---
id: pr-vllm-17751
repo: vllm-project/vllm
pr: 17751
title: '[P/D] NIXL Integration'
author: robertgshaw2-redhat
date: '2025-05-12'
url: https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/17751
source_category: upstream-code
architectures:
- sm100
tags: []
techniques: []
hardware_features: []
kernel_types: []
languages: []
captured_at: '2026-05-16'
status: merged
merge_sha: d19110204c03e9b77ed957fc70c1262ff370f5e2
inclusion_reason: include
changed_paths:
- .buildkite/test-pipeline.yaml
- tests/v1/core/test_scheduler.py
- tests/v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/run_accuracy_test.sh
- tests/v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/run_edge_case_test.sh
- tests/v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/test_accuracy.py
- tests/v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/test_edge_cases.py
- tests/v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/toy_proxy_server.py
- tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/__init__.py
- tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/test_nixl_connector.py
- tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/test_remote_decode_lifecycle.py
- tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/test_remote_prefill_lifecycle.py
- tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/utils.py
- vllm/config.py
- vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/factory.py
- vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/__init__.py
- vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/base.py
- vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/lmcache_connector.py
- vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/nixl_connector.py
- vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/shared_storage_connector.py
- vllm/entrypoints/openai/protocol.py
- vllm/entrypoints/openai/serving_chat.py
- vllm/entrypoints/openai/serving_completion.py
- vllm/envs.py
- vllm/forward_context.py
- vllm/outputs.py
- vllm/v1/core/kv_cache_manager.py
- vllm/v1/core/sched/interface.py
- vllm/v1/core/sched/scheduler.py
- vllm/v1/engine/__init__.py
- vllm/v1/engine/core.py
- vllm/v1/engine/output_processor.py
- vllm/v1/outputs.py
- vllm/v1/request.py
- vllm/v1/worker/gpu_model_runner.py
artifact_dir: evidence/pull-bundles/vllm/gh-17751
head_ref_oid: 42b1ad012bf244f228b6303cf2902607e4cfac85
---
# [P/D] NIXL Integration

- Repository: `vllm-project/vllm`
- PR: [17751](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/17751)
- Decision: `include`
- Reason: include

## Changed Paths

- `.buildkite/test-pipeline.yaml`
- `tests/v1/core/test_scheduler.py`
- `tests/v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/run_accuracy_test.sh`
- `tests/v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/run_edge_case_test.sh`
- `tests/v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/test_accuracy.py`
- `tests/v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/test_edge_cases.py`
- `tests/v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/toy_proxy_server.py`
- `tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/__init__.py`
- `tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/test_nixl_connector.py`
- `tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/test_remote_decode_lifecycle.py`
- `tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/test_remote_prefill_lifecycle.py`
- `tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/utils.py`
- `vllm/config.py`
- `vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/factory.py`
- `vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/__init__.py`
- `vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/base.py`
- `vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/lmcache_connector.py`
- `vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/nixl_connector.py`
- `vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/shared_storage_connector.py`
- `vllm/entrypoints/openai/protocol.py`
- `vllm/entrypoints/openai/serving_chat.py`
- `vllm/entrypoints/openai/serving_completion.py`
- `vllm/envs.py`
- `vllm/forward_context.py`
- `vllm/outputs.py`
- `vllm/v1/core/kv_cache_manager.py`
- `vllm/v1/core/sched/interface.py`
- `vllm/v1/core/sched/scheduler.py`
- `vllm/v1/engine/__init__.py`
- `vllm/v1/engine/core.py`
- `vllm/v1/engine/output_processor.py`
- `vllm/v1/outputs.py`
- `vllm/v1/request.py`
- `vllm/v1/worker/gpu_model_runner.py`

## Evidence Bundle

`evidence/pull-bundles/vllm/gh-17751`
