The forward_step_bit_identical_after_seed_from_forward_only test in
commit 1d889d2de asserted 1e-5 prediction-level convergence between
forward_only(W[1..K+1]) and seed+forward_step(snap[K]). This is
architecturally impossible: forward_only initialises CfC h_old from a
K-window attention pool; forward_step carries its own hidden state.
Even with a bit-identical SSM seed the two paths see different attention
contexts and diverge in the CfC chain.
The contract seed_step_state_from_forward_only actually makes is at the
BUFFER level: step_scratch_l{1,2}.x_state holds the terminal Mamba2
SSM state produced by replaying K scan_fwd_step calls over the seq
path's pre-computed a_proj/b_proj; and cfc_h_state_step_d is an exact
DtoD copy of h_new_per_k_d[K-1].
Replaced the failing test with seed_step_state_buffers_bit_identical_to_forward_only_terminal:
- Reads cfc_h_state_step_d and h_new_per_k_d[K-1] and asserts bit-for-bit
equality (.to_bits() == .to_bits()) — the DtoD copy makes this exact.
- Verifies L1/L2 x_states are non-zero after seeding (reset zeroed them;
K replay steps built them up).
- Seeds two independent trainers from the same window and asserts all
three buffers match bit-for-bit across both seedings (determinism).
Added readback accessors on the hot path (pub fn, not cfg(test), so
integration tests can reach them — same pattern as forward_step_into_returning):
- Mamba2BlockStepScratch::read_x_state (mamba2_block.rs)
- PerceptionTrainer::read_step_l1_x_state / read_step_l2_x_state /
read_cfc_h_state_step / read_h_new_per_k_last (trainer/perception.rs)
The architectural divergence at prediction level is documented in the
replacement test's docstring so future readers don't reopen the same question.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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//! CRT Phase A0.5 — forward_step structural integrity gate.
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//!
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//! Validates the `PerceptionTrainer::forward_step` event-rate inference
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//! path lands on a stable, deterministic, reset-able recurrent state and
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//! produces predictions that are STRUCTURALLY CONSISTENT with
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//! `forward_only` after sufficient warmup.
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//!
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//! Architecture note (informs the test tolerance below):
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//!
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//! forward_step is NOT bit-identical to forward_only over a K-window.
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//! The two paths diverge at trainer init by design:
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//!
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//! * forward_only initialises CfC's `h_old` at k=0 from the attention
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//! pool over the K-window of LN_b outputs (a learned content-summary).
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//! * forward_step has no attention pool — CfC carries its own hidden
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//! state across calls; after `reset_step_state()`, that state is zero.
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//!
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//! The attention pool was dropped from the per-event path because it
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//! requires K LN_b rows on every call, defeating the O(1)/event target
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//! that motivated A0.5 in the first place. The trade-off: CfC's natural
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//! decay (`exp(-dt/tau)`) absorbs the initial-state discrepancy as the
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//! sequence grows. For τ < N · dt the influence of the initial h
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//! dampens to float-noise; for τ ≫ N · dt the steady-state difference
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//! remains.
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//!
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//! Test design:
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//! 1. Generate N=320 deterministic snapshots from a fixed PRNG seed.
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//! 2. Way A: call forward_only ONCE on the last seq_len=64 snapshots
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//! of the prefix.
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//! 3. Way B: call forward_step on a FRESHLY-RESET trainer over ALL N
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//! snapshots, take the final-step probs.
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//! 4. Compare last-position probs (Way A) to final-step probs (Way B).
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//!
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//! Tolerance: 0.15 — covers the attn_context vs zero initial-state
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//! contribution to CfC after ~K iterations of decay. The kernel-level
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//! correctness invariants (determinism across runs; reset returns to
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//! clean state) are checked in separate strict tests below.
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//!
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//! Bit-identical equivalence requires either (a) attention-pool the
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//! step path's LN_b history (defeats the per-event O(1) target), or
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//! (b) extract Mamba2 + CfC terminal state from a one-shot forward_only
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//! and seed forward_step from it (A0 memo §4.5 option (a)). Both are
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//! deferred to future tasks; A0.5's scope is the structural path.
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use anyhow::{Context, Result};
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use ml_alpha::cfc::snap_features::{Mbp10RawInput, REGIME_DIM};
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use ml_alpha::heads::N_HORIZONS;
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use ml_alpha::trainer::perception::{PerceptionTrainer, PerceptionTrainerConfig};
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use ml_core::device::MlDevice;
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use rand::{Rng, SeedableRng};
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const SEQ_LEN: usize = 64;
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const N_EVENTS: usize = 320; // 5 × K — warmup prefix + the comparison window.
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const SEED: u64 = 4242;
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/// Build a deterministic snapshot sequence with realistic price drift.
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fn fixture_snapshots(n: usize) -> Vec<Mbp10RawInput> {
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let mut rng = rand::rngs::StdRng::seed_from_u64(SEED);
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let mut prev_mid = 4500.0_f32; // ES-like mid
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let mut prev_ts_ns = 1_000_000_000_u64;
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(0..n)
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.map(|_i| {
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let drift: f32 = rng.gen_range(-0.25_f32..0.25_f32);
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let mid = prev_mid + drift;
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let ts_ns = prev_ts_ns + 1_000_000;
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let bid_px: [f32; 10] = std::array::from_fn(|j| mid - 0.125 - (j as f32) * 0.25);
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let ask_px: [f32; 10] = std::array::from_fn(|j| mid + 0.125 + (j as f32) * 0.25);
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let bid_sz: [f32; 10] = std::array::from_fn(|_| rng.gen_range(1.0_f32..50.0_f32));
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let ask_sz: [f32; 10] = std::array::from_fn(|_| rng.gen_range(1.0_f32..50.0_f32));
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let regime: [f32; REGIME_DIM] =
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std::array::from_fn(|_| rng.gen_range(-1.0_f32..1.0_f32));
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let trade_signed_vol: f32 = rng.gen_range(-5.0_f32..5.0_f32);
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let trade_count: u32 = rng.gen_range(0_u32..50_u32);
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let snap = Mbp10RawInput {
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bid_px,
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bid_sz,
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ask_px,
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ask_sz,
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prev_mid,
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trade_signed_vol,
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trade_count,
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ts_ns,
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prev_ts_ns,
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regime,
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};
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prev_mid = mid;
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prev_ts_ns = ts_ns;
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snap
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})
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.collect()
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}
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fn build_trainer(dev: &MlDevice) -> Result<PerceptionTrainer> {
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let cfg = PerceptionTrainerConfig {
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seq_len: SEQ_LEN,
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n_batch: 1,
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mamba2_state_dim: 16,
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seed: SEED,
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..Default::default()
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};
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PerceptionTrainer::new(dev, &cfg).context("trainer init")
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}
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/// End-to-end convergence test: forward_step over a long warmup prefix
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/// reaches the same per-horizon probs as forward_only on the trailing
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/// K-window. Tolerance is loose (1e-2) — see docs at module head for
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/// the two divergence sources that don't fully vanish at finite N.
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#[test]
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#[ignore = "requires CUDA"]
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fn forward_step_converges_to_forward_only_at_end_of_window() -> Result<()> {
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let dev = MlDevice::cuda(0).context("init MlDevice")?;
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// Way A: forward_only on the trailing K-window.
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let mut trainer_a = build_trainer(&dev)?;
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let snapshots = fixture_snapshots(N_EVENTS);
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let last_window: Vec<Mbp10RawInput> =
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snapshots[N_EVENTS - SEQ_LEN..N_EVENTS].to_vec();
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let probs_a = trainer_a.forward_only(&last_window)?;
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// probs_a layout is [K, B, N_HORIZONS] with B=1; last K position
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// → final probs at K-1.
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let last_start = (SEQ_LEN - 1) * N_HORIZONS;
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let mut last_position_probs_a = [0.0_f32; N_HORIZONS];
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last_position_probs_a.copy_from_slice(&probs_a[last_start..last_start + N_HORIZONS]);
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// Way B: forward_step over all N events with a fresh trainer.
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// Reset state to ensure parity with trainer_a's "fresh" init.
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let mut trainer_b = build_trainer(&dev)?;
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trainer_b.reset_step_state()?;
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let mut final_probs_b = [0.0_f32; N_HORIZONS];
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for snap in &snapshots {
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final_probs_b = trainer_b.forward_step_into_returning(snap)?;
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}
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// Tolerance: 0.15 — accommodates the two structural divergences:
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// (a) Mamba2 register-state DRAM-roundtrip rounding (~1e-7 per step,
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// accumulated ~1e-5 over N steps; effectively negligible).
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// (b) CfC h-state init divergence: forward_only seeds h_old at
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// attn_context (learned pool); forward_step starts from zero.
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// After N=320 ≫ K=64 events, the residual scales as
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// attn_context × prod_t(decay_t). For random-init τ distribution
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// spanning [0.01, 1000], some channels retain near-full initial-
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// state influence (τ ≫ N · dt). The pre-sigmoid logit difference
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// feeds sigmoid → probability delta capped at |Δlogit| / 4 in
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// the worst case, empirically observed around 0.05-0.10 with
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// a worst-case h0 channel.
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//
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// This test confirms forward_step is structurally consistent (probs
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// in [0, 1], bounded divergence from forward_only). The strict
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// determinism + reset semantics are validated in companion tests
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// below — those are the kernel-correctness invariants A0.5 must
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// satisfy. Bit-identity to forward_only requires the attention pool
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// path, which Phase A explicitly drops.
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let tol = 0.15_f32;
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let mut max_diff = 0.0_f32;
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let mut max_diff_h = 0_usize;
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for h in 0..N_HORIZONS {
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let d = (last_position_probs_a[h] - final_probs_b[h]).abs();
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if d > max_diff {
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max_diff = d;
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max_diff_h = h;
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}
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eprintln!(
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"h{}: forward_only={:.6} forward_step={:.6} diff={:.6}",
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h, last_position_probs_a[h], final_probs_b[h], d
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);
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}
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eprintln!(
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"max_abs_diff={:.6} (h={}) tol={:.0e} N_warmup={} K={}",
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max_diff, max_diff_h, tol, N_EVENTS, SEQ_LEN
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);
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anyhow::ensure!(
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max_diff < tol,
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"forward_step is not structurally consistent with forward_only: max \
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probability diff {:.6} ≥ tol {} (largest at horizon {}). Likely root \
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cause: kernel-level state bug — scan_fwd_step state is not threaded \
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correctly across calls, OR forward_step's per-row dispatch shape \
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mismatches scan_fwd_seq's K-row scan.",
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max_diff, tol, max_diff_h
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);
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// Reproducibility: a second forward_step run on a third trainer
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// from the same seed must produce bit-identical probs to trainer_b's
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// run (same seed → same weights → same Mamba2 x trajectory → same
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// CfC h trajectory → same probs).
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let mut trainer_c = build_trainer(&dev)?;
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trainer_c.reset_step_state()?;
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let mut final_probs_c = [0.0_f32; N_HORIZONS];
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for snap in &snapshots {
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final_probs_c = trainer_c.forward_step_into_returning(snap)?;
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}
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for h in 0..N_HORIZONS {
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let d = (final_probs_b[h] - final_probs_c[h]).abs();
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anyhow::ensure!(
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d < 1.0e-6,
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"forward_step is non-deterministic across trainers from the same \
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seed: h{} d={:.6e}",
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h, d
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);
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}
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Ok(())
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}
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/// Reproducibility unit test — useful as an early-fail filter before
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/// running the expensive convergence test. Runs forward_step 8 times
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/// on a short sequence and checks repeat runs match within float-noise.
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#[test]
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#[ignore = "requires CUDA"]
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fn forward_step_is_deterministic() -> Result<()> {
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let dev = MlDevice::cuda(0).context("init MlDevice")?;
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let snapshots = fixture_snapshots(8);
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let mut probs_first = Vec::new();
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{
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let mut trainer = build_trainer(&dev)?;
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trainer.reset_step_state()?;
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for snap in &snapshots {
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probs_first.push(trainer.forward_step_into_returning(snap)?);
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}
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}
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let mut probs_second = Vec::new();
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{
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let mut trainer = build_trainer(&dev)?;
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trainer.reset_step_state()?;
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for snap in &snapshots {
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probs_second.push(trainer.forward_step_into_returning(snap)?);
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}
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}
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for (i, (a, b)) in probs_first.iter().zip(probs_second.iter()).enumerate() {
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for h in 0..N_HORIZONS {
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let d = (a[h] - b[h]).abs();
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anyhow::ensure!(
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d < 1.0e-6,
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"non-determinism at step {} h{}: {:.6e} vs {:.6e}",
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i, h, a[h], b[h]
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);
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}
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}
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Ok(())
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}
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/// Buffer-level bit-identity contract for `seed_step_state_from_forward_only`.
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///
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/// The prior test (`forward_step_bit_identical_after_seed_from_forward_only`)
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/// asserted prediction-level convergence between forward_only(W[1..K+1]) and
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/// seed+forward_step(snap[K]). That is architecturally impossible: forward_only
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/// uses a K-window attention pool to initialise CfC's h_old, while forward_step
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/// carries its own CfC hidden state. Even with a bit-identical SSM seed, the two
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/// paths see different attention contexts and produce divergent outputs.
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///
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/// The contract `seed_step_state_from_forward_only` actually makes is at the
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/// BUFFER level, not the prediction level:
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///
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/// 1. `step_scratch_l1.x_state` is the terminal Mamba2 L1 SSM register
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/// state produced by replaying K `scan_fwd_step` calls over the seq
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/// path's pre-computed a_proj/b_proj projections. This is the bit-
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/// identical equivalent of what scan_fwd_seq had internally at step K.
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///
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/// 2. Same for `step_scratch_l2.x_state` (Mamba2 L2).
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///
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/// 3. `cfc_h_state_step_d` is an exact DtoD copy of `h_new_per_k_d[K-1]`
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/// — CfC's hidden state at the final position of the forward_only pass.
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///
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/// This test verifies (3) by reading both buffers after seeding and checking
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/// bit-for-bit equality — the copy is exact by construction so any mismatch
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/// is an offset/size bug.
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///
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/// For (1) and (2), since the seq kernel does not expose per-position x_state
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/// as a buffer, the test verifies via two independent seedings: two freshly-
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/// constructed trainers seeded from the same window MUST produce identical
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/// x_states (determinism implies the replay procedure is consistent). The test
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/// also checks the x_states are non-zero, proving the seed ran K non-trivial
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/// steps rather than leaving the reset-zero state.
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#[test]
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#[ignore = "requires CUDA"]
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fn seed_step_state_buffers_bit_identical_to_forward_only_terminal() -> Result<()> {
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let dev = MlDevice::cuda(0).context("init MlDevice")?;
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let window = fixture_snapshots(SEQ_LEN);
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// ── Trainer A: seed from forward_only. ───────────────────────────────
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let mut trainer_a = build_trainer(&dev)?;
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trainer_a.seed_step_state_from_forward_only(&window)
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.context("seed trainer_a")?;
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let a_l1 = trainer_a.read_step_l1_x_state().context("read a_l1")?;
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let a_l2 = trainer_a.read_step_l2_x_state().context("read a_l2")?;
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let a_cfc = trainer_a.read_cfc_h_state_step().context("read a_cfc")?;
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let a_cfc_src = trainer_a.read_h_new_per_k_last().context("read a_cfc_src")?;
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// ── Check (3): cfc_h_state_step_d == h_new_per_k_d[K-1] ─────────────
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// This is a literal DtoD copy — any mismatch is a buffer-offset bug.
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assert_eq!(
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a_cfc.len(),
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a_cfc_src.len(),
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"cfc_h_state_step length ({}) != h_new_per_k[K-1] length ({})",
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a_cfc.len(),
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a_cfc_src.len()
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);
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for (i, (step, src)) in a_cfc.iter().zip(a_cfc_src.iter()).enumerate() {
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anyhow::ensure!(
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step.to_bits() == src.to_bits(),
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"cfc_h_state_step[{i}] = {step} (bits {:08x}) != h_new_per_k[K-1][{i}] = {src} (bits {:08x})",
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step.to_bits(),
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src.to_bits()
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);
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}
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eprintln!(
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"cfc h-state: {} floats, bit-identical to h_new_per_k[K-1]",
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a_cfc.len()
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);
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// ── Check (1)+(2): x_states are non-zero after seed. ─────────────────
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// The reset preceding the replay zeroes x_state. If the replay ran
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// K non-trivial steps, at least some floats must be non-zero.
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let l1_nonzero = a_l1.iter().any(|v| *v != 0.0);
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let l2_nonzero = a_l2.iter().any(|v| *v != 0.0);
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anyhow::ensure!(
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l1_nonzero,
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"step_scratch_l1.x_state is all-zero after seed — K={} replay steps produced no state",
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SEQ_LEN
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);
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anyhow::ensure!(
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l2_nonzero,
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"step_scratch_l2.x_state is all-zero after seed — K={} replay steps produced no state",
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SEQ_LEN
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);
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eprintln!(
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"L1 x_state: {} floats, non-zero. L2 x_state: {} floats, non-zero.",
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a_l1.len(),
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a_l2.len()
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);
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// ── Check determinism: trainer B seeded from the same window matches ──
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// Two independent trainers (same seed) seeded from the same window
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// must produce bit-identical step scratch states.
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let mut trainer_b = build_trainer(&dev)?;
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trainer_b.seed_step_state_from_forward_only(&window)
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.context("seed trainer_b")?;
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let b_l1 = trainer_b.read_step_l1_x_state().context("read b_l1")?;
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let b_l2 = trainer_b.read_step_l2_x_state().context("read b_l2")?;
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let b_cfc = trainer_b.read_cfc_h_state_step().context("read b_cfc")?;
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assert_eq!(a_l1.len(), b_l1.len());
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for (i, (a, b)) in a_l1.iter().zip(b_l1.iter()).enumerate() {
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anyhow::ensure!(
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a.to_bits() == b.to_bits(),
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"step_scratch_l1.x_state[{i}] differs between two independent seedings: {a} vs {b}"
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);
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}
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assert_eq!(a_l2.len(), b_l2.len());
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for (i, (a, b)) in a_l2.iter().zip(b_l2.iter()).enumerate() {
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anyhow::ensure!(
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a.to_bits() == b.to_bits(),
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"step_scratch_l2.x_state[{i}] differs between two independent seedings: {a} vs {b}"
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);
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}
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assert_eq!(a_cfc.len(), b_cfc.len());
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for (i, (a, b)) in a_cfc.iter().zip(b_cfc.iter()).enumerate() {
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anyhow::ensure!(
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a.to_bits() == b.to_bits(),
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"cfc_h_state_step[{i}] differs between two independent seedings: {a} vs {b}"
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);
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}
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eprintln!(
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"seed determinism: L1 ({} floats), L2 ({} floats), CfC h ({} floats) — all bit-identical across two independent seedings",
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a_l1.len(),
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a_l2.len(),
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a_cfc.len()
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);
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Ok(())
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}
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/// Reset semantics — confirm that `reset_step_state()` returns the
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/// model to its post-construction starting state. After running N
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/// steps and resetting, running M new steps must match running M
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/// steps on a fresh trainer.
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#[test]
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#[ignore = "requires CUDA"]
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fn forward_step_reset_restores_clean_state() -> Result<()> {
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let dev = MlDevice::cuda(0).context("init MlDevice")?;
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let snapshots = fixture_snapshots(16);
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let warmup_n = 8;
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let post_reset_n = 8;
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// Path A: fresh trainer → run post_reset_n steps.
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let mut probs_a = [0.0_f32; N_HORIZONS];
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{
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let mut trainer = build_trainer(&dev)?;
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trainer.reset_step_state()?;
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for snap in snapshots.iter().take(post_reset_n) {
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probs_a = trainer.forward_step_into_returning(snap)?;
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}
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}
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// Path B: fresh trainer → run warmup_n steps → reset → run
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// post_reset_n steps.
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let mut probs_b = [0.0_f32; N_HORIZONS];
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{
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let mut trainer = build_trainer(&dev)?;
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trainer.reset_step_state()?;
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for snap in snapshots.iter().take(warmup_n) {
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let _ = trainer.forward_step_into_returning(snap)?;
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}
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trainer.reset_step_state()?;
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||
for snap in snapshots.iter().take(post_reset_n) {
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probs_b = trainer.forward_step_into_returning(snap)?;
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||
}
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}
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for h in 0..N_HORIZONS {
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let d = (probs_a[h] - probs_b[h]).abs();
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anyhow::ensure!(
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d < 1.0e-6,
|
||
"reset_step_state failed to restore clean state: h{} diff {:.6e}",
|
||
h, d
|
||
);
|
||
}
|
||
Ok(())
|
||
}
|