---
id: pr-vllm-18938
repo: vllm-project/vllm
pr: 18938
title: '[ROCm] Remove unnecessary assertion of max_model_len in ROCM_AITER_MLA attention backend.'
author: vllmellm
date: '2025-05-30'
url: https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/18938
source_category: upstream-code
architectures:
- sm100
tags: []
techniques: []
hardware_features: []
kernel_types: []
languages: []
captured_at: '2026-05-16'
status: merged
merge_sha: 77b6e74fe2b6259b2ad4dbca55eca50017a68926
inclusion_reason: defer
changed_paths:
- vllm/attention/backends/rocm_aiter_mla.py
- vllm/v1/attention/backends/mla/rocm_aiter_mla.py
artifact_dir: evidence/pull-bundles/vllm/gh-18938
head_ref_oid: 38535443b8324bdaa2c691e168551c42d026e47b
---
# [ROCm] Remove unnecessary assertion of max_model_len in ROCM_AITER_MLA attention backend.

- Repository: `vllm-project/vllm`
- PR: [18938](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/18938)
- Decision: `defer`
- Reason: defer

## Changed Paths

- `vllm/attention/backends/rocm_aiter_mla.py`
- `vllm/v1/attention/backends/mla/rocm_aiter_mla.py`

## Evidence Bundle

`evidence/pull-bundles/vllm/gh-18938`
