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Speed up torch.export for MOE models by temporarily reducing the number of experts during tracing, then programmatically expanding the FX graph to include all expert weights afterward.

Changes:

  • export.py: Add _reduce_moe_experts / _restore_moe_experts / _expand_moe_experts_in_graph helpers and wire them into torch_export_to_gm via new num_moe_experts_for_export parameter.
  • export_to_gm.py: Thread num_moe_experts_for_export through the ExportToGMConfig and transform pipeline.
  • test_export.py: Add SimpleMoEForExport unit tests and real-model Glm4MoeLiteForCausalLM tests validating structural correctness, state-dict key parity, weight loading, and source model restoration.

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bmarimuthu-nv and others added 16 commits February 9, 2026 12:54
Signed-off-by: Balamurugan Marimuthu <246387390+bmarimuthu-nv@users.noreply.github.com>
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Signed-off-by: Balamurugan Marimuthu <246387390+bmarimuthu-nv@users.noreply.github.com>
Speed up torch.export for MOE models by temporarily reducing the number
of experts during tracing, then programmatically expanding the FX graph
to include all expert weights afterward.

Expert nn.ModuleLists are discovered via a TorchDispatchMode probe that
intercepts torch_moe-family custom ops during a lightweight forward pass,
so the optimization does NOT rely on any particular attribute name.

Changes:
- export.py: Add _MoeExpertProbe / _find_moe_module_lists for name-
  independent expert discovery.  Add _reduce_moe_experts /
  _restore_moe_experts / _expand_moe_experts_in_graph helpers and
  wire them into torch_export_to_gm via num_moe_experts_for_export.
- export_to_gm.py: Thread num_moe_experts_for_export through the
  ExportToGMConfig and transform pipeline.
- test_export.py: Add SimpleMoEForExport unit tests (parametrized over
  expert_attr_name='experts' and 'mlp_bank' to prove name independence)
  and optional Glm4MoeLiteForCausalLM real-model tests.

Signed-off-by: Suyog Gupta <41447211+suyoggupta@users.noreply.github.com>
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suyoggupta force-pushed the sg/bala/qwen-next-export branch from 2044a94 to 5c2254b Compare February 11, 2026 06:19
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