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[Feature][Spec Decode] MTP with separate (possibly quantized) lm head for nemotron - #54574

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Purpose

Enable nemotron_h_mtp to use a separate (possibly quantized) lm head, if one is provided in the MTP checkpoint

Test Plan

Serve nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Super-120B-A12B-NVFP4 with an mtp with the following configurations:

  1. original checkpoint with native MTP
  2. original checkpoint with external MTP nvidia/Nemotron-3-Super-120B-A12B-BF16-MTPv2 (using a shared lm head)
  3. original checkpoint with external quantized MTP checkpoint, which includes a W4A16 quantized lm head
    Ensure acceptance length is preserved for the first 2 settings, and that similar acceptance length is achieved in the third setting, using the SPEED-bench benchmark (qualitative split)

Test Result

Existing ALs are preserved, for the third configuration there is a slight expected drop relative to the second configuration:

  1. 3.462934 (upstream) -> 3.463326 (w/ feature)
  2. 4.31106 (upstream -> 4.31565 (w/feature)
  3. 4.28227 (with the new feature only)

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LGTM 🚀

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Comment thread vllm/config/speculative.py Outdated
"extract_hidden_states",
"dflash",
"dspark",
"mtp",

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Why is this added? This is generally false, right?

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Changed it, is that better?

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📝 Summary

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved speculative decoding configuration handling so draft-model settings are applied more consistently.
    • Fixed Nemotron H multi-token prediction to correctly use draft-model configuration and quantization settings.
    • Improved loading of Nemotron H language-model head weights, including models with or without a dedicated language-model head.
    • Improved handling of key-value cache scaling parameters during model loading.

Walkthrough

The changes make speculative hashing include the draft model configuration. Nemotron H MTP now uses draft-model configuration and quantization settings, with updated LM head and KV scale weight loading.

Changes

Nemotron H MTP integration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Speculative configuration hash inputs
vllm/config/speculative.py
compute_hash now includes the draft model hash whenever a draft configuration exists. Auxiliary hidden-state layer IDs remain conditional on auxiliary hidden-state usage.
Draft configuration and quantization wiring
vllm/model_executor/models/nemotron_h_mtp.py
Nemotron H MTP derives model and quantization settings from the speculative draft configuration. The predictor and LM head receive the resolved draft quantization configuration.
MTP weight loading
vllm/model_executor/models/nemotron_h_mtp.py
Weight loading handles optional LM head weights, remaps KV scale names, and marks LM head parameters as loaded when the model has no own LM head.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 60290

This change routes Nemotron H MTP construction and loading through the speculative draft configuration, including separate quantized LM heads. The supplied evidence supports the intended configuration and loading behavior, with no established current-head merge blocker.

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Description check ✅ Passed The description clearly explains the separate, potentially quantized Nemotron MTP language-model head and includes a relevant test plan and results.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the main change: support for a separate, potentially quantized Nemotron MTP language-model head.
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In `@vllm/model_executor/models/nemotron_h_mtp.py`:
- Around line 483-486: Update NemotronHMTP.load_weights so
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or “zero_point”, preserving the existing None-handling and parameter lookup
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Comment on lines +483 to +486
if "scale" in name:
name = maybe_remap_kv_scale_name(name, params_dict)
if name is None:
continue

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

rg -n -C 6 \
  'maybe_remap_kv_scale_name|zero_point|NemotronH' \
  vllm tests

Repository: vllm-project/vllm

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Apply KV zero-point remapping to Nemotron H weights.

When a checkpoint contains .q_zero_point, .k_zero_point, or .v_zero_point, NemotronHMTP.load_weights bypasses maybe_remap_kv_scale_name because these names do not contain "scale". The later parameter lookup can then miss the remapped parameter and silently skip the zero-point weight. Apply the remapper to scale and zero-point names.

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In `@vllm/model_executor/models/nemotron_h_mtp.py` around lines 483 - 486, Update
NemotronHMTP.load_weights so maybe_remap_kv_scale_name is applied when a weight
name contains either “scale” or “zero_point”, preserving the existing
None-handling and parameter lookup behavior for remapped KV scale and zero-point
weights.

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✅ Triggered Buildkite CI #87757 for commit 4007e90f52d7.

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