feat: support metal cpp

.github/workflows/build_kernel_macos.yaml

@@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ jobs:
       # kernels. Also run tests once we have a macOS runner.
       - name: Build relu kernel
         run: ( cd examples/relu && nix build .\#redistributable.torch29-metal-aarch64-darwin -L )
+
+      - name: Build relu metal cpp kernel
+        run: ( cd examples/relu-metal-cpp && nix build .\#redistributable.torch29-metal-aarch64-darwin -L )

build2cmake/src/config/v2.rs

@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ pub enum Dependencies {
     Cutlass4_0,
     #[serde(rename = "cutlass_sycl")]
     CutlassSycl,
+    #[serde(rename = "metal-cpp")]
+    MetalCpp,
     Torch,
 }
 

examples/relu-metal-cpp/build.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[general]
+name = "relu"
+universal = false
+
+[torch]
+src = [
+    "torch-ext/torch_binding.cpp",
+    "torch-ext/torch_binding.h",
+]
+
+
+[kernel.relu_metal]
+backend = "metal"
+src = [
+  "relu/relu.cpp",
+  "relu/metallib_loader.mm",
+  "relu/relu_cpp.metal",
+  "relu/common.h",
+]
+depends = [ "torch", "metal-cpp" ]

examples/relu-metal-cpp/flake.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  description = "Flake for ReLU metal cpp kernel";
+
+  inputs = {
+    kernel-builder.url = "path:../..";
+  };
+
+  outputs =
+    {
+      self,
+      kernel-builder,
+    }:
+    kernel-builder.lib.genFlakeOutputs {
+      inherit self;
+      path = ./.;
+    };
+}

examples/relu-metal-cpp/relu/common.h

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <metal_stdlib>
+using namespace metal;
+
+// Common constants and utilities for Metal kernels
+constant float RELU_THRESHOLD = 0.0f;

examples/relu-metal-cpp/relu/metallib_loader.mm

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#import <Metal/Metal.h>
+#include <ATen/mps/MPSDevice.h>
+#include <ATen/mps/MPSStream.h>
+
+#ifdef EMBEDDED_METALLIB_HEADER
+#include EMBEDDED_METALLIB_HEADER
+#else
+#error "EMBEDDED_METALLIB_HEADER not defined"
+#endif
+
+// C++ interface to load the embedded metallib without exposing ObjC types
+extern "C" {
+  void* loadEmbeddedMetalLibrary(void* device, const char** errorMsg) {
+    id<MTLDevice> mtlDevice = (__bridge id<MTLDevice>)device;
+    NSError* error = nil;
+
+    id<MTLLibrary> library = EMBEDDED_METALLIB_NAMESPACE::createLibrary(mtlDevice, &error);
+
+    if (!library && errorMsg && error) {
+      *errorMsg = strdup([error.localizedDescription UTF8String]);
+    }
+
+    // Manually retain since we're not using ARC
+    // The caller will wrap in NS::TransferPtr which assumes ownership
+    if (library) {
+      [library retain];
+    }
+    return (__bridge void*)library;
+  }
+
+  // Get PyTorch's MPS device (returns id<MTLDevice> as void*)
+  void* getMPSDevice() {
+    return (__bridge void*)at::mps::MPSDevice::getInstance()->device();
+  }
+
+  // Get PyTorch's current MPS command queue (returns id<MTLCommandQueue> as void*)
+  void* getMPSCommandQueue() {
+    return (__bridge void*)at::mps::getCurrentMPSStream()->commandQueue();
+  }
+}

examples/relu-metal-cpp/relu/relu.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+#define NS_PRIVATE_IMPLEMENTATION
+#define MTL_PRIVATE_IMPLEMENTATION
+
+// Include metal-cpp headers from system
+#include <Metal/Metal.hpp>
+#include <Foundation/NSSharedPtr.hpp>
+
+#include <torch/torch.h>
+
+// C interface from metallib_loader.mm
+extern "C" void* loadEmbeddedMetalLibrary(void* device, const char** errorMsg);
+extern "C" void* getMPSDevice();
+extern "C" void* getMPSCommandQueue();
+
+namespace {
+
+MTL::Buffer* getMTLBuffer(const torch::Tensor& tensor) {
+  return reinterpret_cast<MTL::Buffer*>(const_cast<void*>(tensor.storage().data()));
+}
+
+NS::String* makeNSString(const std::string& value) {
+  return NS::String::string(value.c_str(), NS::StringEncoding::UTF8StringEncoding);
+}
+
+MTL::Library* loadLibrary(MTL::Device* device) {
+  const char* errorMsg = nullptr;
+  void* library = loadEmbeddedMetalLibrary(reinterpret_cast<void*>(device), &errorMsg);
+
+  TORCH_CHECK(library != nullptr, "Failed to create Metal library from embedded data: ",
+              errorMsg ? errorMsg : "Unknown error");
+
+  if (errorMsg) {
+    free(const_cast<char*>(errorMsg));
+  }
+
+  return reinterpret_cast<MTL::Library*>(library);
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+void dispatchReluKernel(const torch::Tensor& input, torch::Tensor& output) {
+  // Use PyTorch's MPS device and command queue (these are borrowed references, not owned)
+  MTL::Device* device = reinterpret_cast<MTL::Device*>(getMPSDevice());
+  TORCH_CHECK(device != nullptr, "Failed to get MPS device");
+
+  MTL::CommandQueue* commandQueue = reinterpret_cast<MTL::CommandQueue*>(getMPSCommandQueue());
+  TORCH_CHECK(commandQueue != nullptr, "Failed to get MPS command queue");
+
+  MTL::Library* libraryPtr = reinterpret_cast<MTL::Library*>(loadLibrary(device));
+  NS::SharedPtr<MTL::Library> library = NS::TransferPtr(libraryPtr);
+
+  const std::string kernelName =
+      std::string("relu_forward_kernel_") + (input.scalar_type() == torch::kFloat ? "float" : "half");
+  NS::SharedPtr<NS::String> kernelNameString = NS::TransferPtr(makeNSString(kernelName));
+
+  NS::SharedPtr<MTL::Function> computeFunction =
+      NS::TransferPtr(library->newFunction(kernelNameString.get()));
+  TORCH_CHECK(computeFunction.get() != nullptr, "Failed to create Metal function for ", kernelName);
+
+  NS::Error* pipelineError = nullptr;
+  NS::SharedPtr<MTL::ComputePipelineState> pipelineState =
+      NS::TransferPtr(device->newComputePipelineState(computeFunction.get(), &pipelineError));
+  TORCH_CHECK(pipelineState.get() != nullptr,
+              "Failed to create compute pipeline state: ",
+              pipelineError ? pipelineError->localizedDescription()->utf8String() : "Unknown error");
+
+  // Don't use SharedPtr for command buffer/encoder - they're managed by PyTorch's command queue
+  MTL::CommandBuffer* commandBuffer = commandQueue->commandBuffer();
+  TORCH_CHECK(commandBuffer != nullptr, "Failed to create Metal command buffer");
+
+  MTL::ComputeCommandEncoder* encoder = commandBuffer->computeCommandEncoder();
+  TORCH_CHECK(encoder != nullptr, "Failed to create compute command encoder");
+
+  encoder->setComputePipelineState(pipelineState.get());
+
+  auto* inputBuffer = getMTLBuffer(input);
+  auto* outputBuffer = getMTLBuffer(output);
+  TORCH_CHECK(inputBuffer != nullptr, "Input buffer is null");
+  TORCH_CHECK(outputBuffer != nullptr, "Output buffer is null");
+
+  encoder->setBuffer(inputBuffer, input.storage_offset() * input.element_size(), 0);
+  encoder->setBuffer(outputBuffer, output.storage_offset() * output.element_size(), 1);
+
+  const NS::UInteger totalThreads = input.numel();
+  NS::UInteger threadGroupSize = pipelineState->maxTotalThreadsPerThreadgroup();
+  if (threadGroupSize > totalThreads) {
+    threadGroupSize = totalThreads;
+  }
+
+  const MTL::Size gridSize = MTL::Size::Make(totalThreads, 1, 1);
+  const MTL::Size threadsPerThreadgroup = MTL::Size::Make(threadGroupSize, 1, 1);
+
+  encoder->dispatchThreads(gridSize, threadsPerThreadgroup);
+  encoder->endEncoding();
+
+  commandBuffer->commit();
+}
+
+void relu(torch::Tensor& out, const torch::Tensor& input) {
+  TORCH_CHECK(input.device().is_mps(), "input must be a MPS tensor");
+  TORCH_CHECK(input.is_contiguous(), "input must be contiguous");
+  TORCH_CHECK(input.scalar_type() == torch::kFloat || input.scalar_type() == torch::kHalf,
+              "Unsupported data type: ", input.scalar_type());
+
+  TORCH_CHECK(input.sizes() == out.sizes(),
+              "Tensors must have the same shape. Got input shape: ",
+              input.sizes(), " and output shape: ", out.sizes());
+
+  TORCH_CHECK(input.scalar_type() == out.scalar_type(),
+              "Tensors must have the same data type. Got input dtype: ",
+              input.scalar_type(), " and output dtype: ", out.scalar_type());
+
+  TORCH_CHECK(input.device() == out.device(),
+              "Tensors must be on the same device. Got input device: ",
+              input.device(), " and output device: ", out.device());
+
+  dispatchReluKernel(input, out);
+}

examples/relu-metal-cpp/relu/relu_cpp.metal

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include <metal_stdlib>
+#include "common.h"
+using namespace metal;
+
+kernel void relu_forward_kernel_float(device const float *inA [[buffer(0)]],
+                                device float *outC [[buffer(1)]],
+                                uint index [[thread_position_in_grid]]) {
+    // Explicitly write to output
+    outC[index] = max(RELU_THRESHOLD, inA[index]);
+}
+
+kernel void relu_forward_kernel_half(device const half *inA [[buffer(0)]],
+                                device half *outC [[buffer(1)]],
+                                uint index [[thread_position_in_grid]]) {
+    // Explicitly write to output
+    outC[index] = max(static_cast<half>(0.0), inA[index]);
+}

examples/relu-metal-cpp/tests/test_relu.py

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import platform
+
+import torch
+import torch.nn.functional as F
+
+import relu
+
+
+def test_relu():
+    if platform.system() == "Darwin":
+        device = torch.device("mps")
+    elif hasattr(torch, "xpu") and torch.xpu.is_available():
+        device = torch.device("xpu")
+    elif torch.version.cuda is not None and torch.cuda.is_available():
+        device = torch.device("cuda")
+    else:
+        device = torch.device("cpu")
+    x = torch.randn(1024, 1024, dtype=torch.float32, device=device)
+    torch.testing.assert_allclose(F.relu(x), relu.relu(x))

examples/relu-metal-cpp/torch-ext/relu/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+import torch
+
+from ._ops import ops
+
+
+def relu(x: torch.Tensor, out: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None) -> torch.Tensor:
+    if out is None:
+        out = torch.empty_like(x)
+    ops.relu(out, x)
+    return out

examples/relu-metal-cpp/torch-ext/torch_binding.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include <torch/library.h>
+
+#include "registration.h"
+#include "torch_binding.h"
+
+TORCH_LIBRARY_EXPAND(TORCH_EXTENSION_NAME, ops) {
+  ops.def("relu(Tensor! out, Tensor input) -> ()");
+#if defined(CPU_KERNEL)
+  ops.impl("relu", torch::kCPU, &relu);
+#elif defined(CUDA_KERNEL) || defined(ROCM_KERNEL)
+  ops.impl("relu", torch::kCUDA, &relu);
+#elif defined(METAL_KERNEL)
+  ops.impl("relu", torch::kMPS, relu);
+#elif defined(XPU_KERNEL)
+  ops.impl("relu", torch::kXPU, &relu);
+#endif
+}
+
+REGISTER_EXTENSION(TORCH_EXTENSION_NAME)

examples/relu-metal-cpp/torch-ext/torch_binding.h

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <torch/torch.h>
+
+void relu(torch::Tensor &out, torch::Tensor const &input);

lib/deps.nix

@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ let
       #torch.cxxdev
     ];
     "cutlass_sycl" = [ torch.xpuPackages.cutlass-sycl ];
+    "metal-cpp" = [
+      pkgs.metal-cpp.dev
+    ];
   };
 in
 let