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Closes #7123

This updates the IVF parameters in NearestNeighbors to better match cuVS. The old parameter names still work for now, but they raise a warning and point users to the new cuVS names.

I also updated the defaults to match cuVS and exposed the useful IVF-Flat and IVF-PQ options that were missing. usePrecomputedTables is kept for compatibility, but is now deprecated since cuVS doesn't have an equivalent setting.

I updated the existing nearest-neighbor tests for the new parameters. the relevant pre-commit checks pass. I wasn't able to run the CUDA build locally, so I'm opening this as a draft and leaving the full build/test validation to CI.

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Yes, it’s ready for testing and review. The relevant pre-commit checks pass locally.

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  • New Features

    • Added expanded IVF and IVF-PQ tuning options for clustering, memory allocation, encoding, data types, rotations, training limits, and batching.
    • Added canonical parameter names with sensible defaults and validation.
    • Added compatibility handling for legacy parameter names, including deprecation warnings.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved validation for conflicting or invalid configuration values.
    • Applied configured data types and batch limits consistently during IVF-PQ searches.
    • Deprecated and disabled precomputed IVF-PQ tables.
  • Documentation

    • Updated IVF-PQ parameter documentation and terminology.

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IVF and IVFPQ parameters now match cuVS naming and defaults. Python normalization handles aliases, validation, warnings, enums, and dtypes. Native code propagates the expanded settings to index construction and search. Tests cover defaults, compatibility, conflicts, and canonical usage.

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IVF parameter alignment

Layer / File(s) Summary
Native IVF configuration
cpp/include/cuml/neighbors/knn.hpp, cpp/src/knn/knn.cu
Public IVF and IVFPQ structures expose expanded cuVS settings. Native construction and search apply clustering, encoding, dtype, memory, and batching options.
Python parameter normalization and wiring
python/cuml/cuml/neighbors/nearest_neighbors.pyx
IVF options receive cuVS defaults, canonical names, legacy aliases, conflict validation, deprecation warnings, enum conversion, dtype validation, and native initialization wiring. Documentation reflects the updated parameters.
Parameter behavior validation
python/cuml/tests/test_nearest_neighbors.py
Tests cover defaults, canonical names, legacy warnings, conflicting parameters, partial configurations, and updated IVFFlat and IVFPQ calls.

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The PR updates nearest-neighbor IVF parameter names, defaults, and compatibility behavior; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal CI and review checks.

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cpp/include/cuml/neighbors/knn.hpp (1)

132-154: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Initialize the public IVF parameter members.

Direct C++ callers bypass _normalize_ivf_params; default-constructed IVFFlatParam and IVFPQParam objects can therefore pass indeterminate values to cuVS. Add default member initializers matching the Python defaults, including codebook_kind = 0, codes_layout = 1, and the dtype and batch-size defaults.

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In `@cpp/include/cuml/neighbors/knn.hpp` around lines 132 - 154, Initialize every
public member of IVFParam and IVFPQParam with in-class defaults matching the
Python defaults, including nlist, nprobe, kmeans settings,
conservative_memory_allocation, codebook_kind = 0, codes_layout = 1, and the
expected LUT, distance, coarse-search dtype, and max-internal-batch-size values,
so default-constructed IVFFlatParam and IVFPQParam instances are fully valid
without _normalize_ivf_params.
🧹 Nitpick comments (2)
cpp/src/knn/knn.cu (1)

52-61: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Give ivfpq_dtype_from_code internal linkage.

The helper is defined at ML namespace scope in a translation unit, so it gets external linkage and becomes part of the exported symbol set. Put it in an anonymous namespace or declare it static.

♻️ Proposed change
-auto ivfpq_dtype_from_code(int code) -> cudaDataType_t
+namespace {
+
+auto ivfpq_dtype_from_code(int code) -> cudaDataType_t
 {
   switch (code) {
     case 0: return CUDA_R_32F;
     case 1: return CUDA_R_16F;
     case 2: return CUDA_R_8U;
     case 3: return CUDA_R_8I;
     default: RAFT_FAIL("Invalid IVF-PQ dtype code.");
   }
 }
+
+}  // namespace
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In `@cpp/src/knn/knn.cu` around lines 52 - 61, Give ivfpq_dtype_from_code internal
linkage by placing it in an anonymous namespace or declaring it static, while
preserving its existing dtype mapping and invalid-code failure behavior.
python/cuml/tests/test_nearest_neighbors.py (1)

271-331: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Tighten the warning assertion and cover the rejection paths.

Three gaps exist:

  1. pytest.warns(FutureWarning) at line 297 passes when only one of the five legacy keys warns. Assert one warning per legacy name, or use match= per case.
  2. test_ivf_partial_algo_params asserts nothing. Assert the normalized result so the intent is explicit.
  3. No test covers the error paths of _ivfpq_enum_code and _ivfpq_dtype_code. Add cases for an invalid codebook_kind, an invalid codes_layout, and a dtype outside each allow list, for example lut_dtype=cp.int8.
💚 Proposed additions
def test_ivf_partial_algo_params_normalized():
    from cuml.neighbors.nearest_neighbors import _normalize_ivf_params

    params = _normalize_ivf_params("ivfflat", {"n_probes": 2})
    assert params["n_probes"] == 2
    assert params["n_lists"] == 1024


`@pytest.mark.parametrize`(
    "algo_params,match",
    [
        ({"codebook_kind": "bogus"}, "codebook_kind"),
        ({"codes_layout": "bogus"}, "codes_layout"),
        ({"lut_dtype": cp.int8}, "lut_dtype"),
        ({"internal_distance_dtype": cp.uint8}, "internal_distance_dtype"),
        ({"coarse_search_dtype": cp.uint8}, "coarse_search_dtype"),
    ],
)
def test_ivfpq_invalid_algo_params(algo_params, match):
    X, _ = make_blobs(n_samples=1000, n_features=64, random_state=0)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=match):
        cuKNN(algorithm="ivfpq", algo_params=algo_params).fit(X)
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In `@python/cuml/tests/test_nearest_neighbors.py` around lines 271 - 331,
Strengthen test_ivf_legacy_param_names_warn to verify a warning is emitted for
every legacy parameter name, rather than merely requiring one FutureWarning.
Update test_ivf_partial_algo_params to assert the normalized values returned by
_normalize_ivf_params, including the default n_lists. Add parametrized rejection
tests for _ivfpq_enum_code and _ivfpq_dtype_code covering invalid codebook_kind,
codes_layout, lut_dtype, internal_distance_dtype, and coarse_search_dtype
values, and assert each raises ValueError mentioning the relevant parameter.
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Inline comments:
In `@cpp/include/cuml/neighbors/knn.hpp`:
- Around line 143-153: Document every new public member in the relevant KNN
public structure, including the enum and dtype value mappings for codebook_kind,
codes_layout, lut_dtype, internal_distance_dtype, and coarse_search_dtype;
prefer typed enums where appropriate. Mark usePrecomputedTables deprecated with
a Doxygen note stating it is ignored and has no effect, add the required
deprecation warning, and record the parameter renames in the migration notes.

In `@cpp/src/knn/knn.cu`:
- Around line 301-321: Update the IVF parameter assignments in the
ivf_flat/ivf_pq build branches to use ML::narrow_cast for nlist, M, and n_bits
when converting to unsigned cuVS count or dimension fields, so invalid negative
or out-of-range values trap. Before assigning codebook_kind and codes_layout in
the ivf_pq branch, validate that the integer values are supported enum values,
then perform the existing enum casts only after validation.

In `@python/cuml/cuml/neighbors/nearest_neighbors.pyx`:
- Around line 434-501: Update _normalize_ivf_params to validate params keys
after alias resolution and before merging with defaults; raise ValueError for
any unknown key, including the accepted canonical parameter names in the
message, while preserving existing alias handling and defaults.

---

Outside diff comments:
In `@cpp/include/cuml/neighbors/knn.hpp`:
- Around line 132-154: Initialize every public member of IVFParam and IVFPQParam
with in-class defaults matching the Python defaults, including nlist, nprobe,
kmeans settings, conservative_memory_allocation, codebook_kind = 0, codes_layout
= 1, and the expected LUT, distance, coarse-search dtype, and
max-internal-batch-size values, so default-constructed IVFFlatParam and
IVFPQParam instances are fully valid without _normalize_ivf_params.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@cpp/src/knn/knn.cu`:
- Around line 52-61: Give ivfpq_dtype_from_code internal linkage by placing it
in an anonymous namespace or declaring it static, while preserving its existing
dtype mapping and invalid-code failure behavior.

In `@python/cuml/tests/test_nearest_neighbors.py`:
- Around line 271-331: Strengthen test_ivf_legacy_param_names_warn to verify a
warning is emitted for every legacy parameter name, rather than merely requiring
one FutureWarning. Update test_ivf_partial_algo_params to assert the normalized
values returned by _normalize_ivf_params, including the default n_lists. Add
parametrized rejection tests for _ivfpq_enum_code and _ivfpq_dtype_code covering
invalid codebook_kind, codes_layout, lut_dtype, internal_distance_dtype, and
coarse_search_dtype values, and assert each raises ValueError mentioning the
relevant parameter.
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