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#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
JIT Footguns: Documenting unexpected behavior changes when using @TinyJit
Each test shows behavior that works without JIT but changes with JIT.
Comments marked "should be X!" indicate the intuitively expected value.
SILENT MISMATCHES (highest priority - wrong results, no error):
class_method_shared_across_instances EASY could check if first arg is self and warn
slice_assign_requires_realize MED assign graph not connected to read during JIT replay
output_buffer_reuse MED performance tradeoff, could add option or better docs
python_constants_frozen HARD inherent to tracing JITs
conditional_branches_frozen HARD inherent to tracing JITs
ERRORS RAISED (lower priority - at least users know):
item_bakes_in_values EASY raises JitError if .item()/.data() accessed during capture
unrealized_const_input_error EASY raises JitError for unrealized const inputs
non_tensor_outputs_error EASY raises JitError if return contains non-Tensor values
positional_kwargs_cannot_mix EASY normalize positional args to kwargs using function signature
duplicate_inputs_fail MED would need to handle aliasing in input_replace
"""
import unittest
import numpy as np
from tinygrad import Tensor, TinyJit
from tinygrad.engine.jit import JitError
class TestJitFootguns(unittest.TestCase):
def test_output_buffer_reuse(self):
"""Output tensors share buffer after capture - old references get overwritten."""
@TinyJit
def f(x): return x.sum().realize()
r1 = f(Tensor([1, 1])) # warmup
r2 = f(Tensor([2, 2])) # capture
r3 = f(Tensor([3, 3])) # jit exec
self.assertEqual(r1.item(), 2) # warmup result independent
self.assertEqual(r3.item(), 6) # latest is correct
self.assertEqual(r2.item(), 6) # should be 4! (overwritten by r3)
def test_output_buffer_workaround(self):
"""Use .clone().realize() to get independent copies."""
@TinyJit
def f(x): return x.sum().realize()
r1 = f(Tensor([1, 1])).clone().realize()
r2 = f(Tensor([2, 2])).clone().realize()
r3 = f(Tensor([3, 3])).clone().realize()
self.assertEqual([r1.item(), r2.item(), r3.item()], [2, 4, 6])
def test_input_output_aliasing(self):
"""Test that JIT handles input=output aliasing correctly, simulating LLM generate pattern.
The LLM generate pattern:
1. First "session": multiple iterations where output becomes next input
2. Second "session": starts with a NEW input tensor (not the previous output)
The bug: if the input replacement is computed while input buffer == output buffer (aliasing), it incorrectly
includes the output position. Later, when a DIFFERENT input is passed, the output position gets overwritten
with the input, corrupting the computation.
"""
# Multiple operations to create multiple kernels that get batched together
@TinyJit
def step(x):
y = (x + 1).realize() # kernel 1
z = (y * 2).realize() # kernel 2
return z
# Phase 1: warmup and capture
a = Tensor([10]).contiguous().realize()
step(a) # warmup (cnt=0)
b = Tensor([20]).contiguous().realize()
x = step(b) # capture (cnt=1), x = (20+1)*2 = 42
# Phase 2: first "session" - iterations where output becomes input (aliasing)
for _ in range(3):
x = step(x) # (42+1)*2=86, (86+1)*2=174, (174+1)*2=350
self.assertEqual(x.item(), 350)
# Phase 3: second "session" - NEW input tensor (simulates new generate() call)
# The bug: the input replacement incorrectly includes the output position
# When new input y is passed, it overwrites the output buffer, using old value (350) instead of new (100)
y = Tensor([100]).contiguous().realize()
for _ in range(3):
y = step(y) # should be (100+1)*2=202, (202+1)*2=406, (406+1)*2=814
self.assertEqual(y.item(), 814) # fails with 1406 if bug exists (uses 350 instead of 100)
def test_multiple_outputs_same_intermediate(self):
"""Multiple outputs derived from the same intermediate - JIT copies aliased inputs to prevent hazard."""
@TinyJit
def f(buf, frame):
new_buf = buf[1:].cat(frame, dim=0)
return new_buf.contiguous(), new_buf[:1].contiguous()
buf = Tensor([[0], [1], [2]]).contiguous().realize()
for i in range(4):
frame = Tensor([[10+i]]).contiguous().realize()
expected_first = buf[1:2].numpy().item()
new_buf, first = f(buf, frame)
self.assertEqual(first.numpy().item(), expected_first)
buf = new_buf
def test_intra_kernel_output_input_aliasing(self):
"""JIT must copy aliased input when output buffer is fed back as input (read-write race in same kernel)."""
N = 1 << 20
f = TinyJit(lambda buf, new: buf[N//2:].cat(new), prune=True)
buf = Tensor.zeros(N, dtype='int32').contiguous().realize()
for i in range(10):
buf = f(buf, Tensor(np.ones(N//2, dtype=np.int32)*(i+1)))
np.testing.assert_array_equal(buf[:N//2].numpy(), np.full(N//2, i, dtype=np.int32))
def test_slice_assign_works_without_realize(self):
"""Slice assign then read from same buffer - pending assigns are side-realized."""
from tinygrad import Variable
v_pos = Variable("pos", 0, 3)
cache = Tensor.zeros(4, 4).contiguous().realize()
@TinyJit
def f(pos):
cache[pos:pos+1, :].assign(Tensor.ones(1, 4))
return cache.sum().realize()
for i in range(4):
cache.assign(Tensor.zeros(4, 4)).realize()
self.assertEqual(f(v_pos.bind(i)).item(), 4.0)
def test_implicit_inputs_need_realize(self):
"""Closure tensors must be realized before JIT call."""
x = Tensor([0])
@TinyJit
def f(): return (x * 2).realize()
for i in range(5):
x.assign(Tensor([i])).realize() # must realize!
self.assertEqual(f().item(), i * 2)
def test_shape_change_after_capture_fails(self):
"""Shapes are locked at capture time."""
@TinyJit
def f(a, b): return (a + b).realize()
f(Tensor.randn(10, 10), Tensor.randn(10, 10)) # warmup
f(Tensor.randn(10, 10), Tensor.randn(10, 10)) # capture
with self.assertRaises(JitError):
f(Tensor.randn(20, 20), Tensor.randn(20, 20))
def test_python_constants_frozen(self):
"""Python variables inside JIT use capture-time values."""
mult = 1
@TinyJit
def f(x): return (x * mult).realize()
results = []
for i in range(5):
mult = i + 1
results.append(f(Tensor([10])).item())
self.assertEqual(results[0], 10) # warmup, mult=1
self.assertEqual(results[1], 20) # capture, mult=2
self.assertEqual(results[2], 20) # should be 30!
self.assertEqual(results[3], 20) # should be 40!
def test_unrealized_const_input_error(self):
"""Const tensors have no buffer to replace, so JIT raises an error. Even explicit .realize() doesn't help."""
@TinyJit
def f(a, b): return (a * b).realize()
# unrealized const fails
with self.assertRaises(JitError):
f(Tensor([1, 2, 3]).realize(), Tensor(2))
# explicit .realize() on const still fails - const cannot be realized to have a buffer
@TinyJit
def g(a, b): return (a * b).realize()
with self.assertRaises(JitError):
g(Tensor([1, 2, 3]).realize(), Tensor(2).realize())
def test_conditional_branches_frozen(self):
"""Only the branch taken during capture runs thereafter."""
@TinyJit
def f(x, use_square):
if use_square:
return (x * x).realize()
return (x * 2).realize()
f(Tensor([3]), True) # warmup
f(Tensor([3]), False) # capture (False branch)
result = f(Tensor([3]), True) # passing True but False branch runs
self.assertEqual(result.item(), 6) # should be 9!
def test_positional_kwargs_cannot_mix(self):
"""Must use same calling convention after capture."""
@TinyJit
def f(a, b): return (a + b).realize()
f(Tensor([1]), Tensor([2])) # warmup with positional
f(Tensor([1]), Tensor([2])) # capture with positional
with self.assertRaises(JitError):
f(a=Tensor([3]), b=Tensor([4])) # kwargs fail
def test_class_method_shared_across_instances(self):
"""JIT on instance methods is shared at class level."""
class Model:
def __init__(self, scale):
self.scale = Tensor([scale])
@TinyJit
def forward(self, x):
return (x * self.scale).realize()
m1, m2 = Model(2), Model(3)
m1.forward(Tensor([5])) # warmup
m1.forward(Tensor([5])) # capture with m1.scale=2
self.assertEqual(m1.forward(Tensor([5])).item(), 10)
self.assertEqual(m2.forward(Tensor([5])).item(), 10) # should be 15!
def test_side_effects_only_during_capture(self):
"""Function body not executed during JIT replay."""
call_count = [0]
@TinyJit
def f(x):
call_count[0] += 1
return (x * 2).realize()
f(Tensor([1])) # warmup
f(Tensor([2])) # capture
self.assertEqual(call_count[0], 2)
f(Tensor([3]))
f(Tensor([4]))
f(Tensor([5]))
self.assertEqual(call_count[0], 2) # still 2, not 5!
def test_item_creates_unrealized_return(self):
""".item() in shape computation raises error during JIT capture."""
@TinyJit
def f(x): return Tensor.zeros(x.sum().item())
f(Tensor([1, 1, 1])) # warmup
with self.assertRaises(JitError):
f(Tensor([1, 1, 1])) # capture - .item() raises
def test_item_bakes_in_values(self):
""".item() during JIT capture raises error (would bake in value)."""
@TinyJit
def f(x, mask): return x.masked_select(mask)
f(Tensor([1, 2, 3, 4]), Tensor([True, False, True, False])) # warmup
with self.assertRaises(JitError):
f(Tensor([1, 2, 3, 4]), Tensor([True, False, True, False])) # capture - .item() raises
def test_masked_select_static_size_jittable(self):
@TinyJit
def f(x, mask): return x.masked_select(mask, size=4, fill_value=-1).realize()
for _ in range(3):
np.testing.assert_equal(f(Tensor([1, 2, 3, 4]), Tensor([True, False, True, False])).numpy(), [1, 3, -1, -1])
np.testing.assert_equal(f(Tensor([5, 6, 7, 8]), Tensor([False, True, True, True])).numpy(), [6, 7, 8, -1])
np.testing.assert_equal(f(Tensor([9, 8, 7, 6]), Tensor([True, True, True, True])).numpy(), [9, 8, 7, 6])
np.testing.assert_equal(f(Tensor([1, 1, 1, 1]), Tensor([False, False, False, False])).numpy(), [-1, -1, -1, -1])
def test_nonzero_static_size_jittable(self):
@TinyJit
def f(x): return x.nonzero(size=3, fill_value=-1).realize()
for _ in range(3):
np.testing.assert_equal(f(Tensor([1, 0, 2, 0, 3])).numpy(), [[0], [2], [4]])
np.testing.assert_equal(f(Tensor([0, 0, 5, 0, 0])).numpy(), [[2], [-1], [-1]])
np.testing.assert_equal(f(Tensor([0, 0, 0, 0, 0])).numpy(), [[-1], [-1], [-1]])
def test_tolist_bakes_in_values(self):
""".tolist() raises error during JIT capture (would bake in values)."""
@TinyJit
def f(x): return Tensor(x.tolist())
f(Tensor([1, 2, 3])) # warmup
with self.assertRaises(JitError):
f(Tensor([1, 2, 3])) # capture - .tolist() raises
class TestJitCorrectBehavior(unittest.TestCase):
"""Behaviors that work correctly - documented for clarity."""
def test_random_regenerates(self):
"""Random tensors regenerate each call."""
@TinyJit
def f(x):
return (x + Tensor.rand(3)).realize()
f(Tensor([0, 0, 0])) # warmup
f(Tensor([0, 0, 0])) # capture
results = {tuple(f(Tensor([0, 0, 0])).numpy().tolist()) for _ in range(5)}
self.assertEqual(len(results), 5)
def test_kwargs_order_doesnt_matter(self):
"""Kwargs are sorted by name, so order doesn't matter."""
@TinyJit
def f(first, second): return (first / second).realize()
for _ in range(3):
a, b = Tensor.randn(10), Tensor.randn(10) + 1
np.testing.assert_allclose(f(second=b, first=a).numpy(), a.numpy() / b.numpy(), atol=1e-4)
np.testing.assert_allclose(f(first=a, second=b).numpy(), a.numpy() / b.numpy(), atol=1e-4)
def test_input_mutation_consistent(self):
"""Input mutation via assign works consistently."""
@TinyJit
def f(x):
x += 1
x.realize()
return x
a = Tensor([0]).contiguous().realize()
for _ in range(5):
f(a)
self.assertEqual(a.item(), 5)
if __name__ == '__main__':
unittest.main()