Set version to 0.10.4

* feat: allow get_kernel to log telemetry.

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Daniël de Kok <me@danieldk.eu>

* doc

---------

Co-authored-by: Daniël de Kok <me@danieldk.eu>

.github/workflows/build_documentation.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: Build documentation
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - doc-builder*
+      - v*-release
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    uses: huggingface/doc-builder/.github/workflows/build_main_documentation.yml@main
+    with:
+      commit_sha: ${{ github.sha }}
+      package: kernels
+    secrets:
+      hf_token: ${{ secrets.HF_DOC_BUILD_PUSH }}

.github/workflows/build_pr_documentation.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+name: Build PR Documentation
+
+on: pull_request
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    uses: huggingface/doc-builder/.github/workflows/build_pr_documentation.yml@main
+    with:
+      commit_sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+      pr_number: ${{ github.event.number }}
+      package: kernels

.github/workflows/lint.yml

@@ -8,3 +8,24 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Run ruff
         uses: astral-sh/ruff-action@v3
+
+  black:
+    name: Run black check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      UV_PYTHON_PREFERENCE: only-managed
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install uv and set the python version
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.12
+
+      - name: Install black
+        run: uv pip install black
+
+      - name: Check formatting
+        run: |
+          uv run black --check src
+          uv run black --check tests

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.10", "3.12"]
-        torch-version: ["2.6.0", "2.7.0"]
+        torch-version: ["2.7.0", "2.8.0"]
 
     env:
       UV_PYTHON_PREFERENCE: only-managed
@@ -51,7 +51,15 @@ jobs:
         run: uv run mypy src/kernels
 
       - name: Run tests
-        run: uv run pytest tests
+        run: |
+          uv run pytest tests
+
+      - name: Run staging tests
+        env:
+          HF_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HF_STAGING_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          HUGGINGFACE_CO_STAGING=true uv run pytest --token -m "is_staging_test" tests/
+        if: matrix.python_version == '3.10' && matrix.torch-version == '2.7.0'
 
       - name: Check kernel conversion
         run: |
@@ -63,7 +71,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check README generation
         # For now, just checks that generation doesn't fail.
         run: |
-          uv run kernels generate-readme kernels-community/triton-layer-norm --revision docs
+          uv run kernels generate-readme kernels-community/triton-layer-norm
+
+      - name: Check kernel check
+        run: |
+          uv pip install kernel-abi-check
+          kernels check kernels-community/activation
 
       - name: Import check without torch
         run: |

.github/workflows/upload_pr_documentation.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Upload PR Documentation
+
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ["Build PR Documentation"]
+    types:
+      - completed
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    uses: huggingface/doc-builder/.github/workflows/upload_pr_documentation.yml@main
+    with:
+      package_name: kernels
+    secrets:
+      hf_token: ${{ secrets.HF_DOC_BUILD_PUSH }}
+      comment_bot_token: ${{ secrets.COMMENT_BOT_TOKEN }}

Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.PHONY: style
+
+export check_dirs := src examples tests
+
+style:
+	black ${check_dirs}
+	isort ${check_dirs}
+	ruff check ${check_dirs} --fix

README.md

@@ -56,10 +56,12 @@ the Hub.
 
 ## 📚 Documentation
 
-- [Using layers](docs/layers.md)
-- [Locking kernel versions](docs/locking.md)
-- [Environment variables](docs/env.md)
-- [Using kernels in a Docker container](docs/docker.md)
-- [Kernel requirements](docs/kernel-requirements.md)
-- [Frequently Asked Questions](docs/faq.md)
+- [Introduction](docs/source/index.md)
+- [Installation](docs/source/installation.md)
+- [Basic usage](docs/source/basic-usage.md)
+- [Using layers](docs/source/layers.md)
+- [Locking kernel/layer versions](docs/source/locking.md)
+- [Environment variables](docs/source/env.md)
+- [Kernel requirements](docs/source/kernel-requirements.md)
+- [Frequently Asked Questions](docs/source/faq.md)
 - [Writing kernels](https://github.com/huggingface/kernel-builder/blob/main/docs/writing-kernels.md) using [kernel-builder](https://github.com/huggingface/kernel-builder/)

docs/docker.md

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# Using kernels in a Docker container
-
-build and run the reference [examples/basic.py](examples/basic.py) in a Docker container with the following commands:
-
-```bash
-docker build --platform linux/amd64 -t kernels-reference -f docker/Dockerfile.reference .
-docker run --gpus all -it --rm -e HF_TOKEN=$HF_TOKEN kernels-reference
-```

docs/faq.md

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# FAQ
-
-## Why is the kernelization step needed?
-
-In earlier versions of `kernels`, a layer's `forward` was replaced by
-`use_kernel_forward_from_hub` and `replace_kernel_forward_from_hub`. The
-new `forward` would dispatch to a kernel based on the device type,
-whether a model was training, etc. However, this approach was
-fundamentally incompatible with `torch.compile` since it relied
-on data-dependent branching.
-
-To avoid branching, we have to make dispatch decisions ahead of time,
-which is what the `kernelize` function does.

docs/layers.md

@@ -1,134 +0,0 @@
-# Layers
-
-A kernel can provide layers in addition to kernel functions. A layer from
-the Hub can replace the `forward` method of an existing layer for a certain
-device type. This makes it possible to provide more performant kernels for
-existing layers.
-
-See [Kernel requirements](kernel-requirements.md) for more information the
-requirements of Hub layers.
-
-## Making a layer extensible with kernels from the hub
-
-### Using a decorator
-
-A layer can be made extensible with the `use_kernel_forward_from_hub`
-decorator. For example:
-
-```python
-@use_kernel_forward_from_hub("SiluAndMul")
-class SiluAndMul(nn.Module):
-    def forward(self, input: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
-        d = input.shape[-1] // 2
-        return F.silu(input[..., :d]) * input[..., d:]
-```
-
-The decorator does not change the behavior of the class -- it annotates
-the class with the given name (here `SiluAndMul`). The `kernelize` function
-described below uses this name to look up kernels for the layer.
-
-### External layers
-
-An existing layer that does not (yet) have the `use_kernel_forward_from_hub`
-decorator can be made extensible using the `replace_kernel_forward_from_hub`
-function:
-
-```python
-from somelibrary import SiluAndMul
-
-replace_kernel_forward_from_hub(SiluAndMul, "SiluAndMul")
-```
-
-**Warning:** we strongly recommend using layers with a decorator, since
-it signifies that the maintainer intends to keep the `forward` signature
-compatible with layers from the hub.
-
-## Kernelizing a model
-
-A model will not use Hub kernels by default, even if it contains extensible
-layers. To enable the use of Hub kernels in the model, it needs to be
-'kernelized' using the `kernelize` function. This function traverses the
-model graph and replaces the `forward` methods of extensible layers for which
-Hub kernels are registered. Kernelize can be used as follows:
-
-```python
-model = MyModel(...)
-model = kernelize(model)
-```
-
-**Note:** the `kernelize` function modifies the model in-place, the model
-itself is returned as a convenience.
-
-### Kernel device
-
-Kernels can be registered per device type. For instance, separate `cuda` and
-`metal` kernels could be registered for the name `SiluAndMul`. By default,
-`kernelize` will try to infer the device type from the model's parameters.
-You can pass the device type to `kernelize` if the device type cannot be
-inferred (e.g. because the model has no parameters):
-
-```python
-model = MyModel(...)
-model = kernelize(model, device="cuda")
-```
-
-### `torch.compile`
-
-Not all Hub kernels support `torch.compile`. If you want to compile a model
-after kernelizing it, pass the `needs_torch_compile` argument to ensure that
-only kernels that support `torch.compile` will be loaded:
-
-```python
-model = MyModel(...)
-model = kernelize(model, needs_torch_compile=True)
-```
-
-### Fallback forward
-
-The `needs_torch_compile` argument will fall back to the layer's original
-`forward` if the registered kernels does not support `torch.compile`. You
-can let `kernelize` raise an exception instead by using `use_fallback=False`:
-
-```python
-model = MyModel(...)
-model = kernelize(model, needs_torch_compile=True, use_fallback=False)
-```
-
-This can be useful if you want to guarantee that Hub kernels are used.
-
-## Registering a hub kernel for a layer
-
-`kernelize`` relies on kernel mappings to find Hub kernels for layers.
-Kernel mappings map a kernel name such as `SiluAndMul` to a kernel on
-the Hub. For example:
-
-```python
-kernel_layer_mapping = {
-    "SiluAndMul": {
-        "cuda": LayerRepository(
-            repo_id="kernels-community/activation",
-            layer_name="SiluAndMul",
-            revision="layers",
-        )
-    }
-}
-```
-
-You can register such a mapping using `register_kernel_mapping`:
-
-```python
-register_kernel_mapping(kernel_layer_mapping)
-```
-
-This will register the kernel mapping in the current context, which is
-normally global. It is recommended to scope the mapping to where it is
-used with the `use_kernel_mapping` context manager:
-
-```python
-with use_kernel_mapping(kernel_layer_mapping):
-    # Use the layer for which the mapping is applied.
-    model = kernelize(model)
-```
-
-This ensures that the mapping is not active anymore outside the
-`with`-scope.

docs/source/_toctree.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+- sections:
+    - local: index
+      title: Introduction
+    - local: installation
+      title: Installation
+  title: Getting started
+- sections:
+    - local: basic-usage
+      title: Basic Usage
+    - local: layers
+      title: Using Layers
+    - local: locking
+      title: Locking Kernel Versions
+    - local: env
+      title: Environment Variables
+    - local: faq
+      title: FAQ
+  title: Usage Guide
+- sections:
+    - local: api/kernels
+      title: Kernels
+    - local: api/layers
+      title: Layers
+    - local: cli
+      title: Kernels CLI
+  title: API Reference
+- sections:
+    - local: kernel-requirements
+      title: Kernel Requirements
+  title: Developer Guide

docs/source/api/kernels.md

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Kernels API Reference
+
+## Main Functions
+
+### get_kernel
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.get_kernel
+
+### get_local_kernel
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.get_local_kernel
+
+### has_kernel
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.has_kernel
+
+## Loading locked kernels
+
+### load_kernel
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.load_kernel
+
+### get_locked_kernel
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.get_locked_kernel

docs/source/api/layers.md

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Layers API Reference
+
+## Making layers kernel-aware
+
+### use_kernel_forward_from_hub
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.use_kernel_forward_from_hub
+
+### replace_kernel_forward_from_hub
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.replace_kernel_forward_from_hub
+
+## Registering kernel mappings
+
+### use_kernel_mapping
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.use_kernel_mapping
+
+### register_kernel_mapping
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.register_kernel_mapping
+
+## Kernelizing a model
+
+### kernelize
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.kernelize
+
+## Classes
+
+### Device
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.Device
+
+### Mode
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.Mode
+
+### LayerRepository
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.LayerRepository
+
+### LocalLayerRepository
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.LocalLayerRepository
+
+### LockedLayerRepository
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.LockedLayerRepository

docs/source/basic-usage.md

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Basic Usage
+
+## Loading Kernels
+
+Here is how you would use the [activation](https://huggingface.co/kernels-community/activation) kernels from the Hugging Face Hub:
+
+```python
+import torch
+from kernels import get_kernel
+
+# Download optimized kernels from the Hugging Face hub
+activation = get_kernel("kernels-community/activation")
+
+# Create a random tensor
+x = torch.randn((10, 10), dtype=torch.float16, device="cuda")
+
+# Run the kernel
+y = torch.empty_like(x)
+activation.gelu_fast(y, x)
+
+print(y)
+```
+
+### Using version bounds
+
+Kernels are versioned using tags of the form `v<major>.<minor>.<patch>`.
+You can specify which version to download using Python version specifiers:
+
+```python
+import torch
+from kernels import get_kernel
+
+activation = get_kernel("kernels-community/activation", version=">=0.0.4,<0.1.0")
+```
+
+This will get the latest kernel tagged `v0.0.z` where `z` is at least 4. It
+is strongly recommended to specify a version bound, since a kernel author
+might push incompatible changes to the `main` branch.
+
+## Checking Kernel Availability
+
+You can check if a specific kernel is available for your environment:
+
+```python
+from kernels import has_kernel
+
+# Check if kernel is available for current environment
+is_available = has_kernel("kernels-community/activation")
+print(f"Kernel available: {is_available}")
+```

docs/source/cli.md

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# Kernels CLI Reference
+
+## Main Functions
+
+### kernels check
+
+You can use `kernels check` to test compliance of a kernel on the Hub.
+This currently checks that the kernel:
+
+- Supports the currently-required Python ABI version.
+- Works on supported operating system versions.
+
+For example:
+
+```bash
+$ kernels check kernels-community/flash-attn3
+Checking variant: torch28-cxx11-cu128-aarch64-linux
+  🐍 Python ABI 3.9 compatible
+  🐧 manylinux_2_28 compatible
+[...]
+```
+
+### kernels to-wheel
+
+We strongly recommend downloading kernels from the Hub using the `kernels`
+package, since this comes with large [benefits](index.md) over using Python
+wheels. That said, some projects may require deployment of kernels as
+wheels. The `kernels` utility provides a simple solution to this. You can
+convert any Hub kernel into a set of wheels with the `to-wheel` command:
+
+```bash
+$ kernels to-wheel drbh/img2grey 1.1.2
+☸ img2grey-1.1.2+torch27cu128cxx11-cp39-abi3-manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl
+☸ img2grey-1.1.2+torch26cu124cxx11-cp39-abi3-manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl
+☸ img2grey-1.1.2+torch26cu126cxx11-cp39-abi3-manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl
+☸ img2grey-1.1.2+torch27cu126cxx11-cp39-abi3-manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl
+☸ img2grey-1.1.2+torch26cu126cxx98-cp39-abi3-manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl
+☸ img2grey-1.1.2+torch27cu128cxx11-cp39-abi3-manylinux_2_28_aarch64.whl
+☸ img2grey-1.1.2+torch26cu126cxx98-cp39-abi3-manylinux_2_28_aarch64.whl
+☸ img2grey-1.1.2+torch27cu126cxx11-cp39-abi3-manylinux_2_28_aarch64.whl
+☸ img2grey-1.1.2+torch26cu126cxx11-cp39-abi3-manylinux_2_28_aarch64.whl
+☸ img2grey-1.1.2+torch26cu118cxx98-cp39-abi3-manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl
+☸ img2grey-1.1.2+torch26cu124cxx98-cp39-abi3-manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl
+☸ img2grey-1.1.2+torch26cu118cxx11-cp39-abi3-manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl
+☸ img2grey-1.1.2+torch27cu118cxx11-cp39-abi3-manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl
+```
+
+### kernels upload
+
+Use `kernels upload <dir_containing_build> --repo_id="hub-username/kernel"` to upload
+your kernel builds to the Hub. To know the supported arguments run: `kernels upload -h`.
+
+**Notes**:
+
+- This will take care of creating a repository on the Hub with the `repo_id` provided.
+- If a repo with the `repo_id` already exists and if it contains a `build` with the build variant
+  being uploaded, it will attempt to delete the files existing under it.
+- Make sure to be authenticated (run `hf auth login` if not) to be able to perform uploads to the Hub.

docs/source/faq.md

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# FAQ
+
+## Kernel layers
+
+### Why is the kernelization step needed as a separate step?
+
+In earlier versions of `kernels`, a layer's `forward` method was replaced
+by `use_kernel_forward_from_hub` and `replace_kernel_forward_from_hub`.
+The new `forward` would dispatch to a kernel based on the device type,
+whether a model was training, etc. However, this approach was
+fundamentally incompatible with `torch.compile` since it relied
+on data-dependent branching.
+
+To avoid branching, we have to make dispatch decisions ahead of time,
+which is what the `kernelize` function does.
+
+### Why does kernelization only replace `forward` methods?
+
+There are some other possible approaches. The first is to completely
+replace existing layers by kernel layers. However, since this would
+permit free-form layer classes, it would be much harder to validate
+that layers are fully compatible with the layers that they are
+replacing. For instance, they could have completely different member
+variables. Besides that, we would also need to hold on to the original
+layers, in case we need to revert to the base layers when the model
+is `kernelize`d again with different options.
+
+A second approach would be to make an auxiliary layer that wraps the
+original layer and the kernel layer and dispatches to the kernel layer.
+This wouldn't have the issues of the first approach, because kernel layers
+could be similarly strict as they are now, and we would still have access
+to the original layers when `kernelize`-ing the model again. However,
+this would change the graph structure of the model and would break use
+cases where programs access the model internals (e.g.
+`model.layers[0].attention.query_weight`) or rely on the graph structure
+in other ways.
+
+The approach of `forward`-replacement is the least invasive, because
+it preserves the original model graph. It is also reversible, since
+even though the `forward` of a layer _instance_ might be replaced,
+the corresponding class still has the original `forward`.
+
+## Misc
+
+### How can I disable kernel reporting in the user-agent?
+
+By default, we collect telemetry when a call to `get_kernel()` is made.
+This only includes the `kernels` version, `torch` version, and the build
+information for the kernel being requested.
+
+You can disable this by setting `export DISABLE_TELEMETRY=yes`.

docs/source/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Kernels
+
+<div align="center">
+<img src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/64a652f3-0cd3-4829-b3c1-df13f7933569" width="450" height="450" alt="kernel-builder logo">
+</div>
+
+The Kernel Hub allows Python libraries and applications to load compute
+kernels directly from the [Hub](https://hf.co/). To support this kind
+of dynamic loading, Hub kernels differ from traditional Python kernel
+packages in that they are made to be:
+
+- **Portable**: a kernel can be loaded from paths outside `PYTHONPATH`.
+- **Unique**: multiple versions of the same kernel can be loaded in the
+  same Python process.
+- **Compatible**: kernels must support all recent versions of Python and
+  the different PyTorch build configurations (various CUDA versions
+  and C++ ABIs). Furthermore, older C library versions must be supported.
+
+You can [search for kernels](https://huggingface.co/models?other=kernel) on
+the Hub.

docs/source/installation.md

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Installation
+
+Install the `kernels` package with `pip` (requires `torch>=2.5` and CUDA):
+
+```bash
+pip install kernels
+```
+
+# Using kernels in a Docker container
+
+Build and run the reference `examples/basic.py` in a Docker container with the following commands:
+
+```bash
+docker build --platform linux/amd64 -t kernels-reference -f docker/Dockerfile.reference .
+docker run --gpus all -it --rm -e HF_TOKEN=$HF_TOKEN kernels-reference
+```

docs/source/kernel-requirements.md

@@ -34,28 +34,51 @@ Kernels are versioned on the Hub using Git tags. Version tags must be of
 the form `v<major>.<minor>.<patch>`. Versions are used by [locking](./locking.md)
 to resolve the version constraints.
 
+We recommend using [semver](https://semver.org/) to version kernels.
+
 ## Native Python module
 
 Kernels will typically contain a native Python module with precompiled
-compute kernels and bindings. This module must fulfill the following
-requirements:
+compute kernels and bindings. This module must fulfill the requirements
+outlined in this section. For all operating systems, a kernel must not
+have dynamic library dependencies outside:
+
+- Torch;
+- CUDA/ROCm libraries installed as dependencies of Torch.
+
+## Compatibility with torch.compile
+
+The Kernel Hub also encourages to write the kernels in a `torch.compile`
+compliant way. This helps to ensure that the kernels are compatible with
+`torch.compile` without introducing any graph breaks and triggering 
+recompilation which can limit the benefits of compilation.
+
+[Here](https://github.com/huggingface/kernel-builder/blob/d1ee9bf9301ac8c5199099d90ee1c9d5c789d5ba/examples/relu-backprop-compile/tests/test_relu.py#L162) is a simple test example which checks for graph breaks and 
+recompilation triggers during `torch.compile`.
+
+### Linux
 
 - Use [ABI3/Limited API](https://docs.python.org/3/c-api/stable.html#stable-application-binary-interface)
   for compatibility with Python 3.9 and later.
 - Compatible with [`manylinux_2_28`](https://github.com/pypa/manylinux?tab=readme-ov-file#manylinux_2_28-almalinux-8-based).
   This means that the extension **must not** use symbols versions higher than:
-
   - GLIBC 2.28
   - GLIBCXX 3.4.24
   - CXXABI 1.3.11
   - GCC 7.0.0
 
-  These requirement can be checked with the ABI checker (see below).
+These requirements can be checked with the ABI checker (see below).
 
-- No dynamic library dependencies outside:
+### macOS
 
-  - Torch;
-  - CUDA/ROCm libraries installed as dependencies of Torch.
+- Use [ABI3/Limited API](https://docs.python.org/3/c-api/stable.html#stable-application-binary-interface)
+  for compatibility with Python 3.9 and later.
+- macOS deployment target 15.0.
+- Metal 3.0 (`-std=metal3.0`).
+
+The ABI3 requirement can be checked with the ABI checker (see below).
+
+### ABI checker
 
 The manylinux_2_28 and Python ABI 3.9 version requirements can be checked with
 [`kernel-abi-check`](https://crates.io/crates/kernel-abi-check):

docs/source/layers.md

@@ -0,0 +1,323 @@
+# Layers
+
+A kernel can provide layers in addition to kernel functions. A layer from
+the Hub can replace the `forward` method of an existing layer for a certain
+device type. This makes it possible to provide more performant kernels for
+existing layers.
+
+See [Kernel requirements](kernel-requirements.md) for more information on the
+requirements of Hub layers.
+
+## Making a layer extensible with kernels from the hub
+
+### Using a decorator
+
+A layer can be made extensible with the `use_kernel_forward_from_hub`
+decorator. For example:
+
+```python
+@use_kernel_forward_from_hub("SiluAndMul")
+class SiluAndMul(nn.Module):
+    def forward(self, input: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+        d = input.shape[-1] // 2
+        return F.silu(input[..., :d]) * input[..., d:]
+```
+
+The decorator does not change the behavior of the class -- it annotates
+the class with the given name (here `SiluAndMul`). The `kernelize` function
+described below uses this name to look up kernels for the layer.
+
+### External layers
+
+An existing layer that does not (yet) have the `use_kernel_forward_from_hub`
+decorator can be made extensible using the `replace_kernel_forward_from_hub`
+function:
+
+```python
+from somelibrary import SiluAndMul
+
+replace_kernel_forward_from_hub(SiluAndMul, "SiluAndMul")
+```
+
+**Warning:** we strongly recommend using layers with a decorator, since
+it signifies that the maintainer intends to keep the `forward` signature
+compatible with layers from the hub.
+
+## Kernelizing a model
+
+A model will not use Hub kernels by default, even if it contains extensible
+layers. To enable the use of Hub kernels in the model, it needs to be
+'kernelized' using the `kernelize` function. This function traverses the
+model graph and replaces the `forward` methods of extensible layers for which
+Hub kernels are registered. `kernelize` can be used as follows:
+
+```python
+model = MyModel(...)
+model = kernelize(model, mode=Mode.INFERENCE)
+```
+
+The `kernelize` function modifies the model in-place, the model itself is
+returned as a convenience. The `mode` specifies that the model will be used
+in inference. Similarly, you can ask `kernelize` to prepare the model for
+training:
+
+```python
+model = MyModel(...)
+model = kernelize(model, mode=Mode.TRAINING)
+```
+
+A model that is kernelized for training can also be used for inference, but
+not the other way around. If you want to change the mode of the kernelized
+model, you can just run `kernelize` on the model again with the new mode.
+
+If you want to compile a model with `torch.compile`, this should be indicated
+in the mode as well. You can do this by combining `Mode.INFERENCE` or
+`Mode.TRAINING` with `Mode.TORCH_COMPILE` using the set union (`|`) operator:
+
+```python
+model = MyModel(...)
+
+# Inference
+model = kernelize(model, mode=Mode.INFERENCE | Mode.TORCH_COMPILE)
+
+# Training
+model = kernelize(model, mode=Mode.TRAINING | Mode.TORCH_COMPILE)
+```
+
+### Kernel device
+
+Kernels can be registered per device type. For instance, separate `cuda` and
+`metal` kernels could be registered for the name `SiluAndMul`. By default,
+`kernelize` will try to infer the device type from the model's parameters.
+You can pass the device type to `kernelize` if the device type cannot be
+inferred (e.g. because the model has no parameters):
+
+```python
+model = MyModel(...)
+model = kernelize(model, device="cuda", mode=Mode.INFERENCE)
+```
+
+### Fallback `forward`
+
+If the `TRAINING` and/or `TORCH_COMPILE` modes are used, but a registered
+kernel does not support backward passes or `torch.compile` respectively,
+`kernelize` will fall back to the original, non-kernelized, layer. You
+can let `kernelize` raise an exception instead by using `use_fallback=False`:
+
+```python
+model = MyModel(...)
+model = kernelize(model, mode=Mode.INFERENCE | Mode.TORCH_COMPILE, use_fallback=False)
+```
+
+This can be useful if you want to guarantee that Hub kernels are used.
+
+### Inspecting which kernels are used
+
+The kernels that are used are logged at the `INFO` level by `kernelize`.
+See the [Python logging](https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html)
+documentation for information on how to configure logging.
+
+## Registering a hub kernel for a layer
+
+`kernelize` relies on kernel mappings to find Hub kernels for layers.
+Kernel mappings map a kernel name such as `SiluAndMul` to a kernel on
+the Hub. For example:
+
+```python
+kernel_layer_mapping = {
+    "SiluAndMul": {
+        "cuda": LayerRepository(
+            repo_id="kernels-community/activation",
+            layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+        ),
+        "rocm": LayerRepository(
+            repo_id="kernels-community/activation",
+            layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+        )
+    }
+}
+```
+
+You can register such a mapping using `register_kernel_mapping`:
+
+```python
+register_kernel_mapping(kernel_layer_mapping)
+```
+
+This will register the kernel mapping in the current context, which is
+normally global. It is recommended to scope the mapping to where it is
+used with the `use_kernel_mapping` context manager:
+
+```python
+with use_kernel_mapping(kernel_layer_mapping):
+    # Use the layer for which the mapping is applied.
+    model = kernelize(model, mode=Mode.TRAINING | Mode.TORCH_COMPILE)
+```
+
+This ensures that the mapping is not active anymore outside the
+`with`-scope.
+
+### Using version bounds
+
+Kernels are versioned using tags of the form `v<major>.<minor>.<patch>`.
+You can specify which version of the kernel to download using Python version
+specifiers:
+
+```python
+kernel_layer_mapping = {
+    "SiluAndMul": {
+        "cuda": LayerRepository(
+            repo_id="kernels-community/activation",
+            layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+            version=">=0.0.4,<0.1.0",
+        ),
+        "rocm": LayerRepository(
+            repo_id="kernels-community/activation",
+            layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+            version=">=0.0.4,<0.1.0",
+        )
+    }
+}
+```
+
+This will get the layer from latest kernel tagged `v0.0.z` where `z` is at
+least 4. It is strongly recommended to specify a version bound, since a
+kernel author might push incompatible changes to the `main` branch.
+
+### Registering kernels for specific modes
+
+You might want to register two different kernels for a particular layer,
+where one kernel is optimized for a specific mode. You can do so by
+registering layer repositories for specific modes. For example:
+
+```python
+kernel_layer_mapping = {
+    "SiluAndMul": {
+        "cuda": {
+          Mode.INFERENCE: LayerRepository(
+              repo_id="kernels-community/activation-inference-optimized",
+              layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+          ),
+          Mode.TRAINING | Mode.TORCH_COMPILE: LayerRepository(
+              repo_id="kernels-community/activation-training-optimized",
+              layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+          ),
+      }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+The `kernelize` function will attempt to use the following registered
+kernels for a given mode:
+
+- `INFERENCE`: `INFERENCE` → `INFERENCE | TORCH_COMPILE` → `TRAINING` →
+  `TRAINING | TORCH_COMPILE` → `FALLBACK`
+- `INFERENCE | TORCH_COMPILE`: `INFERENCE | TORCH_COMPILE` →
+  `TRAINING | TORCH_COMPILE` → `FALLBACK`
+- `TRAINING`: `TRAINING` → `TRAINING | TORCH_COMPILE` → `FALLBACK`
+- `TRAINING | TORCH_COMPILE`: `TRAINING | TORCH_COMPILE` → `FALLBACK`
+
+`Mode.FALLBACK` is a special mode that is used when no other mode matches. It
+is also used when a kernel is registered without a mode, as described in the
+previous section.
+
+```python
+kernel_layer_mapping = {
+    "SiluAndMul": {
+        "cuda": {
+            Mode.FALLBACK: LayerRepository(
+                repo_id="kernels-community/activation",
+                layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+            ),
+            Mode.INFERENCE: LayerRepository(
+                repo_id="kernels-community/activation-inference-optimized",
+                layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+            ),
+            Mode.TRAINING: LayerRepository(
+                repo_id="kernels-community/activation-training-optimized",
+                layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+In this case, both `Mode.INFERENCE | Mode.TORCH_COMPILE` and
+`Mode.TRAINING | Mode.TORCH_COMPILE` will use the `Mode.FALLBACK` kernel,
+since the other kernels do not support `torch.compile`.
+
+### Registering kernels for specific CUDA capabilities
+
+Some kernels only work with newer CUDA architectures. For instance, some
+kernels require capability 9.0 for the TMA unit on Hopper GPUs. `kernels`
+supports registering layers for a range of CUDA capabilities. To do so,
+you need to register the layer for a `Device` with type `cuda` and
+set the supported range of CUDA capabilities with using `CUDAProperties`:
+
+```python
+kernel_layer_mapping = {
+    "SiluAndMul": {
+        Device(
+            type="cuda",
+            properties=CUDAProperties(
+                min_capability=75, max_capability=89
+            ),
+        ): LayerRepository(
+            repo_id="kernels-community/activation",
+            layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+        ),
+        Device(
+            type="cuda",
+            properties=CUDAProperties(
+                min_capability=90, max_capability=sys.maxsize
+            ),
+        ): LayerRepository(
+            repo_id="kernels-community/activation-hopper",
+            layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+        ),
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Capabilities behave as follows:
+
+- The minimum and maximum capabilities are inclusive.
+- When a new kernel is registered with the same min/max capabilities as
+  an existing kernel, the new kernel will replace the old kernel.
+- When there are multiple kernels that support a capability, the kernel
+  with the smaller capability interval will be used. E.g. given:
+  - `KernelA` with `min_capability=80` and `max_capability=89`;
+  - `KernelB` with `min_capability=75` and `max_capability=89`;
+  - `kernelize` runs on a system with capability 8.6.
+
+  Then `KernelA` will be used because the interval 80..89 is smaller
+  than 75..89. The motivation is that kernels with smaller ranges
+  tend to be more optimized for a specific set of GPUs. **This behavior
+  might still change in the future.**
+
+### Registering kernels for specific ROCm capabilities
+
+Registering kernels for the ROCm architecture follows the exact same
+pattern as CUDA kernels, using `min_capability` and `max_capability` to restrict
+a kernel to a range of ROCm capabilities.
+
+### Loading from a local repository for testing
+
+The `LocalLayerRepository` class is provided to load a repository from
+a local directory. For example:
+
+```python
+with use_kernel_mapping(
+    {
+        "SiluAndMul": {
+            "cuda": LocalLayerRepository(
+                repo_path="/home/daniel/kernels/activation",
+                package_name="activation",
+                layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+            )
+        }
+    },
+    inherit_mapping=False,
+):
+    kernelize(linear, mode=Mode.INFERENCE)
+```

docs/source/locking.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Locking kernel versions
+# Locking kernel/layer versions
 
 Projects that use `setuptools` can lock the kernel versions that should be
 used. First specify the accepted versions in `pyproject.toml` and make
@@ -26,6 +26,24 @@ activation = get_locked_kernel("kernels-community/activation")
 **Note:** the lock file is included in the package metadata, so it will only be visible
 to `kernels` after doing an (editable or regular) installation of your project.
 
+## Locked kernel layers
+
+Locking is also supported for kernel layers. To use locked layers, register them
+with the `LockedLayerRepository` class:
+
+```python
+kernel_layer_mapping = {
+    "SiluAndMul": {
+        "cuda": LockedLayerRepository(
+            repo_id="kernels-community/activation",
+            layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+register_kernel_mapping(kernel_layer_mapping)
+```
+
 ## Pre-downloading locked kernels
 
 Locked kernels can be pre-downloaded by running `kernels download .` in your

examples/basic.py

@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ activation.gelu_fast(y, x)
 print("Kernel successfully executed")
 
 # Check results
-expected = torch.tensor([
-    [0.8408, 1.9551, 2.9961],
-    [4.0000, 5.0000, 6.0000],
-    [7.0000, 8.0000, 9.0000]
-], device='cuda:0', dtype=torch.float16)
+expected = torch.tensor(
+    [[0.8408, 1.9551, 2.9961], [4.0000, 5.0000, 6.0000], [7.0000, 8.0000, 9.0000]],
+    device="cuda:0",
+    dtype=torch.float16,
+)
 assert torch.allclose(y, expected)
 
 print("Calculated values are exact")

flake.lock

@@ -58,33 +58,32 @@
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1749025620,
-        "narHash": "sha256-V/r5KOp8FRC5n3MINDzTeS3pZz57SasFVzx12WQRQ8U=",
+        "lastModified": 1754038838,
+        "narHash": "sha256-oHigCT4z0ayyLyEuxdZooSXRAZP8lfOkZHzY1lx1U50=",
         "owner": "huggingface",
         "repo": "hf-nix",
-        "rev": "7ab84ffad440c530162f528a96fa062530a6c8e4",
+        "rev": "336f781fa284e193baa3d4c3ce3f95fb34e9ffad",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "huggingface",
-        "ref": "torch-cxx11",
         "repo": "hf-nix",
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1747820358,
-        "narHash": "sha256-fTqsZsUX6M3yeEvgyQvXcbGmT2CaRVyVwsi8eK29Oj4=",
-        "owner": "danieldk",
+        "lastModified": 1752785354,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Y33ryUz7MPqKrZwlbQcsYCUz2jAJCacRf8jbs0tYUlA=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "d3c1681180717528068082103bf323147de6ab0b",
+        "rev": "d38025438a6ee456758dc03188ca6873a415463b",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
-        "owner": "danieldk",
-        "ref": "cudatoolkit-12.9-kernel-builder",
+        "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "d38025438a6ee456758dc03188ca6873a415463b",
         "type": "github"
       }
     },

flake.nix

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   inputs = {
-    hf-nix.url = "github:huggingface/hf-nix/torch-cxx11";
+    hf-nix.url = "github:huggingface/hf-nix";
     nixpkgs.follows = "hf-nix/nixpkgs";
     flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
   };
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       let
         pkgs = import nixpkgs {
           inherit system;
-          inherit (hf-nix.lib) config;
+          config = hf-nix.lib.config system;
           overlays = [
             hf-nix.overlays.default
           ];
@@ -24,8 +24,13 @@
       in
       {
         formatter = pkgs.nixfmt-tree;
+        packages.kernel-abi-check = pkgs.python3.pkgs.callPackage ./nix/kernel-abi-check.nix {};
         devShells = with pkgs; rec {
           default = mkShell {
+            nativeBuildInputs = [
+              # For hf-doc-builder.
+              nodejs
+            ];
             buildInputs =
               [
                 black
@@ -36,6 +41,8 @@
               ++ (with python3.pkgs; [
                 docutils
                 huggingface-hub
+                (callPackage ./nix/kernel-abi-check.nix {})
+                mktestdocs
                 pytest
                 pytest-benchmark
                 pyyaml

nix/kernel-abi-check.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchPypi,
+  rustPlatform,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "kernel-abi-check";
+  version = "0.6.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit version;
+    pname = "kernel_abi_check";
+    hash = "sha256-goWC7SK79FVNEvkp3bISBwbOqdSrmobANtrWIve9/Ys=";
+  };
+
+  cargoDeps = rustPlatform.fetchCargoVendor {
+    inherit pname version src sourceRoot;
+    hash = "sha256-+1jdbKsDKmG+bf0NEVYMv8t7Meuge1z2cgYfbdB9q8A=";
+  };
+
+  sourceRoot = "kernel_abi_check-${version}/bindings/python";
+
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = with rustPlatform; [ cargoSetupHook maturinBuildHook ];
+}

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "kernels"
-version = "0.6.0.dev0"
+version = "0.10.4"
 description = "Download compute kernels"
 authors = [
   { name = "OlivierDehaene", email = "olivier@huggingface.co" },
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">= 3.9"
 dependencies = [
-  "huggingface_hub>=0.26.0,<1.0",
+  "huggingface_hub>=0.26.0,<2.0",
   "packaging>=20.0",
   "pyyaml>=6",
   "tomli>=2.0; python_version<'3.11'",
@@ -24,16 +24,21 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
-  "mypy == 1.14.1",
-  "pytest >=8",
+  "mktestdocs>=0.2.5",
+  "mypy>=1.15.0",
+  "pytest>=8",
   # Whatever version is compatible with pytest.
   "pytest-benchmark",
-  "torch >=2.5",
+  "torch>=2.5",
   "types-pyyaml"
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
+abi-check = ["kernel-abi-check>=0.6.2,<0.7.0"]
 torch = ["torch"]
+docs = [
+  "hf-doc-builder",
+]
 
 [project.scripts]
 kernels = "kernels.cli:main"
@@ -41,6 +46,9 @@ kernels = "kernels.cli:main"
 [project.entry-points."egg_info.writers"]
 "kernels.lock" = "kernels.lockfile:write_egg_lockfile"
 
+[tool.isort]
+profile = "black"
+line_length = 119
 
 [tool.ruff]
 exclude = [
@@ -67,4 +75,4 @@ line-length = 119
 # Ignored rules:
 # "E501" -> line length violation
 lint.ignore = ["E501"]
-lint.select = ["E", "F", "I", "W"]
+lint.select = ["E", "F", "W"]

pytest.ini

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 [pytest]
 markers =
+    cuda_only: marks tests that should only hosts with CUDA GPUs
+    rocm_only: marks tests that should only run on hosts with ROCm GPUs
     darwin_only: marks tests that should only run on macOS
-    linux_only: marks tests that should only run on Linux
+    xpu_only: marks tests that should only run on hosts with Intel XPUs
+    npu_only: marks tests that should only run on Ascend NPUs
+    token: enable tests that require a write token
+    is_staging_test: Marks tests that should only run on a staging environment

src/kernels/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
+import importlib.metadata
+
+__version__ = importlib.metadata.version("kernels")
+
 from kernels.layer import (
+    CUDAProperties,
     Device,
     LayerRepository,
+    LocalLayerRepository,
+    LockedLayerRepository,
+    Mode,
     kernelize,
     register_kernel_mapping,
     replace_kernel_forward_from_hub,
@@ -9,6 +17,7 @@ from kernels.layer import (
 )
 from kernels.utils import (
     get_kernel,
+    get_local_kernel,
     get_locked_kernel,
     has_kernel,
     install_kernel,
@@ -16,16 +25,22 @@ from kernels.utils import (
 )
 
 __all__ = [
+    "__version__",
+    "CUDAProperties",
+    "Device",
+    "LayerRepository",
+    "LocalLayerRepository",
+    "LockedLayerRepository",
+    "Mode",
     "get_kernel",
+    "get_local_kernel",
     "get_locked_kernel",
     "has_kernel",
-    "load_kernel",
     "install_kernel",
-    "use_kernel_forward_from_hub",
-    "use_kernel_mapping",
+    "kernelize",
+    "load_kernel",
     "register_kernel_mapping",
     "replace_kernel_forward_from_hub",
-    "LayerRepository",
-    "Device",
-    "kernelize",
+    "use_kernel_forward_from_hub",
+    "use_kernel_mapping",
 ]

src/kernels/_interval_tree.py

@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+# AVL-balanced interval trees. We could use the intervaltree
+# packages, but it seems unmaintained and does not have type
+# annotations.
+
+from typing import Generic, List, Optional, Tuple, TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+
+class _Node(Generic[T]):
+    """A node in the interval tree."""
+
+    def __init__(self, start: int, end: int, data: T):
+        self.start: int = start
+        self.end: int = end
+        self.data: T = data
+        self.max_end: int = end
+        self.left: Optional["_Node[T]"] = None
+        self.right: Optional["_Node[T]"] = None
+        self.height: int = 1
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f"Node({self.start}, {self.end})"
+
+
+class IntervalTree(Generic[T]):
+    """A data structure to hold and query (unique) intervals."""
+
+    root: Optional[_Node[T]]
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.root = None
+
+    def insert(self, start: int, end: int, data: T) -> None:
+        """
+        Inserts a new interval into the tree.
+
+        Args:
+            start: The starting point of the interval.
+            end: The ending point of the interval.
+            data: The data associated with this interval.
+        """
+        self.root = self._insert(self.root, start, end, data)
+
+    def _get_height(self, node: Optional[_Node[T]]) -> int:
+        if not node:
+            return 0
+        return node.height
+
+    def _get_balance(self, node: Optional[_Node[T]]) -> int:
+        if not node:
+            return 0
+        return self._get_height(node.left) - self._get_height(node.right)
+
+    def _update_node_attributes(self, node: _Node[T]) -> None:
+        node.height = 1 + max(self._get_height(node.left), self._get_height(node.right))
+        node.max_end = node.end
+        if node.left:
+            node.max_end = max(node.max_end, node.left.max_end)
+        if node.right:
+            node.max_end = max(node.max_end, node.right.max_end)
+
+    def _right_rotate(self, y: _Node[T]) -> _Node[T]:
+        """Performs a right rotation."""
+        x = y.left
+        assert x is not None
+        T2 = x.right
+
+        x.right = y
+        y.left = T2
+
+        self._update_node_attributes(y)
+        self._update_node_attributes(x)
+
+        return x
+
+    def _left_rotate(self, x: _Node[T]) -> _Node[T]:
+        """Performs a left rotation."""
+        y = x.right
+        assert y is not None
+        T2 = y.left
+
+        y.left = x
+        x.right = T2
+
+        self._update_node_attributes(x)
+        self._update_node_attributes(y)
+
+        return y
+
+    def _insert(
+        self, node: Optional[_Node[T]], start: int, end: int, data: T
+    ) -> _Node[T]:
+        """Recursive helper to insert a new node and balance the tree."""
+        if not node:
+            return _Node(start, end, data)
+
+        # Replace the data if the interval already exists.
+        if start == node.start and end == node.end:
+            node.data = data
+            return node
+
+        if start < node.start:
+            node.left = self._insert(node.left, start, end, data)
+        else:
+            node.right = self._insert(node.right, start, end, data)
+
+        self._update_node_attributes(node)
+
+        balance = self._get_balance(node)
+
+        # Left Left Case
+        if balance > 1 and node.left and start < node.left.start:
+            return self._right_rotate(node)
+
+        # Right Right Case
+        if balance < -1 and node.right and start >= node.right.start:
+            return self._left_rotate(node)
+
+        # Left Right Case
+        if balance > 1 and node.left and start >= node.left.start:
+            node.left = self._left_rotate(node.left)
+            return self._right_rotate(node)
+
+        # Right Left Case
+        if balance < -1 and node.right and start < node.right.start:
+            node.right = self._right_rotate(node.right)
+            return self._left_rotate(node)
+
+        return node
+
+    def search(self, point: int) -> List[T]:
+        """
+        Searches for all intervals that contain the given point.
+
+        Args:
+            point: The point to search for.
+
+        Returns:
+            A list of data items from all matching intervals.
+        """
+        results: List[T] = []
+        self._search(self.root, point, results)
+        return results
+
+    def _search(self, node: Optional[_Node[T]], point: int, results: List[T]) -> None:
+        """Recursive helper to find all overlapping intervals."""
+        if node is None or point > node.max_end:
+            return
+
+        if node.left:
+            self._search(node.left, point, results)
+
+        if node.start <= point <= node.end:
+            results.append(node.data)
+
+        if point >= node.start and node.right:
+            self._search(node.right, point, results)
+
+    def find_smallest_interval(self, point: int) -> Optional[T]:
+        """
+        Finds the item with the most specific (smallest) range for a given point.
+
+        Args:
+            point: The capability to look up.
+
+        Returns:
+            The data of the best-matching item, or None if no match is found.
+        """
+        matches: List[Tuple[int, int, T]] = []
+        self._find_with_intervals(self.root, point, matches)
+
+        if not matches:
+            return None
+
+        # Return the smallest interval, sort by memory location when
+        # there are multiple matches with the same interval size. This
+        # is just to ensure that we can compare against a trivial
+        # implementation in tests.
+        best_match = min(matches, key=lambda x: (x[1] - x[0], id(x[2])))
+        return best_match[2]
+
+    def _find_with_intervals(
+        self,
+        node: Optional[_Node[T]],
+        point: int,
+        results: List[Tuple[int, int, T]],
+    ) -> None:
+        """A modified search that collects interval ranges along with data."""
+        if node is None or point > node.max_end:
+            return
+
+        if node.left:
+            self._find_with_intervals(node.left, point, results)
+
+        if node.start <= point <= node.end:
+            results.append((node.start, node.end, node.data))
+
+        if point >= node.start and node.right:
+            self._find_with_intervals(node.right, point, results)

src/kernels/_versions.py

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+from typing import Dict, Optional
+
+from huggingface_hub import HfApi
+from huggingface_hub.hf_api import GitRefInfo
+from packaging.specifiers import SpecifierSet
+from packaging.version import InvalidVersion, Version
+
+
+def _get_available_versions(repo_id: str) -> Dict[Version, GitRefInfo]:
+    """Get kernel versions that are available in the repository."""
+    versions = {}
+    for tag in HfApi().list_repo_refs(repo_id).tags:
+        if not tag.name.startswith("v"):
+            continue
+        try:
+            versions[Version(tag.name[1:])] = tag
+        except InvalidVersion:
+            continue
+
+    return versions
+
+
+def resolve_version_spec_as_ref(repo_id: str, version_spec: str) -> GitRefInfo:
+    """
+    Get the locks for a kernel with the given version spec.
+
+    The version specifier can be any valid Python version specifier:
+    https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/version-specifiers/#version-specifiers
+    """
+    versions = _get_available_versions(repo_id)
+    requirement = SpecifierSet(version_spec)
+    accepted_versions = sorted(requirement.filter(versions.keys()))
+
+    if len(accepted_versions) == 0:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"No version of `{repo_id}` satisfies requirement: {version_spec}"
+        )
+
+    return versions[accepted_versions[-1]]
+
+
+def select_revision_or_version(
+    repo_id: str, revision: Optional[str], version: Optional[str]
+) -> str:
+    if revision is not None and version is not None:
+        raise ValueError("Either a revision or a version must be specified, not both.")
+    elif revision is None and version is None:
+        revision = "main"
+    elif version is not None:
+        revision = resolve_version_spec_as_ref(repo_id, version).target_commit
+    assert revision is not None
+    return revision

src/kernels/check.py

@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from huggingface_hub import snapshot_download
+from kernel_abi_check import (
+    BinaryFormat,
+    IncompatibleAbi3Symbol,
+    IncompatibleMacOSVersion,
+    IncompatibleManylinuxSymbol,
+    MissingMacOSVersion,
+    NonAbi3Symbol,
+    ObjectFile,
+)
+
+from kernels.utils import CACHE_DIR
+
+
+def check_kernel(
+    *, macos: str, manylinux: str, python_abi: str, repo_id: str, revision: str
+):
+    variants_path = (
+        Path(
+            snapshot_download(
+                repo_id,
+                allow_patterns=["build/*"],
+                cache_dir=CACHE_DIR,
+                revision=revision,
+            )
+        )
+        / "build"
+    )
+
+    has_issues = False
+    for variant_path in variants_path.iterdir():
+        if not variant_path.is_dir():
+            print(
+                f"⛔ `build/` must only contain directories, found: {variant_path.name}",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            has_issues = True
+            continue
+
+        print(f"Checking variant: {variant_path.name}", file=sys.stderr)
+
+        indent = 2
+
+        for dylib_path in variant_path.rglob("*.so"):
+            print_with_indent(
+                indent,
+                f"Dynamic library {dylib_path.relative_to(variant_path)}:",
+            )
+
+            o = ObjectFile(dylib_path)
+            has_issues |= check_abi3(o, python_abi, indent + 2)
+
+            # TODO: also check operating system
+            if o.format() == BinaryFormat.ELF:
+                has_issues |= check_manylinux(o, manylinux, indent + 2)
+            elif o.format() == BinaryFormat.MACH_O:
+                has_issues |= check_macos(o, macos, indent + 2)
+
+    if has_issues:
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def check_abi3(object_file: ObjectFile, python_abi: str, indent: int) -> bool:
+    has_issues = False
+    violations = object_file.check_python_abi(python_abi)
+    if violations != []:
+        has_issues = True
+        print_with_indent(
+            indent,
+            f"⛔ Found symbols that are incompatible with Python ABI {python_abi}:",
+        )
+        for violation in violations:
+            if isinstance(violation, IncompatibleAbi3Symbol):
+                print_with_indent(
+                    indent + 3,
+                    f"{violation.name}: {violation.version_added}",
+                )
+            elif isinstance(violation, NonAbi3Symbol):
+                print_with_indent(
+                    indent + 3,
+                    f"{violation.name}",
+                )
+    else:
+        print_with_indent(indent, f"🐍 Python ABI {python_abi} compatible")
+
+    return has_issues
+
+
+def check_macos(object_file: ObjectFile, macos: str, indent: int) -> bool:
+    has_issues = False
+    violations = object_file.check_macos(macos)
+    if violations != []:
+        has_issues = True
+        print_with_indent(
+            indent,
+            f"⛔ Found incompatibility with macOS {macos}:",
+        )
+
+        for violation in violations:
+            if isinstance(violation, MissingMacOSVersion):
+                print_with_indent(
+                    indent + 3,
+                    "shared library does not contain macOS version",
+                )
+            elif isinstance(violation, IncompatibleMacOSVersion):
+                print_with_indent(
+                    indent + 3,
+                    f"shared library requires macOS {violation.version}",
+                )
+    else:
+        print_with_indent(indent, f"🍏 compatible with macOS {macos}")
+
+    return has_issues
+
+
+def check_manylinux(object_file: ObjectFile, manylinux: str, indent: int) -> bool:
+    has_issues = False
+    violations = object_file.check_manylinux(manylinux)
+    if violations != []:
+        has_issues = True
+        print_with_indent(
+            indent,
+            f"⛔ Found symbols that are incompatible with {manylinux}:",
+        )
+
+        for violation in violations:
+            if isinstance(violation, IncompatibleManylinuxSymbol):
+                print_with_indent(
+                    indent + 3,
+                    f"{violation.name}_{violation.dep}: {violation.version}",
+                )
+    else:
+        print_with_indent(indent, f"🐧 {manylinux} compatible")
+
+    return has_issues
+
+
+def print_with_indent(indent: int, message: str):
+    print(f"{' ' * indent}{message}", file=sys.stderr)

src/kernels/cli.py

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import json
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from huggingface_hub import create_repo, upload_folder, create_branch
+
 from kernels.compat import tomllib
 from kernels.lockfile import KernelLock, get_kernel_locks
 from kernels.utils import install_kernel, install_kernel_all_variants
@@ -18,6 +20,31 @@ def main():
     )
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(required=True)
 
+    check_parser = subparsers.add_parser("check", help="Check a kernel for compliance")
+    check_parser.add_argument("repo_id", type=str, help="The kernel repo ID")
+    check_parser.add_argument(
+        "--revision",
+        type=str,
+        default="main",
+        help="The kernel revision (branch, tag, or commit SHA, defaults to 'main')",
+    )
+    check_parser.add_argument("--macos", type=str, help="macOS version", default="15.0")
+    check_parser.add_argument(
+        "--manylinux", type=str, help="Manylinux version", default="manylinux_2_28"
+    )
+    check_parser.add_argument(
+        "--python-abi", type=str, help="Python ABI version", default="3.9"
+    )
+    check_parser.set_defaults(
+        func=lambda args: check_kernel(
+            macos=args.macos,
+            manylinux=args.manylinux,
+            python_abi=args.python_abi,
+            repo_id=args.repo_id,
+            revision=args.revision,
+        )
+    )
+
     download_parser = subparsers.add_parser("download", help="Download locked kernels")
     download_parser.add_argument(
         "project_dir",
@@ -31,6 +58,29 @@ def main():
     )
     download_parser.set_defaults(func=download_kernels)
 
+    upload_parser = subparsers.add_parser("upload", help="Upload kernels to the Hub")
+    upload_parser.add_argument(
+        "kernel_dir",
+        type=Path,
+        help="Directory of the kernel build",
+    )
+    upload_parser.add_argument(
+        "--repo_id",
+        type=str,
+        help="Repository ID to use to upload to the Hugging Face Hub",
+    )
+    upload_parser.add_argument(
+        "--branch",
+        type=None,
+        help="If set, the upload will be made to a particular branch of the provided `repo_id`.",
+    )
+    upload_parser.add_argument(
+        "--private",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="If the repository should be private.",
+    )
+    upload_parser.set_defaults(func=upload_kernels)
+
     lock_parser = subparsers.add_parser("lock", help="Lock kernel revisions")
     lock_parser.add_argument(
         "project_dir",
@@ -153,8 +203,61 @@ def lock_kernels(args):
         json.dump(all_locks, f, cls=_JSONEncoder, indent=2)
 
 
+def upload_kernels(args):
+    # Resolve `kernel_dir` to be uploaded.
+    kernel_dir = Path(args.kernel_dir).resolve()
+    build_dir = kernel_dir / "build"
+    if not kernel_dir.is_dir():
+        raise ValueError(f"{kernel_dir} is not a directory")
+    if not build_dir.is_dir():
+        raise ValueError("Couldn't find `build` directory inside `kernel_dir`")
+
+    repo_id = create_repo(
+        repo_id=args.repo_id, private=args.private, exist_ok=True
+    ).repo_id
+
+    if args.branch is not None:
+        create_branch(repo_id=repo_id, branch=args.branch, exist_ok=True)
+
+    delete_patterns: set[str] = set()
+    for build_variant in build_dir.iterdir():
+        if build_variant.is_dir():
+            delete_patterns.add(f"{build_variant.name}/**")
+
+    upload_folder(
+        repo_id=repo_id,
+        folder_path=build_dir,
+        revision=args.branch,
+        path_in_repo="build",
+        delete_patterns=list(delete_patterns),
+        commit_message="Build uploaded using `kernels`.",
+    )
+    print(f"✅ Kernel upload successful. Find the kernel in https://hf.co/{repo_id}.")
+
+
 class _JSONEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
     def default(self, o):
         if dataclasses.is_dataclass(o):
             return dataclasses.asdict(o)
         return super().default(o)
+
+
+def check_kernel(
+    *, macos: str, manylinux: str, python_abi: str, repo_id: str, revision: str
+):
+    try:
+        import kernels.check
+    except ImportError:
+        print(
+            "`kernels check` requires the `kernel-abi-check` package: pip install kernel-abi-check",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    kernels.check.check_kernel(
+        macos=macos,
+        manylinux=manylinux,
+        python_abi=python_abi,
+        repo_id=repo_id,
+        revision=revision,
+    )

src/kernels/doc.py

@@ -17,6 +17,87 @@ _RE_RETURNTYPE = re.compile(
 )
 
 
+def _extract_description_before_tags(docstring_mdx: str) -> str:
+    """Extract the description part of a docstring before any tags."""
+    params_pos = docstring_mdx.find("<parameters>")
+    returns_pos = docstring_mdx.find("<returns>")
+    returntype_pos = docstring_mdx.find("<returntype>")
+    positions = [pos for pos in [params_pos, returns_pos, returntype_pos] if pos != -1]
+
+    if positions:
+        first_tag_pos = min(positions)
+        return docstring_mdx[:first_tag_pos].strip()
+    else:
+        return docstring_mdx.strip()
+
+
+def _print_parameters_section(docstring_mdx: str, *, header_level: int) -> None:
+    """Print the parameters section from a docstring."""
+    matches = _RE_PARAMETERS.findall(docstring_mdx)
+    if matches:
+        header = "#" * header_level
+        print(f"\n{header} Parameters")
+        for match in matches:
+            print(f"\n{match[0].strip()}")
+
+
+def _print_returns_section(
+    docstring_mdx: str, *, context_name: str, header_level: int
+) -> None:
+    """Print the returns section from a docstring."""
+    return_matches = _RE_RETURNS.findall(docstring_mdx)
+    returntype_matches = _RE_RETURNTYPE.findall(docstring_mdx)
+
+    if return_matches or returntype_matches:
+        header = "#" * header_level
+        print(f"\n{header} Returns")
+
+        if returntype_matches:
+            if len(returntype_matches) > 1:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"More than one <returntype> tag found in docstring for {context_name}"
+                )
+            print(f"\n**Type**: {returntype_matches[0][0].strip()}")
+
+        if return_matches:
+            for match in return_matches:
+                print(f"\n{match[0].strip()}")
+
+
+def _get_docstring(obj, use_dict_check: bool = False) -> str:
+    """Get docstring from an object, with fallback to default message."""
+    # Check whether the class/method itself has docs and not just
+    # the superclass.
+    if use_dict_check:
+        has_doc = obj.__dict__.get("__doc__", None) is not None
+    else:
+        has_doc = getattr(obj, "__doc__", None) is not None
+
+    # We use inspect.getdoc because it does normalization.
+    doc = inspect.getdoc(obj)
+
+    return doc if has_doc and doc is not None else "No documentation available."
+
+
+def _process_and_print_docstring(
+    docstring: str, *, kernel_name: str, context_name: str, header_level: int
+) -> None:
+    """Convert docstring to MDX and print description, parameters, and returns sections."""
+    docstring_mdx = convert_rst_docstring_to_mdx(
+        docstring, page_info={"package_name": kernel_name}
+    )
+
+    # Print the description
+    description = _extract_description_before_tags(docstring_mdx)
+    print(f"\n{description}")
+
+    # Print parameters and returns sections
+    _print_parameters_section(docstring_mdx, header_level=header_level)
+    _print_returns_section(
+        docstring_mdx, context_name=context_name, header_level=header_level
+    )
+
+
 def generate_readme_for_kernel(repo_id: str, *, revision: str = "main") -> None:
     kernel_module = get_kernel(repo_id=repo_id, revision=revision)
     kernel_name = repo_id.split("/")[-1].replace("-", "_")
@@ -24,9 +105,10 @@ def generate_readme_for_kernel(repo_id: str, *, revision: str = "main") -> None:
     generate_metadata(kernel_module)
     generate_kernel_doc(kernel_module, kernel_name)
     generate_function_doc(kernel_module, kernel_name)
+    generate_layers_doc(kernel_module, kernel_name)
 
 
-def generate_metadata(module: ModuleType):
+def generate_metadata(module: ModuleType) -> None:
     metadata = getattr(module, "__kernel_metadata__", {})
     if "tags" not in metadata:
         metadata["tags"] = ["kernel"]
@@ -39,7 +121,7 @@ def generate_metadata(module: ModuleType):
     print("---")
 
 
-def generate_kernel_doc(module: ModuleType, kernel_name: str):
+def generate_kernel_doc(module: ModuleType, kernel_name: str) -> None:
     docstring = module.__doc__.strip() if module.__doc__ is not None else None
     if docstring:
         title, rest = docstring.split("\n", 1)
@@ -49,76 +131,112 @@ def generate_kernel_doc(module: ModuleType, kernel_name: str):
         )
 
 
-def generate_function_doc(kernel_module, kernel_name):
-    functions_info = []
-    for name, func in inspect.getmembers(kernel_module, inspect.isfunction):
-        # Do not include imported functions.
-        if func.__module__ == kernel_module.__name__:
-            # Exclude private functions.
-            if not name.startswith("_"):
-                try:
-                    sig = inspect.signature(func)
-                    docstring = inspect.getdoc(func) or "No documentation available."
-                    functions_info.append((name, sig, docstring))
-                except ValueError:
-                    print(
-                        f"Warning: Could not retrieve signature for {name} in {kernel_module.__name__}",
-                        file=sys.stderr,
-                    )
-
+def generate_function_doc(kernel_module: ModuleType, kernel_name: str) -> None:
     print("\n## Functions")
 
-    if not functions_info:
-        print(
-            "\nNo public top-level functions.",
-        )
-        return
+    # Track if we found any functions
+    found_functions = False
+
+    for name, func in inspect.getmembers(kernel_module, inspect.isfunction):
+        # Do not include imported functions.
+        if func.__module__ != kernel_module.__name__:
+            continue
+
+        # Exclude private functions.
+        if name.startswith("_"):
+            continue
+
+        found_functions = True
+
+        try:
+            sig = inspect.signature(func)
+            docstring = _get_docstring(func)
+        except ValueError:
+            print(
+                f"Warning: Could not retrieve signature for {name} in {kernel_module.__name__}",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            continue
 
-    for name, sig, docstring in functions_info:
         print(f"\n### Function `{name}`")
         print(f"\n`{sig}`")
 
-        docstring_mdx = convert_rst_docstring_to_mdx(
-            docstring, page_info={"package_name": kernel_name}
+        _process_and_print_docstring(
+            docstring, kernel_name=kernel_name, context_name=name, header_level=3
         )
 
-        params_pos = docstring_mdx.find("<parameters>")
-        returns_pos = docstring_mdx.find("<returns>")
-        returntype_pos = docstring_mdx.find("<returntype>")
-        positions = [
-            pos for pos in [params_pos, returns_pos, returntype_pos] if pos != -1
-        ]
+    if not found_functions:
+        print("\nNo public top-level functions.")
 
-        if positions:
-            first_tag_pos = min(positions)
-            # The function description is anything before the first tag.
-            print(f"\n{docstring_mdx[:first_tag_pos].strip()}")
-        else:
-            print(f"\n{docstring_mdx.strip()}")
 
-        # Extract parameters
-        matches = _RE_PARAMETERS.findall(docstring_mdx)
-        if matches:
-            print("\n### Parameters")
-            for match in matches:
-                print(f"\n{match[0].strip()}")
+def generate_layers_doc(kernel_module: ModuleType, kernel_name: str) -> None:
+    # Check if layers module is available
+    layers_module = getattr(kernel_module, "layers", None)
+    if layers_module is None:
+        return
 
-        # Extract return information
-        return_matches = _RE_RETURNS.findall(docstring_mdx)
-        returntype_matches = _RE_RETURNTYPE.findall(docstring_mdx)
+    print("\n## Layers")
 
-        if return_matches or returntype_matches:
-            print("\n### Returns", file=sys.stdout)
+    # Track if we found any classes
+    found_classes = False
 
-            if returntype_matches:
-                if len(returntype_matches) > 1:
-                    raise ValueError(
-                        f"More than one <returntype> tag found in docstring for {name} in {kernel_module.__name__}"
-                    )
+    for class_name, cls in inspect.getmembers(layers_module, inspect.isclass):
+        # Exclude classes that were imported.
+        if cls.__module__ != layers_module.__name__:
+            continue
+
+        found_classes = True
+
+        try:
+            # Get docstring, but not from superclasses.
+            class_docstring = _get_docstring(cls, use_dict_check=True)
+        except Exception:
+            print(
+                f"Warning: Could not retrieve documentation for class {class_name} in {layers_module.__name__}",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            continue
+
+        print(f"\n### Class `{class_name}`")
+
+        # Always print class description (helper handles conversion and formatting)
+        class_docstring_mdx = convert_rst_docstring_to_mdx(
+            class_docstring, page_info={"package_name": kernel_name}
+        )
+        description = _extract_description_before_tags(class_docstring_mdx)
+        print(f"\n{description}")
+
+        # Document methods
+        print("\n#### Methods")
+
+        for method_name, method in inspect.getmembers(cls, inspect.isfunction):
+            # Note: also skip __init__, since extension layers cannot have a constructor.
+            if method_name.startswith("_"):
+                continue
+
+            # Skip methods from superclasses.
+            if method_name not in cls.__dict__:
+                continue
+
+            try:
+                sig = inspect.signature(method)
+                method_docstring = _get_docstring(method)
+            except ValueError:
                 print(
-                    f"\n**Type**: {returntype_matches[0][0].strip()}", file=sys.stdout
+                    f"Warning: Could not retrieve signature for {method_name} in {class_name}",
+                    file=sys.stderr,
                 )
+                continue
 
-            if return_matches:
-                for match in return_matches:
-                    print(f"\n{match[0].strip()}")
+            print(f"\n##### Method `{method_name}`")
+            print(f"\n`{sig}`")
+
+            _process_and_print_docstring(
+                method_docstring,
+                kernel_name=kernel_name,
+                context_name=method_name,
+                header_level=6,
+            )
+
+    if not found_classes:
+        print("\nNo layers defined.")

src/kernels/lockfile.py

@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict, List, Tuple
 
 from huggingface_hub import HfApi
-from huggingface_hub.hf_api import GitRefInfo
-from packaging.specifiers import SpecifierSet
-from packaging.version import InvalidVersion, Version
 
+from kernels._versions import resolve_version_spec_as_ref
 from kernels.compat import tomllib
 
 
@@ -31,20 +29,6 @@ class KernelLock:
         return cls(repo_id=o["repo_id"], sha=o["sha"], variants=variants)
 
 
-def _get_available_versions(repo_id: str) -> Dict[Version, GitRefInfo]:
-    """Get kernel versions that are available in the repository."""
-    versions = {}
-    for tag in HfApi().list_repo_refs(repo_id).tags:
-        if not tag.name.startswith("v"):
-            continue
-        try:
-            versions[Version(tag.name[1:])] = tag
-        except InvalidVersion:
-            continue
-
-    return versions
-
-
 def get_kernel_locks(repo_id: str, version_spec: str) -> KernelLock:
     """
     Get the locks for a kernel with the given version spec.
@@ -52,16 +36,7 @@ def get_kernel_locks(repo_id: str, version_spec: str) -> KernelLock:
     The version specifier can be any valid Python version specifier:
     https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/version-specifiers/#version-specifiers
     """
-    versions = _get_available_versions(repo_id)
-    requirement = SpecifierSet(version_spec)
-    accepted_versions = sorted(requirement.filter(versions.keys()))
-
-    if len(accepted_versions) == 0:
-        raise ValueError(
-            f"No version of `{repo_id}` satisfies requirement: {version_spec}"
-        )
-
-    tag_for_newest = versions[accepted_versions[-1]]
+    tag_for_newest = resolve_version_spec_as_ref(repo_id, version_spec)
 
     r = HfApi().repo_info(
         repo_id=repo_id, revision=tag_for_newest.target_commit, files_metadata=True

src/kernels/utils.py

@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@ import sys
 from importlib.metadata import Distribution
 from pathlib import Path
 from types import ModuleType
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 from huggingface_hub import file_exists, snapshot_download
 from packaging.version import parse
 
+from kernels._versions import select_revision_or_version
 from kernels.lockfile import KernelLock, VariantLock
 
+ENV_VARS_TRUE_VALUES = {"1", "ON", "YES", "TRUE"}
+
 
 def _get_cache_dir() -> Optional[str]:
     """Returns the kernels cache directory."""
@@ -34,6 +37,14 @@ def _get_cache_dir() -> Optional[str]:
 CACHE_DIR: Optional[str] = _get_cache_dir()
 
 
+def _get_privateuse_backend_name() -> Optional[str]:
+    import torch
+
+    if hasattr(torch._C, "_get_privateuse1_backend_name"):
+        return torch._C._get_privateuse1_backend_name()
+    return None
+
+
 def build_variant() -> str:
     import torch
 
@@ -45,9 +56,17 @@ def build_variant() -> str:
         compute_framework = f"rocm{rocm_version.major}{rocm_version.minor}"
     elif torch.backends.mps.is_available():
         compute_framework = "metal"
+    elif hasattr(torch.version, "xpu") and torch.version.xpu is not None:
+        version = torch.version.xpu
+        compute_framework = f"xpu{version[0:4]}{version[5:6]}"
+    elif _get_privateuse_backend_name() == "npu":
+        from torch_npu.utils.collect_env import get_cann_version  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
+
+        cann_major, cann_minor = get_cann_version()[0], get_cann_version()[2]
+        compute_framework = f"cann{cann_major}{cann_minor}"
     else:
         raise AssertionError(
-            "Torch was not compiled with CUDA, Metal, or ROCm enabled."
+            "Torch was not compiled with CUDA, Metal, XPU, NPU, or ROCm enabled."
         )
 
     torch_version = parse(torch.__version__)
@@ -55,6 +74,7 @@ def build_variant() -> str:
     os = platform.system().lower()
 
     if os == "darwin":
+        cpu = "aarch64" if cpu == "arm64" else cpu
         return f"torch{torch_version.major}{torch_version.minor}-{compute_framework}-{cpu}-{os}"
 
     cxxabi = "cxx11" if torch.compiled_with_cxx11_abi() else "cxx98"
@@ -90,15 +110,32 @@ def install_kernel(
     revision: str,
     local_files_only: bool = False,
     variant_locks: Optional[Dict[str, VariantLock]] = None,
+    user_agent: Optional[Union[str, dict]] = None,
 ) -> Tuple[str, Path]:
     """
     Download a kernel for the current environment to the cache.
 
-    The output path is validated againt `hash` when set.
+    The output path is validated against the hashes in `variant_locks` when provided.
+
+    Args:
+        repo_id (`str`):
+            The Hub repository containing the kernel.
+        revision (`str`):
+            The specific revision (branch, tag, or commit) to download.
+        local_files_only (`bool`, *optional*, defaults to `False`):
+            Whether to only use local files and not download from the Hub.
+        variant_locks (`Dict[str, VariantLock]`, *optional*):
+            Optional dictionary of variant locks for validation.
+        user_agent (`Union[str, dict]`, *optional*):
+            The `user_agent` info to pass to `snapshot_download()` for internal telemetry.
+
+    Returns:
+        `Tuple[str, Path]`: A tuple containing the package name and the path to the variant directory.
     """
     package_name = package_name_from_repo_id(repo_id)
     variant = build_variant()
     universal_variant = universal_build_variant()
+    user_agent = _get_user_agent(user_agent=user_agent)
     repo_path = Path(
         snapshot_download(
             repo_id,
@@ -106,9 +143,27 @@ def install_kernel(
             cache_dir=CACHE_DIR,
             revision=revision,
             local_files_only=local_files_only,
+            user_agent=user_agent,
         )
     )
 
+    try:
+        return _load_kernel_from_path(repo_path, package_name, variant_locks)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        # Redo with more specific error message.
+        raise FileNotFoundError(
+            f"Kernel `{repo_id}` at revision {revision} does not have build: {variant}"
+        )
+
+
+def _load_kernel_from_path(
+    repo_path: Path,
+    package_name: str,
+    variant_locks: Optional[Dict[str, VariantLock]] = None,
+) -> Tuple[str, Path]:
+    variant = build_variant()
+    universal_variant = universal_build_variant()
+
     variant_path = repo_path / "build" / variant
     universal_variant_path = repo_path / "build" / universal_variant
 
@@ -127,7 +182,7 @@ def install_kernel(
 
     if not os.path.exists(module_init_path):
         raise FileNotFoundError(
-            f"Kernel `{repo_id}` at revision {revision} does not have build: {variant}"
+            f"Kernel at path `{repo_path}` does not have build: {variant}"
         )
 
     return package_name, variant_path
@@ -164,16 +219,103 @@ def install_kernel_all_variants(
     return repo_path / "build"
 
 
-def get_kernel(repo_id: str, revision: str = "main") -> ModuleType:
-    package_name, package_path = install_kernel(repo_id, revision=revision)
+def get_kernel(
+    repo_id: str,
+    revision: Optional[str] = None,
+    version: Optional[str] = None,
+    user_agent: Optional[Union[str, dict]] = None,
+) -> ModuleType:
+    """
+    Load a kernel from the kernel hub.
+
+    This function downloads a kernel to the local Hugging Face Hub cache directory (if it was not downloaded before)
+    and then loads the kernel.
+
+    Args:
+        repo_id (`str`):
+            The Hub repository containing the kernel.
+        revision (`str`, *optional*, defaults to `"main"`):
+            The specific revision (branch, tag, or commit) to download. Cannot be used together with `version`.
+        version (`str`, *optional*):
+            The kernel version to download. This can be a Python version specifier, such as `">=1.0.0,<2.0.0"`.
+            Cannot be used together with `revision`.
+        user_agent (`Union[str, dict]`, *optional*):
+            The `user_agent` info to pass to `snapshot_download()` for internal telemetry.
+
+    Returns:
+        `ModuleType`: The imported kernel module.
+
+    Example:
+        ```python
+        import torch
+        from kernels import get_kernel
+
+        activation = get_kernel("kernels-community/activation")
+        x = torch.randn(10, 20, device="cuda")
+        out = torch.empty_like(x)
+        result = activation.silu_and_mul(out, x)
+        ```
+    """
+    revision = select_revision_or_version(repo_id, revision, version)
+    package_name, package_path = install_kernel(
+        repo_id, revision=revision, user_agent=user_agent
+    )
     return import_from_path(package_name, package_path / package_name / "__init__.py")
 
 
-def has_kernel(repo_id: str, revision: str = "main") -> bool:
+def get_local_kernel(repo_path: Path, package_name: str) -> ModuleType:
     """
-    Check whether a kernel build exists for the current environment
-    (Torch version and compute framework).
+    Import a kernel from a local kernel repository path.
+
+    Args:
+        repo_path (`Path`):
+            The local path to the kernel repository.
+        package_name (`str`):
+            The name of the package to import from the repository.
+
+    Returns:
+        `ModuleType`: The imported kernel module.
     """
+    variant = build_variant()
+    universal_variant = universal_build_variant()
+
+    # Presume we were given the top level path of the kernel repository.
+    for base_path in [repo_path, repo_path / "build"]:
+        # Prefer the universal variant if it exists.
+        for v in [universal_variant, variant]:
+            package_path = base_path / v / package_name / "__init__.py"
+            if package_path.exists():
+                return import_from_path(package_name, package_path)
+
+    # If we didn't find the package in the repo we may have a explicit
+    # package path.
+    package_path = repo_path / package_name / "__init__.py"
+    if package_path.exists():
+        return import_from_path(package_name, package_path)
+
+    raise FileNotFoundError(f"Could not find package '{package_name}' in {repo_path}")
+
+
+def has_kernel(
+    repo_id: str, revision: Optional[str] = None, version: Optional[str] = None
+) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check whether a kernel build exists for the current environment (Torch version and compute framework).
+
+    Args:
+        repo_id (`str`):
+            The Hub repository containing the kernel.
+        revision (`str`, *optional*, defaults to `"main"`):
+            The specific revision (branch, tag, or commit) to download. Cannot be used together with `version`.
+        version (`str`, *optional*):
+            The kernel version to download. This can be a Python version specifier, such as `">=1.0.0,<2.0.0"`.
+            Cannot be used together with `revision`.
+
+    Returns:
+        `bool`: `True` if a kernel is available for the current environment.
+    """
+    revision = select_revision_or_version(repo_id, revision, version)
+
     package_name = package_name_from_repo_id(repo_id)
     variant = build_variant()
     universal_variant = universal_build_variant()
@@ -196,8 +338,16 @@ def load_kernel(repo_id: str, *, lockfile: Optional[Path] = None) -> ModuleType:
     """
     Get a pre-downloaded, locked kernel.
 
-    If `lockfile` is not specified, the lockfile will be loaded from the
-    caller's package metadata.
+    If `lockfile` is not specified, the lockfile will be loaded from the caller's package metadata.
+
+    Args:
+        repo_id (`str`):
+            The Hub repository containing the kernel.
+        lockfile (`Path`, *optional*):
+            Path to the lockfile. If not provided, the lockfile will be loaded from the caller's package metadata.
+
+    Returns:
+        `ModuleType`: The imported kernel module.
     """
     if lockfile is None:
         locked_sha = _get_caller_locked_kernel(repo_id)
@@ -242,7 +392,18 @@ def load_kernel(repo_id: str, *, lockfile: Optional[Path] = None) -> ModuleType:
 
 
 def get_locked_kernel(repo_id: str, local_files_only: bool = False) -> ModuleType:
-    """Get a kernel using a lock file."""
+    """
+    Get a kernel using a lock file.
+
+    Args:
+        repo_id (`str`):
+            The Hub repository containing the kernel.
+        local_files_only (`bool`, *optional*, defaults to `False`):
+            Whether to only use local files and not download from the Hub.
+
+    Returns:
+        `ModuleType`: The imported kernel module.
+    """
     locked_sha = _get_caller_locked_kernel(repo_id)
 
     if locked_sha is None:
@@ -354,3 +515,24 @@ def git_hash_object(data: bytes, object_type: str = "blob"):
 
 def package_name_from_repo_id(repo_id: str) -> str:
     return repo_id.split("/")[-1].replace("-", "_")
+
+
+def _get_user_agent(
+    user_agent: Optional[Union[dict, str]] = None,
+) -> Union[None, dict, str]:
+    import torch
+
+    from . import __version__
+
+    if os.getenv("DISABLE_TELEMETRY", "false").upper() in ENV_VARS_TRUE_VALUES:
+        return None
+
+    if user_agent is None:
+        user_agent = {
+            "kernels": __version__,
+            "torch": torch.__version__,
+            "build_variant": build_variant(),
+            "file_type": "kernel",
+        }
+
+    return user_agent

tests/conftest.py

@@ -1,10 +1,46 @@
 import sys
 
 import pytest
+import torch
+
+from kernels.utils import _get_privateuse_backend_name
+
+has_cuda = (
+    hasattr(torch.version, "cuda")
+    and torch.version.cuda is not None
+    and torch.cuda.device_count() > 0
+)
+has_rocm = (
+    hasattr(torch.version, "hip")
+    and torch.version.hip is not None
+    and torch.cuda.device_count() > 0
+)
+has_xpu = (
+    hasattr(torch.version, "xpu")
+    and torch.version.xpu is not None
+    and torch.xpu.device_count() > 0
+)
+has_npu = _get_privateuse_backend_name() == "npu"
+
+
+def pytest_addoption(parser):
+    parser.addoption(
+        "--token",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="run tests that require a token with write permissions",
+    )
 
 
 def pytest_runtest_setup(item):
-    if "linux_only" in item.keywords and not sys.platform.startswith("linux"):
-        pytest.skip("skipping Linux-only test on non-Linux platform")
+    if "cuda_only" in item.keywords and not has_cuda:
+        pytest.skip("skipping CUDA-only test on host without CUDA")
+    if "rocm_only" in item.keywords and not has_rocm:
+        pytest.skip("skipping ROCm-only test on host without ROCm")
     if "darwin_only" in item.keywords and not sys.platform.startswith("darwin"):
         pytest.skip("skipping macOS-only test on non-macOS platform")
+    if "xpu_only" in item.keywords and not has_xpu:
+        pytest.skip("skipping XPU-only test on host without XPU")
+    if "npu_only" in item.keywords and not has_npu:
+        pytest.skip("skipping NPU-only test on host without NPU")
+    if "token" in item.keywords and not item.config.getoption("--token"):
+        pytest.skip("need --token option to run this test")

tests/kernel_locking/kernels.lock

@@ -1,82 +1,70 @@
 [
   {
     "repo_id": "kernels-community/activation",
-    "sha": "fd6842e88f1f23f198551d78a4541b8eb07e0538",
+    "sha": "83046852be158d525114f68513cd79fd88911b37",
     "variants": {
-      "torch25-cxx11-cu118-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-61e3e51b5b59b30d4a6ba943a5e6e4ef5a9c8260cc4bca40b9fb462c0777842b",
-        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
-      },
-      "torch25-cxx11-cu121-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-baa6b872040730bd1d676c011381f6f626fb96189837b828f587c806af8994fa",
-        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
-      },
-      "torch25-cxx11-cu124-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-c1ec7457847fa1f0e4ab43234dfc3cd0959977e03dc2ffe89b4f6b90970c7965",
-        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
-      },
-      "torch25-cxx98-cu118-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-412f9c841f20741e42f2c6cdb8c7da0e33ab436b219975acffe18b62b97ecd7c",
-        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
-      },
-      "torch25-cxx98-cu121-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-2fde7f97859506e000c1072b3916c0a75bc8cee750a9853ea8b68199e7b57bcd",
-        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
-      },
-      "torch25-cxx98-cu124-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-93309986f39a64a5630378108154866f0545178fa8dfef9b8f8ccfef9a78608e",
-        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
-      },
-      "torch26-cxx11-cu118-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-3284d3c64b76d92c1ee930bce8013aff307f16eefb16c2d5dea9f2ca70e71e1f",
-        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
-      },
-      "torch26-cxx11-cu124-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-36a8c93773c08ddf8ef624a8a6b2866be26d1861450dfe1ecac0bed59f9ffa47",
-        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
-      },
-      "torch26-cxx11-cu126-aarch64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-f5afb734520f587717665659798ff738a69e5ae1e34d4bd95624edd18fb165cd",
-        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
-      },
-      "torch26-cxx11-cu126-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-940841a7cb44f76c9a896d8b39f5bc0e0420f1c4c05ae9423da96778de4d1f2c",
-        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
-      },
-      "torch26-cxx98-cu118-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-8e0f907830c3acc8c6bebfc162c744012ff6973e8110d7bf8ecd74b492418204",
-        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
-      },
-      "torch26-cxx98-cu124-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-0833414cbe658baec55b7ff63537cddccc973fe99e3c03008cced5e66e38b6c1",
-        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
-      },
-      "torch26-cxx98-cu126-aarch64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-d94fa59a13a5b623b2071aadcd1e6c8477c4d557fd06ad144f15b46b1fc71aab",
-        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
-      },
-      "torch26-cxx98-cu126-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-64784f5f2f9e232d0f2fd824fbc47eadde505e3c232f351bead5b04c429c65c2",
-        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
-      },
       "torch27-cxx11-cu118-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-bcba3765f061649bac0e5a9159bea8349ced4780e24a2330aa62ce0f8d3a9d78",
-        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
-      },
-      "torch27-cxx11-cu126-aarch64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-e4625df5706af025c70bd824d952b928d9a2965eeaefda72fc47be0fae680c5e",
+        "hash": "sha256-e34965c814c4c092fcb634ebadefe82ea9a05b98343f8ebdefa7305dcc05359e",
         "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
       },
       "torch27-cxx11-cu126-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-7d7d3e655f34a7b03d5603d7c1ab723ef3efc823291762421a8b3a4aa51bd405",
+        "hash": "sha256-5f92b35922b37224a416398a39a29b7e5f1aca1df17d5c69f1b9e9cdb7033561",
         "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
       },
       "torch27-cxx11-cu128-aarch64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-60e076194dcd55b32c5aca72f09816cba0fff52f340c8a063b17ff0577154d99",
+        "hash": "sha256-125967cb23bacd2cec443799f184ac08247dfff33f5027e54ee16d3779ca5986",
         "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
       },
       "torch27-cxx11-cu128-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-f0a3802382efdcd78b40601187a9c416579a24ef2ed5a60d2296ef0951a89597",
+        "hash": "sha256-496a84c99d7035a1b6f0ea1c026b751c3a2677956f4c1be546d3cc1505a5fdbb",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch28-cxx11-cu126-aarch64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-f0775a30ffa290c90aba3a41037e3ca91edb15b4a9367561fafd5f25455e117a",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch28-cxx11-cu126-x86_64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-081995e6230f306bdf6111186618794f2411cf0ffd9b4800330df60b4ebe1927",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch28-cxx11-cu128-aarch64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-b937fef62a0c1cd71ab98490b651c473577af209b9a3e2a6b452350283d8812c",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch28-cxx11-cu128-x86_64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-a3915686cc58641a3361ece63ab77b33e9d30315dea12547e4bda008d8810a01",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch28-cxx11-cu129-aarch64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-a24dca8e998f88be42491921c9df89d88a6112ca630acd2efc2dd34a64b91fcb",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch28-cxx11-cu129-x86_64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-df6c70a70f425db2f68b86561c6f93c5675c1d5e5d058766d88ab17472229907",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch29-cxx11-cu126-aarch64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-c120011c201072b4cfd70c2ba2d45c2f05337feaf604ddec3c6c4987def33ab3",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch29-cxx11-cu126-x86_64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-765a7f3279009979be4001a23c5c70e5e6ab9553098d67886731a5275a6d4b32",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch29-cxx11-cu128-aarch64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-266d057a9cd82b872a0e02f09ac5e2660fcffcf9a7b7fa1fa8ff33dc19c0f5c2",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch29-cxx11-cu128-x86_64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-6850e594ba4588f289b5904eb88eda5a41870ee20a3bf1586f3268307caf4b53",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch29-cxx11-cu130-aarch64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-23741b935462b53bdf868f8d1c9c8cff5f02f71ea3b0550df41dc8b030b0b474",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch29-cxx11-cu130-x86_64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-b884ae792dc1eada071f31645add0c2c76d479864f25aebcdd8318b675aaaf29",
         "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
       }
     }

tests/layer_locking/kernels.lock

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[
+  {
+    "repo_id": "kernels-test/versions",
+    "sha": "dc142fd6c9920c993d32be6358b78957c58681c3",
+    "variants": {
+      "torch-universal": {
+        "hash": "sha256-35ce0ccfe68e392cbc06feef72268f4c41a74b9920496a2c6ee8978db7f7c17c",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]

tests/layer_locking/pyproject.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[tool.kernels.dependencies]
+"kernels-test/versions" = ">=0.1.0,<0.2.0"

tests/test_basic.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 import torch
 
-from kernels import get_kernel, has_kernel
+from kernels import get_kernel, get_local_kernel, has_kernel, install_kernel
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ def kernel():
     return get_kernel("kernels-community/activation")
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def local_kernel_path():
+    package_name, path = install_kernel("kernels-community/activation", "main")
+    # Path is the build variant path (build/torch-<...>), so the grandparent
+    # is the kernel repository path.
+    return package_name, path
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def local_kernel(local_kernel_path):
+    package_name, path = local_kernel_path
+    return get_local_kernel(path.parent.parent, package_name)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def metal_kernel():
     return get_kernel("kernels-test/relu-metal")
@@ -26,7 +40,7 @@ def device():
     return "cuda"
 
 
-@pytest.mark.linux_only
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
 def test_gelu_fast(kernel, device):
     x = torch.arange(1, 10, dtype=torch.float16, device=device).view(3, 3)
     y = torch.empty_like(x)
@@ -42,6 +56,55 @@ def test_gelu_fast(kernel, device):
     assert torch.allclose(y, expected)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
+def test_local_kernel(local_kernel, device):
+    x = torch.arange(1, 10, dtype=torch.float16, device=device).view(3, 3)
+    y = torch.empty_like(x)
+
+    local_kernel.gelu_fast(y, x)
+
+    expected = torch.tensor(
+        [[0.8408, 1.9551, 2.9961], [4.0000, 5.0000, 6.0000], [7.0000, 8.0000, 9.0000]],
+        device=device,
+        dtype=torch.float16,
+    )
+
+    assert torch.allclose(y, expected)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
+def test_local_kernel_path_types(local_kernel_path, device):
+    package_name, path = local_kernel_path
+
+    # Top-level repo path
+    # ie: /home/ubuntu/.cache/huggingface/hub/models--kernels-community--activation/snapshots/2fafa6a3a38ccb57a1a98419047cf7816ecbc071
+    kernel = get_local_kernel(path.parent.parent, package_name)
+    x = torch.arange(1, 10, dtype=torch.float16, device=device).view(3, 3)
+    y = torch.empty_like(x)
+
+    kernel.gelu_fast(y, x)
+    expected = torch.tensor(
+        [[0.8408, 1.9551, 2.9961], [4.0000, 5.0000, 6.0000], [7.0000, 8.0000, 9.0000]],
+        device=device,
+        dtype=torch.float16,
+    )
+    assert torch.allclose(y, expected)
+
+    # Build directory path
+    # ie: /home/ubuntu/.cache/huggingface/hub/models--kernels-community--activation/snapshots/2fafa6a3a38ccb57a1a98419047cf7816ecbc071/build
+    kernel = get_local_kernel(path.parent.parent / "build", package_name)
+    y = torch.empty_like(x)
+    kernel.gelu_fast(y, x)
+    assert torch.allclose(y, expected)
+
+    # Explicit package path
+    # ie: /home/ubuntu/.cache/huggingface/hub/models--kernels-community--activation/snapshots/2fafa6a3a38ccb57a1a98419047cf7816ecbc071/build/torch28-cxx11-cu128-x86_64-linux
+    kernel = get_local_kernel(path, package_name)
+    y = torch.empty_like(x)
+    kernel.gelu_fast(y, x)
+    assert torch.allclose(y, expected)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.darwin_only
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("dtype", [torch.float16, torch.float32])
 def test_relu_metal(metal_kernel, dtype):
@@ -50,7 +113,7 @@ def test_relu_metal(metal_kernel, dtype):
     assert torch.allclose(y, torch.relu(x))
 
 
-@pytest.mark.linux_only
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "kernel_exists",
     [
@@ -67,7 +130,26 @@ def test_has_kernel(kernel_exists):
     assert has_kernel(repo_id, revision=revision) == kernel
 
 
-@pytest.mark.linux_only
+def test_version():
+    kernel = get_kernel("kernels-test/versions")
+    assert kernel.version() == "0.2.0"
+    kernel = get_kernel("kernels-test/versions", version="<1.0.0")
+    assert kernel.version() == "0.2.0"
+    kernel = get_kernel("kernels-test/versions", version="<0.2.0")
+    assert kernel.version() == "0.1.1"
+    kernel = get_kernel("kernels-test/versions", version=">0.1.0,<0.2.0")
+    assert kernel.version() == "0.1.1"
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"No version.*satisfies requirement"):
+        get_kernel("kernels-test/versions", version=">0.2.0")
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"Either a revision or a version.*not both"):
+        kernel = get_kernel(
+            "kernels-test/versions", revision="v0.1.0", version="<1.0.0"
+        )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
 def test_universal_kernel(universal_kernel):
     torch.manual_seed(0)
     A = torch.randint(-10, 10, (64, 128), dtype=torch.int8, device="cuda")

tests/test_benchmarks.py

@@ -16,21 +16,21 @@ def device():
     return "cuda"
 
 
-@pytest.mark.linux_only
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
 def test_gelu_small(kernel, device, benchmark):
     x = torch.randn(32, 32, dtype=torch.float16, device=device)
     y = torch.empty_like(x)
     benchmark(kernel.gelu_fast, y, x)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.linux_only
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
 def test_gelu_medium(kernel, device, benchmark):
     x = torch.randn(128, 128, dtype=torch.float16, device=device)
     y = torch.empty_like(x)
     benchmark(kernel.gelu_fast, y, x)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.linux_only
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
 def test_gelu_large(kernel, device, benchmark):
     x = torch.randn(512, 512, dtype=torch.float16, device=device)
     y = torch.empty_like(x)

tests/test_doctest.py

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import inspect
+
+import pytest
+from mktestdocs import check_docstring, get_codeblock_members
+
+import kernels
+
+
+def all_public_functions():
+    function_list = inspect.getmembers(kernels, inspect.isfunction)
+    return [func for _, func in function_list]
+
+
+def all_public_classes():
+    class_list = inspect.getmembers(kernels, inspect.isclass)
+    return [cls for _, cls in class_list]
+
+
+def all_public_class_members():
+    members = get_codeblock_members(*all_public_classes())
+    return members
+
+
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "func",
+    all_public_functions(),
+    ids=lambda d: d.__name__,
+)
+def test_func_docstring(func):
+    check_docstring(obj=func)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "cls",
+    all_public_classes(),
+    ids=lambda d: d.__name__,
+)
+def test_class_docstring(cls):
+    check_docstring(obj=cls)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "member", all_public_class_members(), ids=lambda d: d.__qualname__
+)
+def test_member_docstring(member):
+    check_docstring(member)

tests/test_interval_tree.py

@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+import random
+from typing import Generic, List, Optional, Tuple, TypeVar
+
+import pytest
+
+from kernels._interval_tree import IntervalTree, _Node
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+
+class SimpleIntervalStore(Generic[T]):
+    """A simple O(n) implementation that stores intervals in a list."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.intervals: List[Tuple[int, int, T]] = []
+
+    def insert(self, start: int, end: int, data: T) -> None:
+        """Insert an interval into the store."""
+        # Replace data if the interval already exists.
+        for i, (existing_start, existing_end, existing_data) in enumerate(
+            self.intervals
+        ):
+            if existing_start == start and existing_end == end:
+                self.intervals[i] = (start, end, data)
+                return
+
+        self.intervals.append((start, end, data))
+
+    def find_smallest_interval(self, point: int) -> Optional[T]:
+        """Find the best match using linear search."""
+        matches = []
+        for start, end, data in self.intervals:
+            if start <= point <= end:
+                matches.append((start, end, data))
+
+        if not matches:
+            return None
+
+        # Return the smallest interval, sort by memory location when
+        # there are multiple matches with the same interval size. This
+        # mirrors the ordering in the intervan tree.
+        best_match = min(matches, key=lambda x: (x[1] - x[0], id(x[2])))
+        return best_match[2]
+
+
+def is_balanced(tree: IntervalTree[T]) -> bool:
+    """Check if the AVL tree is properly balanced."""
+
+    def check_balance(node: Optional[_Node[T]]) -> Tuple[bool, int]:
+        if node is None:
+            return True, 0
+
+        # Left and right subtrees should be balanced.
+        left_balanced, left_height = check_balance(node.left)
+        if not left_balanced:
+            return False, -1
+
+        right_balanced, right_height = check_balance(node.right)
+        if not right_balanced:
+            return False, -1
+
+        # The difference in height should not exceed 1.
+        if abs(left_height - right_height) > 1:
+            return False, -1
+
+        # Check if the height is correct.
+        expected_height = 1 + max(left_height, right_height)
+        if node.height != expected_height:
+            return False, -1
+
+        return True, expected_height
+
+    balanced, _ = check_balance(tree.root)
+    return balanced
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def populated_tree() -> IntervalTree[str]:
+    """Provides a pre-populated IntervalTree for testing."""
+    tree = IntervalTree[str]()
+    kernels = [
+        (80, 89, "Kernel_A_General_80_89"),
+        (86, 89, "Kernel_B_Ampere_86_89"),
+        (80, 86, "Kernel_C_Older_Ampere_80_86"),
+        (70, 75, "Kernel_D_Volta_70_75"),
+        (86, 87, "Kernel_E_Specific_86_87"),
+    ]
+    for start, end, name in kernels:
+        tree.insert(start, end, name)
+    return tree
+
+
+def test_find_smallest_interval_match_with_multiple_overlaps(populated_tree):
+    # Check that the smallest inteval is selected when there are
+    # multiple matching intervals.
+    assert populated_tree.find_smallest_interval(86) == "Kernel_E_Specific_86_87"
+
+
+def test_find_single_match(populated_tree):
+    assert populated_tree.find_smallest_interval(72) == "Kernel_D_Volta_70_75"
+    assert populated_tree.find_smallest_interval(75) == "Kernel_D_Volta_70_75"
+
+
+def test_no_match_outside_all_ranges(populated_tree):
+    # Check that no interval is found when the value is out of range
+    # (too small/too large).
+    assert populated_tree.find_smallest_interval(65) is None
+    assert populated_tree.find_smallest_interval(95) is None
+
+
+def test_no_match_in_gap_between_ranges(populated_tree):
+    # Check that no interval is found when the value is between two
+    # intervals.
+    assert populated_tree.find_smallest_interval(78) is None
+
+
+def test_boundary_conditions_start_and_end(populated_tree):
+    # Test exact upper/lower bounds of intervals.
+    assert populated_tree.find_smallest_interval(80) == "Kernel_C_Older_Ampere_80_86"
+    assert populated_tree.find_smallest_interval(89) == "Kernel_B_Ampere_86_89"
+
+
+def test_empty_tree():
+    # Searching in an empty tree should return None.
+    empty_tree = IntervalTree[str]()
+    assert empty_tree.find_smallest_interval(100) is None
+
+
+def test_multiple_equally_specific_matches():
+    # Check that we pick the match in a stable way when there is are
+    # multiple matching intervals with the same size.
+    tree = IntervalTree[str]()
+    str1 = "First_Narrow_Kernel"
+    str2 = "Second_Narrow_Kernel"
+    tree.insert(10, 20, "Wide_Kernel")
+    tree.insert(12, 17, str1)
+    tree.insert(14, 19, str2)
+
+    if id(str1) < id(str2):
+        assert tree.find_smallest_interval(15) == str1
+    else:
+        assert tree.find_smallest_interval(15) == str2
+
+
+def test_property_based_interval_tree():
+    # Quick-check property-based testing:
+    #
+    # - Verify that the tree is balanced after each insertion.
+    # - Verify the query against a simple list-based implementation.
+
+    random.seed(42)  # For reproducible tests
+
+    test_points = list(range(0, 101))
+
+    for _ in range(5):
+        tree = IntervalTree[str]()
+        simple = SimpleIntervalStore[str]()
+
+        intervals = []
+        for i in range(100):
+            start = random.randint(0, 90)
+            end = random.randint(start, 100)
+            data = f"interval_{i}_s{start}_e{end}"
+            intervals.append((start, end, data))
+
+        for i, (start, end, data) in enumerate(intervals):
+            tree.insert(start, end, data)
+            simple.insert(start, end, data)
+
+            # Check that tree is still balanced
+            assert is_balanced(
+                tree
+            ), f"Tree became unbalanced after inserting interval {i}: ({start}, {end})"
+
+            for point in test_points:
+                tree_result = tree.find_smallest_interval(point)
+                simple_result = simple.find_smallest_interval(point)
+
+                assert tree_result == simple_result, (
+                    f"Mismatch for point {point} after inserting {i+1} intervals. "
+                    f"Tree: {tree_result}, Simple: {simple_result}. "
+                    f"Last inserted: ({start}, {end})"
+                )
+
+
+def test_property_based_edge_cases():
+    random.seed(123)
+
+    tree = IntervalTree[str]()
+    simple = SimpleIntervalStore[str]()
+
+    # Single-point intervals.
+    for i in range(10):
+        point = random.randint(0, 100)
+        data = f"single_point_{i}_{point}"
+        tree.insert(point, point, data)
+        simple.insert(point, point, data)
+
+        assert is_balanced(
+            tree
+        ), f"Tree unbalanced after inserting single point {point}"
+
+        # Test the exact point and neighbors
+        for test_point in [point - 1, point, point + 1]:
+            if 0 <= test_point <= 100:
+                tree_result = tree.find_smallest_interval(test_point)
+                simple_result = simple.find_smallest_interval(test_point)
+                assert tree_result == simple_result
+
+
+def test_unique_intervals_override():
+    """Test that inserting an interval with the same start/end overrides the previous value."""
+    tree = IntervalTree[str]()
+
+    tree.insert(10, 20, "original_value")
+    assert tree.find_smallest_interval(15) == "original_value"
+
+    tree.insert(10, 20, "new_value")
+    assert tree.find_smallest_interval(15) == "new_value"
+
+    tree.insert(10, 25, "different_interval")
+    results = tree.search(15)
+    assert "new_value" in results
+    assert "different_interval" in results
+    assert len(results) == 2
+
+    tree.insert(10, 20, "final_value")
+    assert tree.find_smallest_interval(15) == "final_value"
+
+    assert is_balanced(tree)

tests/test_kernel_locking.py

@@ -2,9 +2,17 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
+import torch.nn as nn
 
 from kernels import load_kernel
 from kernels.cli import download_kernels
+from kernels.layer import (
+    LockedLayerRepository,
+    Mode,
+    kernelize,
+    use_kernel_forward_from_hub,
+    use_kernel_mapping,
+)
 
 
 # Mock download arguments class.
@@ -19,9 +27,35 @@ def test_download_all_hash_validation():
     download_kernels(DownloadArgs(all_variants=True, project_dir=project_dir))
 
 
-@pytest.mark.linux_only
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
 def test_load_locked():
     project_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "kernel_locking"
     # Also validates that hashing works correctly.
     download_kernels(DownloadArgs(all_variants=False, project_dir=project_dir))
     load_kernel("kernels-community/activation", lockfile=project_dir / "kernels.lock")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
+def test_layer_locked():
+    project_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "layer_locking"
+
+    @use_kernel_forward_from_hub("Version")
+    class Version(nn.Module):
+        def forward(self) -> str:
+            return "0.0.0"
+
+    version = Version()
+
+    with use_kernel_mapping(
+        {
+            "Version": {
+                "cuda": LockedLayerRepository(
+                    repo_id="kernels-test/versions",
+                    layer_name="Version",
+                    lockfile=project_dir / "kernels.lock",
+                )
+            },
+        }
+    ):
+        version = kernelize(version, device="cuda", mode=Mode.INFERENCE)
+        assert version() == "0.1.1"

tests/test_kernel_upload.py

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import logging
+import os
+import re
+import tempfile
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import List
+
+import pytest
+from huggingface_hub import delete_repo, model_info, list_repo_refs
+
+from kernels.cli import upload_kernels
+
+REPO_ID = "valid_org/kernels-upload-test"
+
+
+PY_CONTENT = """\
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+def main():
+    print("Hello from torch-universal!")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+"""
+
+
+@dataclass
+class UploadArgs:
+    kernel_dir: None
+    repo_id: None
+    private: False
+    branch: None
+
+
+def next_filename(path: Path) -> Path:
+    """
+    Given a path like foo_2050.py, return foo_2051.py.
+    """
+    m = re.match(r"^(.*?)(\d+)(\.py)$", path.name)
+    if not m:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Filename {path.name!r} does not match pattern <prefix>_<number>.py"
+        )
+
+    prefix, number, suffix = m.groups()
+    new_number = str(int(number) + 1).zfill(len(number))
+    return path.with_name(f"{prefix}{new_number}{suffix}")
+
+
+def get_filename_to_change(repo_filenames):
+    for f in repo_filenames:
+        if "foo" in f and f.endswith(".py"):
+            filename_to_change = os.path.basename(f)
+            break
+    assert filename_to_change
+    return filename_to_change
+
+
+def get_filenames_from_a_repo(repo_id: str) -> List[str]:
+    try:
+        repo_info = model_info(repo_id=repo_id, files_metadata=True)
+        repo_siblings = repo_info.siblings
+        if repo_siblings is not None:
+            return [f.rfilename for f in repo_siblings]
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("No repo siblings found.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Error connecting to the Hub: {e}.")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.token
+@pytest.mark.is_staging_test
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("branch", (None, "foo"))
+def test_kernel_upload_works_as_expected(branch):
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+        path = f"{tmpdir}/build/torch-universal/upload_test"
+        build_dir = Path(path)
+        build_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        script_path = build_dir / "foo.py"
+        script_path.write_text(PY_CONTENT)
+        upload_kernels(UploadArgs(tmpdir, REPO_ID, False, branch))
+
+    repo_filenames = get_filenames_from_a_repo(REPO_ID)
+    assert any(str(script_path.name) for f in repo_filenames)
+
+    if branch is not None:
+        refs = list_repo_refs(repo_id=REPO_ID)
+        assert any(ref_branch.name == branch for ref_branch in refs.branches)
+
+    delete_repo(repo_id=REPO_ID)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.token
+@pytest.mark.is_staging_test
+def test_kernel_upload_deletes_as_expected():
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+        path = f"{tmpdir}/build/torch-universal/upload_test"
+        build_dir = Path(path)
+        build_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        script_path = build_dir / "foo_2025.py"
+        script_path.write_text(PY_CONTENT)
+        upload_kernels(UploadArgs(tmpdir, REPO_ID, False, None))
+
+    repo_filenames = get_filenames_from_a_repo(REPO_ID)
+    filename_to_change = get_filename_to_change(repo_filenames)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+        path = f"{tmpdir}/build/torch-universal/upload_test"
+        build_dir = Path(path)
+        build_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        changed_filename = next_filename(Path(filename_to_change))
+        script_path = build_dir / changed_filename
+        script_path.write_text(PY_CONTENT)
+        upload_kernels(UploadArgs(tmpdir, REPO_ID, False, None))
+
+    repo_filenames = get_filenames_from_a_repo(REPO_ID)
+    assert any(str(changed_filename) in k for k in repo_filenames), f"{repo_filenames=}"
+    assert not any(
+        str(filename_to_change) in k for k in repo_filenames
+    ), f"{repo_filenames=}"
+    delete_repo(repo_id=REPO_ID)