feat(meta_schedule): expand CUDA unroll steps for SM70 optimization

[jianhua1724]

Motivation

Expand CUDA unroll search space to support optimal loop unrolling sizes for SM70 (V100) GPUs.
Add missing critical unroll steps: 32, 128, 256.

Changes

Only modify 1 line:
Extend unroll_max_steps in ScheduleRule::DefaultCUDA()
From: {0, 16, 64, 512, 1024}
To: {0, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024}

Benefits

• 5%~15% performance improvement on SM70 (V100)
• No breaking changes
• Backward compatible with all CUDA architectures
• Only expand search space, no logic modification

Test

Compiled and tested on SM70 (V100), no regression.

[gemini-code-assist]

Summary of Changes

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This pull request enhances the MetaSchedule's CUDA optimization capabilities by refining the loop unrolling strategy. By introducing a broader range of unroll steps, the system can now discover more efficient execution paths, particularly benefiting SM70 (V100) GPUs. This targeted adjustment aims to boost performance without impacting compatibility or stability across different CUDA architectures.

Highlights

• CUDA Unroll Search Space Expansion: Expanded the unroll_max_steps in ScheduleRule::DefaultCUDA() to include additional critical unroll steps (32, 128, 256) for SM70 (V100) GPUs.
• Performance Improvement: This change is expected to deliver a 5% to 15% performance improvement on SM70 (V100) GPUs by allowing for more optimal loop unrolling sizes.
• Compatibility and Safety: The modification is backward compatible with all CUDA architectures, introduces no breaking changes, and only expands the search space without altering existing logic.

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Code Review

This pull request expands the unroll_max_steps array in the DefaultCUDA schedule rule for ParallelizeVectorizeUnroll in src/s_tir/meta_schedule/schedule_rule/schedule_rule.cc, adding intermediate unroll steps (32, 128, 256) to the search space. The feedback suggests that while this expansion is beneficial for newer CUDA architectures (SM70+), applying it universally could increase auto-tuning time for older architectures. It is recommended to make the unroll_max_steps conditional on the target's compute capability to optimize tuning time.

[gemini-code-assist]

This change expands the unroll search space for all CUDA targets, which can increase auto-tuning time for architectures where these new unroll steps are not beneficial.

To make this optimization more targeted to SM70+ GPUs as intended, I suggest making the choice of unroll steps conditional on the target's compute capability. This avoids slowing down tuning on older architectures. This can be done cleanly using an immediately-invoked lambda expression.

The condition can be sm_version >= 70 if the optimization is beneficial for SM70 and newer, or sm_version == 70 if it's specific to V100.

          /*unroll_max_steps=*/[]() -> ffi::Array<Integer> {
            auto target = tvm::Target::Current(true);
            if (target.defined() && target->kind->name == "cuda") {
              if (const auto* sm_ptr = target->GetAttr<Integer>("sm")) {
                if (sm_ptr->value() >= 70) {
                  return {0, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024};
                }
              }
            }
            return {0, 16, 64, 512, 1024};
          }(),