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Description

Draft-shard selection did not work for checkpoints stored in an object store such as S3: runai's pull_files matches allow_pattern against the full object key, so the bare model.safetensors.index.json never matched and the draft fell back to streaming the whole checkpoint.

When only the draft-shards were downloaded, loading was then failing because the draft's retry rebuilds it with initialize_model(), and that rebuild cleared the layer registries on compilation_config. One compilation_config is shared by every model built from a VllmConfig, so the clear also unregistered the already-loaded target's layers, leaving its entries missing from static_forward_context.

Proposed fix

  1. Anchor the index glob (*model.safetensors.index.json), and warn instead of falling back silently.
  2. Unregister only the layers owned by the model being discarded, instead of clearing the registries the target co-owns.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved safetensors index discovery using precise filename matching.
    • Added clearer warnings when safetensors indexes are unavailable.
    • Preserved shared compilation state when reinitializing model components.
    • Improved cleanup of stale model registrations without affecting active components.
    • Enhanced selection of draft model shards from object storage.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for index matching, missing-index warnings, shard selection, and compilation-state cleanup.

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Walkthrough

The vLLM adapter now uses anchored safetensors index matching and warns when indexes are unavailable. Retry cleanup selectively removes stale model layers from shared compilation registries. Tests cover shard selection, registry preservation, drafter re-registration, and garbage collection.

Changes

vLLM adapter updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
Safetensors index handling
modelexpress_client/python/modelexpress/engines/vllm/adapter.py, modelexpress_client/python/tests/test_vllm_adapter.py
The adapter uses full-key wildcard matching for safetensors indexes, warns when an index is missing, and selects MTP draft shards.
Compilation registry cleanup
modelexpress_client/python/modelexpress/engines/vllm/adapter.py, modelexpress_client/python/tests/test_vllm_loader.py
Retry cleanup unregisters only stale model layers. Dictionary, set, and list registries receive ownership-aware filtering. Tests verify shared state preservation and stale-layer garbage collection.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Mergeability Score: ⚪ Minimal · up to 58217

The PR is merge-ready after normal checks; the remaining issue is limited to tightening one test to assert the exact index-only glob, with no supplied evidence of a production-impacting defect.

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I’m a rabbit who hops through the layers with care,
Stale links disappear from the shared registry air.
Anchored shards match the pattern just right,
Missing indexes now raise a warning in sight.
Drafter and target can safely renew—
And unused old layers get garbage-collected too.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the main changes to MTP loading, including draft-shard selection and compilation-state preservation.
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  • Resolve merge conflict in branch fix/mtp-loading-improvements

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In `@modelexpress_client/python/tests/test_vllm_adapter.py`:
- Line 394: Update the assertion in the vLLM adapter test to require the exact
index-only glob pattern rather than merely checking that each pattern starts
with an asterisk; preserve the existing call validation while rejecting the
broad ["*"] pattern.
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# Reverting to a bare, unanchored pattern makes the fake fnmatch miss,
# so this returns None and the assertion fails, as it should.
assert _read_safetensors_index("s3://bucket/model") == index
assert calls and all(pat[0].startswith("*") for pat in calls)

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🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the exact index-only glob.

startswith("*") also accepts ["*"]. That pattern downloads every object under the model prefix and reintroduces the excess object-store transfer that this test must prevent. Assert the exact expected pattern.

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-        assert calls and all(pat[0].startswith("*") for pat in calls)
+        assert calls == [[f"*{_SAFETENSORS_INDEX_NAME}"]]
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assert calls and all(pat[0].startswith("*") for pat in calls)
assert calls == [[f"*{_SAFETENSORS_INDEX_NAME}"]]
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In `@modelexpress_client/python/tests/test_vllm_adapter.py` at line 394, Update
the assertion in the vLLM adapter test to require the exact index-only glob
pattern rather than merely checking that each pattern starts with an asterisk;
preserve the existing call validation while rejecting the broad ["*"] pattern.

Signed-off-by: emricksini-h <emrick.birivoutin@hcompany.ai>
Signed-off-by: emricksini-h <emrick.birivoutin@hcompany.ai>
Signed-off-by: emricksini-h <emrick.birivoutin@hcompany.ai>
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emricksini-h force-pushed the fix/mtp-loading-improvements branch from 58217c8 to 4ad836a Compare August 13, 2026 09:50
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