---
id: pr-vllm-35246
repo: vllm-project/vllm
pr: 35246
title: '[ROCm] Refactor ROCm attention backend selection logic'
author: SageMoore
date: '2026-03-05'
url: https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/35246
source_category: upstream-code
architectures:
- sm100
tags: []
techniques: []
hardware_features: []
kernel_types: []
languages: []
captured_at: '2026-05-16'
status: merged
merge_sha: 8c760b6ab6993c6a0d5f639747baefedb4612525
inclusion_reason: defer
changed_paths:
- docs/design/attention_backends.md
- tests/kernels/attention/test_attention_selector.py
- vllm/platforms/rocm.py
- vllm/v1/attention/backends/mla/rocm_aiter_mla_sparse.py
- vllm/v1/attention/backends/mla/triton_mla.py
- vllm/v1/attention/backends/rocm_aiter_fa.py
artifact_dir: evidence/pull-bundles/vllm/gh-35246
head_ref_oid: 759fe1987bc8212cd59b7d3befe7ff7b92d1dc26
---
# [ROCm] Refactor ROCm attention backend selection logic

- Repository: `vllm-project/vllm`
- PR: [35246](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/35246)
- Decision: `defer`
- Reason: defer

## Changed Paths

- `docs/design/attention_backends.md`
- `tests/kernels/attention/test_attention_selector.py`
- `vllm/platforms/rocm.py`
- `vllm/v1/attention/backends/mla/rocm_aiter_mla_sparse.py`
- `vllm/v1/attention/backends/mla/triton_mla.py`
- `vllm/v1/attention/backends/rocm_aiter_fa.py`

## Evidence Bundle

`evidence/pull-bundles/vllm/gh-35246`
