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Summary

Replaces the internals of raft::sparse::solver::mst with a solver based on ECL-MST, SC'23. The public API is unchanged. Ties break deterministically on (weight order key, edge index) instead of randomized weight alteration, which both fixes float-precision issues and removes the alteration cost.

Two main features:

  1. Drop-in replacement detail/mst_kernels.cuh, detail/mst_solver_inl.cuh rewritten, MST_solver reduced detail/mst_utils.cuh deleted (its only reference was in the old kernels)
  2. New capability: 64-bit vertex_t/edge_t support (uniform 64-bit and mixed 32-bit vertex / 64-bit edge), validated to 2.25B edges on H200 and 4.29B edges on ~250GB GPU memory (only real limiting factor is GPU memory capacity now, edges more expensive than vertices due to the worklists). When the extra capacity isn't required, the 32-bit instantiations keep the faster performance.

Algorithm overview

ECL-MST is an edge-parallel approach. Setup adds each undirected edge into a worklist (an optional two-phase filter first solves over the light edges when the average degree makes it worthwhile). Each round then runs three edge-parallel steps over the worklist:

  1. Min-selection: every edge whose endpoints have different parents (analogous to colors) proposes itself to both endpoint components via atomicMin on a per-component slot, using a packed (weight order key, edge index) value the index half makes ties deterministic, which is what lets this PR delete weight alteration.
  2. Select + join: an edge that won at least one of its endpoint slots is in the MST. The two components are merged in a lock-free union-find (join by atomicCAS on parent pointers).
  3. Compact: components are flattened, and surviving edges (endpoints still in different components) are compacted into the opposite worklist. Rounds repeat until no edge survives.

There is now a narrow and wide path. The narrow path (4-byte weight and edge index) packs the key into
64 bits and uses hardware atomicMin. This is the path that all the existing downstream implementations (cuGraph, cuML, cuVS) would use.

Changes made for this PR beyond the published algorithm:

  • A wide path for the type combinations the paper's packing cannot represent (8-byte weights and/or 8-byte edge indices) using a 128-bit (key, index) min-selection, implemented as a single-pass 128-bit CAS loop on >sm_89 and a portable two-pass min (weight key, then edge index among key-ties) when <=sm_89. Both produce the same results as each other and as the narrow path. When available, the 128-bit CAS is faster, so it's selected at compile time if the compute capability is there.
  • 64-bit indexing throughout enabling the >2B-edge graphs in the validation section. For speed, 32-bit instantiations keep 32-bit counters.
  • Path halving in the union-find to avoid a possible extreme runtime case. Published ECL-MST's find is vulnerable to a quadratic complexity on large equal-weight tie graphs. This did cost some perf but was negligible when compared to a multi-minute hang.
  • Single-instruction inline-PTX word accessors for the intentionally racy parent[] reads/writes, pinning them against compiler tearing.
  • RAFT API semantics preserved on top of the algorithm resume from prior colors, bounded rounds, optional output symmetrization, and MSF colors.

Correctness fixes over the current solver

  1. Float alteration underflow: the tie-breaking perturbation (bounded by min-weight-gap/2) rounds to zero at weight magnitudes ~1e7. On the SC'23 suite at float: 3 graphs throw the precision guard, 2 return silently wrong results past the guard (I actually observed this when testing back when I was doing ECL-MST, I just didn't know the reason until now).
  2. Thread-index overflow at v > 2^26: kernel_min_edge_per_vertex (launched <<<v, 32>>>) computes its thread id in 32-bit arithmetic. Above 2^26 vertices (int) / 2^27 (int64) vertices silently stop participating and a truncated forest is returned past the guards.

Performance (H200, best-of-9 for both, interleaved, w/ correctness validated)

Geomean vs current solver on the SC'23 suite: 6.25x float (over the 13 graphs the current solver completes correctly), 7.33x double (all 18).

Determinism contract

The forest edge set, edge count, total weight, and colors are deterministic run-to-run, across architectures, and across the CAS128/two-pass implementations. The order of edges within the output COO is unspecified. Note: from the float domain the order key distinguishes -0.0 < +0.0 because of the sign bit.

Observable behavior changes (possible downstream issues?)

Notes for reviewers

  • Toolkit compatibility: the wide worklist entry is longlong4_16a on CUDA >= 13.0 and plain longlong4 on older toolkits (the _16a aligned vector types do not exist before 13.0, and longlong4 is deprecated from 13.0)
  • Kernel launches use the new raft::launch_kernel dispatcher (Implement a kernel dispatcher raft::launch_kernel #3104)
  • Inline-PTX word helpers: I wanted to force non-tearing accesses that wouldn't bypass the L1 like an atomic would. Measured atomics in the find at +27-215% runtime (pretty large perf hit)
  • NaN weights order deterministically by bit pattern
  • Two-pass wide path CI coverage: sm_90+ selects the single-pass 128-bit CAS implementation at compile time, so once CI hardware is all sm_90+ the portable two-pass path is never built. -DRAFT_MST_FORCE_TWOPASS compiles it anywhere if it needs to be tested on 90+ hardware
  • Input CSR must be symmetric (already implicit but not enforced in existing solver)
  • Resume (initialize_colors = false) requires colors from a previous solve (documented precondition; malformed seeds can hang the union-find
  • The e/2+1-entry worklists dominate memory. I found that to actually use memory near device capacity, I had to preallocate the RMM pool. Default pool growth strands some memory preventing full use of the device memory

Validation summary

  • gtests: original 7 fixtures kept; 8 added (Kruskal-exact float ~1e7 regression, symmetrize pairing, resume == one-shot, disconnected colors, uniform-weight path pathology (path compression cause), double weights, integer weights, and the 64-bit/mixed/unsigned instantiations)
  • Differential fuzzing: 50k+ iterations, 13 graph families x 9 weight regimes, exact edge-set/colors equality vs a tie-break-matched Kruskal oracle, including 3-way instantiation cross-checks and resume paths
  • compute-sanitizer memcheck/racecheck/initcheck: clean across gtests, all instantiations, both wide implementations
  • Scale: correct at e = INT_MAX-67 (int32), 2.25B edges (int64, H200), 4.29B edges / 1.35B vertices (~250GB device)

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Improved minimum spanning forest computation for connected and disconnected graphs.
    • Added deterministic edge selection, including stable tie-breaking for equal weights.
    • Added support for multiple vertex, edge-index, weight, and output-width combinations.
    • Supports resumable solves, optional sampled filtering, color seeding, and symmetric output.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of large graphs, tied weights, integer and floating-point weights, and output-count limits.
  • Documentation

    • Expanded MST usage guidance, input requirements, output behavior, and iteration details.

Walkthrough

The MST implementation now uses an ECL-MST-based worklist Borůvka algorithm. It adds deterministic tie-breaking, narrow and wide integer support, sampling, resumable solves, COO extraction, and expanded correctness tests.

Changes

MST solver rewrite

Layer / File(s) Summary
Public contract and solver state
cpp/include/raft/sparse/solver/mst.cuh, cpp/include/raft/sparse/solver/mst_solver.cuh
Documentation and solver state now describe deterministic results, symmetric CSR input, resumable solves, user-provided colors, and compatibility parameters.
ECL-MST kernel pipeline
cpp/include/raft/sparse/solver/detail/mst_kernels.cuh
New kernels implement worklist construction, deterministic minimum-edge selection, union-find joins, sampling, narrow and wide key paths, and COO extraction.
Solver orchestration
cpp/include/raft/sparse/solver/detail/mst_solver_inl.cuh
detail::mst_solve validates inputs, runs Borůvka rounds, manages colors and sampling, and returns COO output. MST_solver::solve() delegates to it.
Oracle and regression coverage
cpp/tests/sparse/mst.cu
Tests add a deterministic Kruskal oracle and cover ties, symmetric output, resumed solves, disconnected graphs, large graphs, numeric types, and index widths.

Estimated code review effort: 5 (Critical) | ~90 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 746ba

The new MST implementation currently risks failing to build in some host/compiler configurations and for narrow-index instantiations; malformed CSR offsets may also silently produce an incorrect forest. These bounded correctness and compatibility issues should be addressed before merging.

Suggested reviewers: vyasr

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cpp/include/raft/sparse/solver/detail/mst_kernels.cuh (1)

219-229: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Extract the CSR row search into one shared device helper.

mst_extract_coo_kernel and mst_init_worklist_kernel contain the same binary search over offsets. One helper removes the duplication and keeps both kernels consistent if the search changes.

♻️ Suggested helper
+template <typename vertex_t, typename edge_t>
+RAFT_DEVICE_INLINE_FUNCTION vertex_t mst_row_of(const edge_t* const __restrict__ offsets,
+                                                const vertex_t v,
+                                                const long long j)
+{
+  vertex_t lo = 0, hi = v;
+  while (lo + 1 < hi) {
+    const vertex_t mid = lo + (hi - lo) / 2;
+    if (offsets[mid] <= j) {
+      lo = mid;
+    } else {
+      hi = mid;
+    }
+  }
+  return lo;
+}

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In `@cpp/include/raft/sparse/solver/detail/mst_kernels.cuh` around lines 219 -
229, Extract the duplicated binary search over offsets from
mst_extract_coo_kernel and mst_init_worklist_kernel into a shared device helper,
then call that helper from both kernels to obtain the CSR row index. Preserve
the current boundary and offset comparison behavior so both kernels remain
consistent.
cpp/include/raft/sparse/solver/detail/mst_solver_inl.cuh (1)

92-99: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Use the resource-derived thrust policy, or drop the unused handle.

mst_solve receives handle and never reads it. Line 95 builds a thrust policy from rmm::exec_policy(stream) instead. The developer guide asks for raft::resources for streams and policies. The public API still accepts an explicit stream, so either take the policy from the resource, or mark handle unused to make the intent explicit.

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-    thrust::sequence(rmm::exec_policy(stream), parent.begin(), parent.end());
+    thrust::sequence(raft::resource::get_thrust_policy(handle), parent.begin(), parent.end());

As per path instructions: "Use raft::resources rather than raw streams/handles; obtain streams from the resource stream or configured stream pool".

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In `@cpp/include/raft/sparse/solver/detail/mst_solver_inl.cuh` around lines 92 -
99, Update mst_solve to use the resource-derived Thrust execution policy from
handle for the parent initialization sequence, while preserving the explicit
stream behavior required by the public API; alternatively, if handle cannot be
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In `@cpp/include/raft/sparse/solver/detail/mst_kernels.cuh`:
- Around line 28-47: Update the RAFT_MST_HAS_CAS128 preprocessor selection to
require both sm_90-or-newer support and defined __SIZEOF_INT128__; force it to 0
whenever host __int128 support is unavailable, while preserving the
RAFT_MST_FORCE_TWOPASS override. Keep mst_u128 guarded by the resulting
capability macro.

In `@cpp/include/raft/sparse/solver/detail/mst_solver_inl.cuh`:
- Around line 59-73: In the solver input validation alongside the existing
checks in the constructor or entry point containing the vertex and edge
preconditions, validate that the final offsets entry offsets[v] equals e before
launching kernels. Use the existing RAFT_EXPECTS mechanism and report an invalid
offsets/edge-count relationship, while preserving all other preconditions and
narrow-packing checks.
- Around line 134-239: Disambiguate the narrow-branch launches of
mst_filter_min_kernel and mst_select_join_kernel by casting each kernel name to
its intended function-pointer type or routing through an unambiguous wrapper, so
raft::launch_kernel selects the converting overload despite const/volatile
parameter differences. Preserve the existing wide and RAFT_MST_FORCE_TWOPASS
calls unchanged.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@cpp/include/raft/sparse/solver/detail/mst_kernels.cuh`:
- Around line 219-229: Extract the duplicated binary search over offsets from
mst_extract_coo_kernel and mst_init_worklist_kernel into a shared device helper,
then call that helper from both kernels to obtain the CSR row index. Preserve
the current boundary and offset comparison behavior so both kernels remain
consistent.

In `@cpp/include/raft/sparse/solver/detail/mst_solver_inl.cuh`:
- Around line 92-99: Update mst_solve to use the resource-derived Thrust
execution policy from handle for the parent initialization sequence, while
preserving the explicit stream behavior required by the public API;
alternatively, if handle cannot be used here, explicitly mark it unused. Anchor
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Comment on lines +28 to +47
// RAFT_MST_FORCE_TWOPASS: for testing, compiles the portable wide path on
// any target. Must be defined consistently across all TUs of a binary (ODR).
#if defined(RAFT_MST_FORCE_TWOPASS)
#define RAFT_MST_HAS_CAS128 0
#elif RAFT_MST_MIN_ARCH >= 900
#define RAFT_MST_HAS_CAS128 1
#else
#define RAFT_MST_HAS_CAS128 0
#endif
#undef RAFT_MST_FIRST_ARCH_
#undef RAFT_MST_FIRST_ARCH
#undef RAFT_MST_MIN_ARCH

namespace raft {
namespace sparse::solver::detail {

template <typename vertex_t, typename edge_t, typename alteration_t>
RAFT_KERNEL kernel_min_edge_per_vertex(const edge_t* offsets,
const vertex_t* indices,
const alteration_t* weights,
const vertex_t* color,
const vertex_t* color_index,
edge_t* new_mst_edge,
const bool* mst_edge,
alteration_t* min_edge_color,
const vertex_t v)
using mst_ull = unsigned long long;
#if RAFT_MST_HAS_CAS128
using mst_u128 = unsigned __int128;
#endif

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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Does CUDA 128-bit atomicCAS require the host compiler to define __SIZEOF_INT128__, and is it supported on Windows?

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CUDA 128-bit atomicCAS usage is subject to specific requirements regarding the host compiler and platform support [1]. Regarding the SIZEOF_INT128 macro: The CUDA C++ Programming Guide specifies that for the 128-bit integer type int128 to be supported, it must be available on the host, and specifically, the host compiler must define the SIZEOF_INT128 macro [1]. This requirement applies generally to the use of 128-bit types in CUDA code, which is a prerequisite for using 128-bit atomicCAS functions [1]. Regarding support on Windows: Native 128-bit atomics are generally not supported on Windows when using the MSVC host compiler [2]. While CUDA device code might theoretically support 128-bit operations on sufficiently new compute capabilities (e.g., compute capability 9.x and higher for atomicCAS) [1], the host-side infrastructure—such as the Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC) compiler—does not provide the necessary 128-bit integer support or intrinsic atomics required for this functionality [2]. Consequently, attempts to use 128-bit atomics (including via libraries like cuda::atomic_ref) on Windows typically fail, as MSVC does not define the required macros or provide the corresponding types [2]. In summary, 128-bit atomicCAS requires the host compiler to support and define SIZEOF_INT128 [1], and this feature is currently not supported on Windows due to limitations in the MSVC host compiler [2].

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Gate RAFT_MST_HAS_CAS128 on host __int128 support

When __SIZEOF_INT128__ is undefined, set RAFT_MST_HAS_CAS128 to 0. Otherwise, mst_u128 prevents builds with host compilers such as MSVC, even when targeting sm_90+.

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In `@cpp/include/raft/sparse/solver/detail/mst_kernels.cuh` around lines 28 - 47,
Update the RAFT_MST_HAS_CAS128 preprocessor selection to require both
sm_90-or-newer support and defined __SIZEOF_INT128__; force it to 0 whenever
host __int128 support is unavailable, while preserving the
RAFT_MST_FORCE_TWOPASS override. Keep mst_u128 guarded by the resulting
capability macro.

Comment on lines 59 to 73
RAFT_EXPECTS(v > 0, "0 vertices");
RAFT_EXPECTS(e > 0, "0 edges");
RAFT_EXPECTS(offsets != nullptr, "Null offsets.");
RAFT_EXPECTS(indices != nullptr, "Null indices.");
RAFT_EXPECTS(weights != nullptr, "Null weights.");

// Alterating the weights
// this is done by identifying the lowest cost edge weight gap that is not 0, call this theta.
// For each edge, add noise that is less than theta. That is, generate a random number in the
// range [0.0, theta) and add it to each edge weight.
if (e > 1) alteration();

auto max_mst_edges = symmetrize_output ? 2 * v - 2 : v - 1;

Graph_COO<vertex_t, edge_t, weight_t> mst_result(max_mst_edges, stream);

// Boruvka original formulation says "while more than 1 supervertex remains"
// Here we adjust it to support disconnected components (spanning forest)
// track completion with mst_edge_found status and v as upper bound
auto mst_iterations = iterations > 0 ? iterations : v;
for (auto i = 0; i < mst_iterations; i++) {
// Finds the minimum edge from each vertex to the lowest color
// by working at each vertex of the supervertex
min_edge_per_vertex();

// Finds the minimum edge from each supervertex to the lowest color
min_edge_per_supervertex();

// check if msf/mst done, count new edges added
check_termination();

auto curr_mst_edge_count = mst_edge_count.value(stream);
RAFT_EXPECTS(curr_mst_edge_count <= max_mst_edges,
"Number of edges found by MST is invalid. This may be due to "
"loss in precision. Try increasing precision of weights.");

if (curr_mst_edge_count == prev_mst_edge_count.value(stream)) {
// exit here when reaching steady state
break;
}

// append the newly found MST edges to the final output
append_src_dst_pair(mst_result.src.data(), mst_result.dst.data(), mst_result.weights.data());

// updates colors of vertices by propagating the lower color to the higher
label_prop(mst_result.src.data(), mst_result.dst.data());

// copy this iteration's results and store
prev_mst_edge_count.set_value_async(curr_mst_edge_count, stream);
// narrow packing uses signed 32-bit int4 fields; unsigned 32-bit types
// can exceed them (use a 64-bit edge_t for edge counts above INT_MAX)
if constexpr (narrow && std::is_unsigned_v<vertex_t>) {
RAFT_EXPECTS(v <= static_cast<vertex_t>(std::numeric_limits<int>::max()),
"unsigned 32-bit vertex ids above INT_MAX are not supported");
}

// result packaging
mst_result.n_edges = mst_edge_count.value(stream);
mst_result.src.resize(mst_result.n_edges, stream);
mst_result.dst.resize(mst_result.n_edges, stream);
mst_result.weights.resize(mst_result.n_edges, stream);

return mst_result;
}

// ||y|-|x||
template <typename weight_t>
struct alteration_functor {
__host__ __device__ weight_t operator()(const cuda::std::tuple<weight_t, weight_t>& t)
{
auto x = cuda::std::get<0>(t);
auto y = cuda::std::get<1>(t);
x = x < 0 ? -x : x;
y = y < 0 ? -y : y;
return x < y ? y - x : x - y;
if constexpr (narrow && std::is_unsigned_v<edge_t>) {
RAFT_EXPECTS(e <= static_cast<edge_t>(std::numeric_limits<int>::max()),
"unsigned 32-bit edge counts above INT_MAX are not supported");
}

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Validate offsets[v] == e.

The kernels locate the row of edge j by binary search over offsets[0..v). If offsets[v] != e, edges past offsets[v] resolve to row v - 1, and the solver returns an incorrect forest with no error. The other preconditions already fail loudly, so add this one check.

🛡️ Proposed validation
   RAFT_EXPECTS(weights != nullptr, "Null weights.");
+  edge_t nnz = 0;
+  raft::update_host(&nnz, offsets + v, 1, stream);
+  RAFT_CUDA_TRY(cudaStreamSynchronize(stream));
+  RAFT_EXPECTS(nnz == e, "offsets[v] must equal e (CSR row offsets must cover all e edges).");
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RAFT_EXPECTS(v > 0, "0 vertices");
RAFT_EXPECTS(e > 0, "0 edges");
RAFT_EXPECTS(offsets != nullptr, "Null offsets.");
RAFT_EXPECTS(indices != nullptr, "Null indices.");
RAFT_EXPECTS(weights != nullptr, "Null weights.");
// Alterating the weights
// this is done by identifying the lowest cost edge weight gap that is not 0, call this theta.
// For each edge, add noise that is less than theta. That is, generate a random number in the
// range [0.0, theta) and add it to each edge weight.
if (e > 1) alteration();
auto max_mst_edges = symmetrize_output ? 2 * v - 2 : v - 1;
Graph_COO<vertex_t, edge_t, weight_t> mst_result(max_mst_edges, stream);
// Boruvka original formulation says "while more than 1 supervertex remains"
// Here we adjust it to support disconnected components (spanning forest)
// track completion with mst_edge_found status and v as upper bound
auto mst_iterations = iterations > 0 ? iterations : v;
for (auto i = 0; i < mst_iterations; i++) {
// Finds the minimum edge from each vertex to the lowest color
// by working at each vertex of the supervertex
min_edge_per_vertex();
// Finds the minimum edge from each supervertex to the lowest color
min_edge_per_supervertex();
// check if msf/mst done, count new edges added
check_termination();
auto curr_mst_edge_count = mst_edge_count.value(stream);
RAFT_EXPECTS(curr_mst_edge_count <= max_mst_edges,
"Number of edges found by MST is invalid. This may be due to "
"loss in precision. Try increasing precision of weights.");
if (curr_mst_edge_count == prev_mst_edge_count.value(stream)) {
// exit here when reaching steady state
break;
}
// append the newly found MST edges to the final output
append_src_dst_pair(mst_result.src.data(), mst_result.dst.data(), mst_result.weights.data());
// updates colors of vertices by propagating the lower color to the higher
label_prop(mst_result.src.data(), mst_result.dst.data());
// copy this iteration's results and store
prev_mst_edge_count.set_value_async(curr_mst_edge_count, stream);
// narrow packing uses signed 32-bit int4 fields; unsigned 32-bit types
// can exceed them (use a 64-bit edge_t for edge counts above INT_MAX)
if constexpr (narrow && std::is_unsigned_v<vertex_t>) {
RAFT_EXPECTS(v <= static_cast<vertex_t>(std::numeric_limits<int>::max()),
"unsigned 32-bit vertex ids above INT_MAX are not supported");
}
// result packaging
mst_result.n_edges = mst_edge_count.value(stream);
mst_result.src.resize(mst_result.n_edges, stream);
mst_result.dst.resize(mst_result.n_edges, stream);
mst_result.weights.resize(mst_result.n_edges, stream);
return mst_result;
}
// ||y|-|x||
template <typename weight_t>
struct alteration_functor {
__host__ __device__ weight_t operator()(const cuda::std::tuple<weight_t, weight_t>& t)
{
auto x = cuda::std::get<0>(t);
auto y = cuda::std::get<1>(t);
x = x < 0 ? -x : x;
y = y < 0 ? -y : y;
return x < y ? y - x : x - y;
if constexpr (narrow && std::is_unsigned_v<edge_t>) {
RAFT_EXPECTS(e <= static_cast<edge_t>(std::numeric_limits<int>::max()),
"unsigned 32-bit edge counts above INT_MAX are not supported");
}
RAFT_EXPECTS(v > 0, "0 vertices");
RAFT_EXPECTS(e > 0, "0 edges");
RAFT_EXPECTS(offsets != nullptr, "Null offsets.");
RAFT_EXPECTS(indices != nullptr, "Null indices.");
RAFT_EXPECTS(weights != nullptr, "Null weights.");
edge_t nnz = 0;
raft::update_host(&nnz, offsets + v, 1, stream);
RAFT_CUDA_TRY(cudaStreamSynchronize(stream));
RAFT_EXPECTS(nnz == e, "offsets[v] must equal e (CSR row offsets must cover all e edges).");
// narrow packing uses signed 32-bit int4 fields; unsigned 32-bit types
// can exceed them (use a 64-bit edge_t for edge counts above INT_MAX)
if constexpr (narrow && std::is_unsigned_v<vertex_t>) {
RAFT_EXPECTS(v <= static_cast<vertex_t>(std::numeric_limits<int>::max()),
"unsigned 32-bit vertex ids above INT_MAX are not supported");
}
if constexpr (narrow && std::is_unsigned_v<edge_t>) {
RAFT_EXPECTS(e <= static_cast<edge_t>(std::numeric_limits<int>::max()),
"unsigned 32-bit edge counts above INT_MAX are not supported");
}
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In `@cpp/include/raft/sparse/solver/detail/mst_solver_inl.cuh` around lines 59 -
73, In the solver input validation alongside the existing checks in the
constructor or entry point containing the vertex and edge preconditions,
validate that the final offsets entry offsets[v] equals e before launching
kernels. Use the existing RAFT_EXPECTS mechanism and report an invalid
offsets/edge-count relationship, while preserving all other preconditions and
narrow-packing checks.

Comment on lines +134 to +239
if constexpr (narrow) {
mst_ull* const base = reinterpret_cast<mst_ull*>(minv_raw.data());
mst_ull* const cur = base + (round % 2) * static_cast<size_t>(v);
mst_ull* const prev = base + ((round + 1) % 2) * static_cast<size_t>(v);
raft::launch_kernel(stream,
wblocks,
mst_block_size,
mst_filter_min_kernel<vertex_t>,
d1,
wl_size,
d2,
wl_size_d.data(),
parent.data(),
cur,
prev);
std::swap(d1, d2);
wl_size = wl_size_d.value(stream);
if (wl_size > 0) {
const int nblocks = static_cast<int>(
(static_cast<long long>(wl_size) + mst_block_size - 1) / mst_block_size);
raft::launch_kernel(stream,
nblocks,
mst_block_size,
mst_select_join_kernel<vertex_t>,
d1,
wl_size,
parent.data(),
cur,
in_mst.data());
}
} else {
#if RAFT_MST_HAS_CAS128
mst_u128* const base = reinterpret_cast<mst_u128*>(minv_raw.data());
mst_u128* const cur = base + (round % 2) * static_cast<size_t>(v);
mst_u128* const prev = base + ((round + 1) % 2) * static_cast<size_t>(v);
raft::launch_kernel(stream,
wblocks,
mst_block_size,
mst_filter_min_kernel<vertex_t, wl_size_t>,
d1,
wl_size,
d2,
wl_size_d.data(),
parent.data(),
cur,
prev);
std::swap(d1, d2);
wl_size = wl_size_d.value(stream);
if (wl_size > 0) {
const int nblocks = static_cast<int>(
(static_cast<long long>(wl_size) + mst_block_size - 1) / mst_block_size);
raft::launch_kernel(stream,
nblocks,
mst_block_size,
mst_select_join_kernel<vertex_t, wl_size_t>,
d1,
wl_size,
parent.data(),
cur,
in_mst.data());
}
#else
mst_ull* const base = reinterpret_cast<mst_ull*>(minv_raw.data());
mst_ull* const minw_cur = base + (round % 2) * static_cast<size_t>(v);
mst_ull* const minw_prev = base + ((round + 1) % 2) * static_cast<size_t>(v);
mst_ull* const mine_cur =
base + 2 * static_cast<size_t>(v) + (round % 2) * static_cast<size_t>(v);
mst_ull* const mine_prev =
base + 2 * static_cast<size_t>(v) + ((round + 1) % 2) * static_cast<size_t>(v);
raft::launch_kernel(stream,
wblocks,
mst_block_size,
mst_filter_min_kernel<vertex_t, wl_size_t>,
d1,
wl_size,
d2,
wl_size_d.data(),
parent.data(),
minw_cur,
minw_prev,
mine_prev);
std::swap(d1, d2);
wl_size = wl_size_d.value(stream);
if (wl_size > 0) {
const int nblocks = static_cast<int>(
(static_cast<long long>(wl_size) + mst_block_size - 1) / mst_block_size);
raft::launch_kernel(stream,
nblocks,
mst_block_size,
mst_min_index_kernel<wl_size_t>,
d1,
wl_size,
minw_cur,
mine_cur);
raft::launch_kernel(stream,
nblocks,
mst_block_size,
mst_select_join_kernel<vertex_t, wl_size_t>,
d1,
wl_size,
parent.data(),
mine_cur,
in_mst.data());
}
#endif
}

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`#include` <type_traits>
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struct int4 {};
struct mst_entry64 {};
struct mst_ull {};
struct mst_u128 {};
struct V {};
struct S {};
struct B {};

template <typename... Args>
void launch(std::type_identity_t<void (*)(std::remove_cvref_t<Args>...)>,
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void mst_select_join_kernel(const int4*, int, vertex_t*, const mst_ull*, bool*) {}

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template <typename vertex_t, typename wl_size_t>
void mst_filter_min_kernel(const mst_entry64*, wl_size_t, mst_entry64*, wl_size_t*,
                           vertex_t*, const mst_ull*, const mst_ull*, const mst_ull*) {}

template <typename vertex_t, typename entry_t = mst_entry64>
void mst_min_index_kernel(const entry_t*, S, const mst_ull*, volatile mst_ull*) {}

template <typename vertex_t, typename wl_size_t>
void mst_select_join_kernel(const mst_entry64*, wl_size_t, vertex_t*, const mst_ull*, bool*) {}

int main()
{
  int4* narrow_wl1{};
  int4* narrow_wl2{};
  int* narrow_size{};
  V* parent{};
  mst_ull* narrow_cur{};
  mst_ull* narrow_prev{};
  bool* in_mst{};
  launch(mst_filter_min_kernel<V>, narrow_wl1, 1, narrow_wl2, narrow_size, parent,
         narrow_cur, narrow_prev);
  launch(mst_select_join_kernel<V>, narrow_wl1, 1, parent, narrow_cur, in_mst);

  mst_entry64* wide_wl1{};
  mst_entry64* wide_wl2{};
  S* wide_size{};
  mst_u128* wide_cur{};
  mst_u128* wide_prev{};
  launch(mst_filter_min_kernel<V, S>, wide_wl1, *wide_size, wide_wl2, wide_size, parent,
         wide_cur, wide_prev);
  launch(mst_select_join_kernel<V, S>, wide_wl1, *wide_size, parent, wide_cur, in_mst);

  volatile mst_ull* mine{};
  launch(mst_min_index_kernel<S>, wide_wl1, *wide_size, narrow_cur, mine);

  launch(mst_filter_min_kernel<V, S>, wide_wl1, *wide_size, wide_wl2, wide_size, parent,
         narrow_cur, narrow_prev, narrow_cur);
  launch(mst_select_join_kernel<V, S>, wide_wl1, *wide_size, parent, narrow_cur, in_mst);
}
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struct int4 {};
struct mst_entry64 {};
struct mst_ull {};
struct mst_u128 {};
struct V {};
struct S {};

template <typename... Args>
void launch(std::type_identity_t<void (*)(std::remove_cvref_t<Args>...)>, Args&&...) {}

template <typename... Params, typename... Args>
requires(sizeof...(Params) == sizeof...(Args) &&
         !(std::is_same_v<std::remove_cvref_t<Args>, Params> && ...))
void launch(void (*)(Params...), Args&&...) {}

template <typename vertex_t>
void mst_filter_min_kernel(const int4*, int, int4*, int*, vertex_t*,
                           const mst_ull*, const mst_ull*) {}

template <typename vertex_t>
void mst_select_join_kernel(const int4*, int, vertex_t*, const mst_ull*, bool*) {}

template <typename vertex_t, typename wl_size_t>
void mst_filter_min_kernel(const mst_entry64*, wl_size_t, mst_entry64*, wl_size_t*,
                           vertex_t*, mst_u128*, mst_u128*) {}

template <typename vertex_t, typename wl_size_t>
void mst_select_join_kernel(const mst_entry64*, wl_size_t, vertex_t*,
                            const mst_u128*, bool*) {}

template <typename vertex_t, typename wl_size_t>
void mst_filter_min_kernel(const mst_entry64*, wl_size_t, mst_entry64*, wl_size_t*,
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template <typename wl_size_t, typename entry_t = mst_entry64>
void mst_min_index_kernel(const entry_t*, wl_size_t, const mst_ull*,
                          volatile mst_ull*) {}

int main()
{
  int4* wl1{};
  int4* wl2{};
  int* size{};
  int* parent{};
  mst_ull* cur{};
  mst_ull* prev{};
  bool* in_mst{};

  launch(mst_filter_min_kernel<int>, wl1, 1, wl2, size, parent, cur, prev);
  launch(mst_select_join_kernel<int>, wl1, 1, parent, cur, in_mst);

  mst_entry64* wide_wl1{};
  mst_entry64* wide_wl2{};
  unsigned* wide_size{};
  unsigned* wide_parent{};
  mst_u128* wide_cur{};
  mst_u128* wide_prev{};

  launch(mst_filter_min_kernel<int, unsigned>, wide_wl1, 1u, wide_wl2, wide_size,
         wide_parent, wide_cur, wide_prev);
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         wide_cur, in_mst);

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         reinterpret_cast<volatile mst_ull*>(cur));

  launch(mst_filter_min_kernel<int, unsigned>, wide_wl1, 1u, wide_wl2, wide_size,
         wide_parent, cur, prev, cur);
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         cur, in_mst);
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Disambiguate the narrow MST kernel launches.

mst_filter_min_kernel<vertex_t> and mst_select_join_kernel<vertex_t> remain overloaded. These calls require the converting raft::launch_kernel overload because the arguments do not exactly match the const/volatile kernel parameters. That overload requires one kernel specialization, so narrow MST instantiations fail to compile. Cast each kernel name to the intended function-pointer type or add an unambiguous wrapper. The fully specified wide calls, including RAFT_MST_FORCE_TWOPASS, are unambiguous.

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In `@cpp/include/raft/sparse/solver/detail/mst_solver_inl.cuh` around lines 134 -
239, Disambiguate the narrow-branch launches of mst_filter_min_kernel and
mst_select_join_kernel by casting each kernel name to its intended
function-pointer type or routing through an unambiguous wrapper, so
raft::launch_kernel selects the converting overload despite const/volatile
parameter differences. Preserve the existing wide and RAFT_MST_FORCE_TWOPASS
calls unchanged.

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