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Problem

The Ascend device binary cache omits compiler identity, so changing Bisheng can reuse an .aibin produced by the previous compiler when source, target and options stay the same. The installed CANN 9.1 and 9.2 compilers both report Clang 15.0.5 and the same revisions, but have different build times.

Approach

Mirror CUDA's compiler key field with bisheng version=<version line>. Query the selected bisheng --version once per process and retain its first line, including the build time and revisions. The build time identifies the compiler itself; package timestamp is not added as a second time source. Subsequent lines such as InstalledDir are excluded.

This applies to the AscendC tvm_ffi device binary cache. Existing binary entries miss under the new keys. The outer full JIT cache keeps its existing policy: an outer hit still bypasses compiler version checking. Compiler selection is assumed stable within a process, as in the CUDA implementation.

Validation

• Fresh Release build with CUDA and Ascend enabled, using cmake --build build -j64.
• 24 tests passed across test_ascend_bisheng_version.py, test_tilelang_ascend_binary_cache.py, and test_ascend_bisheng_arch.py. Coverage includes a build-time-only change causing recompilation, reuse after switching back, installation-path independence, and version-query failures.
• Ascend 950 / CANN 9.2: the existing mixed-width scalar kernel compiled through JIT, ran correctly on the NPU, and its device binary was reused by a subsequent callback.
• Actual CANN 9.1/9.2 compiler probe: the same standalone source produced two separate cache entries, with one compilation per compiler and cache hits after switching back. This probe used vendor headers: the current full TileLang templates fail with CANN 9.1 on existing SIMD API and debug-template incompatibilities, so full JIT execution on 9.1 is not validated.
• All pre-commit checks for the changed files and git diff --check passed.

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Walkthrough

The Ascend device-binary cache key now includes the Bisheng version line. A cached version-query helper retrieves and validates that line. Tests cover query behavior and cache separation across builds. The Ascend guide documents the cache key and its interaction with the outer JIT cache.

Changes: Ascend device-binary cache

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Bisheng version discovery tilelang/contrib/bisheng.py, testing/ascend/target/test_ascend_bisheng_version.py	Adds a cached query of the Bisheng --version output. Tests cover version parsing, installation-path differences, query caching, retries, and timeouts.
Compiler-aware cache key tilelang/cache/ascend_binary_cache.py, tilelang/ascend/backend.py, testing/ascend/cache/test_tilelang_ascend_binary_cache.py, tilelang/ascend/README.md	Adds the compiler value to the binary cache key and passes the Bisheng version from the Ascend backend. Tests verify cache reuse for the same version and separate entries for differing build timestamps. The guide documents cache inputs and how the binary cache relates to the outer JIT cache.

Priority: Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related PRs

• tile-ai/tilelang#3285: Also includes compiler identity in a device binary cache key, for CUDA and NVRTC.

Suggested labels: bug, documentation, python, ascend

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to cf7aa

A stalled compiler version check can hang Ascend compilation even when a binary is cached. Give the version query a finite timeout before merging.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely states the main change: adding Bisheng build identity to Ascend binary cache keys.
Description check		The description directly explains the cache-key problem, implementation approach, scope, and validation for the changeset.
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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Major · Stability & Availability · Quick win

Set a finite timeout for the version query by default.

When TILELANG_COMPILE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS is unset, get_compile_timeout_seconds() returns None. If bisheng --version stalls, this call blocks indefinitely. The Ascend callback now makes the call before loading a cached binary, so even a cache hit can stall. Give the version query a finite default timeout, and update the test that currently expects None. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

Based on learnings, a subprocess without an effective timeout can block indefinitely. As per path instructions, distinguish this new cache-hit failure from pre-existing compile-time limitations.

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ast-grep (0.45.3)

[error] 62-62: Avoid command injection
Context: subprocess.check_output(command, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, text=True, timeout=timeout)
Note: [CWE-78] Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection').

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[error] 62-62: Use of unsanitized data to create processes
Context: subprocess.check_output(command, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, text=True, timeout=timeout)
Note: [CWE-78] Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection').

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[error] 62-62: Command coming from incoming request
Context: subprocess.check_output(command, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, text=True, timeout=timeout)
Note: [CWE-78] Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection').

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Review comment at @tilelang/contrib/bisheng.py around lines 60 - 62:
Give env.get_compile_timeout_seconds() a finite default when
TILELANG_COMPILE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS is unset, so the bisheng --version subprocess
call using its result cannot wait indefinitely; update the corresponding test
that currently expects None to assert the finite default.

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