[https://nvbugs/6566765][fix] Release Qwen MoE CUDA memory between tests

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Ready — exact current-head A30 validation passed.

Description

NVBug 6566765 and the related parameter in 6575012 hit CUDA OOM when Qwen modeling tests ran serially on a 24 GB A30. The process retained 19.43 GiB allocated plus 2.22 GiB reserved before a 1.02 GiB model allocation.

The root cause is Python-cycle and CUDA-cache retention between parameterized Qwen modeling cases in the shared A30 process. This change collects Python cycles and empties unused CUDA cache before the Qwen MoE class and after every case, then removes the three exact waivers. It does not reduce model size, memory limits, concurrency, or requested resources.

Test Coverage

• Current head c6ce7585cd passed exact A30-PyTorch-2 in PR_Github/66188 / pipeline 53860. The three formerly waived Qwen-MoE cases are reported FIXED; the selector wrapper and all runnable Qwen-MoE cases pass.
• The aggregate's only reported regression is unrelated DGX_B200-PyTorch-5 performance sanity for v3lite_fp8; fail-fast aborted other unrelated stages. The requested A30 stage and SBSA pipeline are green.
• Repository pre-commit, DCO, title, checklist, compatibility-label, formatting, syntax, whitespace, and a current-upstream/main merge-tree check pass.

PR Checklist

• Repository checklist reviewed as appropriate.
• Exact current-head A30 coverage passes without weakening resource or correctness requirements.
• The remaining aggregate failure is isolated to an unrelated DGX B200 performance regression.

Dev Engineer Review

• Added gc.collect() and torch.cuda.empty_cache() before the Qwen MoE test class and after each test.
• This targets Python reference cycles and unused CUDA allocations without changing model size, memory limits, concurrency, or resources.
• Removed the three Qwen MoE waiver entries for TRTLLM with and without CUDA graphs and the vanilla backend.
• No public API changes.
• The reported A30 validation passed. An unrelated DGX B200 performance regression remains.

QA Engineer Review

• Added TestQwenMoe.setUpClass() and TestQwenMoe.tearDown().
• Removed three Qwen MoE entries from tests/integration/test_lists/waives.txt.
• The modified test class is covered by the updated waiver list because its formerly waived Qwen MoE cases are now runnable.
• Verdict: sufficient.

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Walkthrough

Changes

Qwen MoE test enablement

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Qwen MoE CUDA memory cleanup tests/unittest/_torch/modeling/test_modeling_qwen_moe.py	Adds license headers, imports gc, and clears Python and CUDA memory before the suite and after each test.
Qwen MoE waiver removal tests/integration/test_lists/waives.txt	Removes skip waivers for three TRTLLM and vanilla Qwen MoE test variants.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to c6ce7

This test-only change releases retained CUDA memory between Qwen MoE cases and removes the corresponding waivers, with the targeted A30 validation passing. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal review and checks.

Possibly related PRs

• NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM#17472: Removes related Qwen MoE test skip entries.
• NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM#17613: Modifies overlapping Qwen MoE waiver entries.
• NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM#17623: Removes skip entries for other Qwen test cases.

Suggested labels: ci: full pre-merge approved

Suggested reviewers: brnguyen2

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the NVBugs issue, fix type, and primary change: releasing Qwen MoE CUDA memory between tests.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the OOM cause and solution, reports relevant A30 test coverage, and includes a reviewed checklist.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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tests/unittest/_torch/modeling/test_modeling_qwen_moe.py (1)

74-80: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add -> None annotations to the changed lifecycle methods.

_release_cuda_memory, setUpClass, and tearDown are new or modified functions without return annotations. Add -> None to each method.

As per coding guidelines: “Annotate every function.”

Proposed change

-    def _release_cuda_memory():
+    def _release_cuda_memory() -> None:
...
-    def setUpClass(cls):
+    def setUpClass(cls) -> None:
...
-    def tearDown(self):
+    def tearDown(self) -> None:

Also applies to: 87-90

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In `@tests/unittest/_torch/modeling/test_modeling_qwen_moe.py` around lines 74 -
80, Add return-type annotations of None to the lifecycle methods
_release_cuda_memory, setUpClass, and tearDown, preserving their existing
behavior.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@tests/unittest/_torch/modeling/test_modeling_qwen_moe.py`:
- Around line 74-80: Add return-type annotations of None to the lifecycle
methods _release_cuda_memory, setUpClass, and tearDown, preserving their
existing behavior.

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