Use NVCC --compress-mode to reduce binary size by 30% (#20694)

Signed-off-by: mgoin <mgoin64@gmail.com>

Author: mgoin

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -171,6 +171,13 @@ if(NVCC_THREADS AND VLLM_GPU_LANG STREQUAL "CUDA")
   list(APPEND VLLM_GPU_FLAGS "--threads=${NVCC_THREADS}")
 endif()
 
+#
+# Set nvcc fatbin compression.
+#
+if(${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 12.8 AND VLLM_GPU_LANG STREQUAL "CUDA")
+  list(APPEND VLLM_GPU_FLAGS "-Xfatbin" "-compress-all" "-compress-mode=size")
+endif()
+
 
 #
 # Use FetchContent for C++ dependencies that are compiled as part of vLLM's build process.
@@ -392,7 +399,7 @@ if(VLLM_GPU_LANG STREQUAL "CUDA")
   # The cutlass_scaled_mm kernels for Hopper (c3x, i.e. CUTLASS 3.x) require
   # CUDA 12.0 or later
   cuda_archs_loose_intersection(SCALED_MM_ARCHS "9.0a;" "${CUDA_ARCHS}")
-  if(${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 12.0 AND SCALED_MM_ARCHS)
+  if(${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 12.0 AND SCALED_MM_ARCHS)
     set(SRCS
        "csrc/quantization/cutlass_w8a8/scaled_mm_c3x_sm90.cu"
        "csrc/quantization/cutlass_w8a8/c3x/scaled_mm_sm90_fp8.cu"
@@ -408,7 +415,7 @@ if(VLLM_GPU_LANG STREQUAL "CUDA")
     list(APPEND SCALED_MM_3X_ARCHS "${SCALED_MM_ARCHS}")
     message(STATUS "Building scaled_mm_c3x_sm90 for archs: ${SCALED_MM_ARCHS}")
   else()
-    if (NOT ${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 12.0 AND SCALED_MM_ARCHS)
+    if (NOT ${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 12.0 AND SCALED_MM_ARCHS)
       message(STATUS "Not building scaled_mm_c3x_sm90 as CUDA Compiler version is "
                      "not >= 12.0, we recommend upgrading to CUDA 12.0 or "
                      "later if you intend on running FP8 quantized models on "
@@ -423,7 +430,7 @@ if(VLLM_GPU_LANG STREQUAL "CUDA")
   # The cutlass_scaled_mm kernels for Geforce Blackwell SM120 (c3x, i.e. CUTLASS 3.x) require
   # CUDA 12.8 or later
   cuda_archs_loose_intersection(SCALED_MM_ARCHS "12.0;12.0a" "${CUDA_ARCHS}")
-  if(${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 12.8 AND SCALED_MM_ARCHS)
+  if(${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 12.8 AND SCALED_MM_ARCHS)
     set(SRCS
       "csrc/quantization/cutlass_w8a8/scaled_mm_c3x_sm120.cu"
       "csrc/quantization/cutlass_w8a8/c3x/scaled_mm_sm120_fp8.cu"
@@ -437,7 +444,7 @@ if(VLLM_GPU_LANG STREQUAL "CUDA")
     list(APPEND SCALED_MM_3X_ARCHS "${SCALED_MM_ARCHS}")
     message(STATUS "Building scaled_mm_c3x_sm120 for archs: ${SCALED_MM_ARCHS}")
   else()
-    if (NOT ${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 12.8 AND SCALED_MM_ARCHS)
+    if (NOT ${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 12.8 AND SCALED_MM_ARCHS)
       message(STATUS "Not building scaled_mm_c3x_sm120 as CUDA Compiler version is "
                      "not >= 12.8, we recommend upgrading to CUDA 12.8 or "
                      "later if you intend on running FP8 quantized models on "
@@ -452,7 +459,7 @@ if(VLLM_GPU_LANG STREQUAL "CUDA")
   # The cutlass_scaled_mm kernels for Blackwell SM100 (c3x, i.e. CUTLASS 3.x)
   # require CUDA 12.8 or later
   cuda_archs_loose_intersection(SCALED_MM_ARCHS "10.0a;10.1a" "${CUDA_ARCHS}")
-  if(${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 12.8 AND SCALED_MM_ARCHS)
+  if(${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 12.8 AND SCALED_MM_ARCHS)
     set(SRCS
       "csrc/quantization/cutlass_w8a8/scaled_mm_c3x_sm100.cu"
       "csrc/quantization/cutlass_w8a8/c3x/scaled_mm_sm100_fp8.cu"
@@ -467,7 +474,7 @@ if(VLLM_GPU_LANG STREQUAL "CUDA")
     list(APPEND SCALED_MM_3X_ARCHS "${SCALED_MM_ARCHS}")
     message(STATUS "Building scaled_mm_c3x_sm100 for archs: ${SCALED_MM_ARCHS}")
   else()
-    if (NOT ${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 12.8 AND SCALED_MM_ARCHS)
+    if (NOT ${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 12.8 AND SCALED_MM_ARCHS)
       message(STATUS "Not building scaled_mm_c3x_sm100 as CUDA Compiler version is "
                      "not >= 12.8, we recommend upgrading to CUDA 12.8 or "
                      "later if you intend on running FP8 quantized models on "
@@ -510,7 +517,7 @@ if(VLLM_GPU_LANG STREQUAL "CUDA")
   # The 2:4 sparse kernels cutlass_scaled_sparse_mm and cutlass_compressor
   # require CUDA 12.2 or later (and only work on Hopper).
   cuda_archs_loose_intersection(SCALED_MM_ARCHS "9.0a;" "${CUDA_ARCHS}")
-  if(${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 12.2 AND SCALED_MM_ARCHS)
+  if(${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 12.2 AND SCALED_MM_ARCHS)
     set(SRCS "csrc/sparse/cutlass/sparse_scaled_mm_c3x.cu")
     set_gencode_flags_for_srcs(
       SRCS "${SRCS}"
@@ -519,7 +526,7 @@ if(VLLM_GPU_LANG STREQUAL "CUDA")
     list(APPEND VLLM_GPU_FLAGS "-DENABLE_SPARSE_SCALED_MM_C3X=1")
     message(STATUS "Building sparse_scaled_mm_c3x for archs: ${SCALED_MM_ARCHS}")
   else()
-    if (NOT ${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 12.2 AND SCALED_MM_ARCHS)
+    if (NOT ${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 12.2 AND SCALED_MM_ARCHS)
       message(STATUS "Not building sparse_scaled_mm_c3x kernels as CUDA Compiler version is "
                      "not >= 12.2, we recommend upgrading to CUDA 12.2 or later "
                      "if you intend on running FP8 sparse quantized models on Hopper.")
@@ -531,7 +538,7 @@ if(VLLM_GPU_LANG STREQUAL "CUDA")
 
   # FP4 Archs and flags
   cuda_archs_loose_intersection(FP4_ARCHS "10.0a" "${CUDA_ARCHS}")
-  if(${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 12.8 AND FP4_ARCHS)
+  if(${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 12.8 AND FP4_ARCHS)
     set(SRCS
       "csrc/quantization/fp4/nvfp4_quant_kernels.cu"
       "csrc/quantization/fp4/nvfp4_experts_quant.cu"
@@ -552,7 +559,7 @@ if(VLLM_GPU_LANG STREQUAL "CUDA")
 
   # CUTLASS MLA Archs and flags
   cuda_archs_loose_intersection(MLA_ARCHS "10.0a" "${CUDA_ARCHS}")
-  if(${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 12.8 AND MLA_ARCHS)
+  if(${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 12.8 AND MLA_ARCHS)
     set(SRCS
       "csrc/attention/mla/cutlass_mla_kernels.cu")
     set_gencode_flags_for_srcs(
@@ -641,7 +648,7 @@ if(VLLM_GPU_LANG STREQUAL "CUDA")
   # The machete kernels only work on hopper and require CUDA 12.0 or later.
   # Only build Machete kernels if we are building for something compatible with sm90a
   cuda_archs_loose_intersection(MACHETE_ARCHS "9.0a" "${CUDA_ARCHS}")
-  if(${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 12.0 AND MACHETE_ARCHS)
+  if(${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 12.0 AND MACHETE_ARCHS)
     #
     # For the Machete kernels we automatically generate sources for various
     # preselected input type pairs and schedules.
@@ -693,7 +700,7 @@ if(VLLM_GPU_LANG STREQUAL "CUDA")
 
     message(STATUS "Building Machete kernels for archs: ${MACHETE_ARCHS}")
   else()
-    if (NOT ${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 12.0
+    if (NOT ${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 12.0
         AND MACHETE_ARCHS)
       message(STATUS "Not building Machete kernels as CUDA Compiler version is "
                      "not >= 12.0, we recommend upgrading to CUDA 12.0 or "