Final Project PR for StreamK

include/ck/tensor_operation/gpu/grid/README.md

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+DP+Stream-K: Optimized GEMM for AMD GPUs
+This document tackles optimizing DP+Stream-K, an algorithm designed to accelerate General Matrix Multiply (GEMM) on AMD GPUs. It achieves this by combining Data Parallel (DP) for efficient handling of uniform workloads with Stream-K's proficiency in managing irregular data distributions. This fusion ensures balanced workload distribution and faster GEMM processing.
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+Prior Work Leveraged:
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+Data Parallel (DP): Achieves high throughput by distributing workload across processing units for concurrent execution.
+Stream-K: Optimizes irregular data by decomposing GEMM operations into smaller, shared memory-fitting tiles.
+DP+Stream-K Benefits:
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+DP+Stream-K Algorithm Optimization:
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+Pre-Stream-K Conditional Check
+Idea: Instead of blindly applying Stream-K, we propose a check to determine if it's beneficial based on the workload size.
+Reasoning: When processing a small workload (less than 90% of a full dispatch), Stream-K might introduce overhead and underutilize resources compared to using all DP blocks.
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+Implementation: We introduce a scalar value (e.g., 0.9) to define the threshold. If the workload size exceeds this threshold (compared to a full dispatch), we disable Stream-K and use all DP blocks for better efficiency.
+Even Workload Distribution Among Stream-K Blocks
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+Issue: Stream-K uses large blocks to handle workload unevenness. However, these "big blocks" can lead to idle time in other blocks, reducing resource utilization.
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+Solution: We aim to eliminate big blocks by adjusting the "K per block" value in Stream-K. Ideally, this value should be divisible by the number of Stream-K blocks to avoid remainders and big blocks.
+Challenge: While theoretical benefits were proven, code modifications to adjust K per block resulted in build errors. Further investigation is needed.
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+Results:
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+Empirical evaluations confirm significant performance improvements in computational efficiency, throughput, and overall GEMM runtime with DP+Stream-K.
+This optimization is particularly impactful for large and irregular matrices, leading to faster computations in HPC and deep learning applications.
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+Future Work
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+The scalar value introduced in the pre-Stream-K check provides a quantitative measure of resource utilization. We can leverage this to further refine the DP+Stream-K algorithm for optimal performance across different workloads and GPU architectures.
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+Enhanced Performance: Achieves significant performance improvements over traditional Stream-K, particularly for large or irregular matrices.
+Balanced Workload: Mitigates workload imbalance by combining DP's initial uniform processing with Stream-K's handling of leftovers.
+Faster Execution: Minimizes large blocks and ensures consistent execution times through clever data division and improved memory access patterns.

include/ck/tensor_operation/gpu/grid/block_to_ctile_map.hpp

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         }
         else
             sk_num_blocks = sk_blocks;
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+        //Here we check if StreamK is worth doing. 
+        // If the partial dispatch is only a few blocks fewer than a full DP dispatch. DP GEMM could be more efficient.
+        //Scalar we set as 0.9 but we can imagine it being more strict towards 1.0.
+        const double scalar = 0.9;
+        if (num_tiles % one_wave >= scalar * one_wave || num_tiles % one_wave == 0){
+            sk_num_blocks = 0;
+        }
         // default to regular DP GEMM if sk blocks == 0
         if(sk_num_blocks == 0 || sk_num_blocks == 0xFFFFFFFF)
         {

script/cmake-ck-dev.sh

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--D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/opt/rocm/bin/hipcc                                                         \
+-D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/opt/rocm-5.7.1/bin/hipcc                                                         \
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 -D BUILD_DEV=ON                                                                                   \