---
id: pr-vllm-29103
repo: vllm-project/vllm
pr: 29103
title: '[Attention] Add ROCM_AITER_MLA_SPARSE to attention backend registry'
author: MatthewBonanni
date: '2025-11-21'
url: https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/29103
source_category: upstream-code
architectures:
- sm100
tags: []
techniques: []
hardware_features: []
kernel_types: []
languages: []
captured_at: '2026-05-16'
status: merged
merge_sha: 11857a00b0a59183286eab393df4e13b20efec3a
inclusion_reason: defer
changed_paths:
- vllm/attention/backends/registry.py
- vllm/platforms/rocm.py
artifact_dir: evidence/pull-bundles/vllm/gh-29103
head_ref_oid: f0d8336a21a1df7e8a8ff0c2385da8ec631e8d61
---
# [Attention] Add ROCM_AITER_MLA_SPARSE to attention backend registry

- Repository: `vllm-project/vllm`
- PR: [29103](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/29103)
- Decision: `defer`
- Reason: defer

## Changed Paths

- `vllm/attention/backends/registry.py`
- `vllm/platforms/rocm.py`

## Evidence Bundle

`evidence/pull-bundles/vllm/gh-29103`
