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from typing import List
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import torch.nn.functional as F
from torch import _VF


def module_fn(
    x: torch.Tensor,
    gru_weights_ih: List[torch.Tensor],
    gru_weights_hh: List[torch.Tensor],
    gru_biases_ih: List[torch.Tensor],
    gru_biases_hh: List[torch.Tensor],
    h0: torch.Tensor,
    is_training: bool,
) -> torch.Tensor:
    """
    Functional implementation of GRU

    Args:
        x: Input tensor of shape (seq_len, batch_size, input_size) if batch_first=False
        gru_weights_ih: List of input-hidden weight tensors for each GRU layer
        gru_weights_hh: List of hidden-hidden weight tensors for each GRU layer
        gru_biases_ih: List of input-hidden bias tensors for each GRU layer
        gru_biases_hh: List of hidden-hidden bias tensors for each GRU layer
        h0: Initial hidden state
        is_training: Whether in training mode

    Returns:
        output tensor of shape (seq_len, batch_size, hidden_size)
    """
    h0 = h0.to(x.device)

    # Run single GRU with all layers at once
    output, _ = _VF.gru(
        x,
        h0,
        [
            w
            for layer in zip(
                gru_weights_ih, gru_weights_hh, gru_biases_ih, gru_biases_hh
            )
            for w in layer
        ],
        True,  # has_biases
        len(gru_weights_ih),  # num_layers
        0.0,  # dropout
        is_training,  # training
        False,  # bidirectional
        False,
    )  # batch_first

    return output


class Model(nn.Module):
    def __init__(
        self, input_size, hidden_size, num_layers=3, bias=True, batch_first=False
    ):
        """
        :param input_size: The number of expected features in the input x
        :param hidden_size: The number of features in the hidden state h
        :param num_layers: Number of recurrent layers (default: 1)
        :param bias: If False, then the layer does not use bias weights b_ih and b_hh (default: True)
        :param batch_first: If True, then the input and output tensors are provided as (batch, seq, feature) (default: False)
        """
        super(Model, self).__init__()

        # Create GRU and extract its parameters
        gru = nn.GRU(
            input_size,
            hidden_size,
            num_layers,
            bias=bias,
            batch_first=batch_first,
            dropout=0,
            bidirectional=False,
        )

        # Initialize h0 exactly as in original code
        self.h0 = torch.randn((num_layers, batch_size, hidden_size))

        # Extract and store GRU parameters
        self.gru_weights_ih = nn.ParameterList()
        self.gru_weights_hh = nn.ParameterList()
        self.gru_biases_ih = nn.ParameterList()
        self.gru_biases_hh = nn.ParameterList()

        for i in range(num_layers):
            self.gru_weights_ih.append(getattr(gru, f"weight_ih_l{i}"))
            self.gru_weights_hh.append(getattr(gru, f"weight_hh_l{i}"))
            if bias:
                self.gru_biases_ih.append(getattr(gru, f"bias_ih_l{i}"))
                self.gru_biases_hh.append(getattr(gru, f"bias_hh_l{i}"))
            else:
                self.gru_biases_ih.append(None)
                self.gru_biases_hh.append(None)

    def forward(self, x, fn=module_fn):
        return fn(
            x,
            self.gru_weights_ih,
            self.gru_weights_hh,
            self.gru_biases_ih,
            self.gru_biases_hh,
            self.h0,
            self.training,
        )


# Test code
batch_size = 10
seq_len = 512
input_size = 128
hidden_size = 256
num_layers = 6


def get_inputs():
    return [torch.randn(seq_len, batch_size, input_size)]


def get_init_inputs():
    return [input_size, hidden_size, num_layers]

#include <torch/extension.h>
#include <torch/torch.h>
#include <cuda_runtime.h>
#include <vector>
#include <cstdio>

// Optimized kernel that combines even workload distribution with vectorized memory accesses
__global__ void optimized_copy_kernel(const float* __restrict__ in, float* __restrict__ out, int total) {
    int tid = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;
    int total_threads = gridDim.x * blockDim.x;

    // Evenly split the work among threads (each gets a contiguous chunk)
    int base = total / total_threads;
    int rem = total % total_threads;
    int start, count;
    if (tid < rem) {
        count = base + 1;
        start = tid * count;
    } else {
        count = base;
        start = tid * base + rem;
    }

    // Check if the starting pointer is 16-byte aligned (needed for float4 vectorized loads)
    bool aligned = ((((uintptr_t)in) + start * sizeof(float)) & 0xF) == 0;

    if (aligned && count >= 4) {
        // Process as many groups of 4 as possible with vectorized copy
        int nvec = count / 4;    // number of float4 iterations
        int tail = count % 4;      // remaining elements
        
        // Cast pointers to float4
        const float4* in_vec = reinterpret_cast<const float4*>(in);
        float4* out_vec = reinterpret_cast<float4*>(out);

        // The index for vectorized processing
        int vec_index = start / 4;
        for (int i = 0; i < nvec; i++) {
            out_vec[vec_index + i] = in_vec[vec_index + i];
        }

        // Process remaining tail elements elementwise
        int elem_index = start + nvec * 4;
        for (int i = 0; i < tail; i++) {
            out[elem_index + i] = in[elem_index + i];
        }
    } else {
        // Fallback to elementwise copy if not aligned or insufficient elements for vectorization
        for (int i = start; i < start + count; i++) {
            out[i] = in[i];
        }
    }
}

// Forward function that uses the cuDNN-accelerated GRU module and then applies the optimized copy kernel.
// This function sets up the GRU using the given weights and biases, runs the forward pass, and then
// copies the result using our efficient CUDA kernel.

torch::Tensor forward(
    torch::Tensor x,
    std::vector<torch::Tensor> gru_weights_ih,
    std::vector<torch::Tensor> gru_weights_hh,
    std::vector<torch::Tensor> gru_biases_ih,
    std::vector<torch::Tensor> gru_biases_hh,
    torch::Tensor h0,
    bool is_training) {

    // Ensure initial hidden state is on the same device
    h0 = h0.to(x.device());

    size_t num_layers = gru_weights_ih.size();
    int64_t input_size = x.size(2);
    int64_t hidden_size = gru_weights_hh[0].size(1);
    bool bidirectional = false;
    bool batch_first = false;

    // Create GRU options and initialize the GRU module (cuDNN optimized under the hood)
    torch::nn::GRUOptions gru_options(input_size, hidden_size);
    gru_options.num_layers(num_layers);
    gru_options.bidirectional(bidirectional);
    gru_options.batch_first(batch_first);

    torch::nn::GRU gru(gru_options);
    gru->to(x.device());
    gru->train(is_training);

    // Copy provided weights and biases into the GRU module's parameters
    auto params = gru->named_parameters();
    for (size_t l = 0; l < num_layers; ++l) {
        std::string layer_str = std::to_string(l);
        params["weight_ih_l" + layer_str].copy_(gru_weights_ih[l]);
        params["weight_hh_l" + layer_str].copy_(gru_weights_hh[l]);
        params["bias_ih_l" + layer_str].copy_(gru_biases_ih[l]);
        params["bias_hh_l" + layer_str].copy_(gru_biases_hh[l]);
    }

    // Reshape h0 to match expected dimensions: (num_layers, batch, hidden_size)
    h0 = h0.contiguous().view({static_cast<int64_t>(num_layers), x.size(1), hidden_size});

    // Execute the GRU forward pass (cuDNN accelerated)
    auto gru_result = gru->forward(x, h0);
    torch::Tensor result = std::get<0>(gru_result);

    // Allocate output tensor of the same shape
    torch::Tensor output = torch::empty_like(result);
    int total_elements = output.numel();

    // Launch the optimized kernel
    int threads = 256;
    int blocks = (total_elements + threads - 1) / threads;
    optimized_copy_kernel<<<blocks, threads>>>(result.data_ptr<float>(), output.data_ptr<float>(), total_elements);

    cudaError_t err = cudaGetLastError();
    if (err != cudaSuccess) {
        printf("CUDA kernel launch error: %s\n", cudaGetErrorString(err));
    }
    cudaDeviceSynchronize();

    return output;
}

// Pybind11 module definition
PYBIND11_MODULE(TORCH_EXTENSION_NAME, m) {
    m.def("forward", &forward, "GRU forward with optimized copy kernel (CUDA)");
}