Use code detection to check bwd method override.

test/test_gpu/main.py

@@ -68,15 +68,11 @@ def _run_one_operator(args: List[str]):
     check_ci_output(op)
     del op
     # Test backward (if applicable)
-    try:
+    if op.has_bwd():
         tb_args.mode = "bwd"
         op = Operator(tb_args=tb_args, extra_args=extra_args)
         op.run()
         check_ci_output(op)
-    except NotImplementedError:
-        logger.info(
-            f"Operator {op.name} does not support backward, skipping backward test."
-        )
 
 
 def _run_operator_in_task(op: str, args: List[str]):
@@ -92,16 +88,13 @@ def _run_operator_in_task(op: str, args: List[str]):
     task.make_operator_instance(args=args)
     task.run()
     task.check_output()
-    task.del_op_instance()
     # Test backward (if applicable)
-    try:
+    if task.get_attribute("has_bwd", method=True):
+        task.del_op_instance()
         args.extend(["--bwd"])
         task.make_operator_instance(args=args)
         task.run()
         task.check_output()
-    except NotImplementedError:
-        # Operator does not support backward, skip the test
-        pass
 
 
 def make_test(operator):

tritonbench/operators/op_task.py

@@ -165,18 +165,21 @@ def run(self) -> None:
     @base_task.run_in_worker(scoped=True)
     @staticmethod
     def get_attribute(
-        attr: str, field: Optional[str] = None, classattr: bool = False
+        attr: str,
+        field: Optional[str] = None,
+        classattr: bool = False,
+        method: bool = False,
     ) -> Any:
         if classattr:
             op = globals()["Operator"]
         else:
             op = globals()["op"]
         if hasattr(op, attr):
             if field:
-                op_attr = getattr(op, attr)
-                return getattr(op_attr, field)
+                op_attr = getattr(getattr(op, attr), field)
             else:
-                return getattr(op, attr)
+                op_attr = getattr(op, attr)
+            return op_attr() if method else op_attr
         else:
             return None
 

tritonbench/utils/triton_op.py

@@ -1517,3 +1517,7 @@ def run_and_capture(self, *args, **kwargs):
                     ir_dir / f"{fn._name}_{kernel.name}_{input_id}.sass", "w"
                 ) as f:
                     f.write(sass)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def has_bwd(cls) -> bool:
+        return cls.get_bwd_fn is not BenchmarkOperator.get_bwd_fn