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Fixes #2913.

python -m tilelang.tools.compile_only lowers a kernel to source without running it. Default --target c. --target cuda is optional and soft-fails on Metal-style wheels.

auto is rejected as a string or as JSON. Bare {"kind":"cuda"} is pinned to sm_80. --output_file is removed before compile so a failed CE rerun can't keep the previous dump.

python -I -m pytest testing/python/tools/test_tilelang_tools_compile_only.py -q

CE: compiler-explorer/compiler-explorer#9029
infra: compiler-explorer/infra#2307

Summary

  • Adds the official python -m tilelang.tools.compile_only CLI.
  • Lowers TileLang kernels to inspectable source without running them.
  • Defaults to the CPU c target.
  • Supports optional CUDA targets with validation and soft failure when CUDA FFI is unavailable.
  • Rejects auto targets and pins bare CUDA targets to sm_80.
  • Removes stale output before compilation while protecting the input file and symlinks.
  • Enables #line directives when supported by the installed pass configuration.
  • Adds comprehensive CLI, target-resolution, error-handling, line-directive, and optional CUDA tests.
  • Supports TileLang integration with Compiler Explorer and related infrastructure.

TileLang has no first-class compile-only path for CPU-only CI.
This adds the official entry so later CE work can emit inspectable
kernel source without a GPU.

Signed-off-by: Oliver Zhang <zhiyuanzhang0904@163.com>
`--target cuda` should emit real CUDA C when the wheel has codegen FFI,
and soft-fail clearly on Metal-style wheels instead of an AttributeError.

Signed-off-by: Oliver Zhang <zhiyuanzhang0904@163.com>

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def _is_cuda_target(target: object) -> bool:
if isinstance(target, str):
return target.strip().lower() == "cuda"

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P2 Badge Recognize CUDA target strings containing options

When a caller uses a normal TVM target string with options, such as --target 'cuda -arch=sm_90', on a wheel without CUDA FFI, resolve_target preserves the string but this exact-equality check classifies it as non-CUDA. Lowering then enters the CUDA pipeline and leaks the underlying missing-FFI error instead of the advertised clear soft failure; determine the target kind after parsing the string rather than matching only bare cuda.

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discover_prim_func skipped an earlier PrimFunc when a later @jit existed,
and option-bearing CUDA strings skipped the FFI soft-fail.

Signed-off-by: Oliver Zhang <zhiyuanzhang0904@163.com>
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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Adds tilelang.tools.compile_only, a programmatic API, and a CLI for lowering TileLang kernels to inspectable CPU or CUDA source. It validates targets, loads example modules, discovers kernels, configures optional line directives, writes output files, and reports compilation errors. Tests cover CPU, CUDA, target parsing, line directives, and failure paths.

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Compile-only source generation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Target resolution and CUDA capability
tilelang/tools/compile_only.py, testing/python/tools/test_tilelang_tools_compile_only.py
Defines the default CPU target, parses target options, pins bare CUDA targets to sm_80, validates JSON targets, rejects auto, and checks CUDA codegen FFI availability.
Kernel loading and source output
tilelang/tools/compile_only.py
Loads example modules, discovers the first JIT implementation or PrimFunc, lowers kernels without device compilation, conditionally enables line directives, protects input files, and writes generated source through the CLI.
Behavioral test coverage
testing/python/tools/test_tilelang_tools_compile_only.py
Tests CPU compilation, line-directive configuration and output, CLI output and errors, stale-output removal, input preservation, kernel discovery, CUDA FFI failures, optional CUDA generation, and standalone execution.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to bc6ac

The compile-only CLI change has no actionable merge-blocking risk at the current head; the remaining test assertion gap could miss a diagnostic source-mapping regression but is localized and suitable for follow-up.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant CLI
  participant ExampleModule
  participant KernelDiscovery
  participant tilelang.lower
  participant OutputFile
  CLI->>ExampleModule: load_example(path)
  ExampleModule-->>KernelDiscovery: loaded module
  KernelDiscovery-->>CLI: first JIT implementation or PrimFunc
  CLI->>tilelang.lower: compile_kernel_source(func, target)
  tilelang.lower-->>CLI: generated kernel source with optional line directives
  CLI->>OutputFile: write source
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Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning The PR adds the compile-only foundation but shows no Compiler Explorer integration required by issue #2913. Add or document the Compiler Explorer compiler and infrastructure integration that consumes the new compile-only CLI.
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 26.47% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the main change: adding the official compile-only CLI.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The implementation and tests focus on the compile-only CLI and support its intended Compiler Explorer use case.
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125-132: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🔵 Trivial

Verify the sandbox boundary for Compiler Explorer use.

exec_module executes arbitrary top-level code from input_file. This is intended Python execution, not shell-command injection. -I does not restrict file access, network access, or child processes.

If Compiler Explorer accepts browser-provided examples, run this CLI only in a disposable sandbox with no host credentials and enforced resource limits. Verify that this isolation is enforced outside this module.

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In `@tilelang/tools/compile_only.py` around lines 125 - 132, Verify that Compiler
Explorer invokes the compile-only CLI containing load_example and exec_module
inside an external disposable sandbox with no host credentials, restricted file
and network access, blocked child processes, and enforced resource limits; do
not rely on Python -I or add in-module restrictions as a substitute.
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Inline comments:
In `@tilelang/tools/compile_only.py`:
- Around line 112-121: Update the JSON branch in the target-normalization
function to pass parsed objects through the same validation and CUDA-defaulting
logic used for plain-string targets, rejecting {"kind": "auto"} and requiring or
applying the sm_80 CUDA pin for {"kind": "cuda"}. Add coverage in
test_tilelang_tools_compile_only.py for both JSON target forms.

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In `@tilelang/tools/compile_only.py`:
- Around line 125-132: Verify that Compiler Explorer invokes the compile-only
CLI containing load_example and exec_module inside an external disposable
sandbox with no host credentials, restricted file and network access, blocked
child processes, and enforced resource limits; do not rely on Python -I or add
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LibertychaserUS and others added 2 commits August 18, 2026 00:20
…#2913)

CE reuses the same output path; a failed run must not leave yesterday's
assembly. Unlink before compile, matching the CuTe wrapper.

Signed-off-by: Oliver Zhang <zhiyuanzhang0904@163.com>
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
CodeRabbit: '{"kind":"auto"}' bypassed the auto ban, and
'{"kind":"cuda"}' skipped the sm_80 pin. Apply the same rules as
string targets.

Signed-off-by: Oliver Zhang <zhiyuanzhang0904@163.com>
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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Comment thread tilelang/tools/compile_only.py
Unlink-before-compile deleted example.py if someone passed the same
path twice. Compare resolved/samefile paths first.

Signed-off-by: Oliver Zhang <zhiyuanzhang0904@163.com>
@SiriusNEO SiriusNEO changed the title Add official compile-only CLI [Tool] Add official compile-only CLI Aug 20, 2026
Comment thread tilelang/tools/compile_only.py Outdated
…i#2913)

Pass TL_EMIT_LINE_DIRECTIVES so CE can map generated C back to the
example. Older wheels do not register the key; skip it there.

Signed-off-by: Oliver Zhang <zhiyuanzhang0904@163.com>

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In `@testing/python/tools/test_tilelang_tools_compile_only.py`:
- Around line 100-102: Strengthen both direct and CLI output assertions in
test_compile_kernel_source_emits_line_directives and the corresponding CLI test
to verify an exact `#line` directive containing the expected input source filename
and line number, rather than merely checking for the `#line` token. Preserve the
existing compilation coverage while ensuring the directive maps back to the
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CodeRabbit: a bare "#line" token can pass on an unrelated directive.
Parse `#line N "file"` and match the example path plus the marked store.

Signed-off-by: Oliver Zhang <zhiyuanzhang0904@163.com>
_marker_line scans the test file, so a shared line_marker_store hit the
example string (line 37) instead of _add (line 50). ROCm CI asserted that.

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The red CI check doesn’t look like a problem in this diff.

The only failing job is Test for Python 3.12 with CUDA-auto (on self-hosted-nvidia) (run 32352550474, attempt 2). It never reaches build or pytest — it dies in Checkout repository:

git submodule update --init --force --recursive
##[error]fatal: Unable to find current revision in submodule path '3rdparty/composable_kernel'
##[error]The process '/usr/bin/git' failed with exit code 128

The main repo fetches and checks out fine; only the submodule update fails. This PR does not touch that pin (b38bb492, same as main). The same checkout error hit an unrelated PR on the same runner a few hours earlier (run 32362839081), so this looks like runner-side state. CuTeDSL Examples is skipped only because it needs the CUDA job.

Where tests did run, this PR is green: ROCm’s full testing/python suite — 2129 passed, 0 failed, including all 23 compile-only tests; Metal, Quick Lint, and pre-commit.ci pass as well. (An earlier revision of this PR did fail one new #line test on ROCm; that was fixed in 25f889d and now passes.)

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Thanks @LibertychaserUS would love to see some doc update about this tool :)

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Thanks for the review @LeiWang1999! Docs added in 4a40cf7:

  • New page docs/tools/compile_only.md — quick start, CLI reference, target rules (c default, pinned sm_80 for bare cuda, auto rejected), error reporting, #line directive behavior, and the programmatic API.
  • Wired into the Tools table (docs/tools/index.md) and the docs toctree (docs/index.md).

Every command, output, and error message in the page was run for real on a CPU-only machine against the pip wheel — the same shape as the Compiler Explorer deployment.

One question: would you also like a runnable entry under examples/ (e.g. examples/compile_only/), or an "Examples" section linking to the 25 test cases in testing/python/tools/test_tilelang_tools_compile_only.py? Happy to add either.

Co-authored-by: Oliver Zhang <LibertychaserUS@users.noreply.github.com>
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