---
id: pr-vllm-36282
repo: vllm-project/vllm
pr: 36282
title: 'mla: don''t update kv cache on dummy forwards'
author: itayalroy
date: '2026-03-07'
url: https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/36282
source_category: upstream-code
architectures:
- sm100
tags:
- attention
- mla
techniques: []
hardware_features: []
kernel_types:
- attention
- mla
languages:
- python
captured_at: '2026-04-27'
status: merged
merge_sha: 24a03915f525b88ebc4c36127c3e9ccf56dc21ee
inclusion_reason: kernel file changes
changed_paths:
- vllm/model_executor/layers/attention/mla_attention.py
head_ref_oid: 1040fa489386cdf9f3b60aaca4fd94666813b736
artifact_dir: evidence/pull-bundles/vllm/gh-36282
---
# mla: don't update kv cache on dummy forwards

- Repository: `vllm-project/vllm`
- PR: [36282](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/36282)
- Decision: `kernel file changes`
- Reason: kernel file changes

## Changed Paths

- `vllm/model_executor/layers/attention/mla_attention.py`

## Evidence Bundle

`evidence/pull-bundles/vllm/gh-36282`
