⚡️ Speed up method LoRALayer.fuse_weights by 8%

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📄 8% (0.08x) speedup for LoRALayer.fuse_weights in invokeai/backend/patches/layers/lora_layer.py

⏱️ Runtime : 2.17 milliseconds → 2.00 milliseconds (best of 108 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves an 8% speedup by replacing Python-level loops with vectorized PyTorch operations and adding strategic optimizations for common cases.

Key optimizations applied:

1. Vectorized operations: The original code used Python for loops with repeated in-place additions (fused_lora = fused_lora + torch.mm(...)). The optimized version replaces this with torch.stack([torch.mm(...) for ...]).sum(dim=0), which batches the matrix multiplications and performs the summation in PyTorch's optimized backend rather than Python.

2. Single-chunk optimization: Added fast-path checks for num_chunks == 1 cases, directly using torch.mm(up, down) instead of unnecessary chunking operations. This optimization shows significant benefits in test cases with equal ranks.

3. Shape caching: Pre-computes tensor shapes (up_rows, up_cols = up.shape) to avoid repeated attribute lookups during computation.

Performance characteristics from tests:

• Best performance gains (20-46% faster): Test cases with equal ranks or simple matrix operations where the single-chunk optimization applies
• Moderate slowdowns (10-44% slower): Complex chunking scenarios where the vectorization overhead outweighs Python loop elimination, particularly with large rank differences
• Consistent improvements: Most standard use cases show 15-25% speedups

Why this works: PyTorch's torch.stack and .sum() operations are implemented in optimized C++/CUDA code and can leverage SIMD instructions and better memory access patterns compared to Python loops with repeated tensor additions. The single-chunk optimization eliminates unnecessary overhead for the common case where chunking isn't actually needed.

The optimization is most beneficial for LoRA layers with equal or similar ranks, which appear to be common based on the test results showing frequent single-chunk scenarios.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 68 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import pytest # used for our unit tests
import torch
from invokeai.backend.patches.layers.lora_layer import LoRALayer

function to test

--- LoRALayerBase ---

class LoRALayerBase:
def init(self, alpha: float | None, bias: torch.Tensor | None):
self._alpha = alpha
self.bias = bias
from invokeai.backend.patches.layers.lora_layer import LoRALayer

unit tests

-------- BASIC TEST CASES --------

def test_fuse_weights_basic_equal_ranks():
# up: [4, 2], down: [2, 3] -> ranks equal (2)
up = torch.tensor([[1., 2.], [3., 4.], [5., 6.], [7., 8.]])
down = torch.tensor([[9., 10., 11.], [12., 13., 14.]])
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = lora.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 49.2μs -> 39.1μs (25.9% faster)
# Should be torch.mm(up, down)
expected = torch.mm(up, down)

def test_fuse_weights_basic_rank_diff_gt_1():
# up: [4, 2], down: [4, 3] -> down.shape[0]/up.shape[1]=2>1
up = torch.tensor([[1., 2.], [3., 4.], [5., 6.], [7., 8.]])
down = torch.tensor([
[1., 2., 3.],
[4., 5., 6.],
[7., 8., 9.],
[10., 11., 12.]
])
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = lora.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 42.7μs -> 66.2μs (35.5% slower)
# down.chunk(2, dim=0) -> two [2,3] chunks
expected = torch.mm(up, down[:2]) + torch.mm(up, down[2:])

def test_fuse_weights_basic_rank_diff_lt_1():
# up: [6, 4], down: [2, 3] -> up.shape[1]/down.shape[0]=2>1, so rank_diff>1 but in else branch
up = torch.arange(24, dtype=torch.float32).reshape(6,4)
down = torch.tensor([[1., 2., 3.], [4., 5., 6.]])
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = lora.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output
# up.chunk(2, dim=0) -> two [3,4] chunks
w_up = up.chunk(2, dim=0)
expected = torch.mm(w_up[0], down) + torch.mm(w_up[1], down)

def test_fuse_weights_basic_dtype_and_device():
# Check that dtype and device are preserved
up = torch.ones((2,2), dtype=torch.float64, device="cpu")
down = torch.ones((2,2), dtype=torch.float64, device="cpu")
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = lora.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 44.6μs -> 37.2μs (20.1% faster)

-------- EDGE TEST CASES --------

def test_fuse_weights_edge_zero_matrix():
# up and down are zero matrices
up = torch.zeros((3, 2))
down = torch.zeros((2, 4))
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = lora.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 35.7μs -> 27.8μs (28.5% faster)
expected = torch.zeros((3,4))

def test_fuse_weights_edge_negative_values():
# up and down have negative values
up = torch.tensor([[-1., -2.], [-3., -4.]])
down = torch.tensor([[-5., -6.], [-7., -8.]])
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = lora.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 36.1μs -> 27.4μs (31.7% faster)
expected = torch.mm(up, down)

def test_fuse_weights_edge_single_element():
# up: [1,1], down: [1,1]
up = torch.tensor([[2.]])
down = torch.tensor([[3.]])
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = lora.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 33.2μs -> 24.1μs (37.8% faster)
expected = torch.mm(up, down)

def test_fuse_weights_edge_ones_and_identity():
# up: identity, down: ones
up = torch.eye(2)
down = torch.ones((2,2))
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = lora.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 32.1μs -> 25.2μs (27.1% faster)
expected = torch.mm(up, down)

def test_fuse_weights_edge_rank_diff_not_integer():
# up: [2,3], down: [5,2] -> down.shape[0]/up.shape[1]=5/3=1.666... not integer, chunk will fail
up = torch.randn(2,3)
down = torch.randn(5,2)
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
lora.fuse_weights(up, down) # 72.4μs -> 71.5μs (1.34% faster)

def test_fuse_weights_edge_up_chunk_not_integer():
# up: [5,4], down: [2,2] -> up.shape[1]/down.shape[0]=4/2=2, ok; but if not integer, chunk fails
up = torch.randn(5,5)
down = torch.randn(2,2)
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
lora.fuse_weights(up, down) # 66.7μs -> 68.4μs (2.50% slower)

def test_fuse_weights_edge_empty_up():
# up: [0,2], down: [2,3]
up = torch.empty((0,2))
down = torch.randn(2,3)
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = lora.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 31.8μs -> 25.0μs (27.5% faster)
expected = torch.zeros((0,3), dtype=down.dtype)

def test_fuse_weights_edge_empty_down():
# up: [2,0], down: [0,3]
up = torch.empty((2,0))
down = torch.empty((0,3))
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = lora.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output
expected = torch.zeros((2,3), dtype=down.dtype)

def test_fuse_weights_edge_large_rank_diff():
# up: [2,1], down: [8,3] -> rank_diff=8/1=8, chunk(8)
up = torch.ones((2,1))
down = torch.ones((8,3))
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = lora.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 70.7μs -> 79.2μs (10.7% slower)
# Each chunk is [1,3], so 8 chunks, each mm is [[1,1,1],[1,1,1]]
expected = torch.zeros((2,3))
for i in range(8):
expected += torch.mm(up, down[i:i+1])

-------- LARGE SCALE TEST CASES --------

def test_fuse_weights_large_scale_equal_ranks():
# up: [100,50], down: [50,100], ranks equal
up = torch.ones((100,50))
down = torch.ones((50,100))
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = lora.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 48.8μs -> 41.3μs (18.4% faster)
# Each element should be 50 (sum of 50 ones)
expected = torch.full((100,100), 50.0)

def test_fuse_weights_large_scale_rank_diff_gt_1():
# up: [128,32], down: [64,128], rank_diff=2
up = torch.ones((128,32))
down = torch.ones((64,128))
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = lora.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 71.2μs -> 98.2μs (27.5% slower)
# down.chunk(2, dim=0): two [32,128] chunks
expected = torch.mm(up, down[:32]) + torch.mm(up, down[32:])

def test_fuse_weights_large_scale_rank_diff_lt_1():
# up: [128,64], down: [32,128], up.shape[1]/down.shape[0]=2
up = torch.ones((128,64))
down = torch.ones((32,128))
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = lora.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output
# up.chunk(2, dim=0): two [64,64] chunks
w_up = up.chunk(2, dim=0)
expected = torch.mm(w_up[0], down) + torch.mm(w_up[1], down)

def test_fuse_weights_large_scale_random():
# up: [50,25], down: [25,50], random values
torch.manual_seed(42)
up = torch.randn(50,25)
down = torch.randn(25,50)
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = lora.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 53.2μs -> 43.2μs (23.0% faster)
expected = torch.mm(up, down)

def test_fuse_weights_large_scale_dtype():
# up: [100,20], down: [20,100], float16
up = torch.ones((100,20), dtype=torch.float16)
down = torch.ones((20,100), dtype=torch.float16)
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = lora.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 96.4μs -> 83.1μs (15.9% faster)
expected = torch.full((100,100), 20.0, dtype=torch.float16)

def test_fuse_weights_large_scale_max_size():
# up: [200,200], down: [200,200] -> 2002002*4 bytes = 320KB, safe
up = torch.ones((200,200))
down = torch.ones((200,200))
lora = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = lora.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 177μs -> 161μs (10.0% faster)
expected = torch.full((200,200), 200.0)

codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

#------------------------------------------------
import pytest
import torch
from invokeai.backend.patches.layers.lora_layer import LoRALayer

function to test

---- lora_layer_base.py ----

class BaseLayerPatch:
pass

class LoRALayerBase(BaseLayerPatch):
def init(self, alpha: float | None, bias: torch.Tensor | None):
self._alpha = alpha
self.bias = bias
from invokeai.backend.patches.layers.lora_layer import LoRALayer

unit tests

-------- BASIC TEST CASES --------

def test_basic_equal_ranks():
# up: [4, 2], down: [2, 3], up.shape[1] == down.shape[0]
up = torch.tensor([[1., 2.], [3., 4.], [5., 6.], [7., 8.]])
down = torch.tensor([[1., 0., 2.], [0., 1., 3.]])
layer = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
# Since ranks are equal, fuse_weights should just do torch.mm(up, down)
expected = torch.mm(up, down)
codeflash_output = layer.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 42.9μs -> 31.2μs (37.6% faster)

def test_basic_rank_diff_down_larger():
# up: [2, 2], down: [4, 3], down.shape[0] / up.shape[1] == 2
up = torch.tensor([[1., 2.], [3., 4.]])
down = torch.tensor([[1., 0., 2.], [0., 1., 3.], [2., 1., 0.], [1., 2., 1.]])
layer = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
# down chunked into 2 chunks along dim=0: each [2,3]
chunk1 = down[:2]
chunk2 = down[2:]
expected = torch.mm(up, chunk1) + torch.mm(up, chunk2)
codeflash_output = layer.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 28.8μs -> 52.0μs (44.7% slower)

def test_basic_dtype_and_device():
# Test that dtype and device are preserved
up = torch.ones((2, 2), dtype=torch.float64, device='cpu')
down = torch.ones((2, 2), dtype=torch.float64, device='cpu')
layer = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = layer.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 44.7μs -> 37.1μs (20.5% faster)
expected = torch.mm(up, down)

-------- EDGE TEST CASES --------

def test_edge_empty_up():
# up: [0, 2], down: [2, 3] -- empty up
up = torch.empty((0, 2))
down = torch.ones((2, 3))
layer = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = layer.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 27.6μs -> 22.7μs (21.8% faster)

def test_edge_empty_down():
# up: [2, 2], down: [0, 3] -- empty down
up = torch.ones((2, 2))
down = torch.empty((0, 3))
layer = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
codeflash_output = layer.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output

def test_edge_one_element():
# up: [1, 1], down: [1, 1]
up = torch.tensor([[2.]])
down = torch.tensor([[3.]])
layer = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
expected = torch.mm(up, down)
codeflash_output = layer.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 40.4μs -> 29.9μs (35.2% faster)

def test_edge_non_divisible_chunk():
# up: [3, 2], down: [5, 3] -- down.shape[0] / up.shape[1] == 2.5 (not divisible)
up = torch.ones((3, 2))
down = torch.ones((5, 3))
layer = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
# Should raise error due to chunking non-divisible
with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
layer.fuse_weights(up, down) # 75.0μs -> 77.1μs (2.80% slower)

def test_edge_non_divisible_chunk_up():
# up: [4, 5], down: [2, 3] -- up.shape[1] / down.shape[0] == 2.5 (not divisible)
up = torch.ones((4, 5))
down = torch.ones((2, 3))
layer = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
# Should raise error due to chunking non-divisible
with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
layer.fuse_weights(up, down) # 67.2μs -> 65.4μs (2.69% faster)

def test_edge_mismatched_shapes():
# up: [2, 3], down: [4, 2] -- up.shape[1] != down.shape[0], not divisible
up = torch.ones((2, 3))
down = torch.ones((4, 2))
layer = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
# Should raise error due to chunking non-divisible
with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
layer.fuse_weights(up, down) # 59.4μs -> 56.3μs (5.52% faster)

def test_edge_negative_values():
# up and down contain negative values
up = torch.tensor([[1., -2.], [-3., 4.]])
down = torch.tensor([[-1., 2.], [3., -4.]])
layer = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
expected = torch.mm(up, down)
codeflash_output = layer.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 33.8μs -> 23.1μs (46.1% faster)

def test_edge_large_rank_diff():
# up: [2, 1], down: [8, 3], down.shape[0] / up.shape[1] == 8
up = torch.ones((2, 1))
down = torch.ones((8, 3))
layer = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
# down chunked into 8 chunks along dim=0: each [1, 3]
expected = torch.zeros((2, 3))
for i in range(8):
expected += torch.mm(up, down[i:i+1])
codeflash_output = layer.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 43.4μs -> 55.2μs (21.4% slower)

-------- LARGE SCALE TEST CASES --------

def test_large_scale_equal_ranks():
# up: [256, 128], down: [128, 256]
up = torch.ones((256, 128))
down = torch.ones((128, 256))
layer = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
expected = torch.mm(up, down)
codeflash_output = layer.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 161μs -> 139μs (15.6% faster)

def test_large_scale_rank_diff_down_larger():
# up: [64, 32], down: [128, 128], down.shape[0] / up.shape[1] == 4
up = torch.ones((64, 32))
down = torch.ones((128, 128))
layer = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
# down chunked into 4 chunks along dim=0: each [32, 128]
expected = torch.zeros((64, 128))
for i in range(4):
expected += torch.mm(up, down[i*32:(i+1)*32])
codeflash_output = layer.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 53.5μs -> 77.8μs (31.2% slower)

def test_large_scale_random_values():
# up: [100, 50], down: [50, 100]
torch.manual_seed(42)
up = torch.randn((100, 50))
down = torch.randn((50, 100))
layer = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
expected = torch.mm(up, down)
codeflash_output = layer.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 53.4μs -> 40.2μs (32.7% faster)

def test_large_scale_max_tensor_size():
# up: [500, 100], down: [100, 500] -- total size ~200k floats < 100MB
up = torch.ones((500, 100))
down = torch.ones((100, 500))
layer = LoRALayer(up, None, down, None, None)
expected = torch.mm(up, down)
codeflash_output = layer.fuse_weights(up, down); result = codeflash_output # 473μs -> 377μs (25.3% faster)

codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

To edit these changes git checkout codeflash/optimize-LoRALayer.fuse_weights-mhvk86o9 and push.