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[Frontend] Expose multimodal metadata for disaggregated prefill - #54659
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Render currently ships full kwargs_data (including pixel_values) to every downstream stage. Prefill only needs lightweight fields such as image_grid_thw once embeddings arrive via the EC connector. Add features.mm_metadata and reject metadata-only /generate unless ec_transfer_params is set so E/P/D coordinators can drop the heavy blob. Fixes vllm-project#54658 Co-authored-by: Cursor Grok 4.6 <noreply@cursor.com> Signed-off-by: zhouyou9505 <zhouyou9505@gmail.com>
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As this becomes more complicated, I think we should set up e2e EC connector tests. Perhaps @NickLucche has more ideas on how to do that?
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I think we need something like this #54973 but in a separate PR, because getting CI to comply usually requires a few iterations :)
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Let's merge this first then
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Split the wire-format sketch into separate render-response and prefill-request sections for easier coordinator integration. Fix mypy typing for MultiModalKwargsOptionalItems and apply ruff format. Signed-off-by: zhouyou9505 <zhouyou9505@gmail.com>
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Resolve MultiModalFeatures validator conflict: keep upstream's strict _validate_parallel_fields and fold the new mm_metadata field into its modality/length checks (mm_metadata must use the same modalities as mm_hashes, and per-modality lengths must match). Signed-off-by: zhouyou9505 <zhouyou9505@gmail.com>
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WalkthroughThe change adds ChangesMultimodal metadata flow
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to Mixed-modality rendering can fail validation, while partially metadata-only generation requests can reach inference without the EC connector required to supply encoder data. These paths should be fixed before merge. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Render
participant Encoder
participant Prefill
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Render->>Encoder: Send kwargs_data
Encoder->>EC Connector: Publish embeddings
Render->>Prefill: Send mm_metadata and ec_transfer_params
Prefill->>EC Connector: Load embeddings
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In `@vllm/entrypoints/scale_out/token_in_token_out/mm_features.py`:
- Around line 87-90: Update the metadata aggregation around metadata_by_modality
so that when any modality has metadata, every modality represented in mm_hashes
is included, retaining an all-None metadata_items list for modalities without
declared or keep_on_cpu fields; return None only when no modality has metadata.
Add an image-plus-audio regression test covering this key-alignment behavior.
In `@vllm/entrypoints/scale_out/token_in_token_out/protocol.py`:
- Line 195: Update the validation around
_has_serialized_mm_items(features.kwargs_data) to inspect each non-None
mm_metadata entry and require a matching serialized kwargs_data entry with
ec_transfer_params. Reject requests containing metadata-only items without
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Preserve metadata slots for all modalities.
When one modality has metadata and another modality has no declared or keep_on_cpu fields, Lines 87-88 omit the latter modality. Line 90 then returns a non-empty partial mapping.
MultiModalFeatures rejects that mapping because mm_metadata must use the same modality keys as mm_hashes. Keep the all-None list for every modality whenever any modality has metadata. Add an image-plus-audio regression test.
Proposed fix
- if any(item is not None for item in metadata_items):
- metadata_by_modality[modality] = metadata_items
+ metadata_by_modality[modality] = metadata_items
- mm_metadata = metadata_by_modality or None
+ mm_metadata = (
+ metadata_by_modality
+ if any(
+ item is not None
+ for items in metadata_by_modality.values()
+ for item in items
+ )
+ else None
+ )📝 Committable suggestion
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| if any(item is not None for item in metadata_items): | |
| metadata_by_modality[modality] = metadata_items | |
| mm_metadata = metadata_by_modality or None | |
| metadata_by_modality[modality] = metadata_items | |
| mm_metadata = ( | |
| metadata_by_modality | |
| if any( | |
| item is not None | |
| for items in metadata_by_modality.values() | |
| for item in items | |
| ) | |
| else None | |
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In `@vllm/entrypoints/scale_out/token_in_token_out/mm_features.py` around lines 87
- 90, Update the metadata aggregation around metadata_by_modality so that when
any modality has metadata, every modality represented in mm_hashes is included,
retaining an all-None metadata_items list for modalities without declared or
keep_on_cpu fields; return None only when no modality has metadata. Add an
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| return self | ||
| if not _has_serialized_mm_items(features.mm_metadata): | ||
| return self | ||
| if _has_serialized_mm_items(features.kwargs_data): |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Validate metadata-only data for each item.
Line 195 accepts the request when any kwargs_data item is serialized. A request can then contain full data for one item and a metadata-only entry for another item without ec_transfer_params.
Require ec_transfer_params when any non-None mm_metadata entry has no matching serialized kwargs_data entry.
Proposed fix
- if _has_serialized_mm_items(features.kwargs_data):
+ if self.ec_transfer_params:
return self
- if self.ec_transfer_params:
- return self
+ kwargs_data = features.kwargs_data or {}
+ for modality, metadata_items in features.mm_metadata.items():
+ kwargs_items = kwargs_data.get(modality, [None] * len(metadata_items))
+ if any(
+ metadata is not None and kwargs is None
+ for metadata, kwargs in zip(metadata_items, kwargs_items, strict=True)
+ ):
+ raise ValueError(
+ "metadata-only multimodal items require ec_transfer_params"
+ )
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| if _has_serialized_mm_items(features.kwargs_data): | |
| if self.ec_transfer_params: | |
| return self | |
| kwargs_data = features.kwargs_data or {} | |
| for modality, metadata_items in features.mm_metadata.items(): | |
| kwargs_items = kwargs_data.get(modality, [None] * len(metadata_items)) | |
| if any( | |
| metadata is not None and kwargs is None | |
| for metadata, kwargs in zip(metadata_items, kwargs_items, strict=True) | |
| ): | |
| raise ValueError( | |
| "metadata-only multimodal items require ec_transfer_params" | |
| ) | |
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In `@vllm/entrypoints/scale_out/token_in_token_out/protocol.py` at line 195,
Update the validation around _has_serialized_mm_items(features.kwargs_data) to
inspect each non-None mm_metadata entry and require a matching serialized
kwargs_data entry with ec_transfer_params. Reject requests containing
metadata-only items without ec_transfer_params, while preserving acceptance for
items that have complete serialized data.
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…-project#54659) Signed-off-by: zhouyou9505 <zhouyou9505@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Cursor Grok 4.6 <noreply@cursor.com> Signed-off-by: Jyotirmoy Roy <jyotirmoyroy649@gmail.com>
…-project#54659) Signed-off-by: zhouyou9505 <zhouyou9505@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Cursor Grok 4.6 <noreply@cursor.com>
Purpose
Fixes #54658.
Render currently serializes the full
MultiModalKwargsItemintofeatures.kwargs_data. That blob mixes encoder tensors (pixel_values) with lightweight fields (image_grid_thw, video timestamps, otherkeep_on_cpudata). In E/P/D serving, encode already consumespixel_valuesand publishes embeddings through the EC connector. Prefill then loads those embeddings withec_transfer_params, but still receives the fullkwargs_databecause the protocol has no metadata sibling.This PR adds a backward-compatible
features.mm_metadatafield:kwargs_data(encode still needs it).mm_metadata: same per-modality item order, onlyplaceholder_metadata_fields∪keep_on_cpu./inference/v1/generateaccepts metadata-onlyfeaturesiffec_transfer_paramsis set. Omitting bothkwargs_dataand EC params is rejected so generate-path encode cannot silently droppixel_values.mm_metadataand keep sendingkwargs_dataare unchanged.llm-d is a control plane: it only forwards
ec_transfer_params. The prefill vLLM worker pulls embeddings via the EC connector. This is the vLLM half of the coordinator optimization in llm-d-routerdocs/communication.md.Why this is not duplicating an existing PR
I searched open issues/PRs for
mm_metadata,kwargs_data,image_grid_thw, and "render multimodal metadata".image_grid_thwJSON field on the oldentrypoints/serve/disaggpaths. This PR is generic (anyplaceholder_metadata_fields/keep_on_cpufield), uses the currentscale_outprotocol serde, and adds the EC-transfer guard.pixel_valuesout of Render. Complementary, not a substitute: encode still needs processed tensors; this PR only splits metadata so prefill can dropkwargs_dataafter EC transfer.Test Plan
Test Result
test_mm_serde.py(alignment, merge, metadata-only generate rejection, EC-params allow path): not run locally. The local.venvis Python 3.10 / broken Torch; CI should run this file.Docs:
docs/serving/online_serving/renderer.mddocumentsmm_metadataand the encode vs prefill split.AI assistance was used to draft the implementation, tests, docs, issue, and this PR. The submitting human reviewed every changed line.
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