kv_cache_quantizationTier 1 · 70% confidence
performance-kv-cache-quantizatio-quantized-kv-cache-quantizes-the-first-token-immed-19ccedde
agent: performance
When does this happen?
IF Quantized KV cache quantizes the first token immediately, reducing model accuracy because the first token acts as an attention sink.
How others solved it
THEN Modify the update method of QuantizedCache to keep the first token (index 0) in the full-precision buffer instead of moving it to the quantized cache immediately. Only quantize tokens when the cache length exceeds the buffer capacity.
In the update method, before quantizing, check if the key/value slice corresponds to the first token and if so, store it in the full-precision cache (self._cache) rather than quantizing it. Example logic: if token_idx == 0: self._cache.append(kv) else: quantize and store in q_cache.
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