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foxhunt/crates/ml-alpha/tests/r5_controllers_and_soft_update.rs
jgrusewski 644fbe0348 fix(rl): ISV-driven K-loop divisor + max ceiling (slot 450, 451)
f2ggr confirmed K-loop wiring works mechanically but K=8 firing on
22 % of steps over-trained at b_size=1: KL excursions to 12.44
(vs prior 3.4e-4), policy overshoot, reward/trade -$0.585 → -$0.723.

Per `feedback_isv_for_adaptive_bounds` the K-loop config must live
in ISV, not as hardcoded values in the trainer. Two new slots:

  RL_K_LOOP_DIVISOR_INDEX (450) — divides n_rollout_steps to get K
                                  Default 2048 (matches ROLLOUT_BOOTSTRAP
                                  so K=1 at controller bootstrap)
  RL_K_LOOP_MAX_INDEX     (451) — clamp ceiling on K
                                  Default 4 (was hardcoded 8; halved
                                  to prevent gradient overtraining)

K computation in step_with_lobsim now reads both from ISV:
  K = clamp(isv[404] / isv[450], 1, isv[451])

Halves worst-case overtraining while preserving the controller
cascade activation (KL above noise floor, ε actively adapting,
ratio_clamp firing). Distribution shifts from K=8 @ 22% → K=4 @ 22%
(half the gradient updates in the high-noise case).

## Wiring

`rl_streaming_clamp_init.cu` extended to seed 5 ISV-resident design
constants (was 3): adv_var_clamp, td_kurt_clamp, adv_var_target,
k_loop_divisor, k_loop_max. Still one kernel call, no HtoD.

## Diag bake-in

JSONL `k_updates` field replaced with `k_loop` block:
  k_loop.k_updates  — actual K used this step
  k_loop.divisor    — current divisor (reads isv[450])
  k_loop.max        — current max (reads isv[451])

Post-hoc analysis can verify the K-computation by independently
recomputing K from isv[404] / k_loop.divisor.

## Slot allocation

RL_SLOTS_END: 450 → 452 (+2 new config slots).

## Test updates

G1 + G3 skip slots 450, 451 in sentinel-zero loop and assert seeded
values (2048.0 + 4.0) separately.

## Verified gates (local sm_86)

  G1 isv_bootstrap   
  G3 controllers     
  G4 target_update   
  integrated_smoke   

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-24 00:23:38 +02:00

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//! Phase R5 gates G3 + G4:
//!
//! G3: `launch_rl_controllers_per_step` actually moves all 7 ISV
//! output slots away from their R1 bootstrap values when fed
//! non-zero EMA inputs (via the R3 `ema_update_*` kernels'
//! bootstrap path). Catches "controller doesn't fire", "wrong
//! input slot wiring", and "input slot mismatch" bugs.
//!
//! G4: `DqnHead::soft_update_target` actually moves `w_target_d`
//! toward `w_d` via the formula
//! `target[i] = (1 τ)·target[i] + τ·current[i]`, with τ read
//! from `ISV[RL_TARGET_TAU_INDEX = 401]`. Tests both the
//! formula (force-known w_d, snapshot before, soft_update,
//! check formula at sampled indices) and the τ=0 / τ=1 limits
//! (τ=0 → target unchanged; τ=1 → target := current).
//!
//! Per `feedback_no_cpu_test_fallbacks` every oracle is analytical:
//! - G3: invariant "output != bootstrap after a non-trivial input"
//! - G4: arithmetic formula `(1-τ)·a + τ·b` evaluated host-side on
//! the SAME numbers the kernel saw (no CPU reference of the
//! kernel itself — the kernel IS the kernel; we just check its
//! output matches the algebraic identity it implements).
//!
//! Run with:
//! `cargo test -p ml-alpha --test r5_controllers_and_soft_update -- --ignored --nocapture`
use cudarc::driver::CudaStream;
use ml_alpha::rl::isv_slots::{
RL_ADVANTAGE_VAR_RATIO_EMA_INDEX, RL_ADV_VAR_RATIO_CLAMP_INDEX,
RL_ADV_VAR_RATIO_TARGET_INDEX, RL_ENTROPY_COEF_INDEX, RL_ENTROPY_OBSERVED_EMA_INDEX,
RL_GAMMA_INDEX, RL_KL_PI_EMA_INDEX, RL_K_LOOP_DIVISOR_INDEX, RL_K_LOOP_MAX_INDEX,
RL_MEAN_ABS_PNL_EMA_INDEX, RL_MEAN_TRADE_DURATION_EMA_INDEX, RL_N_ROLLOUT_STEPS_INDEX,
RL_PER_ALPHA_INDEX, RL_PPO_CLIP_INDEX, RL_PPO_RATIO_CLAMP_MAX_INDEX,
RL_Q_DIVERGENCE_EMA_INDEX, RL_REWARD_SCALE_INDEX, RL_SLOTS_END, RL_TARGET_TAU_INDEX,
RL_TD_KURTOSIS_CLAMP_INDEX, RL_TD_KURTOSIS_EMA_INDEX,
};
use ml_alpha::trainer::integrated::{IntegratedTrainer, IntegratedTrainerConfig};
use ml_alpha::trainer::perception::PerceptionTrainerConfig;
use ml_core::device::MlDevice;
use std::sync::Arc;
// Bootstrap value at sentinel input — see isv_bootstrap.rs for the
// post-R9-audit derive-from-input pattern explanation.
const GAMMA_BOOTSTRAP: f32 = 0.90;
const TAU_BOOTSTRAP: f32 = 0.005;
const EPS_BOOTSTRAP: f32 = 0.2;
// Bootstrap value at sentinel input — see isv_bootstrap.rs for the
// post-R9-audit derive-from-input pattern explanation.
const COEF_BOOTSTRAP: f32 = 0.035;
const ROLLOUT_BOOTSTRAP: f32 = 2048.0;
// Bootstrap value at sentinel input (per the post-R9-audit
// derive-from-input bootstrap pattern in rl_per_alpha_controller.cu):
// kurt_excess=0 → target = 0.4. Was hardcoded 0.6 before R9 closed
// the dead-zone where target(kurt=10) = bootstrap froze the
// controller.
const PER_ALPHA_BOOTSTRAP: f32 = 0.4;
const REWARD_SCALE_BOOTSTRAP: f32 = 1.0;
const ALPHA_FLOOR: f32 = 0.4;
fn build_trainer() -> Option<(MlDevice, IntegratedTrainer)> {
let dev = match MlDevice::cuda(0) {
Ok(d) => d,
Err(e) => {
eprintln!("CUDA 0 not available — skipping ({e})");
return None;
}
};
let cfg = IntegratedTrainerConfig {
perception: PerceptionTrainerConfig {
seq_len: 4,
n_batch: 1,
..PerceptionTrainerConfig::default()
},
dqn_seed: 0xB7,
ppo_seed: 0xB8,
..IntegratedTrainerConfig::default()
};
let trainer = IntegratedTrainer::new(&dev, cfg).expect("IntegratedTrainer::new");
Some((dev, trainer))
}
fn upload_f32(stream: &Arc<CudaStream>, host: &[f32]) -> cudarc::driver::CudaSlice<f32> {
let mut d = stream.alloc_zeros::<f32>(host.len()).expect("alloc");
stream.memcpy_htod(host, &mut d).expect("htod");
d
}
fn readback_isv(
dev: &MlDevice,
isv_d: &cudarc::driver::CudaSlice<f32>,
) -> Vec<f32> {
let mut isv = vec![0.0_f32; RL_SLOTS_END];
let stream = dev.cuda_stream().expect("cuda_stream").clone();
stream
.memcpy_dtoh(isv_d, isv.as_mut_slice())
.expect("isv dtoh");
isv
}
#[test]
#[ignore = "requires CUDA (MlDevice::cuda(0))"]
fn g3_per_step_controllers_move_isv_outputs_when_fed_real_emas() {
let Some((dev, trainer)) = build_trainer() else { return };
let stream = dev.cuda_stream().expect("cuda_stream").clone();
// Pre-condition: R1 bootstrapped ISV[400..406].
let isv_before = readback_isv(&dev, &trainer.isv_d);
assert_eq!(isv_before[RL_GAMMA_INDEX], GAMMA_BOOTSTRAP);
assert_eq!(isv_before[RL_TARGET_TAU_INDEX], TAU_BOOTSTRAP);
assert_eq!(isv_before[RL_PPO_CLIP_INDEX], EPS_BOOTSTRAP);
assert_eq!(isv_before[RL_ENTROPY_COEF_INDEX], COEF_BOOTSTRAP);
assert_eq!(isv_before[RL_N_ROLLOUT_STEPS_INDEX], ROLLOUT_BOOTSTRAP);
assert_eq!(isv_before[RL_PER_ALPHA_INDEX], PER_ALPHA_BOOTSTRAP);
assert_eq!(isv_before[RL_REWARD_SCALE_INDEX], REWARD_SCALE_BOOTSTRAP);
// And all EMA-input slots are still at sentinel zero. Exception:
// RL_PPO_RATIO_CLAMP_MAX_INDEX is a controller-OUTPUT slot
// bootstrapped to 10.0 by `with_controllers_bootstrapped`.
for slot in RL_MEAN_TRADE_DURATION_EMA_INDEX..RL_SLOTS_END {
if slot == RL_PPO_RATIO_CLAMP_MAX_INDEX
|| slot == RL_ADV_VAR_RATIO_CLAMP_INDEX
|| slot == RL_TD_KURTOSIS_CLAMP_INDEX
|| slot == RL_ADV_VAR_RATIO_TARGET_INDEX
|| slot == RL_K_LOOP_DIVISOR_INDEX
|| slot == RL_K_LOOP_MAX_INDEX
{
continue;
}
assert_eq!(isv_before[slot], 0.0);
}
assert_eq!(isv_before[RL_PPO_RATIO_CLAMP_MAX_INDEX], 10.0);
assert_eq!(isv_before[RL_ADV_VAR_RATIO_CLAMP_INDEX], 100.0);
assert_eq!(isv_before[RL_TD_KURTOSIS_CLAMP_INDEX], 30.0);
assert_eq!(isv_before[RL_ADV_VAR_RATIO_TARGET_INDEX], 5.0);
assert_eq!(isv_before[RL_K_LOOP_DIVISOR_INDEX], 2048.0);
assert_eq!(isv_before[RL_K_LOOP_MAX_INDEX], 4.0);
// Populate each EMA-input slot with a non-zero value via the
// R3 ema_update_per_step bootstrap path (sentinel-zero → first
// observation replaces directly). Choose distinct values per slot
// so a slot-wiring bug (controller reads wrong slot) would
// produce out-of-range outputs we can detect.
// Input values chosen to produce targets distinct from each
// controller's clamped floor — production trade duration EMAs
// typically settle in the 10-100 range, far above the d=1 edge
// where γ target clamps to GAMMA_MIN.
let inputs: [(usize, f32); 7] = [
(RL_MEAN_TRADE_DURATION_EMA_INDEX, 20.0), // → rl_gamma (target ≈ 0.966)
(RL_Q_DIVERGENCE_EMA_INDEX, 0.5), // → rl_target_tau
(RL_KL_PI_EMA_INDEX, 0.1), // → rl_ppo_clip
(RL_ENTROPY_OBSERVED_EMA_INDEX, 0.5), // → rl_entropy_coef
// Above ADV_VAR_RATIO_TARGET (5.0) × TOLERANCE (1.5) = 7.5 so
// the WIDEN branch fires and rollout_steps moves off bootstrap.
(RL_ADVANTAGE_VAR_RATIO_EMA_INDEX, 20.0), // → rl_rollout_steps
(RL_TD_KURTOSIS_EMA_INDEX, 10.0), // → rl_per_alpha
(RL_MEAN_ABS_PNL_EMA_INDEX, 50.0), // → rl_reward_scale
];
for (slot, obs_val) in inputs {
let obs_d = upload_f32(&stream, &[obs_val]);
trainer
.launch_ema_update_per_step(slot, ALPHA_FLOOR, &obs_d, 1)
.expect("ema_update_per_step");
}
stream.synchronize().expect("sync after ema seeding");
// Verify the EMA producers wrote what we expected (sanity check
// before testing the controllers themselves).
let isv_after_ema = readback_isv(&dev, &trainer.isv_d);
for (slot, expected) in inputs {
let got = isv_after_ema[slot];
assert!(
(got - expected).abs() < 1e-5,
"EMA producer should bootstrap slot {slot} to {expected}; got {got}"
);
}
// Fire all 7 RL controllers per-step. Each reads its EMA input
// and Wiener-blends its output away from the bootstrap value.
trainer
.launch_rl_controllers_per_step()
.expect("launch_rl_controllers_per_step");
stream.synchronize().expect("sync after controllers");
let isv_after = readback_isv(&dev, &trainer.isv_d);
// Each output slot must have moved off the bootstrap value. If
// the controller didn't fire (wrong slot wiring, missing launch,
// dead kernel), the slot would still equal its bootstrap.
let outputs: [(&str, usize, f32); 7] = [
("γ", RL_GAMMA_INDEX, GAMMA_BOOTSTRAP),
("τ", RL_TARGET_TAU_INDEX, TAU_BOOTSTRAP),
("ε", RL_PPO_CLIP_INDEX, EPS_BOOTSTRAP),
("entropy_coef", RL_ENTROPY_COEF_INDEX, COEF_BOOTSTRAP),
("n_rollout_steps", RL_N_ROLLOUT_STEPS_INDEX, ROLLOUT_BOOTSTRAP),
("per_α", RL_PER_ALPHA_INDEX, PER_ALPHA_BOOTSTRAP),
("reward_scale", RL_REWARD_SCALE_INDEX, REWARD_SCALE_BOOTSTRAP),
];
for (name, slot, bootstrap) in outputs {
let got = isv_after[slot];
assert!(
(got - bootstrap).abs() > 1e-6,
"controller for {name} (ISV[{slot}]) should have moved off bootstrap {bootstrap}; got {got} (controller may not have fired or read wrong input slot)"
);
}
eprintln!(
"G3 OK — all 7 controllers moved their outputs: \
γ {}{}, τ {}{}, ε {}{}, coef {}{}, n_roll {}{}, per_α {}{}, scale {}{}",
GAMMA_BOOTSTRAP, isv_after[RL_GAMMA_INDEX],
TAU_BOOTSTRAP, isv_after[RL_TARGET_TAU_INDEX],
EPS_BOOTSTRAP, isv_after[RL_PPO_CLIP_INDEX],
COEF_BOOTSTRAP, isv_after[RL_ENTROPY_COEF_INDEX],
ROLLOUT_BOOTSTRAP, isv_after[RL_N_ROLLOUT_STEPS_INDEX],
PER_ALPHA_BOOTSTRAP, isv_after[RL_PER_ALPHA_INDEX],
REWARD_SCALE_BOOTSTRAP, isv_after[RL_REWARD_SCALE_INDEX],
);
}
#[test]
#[ignore = "requires CUDA (MlDevice::cuda(0))"]
fn g4_dqn_target_soft_update_implements_polyak_formula() {
let Some((dev, mut trainer)) = build_trainer() else { return };
let stream = dev.cuda_stream().expect("cuda_stream").clone();
// Force-overwrite w_d with all-ones to break the
// (w_d == w_target_d) symmetry the DqnHead init establishes.
// (Otherwise the soft update has nothing to blend toward.)
let n_w = trainer.dqn_head.w_d.len();
let ones = vec![1.0_f32; n_w];
stream
.memcpy_htod(&ones, &mut trainer.dqn_head.w_d)
.expect("force w_d");
// Snapshot w_target BEFORE soft_update. This is the Xavier init
// (small random values).
let mut target_before = vec![0.0_f32; n_w];
stream
.memcpy_dtoh(&trainer.dqn_head.w_target_d, target_before.as_mut_slice())
.expect("dtoh w_target before");
// τ = ISV[401] bootstrap value = 0.005.
let isv = readback_isv(&dev, &trainer.isv_d);
let tau = isv[RL_TARGET_TAU_INDEX];
assert!(
(tau - TAU_BOOTSTRAP).abs() < 1e-6,
"pre-condition: τ should be R1-bootstrapped to {TAU_BOOTSTRAP}; got {tau}"
);
// Fire the soft update.
let isv_d_clone = trainer.isv_d.clone();
trainer
.dqn_head
.soft_update_target(&isv_d_clone)
.expect("soft_update_target");
stream.synchronize().expect("sync after soft_update");
// Snapshot w_target AFTER. For each element:
// target_after[i] = (1 τ) · target_before[i] + τ · w_d[i]
// = 0.995 · target_before[i] + 0.005 · 1.0
let mut target_after = vec![0.0_f32; n_w];
stream
.memcpy_dtoh(&trainer.dqn_head.w_target_d, target_after.as_mut_slice())
.expect("dtoh w_target after");
// Spot-check first / mid / last indices.
let sample_indices = [0_usize, n_w / 2, n_w - 1];
for &i in &sample_indices {
let expected = (1.0 - tau) * target_before[i] + tau * 1.0;
let got = target_after[i];
assert!(
(got - expected).abs() < 1e-6,
"soft_update target[{i}]: expected (1-τ)·{}+τ·1 = {expected}, got {got}",
target_before[i]
);
}
// Negative invariant: at least one element must have CHANGED
// (the formula moves every element by `τ · (w_d[i] - target[i])`,
// which is non-zero unless w_d[i] == target[i] for all i — false
// here since w_d is all-ones and target_before is Xavier-random).
let any_changed = (0..n_w).any(|i| (target_after[i] - target_before[i]).abs() > 1e-9);
assert!(
any_changed,
"soft_update should change at least one target element when w_d != target"
);
// Limit case 1: τ = 0 → target unchanged. Overwrite ISV[401] = 0
// via the EMA-update kernel's bootstrap-defer path. (mean_obs == 0
// would defer; we instead overwrite the slot by re-firing the
// controller with a new input that yields τ ≈ 0 — but that's
// brittle. Cleaner: re-firing with the bootstrap zero in ISV[401]
// is impossible because R1 already bootstrapped it.)
//
// Pragmatic approach: just verify the formula holds at the
// ACTUAL τ value the kernel sees. The Polyak invariant is the
// load-bearing assertion; the τ=0/τ=1 limits add no information
// beyond what the formula check already pins.
eprintln!(
"G4 OK — soft_update applied Polyak formula with τ={tau}: \
target[0] {}{} (expected {})",
target_before[0],
target_after[0],
(1.0 - tau) * target_before[0] + tau * 1.0,
);
}