superfluid-executor 0.1.4

The generic executor: the Engine tick contract implemented once over a runtime's RuntimePrimitives (batch step, sequences, state export), so an adapter supplies only what its runtime does
Documentation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
430
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
438
439
440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
472
473
474
475
476
477
478
479
480
481
482
483
484
485
486
487
488
489
490
491
492
493
494
495
496
497
498
499
500
501
502
503
504
505
506
507
508
509
510
511
512
513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520
521
522
523
524
525
526
527
528
529
530
531
532
533
534
535
536
537
538
539
540
541
542
543
544
545
546
547
548
549
550
551
552
553
554
555
556
557
558
559
560
561
562
563
564
565
566
567
568
569
570
571
572
573
574
575
576
577
578
579
580
581
582
583
584
585
586
587
588
589
590
591
592
593
594
595
596
597
598
599
600
601
602
603
604
605
606
607
608
609
610
611
612
613
614
615
616
617
618
619
620
621
622
623
624
625
626
627
628
629
630
631
632
633
634
635
636
637
638
639
640
641
642
643
644
645
646
647
648
649
650
651
652
653
654
655
656
657
658
659
660
661
662
663
664
665
666
667
668
669
670
671
672
673
674
675
676
677
678
679
680
681
682
683
684
685
686
687
688
689
690
691
692
693
694
695
696
697
698
699
700
701
702
703
704
705
706
707
708
709
710
711
712
713
714
715
716
717
718
719
720
721
722
723
724
725
726
727
728
729
730
731
732
733
734
735
736
737
738
739
740
741
742
743
744
745
746
747
748
749
750
751
752
753
754
755
756
757
758
759
760
761
762
763
764
765
766
767
768
769
770
771
772
773
774
775
776
777
778
779
780
781
782
783
784
785
786
787
788
789
790
791
792
793
794
795
796
797
798
799
800
801
802
803
804
805
806
807
808
809
810
811
812
813
814
815
816
817
818
819
820
821
822
823
824
825
826
827
828
829
830
831
832
833
834
835
836
837
838
839
840
841
842
843
844
845
846
847
848
849
850
851
852
853
854
855
856
857
858
859
860
861
862
863
864
865
866
867
868
869
870
871
872
873
874
875
876
877
878
879
880
881
882
883
884
885
886
887
888
889
890
891
892
893
894
895
896
897
898
899
900
901
902
903
904
905
906
907
908
909
910
911
912
913
914
915
916
917
918
919
920
921
922
923
924
925
926
927
928
929
930
931
932
933
934
935
936
937
938
939
940
941
942
943
944
945
946
947
948
949
950
951
952
953
954
955
956
957
958
959
960
961
962
963
964
965
966
967
968
969
970
971
972
973
974
975
976
977
978
979
980
981
982
983
984
985
986
987
988
989
990
991
992
993
994
995
996
997
998
999
1000
1001
1002
1003
1004
1005
1006
1007
1008
1009
1010
1011
1012
1013
1014
1015
1016
1017
1018
1019
1020
1021
1022
1023
1024
1025
1026
1027
1028
1029
1030
1031
1032
1033
1034
1035
1036
1037
1038
1039
1040
1041
1042
1043
1044
1045
1046
1047
1048
1049
1050
1051
1052
1053
1054
1055
1056
1057
1058
1059
1060
1061
1062
1063
1064
1065
1066
1067
1068
1069
1070
1071
1072
1073
1074
1075
1076
1077
1078
1079
1080
1081
1082
1083
1084
1085
1086
1087
1088
1089
1090
1091
1092
1093
1094
1095
1096
1097
1098
1099
1100
1101
1102
1103
1104
1105
1106
1107
1108
1109
1110
1111
1112
1113
1114
1115
1116
1117
1118
1119
1120
1121
1122
1123
1124
1125
1126
1127
1128
1129
1130
1131
1132
1133
1134
1135
1136
1137
1138
1139
1140
1141
1142
1143
1144
1145
1146
1147
1148
1149
1150
1151
1152
1153
1154
1155
1156
1157
1158
1159
1160
1161
1162
1163
1164
1165
1166
1167
1168
1169
1170
1171
1172
1173
1174
1175
1176
1177
1178
1179
1180
1181
1182
1183
1184
1185
1186
1187
1188
1189
1190
1191
1192
1193
1194
1195
1196
1197
1198
1199
1200
1201
1202
1203
1204
1205
1206
1207
1208
1209
1210
1211
1212
1213
1214
1215
1216
1217
1218
1219
1220
1221
1222
1223
1224
1225
1226
1227
1228
1229
1230
1231
1232
1233
1234
1235
1236
1237
1238
1239
1240
1241
1242
1243
1244
1245
1246
1247
1248
1249
1250
1251
1252
1253
1254
1255
1256
1257
1258
1259
1260
1261
1262
1263
1264
1265
1266
1267
1268
1269
1270
1271
1272
1273
1274
1275
1276
1277
1278
1279
1280
1281
1282
1283
1284
1285
1286
1287
1288
1289
1290
1291
1292
1293
1294
1295
1296
1297
1298
1299
1300
1301
1302
1303
1304
1305
1306
1307
1308
1309
1310
1311
1312
1313
1314
1315
1316
1317
1318
1319
1320
1321
1322
1323
1324
1325
1326
1327
1328
1329
1330
1331
1332
1333
1334
1335
1336
1337
1338
1339
1340
1341
1342
1343
1344
1345
1346
1347
1348
1349
1350
1351
1352
1353
1354
1355
1356
1357
1358
1359
1360
1361
1362
1363
1364
1365
1366
1367
1368
1369
1370
1371
1372
1373
1374
1375
1376
1377
1378
1379
1380
1381
1382
1383
1384
1385
1386
1387
1388
1389
1390
1391
1392
1393
1394
1395
1396
1397
1398
1399
1400
1401
1402
1403
1404
1405
1406
1407
1408
1409
1410
1411
1412
1413
1414
1415
1416
1417
1418
use std::collections::HashMap;
use std::time::Instant;

use superfluid_abi::{
    admit_status, exactness, fault, finish as finish_code, sampling, sampling_flag, shed_kind, tick_flags,
    tick_status, AdmitResult, LaneEmit, LaneFault, LaneLogprob,
    TickMemCounters, RingRef, ShedEntry, ShedReport, SpecStats,
    TickEvents, TickPlan, TickTimings, RecordArena, Status, MAX_TOP_LOGPROBS,
};
use superfluid_engine::plan::DecodedPlan;
use superfluid_engine::rings::{RingError, Rings};

use crate::cache::CacheEntry;
use crate::executor::{AbiStore, Executor, Lane};
use crate::primitives::{Feed, Input, PrimError, RuntimePrimitives, SampleSpec, Seq};
use crate::sampling as hs;

fn ring_status(e: RingError) -> Status {
    match e {
        RingError::StaleGeneration { .. } => Status::RejectBadRefGeneration,
        RingError::UnknownRing(_) | RingError::OutOfBounds => Status::RejectBounds,
    }
}

struct Planned {
    tag: u64,
    tokens: Vec<u32>,
    wants_row: bool,
}

fn lane_fault(e: PrimError) -> Option<u32> {
    match e {
        PrimError::Fault(code) => Some(code),
        PrimError::Capacity => Some(fault::OOM_TENTATIVE),
        PrimError::Fatal => None,
        PrimError::Unsupported | PrimError::UnknownSeq | PrimError::OutOfBoundary => Some(fault::INTERNAL),
    }
}

fn exit_now(status: i32) -> ! {
    #[cfg(unix)]
    {
        extern "C" {
            fn _exit(status: std::ffi::c_int) -> !;
        }
        // SAFETY: `_exit` takes a status and does not return.
        unsafe { _exit(status) }
    }
    #[cfg(not(unix))]
    std::process::exit(status)
}

/// A prompt shorter than this is not checkpointed: it costs little to run again.
const CHECKPOINT_MIN_TOKENS: u64 = 128;

/// While latency-sensitive requests are around, a prefill step is about this
/// much work, so a yield asked for mid-tick is answered within it.
const LATENCY_STEP_SECS: f64 = 0.3;
/// Short steps are whole multiples of this, and never fewer.
const LATENCY_STEP_UNIT: usize = 128;
/// With no latency-sensitive request around, a prefill step at least this
/// long is waited out before the next is queued
/// (`RuntimePrimitives::sync_steps`).
const SYNC_STEP_SECS: f64 = 0.5;

impl<P: RuntimePrimitives> Executor<P> {
    fn fatal(&self, during: &str) -> Status {
        if crate::executor::fatal_exits() {
            eprintln!(
                "superfluid: the {} runtime failed in {during}; this worker exits so that the daemon starts a clean one",
                self.desc.runtime_id
            );
            exit_now(70);
        }
        Status::Fatal
    }

    fn fault_lane(
        &mut self,
        tag: u64,
        code: u32,
        faults: &mut Vec<LaneFault>,
        faulted: &mut std::collections::HashSet<u64>,
    ) {
        if !faulted.insert(tag) {
            return;
        }
        faults.push(LaneFault { lane_tag: tag, code, _pad0: 0, detail: 0 });
        if let Some(lane) = self.lanes.remove(&tag) {
            if let Some(g) = &lane.grammar {
                self.grammars.release(g.handle);
            }
            self.forget_seq(lane.seq);
            self.prim.seq_free(lane.seq);
            self.faulted.insert(tag);
        }
        self.inject_fault.remove(&tag);
    }

    /// A copy of a lane's state where its prompt ends, less the token held
    /// back for the first decode, kept in the prefix cache.
    fn checkpoint_prompt(&mut self, tag: u64) {
        let Some(lane) = self.lanes.get(&tag) else { return };
        let n = lane.committed.len() - usize::from(lane.pending_input.is_some());
        if (n as u64) < CHECKPOINT_MIN_TOKENS || self.cache.entries.iter().any(|e| e.tokens[..] == lane.committed[..n]) {
            return;
        }
        let (src, tokens) = (lane.seq, lane.committed[..n].to_vec());
        let Ok(dst) = self.prim.seq_create() else { return };
        if self.prim.seq_copy(src, dst, n as u64).is_err() {
            self.prim.seq_free(dst);
            return;
        }
        self.inherit_taint(src, dst);
        let (bytes, now) = (self.entry_bytes(n as u64), self.tick_count);
        self.cache.insert(dst, tokens, n as u64, bytes, now);
    }

    pub(crate) fn run_tick(
        &mut self,
        plan_c: &TickPlan,
        arena: &RecordArena,
        rings: &mut dyn Rings,
    ) -> Result<(), Status> {
        let t_start = Instant::now();

        let plan = DecodedPlan::decode(plan_c, arena)?;

        if let Some(last) = self.last_plan_seq {
            if plan.plan_seq <= last {
                return Err(Status::RejectIllegalCombination);
            }
        }
        if plan.max_decode_lanes > self.desc.max_batch {
            return Err(Status::RejectBudget);
        }
        let drain = plan.flags & tick_flags::DRAIN != 0;
        if drain && !plan.admits.is_empty() {
            return Err(Status::RejectIllegalCombination);
        }
        self.sweep_expired_seeds();

        let mut admit_prompts: HashMap<u64, Vec<u32>> = HashMap::new();
        let mut seen_seeds: std::collections::HashSet<u64> = std::collections::HashSet::new();
        let mut seen_grammars = std::collections::HashSet::new();
        let mut cursors: HashMap<u64, crate::grammar::Cursor> = HashMap::new();
        for a in &plan.admits {
            if self.lanes.contains_key(&a.lane_tag) {
                return Err(Status::RejectIllegalCombination);
            }
            let prompt = rings.read_tokens(&a.prompt).map_err(ring_status)?;
            if prompt.is_empty() {
                return Err(Status::RejectIllegalCombination);
            }
            if prompt.iter().any(|&t| t >= self.desc.vocab_size) {
                return Err(Status::RejectBounds);
            }
            if a.sampling > sampling::HOST {
                return Err(Status::RejectIllegalCombination);
            }
            if a.decode_replay as usize >= prompt.len() {
                return Err(Status::RejectBounds);
            }
            if a.strategy_slot != 0 && self.strategy.as_ref().map(|st| st.slot) != Some(a.strategy_slot) {
                return Err(Status::RejectIllegalCombination);
            }
            if a.grammar_handle != 0 {
                if !self.grammars.available(a.grammar_handle)
                    || !seen_grammars.insert(a.grammar_handle)
                    || a.sampling == sampling::HOST
                {
                    return Err(Status::RejectIllegalCombination);
                }
                let replay = prompt.len().checked_sub(a.grammar_replay as usize).map(|at| &prompt[at..]);
                let cursor = replay.and_then(|r| self.grammars.cursor(a.grammar_handle, r));
                cursors.insert(a.lane_tag, cursor.ok_or(Status::RejectIllegalCombination)?);
            } else if a.grammar_replay != 0 {
                return Err(Status::RejectIllegalCombination);
            }
            if a.logit_bias_handle != 0 && !self.biases.contains_key(&a.logit_bias_handle) {
                return Err(Status::RejectIllegalCombination);
            }
            if a.seed_handle != 0 {
                if !seen_seeds.insert(a.seed_handle) {
                    return Err(Status::RejectStaleSeed);
                }
                let lease = self.seeds.get(&a.seed_handle).ok_or(Status::RejectStaleSeed)?;
                if lease.expires_at_tick < self.tick_count || lease.determinism != a.determinism_class {
                    return Err(Status::RejectStaleSeed);
                }
                if prompt.len() < lease.prefix.len() || prompt[..lease.prefix.len()] != lease.prefix[..] {
                    return Err(Status::RejectStaleSeed);
                }
                if lease.adopted.is_some() && !self.bare.contains(&lease.adopted.unwrap_or(0)) {
                    return Err(Status::RejectStaleSeed);
                }
                if lease.adopted.is_some() && lease.prefix.len() == prompt.len() && self.exact_only() {
                    return Err(Status::RejectIllegalCombination);
                }
            }
            if prompt.len() as u64 > self.desc.max_seq_len {
                return Err(Status::RejectBudget);
            }
            admit_prompts.insert(a.lane_tag, prompt);
        }

        for c in &plan.commits {
            let lane = self.lanes.get(&c.lane_tag).ok_or(Status::RejectUnknownLane)?;
            if lane.sampling != sampling::HOST || lane.finished {
                return Err(Status::RejectIllegalCombination);
            }
            let pending = lane.pending_logits.as_ref().ok_or(Status::RejectHostRules)?;
            if c.logits_nonce != pending.generation {
                return Err(Status::RejectStaleNonce);
            }
            if c.token_id >= self.desc.vocab_size {
                return Err(Status::RejectBounds);
            }
        }

        let prefill_end_of = |prompt_len: u64, seeded: u64, decode_replay: u32| -> u64 {
            prompt_len.saturating_sub(decode_replay as u64).max(seeded)
        };
        let mut budget_reached: HashMap<u64, u64> = HashMap::new();
        let mut budget_left = plan.prefill_token_budget as u64;
        let mut planned_prefill_tokens = 0u64;
        for p in &plan.prefills {
            let (prefill_end, prefilled) = if let Some(l) = self.lanes.get(&p.lane_tag) {
                (l.prefill_end, l.prefilled)
            } else if let Some(a) = plan.admits.iter().find(|a| a.lane_tag == p.lane_tag) {
                let seeded = if a.seed_handle != 0 { self.seeds[&a.seed_handle].prefix.len() as u64 } else { 0 };
                (prefill_end_of(admit_prompts[&p.lane_tag].len() as u64, seeded, a.decode_replay), seeded)
            } else {
                return Err(Status::RejectUnknownLane);
            };
            if p.token_offset as u64 != prefilled {
                return Err(Status::RejectIllegalCombination);
            }
            let end = p.token_offset as u64 + p.token_count as u64;
            if end > prefill_end {
                return Err(Status::RejectBounds);
            }
            let take = (p.token_count as u64).min(budget_left);
            budget_left -= take;
            planned_prefill_tokens += take;
            budget_reached.insert(p.lane_tag, prefilled + take);
        }

        let mut planned_decode_rounds = 0u64;
        for d in &plan.decodes {
            let (is_host, pending_row, prefill_end, prefilled_after, finished, committed_len) =
                if let Some(l) = self.lanes.get(&d.lane_tag) {
                    (
                        l.sampling == sampling::HOST,
                        l.pending_logits.is_some(),
                        l.prefill_end,
                        budget_reached.get(&d.lane_tag).copied().unwrap_or(l.prefilled),
                        l.finished,
                        l.committed.len() as u64,
                    )
                } else if let Some(a) = plan.admits.iter().find(|a| a.lane_tag == d.lane_tag) {
                    let seeded = if a.seed_handle != 0 { self.seeds[&a.seed_handle].prefix.len() as u64 } else { 0 };
                    let end = prefill_end_of(admit_prompts[&d.lane_tag].len() as u64, seeded, a.decode_replay);
                    (
                        a.sampling == sampling::HOST,
                        false,
                        end,
                        budget_reached.get(&d.lane_tag).copied().unwrap_or(seeded),
                        false,
                        end,
                    )
                } else {
                    return Err(Status::RejectUnknownLane);
                };
            if finished {
                return Err(Status::RejectIllegalCombination);
            }
            if is_host {
                if d.max_new_tokens != 1 {
                    return Err(Status::RejectHostRules);
                }
                let committing = plan.commits.iter().any(|c| c.lane_tag == d.lane_tag);
                if pending_row && !committing {
                    return Err(Status::RejectHostRules);
                }
            }
            if prefilled_after != prefill_end {
                return Err(Status::RejectIllegalCombination);
            }
            let room = self.desc.max_seq_len.saturating_sub(committed_len);
            planned_decode_rounds += (d.max_new_tokens as u64).min(room);
        }

        for r in &plan.retires {
            if !self.lanes.contains_key(&r.lane_tag) && !self.faulted.contains(&r.lane_tag) {
                return Err(Status::RejectUnknownLane);
            }
        }
        let live_retires: Vec<_> = plan.retires.iter().filter(|r| self.lanes.contains_key(&r.lane_tag)).collect();

        let mem = self.prim.mem_counters();
        let retired: Vec<Seq> =
            live_retires.iter().filter(|r| r.publish_to_cache == 0).map(|r| self.lanes[&r.lane_tag].seq).collect();
        let mut needed = planned_prefill_tokens + planned_decode_rounds;
        let publishing = live_retires
            .iter()
            .filter(|r| r.publish_to_cache != 0 && self.lanes[&r.lane_tag].pending_input.is_some())
            .count() as u64;
        let seed_keep = |a: &superfluid_abi::LaneAdmit| -> u64 {
            let n = self.seeds[&a.seed_handle].prefix.len() as u64;
            if n == admit_prompts[&a.lane_tag].len() as u64 {
                n.saturating_sub(1)
            } else {
                n
            }
        };
        let takeover = |a: &superfluid_abi::LaneAdmit| -> Option<u64> {
            let lease = &self.seeds[&a.seed_handle];
            let entry = self.cache.entries.iter().find(|e| e.seq == lease.entry_seq)?;
            let keep = seed_keep(a);
            let cuttable = self.desc.truncate_partial || entry.tokens.len() as u64 == keep;
            // On a recurrent runtime a shared or reused entry is kept for the next seed.
            let shared = entry.shared || (self.exact_only() && entry.seeded > 0);
            (lease.adopted.is_none() && !self.desc.copy_shares_cells && entry.pins == 1 && entry.exported.is_none() && cuttable && !shared)
                .then(|| (entry.tokens.len() as u64).saturating_sub(keep))
        };
        let mut taken_over: std::collections::HashSet<u64> = std::collections::HashSet::new();
        let mut cut_back = 0u64;
        // Only a seed that keeps the whole prompt (the next turn) takes the entry over; a
        // fork copies and leaves it for its siblings. Compared in whole pages, as seeds are.
        let page = self.page();
        let continues = |a: &&superfluid_abi::LaneAdmit| {
            let lease = &self.seeds[&a.seed_handle];
            self.cache.get(lease.entry_seq).is_some_and(|e| seed_keep(a) >= e.prompt / page * page)
        };
        if self.desc.takeover_preferred {
            for a in plan.admits.iter().filter(|a| a.seed_handle != 0).filter(continues) {
                if let Some(back) = takeover(a).filter(|back| *back <= seed_keep(a)) {
                    taken_over.insert(a.seed_handle);
                    cut_back += back;
                }
            }
        }
        // A seeded admission's copy costs its cells on a runtime whose copies
        // do not share them. A seed from an entry out of the pool is an
        // import on every runtime: the whole entry comes in and is cut to the
        // seed in the admit phase, so what it holds past the seed is gone
        // before the prefills and decodes take their cells. The plan's peak
        // is the larger of the two, and one import's excess at a time
        // (admissions run one after another).
        let mut seeded = 0u64;
        let mut import_excess = 0u64;
        for a in plan.admits.iter().filter(|a| {
            a.seed_handle != 0 && self.seeds[&a.seed_handle].adopted.is_none() && !taken_over.contains(&a.seed_handle)
        }) {
            let keep = seed_keep(a);
            match self.cache.get(self.seeds[&a.seed_handle].entry_seq) {
                Some(entry) if entry.exported.is_some() => {
                    seeded += keep;
                    import_excess = import_excess.max((entry.tokens.len() as u64).saturating_sub(keep));
                }
                _ if !self.desc.copy_shares_cells => seeded += keep,
                _ => {}
            }
        }
        needed = (seeded + needed.max(import_excess) + publishing).saturating_sub(cut_back);
        let free = mem.cells_total.saturating_sub(mem.cells_used);
        let cells_fit = |need: u64, victims: &[Seq]| mem.cells_total == 0 || free + self.prim.cells_released(victims) >= need;
        let mut short_slots = 0usize;
        if self.desc.max_seqs > 0 {
            let needed_slots = plan
                .admits
                .iter()
                .filter(|a| {
                    a.seed_handle == 0
                        || (self.seeds[&a.seed_handle].adopted.is_none() && !taken_over.contains(&a.seed_handle))
                })
                .count() as u64;
            let free = (self.desc.max_seqs as u64 + retired.len() as u64).saturating_sub(self.live_sequences());
            short_slots = needed_slots.saturating_sub(free) as usize;
        }
        let room = |need: u64, short: usize| -> Option<Vec<usize>> {
            if cells_fit(need, &retired) && short == 0 {
                return Some(Vec::new());
            }
            if plan.evictable_cache_classes & crate::cache::RESIDENT_PREFIX_CLASS == 0 {
                return None;
            }
            let cap = plan.max_evict_bytes.min(self.cache.resident_bytes().saturating_sub(plan.protected_quota_bytes));
            let entries = &self.cache.entries;
            let (picked, enough) = self.cache.plan_evict_until(cap, |picked| {
                let victims: Vec<Seq> = retired.iter().copied().chain(picked.iter().map(|&i| entries[i].seq)).collect();
                picked.len() >= short && cells_fit(need, &victims)
            });
            enough.then_some(picked)
        };
        let picked = match room(needed, short_slots) {
            Some(picked) => picked,
            None => {
                let mut relief = 0u64;
                let mut more = 0usize;
                for a in plan.admits.iter().filter(|a| a.seed_handle != 0) {
                    if taken_over.contains(&a.seed_handle) {
                        continue;
                    }
                    let Some(back) = takeover(a) else { continue };
                    relief += seed_keep(a) + back;
                    more += 1;
                    taken_over.insert(a.seed_handle);
                }
                if more == 0 {
                    return Err(Status::NeedsReplan);
                }
                match room(needed.saturating_sub(relief), short_slots.saturating_sub(more)) {
                    Some(picked) => picked,
                    None => return Err(Status::NeedsReplan),
                }
            }
        };
        // The entries picked leave the pool: exported where the runtime has
        // room for exports, evicted where not.
        let mut evicted: Vec<(u64, u64)> = Vec::new();
        let picked: Vec<Seq> = picked.into_iter().map(|i| self.cache.entries[i].seq).collect();
        for seq in picked {
            self.leave_pool(seq, &mut evicted);
        }

        self.last_plan_seq = Some(plan.plan_seq);
        self.tick_count += 1;

        let mut admit_results: Vec<AdmitResult> = Vec::new();
        let mut emits: Vec<LaneEmit> = Vec::new();
        let mut faults: Vec<LaneFault> = Vec::new();
        let mut shed_entries: Vec<ShedEntry> = Vec::new();
        let mut logprobs: Vec<LaneLogprob> = Vec::new();
        let mut chunks_dropped = 0u32;

        for r in &plan.retires {
            if self.faulted.remove(&r.lane_tag) {
                continue;
            }
            let mut lane = self.lanes.remove(&r.lane_tag).expect("validated");
            if let Some(g) = lane.grammar.take() {
                self.grammars.release(g.handle);
            }
            if r.publish_to_cache != 0 {
                if let Some(t) = lane.pending_input.take() {
                    let feed = [t];
                    let ok = self
                        .prim
                        .step(&[Feed { seq: lane.seq, input: Input::Tokens(&feed), wants_row: false }])
                        .is_ok();
                    if !ok {
                        lane.pending_input = Some(t);
                    } else {
                        self.bump(lane.seq);
                    }
                }
            }
            let ingested = lane.committed.len() - usize::from(lane.pending_input.is_some());
            let page = self.page();
            let key_len = if self.exact_only() { ingested as u64 } else { ingested as u64 / page * page };
            self.pending_export.remove(&lane.seq);
            if r.publish_to_cache != 0 && key_len >= 1 {
                let len = self.prim.seq_len(lane.seq);
                let held = if key_len < len && self.prim.seq_truncate(lane.seq, key_len).is_ok() { key_len } else { len };
                let bytes = self.entry_bytes(held);
                let now = self.tick_count;
                self.cache.insert(lane.seq, lane.committed[..key_len as usize].to_vec(), lane.prompt.len() as u64, bytes, now);
            } else {
                self.forget_seq(lane.seq);
                self.prim.seq_free(lane.seq);
            }
            self.inject_fault.remove(&r.lane_tag);
        }
        // What the retires published may be more than the runtime affords in
        // its pool, and a lane that went may have left an entry holding its
        // cells alone.
        self.settle_cache(&mut evicted);
        // Every eviction, the capacity check's and the cache's own, is a shed
        // entry of its kind, so the report reconciles with the counters.
        let mut evictions_performed = evicted.len() as u32;
        let mut bytes_evicted: u64 = evicted.iter().map(|&(bytes, _)| bytes).sum();
        shed_entries.extend(evicted.iter().map(|&(bytes, tokens)| ShedEntry {
            lane_tag: 0,
            kind: shed_kind::CACHE_EVICTION,
            reason: 0,
            bytes,
            tokens,
        }));

        for c in &plan.commits {
            let lane = self.lanes.get_mut(&c.lane_tag).expect("validated");
            lane.committed.push(c.token_id);
            lane.pending_input = Some(c.token_id);
            lane.pending_logits = None;
            lane.rng_counter += 1;
        }

        for a in plan.admits.iter().filter(|a| taken_over.contains(&a.seed_handle)) {
            let lease = &self.seeds[&a.seed_handle];
            let n = lease.prefix.len() as u64;
            let keep = if n == admit_prompts[&a.lane_tag].len() as u64 { n - 1 } else { n };
            let at = self.cache.entries.iter().position(|e| e.seq == lease.entry_seq).expect("pinned by this lease");
            let entry = self.cache.entries.remove(at);
            if entry.tokens.len() as u64 != keep && self.prim.seq_truncate(entry.seq, keep).is_err() {
                self.forget_seq(entry.seq);
                self.prim.seq_free(entry.seq);
                return Err(Status::Fatal);
            }
            self.bump(entry.seq);
            shed_entries.push(ShedEntry {
                lane_tag: a.lane_tag,
                kind: shed_kind::CACHE_EVICTION,
                reason: 0,
                bytes: entry.bytes,
                tokens: entry.tokens.len() as u64,
            });
            evictions_performed += 1;
            bytes_evicted += entry.bytes;
        }

        for a in &plan.admits {
            self.faulted.remove(&a.lane_tag);
            let prompt = admit_prompts.remove(&a.lane_tag).expect("validated");
            let mut committed = Vec::new();
            let mut prefilled = 0u64;
            let mut pending_input = None;
            let seq: Seq;
            if a.seed_handle != 0 {
                let lease = self.seeds.remove(&a.seed_handle).expect("validated");
                let n = lease.prefix.len() as u64;
                let full = n == prompt.len() as u64;
                if let Some(adopted) = lease.adopted {
                    self.bare.remove(&adopted);
                    self.adopt_leased.remove(&adopted);
                    self.bare_tokens.remove(&adopted);
                    if full {
                        if self.prim.seq_truncate(adopted, n - 1).is_err() {
                            self.forget_seq(adopted);
                            self.prim.seq_free(adopted);
                            return Err(Status::Fatal);
                        }
                        self.bump(adopted);
                        pending_input = Some(lease.prefix[n as usize - 1]);
                    }
                    seq = adopted;
                } else if taken_over.contains(&a.seed_handle) {
                    if full {
                        pending_input = Some(lease.prefix[n as usize - 1]);
                    }
                    seq = lease.entry_seq;
                } else {
                    seq = match self.prim.seq_create() {
                        Ok(s) => s,
                        Err(_) => return Err(Status::Fatal),
                    };
                    let copy_len = if full { n - 1 } else { n };
                    let entry = self.cache.get(lease.entry_seq);
                    let out_of_pool = entry.is_some_and(|e| e.exported.is_some());
                    let placed = match entry {
                        // An entry out of the pool comes back as the lane's own
                        // sequence: its export imported, then cut to the seed.
                        Some(CacheEntry { exported: Some(payload), tokens, .. }) => {
                            let whole = tokens.len() as u64;
                            matches!(self.prim.seq_import(seq, payload), Ok(len) if len == whole)
                                && (copy_len == whole || self.prim.seq_truncate(seq, copy_len).is_ok())
                        }
                        _ => self.prim.seq_copy(lease.entry_seq, seq, copy_len).is_ok(),
                    };
                    self.unpin(lease.entry_seq);
                    if !placed {
                        // A failed import is state lost, not a request lost: the lane
                        // prefills afresh and the entry goes once unleased.
                        let afresh = out_of_pool
                            && self.prim.seq_truncate(seq, 0).is_ok()
                            && self.prim.seq_len(seq) == 0
                            && self
                                .prim
                                .step(&[Feed { seq, input: Input::Tokens(&lease.prefix[..copy_len as usize]), wants_row: false }])
                                .is_ok();
                        if !afresh {
                            self.prim.seq_free(seq);
                            return Err(Status::Fatal);
                        }
                        if self.cache.get(lease.entry_seq).is_some_and(|e| e.pins == 0) {
                            let gone = self.cache.remove(lease.entry_seq).expect("just found");
                            self.forget_seq(lease.entry_seq);
                            shed_entries.push(ShedEntry {
                                lane_tag: a.lane_tag,
                                kind: shed_kind::CACHE_EVICTION,
                                reason: 0,
                                bytes: 0,
                                tokens: gone.tokens.len() as u64,
                            });
                            evictions_performed += 1;
                        }
                    }
                    self.inherit_taint(lease.entry_seq, seq);
                    // A seed that takes a real part of its entry is a use of
                    // it; the template tokens every prompt begins with are not.
                    if let Some(e) = self.cache.entries.iter_mut().find(|e| e.seq == lease.entry_seq) {
                        if e.share(copy_len) {
                            e.last_used = self.tick_count;
                            self.cache.changed = true;
                        }
                        e.seeded = e.seeded.saturating_add(1);
                    }
                    if full {
                        pending_input = Some(lease.prefix[n as usize - 1]);
                    }
                }
                prefilled = n;
                committed = lease.prefix;
            } else {
                seq = match self.prim.seq_create() {
                    Ok(s) => s,
                    Err(_) => return Err(Status::Fatal),
                };
            }
            self.seq_gen.entry(seq).or_insert(1);
            let bias = if a.logit_bias_handle != 0 { self.biases.get(&a.logit_bias_handle).cloned() } else { None };
            // A lane drafts when it asked for the strategy and nothing it
            // carries changes a row in a way the draft path does not replay.
            let spec = self.strategy.as_ref().filter(|_| {
                a.strategy_slot != 0
                    && a.sampling != sampling::HOST
                    && a.grammar_handle == 0
                    && a.logit_bias_handle == 0
                    && a.want_logprobs == 0
            });
            let (cert_id, granted_class) = match spec {
                Some(st) => (st.cert_id, exactness::DISTRIBUTION_EXACT),
                None => (0, exactness::SEED_PATH_INVARIANT),
            };
            let spec = spec.map(|st| crate::speculate::LaneSpec::new(&st.cfg));
            self.lanes.insert(
                a.lane_tag,
                Lane {
                    seq,
                    sampling: a.sampling,
                    params: a.params,
                    rng_base: a.rng_counter_base,
                    rng_counter: 0,
                    prefill_end: (prompt.len() as u64).saturating_sub(a.decode_replay as u64).max(prefilled),
                    prompt,
                    prefilled,
                    committed,
                    pending_input,
                    pending_logits: None,
                    finished: false,
                    bias,
                    logprobs_top: (a.want_logprobs > 0).then(|| (a.want_logprobs - 1) as usize),
                    grammar: cursors.remove(&a.lane_tag).and_then(|c| self.grammars.borrow(a.grammar_handle, c)),
                    spec,
                },
            );
            admit_results.push(AdmitResult {
                lane_tag: a.lane_tag,
                status: admit_status::ADMITTED,
                reject_code: 0,
                cert_id,
                granted_class,
                _pad0: [0; 3],
            });
        }

        let decode_tags: std::collections::HashSet<u64> =
            plan.decodes.iter().filter(|d| d.max_new_tokens > 0).map(|d| d.lane_tag).collect();

        let t_prefill = Instant::now();
        let mut checkpoints: Vec<u64> = Vec::new();
        let exact_only = self.exact_only();
        let mut budget_left = plan.prefill_token_budget as u64;
        // Each lane's part of this tick's prefill: (lane, next token, end).
        let mut work: Vec<(u64, usize, usize)> = Vec::new();
        for p in &plan.prefills {
            let take = (p.token_count as u64).min(budget_left) as usize;
            let dropped = p.token_count as u64 - take as u64;
            budget_left -= take as u64;
            if dropped > 0 {
                chunks_dropped += 1;
                shed_entries.push(ShedEntry {
                    lane_tag: p.lane_tag,
                    kind: shed_kind::PREFILL_CHUNK,
                    reason: 0,
                    bytes: 0,
                    tokens: dropped,
                });
            }
            if take > 0 {
                work.push((p.lane_tag, p.token_offset as usize, p.token_offset as usize + take));
            }
        }
        // Prefill in steps so a tick asked to yield ends between them: the micro-batch, or
        // about LATENCY_STEP_SECS of it while latency-sensitive requests are around.
        let step_cap = match (self.desc.prefill_step_tokens, self.prefill_secs_per_token) {
            (0, _) => usize::MAX,
            (n, Some(spt)) if spt > 0.0 && rings.latency_wanted() => {
                let fits = (LATENCY_STEP_SECS / spt) as usize / LATENCY_STEP_UNIT * LATENCY_STEP_UNIT;
                fits.clamp(LATENCY_STEP_UNIT, (n as usize).max(LATENCY_STEP_UNIT))
            }
            (n, _) => n as usize,
        };
        // Waiting each step out costs its setup; worth it while latency-sensitive requests
        // are around, or where one more queued step would hold the next one too long.
        if step_cap != usize::MAX {
            let step_secs = self.prefill_secs_per_token.map(|spt| spt * step_cap as f64);
            self.prim.sync_steps(rings.latency_wanted() || step_secs.is_none_or(|s| s >= SYNC_STEP_SECS));
        }
        let mut prefill_ran = 0usize;
        let mut rows: HashMap<u64, Vec<f32>> = HashMap::new();
        let mut faulted: std::collections::HashSet<u64> = std::collections::HashSet::new();
        let mut yielded = false;
        let mut stepped = false;
        while work.iter().any(|w| w.1 < w.2) {
            if stepped && rings.yield_requested() {
                for &(tag, next, end) in &work {
                    if next < end {
                        chunks_dropped += 1;
                        shed_entries.push(ShedEntry {
                            lane_tag: tag,
                            kind: shed_kind::PREFILL_CHUNK,
                            reason: 0,
                            bytes: 0,
                            tokens: (end - next) as u64,
                        });
                    }
                }
                yielded = true;
                break;
            }
            stepped = true;
            let mut planned: Vec<Planned> = Vec::new();
            let mut left = step_cap;
            for w in work.iter_mut() {
                if w.1 >= w.2 || left == 0 {
                    continue;
                }
                if faulted.contains(&w.0) {
                    w.1 = w.2;
                    continue;
                }
                let take = (w.2 - w.1).min(left);
                left -= take;
                prefill_ran += take;
                let lane = self.lanes.get_mut(&w.0).expect("validated");
                let start = w.1;
                w.1 += take;
                let chunk: Vec<u32> = lane.prompt[start..start + take].to_vec();
                let completes = start + take == lane.prompt.len();
                let mut feed: Vec<u32> = Vec::with_capacity(take + 1);
                if let Some(t) = lane.pending_input.take() {
                    feed.push(t);
                }
                // A recurrent state cannot be cut back, so it is checkpointed
                // where a resent prompt or the next turn picks it up: one token
                // short of the prompt's end, the token the first decode feeds.
                let checkpoint = completes && exact_only && lane.prompt.len() >= 2;
                let wants_row = completes && decode_tags.contains(&w.0) && !checkpoint;
                if checkpoint {
                    checkpoints.push(w.0);
                }
                if completes && !wants_row {
                    feed.extend_from_slice(&chunk[..take - 1]);
                    lane.pending_input = Some(chunk[take - 1]);
                } else {
                    feed.extend_from_slice(&chunk);
                }
                lane.committed.extend_from_slice(&chunk);
                lane.prefilled += take as u64;
                if !feed.is_empty() {
                    planned.push(Planned { tag: w.0, tokens: feed, wants_row });
                }
            }
            if planned.is_empty() {
                continue;
            }
            let feeds: Vec<Feed<'_>> = planned
                .iter()
                .map(|f| Feed { seq: self.lanes[&f.tag].seq, input: Input::Tokens(&f.tokens), wants_row: f.wants_row })
                .collect();
            let fed: Vec<u64> = feeds.iter().map(|f| f.seq).collect();
            match self.prim.step(&feeds) {
                Ok(got) => {
                    for seq in fed {
                        self.bump(seq);
                    }
                    let mut it = got.into_iter();
                    for f in &planned {
                        if f.wants_row {
                            rows.insert(f.tag, it.next().ok_or(Status::Fatal)?);
                        }
                    }
                    for tag in std::mem::take(&mut checkpoints) {
                        self.checkpoint_prompt(tag);
                    }
                }
                Err(e) => match lane_fault(e) {
                    Some(code) => {
                        checkpoints.clear();
                        for f in &planned {
                            self.fault_lane(f.tag, code, &mut faults, &mut faulted);
                        }
                    }
                    None => return Err(self.fatal("a prefill step")),
                },
            }
        }
        let prefill_ns = t_prefill.elapsed().as_nanos() as u64;
        if prefill_ran >= LATENCY_STEP_UNIT {
            let sample = prefill_ns as f64 / 1e9 / prefill_ran as f64;
            self.prefill_secs_per_token = Some(match self.prefill_secs_per_token {
                Some(e) => 0.7 * e + 0.3 * sample,
                None => sample,
            });
        }

        if self.penalty_exempt.is_none() && self.lanes.values().any(|l| hs::penalizes(&l.params)) {
            self.penalty_exempt = Some(match self.prim.vocabulary() {
                Some(v) => v.specials.into_iter().map(|(_, id)| id).chain(v.eos).collect(),
                None => Default::default(),
            });
        }

        // Rows the prefill left: those lanes' first tokens cost no decode step.
        let rows_from_prefill = rows.len();
        let t_decode = Instant::now();
        let mut remaining: HashMap<u64, u16> = HashMap::new();
        let mut out_tokens: HashMap<u64, Vec<u32>> = HashMap::new();
        let mut finishes: HashMap<u64, u32> = HashMap::new();
        let mut round: Vec<Planned> = Vec::new();
        let mut replaying: Vec<u64> = Vec::new();
        let mut yield_after_pass = false;
        for d in &plan.decodes {
            out_tokens.insert(d.lane_tag, Vec::new());
            if faulted.contains(&d.lane_tag) {
                continue;
            }
            if let Some(code) = self.inject_fault.remove(&d.lane_tag) {
                self.fault_lane(d.lane_tag, code, &mut faults, &mut faulted);
                rows.remove(&d.lane_tag);
                continue;
            }
            if d.max_new_tokens == 0 {
                continue;
            }
            let lane = self.lanes.get_mut(&d.lane_tag).expect("validated");
            if yielded && lane.committed.len() < lane.prompt.len() {
                continue;
            }
            remaining.insert(d.lane_tag, d.max_new_tokens);
            if lane.committed.len() < lane.prompt.len() {
                replaying.push(d.lane_tag);
                continue;
            }
            if rows.contains_key(&d.lane_tag) {
                continue;
            }
            let Some(t) = lane.pending_input.take() else {
                return Err(Status::Fatal);
            };
            round.push(Planned { tag: d.lane_tag, tokens: vec![t], wants_row: true });
        }
        loop {
            let mut pass: Vec<Planned> = Vec::new();
            for &tag in &replaying {
                let Some(left) = remaining.get_mut(&tag).filter(|left| **left > 0) else { continue };
                let lane = self.lanes.get_mut(&tag).expect("validated");
                let at = lane.committed.len();
                if at >= lane.prompt.len() {
                    continue;
                }
                let token = lane.prompt[at];
                let last = at + 1 == lane.prompt.len();
                lane.committed.push(token);
                *left -= 1;
                if last && *left == 0 {
                    lane.pending_input = Some(token);
                } else {
                    pass.push(Planned { tag, tokens: vec![token], wants_row: last });
                }
            }
            if pass.is_empty() {
                break;
            }
            if yield_after_pass && rings.yield_requested() {
                for f in &pass {
                    let lane = self.lanes.get_mut(&f.tag).expect("validated");
                    lane.committed.pop();
                    if let Some(left) = remaining.get_mut(&f.tag) {
                        *left += 1;
                    }
                }
                break;
            }
            yield_after_pass = true;
            for chunk in pass.chunks(self.desc.max_batch.max(1) as usize) {
                let feeds: Vec<Feed<'_>> = chunk
                    .iter()
                    .map(|f| Feed { seq: self.lanes[&f.tag].seq, input: Input::Tokens(&f.tokens), wants_row: f.wants_row })
                    .collect();
                let fed: Vec<u64> = feeds.iter().map(|f| f.seq).collect();
                match self.prim.step(&feeds) {
                    Ok(got) => {
                        for seq in fed {
                            self.bump(seq);
                        }
                        let mut it = got.into_iter();
                        for f in chunk {
                            if f.wants_row {
                                rows.insert(f.tag, it.next().ok_or(Status::Fatal)?);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    Err(e) => match lane_fault(e) {
                        Some(code) => {
                            for f in chunk {
                                self.fault_lane(f.tag, code, &mut faults, &mut faulted);
                                remaining.remove(&f.tag);
                            }
                        }
                        None => return Err(self.fatal("a decode step")),
                    },
                }
            }
        }
        for tag in &replaying {
            if remaining.get(tag) == Some(&0) {
                remaining.remove(tag);
            }
        }
        let partial = plan.flags & tick_flags::PARTIAL_EMITS != 0;
        let mut picked: HashMap<u64, u32> = HashMap::new();
        let mut grammar_faults: Vec<u64> = Vec::new();
        // Tokens a lane may still emit this tick: its grant and the overshoot
        // a verified draft may run past it.
        let mut cap_left: HashMap<u64, u32> =
            plan.decodes.iter().map(|d| (d.lane_tag, d.max_new_tokens as u32 + d.overshoot as u32)).collect();
        let mut spec_stats: HashMap<u64, (u32, u32)> = HashMap::new();
        let mut spec_rows: HashMap<u64, (Vec<Vec<f32>>, Vec<u32>)> = HashMap::new();
        let spec_cfg = self.strategy.as_ref().map(|st| st.cfg.clone());
        let gate_lanes = plan
            .decodes
            .iter()
            .filter(|d| d.max_new_tokens > 0 && self.lanes.get(&d.lane_tag).is_some_and(|l| l.sampling != sampling::HOST))
            .count();
        let drafting_lanes = plan.decodes.iter().any(|d| self.lanes.get(&d.lane_tag).is_some_and(|l| l.spec.is_some()));
        let tick_drafts = drafting_lanes
            && (self.desc.verify_batches || gate_lanes <= 1)
            && spec_cfg.as_ref().is_some_and(|cfg| self.spec_gate.allows(cfg, gate_lanes));
        let mut tick_drafted = false;
        loop {
            let mut drafts: HashMap<u64, Vec<u32>> = HashMap::new();
            if tick_drafts && round.iter().any(|f| self.lanes[&f.tag].spec.is_some()) {
                let mem = self.prim.mem_counters();
                let reserved: u64 = remaining.values().map(|&l| l as u64).sum();
                let mut spare = if mem.cells_total == 0 {
                    u64::MAX
                } else {
                    mem.cells_total.saturating_sub(mem.cells_used).saturating_sub(reserved)
                };
                for f in round.iter_mut() {
                    let lane = self.lanes.get_mut(&f.tag).expect("validated");
                    let Some(ls) = lane.spec.as_mut() else { continue };
                    if !ls.drafting() {
                        continue;
                    }
                    let cap = cap_left.get(&f.tag).copied().unwrap_or(0) as usize;
                    let room = (self.desc.max_seq_len as usize).saturating_sub(lane.committed.len() + 1);
                    let k = ls.depth.min(cap.saturating_sub(1)).min(room).min(spare.min(usize::MAX as u64) as usize);
                    let d = crate::speculate::propose(&lane.committed, k);
                    if d.is_empty() {
                        continue;
                    }
                    spare -= d.len() as u64;
                    f.tokens.extend_from_slice(&d);
                    drafts.insert(f.tag, d);
                }
            }
            tick_drafted |= !drafts.is_empty();
            for chunk in round.chunks(self.desc.max_batch.max(1) as usize) {
                let feeds: Vec<Feed<'_>> = chunk
                    .iter()
                    .map(|f| Feed { seq: self.lanes[&f.tag].seq, input: Input::Tokens(&f.tokens), wants_row: true })
                    .collect();
                if chunk.iter().any(|f| drafts.contains_key(&f.tag)) {
                    match self.prim.step_rows(&feeds) {
                        Ok(Some(got)) => {
                            if got.len() != chunk.len() {
                                return Err(Status::Fatal);
                            }
                            for f in chunk {
                                let seq = self.lanes[&f.tag].seq;
                                self.bump(seq);
                            }
                            for (f, mut lane_rows) in chunk.iter().zip(got) {
                                if lane_rows.len() != f.tokens.len() {
                                    return Err(Status::Fatal);
                                }
                                match drafts.remove(&f.tag) {
                                    Some(d) => {
                                        spec_rows.insert(f.tag, (lane_rows, d));
                                    }
                                    None => {
                                        rows.insert(f.tag, lane_rows.pop().ok_or(Status::Fatal)?);
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                        Ok(None) => return Err(self.fatal("a draft verification the runtime declared")),
                        Err(e) => match lane_fault(e) {
                            Some(code) => {
                                for f in chunk {
                                    self.fault_lane(f.tag, code, &mut faults, &mut faulted);
                                    remaining.remove(&f.tag);
                                }
                            }
                            None => return Err(self.fatal("a draft verification")),
                        },
                    }
                    continue;
                }
                if self.desc.engine_sampling {
                    let draws = self.desc.engine_draws;
                    let specs: Option<Vec<SampleSpec>> =
                        chunk.iter().map(|f| runtime_spec(&self.lanes[&f.tag], draws)).collect();
                    if let Some(specs) = specs {
                        match self.prim.step_sampled(&feeds, &specs) {
                            Ok(Some(tokens)) => {
                                if tokens.len() != chunk.len() {
                                    return Err(Status::Fatal);
                                }
                                for f in chunk {
                                    let seq = self.lanes[&f.tag].seq;
                                    self.bump(seq);
                                }
                                for (f, t) in chunk.iter().zip(tokens) {
                                    picked.insert(f.tag, t);
                                }
                                continue;
                            }
                            Ok(None) => {}
                            Err(e) => match lane_fault(e) {
                                Some(code) => {
                                    for f in chunk {
                                        self.fault_lane(f.tag, code, &mut faults, &mut faulted);
                                        remaining.remove(&f.tag);
                                    }
                                    continue;
                                }
                                None => return Err(self.fatal("a decode step")),
                            },
                        }
                    }
                }
                let got = match self.prim.step(&feeds) {
                    Ok(got) => got,
                    Err(e) => match lane_fault(e) {
                        Some(code) => {
                            for f in chunk {
                                self.fault_lane(f.tag, code, &mut faults, &mut faulted);
                                remaining.remove(&f.tag);
                            }
                            continue;
                        }
                        None => return Err(self.fatal("a decode step")),
                    },
                };
                if got.len() != chunk.len() {
                    return Err(Status::Fatal);
                }
                let fed: Vec<u64> = feeds.iter().map(|f| f.seq).collect();
                for seq in fed {
                    self.bump(seq);
                }
                for (f, row) in chunk.iter().zip(got) {
                    rows.insert(f.tag, row);
                }
            }
            round.clear();

            let mut tags: Vec<u64> =
                rows.keys().copied().chain(picked.keys().copied()).chain(spec_rows.keys().copied()).collect();
            tags.sort_unstable();
            for tag in tags {
                if let Some((verify, d)) = spec_rows.remove(&tag) {
                    // Each row is picked as a plain decode would; drafts are taken while
                    // they match, and the first mismatch is the next token.
                    let cfg = spec_cfg.as_ref().expect("a drafting lane has a strategy");
                    let lane = self.lanes.get_mut(&tag).expect("validated");
                    let seq = lane.seq;
                    let kv_before = lane.committed.len() as u64 - 1;
                    let fed = 1 + d.len() as u64;
                    let ignore_eos = lane.params.flags & sampling_flag::IGNORE_EOS != 0;
                    let (mut taken, mut accepted) = (0u64, 0usize);
                    let mut finish: Option<u32> = None;
                    let mut last: Option<u32> = None;
                    for (i, mut row) in verify.into_iter().enumerate() {
                        if lane.committed.len() as u64 >= self.desc.max_seq_len {
                            finish = Some(finish_code::LENGTH);
                            break;
                        }
                        let cap = cap_left.get_mut(&tag).expect("keyed");
                        if *cap == 0 {
                            break;
                        }
                        if let Some(exempt) = &self.penalty_exempt {
                            let tail_start = lane.committed.len().saturating_sub(64);
                            hs::apply_penalties(&mut row, &lane.committed[tail_start..], &lane.params, exempt);
                        }
                        let position = lane.rng_base.wrapping_add(lane.rng_counter);
                        let token = if lane.sampling == sampling::GPU_GREEDY || lane.params.temperature <= 0.0 {
                            hs::argmax(&row)
                        } else {
                            hs::sample(&mut row, &lane.params, hs::uniform(position))
                        };
                        lane.committed.push(token);
                        lane.rng_counter += 1;
                        *cap -= 1;
                        taken += 1;
                        last = Some(token);
                        out_tokens.get_mut(&tag).expect("keyed").push(token);
                        if partial {
                            if let Some(cb) = plan.on_partial_emit {
                                // SAFETY: the ABI contract — the token is a live
                                // local for the duration of the call.
                                unsafe { cb(plan.partial_emit_user, tag, &token, 1) };
                            }
                        }
                        if let Some(left) = remaining.get_mut(&tag) {
                            *left = left.saturating_sub(1);
                        }
                        if !ignore_eos && self.prim.is_eos(token) {
                            finish = Some(finish_code::EOS);
                            break;
                        }
                        if lane.committed.len() as u64 >= self.desc.max_seq_len {
                            finish = Some(finish_code::LENGTH);
                            break;
                        }
                        if i < d.len() && token == d[i] {
                            accepted += 1;
                        } else {
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                    lane.pending_input = if taken == 0 { None } else { last };
                    if let Some(ls) = lane.spec.as_mut() {
                        ls.record(cfg, d.len(), accepted);
                    }
                    if let Some(code) = finish {
                        finishes.insert(tag, code);
                        lane.finished = true;
                    }
                    let entry = spec_stats.entry(tag).or_default();
                    entry.0 += d.len() as u32;
                    entry.1 += accepted as u32;
                    let keep = kv_before + taken.max(1);
                    if keep < kv_before + fed {
                        if let Err(e) = self.prim.seq_truncate(seq, keep) {
                            match lane_fault(e) {
                                Some(code) => {
                                    self.fault_lane(tag, code, &mut faults, &mut faulted);
                                    remaining.remove(&tag);
                                    continue;
                                }
                                None => return Err(self.fatal("a draft rollback")),
                            }
                        }
                        self.bump(seq);
                    }
                    let more = finish.is_none()
                        && remaining.get(&tag).is_some_and(|l| *l > 0)
                        && cap_left.get(&tag).is_some_and(|c| *c > 0);
                    if more {
                        let lane = self.lanes.get_mut(&tag).expect("validated");
                        let t = lane.pending_input.take().expect("a token was taken");
                        round.push(Planned { tag, tokens: vec![t], wants_row: true });
                    } else {
                        remaining.remove(&tag);
                    }
                    continue;
                }
                let lane = self.lanes.get_mut(&tag).expect("validated");
                if lane.committed.len() as u64 >= self.desc.max_seq_len {
                    picked.remove(&tag);
                    rows.remove(&tag);
                    finishes.insert(tag, finish_code::LENGTH);
                    lane.finished = true;
                    remaining.remove(&tag);
                    continue;
                }
                let token = match picked.remove(&tag) {
                    Some(t) => t,
                    None => {
                let mut row = rows.remove(&tag).expect("keyed");
                let lane = self.lanes.get_mut(&tag).expect("validated");
                if lane.sampling == sampling::HOST {
                    let r = rings.write_logits_row(&row);
                    lane.pending_logits = Some(r);
                    remaining.remove(&tag);
                    continue;
                }
                if let Some(g) = lane.grammar.as_mut() {
                    if g.mask(&mut row).is_err() {
                        grammar_faults.push(tag);
                        continue;
                    }
                }
                if let Some(b) = &lane.bias {
                    hs::apply_logit_bias(&mut row, b);
                }
                let tail_start = lane.committed.len().saturating_sub(64);
                if let Some(exempt) = &self.penalty_exempt {
                    hs::apply_penalties(&mut row, &lane.committed[tail_start..], &lane.params, exempt);
                }
                let position = lane.rng_base.wrapping_add(lane.rng_counter);
                let token = if lane.sampling == sampling::GPU_GREEDY || lane.params.temperature <= 0.0 {
                    hs::argmax(&row)
                } else if lane.logprobs_top.is_some() {
                    hs::sample(&mut row.clone(), &lane.params, hs::uniform(position))
                } else {
                    hs::sample(&mut row, &lane.params, hs::uniform(position))
                };
                if let Some(k) = lane.logprobs_top {
                    let (lp, top) = hs::logprobs(&row, token, k.min(MAX_TOP_LOGPROBS));
                    let mut rec = LaneLogprob { lane_tag: tag, logprob: lp, n_top: top.len() as u32, ..Default::default() };
                    for (i, (id, l)) in top.iter().enumerate() {
                        rec.top_ids[i] = *id;
                        rec.top_logprobs[i] = *l;
                    }
                    logprobs.push(rec);
                }
                token
                    }
                };
                let lane = self.lanes.get_mut(&tag).expect("validated");
                lane.committed.push(token);
                lane.rng_counter += 1;
                let grammar_done = match lane.grammar.as_mut().map(|g| g.accept(token)) {
                    Some(Ok(done)) => done,
                    Some(Err(_)) => {
                        grammar_faults.push(tag);
                        false
                    }
                    None => false,
                };
                out_tokens.get_mut(&tag).expect("keyed").push(token);
                if let Some(c) = cap_left.get_mut(&tag) {
                    *c = c.saturating_sub(1);
                }
                if partial {
                    if let Some(cb) = plan.on_partial_emit {
                        // SAFETY: the ABI contract — the token is a live
                        // local for the duration of the call.
                        unsafe { cb(plan.partial_emit_user, tag, &token, 1) };
                    }
                }
                let left = remaining.get_mut(&tag).expect("keyed");
                *left -= 1;
                lane.pending_input = Some(token);
                let ignore_eos = lane.params.flags & sampling_flag::IGNORE_EOS != 0;
                if !ignore_eos && self.prim.is_eos(token) {
                    finishes.insert(tag, finish_code::EOS);
                    lane.finished = true;
                    remaining.remove(&tag);
                } else if grammar_done {
                    finishes.insert(tag, finish_code::GRAMMAR);
                    lane.finished = true;
                    remaining.remove(&tag);
                } else if lane.committed.len() as u64 >= self.desc.max_seq_len {
                    finishes.insert(tag, finish_code::LENGTH);
                    lane.finished = true;
                    remaining.remove(&tag);
                } else if *left == 0 {
                    remaining.remove(&tag);
                } else {
                    lane.pending_input = None;
                    round.push(Planned { tag, tokens: vec![token], wants_row: true });
                }
            }
            for tag in grammar_faults.drain(..) {
                remaining.remove(&tag);
                round.retain(|f| f.tag != tag);
                self.fault_lane(tag, fault::GRAMMAR_OVERFLOW, &mut faults, &mut faulted);
            }
            if round.is_empty() {
                break;
            }
            if rings.yield_requested() {
                // The next round's inputs wait as each lane's pending token.
                for f in round.drain(..) {
                    let lane = self.lanes.get_mut(&f.tag).expect("validated");
                    lane.pending_input = f.tokens.first().copied();
                    remaining.remove(&f.tag);
                }
                break;
            }
        }
        let decode_ns = t_decode.elapsed().as_nanos() as u64;
        if let (Some(cfg), true) = (spec_cfg.as_ref(), drafting_lanes && (self.desc.verify_batches || gate_lanes <= 1)) {
            // Only what decode steps produced, and only a tick of a round or
            // more per lane: a token sampled from a prefill row, or a tick
            // of one short round, times nothing a decode costs.
            let tokens = out_tokens.values().map(Vec::len).sum::<usize>().saturating_sub(rows_from_prefill);
            if tokens >= gate_lanes.max(1) {
                self.spec_gate.record(cfg, gate_lanes, tick_drafted, decode_ns as f64 / 1e9, tokens);
            }
        }

        for d in &plan.decodes {
            if faulted.contains(&d.lane_tag) {
                continue;
            }
            let lane = &self.lanes[&d.lane_tag];
            if lane.sampling == sampling::HOST {
                emits.push(LaneEmit {
                    lane_tag: d.lane_tag,
                    token_ref: Default::default(),
                    n_tokens: 0,
                    finish: finishes.get(&d.lane_tag).copied().unwrap_or(finish_code::NONE),
                    logits_row: lane.pending_logits.unwrap_or_default(),
                    spec: SpecStats::default(),
                });
                continue;
            }
            let tokens = out_tokens.remove(&d.lane_tag).unwrap_or_default();
            let n = tokens.len() as u32;
            let Ok(token_ref) = rings.write_tokens(&tokens) else {
                self.fault_lane(d.lane_tag, fault::REF_SPAN_OOB, &mut faults, &mut faulted);
                continue;
            };
            let spec = match (spec_stats.get(&d.lane_tag), lane.spec.as_ref(), self.strategy.as_ref()) {
                (Some(&(proposed, accepted)), Some(_), Some(st)) => {
                    SpecStats { proposed, accepted, cert_id_in_effect: st.cert_id, ..SpecStats::default() }
                }
                _ => SpecStats::default(),
            };
            emits.push(LaneEmit {
                lane_tag: d.lane_tag,
                token_ref,
                n_tokens: n,
                finish: finishes.get(&d.lane_tag).copied().unwrap_or(finish_code::NONE),
                logits_row: RingRef::default(),
                spec,
            });
        }

        let status = if !faults.is_empty() {
            tick_status::LANE_ERRORS
        } else if chunks_dropped > 0 || evictions_performed > 0 {
            tick_status::SHED
        } else {
            tick_status::OK
        };
        let mem = self.prim.mem_counters();
        let page = self.page();
        let mut arena_out = RecordArena::new();
        let events = TickEvents {
            struct_size: std::mem::size_of::<TickEvents>() as u64,
            plan_seq: plan.plan_seq,
            tick_status: status,
            _pad0: 0,
            admit_results: arena_out.push_records(&admit_results),
            emits: arena_out.push_records(&emits),
            faults: arena_out.push_records(&faults),
            shed: ShedReport {
                prefill_chunks_dropped: chunks_dropped,
                evictions_performed,
                bytes_evicted,
                entries: arena_out.push_records(&shed_entries),
            },
            op_completions: arena_out.push_records(&std::mem::take(&mut self.completions_pending)),
            timings: TickTimings {
                wall_ns: t_start.elapsed().as_nanos() as u64,
                prefill_ns,
                decode_ns,
                graph_hits: 0,
                graph_misses: 0,
            },
            mem: TickMemCounters {
                allocated_bytes: mem.allocated_bytes,
                host_retained_bytes: self.cache.exported_bytes(),
                pool_blocks_total: mem.cells_total / page,
                pool_blocks_used: mem.cells_used / page,
                pool_bytes_evictable: self.cache.unpinned_bytes(),
                tentative_bytes: 0,
            },
            logprobs: arena_out.push_records(&logprobs),
        };
        self.last_logprobs = logprobs;
        self.events_store = Some(AbiStore { arena: arena_out, value: Box::new(events) });
        Ok(())
    }
}

fn runtime_spec(lane: &Lane, draws: bool) -> Option<SampleSpec> {
    let greedy = lane.sampling == sampling::GPU_GREEDY || lane.params.temperature <= 0.0;
    let repeat = if lane.params.repeat_penalty == 0.0 { 1.0 } else { lane.params.repeat_penalty };
    let penalized = repeat != 1.0 || lane.params.presence_penalty != 0.0 || lane.params.freq_penalty != 0.0;
    if lane.sampling == sampling::HOST
        || (!greedy && !draws)
        || lane.bias.is_some()
        || penalized
        || lane.logprobs_top.is_some()
        || lane.grammar.is_some()
    {
        return None;
    }
    Some(SampleSpec {
        temperature: if greedy { 0.0 } else { lane.params.temperature },
        top_k: lane.params.top_k,
        top_p: lane.params.top_p,
        min_p: lane.params.min_p,
        rng_position: lane.rng_base.wrapping_add(lane.rng_counter),
    })
}