[Metrics] [KVConnector] Add connector prefix cache hit rate stats (#26245)

Signed-off-by: tovam <tovam@pliops.com>

tests/v1/core/test_scheduler.py

@@ -1014,6 +1014,66 @@ def test_kv_connector_basic():
     )
 
 
+def test_external_prefix_cache_metrics():
+    """
+    Verify connector prefix cache metrics are updated
+    correctly when the scheduler processes requests with KV connector hits.
+    """
+
+    # Setup Scheduler.
+    scheduler = create_scheduler(
+        enable_prefix_caching=False,
+        use_kv_connector=True,
+    )
+
+    # Mock connector to simulate a partial external cache hit
+    NUM_MATCHED_NEW_TOKENS = 4
+    scheduler.connector.get_num_new_matched_tokens = Mock(name="method")
+    scheduler.connector.get_num_new_matched_tokens.return_value = (
+        NUM_MATCHED_NEW_TOKENS,
+        False,
+    )
+
+    # --- Prepare simple requests ---
+    NUM_REQUESTS = 2
+    NUM_TOKENS = 8
+    MAX_TOKENS = 2
+    requests = create_requests(
+        num_requests=NUM_REQUESTS,
+        num_tokens=NUM_TOKENS,
+        max_tokens=MAX_TOKENS,
+    )
+
+    for req in requests:
+        scheduler.add_request(req)
+
+    # --- Trigger scheduling and simulate model output ---
+    output = scheduler.schedule()
+    MODEL_RUNNER_OUTPUT = ModelRunnerOutput(
+        req_ids=[r.request_id for r in requests],
+        req_id_to_index={r.request_id: i for i, r in enumerate(requests)},
+        sampled_token_ids=[[1000]] * NUM_REQUESTS,
+        logprobs=None,
+        prompt_logprobs_dict={},
+        pooler_output=[],
+    )
+
+    # Update scheduler stats
+    ecos = scheduler.update_from_output(output, MODEL_RUNNER_OUTPUT)
+
+    # --- Assertions ---
+    assert ecos is not None and len(ecos) > 0
+    assert ecos[0].scheduler_stats is not None
+
+    external_stats = ecos[0].scheduler_stats.connector_prefix_cache_stats
+    assert external_stats is not None
+
+    assert external_stats.queries == NUM_TOKENS * NUM_REQUESTS
+    assert external_stats.hits == NUM_MATCHED_NEW_TOKENS * NUM_REQUESTS
+    assert external_stats.requests == NUM_REQUESTS
+    assert external_stats.preempted_requests == 0
+
+
 def test_kv_connector_unable_to_allocate():
     """
     Test whether scheduler with KVConnector is able to handle

vllm/v1/core/kv_cache_manager.py

@@ -208,16 +208,11 @@ class KVCacheManager:
 
         if self.log_stats:
             assert self.prefix_cache_stats is not None
-            if request.num_preemptions > 0:
-                # Previously preempted request
-                self.prefix_cache_stats.preempted_requests += 1
-                self.prefix_cache_stats.preempted_queries += request.num_tokens
-                self.prefix_cache_stats.preempted_hits += num_new_computed_tokens
-            else:
-                # New request
-                self.prefix_cache_stats.requests += 1
-                self.prefix_cache_stats.queries += request.num_tokens
-                self.prefix_cache_stats.hits += num_new_computed_tokens
+            self.prefix_cache_stats.record(
+                num_tokens=request.num_tokens,
+                num_hits=num_new_computed_tokens,
+                preempted=request.num_preemptions > 0,
+            )
 
         return self.create_kv_cache_blocks(computed_blocks), num_new_computed_tokens
 

vllm/v1/core/sched/scheduler.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from vllm.v1.core.sched.request_queue import SchedulingPolicy, create_request_qu
 from vllm.v1.core.sched.utils import check_stop, remove_all
 from vllm.v1.engine import EngineCoreEventType, EngineCoreOutput, EngineCoreOutputs
 from vllm.v1.kv_cache_interface import KVCacheConfig
-from vllm.v1.metrics.stats import SchedulerStats
+from vllm.v1.metrics.stats import PrefixCacheStats, SchedulerStats
 from vllm.v1.outputs import DraftTokenIds, KVConnectorOutput, ModelRunnerOutput
 from vllm.v1.request import Request, RequestStatus
 from vllm.v1.spec_decode.metrics import SpecDecodingStats
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class Scheduler(SchedulerInterface):
         # will have a corresponding KVConnector with Role=WORKER.
         # KV Connector pushes/pull of remote KVs for P/D and offloading.
         self.connector = None
+        self.connector_prefix_cache_stats: PrefixCacheStats | None = None
         if self.vllm_config.kv_transfer_config is not None:
             assert len(self.kv_cache_config.kv_cache_groups) == 1, (
                 "Multiple KV cache groups are not currently supported "
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@ class Scheduler(SchedulerInterface):
             self.connector = KVConnectorFactory.create_connector(
                 config=self.vllm_config, role=KVConnectorRole.SCHEDULER
             )
+            if self.log_stats:
+                self.connector_prefix_cache_stats = PrefixCacheStats()
 
         self.kv_event_publisher = EventPublisherFactory.create(
             self.kv_events_config,
@@ -526,6 +529,9 @@ class Scheduler(SchedulerInterface):
                         new_computed_blocks + new_blocks,
                         num_external_computed_tokens,
                     )
+                    self._update_connector_prefix_cache_stats(
+                        request, num_external_computed_tokens
+                    )
 
                 # Request was already popped from self.waiting
                 # unless it was re-added above due to new_blocks being None.
@@ -1247,11 +1253,13 @@ class Scheduler(SchedulerInterface):
             return None
         prefix_cache_stats = self.kv_cache_manager.make_prefix_cache_stats()
         assert prefix_cache_stats is not None
+        connector_prefix_cache_stats = self._make_connector_prefix_cache_stats()
         return SchedulerStats(
             num_running_reqs=len(self.running),
             num_waiting_reqs=len(self.waiting),
             kv_cache_usage=self.kv_cache_manager.usage,
             prefix_cache_stats=prefix_cache_stats,
+            connector_prefix_cache_stats=connector_prefix_cache_stats,
             spec_decoding_stats=spec_decoding_stats,
             num_corrupted_reqs=sum(req.is_output_corrupted for req in self.running),
             kv_connector_stats=kv_connector_stats.data if kv_connector_stats else None,
@@ -1282,6 +1290,25 @@ class Scheduler(SchedulerInterface):
     # KV Connector Related Methods
     ########################################################################
 
+    def _update_connector_prefix_cache_stats(
+        self, request: Request, num_external_tokens: int
+    ) -> None:
+        if self.connector_prefix_cache_stats is None:
+            return
+
+        self.connector_prefix_cache_stats.record(
+            num_tokens=request.num_tokens,
+            num_hits=num_external_tokens,
+            preempted=request.num_preemptions > 0,
+        )
+
+    def _make_connector_prefix_cache_stats(self) -> PrefixCacheStats | None:
+        if self.connector_prefix_cache_stats is None:
+            return None
+        stats = self.connector_prefix_cache_stats
+        self.connector_prefix_cache_stats = PrefixCacheStats()
+        return stats
+
     def get_kv_connector(self) -> KVConnectorBase_V1 | None:
         return self.connector
 

vllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py

@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class LoggingStatLogger(StatLoggerBase):
         # Caching metrics. This cannot be reset.
         # TODO: Make the interval configurable.
         self.prefix_caching_metrics = CachingMetrics()
+        self.connector_prefix_caching_metrics = CachingMetrics()
         self.mm_caching_metrics = CachingMetrics()
 
         self.spec_decoding_logging = SpecDecodingLogging()
@@ -140,6 +141,11 @@ class LoggingStatLogger(StatLoggerBase):
         if scheduler_stats is not None:
             self.prefix_caching_metrics.observe(scheduler_stats.prefix_cache_stats)
 
+            if scheduler_stats.connector_prefix_cache_stats is not None:
+                self.connector_prefix_caching_metrics.observe(
+                    scheduler_stats.connector_prefix_cache_stats
+                )
+
             if scheduler_stats.spec_decoding_stats is not None:
                 self.spec_decoding_logging.observe(scheduler_stats.spec_decoding_stats)
             if kv_connector_stats := scheduler_stats.kv_connector_stats:
@@ -192,6 +198,9 @@ class LoggingStatLogger(StatLoggerBase):
             self.last_scheduler_stats.kv_cache_usage * 100,
             self.prefix_caching_metrics.hit_rate * 100,
         ]
+        if not self.connector_prefix_caching_metrics.empty:
+            log_parts.append("External prefix cache hit rate: %.1f%%")
+            log_args.append(self.connector_prefix_caching_metrics.hit_rate * 100)
         if not self.mm_caching_metrics.empty:
             log_parts.append("MM cache hit rate: %.1f%%")
             log_args.append(self.mm_caching_metrics.hit_rate * 100)
@@ -457,6 +466,34 @@ class PrometheusStatLogger(AggregateStatLoggerBase):
             counter_prefix_cache_hits, engine_indexes, model_name
         )
 
+        #
+        # External - KV connector prefix cache
+        #
+
+        counter_connector_prefix_cache_queries = self._counter_cls(
+            name="vllm:external_prefix_cache_queries",
+            documentation=(
+                "External prefix cache queries from KV connector "
+                "cross-instance cache sharing, in terms of number of queried tokens."
+            ),
+            labelnames=labelnames,
+        )
+        self.counter_connector_prefix_cache_queries = make_per_engine(
+            counter_connector_prefix_cache_queries, engine_indexes, model_name
+        )
+
+        counter_connector_prefix_cache_hits = self._counter_cls(
+            name="vllm:external_prefix_cache_hits",
+            documentation=(
+                "External prefix cache hits from KV connector "
+                "cross-instance cache sharing, in terms of number of cached tokens."
+            ),
+            labelnames=labelnames,
+        )
+        self.counter_connector_prefix_cache_hits = make_per_engine(
+            counter_connector_prefix_cache_hits, engine_indexes, model_name
+        )
+
         #
         # Multi-modal cache
         #
@@ -883,6 +920,14 @@ class PrometheusStatLogger(AggregateStatLoggerBase):
                 scheduler_stats.prefix_cache_stats.hits
             )
 
+            if scheduler_stats.connector_prefix_cache_stats is not None:
+                self.counter_connector_prefix_cache_queries[engine_idx].inc(
+                    scheduler_stats.connector_prefix_cache_stats.queries
+                )
+                self.counter_connector_prefix_cache_hits[engine_idx].inc(
+                    scheduler_stats.connector_prefix_cache_stats.hits
+                )
+
             if scheduler_stats.spec_decoding_stats is not None:
                 self.spec_decoding_prom.observe(
                     scheduler_stats.spec_decoding_stats, engine_idx

vllm/v1/metrics/stats.py

@@ -126,6 +126,19 @@ class PrefixCacheStats(BaseCacheStats):
     preempted_hits: int = 0
     """The `hits` number for preempted requests."""
 
+    def record(self, num_tokens: int, num_hits: int, preempted: bool) -> None:
+        """Aggregate request information into the stats."""
+        if preempted:
+            # Previously preempted request
+            self.preempted_requests += 1
+            self.preempted_queries += num_tokens
+            self.preempted_hits += num_hits
+        else:
+            # New request
+            self.requests += 1
+            self.queries += num_tokens
+            self.hits += num_hits
+
 
 @dataclass
 class MultiModalCacheStats(BaseCacheStats):
@@ -151,6 +164,7 @@ class SchedulerStats:
     kv_cache_usage: float = 0.0
 
     prefix_cache_stats: PrefixCacheStats = field(default_factory=PrefixCacheStats)
+    connector_prefix_cache_stats: PrefixCacheStats | None = None
 
     spec_decoding_stats: SpecDecodingStats | None = None
     kv_connector_stats: dict[str, Any] | None = None