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Extracted from #193
Requires #196 for the CI to pass.

  • Remove RAFT and RMM from CMake config
  • Remove the use of raft::handle_t and nvforest::handle_t and use CUDA streams directly
  • Use cuda::buffer instead of rmm::device_buffer. Since cuda::buffer requires NVCC to build, we need to use PIMPL with type erasure.
  • Fix all gtests
  • Update the Python layer
  • Add test coverage for using stream with wrong device.

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@chyunsu3 chyunsu3 added breaking Introduces a breaking change improvement Improves an existing functionality labels Aug 13, 2026
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  • New Features

    • CUDA inference now accepts explicit CUDA-compatible streams and creates one automatically when omitted.
    • Added a public StreamLike interface for compatible stream objects.
    • Improved GPU memory handling across supported CUDA architectures.
  • Breaking Changes

    • Replaced handle-based inference APIs with stream-based parameters.
    • Removed the public Handle interface.
  • Chores

    • Added cuda-core support to CUDA environments and development configurations.

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This PR removes direct RAFT and RMM integration. C++ inference now uses explicit CUDA streams and type-erased device buffers. Python APIs replace Handle with StreamLike. CUDA environments add cuda-core.

CUDA stream migration

Layer / File(s) Summary
CUDA storage and dependency replacement
cpp/CMakeLists.txt, cpp/include/nvforest/detail/..., cpp/src/detail/device_buffer.cu, cpp/include/nvforest/buffer.hpp
GPU storage uses CUDA-backed type-erased buffers. Build dependencies replace RMM and RAFT with CCCL.
C++ stream-based inference
cpp/include/nvforest/forest_model.hpp
Prediction accepts cuda_stream directly and uses temporary buffers for memory mismatches.
Python stream API and bindings
python/nvforest/nvforest/...
Public and internal inference APIs replace Handle with StreamLike, validate streams, and forward native CUDA stream handles.
CUDA dependencies and validation
conda/environments/*, dependencies.yaml, cpp/tests/*, cpp/include/nvforest/treelite_importer.hpp
CUDA environments add cuda-core. Tests and obsolete includes no longer reference Handle, RAFT, or the removed Treelite header.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Mergeability Score: 🟠 High · up to 43db0

This dependency-removal change still risks breaking CPU-only builds and may allow out-of-bounds writes for non-default inference modes, while removing public handle APIs and tightening stream requirements without a demonstrated migration path. The PR is not merge-ready until the correctness and build issues are fixed or explicitly accepted by the owners.

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Suggested reviewers: kylefromnvidia, ramitchell, csadorf

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A few comments, but should be easy to address (or reject). I would also look over the CodeRabbit feedback.

Comment thread cpp/include/nvforest/forest_model.hpp Outdated
Comment thread cpp/src/detail/device_buffer.cu Outdated
Comment thread python/nvforest/nvforest/detail/forest_inference.pyx Outdated

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Actionable comments posted: 1

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cpp/include/nvforest/buffer.hpp (1)

62-63: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Document the non-owning stream contract.

The companion implementation stores the allocation in cuda::device_buffer using this stream. CCCL retains the construction stream for deallocation, and the stream must outlive the buffer. Add Doxygen text for stream and device that describes stream lifetime, device association, default-stream behavior, and thread-safety expectations. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

As per path instructions, “Verify parameter descriptions match actual types/behavior” and “Suggest documenting thread-safety, GPU requirements, and numerical behavior.”

Also applies to: 144-145, 218-219

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In `@cpp/include/nvforest/buffer.hpp` around lines 62 - 63, Update the Doxygen
parameter documentation for stream and device in the owning-buffer constructors
near the shown allocation and the referenced occurrences. Document that the
non-owning stream must outlive the buffer, identify the required device
association, describe default-stream behavior, and state the thread-safety
expectations, matching the actual parameter types and implementation behavior.

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Inline comments:
In `@cpp/include/nvforest/buffer.hpp`:
- Around line 16-17: Guard the cuda/stream include and all three
cuda::stream_ref conversions in the owning-buffer code with `#if`
defined(NVFOREST_ENABLE_GPU); for the non-GPU specialization, pass the raw
cuda_stream value directly so CPU-only builds avoid CUDA/CCCL dependencies.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@cpp/include/nvforest/buffer.hpp`:
- Around line 62-63: Update the Doxygen parameter documentation for stream and
device in the owning-buffer constructors near the shown allocation and the
referenced occurrences. Document that the non-owning stream must outlive the
buffer, identify the required device association, describe default-stream
behavior, and state the thread-safety expectations, matching the actual
parameter types and implementation behavior.
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  • cpp/include/nvforest/buffer.hpp
  • cpp/include/nvforest/detail/owning_buffer/gpu.hpp
  • cpp/include/nvforest/forest_model.hpp
  • cpp/src/detail/device_buffer.cu
  • cpp/tests/treelite_importer.cpp
  • python/nvforest/nvforest/detail/forest_inference.pyx
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  • cpp/include/nvforest/forest_model.hpp
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  • cpp/include/nvforest/detail/owning_buffer/gpu.hpp
  • cpp/tests/treelite_importer.cpp

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chyunsu3 force-pushed the remove_rmm_raft_part1 branch from 43db023 to d9e15b2 Compare August 14, 2026 01:37
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@bdice I addressed all the review comments. Would you like to take another look?

Comment on lines +291 to +311
if stream is not None and not isinstance(stream, StreamLike):
raise TypeError("stream must be a stream-like object or None")
if device == "gpu":
previous_device = Device()
try:
cuda_device = Device(device_id)
cuda_device.set_current()
if stream is None:
stream = cuda_device.create_stream()
else:
stream = cuda_device.create_stream(stream)
finally:
previous_device.set_current()
else:
assert device == "cpu"
if device == "gpu" and stream.device.device_id != device_id:
raise ValueError(
f"stream is associated with device {stream.device.device_id}, "
f"but device_id is {device_id}"
)
self.stream = stream

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@bdice The inner implementation class ForestInference_impl will now expect a proper cuda.core.Stream. The reason is that the inner class requires some functionalities of cuda.core.Stream, such as sync() and the device attribute.

The user-facing API, ForestInference.predict(), will still take in any StreamLike object.

auto device_context = device_setter{device_id};
return rmm::device_buffer{size * sizeof(value_type), rmm::cuda_stream_view{stream}};
}()}
cuda_stream stream) noexcept(false)

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Using nvforest::cuda_stream in the signature so that we don't break the CPU build.
In the GPU implementation, we can convert nvforest::cuda_stream into cuda::stream_ref.

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Great! Let's merge this, it should allow us to close #209.

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@csadorf @dantegd Can you approve this?

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