[Feature] Add KV cache metrics utilities for observability (PR #4)#24
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[Feature] Add KV cache metrics utilities for observability (PR #4)#24
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Add read-only KV cache observability helper module for step-level tracing. Provides utilities to extract per-request and per-step KV cache metrics using only existing exposed interfaces. Key additions: - vllm/v1/core/kv_cache_observability.py: PerRequestKVMetrics and StepKVSummary dataclasses with query functions - tests/v1/core/test_kv_cache_observability.py: 18 unit tests with minimal fakes (17 fake-based + 1 smoke test) Design principles: - Read-only access to existing KV cache state - Defensive programming (never raises exceptions) - Aggregates across all KV cache groups (multi-group support) - Guaranteed GPU metrics + optional best-effort fields - No changes to KV cache behavior, scheduler, or Request fields - No new APIs or expensive scans - Python 3.9+ compatible (uses __future__ annotations) Implementation details: - Aggregates blocks across all single_type_managers (not just [0]) - Defensive clamping for blocks_total (prevents negative values) - Conservative usage_ratio fallback (0.0 when unmeasurable) - Tests use minimal fakes (no scheduler coupling) - Fast, deterministic tests (2.48s, no heuristics) All 18 tests passing. Zero impact on existing functionality. Part of Step-Level Tracing implementation (PR #4 of 5). Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Add read-only KV cache observability helper module for step-level tracing (PR #4 of 5).
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vllm/v1/core/kv_cache_observability.pywith dataclasses and query functionsKey Features
Testing
Design Compliance
Part of Step-Level Tracing implementation (PR #4 of 5).
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