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Problem

gRPC response processing and its spawned SSE stream tasks hold the parsed request (Arc) for the full response lifetime. For streaming multimodal chat that pins the request — including base64 image/audio messages — for the entire generation, so live router memory scales as stream concurrency times body size.

Solution

Extract a per-endpoint response-phase view at request building (the last stage that legitimately reads the request before dispatch) and make response processing and the stream tasks consume only the view. The request is then freed at response head instead of stream end. This is mechanical repetition of one pattern across the four regular endpoint families: chat, generate (streaming was already view-shaped; the unused non-streaming request parameter is dropped), completion, and messages.

Changes

  • routers/grpc/regular/views.rs: ChatRequestView / GenerateRequestView / CompletionRequestView / MessagesRequestView, carried as RequestView in ResponseState
  • The four request-building stages set the view; the four response-processing stages take it; streaming and non-streaming processors consume views instead of Arc request handles
  • Now-unused borrow accessors (chat_request() et al.) removed from RequestContext

This slice frees streaming requests at response head; dispatch-time release for non-streaming (and with retries disabled) lands in the RequestLease follow-up stacked on this PR.

Test Plan

Drop-probe tests with an in-process gated TokenSpeed gRPC stub that withholds its tokens until the parsed request's weak count reaches zero: streaming_releases_parsed_request_before_first_token and the grpc_pd twin. Suites: routers::grpc unit tests (272), routing_tests (120), zmq_backend_test (13), messages_streaming_test (21), spec_test (96) — all green.

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  • cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings passes
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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Performance

    • Improved request handling efficiency during response generation and streaming.
    • Reduced retained request data after dispatch, helping release resources earlier.
  • Reliability

    • Improved consistency across chat, completion, generation, and messages responses.
    • Added safeguards for streaming workflows to ensure requests are available when needed.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage verifying that parsed request data is released before the first token is emitted in standard and prefill/decode streaming scenarios.

Walkthrough

The gRPC gateway now converts parsed requests into response-phase views before dispatch. Response processing and streaming use these views and dispatch metadata after the original request payload is released. TokenSpeed integration tests cover regular and PD streaming release behavior.

Changes

Request lifecycle changes

Layer / File(s) Summary
Request-view contracts
model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/views.rs, model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/context.rs, model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/mod.rs
Adds typed response-phase views for four request types. ResponseState stores the view, while borrowed request accessors are removed.
Request snapshot wiring
model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/*/request_building.rs
Each request-building stage stores its typed view before dispatch planning.
Response processing from views
model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/processor.rs, model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/*/response_processing.rs
Response stages consume views and report request_view_not_set when absent. Parsers, tools, prompts, choices, and logging use view fields and dispatch model metadata.
Streaming response views
model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/streaming.rs
Streaming handlers use typed views for chat, generate, messages, and completion flows, including regular and PD processing.
Streaming release validation
model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/pipeline.rs
Updates alias assertions and adds gated TokenSpeed integration tests for request release before the first token.

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

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 2297a

The production change releases request payloads earlier while preserving retry behavior; the remaining Harmony retention is intentional for tool-loop replay. A localized test-listener binding race remains as a trivial follow-up and does not block merging after normal checks.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant RequestBuilder
  participant ResponseState
  participant DispatchPipeline
  participant StreamingProcessor
  RequestBuilder->>ResponseState: store typed RequestView
  RequestBuilder->>DispatchPipeline: dispatch parsed request
  DispatchPipeline->>DispatchPipeline: release parsed request payload
  DispatchPipeline->>StreamingProcessor: emit response data
  StreamingProcessor->>ResponseState: consume RequestView fields
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pub logprobs: bool,
pub include_usage: bool,
/// Populated only when `echo` (choices prepend their prompt text).
pub prompt_texts: Vec<String>,

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🟡 Nit: The doc comment says "Populated only when echo" but the field is always allocated (empty Vec when echo is false). Consider Option<Vec<String>> to make the invariant self-documenting — None when echo is false, Some(...) when true. Very minor since both access sites already guard with if echo or fall through to unwrap_or_default.

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Thorough review of this dispatch-phase memory release PR. The design is solid:

  • Request views cleanly decouple response processing from parsed request lifetime — each view extracts exactly what's needed, no more.
  • ErasedLease trait correctly threads release semantics through the heterogeneous gRPC pipeline with proper Send+Sync bounds.
  • clone_without_mm_pixels avoids duplicating pixel tensors for PD legs via the detach-clone-reattach pattern — both parallel and sequential paths are correct.
  • Harmony opt-out is well-reasoned — the tool loop re-reads the request across iterations by design.
  • Retry semantics are preserved: AtRetryClose keeps the request alive for replay, AfterDispatch frees immediately. The test suite (drop-probe gated stubs) verifies both paths plus replay integrity.
  • openai router drops the parsed request and context before the retry loop, replaying from the serialized payload alone.

1 nit (empty Vec vs Option for prompt_texts), 0 blocking issues.

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model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/pipeline.rs (1)

1623-2191: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

🟡 Nit: The drop-probe tests exercise only the completion pipeline.

The four release tests all use Endpoint::Completion. The chat, generate, and messages entry points now also accept a lease, and their request-building stages store a different RequestView variant. A view stored under the wrong variant would return request_view_not_set at response time, which these tests cannot catch.

Consider adding one non-streaming drop probe for execute_chat and execute_messages to cover the per-endpoint view wiring.

As per coding guidelines: "Run the pr-test-analyzer agent to verify that tests adequately cover new or changed functionality."

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In `@model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/pipeline.rs` around lines 1623 - 2191, The
release tests currently cover only Completion; add non-streaming drop-probe
tests for the execute_chat and execute_messages entry points using RequestLease,
verifying the parsed request is released and each response succeeds. Ensure
their lease views use the correct endpoint-specific RequestView variants so
response handling does not return request_view_not_set, while preserving the
existing completion coverage.

Source: Coding guidelines

model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/chat/response_processing.rs (1)

92-104: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

🟡 Nit: All four response stages report a RequestView variant mismatch as request_view_not_set. Each stage uses let Some(views::RequestView::<Variant>(..)) = ctx.state.response.request_view.take() else, so a view stored under a different variant produces the same error text as a missing view, and .take() discards the evidence. The shared fix is to match the taken value and log the observed variant before returning the error.

  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/chat/response_processing.rs#L92-L104: match the taken Option<RequestView> and log the observed variant when it is not Chat.
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/completion/response_processing.rs#L79-L92: apply the same handling for the Completion variant.
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/generate/response_processing.rs#L92-L105: apply the same handling for the Generate variant.
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/messages/response_processing.rs#L80-L93: apply the same handling for the Messages variant.
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In `@model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/chat/response_processing.rs`
around lines 92 - 104, Update the response-view extraction in
ChatResponseProcessingStage::execute and the corresponding completion, generate,
and messages response stages to match the taken Option<RequestView> explicitly:
accept the expected variant, distinguish None from a different variant, and log
the observed variant before returning the existing internal error. Apply the
change in
model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/chat/response_processing.rs lines
92-104, completion/response_processing.rs lines 79-92,
generate/response_processing.rs lines 92-105, and
messages/response_processing.rs lines 80-93.
model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/response_processing.rs (1)

50-61: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

🟡 Nit: The catch-all arm removes exhaustiveness checking on RequestKind.

request_kind => accepts any future RequestKind variant without a compile error. A new endpoint routed to this stage by mistake would fail only at runtime. List the unsupported kinds explicitly to keep the compiler as the guard.

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In `@model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/response_processing.rs` around
lines 50 - 61, Replace the catch-all request_kind arm in
ChatGenerateResponseProcessingStage::execute with explicit match arms for each
currently unsupported RequestKind variant, preserving the existing logging and
wrong_pipeline error behavior; leave supported variants unchanged so adding a
new RequestKind requires an explicit compile-time match decision.
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Inline comments:
In `@model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/views.rs`:
- Around line 37-38: Correct the documentation for expected_choices in the chat
request view to state that it is the normalized value from
ChatCompletionRequest.n, while retaining sampling_params.n only in the
GenerateRequestView documentation.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/pipeline.rs`:
- Around line 1623-2191: The release tests currently cover only Completion; add
non-streaming drop-probe tests for the execute_chat and execute_messages entry
points using RequestLease, verifying the parsed request is released and each
response succeeds. Ensure their lease views use the correct endpoint-specific
RequestView variants so response handling does not return request_view_not_set,
while preserving the existing completion coverage.

In `@model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/chat/response_processing.rs`:
- Around line 92-104: Update the response-view extraction in
ChatResponseProcessingStage::execute and the corresponding completion, generate,
and messages response stages to match the taken Option<RequestView> explicitly:
accept the expected variant, distinguish None from a different variant, and log
the observed variant before returning the existing internal error. Apply the
change in
model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/chat/response_processing.rs lines
92-104, completion/response_processing.rs lines 79-92,
generate/response_processing.rs lines 92-105, and
messages/response_processing.rs lines 80-93.

In `@model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/response_processing.rs`:
- Around line 50-61: Replace the catch-all request_kind arm in
ChatGenerateResponseProcessingStage::execute with explicit match arms for each
currently unsupported RequestKind variant, preserving the existing logging and
wrong_pipeline error behavior; leave supported variants unchanged so adding a
new RequestKind requires an explicit compile-time match decision.
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  • model_gateway/src/routers/common/request_lease.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/common/stages/dispatch_metadata.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/common/stages/helpers.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/common/stages/request_execution.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/context.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/harmony/stages/request_building.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/harmony/stages/response_processing.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/pipeline.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/proto_wrapper.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/mod.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/processor.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/responses/streaming.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/chat/request_building.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/chat/response_processing.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/completion/request_building.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/completion/response_processing.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/generate/request_building.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/generate/response_processing.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/messages/request_building.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/messages/response_processing.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/stages/response_processing.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/streaming.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/views.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/router.rs
  • model_gateway/src/routers/openai/chat.rs

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/// `sampling_params.n`, normalized.
pub expected_choices: u32,

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

🟡 Nit: Correct the expected_choices doc comment for chat.

ChatCompletionRequest has a flat n field and no sampling_params. The value comes from request.n. Only GenerateRequestView reads sampling_params.n.

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-    /// `sampling_params.n`, normalized.
+    /// `n`, normalized.
     pub expected_choices: u32,
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pub expected_choices: u32,
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In `@model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/regular/views.rs` around lines 37 - 38,
Correct the documentation for expected_choices in the chat request view to state
that it is the normalized value from ChatCompletionRequest.n, while retaining
sampling_params.n only in the GenerateRequestView documentation.

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model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/context.rs (1)

649-654: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

🔴 Important — Use response-phase views in Harmony response processing.

harmony/stages/response_processing.rs calls chat_request_arc() and responses_request_arc() after dispatch. These calls retain the full parsed request. Pass only the required fields through ResponseState::request_view.

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In `@model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/context.rs` around lines 649 - 654, Update
Harmony response processing to use response-phase request views instead of
calling Context methods chat_request_arc() or responses_request_arc() after
dispatch. Populate and pass only the required request fields through
ResponseState::request_view, and consume that view in
harmony/stages/response_processing.rs while preserving the existing response
behavior.
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model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/pipeline.rs (1)

1832-1852: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

🟡 Bind the listener before spawning the server.

pick_unused_port() releases the port before Server::serve binds it, which creates a race with other tests or processes. Bind tokio::net::TcpListener on port 0 and use serve_with_incoming. Add the net feature to the existing tokio-stream dependency.

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In `@model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/pipeline.rs` around lines 1832 - 1852, Update
spawn_stub to bind a tokio::net::TcpListener on port 0 before spawning the gRPC
server, then pass it through serve_with_incoming using the appropriate
tokio-stream adapter while retaining readiness waiting and the returned bound
port. Remove the pick_unused_port flow and add the net feature to the existing
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In `@model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/context.rs`:
- Around line 649-654: Update Harmony response processing to use response-phase
request views instead of calling Context methods chat_request_arc() or
responses_request_arc() after dispatch. Populate and pass only the required
request fields through ResponseState::request_view, and consume that view in
harmony/stages/response_processing.rs while preserving the existing response
behavior.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/pipeline.rs`:
- Around line 1832-1852: Update spawn_stub to bind a tokio::net::TcpListener on
port 0 before spawning the gRPC server, then pass it through serve_with_incoming
using the appropriate tokio-stream adapter while retaining readiness waiting and
the returned bound port. Remove the pick_unused_port flow and add the net
feature to the existing tokio-stream dependency.

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@slin1237 slin1237 changed the title fix(grpc): release request payloads after backend dispatch fix(grpc): stop stream tasks from pinning request payloads Aug 20, 2026
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Superseded by the pipeline-ownership refactor (see the tracking issue): rather than teaching eight consumers not to hold the request, the pipeline will make post-dispatch request access unrepresentable by construction. The views/tests here inform the ResponseSpec design.

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