QOL changes:

1. Better documentation for AtenFlexAttentionOp
2. Function referece added as attributes to aten.flex_attention
3. Updates to _import_hop_flex_attention reflecting latest changes of module import.
4. Removed discardable attributes; scored_mod_fn and mask_mod_fn added as optionalAttr

Signed-off-by: Keshav Vinayak Jha <keshavvinayakjha@gmail.com>

Author: keshavvinayak01

include/torch-mlir/Dialect/Torch/IR/GeneratedTorchOps.td

@@ -16194,62 +16194,60 @@ def Torch_AtenFloatScalarOp : Torch_Op<"aten.Float.Scalar", [
   let hasFolder = 1;
 }
 
-
 def Torch_AtenFlexAttentionOp : Torch_Op<"aten.flex_attention", [
     AllowsTypeRefinement,
     HasValueSemantics,
     ReadOnly
   ]> {
-  let summary = "Generated op for `aten::flex_attention : (Tensor, Tensor, Tensor, Any?, Any?, float?, bool, Any?, bool) -> (Tensor, Tensor)`";
+  let summary = "Generated op for `aten::flex_attention`";
   let description = [{
-    Flexible attention operator that supports custom score modification and masking.
-
+    FlexAttention operation with flexible block-sparse attention patterns.
+    
     Args:
-      query: Query tensor [B, H, M, E]
-      key: Key tensor [B, H, N, E]
+      query: Query tensor [B, H, M, K]
+      key: Key tensor [B, H, N, K]  
       value: Value tensor [B, H, N, Ev]
-      score_mod: Optional callable to modify attention scores (represented as None or opaque type)
-      block_mask: Optional BlockMask tuple for sparse attention patterns
       scale: Optional float for scaling attention scores (None means 1/sqrt(head_dim))
-      enable_gqa: bool for grouped query attention support
-      kernel_options: Optional dict of kernel configuration options
-      return_lse: bool to return log-sum-exp values
+      return_lse: Bool to return log-sum-exp values
 
-    Returns:
-      - If return_lse=False: Just the output tensor [B, H, M, Ev]
-      - If return_lse=True: Tuple of (output [B, H, M, Ev], logsumexp [B, H, M])
+    Attributes:
+      score_mod_fn: Optional function symbol reference for score modification
+      mask_mod_fn: Optional function symbol reference for mask modification
+      
+    # TODO: kernel_options: Dict attributes for performance tuning (block_size, num_warps, etc.)
 
-    Note: score_mod and block_mask are higher-order/complex types in PyTorch.
-    For MLIR representation, score_mod is represented as None (identity) or an opaque type,
-    and block_mask is represented as None or a tuple/list of tensors containing the block indices.
+    Returns:
+      output: Result tensor [B, H, M, Ev]
+      logsumexp: Optional log-sum-exp tensor [B, H, M] (if return_lse=True)
   }];
+  
   let arguments = (ins
     AnyTorchTensorType:$query,
     AnyTorchTensorType:$key,
     AnyTorchTensorType:$value,
-    AnyType:$score_mod,
-    AnyType:$block_mask,
     AnyTorchOptionalFloatType:$scale,
-    Torch_BoolType:$enable_gqa,
-    AnyType:$kernel_options,
-    Torch_BoolType:$return_lse
+    Torch_BoolType:$enable_gqa
+    Torch_BoolType:$return_lse,
+    OptionalAttr<FlatSymbolRefAttr>:$score_mod_fn,
+    OptionalAttr<FlatSymbolRefAttr>:$mask_mod_fn
   );
+  
   let results = (outs
     AnyTorchTensorType:$output,
     AnyTorchOptionalTensorType:$logsumexp
   );
+  
   let hasCustomAssemblyFormat = 1;
   let extraClassDefinition = [{
     ParseResult AtenFlexAttentionOp::parse(OpAsmParser &parser, OperationState &result) {
-      return parseDefaultTorchOp(parser, result, 9, 2);
+      return parseDefaultTorchOp(parser, result, 5, 2);
     }
     void AtenFlexAttentionOp::print(OpAsmPrinter &printer) {
-      printDefaultTorchOp(printer, *this, 9, 2);
+      printDefaultTorchOp(printer, *this, 5, 2);
     }
   }];
 }
 
-
 def Torch_AtenFloatStrOp : Torch_Op<"aten.Float.str", [
     AllowsTypeRefinement,
     HasValueSemantics,

python/torch_mlir/extras/fx_importer.py

@@ -1922,14 +1922,19 @@ def _import_hop_flex_attention(
     ):
         """Imports the torch._higher_order_ops.flex_attention HOP.
 
-        Args format: (query, key, value, score_mod, block_mask, scale, kernel_options, ...)
-        The score_mod is a submodule/callable that has been imported as a private function.
-        The block_mask is a tuple: (kv_num_blocks, kv_indices, ..., mask_mod)
-
-        This creates a call to aten.flex_attention with function symbol references.
+        Args format: (query, key, value, score_mod, block_mask, scale, enable_gqa, kernel_options, ...)
+        - query, key, value: Attention input tensors
+        - score_mod: Optional submodule/callable for score modification (imported as function)
+        - block_mask: Optional BlockMask tuple containing mask_mod function and runtime tensors
+        - scale: Optional float for attention score scaling
+        - enable_gqa: Boolean for grouped query attention support (TODO: NYI)
+        - kernel_options: Dict of performance tuning options (TODO: NYI)
+
+        This creates a call to aten.flex_attention with function symbol references for
+        score_mod and mask_mod.
         """
         # flex_attention HOP args from PyTorch:
-        # (query, key, value, score_mod, block_mask, scale, kernel_options, return_lse_tuple, ...)
+        # (query, key, value, score_mod, block_mask, scale, enable_gqa, kernel_options, return_lse_tuple, ...)
         if len(node.args) < 6:
             raise ValueError(
                 f"flex_attention expects at least 6 arguments, got {len(node.args)}"
@@ -1938,68 +1943,51 @@ def _import_hop_flex_attention(
         query_arg, key_arg, value_arg, score_mod_arg, block_mask_arg, scale_arg = (
             node.args[:6]
         )
-        kernel_options = node.args[6] if len(node.args) > 6 else {}
+
+        # TODO: Add support for enable_gqa (grouped query attention)
+        # This is a boolean flag that enables GQA optimization
+        enable_gqa = node.args[6] if len(node.args) > 6 else False
+
+        # TODO: Add support for kernel_options (performance tuning parameters)
+        # This is a dict containing options like block sizes, num_warps, etc.
+        kernel_options = node.args[7] if len(node.args) > 7 else {}
 
         # Import Q, K, V tensors
         query = self._import_argument(loc, query_arg, None)
         key = self._import_argument(loc, key_arg, None)
         value = self._import_argument(loc, value_arg, None)
 
-        # Handle score_mod: extract function reference from submodule
         score_mod_ref = None
         if score_mod_arg is not None and isinstance(score_mod_arg, torch_fx.Node):
-            # score_mod is a GraphModule reference from get_attr
+            assert (
+                score_mod_arg.op == "get_attr"
+            ), f"Expected get_attr for score_mod, got {score_mod_arg.op}"
             root_module = node.graph.owning_module
-            if hasattr(score_mod_arg, "target"):
-                score_mod_name = score_mod_arg.target
-                score_mod_module = getattr(root_module, score_mod_name, None)
-                if score_mod_module is not None:
-                    score_mod_func_name = score_mod_name
-                    score_mod_ref = FlatSymbolRefAttr.get(score_mod_func_name)
-
-        # Handle block_mask: extract mask_mod function and tensor components
-        # block_mask tuple format: (kv_num_blocks, kv_indices, q_num_blocks, q_indices,
-        #                           kv_block_size, q_block_size, ..., mask_mod)
-        mask_mod_ref = None
-        block_mask_tensors = []
-        kv_block_size = None
-        q_block_size = None
+            score_mod_module = getattr(root_module, score_mod_arg.target, None)
+            if score_mod_module is not None:
+                score_mod_func_name = self.fx_importer._graph_module_to_func_name[
+                    id(score_mod_module)
+                ]
+                score_mod_ref = FlatSymbolRefAttr.get(score_mod_func_name)
 
+        # Handle block_mask: extract only mask_mod function reference
+        # Note: BlockMask contains runtime tensors (kv_num_blocks, kv_indices, etc.)
+        # that are materialized by evaluating mask_mod(b, h, q_idx, kv_idx).
+        mask_mod_ref = None
         if block_mask_arg is not None and isinstance(block_mask_arg, tuple):
-            # Parse the block_mask tuple structure
-            # First two entries: kv_num_blocks (int), kv_indices (tensor)
-            # Next two: q_num_blocks (tensor), q_indices (tensor)
-            # Then: scalar dimensions and the mask_mod function at the end
             root_module = node.graph.owning_module
-
-            for i, component in enumerate(block_mask_arg):
-                if isinstance(component, torch_fx.Node):
-                    # Check if it's a tensor or a submodule reference
-                    if component.op == "get_attr" and hasattr(
-                        root_module, component.target
-                    ):
-                        obj = getattr(root_module, component.target)
-                        # Check if it's a GraphModule (mask_mod) or a tensor
-                        if isinstance(obj, GraphModule):
-                            # This is the mask_mod function
-                            mask_mod_func_name = component.target
-                            mask_mod_ref = FlatSymbolRefAttr.get(mask_mod_func_name)
-                        else:
-                            # It's a tensor (block indices)
-                            block_mask_tensors.append(
-                                self._import_argument(loc, component, None)
-                            )
-                    else:
-                        # Regular tensor argument
-                        block_mask_tensors.append(
-                            self._import_argument(loc, component, None)
-                        )
-                elif isinstance(component, int):
-                    # Scalar dimensions (KV_BLOCK_SIZE, Q_BLOCK_SIZE)
-                    if kv_block_size is None:
-                        kv_block_size = component
-                    elif q_block_size is None:
-                        q_block_size = component
+            # The mask_mod function is the last element in the BlockMask tuple
+            mask_mod_arg = block_mask_arg[-1]
+            if mask_mod_arg is not None and isinstance(mask_mod_arg, torch_fx.Node):
+                assert (
+                    mask_mod_arg.op == "get_attr"
+                ), f"Expected get_attr for mask_mod, got {mask_mod_arg.op}"
+                mask_mod_module = getattr(root_module, mask_mod_arg.target, None)
+                if mask_mod_module is not None:
+                    mask_mod_func_name = self.fx_importer._graph_module_to_func_name[
+                        id(mask_mod_module)
+                    ]
+                    mask_mod_ref = FlatSymbolRefAttr.get(mask_mod_func_name)
 
         # Import scale (float or None)
         if scale_arg is None:
@@ -2018,17 +2006,6 @@ def _import_hop_flex_attention(
         else:
             scale = self._import_argument(loc, scale_arg, None)
 
-        # Get enable_gqa from kernel_options if present
-        enable_gqa = False
-        if isinstance(kernel_options, dict) and "enable_gqa" in kernel_options:
-            enable_gqa = kernel_options["enable_gqa"]
-        with loc:
-            enable_gqa_value = _make_constant_op(
-                "torch.constant.bool",
-                self._cc.integer_attr(1 if enable_gqa else 0, 1),
-                self._cc.torch_bool_type,
-            ).result
-
         # Determine result types from node metadata
         node_val = node.meta.get("val")
         if isinstance(node_val, (list, tuple)) and len(node_val) >= 2:
@@ -2039,6 +2016,13 @@ def _import_hop_flex_attention(
             # Single output
             result_types = [self._cc.node_val_to_type(node)]
 
+        with loc:
+            enable_gqa_value = _make_constant_op(
+                "torch.constant.bool",
+                self._cc.integer_attr(1 if enable_gqa else 0, 1),
+                self._cc.torch_bool_type,
+            ).result
+
         with loc:
             return_lse = _make_constant_op(
                 "torch.constant.bool",
@@ -2059,58 +2043,27 @@ def _import_hop_flex_attention(
                 self._cc.torch_bool_type,
             ).result
 
-        # Build operands for aten.flex_attention
-        # Note: score_mod and block_mask function references go as ATTRIBUTES, not operands
-
-        # Handle block_mask: wrap tensors in a list construct if present
-        if block_mask_tensors:
-            # Wrap block_mask tensors in torch.prim.ListConstruct
-            block_mask_list = Operation.create(
-                "torch.prim.ListConstruct",
-                results=[IrType.parse("!torch.list<vtensor>", context=self._c)],
-                operands=block_mask_tensors,
-                loc=loc,
-            ).result
-        else:
-            # No block mask, use None
-            block_mask_list = Operation.create(
-                "torch.constant.none",
-                results=[self._cc.torch_none_type],
-                loc=loc,
-            ).result
+        # Build operands for aten.flex_attention.
+        # Op expects exactly 5 operands: query, key, value, scale, return_lse.
+        # Note: score_mod_fn and mask_mod_fn go as ATTRIBUTES, not operands.
+        # Note: block_mask tensors are handled by mask_mod_fn, not passed as operands.
 
         flat_operands = [
             query,
             key,
             value,
-            # score_mod placeholder (None)
-            Operation.create(
-                "torch.constant.none",
-                results=[self._cc.torch_none_type],
-                loc=loc,
-            ).result,
-            # block_mask as single list operand
-            block_mask_list,
             scale,
             enable_gqa_value,
-            # Kernel options as None
-            Operation.create(
-                "torch.constant.none",
-                results=[self._cc.torch_none_type],
-                loc=loc,
-            ).result,
-            # return_lse
             return_lse,
         ]
 
         # Build attributes with function references
-        attributes = {
-            "score_mod_fn": score_mod_ref,
-            "mask_mod_fn": mask_mod_ref,
-            "kv_block_size": self._cc.integer_attr(kv_block_size, 64),
-            "q_block_size": self._cc.integer_attr(q_block_size, 64),
-        }
-        attributes = {k: v for k, v in attributes.items() if v is not None}
+        # Only include attributes if they're not None (OptionalAttr in TableGen)
+        attributes = {}
+        if score_mod_ref is not None:
+            attributes["score_mod_fn"] = score_mod_ref
+        if mask_mod_ref is not None:
+            attributes["mask_mod_fn"] = mask_mod_ref
 
         operation = Operation.create(
             "torch.aten.flex_attention",