[Attention] Move Backend enum into registry (#25893)

Signed-off-by: Matthew Bonanni <mbonanni@redhat.com>

tests/compile/test_full_graph.py

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import pytest
 import torch
 
 from tests.quantization.utils import is_quant_method_supported
-from tests.v1.attention.utils import _Backend
 from vllm import LLM, SamplingParams
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.attention.selector import global_force_attn_backend_context_manager
 from vllm.config import (CompilationConfig, CompilationLevel, CUDAGraphMode,
                          PassConfig)

tests/compile/test_fusion_attn.py

@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import torch._dynamo
 
 from tests.compile.backend import LazyInitPass, TestBackend
 from tests.models.utils import check_outputs_equal
-from tests.v1.attention.utils import (BatchSpec, _Backend,
-                                      create_common_attn_metadata)
+from tests.v1.attention.utils import BatchSpec, create_common_attn_metadata
 from vllm import LLM, SamplingParams
 from vllm._custom_ops import cutlass_scaled_fp4_mm, scaled_fp4_quant
 from vllm.attention import Attention, AttentionMetadata
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.attention.selector import global_force_attn_backend_context_manager
 from vllm.compilation.fusion import QUANT_OPS
 from vllm.compilation.fusion_attn import ATTN_OP, AttnFusionPass

tests/kernels/attention/test_mha_attn.py

@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ from unittest.mock import patch
 import pytest
 import torch
 
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.attention.layer import MultiHeadAttention
-from vllm.attention.selector import _Backend, _cached_get_attn_backend
+from vllm.attention.selector import _cached_get_attn_backend
 from vllm.platforms import current_platform
 from vllm.platforms.cpu import CpuPlatform
 from vllm.platforms.cuda import CudaPlatform

tests/kernels/utils.py

@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ from torch._prims_common import TensorLikeType
 
 from tests.kernels.quant_utils import native_w8a8_block_matmul
 from vllm.attention import AttentionBackend, AttentionMetadata, AttentionType
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.model_executor.layers.activation import SiluAndMul
 from vllm.model_executor.layers.fused_moe.utils import (
     moe_kernel_quantize_input)
-from vllm.platforms.interface import _Backend
 from vllm.utils import (STR_BACKEND_ENV_VAR, STR_FLASH_ATTN_VAL,
                         STR_XFORMERS_ATTN_VAL, make_tensor_with_pad)
 

tests/v1/attention/test_attention_backends.py

@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import pytest
 import torch
 from torch.nn.attention.flex_attention import create_block_mask, flex_attention
 
-from tests.v1.attention.utils import (BatchSpec, _Backend,
-                                      create_common_attn_metadata,
+from tests.v1.attention.utils import (BatchSpec, create_common_attn_metadata,
                                       create_standard_kv_cache_spec,
                                       create_vllm_config,
                                       get_attention_backend)
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.config import ModelConfig
 from vllm.platforms import current_platform
 from vllm.utils import STR_DTYPE_TO_TORCH_DTYPE, cdiv, is_torch_equal_or_newer

tests/v1/attention/test_mla_backends.py

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ from typing import Optional, Union
 import pytest
 import torch
 
-from tests.v1.attention.utils import (BatchSpec, _Backend,
-                                      create_common_attn_metadata,
+from tests.v1.attention.utils import (BatchSpec, create_common_attn_metadata,
                                       create_standard_kv_cache_spec,
                                       create_vllm_config,
                                       get_attention_backend)
 from vllm import _custom_ops as ops
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.utils import STR_DTYPE_TO_TORCH_DTYPE, cdiv
 from vllm.v1.attention.backends.utils import CommonAttentionMetadata
 from vllm.v1.kv_cache_interface import FullAttentionSpec

tests/v1/attention/utils.py

@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ from typing import Optional, Union
 import pytest
 import torch
 
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.config import (CacheConfig, CompilationConfig, DeviceConfig,
                          LoadConfig, ModelConfig, ModelDType, ParallelConfig,
                          SchedulerConfig, VllmConfig)
-from vllm.platforms import _Backend, current_platform
+from vllm.platforms import current_platform
 from vllm.utils import resolve_obj_by_qualname
 from vllm.v1.attention.backends.utils import CommonAttentionMetadata
 from vllm.v1.kv_cache_interface import FullAttentionSpec

tests/v1/spec_decode/test_eagle.py

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import pytest
 import torch
 
 from tests.utils import get_attn_backend_list_based_on_platform
-from tests.v1.attention.utils import (BatchSpec, _Backend,
-                                      create_common_attn_metadata,
+from tests.v1.attention.utils import (BatchSpec, create_common_attn_metadata,
                                       create_standard_kv_cache_spec,
                                       get_attention_backend)
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.config import (CacheConfig, DeviceConfig, ModelConfig,
                          ParallelConfig, SchedulerConfig, SpeculativeConfig,
                          VllmConfig)

tests/v1/spec_decode/test_mtp.py

@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ from unittest import mock
 import pytest
 import torch
 
-from tests.v1.attention.utils import (BatchSpec, _Backend,
-                                      create_common_attn_metadata,
+from tests.v1.attention.utils import (BatchSpec, create_common_attn_metadata,
                                       create_standard_kv_cache_spec,
                                       get_attention_backend)
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.config import (CacheConfig, DeviceConfig, ModelConfig,
                          ParallelConfig, SchedulerConfig, SpeculativeConfig,
                          VllmConfig)

tests/v1/spec_decode/test_tree_attention.py

@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ from typing import Optional
 
 import torch
 
-from tests.v1.attention.utils import (_Backend, create_standard_kv_cache_spec,
+from tests.v1.attention.utils import (create_standard_kv_cache_spec,
                                       create_vllm_config,
                                       get_attention_backend)
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.config import ParallelConfig, SpeculativeConfig
 from vllm.v1.attention.backends.utils import CommonAttentionMetadata
 

vllm/attention/backends/registry.py

+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright contributors to the vLLM project
+"""Attention backend registry"""
+
+import enum
+
+
+class _Backend(enum.Enum):
+    FLASH_ATTN = enum.auto()
+    TRITON_ATTN = enum.auto()
+    XFORMERS = enum.auto()
+    ROCM_FLASH = enum.auto()
+    ROCM_AITER_MLA = enum.auto()
+    ROCM_AITER_FA = enum.auto()  # used for ViT attn backend
+    TORCH_SDPA = enum.auto()
+    FLASHINFER = enum.auto()
+    FLASHINFER_MLA = enum.auto()
+    TRITON_MLA = enum.auto()
+    CUTLASS_MLA = enum.auto()
+    FLASHMLA = enum.auto()
+    FLASH_ATTN_MLA = enum.auto()
+    PALLAS = enum.auto()
+    IPEX = enum.auto()
+    NO_ATTENTION = enum.auto()
+    FLEX_ATTENTION = enum.auto()
+    TREE_ATTN = enum.auto()
+    ROCM_ATTN = enum.auto()

vllm/attention/layer.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import torch.nn.functional as F
 import vllm.envs as envs
 from vllm.attention import AttentionType
 from vllm.attention.backends.abstract import AttentionBackend
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.attention.selector import backend_name_to_enum, get_attn_backend
 from vllm.attention.utils.kv_sharing_utils import validate_kv_sharing_target
 from vllm.config import CacheConfig, get_current_vllm_config
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ from vllm.model_executor.layers.quantization.kv_cache import BaseKVCacheMethod
 from vllm.model_executor.layers.quantization.utils.quant_utils import (
     GroupShape)
 from vllm.model_executor.models.vision import get_vit_attn_backend
-from vllm.platforms import _Backend, current_platform
+from vllm.platforms import current_platform
 from vllm.utils import GiB_bytes, direct_register_custom_op
 
 logger = init_logger(__name__)

vllm/attention/selector.py

@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ import torch
 
 import vllm.envs as envs
 from vllm.attention.backends.abstract import AttentionBackend
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.logger import init_logger
-from vllm.platforms import _Backend, current_platform
+from vllm.platforms import current_platform
 from vllm.utils import STR_BACKEND_ENV_VAR, resolve_obj_by_qualname
 
 logger = init_logger(__name__)

vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/nixl_connector.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import torch
 import zmq
 
 from vllm import envs
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.attention.selector import backend_name_to_enum, get_attn_backend
 from vllm.config import VllmConfig
 from vllm.distributed.kv_transfer.kv_connector.v1.base import (
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ from vllm.distributed.parallel_state import (
 from vllm.distributed.utils import divide
 from vllm.forward_context import ForwardContext
 from vllm.logger import init_logger
-from vllm.platforms import _Backend, current_platform
+from vllm.platforms import current_platform
 from vllm.utils import make_zmq_path, make_zmq_socket
 from vllm.v1.attention.backends.utils import get_kv_cache_layout
 from vllm.v1.core.sched.output import SchedulerOutput

vllm/envs.py

@@ -619,7 +619,8 @@ environment_variables: dict[str, Callable[[], Any]] = {
     # All possible options loaded dynamically from _Backend enum
     "VLLM_ATTENTION_BACKEND":
     env_with_choices("VLLM_ATTENTION_BACKEND", None,
-                     lambda: list(__import__('vllm.platforms.interface', \
+                     lambda: list(__import__(
+                         'vllm.attention.backends.registry',
                          fromlist=['_Backend'])._Backend.__members__.keys())),
 
     # If set, vllm will use flashinfer sampler

vllm/model_executor/models/dots_ocr.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import torch.nn.functional as F
 from torch.nn import LayerNorm
 from transformers.models.qwen2_vl import Qwen2VLProcessor
 
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.attention.layer import check_upstream_fa_availability
 from vllm.config import VllmConfig
 from vllm.distributed import utils as dist_utils
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ from vllm.model_executor.models.utils import (AutoWeightsLoader, WeightsMapper,
 from vllm.model_executor.models.vision import get_vit_attn_backend
 from vllm.multimodal import MULTIMODAL_REGISTRY
 from vllm.multimodal.inputs import MultiModalDataDict
-from vllm.platforms import _Backend
 from vllm.sequence import IntermediateTensors
 from vllm.transformers_utils.configs.dotsocr import (DotsOCRConfig,
                                                      DotsVisionConfig)

vllm/model_executor/models/ernie45_vl.py

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import torch.nn.functional as F
 from einops import rearrange, repeat
 from transformers import BatchFeature
 
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.attention.layer import check_upstream_fa_availability
 from vllm.config import VllmConfig
 from vllm.distributed import parallel_state
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ from vllm.multimodal.processing import (BaseMultiModalProcessor,
                                         BaseProcessingInfo, PromptReplacement,
                                         PromptUpdate)
 from vllm.multimodal.profiling import BaseDummyInputsBuilder
-from vllm.platforms import _Backend, current_platform
+from vllm.platforms import current_platform
 from vllm.sequence import IntermediateTensors
 from vllm.utils.tensor_schema import TensorSchema, TensorShape
 

vllm/model_executor/models/glm4_1v.py

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ from transformers.models.glm4v.video_processing_glm4v import (
     Glm4vVideoProcessor)
 from transformers.video_utils import VideoMetadata
 
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.attention.layer import check_upstream_fa_availability
 from vllm.config import VllmConfig
 from vllm.distributed import (get_tensor_model_parallel_world_size,
@@ -69,7 +70,6 @@ from vllm.multimodal.processing import (BaseMultiModalProcessor,
                                         BaseProcessingInfo, PromptReplacement,
                                         PromptUpdate, PromptUpdateDetails)
 from vllm.multimodal.profiling import BaseDummyInputsBuilder
-from vllm.platforms import _Backend
 from vllm.sequence import IntermediateTensors
 from vllm.utils.tensor_schema import TensorSchema, TensorShape
 

vllm/model_executor/models/keye.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from transformers.modeling_outputs import (BaseModelOutput,
                                            BaseModelOutputWithPooling)
 from transformers.utils import torch_int
 
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.attention.layer import check_upstream_fa_availability
 from vllm.config import VllmConfig
 from vllm.distributed import get_tensor_model_parallel_world_size
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ from vllm.multimodal.processing import (BaseMultiModalProcessor,
                                         BaseProcessingInfo, PromptReplacement,
                                         PromptUpdate)
 from vllm.multimodal.profiling import BaseDummyInputsBuilder
-from vllm.platforms import _Backend
 from vllm.sequence import IntermediateTensors
 from vllm.utils import is_list_of
 from vllm.utils.tensor_schema import TensorSchema, TensorShape

vllm/model_executor/models/qwen2_5_vl.py

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ from transformers.models.qwen2_5_vl import Qwen2_5_VLProcessor
 from transformers.models.qwen2_5_vl.configuration_qwen2_5_vl import (
     Qwen2_5_VLConfig, Qwen2_5_VLVisionConfig)
 
+from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 from vllm.attention.layer import check_upstream_fa_availability
 from vllm.config import VllmConfig
 from vllm.distributed import parallel_state
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@ from vllm.multimodal.evs import (compute_mrope_for_media,
 from vllm.multimodal.inputs import MultiModalFieldConfig, MultiModalKwargs
 from vllm.multimodal.parse import MultiModalDataItems
 from vllm.multimodal.processing import PromptReplacement, PromptUpdate
-from vllm.platforms import _Backend
 from vllm.sequence import IntermediateTensors
 from vllm.utils import is_pin_memory_available
 from vllm.utils.tensor_schema import TensorSchema, TensorShape