* chore: rename FLASHINFER_JIT_VERBOSE to FLASHINFER_JIT_DEBUG for clarity (#1946)

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* fix: Fix trtllm-gen prefill IMA when batch_size==1 (#1912)

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Current PR fixes the test and benchmark codes IMAs when running
trtllm-gen paged & ragged prefill with batch size 1 -- the issue was
described in https://github.com/flashinfer-ai/flashinfer/issues/1898

Root cause of the issue:
`flashinfer.prefill.trtllm_ragged_attention_deepseek` and
`flashinfer.prefill.trtllm_batch_context_with_kv_cache` both require
`max_q_len` to match the length of the query when batch size is 1.

**Updated PR:**
Issue has been addressed from the kernel-side so that the "*`max_q_len`
to match the length of the query when batch size is 1*" is no longer
required.

Current PR updates trtllm-gen FMHA cubins to latest and brings minor
updates to kernel metadata.

Unit test results after PR:
```
$ pytest tests/attention/test_trtllm_gen_attention.py
...
platform linux -- Python 3.12.11, pytest-8.4.2, pluggy-1.6.0
rootdir: /flashinfer
configfile: pytest.ini
collected 2320 items
...
2055 passed, 264 skipped, 1 xfailed in 224.43s (0:03:44)
```

**Description of previous solution:**
~~Updating `max_q_len` to `cum_seq_lens_q[-1].item()` within the
`trtllm_ragged_attention_deepseek` or
`trtllm_batch_context_with_kv_cache` functions are not a viable option
because the CPU-side synchronization breaks the deterministic and fully
device-side execution required during CUDA graph capture. The workaround
was thus to update the test & benchmark codes that call the trtllm
prefill functions, and clearly state in the docstring that when
batch_size == 1, max_q_len must match the query size.~~

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* Feature: Support Relu2 activation in fused MoE (#1954)

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* fix: Add cutlass as an mm_fp4 backend in compute capability 12.0 in benchmark code (#1959)

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[INFO] args = Namespace(routine='mm_fp4', no_cuda_graph=False, use_cupti=False, refcheck=True, allow_output_mismatch=False, random_seed=42, verbose=2, output_path=None, num_iters=30, dry_run_iters=5, case_tag=None, generate_repro_command=False, repro_command='', batch_size=1, m=1024, n=7168, k=512, tile_size=128, group_size=1, scale_major_mode='MN', input_dtype='fp8_e4m3', mat2_dtype='fp8_e4m3', out_dtype='bfloat16', mma_sm=1, backends=['cudnn', 'cutlass', 'trtllm'], use_128x4_sf_layout=True, use_nvfp4=True, autotune=False)
[INFO] Running testMmFp4
[INFO] FlashInfer version: 0.4.1
[VVERBOSE] gpu_name = 'NVIDIA_RTX_PRO_6000_Blackwell_Server_Edition'
[WARNING] trtllm for routine mm_fp4 is not supported on compute capability 12.0. Skipping.
[VVERBOSE] input_fp4.shape = torch.Size([1024, 256])
[VVERBOSE] input_fp4.dtype = torch.uint8
[VVERBOSE] mat2_fp4.shape = torch.Size([7168, 256])
[VVERBOSE] mat2_fp4.dtype = torch.uint8
[PERF] cudnn          :: median time 0.014 ms; std 0.000 ms; achieved tflops 535.891 TFLOPs/sec; achieved tb_per_sec 1.196 TB/sec
[PERF] cutlass        :: median time 0.015 ms; std 0.000 ms; achieved tflops 515.203 TFLOPs/sec; achieved tb_per_sec 1.150 TB/sec
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* silu_and_mul nvfp4 quanization fusion rework (#1927)

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* unittest: fix test_artifacts.py (#1950)

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* Added heuristic for trtllm_allreduce_fusion (#1972)

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* fix: Skipping attention sink Blackwell test outside of Blackwell (#1978)

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* Bugfix: Change get() -> GetDLTensorPtr() in cutlass FusedMoE validations (#1995)

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* Feature: Add support for L40 FusedMoE in cutlass path (#1973)

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* unittest: Add head dim 256 test cases and mark as xfail (#1999)

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(py312) root@f414f262f02a:/flashinfer/benchmarks# python3 flashinfer_benchmark.py --routine mm_fp4 --m 8192 --n 7168 --k 512 --out_dtype bfloat16 --backends cudnn cutlass --use_128x4_sf_layout --use_nvfp4 --refcheck --use_cupti
/opt/conda/envs/py312/lib/python3.12/site-packages/torch/cuda/__init__.py:285: UserWarning:
    Found GPU0 NVIDIA GB10 which is of cuda capability 12.1.
    Minimum and Maximum cuda capability supported by this version of PyTorch is
    (8.0) - (12.0)

  warnings.warn(
[PERF] cudnn          :: median time 0.656 ms; std 0.025 ms; achieved tflops 91.701 TFLOPs/sec; achieved tb_per_sec 0.185 TB/sec
[PERF] cutlass        :: median time 0.669 ms; std 0.022 ms; achieved tflops 89.859 TFLOPs/sec; achieved tb_per_sec 0.181 TB/sec

(py312) root@f414f262f02a:/flashinfer# pytest tests/gemm/test_mm_fp4.py
====================================================================================================================== test session starts ======================================================================================================================
platform linux -- Python 3.12.11, pytest-8.4.2, pluggy-1.6.0
rootdir: /flashinfer
configfile: pytest.ini
collected 3240 items
...
======================================================================================================================= warnings summary ========================================================================================================================
../opt/conda/envs/py312/lib/python3.12/site-packages/torch/cuda/__init__.py:285
  /opt/conda/envs/py312/lib/python3.12/site-packages/torch/cuda/__init__.py:285: UserWarning:
      Found GPU0 NVIDIA GB10 which is of cuda capability 12.1.
      Minimum and Maximum cuda capability supported by this version of PyTorch is
      (8.0) - (12.0)

    warnings.warn(

-- Docs: https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/how-to/capture-warnings.html
========================================================================================================= 450 passed, 2790 skipped, 1 warning in 8.24s ==========================================================================================================

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* Feature: Support non-gated activation in cutlass fused MoE nvfp4 (#2011)

This PR removes an assertion in the cutlass fused moe bindings to enable
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* feat: add xqa backend and completes NHD/HND coverage for trtllm-gen/xqa backend (#2001)

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supported on Spark (sm121) for older cuDNN versions in cu130.

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9.14.0.64.

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skipped, 1 warning in 8.97s
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=================================================================================================================================================== test session starts ===================================================================================================================================================
platform linux -- Python 3.12.11, pytest-8.4.2, pluggy-1.6.0
rootdir: /flashinfer
configfile: pytest.ini
collected 3240 items
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FAILED tests/gemm/test_mm_fp4.py::test_mm_fp4[mxfp4_alpha-False-True-cudnn-res_dtype1-512-512-256] - cudnn._compiled_module.cudnnGraphNotSupportedError: No valid engine configs for Matmul_MUL_
FAILED tests/gemm/test_mm_fp4.py::test_mm_fp4[mxfp4_alpha-False-True-cudnn-res_dtype1-512-512-512] - cudnn._compiled_module.cudnnGraphNotSupportedError: No valid engine configs for Matmul_MUL_
================================================================================================================================ 180 failed, 270 passed, 2790 skipped, 1 warning in 8.97s =================================================================================================================================

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=================================================================================================================================================== test session starts ===================================================================================================================================================
platform linux -- Python 3.12.11, pytest-8.4.2, pluggy-1.6.0
rootdir: /flashinfer
configfile: pytest.ini
collected 3240 items

tests/gemm/test_mm_fp4.py
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====================================================================================================================================== 450 passed, 2790 skipped, 1 warning in 5.37s =======================================================================================================================================

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* fix: Fix trtllm-gen prefill IMA when batch_size==1 (#1912)

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described in https://github.com/flashinfer-ai/flashinfer/issues/1898

Root cause of the issue:
`flashinfer.prefill.trtllm_ragged_attention_deepseek` and
`flashinfer.prefill.trtllm_batch_context_with_kv_cache` both require
`max_q_len` to match the length of the query when batch size is 1.

**Updated PR:**
Issue has been addressed from the kernel-side so that the "*`max_q_len`
to match the length of the query when batch size is 1*" is no longer
required.

Current PR updates trtllm-gen FMHA cubins to latest and brings minor
updates to kernel metadata.

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$ pytest tests/attention/test_trtllm_gen_attention.py
...
platform linux -- Python 3.12.11, pytest-8.4.2, pluggy-1.6.0
rootdir: /flashinfer
configfile: pytest.ini
collected 2320 items
...
2055 passed, 264 skipped, 1 xfailed in 224.43s (0:03:44)
```

**Description of previous solution:**
~~Updating `max_q_len` to `cum_seq_lens_q[-1].item()` within the
`trtllm_ragged_attention_deepseek` or
`trtllm_batch_context_with_kv_cache` functions are not a viable option
because the CPU-side synchronization breaks the deterministic and fully
device-side execution required during CUDA graph capture. The workaround
was thus to update the test & benchmark codes that call the trtllm
prefill functions, and clearly state in the docstring that when
batch_size == 1, max_q_len must match the query size.~~

https://github.com/flashinfer-ai/flashinfer/issues/1898

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* Feature: Support Relu2 activation in fused MoE (#1954)

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* fix: Add cutlass as an mm_fp4 backend in compute capability 12.0 in benchmark code (#1959)

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[INFO] args = Namespace(routine='mm_fp4', no_cuda_graph=False, use_cupti=False, refcheck=True, allow_output_mismatch=False, random_seed=42, verbose=2, output_path=None, num_iters=30, dry_run_iters=5, case_tag=None, generate_repro_command=False, repro_command='', batch_size=1, m=1024, n=7168, k=512, tile_size=128, group_size=1, scale_major_mode='MN', input_dtype='fp8_e4m3', mat2_dtype='fp8_e4m3', out_dtype='bfloat16', mma_sm=1, backends=['cudnn', 'cutlass', 'trtllm'], use_128x4_sf_layout=True, use_nvfp4=True, autotune=False)
[INFO] Running testMmFp4
[INFO] FlashInfer version: 0.4.1
[VVERBOSE] gpu_name = 'NVIDIA_RTX_PRO_6000_Blackwell_Server_Edition'
[WARNING] trtllm for routine mm_fp4 is not supported on compute capability 12.0. Skipping.
[VVERBOSE] input_fp4.shape = torch.Size([1024, 256])
[VVERBOSE] input_fp4.dtype = torch.uint8
[VVERBOSE] mat2_fp4.shape = torch.Size([7168, 256])
[VVERBOSE] mat2_fp4.dtype = torch.uint8
[PERF] cudnn          :: median time 0.014 ms; std 0.000 ms; achieved tflops 535.891 TFLOPs/sec; achieved tb_per_sec 1.196 TB/sec
[PERF] cutlass        :: median time 0.015 ms; std 0.000 ms; achieved tflops 515.203 TFLOPs/sec; achieved tb_per_sec 1.150 TB/sec
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* unittest: fix test_artifacts.py (#1950)

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* Update Docker CI tags to 20251024-0e48aaf (#1975)

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* fix: Make attention microbenchmark correctly use page table (#1976)

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* chore: Update CODEOWNERS (#1949)

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* fix: correct PDL parameter handling in RopeQuantize kernel (#1982)

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* Fix: Verify scales are not None for Cutlass FP8 FusedMoE (#1961)

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* add xqa fp8 mha and fp8 kv cache (#1769)

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* unittest: fix failed unittest on hopper (#1952)

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* Bugfix: Change get() -> GetDLTensorPtr() in cutlass FusedMoE validations (#1995)

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* Feature: Add support for L40 FusedMoE in cutlass path (#1973)

Fixed a few compilation issues for L40, and removed 1 gemm tactic for
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* Clarified FP8/FP4 dispatch: FP8 paths enabled for SM89; FP4 usage
remains gated and now requires explicit enablement.

* **Performance**
* Adjusted kernel/tile selection order for certain FP8 paths to prefer
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* unittest: Add head dim 256 test cases and mark as xfail (#1999)

* feat: autotune tile_tokens_dim in trtllm-gen MOE (#1980)

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* Fix trtllm-gen attention illegal memory access (#2002)

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(py312) root@f414f262f02a:/flashinfer/benchmarks# python3 flashinfer_benchmark.py --routine mm_fp4 --m 8192 --n 7168 --k 512 --out_dtype bfloat16 --backends cudnn cutlass --use_128x4_sf_layout --use_nvfp4 --refcheck --use_cupti
/opt/conda/envs/py312/lib/python3.12/site-packages/torch/cuda/__init__.py:285: UserWarning:
    Found GPU0 NVIDIA GB10 which is of cuda capability 12.1.
    Minimum and Maximum cuda capability supported by this version of PyTorch is
    (8.0) - (12.0)

  warnings.warn(
[PERF] cudnn          :: median time 0.656 ms; std 0.025 ms; achieved tflops 91.701 TFLOPs/sec; achieved tb_per_sec 0.185 TB/sec
[PERF] cutlass        :: median time 0.669 ms; std 0.022 ms; achieved tflops 89.859 TFLOPs/sec; achieved tb_per_sec 0.181 TB/sec

(py312) root@f414f262f02a:/flashinfer# pytest tests/gemm/test_mm_fp4.py
====================================================================================================================== test session starts ======================================================================================================================
platform linux -- Python 3.12.11, pytest-8.4.2, pluggy-1.6.0
rootdir: /flashinfer
configfile: pytest.ini
collected 3240 items
...
======================================================================================================================= warnings summary ========================================================================================================================
../opt/conda/envs/py312/lib/python3.12/site-packages/torch/cuda/__init__.py:285
  /opt/conda/envs/py312/lib/python3.12/site-packages/torch/cuda/__init__.py:285: UserWarning:
      Found GPU0 NVIDIA GB10 which is of cuda capability 12.1.
      Minimum and Maximum cuda capability supported by this version of PyTorch is
      (8.0) - (12.0)

    warnings.warn(

-- Docs: https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/how-to/capture-warnings.html
========================================================================================================= 450 passed, 2790 skipped, 1 warning in 8.24s ==========================================================================================================

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* Feature: Support non-gated activation in cutlass fused MoE nvfp4 (#2011)

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* feat: add xqa backend and completes NHD/HND coverage for trtllm-gen/xqa backend (#2001)

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* test: Enable xfailed trtllm decode long seqlen tests and update microbenchmark (#2018)

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=================================================================================================================================================== test session starts ===================================================================================================================================================
platform linux -- Python 3.12.11, pytest-8.4.2, pluggy-1.6.0
rootdir: /flashinfer
configfile: pytest.ini
collected 3240 items
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FAILED tests/gemm/test_mm_fp4.py::test_mm_fp4[mxfp4_alpha-False-True-cudnn-res_dtype1-512-512-256] - cudnn._compiled_module.cudnnGraphNotSupportedError: No valid engine configs for Matmul_MUL_
FAILED tests/gemm/test_mm_fp4.py::test_mm_fp4[mxfp4_alpha-False-True-cudnn-res_dtype1-512-512-512] - cudnn._compiled_module.cudnnGraphNotSupportedError: No valid engine configs for Matmul_MUL_
================================================================================================================================ 180 failed, 270 passed, 2790 skipped, 1 warning in 8.97s =================================================================================================================================

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=================================================================================================================================================== test session starts ===================================================================================================================================================
platform linux -- Python 3.12.11, pytest-8.4.2, pluggy-1.6.0
rootdir: /flashinfer
configfile: pytest.ini
collected 3240 items

tests/gemm/test_mm_fp4.py
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====================================================================================================================================== 450 passed, 2790 skipped, 1 warning in 5.37s =======================================================================================================================================

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## 📌 Description

To fix the following bug:
When the CuteDSL MoE kernels were ported from TensorRT-LLM to
FlashInfer, the mPtrPermutedIdxToExpandedIdx field was accidentally
dropped from the routing kernel's DataBase struct in RoutingKernel.h.
TRT-LLM's routing kernel produces three reverse-mapping outputs:

1. mPtrExpandedIdxToPermutedIdx[expandedIdx] = permutedIdx — forward
mapping
2. mPtrPermutedIdxToExpandedIdx[permutedIdx] = expandedIdx — reverse to
expanded index (token_idx * topk + k)
3. mPtrPermutedIdxToTokenIdx[permutedIdx] = tokenIdx — reverse to token
index only

FlashInfer's port kept only #1 and #3, dropping #2. The binding in
moe_utils_binding.cu then had to wire the Python buffer
permuted_idx_to_expanded_idx to the only available reverse-mapping field
— mPtrPermutedIdxToTokenIdx — which writes plain tokenIdx instead of
expandedIdx.
The Impact
The CuteDSL kernels (GEMM1 gather, moe_output_memset, GEMM2 finalize)
all expect expanded indices and derive the token index via expanded_idx
// topk. When they received plain tokenIdx instead, they computed
tokenIdx // topk — yielding the wrong A row for gather, wrong zero-init
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## 📌 Description

To fix the following bug:
When the CuteDSL MoE kernels were ported from TensorRT-LLM to
FlashInfer, the mPtrPermutedIdxToExpandedIdx field was accidentally
dropped from the routing kernel's DataBase struct in RoutingKernel.h.
TRT-LLM's routing kernel produces three reverse-mapping outputs:

1. mPtrExpandedIdxToPermutedIdx[expandedIdx] = permutedIdx — forward
mapping
2. mPtrPermutedIdxToExpandedIdx[permutedIdx] = expandedIdx — reverse to
expanded index (token_idx * topk + k)
3. mPtrPermutedIdxToTokenIdx[permutedIdx] = tokenIdx — reverse to token
index only

FlashInfer's port kept only #1 and #3, dropping #2. The binding in
moe_utils_binding.cu then had to wire the Python buffer
permuted_idx_to_expanded_idx to the only available reverse-mapping field
— mPtrPermutedIdxToTokenIdx — which writes plain tokenIdx instead of
expandedIdx.
The Impact
The CuteDSL kernels (GEMM1 gather, moe_output_memset, GEMM2 finalize)
all expect expanded indices and derive the token index via expanded_idx
// topk. When they received plain tokenIdx instead, they computed
tokenIdx // topk — yielding the wrong A row for gather, wrong zero-init
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## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **Refactor**
* Refined MOE (Mixture of Experts) routing infrastructure by extending
index mapping capabilities across multiple kernel implementations to
improve internal data flow consistency.

* **Tests**
* Strengthened accuracy validation thresholds from 0.925 to 0.97 with
adjusted error tolerance parameters, ensuring more rigorous testing of
MOE operations under FP4 quantization conditions.

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## 📌 Description

To fix the following bug:
When the CuteDSL MoE kernels were ported from TensorRT-LLM to
FlashInfer, the mPtrPermutedIdxToExpandedIdx field was accidentally
dropped from the routing kernel's DataBase struct in RoutingKernel.h.
TRT-LLM's routing kernel produces three reverse-mapping outputs:

1. mPtrExpandedIdxToPermutedIdx[expandedIdx] = permutedIdx — forward
mapping
2. mPtrPermutedIdxToExpandedIdx[permutedIdx] = expandedIdx — reverse to
expanded index (token_idx * topk + k)
3. mPtrPermutedIdxToTokenIdx[permutedIdx] = tokenIdx — reverse to token
index only

FlashInfer's port kept only #1 and #3, dropping #2. The binding in
moe_utils_binding.cu then had to wire the Python buffer
permuted_idx_to_expanded_idx to the only available reverse-mapping field
— mPtrPermutedIdxToTokenIdx — which writes plain tokenIdx instead of
expandedIdx.
The Impact
The CuteDSL kernels (GEMM1 gather, moe_output_memset, GEMM2 finalize)
all expect expanded indices and derive the token index via expanded_idx
// topk. When they received plain tokenIdx instead, they computed
tokenIdx // topk — yielding the wrong A row for gather, wrong zero-init
for memset, and wrong scatter position + wrong routing scale for
finalize.

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## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **Refactor**
* Refined MOE (Mixture of Experts) routing infrastructure by extending
index mapping capabilities across multiple kernel implementations to
improve internal data flow consistency.

* **Tests**
* Strengthened accuracy validation thresholds from 0.925 to 0.97 with
adjusted error tolerance parameters, ensuring more rigorous testing of
MOE operations under FP4 quantization conditions.

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