_e4m3_t lhs, float_e4m3_t rhs) {
  return float_e4m3_t(
      ::fmaxf(static_cast<float>(lhs), static_cast<float>(rhs)));
}

TL_DEVICE float_e4m3_t min(float_e4m3_t lhs, float_e4m3_t rhs) {
  return float_e4m3_t(
      ::fminf(static_cast<float>(lhs), static_cast<float>(rhs)));
}

}  // namespace tl

With equivalent overloads for float_e5m2_t, the existing generated max(a, b) and min(a, b) calls should resolve through ADL, including the per-lane vector fallback. This would keep the generic codegen unchanged and place the FP8-specific behavior closer to the type definitions.

Got it, switched to the FP8 min/max overloads and removed the codegen-specific branches. Thanks for the suggestion!

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[BUG][Fuzzer][ice-on-valid-code] T.max/T.min/T.clamp on float8_e4m3/float8_e5m2 fail to compile instead of computing the value

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