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Summary

  • support model-deviation sampling for compatible canonical DPA4C .pt2 models in deepmd/kk with one MPI rank
  • reuse the driving model's outputs and canonical GPU graph, evaluating reference models only at out_freq steps
  • compute force and nine-component virial deviations with Kokkos population statistics, transferring only final summaries and optional per-atom deviations for output
  • preserve model 0 as the dynamics driver and retain existing output, relative-deviation, unit-conversion, and restart semantics

Why

deepmd/kk currently rejects multiple models, preventing model-deviation monitoring during Kokkos-accelerated MD. This change adds sampling on the device while reusing work already performed by the driving model. The existing shared node mapping remains unchanged.

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Model Kokkos off (ms/step) Kokkos on (ms/step) Kokkos off (ns/day) Kokkos on (ns/day) Speedup Benchmark setup
m0+m1 67.8895 2.6905 0.6363 16.0566 25.23× RTX 4090; 26,879 atoms; 310 K NVT; 0.5 fs timestep; one MPI rank; 200 timed steps with no integrated warmup; deviation every 10 steps; atomic output disabled; medians of three runs; setup excluded and deviation sampling included in timing

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  • New Features

    • Added model-deviation sampling for Kokkos GPU simulations using multiple compatible models.
    • Reports force and virial deviations at configurable intervals, with optional per-atom force deviations.
    • Keeps calculations on the device and minimizes data transfer.
    • Supports sampling at step zero; an interval of zero disables sampling.
    • Added APIs for querying default charge/spin states and atomic-virial support.
  • Documentation

    • Documented setup, model requirements, output metrics, restrictions, and validation rules.
    • Clarified the single-MPI-rank limit for multi-model sampling.

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Kokkos now supports single-rank, multi-model deviation sampling. The primary model drives dynamics, and reference models run on the device at the sampling interval. New model metadata APIs validate charge/spin states and atomic virial support. Tests and documentation cover the behavior.

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Kokkos model-deviation sampling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Model metadata query API
source/api_c/..., source/api_cc/...
DeepPot exposes default charge/spin and atomic-virial queries. Legacy compressed archives can provide frozen charge/spin metadata through the query path.
Shared model initialization and reporting
source/lmp/pair_deepmd.*
PairDeepMD centralizes model loading, sampling scheduling, deviation statistics, MPI handling, unit conversion, and output formatting.
Kokkos model setup and device sampling
source/lmp/pair_deepmd_kokkos.*
PairDeepMDKokkos validates compatible models, stores reference models and device buffers, and computes force and virial deviations on the device.
Fixtures, integration tests, and documentation
source/lmp/tests/*, source/tests/*, doc/model/dpa4c.md
Fixtures, API tests, Kokkos integration tests, profiling checks, rejection cases, and DPA4C documentation cover the feature.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant PairDeepMDKokkos
  participant deep_pot
  participant reference_models
  participant DeviceBuffers
  participant write_model_deviation_output
  PairDeepMDKokkos->>deep_pot: Run driver inference
  PairDeepMDKokkos->>reference_models: Run reference-model inference
  reference_models->>DeviceBuffers: Accumulate force and virial statistics
  DeviceBuffers->>write_model_deviation_output: Write summary and optional per-atom deviations
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In `@source/lmp/pair_deepmd_kokkos.cpp`:
- Around line 171-225: Update PairDeepMDKokkos::initialize_models to validate
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deep_pot, in addition to matching dim_chg_spin(). Reject any mismatch before
compute_model_deviation_device can evaluate the reference models, preserving the
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Compatibility and atomic-virial validation gaps remain, and Kokkos integration coverage is missing.

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Pull request overview

Adds Kokkos device-side model-deviation sampling for compatible canonical DPA4C .pt2 models, retaining model 0 as the dynamics driver.

Changes:

  • Adds reference-model loading and compatibility checks.
  • Computes force, virial, and optional atomic deviations on-device.
  • Refactors shared output handling and documents usage restrictions.
File summaries
File Description
source/lmp/pair_deepmd.h Adds model-deviation interfaces.
source/lmp/pair_deepmd.cpp Refactors shared initialization and output handling.
source/lmp/pair_deepmd_kokkos.h Adds reference models and device statistics buffers.
source/lmp/pair_deepmd_kokkos.cpp Implements Kokkos sampling and validation.
doc/model/dpa4c.md Documents Kokkos model-deviation usage and restrictions.
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source/lmp/pair_deepmd_kokkos.cpp:215

  • The compatibility check only compares dim_chg_spin(), not the frozen charge/spin state carried by each compressed archive. compute_canonical_graph_gpu() evaluates each lower with its own baked-in state, so same-width models with different defaults are accepted and their deviations compare different conditions, contrary to the documented requirement for compatible frozen defaults. Expose/compare those defaults before accepting the ensemble, or reject conditioned archives when they cannot be compared.
    if (model->cutoff() != deep_pot.cutoff() ||
        model->numb_types() != deep_pot.numb_types() ||
        model->dim_chg_spin() != deep_pot.dim_chg_spin() ||
        model_types != driver_types) {

source/lmp/pair_deepmd_kokkos.cpp:198

  • The compatibility gate does not verify that every reference artifact contains atomic virials. A canonical .pt2 exported with do_atomic_virial=False can pass the checks here when model 0 has atomic virials, but compute_canonical_graph_gpu_impl unconditionally reads output["atom_virial"] (source/api_cc/src/DeepPotPTExpt.cc:2594-2600), while the canonical forward only emits that key when do_atomic_virial is true (deepmd/pt_expt/model/ener_model.py:241-259). The first deviation step will therefore fail at runtime; reject such references during initialization (or add a supported capability check) instead.
    if (!model->uses_canonical_graph_inference() ||
        !model->uses_fp32_edge_vectors()) {
      error->all(FLERR,
                 "pair style deepmd/kk model deviation requires compatible "
                 "float32 compact canonical .pt2 models.");
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if (model_deviation_step()) {
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In `@source/api_c/src/c_api.cc`:
- Line 2794: Reset dp->exception at the start of each metadata query before
validation or backend access: update DP_DeepPotGetDefaultChgSpin and
DP_DeepPotHasAtomicVirial so stale errors are cleared before their work begins,
allowing DP_DeepPotCheckOK to reflect only the current query.

In `@source/tests/pt_expt/descriptor/test_dpa4c_cuda.py`:
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from ...dpa4_fixtures import (
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Format this import with Ruff.

ruff format . collapses this single-name parenthesized import. Commit the formatted result before merge, or the formatting check can fail.

As per coding guidelines: “Format code with ruff format . before committing changes or the CI will fail.”

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Reviewed the complete current diff and the existing review threads. The Kokkos model-deviation path now has substantial end-to-end coverage and the earlier frozen charge/spin and atomic-virial compatibility gaps are addressed, but one public C-API correctness issue remains.

DP_DeepPotGetDefaultChgSpin() and DP_DeepPotHasAtomicVirial() set dp->exception on failure but never clear it on a later successful query. DP_DeepPotCheckOK() simply returns the stored exception string; it does not consume or reset it. Therefore a caller can make an invalid metadata query, then make a valid query successfully, and still observe the old failure through DP_DeepPotCheckOK. The C++ wrapper immediately checks DP_DeepPotCheckOK after these calls, so the stale state can turn a successful later query into an exception. Please clear dp->exception at the start of both metadata-query functions and add a regression that performs failure → successful query → CheckOK and verifies the error is gone.

I did not duplicate the existing inline comment on these exact lines. The older integration-coverage concern is no longer a blocker on this head: the PR now includes actual deepmd/kk LAMMPS/CUDA tests against an independent Python oracle, model-order and atomic-output cases, out_freq=0/5 behavior, graph-reuse profiling, multi-rank rejection, condition compatibility, and atomic-virial rejection cases. The remaining Ruff import comment is formatting-only and is not part of this change request.

The exact-head GitHub Actions are currently all action_required, so even after the API fix the PR will still need executable CI results before approval.


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Re-reviewed the complete 20-file change at this new head. The stale C-API error-state issue from the previous review is fixed: both metadata queries clear dp->exception before work, and the fixture now explicitly verifies recovery after failed length/buffer queries and after a failed query followed by DP_DeepPotHasAtomicVirial.

I also re-checked the previously raised integration-coverage concern. The current head does contain a Kokkos-gated deepmd/kk integration suite (test_lammps_dpa4c_model_devi_kk.py) that runs the actual pair style, compares driver force/energy and device-side deviation summaries/atomic values against an independent Python oracle, exercises step zero / out_freq=0, verifies driver-graph reuse through Kokkos profiling labels, and checks the single-rank and model-compatibility rejection paths. I therefore do not consider the older unresolved coverage thread a current blocker.

No new high-confidence correctness blocker found in this head. I am not approving yet because every exact-head GitHub Actions workflow currently reports action_required rather than a completed test result (Build C++, Test CUDA, Test C++, Test Python, Build C library, CodeQL, and PyPI). The relevant CI needs to be authorized/run successfully before a final approval.


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