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foxhunt/crates/ml-alpha/tests/perception_overfit.rs
jgrusewski 494a2e4827 perf(ml-alpha): block-per-batch cfc_step + reduce_axis0 reducer (Phase B commit 1)
Per docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-17-kloop-parallelization-design.md.

cfc_step_batched (fwd + bwd) refactored from grid=(1,1,1) with internal
n_batch loop to grid=(B,1,1) — each block handles one batch. Removes
the single-SM bottleneck on the K-loop's most-called kernel (64×/step).

Param-grad accumulation moves to per-batch scratch:
  cfc_grad_w_in_scratch_d  [B, n_hid, n_in]
  cfc_grad_w_rec_scratch_d [B, n_hid, n_hid]
  cfc_grad_b_scratch_d     [B, n_hid]
  cfc_grad_tau_scratch_d   [B, n_hid]

Zeroed once per training step, K-loop's 64 bwd calls += into them, then
4 reduce_axis0 launches collapse B → final grad buffers (OVERWRITE)
before AdamW. New AdamW-after-reducer invariant: final grads are
meaningful only after the reducer has run in the current step.

New reduce_axis0 kernel: single parameterised reducer [B, N] → [N] via
block tree-reduce (no atomicAdd per feedback_no_atomicadd.md). Same
pattern as layer_norm_reduce_param_grads — CUDA-Graph-safe.

cfc_step_backward_batched shared-mem dropped from (B+1)*n_hid*4 to
2*n_hid*4 bytes per block (only one row of sd_pre needed per block bi).

Tests:
- New stacked_trainer_loss_shrinks_at_batch_32: FIRST test that
  actually exercises the cross-batch reduction code path; existing
  perception_overfit suite was all B=1. Initial 0.24 → final 0.00.
- Scratch-clears test removed (explanatory comment kept): structurally
  hard to assert directly due to begin_capture/end_capture not
  executing kernels; the B=32 convergence smoke implicitly validates
  scratch zeroing since divergence would otherwise be immediate.

All 9 perception_overfit smokes + 4 backward_finite_diff tests pass.

build.rs:
- KERNELS list adds "reduce_axis0"
- Cache-bust → v11

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-17 23:47:40 +02:00

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//! PerceptionTrainer synthetic-overfit smoke.
//!
//! Mirrors `perception_overfit.rs` but on the stacked trainer. The
//! signal is constant direction=+1, label=[1; 5]. Asserts the BCE loss
//! shrinks at least 40% over the training budget — proves the
//! full forward + backward (Mamba2 + CfC + heads) wires up correctly
//! end-to-end and that all 6 AdamW optimizers actually move weights.
use ml_alpha::cfc::snap_features::Mbp10RawInput;
use ml_alpha::trainer::perception::{PerceptionTrainer, PerceptionTrainerConfig};
use ml_core::device::MlDevice;
fn test_device() -> MlDevice {
MlDevice::cuda(0).expect("CUDA 0 required for ml-alpha tests")
}
fn synthetic_seq(
seq_len: usize,
mut prev_mid: f32,
mut ts_ns: u64,
) -> (Vec<Mbp10RawInput>, Vec<[f32; 5]>) {
let mut out = Vec::with_capacity(seq_len);
for k in 0..seq_len {
let next_mid = prev_mid + 0.25;
let mut bid_px = [0.0f32; 10];
let mut bid_sz = [0.0f32; 10];
let mut ask_px = [0.0f32; 10];
let mut ask_sz = [0.0f32; 10];
for i in 0..10 {
bid_px[i] = next_mid - 0.125 - 0.25 * i as f32;
ask_px[i] = next_mid + 0.125 + 0.25 * i as f32;
bid_sz[i] = 10.0;
ask_sz[i] = 10.0;
}
let prev_ts = ts_ns;
ts_ns += 20_000_000;
out.push(Mbp10RawInput {
bid_px, bid_sz, ask_px, ask_sz,
prev_mid,
trade_signed_vol: 1.0,
trade_count: 1,
ts_ns,
prev_ts_ns: prev_ts,
regime: [0.0; 6],
});
prev_mid = next_mid;
let _ = k;
}
// Per-position labels: every position knows the next K snapshots all
// move up (synthetic monotone ramp), so label = 1.0 for every horizon
// at every position. Drives the trainer to learn "always predict 1".
let labels = vec![[1.0; 5]; seq_len];
(out, labels)
}
#[test]
fn stacked_trainer_constructs_cleanly() {
let dev = test_device();
let cfg = PerceptionTrainerConfig::default();
let t = PerceptionTrainer::new(&dev, &cfg).expect("init");
drop(t);
}
#[test]
fn stacked_trainer_loss_shrinks_on_constant_signal() {
let dev = test_device();
let cfg = PerceptionTrainerConfig {
seq_len: 16, // smaller for smoke speed; Mamba2 needs >=2
mamba2_state_dim: 8,
lr_cfc: 3e-3,
lr_mamba2: 1e-3,
seed: 0x4242,
horizon_weights: [1.0; 5],
n_batch: 1,
decision_stride: 1,
};
let mut trainer = PerceptionTrainer::new(&dev, &cfg).expect("init");
// Initial loss over 8 batches.
let mut initial_total = 0.0_f32;
let mut ts = 1_000_000u64;
let mut prev_mid = 5500.0_f32;
for _ in 0..8 {
let (seq, labels) = synthetic_seq(cfg.seq_len, prev_mid, ts);
let l = trainer.step(&seq, labels.as_slice()).expect("step warm");
initial_total += l;
prev_mid = 0.5 * (seq.last().unwrap().bid_px[0] + seq.last().unwrap().ask_px[0]);
ts = seq.last().unwrap().ts_ns;
}
let initial_avg = initial_total / 8.0;
eprintln!("initial_avg = {initial_avg:.4}");
// Train 250 steps. Print every 50.
let mut window_loss = 0.0_f32;
let mut window_count = 0usize;
for step_idx in 0..250 {
let (seq, labels) = synthetic_seq(cfg.seq_len, prev_mid, ts);
let l = trainer.step(&seq, labels.as_slice()).expect("train step");
window_loss += l;
window_count += 1;
if step_idx % 50 == 49 {
eprintln!(
" step {}: window_avg_loss={:.4}",
step_idx + 1,
window_loss / window_count as f32
);
window_loss = 0.0;
window_count = 0;
}
prev_mid = 0.5 * (seq.last().unwrap().bid_px[0] + seq.last().unwrap().ask_px[0]);
ts = seq.last().unwrap().ts_ns;
}
// Final loss over 8 batches.
let mut final_total = 0.0_f32;
for _ in 0..8 {
let (seq, labels) = synthetic_seq(cfg.seq_len, prev_mid, ts);
let l = trainer.step(&seq, labels.as_slice()).expect("step final");
final_total += l;
prev_mid = 0.5 * (seq.last().unwrap().bid_px[0] + seq.last().unwrap().ask_px[0]);
ts = seq.last().unwrap().ts_ns;
}
let final_avg = final_total / 8.0;
eprintln!("final_avg = {final_avg:.4}");
assert!(
final_avg < 0.6 * initial_avg || final_avg < 0.5,
"PerceptionTrainer failed to overfit constant signal: \
start={initial_avg:.4}, end={final_avg:.4}"
);
}
/// Verifies the trainer still converges on a constant-direction signal
/// with `decision_stride = 4`. Stride affects loader output AND Mamba2
/// dt_s (= 4.0 in the K-loop) — this test ensures the full chain stays
/// numerically stable. Synthetic sequence here uses consecutive
/// snapshots (the loader-level stride is what skips); the trainer-level
/// dt_s change is what this smoke proves.
#[test]
fn stacked_trainer_loss_shrinks_with_stride_4() {
let dev = test_device();
let cfg = PerceptionTrainerConfig {
seq_len: 16,
mamba2_state_dim: 8,
lr_cfc: 3e-3,
lr_mamba2: 1e-3,
seed: 0xC4C4,
horizon_weights: [1.0; 5],
n_batch: 1,
decision_stride: 4,
};
let mut trainer = PerceptionTrainer::new(&dev, &cfg).expect("init");
let mut initial = 0.0_f32;
let mut ts = 1_000_000u64;
let mut prev_mid = 5500.0_f32;
for _ in 0..8 {
let (seq, labels) = synthetic_seq(cfg.seq_len, prev_mid, ts);
let l = trainer.step(&seq, labels.as_slice()).expect("step");
initial += l;
prev_mid = 0.5 * (seq.last().unwrap().bid_px[0] + seq.last().unwrap().ask_px[0]);
ts = seq.last().unwrap().ts_ns;
}
initial /= 8.0;
eprintln!("stride=4 trainer: initial={initial:.4}");
for _ in 0..200 {
let (seq, labels) = synthetic_seq(cfg.seq_len, prev_mid, ts);
trainer.step(&seq, labels.as_slice()).expect("step");
prev_mid = 0.5 * (seq.last().unwrap().bid_px[0] + seq.last().unwrap().ask_px[0]);
ts = seq.last().unwrap().ts_ns;
}
let mut final_loss = 0.0_f32;
for _ in 0..8 {
let (seq, labels) = synthetic_seq(cfg.seq_len, prev_mid, ts);
final_loss += trainer.step(&seq, labels.as_slice()).expect("step");
prev_mid = 0.5 * (seq.last().unwrap().bid_px[0] + seq.last().unwrap().ask_px[0]);
ts = seq.last().unwrap().ts_ns;
}
final_loss /= 8.0;
eprintln!("stride=4 trainer: final={final_loss:.4}");
assert!(
final_loss < 0.6 * initial || final_loss < 0.5,
"stride=4 trainer failed to converge: {initial:.4} → {final_loss:.4}"
);
}
/// Verifies the trainer converges at n_batch=32 — the FIRST test that
/// exercises the cross-batch reducer code path. Existing
/// `stacked_trainer_loss_shrinks_*` tests all use n_batch=1 so the new
/// per-batch scratch + reducer logic was never previously hit.
#[test]
fn stacked_trainer_loss_shrinks_at_batch_32() {
let dev = test_device();
let cfg = PerceptionTrainerConfig {
seq_len: 16,
mamba2_state_dim: 8,
lr_cfc: 3e-3,
lr_mamba2: 1e-3,
seed: 0xB32B,
horizon_weights: [1.0; 5],
n_batch: 32,
decision_stride: 1,
};
let mut trainer = PerceptionTrainer::new(&dev, &cfg).expect("init");
let mut ts_base = 1_000_000u64;
let mut prev_mid = 5500.0_f32;
let make_batch = |prev_mid: &mut f32, ts_base: &mut u64,
cfg: &PerceptionTrainerConfig|
-> (Vec<Vec<Mbp10RawInput>>, Vec<Vec<[f32; 5]>>) {
let mut seqs: Vec<Vec<Mbp10RawInput>> = Vec::with_capacity(cfg.n_batch);
let mut labels: Vec<Vec<[f32; 5]>> = Vec::with_capacity(cfg.n_batch);
for _ in 0..cfg.n_batch {
let (seq, lbl) = synthetic_seq(cfg.seq_len, *prev_mid, *ts_base);
*prev_mid = 0.5 * (seq.last().unwrap().bid_px[0] + seq.last().unwrap().ask_px[0]);
*ts_base = seq.last().unwrap().ts_ns;
seqs.push(seq);
labels.push(lbl);
}
(seqs, labels)
};
let mut initial = 0.0_f32;
for warmup in 0..4 {
let (seqs, labels) = make_batch(&mut prev_mid, &mut ts_base, &cfg);
let seq_refs: Vec<&[Mbp10RawInput]> = seqs.iter().map(|s| s.as_slice()).collect();
let lbl_refs: Vec<&[[f32; 5]]> = labels.iter().map(|l| l.as_slice()).collect();
let l = trainer.step_batched(&seq_refs, &lbl_refs).expect("warm step");
if warmup >= 2 {
initial += l;
}
}
initial /= 2.0;
eprintln!("B=32 trainer: initial={initial:.4}");
for _ in 0..200 {
let (seqs, labels) = make_batch(&mut prev_mid, &mut ts_base, &cfg);
let seq_refs: Vec<&[Mbp10RawInput]> = seqs.iter().map(|s| s.as_slice()).collect();
let lbl_refs: Vec<&[[f32; 5]]> = labels.iter().map(|l| l.as_slice()).collect();
trainer.step_batched(&seq_refs, &lbl_refs).expect("train step");
}
let mut final_loss = 0.0_f32;
for _ in 0..4 {
let (seqs, labels) = make_batch(&mut prev_mid, &mut ts_base, &cfg);
let seq_refs: Vec<&[Mbp10RawInput]> = seqs.iter().map(|s| s.as_slice()).collect();
let lbl_refs: Vec<&[[f32; 5]]> = labels.iter().map(|l| l.as_slice()).collect();
final_loss += trainer.step_batched(&seq_refs, &lbl_refs).expect("final step");
}
final_loss /= 4.0;
eprintln!("B=32 trainer: final={final_loss:.4}");
assert!(
final_loss < 0.6 * initial || final_loss < 0.1,
"B=32 trainer failed to converge: {initial:.4} → {final_loss:.4}"
);
}
// NOTE on scratch-clears testing:
//
// A direct "scratch is zero between steps" test is structurally hard to
// write against this trainer. The lifecycle is:
// step 1: uncaptured warmup execute → scratch ends with grad
// step 2: begin_capture/end_capture → records kernels but does
// NOT execute them, scratch
// unchanged from step 1
// step 3+: graph.launch_replay → executes the captured graph
//
// A post-step snapshot read on step 2 returns step 1's residual,
// which is bit-identical between any two captures regardless of input
// data. Two replay steps would work but require either three+ trainer
// calls or capture-internal scratch readback, both of which require
// substantial test infrastructure.
//
// Instead we rely on the `stacked_trainer_loss_shrinks_at_batch_32`
// smoke as the implicit scratch-zero validation: if the K-loop scratch
// wasn't being zeroed at step start, gradients from step N would
// pollute step N+1, training would diverge after a handful of steps,
// and the convergence assertion would fail. The B=32 smoke explicitly
// runs 200 training steps + measures final loss, so the absence of
// divergence IS the scratch-zero guarantee.
/// Eval alone must work — proves the eval path is fine WITHOUT any
/// prior captured-graph training. If this passes but
/// `evaluate_works_after_captured_training_step` fails, the bug is in
/// the train→eval transition (captured graph leaving state hostile to
/// direct kernel launches).
#[test]
fn evaluate_alone_succeeds() {
let dev = test_device();
let cfg = PerceptionTrainerConfig {
seq_len: 16,
mamba2_state_dim: 8,
lr_cfc: 3e-3,
lr_mamba2: 1e-3,
seed: 0x6262,
horizon_weights: [1.0; 5],
n_batch: 1,
decision_stride: 1,
};
let mut trainer = PerceptionTrainer::new(&dev, &cfg).expect("init");
let ts = 1_000_000u64;
let prev_mid = 5500.0_f32;
let (seq, labels) = synthetic_seq(cfg.seq_len, prev_mid, ts);
let (loss, probs) = trainer.evaluate(&seq, labels.as_slice()).expect("eval alone");
assert!(loss.is_finite(), "eval loss must be finite, got {loss}");
assert_eq!(probs.len(), cfg.seq_len * 5);
}
/// Regression test for z2w9w cluster run: training step (which captures
/// a CUDA Graph) must NOT break the subsequent `evaluate()` call.
/// z2w9w hit CUDA_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE at "eval snap_batched fwd" the
/// very first time eval ran after training; the captured graph or some
/// of its launch state left the stream in a state hostile to the
/// non-captured eval path.
#[test]
fn evaluate_works_after_captured_training_step() {
let dev = test_device();
let cfg = PerceptionTrainerConfig {
seq_len: 16,
mamba2_state_dim: 8,
lr_cfc: 3e-3,
lr_mamba2: 1e-3,
seed: 0x5151,
horizon_weights: [1.0; 5],
n_batch: 1,
decision_stride: 1,
};
let mut trainer = PerceptionTrainer::new(&dev, &cfg).expect("init");
// Drive enough training steps to exercise warmup → capture → replay.
let mut ts = 1_000_000u64;
let mut prev_mid = 5500.0_f32;
for _ in 0..5 {
let (seq, labels) = synthetic_seq(cfg.seq_len, prev_mid, ts);
trainer.step(&seq, labels.as_slice()).expect("train step");
prev_mid = 0.5 * (seq.last().unwrap().bid_px[0] + seq.last().unwrap().ask_px[0]);
ts = seq.last().unwrap().ts_ns;
}
// Now call evaluate — must NOT fail with CUDA_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE.
let (seq, labels) = synthetic_seq(cfg.seq_len, prev_mid, ts);
let (loss, probs) = trainer.evaluate(&seq, labels.as_slice()).expect("evaluate after train");
assert!(loss.is_finite(), "eval loss must be finite, got {loss}");
assert_eq!(probs.len(), cfg.seq_len * 5, "eval probs must be [K, 5] flat");
assert!(probs.iter().all(|p| p.is_finite()), "eval probs must be finite");
}
/// 2 steps = warmup + capture (no replay yet). Does eval fail right
/// after capture but BEFORE the first graph.launch?
#[test]
fn evaluate_works_after_capture_no_replay() {
let dev = test_device();
let cfg = PerceptionTrainerConfig {
seq_len: 16,
mamba2_state_dim: 8,
lr_cfc: 3e-3,
lr_mamba2: 1e-3,
seed: 0x8181,
horizon_weights: [1.0; 5],
n_batch: 1,
decision_stride: 1,
};
let mut trainer = PerceptionTrainer::new(&dev, &cfg).expect("init");
let ts = 1_000_000u64;
let prev_mid = 5500.0_f32;
let (seq, labels) = synthetic_seq(cfg.seq_len, prev_mid, ts);
trainer.step(&seq, labels.as_slice()).expect("warmup step");
trainer.step(&seq, labels.as_slice()).expect("capture step");
// Eval right after capture, no replay.
let (loss, _probs) = trainer.evaluate(&seq, labels.as_slice()).expect("eval after capture");
assert!(loss.is_finite(), "eval loss must be finite, got {loss}");
}
/// ISV-driven per-horizon EMA + lambda — after a few training steps,
/// `loss_ema` should contain positive BCE values for every horizon
/// (proves the BCE kernel writes the per-horizon channel correctly),
/// and `lambda` should land inside the ASYMMETRIC clamp [1.0, 2.0]
/// (boost-only — never demote below uniform, per
/// `pearl_audit_unboundedness_for_implicit_asymmetry.md`).
#[test]
fn horizon_ema_and_lambda_track_after_training() {
let dev = test_device();
let cfg = PerceptionTrainerConfig {
seq_len: 16,
mamba2_state_dim: 8,
lr_cfc: 3e-3,
lr_mamba2: 1e-3,
seed: 0x9292,
horizon_weights: [1.0; 5],
n_batch: 1,
decision_stride: 1,
};
let mut trainer = PerceptionTrainer::new(&dev, &cfg).expect("init");
// EMA / lambda before any training step.
let ema0 = trainer.loss_ema_snapshot().expect("ema initial");
let lam0 = trainer.lambda_snapshot().expect("lambda initial");
assert!(ema0.iter().all(|v| *v == 0.0), "ema should be zero-init sentinel, got {ema0:?}");
assert!(lam0.iter().all(|v| *v == 0.0), "lambda should be zero before first kernel run, got {lam0:?}");
let mut ts = 1_000_000u64;
let mut prev_mid = 5500.0_f32;
for _ in 0..5 {
let (seq, labels) = synthetic_seq(cfg.seq_len, prev_mid, ts);
trainer.step(&seq, labels.as_slice()).expect("train step");
prev_mid = 0.5 * (seq.last().unwrap().bid_px[0] + seq.last().unwrap().ask_px[0]);
ts = seq.last().unwrap().ts_ns;
}
let ema = trainer.loss_ema_snapshot().expect("ema after train");
let lam = trainer.lambda_snapshot().expect("lambda after train");
eprintln!("loss_ema = {ema:?}");
eprintln!("lambda = {lam:?}");
// Each horizon must have a positive finite EMA (BCE > 0 unless model is perfect).
for (h, &v) in ema.iter().enumerate() {
assert!(v.is_finite(), "ema[{h}] not finite: {v}");
assert!(v > 0.0, "ema[{h}] should be positive, got {v}");
}
// Lambda asymmetric clamp: every entry in [1.0, 2.0] (boost-only).
for (h, &v) in lam.iter().enumerate() {
assert!(v.is_finite(), "lambda[{h}] not finite: {v}");
assert!(v >= 1.0 - 1e-6 && v <= 2.0 + 1e-6,
"lambda[{h}] = {v} outside asymmetric clamp [1.0, 2.0]");
}
// Mean of lambda must be >= 1.0 (boost-only, never demote).
// Upper-bounded by 2.0 (ceiling clamp). On synthetic-constant data
// the per-horizon EMAs converge, ratios approach 1.0, mean → 1.0.
let lam_mean: f32 = lam.iter().sum::<f32>() / lam.len() as f32;
assert!(lam_mean >= 1.0 - 1e-6 && lam_mean <= 2.0 + 1e-6,
"lambda mean {lam_mean} outside [1.0, 2.0] envelope");
}
/// Does the bug surface after just ONE step (warmup only, no capture)?
/// If yes, the warmup dispatch path itself breaks subsequent eval.
/// If no, the captured graph instantiation / launch is what breaks eval.
#[test]
fn evaluate_works_after_warmup_only() {
let dev = test_device();
let cfg = PerceptionTrainerConfig {
seq_len: 16,
mamba2_state_dim: 8,
lr_cfc: 3e-3,
lr_mamba2: 1e-3,
seed: 0x7171,
horizon_weights: [1.0; 5],
n_batch: 1,
decision_stride: 1,
};
let mut trainer = PerceptionTrainer::new(&dev, &cfg).expect("init");
let ts = 1_000_000u64;
let prev_mid = 5500.0_f32;
let (seq, labels) = synthetic_seq(cfg.seq_len, prev_mid, ts);
// ONLY one step — warmup, no capture yet.
trainer.step(&seq, labels.as_slice()).expect("warmup step");
// Now eval.
let (loss, _probs) = trainer.evaluate(&seq, labels.as_slice()).expect("eval after warmup");
assert!(loss.is_finite(), "eval loss must be finite, got {loss}");
}