[Core] Use sha256 bytes instead of BlockHash to reduce GC overhead (#23673)

Signed-off-by: linzebing <linzebing1995@gmail.com>

examples/online_serving/kv_events_subscriber.py

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import msgspec
 import zmq
 from msgspec.msgpack import Decoder
 
+from vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils import BlockHash
+
 
 #
 # Types copied from vllm.distributed.kv_events
@@ -22,8 +24,8 @@ class KVCacheEvent(
 
 
 class BlockStored(KVCacheEvent):
-    block_hashes: list[int]
-    parent_block_hash: Optional[int]
+    block_hashes: list[BlockHash]
+    parent_block_hash: Optional[BlockHash]
     token_ids: list[int]
     block_size: int
     lora_id: Optional[int]
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ class BlockStored(KVCacheEvent):
 
 
 class BlockRemoved(KVCacheEvent):
-    block_hashes: list[int]
+    block_hashes: list[BlockHash]
     medium: Optional[str]
 
 

tests/utils_/test_utils.py

@@ -835,22 +835,20 @@ def test_model_specification(parser_with_config, cli_config_file,
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("input", [(), ("abc", ), (None, ),
                                    (None, bool, [1, 2, 3])])
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("output", [0, 1, 2])
-def test_sha256(input: tuple, output: int):
-    hash = sha256(input)
-    assert hash is not None
-    assert isinstance(hash, int)
-    assert hash != 0
+def test_sha256(input: tuple):
+    digest = sha256(input)
+    assert digest is not None
+    assert isinstance(digest, bytes)
+    assert digest != b""
 
-    bytes = pickle.dumps(input, protocol=pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL)
-    assert hash == int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(bytes).digest(),
-                                  byteorder="big")
+    input_bytes = pickle.dumps(input, protocol=pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL)
+    assert digest == hashlib.sha256(input_bytes).digest()
 
     # hashing again, returns the same value
-    assert hash == sha256(input)
+    assert digest == sha256(input)
 
     # hashing different input, returns different value
-    assert hash != sha256(input + (1, ))
+    assert digest != sha256(input + (1, ))
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(

tests/v1/core/test_kv_cache_utils.py

@@ -6,20 +6,22 @@ from typing import Callable, Optional
 import pytest
 import torch
 
+import vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils as kv_cache_utils
 from vllm.config import ModelConfig, SchedulerConfig, VllmConfig
 from vllm.multimodal.inputs import (MultiModalFeatureSpec,
                                     MultiModalKwargsItem, PlaceholderRange)
 from vllm.sampling_params import SamplingParams
-from vllm.utils import GiB_bytes, sha256, sha256_cbor_64bit
+from vllm.utils import GiB_bytes, sha256, sha256_cbor
 from vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_manager import KVCacheManager
 # disable yapf here as it formats differently than isort such that both fail
 # yapf: disable
 from vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils import (
-    FreeKVCacheBlockQueue, KVCacheBlock, PrefixCachingMetrics,
+    BlockHash, FreeKVCacheBlockQueue, KVCacheBlock, PrefixCachingMetrics,
     estimate_max_model_len, generate_block_hash_extra_keys,
     get_kv_cache_config, get_max_concurrency_for_kv_cache_config,
     get_request_block_hasher, hash_block_tokens, init_none_hash,
-    is_kv_cache_type_uniform, unify_kv_cache_configs)
+    is_kv_cache_type_uniform, make_block_hash_with_group_id,
+    unify_kv_cache_configs)
 from vllm.v1.kv_cache_interface import (FullAttentionSpec, KVCacheConfig,
                                         KVCacheGroupSpec, KVCacheTensor,
                                         SlidingWindowSpec)
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ def new_sliding_window_spec(block_size=16,
                              sliding_window=sliding_window)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("hash_fn", [sha256, sha256_cbor_64bit, hash])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("hash_fn", [sha256, sha256_cbor])
 def test_none_hash(monkeypatch, hash_fn):
     import vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils
 
@@ -98,8 +100,8 @@ def test_none_hash(monkeypatch, hash_fn):
         reloaded_kv_cache_utils = importlib.reload(vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils)
         reloaded_kv_cache_utils.init_none_hash(hash_fn)
         assert reloaded_kv_cache_utils.NONE_HASH is not None
-        assert isinstance(reloaded_kv_cache_utils.NONE_HASH, int)
-        assert reloaded_kv_cache_utils.NONE_HASH != 0
+        assert isinstance(reloaded_kv_cache_utils.NONE_HASH, bytes)
+        assert reloaded_kv_cache_utils.NONE_HASH != b""
 
     # case 2: PYTHONHASHSEED is set, use the seed and hash_fn
     with monkeypatch.context() as m:
@@ -107,12 +109,11 @@ def test_none_hash(monkeypatch, hash_fn):
         reloaded_kv_cache_utils = importlib.reload(vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils)
         reloaded_kv_cache_utils.init_none_hash(hash_fn)
         assert reloaded_kv_cache_utils.NONE_HASH is not None
-        assert isinstance(reloaded_kv_cache_utils.NONE_HASH, int)
+        assert isinstance(reloaded_kv_cache_utils.NONE_HASH, bytes)
         assert hash_fn('python hash seed') == reloaded_kv_cache_utils.NONE_HASH
 
 
 def test_kv_cache_block():
-    import vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils
 
     # Test KVCacheBlock initialization
     block = KVCacheBlock(block_id=0)
@@ -127,8 +128,7 @@ def test_kv_cache_block():
     assert block.ref_cnt == 0
 
     # Test block hash setting and resetting
-    block_hash = vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils.BlockHash(hash_value=123,
-                                                       token_ids=(1, 2, 3))
+    block_hash = make_block_hash_with_group_id(BlockHash(b"abc"), 0)
     block.block_hash = block_hash
     assert block.block_hash == block_hash
 
@@ -407,27 +407,23 @@ def test_generate_block_hash_extra_keys_cache_salt():
     assert next_mm_idx == 1
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("hash_fn", [sha256, sha256_cbor_64bit, hash])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("hash_fn", [sha256, sha256_cbor])
 def test_hash_block_tokens(hash_fn):
-    import vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils
     init_none_hash(hash_fn)
-    parent_block_hash = 123
+    parent_block_hash = BlockHash(b"123")
     curr_block_token_ids = (1, 2, 3)
     extra_keys = ("key1", "key2")
 
     block_hash = hash_block_tokens(hash_fn, parent_block_hash,
                                    curr_block_token_ids, extra_keys)
-    assert isinstance(block_hash, vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils.BlockHash)
-    assert block_hash.hash_value == hash_fn(
-        (parent_block_hash, curr_block_token_ids, extra_keys))
-    assert block_hash.token_ids == curr_block_token_ids
-    assert block_hash.extra_keys == extra_keys
+    expected = hash_fn((parent_block_hash, curr_block_token_ids, extra_keys))
+    assert block_hash == expected
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("hash_fn", [sha256, sha256_cbor_64bit, hash])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("hash_fn", [sha256, sha256_cbor])
 def test_request_block_hasher(hash_fn):
-    import vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils
-    init_none_hash(hash_fn)
+    kv_cache_utils.init_none_hash(hash_fn)
+
     request = make_request(
         request_id="0",
         prompt_token_ids=[_ for _ in range(6)],
@@ -442,19 +438,13 @@ def test_request_block_hasher(hash_fn):
 
     block_hashes = request.block_hashes
     assert len(block_hashes) == 2
-    assert isinstance(block_hashes[0], vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils.BlockHash)
-    assert isinstance(block_hashes[1], vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils.BlockHash)
-
-    # Check the first block
-    assert block_hashes[0].token_ids == (0, 1, 2)
-    assert block_hashes[0].extra_keys == ("hash1", )
+    assert block_hashes[0] == hash_fn(
+        (kv_cache_utils.NONE_HASH, (0, 1, 2), ("hash1", )))
+    assert block_hashes[1] == hash_fn(
+        (block_hashes[0], (3, 4, 5), ("hash2", )))
 
-    # Check the second block
-    assert block_hashes[1].token_ids == (3, 4, 5)
-    assert block_hashes[1].extra_keys == ("hash2", )
 
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("hash_fn", [sha256, sha256_cbor_64bit, hash])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("hash_fn", [sha256, sha256_cbor])
 def test_hash_tokens_different_mm_input(hash_fn):
     init_none_hash(hash_fn)
 
@@ -484,9 +474,9 @@ def test_hash_tokens_different_mm_input(hash_fn):
     assert block_hashes1[1] != block_hashes2[1]
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("hash_fn", [sha256, sha256_cbor_64bit, hash])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("hash_fn", [sha256, sha256_cbor])
 def test_hash_request_tokens_no_mm_inputs(hash_fn):
-    init_none_hash(hash_fn)
+    kv_cache_utils.init_none_hash(hash_fn)
 
     request = make_request(
         request_id="0",
@@ -500,10 +490,9 @@ def test_hash_request_tokens_no_mm_inputs(hash_fn):
     block_hashes = request.block_hashes
 
     assert len(block_hashes) == 2
-    assert block_hashes[0].token_ids == (0, 1, 2)
-    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
+    assert block_hashes[0] == hash_fn(
+        (kv_cache_utils.NONE_HASH, (0, 1, 2), None))
+    assert block_hashes[1] == hash_fn((block_hashes[0], (3, 4, 5), None))
 
 
 def test_metrics():

tests/v1/core/test_single_type_kv_cache_manager.py

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import random
 import torch
 
 from vllm.v1.core.block_pool import BlockPool
-from vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils import (BlockHash, BlockHashWithGroupId,
-                                         KVCacheBlock)
+from vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils import (BlockHash, KVCacheBlock,
+                                         make_block_hash_with_group_id)
 from vllm.v1.core.single_type_kv_cache_manager import (
     ChunkedLocalAttentionManager, SlidingWindowManager)
 from vllm.v1.kv_cache_interface import (ChunkedLocalAttentionSpec,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def test_chunked_local_attention_possible_cached_prefix():
 
     def run_one_case(block_is_cached, tail_token, expect_length):
         block_hash_list = [
-            BlockHash(i, ()) for i in range(len(block_is_cached))
+            BlockHash(str(i).encode()) for i in range(len(block_is_cached))
         ]
 
         block_pool.cached_block_hash_to_block.clear()
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ def test_chunked_local_attention_possible_cached_prefix():
         for i, (block_hash,
                 is_cached) in enumerate(zip(block_hash_list, block_is_cached)):
             if is_cached:
-                block_pool.cached_block_hash_to_block[BlockHashWithGroupId(
-                    block_hash, 0)] = {
+                block_pool.cached_block_hash_to_block[
+                    make_block_hash_with_group_id(block_hash, 0)] = {
                         i: block_pool.blocks[i + 10],
                     }
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def test_sliding_window_possible_cached_prefix():
 
     def run_one_case(block_is_cached, expect_length):
         block_hash_list = [
-            BlockHash(i, ()) for i in range(len(block_is_cached))
+            BlockHash(str(i).encode()) for i in range(len(block_is_cached))
         ]
 
         block_pool.cached_block_hash_to_block.clear()
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ def test_sliding_window_possible_cached_prefix():
         for i, (block_hash,
                 is_cached) in enumerate(zip(block_hash_list, block_is_cached)):
             if is_cached:
-                block_pool.cached_block_hash_to_block[BlockHashWithGroupId(
-                    block_hash, 0)] = {
+                block_pool.cached_block_hash_to_block[
+                    make_block_hash_with_group_id(block_hash, 0)] = {
                         i: block_pool.blocks[i + 10],
                     }
 

tests/v1/core/utils.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from vllm.config import (CacheConfig, KVTransferConfig, ModelConfig,
 from vllm.multimodal.inputs import (MultiModalFeatureSpec,
                                     MultiModalKwargsItem, PlaceholderRange)
 from vllm.sampling_params import SamplingParams
+from vllm.utils import sha256
 from vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils import (get_request_block_hasher,
                                          init_none_hash)
 from vllm.v1.core.sched.async_scheduler import AsyncScheduler
@@ -130,10 +131,10 @@ def create_requests(
 ) -> list[Request]:
     global _none_hash_initialized
     if not _none_hash_initialized:
-        init_none_hash(hash)
+        init_none_hash(sha256)
         _none_hash_initialized = True
 
-    block_hasher = get_request_block_hasher(block_size, hash)
+    block_hasher = get_request_block_hasher(block_size, sha256)
     sampling_params = SamplingParams(ignore_eos=False,
                                      max_tokens=max_tokens,
                                      stop_token_ids=stop_token_ids,

tests/v1/engine/test_engine_args.py

@@ -36,18 +36,19 @@ def test_prefix_caching_from_cli():
     assert vllm_config.cache_config.enable_prefix_caching
 
     # default hash algorithm is "builtin"
-    assert vllm_config.cache_config.prefix_caching_hash_algo == "builtin"
+    assert vllm_config.cache_config.prefix_caching_hash_algo == "sha256"
+
+    # set hash algorithm to sha256_cbor
+    args = parser.parse_args(["--prefix-caching-hash-algo", "sha256_cbor"])
+    vllm_config = EngineArgs.from_cli_args(args=args).create_engine_config()
+    assert vllm_config.cache_config.prefix_caching_hash_algo == \
+        "sha256_cbor"
 
     # set hash algorithm to sha256
     args = parser.parse_args(["--prefix-caching-hash-algo", "sha256"])
     vllm_config = EngineArgs.from_cli_args(args=args).create_engine_config()
     assert vllm_config.cache_config.prefix_caching_hash_algo == "sha256"
 
-    # set hash algorithm to builtin
-    args = parser.parse_args(["--prefix-caching-hash-algo", "builtin"])
-    vllm_config = EngineArgs.from_cli_args(args=args).create_engine_config()
-    assert vllm_config.cache_config.prefix_caching_hash_algo == "builtin"
-
     # an invalid hash algorithm raises an error
     parser.exit_on_error = False
     with pytest.raises(ArgumentError):

tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/utils.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from vllm.distributed.kv_transfer.kv_connector.factory import (
     KVConnectorFactory)
 from vllm.distributed.kv_transfer.kv_connector.v1.shared_storage_connector import (  # noqa
     SharedStorageConnector)
+from vllm.utils import sha256
 from vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_manager import KVCacheBlocks
 from vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils import (get_request_block_hasher,
                                          init_none_hash)
@@ -127,11 +128,11 @@ def create_request(request_id: int,
                    use_all_1s_for_prompt_tokens: bool = False,
                    num_remote_blocks: int = 3,
                    block_size: int = 16,
-                   hash_fn: Callable = hash) -> Request:
+                   hash_fn: Callable = sha256) -> Request:
     """Make dummy request for testing."""
     global _none_hash_initialized
     if not _none_hash_initialized:
-        init_none_hash(hash)
+        init_none_hash(hash_fn)
         _none_hash_initialized = True
 
     kv_transfer_params: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None

vllm/config/cache.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ logger = init_logger(__name__)
 BlockSize = Literal[1, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128]
 CacheDType = Literal["auto", "fp8", "fp8_e4m3", "fp8_e5m2", "fp8_inc"]
 MambaDType = Literal["auto", "float32"]
-PrefixCachingHashAlgo = Literal["builtin", "sha256", "sha256_cbor_64bit"]
+PrefixCachingHashAlgo = Literal["sha256", "sha256_cbor"]
 
 
 @config
@@ -63,17 +63,12 @@ class CacheConfig:
     """Sliding window size for the KV cache. This is primarily set in
     `ModelConfig` and that value should be manually duplicated here."""
     enable_prefix_caching: Optional[bool] = None
-    """Whether to enable prefix caching. Disabled by default for V0. Enabled by
-    default for V1."""
-    prefix_caching_hash_algo: PrefixCachingHashAlgo = "builtin"
+    """Whether to enable prefix caching. Enabled by default for V1."""
+    prefix_caching_hash_algo: PrefixCachingHashAlgo = "sha256"
     """Set the hash algorithm for prefix caching:\n
-    - "builtin" is Python's built-in hash.\n
-    - "sha256" is collision resistant but with certain overheads.
-    This option uses Pickle for object serialization before hashing.\n
-    - "sha256_cbor_64bit" provides a reproducible, cross-language compatible
-    hash. It serializes objects using canonical CBOR and hashes them with
-    SHA-256. The resulting hash consists of the lower 64 bits of the SHA-256
-    digest."""
+    - "sha256" uses Pickle for object serialization before hashing.\n
+    - "sha256_cbor" provides a reproducible, cross-language compatible hash. It
+    serializes objects using canonical CBOR and hashes them with SHA-256."""
     cpu_offload_gb: float = 0
     """The space in GiB to offload to CPU, per GPU. Default is 0, which means
     no offloading. Intuitively, this argument can be seen as a virtual way to

vllm/distributed/kv_events.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import zmq
 
 from vllm.config.kv_events import KVEventsConfig
 from vllm.logger import init_logger
+from vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils import ExternalBlockHash
 
 logger = init_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ MEDIUM_GPU = "GPU"
 
 
 class BlockStored(KVCacheEvent):
-    block_hashes: list[int]
-    parent_block_hash: Optional[int]
+    block_hashes: list[ExternalBlockHash]
+    parent_block_hash: Optional[ExternalBlockHash]
     token_ids: list[int]
     block_size: int
     lora_id: Optional[int]
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ class BlockStored(KVCacheEvent):
 
 
 class BlockRemoved(KVCacheEvent):
-    block_hashes: list[int]
+    block_hashes: list[ExternalBlockHash]
     medium: Optional[str]
 
 

vllm/engine/arg_utils.py

@@ -1592,21 +1592,13 @@ class EngineArgs:
                 "in low performance due to small KV cache size. Consider "
                 "setting --max-model-len to a smaller value.", max_model_len)
 
-        # if using prefix caching, we must set a hash algo
-        if self.enable_prefix_caching:
         # Disable prefix caching for multimodal models for VLLM_V0.
-            if model_config.is_multimodal_model:
+        if self.enable_prefix_caching and model_config.is_multimodal_model:
             logger.warning(
                 "--enable-prefix-caching is not supported for multimodal "
                 "models in V0 and has been disabled.")
             self.enable_prefix_caching = False
 
-            # VLLM_V0 only supports builtin hash algo for prefix caching.
-            if self.prefix_caching_hash_algo == "sha256":
-                raise ValueError(
-                    "sha256 is not supported for prefix caching in V0 engine. "
-                    "Please use 'builtin'.")
-
         # Set max_num_seqs to 256 for VLLM_V0.
         if self.max_num_seqs is None:
             self.max_num_seqs = 256

vllm/envs.py

@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     VLLM_GPT_OSS_USE_CONTAINER_TOOL: bool = False
     VLLM_GPT_OSS_HARMONY_SYSTEM_INSTRUCTIONS: bool = False
     VLLM_CUSTOM_SCOPES_FOR_PROFILING: bool = False
+    VLLM_KV_EVENTS_USE_INT_BLOCK_HASHES: bool = True
 
 
 def get_default_cache_root():
@@ -1215,6 +1216,11 @@ environment_variables: dict[str, Callable[[], Any]] = {
     # Add optional custom scopes for profiling, disable to avoid overheads
     "VLLM_CUSTOM_SCOPES_FOR_PROFILING":
     lambda: bool(int(os.getenv("VLLM_CUSTOM_SCOPES_FOR_PROFILING", "0"))),
+
+    # Represent block hashes in KV cache events as 64-bit integers instead of
+    # raw bytes. Defaults to True for backward compatibility.
+    "VLLM_KV_EVENTS_USE_INT_BLOCK_HASHES":
+    lambda: bool(int(os.getenv("VLLM_KV_EVENTS_USE_INT_BLOCK_HASHES", "1"))),
 }
 
 # --8<-- [end:env-vars-definition]

vllm/utils/__init__.py

@@ -3249,7 +3249,7 @@ def check_use_alibi(model_config: ModelConfig) -> bool:
                       and getattr(cfg.attn_config, "alibi", False)))))
 
 
-def sha256(input) -> int:
+def sha256(input) -> bytes:
     """Hash any picklable Python object using SHA-256.
 
     The input is serialized using pickle before hashing, which allows
@@ -3260,16 +3260,15 @@ def sha256(input) -> int:
         input: Any picklable Python object.
 
     Returns:
-        An integer representing the SHA-256 hash of the serialized input.
+        Bytes representing the SHA-256 hash of the serialized input.
     """
     input_bytes = pickle.dumps(input, protocol=pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL)
-    return int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(input_bytes).digest(),
-                          byteorder="big")
+    return hashlib.sha256(input_bytes).digest()
 
 
-def sha256_cbor_64bit(input) -> int:
+def sha256_cbor(input) -> bytes:
     """
-    Hash objects using CBOR serialization and SHA-256, then truncate to 64bits.
+    Hash objects using CBOR serialization and SHA-256.
 
     This option is useful for non-Python-dependent serialization and hashing.
 
@@ -3280,17 +3279,13 @@ def sha256_cbor_64bit(input) -> int:
             Custom classes must implement CBOR serialization methods.
 
     Returns:
-        An integer in the range [0, 2^64-1] representing the lower 64 bits
-        of the SHA-256 hash of the CBOR serialized input.
+        Bytes representing the SHA-256 hash of the CBOR serialized input.
     """
     input_bytes = cbor2.dumps(input, canonical=True)
-    full_hash = int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(input_bytes).digest(),
-                               byteorder="big")
+    return hashlib.sha256(input_bytes).digest()
 
-    return full_hash & ((1 << 64) - 1)
 
-
-def get_hash_fn_by_name(hash_fn_name: str) -> Callable[[Any], int]:
+def get_hash_fn_by_name(hash_fn_name: str) -> Callable[[Any], bytes]:
     """Get a hash function by name, or raise an error if
     the function is not found.
     Args:
@@ -3300,10 +3295,8 @@ def get_hash_fn_by_name(hash_fn_name: str) -> Callable[[Any], int]:
     """
     if hash_fn_name == "sha256":
         return sha256
-    if hash_fn_name == "sha256_cbor_64bit":
-        return sha256_cbor_64bit
-    if hash_fn_name == "builtin":
-        return hash
+    if hash_fn_name == "sha256_cbor":
+        return sha256_cbor
 
     raise ValueError(f"Unsupported hash function: {hash_fn_name}")
 

vllm/v1/core/block_pool.py

@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ from vllm.distributed.kv_events import (MEDIUM_GPU, AllBlocksCleared,
                                         KVCacheEvent)
 from vllm.logger import init_logger
 from vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils import (BlockHash, BlockHashWithGroupId,
-                                         FreeKVCacheBlockQueue, KVCacheBlock)
+                                         ExternalBlockHash,
+                                         FreeKVCacheBlockQueue, KVCacheBlock,
+                                         get_block_hash,
+                                         make_block_hash_with_group_id,
+                                         maybe_convert_block_hash)
 from vllm.v1.request import Request
 
 logger = init_logger(__name__)
@@ -84,8 +88,10 @@ class BlockPool:
         """
         cached_blocks = []
         for group_id in kv_cache_group_ids:
+            block_hash_with_group_id = make_block_hash_with_group_id(
+                block_hash, group_id)
             cached_blocks_one_group = self.cached_block_hash_to_block.get(
-                BlockHashWithGroupId(block_hash, group_id))
+                block_hash_with_group_id)
             if not cached_blocks_one_group:
                 return None
             first_block = next(iter(cached_blocks_one_group.values()))
@@ -124,28 +130,29 @@ class BlockPool:
         assert len(request.block_hashes) >= num_full_blocks
         new_block_hashes = request.block_hashes[num_cached_blocks:]
 
-        new_hashes: Optional[list[int]] = ([] if self.enable_kv_cache_events
-                                           else None)
+        new_hashes: Optional[list[ExternalBlockHash]] = (
+            [] if self.enable_kv_cache_events else None)
         for i, blk in enumerate(new_full_blocks):
             assert blk.block_hash is None
             block_hash = new_block_hashes[i]
 
             # Update and added the full block to the cache.
-            block_hash_with_group_id = BlockHashWithGroupId(
+            block_hash_with_group_id = make_block_hash_with_group_id(
                 block_hash, kv_cache_group_id)
             blk.block_hash = block_hash_with_group_id
             self.cached_block_hash_to_block[block_hash_with_group_id][
                 blk.block_id] = blk
             if new_hashes is not None:
-                new_hashes.append(block_hash.hash_value)
+                new_hashes.append(maybe_convert_block_hash(block_hash))
 
         if self.enable_kv_cache_events:
             if num_cached_blocks == 0:
-                parent_block_hash = None
+                parent_block_hash: Optional[ExternalBlockHash] = None
             else:
                 parent_block = blocks[num_cached_blocks - 1]
                 assert parent_block.block_hash is not None
-                parent_block_hash = parent_block.block_hash.get_hash_value()
+                parent_block_hash = maybe_convert_block_hash(
+                    get_block_hash(parent_block.block_hash))
 
             self.kv_event_queue.append(
                 BlockStored(
@@ -220,7 +227,9 @@ class BlockPool:
             # we disable hybrid kv cache manager when kv cache event is
             # enabled, so there is only one group.
             self.kv_event_queue.append(
-                BlockRemoved(block_hashes=[block_hash.get_hash_value()],
+                BlockRemoved(block_hashes=[
+                    maybe_convert_block_hash(get_block_hash(block_hash))
+                ],
                              medium=MEDIUM_GPU))
         return True
 

vllm/v1/core/kv_cache_utils.py

@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ import os
 from collections import defaultdict, deque
 from collections.abc import Iterable, Sequence
 from dataclasses import astuple, dataclass
-from typing import Any, Callable, NamedTuple, Optional
+from typing import Any, Callable, NewType, Optional, Union
 
+from vllm import envs
 from vllm.config import VllmConfig
 from vllm.logger import init_logger
-from vllm.utils import GiB_bytes, cdiv, sha256_cbor_64bit
+from vllm.utils import GiB_bytes, cdiv, sha256_cbor
 from vllm.v1.kv_cache_interface import (ChunkedLocalAttentionSpec,
                                         FullAttentionSpec, KVCacheConfig,
                                         KVCacheGroupSpec, KVCacheSpec,
@@ -18,59 +19,78 @@ from vllm.v1.kv_cache_interface import (ChunkedLocalAttentionSpec,
 from vllm.v1.metrics.stats import PrefixCacheStats
 from vllm.v1.request import Request
 
-logger = init_logger(__name__)
+# BlockHash represents the hash of a single KV-cache block used for
+# prefix caching.  Treating it as a distinct type from ``bytes`` helps
+# catch accidental misuse when passing around raw byte strings.
+BlockHash = NewType("BlockHash", bytes)
+
+# ``BlockHashWithGroupId`` combines a ``BlockHash`` with its KV cache group ID.
+# It is represented as raw bytes for compactness and efficiency. The helper
+# functions below pack/unpack the ``BlockHash`` and group id into/from the key.
+BlockHashWithGroupId = NewType("BlockHashWithGroupId", bytes)
+
+# ExternalBlockHash is used for reproducible prefix-cache block hashing.
+# It's a union of ``bytes`` and ``int`` to keep backward compatibility
+# after we default block hashing to use sha256 bytes.
+ExternalBlockHash = Union[bytes, int]
+
 
+def make_block_hash_with_group_id(block_hash: BlockHash,
+                                  group_id: int) -> BlockHashWithGroupId:
+    """Pack a ``BlockHash`` and group id into a ``BlockHashWithGroupId``.
 
-class BlockHash(NamedTuple):
-    """Hash value of a block (int), the token IDs in the block, and extra keys.
-    We keep a tuple of token IDs and extra keys to reduce the likelihood of
-    hash collisions when the hash value is the same. By using SHA256 however,
-    hash collisions are practically impossible.
+    The group id is encoded using 4 bytes in big-endian order and appended to
+    the block hash bytes.  This representation avoids creating tuples while
+    still allowing us to recover both components when needed.
     """
-    # Hash value of the block in an integer.
-    hash_value: int
-    # Token IDs in the block.
-    token_ids: tuple[int, ...]
-    # Extra keys for the block.
-    extra_keys: Optional[Any] = None
+    return BlockHashWithGroupId(block_hash +
+                                group_id.to_bytes(4, "big", signed=False))
+
+
+def get_block_hash(key: BlockHashWithGroupId) -> BlockHash:
+    """Extract the ``BlockHash`` from a ``BlockHashWithGroupId``."""
+    return BlockHash(key[:-4])
+
 
+def get_group_id(key: BlockHashWithGroupId) -> int:
+    """Extract the group id from a ``BlockHashWithGroupId``."""
+    return int.from_bytes(key[-4:], "big", signed=False)
 
-class BlockHashWithGroupId(NamedTuple):
-    # The hash value for the contents (e.g., token_ids) of a block without group
-    # ID. The value is the same for blocks representing the same tokens but for
-    # different groups.
-    block_hash: BlockHash
-    # The KV cache group ID.
-    group_id: int
 
-    def get_hash_value(self) -> int:
-        return self.block_hash.hash_value
+def maybe_convert_block_hash(hash_bytes: BlockHash) -> ExternalBlockHash:
+    if not envs.VLLM_KV_EVENTS_USE_INT_BLOCK_HASHES:
+        return hash_bytes
+    return int.from_bytes(hash_bytes, byteorder="big") & ((1 << 64) - 1)
 
 
+logger = init_logger(__name__)
+
 # The hash seed for the first block of any prefix block sequence.
 #
 # We use a random value to avoid hash collisions or PYTHONHASHSEED environment
-# variable if set such that processes can share the seed if needed.
-# This aligns with the behavior of Python's hash() function, which also uses
-# a random seed if PYTHONHASHSEED is not set.
+# variable if set such that processes can share the seed if needed. This aligns
+# with the behavior of Python's hash() function, which also uses a random seed
+# if PYTHONHASHSEED is not set.
 #
 # The function `init_none_hash` initializes this variable globally.
-NONE_HASH: int
+NONE_HASH: BlockHash
 
 
-def init_none_hash(hash_fn: Callable):
+def init_none_hash(hash_fn: Callable[[Any], bytes]):
     global NONE_HASH
 
     hash_seed = os.getenv("PYTHONHASHSEED")
-    if hash_seed is None and hash_fn is sha256_cbor_64bit:
+    if hash_seed is None and hash_fn is sha256_cbor:
         logger.warning(
             "PYTHONHASHSEED is not set. This will lead to non-reproducible "
-            "block-hashes when using sha256_cbor_64bit as the hash function."
+            "block-hashes when using sha256_cbor as the hash function."
             "Consider setting PYTHONHASHSEED to a fixed value for "
             "reproducibility.")
 
-    NONE_HASH = (int.from_bytes(os.urandom(32), byteorder="big")
-                 if hash_seed is None else hash_fn(hash_seed))
+    if hash_seed is None:
+        NONE_HASH = BlockHash(os.urandom(32))
+    else:
+        NONE_HASH = BlockHash(hash_fn(hash_seed))
 
 
 class PrefixCachingMetrics:
@@ -142,8 +162,8 @@ class KVCacheBlock:
     block_id: int
     # Reference count.
     ref_cnt: int = 0
-    # The hash of the block composed of (block hash, tuple of token IDs).
-    # It is only available when the block is full.
+    # The hash key (block hash + group id) of the block, only available
+    # when the block is full and cached.
     _block_hash: Optional[BlockHashWithGroupId] = None
 
     # Used to construct a doubly linked list for free blocks.
@@ -177,7 +197,7 @@ class KVCacheBlock:
                          if self.next_free_block else None)
         return (f"KVCacheBlock(block_id={self.block_id}, "
                 f"ref_cnt={self.ref_cnt}, "
-                f"_block_hash={self._block_hash}, "
+                f"_block_hash={self._block_hash!r}, "
                 f"prev_free_block={prev_block_id}, "
                 f"next_free_block={next_block_id})")
 
@@ -517,15 +537,14 @@ def generate_block_hash_extra_keys(
 
 
 def hash_block_tokens(
-        hash_function: Callable,
-        parent_block_hash: Optional[int],
+        hash_function: Callable[[Any], bytes],
+        parent_block_hash: Optional[BlockHash],
         curr_block_token_ids: Sequence[int],
         extra_keys: Optional[tuple[Any, ...]] = None) -> BlockHash:
     """Computes a hash value corresponding to the contents of a block and
     the contents of the preceding block(s). The hash value is used for
     prefix caching. We use LRU cache for this function to avoid recomputing
     hash values for the same block contents.
-
     Args:
         hash_function: The hash function used to compute block hash.
         parent_block_hash: The hash of the parent block. None
@@ -533,7 +552,6 @@ def hash_block_tokens(
         curr_block_token_ids: A list of token ids in the current
             block. The current block is assumed to be full.
         extra_keys: Extra keys for the block.
-
     Returns:
         The hash value of the block and the token ids in the block.
         The entire tuple is used as the hash key of the block.
@@ -544,26 +562,16 @@ def hash_block_tokens(
     curr_block_token_ids_tuple = tuple(curr_block_token_ids)
     return BlockHash(
         hash_function(
-            (parent_block_hash, curr_block_token_ids_tuple, extra_keys)),
-        curr_block_token_ids_tuple, extra_keys)
+            (parent_block_hash, curr_block_token_ids_tuple, extra_keys)))
 
 
 def get_request_block_hasher(
     block_size: int,
-    caching_hash_fn: Callable[[Any],
-                              int]) -> Callable[[Request], list[BlockHash]]:
+    caching_hash_fn: Callable[[Any], bytes],
+) -> Callable[[Request], list[BlockHash]]:
     """
     Returns a function which computes the list of un-computed block hashes
-    of a request.
-
-    Each request holds a list of its block hashes (request.block_hashes).
-    When a request is created, it calls the below function to compute
-    the hashes of all full blocks of the request's initial tokens.
-    The hashes are then stored in request.block_hashes.
-    Later, whenever new tokens are appended to the request, it calls
-    the below function again to compute any new full blocks of tokens.
-    The returned new hashes are appended to request.block_hashes.
-    """
+    of a request."""
 
     def request_block_hasher(request: Request) -> list[BlockHash]:
         start_token_idx = len(request.block_hashes) * block_size
@@ -577,8 +585,8 @@ def get_request_block_hasher(
             # last mm input.
             curr_mm_idx = -1
 
-        prev_block_hash_value = request.block_hashes[-1].hash_value \
-            if request.block_hashes else None
+        prev_block_hash_value = (request.block_hashes[-1]
+                                 if request.block_hashes else None)
         new_block_hashes: list[BlockHash] = []
         while True:
             end_token_idx = start_token_idx + block_size
@@ -598,7 +606,7 @@ def get_request_block_hasher(
 
             new_block_hashes.append(block_hash)
             start_token_idx += block_size
-            prev_block_hash_value = block_hash.hash_value
+            prev_block_hash_value = block_hash
 
         return new_block_hashes