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// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
//! Min-Cost Flow LoRA Placement Solver
//!
//! Wraps the generic SSAP solver with the LoRA placement domain logic:
//! - HRW top-M candidate generation + prior-host inclusion (edge sparsification)
//! - Delta freezing: only re-solve for changed LoRAs/workers
//! - Cost function: α·rank + γ·w_l·(new) − β·w_l·(keep)
//! - Overflow handling via dummy worker
//!
//! ## Overflow is a genuine last resort
//!
//! `overflow_count` means "replicas that could not be placed on any real
//! worker." Two properties guarantee this:
//!
//! 1. Every real LoRA→worker edge has a cost clamped strictly below
//! `overflow_cost`, so the min-cost solver always prefers a real worker
//! (even a non-preferred one) over the overflow escape.
//! 2. The sparse top-M candidate graph is only an optimization. If the sparse
//! solve overflows while real capacity is still free (a candidate-matching
//! conflict — e.g. several LoRAs contending for the same top-ranked worker),
//! the solver retries once with a full bipartite graph over all active
//! workers. The dense retry satisfies Hall's condition, so overflow then
//! reflects only a true aggregate-capacity shortage.
use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
use crate::kv_router::protocols::WorkerWithDpRank;
use crate::lora::routing::hrw::RendezvousHasher;
use super::min_cost_flow::{INF_COST, MinCostFlowGraph};
/// Per-LoRA data shared across graph-build attempts (HRW order, prior hosts,
/// residual replica demand). Computed once; reused by both the sparse and the
/// dense fallback solve.
struct LoraMeta {
/// All workers in HRW-preference order (best first).
ranked: Vec<WorkerWithDpRank>,
/// Worker -> its index in `ranked` (the HRW rank used for edge cost).
rank_map: HashMap<WorkerWithDpRank, usize>,
/// Workers that hosted this LoRA on the previous tick.
prev_hosts: HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank>,
/// Workers already frozen as hosts of this LoRA on this tick. These must be
/// excluded from residual candidate edges: a LoRA cannot occupy a worker
/// twice, and routing a residual replica back to a frozen host would be
/// silently deduplicated by the final merge, losing a replica without
/// counting it as overflow.
frozen: HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank>,
/// Replicas still to be placed after freezing (`replicas - frozen`).
rem_rep: usize,
}
/// Candidate-set density for a single graph-build attempt.
#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
enum CandStrategy {
/// HRW top-`max(candidate_m, rem_rep)` plus prior hosts (sparse fast path).
Sparse,
/// Every active worker is a candidate (full bipartite). Used only as a
/// fallback when the sparse attempt overflowed with real capacity to spare.
Dense,
}
/// Destination of a LoRA's outgoing flow edge. Replaces an in-band sentinel
/// `WorkerWithDpRank` value so a real worker can never be misread as overflow.
#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
enum EdgeTarget {
Worker(WorkerWithDpRank),
Overflow,
}
/// Parameters for the MCF placement solver.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct McfSolveParams {
/// Number of HRW top-M candidates per LoRA (default 16).
pub candidate_m: usize,
/// Preference weight for HRW rank (default 1).
pub alpha_pref: i64,
/// Penalty weight for loading a new LoRA on a worker (default 1000).
pub gamma_load: i64,
/// Reward weight for keeping a LoRA on its prior worker (default 250).
pub beta_keep: i64,
/// Cost assigned to the overflow dummy worker (default 10^12).
pub overflow_cost: i64,
/// Whether to allow overflow (soft infeasibility) or fail hard.
pub allow_overflow: bool,
}
impl Default for McfSolveParams {
fn default() -> Self {
Self {
candidate_m: 16,
alpha_pref: 1,
gamma_load: 1000,
beta_keep: 250,
overflow_cost: 1_000_000_000_000,
allow_overflow: true,
}
}
}
/// Input for a single LoRA in the placement problem.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct LoraInput {
pub name: String,
/// Required number of replicas.
pub replicas: usize,
/// Churn weight (proportional to load time / impact). 1 = uniform.
pub churn_weight: i64,
}
/// Input for a single worker in the placement problem.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct WorkerInput {
pub worker: WorkerWithDpRank,
/// Distinct-LoRA capacity K_s.
pub capacity: usize,
}
/// Result of a placement solve.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct McfPlacementResult {
/// LoRA name -> set of workers assigned.
pub assignment: HashMap<String, HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank>>,
/// Workers that need to load a new LoRA (per worker).
pub loads: HashMap<WorkerWithDpRank, HashSet<String>>,
/// Workers that should unload a LoRA (per worker).
pub unloads: HashMap<WorkerWithDpRank, HashSet<String>>,
/// Number of replica placements that overflowed (could not be placed).
pub overflow_count: usize,
}
/// The MCF-based placement solver.
pub struct McfPlacementSolver {
params: McfSolveParams,
}
/// Largest `overflow_cost` the solver will honor. Path costs through the
/// overflow edge must stay safely below [`INF_COST`] or the shortest-path
/// search would misread a reachable overflow path as "no augmenting path"
/// and return a spurious `InsufficientFlow`. Half of `INF_COST` leaves ample
/// headroom for potential accumulation across augmentations.
const MAX_OVERFLOW_COST: i64 = INF_COST / 2;
impl McfPlacementSolver {
pub fn new(params: McfSolveParams) -> Self {
Self {
params: Self::sanitize_params(params),
}
}
/// Clamp `McfSolveParams` into the range the solver's invariants require.
/// The struct has public fields, so callers can build arbitrary values;
/// rather than fail or silently misbehave, we coerce into a safe range and
/// warn if anything had to change.
fn sanitize_params(mut p: McfSolveParams) -> McfSolveParams {
let orig = p.clone();
// Cost weights must be non-negative; a negative weight would invert the
// HRW-preference / keep / load incentives the cost function encodes.
p.alpha_pref = p.alpha_pref.max(0);
p.beta_keep = p.beta_keep.max(0);
p.gamma_load = p.gamma_load.max(0);
// overflow_cost must dominate every real edge (>= 1) yet stay below
// MAX_OVERFLOW_COST so overflow paths remain "reachable" to the solver.
p.overflow_cost = p.overflow_cost.clamp(1, MAX_OVERFLOW_COST);
if p.alpha_pref != orig.alpha_pref
|| p.beta_keep != orig.beta_keep
|| p.gamma_load != orig.gamma_load
|| p.overflow_cost != orig.overflow_cost
{
tracing::warn!(
?orig,
sanitized = ?p,
"McfSolveParams out of range; clamped to safe values"
);
}
p
}
/// Solve the LoRA placement problem.
///
/// # Arguments
/// * `workers` - Available workers with their capacities.
/// * `loras` - LoRAs with their replica requirements. To remove a LoRA
/// cleanly, pass it with `replicas = 0`; the solver will emit the
/// necessary unloads and produce no assignment for it. LoRAs omitted
/// entirely also produce unloads (belt-and-suspenders), but the
/// `replicas = 0` path is the preferred contract.
/// * `prev_assignment` - Previous tick's assignment (for churn minimization).
/// * `changed_loras` - LoRAs whose demand changed (None = treat all as changed).
/// * `changed_workers` - Workers that joined or left (None = treat none as
/// changed). Pass a worker here when its capacity changes so frozen
/// assignments are re-evaluated; the solver detects over-committed workers
/// defensively but callers should still mark them explicitly.
pub fn solve(
&self,
workers: &[WorkerInput],
loras: &[LoraInput],
prev_assignment: &HashMap<String, HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank>>,
changed_loras: Option<&HashSet<String>>,
changed_workers: Option<&HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank>>,
) -> Result<McfPlacementResult, String> {
// Reject duplicate worker or LoRA identities up front, before any early
// return. The flow graph keys nodes on them; duplicates would silently
// overwrite a node and double-count sink capacity / overflow demand.
let mut seen_workers: HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank> = HashSet::with_capacity(workers.len());
for w in workers {
if !seen_workers.insert(w.worker) {
return Err(format!(
"MCF solver: duplicate worker {:?} in input; workers must be unique",
w.worker
));
}
}
let mut seen_loras: HashSet<&str> = HashSet::with_capacity(loras.len());
for l in loras {
if !seen_loras.insert(l.name.as_str()) {
return Err(format!(
"MCF solver: duplicate LoRA '{}' in input; LoRA names must be unique",
l.name
));
}
}
// Guard against pathological magnitudes: capacities, replica counts, and
// their sums are cast to i64 at the flow-graph boundary. A value above
// i64::MAX would wrap negative and could make the solver see a negative
// max_flow (returning a bogus empty solve). Reject such inputs.
const MAX_MAGNITUDE: usize = i64::MAX as usize;
if let Some(w) = workers.iter().find(|w| w.capacity > MAX_MAGNITUDE) {
return Err(format!(
"MCF solver: worker {:?} capacity {} exceeds i64 range",
w.worker, w.capacity
));
}
// saturating_add so a pathological per-LoRA value can't wrap the sum
// below the threshold and slip past this guard.
let total_replicas: usize = loras
.iter()
.fold(0usize, |acc, l| acc.saturating_add(l.replicas));
if total_replicas > MAX_MAGNITUDE {
return Err(format!(
"MCF solver: total replica demand {total_replicas} exceeds i64 range"
));
}
// No LoRAs desired. Compute unloads for any prior placements that
// are still on live workers (workers that have since left handle
// their own cleanup via handle_worker_removal / changed_workers).
if loras.is_empty() {
let live_workers: HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank> =
workers.iter().map(|w| w.worker).collect();
let mut unloads: HashMap<WorkerWithDpRank, HashSet<String>> = HashMap::new();
for (lora_name, prev_workers) in prev_assignment {
for w in prev_workers {
if live_workers.contains(w) {
unloads.entry(*w).or_default().insert(lora_name.clone());
}
}
}
return Ok(McfPlacementResult {
assignment: HashMap::new(),
loads: HashMap::new(),
unloads,
overflow_count: 0,
});
}
// LoRAs exist but there are no workers.
if workers.is_empty() {
let total_demand: usize = loras.iter().map(|l| l.replicas).sum();
// Zero real demand (e.g. only replicas=0 removal entries) is a
// no-op success regardless of allow_overflow: there is nothing to
// place and no live worker to unload from.
if total_demand == 0 {
return Ok(McfPlacementResult {
assignment: HashMap::new(),
loads: HashMap::new(),
unloads: HashMap::new(),
overflow_count: 0,
});
}
// Real demand with no workers: every replica overflows, or fail
// hard to match the main solver path under allow_overflow = false.
if !self.params.allow_overflow {
return Err(format!(
"MCF solver failed: no workers available but {} replica(s) required across {} LoRA(s); \
enable overflow or provision workers.",
total_demand,
loras.len(),
));
}
return Ok(McfPlacementResult {
assignment: HashMap::new(),
loads: HashMap::new(),
unloads: HashMap::new(),
overflow_count: total_demand,
});
}
let worker_map: HashMap<WorkerWithDpRank, &WorkerInput> =
workers.iter().map(|w| (w.worker, w)).collect();
let changed_w = changed_workers.cloned().unwrap_or_default();
// ── Step 1: Identify impacted LoRAs ──────────────────────────────────
let impacted: HashSet<String> = if let Some(cl) = changed_loras {
let mut imp = cl.clone();
// Also include any LoRA whose prior hosts overlap with changed workers
for lora in loras {
if let Some(prev) = prev_assignment.get(&lora.name)
&& prev.iter().any(|w| changed_w.contains(w))
{
imp.insert(lora.name.clone());
}
}
imp
} else {
// Treat all as impacted (first tick or full recompute)
loras.iter().map(|l| l.name.clone()).collect()
};
// `place` runs the freeze → candidate-metadata → two-phase solve
// pipeline for a given `impacted` set and returns
// (frozen_hosts, solved_hosts, overflow_count). It is invoked once for
// the delta-impacted set, then (only if a frozen blocker leaves
// spurious overflow) again with every LoRA impacted.
type PlaceResult = (
HashMap<String, HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank>>,
HashMap<String, HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank>>,
usize,
);
let place = |impacted: &HashSet<String>| -> Result<PlaceResult, String> {
// ── Step 2: Freeze unaffected assignments ────────────────────────
let mut frozen_hosts: HashMap<String, HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank>> = HashMap::new();
let mut used_slots: HashMap<WorkerWithDpRank, usize> = HashMap::new();
for lora in loras {
if impacted.contains(&lora.name) {
continue;
}
if let Some(prev) = prev_assignment.get(&lora.name) {
// Keep prior hosts that are still alive (in worker_map)
let keep: HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank> = prev
.iter()
.filter(|w| worker_map.contains_key(w))
.copied()
.take(lora.replicas)
.collect();
for w in &keep {
*used_slots.entry(*w).or_insert(0) += 1;
}
frozen_hosts.insert(lora.name.clone(), keep);
}
}
// Belt-and-suspenders guard: if a worker's capacity shrank since
// the last tick and frozen assignments now exceed that capacity,
// saturating_sub would silently hide the violation. Detect every
// over-committed worker and unfreeze all LoRAs touching it so the
// MCF solver re-places them within the new capacity bounds.
// Callers should already pass changed_workers for such workers,
// which adds their LoRAs to `impacted` before the freeze step; this
// handles any cases that slip through that path.
let over_committed: HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank> = workers
.iter()
.filter(|w| used_slots.get(&w.worker).copied().unwrap_or(0) > w.capacity)
.map(|w| w.worker)
.collect();
if !over_committed.is_empty() {
let names_to_unfreeze: Vec<String> = frozen_hosts
.iter()
.filter(|(_, hosts)| hosts.iter().any(|w| over_committed.contains(w)))
.map(|(name, _)| name.clone())
.collect();
for name in names_to_unfreeze {
if let Some(hosts) = frozen_hosts.remove(&name) {
for w in &hosts {
if let Some(c) = used_slots.get_mut(w) {
*c = c.saturating_sub(1);
}
}
}
}
}
// Compute residual capacities and replica demands
let rem_cap: HashMap<WorkerWithDpRank, usize> = workers
.iter()
.map(|w| {
let used = used_slots.get(&w.worker).copied().unwrap_or(0);
(w.worker, w.capacity.saturating_sub(used))
})
.collect();
let active_loras: Vec<&LoraInput> = loras
.iter()
.filter(|l| {
let frozen = frozen_hosts.get(&l.name).map(|s| s.len()).unwrap_or(0);
l.replicas > frozen
})
.collect();
let active_workers: Vec<&WorkerInput> = workers
.iter()
.filter(|w| rem_cap.get(&w.worker).copied().unwrap_or(0) > 0)
.collect();
let total_demand: usize = active_loras
.iter()
.map(|l| {
let frozen = frozen_hosts.get(&l.name).map(|s| s.len()).unwrap_or(0);
l.replicas.saturating_sub(frozen)
})
.sum();
// ── Per-LoRA metadata (computed once, reused by both solve attempts) ──
// HRW ranking, prior hosts, and residual demand do not depend on the
// candidate density, so derive them once here. The candidate list
// itself is built inside `build_and_solve` per attempt.
let all_workers_sorted: Vec<WorkerWithDpRank> = {
let mut ws: Vec<WorkerWithDpRank> = workers.iter().map(|w| w.worker).collect();
ws.sort();
ws
};
// One entry per active LoRA, in the same order as `active_loras`.
let metas: Vec<LoraMeta> = active_loras
.iter()
.map(|l| {
let frozen = frozen_hosts.get(&l.name).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
let rem_rep = l.replicas.saturating_sub(frozen.len());
let prev_hosts = prev_assignment.get(&l.name).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
let ranked_pairs = RendezvousHasher::rank_workers(&l.name, &all_workers_sorted);
let rank_map: HashMap<WorkerWithDpRank, usize> = ranked_pairs
.iter()
.enumerate()
.map(|(i, (w, _))| (*w, i))
.collect();
let ranked: Vec<WorkerWithDpRank> =
ranked_pairs.into_iter().map(|(w, _)| w).collect();
LoraMeta {
ranked,
rank_map,
prev_hosts,
frozen,
rem_rep,
}
})
.collect();
// ── Solve: sparse fast path, dense fallback on spurious overflow ──────
let total_cap: usize = active_workers
.iter()
.map(|w| rem_cap.get(&w.worker).copied().unwrap_or(0))
.sum();
// Does the sparse candidate set already reach every active worker for
// every LoRA? If so, the dense graph is identical to the sparse one and
// a retry cannot place anything more — crucially, this prevents a LoRA
// whose demand exceeds the worker count (each LoRA→worker edge is cap=1)
// from triggering a pointless full dense solve on every tick.
let active_worker_set: HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank> =
active_workers.iter().map(|w| w.worker).collect();
let sparse_covers_all = metas.iter().all(|m| {
// A LoRA's usable workers are the active workers it does not already
// occupy (frozen hosts are excluded — see LoraMeta::frozen).
let usable = active_worker_set.difference(&m.frozen).count();
let take_n = self.params.candidate_m.max(m.rem_rep);
// Usable workers reached = usable workers in the top-`take_n` HRW
// window plus any usable prior hosts beyond it.
let mut reached: HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank> = HashSet::new();
for w in m.ranked.iter().take(take_n) {
if active_worker_set.contains(w) && !m.frozen.contains(w) {
reached.insert(*w);
}
}
for w in &m.prev_hosts {
if active_worker_set.contains(w) && !m.frozen.contains(w) {
reached.insert(*w);
}
}
reached.len() >= usable
});
let sparse = self.build_and_solve(
&active_loras,
&active_workers,
&rem_cap,
&metas,
total_demand,
CandStrategy::Sparse,
);
// Retry with a full bipartite graph only when it could actually help:
// the sparse graph must not already cover all workers (otherwise dense
// == sparse), AND either the sparse attempt overflowed while real
// capacity was still free (a candidate-matching conflict), or it failed
// outright under allow_overflow=false (dense is a superset, may be
// feasible). Without the coverage guard, a LoRA whose residual demand
// exceeds the active worker count would overflow under any density yet
// force a dense re-solve every tick.
let retry_dense = !sparse_covers_all
&& match &sparse {
Ok((_, overflow)) => {
*overflow > 0 && total_cap > total_demand.saturating_sub(*overflow)
}
Err(_) => true,
};
let (solved_hosts, overflow_count) = if retry_dense {
self.build_and_solve(
&active_loras,
&active_workers,
&rem_cap,
&metas,
total_demand,
CandStrategy::Dense,
)?
} else {
sparse?
};
Ok((frozen_hosts, solved_hosts, overflow_count))
};
// Run the delta-impacted placement first (low churn).
//
// Global-unfreeze correctness fallback: delta freezing keeps churn low,
// but a frozen non-impacted LoRA can block an otherwise-feasible
// placement. That surfaces two ways — as residual overflow (overflow
// enabled) or as a hard InsufficientFlow error (allow_overflow=false).
// In both cases, when freezing actually occurred, retry with every LoRA
// impacted (no freezing) and adopt that result only if it does better.
// This self-corrects in one tick (the next solve starts from the now
// conflict-free assignment) so it cannot loop.
let froze_some = loras.iter().any(|l| !impacted.contains(&l.name));
let all_impacted = || -> HashSet<String> { loras.iter().map(|l| l.name.clone()).collect() };
let (frozen_hosts, solved_hosts, overflow_count) = match place(&impacted) {
// Infeasible under freezing (only possible with allow_overflow=false).
// A frozen blocker may be the cause; retry unfrozen before failing.
Err(e) => {
if froze_some {
place(&all_impacted())?
} else {
return Err(e);
}
}
// Feasible but overflowed while a frozen LoRA remains: a full
// re-placement may fit. Only retry when the overflow could actually
// be reduced — i.e. it exceeds the provable lower bound that no
// graph (frozen or not) can beat. That bound is the larger of:
// - capacity floor: demand that simply exceeds total capacity, and
// - degree floor: per-LoRA demand beyond the worker count, since
// each LoRA→worker edge has capacity 1 (a LoRA cannot occupy a
// worker twice).
// Gating on this floor prevents a permanently degree-bound overflow
// (e.g. one LoRA needing more replicas than there are workers) from
// re-running the global solve every tick. Adopt the retry only if it
// strictly reduces overflow.
Ok((f, s, ov)) => {
let total_full_demand: usize = loras
.iter()
.fold(0usize, |a, l| a.saturating_add(l.replicas));
let live_capacity: usize = workers
.iter()
.fold(0usize, |a, w| a.saturating_add(w.capacity));
let num_workers = workers.len();
let degree_floor: usize = loras.iter().fold(0usize, |a, l| {
a.saturating_add(l.replicas.saturating_sub(num_workers))
});
let capacity_floor = total_full_demand.saturating_sub(live_capacity);
let overflow_floor = degree_floor.max(capacity_floor);
if ov > overflow_floor && froze_some {
match place(&all_impacted()) {
Ok((f2, s2, ov2)) if ov2 < ov => (f2, s2, ov2),
_ => (f, s, ov),
}
} else {
(f, s, ov)
}
}
};
// ── Step 7: Merge frozen + solved ────────────────────────────────────
let mut assignment: HashMap<String, HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank>> = HashMap::new();
for l in loras {
let mut hosts = frozen_hosts.get(&l.name).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
if let Some(solved) = solved_hosts.get(&l.name) {
hosts.extend(solved);
}
// Trim to exact replica count (deterministic: sort by worker_id)
if hosts.len() > l.replicas {
let mut sorted: Vec<WorkerWithDpRank> = hosts.into_iter().collect();
sorted.sort();
hosts = sorted.into_iter().take(l.replicas).collect();
}
if !hosts.is_empty() {
assignment.insert(l.name.clone(), hosts);
}
}
// ── Step 8: Compute diffs ────────────────────────────────────────────
let mut loads: HashMap<WorkerWithDpRank, HashSet<String>> = HashMap::new();
let mut unloads: HashMap<WorkerWithDpRank, HashSet<String>> = HashMap::new();
// LoRAs present in the current desired set.
let lora_names_in_input: HashSet<&str> = loras.iter().map(|l| l.name.as_str()).collect();
for l in loras {
let prev = prev_assignment.get(&l.name).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
let now = assignment.get(&l.name).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
for w in now.difference(&prev) {
loads.entry(*w).or_default().insert(l.name.clone());
}
for w in prev.difference(&now) {
if worker_map.contains_key(w) {
unloads.entry(*w).or_default().insert(l.name.clone());
}
}
}
// LoRAs that existed in prev_assignment but were omitted from the
// desired `loras` slice entirely. Callers should pass replicas=0
// entries for clean removal, but as a correctness guarantee we also
// emit unloads here for any prior placements on live workers.
for (lora_name, prev_workers) in prev_assignment {
if lora_names_in_input.contains(lora_name.as_str()) {
continue;
}
for w in prev_workers {
if worker_map.contains_key(w) {
unloads.entry(*w).or_default().insert(lora_name.clone());
}
}
}
Ok(McfPlacementResult {
assignment,
loads,
unloads,
overflow_count,
})
}
/// Build the flow graph for one candidate-density `strategy`, solve it, and
/// return `(solved_hosts, overflow_count)`.
///
/// `metas` must be parallel to `active_loras`. Saturating/clamped edge costs
/// (see [`Self::build_edge_cost`]) guarantee every real worker edge is
/// strictly cheaper than the overflow escape, so the min-cost solver only
/// routes to overflow when no real worker path exists.
fn build_and_solve(
&self,
active_loras: &[&LoraInput],
active_workers: &[&WorkerInput],
rem_cap: &HashMap<WorkerWithDpRank, usize>,
metas: &[LoraMeta],
total_demand: usize,
strategy: CandStrategy,
) -> Result<(HashMap<String, HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank>>, usize), String> {
// Node layout: SRC | lora_0..lora_N | worker_0..worker_M [| overflow] | SNK
let src = 0usize;
let mut next_id = 1usize;
let mut lora_node: HashMap<&str, usize> = HashMap::new();
for l in active_loras {
lora_node.insert(l.name.as_str(), next_id);
next_id += 1;
}
let mut worker_node: HashMap<WorkerWithDpRank, usize> = HashMap::new();
for w in active_workers {
worker_node.insert(w.worker, next_id);
next_id += 1;
}
let overflow_node = if self.params.allow_overflow && total_demand > 0 {
let id = next_id;
next_id += 1;
Some(id)
} else {
None
};
let snk = next_id;
let mut mcf = MinCostFlowGraph::new(snk + 1);
// SRC -> LoRA
for (l, m) in active_loras.iter().zip(metas) {
if m.rem_rep > 0 {
mcf.add_edge(src, lora_node[l.name.as_str()], m.rem_rep as i64, 0);
}
}
// Worker -> SNK
for w in active_workers {
let cap = rem_cap.get(&w.worker).copied().unwrap_or(0);
if cap > 0 {
mcf.add_edge(worker_node[&w.worker], snk, cap as i64, 0);
}
}
// Overflow -> SNK: capacity = total_demand is a safe upper bound.
if let Some(ov) = overflow_node {
mcf.add_edge(ov, snk, total_demand as i64, 0);
}
// LoRA -> Worker (+ overflow) edges.
let mut lora_edge_info: HashMap<&str, Vec<(usize, EdgeTarget)>> = HashMap::new();
for (l, m) in active_loras.iter().zip(metas) {
// Sparse keeps the HRW top-`max(candidate_m, rem_rep)`; dense takes
// every active worker. Prior hosts are always included. Frozen hosts
// are always excluded: the LoRA already occupies them, so a residual
// edge there would either waste capacity or be silently deduplicated
// by the final merge (losing a replica without counting overflow).
let take_n = match strategy {
CandStrategy::Sparse => self.params.candidate_m.max(m.rem_rep),
CandStrategy::Dense => usize::MAX,
};
let usable =
|w: &WorkerWithDpRank| worker_node.contains_key(w) && !m.frozen.contains(w);
let mut seen: HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank> = HashSet::new();
let mut cand: Vec<WorkerWithDpRank> = Vec::new();
for w in m.ranked.iter().take(take_n) {
if usable(w) && seen.insert(*w) {
cand.push(*w);
}
}
let mut prev_sorted: Vec<WorkerWithDpRank> = m.prev_hosts.iter().copied().collect();
prev_sorted.sort();
for w in prev_sorted {
if usable(&w) && seen.insert(w) {
cand.push(w);
}
}
let lora_node_id = lora_node[l.name.as_str()];
let mut edges = Vec::with_capacity(cand.len() + 1);
for (fallback_rnk, w) in cand.iter().enumerate() {
let w_node = worker_node[w];
let rank = *m.rank_map.get(w).unwrap_or(&fallback_rnk);
let cost = self.build_edge_cost(l.churn_weight, rank, m.prev_hosts.contains(w));
let edge_idx = mcf.edge_count(lora_node_id);
mcf.add_edge(lora_node_id, w_node, 1, cost);
edges.push((edge_idx, EdgeTarget::Worker(*w)));
}
// Overflow edge: capacity = rem_rep so a multi-replica LoRA can route
// all of its unplaceable demand through overflow (cap=1 would bound
// per-LoRA overflow to 1 and surface as a spurious InsufficientFlow).
if let Some(ov) = overflow_node {
let edge_idx = mcf.edge_count(lora_node_id);
mcf.add_edge(
lora_node_id,
ov,
m.rem_rep as i64,
self.params.overflow_cost,
);
edges.push((edge_idx, EdgeTarget::Overflow));
}
lora_edge_info.insert(l.name.as_str(), edges);
}
// Solve.
mcf.min_cost_flow(src, snk, total_demand as i64)
.map_err(|e| {
format!("MCF solver failed: {e}. Try increasing candidate_m or enabling overflow.")
})?;
// Extract per-LoRA placements + overflow.
let mut solved_hosts: HashMap<String, HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank>> = HashMap::new();
let mut overflow_count = 0usize;
for l in active_loras {
let lora_node_id = lora_node[l.name.as_str()];
let mut hosts = HashSet::new();
for &(edge_idx, target) in &lora_edge_info[l.name.as_str()] {
let flow = mcf.flow_on_edge(lora_node_id, edge_idx);
if flow > 0 {
match target {
EdgeTarget::Worker(w) => {
hosts.insert(w);
}
EdgeTarget::Overflow => overflow_count += flow as usize,
}
}
}
solved_hosts.insert(l.name.clone(), hosts);
}
Ok((solved_hosts, overflow_count))
}
/// Compute the cost for placing a LoRA on a worker.
///
/// `cost = α·rank + γ·w_l` if new, or `α·rank − β·w_l` if keeping.
///
/// `churn_weight` is floored at 0 (a negative weight would invert the
/// keep/load incentive) and intermediate arithmetic uses `i128` to avoid
/// overflow. The result is clamped to `(-overflow_cost, overflow_cost)`:
/// - the upper bound keeps any real placement — even a far-down-HRW
/// fallback worker in a dense solve — cheaper than overflowing;
/// - the lower bound keeps a large keep reward (`-β·w_l`) from running away
/// toward `i64::MIN`, preserving the solver's `INF_COST` headroom.
fn build_edge_cost(&self, churn_weight: i64, rank_index: usize, is_keep: bool) -> i64 {
let w = churn_weight.max(0) as i128;
let rank_term = self.params.alpha_pref as i128 * rank_index as i128;
let c: i128 = if is_keep {
rank_term - self.params.beta_keep as i128 * w
} else {
rank_term + self.params.gamma_load as i128 * w
};
let bound = (self.params.overflow_cost - 1) as i128;
c.clamp(-bound, bound) as i64
}
pub fn params(&self) -> &McfSolveParams {
&self.params
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
fn make_workers(count: usize, capacity: usize) -> Vec<WorkerInput> {
(0..count)
.map(|i| WorkerInput {
worker: WorkerWithDpRank::new(i as u64, 0),
capacity,
})
.collect()
}
fn make_lora(name: &str, replicas: usize) -> LoraInput {
LoraInput {
name: name.to_string(),
replicas,
churn_weight: 1,
}
}
#[test]
fn test_simple_placement() {
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let workers = make_workers(3, 4);
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 2), make_lora("B", 1)];
let prev = HashMap::new();
let result = solver.solve(&workers, &loras, &prev, None, None).unwrap();
assert_eq!(result.assignment["A"].len(), 2);
assert_eq!(result.assignment["B"].len(), 1);
assert_eq!(result.overflow_count, 0);
}
#[test]
fn test_determinism() {
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let workers = make_workers(5, 4);
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 3), make_lora("B", 2), make_lora("C", 1)];
let prev = HashMap::new();
let r1 = solver.solve(&workers, &loras, &prev, None, None).unwrap();
let r2 = solver.solve(&workers, &loras, &prev, None, None).unwrap();
assert_eq!(r1.assignment, r2.assignment);
}
#[test]
fn test_capacity_respected() {
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
// 2 workers, capacity 2 each = 4 total slots
let workers = make_workers(2, 2);
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 2), make_lora("B", 2)];
let prev = HashMap::new();
let result = solver.solve(&workers, &loras, &prev, None, None).unwrap();
// Count per-worker assignments
let mut worker_counts: HashMap<WorkerWithDpRank, usize> = HashMap::new();
for hosts in result.assignment.values() {
for w in hosts {
*worker_counts.entry(*w).or_insert(0) += 1;
}
}
for (w, count) in &worker_counts {
let cap = workers.iter().find(|wi| wi.worker == *w).unwrap().capacity;
assert!(
*count <= cap,
"Worker {:?} has {} assignments but capacity {}",
w,
count,
cap
);
}
}
#[test]
fn test_churn_minimization() {
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let workers = make_workers(4, 4);
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 2), make_lora("B", 2)];
// First solve
let prev = HashMap::new();
let r1 = solver.solve(&workers, &loras, &prev, None, None).unwrap();
// Second solve with same inputs but using r1 as prev_assignment
let r2 = solver
.solve(&workers, &loras, &r1.assignment, None, None)
.unwrap();
// With identical demand, assignment should be identical (zero churn)
assert_eq!(r1.assignment, r2.assignment);
assert!(
r2.loads.values().all(|s| s.is_empty()),
"Expected zero loads on stable demand"
);
assert!(
r2.unloads.values().all(|s| s.is_empty()),
"Expected zero unloads on stable demand"
);
}
#[test]
fn test_overflow_detection() {
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
// 1 worker, capacity 1, but 2 LoRAs each needing 1 replica
let workers = make_workers(1, 1);
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 1), make_lora("B", 1)];
let prev = HashMap::new();
let result = solver.solve(&workers, &loras, &prev, None, None).unwrap();
assert!(result.overflow_count > 0, "Should detect overflow");
}
#[test]
fn test_overflow_single_lora_multiple_replicas() {
// 1 worker, capacity 1, single LoRA needing 3 replicas. 1 replica fits;
// the other 2 must overflow. Regression test for the per-LoRA overflow
// edge capacity bug (cap=1 silently bounded overflow per LoRA).
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let workers = make_workers(1, 1);
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 3)];
let prev = HashMap::new();
let result = solver
.solve(&workers, &loras, &prev, None, None)
.expect("MCF should solve when overflow has correct capacity");
assert_eq!(
result.overflow_count, 2,
"2 of 3 replicas must overflow when only 1 worker slot is available"
);
assert_eq!(
result.assignment.get("A").map(|s| s.len()).unwrap_or(0),
1,
"exactly 1 replica should be placed on the available worker"
);
}
#[test]
fn test_overflow_disabled() {
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams {
allow_overflow: false,
..Default::default()
});
let workers = make_workers(1, 1);
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 1), make_lora("B", 1)];
let prev = HashMap::new();
let result = solver.solve(&workers, &loras, &prev, None, None);
assert!(result.is_err(), "Should fail without overflow");
}
#[test]
fn test_delta_solving() {
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let workers = make_workers(4, 4);
let loras_v1 = vec![make_lora("A", 2), make_lora("B", 2)];
let r1 = solver
.solve(&workers, &loras_v1, &HashMap::new(), None, None)
.unwrap();
// Add a new LoRA C, only C is changed
let loras_v2 = vec![make_lora("A", 2), make_lora("B", 2), make_lora("C", 1)];
let changed = HashSet::from(["C".to_string()]);
let r2 = solver
.solve(&workers, &loras_v2, &r1.assignment, Some(&changed), None)
.unwrap();
// A and B should keep their assignments (frozen)
assert_eq!(r2.assignment["A"], r1.assignment["A"]);
assert_eq!(r2.assignment["B"], r1.assignment["B"]);
// C should be placed
assert_eq!(r2.assignment["C"].len(), 1);
}
#[test]
fn test_empty_inputs() {
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let result = solver.solve(&[], &[], &HashMap::new(), None, None).unwrap();
assert!(result.assignment.is_empty());
assert_eq!(result.overflow_count, 0);
}
#[test]
fn test_no_workers_with_loras_overflows() {
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 2), make_lora("B", 3)];
let result = solver
.solve(&[], &loras, &HashMap::new(), None, None)
.expect("allow_overflow defaults to true");
assert!(
result.assignment.is_empty(),
"no workers means no assignments"
);
assert_eq!(
result.overflow_count, 5,
"all required replicas should overflow when no workers exist"
);
}
#[test]
fn test_small_candidate_m_solvable_without_overflow() {
// Regression: 5 workers (cap=1 each), candidate_m=1, 1 LoRA needing
// 3 replicas. total_cap (5) >= total_demand (3) so a valid placement
// exists, but with candidate_m=1 the old code only built 1 outgoing
// edge from the LoRA node and returned InsufficientFlow.
// Fix: expand the HRW window to max(candidate_m, rem_rep)=3, giving
// the solver enough edges to place all 3 replicas on real workers.
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams {
candidate_m: 1,
..Default::default()
});
let workers = make_workers(5, 1);
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 3)];
let prev = HashMap::new();
let result = solver
.solve(&workers, &loras, &prev, None, None)
.expect("should succeed: 5 workers can satisfy 3 replicas");
assert_eq!(
result.overflow_count, 0,
"all replicas should land on real workers, not overflow"
);
assert_eq!(
result.assignment.get("A").map(|s| s.len()).unwrap_or(0),
3,
"all 3 replicas of LoRA A must be assigned"
);
}
#[test]
fn test_candidate_conflict_resolved_by_dense_fallback() {
// candidate_m=1 forces each LoRA's sparse candidate set to a single
// HRW-top worker. With many LoRAs and many capacity-1 workers, several
// LoRAs inevitably contend for the same top worker, so the sparse solve
// overflows even though aggregate capacity is ample. The dense fallback
// must then place every replica on a real worker (overflow == 0),
// proving overflow is a genuine last resort and not an artifact of
// candidate sparsification.
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams {
candidate_m: 1,
..Default::default()
});
let workers = make_workers(8, 1); // total_cap = 8
let loras: Vec<LoraInput> = (0..8).map(|i| make_lora(&format!("L{i}"), 1)).collect();
let prev = HashMap::new();
let result = solver
.solve(&workers, &loras, &prev, None, None)
.expect("dense fallback must yield a feasible solve");
assert_eq!(
result.overflow_count, 0,
"with capacity == demand the dense fallback must place every replica"
);
let total_placed: usize = result.assignment.values().map(|s| s.len()).sum();
assert_eq!(total_placed, 8, "all 8 replicas must land on real workers");
// No worker exceeds its capacity of 1.
let mut counts: HashMap<WorkerWithDpRank, usize> = HashMap::new();
for hosts in result.assignment.values() {
for w in hosts {
*counts.entry(*w).or_insert(0) += 1;
}
}
assert!(
counts.values().all(|&c| c <= 1),
"capacity-1 workers must not be double-assigned"
);
}
#[test]
fn test_duplicate_worker_rejected() {
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let dup = WorkerWithDpRank::new(1, 0);
let workers = vec![
WorkerInput {
worker: dup,
capacity: 4,
},
WorkerInput {
worker: dup,
capacity: 4,
},
];
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 1)];
let result = solver.solve(&workers, &loras, &HashMap::new(), None, None);
assert!(
result.is_err_and(|e| e.contains("duplicate worker")),
"duplicate workers must be rejected"
);
}
#[test]
fn test_duplicate_lora_rejected() {
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let workers = make_workers(2, 4);
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 1), make_lora("A", 2)];
let result = solver.solve(&workers, &loras, &HashMap::new(), None, None);
assert!(
result.is_err_and(|e| e.contains("duplicate LoRA")),
"duplicate LoRA names must be rejected"
);
}
#[test]
fn test_extreme_churn_weight_still_prefers_real_worker() {
// A churn_weight large enough that gamma_load * weight would overflow
// i64 or exceed overflow_cost must NOT cause the LoRA to overflow when
// a real worker is free: build_edge_cost clamps real edge cost below
// overflow_cost and uses saturating arithmetic.
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let workers = make_workers(2, 4);
let loras = vec![LoraInput {
name: "A".to_string(),
replicas: 1,
churn_weight: i64::MAX,
}];
let result = solver
.solve(&workers, &loras, &HashMap::new(), None, None)
.expect("solve must not panic on extreme churn_weight");
assert_eq!(
result.overflow_count, 0,
"a free real worker must always beat overflow regardless of churn_weight"
);
assert_eq!(result.assignment["A"].len(), 1);
}
#[test]
fn test_extreme_keep_weight_does_not_overflow_solver() {
// The keep branch (α·rank − β·w_l) with an extreme churn_weight could
// drive the edge cost toward i64::MIN, blowing the solver's INF_COST
// headroom and overflowing its cost accumulation. build_edge_cost's
// two-sided clamp + the solver's i128 accumulators must keep it sound.
// Re-solving a stable assignment exercises keep edges on prior hosts.
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let workers = make_workers(3, 4);
let mk = |n: &str| LoraInput {
name: n.to_string(),
replicas: 2,
churn_weight: i64::MAX,
};
let loras = vec![mk("A"), mk("B")];
let r1 = solver
.solve(&workers, &loras, &HashMap::new(), None, None)
.expect("first solve must not panic on extreme keep weight");
assert_eq!(r1.overflow_count, 0);
// Second solve with r1 as prev: every placement is now a keep edge with
// the extreme reward weight.
let r2 = solver
.solve(&workers, &loras, &r1.assignment, None, None)
.expect("keep-edge solve must not panic or overflow");
assert_eq!(r2.overflow_count, 0);
assert_eq!(r2.assignment["A"].len(), 2);
assert_eq!(r2.assignment["B"].len(), 2);
}
#[test]
fn test_small_candidate_m_overflows_when_truly_insufficient() {
// 2 workers (cap=1 each), candidate_m=1, 1 LoRA needing 3 replicas.
// Even after expanding to max(1,3)=3 candidates, only 2 active
// workers exist, so 1 replica must overflow.
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams {
candidate_m: 1,
..Default::default()
});
let workers = make_workers(2, 1);
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 3)];
let prev = HashMap::new();
let result = solver
.solve(&workers, &loras, &prev, None, None)
.expect("should not hard-fail: overflow handles the shortfall");
assert_eq!(
result.overflow_count, 1,
"exactly 1 replica should overflow when only 2 workers are available"
);
assert_eq!(
result.assignment.get("A").map(|s| s.len()).unwrap_or(0),
2,
"2 replicas should be placed on the available workers"
);
}
#[test]
fn test_no_workers_with_loras_overflow_disabled_fails() {
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams {
allow_overflow: false,
..Default::default()
});
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 1)];
let result = solver.solve(&[], &loras, &HashMap::new(), None, None);
assert!(
result.is_err(),
"with allow_overflow=false, missing workers must surface as an error"
);
}
#[test]
fn test_no_workers_zero_demand_is_noop_even_without_overflow() {
// No workers + only replicas=0 entries (removal contract) must be a
// no-op success, not an InsufficientFlow error, regardless of
// allow_overflow.
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams {
allow_overflow: false,
..Default::default()
});
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 0), make_lora("B", 0)];
let result = solver
.solve(&[], &loras, &HashMap::new(), None, None)
.expect("zero real demand with no workers must be a no-op success");
assert!(result.assignment.is_empty());
assert_eq!(result.overflow_count, 0);
}
#[test]
fn test_duplicate_rejected_before_empty_worker_early_return() {
// Duplicate validation must run before the workers.is_empty() early
// return, otherwise duplicate LoRAs are double-counted as overflow.
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 1), make_lora("A", 1)];
let result = solver.solve(&[], &loras, &HashMap::new(), None, None);
assert!(
result.is_err_and(|e| e.contains("duplicate LoRA")),
"duplicate LoRAs must be rejected even with no workers"
);
}
#[test]
fn test_degree_bound_overflow_does_not_force_dense_retry() {
// A single LoRA needing more replicas than there are workers overflows
// under any candidate density (each LoRA→worker edge is cap=1). The
// sparse-covers-all guard must recognize the sparse graph already
// reaches every worker, so the result is correct and stable: 2 placed,
// 1 overflow, with no behavioral difference from a dense solve.
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let workers = make_workers(2, 8); // 2 workers, ample capacity each
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 3)]; // needs 3 distinct workers
let result = solver
.solve(&workers, &loras, &HashMap::new(), None, None)
.expect("should solve via overflow");
assert_eq!(
result.overflow_count, 1,
"1 replica must overflow: only 2 distinct workers for 3 replicas"
);
assert_eq!(result.assignment["A"].len(), 2);
}
#[test]
fn test_params_sanitized() {
// Out-of-range params are clamped: negative weights -> 0, and
// overflow_cost is bounded to [1, INF_COST/2].
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams {
alpha_pref: -5,
beta_keep: -1,
gamma_load: -100,
overflow_cost: i64::MAX,
..Default::default()
});
let p = solver.params();
assert_eq!(p.alpha_pref, 0);
assert_eq!(p.beta_keep, 0);
assert_eq!(p.gamma_load, 0);
assert_eq!(p.overflow_cost, MAX_OVERFLOW_COST);
// A clamped overflow_cost still dominates real edges, so a free worker
// is preferred over overflow.
let workers = make_workers(2, 4);
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 1)];
let result = solver
.solve(&workers, &loras, &HashMap::new(), None, None)
.expect("solve must succeed with sanitized params");
assert_eq!(result.overflow_count, 0);
}
#[test]
fn test_frozen_blocker_resolved_by_global_unfreeze() {
// Delta-solve can overflow when a frozen, non-impacted LoRA blocks an
// otherwise-feasible placement. w0 cap=1, w1 cap=2; prev A->{w1},
// B->{w0}; new demand A=2, B=1, only A changed. Freezing B on w0 leaves
// A able to use w1 once -> 1 overflow. But moving B to w1 fits
// everything (w1 hosts A+B = 2 <= cap 2; w0 hosts A = 1). The global
// unfreeze fallback must find that and report zero overflow.
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let w0 = WorkerWithDpRank::new(0, 0);
let w1 = WorkerWithDpRank::new(1, 0);
let workers = vec![
WorkerInput {
worker: w0,
capacity: 1,
},
WorkerInput {
worker: w1,
capacity: 2,
},
];
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 2), make_lora("B", 1)];
let mut prev: HashMap<String, HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank>> = HashMap::new();
prev.insert("A".to_string(), HashSet::from([w1]));
prev.insert("B".to_string(), HashSet::from([w0]));
let changed = HashSet::from(["A".to_string()]);
let result = solver
.solve(&workers, &loras, &prev, Some(&changed), None)
.expect("solve should succeed");
assert_eq!(
result.overflow_count, 0,
"global unfreeze must place all replicas (move B off the blocker)"
);
assert_eq!(result.assignment["A"].len(), 2);
assert_eq!(result.assignment["B"].len(), 1);
// Every worker stays within capacity.
let mut counts: HashMap<WorkerWithDpRank, usize> = HashMap::new();
for hosts in result.assignment.values() {
for w in hosts {
*counts.entry(*w).or_insert(0) += 1;
}
}
assert!(counts[&w0] <= 1 && counts[&w1] <= 2);
}
#[test]
fn test_frozen_blocker_global_unfreeze_under_no_overflow() {
// Same frozen-blocker topology but allow_overflow=false: the delta
// solve returns InsufficientFlow (no overflow edge). The solver must
// still retry unfrozen and find the feasible full placement rather than
// surfacing a spurious hard error.
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams {
allow_overflow: false,
..Default::default()
});
let w0 = WorkerWithDpRank::new(0, 0);
let w1 = WorkerWithDpRank::new(1, 0);
let workers = vec![
WorkerInput {
worker: w0,
capacity: 1,
},
WorkerInput {
worker: w1,
capacity: 2,
},
];
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 2), make_lora("B", 1)];
let mut prev: HashMap<String, HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank>> = HashMap::new();
prev.insert("A".to_string(), HashSet::from([w1]));
prev.insert("B".to_string(), HashSet::from([w0]));
let changed = HashSet::from(["A".to_string()]);
let result = solver
.solve(&workers, &loras, &prev, Some(&changed), None)
.expect("global unfreeze must yield a feasible solve, not a hard error");
assert_eq!(result.overflow_count, 0);
assert_eq!(result.assignment["A"].len(), 2);
assert_eq!(result.assignment["B"].len(), 1);
}
#[test]
fn test_oversized_input_rejected() {
// Replica demand above i64::MAX must be rejected, not silently wrapped
// into a negative max_flow.
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let workers = make_workers(1, 4);
let loras = vec![LoraInput {
name: "A".to_string(),
replicas: usize::MAX,
churn_weight: 1,
}];
let result = solver.solve(&workers, &loras, &HashMap::new(), None, None);
assert!(
result.is_err_and(|e| e.contains("exceeds i64 range")),
"oversized replica demand must be rejected"
);
}
#[test]
fn test_frozen_host_not_reused_for_residual_replica() {
// A is frozen on its single prior host w0 (cap=2) and needs a 2nd
// replica. The only other worker option does not exist, so the residual
// replica must NOT be routed back onto w0 (a LoRA cannot occupy a
// worker twice). Expected: 1 placed on w0 + 1 overflow — not a silent
// dedup to {w0} with overflow_count==0.
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let w0 = WorkerWithDpRank::new(0, 0);
let workers = vec![WorkerInput {
worker: w0,
capacity: 2,
}];
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 2)];
let mut prev: HashMap<String, HashSet<WorkerWithDpRank>> = HashMap::new();
prev.insert("A".to_string(), HashSet::from([w0]));
// Freeze A on w0 (mark nothing as changed so the prior host is kept).
let result = solver
.solve(&workers, &loras, &prev, Some(&HashSet::new()), None)
.expect("solve should succeed");
assert_eq!(
result.assignment["A"],
HashSet::from([w0]),
"A stays on its single frozen host"
);
assert_eq!(
result.overflow_count, 1,
"the 2nd replica must overflow, not be silently merged onto w0"
);
}
#[test]
fn test_empty_loras_produces_unloads() {
// Regression: loras=[] with a non-empty prev_assignment used to return
// empty unloads. Now it must emit unloads for every live prior placement.
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let workers = make_workers(2, 4);
let w0 = WorkerWithDpRank::new(0, 0);
let w1 = WorkerWithDpRank::new(1, 0);
let mut prev = HashMap::new();
prev.insert("A".to_string(), HashSet::from([w0]));
prev.insert("B".to_string(), HashSet::from([w1]));
let result = solver
.solve(&workers, &[], &prev, None, None)
.expect("empty loras should succeed");
assert!(result.assignment.is_empty());
assert_eq!(result.overflow_count, 0);
// Both prior placements must surface as unloads.
assert!(
result
.unloads
.get(&w0)
.map(|s| s.contains("A"))
.unwrap_or(false),
"A should be unloaded from w0"
);
assert!(
result
.unloads
.get(&w1)
.map(|s| s.contains("B"))
.unwrap_or(false),
"B should be unloaded from w1"
);
}
#[test]
fn test_omitted_lora_produces_unload() {
// A LoRA present in prev_assignment but absent from the loras input
// must still generate an unload for every live worker it was on.
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let workers = make_workers(2, 4);
let w0 = WorkerWithDpRank::new(0, 0);
let mut prev = HashMap::new();
prev.insert("A".to_string(), HashSet::from([w0]));
prev.insert("B".to_string(), HashSet::from([w0]));
// Only pass LoRA A; B is omitted entirely (simulates a stale removal).
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 1)];
let result = solver
.solve(&workers, &loras, &prev, None, None)
.expect("solve should succeed");
assert!(
result
.unloads
.get(&w0)
.map(|s| s.contains("B"))
.unwrap_or(false),
"omitted LoRA B must be unloaded from w0"
);
assert!(
!result
.unloads
.get(&w0)
.map(|s| s.contains("A"))
.unwrap_or(false),
"LoRA A should not be unloaded (it is still desired)"
);
}
#[test]
fn test_frozen_over_capacity_worker_gets_rebalanced() {
// Regression: if a worker's capacity shrinks between ticks and frozen
// assignments exceed the new capacity, saturating_sub used to hide the
// violation. Now the over-committed LoRAs are unfrozen and re-solved.
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
// First tick: 1 worker with capacity 2, two LoRAs placed on it.
let workers_v1 = make_workers(1, 2);
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 1), make_lora("B", 1)];
let r1 = solver
.solve(&workers_v1, &loras, &HashMap::new(), None, None)
.unwrap();
assert_eq!(r1.overflow_count, 0);
// Second tick: same worker, capacity reduced to 1.
// Neither LoRA is in changed_loras, but the worker capacity dropped.
let workers_v2 = vec![WorkerInput {
worker: WorkerWithDpRank::new(0, 0),
capacity: 1,
}];
let r2 = solver
.solve(&workers_v2, &loras, &r1.assignment, None, None)
.unwrap();
// Worker can hold at most 1 LoRA; any excess must overflow.
let placed: usize = r2.assignment.values().map(|s| s.len()).sum();
assert_eq!(
placed + r2.overflow_count,
2,
"placed + overflow must equal total demand"
);
// Worker must not be over-assigned.
let w0 = WorkerWithDpRank::new(0, 0);
let on_w0 = r2
.assignment
.values()
.filter(|hosts| hosts.contains(&w0))
.count();
assert!(on_w0 <= 1, "worker capacity=1 must not be exceeded");
}
#[test]
fn test_worker_removal_bounded_churn() {
let solver = McfPlacementSolver::new(McfSolveParams::default());
let workers_v1 = make_workers(4, 4);
let loras = vec![make_lora("A", 2), make_lora("B", 2), make_lora("C", 1)];
let r1 = solver
.solve(&workers_v1, &loras, &HashMap::new(), None, None)
.unwrap();
// Remove worker 2
let removed = WorkerWithDpRank::new(2, 0);
let workers_v2: Vec<WorkerInput> = workers_v1
.iter()
.filter(|w| w.worker != removed)
.cloned()
.collect();
let changed_w = HashSet::from([removed]);
let r2 = solver
.solve(&workers_v2, &loras, &r1.assignment, None, Some(&changed_w))
.unwrap();
// Removed worker should not appear in any assignment
for hosts in r2.assignment.values() {
assert!(
!hosts.contains(&removed),
"Removed worker should not be in assignment"
);
}
// Churn should be bounded
let total_loads: usize = r2.loads.values().map(|s| s.len()).sum();
assert!(
total_loads <= loras.len(),
"Churn should be bounded by number of LoRAs"
);
}
}