Fix the QwenImage Attention mask under Ulysses SP

src/diffusers/models/attention_dispatch.py

@@ -2200,6 +2200,12 @@ def forward(
         query, key, value = (_all_to_all_single(x, group) for x in (query, key, value))
         query, key, value = (x.flatten(0, 1).permute(1, 0, 2, 3).contiguous() for x in (query, key, value))
 
+        if attn_mask is not None and attn_mask.shape[-1] == S_KV_LOCAL:
+            # All-gather a local mask so its layout matches the QKV layout after all-to-all.
+            mask_list = [torch.empty_like(attn_mask) for _ in range(world_size)]
+            dist.all_gather(mask_list, attn_mask, group=group)
+            attn_mask = torch.cat(mask_list, dim=-1)
+
         out = forward_op(
             ctx,
             query,
@@ -2399,6 +2405,8 @@ def forward(
         ctx.backward_op = backward_op
         ctx._parallel_config = _parallel_config
 
+        _, S_KV_LOCAL, _, _ = key.shape
+
         metadata = ulysses_anything_metadata(query)
         query_wait = all_to_all_single_any_qkv_async(query, group, **metadata)
         key_wait = all_to_all_single_any_qkv_async(key, group, **metadata)
@@ -2408,6 +2416,19 @@ def forward(
         key = key_wait()  # type: torch.Tensor
         value = value_wait()  # type: torch.Tensor
 
+        if attn_mask is not None and attn_mask.shape[-1] == S_KV_LOCAL:
+            # All-gather a local mask to match the post-all-to-all global sequence.
+            # The "anything" path allows unequal local sizes, so we pad to the
+            # maximum across ranks before all-gathering, then trim back.
+            mask_local_sizes = gather_size_by_comm(attn_mask.shape[-1], group)
+            max_local = max(mask_local_sizes)
+            if attn_mask.shape[-1] < max_local:
+                attn_mask = F.pad(attn_mask, (0, max_local - attn_mask.shape[-1]))
+            mask_list = [torch.empty_like(attn_mask) for _ in range(dist.get_world_size(group=group))]
+            dist.all_gather(mask_list, attn_mask, group=group)
+            attn_mask = torch.cat(mask_list, dim=-1)
+            attn_mask = attn_mask[..., : sum(mask_local_sizes)]
+
         out = forward_op(
             ctx,
             query,

src/diffusers/models/controlnets/controlnet_qwenimage.py

@@ -205,36 +205,27 @@ def forward(
         encoder_hidden_states = self.txt_norm(encoder_hidden_states)
         encoder_hidden_states = self.txt_in(encoder_hidden_states)
 
-        # Construct joint attention mask once to avoid reconstructing in every block
-        block_attention_kwargs = joint_attention_kwargs.copy() if joint_attention_kwargs is not None else {}
-        if encoder_hidden_states_mask is not None:
-            # Build joint mask: [text_mask, all_ones_for_image]
-            batch_size, image_seq_len = hidden_states.shape[:2]
-            image_mask = torch.ones((batch_size, image_seq_len), dtype=torch.bool, device=hidden_states.device)
-            joint_attention_mask = torch.cat([encoder_hidden_states_mask, image_mask], dim=1)
-            block_attention_kwargs["attention_mask"] = joint_attention_mask
-
         block_samples = ()
         for block in self.transformer_blocks:
             if torch.is_grad_enabled() and self.gradient_checkpointing:
                 encoder_hidden_states, hidden_states = self._gradient_checkpointing_func(
                     block,
                     hidden_states,
                     encoder_hidden_states,
-                    None,  # Don't pass encoder_hidden_states_mask (using attention_mask instead)
+                    encoder_hidden_states_mask,
                     temb,
                     image_rotary_emb,
-                    block_attention_kwargs,
+                    joint_attention_kwargs,
                 )
 
             else:
                 encoder_hidden_states, hidden_states = block(
                     hidden_states=hidden_states,
                     encoder_hidden_states=encoder_hidden_states,
-                    encoder_hidden_states_mask=None,  # Don't pass (using attention_mask instead)
+                    encoder_hidden_states_mask=encoder_hidden_states_mask,
                     temb=temb,
                     image_rotary_emb=image_rotary_emb,
-                    joint_attention_kwargs=block_attention_kwargs,
+                    joint_attention_kwargs=joint_attention_kwargs,
                 )
             block_samples = block_samples + (hidden_states,)
 

src/diffusers/models/transformers/transformer_qwenimage.py

@@ -497,6 +497,18 @@ def __call__(
         if encoder_hidden_states is None:
             raise ValueError("QwenDoubleStreamAttnProcessor2_0 requires encoder_hidden_states (text stream)")
 
+        if attention_mask is not None:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "QwenDoubleStreamAttnProcessor2_0 does not accept an external attention_mask. "
+                "Pass encoder_hidden_states_mask to let the processor build the joint mask."
+            )
+
+        if encoder_hidden_states_mask is not None:
+            seq_img = hidden_states.shape[1]
+            image_mask = torch.ones((hidden_states.shape[0], seq_img), dtype=torch.bool, device=hidden_states.device)
+            attention_mask = torch.cat([encoder_hidden_states_mask, image_mask], dim=1)
+            attention_mask = attention_mask[:, None, None, :]
+
         seq_txt = encoder_hidden_states.shape[1]
 
         # Compute QKV for image stream (sample projections)
@@ -770,6 +782,7 @@ class QwenImageTransformer2DModel(
         },
         "transformer_blocks.*": {
             "modulate_index": ContextParallelInput(split_dim=1, expected_dims=2, split_output=False),
+            "encoder_hidden_states_mask": ContextParallelInput(split_dim=1, expected_dims=2, split_output=False),
         },
         "pos_embed": {
             0: ContextParallelInput(split_dim=0, expected_dims=2, split_output=True),
@@ -911,38 +924,27 @@ def forward(
 
         image_rotary_emb = self.pos_embed(img_shapes, max_txt_seq_len=text_seq_len, device=hidden_states.device)
 
-        # Construct joint attention mask once to avoid reconstructing in every block
-        # This eliminates 60 GPU syncs during training while maintaining torch.compile compatibility
-        block_attention_kwargs = attention_kwargs.copy() if attention_kwargs is not None else {}
-        if encoder_hidden_states_mask is not None:
-            # Build joint mask: [text_mask, all_ones_for_image]
-            batch_size, image_seq_len = hidden_states.shape[:2]
-            image_mask = torch.ones((batch_size, image_seq_len), dtype=torch.bool, device=hidden_states.device)
-            joint_attention_mask = torch.cat([encoder_hidden_states_mask, image_mask], dim=1)
-            joint_attention_mask = joint_attention_mask[:, None, None, :]
-            block_attention_kwargs["attention_mask"] = joint_attention_mask
-
         for index_block, block in enumerate(self.transformer_blocks):
             if torch.is_grad_enabled() and self.gradient_checkpointing:
                 encoder_hidden_states, hidden_states = self._gradient_checkpointing_func(
                     block,
                     hidden_states,
                     encoder_hidden_states,
-                    None,  # Don't pass encoder_hidden_states_mask (using attention_mask instead)
+                    encoder_hidden_states_mask,
                     temb,
                     image_rotary_emb,
-                    block_attention_kwargs,
+                    attention_kwargs,
                     modulate_index,
                 )
 
             else:
                 encoder_hidden_states, hidden_states = block(
                     hidden_states=hidden_states,
                     encoder_hidden_states=encoder_hidden_states,
-                    encoder_hidden_states_mask=None,  # Don't pass (using attention_mask instead)
+                    encoder_hidden_states_mask=encoder_hidden_states_mask,
                     temb=temb,
                     image_rotary_emb=image_rotary_emb,
-                    joint_attention_kwargs=block_attention_kwargs,
+                    joint_attention_kwargs=attention_kwargs,
                     modulate_index=modulate_index,
                 )
 

tests/models/testing_utils/parallelism.py

@@ -51,7 +51,16 @@ def _find_free_port():
 
 
 def _context_parallel_worker(
-    rank, world_size, master_port, model_class, init_dict, cp_dict, inputs_dict, return_dict, attention_backend=None
+    rank,
+    world_size,
+    master_port,
+    model_class,
+    init_dict,
+    cp_dict,
+    inputs_dict,
+    return_dict,
+    attention_backend=None,
+    state_dict=None,
 ):
     """Worker function for context parallel testing."""
     try:
@@ -75,6 +84,8 @@ def _context_parallel_worker(
 
         # Create model
         model = model_class(**init_dict)
+        if state_dict is not None:
+            model.load_state_dict(state_dict)
         model.to(device)
         model.eval()
 
@@ -100,6 +111,9 @@ def _context_parallel_worker(
         if rank == 0:
             return_dict["status"] = "success"
             return_dict["output_shape"] = list(output.shape)
+            if state_dict is not None:
+                # Serialise via nested list so the manager dict can transport it across processes.
+                return_dict["output"] = output.cpu().tolist()
 
     except Exception as e:
         if rank == 0:
@@ -247,6 +261,12 @@ def test_context_parallel_inference(self, cp_type, batch_size: int = 1):
         init_dict = self.get_init_dict()
         inputs_dict = self.get_dummy_inputs(batch_size=batch_size)
 
+        # Single-GPU reference
+        model = self.model_class(**init_dict).eval().to(torch_device)
+        state_dict = {k: v.cpu() for k, v in model.state_dict().items()}
+        with torch.no_grad():
+            ref_output = model(**inputs_dict, return_dict=False)[0].cpu()
+
         # Move all tensors to CPU for multiprocessing
         inputs_dict = {k: v.cpu() if isinstance(v, torch.Tensor) else v for k, v in inputs_dict.items()}
         cp_dict = {cp_type: world_size}
@@ -261,7 +281,17 @@ def test_context_parallel_inference(self, cp_type, batch_size: int = 1):
         # Spawn worker processes
         mp.spawn(
             _context_parallel_worker,
-            args=(world_size, master_port, self.model_class, init_dict, cp_dict, inputs_dict, return_dict),
+            args=(
+                world_size,
+                master_port,
+                self.model_class,
+                init_dict,
+                cp_dict,
+                inputs_dict,
+                return_dict,
+                None,
+                state_dict,
+            ),
             nprocs=world_size,
             join=True,
         )
@@ -270,6 +300,9 @@ def test_context_parallel_inference(self, cp_type, batch_size: int = 1):
             f"Context parallel inference failed: {return_dict.get('error', 'Unknown error')}"
         )
 
+        cp_output = torch.tensor(return_dict["output"])
+        torch.testing.assert_close(ref_output, cp_output, atol=1e-4, rtol=1e-4)
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("cp_type", ["ulysses_degree", "ring_degree"], ids=["ulysses", "ring"])
     def test_context_parallel_batch_inputs(self, cp_type):
         self.test_context_parallel_inference(cp_type, batch_size=2)

tests/models/transformers/test_models_transformer_qwenimage.py

@@ -253,6 +253,15 @@ class TestQwenImageTransformerAttention(QwenImageTransformerTesterConfig, Attent
 class TestQwenImageTransformerContextParallel(QwenImageTransformerTesterConfig, ContextParallelTesterMixin):
     """Context Parallel inference tests for QwenImage Transformer."""
 
+    def get_dummy_inputs(self, batch_size: int = 1) -> dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
+        inputs = super().get_dummy_inputs(batch_size=batch_size)
+        encoder_hidden_states_mask = inputs["encoder_hidden_states_mask"]
+        encoder_hidden_states_mask[:, 1] = 0
+        encoder_hidden_states_mask[:, 3] = 0
+        encoder_hidden_states_mask[:, 5:] = 0
+        inputs["encoder_hidden_states_mask"] = encoder_hidden_states_mask
+        return inputs
+
 
 class TestQwenImageTransformerContextParallelAttnBackends(
     QwenImageTransformerTesterConfig, ContextParallelAttentionBackendsTesterMixin