Use CUDA driver API for context initialization in pylibcudf - #24151
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Environment: RTX 3070 Ti, driver 610.88, CUDA 13.3, Python 3.13.15, Cython 3.2.9, cuda-bindings 13.4.1a0. The shared machine exhibits scheduling variation; these are local microbenchmarks, not application-throughput measurements. The baseline source was verified to match The fast path now performs the context check without releasing the GIL. This avoids the repeated GIL handoffs of the unconditional-runtime implementation, in addition to eliminating the redundant runtime call. Context initialization on the cold path still uses the same Local validationThe modified extension compiled against both cuda-bindings 12.9.2 and the installed version. Existing context, stream-protocol, and empty-copy tests passed: 37 tests in each default-stream mode with each bindings version. The JSON, join, and two cuStreamz regression cases also passed, as did pre-commit checks. Installed binaries and the original checkout were not replaced during validation. |
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WalkthroughThe recipe documents that ChangesCUDA context initialization
Priority: ⬇️ Low Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Change: Refactor Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The new CUDA context logic is covered for normal initialization, but an unexpected driver-query failure can regress without a test detecting it. This is mergeable with follow-up coverage. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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79-85: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winAdd targeted tests for
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test_get_stream_preserves_current_devicedoes not distinguish the current-context fast path fromcudaFree(NULL). The fresh-process test checks successful initialization but does not isolate theCUDA_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZEDpath. No test checks theRuntimeErrorfor an unexpectedcuCtxGetCurrentresult. Add focused tests for these branches. TheCONTRIBUTING.mdwording is scoped to the first-issue workflow and does not mandate a benchmark for this change; a warm-path benchmark is optional.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/utils.pyx`:
- Around line 79-85: Add focused tests for _ensure_cuda_context(): verify the
existing current-context path avoids unnecessary initialization, explicitly
exercise CUDA_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED and confirm it initializes successfully, and
mock an unexpected cuCtxGetCurrent result to assert the expected RuntimeError.
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One request for a comment, otherwise yeah I think this is sensible.
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Can you add a comment on why we need this since it's very nonobvious without the context of this PR and someone may try to remove it in the future?
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Follow-up to the CUDA context discussion in #23929.
Use
cuCtxGetCurrent()fromcuda.bindings.cydriverin_ensure_cuda_context()to skip the CUDA Runtime call when a context is already current. This also avoids releasing and reacquiring the GIL on the warm path. The existingcudaFree(NULL)initialization, with the GIL released, remains for fresh threads or an uninitialized CUDA driver. Other driver errors are propagated.This requires us to add
cuda-profiler-apito pylibcudf's condahostrequirements. CUDA 12cydriverdeclarations includecudaProfiler.heven when importing only context APIs. This is only a build-time dependency; no profiling functionality is used.A local microbenchmark of
_get_stream(None)decreased from 166–220 ns to 43–50 ns per call.Checklist