Learnt from: venkywonka
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 6029
File: .github/pull_request_template.md:45-53
Timestamp: 2025-08-27T17:50:13.264Z
Learning: For PR templates in TensorRT-LLM, avoid suggesting changes that would increase developer overhead, such as converting plain bullets to mandatory checkboxes. The team prefers guidance-style bullets that don't require explicit interaction to reduce friction in the PR creation process.

Learnt from: farshadghodsian
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 7101
File: docs/source/blogs/tech_blog/blog9_Deploying_GPT_OSS_on_TRTLLM.md:36-36
Timestamp: 2025-08-21T00:16:56.457Z
Learning: TensorRT-LLM container release tags in documentation should only reference published NGC container images. The README badge version may be ahead of the actual published container versions.

Learnt from: farshadghodsian
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 7101
File: docs/source/blogs/tech_blog/blog9_Deploying_GPT_OSS_on_TRTLLM.md:36-36
Timestamp: 2025-08-21T00:16:56.457Z
Learning: TensorRT-LLM container release tags in documentation should only reference published NGC container images. The README badge version may be ahead of the actual published container versions.

Learnt from: moraxu
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 6303
File: tests/integration/test_lists/qa/examples_test_list.txt:494-494
Timestamp: 2025-07-28T17:06:08.621Z
Learning: In TensorRT-LLM testing, it's common to have both CLI flow tests (test_cli_flow.py) and PyTorch API tests (test_llm_api_pytorch.py) for the same model. These serve different purposes: CLI flow tests validate the traditional command-line workflow, while PyTorch API tests validate the newer LLM API backend. Both are legitimate and should coexist.

Learnt from: galagam
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 6487
File: tests/unittest/_torch/auto_deploy/unit/singlegpu/test_ad_trtllm_bench.py:1-12
Timestamp: 2025-08-06T13:58:07.506Z
Learning: In TensorRT-LLM, test files (files under tests/ directories) do not require NVIDIA copyright headers, unlike production source code files. Test files typically start directly with imports, docstrings, or code.

Learnt from: yibinl-nvidia
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 6506
File: examples/models/core/mixtral/requirements.txt:3-3
Timestamp: 2025-08-01T15:14:45.673Z
Learning: In TensorRT-LLM, examples directory can have different dependency versions than the root requirements.txt file. Version conflicts between root and examples dependencies are acceptable because examples are designed to be standalone and self-contained.

Learnt from: fredricz-20070104
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 7645
File: tests/integration/test_lists/qa/llm_function_core.txt:648-648
Timestamp: 2025-09-09T09:40:45.658Z
Learning: In TensorRT-LLM test lists, it's common and intentional for the same test to appear in multiple test list files when they serve different purposes (e.g., llm_function_core.txt for comprehensive core functionality testing and llm_function_core_sanity.txt for quick sanity checks). This duplication allows tests to be run in different testing contexts.

Learnt from: achartier
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 6763
File: tests/integration/defs/triton_server/conftest.py:16-22
Timestamp: 2025-08-11T20:09:24.389Z
Learning: In the TensorRT-LLM test infrastructure, the team prefers simple, direct solutions (like hard-coding directory traversal counts) over more complex but robust approaches when dealing with stable directory structures. They accept the maintenance cost of updating tests if the layout changes.

Learnt from: jiaganc
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 7031
File: tensorrt_llm/bench/dataclasses/configuration.py:90-104
Timestamp: 2025-08-26T09:37:10.463Z
Learning: In TensorRT-LLM, the `get_pytorch_perf_config()` method returns `self.pytorch_config` which can contain default `cuda_graph_config` values, so `llm_args` may already have this config before the extra options processing.

Learnt from: MatthiasKohl
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 6904
File: tensorrt_llm/_torch/attention_backend/trtllm.py:259-262
Timestamp: 2025-08-14T15:43:23.107Z
Learning: In TensorRT-LLM's attention backend, tensor parameters in the plan() method are assigned directly without validation (dtype, device, contiguity checks). This maintains consistency across all tensor inputs and follows the pattern of trusting callers to provide correctly formatted tensors.

Learnt from: tongyuantongyu
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 7763
File: cpp/tensorrt_llm/CMakeLists.txt:297-301
Timestamp: 2025-09-16T09:30:09.716Z
Learning: In the TensorRT-LLM project, NCCL libraries are loaded earlier by PyTorch libraries or the bindings library, so the main shared library doesn't need NCCL paths in its RPATH - the libraries will already be available in the process address space when needed.

Learnt from: nv-lschneider
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 7910
File: cpp/tensorrt_llm/thop/allreduceOp.cpp:352-446
Timestamp: 2025-09-23T15:12:38.312Z
Learning: In TensorRT-LLM NCCL device implementation, NCCL version 2.28+ requirements are handled at runtime in the nccl_device/config layer rather than with compile-time guards. This allows the allreduceOp to remain version-agnostic and delegates version compatibility validation to the appropriate lower-level components that can gracefully handle unsupported configurations.

Learnt from: ixlmar
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 7294
File: tensorrt_llm/_torch/modules/rms_norm.py:17-17
Timestamp: 2025-08-27T14:23:55.566Z
Learning: The TensorRT-LLM project requires Python 3.10+ as evidenced by the use of TypeAlias from typing module, match/case statements, and union type | syntax throughout the codebase, despite some documentation still mentioning Python 3.8+.

Learnt from: pengbowang-nv
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 7120
File: tensorrt_llm/llmapi/llm.py:690-697
Timestamp: 2025-09-18T05:41:45.847Z
Learning: Kimi model support is currently focused on the PyTorch backend path, with TRT path support potentially coming later.

Learnt from: jiaganc
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 7031
File: tensorrt_llm/bench/dataclasses/configuration.py:90-104
Timestamp: 2025-08-26T09:37:10.463Z
Learning: In TensorRT-LLM's bench configuration, the `get_pytorch_perf_config()` method returns `self.pytorch_config` which is a Dict[str, Any] that can contain default values including `cuda_graph_config`, making the fallback `llm_args["cuda_graph_config"]` safe to use.

Learnt from: fredricz-20070104
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 9511
File: tests/integration/defs/examples/serve/test_serve.py:136-186
Timestamp: 2025-11-27T09:23:18.742Z
Learning: In TensorRT-LLM testing, when adding test cases based on RCCA commands, the command format should be copied exactly as it appears in the RCCA case, even if it differs from existing tests. For example, some RCCA commands for trtllm-serve may omit the "serve" subcommand while others include it.

Learnt from: pengbowang-nv
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 7192
File: tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_dgx_b200.yml:56-72
Timestamp: 2025-08-26T09:49:04.956Z
Learning: In TensorRT-LLM test configuration files, the test scheduling system handles wildcard matching with special rules that prevent duplicate test execution even when the same tests appear in multiple yaml files with overlapping GPU wildcards (e.g., "*b200*" and "*gb200*").

Learnt from: Funatiq
Repo: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM PR: 6754
File: tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_a30.yml:41-47
Timestamp: 2025-08-13T11:07:11.772Z
Learning: In TensorRT-LLM test configuration files like tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_a30.yml, TIMEOUT values are specified in minutes, not seconds.