[Core] Avoid seq_lens_cpu GPU->CPU sync (#40654)

Signed-off-by: Nick Hill <nickhill123@gmail.com>

tests/v1/attention/utils.py

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ def create_common_attn_metadata(
         query_start_loc=query_start_loc,
         query_start_loc_cpu=query_start_loc_cpu,
         seq_lens=seq_lens,
+        seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound=seq_lens_cpu,
         _seq_lens_cpu=seq_lens_cpu,
         _num_computed_tokens_cpu=num_computed_tokens_cpu,
         num_reqs=batch_spec.batch_size,

tests/v1/spec_decode/test_tree_attention.py

@@ -241,11 +241,13 @@ def forward_attention(
         )
     kv_cache_spec = create_standard_kv_cache_spec(vllm_config)
     builder = builder_cls(kv_cache_spec, [], vllm_config, q.device)
+    seq_lens_cpu = seq_lens.cpu()
     common_attn_metadata = CommonAttentionMetadata(
         query_start_loc=query_start_loc,
         query_start_loc_cpu=query_start_loc.cpu(),
         seq_lens=seq_lens,
-        _seq_lens_cpu=seq_lens.cpu(),
+        seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound=seq_lens_cpu,
+        _seq_lens_cpu=seq_lens_cpu,
         _num_computed_tokens_cpu=context_lens.cpu(),
         num_reqs=batch_size,
         num_actual_tokens=num_actual_tokens,

vllm/model_executor/layers/attention/cross_attention.py

@@ -90,15 +90,23 @@ def create_cross_attention_backend(
             assert new_metadata.encoder_seq_lens_cpu is not None
             max_encoder_len = int(new_metadata.encoder_seq_lens_cpu.max())
             new_metadata.max_seq_len = max_encoder_len
-            # Any computed tokens indicated decode step>1 (no chunked prefill)
-            num_cache_decodes = (
-                (common_attn_metadata.num_computed_tokens_cpu > 0).sum().item()
+            # Any computed tokens indicates decode step>1 (no chunked prefill).
+            # The upper bound is exact for this `> 0` test - prefill rows have
+            # num_computed == 0 and decode rows have num_computed > 0.
+            query_lens_cpu = (
+                common_attn_metadata.query_start_loc_cpu[1:]
+                - common_attn_metadata.query_start_loc_cpu[:-1]
             )
+            assert common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound is not None
+            num_computed_tokens_cpu = (
+                common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound - query_lens_cpu
+            )
+            num_cache_decodes = (num_computed_tokens_cpu > 0).sum().item()
             if num_cache_decodes > 0:
                 # CrossAttn KV cache has already been populated on first decoder step,
                 # skip slot_mapping calculation for requests that do not need
                 # reshape_and_cache.
-                num_tokens = common_attn_metadata.num_computed_tokens_cpu.numpy()
+                num_tokens = num_computed_tokens_cpu.numpy()
                 new_metadata.encoder_seq_lens_cpu = np.where(
                     num_tokens > 0, 0, new_metadata.encoder_seq_lens_cpu
                 )

vllm/model_executor/layers/attention/mla_attention.py

@@ -1822,13 +1822,18 @@ class MLACommonMetadataBuilder(AttentionMetadataBuilder[M]):
 
         prefill_metadata = None
         if num_prefills > 0:
-            num_computed_tokens_cpu = (
-                common_attn_metadata.compute_num_computed_tokens().cpu()
-            )
-
             reqs_start = num_decodes  # prefill_start
 
-            context_lens_cpu = num_computed_tokens_cpu[reqs_start:num_reqs]
+            # Upper bound is exact for prefill rows (no D2H sync).
+            seq_lens_cpu = common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound
+            assert seq_lens_cpu is not None
+            prefill_query_lens_cpu = (
+                query_start_loc_cpu[reqs_start + 1 : num_reqs + 1]
+                - query_start_loc_cpu[reqs_start:num_reqs]
+            )
+            context_lens_cpu = (
+                seq_lens_cpu[reqs_start:num_reqs] - prefill_query_lens_cpu
+            )
             max_context_len_cpu = context_lens_cpu.max().item()
             num_prefills_with_context_cpu = (context_lens_cpu > 0).sum().item()
             prefill_query_start_loc = (

vllm/v1/attention/backend.py

@@ -397,6 +397,12 @@ class CommonAttentionMetadata:
     (num_computed_tokens < num_prompt_tokens). Used by some backends to
     distinguish actual decodes from short extends."""
 
+    seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound: torch.Tensor | None = None
+    """(batch_size,) CPU upper bound on seq_lens. Precise for prefill rows
+    and for all rows outside async spec decode; optimistic for async-spec
+    decode rows (assumes every draft was accepted). Not safe for kernels
+    that need exact per-row context lengths on decode rows."""
+
     # WARNING: Deprecated fields. Will be removed in a future release (v0.15.0)
     _seq_lens_cpu: torch.Tensor | None = None
     _num_computed_tokens_cpu: torch.Tensor | None = None

vllm/v1/attention/backends/flex_attention.py

@@ -782,10 +782,11 @@ class FlexAttentionMetadataBuilder(AttentionMetadataBuilder[FlexAttentionMetadat
     def build_for_cudagraph_capture(
         self, common_attn_metadata: CommonAttentionMetadata
     ) -> FlexAttentionMetadata:
-        # Use actual max_seq_len instead of max_model_len to avoid
-        # torch.compile recompilation during CUDA graph capture.
-        common_attn_metadata.max_seq_len = (
-            common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu.max().item()
+        # Use actual max_seq_len (not max_model_len) to avoid torch.compile
+        # recompilation during CUDA graph capture.
+        assert common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound is not None
+        common_attn_metadata.max_seq_len = int(
+            common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound.max().item()
         )
         return self.build(
             common_prefix_len=0, common_attn_metadata=common_attn_metadata

vllm/v1/attention/backends/mla/flashmla_sparse.py

@@ -364,7 +364,10 @@ class FlashMLASparseMetadataBuilder(AttentionMetadataBuilder[FlashMLASparseMetad
         # For pure decode batches, prefill_request_id will be None
         # For mixed batches, it will have -1 for decode and request_id for prefill
         if num_prefills > 0:
-            seq_lens_cpu = common_attn_metadata.seq_lens.cpu()
+            # Upper bound is exact for prefill rows (the `[num_decodes:]`
+            # slice below), so no D2H sync is needed.
+            seq_lens_cpu = common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound
+            assert seq_lens_cpu is not None
             seq_lens = common_attn_metadata.seq_lens
             query_start_loc_cpu = common_attn_metadata.query_start_loc_cpu
 

vllm/v1/attention/backends/mla/indexer.py

@@ -554,8 +554,12 @@ class DeepseekV32IndexerMetadataBuilder(AttentionMetadataBuilder):
                 query_start_loc_cpu[num_decodes : num_decodes + num_prefills + 1]
             )
             max_logits_bytes = envs.VLLM_SPARSE_INDEXER_MAX_LOGITS_MB * 1024 * 1024
+            # Upper bound is exact for prefill rows (the `[num_decodes:]`
+            # slice below).
+            assert common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound is not None
+            seq_lens_cpu = common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound
             chunk_specs = split_indexer_prefill_chunks(
-                common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu[num_decodes:],
+                seq_lens_cpu[num_decodes:],
                 prefill_query_lens_cpu,
                 self.max_prefill_buffer_size,
                 max_logits_bytes,
@@ -566,7 +570,7 @@ class DeepseekV32IndexerMetadataBuilder(AttentionMetadataBuilder):
                     req_slice,
                     query_slice,
                     query_start_loc_cpu,
-                    common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu,
+                    seq_lens_cpu,
                     common_attn_metadata.block_table_tensor,
                     skip_kv_gather=query_slice.start > 0,
                 )

vllm/v1/attention/backends/utils.py

@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ def make_local_attention_virtual_batches(
         block_table_tensor=block_table_local,
         slot_mapping=common_attn_metadata.slot_mapping,
         causal=True,
+        seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound=seq_lens_cpu,
         _seq_lens_cpu=seq_lens_cpu,
         _num_computed_tokens_cpu=torch.from_numpy(num_computed_tokens_local),
     ), make_block_table
@@ -414,6 +415,7 @@ def make_kv_sharing_fast_prefill_common_attn_metadata(
         block_table_tensor=common_attn_metadata.block_table_tensor,
         slot_mapping=common_attn_metadata.slot_mapping,
         causal=True,
+        seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound=common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound,
         _seq_lens_cpu=common_attn_metadata._seq_lens_cpu,
         _num_computed_tokens_cpu=common_attn_metadata._num_computed_tokens_cpu,
     )
@@ -445,7 +447,11 @@ def split_decodes_prefills_and_extends(
     num_reqs = common_attn_metadata.num_reqs
     num_tokens = common_attn_metadata.num_actual_tokens
     query_start_loc = common_attn_metadata.query_start_loc_cpu
-    seq_lens = common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu
+    # Upper bound is exact for prefill rows; decode rows still satisfy
+    # seq_len > query_len under the optimistic bound, so `seq_lens ==
+    # query_lens` identifies prefills correctly either way.
+    assert common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound is not None
+    seq_lens = common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound
 
     if max_query_len <= decode_threshold:
         return num_reqs, 0, 0, num_tokens, 0, 0

vllm/v1/spec_decode/dflash.py

@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ class DFlashProposer(SpecDecodeBaseProposer):
         if has_num_rejected:
             effective_seq_lens = effective_seq_lens - num_rejected_tokens_gpu
 
+        # Skip num_rejected_tokens (GPU-only); overestimating is fine here.
+        new_seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound = (
+            cad.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound + num_query_per_req
+            if cad.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound is not None
+            else None
+        )
         new_cad = CommonAttentionMetadata(
             query_start_loc=new_query_start_loc,
             seq_lens=effective_seq_lens + num_query_per_req,
@@ -160,6 +166,7 @@ class DFlashProposer(SpecDecodeBaseProposer):
             ),
             _seq_lens_cpu=None,
             _num_computed_tokens_cpu=None,
+            seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound=new_seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound,
             num_reqs=cad.num_reqs,
             num_actual_tokens=num_query_total,
             max_query_len=num_query_per_req,

vllm/v1/spec_decode/llm_base_proposer.py

@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@ class SpecDecodeBaseProposer:
                 common_attn_metadata._seq_lens_cpu += 1
             if common_attn_metadata._num_computed_tokens_cpu is not None:
                 common_attn_metadata._num_computed_tokens_cpu += 1
+            if common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound is not None:
+                common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound += 1
 
             # Rebuild attention metadata
             _, per_layer_attn_metadata = self.build_per_group_and_layer_attn_metadata(
@@ -959,6 +961,7 @@ class SpecDecodeBaseProposer:
             query_start_loc_cpu=query_start_loc_cpu,
             _seq_lens_cpu=common_attn_metadata._seq_lens_cpu,
             _num_computed_tokens_cpu=common_attn_metadata._num_computed_tokens_cpu,
+            seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound=common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound,
             num_reqs=common_attn_metadata.num_reqs,
             num_actual_tokens=total_num_tokens,
             max_query_len=new_query_len_per_req.max().item(),
@@ -1183,7 +1186,11 @@ class SpecDecodeBaseProposer:
 
         device = common_attn_metadata.query_start_loc.device
         query_start_loc_cpu = common_attn_metadata.query_start_loc_cpu
-        new_seq_lens_cpu = common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu - num_rejected_tokens
+        # upper_bound - rejected = actual post-rejection seq_lens (no D2H sync).
+        assert common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound is not None
+        new_seq_lens_cpu = (
+            common_attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound - num_rejected_tokens
+        )
 
         # [0, q1, q1 + q2, q1 + q2 + q3] -> [q1, q2, q3]
         new_query_len_per_req = query_start_loc_cpu[1:] - query_start_loc_cpu[:-1]
@@ -1237,6 +1244,7 @@ class SpecDecodeBaseProposer:
             query_start_loc_cpu=new_query_start_loc_cpu,
             _seq_lens_cpu=new_seq_lens_cpu,
             _num_computed_tokens_cpu=common_attn_metadata._num_computed_tokens_cpu,
+            seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound=new_seq_lens_cpu,
             num_reqs=common_attn_metadata.num_reqs,
             num_actual_tokens=total_num_tokens,
             max_query_len=new_query_len_per_req.max().item(),

vllm/v1/worker/gpu/attn_utils.py

@@ -227,12 +227,15 @@ def build_attn_metadata(
     block_tables: Sequence[torch.Tensor],
     slot_mappings: torch.Tensor,
     kv_cache_config: KVCacheConfig,
+    seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound: torch.Tensor | None = None,
     dcp_local_seq_lens: torch.Tensor | None = None,
     encoder_seq_lens: dict[int, tuple[torch.Tensor, np.ndarray]] | None = None,
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
     seq_lens = seq_lens[:num_reqs]
     if dcp_local_seq_lens is not None:
         dcp_local_seq_lens = dcp_local_seq_lens[:num_reqs]
+    if seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound is not None:
+        seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound = seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound[:num_reqs]
 
     attn_metadata: dict[str, Any] = {}
     num_kv_cache_groups = len(kv_cache_config.kv_cache_groups)
@@ -244,6 +247,7 @@ def build_attn_metadata(
             query_start_loc=query_start_loc_gpu,
             query_start_loc_cpu=query_start_loc_cpu,
             seq_lens=seq_lens,
+            seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound=seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound,
             max_seq_len=max_seq_len,
             num_reqs=num_reqs,
             num_actual_tokens=num_tokens,

vllm/v1/worker/gpu/input_batch.py

@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ class InputBatch:
     query_start_loc_np: np.ndarray
     # [num_reqs]
     seq_lens: torch.Tensor
+    # [num_reqs] CPU upper bound on seq_lens (see CommonAttentionMetadata).
+    seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound: torch.Tensor
     # [num_reqs]
     dcp_local_seq_lens: torch.Tensor | None
 
@@ -121,6 +123,8 @@ class InputBatch:
         logits_indices = query_start_loc[1:] - 1
         cu_num_logits = torch.arange(num_reqs + 1, device=device, dtype=torch.int32)
         cu_num_logits_np = np.arange(num_reqs + 1, dtype=np.int32)
+        # Dummy: seq_len == query_len (fresh-prefill shape).
+        seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound = torch.from_numpy(num_scheduled_tokens.copy())
         return cls(
             req_ids=req_ids,
             num_reqs=num_reqs,
@@ -136,6 +140,7 @@ class InputBatch:
             query_start_loc=query_start_loc,
             query_start_loc_np=query_start_loc_np,
             seq_lens=seq_lens,
+            seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound=seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound,
             dcp_local_seq_lens=None,
             input_ids=input_ids,
             positions=positions,

vllm/v1/worker/gpu/model_runner.py

@@ -799,6 +799,15 @@ class GPUModelRunner(LoRAModelRunnerMixin):
             total_num_logits,
         )
 
+        # CPU upper bound on seq_lens; padded entries left at zero.
+        seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound_np = np.zeros(num_reqs_padded, dtype=np.int32)
+        np.add(
+            self.req_states.num_computed_tokens_np[idx_mapping_np],
+            num_scheduled_tokens,
+            out=seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound_np[:num_reqs],
+        )
+        seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound = torch.from_numpy(seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound_np)
+
         return InputBatch(
             req_ids=req_ids,
             num_reqs=num_reqs,
@@ -814,6 +823,7 @@ class GPUModelRunner(LoRAModelRunnerMixin):
             query_start_loc=query_start_loc,
             query_start_loc_np=query_start_loc_np,
             seq_lens=seq_lens,
+            seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound=seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound,
             dcp_local_seq_lens=dcp_local_seq_lens,
             input_ids=self.input_buffers.input_ids[:num_tokens_after_padding],
             positions=self.input_buffers.positions[:num_tokens_after_padding],
@@ -927,6 +937,10 @@ class GPUModelRunner(LoRAModelRunnerMixin):
         np.minimum(
             computed_prefill, self.req_states.prefill_len.np, out=computed_prefill
         )
+        # Advance the CPU mirror optimistically (assume all scheduled accepted).
+        self.req_states.num_computed_tokens_np[idx_mapping_np] += (
+            input_batch.num_scheduled_tokens
+        )
 
     @torch.inference_mode()
     def execute_model(
@@ -1297,6 +1311,10 @@ class GPUModelRunner(LoRAModelRunnerMixin):
         np.minimum(
             computed_prefill, self.req_states.prefill_len.np, out=computed_prefill
         )
+        # Advance the CPU mirror optimistically (assume all scheduled accepted).
+        self.req_states.num_computed_tokens_np[idx_mapping_np] += (
+            input_batch.num_scheduled_tokens
+        )
 
     ########### EPLB methods start ###########
     @property

vllm/v1/worker/gpu/model_states/default.py

@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ class DefaultModelState(ModelState):
             num_tokens = input_batch.num_tokens
         query_start_loc_cpu = torch.from_numpy(input_batch.query_start_loc_np)
         max_query_len = input_batch.num_scheduled_tokens.max().item()
+        seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound = input_batch.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound
+        if for_capture:
+            # Capture with worst-case max_seq_len so the graph is valid at any replay.
+            max_seq_len = self.max_model_len
+        else:
+            max_seq_len = int(seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound[:num_reqs].max().item())
         attn_metadata = build_attn_metadata(
             attn_groups=attn_groups,
             num_reqs=num_reqs,
@@ -181,10 +187,11 @@ class DefaultModelState(ModelState):
             query_start_loc_cpu=query_start_loc_cpu,
             max_query_len=max_query_len,
             seq_lens=input_batch.seq_lens,
-            max_seq_len=self.max_model_len,
+            max_seq_len=max_seq_len,
             block_tables=block_tables,
             slot_mappings=slot_mappings,
             kv_cache_config=kv_cache_config,
+            seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound=seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound,
             dcp_local_seq_lens=input_batch.dcp_local_seq_lens,
         )
         return attn_metadata

vllm/v1/worker/gpu/model_states/whisper.py

@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ class WhisperModelState(ModelState):
 
         query_start_loc_cpu = torch.from_numpy(input_batch.query_start_loc_np)
         max_query_len = input_batch.num_scheduled_tokens.max().item()
+        seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound = input_batch.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound
+        if for_capture:
+            max_seq_len = self.max_model_len
+        else:
+            max_seq_len = int(seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound[:num_reqs].max().item())
         attn_metadata = build_attn_metadata(
             attn_groups=attn_groups,
             num_reqs=num_reqs,
@@ -125,10 +130,11 @@ class WhisperModelState(ModelState):
             query_start_loc_cpu=query_start_loc_cpu,
             max_query_len=max_query_len,
             seq_lens=input_batch.seq_lens,
-            max_seq_len=self.max_model_len,
+            max_seq_len=max_seq_len,
             block_tables=block_tables,
             slot_mappings=slot_mappings,
             kv_cache_config=kv_cache_config,
+            seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound=seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound,
             dcp_local_seq_lens=input_batch.dcp_local_seq_lens,
             encoder_seq_lens=encoder_seq_lens,
         )

vllm/v1/worker/gpu/states.py

@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class RequestState:
         self.num_computed_tokens = StagedWriteTensor(
             self.max_num_reqs, dtype=torch.int32, device=device
         )
+        # Optimistic CPU mirror of num_computed_tokens (upper bound on GPU value).
+        self.num_computed_tokens_np = np.zeros(self.max_num_reqs, dtype=np.int32)
 
         # Last sampled tokens.
         self.last_sampled_tokens = torch.zeros(
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ class RequestState:
         self.total_len.stage_write_elem(req_idx, prefill_len)
         self.all_token_ids.stage_write(req_idx, 0, all_token_ids)
         self.num_computed_prefill_tokens[req_idx] = num_computed_tokens
+        self.num_computed_tokens_np[req_idx] = num_computed_tokens
         self.num_computed_tokens.stage_write_elem(req_idx, num_computed_tokens)
 
         if num_computed_tokens > 0 and num_computed_tokens <= prefill_len:

vllm/v1/worker/gpu_model_runner.py

@@ -2155,6 +2155,7 @@ class GPUModelRunner(
             :num_reqs_padded
         ]
         seq_lens_cpu = self.optimistic_seq_lens_cpu[:num_reqs_padded]
+        seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound = seq_lens_cpu
 
         # is_prefilling: True if request is still in prefill phase.
         # Used by mamba backends to distinguish actual decodes from
@@ -2172,6 +2173,7 @@ class GPUModelRunner(
             seq_lens=self.seq_lens[:num_reqs_padded],
             _seq_lens_cpu=seq_lens_cpu,
             _num_computed_tokens_cpu=num_computed_tokens_cpu,
+            seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound=seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound,
             num_reqs=num_reqs_padded,
             num_actual_tokens=num_tokens_padded,
             max_query_len=max_query_len,

vllm/v1/worker/ubatch_utils.py

@@ -177,7 +177,22 @@ def _make_metadata_with_slice(
         query_start_loc[1:] -= tokens_skipped
         query_start_loc_cpu[1:] -= tokens_skipped
     seq_lens = attn_metadata.seq_lens[request_slice]
-    seq_lens_cpu = attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu[request_slice]
+    # Read raw fields to avoid triggering the deprecated D2H-syncing properties.
+    seq_lens_cpu = (
+        attn_metadata._seq_lens_cpu[request_slice]
+        if attn_metadata._seq_lens_cpu is not None
+        else None
+    )
+    seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound = (
+        attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound[request_slice]
+        if attn_metadata.seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound is not None
+        else None
+    )
+    num_computed_tokens_cpu = (
+        attn_metadata._num_computed_tokens_cpu[request_slice]
+        if attn_metadata._num_computed_tokens_cpu is not None
+        else None
+    )
 
     if splits_last_request:
         # NOTE: We use start_locs (the original query_start_loc_cpu) to calculate
@@ -190,12 +205,16 @@ def _make_metadata_with_slice(
         # Make sure we don't modify the seq_lens tensors
         #  (not cudagraph compatible)
         seq_lens = seq_lens.clone()
-        seq_lens_cpu = seq_lens_cpu.clone()
         seq_lens[-1] -= tokens_skipped
-        seq_lens_cpu[-1] -= tokens_skipped
+        if seq_lens_cpu is not None:
+            seq_lens_cpu = seq_lens_cpu.clone()
+            seq_lens_cpu[-1] -= tokens_skipped
+        if seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound is not None:
+            seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound = seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound.clone()
+            seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound[-1] -= tokens_skipped
 
-    max_seq_len = int(seq_lens_cpu.max())
-    num_computed_tokens_cpu = attn_metadata.num_computed_tokens_cpu[request_slice]
+    assert seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound is not None
+    max_seq_len = int(seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound.max())
 
     num_requests = request_slice.stop - request_slice.start
     num_actual_tokens = token_slice.stop - token_slice.start
@@ -221,6 +240,7 @@ def _make_metadata_with_slice(
         max_seq_len=max_seq_len,
         block_table_tensor=block_table_tensor,
         slot_mapping=slot_mapping,
+        seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound=seq_lens_cpu_upper_bound,
         _seq_lens_cpu=seq_lens_cpu,
         _num_computed_tokens_cpu=num_computed_tokens_cpu,
     )