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Supersedes #1414. This PR keeps #1467's stricter model-selection behavior and incorporates the useful CLI device override and startup preflight behavior from #1414.

Fix pinned GPU and explicit device resolution when starting models through mesh-llm serve.

Behavior

  • An exact, unique --model <ref> match may inherit that configured model's pinned GPU selector.
  • Duplicate configured refs are rejected because the CLI has no profile selector.
  • Unmatched refs and explicit --gguf artifacts do not inherit per-model identity or tuning, though they may inherit defaults.hardware.device.
  • Explicit --device overrides inherited selectors. Stable GPU IDs and backend names such as CUDA0 resolve before native startup, including when GPU assignment is automatic.
  • --device CPU bypasses GPU-only preflight and reaches direct and split runtimes.
  • --device auto preserves the inherited selector.
  • Config identity and the selected device are preserved through local startup and split topology replans.
  • Unavailable device errors include the detected backend devices.

Testing

  • Focused startup tests: 74 passed, 1 ignored
  • Full host-runtime library suite: 2,825 passed, 8 ignored
  • Split runtime resolver test: passed
  • Clippy for all host-runtime targets with warnings denied: passed
  • cargo fmt --all --check: passed
  • git diff --check: passed
  • just build: passed, including the composed Metal native-runtime bundle

Fixes #1374
Supersedes #1414

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added explicit device selection for local models, including CPU, GPU identifiers, backend names, and automatic selection.
    • Improved model startup behavior so exact configured model matches can inherit pinned hardware settings while preserving command-line model options.
    • Added configurable health-check and lifecycle timing for split runtimes.
    • Improved split-runtime topology selection and model-specific configuration handling.
  • Documentation

    • Clarified model, device, GPU, configuration precedence, and startup behavior in usage, design, and testing guides.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of duplicate, unmatched, and ad-hoc model references during startup.

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Startup planning now preserves configuration model identity, resolves pinned GPU and explicit device selectors, and propagates both values through local and split runtime startup. Split topology uses configured assignments and lifecycle intervals. Tests and documentation cover the updated precedence rules.

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Pinned GPU startup resolution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Startup planning and preflight
crates/mesh-llm-host-runtime/src/runtime/startup_models.rs, crates/mesh-llm-host-runtime/src/runtime/tests/startup_models.rs, docs/USAGE.md, docs/design/*
Startup specs distinguish configuration identity from pinned-GPU resolution. Exact CLI model matches can inherit configured GPU selectors. Explicit device selectors support backend names, stable IDs, CPU, and auto.
Runtime configuration propagation
crates/mesh-llm-host-runtime/src/runtime/{local.rs,local_model_only.rs,run_auto.rs,serving_surface.rs}, crates/mesh-llm-host-runtime/src/runtime/startup_handles*, crates/mesh-llm-host-runtime/src/runtime/model_lifecycle/load.rs
Configuration model IDs and device overrides now flow through startup tasks, launch contexts, local runtime resolution, and fallback paths. Explicit device overrides take precedence over pinned GPU selection.
Split runtime and topology resolution
crates/mesh-llm-host-runtime/src/runtime/local_split*
Split generation loading and topology coordination receive model and device metadata. Configured topology assignments take precedence over file locks, and health checks use configured lifecycle intervals. Tests cover these resolution paths.

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

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to f45a7

The PR changes model startup device selection, but persisted backend names may select a different GPU after restart and split stage 0 may ignore an explicit --device override, causing launches to use an unintended device or fail to honor the user's selection. These correctness issues should be fixed before merge.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant CLI
  participant StartupModelPlanner
  participant StartupLocalModelTask
  participant LocalRuntime
  participant SplitTopologyCoordinator
  CLI->>StartupModelPlanner: select model and device
  StartupModelPlanner->>StartupLocalModelTask: create resolved startup task
  StartupLocalModelTask->>LocalRuntime: launch local model with metadata
  StartupLocalModelTask->>SplitTopologyCoordinator: coordinate split model startup
  SplitTopologyCoordinator-->>StartupLocalModelTask: return topology and health state
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Out of Scope Changes check ⚠️ Warning The PR includes changes that are not clearly required by issue #1374, including moving the startup loop into a new submodule and adding configurable split-topology health intervals. These changes expa… Remove the unrelated startup-loop refactor and split-topology health-interval changes, or link additional issues and explain why these changes are required for the stated objectives.
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #1374. Exact, unique CLI model references can inherit configured pinned GPU selectors, preflight resolves stable GPU IDs, CLI model options remain authoritative, and duplicat…
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the main changes: startup GPU selector resolution and support for the CLI --device override.
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The changes satisfy issue #1374. Exact, unique CLI model references can inherit configured pinned GPU selectors, preflight resolves stable GPU IDs, CLI model options remain authoritative, and duplicate references are rejected. Tests cover these behaviors.

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The PR includes changes that are not clearly required by issue #1374, including moving the startup loop into a new submodule and adding configurable split-topology health intervals. These changes expand the scope beyond pinned-GPU resolution for CLI model references.

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704-729: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Unmatched CLI specs inherit the global pinned selector, so "ad-hoc" is no longer accurate. configured_default_gpu_id is applied to --gguf specs and to unmatched --model specs. preflight_pinned_startup_models_with_gpus skips a model only when !spec.resolve_pinned_gpu && plan.gpu_id.is_none(), so under [gpu].assignment = "pinned" those specs are pin-resolved and startup fails closed on an unresolvable selector.

  • crates/mesh-llm-host-runtime/src/runtime/startup_models.rs#L704-L729: add a test that covers a --gguf spec with defaults.hardware.device under pinned assignment, so the inherited-selector path is pinned by a test.
  • docs/design/DESIGN.md#L199-L203: replace "remain ad-hoc" with a statement that unmatched refs and --gguf paths inherit only the global default selector and carry no configured model identity.
  • docs/USAGE.md#L840-L842: add one sentence stating that unmatched --model refs and --gguf paths inherit defaults.hardware.device.
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In `@crates/mesh-llm-host-runtime/src/runtime/startup_models.rs` around lines 704
- 729, Update crates/mesh-llm-host-runtime/src/runtime/startup_models.rs at
lines 704-729 by adding a test covering a --gguf spec inheriting
defaults.hardware.device under pinned GPU assignment. Update
docs/design/DESIGN.md at lines 199-203 to state that unmatched refs and --gguf
paths inherit only the global default selector and have no configured model
identity. Update docs/USAGE.md at lines 840-842 to state that unmatched --model
refs and --gguf paths inherit defaults.hardware.device.

Apply the same fix in
`@crates/mesh-llm-host-runtime/src/runtime/startup_models.rs` around lines 704 -
706.
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Inline comments:
In `@crates/mesh-llm-host-runtime/src/runtime/local_split/loading.rs`:
- Around line 466-468: Update the split configuration resolution in the startup
model loading flow to use spec.config_model_id.unwrap_or(spec.model_ref) as the
resolver lookup key, then set resolved.model_id to spec.model_ref.to_string()
before creating embedded settings. Add a split test verifying both the
configured tuning values and the served model ID.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@crates/mesh-llm-host-runtime/src/runtime/startup_models.rs`:
- Around line 704-729: Update
crates/mesh-llm-host-runtime/src/runtime/startup_models.rs at lines 704-729 by
adding a test covering a --gguf spec inheriting defaults.hardware.device under
pinned GPU assignment. Update docs/design/DESIGN.md at lines 199-203 to state
that unmatched refs and --gguf paths inherit only the global default selector
and have no configured model identity. Update docs/USAGE.md at lines 840-842 to
state that unmatched --model refs and --gguf paths inherit
defaults.hardware.device.

Apply the same fix in
`@crates/mesh-llm-host-runtime/src/runtime/startup_models.rs` around lines 704 -
706.
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Review: approve, with one behavior question and one sequencing note.

The core fix is correct and well-tested: exact-ref CLI --model matches now carry the configured model's effective device selector (hardware.device → legacy gpu_id[defaults.hardware] fallback) into StartupModelSpec, resolve_pinned_gpu gates pinned preflight, ambiguous duplicate refs bail instead of inheriting an arbitrary entry's hardware, and config metadata stays out of CLI-owned selection (config_model_id: None for exact matches). matching_config_model correctly excludes paths/aliases from matching.

Question — ad-hoc CLI models now inherit the global default selector and hard-fail preflight. With gpu.assignment = "pinned" and [defaults.hardware].device set, an ad-hoc --gguf/non-matching --model launch now gets gpu_id = Some(default) and the widened gate (!resolve_pinned_gpu && plan.gpu_id.is_none()) sends it into resolve_pinned_gpu_strict. If the defaults selector is a bare backend name (CUDA0), is_pinnable_gpu_stable_id rejects it (NonPinnableConfiguredId) and startup aborts — previously these specs were skipped and launched unpinned. If that fail-closed behavior for ad-hoc models under pinned assignment is intended (it is coherent with the direction of the #1462 stack), a test pinning it would be worth adding; if not, ad-hoc specs should not inherit the defaults selector.

Sequencing note: this overlaps #1414 (same two files, build_startup_model_specs + preflight, divergent designs — #1414 also wires RuntimeOptions.device/--device, which this PR leaves unread). They will conflict hard. This branch is green and current; #1414 is 3 days stale with 5 red checks (the --device CPU preflight bug Jian Yang flagged). Suggest landing this first and rebasing #1414's --device handling onto it.

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@ndizazzo ndizazzo changed the title fix(runtime): resolve pinned GPU for exact CLI models fix(runtime): resolve startup GPU selectors and honor CLI --device Aug 31, 2026

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Inline comments:
In `@crates/mesh-llm-host-runtime/src/runtime/local_split/loading.rs`:
- Around line 604-606: Update load_split_runtime_generation_inner so the
pinned_stage_device(gpu) assignment to runtime_options.config.selected_device
only runs when spec.device_override is absent; otherwise preserve the explicit
override already stored in resolved.hardware.device.

In `@crates/mesh-llm-host-runtime/src/runtime/startup_models.rs`:
- Around line 1250-1252: Track whether the selector in StartupModelSpec
originated from an explicit non-auto CLI --device override, and update
resolve_requested_startup_device so NonPinnableConfiguredId falls back to
resolve_startup_backend_device_by_name only for that origin. Keep persisted
gpu_id and defaults.hardware.device selectors restricted to pinnable stable IDs.

In `@crates/mesh-llm-host-runtime/src/runtime/tests/startup_models.rs`:
- Around line 630-698: Move the CLI device and configured-model matching tests,
including
cli_model_exact_config_ref_resolves_pinned_backend_and_keeps_cli_overrides, out
of the oversized startup_models test file into a dedicated owning test module.
Update module declarations and imports so the tests remain discoverable and
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