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Purpose

Related to #48501. This PR adds an optional session_id field to BlockStored and populates it for request-aware GPU prefix-cache events:

  • newly admitted full blocks
  • reused prefix blocks reported in kv_cache_report_mode="full"
  • partial prefix-cache entries

The field identifies the request that triggered the store or reuse report. It does not represent exclusive ownership of a block, since one cached block may be shared by multiple sessions.

BlockRemoved remains hash-keyed. Connector-generated CPU, remote, LMCache, and Mooncake events remain unlabeled in this PR.

This is a session-only incremental slice. It does not implement continuation_id, retention, admission policy, scheduling policy, or the complete V1a/V1b proposal from #48501, and it does not close that RFC.

Why this is not a duplicate

Duplicate searches were performed on 2026-08-07.

However, #48501 states that a V1a prototype exists on a fork. This PR remains a Draft pending coordination with the RFC author. If that prototype already covers this exact slice, this PR should be closed or handed off instead of duplicating the work.

Compatibility

session_id is an appended optional field on the map-encoded msgspec event.

  • Unlabeled events remain byte-identical to the previous wire format because omit_defaults=True.
  • New consumers decode older payloads with session_id=None.
  • Existing msgspec consumers ignore the additional field on labeled payloads.
  • Event equality and hashing include session_id.
  • Session identity is not used by block hashing, cache lookup, deduplication, admission, eviction, or scheduling.
  • A regression test verifies identical prefixes still share cached blocks across different session IDs.

Tests

  • .venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/distributed/test_kv_cache_events.py -q
    • 17 passed
  • .venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/v1/core/test_prefix_caching.py -q
    • 91 passed
  • .venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/v1/core/prefix_cache/test_partial_prefix_cache_primitives.py -q
    • 10 passed
  • .venv/bin/pre-commit run --files examples/features/kv_events/kv_events_subscriber.py tests/distributed/test_kv_cache_events.py tests/v1/core/prefix_cache/test_partial_prefix_cache_primitives.py tests/v1/core/test_prefix_caching.py vllm/distributed/kv_events.py vllm/v1/core/block_pool.py
    • Passed

Model evaluation

Not applicable. This change only augments KV-event metadata. It does not change model execution, generated tokens, numerical results, cache keys, or serving policy.

AI assistance

AI assistance was used while preparing and reviewing this change, designing tests, and drafting the PR description. I reviewed every changed line, understand the event semantics and compatibility guarantees, and ran the reported tests before submission.

Propagate Request.session_id to GPU BlockStored events for new, reused, and partial prefix-cache entries. Keep unlabeled events wire-compatible and document that the session identifies the triggering request rather than block ownership.

Co-authored-by: OpenAI Codex <codex@openai.com>
Signed-off-by: liuguangli <liuguangli35@gmail.com>
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Documentation preview: https://vllm--51381.org.readthedocs.build/en/51381/

@mergify mergify Bot added the documentation Improvements or additions to documentation label Aug 7, 2026
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orozery commented Aug 9, 2026

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cc @Change72

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This looks great, super aligned. I think we should wait for convergence between KVEvents consumers on the new contract shape and stack/engine responsibilities. Started a doc with a clear contract and some of the alternatives.

[PUBLIC] Session-Addressable KVEvents

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LGTM

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LGTM

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