[V1][Metrics] Add GPU prefix cache hit rate % gauge (#12592)

tests/entrypoints/openai/test_metrics.py

@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ EXPECTED_METRICS_V1 = [
     "vllm:num_requests_running",
     "vllm:num_requests_waiting",
     "vllm:gpu_cache_usage_perc",
+    "vllm:gpu_prefix_cache_queries",
+    "vllm:gpu_prefix_cache_hits",
     "vllm:prompt_tokens_total",
     "vllm:generation_tokens_total",
     "vllm:request_success_total",

tests/v1/core/test_kv_cache_utils.py

@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ import pytest
 from vllm.multimodal.inputs import MultiModalKwargs
 from vllm.sampling_params import SamplingParams
 from vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils import (BlockHashType, FreeKVCacheBlockQueue,
-                                         KVCacheBlock,
+                                         KVCacheBlock, PrefixCachingMetrics,
                                          generate_block_hash_extra_keys,
                                          hash_block_tokens,
                                          hash_request_tokens)
+from vllm.v1.metrics.stats import PrefixCacheStats
 from vllm.v1.request import Request
 
 
@@ -277,3 +278,39 @@ def test_hash_request_tokens_no_mm_inputs():
     assert block_hashes[0].extra_keys is None
     assert block_hashes[1].token_ids == (3, 4, 5)
     assert block_hashes[1].extra_keys is None
+
+
+def test_metrics():
+    """
+    Test the prefix caching metrics.
+    """
+
+    def stats(requests, queries, hits):
+        return PrefixCacheStats(requests=requests, queries=queries, hits=hits)
+
+    metrics = PrefixCachingMetrics(interval=5)
+    assert metrics.hit_rate == 0.0
+
+    metrics.observe(stats(1, 20, 9))
+    # 9 / 20 = 0.45
+    assert metrics.hit_rate == 0.45
+
+    metrics.observe(stats(4, 80, 16))
+
+    # 25 / 100 = 0.25
+    assert metrics.hit_rate == 0.25
+
+    metrics.observe(stats(1, 10, 2))
+
+    # Remove (20, 9) and add (10, 2): 18 / 90 = 0.2
+    assert metrics.aggregated_requests == 5
+    assert metrics.aggregated_query_total == 90
+    assert metrics.aggregated_query_hit == 18
+    assert metrics.hit_rate == 0.2
+
+    metrics.reset()
+    assert metrics.hit_rate == 0.0
+    assert metrics.aggregated_requests == 0
+    assert metrics.aggregated_query_total == 0
+    assert metrics.aggregated_query_hit == 0
+    assert not metrics.query_queue

vllm/v1/core/kv_cache_manager.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils import (BlockHashType, FreeKVCacheBlockQueue,
                                          generate_block_hash_extra_keys,
                                          hash_block_tokens,
                                          hash_request_tokens)
+from vllm.v1.metrics.stats import PrefixCacheStats
 from vllm.v1.request import Request, RequestStatus
 
 logger = init_logger(__name__)
@@ -78,11 +79,28 @@ class KVCacheManager:
         self.req_to_block_hashes: DefaultDict[
             str, List[BlockHashType]] = defaultdict(list)
 
+        self.prefix_cache_stats = PrefixCacheStats()
+
     @property
     def usage(self) -> float:
+        """Get the KV cache usage.
+
+        Returns:
+            The KV cache usage (between 0.0 and 1.0).
+        """
         return 1.0 - (self.free_block_queue.num_free_blocks /
                       self.num_gpu_blocks)
 
+    def make_prefix_cache_stats(self) -> PrefixCacheStats:
+        """Get (and reset) the prefix cache stats.
+
+        Returns:
+            The current prefix caching stats.
+        """
+        stats = self.prefix_cache_stats
+        self.prefix_cache_stats = PrefixCacheStats()
+        return stats
+
     def get_computed_blocks(
             self, request: Request) -> Tuple[List[KVCacheBlock], int]:
         """Get the computed (cached) blocks for the request.
@@ -118,6 +136,10 @@ class KVCacheManager:
             else:
                 break
 
+        self.prefix_cache_stats.requests += 1
+        self.prefix_cache_stats.queries += len(block_hashes)
+        self.prefix_cache_stats.hits += len(computed_blocks)
+
         # NOTE(woosuk): Since incomplete blocks are not eligible for
         # sharing, `num_computed_tokens` is always a multiple of
         # `block_size`.
@@ -280,6 +302,8 @@ class KVCacheManager:
         for block in self.block_pool:
             block.reset_hash()
 
+        self.prefix_cache_stats.reset = True
+
         logger.info("Successfully reset prefix cache")
         return True
 

vllm/v1/core/kv_cache_utils.py

 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 """KV-Cache Utilities."""
+from collections import deque
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Any, List, NamedTuple, Optional, Tuple
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ from vllm.config import VllmConfig
 from vllm.logger import init_logger
 from vllm.v1.kv_cache_interface import (KVCacheConfig, KVCacheSpec,
                                         KVCacheTensor)
+from vllm.v1.metrics.stats import PrefixCacheStats
 from vllm.v1.request import Request
 
 logger = init_logger(__name__)
@@ -28,6 +30,68 @@ class BlockHashType(NamedTuple):
     extra_keys: Optional[Any] = None
 
 
+class PrefixCachingMetrics:
+    """Metrics for prefix caching with a hit rate of the most recent N requests.
+
+    Args:
+        interval: The number of the most recent requests to aggregate.
+            Defaults to 1000.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, interval: int = 1000):
+        self.interval = interval
+        # The current aggregated values.
+        self.aggregated_requests = 0
+        self.aggregated_query_total = 0
+        self.aggregated_query_hit = 0
+        # A deque of (requests, queries, hits) for the most recent requests.
+        self.query_queue: deque[Tuple[int, int, int]] = deque()
+
+    def observe(self, stats: PrefixCacheStats):
+        """Observe the prefix caching for a set of requests.
+
+        This function is called with information gathered when new requests
+        are being scheduled and are looking for computed blocks.
+
+        When there are more than `interval` requests, the oldest set of
+        requestsare removed from the metrics.
+
+        Args:
+            stats: The prefix cache stats.
+        """
+        # reset_prefix_cache was invoked before the current update.
+        # Reset the metrics before aggregating the current stats.
+        if stats.reset:
+            self.reset()
+
+        # Update the metrics.
+        self.query_queue.append((stats.requests, stats.queries, stats.hits))
+        self.aggregated_requests += stats.requests
+        self.aggregated_query_total += stats.queries
+        self.aggregated_query_hit += stats.hits
+
+        # Remove the oldest stats if the number of requests exceeds.
+        if self.aggregated_requests > self.interval:
+            old_requests, old_queries, old_hits = self.query_queue.popleft()
+            self.aggregated_requests -= old_requests
+            self.aggregated_query_total -= old_queries
+            self.aggregated_query_hit -= old_hits
+
+    def reset(self):
+        """Reset the metrics."""
+        self.aggregated_requests = 0
+        self.aggregated_query_total = 0
+        self.aggregated_query_hit = 0
+        self.query_queue.clear()
+
+    @property
+    def hit_rate(self) -> float:
+        """Calculate the hit rate for the past N requests."""
+        if self.aggregated_query_total == 0:
+            return 0.0
+        return self.aggregated_query_hit / self.aggregated_query_total
+
+
 @dataclass
 class KVCacheBlock:
     """KV-cache block metadata."""

vllm/v1/core/scheduler.py

@@ -593,4 +593,5 @@ class Scheduler:
             num_running_reqs=len(self.running),
             num_waiting_reqs=len(self.waiting),
             gpu_cache_usage=self.kv_cache_manager.usage,
+            prefix_cache_stats=self.kv_cache_manager.make_prefix_cache_stats(),
         )

vllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import prometheus_client
 
 from vllm.config import ModelConfig
 from vllm.logger import init_logger
+from vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils import PrefixCachingMetrics
 from vllm.v1.engine import FinishReason
 from vllm.v1.metrics.stats import IterationStats, SchedulerStats
 
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ class LoggingStatLogger(StatLoggerBase):
         self.num_prompt_tokens: List[int] = []
         self.num_generation_tokens: List[int] = []
 
+        # Prefix cache metrics. TODO: Make the interval configurable.
+        self.prefix_caching_metrics = PrefixCachingMetrics()
+
     def _local_interval_elapsed(self, now: float) -> bool:
         # Log every _LOCAL_LOGGING_INTERVAL_SEC.
         elapsed_time = now - self.last_log_time
@@ -58,6 +62,8 @@ class LoggingStatLogger(StatLoggerBase):
 
         self._track_iteration_stats(iteration_stats)
 
+        self.prefix_caching_metrics.observe(scheduler_stats.prefix_cache_stats)
+
         now = time.monotonic()
         if not self._local_interval_elapsed(now):
             return
@@ -72,13 +78,15 @@ class LoggingStatLogger(StatLoggerBase):
         logger.info(
             "Avg prompt throughput: %.1f tokens/s, "
             "Avg generation throughput: %.1f tokens/s, "
-            "Running: %d reqs, Waiting: %d reqs "
-            "GPU KV cache usage: %.1f%%.",
+            "Running: %d reqs, Waiting: %d reqs, "
+            "GPU KV cache usage: %.1f%%, "
+            "Prefix cache hit rate: %.1f%%",
             prompt_throughput,
             generation_throughput,
             scheduler_stats.num_running_reqs,
             scheduler_stats.num_waiting_reqs,
             scheduler_stats.gpu_cache_usage * 100,
+            self.prefix_caching_metrics.hit_rate * 100,
         )
 
 
@@ -107,6 +115,18 @@ class PrometheusStatLogger(StatLoggerBase):
             documentation="GPU KV-cache usage. 1 means 100 percent usage.",
             labelnames=labelnames).labels(*labelvalues)
 
+        self.counter_gpu_prefix_cache_queries = prometheus_client.Counter(
+            name="vllm:gpu_prefix_cache_queries",
+            documentation=
+            "GPU prefix cache queries, in terms of number of queried blocks.",
+            labelnames=labelnames).labels(*labelvalues)
+
+        self.counter_gpu_prefix_cache_hits = prometheus_client.Counter(
+            name="vllm:gpu_prefix_cache_hits",
+            documentation=
+            "GPU prefix cache hits, in terms of number of cached blocks.",
+            labelnames=labelnames).labels(*labelvalues)
+
         self.counter_prompt_tokens = prometheus_client.Counter(
             name="vllm:prompt_tokens_total",
             documentation="Number of prefill tokens processed.",
@@ -170,6 +190,11 @@ class PrometheusStatLogger(StatLoggerBase):
 
         self.gauge_gpu_cache_usage.set(scheduler_stats.gpu_cache_usage)
 
+        self.counter_gpu_prefix_cache_queries.inc(
+            scheduler_stats.prefix_cache_stats.queries)
+        self.counter_gpu_prefix_cache_hits.inc(
+            scheduler_stats.prefix_cache_stats.hits)
+
         self.counter_prompt_tokens.inc(iteration_stats.num_prompt_tokens)
         self.counter_generation_tokens.inc(
             iteration_stats.num_generation_tokens)

vllm/v1/metrics/stats.py

 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 import time
-from dataclasses import dataclass
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from vllm.v1.engine import EngineCoreOutput, FinishReason
 
 
+@dataclass
+class PrefixCacheStats:
+    """Stores prefix cache hit statistics."""
+    # Whether reset_prefix_cache was invoked.
+    reset: bool = False
+    # The number of requests in this update.
+    requests: int = 0
+    # The number of queries in these requests. Note that "queries" here
+    # means the number of blocks that were queried from the cache.
+    queries: int = 0
+    # The number of hits in these requests.
+    hits: int = 0
+
+
 @dataclass
 class SchedulerStats:
     """Stats associated with the scheduler."""
@@ -17,7 +31,9 @@ class SchedulerStats:
     num_waiting_reqs: int = 0
 
     gpu_cache_usage: float = 0.0
-    # gpu_prefix_cache_hit_rate: float = 0.0
+
+    prefix_cache_stats: PrefixCacheStats = field(
+        default_factory=PrefixCacheStats)
 
 
 @dataclass