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When row_id < col_offset, row_id - col_offset is negative. In C++, integer division with negative operands truncates toward zero (e.g. -1 / 16 == 0), causing thread 0 to mistakenly match threadIdx.x == 0 and index sort_cost[-1] or load_cost[-1].

Guard the diagonal replacement with if (row_id >= col_offset) so that negative offsets are not evaluated.

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When row_id < col_offset, row_id - col_offset is negative.
In C++, integer division with negative operands truncates toward zero
(e.g. -1 / 16 == 0), causing thread 0 to mistakenly match
threadIdx.x == 0 and index sort_cost[-1] or load_cost[-1].

Guard the diagonal replacement with `if (row_id >= col_offset)` so that
negative offsets are not evaluated.
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The routing top-k kernel now guards diagonal-cost masking with the current column offset for both initial and subsequent loads.

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Diagonal masking bounds

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Guard diagonal masking by column offset
cpp/src/routing/util_kernels/top_k.cuh
The initial sorted load and later load_cost chunks check row_id >= col_offset before masking the diagonal element.

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This change prevents out-of-segment diagonal masking in top-k routing loads. The implementation is narrowly scoped, but a focused later-load boundary test is still needed to protect candidate selection behavior from regression.

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In `@cpp/src/routing/util_kernels/top_k.cuh`:
- Around line 151-154: Add a gtest regression case in the top-k unit tests
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Comment on lines +151 to +154
if (row_id >= col_offset) {
if (threadIdx.x == ((row_id - col_offset) / loads_per_thread)) {
load_cost[(row_id - col_offset) % loads_per_thread] = get_default<output_t>();
}

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Add a regression test for the later-load boundary.

Extend cpp/tests/routing/unit_tests/top_k.cu with a gtest case where the row width exceeds the initial sorted segment and row_id < col_offset during a later load. Assert that the candidate in that later chunk is not incorrectly replaced by the default value.

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In `@cpp/src/routing/util_kernels/top_k.cuh` around lines 151 - 154, Add a gtest
regression case in the top-k unit tests covering a row wider than the initial
sorted segment, with row_id less than col_offset during a later load; assert
that the later-chunk candidate remains intact rather than being replaced by the
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Thank you for the fix!

@akifcorduk akifcorduk added bug Something isn't working non-breaking Introduces a non-breaking change labels Sep 11, 2026
@akifcorduk akifcorduk self-assigned this Sep 11, 2026
@akifcorduk akifcorduk added this to the 26.10 milestone Sep 11, 2026
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