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"""
Performance Tests for Module 19: KV Caching
Tests whether KV caching actually transforms O(N²) attention to O(N) complexity
and provides the claimed dramatic speedups for autoregressive generation.
Key questions:
- Does KV caching actually reduce computational complexity?
- Is there measurable speedup for sequential token generation?
- Does caching work correctly with attention mechanisms?
- Are the O(N²) → O(N) complexity claims realistic?
"""
import sys
import os
import time
import numpy as np
from pathlib import Path
# Add the performance framework to path
sys.path.append(str(Path(__file__).parent))
from performance_test_framework import PerformanceTestSuite, PerformanceComparator, WorkloadGenerator
# Add module path
sys.path.append(str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / 'modules' / '19_caching'))
try:
from caching_dev import KVCache, CachedMultiHeadAttention
CACHING_AVAILABLE = True
except ImportError:
print("❌ Module 19 caching tools not available")
CACHING_AVAILABLE = False
class Module19PerformanceTests:
"""Test suite for Module 19 KV caching techniques."""
def __init__(self):
self.suite = PerformanceTestSuite()
self.comparator = PerformanceComparator()
self.workloads = WorkloadGenerator()
def test_kv_cache_memory_usage(self):
"""Test whether KV cache uses memory efficiently."""
if not CACHING_AVAILABLE:
return "Caching module not available"
print("💾 Testing KV cache memory usage")
# Create caches of different sizes
sizes = [64, 128, 256]
n_layers = 4
n_heads = 8
head_dim = 32
cache_sizes = {}
for max_seq_len in sizes:
cache = KVCache(max_seq_len, n_layers, n_heads, head_dim)
memory_info = cache.get_memory_usage()
cache_sizes[max_seq_len] = memory_info['total_cache_size_mb']
# Test linear scaling
scaling_factor_1 = cache_sizes[128] / cache_sizes[64] # Should be ~2
scaling_factor_2 = cache_sizes[256] / cache_sizes[128] # Should be ~2
linear_scaling = (1.8 <= scaling_factor_1 <= 2.2) and (1.8 <= scaling_factor_2 <= 2.2)
# Test memory utilization
cache = KVCache(128, n_layers, n_heads, head_dim)
# Add some tokens
for pos in range(10):
key = np.random.randn(n_heads, head_dim).astype(np.float32)
value = np.random.randn(n_heads, head_dim).astype(np.float32)
cache.update(0, key, value)
cache.advance_position()
final_memory_info = cache.get_memory_usage()
reasonable_utilization = 0.05 <= final_memory_info['utilization'] <= 0.15 # 10/128 ≈ 8%
result = {
'cache_sizes_mb': cache_sizes,
'linear_scaling': linear_scaling,
'scaling_factor_1': scaling_factor_1,
'scaling_factor_2': scaling_factor_2,
'memory_utilization': final_memory_info['utilization'],
'reasonable_utilization': reasonable_utilization,
'memory_test_passed': linear_scaling and reasonable_utilization
}
if result['memory_test_passed']:
print(f"✅ KV cache memory usage efficient: {scaling_factor_1:.1f}× scaling")
else:
print(f"❌ KV cache memory usage issues: {scaling_factor_1:.1f}× scaling")
return result
def test_cache_correctness(self):
"""Test whether KV cache stores and retrieves values correctly."""
if not CACHING_AVAILABLE:
return "Caching module not available"
print("🔍 Testing KV cache correctness")
max_seq_len = 64
n_layers = 2
n_heads = 4
head_dim = 16
cache = KVCache(max_seq_len, n_layers, n_heads, head_dim)
# Store test data
test_keys = []
test_values = []
for pos in range(5):
key = np.random.randn(n_heads, head_dim).astype(np.float32)
value = np.random.randn(n_heads, head_dim).astype(np.float32)
test_keys.append(key.copy())
test_values.append(value.copy())
cache.update(0, key, value)
cache.advance_position()
# Retrieve and verify
retrieved_keys, retrieved_values = cache.get(0, 5)
# Check shapes
shape_correct = (retrieved_keys.shape == (5, n_heads, head_dim) and
retrieved_values.shape == (5, n_heads, head_dim))
# Check data integrity
keys_match = all(np.allclose(retrieved_keys.data[i], test_keys[i], rtol=1e-6)
for i in range(5))
values_match = all(np.allclose(retrieved_values.data[i], test_values[i], rtol=1e-6)
for i in range(5))
# Test partial retrieval
partial_keys, partial_values = cache.get(0, 3)
partial_correct = (partial_keys.shape == (3, n_heads, head_dim) and
np.allclose(partial_keys.data[2], test_keys[2], rtol=1e-6))
correctness_result = {
'shape_correct': shape_correct,
'keys_match': keys_match,
'values_match': values_match,
'partial_retrieval_correct': partial_correct,
'cache_correctness_passed': shape_correct and keys_match and values_match and partial_correct
}
if correctness_result['cache_correctness_passed']:
print("✅ KV cache stores and retrieves data correctly")
else:
print("❌ KV cache data integrity issues")
return correctness_result
def test_sequential_attention_speedup(self):
"""Test speedup from caching in sequential attention computation."""
if not CACHING_AVAILABLE:
return "Caching module not available"
print("🚀 Testing sequential attention speedup")
# Simulate autoregressive generation scenario
embed_dim = 128
num_heads = 8
max_seq_len = 32
try:
# Create attention layers
cached_attention = CachedMultiHeadAttention(embed_dim, num_heads)
# Create cache
cache = KVCache(max_seq_len, 1, num_heads, embed_dim // num_heads)
# Simulate token generation without cache (recompute everything each time)
def generate_without_cache(sequence_length):
total_time = 0
for pos in range(1, sequence_length + 1):
# Create input sequence up to current position
input_sequence = np.random.randn(1, pos, embed_dim).astype(np.float32)
start_time = time.perf_counter()
# Standard attention on full sequence
output, _ = cached_attention.forward(input_sequence, use_cache=False)
end_time = time.perf_counter()
total_time += (end_time - start_time)
return total_time
# Simulate token generation with cache
def generate_with_cache(sequence_length):
cache.reset()
total_time = 0
for pos in range(sequence_length):
# Only current token input
current_token = np.random.randn(1, 1, embed_dim).astype(np.float32)
start_time = time.perf_counter()
# Cached attention
output, _ = cached_attention.forward(
current_token,
cache=cache,
layer_idx=0,
use_cache=True
)
end_time = time.perf_counter()
total_time += (end_time - start_time)
return total_time
# Test on different sequence lengths
seq_lengths = [8, 16, 24]
speedup_results = {}
for seq_len in seq_lengths:
print(f" Testing sequence length {seq_len}")
# Time both approaches (smaller number of runs for speed)
timer = self.comparator.timer
timer.measurement_runs = 3 # Fewer runs for complex operations
uncached_time = timer.measure_function(
generate_without_cache, args=(seq_len,),
name=f"uncached_{seq_len}"
).mean_time_ms
cached_time = timer.measure_function(
generate_with_cache, args=(seq_len,),
name=f"cached_{seq_len}"
).mean_time_ms
speedup = uncached_time / cached_time
speedup_results[seq_len] = speedup
# Check if speedup increases with sequence length (should be quadratic benefit)
speedups = list(speedup_results.values())
speedup_increases = all(speedups[i] <= speedups[i+1] for i in range(len(speedups)-1))
# Any speedup is good for this complex operation
any_speedup = any(s > 1.1 for s in speedups)
sequential_result = {
'speedup_results': speedup_results,
'speedup_increases_with_length': speedup_increases,
'any_significant_speedup': any_speedup,
'max_speedup': max(speedups),
'sequential_speedup_achieved': speedup_increases or any_speedup
}
if sequential_result['sequential_speedup_achieved']:
print(f"✅ Sequential attention speedup achieved: max {max(speedups):.1f}×")
else:
print(f"❌ No meaningful sequential speedup: max {max(speedups):.1f}×")
return sequential_result
except Exception as e:
return f"Sequential attention test error: {e}"
def test_complexity_scaling(self):
"""Test whether caching actually changes computational complexity."""
if not CACHING_AVAILABLE:
return "Caching module not available"
print("📈 Testing computational complexity scaling")
embed_dim = 64 # Smaller for faster testing
num_heads = 4
try:
cached_attention = CachedMultiHeadAttention(embed_dim, num_heads)
# Test scaling behavior
sequence_lengths = [8, 16, 32]
timing_results = {'uncached': {}, 'cached': {}}
for seq_len in sequence_lengths:
print(f" Testing complexity at length {seq_len}")
# Create cache
cache = KVCache(seq_len, 1, num_heads, embed_dim // num_heads)
# Test uncached (should be O(N²) due to full sequence recomputation)
def uncached_operation():
input_seq = np.random.randn(1, seq_len, embed_dim).astype(np.float32)
output, _ = cached_attention.forward(input_seq, use_cache=False)
return output
# Test cached (should be O(N) for incremental generation)
def cached_operation():
cache.reset()
outputs = []
for pos in range(seq_len):
token = np.random.randn(1, 1, embed_dim).astype(np.float32)
output, _ = cached_attention.forward(
token, cache=cache, layer_idx=0, use_cache=True
)
outputs.append(output)
return outputs
# Time operations (fewer runs due to complexity)
timer = self.comparator.timer
timer.measurement_runs = 5
uncached_time = timer.measure_function(uncached_operation, name=f"uncached_{seq_len}").mean_time_ms
cached_time = timer.measure_function(cached_operation, name=f"cached_{seq_len}").mean_time_ms
timing_results['uncached'][seq_len] = uncached_time
timing_results['cached'][seq_len] = cached_time
# Analyze scaling
uncached_times = [timing_results['uncached'][seq_len] for seq_len in sequence_lengths]
cached_times = [timing_results['cached'][seq_len] for seq_len in sequence_lengths]
# Calculate scaling factors
uncached_scaling = uncached_times[2] / uncached_times[0] # 32 vs 8
cached_scaling = cached_times[2] / cached_times[0] # 32 vs 8
# Theoretical: 4× sequence length should give:
# - Uncached: 16× time (quadratic)
# - Cached: 4× time (linear)
# Check if cached scales better than uncached
better_scaling = cached_scaling < uncached_scaling * 0.8
complexity_result = {
'timing_results': timing_results,
'uncached_scaling_factor': uncached_scaling,
'cached_scaling_factor': cached_scaling,
'better_scaling': better_scaling,
'sequence_lengths': sequence_lengths,
'complexity_improvement_detected': better_scaling
}
if better_scaling:
print(f"✅ Complexity improvement detected: cached {cached_scaling:.1f}× vs uncached {uncached_scaling:.1f}×")
else:
print(f"❌ No clear complexity improvement: cached {cached_scaling:.1f}× vs uncached {uncached_scaling:.1f}×")
return complexity_result
except Exception as e:
return f"Complexity scaling test error: {e}"
def test_cache_hit_performance(self):
"""Test that cache hits provide performance benefits."""
if not CACHING_AVAILABLE:
return "Caching module not available"
print("🎯 Testing cache hit performance")
max_seq_len = 64
n_layers = 2
n_heads = 8
head_dim = 16
cache = KVCache(max_seq_len, n_layers, n_heads, head_dim)
# Fill cache with data
for pos in range(32):
key = np.random.randn(n_heads, head_dim).astype(np.float32)
value = np.random.randn(n_heads, head_dim).astype(np.float32)
cache.update(0, key, value)
cache.advance_position()
# Test cache operations
def cache_store_operation():
"""Storing new data in cache"""
key = np.random.randn(n_heads, head_dim).astype(np.float32)
value = np.random.randn(n_heads, head_dim).astype(np.float32)
cache.update(0, key, value)
return True
def cache_retrieve_operation():
"""Retrieving data from cache"""
keys, values = cache.get(0, 20) # Get 20 cached tokens
return keys.shape[0]
def no_cache_operation():
"""Equivalent operation without cache (compute from scratch)"""
# Simulate recomputing keys/values
keys = np.random.randn(20, n_heads, head_dim).astype(np.float32)
values = np.random.randn(20, n_heads, head_dim).astype(np.float32)
return keys.shape[0]
# Compare cache retrieval vs recomputation
comparison = self.comparator.compare_implementations(
no_cache_operation,
cache_retrieve_operation,
baseline_name="no_cache",
optimized_name="cache_retrieval"
)
# Cache should be faster than recomputation
cache_faster = comparison.speedup > 1.2
# Test cache operation overhead
timer = self.comparator.timer
timer.measurement_runs = 20
store_time = timer.measure_function(cache_store_operation, name="cache_store").mean_time_ms
retrieve_time = timer.measure_function(cache_retrieve_operation, name="cache_retrieve").mean_time_ms
# Cache operations should be very fast
low_overhead = store_time < 1.0 and retrieve_time < 1.0 # < 1ms
cache_performance_result = {
'cache_vs_recompute_speedup': comparison.speedup,
'cache_faster': cache_faster,
'store_time_ms': store_time,
'retrieve_time_ms': retrieve_time,
'low_overhead': low_overhead,
'cache_performance_good': cache_faster and low_overhead
}
if cache_performance_result['cache_performance_good']:
print(f"✅ Cache performance good: {comparison.speedup:.1f}× faster, {retrieve_time:.2f}ms retrieval")
else:
print(f"❌ Cache performance issues: {comparison.speedup:.1f}× speedup, overhead concerns")
return cache_performance_result
def run_module_19_performance_tests():
"""Run all performance tests for Module 19."""
print("🧪 TESTING MODULE 19: KV CACHING")
print("=" * 60)
print("Verifying that KV caching provides complexity reduction and speedups")
if not CACHING_AVAILABLE:
print("❌ Cannot test Module 19 - caching tools not available")
return
test_suite = Module19PerformanceTests()
tests = {
'memory_usage': test_suite.test_kv_cache_memory_usage,
'cache_correctness': test_suite.test_cache_correctness,
'sequential_speedup': test_suite.test_sequential_attention_speedup,
'complexity_scaling': test_suite.test_complexity_scaling,
'cache_performance': test_suite.test_cache_hit_performance
}
results = test_suite.suite.run_module_tests('module_19_caching', tests)
# Summary
print(f"\n📊 MODULE 19 TEST SUMMARY")
print("=" * 40)
total_tests = len(tests)
passed_tests = 0
for test_name, result in results.items():
if hasattr(result, 'speedup'): # ComparisonResult
passed = result.speedup > 1.1 and result.is_significant
print(f"{test_name}: {result.speedup:.2f}× speedup {'' if passed else ''}")
elif isinstance(result, dict):
# Check specific success criteria for each test
if 'memory_test_passed' in result:
passed = result['memory_test_passed']
print(f"💾 {test_name}: {'✅ PASS' if passed else '❌ FAIL'}")
elif 'cache_correctness_passed' in result:
passed = result['cache_correctness_passed']
print(f"🔍 {test_name}: {'✅ PASS' if passed else '❌ FAIL'}")
elif 'sequential_speedup_achieved' in result:
passed = result['sequential_speedup_achieved']
max_speedup = result.get('max_speedup', 0)
print(f"🚀 {test_name}: {max_speedup:.1f}× max speedup {'✅ PASS' if passed else '❌ FAIL'}")
elif 'complexity_improvement_detected' in result:
passed = result['complexity_improvement_detected']
print(f"📈 {test_name}: {'✅ PASS' if passed else '❌ FAIL'}")
elif 'cache_performance_good' in result:
passed = result['cache_performance_good']
print(f"🎯 {test_name}: {'✅ PASS' if passed else '❌ FAIL'}")
else:
passed = False
print(f"{test_name}: Unknown result format")
else:
passed = False
print(f"{test_name}: ERROR - {result}")
if passed:
passed_tests += 1
success_rate = passed_tests / total_tests
print(f"\nSUCCESS RATE: {success_rate:.1%} ({passed_tests}/{total_tests})")
if success_rate >= 0.6: # Lower threshold due to complexity of caching tests
print("🎉 Module 19 KV caching is working effectively!")
print("💡 Note: Caching benefits most visible in longer sequences")
else:
print("⚠️ Module 19 KV caching needs improvement")
return results
if __name__ == "__main__":
run_module_19_performance_tests()