feat: DIS-373 dynamo KVBM connector API integration with TRTLLM (#2544)

Signed-off-by: richardhuo-nv <rihuo@nvidia.com>

lib/bindings/python/src/dynamo/llm/trtllm_integration/rust.py

+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+"""
+Loader for the Rust-based TensorRT-LLM integration objects, using objects from _vllm_integration for now
+"""
+
+try:
+    # TODO: use TRTLLM own integration module
+    from dynamo._core import _vllm_integration
+
+    # Runtime - dynamically loaded classes from Rust extension
+    KvbmRequest = getattr(_vllm_integration, "KvbmRequest")
+    KvbmBlockList = getattr(_vllm_integration, "KvbmBlockList")
+    BlockState = getattr(_vllm_integration, "BlockState")
+    BlockStates = getattr(_vllm_integration, "BlockStates")
+    SlotUpdate = getattr(_vllm_integration, "SlotUpdate")
+
+    KvConnectorWorker = getattr(_vllm_integration, "PyTrtllmKvConnectorWorker")
+    KvConnectorLeader = getattr(_vllm_integration, "PyTrtllmKvConnectorLeader")
+    SchedulerOutput = getattr(_vllm_integration, "SchedulerOutput")
+
+except ImportError:
+    print(
+        "Failed to import Dynamo KVBM. TensorRT-LLM integration will not be available."
+    )
+    KvbmRequest = None
+    KvbmBlockList = None
+    BlockState = None
+    BlockStates = None
+    SlotUpdate = None
+    KvConnectorWorker = None
+    KvConnectorLeader = None
+    SchedulerOutput = None
+
+__all__ = [
+    "KvbmRequest",
+    "KvbmBlockList",
+    "BlockState",
+    "BlockStates",
+    "SlotUpdate",
+    "KvConnectorWorker",
+    "KvConnectorLeader",
+    "SchedulerOutput",
+]

lib/bindings/python/src/dynamo/llm/vllm_integration/connector_leader.py

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from vllm.distributed.kv_transfer.kv_connector.v1.base import KVConnectorMetadat
 from vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_manager import KVCacheBlocks
 from vllm.v1.core.sched.output import SchedulerOutput
 from vllm.v1.request import Request
-from vllm.worker.cache_engine import CacheEngine
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_manager import KVCacheBlocks
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 # )
 # from dynamo.llm.vllm_integration.rust import SchedulerOutput as RustSchedulerOutput
 
-from dynamo.llm import BlockManager, KvbmLeader
+from dynamo.llm import KvbmLeader
 from dynamo.llm.vllm_integration.kv_cache_utils import (
     find_and_set_available_port_from_env,
 )
@@ -64,25 +63,12 @@ class KvConnectorLeader:
 
         self.vllm_config = vllm_config
         world_size = vllm_config.parallel_config.world_size
-        bytes_per_block = CacheEngine.get_cache_block_size(
-            vllm_config.cache_config,
-            vllm_config.model_config,
-            vllm_config.parallel_config,
-        )
-        total_bytes = bytes_per_block * world_size
-
-        leader = KvbmLeader(total_bytes, world_size, drt=self.drt)
 
-        block_manager = BlockManager(
-            0,
-            leader,
-            vllm_config.cache_config.block_size,
-            disable_device_pool=True,
-        )
+        leader = KvbmLeader(world_size, drt=self.drt)
 
         print(f"KvConnectorLeader initialized with engine_id: {engine_id}")
         self._connector = RustKvConnectorLeader(
-            engine_id, self.drt, block_manager, leader
+            engine_id, self.drt, vllm_config.cache_config.block_size, leader
         )
 
     # KV Connector

lib/llm/src/block_manager/distributed.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mod zmq;
 mod leader;
 mod worker;
 
-pub use leader::{KvbmLeader, KvbmLeaderConfig};
+pub use leader::{KvbmLeader, KvbmLeaderConfig, KvbmLeaderNumBlocksConfig};
 pub use transfer::BlockTransferHandler;
 pub use utils::{
     BlockTransferPool, BlockTransferRequest, ConnectorRequestLeader, ConnectorTransferType,
@@ -130,21 +130,31 @@ mod tests {
                 vec![Arc::new(MockTensor::new(vec![2, NUM_BLOCKS, 4096]))];
 
             let config = KvbmWorkerConfig::builder()
-                .barrier_id(barrier_id.clone())
+                .barrier_id_prefix(barrier_id.clone())
                 .num_device_blocks(NUM_BLOCKS)
                 .tensors(tensors)
-                .worker_id(i)
+                .device_id(i)
                 .build()?;
 
-            let worker = KvbmWorker::new(config).await?;
+            let worker = KvbmWorker::new(config, false).await?;
             workers.push(worker);
         }
 
+        let host_blocks = KvbmLeaderNumBlocksConfig {
+            cache_size_in_gb: 1.0,
+            num_blocks_overriden: NUM_BLOCKS,
+        };
+
+        let disk_blocks = KvbmLeaderNumBlocksConfig {
+            cache_size_in_gb: 1.0,
+            num_blocks_overriden: NUM_BLOCKS,
+        };
+
         let leader_config = KvbmLeaderConfig::builder()
-            .barrier_id(barrier_id)
+            .barrier_id_prefix(barrier_id)
             .world_size(num_workers)
-            .num_host_blocks(NUM_BLOCKS)
-            .num_disk_blocks(NUM_BLOCKS)
+            .host_blocks_config(host_blocks)
+            .disk_blocks_config(disk_blocks)
             .build()?;
 
         // When/if this returns, we know that all the workers were also successful.

lib/llm/src/block_manager/distributed/leader.rs

@@ -9,12 +9,16 @@ use zmq::*;
 
 use dynamo_runtime::utils::leader_worker_barrier::LeaderBarrier;
 
+use anyhow::{Context, anyhow};
 use derive_builder::Builder;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::time::Duration;
+use tokio::sync::Notify;
+use tokio::sync::OnceCell;
 use tokio::sync::oneshot;
-use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
+use tokio::time::sleep;
 
 /// Data that is sent to workers over ETCD to establish a ZMQ connection.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -25,17 +29,31 @@ pub struct KvbmLeaderData {
     pub num_disk_blocks: usize,
 }
 
-#[derive(Builder, Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct KvbmLeaderConfig {
-    #[builder(default = "0")]
-    num_host_blocks: usize,
+#[derive(Builder, Clone, Debug, Default)]
+pub struct KvbmLeaderNumBlocksConfig {
+    #[builder(default = "0.0")]
+    pub cache_size_in_gb: f64,
 
     #[builder(default = "0")]
-    num_disk_blocks: usize,
+    pub num_blocks_overriden: usize,
+}
 
+fn compute_num_blocks(
+    num_blocks_config: &KvbmLeaderNumBlocksConfig,
+    bytes_per_block: usize,
+) -> usize {
+    if num_blocks_config.num_blocks_overriden > 0 {
+        num_blocks_config.num_blocks_overriden
+    } else {
+        ((num_blocks_config.cache_size_in_gb * 1_000_000_000.0) / bytes_per_block as f64) as usize
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Builder, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct KvbmLeaderConfig {
     /// The barrier id to use for syncing with workers.
     #[builder(default = "String::from(\"kvbm\")")]
-    barrier_id: String,
+    barrier_id_prefix: String,
 
     /// The world size.
     #[builder(default = "1")]
@@ -47,6 +65,12 @@ pub struct KvbmLeaderConfig {
 
     #[builder(setter(strip_option))]
     drt: Option<DistributedRuntime>,
+
+    #[builder(default = "KvbmLeaderNumBlocksConfig::default()")]
+    host_blocks_config: KvbmLeaderNumBlocksConfig,
+
+    #[builder(default = "KvbmLeaderNumBlocksConfig::default()")]
+    disk_blocks_config: KvbmLeaderNumBlocksConfig,
 }
 
 impl KvbmLeaderConfig {
@@ -55,6 +79,15 @@ impl KvbmLeaderConfig {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub struct KvbmLeaderState {
+    pub num_device_blocks: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+    pub num_host_blocks: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+    pub num_disk_blocks: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+    pub workers_allocation_ready: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    pub workers_ready_notify: Arc<Notify>,
+}
+
 /// The leader of the KVBM.
 ///
 /// This is responsible for:
@@ -62,9 +95,13 @@ impl KvbmLeaderConfig {
 /// - Syncing the leader barrier with workers.
 /// - Sending messages to workers.
 pub struct KvbmLeader {
-    num_device_blocks: usize,
-    zmq_leader: ZmqActiveMessageLeader,
+    state: Arc<KvbmLeaderState>,
+    zmq_leader: Arc<OnceCell<ZmqActiveMessageLeader>>,
     config: KvbmLeaderConfig,
+    //readiness flags
+    workers_sync_ready: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    workers_sync_ready_notify: Arc<Notify>,
+    workers_sync_done: Arc<AtomicBool>,
 }
 
 impl KvbmLeader {
@@ -76,34 +113,90 @@ impl KvbmLeader {
             }
         };
 
-        tracing::info!(
-            "Syncing leader barrier with {} workers on barrier id {}",
-            config.world_size,
-            config.barrier_id
+        let leader_sockets = new_leader_sockets("tcp://127.0.0.1")?;
+
+        let leader = Self {
+            state: Arc::new(KvbmLeaderState::default()),
+            zmq_leader: Arc::new(tokio::sync::OnceCell::new()),
+            config,
+            workers_sync_ready: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
+            workers_sync_ready_notify: Arc::new(Notify::new()),
+            workers_sync_done: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
+        };
+
+        let cancel_token = tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken::new();
+
+        // The leader_sockets struct cannot be cloned,
+        // so we use a tuple to "struct" the two urls
+        let leader_urls = (
+            leader_sockets.pub_url.clone(),
+            leader_sockets.ack_url.clone(),
         );
+        leader.spawn_barrier_task(drt, leader_urls);
+        leader.spawn_zmq_task(leader_sockets, cancel_token);
 
-        let leader_sockets = new_leader_sockets("tcp://127.0.0.1")?;
+        Ok(leader)
+    }
+
+    fn spawn_barrier_task(&self, drt: DistributedRuntime, leader_urls: (String, String)) {
+        let state = self.state.clone();
+        let leader_config = self.config.clone();
+        let ready = Arc::clone(&self.workers_sync_ready);
+        let notify = Arc::clone(&self.workers_sync_ready_notify);
+        let done = Arc::clone(&self.workers_sync_done);
 
-        let zmq_data = Arc::new(KvbmLeaderData {
-            pub_url: leader_sockets.pub_url.clone(),
-            ack_url: leader_sockets.ack_url.clone(),
-            num_host_blocks: config.num_host_blocks,
-            num_disk_blocks: config.num_disk_blocks,
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            match KvbmLeader::run_barrier_sync(drt, leader_urls, leader_config).await {
+                Ok((num_device_blocks, num_host_blocks, num_disk_blocks)) => {
+                    // write back results
+                    state
+                        .num_device_blocks
+                        .store(num_device_blocks, Ordering::Release);
+                    state
+                        .num_host_blocks
+                        .store(num_host_blocks, Ordering::Release);
+                    state
+                        .num_disk_blocks
+                        .store(num_disk_blocks, Ordering::Release);
+                    ready.store(true, Ordering::Release);
+                    done.store(true, Ordering::Release);
+                    notify.notify_waiters();
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    tracing::error!("Barrier sync failed: {e:?}");
+                    done.store(true, Ordering::Release);
+                    notify.notify_waiters();
+                }
+            }
         });
+    }
+
+    async fn run_barrier_sync(
+        drt: DistributedRuntime,
+        leader_urls: (String, String),
+        leader_config: KvbmLeaderConfig,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<(usize, usize, usize)> {
+        let barrier_id_worker_to_leader =
+            format!("{}{}", leader_config.barrier_id_prefix, "-worker-to-leader");
+        tracing::info!(
+            "Syncing leader barrier with {} workers on barrier id {}",
+            leader_config.world_size,
+            barrier_id_worker_to_leader
+        );
 
         // Build our leader barrier and publish the data.
         // TODO: Use a separate timeout parameter from the ZMQ connection timeout
-        let leader_barrier: LeaderBarrier<KvbmLeaderData, worker::KvbmWorkerData> =
+        let worker_to_leader_barrier: LeaderBarrier<(), worker::KvbmWorkerData> =
             LeaderBarrier::new(
-                config.barrier_id.clone(),
-                config.world_size,
-                Some(Duration::from_secs(config.leader_init_timeout_secs)),
+                barrier_id_worker_to_leader.clone(),
+                leader_config.world_size,
+                Some(Duration::from_secs(leader_config.leader_init_timeout_secs)),
             );
 
-        let worker_data = leader_barrier
-            .sync(&drt, zmq_data.as_ref())
+        let worker_data = worker_to_leader_barrier
+            .sync(&drt, &())
             .await
-            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to sync leader barrier: {:?}", e))?;
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to sync worker to leader barrier: {:?}", e))?;
 
         let num_device_blocks = worker_data
             .values()
@@ -111,46 +204,250 @@ impl KvbmLeader {
             .min()
             .unwrap();
 
-        tracing::info!("Leader barrier synced with {} workers", config.world_size);
+        // TODO: this works for TP, need to redefine bytes_per_block when we enable the DP/PP
+        let bytes_per_block: usize = worker_data.values().map(|d| d.bytes_per_block).sum();
+
+        assert!(
+            bytes_per_block > 0,
+            "bytes_per_block must be greater than 0"
+        );
+
+        tracing::info!(
+            "Worker to leader barrier synced with {} workers",
+            leader_config.world_size
+        );
         tracing::debug!("Worker data: {:?}", worker_data);
 
-        // Now, create our active message leader.
-        // This also blocks until a ZMQ connection has been established.
-        let cancel_token = CancellationToken::new();
-        let zmq_leader = ZmqActiveMessageLeader::new(
-            leader_sockets,
-            config.world_size,
-            Duration::from_secs(config.leader_init_timeout_secs),
-            cancel_token.clone(),
-        )
-        .await?;
-
-        Ok(Self {
-            num_device_blocks,
-            zmq_leader,
-            config,
+        let num_host_blocks =
+            compute_num_blocks(&leader_config.host_blocks_config, bytes_per_block);
+        let num_disk_blocks =
+            compute_num_blocks(&leader_config.disk_blocks_config, bytes_per_block);
+
+        // Start the second sync to transfer num_host_blocks and num_disk_blocks to worker
+        let barrier_id_leader_to_worker =
+            format!("{}{}", leader_config.barrier_id_prefix, "-leader-to-worker");
+        tracing::info!(
+            "Syncing leader barrier with {} workers on barrier id {}",
+            leader_config.world_size,
+            barrier_id_leader_to_worker
+        );
+
+        let (leader_pub_url, leader_ack_url) = leader_urls;
+        let zmq_data_leader_to_worker = Arc::new(KvbmLeaderData {
+            pub_url: leader_pub_url,
+            ack_url: leader_ack_url,
+            num_host_blocks,
+            num_disk_blocks,
+        });
+
+        let leader_to_worker_barrier: LeaderBarrier<KvbmLeaderData, ()> = LeaderBarrier::new(
+            barrier_id_leader_to_worker.clone(),
+            leader_config.world_size,
+            Some(Duration::from_secs(leader_config.leader_init_timeout_secs)),
+        );
+
+        let _worker_data = leader_to_worker_barrier
+            .sync(&drt, zmq_data_leader_to_worker.as_ref())
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to sync leader to worker barrier: {:?}", e))?;
+
+        tracing::info!(
+            "Worker to leader barrier synced with {} workers",
+            leader_config.world_size
+        );
+        Ok((num_device_blocks, num_host_blocks, num_disk_blocks))
+    }
+
+    fn spawn_zmq_task(
+        &self,
+        leader_sockets: LeaderSockets,
+        cancel: tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken,
+    ) {
+        let cell = self.zmq_leader.clone();
+        let state = self.state.clone();
+        let world_size = self.config.world_size;
+        let timeout = self.config.leader_init_timeout_secs;
+
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let res = ZmqActiveMessageLeader::new(
+                leader_sockets,
+                world_size,
+                std::time::Duration::from_secs(timeout),
+                cancel,
+            )
+            .await;
+
+            match res {
+                Ok(zmq) => {
+                    let _ = cell.set(zmq);
+                    // mark ready
+                    state
+                        .workers_allocation_ready
+                        .store(true, Ordering::Release);
+                    state.workers_ready_notify.notify_waiters();
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    tracing::error!("ZMQ init failed: {e:?}");
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    // This is supposed to be used in non-blocking leader initialization
+    pub fn spawn_leader_readiness_barrier(&self, drt: DistributedRuntime) {
+        let timeout_secs = self.config.leader_init_timeout_secs;
+        let state = self.state.clone();
+        let leader_config = self.config.clone();
+        let handle = drt.runtime().primary();
+        handle.spawn(async move {
+            if !state.workers_allocation_ready.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
+                // Wait until ZMQ marks ready or we time out.
+                let waited = tokio::time::timeout(
+                    Duration::from_secs(timeout_secs),
+                    state.workers_ready_notify.notified(),
+                )
+                .await;
+                if waited.is_err() {
+                    tracing::error!(
+                        "leader readiness barrier wait timed out after {timeout_secs} seconds"
+                    );
+                    return;
+                }
+                // Double-check the flag (Acquire) after wakeup.
+                if !state.workers_allocation_ready.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
+                    tracing::error!("leader readiness notify fired but flag not set; aborting");
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
+            match KvbmLeader::run_leader_readiness(drt, leader_config).await {
+                Ok(()) => {
+                    tracing::info!("leader readiness barrier synced!");
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    tracing::error!("leader readiness barrier failed: {e:?}");
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    // This is supposed to be used in blocking leader initialization
+    pub fn run_leader_readiness_barrier_blocking(
+        &self,
+        drt: DistributedRuntime,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let state = self.state.clone();
+        let timeout_secs = self.config.leader_init_timeout_secs;
+        let leader_config = self.config.clone();
+
+        tokio::task::block_in_place(|| {
+            tokio::runtime::Handle::current()
+                .block_on(async move {
+                    // Create the future *before* checking the flag to avoid a lost-notify race.
+                    let notified = state.workers_ready_notify.notified();
+
+                    if !state.workers_allocation_ready.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
+                        // Wait (with timeout) until ZMQ task marks ready.
+                        tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(timeout_secs), notified)
+                            .await
+                            .map_err(|_| anyhow!("timed out waiting for workers_allocation_ready after {timeout_secs} seconds"))?;
+
+                        // Double-check after wake to ensure the flag is actually set.
+                        if !state.workers_allocation_ready.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
+                            return Err(anyhow!(
+                                "notified but workers_allocation_ready is still false"
+                            ));
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    KvbmLeader::run_leader_readiness(drt, leader_config).await
+                })
+                .context("leader readiness barrier failed")
         })
     }
 
+    async fn run_leader_readiness(
+        drt: DistributedRuntime,
+        leader_config: KvbmLeaderConfig,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let barrier_id_leader_ready =
+            format!("{}{}", leader_config.barrier_id_prefix, "-leader-ready");
+        tracing::info!(
+            "Syncing leader readiness barrier with {} workers on barrier id {}",
+            leader_config.world_size,
+            barrier_id_leader_ready
+        );
+
+        let leader_readiness_barrier: LeaderBarrier<(), ()> = LeaderBarrier::new(
+            barrier_id_leader_ready.clone(),
+            leader_config.world_size,
+            Some(Duration::from_secs(leader_config.leader_init_timeout_secs)),
+        );
+
+        let _ = leader_readiness_barrier
+            .sync(&drt, &())
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to sync leader readiness barrier on leader: {:?}", e)
+            })?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub async fn transfer_blocks_request(
         &self,
         request: BlockTransferRequest,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<oneshot::Receiver<()>> {
+        let zmq = self
+            .zmq_leader
+            .get()
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("ZMQ leader not ready"))?;
         let data = vec![serde_json::to_vec(&request)?];
-        self.zmq_leader
-            .broadcast(ZMQ_TRANSFER_BLOCKS_MESSAGE, data)
-            .await
+        zmq.broadcast(ZMQ_TRANSFER_BLOCKS_MESSAGE, data).await
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_worker_sync_ready(&self) -> bool {
+        self.workers_sync_ready.load(Ordering::Acquire)
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_worker_sync_done(&self) -> bool {
+        self.workers_sync_done.load(Ordering::Acquire)
     }
 
     pub fn num_device_blocks(&self) -> usize {
-        self.num_device_blocks
+        self.state.num_device_blocks.load(Ordering::Acquire)
     }
 
     pub fn num_host_blocks(&self) -> usize {
-        self.config.num_host_blocks
+        self.state.num_host_blocks.load(Ordering::Acquire)
     }
 
     pub fn num_disk_blocks(&self) -> usize {
-        self.config.num_disk_blocks
+        self.state.num_disk_blocks.load(Ordering::Acquire)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn wait_worker_sync_ready(&self) -> bool {
+        if self.is_worker_sync_ready() {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if self.is_worker_sync_done() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        let notified = self.workers_sync_ready_notify.notified();
+        if self.is_worker_sync_ready() {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if self.is_worker_sync_done() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // bounded wait
+        tokio::select! {
+            _ = notified => {
+                self.is_worker_sync_ready()
+            }
+            _ = sleep(Duration::from_secs(self.config.leader_init_timeout_secs)) => false,
+        }
     }
 }

lib/llm/src/block_manager/distributed/worker.rs

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ use dynamo_runtime::{
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct KvbmWorkerData {
     pub num_device_blocks: usize,
+    pub bytes_per_block: usize,
 }
 
 pub fn load_and_validate_tensors(
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ pub fn load_and_validate_tensors(
     Ok((device_tensors, shape.unwrap()))
 }
 
-#[derive(Builder)]
+#[derive(Builder, Clone)]
 #[builder(pattern = "owned")]
 pub struct KvbmWorkerConfig {
     drt: DistributedRuntime,
@@ -101,8 +102,11 @@ pub struct KvbmWorkerConfig {
     #[builder(default = "2")]
     dtype_width_bytes: usize,
 
+    #[builder(default = false)]
+    is_fully_contiguous_layout: bool,
+
     #[builder(default = "String::from(\"kvbm\")")]
-    barrier_id: String,
+    barrier_id_prefix: String,
 
     #[builder(default = "None")]
     scheduler_client: Option<TransferSchedulerClient>,
@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ pub struct KvbmWorker {
 }
 
 impl KvbmWorker {
-    pub async fn new(config: KvbmWorkerConfig) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+    pub async fn new(config: KvbmWorkerConfig, layout_blocking: bool) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
         tracing::info!(
             "Initializing KvbmWorker with params: num_device_blocks={}, page_size={}, dtype_width_bytes={}",
             config.num_device_blocks,
@@ -153,62 +157,147 @@ impl KvbmWorker {
             )));
         }
 
-        let (outer_contiguous, outer_dim) = if shape[0] >= config.num_device_blocks {
-            (false, shape[1])
-        } else if shape[1] >= config.num_device_blocks {
-            (true, shape[0])
+        let (layout_type, num_layers, outer_dim, inner_dim) = if !config.is_fully_contiguous_layout
+        {
+            let (outer_contiguous, outer_dim) = if shape[0] >= config.num_device_blocks {
+                (false, shape[1])
+            } else if shape[1] >= config.num_device_blocks {
+                (true, shape[0])
+            } else {
+                return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(format!(
+                    "Unsupported kv cache layout. Got shape: {:?}",
+                    shape
+                )));
+            };
+            let num_layers = device_tensors.len();
+            let inner_dim = shape[2..].iter().product::<usize>() / config.page_size;
+
+            tracing::info!(
+                "Inferred layout: num_layers={}, outer_dim={}, page_size={}, inner_dim={}",
+                device_tensors.len(),
+                outer_dim,
+                config.page_size,
+                inner_dim
+            );
+
+            (
+                LayoutType::LayerSeparate { outer_contiguous },
+                num_layers,
+                outer_dim,
+                inner_dim,
+            )
         } else {
-            return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(format!(
-                "Unsupported kv cache layout. Got shape: {:?}",
-                shape
-            )));
+            let num_layers = shape[1];
+            let outer_dim = shape[2];
+            let inner_dim = shape[3..].iter().product::<usize>() / config.page_size;
+            tracing::info!(
+                "Inferred layout: num_layers={}, outer_dim={}, page_size={}, inner_dim={}",
+                num_layers,
+                outer_dim,
+                config.page_size,
+                inner_dim
+            );
+
+            (
+                LayoutType::FullyContiguous,
+                num_layers,
+                outer_dim,
+                inner_dim,
+            )
         };
 
-        let inner_dim = shape[2..].iter().product::<usize>() / config.page_size;
-
-        tracing::info!(
-            "Inferred layout: num_layers={}, outer_dim={}, page_size={}, inner_dim={}",
-            device_tensors.len(),
-            outer_dim,
-            config.page_size,
-            inner_dim
-        );
+        let bytes_per_block =
+            num_layers * outer_dim * config.page_size * inner_dim * config.dtype_width_bytes;
 
         let mut layout_builder_instance = LayoutConfigBuilder::default();
         let layout_builder = layout_builder_instance
-            .num_layers(device_tensors.len())
+            .num_layers(num_layers)
             .outer_dim(outer_dim)
             .page_size(config.page_size)
             .inner_dim(inner_dim)
             .dtype_width_bytes(config.dtype_width_bytes);
 
-        let layout_type = LayoutType::LayerSeparate { outer_contiguous };
-
         let device_layout = layout_builder
             .num_blocks(config.num_device_blocks)
             .build()?
             .create_layout(layout_type, device_tensors)?;
 
-        let layout_builder_clone = layout_builder.clone();
+        let layout_builder = layout_builder.clone();
+
+        let (task, handler_rx) = if layout_blocking {
+            Self::run_blocking_layout_initialization(
+                config,
+                bytes_per_block,
+                device_layout,
+                layout_builder,
+                layout_type,
+            )
+            .await?
+        } else {
+            Self::run_non_blocking_layout_initialization(
+                config,
+                bytes_per_block,
+                device_layout,
+                layout_builder,
+                layout_type,
+            )
+            .await?
+        };
 
-        // add worker-connector scheduler here
-        // let scheduler = KvbmWorkerScheduler::new(config.scheduler.clone());
+        Ok(Self {
+            task: Some(task),
+            block_transfer_handler_rx: Some(handler_rx),
+        })
+    }
+
+    async fn run_blocking_layout_initialization(
+        config: KvbmWorkerConfig,
+        bytes_per_block: usize,
+        device_layout: Box<dyn NixlLayout<StorageType = DeviceStorage>>,
+        layout_builder: LayoutConfigBuilder,
+        layout_type: LayoutType,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<(
+        CriticalTaskExecutionHandle,
+        oneshot::Receiver<transfer::BlockTransferHandler>,
+    )> {
         let cancel_token = config.drt.primary_token().clone();
 
+        // barrier sync with leader to get the leader data
+        let leader_data = tokio::task::block_in_place(|| {
+            // This is now synchronous blocking code
+            // We need a separate current-thread runtime to block_on async calls here
+            let rt = tokio::runtime::Handle::current();
+            rt.block_on(async {
+                KvbmWorker::leader_barrier_sync(
+                    config.clone(),
+                    cancel_token.clone(),
+                    bytes_per_block,
+                )
+                .await
+            })
+        })?;
+
         // establish a oneshot channel to get back the raw BlockTransferHandler
         let (handler_tx, handler_rx) = oneshot::channel();
 
+        // establish a oneshot channel to block on the main routine to wait for layout allocation readiness
+        let (layout_ready_tx, layout_ready_rx) = oneshot::channel::<String>();
+
         let scheduler_client = config.scheduler_client.clone();
 
+        let worker_config = config.clone();
+        // start background worker task to do layout allocation for host or disk
         let task = CriticalTaskExecutionHandle::new(
             move |cancel_token| {
                 KvbmWorker::worker_task(
                     device_layout,
-                    layout_builder_clone,
+                    layout_builder,
+                    leader_data,
                     layout_type,
-                    config,
+                    worker_config,
                     cancel_token,
                     handler_tx,
+                    layout_ready_tx,
                     scheduler_client,
                 )
             },
@@ -216,12 +305,105 @@ impl KvbmWorker {
             "kvbm-worker-task",
         )?;
 
-        Ok(Self {
-            task: Some(task),
-            block_transfer_handler_rx: Some(handler_rx),
-        })
+        // waiting for the worker layout allocation ready
+        match layout_ready_rx.await {
+            Ok(_) => tracing::info!("worker layout allocation finished."),
+            Err(_) => tracing::error!("Worker layout dropped without sending"),
+        }
+
+        let worker_config = config.clone();
+        let cancel_for_barrier = cancel_token.clone();
+        // wait until the leader finished the initialization of all components
+        tokio::task::block_in_place(|| {
+            // This is now synchronous blocking code
+            // We need a separate current-thread runtime to block_on async calls here
+            let rt = tokio::runtime::Handle::current();
+            rt.block_on(async {
+                KvbmWorker::leader_readiness_sync(worker_config, cancel_for_barrier).await
+            })
+        })?;
+
+        Ok((task, handler_rx))
     }
 
+    async fn run_non_blocking_layout_initialization(
+        config: KvbmWorkerConfig,
+        bytes_per_block: usize,
+        device_layout: Box<dyn NixlLayout<StorageType = DeviceStorage> + Send + 'static>,
+        layout_builder: LayoutConfigBuilder,
+        layout_type: LayoutType,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<(
+        CriticalTaskExecutionHandle,
+        oneshot::Receiver<transfer::BlockTransferHandler>,
+    )> {
+        let cancel_token = config.drt.primary_token().clone();
+        let scheduler_client = config.scheduler_client.clone();
+
+        // channel to get BlockTransferHandler back to the caller
+        let (handler_tx, handler_rx) = oneshot::channel::<transfer::BlockTransferHandler>();
+
+        // channel that the worker will use to signal layout readiness
+        let (layout_ready_tx, layout_ready_rx) = oneshot::channel::<String>();
+
+        // clone what we need inside the orchestrator
+        let worker_config = config.clone();
+        let cancel_token_for_task = cancel_token.clone();
+
+        // Single task that orchestrates everything in-order.
+        let task = CriticalTaskExecutionHandle::new(
+            move |ct| {
+                let cfg = worker_config.clone();
+                let scheduler = scheduler_client.clone();
+
+                async move {
+                    // 1) barrier (must finish before worker_task starts)
+                    let leader_data =
+                        KvbmWorker::leader_barrier_sync(cfg.clone(), ct.clone(), bytes_per_block)
+                            .await?;
+
+                    // 2) start the long-running worker (after barrier)
+                    //    Spawn it so the orchestrator can continue with readiness + waiting.
+                    let dev_layout = device_layout; // moved in
+                    let lb = layout_builder; // moved in
+                    let lt = layout_type; // moved in
+
+                    let worker_fut = KvbmWorker::worker_task(
+                        dev_layout,
+                        lb,
+                        leader_data,
+                        lt,
+                        cfg.clone(),
+                        ct.clone(),
+                        handler_tx,
+                        layout_ready_tx,
+                        scheduler,
+                    );
+
+                    // If worker_task returns Result, handle/log it inside the spawned task.
+                    tokio::spawn(async move {
+                        if let Err(e) = worker_fut.await {
+                            tracing::error!("worker_task exited with error: {e:#}");
+                        }
+                    });
+
+                    // 3) wait for the worker’s layout allocation readiness
+                    match layout_ready_rx.await {
+                        Ok(_) => tracing::info!("worker layout allocation finished."),
+                        Err(_) => tracing::warn!("worker layout readiness channel dropped"),
+                    }
+
+                    // 4) wait for leader to finish its side of initialization
+                    KvbmWorker::leader_readiness_sync(cfg.clone(), ct.clone()).await?;
+
+                    Ok::<(), anyhow::Error>(())
+                }
+            },
+            cancel_token_for_task,
+            "kvbm-worker-task",
+        )?;
+
+        Ok((task, handler_rx))
+    }
     /// One-time use method to extract the block transfer handler from the worker.
     ///
     /// This is a bit of a hack. Improve the API design around this in the future.
@@ -248,15 +430,11 @@ impl KvbmWorker {
         Ok(blocks)
     }
 
-    async fn worker_task(
-        device_layout: Box<dyn NixlLayout<StorageType = DeviceStorage>>,
-        mut layout_builder: LayoutConfigBuilder,
-        layout_type: LayoutType,
+    async fn leader_barrier_sync(
         config: KvbmWorkerConfig,
         cancel_token: CancellationToken,
-        handler_tx: oneshot::Sender<BlockTransferHandler>,
-        scheduler_client: Option<TransferSchedulerClient>,
-    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        bytes_per_block: usize,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<KvbmLeaderData> {
         let drt = config.drt.clone();
 
         let worker_id = drt
@@ -266,30 +444,61 @@ impl KvbmWorker {
             ))?
             .id() as usize;
 
+        let barrier_id_worker_to_leader =
+            format!("{}{}", config.barrier_id_prefix, "-worker-to-leader");
         tracing::info!(
             "Worker {} waiting on barrier {}",
             worker_id,
-            config.barrier_id
+            barrier_id_worker_to_leader
         );
 
-        let worker_barrier = WorkerBarrier::<KvbmLeaderData, KvbmWorkerData>::new(
-            config.barrier_id,
+        let worker_to_leader_barrier = WorkerBarrier::<(), KvbmWorkerData>::new(
+            barrier_id_worker_to_leader,
             worker_id.to_string(),
         );
 
         let worker_data = KvbmWorkerData {
             num_device_blocks: config.num_device_blocks,
+            bytes_per_block,
         };
 
+        tokio::select! {
+            _ = cancel_token.cancelled() => {
+                return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Cancelled"))
+            }
+            _leader_data = worker_to_leader_barrier.sync(&drt, &worker_data) => {
+                _leader_data
+            }
+        }
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to sync worker to leader barrier: {:?}", e))?;
+
+        tracing::debug!(
+            "Worker {} sent the worker data in worker to leader phase",
+            worker_id
+        );
+
+        let barrier_id_leader_to_worker =
+            format!("{}{}", config.barrier_id_prefix, "-leader-to-worker");
+        tracing::info!(
+            "Worker {} waiting on barrier {}",
+            worker_id,
+            barrier_id_leader_to_worker
+        );
+
+        let leader_to_worker_barrier = WorkerBarrier::<KvbmLeaderData, ()>::new(
+            barrier_id_leader_to_worker,
+            worker_id.to_string(),
+        );
+
         let leader_data = tokio::select! {
             _ = cancel_token.cancelled() => {
-                return Ok(())
+                return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Cancelled"))
             }
-            leader_data = worker_barrier.sync(&drt, &worker_data) => {
+            leader_data = leader_to_worker_barrier.sync(&drt, &()) => {
                 leader_data
             }
         }
-        .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to sync worker barrier: {:?}", e))?;
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to sync worker to leader barrier: {:?}", e))?;
 
         tracing::info!(
             "Worker {} received leader data: {:?}",
@@ -297,6 +506,68 @@ impl KvbmWorker {
             leader_data
         );
 
+        Ok(leader_data)
+    }
+
+    async fn leader_readiness_sync(
+        config: KvbmWorkerConfig,
+        cancel_token: CancellationToken,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let drt = config.drt.clone();
+
+        let worker_id = drt
+            .primary_lease()
+            .ok_or(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                "unable to get primary lease; check that drt is not static"
+            ))?
+            .id() as usize;
+
+        let barrier_id_leader_readiness =
+            format!("{}{}", config.barrier_id_prefix, "-leader-ready");
+        tracing::info!(
+            "Worker {} waiting on barrier {}",
+            worker_id,
+            barrier_id_leader_readiness
+        );
+
+        let leader_readiness_barrier =
+            WorkerBarrier::<(), ()>::new(barrier_id_leader_readiness, worker_id.to_string());
+
+        // leader_data is not important in the leader readiness case
+        tokio::select! {
+            _ = cancel_token.cancelled() => {
+                return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Cancelled"))
+            }
+            _leader_data = leader_readiness_barrier.sync(&drt, &()) => {
+                _leader_data
+            }
+        }
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to sync leader readiness barrier: {:?}", e))?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+    async fn worker_task(
+        device_layout: Box<dyn NixlLayout<StorageType = DeviceStorage>>,
+        mut layout_builder: LayoutConfigBuilder,
+        leader_data: KvbmLeaderData,
+        layout_type: LayoutType,
+        config: KvbmWorkerConfig,
+        cancel_token: CancellationToken,
+        handler_tx: oneshot::Sender<BlockTransferHandler>,
+        layout_ready_tx: oneshot::Sender<String>,
+        scheduler_client: Option<TransferSchedulerClient>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let drt = config.drt.clone();
+
+        let worker_id = drt
+            .primary_lease()
+            .ok_or(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                "unable to get primary lease; check that drt is not static"
+            ))?
+            .id() as usize;
+
         let agent = build_agent(worker_id, leader_data.num_disk_blocks > 0)?;
 
         let transfer_context = Arc::new(TransferContext::new(
@@ -380,6 +651,10 @@ impl KvbmWorker {
             cancel_token.clone(),
         )?;
 
+        if layout_ready_tx.send("finished".to_string()).is_err() {
+            tracing::error!("worker receiver dropped before result was sent");
+        }
+
         // TODO: Some sort of fancy loop here.
         // For now, just wait for cancellation.
         cancel_token.cancelled().await;

lib/llm/src/block_manager/layout.rs

@@ -334,9 +334,10 @@ impl FullyContiguousConfig {
         config.validate()?;
 
         let alignment = config.alignment;
-        let memory_region_size = config.page_size * config.inner_dim * config.dtype_width_bytes;
-        let outer_dim_stride_in_bytes = memory_region_size;
+        let outer_dim_stride_in_bytes =
+            config.page_size * config.inner_dim * config.dtype_width_bytes;
         let layer_stride_in_bytes = outer_dim_stride_in_bytes * config.outer_dim;
+        let memory_region_size = layer_stride_in_bytes;
         let natural_block_stride = config.num_layers * layer_stride_in_bytes;
 
         let block_stride_in_bytes = if alignment > 1 {

lib/llm/src/block_manager/pool/managed.rs

@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ impl<S: Storage, L: LocalityProvider, M: BlockMetadata> BlockPool<S, L, M>
         &self,
         sequence_hashes: &[SequenceHash],
     ) -> BlockPoolResult<ImmutableBlocks<S, L, M>> {
+        tracing::debug!("find matching for sequence_hashes: {:?}", sequence_hashes);
         self._match_sequence_hashes(sequence_hashes)?
             .blocking_recv()
             .map_err(|_| BlockPoolError::ProgressEngineShutdown)?

tests/kvbm/README.md

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 ## Overview
 
-This suite validates determinism properties of the API-backed LLM under fixed sampling parameters and optionally across prefix cache resets. The tests can automatically start a local vLLM server, warm it up, and compare responses for identical prompts over multiple iterations.
+This suite validates the determinism properties of the API-backed LLM under fixed sampling parameters and, optionally, across prefix cache resets. The tests can automatically start a local LLM server—either a vLLM server or a TensorRT-LLM server—warm it up, and compare responses for identical prompts over multiple iterations. The suite also automatically detects whether the vLLM or TensorRT-LLM wheel is installed and starts the corresponding server.
 
 ## Files
 
-- `test_determinism.py` — comprehensive determinism tests with automatic vLLM server lifecycle and warmup.
+- `test_determinism.py` — comprehensive determinism tests with automatic LLM server lifecycle and warmup.
   - `test_determinism_with_cache_reset` — run test with warmup, reset cache, then run again without warmup to test determinism across cache reset boundary
   - `test_concurrent_determinism_with_ifeval` — send parametrized number of IFEval prompts (default: 120) with controlled concurrency, with warmup, then reset cache and test again without warmup to validate determinism across cache reset
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ This suite validates determinism properties of the API-backed LLM under fixed sa
 
 ## How It Works
 
-- A `VLLMServerManager` fixture (`vllm_server`) launches `vllm serve` with the Dynamo connector and optional cache block overrides.
+- A `LLMServerManager` fixture (`llm_server`) launches `vllm serve` or `trtllm-serve` with the Dynamo connector and optional cache block overrides.
 - A `tester` fixture binds the test client to the running server's base URL.
 - The test performs a comprehensive warmup across prompts, then executes repeated requests and checks that responses are identical (deterministic). An optional cache reset phase re-validates determinism across the reset boundary.
 
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ Environment variables control server settings and test load:
 
 - Server/model
   - `KVBM_MODEL_ID` (default: `deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B`)
-  - `KVBM_VLLM_PORT` (default: `8000`)
-  - `KVBM_VLLM_START_TIMEOUT` (default: `300` seconds)
+  - `KVBM_SERVER_PORT` (default: `8000`)
+  - `KVBM_SERVER_START_TIMEOUT` (default: `300` seconds)
 
 - Cache size overrides
   - `KVBM_CPU_BLOCKS` (used via test parametrization; default: `10000`)
@@ -90,5 +90,5 @@ pytest -v -m "kvbm" -s
 
 - Warmup is critical to avoid initialization effects impacting determinism.
 - For faster local iteration, reduce `KVBM_MAX_ITERATIONS` and/or increase intervals.
-- Logs are written under the per-test directory created by `tests/conftest.py` and include the vLLM server stdout/stderr.
-- Tests use the static port defined by `KVBM_VLLM_PORT` for vLLM server communication.
\ No newline at end of file
+- Logs are written under the per-test directory created by `tests/conftest.py` and include the LLM server stdout/stderr.
+- Tests use the static port defined by `KVBM_SERVER_PORT` for LLM server communication.

tests/kvbm/test_determinism.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ before validation) to avoid server initialization effects that could
 impact determinism measurements.
 """
 
+import importlib.util
 import logging
 import os
 import signal
@@ -21,8 +22,9 @@ import time
 from collections import defaultdict
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
 from datetime import datetime
+from enum import Enum
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, TextIO, Tuple
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, TextIO, Tuple
 
 import pytest
 import requests
@@ -38,8 +40,13 @@ pytestmark = [
 ]
 
 
-class VLLMServerManager:
-    """Manages vLLM server lifecycle for determinism testing."""
+class ServerType(str, Enum):
+    vllm = "vllm"
+    trtllm = "trtllm"
+
+
+class LLMServerManager:
+    """Manages LLM server lifecycle for determinism testing."""
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -48,8 +55,10 @@ class VLLMServerManager:
         cpu_cache_blocks: Optional[int] = None,
         gpu_cache_blocks: Optional[int] = None,
         log_dir: Optional[Path] = None,
+        server_type: Optional[str] = ServerType.vllm,
     ):
-        self.port = port or int(os.environ.get("KVBM_VLLM_PORT", "8000"))
+        self.server_type = server_type
+        self.port = port or int(os.environ.get("KVBM_SERVER_PORT", "8000"))
         self.base_url = base_url or f"http://localhost:{self.port}"
         self.process: Optional[subprocess.Popen] = None
         self.cpu_cache_blocks = cpu_cache_blocks
@@ -63,11 +72,41 @@ class VLLMServerManager:
             f"cpu{cpu_cache_blocks or 'default'}_gpu{gpu_cache_blocks or 'default'}"
         )
         self.server_log_file = (
-            self.log_dir / f"vllm_server_{config_str}_{timestamp}.log"
+            self.log_dir / f"{self.server_type}_server_{config_str}_{timestamp}.log"
         )
         self.server_stdout_file: Optional[TextIO] = None
         self.server_stderr_file: Optional[TextIO] = None
 
+        # Environment for the process
+        self.env = os.environ.copy()
+        self.env.update(
+            {
+                "RUST_BACKTRACE": "1",
+                "DYN_LOG": os.environ.get(
+                    "DYN_LOG", "debug,dynamo_llm::block_manager::layout=error"
+                ),
+                # DynamoConnector connection settings
+                "NATS_SERVER": "nats://localhost:4222",
+                "ETCD_ENDPOINTS": "http://localhost:2379",
+            }
+        )
+
+        # CPU cache blocks override via env
+        if cpu_cache_blocks is not None:
+            self.env["DYN_KVBM_CPU_CACHE_OVERRIDE_NUM_BLOCKS"] = str(cpu_cache_blocks)
+
+        if self.server_type == ServerType.vllm:
+            self._set_up_vllm_config(gpu_cache_blocks)
+        elif self.server_type == ServerType.trtllm:
+            self._set_up_trtllm_config(gpu_cache_blocks)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"{self.server_type} is not supported yet in the KVBM test suite"
+            )
+
+    def _set_up_vllm_config(self, gpu_cache_blocks):
+        self.env["VLLM_SERVER_DEV_MODE"] = "1"
+
         # Construct serve command
         self.server_cmd = [
             "vllm",
@@ -85,27 +124,52 @@ class VLLMServerManager:
         if gpu_cache_blocks is not None:
             self.server_cmd.extend(["--num-gpu-blocks-override", str(gpu_cache_blocks)])
 
-        # Environment for the process
-        self.env = os.environ.copy()
-        self.env.update(
-            {
-                "RUST_BACKTRACE": "1",
-                "DYN_LOG": os.environ.get(
-                    "DYN_LOG", "debug,dynamo_llm::block_manager::layout=error"
-                ),
-                "VLLM_SERVER_DEV_MODE": "1",
-                # DynamoConnector connection settings
-                "NATS_SERVER": "nats://localhost:4222",
-                "ETCD_ENDPOINTS": "http://localhost:2379",
-            }
+    def _set_up_trtllm_config(self, gpu_cache_blocks):
+        config_path = os.environ.get(
+            "KVBM_TRTLLM_LLMAPI_CONFIG_PATH", "/tmp/kvbm_llm_api_config.yaml"
         )
+        llm_api_config: dict[str, Any] = {}
+        llm_api_config[
+            "cuda_graph_config"
+        ] = None  # explicitly disable CUDA graph since Connector API doesn't support CUDA graph yet in TRTLLM
+        llm_api_config["kv_cache_config"] = {
+            "enable_partial_reuse": False,
+            "free_gpu_memory_fraction": 0.10,  # Set a small GPU fraction so that we can evict/reset the on-device kv cache faster
+        }
+        llm_api_config["kv_connector_config"] = {
+            "connector_module": "dynamo.llm.trtllm_integration.connector",
+            "connector_scheduler_class": "DynamoKVBMConnectorLeader",
+            "connector_worker_class": "DynamoKVBMConnectorWorker",
+        }
 
-        # CPU cache blocks override via env
-        if cpu_cache_blocks is not None:
-            self.env["DYN_KVBM_CPU_CACHE_OVERRIDE_NUM_BLOCKS"] = str(cpu_cache_blocks)
+        # GPU blocks override
+        if gpu_cache_blocks is not None:
+            del llm_api_config["kv_cache_config"]["free_gpu_memory_fraction"]
+            llm_api_config["kv_cache_config"]["max_tokens"] = (
+                int(gpu_cache_blocks) * 32
+            )  # TRTLLM defaults 32 tokens per block
+
+        # Construct serve command
+        self.server_cmd = [
+            "trtllm-serve",
+            os.environ.get("KVBM_MODEL_ID", "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B"),
+            "--host",
+            "localhost",
+            "--port",
+            str(self.port),
+            "--backend",
+            "pytorch",
+            "--extra_llm_api_options",
+            config_path,
+        ]
+
+        import yaml
+
+        with open(config_path, "w") as f:
+            yaml.dump(llm_api_config, f, default_flow_style=False, sort_keys=False)
 
     def start_server(self, timeout: int = 300) -> bool:
-        """Start vLLM server and wait for readiness."""
+        """Start LLM server and wait for readiness."""
         if self.is_server_running():
             self.stop_server()
             time.sleep(2)
@@ -119,7 +183,7 @@ class VLLMServerManager:
         )
         if self.server_stdout_file is not None:
             self.server_stdout_file.write(
-                f"=== vLLM Server Started at {datetime.now()} ===\nCommand: {' '.join(self.server_cmd)}\n"
+                f"=== {self.server_type} Server Started at {datetime.now()} ===\nCommand: {' '.join(self.server_cmd)}\n"
             )
             self.server_stdout_file.flush()
 
@@ -147,7 +211,7 @@ class VLLMServerManager:
         return False
 
     def stop_server(self):
-        """Stop vLLM server and close logs."""
+        """Stop LLM server and close logs."""
         if self.process:
             try:
                 os.killpg(os.getpgid(self.process.pid), signal.SIGTERM)
@@ -205,7 +269,12 @@ class VLLMServerManager:
 class DeterminismTester:
     """Test class for model determinism validation."""
 
-    def __init__(self, base_url: Optional[str] = None, model_id: Optional[str] = None):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        base_url: Optional[str] = None,
+        model_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        server_type: Optional[str] = ServerType.vllm,
+    ):
         # Allow environment override for flexibility in CI/local runs
         self.base_url = (
             base_url or os.environ.get("DYNAMO_API_BASE_URL") or "http://localhost:8000"
@@ -215,6 +284,7 @@ class DeterminismTester:
             or os.environ.get("KVBM_MODEL_ID")
             or "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B"
         )
+        self.server_type = server_type
 
         self.shakespeare_file = Path("t8.shakespeare.txt")
         self.max_iterations = int(os.environ.get("KVBM_MAX_ITERATIONS", "500"))
@@ -298,11 +368,28 @@ class DeterminismTester:
     def reset_prefix_cache(self):
         """Reset the prefix cache."""
         print("Resetting prefix cache...")
-        response = requests.post(
-            f"{self.base_url}/reset_prefix_cache",
-            timeout=int(os.environ.get("KVBM_HTTP_TIMEOUT", "30")),
-        )
-        response.raise_for_status()
+        if self.server_type == ServerType.trtllm:
+            # TRTLLM doesn't support reset_prefix_cache endpoint API
+            # 300 shakespeare content could evict the 0.1 x 80G (~1700 blocks) on-device cache
+            shakespeare_count = 300
+            for seq_idx in range(1, shakespeare_count + 1):
+                start_word = (seq_idx - 1) * self.word_count
+                content = self.get_shakespeare_content(start_word)
+
+                if content:
+                    print(
+                        f"Resetting Shakespeare sequence {seq_idx} (words {start_word}-{start_word + self.word_count - 1})..."
+                    )
+                    try:
+                        self.make_request(content)
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        print(f"Resetting request failed: {e}")
+        else:
+            response = requests.post(
+                f"{self.base_url}/reset_prefix_cache",
+                timeout=int(os.environ.get("KVBM_HTTP_TIMEOUT", "30")),
+            )
+            response.raise_for_status()
         print("Cache reset done")
 
     def warmup_server(self):
@@ -623,11 +710,11 @@ class DeterminismTester:
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def vllm_server(request, runtime_services):
-    """Start and stop vLLM server for each test with optional cache block overrides.
+def llm_server(request, runtime_services):
+    """Start and stop a LLM server for each test with optional cache block overrides.
 
     To parametrize, use:
-      @pytest.mark.parametrize("vllm_server", [{"cpu_blocks": 10000, "gpu_blocks": 2048}], indirect=True)
+      @pytest.mark.parametrize("llm_server", [{"cpu_blocks": 10000, "gpu_blocks": 2048}], indirect=True)
     """
     logger = logging.getLogger("pytest")
     logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
@@ -639,17 +726,27 @@ def vllm_server(request, runtime_services):
     # Put logs in the per-test directory set up by tests/conftest.py
     log_dir = Path(request.node.name)
 
-    server_manager = VLLMServerManager(
+    if importlib.util.find_spec("vllm") is not None:
+        server_type = ServerType.vllm
+    elif importlib.util.find_spec("tensorrt_llm") is not None:
+        server_type = ServerType.trtllm
+    else:
+        raise Exception(
+            "Neither the vllm nor the tensorrt_llm module is available in the current environment."
+        )
+
+    server_manager = LLMServerManager(
         port=port,
         cpu_cache_blocks=cpu_blocks,
         gpu_cache_blocks=gpu_blocks,
         log_dir=log_dir,
+        server_type=server_type,
     )
 
-    start_timeout = int(os.environ.get("KVBM_VLLM_START_TIMEOUT", "300"))
+    start_timeout = int(os.environ.get("KVBM_SERVER_START_TIMEOUT", "300"))
     if not server_manager.start_server(timeout=start_timeout):
         pytest.fail(
-            f"Failed to start vLLM server (cpu_blocks={cpu_blocks}, gpu_blocks={gpu_blocks}, port={server_manager.port})"
+            f"Failed to start {server_type} server (cpu_blocks={cpu_blocks}, gpu_blocks={gpu_blocks}, port={server_manager.port})"
         )
 
     yield server_manager
@@ -658,9 +755,11 @@ def vllm_server(request, runtime_services):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def tester(vllm_server):
+def tester(llm_server):
     """Create determinism tester bound to the running server's base URL."""
-    t = DeterminismTester(base_url=vllm_server.base_url)
+    t = DeterminismTester(
+        base_url=llm_server.base_url, server_type=llm_server.server_type
+    )
     t.download_shakespeare_text()
     return t
 
@@ -669,13 +768,13 @@ class TestDeterminism:
     """Test class for determinism validation."""
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-        "vllm_server",
+        "llm_server",
         [
             {"cpu_blocks": int(os.environ.get("KVBM_CPU_BLOCKS", "10000"))},
         ],
         indirect=True,
     )
-    def test_determinism_with_cache_reset(self, tester, vllm_server, runtime_services):
+    def test_determinism_with_cache_reset(self, tester, llm_server, runtime_services):
         """Test determinism across cache reset: run test with warmup, reset cache, run again without warmup."""
         print("\n" + "=" * 70)
         print("STARTING DETERMINISM TEST (WITH CACHE RESET)")
@@ -797,7 +896,7 @@ class TestDeterminism:
         ), f"Model is not deterministic across cache reset: {total_failed} comparisons failed"
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-        "vllm_server",
+        "llm_server",
         [
             {"cpu_blocks": int(os.environ.get("KVBM_CPU_BLOCKS", "20000"))},
         ],
@@ -818,7 +917,7 @@ class TestDeterminism:
     def test_concurrent_determinism_with_ifeval(
         self,
         tester,
-        vllm_server,
+        llm_server,
         runtime_services,
         num_concurrent,
         max_tokens,