disable k3dspark test

Signed-off-by: Isotr0py <Isotr0py@outlook.com>

.buildkite/check-torch-abi.py

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright contributors to the vLLM project
+
+"""Audit vLLM compiled libraries for PyTorch stable ABI compliance."""
+
+import fnmatch
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from torch_abi_audit import inspect_package
+from torch_abi_audit.report import ExtensionReport, PackageReport
+
+# Temporary allowlist of extensions not yet on the stable ABI.
+# Shrink and remove over time.
+ALLOWED_UNSTABLE_LIBRARIES: tuple[str, ...] = (
+    "_flashkda_C.abi3.so",
+    "vllm_flash_attn/_vllm_fa2_C.abi3.so",
+    "vllm_flash_attn/_vllm_fa3_C.abi3.so",
+    "third_party/deep_gemm/_C*.so",
+)
+
+
+def _relative_path(lib: ExtensionReport, package_root: Path) -> str:
+    try:
+        return lib.path.relative_to(package_root).as_posix()
+    except ValueError:
+        return lib.path.name
+
+
+def _is_torch_unstable(lib: ExtensionReport) -> bool:
+    return lib.error is None and lib.torch.uses_torch and not lib.torch.stable
+
+
+def _matches_allowlist(rel_path: str, patterns: tuple[str, ...]) -> bool:
+    return any(fnmatch.fnmatch(rel_path, pattern) for pattern in patterns)
+
+
+def _iter_libs(report: PackageReport) -> tuple[ExtensionReport, ...]:
+    return (*report.extensions, *report.bundled_libs)
+
+
+def _collect_unstable(report: PackageReport) -> list[str]:
+    return sorted(
+        _relative_path(lib, report.root)
+        for lib in _iter_libs(report)
+        if _is_torch_unstable(lib)
+    )
+
+
+def _find_stale_allowlist_entries(
+    report: PackageReport, patterns: tuple[str, ...]
+) -> list[str]:
+    """Allowlist patterns that match a built library which is no longer unstable."""
+    stale: list[str] = []
+    for pattern in patterns:
+        for lib in _iter_libs(report):
+            if lib.error is not None:
+                continue
+            if not fnmatch.fnmatch(_relative_path(lib, report.root), pattern):
+                continue
+            if not _is_torch_unstable(lib):
+                stale.append(pattern)
+                break
+    return stale
+
+
+def check_torch_abi(
+    package: str = "vllm",
+    patterns: tuple[str, ...] = ALLOWED_UNSTABLE_LIBRARIES,
+) -> int:
+    report = inspect_package(package)
+    if report.error:
+        print(f"error: failed to inspect {package!r}: {report.error}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+
+    unstable = _collect_unstable(report)
+    unexpected = [
+        rel_path for rel_path in unstable if not _matches_allowlist(rel_path, patterns)
+    ]
+    stale = _find_stale_allowlist_entries(report, patterns)
+
+    if unexpected or stale:
+        if unexpected:
+            print(
+                "Not allowed: torch-unstable libraries outside "
+                f"ALLOWED_UNSTABLE_LIBRARIES: {', '.join(unexpected)}",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+        if stale:
+            print(
+                "Not allowed: stale ALLOWED_UNSTABLE_LIBRARIES entries: "
+                f"{', '.join(stale)}",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+        return 1
+
+    print("Torch stable ABI check passed.")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print(">>> Auditing vLLM extension modules for PyTorch stable ABI compliance")
+    sys.exit(check_torch_abi())

.buildkite/ci_config.yaml

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ run_all_patterns:
   - "setup.py"
   - "csrc/"
   - "cmake/"
+  - ".buildkite/check-torch-abi.py"
 run_all_exclude_patterns:
   - "docker/Dockerfile."
   - "csrc/cpu/"

.buildkite/ci_config_intel.yaml

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ job_dirs:
   - ".buildkite/intel_jobs"
 run_all_patterns:
   - ".buildkite/ci_config_intel.yaml"
+  - ".buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh"
   - "docker/Dockerfile"
   - "docker/Dockerfile.xpu"
   - "CMakeLists.txt"

.buildkite/ci_config_rocm.yaml

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ run_all_patterns:
   - "docker/docker-bake-rocm.hcl"
   - ".buildkite/hardware_tests/amd.yaml"
   - ".buildkite/scripts/ci-bake-rocm.sh"
+  - ".buildkite/scripts/rocm/"
   - ".buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-amd-test.py"
   - ".buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-amd-test.sh"
   - "CMakeLists.txt"

.buildkite/hardware_tests/amd.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,30 @@
 group: Hardware - AMD Build
+
+# ROCm image flow:
+# 1. Refresh the long-lived ROCm base image only when Dockerfile.rocm_base changes.
+# 2. Build ci_base from either the stable base or the freshly refreshed base.
+# 3. Build the per-commit ROCm CI image and smoke-test it before GPU jobs run.
 steps:
+  - label: "AMD: :docker: refresh ROCm base"
+    key: refresh-rocm-base-amd
+    depends_on: []
+    device: amd_cpu
+    no_plugin: true
+    commands:
+      - bash .buildkite/scripts/rocm/refresh-base-image.sh
+    env:
+      DOCKER_BUILDKIT: "1"
+      BUILDKIT_PROGRESS: "tty"
+      TERM: "xterm-256color"
+    retry:
+      automatic:
+        - exit_status: 1  # Transient Docker/BuildKit failure
+          limit: 1
+        - exit_status: -1  # Agent was lost
+          limit: 1
+        - exit_status: -10  # Agent was lost
+          limit: 1
+
   # Ensure ci_base is up-to-date before building the test image.
   # Compares a content hash of ci_base-affecting files against the remote
   # image label. If hashes match the build is skipped (< 30 s); if they
@@ -7,19 +32,24 @@ steps:
   - label: "AMD: :docker: ensure ci_base"
     key: ensure-ci-base-amd
     soft_fail: false
-    depends_on: []
+    depends_on:
+      - refresh-rocm-base-amd
     device: amd_cpu
     no_plugin: true
     commands:
-      - bash .buildkite/scripts/ci-bake-rocm.sh ci-base-rocm-ci-with-deps
+      - bash .buildkite/scripts/rocm/build-ci-base.sh
     env:
       DOCKER_BUILDKIT: "1"
+      BUILDKIT_PROGRESS: "tty"
+      TERM: "xterm-256color"
       VLLM_BAKE_FILE: "docker/docker-bake-rocm.hcl"
       PYTORCH_ROCM_ARCH: "gfx90a;gfx942;gfx950"
       REMOTE_VLLM: "1"
       VLLM_BRANCH: "$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"
     retry:
       automatic:
+        - exit_status: 1  # Transient Docker/BuildKit failure
+          limit: 1
         - exit_status: -1  # Agent was lost
           limit: 1
         - exit_status: -10  # Agent was lost
@@ -33,35 +63,12 @@ steps:
     device: amd_cpu
     no_plugin: true
     commands:
-      - |
-        if [[ "${ROCM_CI_ARTIFACT_ONLY:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
-          echo "ROCM_CI_ARTIFACT_ONLY=1; building ROCm wheel artifact only"
-          IMAGE_TAG="" bash .buildkite/scripts/ci-bake-rocm.sh test-rocm-ci-with-artifacts
-        else
-          bash .buildkite/scripts/ci-bake-rocm.sh test-rocm-ci-with-wheel
-        fi
-      - |
-        docker run --rm --network=none --entrypoint /bin/bash "rocm/vllm-ci:${BUILDKITE_COMMIT}" -ec '
-          if [ ! -d /vllm-workspace ]; then echo Missing directory: /vllm-workspace >&2; exit 1; fi
-          if [ ! -d /vllm-workspace/tests ]; then echo Missing directory: /vllm-workspace/tests >&2; exit 1; fi
-          if [ ! -d /vllm-workspace/src/vllm ]; then echo Missing directory: /vllm-workspace/src/vllm >&2; exit 1; fi
-          if [ ! -x /vllm-workspace/src/vllm/vllm-rs ]; then echo Missing executable: /vllm-workspace/src/vllm/vllm-rs >&2; exit 1; fi
-          command -v python3
-          command -v uv
-          command -v pytest
-          if ! command -v amd-smi >/dev/null 2>&1 && ! command -v rocminfo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo No ROCm CLI found in image >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          python3 - <<PY
-        import torch, vllm
-        print(torch.__version__)
-        print(vllm.__version__)
-        PY
-          echo AMD image smoke OK
-        '
+      - bash .buildkite/scripts/rocm/build-test-image.sh
+      - bash .buildkite/scripts/rocm/smoke-test-image.sh
     env:
       DOCKER_BUILDKIT: "1"
+      BUILDKIT_PROGRESS: "tty"
+      TERM: "xterm-256color"
       VLLM_BAKE_FILE: "docker/docker-bake-rocm.hcl"
       PYTORCH_ROCM_ARCH: "gfx90a;gfx942;gfx950"
       IMAGE_TAG: "rocm/vllm-ci:$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"
@@ -69,6 +76,8 @@ steps:
       VLLM_BRANCH: "$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"
     retry:
       automatic:
+        - exit_status: 1  # Transient Docker/BuildKit failure
+          limit: 1
         - exit_status: -1  # Agent was lost
           limit: 1
         - exit_status: -10  # Agent was lost

.buildkite/hardware_tests/cpu.yaml

@@ -17,16 +17,22 @@ steps:
   - tests/kernels/test_awq_int4_to_int8.py
   - tests/kernels/quantization/test_cpu_fp8_scaled_mm.py
   - tests/kernels/mamba/cpu/test_cpu_gdn_ops.py
+  - tests/kernels/mamba/test_cpu_short_conv.py
+  - tests/kernels/mamba/test_causal_conv1d.py
+  - tests/kernels/mamba/test_mamba_ssm.py
   commands:
     - |
       bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-cpu-test.sh 30m "
       pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/attention/test_cpu_attn.py
       pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/moe/test_cpu_fused_moe.py
       pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/moe/test_cpu_quant_fused_moe.py
+      pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/mamba/test_cpu_short_conv.py
       pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/test_onednn.py
       pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/test_awq_int4_to_int8.py
       pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/quantization/test_cpu_fp8_scaled_mm.py
-      pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/mamba/cpu/test_cpu_gdn_ops.py"
+      pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/mamba/cpu/test_cpu_gdn_ops.py
+      pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/mamba/test_causal_conv1d.py
+      pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/mamba/test_mamba_ssm.py"
 
 # Note: SDE can't be downloaded from CI host because of AWS WAF
 # - label: CPU-Compatibility Tests
@@ -139,9 +145,22 @@ steps:
   commands:
     - |
       bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-cpu-test.sh 45m "
-      pytest -x -v -s tests/models/multimodal/generation --ignore=tests/models/multimodal/generation/test_pixtral.py -m cpu_model --num-shards=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB_COUNT --shard-id=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB"
+      pytest -x -v -s tests/models/multimodal/generation --ignore=tests/models/multimodal/generation/test_pixtral.py --ignore=tests/models/multimodal/generation/test_qwen2_5_vl.py -m cpu_model --num-shards=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB_COUNT --shard-id=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB"
   parallelism: 4
 
+- label: CPU-Qwen2.5-VL Multimodal Tests
+  depends_on: []
+  device: intel_cpu
+  no_plugin: true
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  # - vllm/
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/rotary_embedding
+  - tests/models/multimodal/generation/
+  commands:
+    - |
+      bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-cpu-test.sh 40m "
+      VLLM_CI_ENV=0 pytest -x -v -s tests/models/multimodal/generation/test_qwen2_5_vl.py"
+
 - label: "Arm CPU Test"
   depends_on: []
   soft_fail: false

.buildkite/hardware_tests/intel_xpu_ci/test-intel.yaml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ steps:
   - label: "XPU example Test"
     depends_on:
       - image-build-xpu
-    timeout_in_minutes: 30
+    timeout_in_minutes: 50
     optional: true
     device: intel_gpu
     agent_tags:
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ steps:
   - label: "XPU V1 test"
     depends_on:
       - image-build-xpu
-    timeout_in_minutes: 30
+    timeout_in_minutes: 70
     optional: true
     device: intel_gpu
     agent_tags:
       label: production
       gpu: 1+
-      mem: 16+
+      mem: 24+
     no_plugin: true
     env:
       REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ steps:
   - label: "XPU server test"
     depends_on:
       - image-build-xpu
-    timeout_in_minutes: 30
+    timeout_in_minutes: 45
     optional: true
     device: intel_gpu
     agent_tags:

.buildkite/image_build/image_build.sh

@@ -79,12 +79,18 @@ setup_buildx_builder() {
     docker buildx ls | grep -E '^\*|^NAME' || docker buildx ls
 }
 
+annotate_image_tags() {
+    .buildkite/scripts/annotate-image-build.sh \
+        "${IMAGE_TAG:-}" "${IMAGE_TAG_LATEST:-}"
+}
+
 check_and_skip_if_image_exists() {
     if [[ -n "${IMAGE_TAG:-}" ]]; then
         echo "--- :mag: Checking if image exists"
         if docker manifest inspect "${IMAGE_TAG}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
             echo "Image already exists: ${IMAGE_TAG}"
             echo "Skipping build"
+            annotate_image_tags
             exit 0
         fi
         echo "Image not found, proceeding with build"
@@ -171,6 +177,18 @@ BRANCH=$4
 IMAGE_TAG=$5
 IMAGE_TAG_LATEST=${6:-} # only used for main branch, optional
 
+# When TORCH_NIGHTLY=1, build the base CI image against PyTorch nightly so the
+# entire existing pipeline runs on nightly torch (CUDA/GPU lane only). Delegate
+# to the dedicated nightly build (PYTORCH_NIGHTLY=1, CUDA 13.0) and tag it at the
+# normal IMAGE_TAG that every test step already pulls -- no separate image tag,
+# no duplicate "vLLM Against PyTorch Nightly" pipeline section.
+if [[ "${TORCH_NIGHTLY:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+    echo "--- :warning: TORCH_NIGHTLY=1 -- building base image on PyTorch nightly"
+    SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+    exec "${SCRIPT_DIR}/image_build_torch_nightly.sh" \
+        "${REGISTRY}" "${REPO}" "${BUILDKITE_COMMIT}" "${BRANCH}" "${IMAGE_TAG}"
+fi
+
 # build config
 TARGET="test-ci"
 VLLM_BAKE_FILE_PATH="${VLLM_BAKE_FILE_PATH:-docker/docker-bake.hcl}"
@@ -254,3 +272,5 @@ echo "--- :docker: Building ${TARGET}"
 docker --debug buildx bake -f "${VLLM_BAKE_FILE_PATH}" -f "${CI_HCL_PATH}" --progress plain "${TARGET}"
 
 echo "--- :white_check_mark: Build complete"
+
+annotate_image_tags

.buildkite/image_build/image_build_arm64.sh

@@ -9,30 +9,31 @@ fi
 REGISTRY=$1
 REPO=$2
 BUILDKITE_COMMIT=$3
+IMAGE="$REGISTRY/$REPO:$BUILDKITE_COMMIT-arm64"
 
 # authenticate with AWS ECR
 aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin "$REGISTRY" || true
 
 # skip build if image already exists
-if [[ -z $(docker manifest inspect "$REGISTRY"/"$REPO":"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"-arm64) ]]; then
-  echo "Image not found, proceeding with build..."
-else
+if docker manifest inspect "$IMAGE" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   echo "Image found"
-  exit 0
+else
+  echo "Image not found, proceeding with build..."
+  # build for arm64 GPU targets: Grace/GH200 (sm_90),
+  # Blackwell/Thor (sm_100/sm_103/sm_110), and DGX Spark/GB10
+  # (sm_121, family-covered by 12.0 under CUDA 13)
+  docker build --file docker/Dockerfile \
+    --platform linux/arm64 \
+    --build-arg max_jobs=16 \
+    --build-arg nvcc_threads=4 \
+    --build-arg torch_cuda_arch_list="9.0 10.0 11.0 12.0" \
+    --build-arg USE_SCCACHE=1 \
+    --build-arg buildkite_commit="$BUILDKITE_COMMIT" \
+    --tag "$IMAGE" \
+    --target test \
+    --progress plain .
+  # push
+  docker push "$IMAGE"
 fi
 
-# build for arm64 GPU targets: Grace/GH200 (sm_90) and DGX Spark/GB10
-# (sm_121, family-covered by 12.0 under CUDA 13)
-docker build --file docker/Dockerfile \
-  --platform linux/arm64 \
-  --build-arg max_jobs=16 \
-  --build-arg nvcc_threads=4 \
-  --build-arg torch_cuda_arch_list="9.0 12.0" \
-  --build-arg USE_SCCACHE=1 \
-  --build-arg buildkite_commit="$BUILDKITE_COMMIT" \
-  --tag "$REGISTRY"/"$REPO":"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"-arm64 \
-  --target test \
-  --progress plain .
-
-# push
-docker push "$REGISTRY"/"$REPO":"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"-arm64
+.buildkite/scripts/annotate-image-build.sh "$IMAGE"

.buildkite/image_build/image_build_cpu.sh

@@ -9,26 +9,26 @@ fi
 REGISTRY=$1
 REPO=$2
 BUILDKITE_COMMIT=$3
+IMAGE="$REGISTRY/$REPO:$BUILDKITE_COMMIT-cpu"
 
 # authenticate with AWS ECR
 aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin "$REGISTRY" || true
 
 # skip build if image already exists
-if [[ -z $(docker manifest inspect "$REGISTRY"/"$REPO":"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"-cpu) ]]; then
-  echo "Image not found, proceeding with build..."
-else
+if docker manifest inspect "$IMAGE" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   echo "Image found"
-  exit 0
+else
+  echo "Image not found, proceeding with build..."
+  # build
+  docker build --file docker/Dockerfile.cpu \
+    --build-arg max_jobs=16 \
+    --build-arg buildkite_commit="$BUILDKITE_COMMIT" \
+    --build-arg VLLM_CPU_X86=true \
+    --tag "$IMAGE" \
+    --target vllm-test \
+    --progress plain .
+  # push
+  docker push "$IMAGE"
 fi
 
-# build
-docker build --file docker/Dockerfile.cpu \
-  --build-arg max_jobs=16 \
-  --build-arg buildkite_commit="$BUILDKITE_COMMIT" \
-  --build-arg VLLM_CPU_X86=true \
-  --tag "$REGISTRY"/"$REPO":"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"-cpu \
-  --target vllm-test \
-  --progress plain .
-
-# push
-docker push "$REGISTRY"/"$REPO":"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"-cpu
+.buildkite/scripts/annotate-image-build.sh "$IMAGE"

.buildkite/image_build/image_build_cpu_arm64.sh

@@ -9,25 +9,25 @@ fi
 REGISTRY=$1
 REPO=$2
 BUILDKITE_COMMIT=$3
+IMAGE="$REGISTRY/$REPO:$BUILDKITE_COMMIT-arm64-cpu"
 
 # authenticate with AWS ECR
 aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin "$REGISTRY" || true
 
 # skip build if image already exists
-if [[ -z $(docker manifest inspect "$REGISTRY"/"$REPO":"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"-arm64-cpu) ]]; then
-  echo "Image not found, proceeding with build..."
-else
+if docker manifest inspect "$IMAGE" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   echo "Image found"
-  exit 0
+else
+  echo "Image not found, proceeding with build..."
+  # build
+  docker build --file docker/Dockerfile.cpu \
+    --build-arg max_jobs=16 \
+    --build-arg buildkite_commit="$BUILDKITE_COMMIT" \
+    --tag "$IMAGE" \
+    --target vllm-test \
+    --progress plain .
+  # push
+  docker push "$IMAGE"
 fi
 
-# build
-docker build --file docker/Dockerfile.cpu \
-  --build-arg max_jobs=16 \
-  --build-arg buildkite_commit="$BUILDKITE_COMMIT" \
-  --tag "$REGISTRY"/"$REPO":"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"-arm64-cpu \
-  --target vllm-test \
-  --progress plain .
-
-# push
-docker push "$REGISTRY"/"$REPO":"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"-arm64-cpu
+.buildkite/scripts/annotate-image-build.sh "$IMAGE"

.buildkite/image_build/image_build_hpu.sh

@@ -9,26 +9,26 @@ fi
 REGISTRY=$1
 REPO=$2
 BUILDKITE_COMMIT=$3
+IMAGE="$REGISTRY/$REPO:$BUILDKITE_COMMIT-hpu"
 
 # authenticate with AWS ECR
 aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin "$REGISTRY" || true
 
 # skip build if image already exists
-if [[ -z $(docker manifest inspect "$REGISTRY"/"$REPO":"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"-hpu) ]]; then
-  echo "Image not found, proceeding with build..."
-else
+if docker manifest inspect "$IMAGE" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   echo "Image found"
-  exit 0
+else
+  echo "Image not found, proceeding with build..."
+  # build
+  docker build \
+    --file tests/pytorch_ci_hud_benchmark/Dockerfile.hpu \
+    --build-arg max_jobs=16 \
+    --build-arg buildkite_commit="$BUILDKITE_COMMIT" \
+    --tag "$IMAGE" \
+    --progress plain \
+    https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-gaudi.git
+  # push
+  docker push "$IMAGE"
 fi
 
-# build
-docker build \
-  --file tests/pytorch_ci_hud_benchmark/Dockerfile.hpu \
-  --build-arg max_jobs=16 \
-  --build-arg buildkite_commit="$BUILDKITE_COMMIT" \
-  --tag "$REGISTRY"/"$REPO":"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"-hpu \
-  --progress plain \
-  https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-gaudi.git
-
-# push
-docker push "$REGISTRY"/"$REPO":"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"-hpu
+.buildkite/scripts/annotate-image-build.sh "$IMAGE"

.buildkite/image_build/image_build_torch_nightly.sh

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ docker buildx ls
 echo "--- :mag: Checking if image already exists"
 if docker manifest inspect "$IMAGE_TAG" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   echo "Image found: $IMAGE_TAG — skipping build"
+  .buildkite/scripts/annotate-image-build.sh "$IMAGE_TAG"
   exit 0
 fi
 echo "Image not found, proceeding with build..."
@@ -66,3 +67,5 @@ docker buildx build --file docker/Dockerfile \
   --progress plain .
 
 echo "--- :white_check_mark: Torch nightly image build complete: $IMAGE_TAG"
+
+.buildkite/scripts/annotate-image-build.sh "$IMAGE_TAG"

.buildkite/image_build/image_build_xpu.sh

@@ -9,26 +9,26 @@ fi
 REGISTRY=$1
 REPO=$2
 BUILDKITE_COMMIT=$3
+IMAGE="$REGISTRY/$REPO:$BUILDKITE_COMMIT-xpu"
 
 # authenticate with AWS ECR
 aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin "$REGISTRY" || true
 aws ecr get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin 936637512419.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com || true
 
 # skip build if image already exists
-if ! docker manifest inspect "$REGISTRY"/"$REPO":"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"-xpu &> /dev/null; then
-  echo "Image not found, proceeding with build..."
-else
+if docker manifest inspect "$IMAGE" &> /dev/null; then
   echo "Image found"
-  exit 0
+else
+  echo "Image not found, proceeding with build..."
+  # build
+  docker build \
+    --file docker/Dockerfile.xpu \
+    --build-arg max_jobs=16 \
+    --build-arg buildkite_commit="$BUILDKITE_COMMIT" \
+    --tag "$IMAGE" \
+    --progress plain .
+  # push
+  docker push "$IMAGE"
 fi
 
-# build
-docker build \
-  --file docker/Dockerfile.xpu \
-  --build-arg max_jobs=16 \
-  --build-arg buildkite_commit="$BUILDKITE_COMMIT" \
-  --tag "$REGISTRY"/"$REPO":"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"-xpu \
-  --progress plain .
-
-# push
-docker push "$REGISTRY"/"$REPO":"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"-xpu
+.buildkite/scripts/annotate-image-build.sh "$IMAGE"

.buildkite/intel_jobs/basic_correctness.yaml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ depends_on:
   - image-build-xpu
 steps:
 - label: XPU Sleep Mode
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   device: intel_gpu
   agent_tags:
     label: production

.buildkite/intel_jobs/benchmarks_intel.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+group: Benchmarks
+depends_on: 
+  - image-build-xpu
+steps:
+- label: Benchmarks CLI Test
+  key: benchmarks-cli-test
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
+  device: intel_gpu
+  agent_tags:
+    label: production
+    gpu: 1+
+    mem: 16+
+  no_plugin: true
+  working_dir: "."
+  env:
+    REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
+    REPO: "vllm-ci-test-repo"
+    VLLM_TEST_DEVICE: "xpu"
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - vllm/
+  - tests/benchmarks/
+  commands:
+    - >-
+      bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
+      'cd tests &&
+      pytest -v -s benchmarks/'

.buildkite/intel_jobs/engine_intel.yaml

@@ -2,6 +2,44 @@ group: Engine Intel
 depends_on:
   - image-build-xpu
 steps:
+- label: Engine
+  key: engine
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
+  device: intel_gpu
+  agent_tags:
+    label: production
+    gpu: 1+
+    mem: 16+
+  no_plugin: true
+  working_dir: "."
+  env:
+    REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
+    REPO: "vllm-ci-test-repo"
+    VLLM_TEST_DEVICE: "xpu"
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - vllm/compilation/
+  - vllm/config/
+  - vllm/engine/
+  - vllm/entrypoints/logger.py
+  - vllm/envs.py
+  - vllm/logger.py
+  - vllm/logging_utils/
+  - vllm/platforms/
+  - vllm/sequence.py
+  - vllm/triton_utils/
+  - vllm/utils/
+  - tests/engine
+  - tests/test_sequence
+  - tests/test_config
+  - tests/test_logger
+  - tests/test_vllm_port
+  - tests/test_jit_monitor.py
+  commands:
+    - >-
+      bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
+      'cd tests &&
+      pytest -v -s engine/test_arg_utils.py test_sequence.py test_logger.py test_vllm_port.py test_jit_monitor.py'
+
 - label: Engine (1 GPU)
   timeout_in_minutes: 30
   device: intel_gpu
@@ -23,3 +61,41 @@ steps:
       bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
       'cd tests &&
       pytest -v -s v1/engine --ignore v1/engine/test_preprocess_error_handling.py'
+
+- label: V1 e2e (2 GPUs)
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  device: intel_gpu
+  agent_tags:
+    label: production
+    gpu: 2+
+    mem: 16+
+  no_plugin: true
+  working_dir: "."
+  env:
+    REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
+    REPO: "vllm-ci-test-repo"
+    VLLM_TEST_DEVICE: "xpu"
+  source_file_dependencies:
+    - vllm/compilation/
+    - vllm/config/
+    - vllm/distributed/
+    - vllm/engine/
+    - vllm/envs.py
+    - vllm/forward_context.py
+    - vllm/inputs/
+    - vllm/logger.py
+    - vllm/logging_utils/
+    - vllm/model_executor/
+    - vllm/multimodal/
+    - vllm/platforms/
+    - vllm/sampling_params.py
+    - vllm/transformers_utils/
+    - vllm/triton_utils/
+    - vllm/utils/
+    - vllm/v1/
+    - tests/v1/e2e/spec_decode
+  commands:
+  - >-
+      bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
+      'cd tests &&
+      pytest -v -s v1/e2e/spec_decode/test_spec_decode.py -k "tensor_parallelism"'

.buildkite/intel_jobs/lora_intel.yaml

@@ -81,10 +81,12 @@ steps:
       'cd tests &&
       export VLLM_WORKER_MULTIPROC_METHOD=spawn &&
       set -o pipefail &&
-      pytest -v -s lora/test_punica_ops.py --deselect="tests/lora/test_punica_ops.py::test_kernels_hidden_size[expand-0-xpu:0-dtype0-3-43264-32-4-4]" --deselect="tests/lora/test_punica_ops.py::test_kernels[shrink-0-xpu:0-dtype1-1-2049-64-128-16]" --deselect="tests/lora/test_punica_ops.py::test_kernels[shrink-0-xpu:0-dtype0-1-2049-128-1-32]" --deselect="tests/lora/test_punica_ops.py::test_kernels[shrink-0-xpu:0-dtype0-1-2049-256-1-4]" --deselect="tests/lora/test_punica_ops.py::test_kernels[shrink-0-xpu:0-dtype0-1-2049-256-8-4]" --deselect="tests/lora/test_punica_ops.py::test_kernels[expand-0-xpu:0-dtype0-3-2049-128-8-16]" --deselect="tests/lora/test_punica_ops.py::test_kernels[shrink-0-xpu:0-dtype0-1-2049-128-8-32]" --deselect="tests/lora/test_punica_ops.py::test_kernels[expand-0-xpu:0-dtype1-1-2049-256-128-32]" --deselect="tests/lora/test_punica_ops.py::test_kernels_hidden_size[shrink-0-xpu:0-dtype0-3-64256-32-4-4]" --deselect="tests/lora/test_punica_ops.py::test_kernels_hidden_size[shrink-0-xpu:0-dtype1-2-29696-32-4-4]" --deselect="tests/lora/test_punica_ops.py::test_kernels_hidden_size[shrink-0-xpu:0-dtype1-3-49408-32-4-4]" --deselect="tests/lora/test_punica_ops.py::test_kernels_hidden_size[shrink-0-xpu:0-dtype0-2-16384-32-4-4]" --deselect="tests/lora/test_punica_ops.py::test_kernels_hidden_size[expand-0-xpu:0-dtype0-2-51328-32-4-4]"'
+      pytest -v -s lora/test_punica_ops.py::test_kernels &&
+      pytest -v -s lora/test_punica_ops.py::test_kernels_hidden_size &&
+      pytest -v -s lora/test_punica_ops.py::test_add_lora_fused_moe_early_exit'
 
 - label: LoRA Punica FP8/XPU Ops
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 60
   device: intel_gpu
   agent_tags:
     label: production

.buildkite/intel_jobs/misc_intel.yaml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ depends_on:
   - image-build-xpu
 steps:
 - label: V1 Core + KV + Metrics
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   device: intel_gpu
   agent_tags:
     label: production
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ steps:
       pytest -v -s v1/executor'
 
 - label: V1 Sample + Logits
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 90
   device: intel_gpu
   agent_tags:
     label: production
     gpu: 1+
-    mem: 16+
+    mem: 24+
   no_plugin: true
   working_dir: "."
   env:
@@ -72,9 +72,31 @@ steps:
       pytest -v -s v1/test_oracle.py &&
       pytest -v -s v1/test_request.py &&
       pytest -v -s v1/test_outputs.py &&
-      pytest -v -s v1/sample/test_topk_topp_sampler.py &&
-      pytest -v -s v1/sample/test_logprobs.py &&
-      pytest -v -s v1/sample/test_logprobs_e2e.py'
+      pytest -v -s v1/sample'
+
+- label: Basic Models Tests (Initialization)
+  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  device: intel_gpu
+  agent_tags:
+    label: production
+    gpu: 1+
+    mem: 16+
+  no_plugin: true
+  working_dir: "."
+  env:
+    REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
+    REPO: "vllm-ci-test-repo"
+    VLLM_TEST_DEVICE: "xpu"
+  source_file_dependencies:
+    - vllm/
+    - tests/models/test_initialization.py
+    - tests/models/registry.py
+  commands:
+    - >-
+      bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
+      'export VLLM_XPU_FUSED_MOE_USE_REF=1 &&
+      cd tests &&
+      pytest -v -s models/test_initialization.py::test_can_initialize_large_subset[Eagle3MiniMaxM2ForCausalLM]'
 
 - label: XPU CPU Offload
   timeout_in_minutes: 60
@@ -103,9 +125,37 @@ steps:
       pytest -v -s v1/kv_offload &&
       pytest -v -s v1/kv_connector/unit/test_offloading_connector.py'
 
+- label: NixlConnector PD accuracy (4 GPUs)
+  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  num_devices: 4
+  device: intel_gpu
+  agent_tags:
+    label: production
+    gpu: 4+
+    mem: 16+
+  no_plugin: true
+  working_dir: "."
+  env:
+    REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
+    REPO: "vllm-ci-test-repo"
+    VLLM_TEST_DEVICE: "xpu"
+  source_file_dependencies:
+    - vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/nixl/
+    - vllm/v1/worker/kv_connector_model_runner_mixin.py
+    - tests/v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/
+    - vllm/platforms/xpu.py
+  commands:
+    - >-
+      bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
+      'cd tests &&
+      bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/run_xpu_disagg_accuracy_test.sh &&
+      PREFILLER_TP_SIZE=2 DECODER_TP_SIZE=1 bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/run_xpu_disagg_accuracy_test.sh &&
+      PREFILLER_TP_SIZE=1 DECODER_TP_SIZE=2 bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/run_xpu_disagg_accuracy_test.sh &&
+      PREFILLER_TP_SIZE=2 DECODER_TP_SIZE=2 bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/run_xpu_disagg_accuracy_test.sh'
+
 - label: Regression
   key: regression
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 50
   device: intel_gpu
   agent_tags:
     label: production
@@ -133,13 +183,13 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - >-
       bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
-      'pip install modelscope &&
+      'pip install modelscope\<1.38 &&
       cd tests &&
       pytest -v -s test_regression.py'
 
 - label: Metrics, Tracing (2 GPUs)
   key: metrics-tracing-2-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   num_devices: 2
   device: intel_gpu
   agent_tags:
@@ -175,7 +225,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Async Engine, Inputs, Utils, Worker
   key: async-engine-inputs-utils-worker
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 55
   device: intel_gpu
   agent_tags:
     label: production
@@ -212,3 +262,25 @@ steps:
     pytest -v -s detokenizer &&
     pytest -v -s -m "not cpu_test" ./multimodal &&
     pytest -v -s utils_ --ignore=utils_/test_mem_utils.py'
+
+- label: Fusion Unit Tests
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  device: intel_gpu
+  agent_tags:
+    label: production
+    gpu: 1+
+    mem: 16+
+  no_plugin: true
+  working_dir: "."
+  env:
+    REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
+    REPO: "vllm-ci-test-repo"
+    VLLM_TEST_DEVICE: "xpu"
+  source_file_dependencies:
+    - vllm/compilation/
+    - tests/compile/passes/test_qk_norm_rope_fusion.py
+  commands:
+    - >-
+      bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
+      'cd tests &&
+      pytest -v -s compile/passes/test_qk_norm_rope_fusion.py'

.buildkite/intel_jobs/model_executor_intel.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+group: Model Executor Intel
+depends_on:
+  - image-build-xpu
+steps:
+- label: Model Executor (Intel)
+  key: model-executor-intel
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  device: intel_gpu
+  agent_tags:
+    label: production
+    gpu: 1+
+    mem: 24+
+  no_plugin: true
+  working_dir: "."
+  env:
+    REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
+    REPO: "vllm-ci-test-repo"
+    VLLM_TEST_DEVICE: "xpu"
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - vllm/engine/arg_utils.py
+  - vllm/config/model.py
+  - vllm/model_executor
+  - tests/model_executor
+  commands:
+    - >-
+      bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
+      'apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl libsodium23 &&
+      pip3 install tensorizer==2.10.1 &&
+      pip3 install runai-model-streamer[s3,gcs,azure]\>=0.15.7 &&
+      export VLLM_WORKER_MULTIPROC_METHOD=spawn &&
+      export PYTHONFAULTHANDLER=1 &&
+      cd tests &&
+      pytest -v -s model_executor -m "not slow_test" --ignore="model_executor/layers/test_rocm_unquantized_gemm.py" --deselect="tests/model_executor/model_loader/test_reload.py::test_kv_scale_reload"'

.buildkite/intel_jobs/model_runner_v2_intel.yaml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ steps:
   agent_tags:
     label: production
     gpu: 2+
-    mem: 16+
+    mem: 24+
   no_plugin: true
   working_dir: "."
   env:
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ steps:
       'export VLLM_USE_V2_MODEL_RUNNER=1 &&
       cd tests &&
       pytest -v -s v1/engine/test_llm_engine.py -k "not test_engine_metrics" &&
+      pytest -v -s v1/e2e/general/test_context_length.py &&
       ENFORCE_EAGER=1 pytest -v -s v1/e2e/general/test_async_scheduling.py -k "not ngram" &&
+      pytest -v -s entrypoints/llm/test_struct_output_generate.py -k "xgrammar and not speculative_config6 and not speculative_config7 and not speculative_config8 and not speculative_config0" &&
       pytest -v -s v1/e2e/general/test_min_tokens.py'
 
 - label: Model Runner V2 Examples (Intel)
@@ -60,3 +62,55 @@ steps:
       python3 basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model facebook/opt-125m &&
       python3 generate/multimodal/vision_language_offline.py --seed 0 &&
       python3 features/automatic_prefix_caching/prefix_caching_offline.py'
+
+- label: Model Runner V2 Distributed (2 GPUs)
+  timeout_in_minutes: 50
+  device: intel_gpu
+  agent_tags:
+    label: production
+    gpu: 2+
+    mem: 16+
+  no_plugin: true
+  working_dir: "."
+  env:
+    REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
+    REPO: "vllm-ci-test-repo"
+    VLLM_TEST_DEVICE: "xpu"
+  source_file_dependencies:
+    - vllm/v1/worker/gpu/
+    - vllm/v1/worker/gpu_worker.py
+    - tests/basic_correctness/test_basic_correctness.py
+    - tests/v1/distributed/test_async_llm_dp.py
+    - tests/v1/distributed/test_eagle_dp.py
+  commands:
+    - >-
+      bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
+      'export VLLM_USE_V2_MODEL_RUNNER=1 &&
+      cd tests &&
+      TARGET_TEST_SUITE=L4 pytest -v -s basic_correctness/test_basic_correctness.py -m "distributed\(num_gpus=2\)" -k "not ray and not True"'
+
+- label: Model Runner V2 Spec Decode
+  timeout_in_minutes: 50
+  device: intel_gpu
+  agent_tags:
+    label: production
+    gpu: 1+
+    mem: 24+
+  no_plugin: true
+  working_dir: "."
+  env:
+    REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
+    REPO: "vllm-ci-test-repo"
+    VLLM_TEST_DEVICE: "xpu"
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - vllm/v1/worker/gpu/
+  - vllm/v1/worker/gpu_worker.py
+  - tests/v1/spec_decode/test_max_len.py
+  - tests/v1/spec_decode/test_rejection_sampler_utils.py
+  - tests/v1/e2e/spec_decode/test_spec_decode.py
+  commands:
+    - >-
+      bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
+      'export VLLM_USE_V2_MODEL_RUNNER=1 &&
+      cd tests &&
+      pytest -v -s v1/spec_decode/test_synthetic_rejection_sampler_utils.py'

.buildkite/intel_jobs/models_distributed_intel.yaml

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: Distributed Model Tests (2 GPUs)
   key: distributed-model-tests-2-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 50
+  timeout_in_minutes: 65
   device: intel_gpu
   agent_tags:
     label: production
     gpu: 2+
-    mem: 24+
+    mem: 16+
   no_plugin: true
   working_dir: "."
   env:

.buildkite/intel_jobs/models_multimodal_intel.yaml

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: "Multi-Modal Models (Standard) 1: qwen2"
   key: multi-modal-models-standard-1-qwen2
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 70
   device: intel_gpu
   agent_tags:
     label: production
     gpu: 1+
-    mem: 16+
+    mem: 24+
   no_plugin: true
   working_dir: "."
   env:
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ steps:
   commands:
     - >-
       bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
-      'pip install av git+https://github.com/TIGER-AI-Lab/Mantis.git &&
+      'pip install av &&
       cd tests &&
       pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation/test_common.py -m core_model -k "qwen2" &&
       pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation/test_ultravox.py -m core_model'
 
 - label: "Multi-Modal Models (Standard) 2: qwen3 + gemma"
   key: multi-modal-models-standard-2-qwen3-gemma
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 70
   device: intel_gpu
   agent_tags:
     label: production
@@ -47,12 +47,35 @@ steps:
   commands:
     - >-
       bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
-      'pip install git+https://github.com/TIGER-AI-Lab/Mantis.git &&
-      cd tests &&
+      'cd tests &&
       pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation/test_qwen2_5_vl.py -m core_model'
 
 - label: "Multi-Modal Models (Standard) 3: llava + qwen2_vl"
   key: multi-modal-models-standard-3-llava-qwen2-vl
+  timeout_in_minutes: 65
+  device: intel_gpu
+  agent_tags:
+    label: production
+    gpu: 1+
+    mem: 24+
+  no_plugin: true
+  working_dir: "."
+  env:
+    REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
+    REPO: "vllm-ci-test-repo"
+    VLLM_TEST_DEVICE: "xpu"
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - vllm/
+  - tests/models/multimodal
+  commands:
+    - >-
+      bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
+      'cd tests &&
+      pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation/test_common.py -m core_model -k "not qwen2 and not qwen3 and not gemma" &&
+      pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation/test_qwen2_vl.py -m core_model'
+
+- label: "Multi-Modal Models (Standard) 4: other + whisper"
+  key: multi-modal-models-standard-4-other-whisper
   timeout_in_minutes: 45
   device: intel_gpu
   agent_tags:
@@ -71,43 +94,18 @@ steps:
   commands:
     - >-
       bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
-      'pip install git+https://github.com/TIGER-AI-Lab/Mantis.git &&
-      cd tests &&
-      pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation/test_common.py -m core_model -k "not qwen2 and not qwen3 and not gemma" &&
-      pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation/test_qwen2_vl.py -m core_model'
-
-- label: "Multi-Modal Models (Standard) 4: other + whisper"
-  key: multi-modal-models-standard-4-other-whisper
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
-  device: intel_gpu
-  agent_tags:
-    label: production
-    gpu: 1+
-    mem: 16+
-  no_plugin: true
-  working_dir: "."
-  env:
-    REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
-    REPO: "vllm-ci-test-repo"
-    VLLM_TEST_DEVICE: "xpu"
-  source_file_dependencies:
-  - vllm/
-  - tests/models/multimodal
-  commands:
-    - >-
-      bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
-      'pip install av git+https://github.com/TIGER-AI-Lab/Mantis.git &&
+      'pip install av &&
       cd tests &&
       pytest -v -s models/multimodal -m core_model --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_common.py --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_ultravox.py --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_qwen2_5_vl.py --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_qwen2_vl.py --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_whisper.py  --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_memory_leak.py --ignore models/multimodal/processing'
 
 - label: Multi-Modal Processor # 44min
   key: multi-modal-processor
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 60
   device: intel_gpu
   agent_tags:
     label: production
     gpu: 1+
-    mem: 16+
+    mem: 24+
   no_plugin: true
   working_dir: "."
   env:
@@ -121,7 +119,7 @@ steps:
   commands:
     - >-
       bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
-      'pip install av matplotlib ftfy git+https://github.com/TIGER-AI-Lab/Mantis.git &&
+      'pip install av matplotlib ftfy &&
       pip install open-clip-torch --no-deps &&
       cd tests &&
       pytest -v -s models/multimodal/processing/test_tensor_schema.py

.buildkite/intel_jobs/quantization.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+group: Quantization
+depends_on:
+  - image-build-xpu
+steps:
+- label: Quantization
+  key: quantization
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  env:
+    REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
+    REPO: "vllm-ci-test-repo"
+    VLLM_TEST_DEVICE: "xpu"
+  no_plugin: true
+  working_dir: "."
+  device: intel_gpu
+  agent_tags:
+    label: production
+    gpu: 1+
+    mem: 16+
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - csrc/
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization
+  - tests/quantization
+  commands:
+  # - VLLM_TEST_FORCE_LOAD_FORMAT=auto pytest -v -s quantization/ --ignore quantization/test_blackwell_moe.py
+  - >-
+    bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
+    'VLLM_TEST_FORCE_LOAD_FORMAT=auto pytest -v -s tests/quantization/test_per_token_kv_cache.py --deselect="tests/quantization/test_per_token_kv_cache.py::test_triton_unified_attention_per_token_head_scale[int4-16-128-num_heads0-seq_lens1]"'
+

.buildkite/intel_jobs/samplers_intel.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+group: Samplers Intel
+depends_on:
+  - image-build-xpu
+steps:
+- label: Samplers Test (FlashInfer)
+  key: samplers-test-flashinfer-intel
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
+  device: intel_gpu
+  agent_tags:
+    label: production
+    gpu: 1+
+    mem: 24+
+  no_plugin: true
+  working_dir: "."
+  env:
+    REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
+    REPO: "vllm-ci-test-repo"
+    VLLM_TEST_DEVICE: "xpu"
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers
+  - vllm/sampling_metadata.py
+  - tests/samplers
+  - tests/conftest.py
+  - vllm/entrypoints/generate/beam_search
+  commands:
+    - >-
+      bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
+      'cd tests &&
+      VLLM_USE_FLASHINFER_SAMPLER=1 pytest -v -s samplers'

.buildkite/intel_jobs/test-intel.yaml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ steps:
   - label: "XPU example Test"
     depends_on:
       - image-build-xpu
-    timeout_in_minutes: 30
+    timeout_in_minutes: 50
     device: intel_gpu
     agent_tags:
       label: production
@@ -42,21 +42,46 @@ steps:
         python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model facebook/opt-125m --block-size 64 --enforce-eager --kv-cache-dtype fp8 &&
         python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model nvidia/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-FP8 --block-size 64 --enforce-eager --quantization modelopt --kv-cache-dtype fp8 --attention-backend TRITON_ATTN --max-model-len 4096 &&
         python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model superjob/Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507-GPTQ-Int4 --block-size 64 --enforce-eager --max-model-len 8192 &&
+        python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model TheBloke/TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v0.3-AWQ --block-size 64 --enforce-eager &&
         python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model ibm-research/PowerMoE-3b --block-size 64 --enforce-eager -tp 2 &&
         python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model ibm-research/PowerMoE-3b --block-size 64 --enforce-eager -tp 2 --enable-expert-parallel &&
         python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model superjob/Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507-GPTQ-Int4 --max-model-len 8192 &&
         VLLM_XPU_FUSED_MOE_USE_REF=1 python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507-FP8 --enforce-eager -tp 2 --max-model-len 8192 &&
         python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model INCModel/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507-MXFP4-LLMC --enforce-eager -tp 2 --max-model-len 8192
         '
-  - label: "XPU V1 test"
+  - label: "XPU W8A8 FP8 Linear Examples"
     depends_on:
       - image-build-xpu
-    timeout_in_minutes: 30
+    timeout_in_minutes: 60
     device: intel_gpu
     agent_tags:
       label: production
       gpu: 1+
-      mem: 16+
+      mem: 24+
+    no_plugin: true
+    env:
+      REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
+      REPO: "vllm-ci-test-repo"
+      VLLM_TEST_DEVICE: "xpu"
+    source_file_dependencies:
+      - vllm/
+      - .buildkite/intel_jobs/test-intel.yaml
+    commands:
+      - >-
+        bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
+        'python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --linear-backend xpu --model RedHatAI/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-FP8 --enforce-eager --max-model-len 4096 &&
+        python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --linear-backend xpu --model neuralmagic/Llama-3.2-1B-Instruct-FP8-dynamic --enforce-eager --max-model-len 4096 &&
+        python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --linear-backend xpu --model meta-llama/Llama-3.2-1B-Instruct --quantization fp8 --enforce-eager --max-model-len 4096
+        '
+  - label: "XPU V1 test"
+    depends_on:
+      - image-build-xpu
+    timeout_in_minutes: 70
+    device: intel_gpu
+    agent_tags:
+      label: production
+      gpu: 1+
+      mem: 24+
     no_plugin: true
     env:
       REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
@@ -68,19 +93,19 @@ steps:
       - >-
         bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
         'cd tests &&
-        bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/run_xpu_disagg_accuracy_test.sh &&
         pytest -v -s v1/core --ignore=v1/core/test_reset_prefix_cache_e2e.py --ignore=v1/core/test_scheduler_e2e.py &&
         pytest -v -s v1/engine --ignore=v1/engine/test_output_processor.py &&
         pytest -v -s v1/sample --ignore=v1/sample/test_logprobs.py --ignore=v1/sample/test_logprobs_e2e.py -k "not test_topk_only and not test_topp_only and not test_topk_and_topp" &&
         pytest -v -s v1/worker --ignore=v1/worker/test_gpu_model_runner.py --ignore=v1/worker/test_worker_memory_snapshot.py &&
         pytest -v -s v1/structured_output &&
         pytest -v -s v1/test_serial_utils.py &&
+        pytest -v -s v1/e2e/general/test_correctness_sliding_window.py --deselect="tests/v1/e2e/general/test_correctness_sliding_window.py::test_sliding_window_retrieval[True-1-5-google/gemma-3-1b-it]" &&
         pytest -v -s v1/spec_decode --ignore=v1/spec_decode/test_max_len.py --ignore=v1/spec_decode/test_speculators_eagle3.py --ignore=v1/spec_decode/test_acceptance_length.py --ignore=v1/spec_decode/test_speculators_correctness.py &&
         pytest -v -s v1/kv_connector/unit --ignore=v1/kv_connector/unit/test_multi_connector.py --ignore=v1/kv_connector/unit/test_example_connector.py --ignore=v1/kv_connector/unit/test_lmcache_integration.py --ignore=v1/kv_connector/unit/test_hf3fs_client.py --ignore=v1/kv_connector/unit/test_hf3fs_connector.py --ignore=v1/kv_connector/unit/test_hf3fs_metadata_server.py --ignore=v1/kv_connector/unit/test_offloading_connector.py'
   - label: "XPU server test"
     depends_on:
       - image-build-xpu
-    timeout_in_minutes: 30
+    timeout_in_minutes: 45
     device: intel_gpu
     agent_tags:
       label: production
@@ -120,4 +145,52 @@ steps:
       - >-
         bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
         'cd tests &&
-        pytest -v -s quantization/test_auto_round.py'
+        pytest -v -s quantization/test_auto_round.py &&
+        pytest -v -s quantization/test_online.py'
+  - label: "XPU GPQA Eval (GPT-OSS)"
+    depends_on:
+      - image-build-xpu
+    timeout_in_minutes: 60
+    device: intel_gpu
+    agent_tags:
+      label: production
+      gpu: 1+
+      mem: 24+
+    no_plugin: true
+    env:
+      REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
+      REPO: "vllm-ci-test-repo"
+      VLLM_TEST_DEVICE: "xpu"
+    source_file_dependencies:
+      - vllm/
+      - tests/evals/gpt_oss/
+      - .buildkite/intel_jobs/test-intel.yaml
+    commands:
+      - >-
+        bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
+        'pip install "gpt-oss[eval]==0.0.5" &&
+        cd tests &&
+        pytest -s -v evals/gpt_oss/test_gpqa_correctness.py --config-list-file=configs/models-xpu.txt'
+  - label: "XPU compressed tensors FP8 test"
+    depends_on:
+      - image-build-xpu
+    timeout_in_minutes: 60
+    device: intel_gpu
+    agent_tags:
+      label: production
+      gpu: 1+
+      mem: 16+
+    no_plugin: true
+    env:
+      REGISTRY: "public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
+      REPO: "vllm-ci-test-repo"
+      VLLM_TEST_DEVICE: "xpu"
+    source_file_dependencies:
+      - vllm/
+      - tests/quantization/test_compressed_tensors.py
+      - .buildkite/intel_jobs/test-intel.yaml
+    commands:
+      - >-
+        bash .buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh
+        'cd tests &&
+        pytest -v -s quantization/test_compressed_tensors.py::test_compressed_tensors_fp8'

.buildkite/lm-eval-harness/configs/Meta-Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct-FP8.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # For hf script, without -t option (tensor parallel size).
 # bash .buildkite/lm-eval-harness/run-lm-eval-mmlupro-vllm-baseline.sh -m meta-llama/Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct-FP8 -l 250 -t 8 -f 5
 model_name: "meta-llama/Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct-FP8"
+rocm_safetensors_load_strategy: lazy
 required_gpu_arch:
   - gfx942
   - gfx950

.buildkite/lm-eval-harness/test_lm_eval_correctness.py

@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ def launch_lm_eval(eval_config, tp_size):
     if moe_backend is not None:
         model_args += f"moe_backend={moe_backend},"
 
+    if current_platform.is_rocm():
+        rocm_load_strategy = eval_config.get("rocm_safetensors_load_strategy")
+        if rocm_load_strategy is not None:
+            model_args += f"safetensors_load_strategy={rocm_load_strategy},"
+
     env_vars = eval_config.get("env_vars", None)
     with scoped_env_vars(env_vars):
         results = lm_eval.simple_evaluate(

.buildkite/scripts/annotate-build-artifact.sh

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright contributors to the vLLM project
 #
 # Append a build artifact line to the Buildkite annotation.
-# Usage: annotate-build-artifact.sh <label> <value>
+# Usage: annotate-build-artifact.sh <label> <value> <context>
 set -e
 echo "- **${1}**: \`${2}\`" | \
-  buildkite-agent annotate --append --style 'info' --context 'release-artifacts'
+  buildkite-agent annotate --append --style 'info' \
+    --context "${3:?context is required}"

.buildkite/scripts/annotate-image-build.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright contributors to the vLLM project
+#
+# Append the Docker image tag(s) an image-build step pushed to a Buildkite
+# annotation, so the built image tags show up on the build page instead of
+# being buried in the job logs.
+#
+# Usage: annotate-image-build.sh <image_tag> [<image_tag> ...]
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# buildkite-agent only exists on Buildkite agents; no-op elsewhere so the
+# image build scripts stay runnable locally.
+if ! command -v buildkite-agent >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "buildkite-agent not found; skipping image tag annotation"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+label="${BUILDKITE_LABEL:-Image build}"
+content=""
+for image in "$@"; do
+    [[ -n "$image" ]] || continue
+    content+="- **${label}**: \`${image}\`"$'\n'
+done
+
+if [[ -z "$content" ]]; then
+    echo "No image tags provided; nothing to annotate"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Best-effort: a flaky annotation must never fail an otherwise successful
+# (and expensive) image build.
+if ! printf '%s' "$content" | \
+    buildkite-agent annotate --append --style 'info' --context 'docker-images'; then
+    echo "warning: failed to annotate build with image tags"
+fi

.buildkite/scripts/build-macos-wheel.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright contributors to the vLLM project
+#
+# Build the macOS arm64 CPU wheel natively on a macOS agent (the `macmini`
+# queue) into artifacts/dist/ for upload-nightly-wheels.sh.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# The macmini queue uses persistent checkouts, so refresh tags for setuptools-scm.
+git fetch --tags --force origin
+
+# The Rust frontend build needs protoc.
+if ! command -v protoc >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  brew install protobuf
+fi
+
+# upload-nightly-wheels.sh expects exactly one wheel.
+rm -rf artifacts/dist
+mkdir -p artifacts/dist
+
+export VLLM_TARGET_DEVICE=cpu
+export VLLM_REQUIRE_RUST_FRONTEND=1
+export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=11.0
+# uv's CPython is universal2; force an arm64-only build and tag so the wheel
+# isn't mislabelled universal2 and installed on Intel Macs where import fails.
+export ARCHFLAGS="-arch arm64"
+export _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM="macosx-11.0-arm64"
+export CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="${CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL:-4}"
+
+uv venv --python 3.12
+uv pip install -r requirements/build/cpu.txt --index-strategy unsafe-best-match
+uv build --wheel --no-build-isolation -o artifacts/dist
+
+ls -l artifacts/dist/*.whl

.buildkite/scripts/check-ray-compatibility.sh

@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ if python3 -c "import torch; assert torch.version.hip" 2>/dev/null; then
         TORCH_INDEX_URL=""
     fi
 else
-    TORCH_INDEX_URL="https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu130"
+    if [ "${TORCH_NIGHTLY:-0}" = "1" ]; then
+        TORCH_INDEX_URL="https://download.pytorch.org/whl/nightly/cu130"
+    else
+        TORCH_INDEX_URL="https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu130"
+    fi
 fi
 echo ">>> Using PyTorch index: ${TORCH_INDEX_URL:-PyPI default}"
 

.buildkite/scripts/ci-bake-rocm.sh

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 DEFAULT_REPO_SLUG="vllm-project/vllm"
 DEFAULT_CI_HCL_SOURCE="docker/ci-rocm.hcl"
-DEFAULT_CI_BASE_CONTENT_FILES="requirements/common.txt requirements/rocm.txt requirements/test/rocm.txt docker/Dockerfile.rocm_base docker/ci-rocm.hcl docker/docker-bake-rocm.hcl tools/install_torchcodec_rocm.sh tests/vllm_test_utils .buildkite/scripts/ci-bake-rocm.sh"
+DEFAULT_CI_BASE_CONTENT_FILES="requirements/common.txt requirements/rocm.txt requirements/test/rocm.txt docker/Dockerfile.rocm_base docker/ci-rocm.hcl docker/docker-bake-rocm.hcl tools/install_torchcodec_rocm.sh tools/install_protoc.sh rust-toolchain.toml tests/vllm_test_utils .buildkite/scripts/ci-bake-rocm.sh .buildkite/scripts/rocm/build-ci-base.sh"
 DEFAULT_CI_BASE_DOCKERFILE="docker/Dockerfile.rocm"
-DEFAULT_CI_BASE_DOCKERFILE_STAGES="base build_rixl build_rocshmem build_deepep mori_base ci_base"
+DEFAULT_CI_BASE_DOCKERFILE_STAGES="base rust_toolchain_input_0 rust_toolchain_input_1 rust-toolchain-input rust-toolchain build_nixl build_rocshmem build_deepep mori_base ci_base"
 DEFAULT_CI_BASE_METADATA_VERSION="1"
 IMAGE_EXISTED_BEFORE_BUILD=0
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ get_content_arg_names() {
     fi | awk 'NF && !seen[$0]++'
 }
 
-compute_ci_base_content_hash() {
+compute_ci_base_content_hash_once() {
     local -a content_paths=()
     local -a content_args=()
     local dockerfile="${CI_BASE_DOCKERFILE:-}"
@@ -301,7 +301,8 @@ compute_ci_base_content_hash() {
         if [[ -n "${dockerfile}" ]]; then
             printf 'dockerfile:%s\n' "${dockerfile}"
             printf 'resolved-build-args:\n'
-            hash_dockerfile_arg_values "${dockerfile}" "${content_args[@]}"
+            hash_dockerfile_arg_values "${dockerfile}" "${content_args[@]}" \
+                || return 1
             if [[ -n "${stages}" ]]; then
                 printf 'dockerfile-stages:%s\n' "${stages}"
                 if [[ -f "${dockerfile}" ]]; then
@@ -314,6 +315,53 @@ compute_ci_base_content_hash() {
     } | sha256sum | cut -d' ' -f1
 }
 
+compute_ci_base_content_hash() {
+    local attempts="${CI_BASE_HASH_ATTEMPTS:-3}"
+    local delay_secs="${CI_BASE_HASH_RETRY_DELAY:-5}"
+    local attempt=0
+    local hash=""
+    local failed=0
+    local -a hashes=()
+
+    if [[ ! "${attempts}" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+        echo "Invalid CI_BASE_HASH_ATTEMPTS: ${attempts}" >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+    if [[ ! "${delay_secs}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+        echo "Invalid CI_BASE_HASH_RETRY_DELAY: ${delay_secs}" >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    for ((attempt = 1; attempt <= attempts; attempt++)); do
+        if ! hash=$(compute_ci_base_content_hash_once); then
+            echo "ci_base content hash calculation ${attempt}/${attempts} failed" >&2
+            failed=1
+        else
+            hashes+=("${hash}")
+            echo "ci_base content hash calculation ${attempt}/${attempts}: ${hash}" >&2
+        fi
+
+        if ((attempt < attempts)); then
+            sleep "${delay_secs}"
+        fi
+    done
+
+    if ((failed)) || ((${#hashes[@]} != attempts)); then
+        echo "Could not calculate a reliable ci_base content hash" >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    for hash in "${hashes[@]:1}"; do
+        if [[ "${hash}" != "${hashes[0]}" ]]; then
+            echo "ci_base content hash changed between calculations" >&2
+            printf '  observed: %s\n' "${hashes[@]}" >&2
+            return 1
+        fi
+    done
+
+    printf '%s\n' "${hashes[0]}"
+}
+
 extract_dockerfile_arg_default() {
     local dockerfile="$1"
     local arg_name="$2"
@@ -366,7 +414,11 @@ hash_dockerfile_arg_values() {
         printf 'arg:%s=%s\n' "${arg_name}" "${arg_value:-<empty>}"
         if [[ "${arg_name}" == "BASE_IMAGE" && -n "${arg_value}" ]]; then
             digest=$(resolve_image_digest "${arg_value}")
-            printf 'arg:%s.digest=%s\n' "${arg_name}" "${digest:-unknown}"
+            if [[ -z "${digest}" ]]; then
+                echo "Failed to resolve digest for BASE_IMAGE=${arg_value}" >&2
+                return 1
+            fi
+            printf 'arg:%s.digest=%s\n' "${arg_name}" "${digest}"
         fi
     done
 }
@@ -393,6 +445,16 @@ should_upload_wheel_artifacts() {
         || "${TARGET}" == *"artifact"* ]]
 }
 
+set_buildkite_metadata() {
+    local key="$1"
+    local value="$2"
+
+    [[ -n "${value}" ]] || return 0
+    if command -v buildkite-agent >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        buildkite-agent meta-data set "${key}" "${value}" || true
+    fi
+}
+
 get_remote_image_label() {
     local image_ref="$1"
     local label_key="$2"
@@ -733,6 +795,8 @@ configure_ci_base_image_refs() {
 
     if is_ci_base_target; then
         IMAGE_TAG="${primary_tag}"
+        CI_BASE_IMAGE="${primary_tag}"
+        export CI_BASE_IMAGE
         export IMAGE_TAG
 
         echo "ci_base primary image tag: ${CI_BASE_IMAGE_TAG}"
@@ -750,6 +814,10 @@ configure_ci_base_image_refs() {
             echo "ci_base stable alias will not be pushed for this build"
             echo "Set NIGHTLY=1 on ${CI_BASE_STABLE_BRANCH:-main} to refresh ${stable_tag}"
         fi
+        set_buildkite_metadata "rocm-ci-base-image" "${CI_BASE_IMAGE_TAG}"
+        set_buildkite_metadata "rocm-ci-base-image-content" "${content_tag}"
+        set_buildkite_metadata "rocm-ci-base-image-commit" "${CI_BASE_IMAGE_TAG_COMMIT_REF:-}"
+        set_buildkite_metadata "rocm-ci-base-image-stable" "${CI_BASE_IMAGE_TAG_STABLE:-}"
         return 0
     fi
 
@@ -1091,8 +1159,8 @@ ci_base_metadata_pairs() {
     metadata_pair "vllm.rocm.nic_backend" "$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile}" "NIC_BACKEND")"
     metadata_pair "vllm.rocm.ainic_version" "$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile}" "AINIC_VERSION")"
     metadata_pair "vllm.rocm.ubuntu_codename" "$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile}" "UBUNTU_CODENAME")"
-    metadata_pair "vllm.rocm.rixl_repo" "$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile}" "RIXL_REPO")"
-    metadata_pair "vllm.rocm.rixl_commit" "${RIXL_BRANCH:-$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile}" "RIXL_BRANCH")}"
+    metadata_pair "vllm.rocm.nixl_repo" "$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile}" "NIXL_REPO")"
+    metadata_pair "vllm.rocm.nixl_commit" "${NIXL_BRANCH:-$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile}" "NIXL_BRANCH")}"
     metadata_pair "vllm.rocm.ucx_repo" "$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile}" "UCX_REPO")"
     metadata_pair "vllm.rocm.ucx_commit" "${UCX_BRANCH:-$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile}" "UCX_BRANCH")}"
     metadata_pair "vllm.rocm.rocshmem_repo" "$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile}" "ROCSHMEM_REPO")"
@@ -1101,7 +1169,7 @@ ci_base_metadata_pairs() {
     metadata_pair "vllm.rocm.deepep_commit" "${DEEPEP_BRANCH:-$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile}" "DEEPEP_BRANCH")}"
     metadata_pair "vllm.rocm.deepep_nic" "$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile}" "DEEPEP_NIC")"
     metadata_pair "vllm.rocm.deepep_rocm_arch" "$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile}" "DEEPEP_ROCM_ARCH")"
-    metadata_pair "vllm.rocm.rixl_cache_key" "${RIXL_CACHE_KEY:-}"
+    metadata_pair "vllm.rocm.nixl_cache_key" "${NIXL_CACHE_KEY:-}"
     metadata_pair "vllm.rocm.rocshmem_cache_key" "${ROCSHMEM_CACHE_KEY:-}"
     metadata_pair "vllm.rocm.deepep_cache_key" "${DEEPEP_CACHE_KEY:-}"
 
@@ -1195,12 +1263,24 @@ uses_rocm_csrc_cache() {
     esac
 }
 
+uses_rocm_rust_cache() {
+    case "${TARGET}" in
+        rust-rocm-ci|test-rocm-ci|test-rocm-ci-with-wheel|test-rocm-ci-with-artifacts|export-wheel-rocm)
+            return 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            return 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
 compute_rocm_csrc_content_hash() {
     local bake_dir=""
     local dockerfile_rocm=""
     local -a content_paths=(
         "requirements/common.txt"
         "requirements/rocm.txt"
+        "pyproject.toml"
         "setup.py"
         "CMakeLists.txt"
         "cmake"
@@ -1244,6 +1324,56 @@ compute_rocm_csrc_content_hash_if_needed() {
     echo "ROCm csrc content cache ref: ${ROCM_CSRC_CONTENT_CACHE_REF}"
 }
 
+compute_rocm_rust_content_hash() {
+    local bake_dir=""
+    local dockerfile_rocm=""
+    local -a content_paths=(
+        "requirements/build/rust.txt"
+        "rust/Cargo.lock"
+        "rust/Cargo.toml"
+        "rust/proto"
+        "rust/src"
+        "rust-toolchain.toml"
+        "tools/build_rust.py"
+        "tools/install_protoc.sh"
+        "build_rust.sh"
+    )
+    local -a content_args=()
+
+    bake_dir=$(dirname "${VLLM_BAKE_FILE}")
+    dockerfile_rocm="${bake_dir}/Dockerfile.rocm"
+    mapfile -t content_args < <(
+        get_content_arg_names "${dockerfile_rocm}" "base rust_toolchain_input_0 rust_toolchain_input_1 rust-toolchain-input rust_input_0 rust_input_1 rust-input rust-toolchain rust-build" "${ROCM_RUST_CONTENT_ARGS:-}"
+    )
+
+    {
+        printf 'rust-input-files-hash:%s\n' "$(compute_content_hash "${content_paths[@]}")"
+        printf 'dockerfile:%s\n' "${dockerfile_rocm}"
+        printf 'resolved-build-args:\n'
+        hash_dockerfile_arg_values "${dockerfile_rocm}" "${content_args[@]}"
+        printf 'dockerfile-stages:base rust_toolchain_input_0 rust_toolchain_input_1 rust-toolchain-input rust_input_0 rust_input_1 rust-input rust-toolchain rust-build\n'
+        if [[ -f "${dockerfile_rocm}" ]]; then
+            hash_dockerfile_stages "${dockerfile_rocm}" "base rust_toolchain_input_0 rust_toolchain_input_1 rust-toolchain-input rust_input_0 rust_input_1 rust-input rust-toolchain rust-build"
+        else
+            printf 'missing:%s\n' "${dockerfile_rocm}"
+        fi
+    } | sha256sum | cut -d' ' -f1
+}
+
+compute_rocm_rust_content_hash_if_needed() {
+    local cache_repo="${DOCKERHUB_CACHE_REPO:-rocm/vllm-ci-cache}"
+
+    if [[ "${ROCM_RUST_CONTENT_CACHE:-1}" == "0" ]] || ! uses_rocm_rust_cache; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    ROCM_RUST_CONTENT_HASH=$(compute_rocm_rust_content_hash)
+    ROCM_RUST_CONTENT_CACHE_REF="${cache_repo}:rust-rocm-input-${ROCM_RUST_CONTENT_HASH}"
+    export ROCM_RUST_CONTENT_HASH
+    export ROCM_RUST_CONTENT_CACHE_REF
+    echo "ROCm Rust content cache ref: ${ROCM_RUST_CONTENT_CACHE_REF}"
+}
+
 write_hcl_string_list_entries() {
     local indent="$1"
     local value=""
@@ -1301,6 +1431,7 @@ write_rocm_build_arg_override() {
                 "${CI_BASE_DOCKERFILE_STAGES:-${DEFAULT_CI_BASE_DOCKERFILE_STAGES}}" \
                 "${CI_BASE_CONTENT_ARGS:-}"
             get_content_arg_names "${dockerfile_rocm}" "base csrc-build" "${ROCM_CSRC_CONTENT_ARGS:-}"
+            get_content_arg_names "${dockerfile_rocm}" "base rust_toolchain_input_0 rust_toolchain_input_1 rust-toolchain-input rust_input_0 rust_input_1 rust-input rust-toolchain rust-build" "${ROCM_RUST_CONTENT_ARGS:-}"
         } | awk 'NF && !seen[$0]++'
     )
 
@@ -1349,46 +1480,133 @@ validate_cache_export_mode() {
     esac
 }
 
+validate_content_cache_export_mode() {
+    local mode="$1"
+    local env_name="$2"
+
+    case "${mode}" in
+        missing|always|never)
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Error: ${env_name} must be one of: missing, always, never"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+should_export_content_cache_ref() {
+    local cache_ref="$1"
+    local cache_name="$2"
+    local mode="${ROCM_CONTENT_CACHE_EXPORT_MODE:-missing}"
+
+    case "${mode}" in
+        always)
+            echo "${cache_name} content cache export mode is always; exporting ${cache_ref}"
+            return 0
+            ;;
+        never)
+            echo "${cache_name} content cache export mode is never; not exporting ${cache_ref}"
+            return 1
+            ;;
+        missing|"")
+            if docker buildx imagetools inspect "${cache_ref}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                echo "${cache_name} content cache exists; not re-exporting ${cache_ref}"
+                return 1
+            fi
+            echo "${cache_name} content cache missing; will export ${cache_ref}"
+            return 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Error: ROCM_CONTENT_CACHE_EXPORT_MODE must be one of: missing, always, never"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
 write_rocm_cache_override() {
     local cache_repo="${DOCKERHUB_CACHE_REPO:-rocm/vllm-ci-cache}"
+    local content_cache_export_mode="${ROCM_CONTENT_CACHE_EXPORT_MODE:-missing}"
     local csrc_cache_to_mode="${ROCM_CSRC_CACHE_TO_MODE:-max}"
+    local rust_cache_to_mode="${ROCM_RUST_CACHE_TO_MODE:-max}"
     local rocm_cache_to_mode="${ROCM_FINAL_CACHE_TO_MODE:-min}"
-    local -a content_cache_from=()
+    local -a csrc_content_cache_from=()
+    local -a rust_content_cache_from=()
+    local -a combined_content_cache_from=()
     local -a csrc_cache_to=()
+    local -a rust_cache_to=()
     local -a rocm_cache_to=()
     local -a export_wheel_cache_to=()
+    local export_csrc_cache=1
+    local export_rust_cache=1
 
-    if ! uses_rocm_csrc_cache; then
+    if ! uses_rocm_csrc_cache && ! uses_rocm_rust_cache; then
         return 0
     fi
 
+    validate_content_cache_export_mode \
+        "${content_cache_export_mode}" \
+        "ROCM_CONTENT_CACHE_EXPORT_MODE"
     validate_cache_export_mode "${csrc_cache_to_mode}" "ROCM_CSRC_CACHE_TO_MODE"
+    validate_cache_export_mode "${rust_cache_to_mode}" "ROCM_RUST_CACHE_TO_MODE"
     validate_cache_export_mode "${rocm_cache_to_mode}" "ROCM_FINAL_CACHE_TO_MODE"
+    echo "ROCm content cache export mode: ${content_cache_export_mode}"
     echo "ROCm csrc cache export mode: ${csrc_cache_to_mode}"
+    echo "ROCm Rust cache export mode: ${rust_cache_to_mode}"
     echo "ROCm final image cache export mode: ${rocm_cache_to_mode}"
 
     if [[ -n "${ROCM_CSRC_CONTENT_CACHE_REF:-}" ]]; then
-        content_cache_from+=("type=registry,ref=${ROCM_CSRC_CONTENT_CACHE_REF}")
-        csrc_cache_to+=(
-            "type=registry,ref=${ROCM_CSRC_CONTENT_CACHE_REF},mode=${csrc_cache_to_mode},ignore-error=true"
-        )
+        csrc_content_cache_from+=("type=registry,ref=${ROCM_CSRC_CONTENT_CACHE_REF}")
+        if should_export_content_cache_ref "${ROCM_CSRC_CONTENT_CACHE_REF}" "ROCm csrc"; then
+            csrc_cache_to+=(
+                "type=registry,ref=${ROCM_CSRC_CONTENT_CACHE_REF},mode=${csrc_cache_to_mode},ignore-error=true"
+            )
+        else
+            export_csrc_cache=0
+        fi
     fi
 
+    if [[ -n "${ROCM_RUST_CONTENT_CACHE_REF:-}" ]]; then
+        rust_content_cache_from+=("type=registry,ref=${ROCM_RUST_CONTENT_CACHE_REF}")
+        if should_export_content_cache_ref "${ROCM_RUST_CONTENT_CACHE_REF}" "ROCm Rust"; then
+            rust_cache_to+=(
+                "type=registry,ref=${ROCM_RUST_CONTENT_CACHE_REF},mode=${rust_cache_to_mode},ignore-error=true"
+            )
+        else
+            export_rust_cache=0
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    combined_content_cache_from=("${csrc_content_cache_from[@]}" "${rust_content_cache_from[@]}")
+
     # Docker Hub cache exports are best-effort. A cache-only target failure can
     # otherwise cancel the sibling image target before its manifest is pushed.
     if [[ -n "${BUILDKITE_COMMIT:-}" ]]; then
-        csrc_cache_to+=(
-            "type=registry,ref=${cache_repo}:csrc-rocm-${BUILDKITE_COMMIT},mode=${csrc_cache_to_mode},ignore-error=true"
-        )
+        if [[ ${export_csrc_cache} -eq 1 ]]; then
+            csrc_cache_to+=(
+                "type=registry,ref=${cache_repo}:csrc-rocm-${BUILDKITE_COMMIT},mode=${csrc_cache_to_mode},ignore-error=true"
+            )
+        fi
+        if [[ ${export_rust_cache} -eq 1 ]]; then
+            rust_cache_to+=(
+                "type=registry,ref=${cache_repo}:rust-rocm-${BUILDKITE_COMMIT},mode=${rust_cache_to_mode},ignore-error=true"
+            )
+        fi
         rocm_cache_to+=(
             "type=registry,ref=${cache_repo}:rocm-${BUILDKITE_COMMIT},mode=${rocm_cache_to_mode},ignore-error=true"
         )
     fi
 
     if [[ -n "${ROCM_CACHE_BRANCH_TAG:-}" ]]; then
-        csrc_cache_to+=(
-            "type=registry,ref=${cache_repo}:csrc-rocm-branch-${ROCM_CACHE_BRANCH_TAG},mode=${csrc_cache_to_mode},ignore-error=true"
-        )
+        if [[ ${export_csrc_cache} -eq 1 ]]; then
+            csrc_cache_to+=(
+                "type=registry,ref=${cache_repo}:csrc-rocm-branch-${ROCM_CACHE_BRANCH_TAG},mode=${csrc_cache_to_mode},ignore-error=true"
+            )
+        fi
+        if [[ ${export_rust_cache} -eq 1 ]]; then
+            rust_cache_to+=(
+                "type=registry,ref=${cache_repo}:rust-rocm-branch-${ROCM_CACHE_BRANCH_TAG},mode=${rust_cache_to_mode},ignore-error=true"
+            )
+        fi
         rocm_cache_to+=(
             "type=registry,ref=${cache_repo}:rocm-branch-${ROCM_CACHE_BRANCH_TAG},mode=${rocm_cache_to_mode},ignore-error=true"
         )
@@ -1406,7 +1624,7 @@ target "csrc-rocm-ci" {
   cache-from = concat(
     get_cache_from_rocm_csrc(),
 EOF
-        write_hcl_string_list "    " "${content_cache_from[@]}"
+        write_hcl_string_list "    " "${csrc_content_cache_from[@]}"
         cat <<EOF
   )
 EOF
@@ -1414,11 +1632,23 @@ EOF
         cat <<EOF
 }
 
+target "rust-rocm-ci" {
+  cache-from = concat(
+    get_cache_from_rocm_rust(),
+EOF
+        write_hcl_string_list "    " "${rust_content_cache_from[@]}"
+        cat <<EOF
+  )
+EOF
+        write_hcl_string_list_attr "  " "cache-to" "${rust_cache_to[@]}"
+        cat <<EOF
+}
+
 target "test-rocm-ci" {
   cache-from = concat(
     get_cache_from_rocm(),
 EOF
-        write_hcl_string_list "    " "${content_cache_from[@]}"
+        write_hcl_string_list "    " "${combined_content_cache_from[@]}"
         cat <<EOF
   )
 EOF
@@ -1430,7 +1660,7 @@ target "export-wheel-rocm" {
   cache-from = concat(
     get_cache_from_rocm(),
 EOF
-        write_hcl_string_list "    " "${content_cache_from[@]}"
+        write_hcl_string_list "    " "${combined_content_cache_from[@]}"
         cat <<EOF
   )
 EOF
@@ -1456,7 +1686,7 @@ extract_dependency_pins() {
         return 0
     fi
 
-    for var in RIXL_BRANCH UCX_BRANCH ROCSHMEM_BRANCH DEEPEP_BRANCH; do
+    for var in NIXL_BRANCH UCX_BRANCH ROCSHMEM_BRANCH DEEPEP_BRANCH; do
         if [[ -n "${!var:-}" ]]; then
             echo "Using provided ${var}: ${!var}"
             continue
@@ -1476,30 +1706,30 @@ extract_dependency_pins() {
 compute_dependency_cache_keys() {
     local bake_dir=""
     local dockerfile_rocm=""
-    local rixl_branch=""
+    local nixl_branch=""
     local ucx_branch=""
     local rocshmem_branch=""
     local deepep_branch=""
-    local rixl_material=""
+    local nixl_material=""
     local rocshmem_material=""
     local deepep_material=""
 
     bake_dir=$(dirname "${VLLM_BAKE_FILE}")
     dockerfile_rocm="${bake_dir}/Dockerfile.rocm"
-    rixl_branch=$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile_rocm}" "RIXL_BRANCH")
+    nixl_branch=$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile_rocm}" "NIXL_BRANCH")
     ucx_branch=$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile_rocm}" "UCX_BRANCH")
     rocshmem_branch=$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile_rocm}" "ROCSHMEM_BRANCH")
     deepep_branch=$(resolve_dockerfile_arg_value "${dockerfile_rocm}" "DEEPEP_BRANCH")
 
-    if [[ -n "${rixl_branch}" && -n "${ucx_branch}" ]]; then
-        rixl_material=$(compose_stage_cache_material "${dockerfile_rocm}" "base build_rixl")
-        RIXL_CACHE_KEY=$(
+    if [[ -n "${nixl_branch}" && -n "${ucx_branch}" ]]; then
+        nixl_material=$(compose_stage_cache_material "${dockerfile_rocm}" "base build_nixl")
+        NIXL_CACHE_KEY=$(
             compose_dependency_cache_key \
-                "${rixl_branch}-ucx-${ucx_branch}" \
-                "${rixl_material}"
+                "${nixl_branch}-ucx-${ucx_branch}" \
+                "${nixl_material}"
         )
-        export RIXL_CACHE_KEY
-        echo "RIXL dependency cache key: ${RIXL_CACHE_KEY}"
+        export NIXL_CACHE_KEY
+        echo "NIXL dependency cache key: ${NIXL_CACHE_KEY}"
     fi
 
     if [[ -n "${rocshmem_branch}" ]]; then
@@ -1550,11 +1780,11 @@ dependency_cache_ref_for_target() {
     local cache_repo="${DOCKERHUB_CACHE_REPO:-rocm/vllm-ci-cache}"
 
     case "${target}" in
-        rixl-rocm-ci)
-            if [[ -n "${RIXL_CACHE_KEY:-}" ]]; then
-                printf '%s\n' "${cache_repo}:rixl-rocm-${RIXL_CACHE_KEY}"
-            elif [[ -n "${RIXL_BRANCH:-}" ]]; then
-                printf '%s\n' "${cache_repo}:rixl-rocm-${RIXL_BRANCH}-ucx-${UCX_BRANCH:-}"
+        nixl-rocm-ci)
+            if [[ -n "${NIXL_CACHE_KEY:-}" ]]; then
+                printf '%s\n' "${cache_repo}:nixl-rocm-${NIXL_CACHE_KEY}"
+            elif [[ -n "${NIXL_BRANCH:-}" ]]; then
+                printf '%s\n' "${cache_repo}:nixl-rocm-${NIXL_BRANCH}-ucx-${UCX_BRANCH:-}"
             fi
             ;;
         rocshmem-rocm-ci)
@@ -1585,7 +1815,7 @@ add_dependency_cache_target() {
 
 resolve_ci_base_dependency_targets() {
     local mode="${ROCM_DEP_CACHE_EXPORT_MODE:-missing}"
-    local rixl_ref=""
+    local nixl_ref=""
     local rocshmem_ref=""
     local deepep_ref=""
 
@@ -1594,7 +1824,7 @@ resolve_ci_base_dependency_targets() {
     case "${mode}" in
         always)
             echo "ROCM_DEP_CACHE_EXPORT_MODE=always; exporting all dependency caches serially"
-            for target in rixl-rocm-ci rocshmem-rocm-ci deepep-rocm-ci; do
+            for target in nixl-rocm-ci rocshmem-rocm-ci deepep-rocm-ci; do
                 if [[ -n "$(dependency_cache_ref_for_target "${target}")" ]]; then
                     add_dependency_cache_target "${target}"
                 fi
@@ -1614,13 +1844,13 @@ resolve_ci_base_dependency_targets() {
             ;;
     esac
 
-    if [[ "${mode}" != "always" && -n "${RIXL_CACHE_KEY:-}" ]]; then
-        rixl_ref=$(dependency_cache_ref_for_target "rixl-rocm-ci")
-        if dependency_cache_ref_exists "${rixl_ref}"; then
-            echo "RIXL dependency cache exists: ${rixl_ref}"
+    if [[ "${mode}" != "always" && -n "${NIXL_CACHE_KEY:-}" ]]; then
+        nixl_ref=$(dependency_cache_ref_for_target "nixl-rocm-ci")
+        if dependency_cache_ref_exists "${nixl_ref}"; then
+            echo "NIXL dependency cache exists: ${nixl_ref}"
         else
-            echo "RIXL dependency cache missing; will seed: ${rixl_ref}"
-            add_dependency_cache_target "rixl-rocm-ci"
+            echo "NIXL dependency cache missing; will seed: ${nixl_ref}"
+            add_dependency_cache_target "nixl-rocm-ci"
         fi
     fi
 
@@ -1720,8 +1950,8 @@ confirm_remote_image_push() {
         fi
 
         if [[ -z "${remote_revision}" \
-              && ${IMAGE_EXISTED_BEFORE_BUILD} -eq 0 \
-              && image_tag_is_commit_scoped ]]; then
+              && ${IMAGE_EXISTED_BEFORE_BUILD} -eq 0 ]] \
+            && image_tag_is_commit_scoped; then
             echo "Remote image exists under a commit-scoped tag; accepting push despite missing revision label."
             return 0
         fi
@@ -1779,7 +2009,10 @@ seed_dependency_caches_if_needed() {
 
         echo "--- :docker: Seeding ${target}"
         echo "Expected cache ref: ${cache_ref}"
-        docker buildx bake "${BAKE_FILES[@]}" --progress plain "${target}"
+        docker buildx bake \
+            "${BAKE_FILES[@]}" \
+            --progress "${BUILDKIT_PROGRESS:-plain}" \
+            "${target}"
         verify_dependency_cache_ref "${cache_ref}"
     done
 }
@@ -1807,7 +2040,10 @@ run_bake() {
     local build_rc=0
 
     echo "--- :docker: Building ${TARGET}"
-    docker buildx bake "${BAKE_FILES[@]}" --progress plain "${BAKE_TARGETS[@]}" || build_rc=$?
+    docker buildx bake \
+        "${BAKE_FILES[@]}" \
+        --progress "${BUILDKIT_PROGRESS:-plain}" \
+        "${BAKE_TARGETS[@]}" || build_rc=$?
 
     if [[ ${build_rc} -eq 0 ]]; then
         echo "--- :white_check_mark: Build complete"
@@ -1845,36 +2081,57 @@ upload_wheel_artifacts_if_present() {
     local wheel_dir="./wheel-export"
     local artifact_dir="artifacts/vllm-rocm-install"
     local archive_name="vllm-rocm-install.tar.gz"
+    local metadata_dir="${wheel_dir}/.vllm-ci-artifact"
+    local native_base_image=""
     local whl=""
     local whl_name=""
+    local -a wheels=()
 
     if ! should_upload_wheel_artifacts; then
         return 0
     fi
 
-    if [[ ! -d "${wheel_dir}" ]] || ! ls "${wheel_dir}"/*.whl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo "No ROCm wheel artifacts found in ${wheel_dir}"
-        return 0
+    if [[ -d "${wheel_dir}" ]]; then
+        mapfile -t wheels < <(find "${wheel_dir}" -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.whl' -print)
+    fi
+    if [[ ${#wheels[@]} -ne 1 ]]; then
+        echo "Expected exactly one ROCm wheel in ${wheel_dir}; found ${#wheels[@]}" >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+    whl="${wheels[0]}"
+    whl_name=$(basename "${whl}")
+    native_base_image="${CI_BASE_IMAGE_TAG_COMMIT_REF:-${CI_BASE_IMAGE:-}}"
+    if [[ -z "${native_base_image}" ]]; then
+        echo "Native ROCm artifact requires a ci_base image reference" >&2
+        return 1
     fi
 
     echo "--- :package: Uploading ROCm vLLM install artifact"
-    mkdir -p "${artifact_dir}"
+    rm -rf "${artifact_dir}" "${metadata_dir}"
+    mkdir -p "${artifact_dir}" "${metadata_dir}"
+
+    printf '%s\n' "${BUILDKITE_COMMIT:-local}" > "${metadata_dir}/commit.txt"
+    printf '%s\n' "${native_base_image}" > "${metadata_dir}/native-base-image.txt"
+    printf '%s\n' "${CI_BASE_IMAGE:-}" > "${metadata_dir}/ci-base-image.txt"
+    printf '%s\n' "${IMAGE_TAG:-}" > "${metadata_dir}/fallback-image.txt"
+    printf '%s\n' "${whl_name}" > "${metadata_dir}/wheel-filename.txt"
 
     tar -C "${wheel_dir}" -czf "${artifact_dir}/${archive_name}" .
+    (
+        cd "${artifact_dir}"
+        sha256sum "${archive_name}" > "${archive_name}.sha256"
+    )
     echo "Created ${archive_name}: $(du -sh "${artifact_dir}/${archive_name}" | cut -f1)"
-    printf '%s\n' "${CI_BASE_IMAGE:-}" > "${artifact_dir}/ci-base-image.txt"
-    printf '%s\n' "${IMAGE_TAG:-}" > "${artifact_dir}/fallback-image.txt"
-
-    for whl in "${wheel_dir}"/*.whl; do
-        [[ -f "${whl}" ]] || continue
-        whl_name=$(basename "${whl}")
-        cp "${whl}" "${artifact_dir}/${whl_name}"
-        echo "Copied ${whl_name}: $(du -sh "${artifact_dir}/${whl_name}" | cut -f1)"
-    done
+    cp "${metadata_dir}"/*.txt "${artifact_dir}/"
+    cp "${whl}" "${artifact_dir}/${whl_name}"
+    echo "Copied ${whl_name}: $(du -sh "${artifact_dir}/${whl_name}" | cut -f1)"
 
     if command -v buildkite-agent >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        buildkite-agent artifact upload "${artifact_dir}/*"
+        buildkite-agent artifact upload "${artifact_dir}/*" || return 1
         echo "ROCm vLLM install artifacts uploaded to ${artifact_dir}/"
+    elif [[ "${BUILDKITE:-false}" == "true" ]]; then
+        echo "buildkite-agent not found; cannot upload required ROCm artifacts" >&2
+        return 1
     else
         echo "Not in Buildkite, skipping artifact upload"
     fi
@@ -1898,6 +2155,7 @@ main() {
     compute_dependency_cache_keys
     write_ci_base_label_override
     compute_rocm_csrc_content_hash_if_needed
+    compute_rocm_rust_content_hash_if_needed
     write_rocm_cache_override
     resolve_ci_base_dependency_targets
     print_bake_config
@@ -1905,6 +2163,11 @@ main() {
         echo "BAKE_PRINT_ONLY=1 set; skipping build"
         return 0
     fi
+    if should_upload_wheel_artifacts; then
+        # wheel-export is an output directory, not a BuildKit cache. Starting
+        # clean prevents a failed/retried export from packaging a stale wheel.
+        rm -rf ./wheel-export
+    fi
     seed_dependency_caches_if_needed
     run_bake
     upload_wheel_artifacts_if_present

.buildkite/scripts/generate-and-upload-nightly-index.sh

@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ $PYTHON .buildkite/scripts/generate-nightly-index.py --version "$SUBPATH" --curr
 echo "Uploading indices to $S3_COMMIT_PREFIX"
 aws s3 cp --recursive "$INDICES_OUTPUT_DIR/" "$S3_COMMIT_PREFIX"
 
-# copy to /nightly/ only if it is on the main branch and not a PR
-if [[ "$BUILDKITE_BRANCH" == "main" && "$BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST" == "false" ]]; then
+# copy to /nightly/ only when enabled for a main branch build that is not a PR
+if [[ "${UPDATE_NIGHTLY_INDEX:-1}" == "1" && \
+      "$BUILDKITE_BRANCH" == "main" && \
+      "$BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST" == "false" ]]; then
     echo "Uploading indices to overwrite /nightly/"
     aws s3 cp --recursive "$INDICES_OUTPUT_DIR/" "s3://$BUCKET/nightly/"
 fi
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ pure_version="${version%%+*}"
 echo "Pure version (without variant): $pure_version"
 
 # re-generate and copy to /<pure_version>/ only if it does not have "dev" in the version
-if [[ "$version" != *"dev"* ]]; then
+if [[ "${UPDATE_VERSION_INDEX:-1}" == "1" && "$version" != *"dev"* ]]; then
     echo "Re-generating indices for /$pure_version/"
     rm -rf "${INDICES_OUTPUT_DIR:?}"
     mkdir -p "$INDICES_OUTPUT_DIR"

.buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-amd-test.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# This script runs tests inside the corresponding ROCm docker container.
-# It handles both single-node and multi-node test configurations.
+# This script runs ROCm tests either directly in a native CI pod or inside the
+# corresponding Docker container. Multi-node tests continue to use Docker.
 #
 # Multi-node detection: Instead of matching on fragile group names, we detect
 # multi-node jobs structurally by looking for the bracket command syntax
@@ -28,6 +28,34 @@
 ###############################################################################
 set -o pipefail
 
+: "${BUILDKIT_PROGRESS:=plain}"
+: "${TERM:=xterm-256color}"
+: "${FORCE_COLOR:=1}"
+: "${CLICOLOR_FORCE:=1}"
+: "${PY_COLORS:=1}"
+: "${ROCM_DOCKER_TTY:=1}"
+: "${PYTHONFAULTHANDLER:=1}"
+: "${PYTEST_TIMEOUT:=2400}"
+if [[ " ${PYTEST_ADDOPTS:-} " != *" --color"* ]]; then
+  PYTEST_ADDOPTS="${PYTEST_ADDOPTS:+${PYTEST_ADDOPTS} }--color=yes"
+fi
+if [[ " ${PYTEST_ADDOPTS:-} " != *" --durations="* ]]; then
+  PYTEST_ADDOPTS="${PYTEST_ADDOPTS:+${PYTEST_ADDOPTS} }--durations=25"
+fi
+if [[ " ${PYTEST_ADDOPTS:-} " != *" --durations-min="* ]]; then
+  PYTEST_ADDOPTS="${PYTEST_ADDOPTS:+${PYTEST_ADDOPTS} }--durations-min=1.0"
+fi
+# Dump stacks after 25 minutes, then stop an individual test after 40 minutes.
+if [[ " ${PYTEST_ADDOPTS:-} " != *" faulthandler_timeout="* ]]; then
+  PYTEST_ADDOPTS="${PYTEST_ADDOPTS:+${PYTEST_ADDOPTS} }-o faulthandler_timeout=1500"
+fi
+if [[ " ${PYTEST_ADDOPTS:-} " != *" --timeout-method="* &&
+  " ${PYTEST_ADDOPTS:-} " != *" --timeout-method "* ]]; then
+  PYTEST_ADDOPTS="${PYTEST_ADDOPTS:+${PYTEST_ADDOPTS} }--timeout-method=thread"
+fi
+export BUILDKIT_PROGRESS TERM FORCE_COLOR CLICOLOR_FORCE PY_COLORS PYTEST_ADDOPTS PYTEST_TIMEOUT ROCM_DOCKER_TTY
+export PYTHONFAULTHANDLER
+
 # Export Python path for commands that run directly on the host. Containerized
 # tests set this to /vllm-workspace below so spawned Python processes do not
 # depend on their current working directory.
@@ -42,6 +70,28 @@ report_docker_usage() {
   docker system df || true
 }
 
+clear_ci_orchestration_env() {
+  unset -v \
+    VLLM_TEST_GROUP_NAME \
+    VLLM_CI_REQUIRE_PERSISTENT_HF_CACHE \
+    VLLM_CI_ARTIFACT_STEP \
+    VLLM_TEST_CACHE \
+    VLLM_CI_EXECUTION_MODE \
+    VLLM_CI_WORKSPACE \
+    VLLM_CI_REQUIRE_WORKSPACE_MOUNT \
+    VLLM_TEST_COMMANDS \
+    VLLM_CI_BRANCH \
+    VLLM_CI_BASE_IMAGE \
+    VLLM_CI_FALLBACK_IMAGE \
+    VLLM_CI_DOCKER_DISABLED \
+    VLLM_CI_ARTIFACT_GLOB \
+    VLLM_CI_ARTIFACT_CHECKSUM_GLOB \
+    VLLM_CI_EXPECTED_GPU_COUNT \
+    VLLM_CI_USE_ARTIFACTS \
+    VLLM_CI_RESULTS_ROOT \
+    VLLM_ALLOW_DEPRECATED_BEAM_SEARCH
+}
+
 cleanup_network() {
   local max_nodes=${NUM_NODES:-2}
   for node in $(seq 0 $((max_nodes - 1))); do
@@ -134,7 +184,11 @@ prepare_artifact_image() {
   fi
 
   cp "${wheel_dir}"/*.whl "${context_dir}/wheels/" || return 1
-  tar -C "${wheel_dir}" --exclude='*.whl' -cf - . \
+  tar -C "${wheel_dir}" \
+    --exclude='*.whl' \
+    --exclude='.vllm-ci-artifact' \
+    --exclude='./.vllm-ci-artifact' \
+    -cf - . \
     | tar -C "${workspace_dir}" -xf - || return 1
   cat > "${context_dir}/Dockerfile" <<'EOF'
 ARG BASE_IMAGE
@@ -149,6 +203,7 @@ EOF
   echo "--- Building local ROCm test image"
   docker build \
     --pull=false \
+    --progress "${BUILDKIT_PROGRESS}" \
     --build-arg "BASE_IMAGE=${base_image}" \
     -t "${artifact_image}" \
     "${context_dir}" || return 1
@@ -156,6 +211,276 @@ EOF
   return 0
 }
 
+is_native_runtime() {
+  [[ "${AMD_CI_RUNTIME:-}" == "native" || "${NATIVE_CI:-}" == "true" ]]
+}
+
+validate_native_workspace() {
+  local workspace_dir="${VLLM_CI_WORKSPACE:-/vllm-workspace}"
+  local workspace_real=""
+  local checkout_real=""
+  local workspace_mount=""
+
+  mkdir -p "${workspace_dir}" || return 1
+  workspace_real=$(readlink -m "${workspace_dir}") || return 1
+  if [[ -n "${BUILDKITE_BUILD_CHECKOUT_PATH:-}" ]]; then
+    checkout_real=$(readlink -m "${BUILDKITE_BUILD_CHECKOUT_PATH}") || return 1
+    if [[ "${checkout_real}" == "${workspace_real}" \
+      || "${checkout_real}" == "${workspace_real}/"* \
+      || "${workspace_real}" == "${checkout_real}/"* ]]; then
+      echo "Refusing to replace ${workspace_real}; it overlaps the Buildkite checkout ${checkout_real}" >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+  if [[ "${VLLM_CI_REQUIRE_WORKSPACE_MOUNT:-1}" == "1" ]]; then
+    if ! command -v findmnt >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      echo "findmnt is required to verify the native workspace mount" >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+    workspace_mount=$(findmnt -n -T "${workspace_real}" -o TARGET 2>/dev/null || true)
+    if [[ "$(readlink -m "${workspace_mount:-/}")" != "${workspace_real}" ]]; then
+      echo "Native CI requires a dedicated volume mounted at ${workspace_real}" >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+prepare_native_workspace() {
+  if [[ "${VLLM_CI_USE_ARTIFACTS:-0}" != "1" ]]; then
+    echo "Native CI requires VLLM_CI_USE_ARTIFACTS=1"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! command -v buildkite-agent >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "buildkite-agent not found; cannot download ROCm wheel artifact"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  validate_native_workspace || return 1
+
+  local artifact_glob="${VLLM_CI_ARTIFACT_GLOB:-artifacts/vllm-rocm-install/vllm-rocm-install.tar.gz}"
+  local artifact_checksum_glob="${VLLM_CI_ARTIFACT_CHECKSUM_GLOB:-${artifact_glob}.sha256}"
+  local artifact_step="${VLLM_CI_ARTIFACT_STEP:-image-build-amd}"
+  local archive=""
+  local checksum=""
+  local download_dir=""
+  local metadata_dir=""
+  local recorded_base=""
+  local recorded_commit=""
+  local recorded_wheel=""
+  local workspace_dir="${VLLM_CI_WORKSPACE:-/vllm-workspace}"
+  local wheel_dir=""
+  local attempt=0
+  local attempt_dir=""
+  local -a archives=()
+  local -a checksums=()
+  local -a wheels=()
+
+  artifact_work_dir=$(mktemp -d -t vllm-rocm-artifact.XXXXXX) || return 1
+  wheel_dir="${artifact_work_dir}/wheels"
+  mkdir -p "${wheel_dir}" || return 1
+
+  echo "--- Downloading ROCm wheel artifact from ${artifact_step} (native in-pod)"
+  for attempt in 1 2 3; do
+    attempt_dir="${artifact_work_dir}/download-${attempt}"
+    rm -rf "${attempt_dir}" || return 1
+    mkdir -p "${attempt_dir}" || return 1
+    if buildkite-agent artifact download \
+      "${artifact_glob}" "${attempt_dir}" --step "${artifact_step}" \
+      && buildkite-agent artifact download \
+        "${artifact_checksum_glob}" "${attempt_dir}" --step "${artifact_step}"; then
+      download_dir="${attempt_dir}"
+      break
+    fi
+    echo "Artifact download attempt ${attempt}/3 failed"
+    if [[ "${attempt}" -lt 3 ]]; then
+      sleep $((attempt * 2))
+    fi
+  done
+  if [[ -z "${download_dir}" ]]; then
+    echo "Failed to download ${artifact_glob} and ${artifact_checksum_glob} from ${artifact_step}"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  mapfile -t archives < <(
+    find "${download_dir}" -name "vllm-rocm-install.tar.gz" -type f -print
+  )
+  mapfile -t checksums < <(
+    find "${download_dir}" -name "vllm-rocm-install.tar.gz.sha256" -type f -print
+  )
+  if [[ ${#archives[@]} -ne 1 || ${#checksums[@]} -ne 1 ]]; then
+    echo "Expected exactly one ROCm archive and checksum; found ${#archives[@]} archive(s) and ${#checksums[@]} checksum(s)" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+  archive="${archives[0]}"
+  checksum="${checksums[0]}"
+  if [[ "$(dirname "${archive}")" != "$(dirname "${checksum}")" ]]; then
+    echo "ROCm archive and checksum were downloaded to different directories" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+  (
+    cd "$(dirname "${archive}")"
+    sha256sum -c "$(basename "${checksum}")"
+  ) || return 1
+
+  tar --no-same-owner -xzf "${archive}" -C "${wheel_dir}" || return 1
+  mapfile -t wheels < <(
+    find "${wheel_dir}" -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.whl' -print
+  )
+  if [[ ${#wheels[@]} -ne 1 ]]; then
+    echo "ROCm artifact must contain exactly one top-level wheel; found ${#wheels[@]}" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+  metadata_dir="${wheel_dir}/.vllm-ci-artifact"
+  for metadata_file in commit.txt native-base-image.txt wheel-filename.txt; do
+    if [[ ! -s "${metadata_dir}/${metadata_file}" ]]; then
+      echo "ROCm artifact metadata is missing ${metadata_file}" >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+  done
+  for metadata_file in ci-base-image.txt fallback-image.txt; do
+    if [[ ! -f "${metadata_dir}/${metadata_file}" ]]; then
+      echo "ROCm artifact metadata is missing ${metadata_file}" >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+  done
+
+  recorded_commit=$(tr -d '\r\n' < "${metadata_dir}/commit.txt")
+  recorded_base=$(tr -d '\r\n' < "${metadata_dir}/native-base-image.txt")
+  recorded_wheel=$(tr -d '\r\n' < "${metadata_dir}/wheel-filename.txt")
+  if [[ -z "${BUILDKITE_COMMIT:-}" || "${recorded_commit}" != "${BUILDKITE_COMMIT}" ]]; then
+    echo "ROCm artifact commit ${recorded_commit} does not match ${BUILDKITE_COMMIT:-unset}" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [[ -z "${VLLM_CI_BASE_IMAGE:-}" || "${recorded_base}" != "${VLLM_CI_BASE_IMAGE}" ]]; then
+    echo "ROCm artifact base ${recorded_base} does not match ${VLLM_CI_BASE_IMAGE:-unset}" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [[ "${recorded_wheel}" != "$(basename "${wheels[0]}")" ]]; then
+    echo "ROCm artifact wheel manifest ${recorded_wheel} does not match $(basename "${wheels[0]}")" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+  for required_dir in tests .buildkite requirements; do
+    if [[ ! -d "${wheel_dir}/${required_dir}" ]]; then
+      echo "ROCm wheel artifact did not contain ${required_dir}/" >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+  done
+
+  echo "--- Installing ROCm wheel into pod environment"
+  python3 -m pip install --no-deps --force-reinstall "${wheels[0]}" || return 1
+
+  echo "--- Preparing ${workspace_dir} from artifact"
+  find "${workspace_dir}" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec rm -rf -- {} + || return 1
+  tar -C "${wheel_dir}" \
+    --exclude='*.whl' \
+    --exclude='.vllm-ci-artifact' \
+    --exclude='./.vllm-ci-artifact' \
+    -cf - . | tar --no-same-owner -C "${workspace_dir}" -xf - || return 1
+  if [[ ! -d "${workspace_dir}/tests" ]]; then
+    echo "Failed to stage the native test workspace" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  return 0
+}
+
+initialize_native_environment() {
+  local job_id="${BUILDKITE_JOB_ID:-${BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB:-local}}"
+  local job_id_suffix=""
+  local native_root=""
+  local hf_fstype=""
+  local hf_mount=""
+
+  if [[ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "Native ROCm CI currently requires the ci_base container to run as root" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  job_id="${job_id//[^A-Za-z0-9_.-]/_}"
+  job_id_suffix="${job_id##*-}"
+  job_id_suffix="${job_id_suffix:0:12}"
+  native_root="/tmp/vllm-native-${job_id}"
+  TMPDIR="/tmp/vllm-${job_id_suffix}/tmp"
+  VLLM_RPC_BASE_PATH="/tmp"
+  TORCHINDUCTOR_CACHE_DIR="${native_root}/cache/torchinductor"
+  TRITON_CACHE_DIR="${native_root}/cache/triton"
+  VLLM_CACHE_ROOT="${native_root}/cache/vllm"
+  XDG_CACHE_HOME="${native_root}/cache/xdg"
+  : "${HF_HOME:=/home/buildkite-agent/huggingface}"
+  # datasets uses POSIX locks that are unsupported by the shared HF NFS cache.
+  # Keep processed datasets job-local while retaining the persistent Hub cache.
+  HF_DATASETS_CACHE="${native_root}/cache/huggingface/datasets"
+  : "${HF_HUB_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT:=300}"
+  : "${HF_HUB_ETAG_TIMEOUT:=60}"
+  export TMPDIR VLLM_RPC_BASE_PATH
+  export TORCHINDUCTOR_CACHE_DIR TRITON_CACHE_DIR VLLM_CACHE_ROOT XDG_CACHE_HOME
+  export HF_HOME HF_DATASETS_CACHE HF_HUB_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT HF_HUB_ETAG_TIMEOUT
+  export PYTORCH_ROCM_ARCH=""
+
+  mkdir -p "${TMPDIR}" \
+    "${TORCHINDUCTOR_CACHE_DIR}" \
+    "${TRITON_CACHE_DIR}" \
+    "${VLLM_CACHE_ROOT}" \
+    "${XDG_CACHE_HOME}" \
+    "${HF_HOME}" \
+    "${HF_DATASETS_CACHE}" || return 1
+
+  echo "Native compile caches: VLLM_CACHE_ROOT=${VLLM_CACHE_ROOT} TORCHINDUCTOR_CACHE_DIR=${TORCHINDUCTOR_CACHE_DIR}"
+
+  if [[ "${VLLM_CI_REQUIRE_PERSISTENT_HF_CACHE:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+    if ! command -v findmnt >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      echo "findmnt is required to verify the native Hugging Face cache mount" >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+    hf_mount=$(findmnt -n -T "${HF_HOME}" -o TARGET 2>/dev/null || true)
+    if [[ -z "${hf_mount}" || "${hf_mount}" == "/" ]]; then
+      echo "Native CI requires a persistent volume mounted at or above ${HF_HOME}" >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if command -v findmnt >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    hf_fstype=$(findmnt -n -T "${HF_HOME}" -o FSTYPE 2>/dev/null || true)
+  fi
+  if [[ "${hf_fstype}" == nfs || "${hf_fstype}" == nfs4 ]]; then
+    # Keep hf-xet state local and avoid vectored writes on shared NFS.
+    export HF_XET_CACHE="${native_root}/cache/hf-xet"
+    export HF_XET_HIGH_PERFORMANCE=0
+    export HF_XET_RECONSTRUCTION_USE_VECTORED_WRITE=0
+    mkdir -p "${HF_XET_CACHE}" || return 1
+    echo "Configured hf-xet for shared ${hf_fstype} cache at ${HF_HOME}"
+  fi
+}
+
+run_native_preflight() {
+  local expected_gpus="${VLLM_CI_EXPECTED_GPU_COUNT:-1}"
+
+  if [[ ! "${expected_gpus}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    echo "Invalid VLLM_CI_EXPECTED_GPU_COUNT=${expected_gpus}" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  python3 -c "import encodings, importlib.metadata as im, importlib.util as iu; [im.version(d) for d in ('transformers', 'torch', 'ray', 'sympy', 'markupsafe', 'vllm')]; missing=[m for m in ('torch.utils.model_zoo', 'transformers.models.nomic_bert', 'ray.dag', 'sympy.physics', 'markupsafe._speedups') if iu.find_spec(m) is None]; assert not missing, missing" || return 1
+
+  if [[ "${expected_gpus}" == "0" ]]; then
+    echo "Native CPU-only AMD job: skipping ROCm device validation"
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  echo "--- ROCm info"
+  rocminfo || return 1
+  VLLM_CI_EXPECTED_GPU_COUNT="${expected_gpus}" python3 - <<'PY'
+import os
+
+import torch
+
+expected = int(os.environ["VLLM_CI_EXPECTED_GPU_COUNT"])
+assert torch.version.hip, "PyTorch is not a ROCm build"
+assert torch.cuda.is_available(), "ROCm GPU is not available to PyTorch"
+actual = torch.cuda.device_count()
+assert actual == expected, f"Expected {expected} ROCm GPU(s), found {actual}"
+PY
+}
+
 is_multi_node() {
   local cmds="$1"
   # Primary signal: NUM_NODES environment variable set by the pipeline
@@ -338,7 +663,58 @@ re_quote_pytest_markers() {
 # Main
 ###############################################################################
 
-# --- GPU initialization ---
+if is_native_runtime; then
+  echo "--- Native in-pod ROCm CI (AMD_CI_RUNTIME=${AMD_CI_RUNTIME:-unset}, NATIVE_CI=${NATIVE_CI:-unset})"
+  artifact_work_dir=""
+
+  cleanup_native_workspace() {
+    if [[ -n "${artifact_work_dir}" ]]; then
+      rm -rf "${artifact_work_dir}"
+    fi
+  }
+  trap cleanup_native_workspace EXIT
+
+  if [[ -n "${VLLM_TEST_COMMANDS:-}" ]]; then
+    commands="${VLLM_TEST_COMMANDS}"
+    commands_source="env"
+  else
+    commands="$*"
+    commands_source="argv"
+    if [[ -z "$commands" ]]; then
+      echo "Error: No test commands provided for native CI." >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$commands_source" == "argv" ]]; then
+    commands=$(re_quote_pytest_markers "$commands")
+  fi
+
+  if is_multi_node "$commands"; then
+    echo "Native CI does not support multi-node jobs yet."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! initialize_native_environment; then
+    echo "Failed to initialize the native test environment"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  if ! prepare_native_workspace; then
+    echo "Failed to prepare native test workspace"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  export PYTHONPATH="${VLLM_CI_WORKSPACE:-/vllm-workspace}"
+
+  echo "Native test commands: $commands"
+  run_native_preflight || exit 1
+  # Keep AMD CI orchestration variables out of vLLM's runtime environment.
+  clear_ci_orchestration_env
+  /bin/bash -o pipefail -c "${commands}"
+  handle_pytest_exit "$?"
+fi
+
+# --- GPU initialization for legacy Docker execution ---
 echo "--- ROCm info"
 rocminfo
 
@@ -440,23 +816,27 @@ fi
 
 echo "Final commands: $commands"
 
-# The ROCm test image often ships /vllm-workspace without .git (artifact tarball unpack).
-# tests/standalone_tests/python_only_compile.sh uses merge-base(HEAD, origin/main) for
-# wheels.vllm.ai; compute on the agent (full git checkout) and pass into the container.
-vllm_standalone_merge_base=""
-checkout="${BUILDKITE_BUILD_CHECKOUT_PATH:-}"
-if [[ -z "${checkout}" || ! -d "${checkout}" ]]; then
-  checkout="."
+standalone_merge_base_env=()
+if [[ "$commands" == *python_only_compile.sh* ]]; then
+  # The ROCm test image often ships /vllm-workspace without .git. Resolve the
+  # wheels.vllm.ai commit from the agent checkout for this test only.
+  vllm_standalone_merge_base=""
+  checkout="${BUILDKITE_BUILD_CHECKOUT_PATH:-}"
+  if [[ -z "${checkout}" || ! -d "${checkout}" ]]; then
+    checkout="."
+  fi
+  # Pass safe.directory per-command because Buildkite uses mixed user IDs.
+  if git -c "safe.directory=${checkout}" -C "${checkout}" rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    vllm_standalone_merge_base="$(
+      git -c "safe.directory=${checkout}" -C "${checkout}" merge-base HEAD origin/main 2>/dev/null || true
+    )"
+  fi
+  if [[ -z "${vllm_standalone_merge_base}" ]]; then
+    vllm_standalone_merge_base="${BUILDKITE_COMMIT:-}"
+  fi
+  echo "INFO: passing CI_STANDALONE_MERGE_BASE into container: ${vllm_standalone_merge_base}"
+  standalone_merge_base_env=(-e "CI_STANDALONE_MERGE_BASE=${vllm_standalone_merge_base}")
 fi
-if git -C "${checkout}" rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  vllm_standalone_merge_base="$(
-    git -C "${checkout}" merge-base HEAD origin/main 2>/dev/null || true
-  )"
-fi
-if [[ -z "${vllm_standalone_merge_base}" ]]; then
-  vllm_standalone_merge_base="${BUILDKITE_COMMIT:-}"
-fi
-echo "INFO: passing VLLM_STANDALONE_MERGE_BASE into container: ${vllm_standalone_merge_base}"
 
 MYPYTHONPATH="/vllm-workspace"
 
@@ -487,6 +867,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # --- Route: multi-node vs single-node ---
+clear_ci_orchestration_env
 if is_multi_node "$commands"; then
   echo "--- Multi-node job detected"
   export DCKR_VER=$(docker --version | sed 's/Docker version \(.*\), build .*/\1/')
@@ -533,14 +914,37 @@ if is_multi_node "$commands"; then
 else
   echo "--- Single-node job"
   echo "Render devices: $BUILDKITE_AGENT_META_DATA_RENDER_DEVICES"
+  docker_run_terminal_args=(-i)
+  if [[ "${ROCM_DOCKER_TTY}" == "1" ]]; then
+    docker_run_terminal_args+=(-t)
+    echo "Docker interactive stdin: enabled; TTY allocation: enabled"
+  else
+    echo "Docker interactive stdin: enabled; TTY allocation: disabled"
+  fi
+
+  ulimit_core_hard=$(ulimit -H -c)
+  if [[ "$ulimit_core_hard" == "unlimited" ]]; then
+    # docker run can't pass "unlimited" to --ulimit
+    ulimit_core_hard="-1"
+  fi
+   # Disable core dumps in the ROCm test container unless the ROCm debug agent is enabled
+  coredump_flags="--ulimit core=0:$ulimit_core_hard"
+  if [[ "$commands" == *"ROCm debug agent enabled"* ]]; then
+    # Works around https://github.com/rocm/rocm-systems/issues/6206
+    coredump_flags='-e HSA_COREDUMP_PATTERN="/tmp/gpucore.%p"'
+  else
+    echo "ROCm debug agent not enabled, coredumps are disabled in the test container."
+  fi
 
   docker run \
+    "${docker_run_terminal_args[@]}" \
     --device /dev/kfd $BUILDKITE_AGENT_META_DATA_RENDER_DEVICES \
     $RDMA_FLAGS \
     --network=host \
     --shm-size=16gb \
     --group-add "$render_gid" \
     --rm \
+    $coredump_flags \
     -e HF_TOKEN \
     -e "HF_HUB_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT=${HF_HUB_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT}" \
     -e "HF_HUB_ETAG_TIMEOUT=${HF_HUB_ETAG_TIMEOUT}" \
@@ -548,6 +952,13 @@ else
     -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY \
     -e BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB \
     -e BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB_COUNT \
+    -e TERM \
+    -e FORCE_COLOR \
+    -e CLICOLOR_FORCE \
+    -e PY_COLORS \
+    -e PYTHONFAULTHANDLER \
+    -e PYTEST_ADDOPTS \
+    -e PYTEST_TIMEOUT \
     -v "${HF_CACHE}:${HF_MOUNT}" \
     -e "HF_HOME=${HF_MOUNT}" \
     -e "PYTHONPATH=${MYPYTHONPATH}" \
@@ -557,7 +968,7 @@ else
     -e "VLLM_CACHE_ROOT=${CONTAINER_CACHE_ROOT}/vllm" \
     -e "XDG_CACHE_HOME=${CONTAINER_CACHE_ROOT}/xdg" \
     -e "PYTORCH_ROCM_ARCH=" \
-    -e "VLLM_STANDALONE_MERGE_BASE=${vllm_standalone_merge_base}" \
+    "${standalone_merge_base_env[@]}" \
     --name "${container_name}" \
     "${image_name}" \
     /bin/bash -c "${CONTAINER_PREFLIGHT} && ${commands}"

.buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-cpu-compatibility-test.sh

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -euox pipefail
 
-export VLLM_CPU_KVCACHE_SPACE=1 
+export VLLM_CPU_KVCACHE_SPACE=1
 export VLLM_CPU_CI_ENV=1
-# Reduce sub-processes for acceleration
-export TORCH_COMPILE_DISABLE=1 
+# Skip torch.compile via vLLM's --enforce-eager flag (passed below) instead of
+# TORCH_COMPILE_DISABLE=1, which torch 2.12 no longer treats as a silent no-op
+# when callers specify fullgraph=True.
 export VLLM_ENABLE_V1_MULTIPROCESSING=0
 
 SDE_ARCHIVE="sde-external-10.7.0-2026-02-18-lin.tar.xz"
@@ -49,15 +50,15 @@ wait_for_pid_and_check_log() {
 }
 
 # Test Sky Lake (AVX512F)
-./sde/sde64 -skl -- python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model facebook/opt-125m --dtype bfloat16 > test_0.log 2>&1 &
+./sde/sde64 -skl -- python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model facebook/opt-125m --dtype bfloat16 --enforce-eager > test_0.log 2>&1 &
 PID_TEST_0=$!
 
 # Test Cascade Lake (AVX512F + VNNI)
-./sde/sde64 -clx -- python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model facebook/opt-125m --dtype bfloat16 > test_1.log 2>&1 &
+./sde/sde64 -clx -- python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model facebook/opt-125m --dtype bfloat16 --enforce-eager > test_1.log 2>&1 &
 PID_TEST_1=$!
 
 # Test Cooper Lake (AVX512F + VNNI + BF16)
-./sde/sde64 -cpx -- python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model facebook/opt-125m --dtype bfloat16 > test_2.log 2>&1 &
+./sde/sde64 -cpx -- python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model facebook/opt-125m --dtype bfloat16 --enforce-eager > test_2.log 2>&1 &
 PID_TEST_2=$!
 
 wait_for_pid_and_check_log $PID_TEST_0 test_0.log

.buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-cpu-test-arm.sh

@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ function cpu_tests() {
     pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/attention/test_cpu_attn.py
     pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/core/test_cpu_activation.py
     pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/moe/test_cpu_fused_moe.py
-    pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/mamba/cpu/test_cpu_gdn_ops.py"
+    pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/mamba/cpu/test_cpu_gdn_ops.py
+    pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/moe/test_cpu_int4_moe.py
+    pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/mamba/test_cpu_short_conv.py
+    pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/mamba/test_causal_conv1d.py
+    pytest -x -v -s tests/kernels/mamba/test_mamba_ssm.py"
 
   # skip tests requiring model downloads if HF_TOKEN is not set
   # due to rate-limits
@@ -62,7 +66,6 @@ function cpu_tests() {
     set -e
     pytest -x -v -s tests/quantization/test_compressed_tensors.py::test_compressed_tensors_w8a8_logprobs"
 
-
   # basic online serving
   docker exec cpu-test bash -c '
     set -e
@@ -96,3 +99,4 @@ function cpu_tests() {
 # All of CPU tests are expected to be finished less than 40 mins.
 export -f cpu_tests
 timeout 2h bash -c cpu_tests
+

.buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-ci-test.sh

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ case "${test_suite}" in
     python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model facebook/opt-125m --block-size 64 --enforce-eager --kv-cache-dtype fp8
     python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model nvidia/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-FP8 --block-size 64 --enforce-eager --quantization modelopt --kv-cache-dtype fp8 --attention-backend TRITON_ATTN --max-model-len 4096
     python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model superjob/Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507-GPTQ-Int4 --block-size 64 --enforce-eager --max-model-len 8192
+    python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model TheBloke/TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v0.3-AWQ --block-size 64 --enforce-eager 
     python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model ibm-research/PowerMoE-3b --block-size 64 --enforce-eager -tp 2
     python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model ibm-research/PowerMoE-3b --block-size 64 --enforce-eager -tp 2 --enable-expert-parallel
     python3 examples/basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model superjob/Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507-GPTQ-Int4 --max-model-len 8192
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ case "${test_suite}" in
     pytest -v -s v1/worker --ignore=v1/worker/test_gpu_model_runner.py --ignore=v1/worker/test_worker_memory_snapshot.py
     pytest -v -s v1/structured_output
     pytest -v -s v1/test_serial_utils.py
+    pytest -v -s v1/e2e/general/test_correctness_sliding_window.py --deselect="tests/v1/e2e/general/test_correctness_sliding_window.py::test_sliding_window_retrieval[True-1-5-google/gemma-3-1b-it]"
     pytest -v -s v1/spec_decode --ignore=v1/spec_decode/test_max_len.py --ignore=v1/spec_decode/test_speculators_eagle3.py --ignore=v1/spec_decode/test_acceptance_length.py --ignore=v1/spec_decode/test_speculators_correctness.py
     pytest -v -s v1/kv_connector/unit --ignore=v1/kv_connector/unit/test_multi_connector.py --ignore=v1/kv_connector/unit/test_example_connector.py --ignore=v1/kv_connector/unit/test_lmcache_integration.py --ignore=v1/kv_connector/unit/test_hf3fs_client.py --ignore=v1/kv_connector/unit/test_hf3fs_connector.py --ignore=v1/kv_connector/unit/test_hf3fs_metadata_server.py --ignore=v1/kv_connector/unit/test_offloading_connector.py
     ;;

.buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-intel-test.sh

@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ export HF_TOKEN ZE_AFFINITY_MASK
     --ipc=host \
     --privileged \
     -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path \
-    -v "${HOME}/.cache/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface" \
+    -v "/data/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface" \
     --entrypoint='' \
     -e HF_TOKEN \
     -e ZE_AFFINITY_MASK \

.buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-npu-test.sh

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ RUN pip config set global.index-url http://cache-service-vllm.nginx-pypi-cache.s
 
 # Install for pytest to make the docker build cache layer always valid
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/pip \
-    pip install pytest>=6.0  modelscope
+    pip install pytest>=6.0  'modelscope<1.38'
 
 WORKDIR /workspace/vllm
 

.buildkite/scripts/publish-release-images.sh

@@ -130,6 +130,22 @@ docker tag public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7/vllm-release-repo:${ROCM_BASE_CACHE_KEY}-rocm
 docker push vllm/vllm-openai-rocm:latest-base
 docker push vllm/vllm-openai-rocm:v${RELEASE_VERSION}-base
 
+# ---- XPU ----
+
+docker pull public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7/vllm-release-repo:${COMMIT}-x86_64-xpu
+
+docker tag public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7/vllm-release-repo:${COMMIT}-x86_64-xpu vllm/vllm-openai-xpu:latest-x86_64
+docker tag public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7/vllm-release-repo:${COMMIT}-x86_64-xpu vllm/vllm-openai-xpu:v${RELEASE_VERSION}-x86_64
+docker push vllm/vllm-openai-xpu:latest-x86_64
+docker push vllm/vllm-openai-xpu:v${RELEASE_VERSION}-x86_64
+
+docker manifest rm vllm/vllm-openai-xpu:latest || true
+docker manifest rm vllm/vllm-openai-xpu:v${RELEASE_VERSION} || true
+docker manifest create vllm/vllm-openai-xpu:latest vllm/vllm-openai-xpu:latest-x86_64 --amend
+docker manifest create vllm/vllm-openai-xpu:v${RELEASE_VERSION} vllm/vllm-openai-xpu:v${RELEASE_VERSION}-x86_64 --amend
+docker manifest push vllm/vllm-openai-xpu:latest
+docker manifest push vllm/vllm-openai-xpu:v${RELEASE_VERSION}
+
 # ---- CPU ----
 # CPU images are behind separate block steps and may not have been built.
 # All-or-nothing: inspect both arches first, then either publish everything

.buildkite/scripts/rocm/build-ci-base.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Build the ROCm ci_base image, optionally from a freshly rebuilt ROCm base.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+metadata_get() {
+    local key="$1"
+    if command -v buildkite-agent >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        buildkite-agent meta-data get "${key}" 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+}
+
+main() {
+    local base_refreshed=""
+
+    base_refreshed="$(metadata_get rocm-base-refresh)"
+    if [[ "${base_refreshed}" == "1" ]]; then
+        export BASE_IMAGE
+        export CI_BASE_PUSH_STABLE_TAG
+
+        BASE_IMAGE="$(metadata_get rocm-base-image)"
+        CI_BASE_PUSH_STABLE_TAG="$(metadata_get rocm-base-push-stable-tag)"
+        CI_BASE_PUSH_STABLE_TAG="${CI_BASE_PUSH_STABLE_TAG:-0}"
+
+        echo "Using refreshed ROCm base image for ci_base: ${BASE_IMAGE}"
+        echo "Push stable ci_base tag: ${CI_BASE_PUSH_STABLE_TAG}"
+    fi
+
+    bash .buildkite/scripts/ci-bake-rocm.sh ci-base-rocm-ci-with-deps
+}
+
+main "$@"

.buildkite/scripts/rocm/build-test-image.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Build the ROCm CI test image or wheel artifact.
+#
+# When Dockerfile.rocm_base changes, always build the full image so downstream
+# ROCm tests can validate the freshly rebuilt base -> ci_base -> ci image chain.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+metadata_get() {
+    local key="$1"
+    if command -v buildkite-agent >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        buildkite-agent meta-data get "${key}" 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+}
+
+use_ci_base_if_present() {
+    local ci_base_image=""
+
+    ci_base_image="$(metadata_get rocm-ci-base-image)"
+    if [[ -z "${ci_base_image}" ]]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    export CI_BASE_IMAGE="${ci_base_image}"
+    echo "Using ROCm ci_base image selected by the preceding build step: ${CI_BASE_IMAGE}"
+}
+
+use_refreshed_base_if_present() {
+    local base_refreshed=""
+
+    base_refreshed="$(metadata_get rocm-base-refresh)"
+    if [[ "${base_refreshed}" != "1" ]]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    export BASE_IMAGE
+    export IMAGE_TAG_LATEST
+
+    BASE_IMAGE="$(metadata_get rocm-base-image)"
+    IMAGE_TAG_LATEST="$(metadata_get rocm-ci-image-descriptive)"
+
+    echo "Using refreshed ROCm base image for test image: ${BASE_IMAGE}"
+    if [[ -n "${IMAGE_TAG_LATEST}" ]]; then
+        echo "Also tagging full ROCm CI image as: ${IMAGE_TAG_LATEST}"
+    fi
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+main() {
+    local base_refreshed=0
+
+    use_ci_base_if_present || true
+
+    if use_refreshed_base_if_present; then
+        base_refreshed=1
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "${ROCM_CI_ARTIFACT_ONLY:-0}" == "1" && "${base_refreshed}" != "1" ]]; then
+        echo "ROCM_CI_ARTIFACT_ONLY=1; building ROCm wheel artifact only"
+        IMAGE_TAG="" bash .buildkite/scripts/ci-bake-rocm.sh test-rocm-ci-with-artifacts
+        return
+    fi
+
+    bash .buildkite/scripts/ci-bake-rocm.sh test-rocm-ci-with-wheel
+}
+
+main "$@"

.buildkite/scripts/rocm/refresh-base-image.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,513 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Build and publish a fresh ROCm base image when Dockerfile.rocm_base changes.
+#
+# Normal AMD CI builds should not pay for this path. The script no-ops unless
+# docker/Dockerfile.rocm_base changed relative to the branch base, the previous
+# main commit, or ROCM_BASE_REFRESH_FORCE=1 is set.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+DOCKERFILE="${ROCM_BASE_DOCKERFILE:-docker/Dockerfile.rocm_base}"
+BASE_REPO="${ROCM_BASE_IMAGE_REPO:-rocm/vllm-dev}"
+CI_IMAGE_REPO="${ROCM_CI_IMAGE_REPO:-rocm/vllm-ci}"
+BUILDER_NAME="${ROCM_BASE_BUILDER_NAME:-vllm-rocm-base-builder}"
+DEFAULT_ROCM_BASE_METADATA_VERSION="1"
+DEFAULT_ROCM_BASE_CONTENT_FILES="${DOCKERFILE}"
+DEFAULT_ROCM_BASE_CONTENT_ARGS="BASE_IMAGE TRITON_BRANCH TRITON_REPO PYTORCH_BRANCH PYTORCH_REPO PYTORCH_VISION_BRANCH PYTORCH_VISION_REPO PYTORCH_AUDIO_BRANCH PYTORCH_AUDIO_REPO FA_BRANCH FA_REPO AITER_BRANCH AITER_REPO MORI_BRANCH MORI_REPO PYTORCH_ROCM_ARCH PYTHON_VERSION USE_SCCACHE"
+
+metadata_set() {
+    local key="$1"
+    local value="$2"
+
+    [[ -n "${value}" ]] || return 0
+    if command -v buildkite-agent >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        buildkite-agent meta-data set "${key}" "${value}" || true
+    fi
+}
+
+compute_content_hash() {
+    local path=""
+    local file=""
+
+    for path in "$@"; do
+        if [[ -d "${path}" ]]; then
+            while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
+                printf 'file:%s\n' "${file}"
+                sha256sum "${file}"
+            done < <(find "${path}" -type f -print0 | sort -z)
+        elif [[ -f "${path}" ]]; then
+            printf 'file:%s\n' "${path}"
+            sha256sum "${path}"
+        else
+            printf 'missing:%s\n' "${path}"
+        fi
+    done | sha256sum | cut -d' ' -f1
+}
+
+clean_docker_tag() {
+    local input="$1"
+    echo "${input}" | sed 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]/_/g' | cut -c1-128
+}
+
+tag_component() {
+    local input="$1"
+    local max_chars="${2:-24}"
+
+    clean_docker_tag "${input:-unknown}" | cut -c1-"${max_chars}"
+}
+
+extract_arg_default() {
+    local arg_name="$1"
+
+    sed -n -E "s/^[[:space:]]*ARG[[:space:]]+${arg_name}=\"?([^\"[:space:]]+)\"?.*/\\1/p" \
+        "${DOCKERFILE}" | head -1
+}
+
+resolve_image_digest() {
+    local image_ref="$1"
+
+    docker buildx imagetools inspect "${image_ref}" 2>/dev/null \
+        | sed -n -E 's/^Digest:[[:space:]]+//p' \
+        | head -1 || true
+}
+
+resolve_rocm_base_arg_value() {
+    local arg_name="$1"
+    local use_sccache="$2"
+
+    case "${arg_name}" in
+        USE_SCCACHE)
+            printf '%s\n' "${use_sccache}"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            extract_arg_default "${arg_name}"
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+hash_rocm_base_arg_values() {
+    local use_sccache="$1"
+    local base_image_digest="$2"
+    local arg_name=""
+    local arg_value=""
+    shift 2 || true
+
+    for arg_name in "$@"; do
+        [[ -n "${arg_name}" ]] || continue
+        arg_value=$(resolve_rocm_base_arg_value "${arg_name}" "${use_sccache}")
+        printf 'arg:%s=%s\n' "${arg_name}" "${arg_value:-<empty>}"
+        if [[ "${arg_name}" == "BASE_IMAGE" && -n "${arg_value}" ]]; then
+            printf 'arg:%s.digest=%s\n' "${arg_name}" "${base_image_digest:-unknown}"
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+rocm_version_from_base_image() {
+    local base_image="$1"
+    local version=""
+
+    version="$(sed -n -E 's/.*:([0-9]+\.[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)-.*/\1/p' <<<"${base_image}")"
+    tag_component "${version:-${base_image}}" 16
+}
+
+git_diff_changed_base() {
+    local range="$1"
+    [[ -n "$(git diff --name-only "${range}" -- "${DOCKERFILE}" 2>/dev/null)" ]]
+}
+
+short_git_ref() {
+    local ref="$1"
+
+    git rev-parse --short "${ref}" 2>/dev/null || printf '%s\n' "${ref}"
+}
+
+extract_arg_default_from_ref() {
+    local ref="$1"
+    local arg_name="$2"
+    local content=""
+
+    content="$(git show "${ref}:${DOCKERFILE}" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+    sed -n -E "s/^[[:space:]]*ARG[[:space:]]+${arg_name}=\"?([^\"[:space:]]+)\"?.*/\\1/p" \
+        <<<"${content}" | head -1
+}
+
+log_arg_default_changes() {
+    local old_ref="$1"
+    local new_ref="$2"
+    local content_args="${ROCM_BASE_CONTENT_ARGS:-${DEFAULT_ROCM_BASE_CONTENT_ARGS}}"
+    local arg_name=""
+    local old_value=""
+    local new_value=""
+    local changed=0
+
+    echo "Changed ROCm base ARG defaults:"
+    for arg_name in ${content_args}; do
+        old_value="$(extract_arg_default_from_ref "${old_ref}" "${arg_name}")"
+        new_value="$(extract_arg_default_from_ref "${new_ref}" "${arg_name}")"
+        if [[ "${old_value}" != "${new_value}" ]]; then
+            echo "  - ${arg_name}: ${old_value:-<unset>} -> ${new_value:-<unset>}"
+            changed=1
+        fi
+    done
+
+    if [[ "${changed}" == "0" ]]; then
+        echo "  - none detected; Dockerfile instructions changed outside tracked ARG defaults"
+    fi
+}
+
+log_arg_line_diff() {
+    local range="$1"
+    local arg_diff=""
+
+    arg_diff="$(
+        git diff --unified=0 "${range}" -- "${DOCKERFILE}" 2>/dev/null \
+            | awk '/^[+-][[:space:]]*ARG[[:space:]]/ && $0 !~ /^(---|\+\+\+)/ { print "  " $0 }' \
+            || true
+    )"
+
+    if [[ -n "${arg_diff}" ]]; then
+        echo "Changed Dockerfile ARG lines:"
+        printf '%s\n' "${arg_diff}"
+    fi
+}
+
+log_rocm_base_change_check() {
+    local context="$1"
+    local range="$2"
+    local old_ref="$3"
+    local old_short=""
+    local head_short=""
+
+    old_short="$(short_git_ref "${old_ref}")"
+    head_short="$(short_git_ref HEAD)"
+
+    echo "--- :mag: ROCm base refresh check"
+    echo "Context: ${context}"
+    echo "Dockerfile: ${DOCKERFILE}"
+    echo "Base revision: ${old_short}"
+    echo "Head revision: ${head_short}"
+    echo "Git diff range: ${range}"
+}
+
+log_rocm_base_rebuild_reason() {
+    local context="$1"
+    local range="$2"
+    local old_ref="$3"
+    local changed_files=""
+
+    log_rocm_base_change_check "${context}" "${range}" "${old_ref}"
+
+    changed_files="$(git diff --name-only "${range}" -- "${DOCKERFILE}" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+    echo "Changed files:"
+    if [[ -n "${changed_files}" ]]; then
+        sed 's/^/  - /' <<<"${changed_files}"
+    else
+        echo "  - ${DOCKERFILE}"
+    fi
+    log_arg_default_changes "${old_ref}" HEAD
+    log_arg_line_diff "${range}"
+    echo "Decision: rebuilding ROCm base image because ${DOCKERFILE} changed."
+}
+
+rocm_base_changed_in_range() {
+    local context="$1"
+    local range="$2"
+    local old_ref="$3"
+
+    if git_diff_changed_base "${range}"; then
+        log_rocm_base_rebuild_reason "${context}" "${range}" "${old_ref}"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    log_rocm_base_change_check "${context}" "${range}" "${old_ref}"
+    echo "Decision: ROCm base refresh not required; ${DOCKERFILE} is unchanged."
+    return 1
+}
+
+rocm_base_changed() {
+    local base_branch="${BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_BRANCH:-main}"
+    local base_ref="refs/remotes/origin/${base_branch}"
+    local merge_base=""
+
+    if [[ "${ROCM_BASE_REFRESH_SKIP:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+        echo "ROCM_BASE_REFRESH_SKIP=1 set; skipping ROCm base refresh"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "${ROCM_BASE_REFRESH_FORCE:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+        echo "ROCM_BASE_REFRESH_FORCE=1 set; refreshing ROCm base image"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    if ! git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Not in a git checkout; skipping ROCm base refresh unless forced"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "${BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST:-false}" != "false" ]]; then
+        git fetch --no-tags --depth=200 origin \
+            "+refs/heads/${base_branch}:${base_ref}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+        merge_base=$(git merge-base HEAD "${base_ref}" 2>/dev/null || true)
+        if [[ -z "${merge_base}" ]]; then
+            echo "Unable to determine merge base with PR base ${base_ref}; skipping ROCm base refresh unless forced"
+            return 1
+        fi
+        if rocm_base_changed_in_range \
+            "pull request build against ${base_ref}" \
+            "${merge_base}...HEAD" \
+            "${merge_base}"; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+    elif [[ "${BUILDKITE_BRANCH:-}" == "${ROCM_BASE_STABLE_BRANCH:-main}" ]] \
+        && git rev-parse --verify HEAD~1 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        if rocm_base_changed_in_range \
+            "stable branch build; comparing against previous ${ROCM_BASE_STABLE_BRANCH:-main} commit" \
+            "HEAD~1..HEAD" \
+            "HEAD~1"; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+    else
+        git fetch --no-tags --depth=200 origin \
+            "+refs/heads/${base_branch}:${base_ref}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+        merge_base=$(git merge-base HEAD "${base_ref}" 2>/dev/null || true)
+        if [[ -z "${merge_base}" ]]; then
+            echo "Unable to determine merge base with branch base ${base_ref}; skipping ROCm base refresh unless forced"
+            return 1
+        fi
+        if rocm_base_changed_in_range \
+            "branch build against ${base_ref}" \
+            "${merge_base}...HEAD" \
+            "${merge_base}"; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    return 1
+}
+
+should_push_stable_tag() {
+    if [[ "${BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST:-false}" != "false" ]]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "${ROCM_BASE_PUSH_STABLE_TAG:-}" == "1" ]]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    if [[ "${ROCM_BASE_PUSH_STABLE_TAG:-}" == "0" ]]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    [[ "${BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST:-false}" == "false" \
+        && "${BUILDKITE_BRANCH:-}" == "${ROCM_BASE_STABLE_BRANCH:-main}" ]]
+}
+
+setup_builder() {
+    echo "--- :buildkite: Setting up buildx builder for ROCm base"
+    if docker buildx inspect "${BUILDER_NAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        docker buildx use "${BUILDER_NAME}"
+    else
+        docker buildx create --name "${BUILDER_NAME}" --driver docker-container --use
+    fi
+    docker buildx inspect --bootstrap
+}
+
+compute_base_content_hash() {
+    local use_sccache="$1"
+    local base_image_digest="$2"
+    local content_files="${ROCM_BASE_CONTENT_FILES:-${DEFAULT_ROCM_BASE_CONTENT_FILES}}"
+    local content_args="${ROCM_BASE_CONTENT_ARGS:-${DEFAULT_ROCM_BASE_CONTENT_ARGS}}"
+    local -a content_paths=()
+    local -a content_arg_names=()
+
+    read -r -a content_paths <<< "${content_files}"
+    read -r -a content_arg_names <<< "${content_args}"
+
+    {
+        printf 'content-files-hash:%s\n' "$(compute_content_hash "${content_paths[@]}")"
+        printf 'dockerfile:%s\n' "${DOCKERFILE}"
+        printf 'resolved-build-args:\n'
+        hash_rocm_base_arg_values \
+            "${use_sccache}" "${base_image_digest}" "${content_arg_names[@]}"
+    } | sha256sum | cut -d' ' -f1
+}
+
+build_base_image() {
+    local use_sccache="${ROCM_BASE_USE_SCCACHE:-${USE_SCCACHE:-0}}"
+    local base_hash=""
+    local build_date=""
+    local build_suffix=""
+    local base_image_arg=""
+    local base_image_digest=""
+    local rocm_version=""
+    local triton_arg=""
+    local pytorch_arg=""
+    local pytorch_vision_arg=""
+    local pytorch_audio_arg=""
+    local fa_arg=""
+    local aiter_arg=""
+    local mori_arg=""
+    local python_version_arg=""
+    local pytorch_rocm_arch_arg=""
+    local pytorch_branch=""
+    local aiter_branch=""
+    local dependency_summary=""
+    local descriptor=""
+    local ci_descriptor=""
+    local descriptive_tag=""
+    local stable_tag="${BASE_REPO}:base"
+    local ci_descriptive_tag=""
+    local content_files="${ROCM_BASE_CONTENT_FILES:-${DEFAULT_ROCM_BASE_CONTENT_FILES}}"
+    local content_args="${ROCM_BASE_CONTENT_ARGS:-${DEFAULT_ROCM_BASE_CONTENT_ARGS}}"
+    local content_files_hash=""
+    local metadata_version="${ROCM_BASE_METADATA_VERSION:-${DEFAULT_ROCM_BASE_METADATA_VERSION}}"
+    local -a tags=()
+    local -a no_cache_args=()
+    local -a sccache_args=()
+    local -a content_paths=()
+
+    if [[ ! -f "${DOCKERFILE}" ]]; then
+        echo "Error: ROCm base Dockerfile not found: ${DOCKERFILE}" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    build_date="${ROCM_BASE_TAG_DATE:-$(date -u +%Y%m%d)}"
+    if [[ -n "${BUILDKITE_BUILD_NUMBER:-}" ]]; then
+        build_suffix="_bk_${BUILDKITE_BUILD_NUMBER}"
+    fi
+    base_image_arg="$(extract_arg_default BASE_IMAGE)"
+    base_image_digest="$(resolve_image_digest "${base_image_arg}")"
+    read -r -a content_paths <<< "${content_files}"
+    content_files_hash="$(compute_content_hash "${content_paths[@]}")"
+    base_hash=$(compute_base_content_hash "${use_sccache}" "${base_image_digest}")
+    rocm_version="$(rocm_version_from_base_image "${base_image_arg}")"
+    triton_arg="$(extract_arg_default TRITON_BRANCH)"
+    pytorch_arg="$(extract_arg_default PYTORCH_BRANCH)"
+    pytorch_vision_arg="$(extract_arg_default PYTORCH_VISION_BRANCH)"
+    pytorch_audio_arg="$(extract_arg_default PYTORCH_AUDIO_BRANCH)"
+    fa_arg="$(extract_arg_default FA_BRANCH)"
+    aiter_arg="$(extract_arg_default AITER_BRANCH)"
+    mori_arg="$(extract_arg_default MORI_BRANCH)"
+    python_version_arg="$(extract_arg_default PYTHON_VERSION)"
+    pytorch_rocm_arch_arg="$(extract_arg_default PYTORCH_ROCM_ARCH)"
+    pytorch_branch="$(tag_component "${pytorch_arg}" 16)"
+    aiter_branch="$(tag_component "${aiter_arg}" 24)"
+    dependency_summary="base=${base_image_arg},rocm=${rocm_version},python=${python_version_arg},pytorch=${pytorch_arg},torchvision=${pytorch_vision_arg},torchaudio=${pytorch_audio_arg},triton=${triton_arg},flash-attn=${fa_arg},aiter=${aiter_arg},mori=${mori_arg},pytorch-rocm-arch=${pytorch_rocm_arch_arg}"
+    descriptor="$(clean_docker_tag "base_custom_aiter_${aiter_branch}_torch_${pytorch_branch}_${build_date}${build_suffix}")"
+    ci_descriptor="$(clean_docker_tag "ci_custom_aiter_${aiter_branch}_torch_${pytorch_branch}_${build_date}${build_suffix}")"
+
+    descriptive_tag="${BASE_REPO}:${descriptor}"
+    ci_descriptive_tag="${CI_IMAGE_REPO}:${ci_descriptor}"
+
+    tags=(-t "${descriptive_tag}")
+    if should_push_stable_tag; then
+        tags+=(-t "${stable_tag}")
+        metadata_set "rocm-base-push-stable-tag" "1"
+    else
+        metadata_set "rocm-base-push-stable-tag" "0"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "${ROCM_BASE_NO_CACHE:-1}" == "1" ]]; then
+        no_cache_args=(--no-cache)
+    fi
+
+    for env_name in \
+        SCCACHE_DOWNLOAD_URL \
+        SCCACHE_ENDPOINT \
+        SCCACHE_BUCKET_NAME \
+        SCCACHE_REGION_NAME \
+        SCCACHE_S3_NO_CREDENTIALS; do
+        if [[ -n "${!env_name:-}" ]]; then
+            sccache_args+=(--build-arg "${env_name}=${!env_name}")
+        fi
+    done
+
+    echo "--- :docker: Building ROCm base image"
+    echo "Dockerfile: ${DOCKERFILE}"
+    echo "Descriptive tag: ${descriptive_tag}"
+    echo "Stable tag: ${stable_tag} ($(should_push_stable_tag && echo enabled || echo disabled))"
+    echo "Content hash: ${base_hash}"
+    echo "Dependency summary: ${dependency_summary}"
+    echo "USE_SCCACHE: ${use_sccache}"
+
+    docker buildx build \
+        "${no_cache_args[@]}" \
+        --pull \
+        --progress "${BUILDKIT_PROGRESS:-plain}" \
+        --file "${DOCKERFILE}" \
+        --build-arg "USE_SCCACHE=${use_sccache}" \
+        "${sccache_args[@]}" \
+        --label "org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm" \
+        --label "org.opencontainers.image.vendor=vLLM" \
+        --label "org.opencontainers.image.title=vLLM ROCm base" \
+        --label "org.opencontainers.image.revision=${BUILDKITE_COMMIT:-}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.metadata_version=${metadata_version}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.content_hash=${base_hash}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.content_files_hash=${content_files_hash}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.dockerfile=${DOCKERFILE}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.image.descriptive=${descriptive_tag}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.image.stable=${stable_tag}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.git_commit=${BUILDKITE_COMMIT:-}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.stable_branch=${ROCM_BASE_STABLE_BRANCH:-main}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.descriptor=${descriptor}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.dependency_summary=${dependency_summary}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.base_image=${base_image_arg}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.base_image_digest=${base_image_digest}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.dependency.rocm=${rocm_version}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.dependency.python=${python_version_arg}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.dependency.pytorch=${pytorch_arg}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.dependency.torchvision=${pytorch_vision_arg}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.dependency.torchaudio=${pytorch_audio_arg}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.dependency.triton=${triton_arg}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.dependency.flash_attention=${fa_arg}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.dependency.aiter=${aiter_arg}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.dependency.mori=${mori_arg}" \
+        --label "vllm.rocm_base.pytorch_rocm_arch=${pytorch_rocm_arch_arg}" \
+        "${tags[@]}" \
+        --push \
+        .
+
+    docker buildx imagetools inspect "${descriptive_tag}" >/dev/null
+
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-refresh" "1"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-image" "${descriptive_tag}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-image-descriptive" "${descriptive_tag}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-image-stable" "${stable_tag}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-image-ci-descriptive" "${ci_descriptive_tag}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-metadata-version" "${metadata_version}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-content-hash" "${base_hash}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-content-files-hash" "${content_files_hash}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-content-files" "${content_files}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-content-args" "${content_args}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-base-image-digest" "${base_image_digest}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-dockerfile" "${DOCKERFILE}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-descriptor" "${descriptor}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-dependency-summary" "${dependency_summary}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-dependency-rocm" "${rocm_version}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-dependency-python" "${python_version_arg}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-dependency-pytorch" "${pytorch_arg}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-dependency-torchvision" "${pytorch_vision_arg}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-dependency-torchaudio" "${pytorch_audio_arg}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-dependency-triton" "${triton_arg}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-dependency-flash-attention" "${fa_arg}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-dependency-aiter" "${aiter_arg}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-dependency-mori" "${mori_arg}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-pytorch-rocm-arch" "${pytorch_rocm_arch_arg}"
+    metadata_set "rocm-ci-image-descriptive" "${ci_descriptive_tag}"
+
+    echo "--- :white_check_mark: ROCm base image published"
+    echo "Use BASE_IMAGE=${descriptive_tag} for downstream ROCm CI builds"
+}
+
+main() {
+    metadata_set "rocm-base-refresh" "0"
+
+    if ! rocm_base_changed; then
+        echo "ROCm base Dockerfile did not change; skipping base image refresh"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    setup_builder
+    build_base_image
+}
+
+main "$@"

.buildkite/scripts/rocm/smoke-test-image.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Fast structural smoke test for the full ROCm CI image.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+image_ref="${VLLM_CI_SMOKE_IMAGE:-rocm/vllm-ci:${BUILDKITE_COMMIT:?BUILDKITE_COMMIT is required}}"
+
+docker run --rm --network=none --entrypoint /bin/bash "${image_ref}" -ec '
+  if [ ! -d /vllm-workspace ]; then echo Missing directory: /vllm-workspace >&2; exit 1; fi
+  if [ ! -d /vllm-workspace/tests ]; then echo Missing directory: /vllm-workspace/tests >&2; exit 1; fi
+  if [ ! -d /vllm-workspace/src/vllm ]; then echo Missing directory: /vllm-workspace/src/vllm >&2; exit 1; fi
+  if [ ! -x /vllm-workspace/src/vllm/vllm-rs ]; then echo Missing executable: /vllm-workspace/src/vllm/vllm-rs >&2; exit 1; fi
+
+  command -v python3
+  command -v uv
+  command -v pytest
+
+  if ! command -v amd-smi >/dev/null 2>&1 && ! command -v rocminfo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo No ROCm CLI found in image >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  python3 - <<PY
+import torch
+import vllm
+
+print(torch.__version__)
+print(vllm.__version__)
+PY
+
+  echo AMD image smoke OK
+'

.buildkite/scripts/run-multi-node-test.sh

@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ run_nodes() {
         if [ "$node" -ne 0 ]; then
             docker exec -d "node$node" /bin/bash -c "cd $WORKING_DIR ; ${COMMANDS[$node]}"
         else
-            docker exec "node$node" /bin/bash -c "cd $WORKING_DIR ; ${COMMANDS[$node]}"
+            # Allocate a TTY (-t -i) for the foreground head node so its output
+            # keeps ANSI color in the Buildkite log (see run-amd-test.sh).
+            docker exec -t -i "node$node" /bin/bash -c "cd $WORKING_DIR ; ${COMMANDS[$node]}"
         fi
     done
 }

.buildkite/scripts/run-rust-frontend-cargo-ci.sh

@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ if [[ "$MODE" != "style-clippy" && "$MODE" != "test" ]]; then
   exit 2
 fi
 
-ROOT_DIR="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+if ROOT_DIR="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)"; then
+  :
+else
+  SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd -P)"
+  ROOT_DIR="$(cd -- "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../.." && pwd -P)"
+fi
 cd "$ROOT_DIR"
 
 export CARGO_TERM_COLOR="${CARGO_TERM_COLOR:-always}"
@@ -16,16 +21,20 @@ export CARGO_HOME="${CARGO_HOME:-$HOME/.cargo}"
 export RUSTUP_HOME="${RUSTUP_HOME:-$HOME/.rustup}"
 export PATH="$CARGO_HOME/bin:$PATH"
 
+PROTOC_VERSION="${PROTOC_VERSION:-31.1}"
+CARGO_BINSTALL_VERSION="${CARGO_BINSTALL_VERSION:-1.20.1}"
+UV_VERSION="${UV_VERSION:-0.11.28}"
+PYO3_PYTHON_VERSION="${PYO3_PYTHON_VERSION:-3.12}"
+
+CARGO_SORT_VERSION_REQ="${CARGO_SORT_VERSION_REQ:-2}"
+CARGO_DENY_VERSION_REQ="${CARGO_DENY_VERSION_REQ:-0.20}"
+CARGO_NEXTEST_VERSION_REQ="${CARGO_NEXTEST_VERSION_REQ:-0.9}"
+
 log_section() {
   echo "--- $*"
 }
 
 install_protoc() {
-  if command -v protoc >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    return
-  fi
-
-  local version="${PROTOC_VERSION:-31.1}"
   local arch
   case "$(uname -m)" in
     x86_64)
@@ -40,16 +49,17 @@ install_protoc() {
       ;;
   esac
 
-  local url="https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v${version}/protoc-${version}-linux-${arch}.zip"
+  local url="https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v${PROTOC_VERSION}/protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-${arch}.zip"
   local tmp_dir
   tmp_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
 
-  log_section "Installing protoc ${version}"
+  log_section "Installing protoc ${PROTOC_VERSION}"
   curl -L --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf "$url" -o "$tmp_dir/protoc.zip"
   mkdir -p "$CARGO_HOME/bin"
   unzip -q "$tmp_dir/protoc.zip" bin/protoc 'include/*' -d "$CARGO_HOME"
   chmod +x "$CARGO_HOME/bin/protoc"
   rm -rf "$tmp_dir"
+  protoc --version
 }
 
 rust_toolchain() {
@@ -70,66 +80,48 @@ install_rust_toolchain() {
 }
 
 install_cargo_binstall() {
-  if command -v cargo-binstall >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    return
-  fi
-
-  log_section "Installing cargo-binstall"
+  log_section "Installing cargo-binstall ${CARGO_BINSTALL_VERSION}"
   curl -L --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf \
-    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall/main/install-from-binstall-release.sh \
-    | bash
+    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall/v${CARGO_BINSTALL_VERSION}/install-from-binstall-release.sh" \
+    | env BINSTALL_VERSION="$CARGO_BINSTALL_VERSION" bash
+  cargo-binstall -V
 }
 
 install_cargo_sort() {
-  if command -v cargo-sort >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    return
-  fi
-
-  log_section "Installing cargo-sort"
-  install_cargo_binstall
-  cargo binstall --no-confirm cargo-sort
+  log_section "Installing cargo-sort ${CARGO_SORT_VERSION_REQ}"
+  cargo binstall --no-confirm --force "cargo-sort@${CARGO_SORT_VERSION_REQ}"
 }
 
 install_cargo_deny() {
-  if command -v cargo-deny >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    return
-  fi
-
-  log_section "Installing cargo-deny"
-  install_cargo_binstall
-  cargo binstall --no-confirm cargo-deny
+  log_section "Installing cargo-deny ${CARGO_DENY_VERSION_REQ}"
+  cargo binstall --no-confirm --force "cargo-deny@${CARGO_DENY_VERSION_REQ}"
 }
 
 install_cargo_nextest() {
-  if command -v cargo-nextest >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    return
-  fi
-
-  log_section "Installing cargo-nextest"
-  install_cargo_binstall
-  cargo binstall --no-confirm --secure cargo-nextest
+  log_section "Installing cargo-nextest ${CARGO_NEXTEST_VERSION_REQ}"
+  cargo binstall \
+    --no-confirm \
+    --force \
+    --secure \
+    "cargo-nextest@${CARGO_NEXTEST_VERSION_REQ}"
 }
 
 install_uv() {
-  if command -v uv >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    return
-  fi
-
-  log_section "Installing uv"
-  curl -LsSf --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh \
+  log_section "Installing uv ${UV_VERSION}"
+  curl -L --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf \
+    "https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/releases/download/${UV_VERSION}/uv-installer.sh" \
     | env UV_INSTALL_DIR="$CARGO_HOME/bin" sh
+  uv --version
 }
 
 setup_pyo3_python() {
-  local python_version="${PYO3_PYTHON_VERSION:-3.12}"
-
-  log_section "Installing Python ${python_version} for PyO3 tests"
-  uv python install "$python_version"
+  log_section "Installing Python ${PYO3_PYTHON_VERSION} for PyO3 tests"
+  uv python install "$PYO3_PYTHON_VERSION"
   PYO3_PYTHON="$(uv python find \
     --managed-python \
     --no-project \
     --resolve-links \
-    "$python_version")"
+    "$PYO3_PYTHON_VERSION")"
   export PYO3_PYTHON
 
   local python_libdir
@@ -151,6 +143,7 @@ PY
 }
 
 run_style_clippy() {
+  install_cargo_binstall
   install_cargo_sort
   install_cargo_deny
 
@@ -163,8 +156,8 @@ run_style_clippy() {
   log_section "Checking Rust dependency bans"
   cargo deny \
     --manifest-path rust/Cargo.toml \
-    check \
     --config rust/deny.toml \
+    check \
     bans
 
   log_section "Running clippy"
@@ -181,6 +174,7 @@ run_style_clippy() {
 run_tests() {
   install_uv
   setup_pyo3_python
+  install_cargo_binstall
   install_cargo_nextest
 
   log_section "Running cargo nextest"

.buildkite/scripts/scheduled_integration_test/qwen30b_a3b_fp8_dp4_async_eplb.sh

@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ wait_for_server() {
 
 MODEL="Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-FP8"
 BACK="allgather_reducescatter"
+if command -v rocm-smi &> /dev/null || [[ -d /opt/rocm ]] || [[ -n "${ROCM_PATH:-}" ]]; then
+  # Disable MOE padding for ROCm since it is causing eplb to fail.
+  export VLLM_ROCM_MOE_PADDING=0
+fi
 
 cleanup() {
   if [[ -n "${SERVER_PID:-}" ]] && kill -0 "${SERVER_PID}" 2>/dev/null; then

.buildkite/scripts/trigger-ci-build.sh

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ NC='\033[0m' # No Color
 # Default configuration
 PIPELINE="ci"
 DRY_RUN=true
+TORCH_NIGHTLY=false
 
 usage() {
     cat <<EOF
@@ -34,12 +35,14 @@ Sets RUN_ALL=1 and NIGHTLY=1 environment variables.
 SAFETY: Dry-run by default. Use --execute to actually trigger a build.
 
 Options:
-    --execute       Actually trigger the build (default: dry-run)
-    --pipeline      Buildkite pipeline slug (default: ${PIPELINE})
-    --commit        Override commit SHA (default: current HEAD)
-    --branch        Override branch name (default: current branch)
-    --message       Custom build message (default: auto-generated)
-    --help          Show this help message
+    --execute        Actually trigger the build (default: dry-run)
+    --pipeline       Buildkite pipeline slug (default: ${PIPELINE})
+    --commit         Override commit SHA (default: current HEAD)
+    --branch         Override branch name (default: current branch)
+    --message        Custom build message (default: auto-generated)
+    --torch-nightly  Also build and run the full suite against torch nightly
+                     (sets TORCH_NIGHTLY=1)
+    --help           Show this help message
 
 Prerequisites:
     - bk CLI installed: brew tap buildkite/buildkite && brew install buildkite/buildkite/bk
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ Examples:
     $(basename "$0")                        # Dry-run, show what would happen
     $(basename "$0") --execute              # Actually trigger the build
     $(basename "$0") --pipeline ci-shadow   # Dry-run with different pipeline
+    $(basename "$0") --torch-nightly        # Dry-run a full torch-nightly run
 EOF
     exit 1
 }
@@ -96,6 +100,10 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             MESSAGE="$2"
             shift 2
             ;;
+        --torch-nightly)
+            TORCH_NIGHTLY=true
+            shift
+            ;;
         --help|-h)
             usage
             ;;
@@ -171,11 +179,17 @@ if [[ $(echo "$REMOTE_BRANCHES" | wc -l) -gt 5 ]]; then
 fi
 echo ""
 
+# Environment variables passed to the build.
+BUILD_ENV=("RUN_ALL=1" "NIGHTLY=1")
+if [[ "$TORCH_NIGHTLY" == true ]]; then
+    BUILD_ENV+=("TORCH_NIGHTLY=1")
+fi
+
 log_info "Pipeline: ${PIPELINE}"
 log_info "Branch: ${BRANCH}"
 log_info "Commit: ${COMMIT}"
 log_info "Message: ${MESSAGE}"
-log_info "Environment: RUN_ALL=1, NIGHTLY=1"
+log_info "Environment: ${BUILD_ENV[*]}"
 echo ""
 
 # Build the command
@@ -187,9 +201,10 @@ CMD=(bk build create
     --commit "${COMMIT}"
     --branch "${BRANCH}"
     --message "${MESSAGE}"
-    --env "RUN_ALL=1"
-    --env "NIGHTLY=1"
 )
+for env_var in "${BUILD_ENV[@]}"; do
+    CMD+=(--env "${env_var}")
+done
 
 if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
     echo "=========================================="
@@ -210,8 +225,14 @@ if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
     echo "    --commit '$(escape_for_shell "${COMMIT}")' \\"
     echo "    --branch '$(escape_for_shell "${BRANCH}")' \\"
     echo "    --message '$(escape_for_shell "${MESSAGE}")' \\"
-    echo "    --env 'RUN_ALL=1' \\"
-    echo "    --env 'NIGHTLY=1'"
+    last_idx=$(( ${#BUILD_ENV[@]} - 1 ))
+    for i in "${!BUILD_ENV[@]}"; do
+        if [[ $i -eq $last_idx ]]; then
+            echo "    --env '$(escape_for_shell "${BUILD_ENV[$i]}")'"
+        else
+            echo "    --env '$(escape_for_shell "${BUILD_ENV[$i]}")' \\"
+        fi
+    done
     echo ""
     echo "=========================================="
     echo -e "${YELLOW}To actually trigger this build, run:${NC}"

.buildkite/scripts/upload-nightly-wheels.sh

@@ -6,8 +6,14 @@ set -ex
 # manylinux platform tag with auditwheel.
 # Index generation is handled separately by generate-and-upload-nightly-index.sh.
 
-# shellcheck source=lib/manylinux.sh
-source .buildkite/scripts/lib/manylinux.sh
+# auditwheel is Linux-only; macOS wheels already carry a valid tag, so skip the
+# manylinux retag for them.
+WHEEL_PLATFORM="${VLLM_WHEEL_PLATFORM:-linux}"
+
+if [[ "$WHEEL_PLATFORM" == "linux" ]]; then
+  # shellcheck source=lib/manylinux.sh
+  source .buildkite/scripts/lib/manylinux.sh
+fi
 
 BUCKET="vllm-wheels"
 SUBPATH=$BUILDKITE_COMMIT
@@ -27,8 +33,10 @@ wheel="${wheel_files[0]}"
 
 # ========= detect manylinux tag and rename ==========
 
-wheel="$(apply_manylinux_tag "$wheel")"
-echo "Renamed wheel to: $wheel"
+if [[ "$WHEEL_PLATFORM" == "linux" ]]; then
+  wheel="$(apply_manylinux_tag "$wheel")"
+  echo "Renamed wheel to: $wheel"
+fi
 
 # Extract the version from the wheel
 version=$(unzip -p "$wheel" '**/METADATA' | grep '^Version: ' | cut -d' ' -f2)

.buildkite/scripts/upload-rocm-wheels.sh

@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ $PYTHON .buildkite/scripts/generate-nightly-index.py \
 echo "Uploading indices to $S3_COMMIT_PREFIX"
 aws s3 cp --recursive "$INDICES_OUTPUT_DIR/" "$S3_COMMIT_PREFIX"
 
-# Update rocm/nightly/ if on main branch and not a PR
-if [[ "$BUILDKITE_BRANCH" == "main" && "$BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST" == "false" ]] || [[ "$NIGHTLY" == "1" ]]; then
+# Only scheduled nightly builds should update the moving nightly index.
+if [[ "${NIGHTLY:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
     echo "Updating rocm/nightly/ index..."
     aws s3 cp --recursive "$INDICES_OUTPUT_DIR/" "s3://$BUCKET/rocm/nightly/"
 fi
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ echo ""
 echo "Install command (by commit):"
 echo "  pip install vllm --extra-index-url https://${BUCKET}.s3.amazonaws.com/$ROCM_SUBPATH/"
 echo ""
-if [[ "$BUILDKITE_BRANCH" == "main" ]] || [[ "$NIGHTLY" == "1" ]]; then
+if [[ "${NIGHTLY:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
     echo "Install command (nightly):"
     echo "  pip install vllm --extra-index-url https://${BUCKET}.s3.amazonaws.com/rocm/nightly/"
 fi

.buildkite/scripts/xpu/create-xpu-ecr-manifest.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REGISTRY="public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7"
+REPO="vllm-release-repo"
+ARCH_TAG="${BUILDKITE_COMMIT}-$(uname -m)-xpu"
+PLATFORM_TAG="${BUILDKITE_COMMIT}-xpu"
+
+aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin ${REGISTRY}
+docker manifest rm ${REGISTRY}/${REPO}:${PLATFORM_TAG} || true
+docker manifest create ${REGISTRY}/${REPO}:${PLATFORM_TAG} ${REGISTRY}/${REPO}:${ARCH_TAG} --amend
+docker manifest push ${REGISTRY}/${REPO}:${PLATFORM_TAG}

.buildkite/scripts/xpu/push-nightly-builds-xpu.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -ex
+
+ORIG_TAG_NAME="$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"
+REPO="vllm/vllm-openai-xpu"
+
+echo "Pushing original XPU tag ${ORIG_TAG_NAME}-xpu to nightly tags in ${REPO}"
+
+aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7
+docker pull public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7/vllm-release-repo:"$ORIG_TAG_NAME"-x86_64-xpu
+
+docker tag public.ecr.aws/q9t5s3a7/vllm-release-repo:"$ORIG_TAG_NAME"-x86_64-xpu ${REPO}:nightly-x86_64
+docker push ${REPO}:nightly-x86_64
+
+docker manifest rm ${REPO}:nightly || true
+docker manifest rm ${REPO}:nightly-"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT" || true
+docker manifest create ${REPO}:nightly ${REPO}:nightly-x86_64 --amend
+docker manifest create ${REPO}:nightly-"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT" ${REPO}:nightly-x86_64 --amend
+docker manifest push ${REPO}:nightly
+docker manifest push ${REPO}:nightly-"$BUILDKITE_COMMIT"

.buildkite/test_areas/attention.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: V1 attention (H100-MI300)
   key: v1-attention-h100-mi300
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 85
   device: h100
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/config/attention.py
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ steps:
     - vllm/v1/attention
     - tests/v1/attention
   commands:
-    - pytest -v -s v1/attention
+    - pytest -v -s v1/attention --shard-id=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB --num-shards=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB_COUNT
+  parallelism: 2
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 70
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 125
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: V1 attention (B200)
   key: v1-attention-b200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 80
   device: b200-k8s
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/config/attention.py
@@ -38,4 +40,5 @@ steps:
     - vllm/v1/attention
     - tests/v1/attention
   commands:
-    - pytest -v -s v1/attention
+    - pytest -v -s v1/attention --shard-id=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB --num-shards=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB_COUNT
+  parallelism: 2

.buildkite/test_areas/basic_correctness.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: Basic Correctness
   key: basic-correctness
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 68
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ steps:
   - pytest -v -s basic_correctness/test_cpu_offload.py
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 50
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 60
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd

.buildkite/test_areas/benchmarks.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: Benchmarks CLI Test
   key: benchmarks-cli-test
-  timeout_in_minutes: 20
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ steps:
   - pytest -v -s benchmarks/
   mirror:
     amd:
+      dind: false
       device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 40
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ steps:
   num_gpus: 2
   optional: true
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/"
-  timeout_in_minutes: 10
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   source_file_dependencies:
   - benchmarks/attention_benchmarks/
   - vllm/v1/attention/

.buildkite/test_areas/compile.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: Sequence Parallel Correctness Tests (2 GPUs)
   key: sequence-parallel-correctness-tests-2-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 50
+  timeout_in_minutes: 80
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/"
   num_devices: 2
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Sequence Parallel Correctness Tests (2xH100)
   key: sequence-parallel-correctness-tests-2xh100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 50
+  timeout_in_minutes: 75
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/"
   device: h100
   optional: true
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: AsyncTP Correctness Tests (2xH100)
   key: asynctp-correctness-tests-2xh100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 50
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/"
   device: h100
   optional: true
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: AsyncTP Correctness Tests (B200)
   key: asynctp-correctness-tests-b200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 50
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/"
   device: b200-k8s
   optional: true
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Distributed Compile Unit Tests (2xH100)
   key: distributed-compile-unit-tests-2xh100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 20
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/"
   device: h100
   num_devices: 2
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Fusion and Compile Unit Tests (2xB200)
   key: fusion-and-compile-unit-tests-2xb200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 20
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/"
   device: b200-k8s
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Fusion E2E Quick (H100)
   key: fusion-e2e-quick-h100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 15
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/"
   device: h100
   num_devices: 1
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Fusion E2E Config Sweep (H100)
   key: fusion-e2e-config-sweep-h100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/"
   device: h100
   num_devices: 1
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Fusion E2E TP2 Quick (H100)
   key: fusion-e2e-tp2-quick-h100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 20
+  timeout_in_minutes: 35
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/"
   device: h100
   num_devices: 2
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Fusion E2E TP2 AR-RMS Config Sweep (H100)
   key: fusion-e2e-tp2-ar-rms-config-sweep-h100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 40
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/"
   device: h100
   num_devices: 2
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Fusion E2E TP2 (B200)
   key: fusion-e2e-tp2-b200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 20
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/"
   device: b200-k8s
   num_devices: 2

.buildkite/test_areas/cuda.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: Platform Tests
   key: platform-tests
-  timeout_in_minutes: 15
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/envs.py
@@ -16,16 +16,21 @@ steps:
   commands:
     - pytest -v -s cuda/test_cuda_context.py
     - pytest -v -s cuda/test_platform_no_cuda_init.py
+    - pytest -v -s cuda/test_cuda_compatibility_path.py
 
 - label: Cudagraph
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: cudagraph
-  timeout_in_minutes: 20
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   source_file_dependencies:
   - tests/v1/cudagraph
   - vllm/v1/cudagraph_dispatcher.py
   - vllm/config/compilation.py
   - vllm/compilation
+  - vllm/v1/worker/encoder_cudagraph.py
+  - vllm/v1/worker/encoder_cudagraph_defs.py
   commands:
     - pytest -v -s v1/cudagraph/test_cudagraph_dispatch.py
     - pytest -v -s v1/cudagraph/test_cudagraph_mode.py
-    - pytest -v -s v1/cudagraph/test_breakable_cudagraph.py
+    - pytest -v -s v1/cudagraph/test_breakable_cudagraph.py
+    - pytest -v -s v1/cudagraph/test_encoder_cudagraph.py

.buildkite/test_areas/disaggregated.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: Distributed NixlConnector PD accuracy (4 GPUs)
   key: distributed-nixlconnector-pd-accuracy-4-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 55
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 4
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ steps:
     - bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/config_sweep_accuracy_test.sh
   mirror:
     amd:
+      dind: false
       device: mi300_4
-      timeout_in_minutes: 110
+      timeout_in_minutes: 60
       depends_on:
         - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Distributed FlashInfer NixlConnector PD accuracy (4 GPUs)
   key: distributed-flashinfer-nixlconnector-pd-accuracy-4-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 55
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 4
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -39,6 +40,19 @@ steps:
     - bash /vllm-workspace/.buildkite/scripts/install-kv-connectors.sh
     - FLASHINFER=1 bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/config_sweep_accuracy_test.sh
 
+- label: Push NixlConnector PP prefill PD accuracy (4 GPUs)
+  key: push-nixlconnector-pp-prefill-pd-accuracy-4-gpus
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
+  num_devices: 4
+  source_file_dependencies:
+    - vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/nixl/
+    - tests/v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/
+    - tests/v1/kv_connector/nixl_push_integration/
+  commands:
+    - bash /vllm-workspace/.buildkite/scripts/install-kv-connectors.sh
+    - bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_push_integration/config_sweep_accuracy_test.sh
+
 - label: DP EP Distributed NixlConnector PD accuracy tests (4 GPUs)
   key: dp-ep-distributed-nixlconnector-pd-accuracy-tests-4-gpus
   timeout_in_minutes: 30
@@ -52,8 +66,9 @@ steps:
     - DP_EP=1 bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/config_sweep_accuracy_test.sh
   mirror:
     amd:
+      dind: false
       device: mi300_4
-      timeout_in_minutes: 50
+      timeout_in_minutes: 40
       depends_on:
         - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -66,7 +81,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: CrossLayer KV layout Distributed NixlConnector PD accuracy tests (4 GPUs)
   key: crosslayer-kv-layout-distributed-nixlconnector-pd-accuracy-tests-4-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 55
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 4
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -77,8 +92,9 @@ steps:
     - CROSS_LAYERS_BLOCKS=True bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/config_sweep_accuracy_test.sh
   mirror:
     amd:
+      dind: false
       device: mi300_4
-      timeout_in_minutes: 110
+      timeout_in_minutes: 60
       depends_on:
         - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -91,7 +107,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Hybrid SSM NixlConnector PD accuracy tests (4 GPUs)
   key: hybrid-ssm-nixlconnector-pd-accuracy-tests-4-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 25
+  timeout_in_minutes: 60
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 4
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -102,8 +118,9 @@ steps:
     - HYBRID_SSM=1 bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/config_sweep_accuracy_test.sh
   mirror:
     amd:
+      dind: false
       device: mi300_4
-      timeout_in_minutes: 60
+      timeout_in_minutes: 55
       depends_on:
         - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -114,6 +131,22 @@ steps:
         - uv pip install --system -r /vllm-workspace/requirements/kv_connectors_rocm.txt
         - HYBRID_SSM=1 ATTENTION_BACKEND=TRITON_ATTN bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/config_sweep_accuracy_test.sh
 
+- label: NixlConnector PD edge case test (2 GPUs)
+  key: nixlconnector-pd-edge-cases-2-gpus
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
+  working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
+  num_devices: 2
+  source_file_dependencies:
+    - vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/nixl/
+    - vllm/v1/core/sched/
+    - tests/v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/
+  env:
+    PREFILL_GPU_ID: "0"
+    DECODE_GPU_ID: "1"
+  commands:
+    - bash /vllm-workspace/.buildkite/scripts/install-kv-connectors.sh
+    - bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/run_edge_case_test.sh
+
 - label: Hybrid SSM NixlConnector PD prefix cache test (2 GPUs)
   key: hybrid-ssm-nixlconnector-pd-prefix-cache-2-gpus
   timeout_in_minutes: 25
@@ -130,7 +163,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: MultiConnector (Nixl+Offloading) PD accuracy (2 GPUs)
   key: multiconnector-nixl-offloading-pd-accuracy-2-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 2
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -145,7 +178,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: NixlConnector PD + Spec Decode acceptance (2 GPUs)
   key: nixlconnector-pd-spec-decode-acceptance-2-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   device: a100
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 2
@@ -158,8 +191,9 @@ steps:
     - bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/config_sweep_spec_decode_test.sh
   mirror:
     amd:
+      dind: false
       device: mi300_2
-      timeout_in_minutes: 60
+      timeout_in_minutes: 45
       depends_on:
         - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -169,11 +203,11 @@ steps:
         - vllm/platforms/rocm.py
       commands:
         - uv pip install --system -r /vllm-workspace/requirements/kv_connectors_rocm.txt
-        - ATTENTION_BACKEND=TRITON_ATTN bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/config_sweep_spec_decode_test.sh
+        - KV_CACHE_MEMORY_BYTES=8G ATTENTION_BACKEND=TRITON_ATTN bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/config_sweep_spec_decode_test.sh
 
 - label: MultiConnector (Nixl+Offloading) PD edge cases (2 GPUs)
   key: multiconnector-nixl-offloading-pd-edge-cases-2-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 2
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -185,3 +219,25 @@ steps:
   commands:
     - bash /vllm-workspace/.buildkite/scripts/install-kv-connectors.sh
     - bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/run_multi_connector_edge_case_test.sh
+
+# P TP 4 - D DPEP 4 test case for DSv4-Flash
+- label: DSv4-Flash Disaggregated DP EP
+  key: dsv4-flash-disaggregated
+  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  device: h200
+  optional: true
+  working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
+  num_devices: 8
+  env:
+    ENABLE_HMA_FLAG: "1"
+    DP_EP: "1"
+    GPU_MEMORY_UTILIZATION: "0.85"
+    PREFILLER_TP_SIZE: "4"
+    DECODER_TP_SIZE: "4"
+    PREFILL_BLOCK_SIZE: "256"
+    DECODE_BLOCK_SIZE: "256"
+    MODEL_NAMES: "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash"
+    VLLM_SERVE_EXTRA_ARGS: "--trust-remote-code,--kv-cache-dtype,fp8"
+  commands:
+    - bash /vllm-workspace/.buildkite/scripts/install-kv-connectors.sh
+    - bash v1/kv_connector/nixl_integration/run_accuracy_test.sh

.buildkite/test_areas/distributed.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: Distributed Comm Ops
   key: distributed-comm-ops
-  timeout_in_minutes: 20
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 2
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Distributed DP Tests (2 GPUs)
   key: distributed-dp-tests-2-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 20
+  timeout_in_minutes: 35
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 2
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ steps:
   - DP_SIZE=2 pytest -v -s entrypoints/openai/test_multi_api_servers.py
   mirror:
     amd:
+      dind: false
       device: mi300_2
+      timeout_in_minutes: 45
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Distributed Compile + RPC Tests (2 GPUs)
   key: distributed-compile-rpc-tests-2-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 20
+  timeout_in_minutes: 65
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 2
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Distributed Torchrun + Shutdown Tests (2 GPUs)
   key: distributed-torchrun-shutdown-tests-2-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 20
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 2
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Distributed DP Tests (4 GPUs)
   key: distributed-dp-tests-4-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 4
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Distributed Compile + Comm (4 GPUs)
   key: distributed-compile-comm-4-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 70
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 4
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Distributed Tests (8xH100)
   key: distributed-tests-8xh100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 10
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   device: h100
   num_devices: 8
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Distributed Tests (2xH100-2xMI300)
   key: distributed-tests-2xh100-2xmi300
-  timeout_in_minutes: 15
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   device: h100
   optional: true
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/"
@@ -233,7 +235,7 @@ steps:
   num_devices: 2
   commands:
     - pytest -v -s tests/distributed/test_context_parallel.py
-    - pytest -v -s tests/distributed/test_nccl_symm_mem_allreduce.py
+    - pytest -v -s tests/distributed/test_nccl_symm_mem.py
     - pytest -v -s tests/v1/distributed/test_dbo.py
     - pytest -v -s tests/distributed/test_mnnvl_alltoall.py
 
@@ -259,7 +261,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Pipeline + Context Parallelism (4 GPUs)
   key: pipeline-context-parallelism-4-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 55
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 4
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -274,7 +276,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: RayExecutorV2 (4 GPUs)
   key: rayexecutorv2-4-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 4
   source_file_dependencies:

.buildkite/test_areas/docker.yaml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ depends_on:
   - image-build-cpu
 steps:
 - label: Docker Build Metadata
-  timeout_in_minutes: 10
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   device: cpu-small
   source_file_dependencies:
     - .buildkite/release-pipeline.yaml

.buildkite/test_areas/e2e_integration.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: DeepSeek V2-Lite Sync EPLB Accuracy (4xH100)
   key: deepseek-v2-lite-sync-eplb-accuracy-4xh100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   device: h100
   optional: true
   num_devices: 4
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Qwen3-30B-A3B-FP8-block Sync EPLB Accuracy (4xH100)
   key: qwen3-30b-a3b-fp8-block-sync-eplb-accuracy-4xh100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   device: h100
   optional: true
   num_devices: 4
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Qwen3-30B-A3B-FP8-block Sync EPLB Accuracy (2xB200)
   key: qwen3-30b-a3b-fp8-block-sync-eplb-accuracy-2xb200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   device: b200-k8s
   optional: true
   num_devices: 2
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Qwen3-30B-A3B-FP8 DP4 Async EPLB Accuracy
   key: qwen3-30b-a3b-fp8-dp4-async-eplb-accuracy
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   device: h100
   optional: true
   num_devices: 4
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: DeepSeek V2-Lite Prefetch Offload Accuracy (H100)
   key: deepseek-v2-lite-prefetch-offload-accuracy-h100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   device: h100
   optional: true
   num_devices: 1

.buildkite/test_areas/engine.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: Engine
   key: engine
-  timeout_in_minutes: 15
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/compilation/
@@ -28,30 +28,33 @@ steps:
   - pytest -v -s engine test_sequence.py test_config.py test_logger.py test_vllm_port.py test_jit_monitor.py
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 60
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 40
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
 - label: Engine (1 GPU)
   key: engine-1-gpu
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/v1/engine/
     - tests/v1/engine/
+    - tests/v1/test_tensor_ipc_queue.py
   commands:
     - pytest -v -s v1/engine/test_preprocess_error_handling.py
     - pytest -v -s v1/engine --ignore v1/engine/test_preprocess_error_handling.py
+    - pytest -v -s v1/test_tensor_ipc_queue.py
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 40
+      device: mi250_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 45
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
 - label: e2e Scheduling (1 GPU)
   key: e2e-scheduling-1-gpu
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 53
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/v1/
@@ -61,14 +64,14 @@ steps:
   mirror:
     amd:
       device: mi250_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 60
+      timeout_in_minutes: 55
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
 - label: e2e Core (1 GPU)
   device: h200_35gb
   key: e2e-core-1-gpu
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/v1/
     - tests/v1/e2e/general/
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ steps:
   mirror:
     amd:
       device: mi250_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 35
+      timeout_in_minutes: 50
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: V1 e2e (2 GPUs)
   key: v1-e2e-2-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60 # TODO: Fix timeout after we have more confidence in the test stability
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25 # TODO: Fix timeout after we have more confidence in the test stability
   optional: true
   num_devices: 2
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -114,13 +117,15 @@ steps:
     - pytest -v -s v1/e2e/spec_decode/test_spec_decode.py -k "tensor_parallelism"
   mirror:
     amd:
+      dind: false
       device: mi300_2
+      timeout_in_minutes: 30
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
 - label: V1 e2e (4 GPUs)
   key: v1-e2e-4-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60 # TODO: Fix timeout after we have more confidence in the test stability
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20 # TODO: Fix timeout after we have more confidence in the test stability
   optional: true
   num_devices: 4
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -148,7 +153,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: V1 e2e (4xH100)
   key: v1-e2e-4xh100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 35
   device: h100
   num_devices: 4
   optional: true

.buildkite/test_areas/entrypoints.yaml

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ depends_on:
   - image-build
 steps:
 - label: Entrypoints Unit Tests
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: entrypoints-unit-tests
-  timeout_in_minutes: 10
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/entrypoints
@@ -15,8 +16,9 @@ steps:
   - pytest -v -s entrypoints/weight_transfer
 
 - label: Entrypoints Integration (LLM)
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: entrypoints-integration-llm
-  timeout_in_minutes: 40
+  timeout_in_minutes: 60
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
@@ -28,16 +30,16 @@ steps:
   - pytest -v -s entrypoints/llm/offline_mode # Needs to avoid interference with other tests
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      # TODO(akaratza): Test after Torch >= 2.12 bump
-      soft_fail: true
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 55
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
 - label: Entrypoints Integration (API Server)
   key: entrypoints-integration-api-server
   device: h200_35gb
-  timeout_in_minutes: 130
+  timeout_in_minutes: 75
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
@@ -50,13 +52,16 @@ steps:
   - pytest -v -s entrypoints/scale_out
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 65
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
 - label: Entrypoints Integration (API Server OpenAI - Part 1)
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: entrypoints-integration-api-server-openai-part-1
-  timeout_in_minutes: 50
+  timeout_in_minutes: 68
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
@@ -67,14 +72,16 @@ steps:
   - pytest -v -s entrypoints/openai --ignore=entrypoints/openai/completion --ignore=entrypoints/openai/chat_completion --ignore=entrypoints/openai/responses --ignore=entrypoints/openai/correctness
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 80
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 65
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
 - label: Entrypoints Integration (API Server OpenAI - Part 2)
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: entrypoints-integration-api-server-openai-part-2
-  timeout_in_minutes: 50
+  timeout_in_minutes: 83
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
@@ -86,12 +93,14 @@ steps:
   - pytest -v -s entrypoints/openai/completion --ignore=entrypoints/openai/completion/test_tensorizer_entrypoint.py
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 80
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 70
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
 - label: Entrypoints Integration (API Server Generate)
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: entrypoints-integration-api-server-generate
   timeout_in_minutes: 50
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
@@ -108,12 +117,14 @@ steps:
   - pytest -v -s entrypoints/anthropic
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 60
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 65
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
 - label: Entrypoints Integration (Responses API)
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: entrypoints-integration-responses-api
   timeout_in_minutes: 50
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
@@ -126,7 +137,7 @@ steps:
 - label: Entrypoints Integration (Speech to Text)
   device: h200_35gb
   key: entrypoints-integration-speech_to_text
-  timeout_in_minutes: 50
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
@@ -138,7 +149,7 @@ steps:
 - label: Entrypoints Integration (Multimodal)
   device: h200_35gb
   key: entrypoints-integration-multimodal
-  timeout_in_minutes: 50
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
@@ -148,8 +159,9 @@ steps:
   - pytest -v -s entrypoints/multimodal
 
 - label: Entrypoints Integration (Pooling)
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: entrypoints-integration-pooling
-  timeout_in_minutes: 50
+  timeout_in_minutes: 75
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
@@ -160,7 +172,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: OpenAI API Correctness
   key: openai-api-correctness
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
   - csrc/
@@ -169,7 +181,9 @@ steps:
   - pytest -s entrypoints/openai/correctness/
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 30
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:

.buildkite/test_areas/expert_parallelism.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: EPLB Algorithm
   key: eplb-algorithm
-  timeout_in_minutes: 15
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   device: h200_18gb
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ steps:
   - pytest -v -s distributed/test_eplb_utils.py
   mirror:
     amd:
+      dind: false
       device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 30
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: EPLB Execution # 17min
   key: eplb-execution
-  timeout_in_minutes: 27
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 4
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Elastic EP Scaling Test
   key: elastic-ep-scaling-test
-  timeout_in_minutes: 20
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   device: h100
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 4
@@ -50,4 +52,5 @@ steps:
   - vllm/compilation/
   - tests/distributed/
   commands:
+  - bash /vllm-workspace/.buildkite/scripts/install-kv-connectors.sh
   - pytest -v -s distributed/test_elastic_ep.py

.buildkite/test_areas/fault_tolerance.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+group: Fault Tolerance
+depends_on:
+  - image-build
+steps:
+- label: Fault Tolerance E2E (2xH100)
+  key: fault-tolerance-e2e-2xh100
+  timeout_in_minutes: 35
+  device: h100
+  num_devices: 2
+  working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - vllm/v1/fault_tolerance/
+  - vllm/v1/worker/sentinel/
+  - vllm/entrypoints/serve/fault_tolerance/
+  - vllm/distributed/elastic_ep/
+  - vllm/distributed/device_communicators/
+  - vllm/v1/engine/
+  - vllm/v1/worker/
+  - tests/v1/fault_tolerance/
+  - tests/v1/distributed/test_external_lb_dp.py
+  commands:
+  # Base image has no nixl; install it or has_nixl_ep() skips the tests.
+  - bash /vllm-workspace/.buildkite/scripts/install-kv-connectors.sh
+  # https://github.com/NVIDIA/nccl/issues/1838
+  - export NCCL_CUMEM_HOST_ENABLE=0
+  - pytest -v -s v1/fault_tolerance/test_fault_tolerance_e2e.py

.buildkite/test_areas/kernels.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: vLLM IR Tests
   key: vllm-ir-tests
-  timeout_in_minutes: 10
+  timeout_in_minutes: 35
   device: h200_18gb
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/"
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -15,19 +15,21 @@ steps:
     - pytest -v -s tests/kernels/ir
 
 - label: Kernels Core Operation Test
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: kernels-core-operation-test
-  timeout_in_minutes: 75
+  timeout_in_minutes: 120
   source_file_dependencies:
   - csrc/
   - tests/kernels/core
   - tests/kernels/test_concat_mla_q.py
   - tests/kernels/test_fused_qk_norm_rope_gate.py
   commands:
-    - pytest -v -s kernels/core --ignore=kernels/core/test_minimax_reduce_rms.py  kernels/test_concat_mla_q.py kernels/test_fused_qk_norm_rope_gate.py
+    - pytest -v -s kernels/core --ignore=kernels/core/test_minimax_reduce_rms.py kernels/test_concat_mla_q.py kernels/test_fused_qk_norm_rope_gate.py --shard-id=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB --num-shards=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB_COUNT
+  parallelism: 3
 
 - label: Kernels MiniMax Reduce RMS Test (2 GPUs)
   key: kernels-minimax-reduce-rms-test-2-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 15
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   num_devices: 2
   device: h100
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Deepseek V4 Kernel Test (H100)
   key: deepseek-v4-kernel-test-h100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 15
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   device: h100
   source_file_dependencies:
   - csrc/fused_deepseek_v4_qnorm_rope_kv_insert_kernel.cu
@@ -54,18 +56,54 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Deepseek V4 Kernel Test (B200)
   key: deepseek-v4-kernel-test-b200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 15
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   device: b200-k8s
   source_file_dependencies:
   - csrc/fused_deepseek_v4_qnorm_rope_kv_insert_kernel.cu
   - vllm/models/deepseek_v4/common/ops/
+  - vllm/models/deepseek_v4/nvidia/
   - tests/kernels/test_fused_deepseek_v4_qnorm_rope_kv_insert.py
+  - tests/models/test_deepseek_v4_mega_moe.py
   commands:
     - pytest -v -s kernels/test_fused_deepseek_v4_*.py
+    - pytest -v -s models/test_deepseek_v4_mega_moe.py
+
+# Catch-all for test files at the tests/kernels root. This job collects
+# the whole root so new files are wired by default.
+# Files with dedicated jobs elsewhere in this file are excluded via --ignore
+# (test_kda, test_bf16x3_router_gemm_cutedsl and test_ll_bf16_gemm run in
+# their own jobs / Kernels (B200)).
+- label: Kernels Root Misc Test (B200)
+  key: kernels-root-misc-test-b200
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  device: b200-k8s
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - csrc/
+  - vllm/
+  - tests/kernels/
+  commands:
+    - pytest -v -s kernels/
+        --ignore=kernels/attention
+        --ignore=kernels/core
+        --ignore=kernels/helion
+        --ignore=kernels/ir
+        --ignore=kernels/mamba
+        --ignore=kernels/moe
+        --ignore=kernels/quantization
+        --ignore=kernels/test_concat_mla_q.py
+        --ignore=kernels/test_fused_qk_norm_rope_gate.py
+        --ignore=kernels/test_fused_deepseek_v4_qnorm_rope_kv_insert.py
+        --ignore=kernels/test_top_k_per_row.py
+        --ignore=kernels/test_kda.py
+        --ignore=kernels/test_bf16x3_router_gemm_cutedsl.py
+        --ignore=kernels/test_ll_bf16_gemm.py
+        --ignore=kernels/test_shuffle_rows.py
+    # BROKEN on main, pending kernel fixes (B200):
+    #   test_shuffle_rows.py (1: test_shuffle_rows_edge_cases)
 
 - label: Kernels Attention Test %N
   key: kernels-attention-test
-  timeout_in_minutes: 35
+  timeout_in_minutes: 65
   source_file_dependencies:
   - csrc/attention/
   - vllm/v1/attention
@@ -78,8 +116,9 @@ steps:
   parallelism: 2
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 55
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 90
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -106,7 +145,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Kernels Quantization Test %N
   key: kernels-quantization-test
-  timeout_in_minutes: 90
+  timeout_in_minutes: 60
   source_file_dependencies:
   - csrc/quantization/
   - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization
@@ -116,7 +155,9 @@ steps:
   parallelism: 2
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 120
       source_file_dependencies:
       - csrc/quantization/
       - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization
@@ -131,7 +172,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Kernels MoE Test %N
   key: kernels-moe-test
-  timeout_in_minutes: 25
+  timeout_in_minutes: 50
   source_file_dependencies:
   - csrc/quantization/cutlass_w8a8/moe/
   - csrc/moe/
@@ -146,8 +187,9 @@ steps:
   parallelism: 5
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 50
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 55
       source_file_dependencies:
       - csrc/quantization/cutlass_w8a8/moe/
       - csrc/moe/
@@ -162,8 +204,9 @@ steps:
       - image-build-amd
 
 - label: Kernels Mamba Test
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: kernels-mamba-test
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
   source_file_dependencies:
   - csrc/mamba/
   - tests/kernels/mamba
@@ -171,20 +214,9 @@ steps:
   commands:
     - pytest -v -s kernels/mamba
 
-- label: Kernels KDA Test
-  timeout_in_minutes: 20
-  device: h200_18gb
-  source_file_dependencies:
-  - vllm/model_executor/layers/fla/ops/kda.py
-  - vllm/model_executor/layers/fla/ops/chunk_delta_h.py
-  - vllm/model_executor/layers/fla/ops/l2norm.py
-  - tests/kernels/test_kda.py
-  commands:
-    - pytest -v -s kernels/test_kda.py
-
 - label: Kernels DeepGEMM Test (H100)
   key: kernels-deepgemm-test-h100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 35
   device: h100
   num_devices: 1
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -211,7 +243,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Kernels (B200)
   key: kernels-b200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 80
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/"
   device: b200-k8s
   # optional: true
@@ -231,6 +263,15 @@ steps:
   - vllm/v1/attention/backends/mla/flashinfer_mla.py
   - vllm/v1/attention/selector.py
   - vllm/platforms/cuda.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/kernels/linear/cute_dsl/ll_bf16.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/kernels/linear/cute_dsl/_ll_bf16_dotprod.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/kernels/linear/cute_dsl/_ll_bf16_splitk.py
+  - vllm/cute_utils/
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/mamba/ops/gdn_chunk_cutedsl/
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/router/bf16x3_router_gemm_cutedsl.py
+  - tests/kernels/mamba/test_gdn_prefill_cutedsl.py
+  - tests/kernels/test_bf16x3_router_gemm_cutedsl.py
+  - tests/kernels/test_ll_bf16_gemm.py
   - tests/kernels/test_top_k_per_row.py
   commands:
     - nvidia-smi
@@ -259,24 +300,28 @@ steps:
     - pytest -v -s tests/kernels/moe/test_flashinfer_moe.py
     - pytest -v -s tests/kernels/moe/test_trtllm_nvfp4_moe.py
     - pytest -v -s tests/kernels/moe/test_cutedsl_moe.py
+    - pytest -v -s tests/kernels/mamba/test_gdn_prefill_cutedsl.py
+    - pytest -v -s tests/kernels/test_bf16x3_router_gemm_cutedsl.py
+    - pytest -v -s tests/kernels/test_ll_bf16_gemm.py
     # e2e
     - pytest -v -s tests/models/quantization/test_nvfp4.py
 
 - label: Kernels Helion Test
   key: kernels-helion-test
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 115
   device: h100
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/utils/import_utils.py
   - tests/kernels/helion/
   commands:
     - pip install helion==1.1.0
-    - pytest -v -s kernels/helion/
+    - pytest -v -s kernels/helion/ --shard-id=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB --num-shards=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB_COUNT
+  parallelism: 2
 
  
 - label: Kernels FP8 MoE Test (1xH100)
   key: kernels-fp8-moe-test-1xh100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 90
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
   device: h100
   num_devices: 1
   optional: true
@@ -293,7 +338,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Kernels FP8 MoE Test (2xH100)
   key: kernels-fp8-moe-test-2xh100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 90
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   device: h100
   num_devices: 2
   optional: true
@@ -303,7 +348,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Kernels Fp4 MoE Test (B200)
   key: kernels-fp4-moe-test-b200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   device: b200-k8s
   num_devices: 1
   optional: true
@@ -316,7 +361,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Kernels FusedMoE Layer Test (2 H100s)
   key: kernels-fusedmoe-layer-test-2-h100s
-  timeout_in_minutes: 90
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   device: h100
   num_devices: 2
   source_file_dependencies:

.buildkite/test_areas/lm_eval.yaml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ steps:
 - label: LM Eval Small Models
   device: h200_35gb
   key: lm-eval-small-models
-  timeout_in_minutes: 75
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   source_file_dependencies:
   - csrc/
   - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ steps:
   - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_correctness.py --config-list-file=configs/models-small.txt
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 55
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 45
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -54,9 +55,9 @@ steps:
     - export VLLM_USE_DEEP_GEMM=0  # We found Triton is faster than DeepGEMM for H100
     - pytest -s -v test_lm_eval_correctness.py --config-list-file=configs/models-large-hopper.txt --tp-size=4
 
-- label: LM Eval Small Models (2xB200)
-  key: lm-eval-small-models-2xb200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 120
+- label: LM Eval Small Models (1xB200)
+  key: lm-eval-small-models-1xb200
+  timeout_in_minutes: 50
   device: b200-k8s
   optional: true
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -65,9 +66,10 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_correctness.py --config-list-file=configs/models-blackwell.txt
 
-- label: LM Eval Small Models (2xL4)
-  key: lm-eval-small-models-tp
-  timeout_in_minutes: 10
+- label: LM Eval Small Models Distributed (2xB200)
+  key: lm-eval-small-models-distributed-2xb200
+  timeout_in_minutes: 120
+  device: b200-k8s
   num_devices: 2
   optional: true
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -77,9 +79,31 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_correctness.py --config-list-file=configs/models-small-tp.txt
 
+- label: LM Eval PCP (4xB200)
+  key: lm-eval-pcp-4xb200
+  timeout_in_minutes: 360
+  device: b200-k8s
+  num_devices: 4
+  optional: true
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - csrc/
+  - tests/evals/gsm8k/configs/GLM-5.2-NVFP4-TP2-PCP2-EP.yaml
+  - tests/evals/gsm8k/configs/GLM-5.2-NVFP4-TP1-PCP4-EP.yaml
+  - tests/evals/gsm8k/configs/models-pcp.txt
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization
+  - vllm/config/parallel.py
+  - vllm/distributed/parallel_state.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/attention/mla_attention.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/attention/pcp.py
+  - vllm/v1/worker/gpu/model_runner.py
+  - vllm/v1/worker/gpu/pcp_manager.py
+  autorun_on_main: true
+  commands:
+  - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_correctness.py --config-list-file=configs/models-pcp.txt
+
 - label: LM Eval Large Models EP (2xB200)
   key: lm-eval-large-models-ep-2xb200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 120
+  timeout_in_minutes: 60
   device: b200-k8s
   optional: true
   num_devices: 2
@@ -91,7 +115,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: LM Eval Qwen3.5 Models (2xB200)
   key: lm-eval-qwen3-5-models-2xb200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 120
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   device: b200-k8s
   optional: true
   num_devices: 2
@@ -102,13 +126,13 @@ steps:
   - vllm/transformers_utils/configs/qwen3_5_moe.py
   - vllm/model_executor/models/qwen3_next.py
   - vllm/model_executor/models/qwen3_next_mtp.py
-  - vllm/model_executor/layers/fla/ops/
+  - vllm/third_party/flash_linear_attention/ops/
   commands:
   - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_correctness.py --config-list-file=configs/models-qwen35-blackwell.txt
 
 - label: LM Eval Large Models (8xH200)
   key: lm-eval-large-models-8xh200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 50
   device: h200
   optional: true
   num_devices: 8
@@ -116,8 +140,9 @@ steps:
     - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_correctness.py --config-list-file=configs/models-h200.txt
   mirror:
     amd:
+      dind: false
       device: mi300_8
-      timeout_in_minutes: 180
+      timeout_in_minutes: 40
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       commands:
@@ -149,9 +174,9 @@ steps:
   commands:
     - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_correctness.py --config-list-file=evals/gsm8k/configs/moe-refactor-dp-ep/config-b200.txt
 
-- label: LM Eval Humming (A100 - TEMPORARY)
-  key: lm-eval-humming-a100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+- label: LM Eval Humming f16 (A100 - TEMPORARY)
+  key: lm-eval-humming-f16-a100
+  timeout_in_minutes: 75
   device: a100
   optional: true
   num_devices: 1
@@ -159,13 +184,29 @@ steps:
   - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/humming.py
   - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/utils/humming_utils.py
   - vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/experts/fused_humming_moe.py
-  - vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/oracle/mxfp4.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/oracle/
+  - vllm/model_executor/kernels/linear/
   commands:
   - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_correctness.py --config-list-file=evals/gsm8k/configs/humming/config.txt
 
-- label: LM Eval Humming (H100 - TEMPORARY)
-  key: lm-eval-humming-h100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+- label: LM Eval Humming Act int8 (A100 - TEMPORARY)
+  key: lm-eval-humming-act-a100
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  device: a100
+  optional: true
+  num_devices: 1
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/humming.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/utils/humming_utils.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/experts/fused_humming_moe.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/oracle/
+  - vllm/model_executor/kernels/linear/
+  commands:
+  - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_correctness.py --config-list-file=evals/gsm8k/configs/humming/config-act-int8.txt
+
+- label: LM Eval Humming f16 (H100 - TEMPORARY)
+  key: lm-eval-humming-f16-h100
+  timeout_in_minutes: 70
   device: h100
   optional: true
   num_devices: 1
@@ -173,14 +214,30 @@ steps:
   - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/humming.py
   - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/utils/humming_utils.py
   - vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/experts/fused_humming_moe.py
-  - vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/oracle/mxfp4.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/oracle/
+  - vllm/model_executor/kernels/linear/
   commands:
   - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_correctness.py --config-list-file=evals/gsm8k/configs/humming/config.txt
-  - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_correctness.py --config-list-file=evals/gsm8k/configs/humming/config-act-fp8.txt
 
-- label: LM Eval Humming (B200 - TEMPORARY)
-  key: lm-eval-humming-b200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+- label: LM Eval Humming Act fp8/int8 (H100 - TEMPORARY)
+  key: lm-eval-humming-act-h100
+  timeout_in_minutes: 70
+  device: h100
+  optional: true
+  num_devices: 1
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/humming.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/utils/humming_utils.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/experts/fused_humming_moe.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/oracle/
+  - vllm/model_executor/kernels/linear/
+  commands:
+  - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_correctness.py --config-list-file=evals/gsm8k/configs/humming/config-act-fp8.txt
+  - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_correctness.py --config-list-file=evals/gsm8k/configs/humming/config-act-int8.txt
+
+- label: LM Eval Humming f16 (B200 - TEMPORARY)
+  key: lm-eval-humming-f16-b200
+  timeout_in_minutes: 50
   device: b200-k8s
   optional: true
   num_devices: 1
@@ -188,14 +245,30 @@ steps:
   - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/humming.py
   - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/utils/humming_utils.py
   - vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/experts/fused_humming_moe.py
-  - vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/oracle/mxfp4.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/oracle/
+  - vllm/model_executor/kernels/linear/
   commands:
   - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_correctness.py --config-list-file=evals/gsm8k/configs/humming/config.txt
+
+- label: LM Eval Humming Act fp8/int8 (B200 - TEMPORARY)
+  key: lm-eval-humming-act-b200
+  timeout_in_minutes: 50
+  device: b200-k8s
+  optional: true
+  num_devices: 1
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/humming.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/utils/humming_utils.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/experts/fused_humming_moe.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/oracle/
+  - vllm/model_executor/kernels/linear/
+  commands:
   - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_correctness.py --config-list-file=evals/gsm8k/configs/humming/config-act-fp8.txt
+  - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_correctness.py --config-list-file=evals/gsm8k/configs/humming/config-act-int8.txt
 
 - label: LM Eval TurboQuant KV Cache
   key: lm-eval-turboquant-kv-cache
-  timeout_in_minutes: 75
+  timeout_in_minutes: 55
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/turboquant/
@@ -207,7 +280,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: GPQA Eval (GPT-OSS) (2xH100)
   key: gpqa-eval-gpt-oss-2xh100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 120
+  timeout_in_minutes: 35
   device: h100
   optional: true
   num_devices: 2
@@ -221,7 +294,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: GPQA Eval (GPT-OSS) (2xB200)
   key: gpqa-eval-gpt-oss-2xb200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 120
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   device: b200-k8s
   optional: true
   num_devices: 2
@@ -235,7 +308,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: GPQA Eval (GPT-OSS) (DGX Spark)
   key: gpqa-eval-gpt-oss-spark
-  timeout_in_minutes: 120
+  timeout_in_minutes: 35
   device: dgx-spark
   optional: true
   num_devices: 1
@@ -249,9 +322,50 @@ steps:
     - uv pip install --system 'gpt-oss[eval]==0.0.5'
     - pytest -s -v evals/gpt_oss/test_gpqa_correctness.py --config-list-file=configs/models-spark.txt
 
+- label: LM Eval KV-Offload (1xH200)
+  key: kv-offload-small
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  device: h200_35gb
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/offloading/
+  - vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/simple_cpu_offload_connector.py
+  - vllm/v1/kv_offload/
+  - vllm/v1/simple_kv_offload/
+  - tests/evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_offloading.py
+  commands:
+  - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_offloading.py -k "nemotron-h-8b or gemma-4-e4b-it"
+
+- label: LM Eval KV-Offload (2xH100)
+  key: kv-offload-medium
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  device: h100
+  num_devices: 2
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/offloading/
+  - vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/simple_cpu_offload_connector.py
+  - vllm/v1/kv_offload/
+  - vllm/v1/simple_kv_offload/
+  - tests/evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_offloading.py
+  commands:
+  - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_offloading.py -k "qwen3.5-35b or deepseek-v2-lite"
+
+- label: LM Eval KV-Offload (4xH100)
+  key: kv-offload-large
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
+  device: h100
+  num_devices: 4
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/offloading/
+  - vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/simple_cpu_offload_connector.py
+  - vllm/v1/kv_offload/
+  - vllm/v1/simple_kv_offload/
+  - tests/evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_offloading.py
+  commands:
+  - pytest -s -v evals/gsm8k/test_gsm8k_offloading.py -k "deepseek-v4-flash"
+
 - label: MRCR Eval Small Models
   device: h200_35gb
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   source_file_dependencies:
   - tests/evals/mrcr/
   commands:

.buildkite/test_areas/lora.yaml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ steps:
 - label: LoRA %N
   device: h200_35gb
   key: lora
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/lora
   - tests/lora
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ steps:
   parallelism: 4
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
       working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
-      timeout_in_minutes: 60
+      timeout_in_minutes: 85
       source_file_dependencies:
       - vllm/lora
       - tests/lora
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: LoRA TP (Distributed)
   key: lora-tp-distributed
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 60
   num_devices: 4
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/lora
@@ -46,4 +47,4 @@ steps:
     - pytest -v -s -x lora/test_qwen3_with_multi_loras.py
     - pytest -v -s -x lora/test_olmoe_tp.py
     - pytest -v -s -x lora/test_gptoss_tp.py
-    - pytest -v -s -x lora/test_qwen35_densemodel_lora.py
+    - pytest -v -s -x lora/test_qwen35_densemodel_lora.py

.buildkite/test_areas/misc.yaml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ steps:
 - label: V1 Spec Decode
   device: h200_35gb
   key: v1-spec-decode
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/config/
     - vllm/distributed/
@@ -23,14 +23,15 @@ steps:
     - pytest -v -s -m 'not slow_test' v1/spec_decode
   mirror:
     amd:
+      dind: false
       device: mi300_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 65
+      timeout_in_minutes: 50
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
 - label: V1 Sample + Logits
   key: v1-sample-logits
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 83
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/config/
@@ -58,13 +59,16 @@ steps:
     - pytest -v -s v1/test_outputs.py
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 70
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
 - label: V1 Core + KV + Metrics
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: v1-core-kv-metrics
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 80
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/config/
     - vllm/distributed/
@@ -88,7 +92,9 @@ steps:
     - tests/v1/kv_offload
     - tests/v1/simple_kv_offload
     - tests/v1/worker
+    - tests/v1/streaming_input
     - tests/v1/kv_connector/unit
+    - tests/v1/ec_connector/unit
     - tests/v1/metrics
     - tests/entrypoints/openai/correctness/test_lmeval.py
   commands:
@@ -100,15 +106,18 @@ steps:
     - pytest -v -s v1/kv_offload
     - pytest -v -s v1/simple_kv_offload
     - pytest -v -s v1/worker
+    - pytest -v -s v1/streaming_input
     - pytest -v -s -m 'not cpu_test' v1/kv_connector/unit
+    - pytest -v -s -m 'not cpu_test' v1/ec_connector/unit
     - pytest -v -s -m 'not cpu_test' v1/metrics
     # Integration test for streaming correctness (requires special branch).
-    - pip install -U git+https://github.com/robertgshaw2-redhat/lm-evaluation-harness.git@streaming-api
+    - pip install -U git+https://github.com/vllm-project/lm-evaluation-harness.git@streaming-api
     - pytest -v -s entrypoints/openai/correctness/test_lmeval.py::test_lm_eval_accuracy_v1_engine
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 60
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 65
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
@@ -139,6 +148,8 @@ steps:
     - pytest -v -s -m 'cpu_test' v1/core
     - pytest -v -s v1/structured_output
     - pytest -v -s v1/test_serial_utils.py
+    - pytest -v -s v1/test_kv_cache_spec_registry.py
+    - pytest -v -s v1/cudagraph/test_cudagraph_manager.py
     - pytest -v -s -m 'cpu_test' v1/kv_connector/unit
     - pytest -v -s -m 'cpu_test' v1/metrics
 
@@ -172,7 +183,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Regression
   key: regression
-  timeout_in_minutes: 20
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/config/
@@ -188,21 +199,21 @@ steps:
   - vllm/v1/
   - tests/test_regression
   commands:
-  - pip install modelscope
+  - pip install 'modelscope<1.38'
   - pytest -v -s test_regression.py
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests" # optional
 
 - label: Examples
   device: h200_35gb
   key: examples
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/examples"
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/entrypoints
   - vllm/multimodal
   - examples/
   commands:
-    - pip install tensorizer # for tensorizer test
+    - pip install --no-deps tensorizer # for tensorizer test
      # for basic
     - python3 basic/offline_inference/chat.py
     - python3 basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model facebook/opt-125m
@@ -226,7 +237,9 @@ steps:
     - python3 features/speculative_decoding/spec_decode_offline.py --test --method eagle3 --num_spec_tokens 3 --dataset-name hf --dataset-path philschmid/mt-bench --num-prompts 80 --temp 0 --top-p 1.0 --top-k -1 --tp 1 --enable-chunked-prefill --max-model-len 1536
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 75
       source_file_dependencies:
       - vllm/entrypoints
       - vllm/multimodal
@@ -237,7 +250,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Metrics, Tracing (2 GPUs)
   key: metrics-tracing-2-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 20
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   num_devices: 2
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/config/
@@ -253,6 +266,7 @@ steps:
   - vllm/utils/
   - vllm/v1/
   - tests/v1/tracing
+  - tests/tracing/
   commands:
   - "pip install \
       'opentelemetry-sdk>=1.26.0' \
@@ -260,12 +274,14 @@ steps:
       'opentelemetry-exporter-otlp>=1.26.0' \
       'opentelemetry-semantic-conventions-ai>=0.4.1'"
   - pytest -v -s v1/tracing
+  - pytest -v -s tracing
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_2
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_2
+      timeout_in_minutes: 30
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
-      optional: true
 
 - label: Python-only Installation
   key: python-only-installation
@@ -280,8 +296,9 @@ steps:
   - bash standalone_tests/python_only_compile.sh
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 20
+      device: mi250_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 55
+      soft_fail: true
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -292,7 +309,7 @@ steps:
 - label: Async Engine, Inputs, Utils, Worker
   device: h200_35gb
   key: async-engine-inputs-utils-worker
-  timeout_in_minutes: 50
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/assets/
   - vllm/config/
@@ -319,7 +336,7 @@ steps:
   key: async-engine-inputs-utils-worker-config-cpu
   depends_on:
   - image-build-cpu
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 65
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/assets/
   - vllm/config/
@@ -351,6 +368,7 @@ steps:
   - tests/test_outputs.py
   - tests/test_pooling_params.py
   - tests/test_ray_env.py
+  - tests/test_sampling_params.py
   - tests/multimodal
   - tests/renderers
   - tests/standalone_tests/lazy_imports.py
@@ -368,6 +386,7 @@ steps:
   - pytest -v -s test_outputs.py
   - pytest -v -s test_pooling_params.py
   - pytest -v -s test_ray_env.py
+  - pytest -v -s test_sampling_params.py
   - pytest -v -s -m 'cpu_test' multimodal
   - pytest -v -s renderers
   - pytest -v -s reasoning
@@ -379,7 +398,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Batch Invariance (A100)
   key: batch-invariance-a100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 60
   device: a100
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/v1/attention
@@ -389,11 +408,11 @@ steps:
     - export VLLM_WORKER_MULTIPROC_METHOD=spawn
     - pip install pytest-timeout pytest-forked
     - pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_batch_invariance.py
-    - VLLM_TEST_MODEL=deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2-Lite-Chat pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_batch_invariance.py::test_v1_generation_is_deterministic_across_batch_sizes_with_needle[TRITON_MLA]
+    - VLLM_TEST_MODEL=deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2-Lite-Chat pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_batch_invariance.py::test_v1_generation_is_deterministic_across_batch_sizes_with_needle -k TRITON_MLA
 
 - label: Batch Invariance (H100)
   key: batch-invariance-h100
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 60
   device: h100
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/v1/attention
@@ -404,12 +423,12 @@ steps:
     - pip install pytest-timeout pytest-forked
     - pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_batch_invariance.py
     - pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_rms_norm_batch_invariant.py
-    - VLLM_TEST_MODEL=deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2-Lite-Chat pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_batch_invariance.py::test_v1_generation_is_deterministic_across_batch_sizes_with_needle[TRITON_MLA]
-    - VLLM_TEST_MODEL=Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Thinking-2507-FP8 pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_batch_invariance.py::test_v1_generation_is_deterministic_across_batch_sizes_with_needle[FLASH_ATTN]
+    - VLLM_TEST_MODEL=deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2-Lite-Chat pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_batch_invariance.py::test_v1_generation_is_deterministic_across_batch_sizes_with_needle -k TRITON_MLA
+    - VLLM_TEST_MODEL=Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Thinking-2507-FP8 pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_batch_invariance.py::test_v1_generation_is_deterministic_across_batch_sizes_with_needle -k FLASH_ATTN
 
 - label: Batch Invariance (B200)
   key: batch-invariance-b200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   device: b200-k8s
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/v1/attention
@@ -420,15 +439,18 @@ steps:
     - pip install pytest-timeout pytest-forked
     - pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_batch_invariance.py
     - pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_rms_norm_batch_invariant.py
-    - VLLM_TEST_MODEL=deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2-Lite-Chat pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_batch_invariance.py::test_v1_generation_is_deterministic_across_batch_sizes_with_needle[TRITON_MLA]
-    - VLLM_TEST_MODEL=Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Thinking-2507-FP8 pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_batch_invariance.py::test_v1_generation_is_deterministic_across_batch_sizes_with_needle[FLASH_ATTN]
+    - VLLM_TEST_MODEL=deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2-Lite-Chat pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_batch_invariance.py::test_v1_generation_is_deterministic_across_batch_sizes_with_needle -k TRITON_MLA
+    - VLLM_TEST_MODEL=Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Thinking-2507-FP8 pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_batch_invariance.py::test_v1_generation_is_deterministic_across_batch_sizes_with_needle -k FLASH_ATTN
     - pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_nvfp4_batch_invariant.py
     - pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_nvfp4_batch_invariant_scaled_mm.py
-  
+    - pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_matmul_batch_invariant.py
+    - pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_cutlass_batch_invariance.py
+    - pytest -v -s v1/determinism/test_online_batch_invariance.py
+
 - label: Acceptance Length Test (Large Models) # optional
   device: h200_35gb
   key: acceptance-length-test-large-models
-  timeout_in_minutes: 25
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   gpu: h100
   optional: true
   num_gpus: 1

.buildkite/test_areas/model_executor.yaml

@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@ depends_on:
   - image-build
 steps:
 - label: Model Executor
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: model-executor
-  timeout_in_minutes: 35
+  timeout_in_minutes: 60
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/engine/arg_utils.py
   - vllm/config/model.py
   - vllm/model_executor
+  - vllm/model_executor/warmup
   - tests/model_executor
+  - tests/model_executor/test_jit_warmup.py
   - tests/entrypoints/openai/completion/test_tensorizer_entrypoint.py
   commands:
     - apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl libsodium23
@@ -25,14 +28,18 @@ steps:
     - pytest -v -s entrypoints/openai/completion/test_tensorizer_entrypoint.py --timeout=900 --timeout-method=thread
   mirror:
     amd:
+      dind: false
       device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 60
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
       - vllm/engine/arg_utils.py
       - vllm/config/model.py
       - vllm/model_executor
+      - vllm/model_executor/warmup
       - tests/model_executor
+      - tests/model_executor/test_jit_warmup.py
       - tests/entrypoints/openai/completion/test_tensorizer_entrypoint.py
       - vllm/_aiter_ops.py
       - vllm/platforms/rocm.py

.buildkite/test_areas/model_runner_v2.yaml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ steps:
 - label: Model Runner V2 Core Tests
   device: h200_35gb
   key: model-runner-v2-core-tests
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 35
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/v1/worker/gpu/
   - vllm/v1/worker/gpu_worker.py
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ steps:
   - set -x
   - export VLLM_USE_V2_MODEL_RUNNER=1
   - pytest -v -s v1/engine/test_llm_engine.py -k "not test_engine_metrics"
-  # This requires eager until we sort out CG correctness issues.
-  # TODO: remove ENFORCE_EAGER here after https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/32936 is merged.
-  - ENFORCE_EAGER=1 pytest -v -s v1/e2e/general/test_async_scheduling.py -k "not ngram"
+  - pytest -v -s v1/e2e/general/test_async_scheduling.py -k "not ngram"
   - pytest -v -s v1/e2e/general/test_context_length.py
   - pytest -v -s v1/e2e/general/test_min_tokens.py
   # Temporary hack filter to exclude ngram spec decoding based tests.
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ steps:
 - label: Model Runner V2 Examples
   device: h200_35gb
   key: model-runner-v2-examples
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 35
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/examples"
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/v1/worker/gpu/
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ steps:
   commands:
     - set -x
     - export VLLM_USE_V2_MODEL_RUNNER=1
-    - pip install tensorizer # for tensorizer test
+    - pip install --no-deps tensorizer # for tensorizer test
     - python3 basic/offline_inference/chat.py # for basic
     - python3 basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model facebook/opt-125m
     #- python3 basic/offline_inference/generate.py --model meta-llama/Llama-2-13b-chat-hf --cpu-offload-gb 10  # TODO
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Model Runner V2 Distributed (2 GPUs)
   key: model-runner-v2-distributed-2-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 2
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Model Runner V2 Pipeline Parallelism (4 GPUs)
   key: model-runner-v2-pipeline-parallelism-4-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 50
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 4
   source_file_dependencies:

.buildkite/test_areas/models_basic.yaml

@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: Basic Models Tests (Initialization)
   key: basic-models-tests-initialization
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   device: h200_18gb
-  torch_nightly: true
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
   - tests/models/test_initialization.py
@@ -14,13 +13,11 @@ steps:
   commands:
     # Run a subset of model initialization tests
     - pytest -v -s models/test_initialization.py::test_can_initialize_small_subset
-  mirror:
-    torch_nightly: {}
 
 - label: Basic Models Tests (Extra Initialization) %N
   device: h200_35gb
   key: basic-models-tests-extra-initialization
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 100
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/model_executor/models/
   - tests/models/test_initialization.py
@@ -30,36 +27,65 @@ steps:
     # subset of supported models (the complement of the small subset in the above
     # test.) Also run if model initialization test file is modified
     - pytest -v -s models/test_initialization.py -k 'not test_can_initialize_small_subset' --num-shards=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB_COUNT --shard-id=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB
-  parallelism: 2
-  mirror:
-    torch_nightly: {}
+  parallelism: 4
 
 - label: Basic Models Tests (Other)
   device: h200_35gb
   key: basic-models-tests-other
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 35
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
   - tests/models/test_terratorch.py
-  - tests/models/test_transformers.py
+  - tests/models/transformers/test_backend.py
   - tests/models/test_registry.py
   commands:
-    - pytest -v -s models/test_terratorch.py models/test_transformers.py models/test_registry.py
+    - pytest -v -s models/test_terratorch.py models/transformers/test_backend.py models/test_registry.py
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 50
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
+- label: Inkling Unit Tests (B200)
+  key: inkling-unit-tests-b200
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
+  device: b200-k8s
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - vllm/models/inkling/
+  - vllm/cute_utils/
+  - cmake/external_projects/tml_fa4.cmake
+  - tests/models/inkling/
+  commands:
+    # FA4 kernel tests require SM100; the suite skips them elsewhere.
+    - pytest -v -s models/inkling
+
+- label: Kimi K3 Unit Tests (B200)
+  key: kimi-k3-unit-tests-b200
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
+  device: b200-k8s
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - vllm/models/kimi_k3/
+  - csrc/libtorch_stable/kimi_k3/
+  - tests/models/kimi_k3/
+  - tests/kernels/attention/test_kimi_k3_mla_fused_epilogue.py
+  - tests/kernels/test_bf16_skinny_gemm.py
+  commands:
+    # The native NVIDIA Kimi K3 kernels require the SM100 family.
+    - pytest -v -s models/kimi_k3 kernels/attention/test_kimi_k3_mla_fused_epilogue.py kernels/test_bf16_skinny_gemm.py
+
 - label: Basic Models Test (Other CPU) # 5min
   key: basic-models-test-other-cpu
   depends_on:
   - image-build-cpu
-  timeout_in_minutes: 10
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
   - tests/models/test_utils.py
   - tests/models/test_vision.py
+  - tests/models/test_adapters.py
+  - tests/models/transformers/fusers/
   device: cpu-small
   commands:
-    - pytest -v -s models/test_utils.py models/test_vision.py
+    - pytest -v -s models/test_utils.py models/test_vision.py models/test_adapters.py models/transformers/fusers/

.buildkite/test_areas/models_distributed.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: Distributed Model Tests (2 GPUs)
   key: distributed-model-tests-2-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 50
+  timeout_in_minutes: 60
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 2
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ steps:
   - TARGET_TEST_SUITE=L4 pytest basic_correctness/ -v -s -m 'distributed(num_gpus=2)'
   - CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0,1 pytest -v -s model_executor/model_loader/test_sharded_state_loader.py -m '(not slow_test)'
   # Avoid importing model tests that cause CUDA reinitialization error
-  - pytest models/test_transformers.py -v -s -m 'distributed(num_gpus=2)'
+  - pytest models/transformers/test_backend.py -v -s -m 'distributed(num_gpus=2)'
   - pytest models/language -v -s -m 'distributed(num_gpus=2)'
   - pytest models/multimodal/generation/test_phi4siglip.py -v -s -m 'distributed(num_gpus=2)'
   - pytest models/multimodal -v -s -m 'distributed(num_gpus=2)' --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_whisper.py --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_phi4siglip.py

.buildkite/test_areas/models_language.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: Language Models Tests (Standard)
   key: language-models-tests-standard
-  timeout_in_minutes: 25
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
@@ -14,15 +14,17 @@ steps:
     - pip freeze | grep -E 'torch'
     - pytest -v -s models/language -m 'core_model and (not slow_test)'
   mirror:
-    torch_nightly: {}
     amd:
+      dind: false
       device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 45
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
 - label: Language Models Tests (Extra Standard) %N
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: language-models-tests-extra-standard
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/model_executor/models/
   - tests/models/language/pooling/test_embedding.py
@@ -35,9 +37,10 @@ steps:
     - pytest -v -s models/language -m 'core_model and slow_test' --num-shards=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB_COUNT --shard-id=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB
   parallelism: 2
   mirror:
-    torch_nightly: {}
     amd:
+      dind: false
       device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 40
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -51,26 +54,25 @@ steps:
       - tests/models/language/pooling/test_classification.py
       - vllm/_aiter_ops.py
       - vllm/platforms/rocm.py
-
 - label: Language Models Tests (Hybrid) %N
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: language-models-tests-hybrid
-  timeout_in_minutes: 75
+  timeout_in_minutes: 65
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
   - tests/models/language/generation
   commands:
     # Install fast path packages for testing against transformers
-    # Note: also needed to run plamo2 model in vLLM
     - uv pip install --system --no-build-isolation 'git+https://github.com/state-spaces/mamba@v2.3.0'
     - uv pip install --system --no-build-isolation 'git+https://github.com/Dao-AILab/causal-conv1d@v1.6.0'
-    # Shard hybrid language model tests
-    - pytest -v -s models/language/generation -m hybrid_model --num-shards=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB_COUNT --shard-id=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB
+    # Shard the hybrid language model tests that are numerically stable on Hopper.
+    - pytest -v -s models/language/generation -m hybrid_model -k 'not granite-4.0-tiny-preview' --num-shards=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB_COUNT --shard-id=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB
   parallelism: 2
   mirror:
-    torch_nightly: {}
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 90
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 60
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       commands:
@@ -78,24 +80,37 @@ steps:
       - uv pip install --system --no-build-isolation 'git+https://github.com/Dao-AILab/causal-conv1d@v1.6.0'
       - pytest -v -s models/language/generation -m hybrid_model --num-shards=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB_COUNT --shard-id=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB
 
+# Granite 4 hybrid generation is sensitive to hardware-specific Triton SSD
+# autotuning (https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/issues/25194). Keep this one
+# correctness test on L4 until its H200 output matches the Transformers reference.
+- label: Language Models Tests (Granite L4 Compatibility)
+  key: language-models-tests-granite-l4-compatibility
+  timeout_in_minutes: 65
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - vllm/
+  - tests/models/language/generation
+  commands:
+    - uv pip install --system --no-build-isolation 'git+https://github.com/state-spaces/mamba@v2.3.0'
+    - uv pip install --system --no-build-isolation 'git+https://github.com/Dao-AILab/causal-conv1d@v1.6.0'
+    - pytest -v -s models/language/generation -m hybrid_model -k 'granite-4.0-tiny-preview'
+
 - label: Language Models Test (Extended Generation) # 80min
   device: h200_35gb
   key: language-models-test-extended-generation
-  timeout_in_minutes: 110
+  timeout_in_minutes: 65
   optional: true
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
   - tests/models/language/generation
   commands:
     # Install fast path packages for testing against transformers
-    # Note: also needed to run plamo2 model in vLLM
     - uv pip install --system --no-build-isolation 'git+https://github.com/state-spaces/mamba@v2.3.0'
     - uv pip install --system --no-build-isolation 'git+https://github.com/Dao-AILab/causal-conv1d@v1.6.0'
     - pytest -v -s models/language/generation -m '(not core_model) and (not hybrid_model)'
 
 - label: Language Models Test (PPL)
   key: language-models-test-ppl
-  timeout_in_minutes: 110
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   device: h200_18gb
   optional: true
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -104,10 +119,10 @@ steps:
   commands:
     - pytest -v -s models/language/generation_ppl_test
 
-- label: Language Models Test (Extended Pooling)  # 36min
+- label: Language Models Test (Extended Pooling)
   device: h200_35gb
   key: language-models-test-extended-pooling
-  timeout_in_minutes: 50
+  timeout_in_minutes: 120
   optional: true
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
@@ -116,14 +131,15 @@ steps:
     - pytest -v -s models/language/pooling -m 'not core_model'
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 100
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 95
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
 - label: Language Models Test (MTEB)
   key: language-models-test-mteb
-  timeout_in_minutes: 110
+  timeout_in_minutes: 68
   device: h200_18gb
   optional: true
   source_file_dependencies:

.buildkite/test_areas/models_multimodal.yaml

@@ -4,104 +4,107 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: "Multi-Modal Models (Standard) 1: qwen2"
   key: multi-modal-models-standard-1-qwen2
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 68
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
   - tests/models/multimodal
   commands:
-    - pip install git+https://github.com/TIGER-AI-Lab/Mantis.git
     - pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation/test_common.py -m core_model -k "qwen2"
     - pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation/test_ultravox.py -m core_model
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 65
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
 - label: "Multi-Modal Models (Standard) 2: qwen3 + gemma"
   key: multi-modal-models-standard-2-qwen3-gemma
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 75
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
   - tests/models/multimodal
   commands:
-    - pip install git+https://github.com/TIGER-AI-Lab/Mantis.git
     - pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation/test_common.py -m core_model -k "qwen3 or gemma"
+    - pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation/test_mm_prefix_lm.py -m core_model
     - pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation/test_qwen2_5_vl.py -m core_model
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 55
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
 - label: "Multi-Modal Models (Standard) 3: llava + qwen2_vl"
   device: h200_35gb
   key: multi-modal-models-standard-3-llava-qwen2-vl
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
   - tests/models/multimodal
   commands:
-    - pip install git+https://github.com/TIGER-AI-Lab/Mantis.git
     - pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation/test_common.py -m core_model -k "not qwen2 and not qwen3 and not gemma"
     - pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation/test_qwen2_vl.py -m core_model
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
+      device: mi250_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 55
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
 - label: "Multi-Modal Models (Standard) 4: other + whisper"
   device: h200_35gb
   key: multi-modal-models-standard-4-other-whisper
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 75
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
   - tests/models/multimodal
   commands:
-    - pip install git+https://github.com/TIGER-AI-Lab/Mantis.git
-    - pytest -v -s models/multimodal -m core_model --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_common.py --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_ultravox.py --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_qwen2_5_vl.py --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_qwen2_vl.py --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_whisper.py  --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_memory_leak.py --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_vit_cudagraph.py --ignore models/multimodal/processing
+    - pytest -v -s models/multimodal -m core_model --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_common.py --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_ultravox.py --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_qwen2_5_vl.py --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_qwen2_vl.py --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_whisper.py --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_mm_prefix_lm.py --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_memory_leak.py --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_vit_cudagraph.py --ignore models/multimodal/processing
     - pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation/test_vit_cudagraph.py -m core_model
     - pytest models/multimodal/generation/test_memory_leak.py -m core_model
     - cd .. && VLLM_WORKER_MULTIPROC_METHOD=spawn pytest -v -s tests/models/multimodal/generation/test_whisper.py -m core_model  # Otherwise, mp_method="spawn" doesn't work
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 50
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
-- label: Multi-Modal Processor (CPU)
+- label: Multi-Modal Processor (CPU) %N
   key: multi-modal-processor-cpu
   depends_on:
   - image-build-cpu
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 125
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
   - tests/models/multimodal
   - tests/models/registry.py
   device: cpu-medium
   commands:
-    - pip install git+https://github.com/TIGER-AI-Lab/Mantis.git
-    - pytest -v -s models/multimodal/processing --ignore models/multimodal/processing/test_tensor_schema.py
+    - pytest -v -s models/multimodal/processing --ignore models/multimodal/processing/test_tensor_schema.py --num-shards=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB_COUNT --shard-id=$$BUILDKITE_PARALLEL_JOB
+  parallelism: 4
 
 - label: Multi-Modal Processor # 44min
   key: multi-modal-processor
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 98
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/
   - tests/models/multimodal
   - tests/models/registry.py
   commands:
-    - pip install git+https://github.com/TIGER-AI-Lab/Mantis.git
     - pytest -v -s models/multimodal/processing/test_tensor_schema.py
 
 - label: Multi-Modal Accuracy Eval (Small Models) # 50min
   device: h200_35gb
   key: multi-modal-accuracy-eval-small-models
-  timeout_in_minutes: 70
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/.buildkite/lm-eval-harness"
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/multimodal/
@@ -111,7 +114,9 @@ steps:
   - pytest -s -v test_lm_eval_correctness.py --config-list-file=configs/models-mm-small.txt --tp-size=1
   mirror:
     amd:
+      dind: false
       device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 35
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -122,6 +127,7 @@ steps:
       - vllm/model_executor/model_loader/
 
 - label: Multi-Modal Models (Extended Generation 1)
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: multi-modal-models-extended-generation-1
   optional: true
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -129,12 +135,13 @@ steps:
   - tests/models/multimodal/generation
   - tests/models/multimodal/test_mapping.py
   commands:
-    - pip install git+https://github.com/TIGER-AI-Lab/Mantis.git
     - pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation -m 'not core_model' --ignore models/multimodal/generation/test_common.py
     - pytest -v -s models/multimodal/test_mapping.py
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 90
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
 
@@ -146,7 +153,6 @@ steps:
   - vllm/
   - tests/models/multimodal/generation
   commands:
-    - pip install git+https://github.com/TIGER-AI-Lab/Mantis.git
     - pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation/test_common.py -m 'split(group=0) and not core_model'
 
 - label: Multi-Modal Models (Extended Generation 3)
@@ -157,7 +163,6 @@ steps:
   - vllm/
   - tests/models/multimodal/generation
   commands:
-    - pip install git+https://github.com/TIGER-AI-Lab/Mantis.git
     - pytest -v -s models/multimodal/generation/test_common.py -m 'split(group=1) and not core_model'
 
 - label: Multi-Modal Models (Extended Pooling)
@@ -171,7 +176,8 @@ steps:
     - pytest -v -s models/multimodal/pooling -m 'not core_model'
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
       timeout_in_minutes: 60
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd

.buildkite/test_areas/plugins.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: Plugin Tests (2 GPUs)
   key: plugin-tests-2-gpus
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 35
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 2
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ steps:
   - pytest -v -s plugins_tests/test_stats_logger_plugins.py
   - pip uninstall dummy_stat_logger -y
   # end stat_logger plugins test
+  # begin endpoint plugins test
+  - pip install -e ./plugins/vllm_add_dummy_endpoint_plugin
+  - pytest -v -s plugins_tests/test_endpoint_plugins.py
+  - pip uninstall vllm_add_dummy_endpoint_plugin -y
+  # end endpoint plugins test
   # other tests continue here:
   - pytest -v -s plugins_tests/test_scheduler_plugins.py
   - pip install -e ./plugins/vllm_add_dummy_model

.buildkite/test_areas/pytorch.yaml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ steps:
 - label: PyTorch Compilation Unit Tests
   device: h200_35gb
   key: pytorch-compilation-unit-tests
-  timeout_in_minutes: 10
+  timeout_in_minutes: 150
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/__init__.py
     - vllm/_aiter_ops.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: PyTorch Compilation Passes Unit Tests
   key: pytorch-compilation-passes-unit-tests
-  timeout_in_minutes: 20
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/__init__.py
     - vllm/_aiter_ops.py
@@ -107,16 +107,11 @@ steps:
     - tests/compile/passes
   commands:
   - pytest -s -v compile/passes --ignore compile/passes/distributed
-  mirror:
-    amd:
-      device: mi300_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 180
-      depends_on:
-      - image-build-amd
 
 - label: PyTorch Fullgraph Smoke Test
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: pytorch-fullgraph-smoke-test
-  timeout_in_minutes: 35
+  timeout_in_minutes: 90
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/__init__.py
   - vllm/_aiter_ops.py
@@ -148,11 +143,46 @@ steps:
   # as it is a heavy test that is covered in other steps.
   # Use `find` to launch multiple instances of pytest so that
   # they do not suffer from https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/issues/28965
-  - "find compile/fullgraph/ -name 'test_*.py' -not -name 'test_full_graph.py' -print0 | xargs -0 -n1 -I{} pytest -s -v '{}'"
+  - "find compile/fullgraph/ -name 'test_*.py' -not -name 'test_full_cudagraph.py' -not -name 'test_full_graph.py' -print0 | xargs -0 -n1 -I{} pytest -s -v '{}'"
+
+# Hopper-only DeepSeek-V2-Lite cases in this file require two 29.3-GiB model
+# instances and cannot fit a 35GB MIG slice. L4 retains the original coverage:
+# those SM90 cases skip while the architecture-compatible cases still run.
+- label: PyTorch Fullgraph CUDAGraph (L4 Compatibility)
+  key: pytorch-fullgraph-cudagraph-l4-compatibility
+  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - vllm/__init__.py
+  - vllm/_aiter_ops.py
+  - vllm/_custom_ops.py
+  - vllm/compilation/
+  - vllm/config/
+  - vllm/distributed/
+  - vllm/engine/
+  - vllm/env_override.py
+  - vllm/envs.py
+  - vllm/forward_context.py
+  - vllm/inputs/
+  - vllm/ir/
+  - vllm/kernels/
+  - vllm/logger.py
+  - vllm/model_executor/
+  - vllm/multimodal/
+  - vllm/platforms/
+  - vllm/plugins/
+  - vllm/sampling_params.py
+  - vllm/sequence.py
+  - vllm/transformers_utils/
+  - vllm/triton_utils/
+  - vllm/utils/
+  - vllm/v1/
+  - tests/compile
+  commands:
+  - pytest -s -v compile/fullgraph/test_full_cudagraph.py
 
 - label: PyTorch Fullgraph
   key: pytorch-fullgraph
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/__init__.py
@@ -197,7 +227,9 @@ steps:
   - bash standalone_tests/pytorch_nightly_dependency.sh
   mirror:
     amd:
+      dind: false
       device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 30
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:

.buildkite/test_areas/quantization.yaml

@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ depends_on:
   - image-build
 steps:
 - label: Quantization
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: quantization
-  timeout_in_minutes: 90
+  timeout_in_minutes: 75
+  env:
+    VLLM_USE_V2_MODEL_RUNNER: "0"
   source_file_dependencies:
   - csrc/
   - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization
@@ -19,11 +22,14 @@ steps:
   # TODO(jerryzh168): resolve the above comment
   - uv pip install --system torchao==0.17.0 --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu130
   - uv pip install --system conch-triton-kernels
-  - VLLM_TEST_FORCE_LOAD_FORMAT=auto pytest -v -s quantization/ --ignore quantization/test_blackwell_moe.py
+  # The SM90-only checkpoint currently contains a removed weight_chan_scale
+  # parameter. It was not exercised by the previous L4 job.
+  - VLLM_TEST_FORCE_LOAD_FORMAT=auto pytest -v -s quantization/ --ignore quantization/test_blackwell_moe.py -k 'not test_compressed_tensors_w4a8_fp8'
 
 - label: Quantized Fusions
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: quantized-fusions
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   source_file_dependencies:
   - tests/fusion
   - vllm/model_executor/layers/fusion
@@ -35,7 +41,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Quantized MoE Test (B200)
   key: quantized-moe-test-b200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 120
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/"
   device: b200-k8s
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -52,8 +58,11 @@ steps:
     - pytest -s -v tests/quantization/test_blackwell_moe.py
 
 - label: Quantized Models Test
+  device: h200_35gb
   key: quantized-models-test
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 65
+  env:
+    VLLM_USE_V2_MODEL_RUNNER: "0"
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization
   - tests/models/quantization

.buildkite/test_areas/rust_frontend.yaml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ depends_on:
   - image-build
 steps:
 - label: Rust Frontend OpenAI Coverage
-  timeout_in_minutes: 90
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   device: h200_18gb
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -15,28 +15,30 @@ steps:
   - tests/utils.py
   - tests/benchmarks/test_serve_cli.py
   - tests/entrypoints/openai/chat_completion/test_chat_completion.py
-  # - tests/entrypoints/openai/chat_completion/test_chat_logit_bias_validation.py
+  - tests/entrypoints/openai/chat_completion/test_chat_logit_bias_validation.py
 
   # - tests/entrypoints/openai/completion/test_prompt_validation.py
   - tests/entrypoints/openai/completion/test_shutdown.py
-  # - tests/entrypoints/openai/test_return_token_ids.py
-  # - tests/entrypoints/openai/test_uds.py
+  - tests/entrypoints/openai/test_return_token_ids.py
+  - tests/entrypoints/openai/test_uds.py
   - tests/v1/sample/test_logprobs_e2e.py
   commands:
   - export VLLM_USE_RUST_FRONTEND=1
   - export VLLM_WORKER_MULTIPROC_METHOD=spawn
   - pytest -v -s benchmarks/test_serve_cli.py -k "not insecure and not (test_bench_serve and not test_bench_serve_chat)"
-  - pytest -v -s entrypoints/openai/chat_completion/test_chat_completion.py -k "not test_invalid_json_schema and not test_invalid_regex"
-  # - pytest -v -s entrypoints/openai/chat_completion/test_chat_logit_bias_validation.py -k "not invalid"
+  - pytest -v -s entrypoints/openai/chat_completion/test_chat_completion.py -k "not test_invalid_json_schema and not test_invalid_regex and not test_kv_transfer_prompt_token_ids_round_trip and not test_kv_transfer_prompt_token_ids_streaming"
+  - pytest -v -s entrypoints/openai/chat_completion/test_chat_logit_bias_validation.py -k "not multiple"
 
   # - pytest -v -s entrypoints/openai/completion/test_prompt_validation.py -k "not prompt_embeds"
   - pytest -v -s entrypoints/openai/completion/test_shutdown.py -k "not engine_failure and not test_abort_timeout_exits_quickly"
-  # - pytest -v -s entrypoints/openai/test_return_token_ids.py
-  # - pytest -v -s entrypoints/openai/test_uds.py
+  # test_comparison streams differently: Rust emits a separate first (prompt_token_ids) chunk and
+  # finish chunk without logprobs, while the test reads `logprobs.tokens` on every chunk.
+  - pytest -v -s entrypoints/openai/test_return_token_ids.py -k "not test_comparison"
+  - pytest -v -s entrypoints/openai/test_uds.py
   - pytest -v -s v1/sample/test_logprobs_e2e.py -k "test_prompt_logprobs_e2e_server"
 
 - label: Rust Frontend Serve/Admin Coverage
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   device: h200_18gb
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -45,22 +47,27 @@ steps:
   - vllm/entrypoints/serve/
   - vllm/v1/engine/
   - tests/utils.py
-  # - tests/entrypoints/serve/dev/rpc/test_collective_rpc.py
+  - tests/entrypoints/serve/dev/rpc/test_collective_rpc.py
   - tests/entrypoints/scale_out/token_in_token_out/test_serving_tokens.py
   - tests/entrypoints/serve/instrumentator/test_basic.py
   - tests/entrypoints/serve/instrumentator/test_metrics.py
   # - tests/entrypoints/serve/dev/test_sleep.py
+  - tests/entrypoints/serve/tokenize/test_tokenization.py
   commands:
   - export VLLM_USE_RUST_FRONTEND=1
   - export VLLM_WORKER_MULTIPROC_METHOD=spawn
-  # - pytest -v -s entrypoints/serve/dev/rpc/test_collective_rpc.py
+  - PYTHONPATH=/vllm-workspace pytest -v -s entrypoints/serve/dev/rpc/test_collective_rpc.py
+  # server_load can be flaky under the Rust frontend; keep it excluded for now.
   - pytest -v -s entrypoints/serve/instrumentator/test_basic.py -k "not show_version and not server_load"
+  # test_generate_logprobs expects Python-style top_logprobs truncation (dedup sampled + cap at max(k, 1)).
   - pytest -v -s entrypoints/scale_out/token_in_token_out/test_serving_tokens.py -k "not stream and not lora and not test_generate_logprobs and not stop_string_workflow"
   - pytest -v -s entrypoints/serve/instrumentator/test_metrics.py -k "text and not show and not run_batch and not test_metrics_counts and not test_metrics_exist"
   # - pytest -v -s entrypoints/serve/dev/test_sleep.py
+  # /tokenizer_info is not implemented in the Rust frontend (the CLI flag is accepted as a no-op).
+  - pytest -v -s entrypoints/serve/tokenize/test_tokenization.py -k "not tokenizer_info"
 
 - label: Rust Frontend Core Correctness
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   device: h200_18gb
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -74,7 +81,8 @@ steps:
   - pytest -s entrypoints/openai/correctness/test_lmeval.py::test_lm_eval_accuracy_v1_engine
 
 - label: Rust Frontend Tool Use
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  device: h200_35gb
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   source_file_dependencies:
   - rust/
@@ -88,7 +96,7 @@ steps:
   - pytest -v -s tool_use --ignore=tool_use/mistral --models llama3.2 -k "not test_response_format_with_tool_choice_required and not test_parallel_tool_calls_false and not test_tool_call_and_choice"
 
 - label: Rust Frontend Distributed
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   num_devices: 4
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   source_file_dependencies:

.buildkite/test_areas/rust_frontend_cargo.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ steps:
 - label: Rust Frontend Cargo Style + Clippy
   key: rust-frontend-cargo-style-clippy
   depends_on: []
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   device: cpu-medium
   no_plugin: true
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ steps:
 - label: Rust Frontend Cargo Tests
   key: rust-frontend-cargo-tests
   depends_on: []
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   device: cpu-medium
   no_plugin: true
   source_file_dependencies:

.buildkite/test_areas/samplers.yaml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ steps:
 - label: Samplers Test
   device: h200_35gb
   key: samplers-test
-  timeout_in_minutes: 75
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
   source_file_dependencies:
   - vllm/model_executor/layers
   - vllm/sampling_metadata.py
@@ -20,7 +20,17 @@ steps:
   mirror:
     amd:
       device: mi250_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 40
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
+      source_file_dependencies:
+      - vllm/model_executor/layers
+      - vllm/sampling_metadata.py
+      - vllm/v1/sample/
+      - vllm/entrypoints/generate/beam_search/
+      - tests/samplers
+      - tests/conftest.py
+      - vllm/_aiter_ops.py
+      - vllm/platforms/rocm.py
       commands:
       - pytest -v -s samplers

.buildkite/test_areas/spec_decode.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: Spec Decode Eagle
   key: spec-decode-eagle
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/v1/spec_decode/
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ steps:
     - pytest -v -s v1/e2e/spec_decode -k "eagle_correctness"
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 45
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 55
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Spec Decode Eagle Nightly B200
   key: spec-decode-eagle-nightly-b200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 25
   device: b200-k8s
   optional: true
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Spec Decode Speculators + MTP
   key: spec-decode-speculators-mtp
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/v1/spec_decode/
@@ -53,8 +54,9 @@ steps:
     - pytest -v -s v1/e2e/spec_decode -k "speculators or mtp_correctness"
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 65
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 75
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -82,20 +84,21 @@ steps:
   
 - label: Spec Decode Ngram + Suffix
   key: spec-decode-ngram-suffix
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/v1/spec_decode/
     - vllm/v1/worker/gpu/spec_decode/
     - tests/v1/e2e/spec_decode/
+    - tests/spec_decode/
   commands:
     - pytest -v -s v1/e2e/spec_decode -k "ngram or suffix"
+    - python3 spec_decode/test_custom_proposer.py
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 65
-      # TODO(akaratza): Test after Torch >= 2.12 bump
-      soft_fail: true
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 35
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Spec Decode Draft Model
   key: spec-decode-draft-model
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 45
   device: h200_18gb
   source_file_dependencies:
     - vllm/v1/spec_decode/
@@ -119,8 +122,9 @@ steps:
     - pytest -v -s v1/e2e/spec_decode -k "draft_model or no_sync or batch_inference"
   mirror:
     amd:
-      device: mi325_1
-      timeout_in_minutes: 50
+      dind: false
+      device: mi300_1
+      timeout_in_minutes: 55
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       source_file_dependencies:
@@ -134,7 +138,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Spec Decode Draft Model Nightly B200
   key: spec-decode-draft-model-nightly-b200
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 40
   device: b200-k8s
   optional: true
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@ steps:
 
 - label: Speculators Correctness
   key: speculators-correctness
-  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
   device: h100
   optional: true
   num_devices: 1
@@ -159,7 +163,7 @@ steps:
     - pytest -v -s v1/spec_decode/test_speculators_correctness.py -m slow_test
 
 - label: Spec Decode MTP hybrid (B200)
-  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  timeout_in_minutes: 20
   device: b200-k8s
   optional: true
   source_file_dependencies:
@@ -170,3 +174,31 @@ steps:
     - tests/v1/e2e/spec_decode/
   commands:
     - pytest -v -s v1/e2e/spec_decode -k "qwen3_5-hybrid"
+
+- label: Spec Decode DeepSeek MTP Parallel Load (B200)
+  key: spec-decode-deepseek-mtp-parallel-load-b200
+  timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  device: b200-k8s
+  optional: true
+  num_devices: 2
+  source_file_dependencies:
+    - vllm/v1/spec_decode/llm_base_proposer.py
+    - vllm/v1/spec_decode/eagle.py
+    - vllm/v1/worker/gpu/spec_decode/eagle/
+    - vllm/model_executor/models/deepseek_mtp.py
+    - vllm/model_executor/models/deepseek_v2.py
+    - tests/v1/e2e/spec_decode/test_mtp_parallel_load.py
+  commands:
+    - pytest -v -s v1/e2e/spec_decode/test_mtp_parallel_load.py
+
+- label: Spec Decode Acceptance Rates Nightly
+  key: spec-decode-acceptance-rates-nightly
+  timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  device: h200_35gb
+  optional: true
+  source_file_dependencies:
+    - vllm/v1/spec_decode/
+    - vllm/v1/worker/gpu/spec_decode/
+    - tests/v1/e2e/spec_decode/
+  commands:
+    - pytest -v -s v1/e2e/spec_decode/test_spec_decode.py -k "acceptance_rates"

.buildkite/test_areas/torch_abi.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+group: Torch ABI
+depends_on:
+  - image-build
+steps:
+- label: Torch Stable ABI Audit
+  key: torch-stable-abi-audit
+  timeout_in_minutes: 5
+  source_file_dependencies:
+  - .buildkite/check-torch-abi.py
+  - csrc/
+  - cmake/
+  - setup.py
+  commands:
+  - python3 /vllm-workspace/.buildkite/check-torch-abi.py

.buildkite/test_areas/weight_loading.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ depends_on:
 steps:
 - label: Weight Loading Multiple GPU  # 33min
   key: weight-loading-multiple-gpu
-  timeout_in_minutes: 45
+  timeout_in_minutes: 50
   working_dir: "/vllm-workspace/tests"
   num_devices: 2
   optional: true
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ steps:
     - bash weight_loading/run_model_weight_loading_test.sh -c weight_loading/models.txt
   mirror:
     amd:
+      dind: false
       device: mi300_2
+      timeout_in_minutes: 35
       depends_on:
       - image-build-amd
       commands:

.github/CODEOWNERS

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
 # Rust Frontend
 /rust/ @BugenZhao @njhill
+/rust/src/bench @esmeetu
 /build_rust.sh @BugenZhao @njhill
 /rust-toolchain.toml @BugenZhao @njhill
 /.buildkite/test_areas/rust* @BugenZhao @njhill
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@
 
 # Transformers modeling backend
 /vllm/model_executor/models/transformers @hmellor
-/tests/models/test_transformers.py @hmellor
+/tests/models/transformers @hmellor
 
 # Docs
 /docs/mkdocs @hmellor
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ mkdocs.yaml @hmellor
 # Kernels
 /vllm/v1/attention/ops/chunked_prefill_paged_decode.py @tdoublep
 /vllm/v1/attention/ops/triton_unified_attention.py @tdoublep
-/vllm/model_executor/layers/fla @ZJY0516 @vadiklyutiy
+/vllm/third_party/flash_linear_attention @ZJY0516 @vadiklyutiy
 
 # ROCm related: specify owner with write access to notify AMD folks for careful code review
 /vllm/**/*rocm* @tjtanaa @dllehr-amd

.github/mergify.yml

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pull_request_rules:
   description: Comment on PR when pre-commit check fails
   conditions:
     - check-failure=pre-commit
+    - -check-cancelled=pre-commit
     - -closed
     - -draft
     - or:
@@ -181,6 +182,18 @@ pull_request_rules:
       add:
         - performance
 
+- name: label-quantization
+  description: Automatically apply quantization label
+  conditions:
+    - label != stale
+    - or:
+      - files~=^vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/
+      - title~=(?i)quant
+  actions:
+    label:
+      add:
+        - quantization
+
 - name: label-qwen
   description: Automatically apply qwen label
   conditions:
@@ -220,6 +233,31 @@ pull_request_rules:
       add:
         - gpt-oss
 
+- name: label-kimi
+  description: Automatically apply kimi label
+  conditions:
+    - label != stale
+    - or:
+      - files~=(?i)kimi
+      - files~=(?i)moonshot
+      - title~=(?i)(?:kimi|moonshot)
+  actions:
+    label:
+      add:
+        - kimi
+
+- name: label-k3
+  description: Automatically apply k3 label (launch triage; retire after ramp-down)
+  conditions:
+    - label != stale
+    - or:
+      - files~=(?i)kimi[-_]?k3
+      - title~=(?i)(?:kimi[-\s]?k3|\bk3\b)
+  actions:
+    label:
+      add:
+        - k3
+
 - name: label-nvidia
   description: Automatically apply nvidia label
   conditions:

.github/workflows/issue_autolabel.yml

@@ -130,6 +130,66 @@ jobs:
                   },
                 ],
               },
+              kimi: {
+                keywords: [
+                  { term: "Kimi",     searchIn: "both" },
+                  { term: "Moonshot", searchIn: "both" },
+                ],
+                substrings: [
+                  { term: "moonshotai/", searchIn: "both" },
+                  { term: "kimi",        searchIn: "title" },
+                ],
+              },
+              k3: {
+                keywords: [
+                  { term: "Kimi K3", searchIn: "both" },
+                  { term: "K3",      searchIn: "title" },
+                ],
+                substrings: [
+                  { term: "moonshotai/kimi-k3", searchIn: "both" },
+                ],
+              },
+              quantization: {
+                keywords: [
+                  {
+                    term: "quantization",
+                    searchIn: "both"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    term: "quantized",
+                    searchIn: "both"
+                  },
+                ],
+              },
+              "intel-gpu": {
+                // Keyword search - matches whole words only (with word boundaries)
+                keywords: [
+                  {
+                    term: "B50",
+                    searchIn: "both"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    term: "B60",
+                    searchIn: "both"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    term: "B70",
+                    searchIn: "both"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    term: "intel gpu",
+                    searchIn: "both"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    term: "Arc GPU",
+                    searchIn: "both"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    term: "BMG",
+                    searchIn: "both"
+                  },
+                ],
+              },
               // Add more label configurations here as needed
               // example: {
               //   keywords: [...],
@@ -323,7 +383,7 @@ jobs:
             // {users} will be replaced with @mentions
             const ccConfig = {
               rocm: {
-                users: ['hongxiayang', 'tjtanaa', 'vllmellm'],
+                users: ['hongxiayang', 'tjtanaa', 'vllmellm', 'giuseppegrossi'],
                 message: 'CC {users} for ROCm-related issue',
               },
               mistral: {
@@ -491,4 +551,4 @@ jobs:
               issue_number: context.issue.number,
               body: message,
             });
-            core.notice(`Requested missing ROCm info from @${author}: ${missing.map(m => m.name).join(', ')}`);
+            core.notice(`Requested missing ROCm info from @${author}: ${missing.map(m => m.name).join(', ')}`);

.github/workflows/new_pr_bot.yml

@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ jobs:
                   '',
                   '\u{1f4ac} Join our developer Slack at https://slack.vllm.ai to discuss your PR in `#pr-reviews`, coordinate on features in `#feat-` channels, or join special interest groups in `#sig-` channels.',
                   '',
-                  'PRs do not trigger a full CI run by default. Once the PR is approved and ready to go, your PR reviewer(s) can run CI to test the changes comprehensively before merging.',
+                  'PRs do not trigger a full CI run by default. Reviewers with write access and configured trusted contributors can comment `/ci run` whenever CI signals are needed.',
                   '',
-                  'To run CI, PR reviewers can either: Add `ready` label to the PR or enable auto-merge.',
+                  'Once the PR is approved or has the `ready` label, the PR author can also use `/ci run` or `/ci retry`. New commits do not start CI automatically.',
                   '',
                   'If you have any questions, please reach out to us on Slack at https://slack.vllm.ai.',
                   '',

.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml

@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ jobs:
             pull_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
           });
 
-          const hasReadyLabel = pr.labels.some(l => l.name === 'ready');
+          const readyLabels = ['ready', 'ready-run-all-tests'];
+          const hasReadyLabel = pr.labels.some(l => readyLabels.includes(l.name));
           const hasVerifiedLabel = pr.labels.some(l => l.name === 'verified');
 
           const { data: mergedPRs } = await github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests({
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           if (hasReadyLabel || hasVerifiedLabel || mergedCount >= 4) {
             core.info(`Check passed: verified label=${hasVerifiedLabel}, ready label=${hasReadyLabel}, 4+ merged PRs=${mergedCount >= 4}`);
           } else {
-            core.setFailed(`PR must have the 'verified' or 'ready' (which also triggers tests) label or the author must have at least 4 merged PRs (found ${mergedCount}).`);
+            core.setFailed(`PR must have the 'verified', 'ready', or 'ready-run-all-tests' label to run pre-commit, or the author must have at least 4 merged PRs (found ${mergedCount}).`);
           }
 
   pre-commit:

.github/workflows/run-ci-command.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: Run CI from PR comment
+
+on:
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: run-ci-comment-${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  run-ci-command:
+    if: >-
+      github.event.issue.pull_request &&
+      (github.event.comment.body == '/ci run' ||
+      github.event.comment.body == '/ci retry')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@37802adc94f370d6bfd71619e3f0bf239e1f3b78 # v7.6.0
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+      - name: Authorize and run CI command
+        run: >-
+          uv run --no-project --python 3.12
+          .github/workflows/scripts/run_ci_command.py
+        env:
+          BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN }}
+          BUILDKITE_ORGANIZATION: vllm
+          BUILDKITE_PIPELINE: ci
+          CI_TRUSTED_USERS: ${{ vars.CI_TRUSTED_USERS }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}

.github/workflows/scripts/run_ci_command.py

@@ -0,0 +1,581 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright contributors to the vLLM project
+
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import urllib.error
+import urllib.parse
+import urllib.request
+from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
+from typing import Any
+
+COMMAND_RUN_CI = "/ci run"
+COMMAND_RETRY_FAILED = "/ci retry"
+READY_LABELS = {"ready", "ready-run-all-tests"}
+TRUSTED_PERMISSIONS = {"admin", "maintain", "write"}
+ACTIVE_BUILD_STATES = {
+    "blocked",
+    "creating",
+    "scheduled",
+    "running",
+    "failing",
+    "canceling",
+    "waiting",
+    "waiting_failed",
+}
+RETRY_STATES = "failed,timed_out,expired"
+
+
+class ApiError(RuntimeError):
+    def __init__(self, status: int | None, message: str) -> None:
+        super().__init__(message)
+        self.status = status
+
+
+class HttpTransport:
+    def request(
+        self,
+        url: str,
+        *,
+        body: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
+        headers: Mapping[str, str] | None = None,
+        method: str = "GET",
+    ) -> Any:
+        data = None if body is None else json.dumps(body).encode()
+        request = urllib.request.Request(
+            url,
+            data=data,
+            headers=dict(headers or {}),
+            method=method,
+        )
+        try:
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=30) as response:
+                response_body = response.read().decode()
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError as error:
+            response_body = error.read().decode()
+            message = self._error_message(response_body, error.reason)
+            raise ApiError(
+                error.code,
+                f"API returned {error.code}: {message}",
+            ) from error
+        except urllib.error.URLError as error:
+            raise ApiError(None, f"API request failed: {error.reason}") from error
+
+        if not response_body:
+            return None
+        try:
+            return json.loads(response_body)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError as error:
+            raise ApiError(None, "API returned a non-JSON response.") from error
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _error_message(response_body: str, fallback: str) -> str:
+        try:
+            parsed = json.loads(response_body)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            return fallback
+        return str(parsed.get("message", fallback))
+
+
+class GitHubClient:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        token: str,
+        repository: str,
+        transport: HttpTransport | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        if not token:
+            raise RuntimeError("GH_TOKEN is not set.")
+        self.owner, self.repo = repository.split("/", maxsplit=1)
+        self.transport = transport or HttpTransport()
+        self.headers = {
+            "Accept": "application/vnd.github+json",
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            "User-Agent": "vllm-ci-command",
+            "X-GitHub-Api-Version": "2022-11-28",
+        }
+
+    def _request(
+        self,
+        path: str,
+        *,
+        body: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
+        method: str = "GET",
+    ) -> Any:
+        return self.transport.request(
+            f"https://api.github.com{path}",
+            body=body,
+            headers=self.headers,
+            method=method,
+        )
+
+    def _repo_path(self, suffix: str) -> str:
+        owner = urllib.parse.quote(self.owner, safe="")
+        repo = urllib.parse.quote(self.repo, safe="")
+        return f"/repos/{owner}/{repo}{suffix}"
+
+    def _paginate(self, path: str) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        results: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+        separator = "&" if "?" in path else "?"
+        for page in range(1, 101):
+            response = self._request(f"{path}{separator}per_page=100&page={page}")
+            if not isinstance(response, list):
+                raise ApiError(None, "GitHub API returned an invalid list response.")
+            results.extend(response)
+            if len(response) < 100:
+                return results
+        raise ApiError(None, "GitHub API pagination exceeded 10,000 results.")
+
+    def get_pr(self, number: int) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return self._request(self._repo_path(f"/pulls/{number}"))
+
+    def get_permission(self, actor: str) -> str:
+        username = urllib.parse.quote(actor, safe="")
+        try:
+            response = self._request(
+                self._repo_path(f"/collaborators/{username}/permission")
+            )
+        except ApiError as error:
+            if error.status == 404:
+                return "none"
+            raise
+        return str(response["permission"])
+
+    def get_review_decision(self, number: int) -> str | None:
+        query = """
+          query($owner: String!, $repo: String!, $number: Int!) {
+            repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
+              pullRequest(number: $number) {
+                reviewDecision
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        """
+        response = self._request(
+            "/graphql",
+            body={
+                "query": query,
+                "variables": {
+                    "number": number,
+                    "owner": self.owner,
+                    "repo": self.repo,
+                },
+            },
+            method="POST",
+        )
+        return response["data"]["repository"]["pullRequest"]["reviewDecision"]
+
+    def list_reviews(self, number: int) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        return self._paginate(self._repo_path(f"/pulls/{number}/reviews"))
+
+    def list_reactions(self, comment_id: int) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        return self._paginate(
+            self._repo_path(f"/issues/comments/{comment_id}/reactions")
+        )
+
+    def add_reaction(self, comment_id: int, content: str) -> None:
+        self._request(
+            self._repo_path(f"/issues/comments/{comment_id}/reactions"),
+            body={"content": content},
+            method="POST",
+        )
+
+    def add_comment(self, issue_number: int, body: str) -> None:
+        self._request(
+            self._repo_path(f"/issues/{issue_number}/comments"),
+            body={"body": body},
+            method="POST",
+        )
+
+
+class BuildkiteClient:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        token: str,
+        organization: str,
+        pipeline: str,
+        transport: HttpTransport | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.token = token
+        self.transport = transport or HttpTransport()
+        organization = urllib.parse.quote(organization, safe="")
+        pipeline = urllib.parse.quote(pipeline, safe="")
+        self.base_url = (
+            "https://api.buildkite.com/v2/organizations/"
+            f"{organization}/pipelines/{pipeline}/builds"
+        )
+
+    def _request(
+        self,
+        *,
+        body: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
+        method: str = "GET",
+        path: str = "",
+        query: Sequence[tuple[str, str]] = (),
+    ) -> Any:
+        if not self.token:
+            raise RuntimeError("The BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN repository secret is not set.")
+        url = f"{self.base_url}{path}"
+        if query:
+            url = f"{url}?{urllib.parse.urlencode(query)}"
+        return self.transport.request(
+            url,
+            body=body,
+            headers={
+                "Authorization": f"Bearer {self.token}",
+                "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                "User-Agent": "vllm-ci-command",
+            },
+            method=method,
+        )
+
+    def list_builds(
+        self,
+        commit: str,
+        *,
+        metadata: tuple[str, str] | None = None,
+    ) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        query = [
+            ("commit", commit),
+            ("exclude_jobs", "true"),
+            ("exclude_pipeline", "true"),
+            ("per_page", "100"),
+        ]
+        if metadata:
+            key, value = metadata
+            query.append((f"meta_data[{key}]", value))
+        response = self._request(query=query)
+        if not isinstance(response, list):
+            raise ApiError(None, "Buildkite API returned an invalid build list.")
+        return response
+
+    def create_build(self, body: Mapping[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return self._request(body=body, method="POST")
+
+    def retry_failed_jobs(
+        self,
+        build_number: int,
+        states: str,
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        number = urllib.parse.quote(str(build_number), safe="")
+        return self._request(
+            body={"states": states},
+            method="PUT",
+            path=f"/{number}/retry_failed_jobs",
+        )
+
+
+def parse_command(body: str) -> str | None:
+    if body in {COMMAND_RUN_CI, COMMAND_RETRY_FAILED}:
+        return body
+    return None
+
+
+def parse_trusted_users(value: str = "") -> set[str]:
+    return {
+        user.casefold() for item in value.split(",") for user in item.split() if user
+    }
+
+
+def has_ready_label(pr: Mapping[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    return any(label["name"] in READY_LABELS for label in pr["labels"])
+
+
+def is_trusted_permission(permission: str) -> bool:
+    return permission in TRUSTED_PERMISSIONS
+
+
+def authorize(
+    *,
+    actor: str,
+    permission: str,
+    pr: Mapping[str, Any],
+    trusted_approval: bool = False,
+    trusted_users: set[str] | None = None,
+) -> tuple[bool, str]:
+    trusted_users = trusted_users or set()
+    if is_trusted_permission(permission):
+        return True, f"repository {permission} permission"
+    if actor.casefold() in trusted_users:
+        return True, "configured trusted contributor"
+    if actor.casefold() != pr["user"]["login"].casefold():
+        return (
+            False,
+            "Only reviewers with write access can run CI before it is "
+            "delegated to the PR author.",
+        )
+    if pr["draft"]:
+        return False, "PR authors cannot run CI while the PR is a draft."
+    if has_ready_label(pr):
+        return True, "ready label"
+    if trusted_approval:
+        return True, "approval from a trusted reviewer"
+    return (
+        False,
+        "A reviewer with write access must run `/ci run`, approve the PR, "
+        "or add the `ready` label first.",
+    )
+
+
+def has_trusted_approval(
+    github: GitHubClient,
+    number: int,
+    trusted_users: set[str],
+) -> bool:
+    if github.get_review_decision(number) != "APPROVED":
+        return False
+
+    latest_review_states: dict[str, tuple[str, str]] = {}
+    for review in github.list_reviews(number):
+        user = review.get("user") or {}
+        login = user.get("login")
+        state = review.get("state")
+        if login and state in {"APPROVED", "CHANGES_REQUESTED", "DISMISSED"}:
+            latest_review_states[login.casefold()] = (login, state)
+
+    for login, state in latest_review_states.values():
+        if state != "APPROVED":
+            continue
+        if login.casefold() in trusted_users:
+            return True
+        if is_trusted_permission(github.get_permission(login)):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def is_build_for_pr(build: Mapping[str, Any], pr_number: int) -> bool:
+    pull_request = build.get("pull_request")
+    if isinstance(pull_request, Mapping):
+        build_pr_number = pull_request.get("id", pull_request.get("number"))
+        if build_pr_number is not None:
+            return str(build_pr_number) == str(pr_number)
+    metadata = build.get("meta_data") or {}
+    return str(metadata.get("github-pr-number")) == str(pr_number)
+
+
+def is_active_build(build: Mapping[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    return bool(build.get("blocked")) or build.get("state") in ACTIVE_BUILD_STATES
+
+
+def select_latest_build(
+    builds: Sequence[dict[str, Any]],
+    pr_number: int,
+) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    matching = [build for build in builds if is_build_for_pr(build, pr_number)]
+    return max(matching, key=lambda build: build.get("created_at", ""), default=None)
+
+
+def create_build_payload(
+    *,
+    actor: str,
+    comment_id: int,
+    pr: Mapping[str, Any],
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    return {
+        "commit": pr["head"]["sha"],
+        "branch": pr["head"]["ref"],
+        "message": f"PR #{pr['number']} {COMMAND_RUN_CI} by @{actor}",
+        "pull_request_id": pr["number"],
+        "pull_request_base_branch": pr["base"]["ref"],
+        "pull_request_repository": pr["head"]["repo"]["clone_url"],
+        "pull_request_labels": [label["name"] for label in pr["labels"]],
+        "ignore_pipeline_branch_filters": True,
+        "env": {
+            "VLLM_CI_GITHUB_COMMENT_ID": str(comment_id),
+            "VLLM_CI_TRIGGERED_BY": actor,
+        },
+        "meta_data": {
+            "github-comment-id": str(comment_id),
+            "github-pr-number": str(pr["number"]),
+            "github-triggered-by": actor,
+        },
+    }
+
+
+def add_reaction_safely(
+    github: GitHubClient,
+    comment_id: int,
+    content: str,
+) -> None:
+    try:
+        github.add_reaction(comment_id, content)
+    except Exception as error:
+        print(f"Could not add {content} reaction: {error}", file=sys.stderr)
+
+
+def is_already_handled(github: GitHubClient, comment_id: int) -> bool:
+    return any(
+        reaction.get("content") in {"rocket", "-1"}
+        and (reaction.get("user") or {}).get("login") == "github-actions[bot]"
+        for reaction in github.list_reactions(comment_id)
+    )
+
+
+def handle_run_ci(
+    *,
+    actor: str,
+    buildkite: BuildkiteClient,
+    comment_id: int,
+    github: GitHubClient,
+    pr: Mapping[str, Any],
+) -> str:
+    duplicate_builds = buildkite.list_builds(
+        pr["head"]["sha"],
+        metadata=("github-comment-id", str(comment_id)),
+    )
+    duplicate = select_latest_build(duplicate_builds, pr["number"])
+    if duplicate:
+        return f"CI was already requested by this comment: {duplicate['web_url']}"
+
+    current_builds = buildkite.list_builds(pr["head"]["sha"])
+    active_build = next(
+        (
+            build
+            for build in current_builds
+            if is_build_for_pr(build, pr["number"]) and is_active_build(build)
+        ),
+        None,
+    )
+    if active_build:
+        return f"CI is already running for this commit: {active_build['web_url']}"
+
+    current_pr = github.get_pr(pr["number"])
+    if current_pr["state"] != "open" or current_pr["head"]["sha"] != pr["head"]["sha"]:
+        return (
+            "The PR head changed while processing the command. Comment `/ci run` again."
+        )
+
+    build = buildkite.create_build(
+        create_build_payload(
+            actor=actor,
+            comment_id=comment_id,
+            pr=current_pr,
+        )
+    )
+    return (
+        f"Triggered [Buildkite CI #{build['number']}]({build['web_url']}) "
+        f"for commit `{current_pr['head']['sha'][:12]}`."
+    )
+
+
+def handle_retry_failed(
+    *,
+    buildkite: BuildkiteClient,
+    pr: Mapping[str, Any],
+) -> str:
+    builds = buildkite.list_builds(pr["head"]["sha"])
+    build = select_latest_build(builds, pr["number"])
+    if not build:
+        return "No CI build exists for the current PR commit. Use `/ci run` first."
+    if not build.get("finished_at") or is_active_build(build):
+        return f"CI is still running for this commit: {build['web_url']}"
+
+    retried = buildkite.retry_failed_jobs(build["number"], RETRY_STATES)
+    if retried["retried_jobs_count"] == 0:
+        return (
+            f"No failed, timed-out, or expired jobs need retrying: {build['web_url']}"
+        )
+    return (
+        f"Queued {retried['retried_jobs_count']} failed job(s) for retry in "
+        f"[Buildkite CI #{build['number']}]({build['web_url']})."
+    )
+
+
+def run(
+    event: Mapping[str, Any],
+    github: GitHubClient,
+    buildkite: BuildkiteClient,
+    trusted_users_value: str = "",
+) -> None:
+    command = parse_command(event["comment"]["body"])
+    if not command or "pull_request" not in event["issue"]:
+        return
+
+    issue_number = event["issue"]["number"]
+    comment_id = event["comment"]["id"]
+    actor = event["comment"]["user"]["login"]
+
+    if is_already_handled(github, comment_id):
+        print(f"Comment {comment_id} was already handled.")
+        return
+    add_reaction_safely(github, comment_id, "eyes")
+
+    try:
+        pr = github.get_pr(issue_number)
+        permission = github.get_permission(actor)
+        if pr["state"] != "open":
+            github.add_comment(issue_number, "CI commands require an open PR.")
+            return
+
+        trusted_users = parse_trusted_users(trusted_users_value)
+        should_check_approval = (
+            not is_trusted_permission(permission)
+            and actor.casefold() not in trusted_users
+            and actor.casefold() == pr["user"]["login"].casefold()
+            and not pr["draft"]
+            and not has_ready_label(pr)
+        )
+        trusted_approval = should_check_approval and has_trusted_approval(
+            github,
+            issue_number,
+            trusted_users,
+        )
+        allowed, reason = authorize(
+            actor=actor,
+            permission=permission,
+            pr=pr,
+            trusted_approval=trusted_approval,
+            trusted_users=trusted_users,
+        )
+        if not allowed:
+            add_reaction_safely(github, comment_id, "-1")
+            github.add_comment(issue_number, f"@{actor}, {reason}")
+            return
+
+        print(f"Authorized @{actor}: {reason}")
+        if command == COMMAND_RUN_CI:
+            message = handle_run_ci(
+                actor=actor,
+                buildkite=buildkite,
+                comment_id=comment_id,
+                github=github,
+                pr=pr,
+            )
+        else:
+            message = handle_retry_failed(buildkite=buildkite, pr=pr)
+        add_reaction_safely(github, comment_id, "rocket")
+        github.add_comment(issue_number, message)
+    except Exception:
+        add_reaction_safely(github, comment_id, "confused")
+        raise
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    event_path = os.environ["GITHUB_EVENT_PATH"]
+    with open(event_path, encoding="utf-8") as event_file:
+        event = json.load(event_file)
+
+    if not parse_command(event["comment"]["body"]):
+        return
+
+    github = GitHubClient(
+        os.environ.get("GH_TOKEN", ""),
+        os.environ["GITHUB_REPOSITORY"],
+    )
+    buildkite = BuildkiteClient(
+        os.environ.get("BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN", ""),
+        os.environ.get("BUILDKITE_ORGANIZATION", "vllm"),
+        os.environ.get("BUILDKITE_PIPELINE", "ci"),
+    )
+    run(
+        event,
+        github,
+        buildkite,
+        os.environ.get("CI_TRUSTED_USERS", ""),
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

.github/workflows/scripts/test_run_ci_command.py

@@ -0,0 +1,363 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright contributors to the vLLM project
+
+import unittest
+from typing import Any
+
+from run_ci_command import (
+    COMMAND_RETRY_FAILED,
+    COMMAND_RUN_CI,
+    RETRY_STATES,
+    BuildkiteClient,
+    authorize,
+    create_build_payload,
+    has_trusted_approval,
+    is_active_build,
+    is_build_for_pr,
+    parse_command,
+    parse_trusted_users,
+    run,
+    select_latest_build,
+)
+
+
+def make_pr(**overrides: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    pr = {
+        "base": {"ref": "main"},
+        "draft": False,
+        "head": {
+            "ref": "feature",
+            "repo": {"clone_url": "https://github.com/contributor/vllm.git"},
+            "sha": "0123456789abcdef",
+        },
+        "labels": [],
+        "number": 42,
+        "state": "open",
+        "user": {"login": "author"},
+    }
+    pr.update(overrides)
+    return pr
+
+
+def make_event(command: str, actor: str = "reviewer") -> dict[str, Any]:
+    return {
+        "comment": {
+            "body": command,
+            "id": 99,
+            "user": {"login": actor},
+        },
+        "issue": {
+            "number": 42,
+            "pull_request": {},
+        },
+    }
+
+
+class FakeGitHub:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        permission: str = "write",
+        permissions: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+        pr: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+        review_decision: str = "REVIEW_REQUIRED",
+        reviews: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.comments: list[str] = []
+        self.permission = permission
+        self.permissions = permissions or {}
+        self.pr = pr or make_pr()
+        self.reactions: list[str] = []
+        self.review_decision = review_decision
+        self.reviews = reviews or []
+
+    def get_pr(self, number: int) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return self.pr
+
+    def get_permission(self, actor: str) -> str:
+        return self.permissions.get(actor, self.permission)
+
+    def get_review_decision(self, number: int) -> str:
+        return self.review_decision
+
+    def list_reviews(self, number: int) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        return self.reviews
+
+    def list_reactions(self, comment_id: int) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        return []
+
+    def add_reaction(self, comment_id: int, content: str) -> None:
+        self.reactions.append(content)
+
+    def add_comment(self, issue_number: int, body: str) -> None:
+        self.comments.append(body)
+
+
+class FakeBuildkite:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        build_lists: list[list[dict[str, Any]]] | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.build_lists = build_lists or []
+        self.created_builds: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+        self.list_calls: list[tuple[str, tuple[str, str] | None]] = []
+        self.retry_calls: list[tuple[int, str]] = []
+
+    def list_builds(
+        self,
+        commit: str,
+        *,
+        metadata: tuple[str, str] | None = None,
+    ) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        self.list_calls.append((commit, metadata))
+        return self.build_lists.pop(0)
+
+    def create_build(self, body: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        self.created_builds.append(body)
+        return {
+            "number": 123,
+            "web_url": "https://buildkite.example/builds/123",
+        }
+
+    def retry_failed_jobs(
+        self,
+        build_number: int,
+        states: str,
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        self.retry_calls.append((build_number, states))
+        return {"retried_jobs_count": 3}
+
+
+class FakeTransport:
+    def __init__(self, response: Any) -> None:
+        self.calls: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+        self.response = response
+
+    def request(self, url: str, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
+        self.calls.append({"url": url, **kwargs})
+        return self.response
+
+
+class RunCiCommandTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_only_exact_ci_commands_are_accepted(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(parse_command(COMMAND_RUN_CI), COMMAND_RUN_CI)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parse_command(COMMAND_RETRY_FAILED),
+            COMMAND_RETRY_FAILED,
+        )
+        self.assertIsNone(parse_command("/ci run please"))
+        self.assertIsNone(parse_command(" /ci run"))
+
+    def test_write_access_authorizes_reviewers_and_authors(self) -> None:
+        allowed, _ = authorize(
+            actor="reviewer",
+            permission="write",
+            pr=make_pr(),
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(allowed)
+
+    def test_configured_trusted_contributors_can_run_ci(self) -> None:
+        trusted_users = parse_trusted_users("trusted-one, TRUSTED-TWO")
+        allowed, _ = authorize(
+            actor="trusted-two",
+            permission="read",
+            pr=make_pr(),
+            trusted_users=trusted_users,
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(allowed)
+
+    def test_authors_need_an_approval_or_ready_label(self) -> None:
+        pending, _ = authorize(
+            actor="author",
+            permission="read",
+            pr=make_pr(),
+        )
+        approved, _ = authorize(
+            actor="author",
+            permission="read",
+            pr=make_pr(),
+            trusted_approval=True,
+        )
+        ready, _ = authorize(
+            actor="author",
+            permission="read",
+            pr=make_pr(labels=[{"name": "ready"}]),
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(pending)
+        self.assertTrue(approved)
+        self.assertTrue(ready)
+
+    def test_non_author_contributors_without_write_are_denied(self) -> None:
+        allowed, _ = authorize(
+            actor="contributor",
+            permission="read",
+            pr=make_pr(),
+            trusted_approval=True,
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(allowed)
+
+    def test_authors_cannot_use_ready_state_on_draft_prs(self) -> None:
+        allowed, _ = authorize(
+            actor="author",
+            permission="read",
+            pr=make_pr(draft=True, labels=[{"name": "ready"}]),
+            trusted_approval=True,
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(allowed)
+
+    def test_only_trusted_reviewers_can_delegate_through_approval(self) -> None:
+        approved_review = {
+            "state": "APPROVED",
+            "user": {"login": "reviewer"},
+        }
+        trusted = FakeGitHub(
+            permission="read",
+            permissions={"reviewer": "write"},
+            review_decision="APPROVED",
+            reviews=[approved_review],
+        )
+        untrusted = FakeGitHub(
+            permission="read",
+            review_decision="APPROVED",
+            reviews=[approved_review],
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(has_trusted_approval(trusted, 42, set()))
+        self.assertFalse(has_trusted_approval(untrusted, 42, set()))
+
+    def test_build_matching_is_scoped_to_the_pr(self) -> None:
+        self.assertTrue(is_build_for_pr({"pull_request": {"id": 42}}, 42))
+        self.assertFalse(is_build_for_pr({"pull_request": {"id": 43}}, 42))
+        self.assertTrue(
+            is_build_for_pr(
+                {"meta_data": {"github-pr-number": "42"}},
+                42,
+            )
+        )
+
+    def test_latest_build_selection_ignores_other_prs(self) -> None:
+        latest = select_latest_build(
+            [
+                {
+                    "created_at": "2026-07-28T02:00:00Z",
+                    "number": 3,
+                    "pull_request": {"id": 43},
+                },
+                {
+                    "created_at": "2026-07-28T01:00:00Z",
+                    "number": 2,
+                    "pull_request": {"id": 42},
+                },
+                {
+                    "created_at": "2026-07-28T00:00:00Z",
+                    "number": 1,
+                    "pull_request": {"id": 42},
+                },
+            ],
+            42,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(latest["number"], 2)
+
+    def test_active_build_states_prevent_duplicate_runs(self) -> None:
+        self.assertTrue(is_active_build({"state": "scheduled"}))
+        self.assertTrue(is_active_build({"state": "running"}))
+        self.assertTrue(is_active_build({"state": "waiting"}))
+        self.assertTrue(is_active_build({"blocked": True, "state": "passed"}))
+        self.assertFalse(is_active_build({"state": "failed"}))
+
+    def test_build_payload_preserves_pr_context(self) -> None:
+        payload = create_build_payload(
+            actor="reviewer",
+            comment_id=99,
+            pr=make_pr(labels=[{"name": "ready"}, {"name": "v1"}]),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            payload,
+            {
+                "commit": "0123456789abcdef",
+                "branch": "feature",
+                "message": "PR #42 /ci run by @reviewer",
+                "pull_request_id": 42,
+                "pull_request_base_branch": "main",
+                "pull_request_repository": ("https://github.com/contributor/vllm.git"),
+                "pull_request_labels": ["ready", "v1"],
+                "ignore_pipeline_branch_filters": True,
+                "env": {
+                    "VLLM_CI_GITHUB_COMMENT_ID": "99",
+                    "VLLM_CI_TRIGGERED_BY": "reviewer",
+                },
+                "meta_data": {
+                    "github-comment-id": "99",
+                    "github-pr-number": "42",
+                    "github-triggered-by": "reviewer",
+                },
+            },
+        )
+
+    def test_ci_run_dispatches_build_with_current_pr_metadata(self) -> None:
+        github = FakeGitHub()
+        buildkite = FakeBuildkite([[], []])
+        run(make_event(COMMAND_RUN_CI), github, buildkite)
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(buildkite.created_builds), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            buildkite.created_builds[0]["message"],
+            "PR #42 /ci run by @reviewer",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(github.reactions, ["eyes", "rocket"])
+        self.assertIn("Buildkite CI #123", github.comments[0])
+
+    def test_unapproved_authors_are_denied_without_buildkite(self) -> None:
+        github = FakeGitHub(
+            permission="read",
+            pr=make_pr(),
+            review_decision="REVIEW_REQUIRED",
+        )
+        buildkite = FakeBuildkite()
+        run(make_event(COMMAND_RUN_CI, "author"), github, buildkite)
+
+        self.assertEqual(buildkite.list_calls, [])
+        self.assertEqual(github.reactions, ["eyes", "-1"])
+        self.assertIn("approve the PR", github.comments[0])
+
+    def test_ci_retry_uses_latest_current_sha_build(self) -> None:
+        github = FakeGitHub(
+            permission="read",
+            pr=make_pr(labels=[{"name": "ready"}]),
+        )
+        buildkite = FakeBuildkite(
+            [
+                [
+                    {
+                        "created_at": "2026-07-28T01:00:00Z",
+                        "finished_at": "2026-07-28T02:00:00Z",
+                        "number": 123,
+                        "pull_request": {"id": 42},
+                        "state": "failed",
+                        "web_url": "https://buildkite.example/builds/123",
+                    }
+                ]
+            ]
+        )
+        run(make_event(COMMAND_RETRY_FAILED, "author"), github, buildkite)
+
+        self.assertEqual(buildkite.retry_calls, [(123, RETRY_STATES)])
+        self.assertIn("Queued 3 failed job", github.comments[0])
+
+    def test_buildkite_retry_uses_retry_failed_jobs_endpoint(self) -> None:
+        transport = FakeTransport({"retried_jobs_count": 2})
+        client = BuildkiteClient(
+            "secret",
+            "vllm",
+            "ci",
+            transport=transport,
+        )
+        client.retry_failed_jobs(123, RETRY_STATES)
+
+        call = transport.calls[0]
+        self.assertEqual(call["method"], "PUT")
+        self.assertTrue(call["url"].endswith("/123/retry_failed_jobs"))
+        self.assertEqual(call["body"], {"states": RETRY_STATES})
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

.gitignore

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ vllm/third_party/deep_gemm/
 # fmha_sm100 vendored package built from source
 vllm/third_party/fmha_sm100/
 
+# tml-fa4 vendored package built from source
+vllm/third_party/tml_fa4/
+
 # triton jit
 .triton
 
@@ -170,9 +173,6 @@ venv.bak/
 
 # mkdocs documentation
 /site
-docs/argparse
-docs/examples/*
-!docs/examples/README.md
 
 # mypy
 .mypy_cache/

.markdownlint.yaml

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ MD007:
 MD013: false
 MD024:
   siblings_only: true
+MD025:
+  # Allow front matter title to be different from the first heading in the document.
+  front_matter_title: ""
 MD031:
   list_items: false
 MD033: false

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ default_install_hook_types:
 default_stages:
   - pre-commit # Run locally
   - manual # Run in CI
-exclude: 'vllm/third_party/.*'
+exclude: 'vllm/third_party/.*|vllm/models/kimi_k3/nvidia/ops/third_party/.*|vllm/models/kimi_k3/amd/ops/third_party/.*'
 repos:
 - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
   rev: v0.14.0
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ repos:
   - id: markdownlint-cli2
     language_version: lts
     args: [--fix]
-    exclude: ^CLAUDE\.md$
+    exclude: (^|/)CLAUDE\.md$
 - repo: https://github.com/rhysd/actionlint
   rev: v1.7.7
   hooks:
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ repos:
     name: Check SPDX headers
     entry: python tools/pre_commit/check_spdx_header.py
     language: python
-    types: [python]
+    types_or: [python, rust, proto]
   - id: check-root-lazy-imports
     name: Check root lazy imports
     entry: python tools/pre_commit/check_init_lazy_imports.py
@@ -260,10 +260,6 @@ repos:
     files: ^docker/(Dockerfile|versions\.json)$
     pass_filenames: false
     additional_dependencies: [dockerfile-parse]
-  - id: attention-backend-docs
-    name: Check attention backend documentation is up to date
-    entry: python tools/pre_commit/generate_attention_backend_docs.py --check
-    language: python
   - id: check-boolean-context-manager
     name: Check for boolean ops in with-statements
     entry: python tools/pre_commit/check_boolean_context_manager.py

.yapfignore

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-collect_env.py
-vllm/model_executor/layers/fla/ops/*.py

AGENTS.md

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Do not open one-off PRs for tiny edits (single typo, isolated style change, one
 - PR descriptions for AI-assisted work **must** include:
     - Why this is not duplicating an existing PR.
     - Test commands run and results.
+    - Model evaluation results when the change affects output, accuracy, or serving.
     - Clear statement that AI assistance was used.
 
 ### Fail-closed behavior
@@ -66,23 +67,38 @@ VLLM_USE_PRECOMPILED=1 uv pip install -e . --torch-backend=auto
 uv pip install -e . --torch-backend=auto
 ```
 
-### Running tests
+### Tests
 
 > Requires [Environment setup](#environment-setup) and [Installing dependencies](#installing-dependencies).
 
 ```bash
-# Install test dependencies.
-# requirements/test/cuda.txt is pinned to x86_64; on other platforms, use the
-# unpinned source file instead:
-uv pip install -r requirements/test/cuda.in    # resolves for current platform
-# Or on x86_64:
-uv pip install -r requirements/test/cuda.txt
+# Install test dependencies (use cuda.in on non-x86_64):
+uv pip install -r requirements/test/cuda.in
 
-# Run a specific test file (use .venv/bin/python directly;
-# `source activate` does not persist in non-interactive shells):
+# Run a specific test file:
 .venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/path/to/test_file.py -v
 ```
 
+When adding tests:
+
+- **Design before you write.** Answer four questions first: what is the module
+  for, what is its I/O contract, what failure am I guarding against, and what is
+  the cheapest level that catches it (unit over integration over e2e)?
+- **Reuse before create.** Extend existing test files, `conftest.py` fixtures, and
+  helpers; add a new file only when no nearby suite fits.
+- **Test behavior with intent.** Assert observable outcomes through public APIs;
+  state why in the name or docstring. Skip trivial wiring; flaky tests are worse
+  than no tests.
+- **Keep it minimal.** One behavior per test and the smallest setup that
+  triggers it; if the test diff dwarfs the code change, cut scope.
+- **No one-off kernel benchmarks in `tests/`.** Put kernel perf work in
+  `benchmarks/kernels/`; prove correctness in existing pytest suites.
+- **Run model evals for model-affecting changes.** Search `tests/evals/` or use
+  `vllm bench` and include results in the PR — do not wait for reviewers to ask.
+
+For model-specific requirements, see
+[`docs/contributing/model/tests.md`](docs/contributing/model/tests.md).
+
 ### Running linters
 
 > Requires [Environment setup](#environment-setup).
@@ -107,23 +123,18 @@ Use [Google-style docstrings](https://google.github.io/styleguide/pyguide.html#3
 
 ### Coding style guidelines
 
-Follow these rules for all code changes in this repository:
-
-- Try to match existing code style.
-- Code should be self-documenting and self-explanatory.
-- Keep comments and docstrings minimal and concise.
+- Match existing code style
+- Minimize use of comments. Eliminate comments which are redundant, preferring legible and self-documenting code. When used, keep docstrings and comments brief and direct.
 - Assume the reader is familiar with vLLM.
 
 ### Commit messages
 
-Add attribution using commit trailers such as `Co-authored-by:` (other projects use `Assisted-by:` or `Generated-by:`). For example:
+Add attribution using commit trailers such as `Co-authored-by:` (other projects use `Assisted-by:` or `Generated-by:`):
 
 ```text
 Your commit message here
 
-Co-authored-by: GitHub Copilot
-Co-authored-by: Claude
-Co-authored-by: gemini-code-assist
+Co-authored-by: Agent Name Here
 Signed-off-by: Your Name <your.email@example.com>
 ```