[V0 deprecation] Remove V0 HPU backend

setup.py

@@ -410,37 +410,14 @@ def run(self) -> None:
                 package_data[package_name].append(file_name)
 
 
-def _is_hpu() -> bool:
-    # if VLLM_TARGET_DEVICE env var was set explicitly, skip HPU autodetection
-    if os.getenv("VLLM_TARGET_DEVICE", None) == VLLM_TARGET_DEVICE:
-        return VLLM_TARGET_DEVICE == "hpu"
-
-    # if VLLM_TARGET_DEVICE was not set explicitly, check if hl-smi succeeds,
-    # and if it doesn't, check if habanalabs driver is loaded
-    is_hpu_available = False
-    try:
-        out = subprocess.run(["hl-smi"], capture_output=True, check=True)
-        is_hpu_available = out.returncode == 0
-    except (FileNotFoundError, PermissionError, subprocess.CalledProcessError):
-        if sys.platform.startswith("linux"):
-            try:
-                output = subprocess.check_output(
-                    'lsmod | grep habanalabs | wc -l', shell=True)
-                is_hpu_available = int(output) > 0
-            except (ValueError, FileNotFoundError, PermissionError,
-                    subprocess.CalledProcessError):
-                pass
-    return is_hpu_available
-
-
 def _no_device() -> bool:
     return VLLM_TARGET_DEVICE == "empty"
 
 
 def _is_cuda() -> bool:
     has_cuda = torch.version.cuda is not None
     return (VLLM_TARGET_DEVICE == "cuda" and has_cuda
-            and not (_is_neuron() or _is_tpu() or _is_hpu()))
+            and not (_is_neuron() or _is_tpu()))
 
 
 def _is_hip() -> bool:
@@ -573,12 +550,6 @@ def get_vllm_version() -> str:
         if neuron_version != MAIN_CUDA_VERSION:
             neuron_version_str = neuron_version.replace(".", "")[:3]
             version += f"{sep}neuron{neuron_version_str}"
-    elif _is_hpu():
-        # Get the Intel Gaudi Software Suite version
-        gaudi_sw_version = str(get_gaudi_sw_version())
-        if gaudi_sw_version != MAIN_CUDA_VERSION:
-            gaudi_sw_version = gaudi_sw_version.replace(".", "")[:3]
-            version += f"{sep}gaudi{gaudi_sw_version}"
     elif _is_tpu():
         version += f"{sep}tpu"
     elif _is_cpu():
@@ -625,8 +596,6 @@ def _read_requirements(filename: str) -> list[str]:
         requirements = _read_requirements("rocm.txt")
     elif _is_neuron():
         requirements = _read_requirements("neuron.txt")
-    elif _is_hpu():
-        requirements = _read_requirements("hpu.txt")
     elif _is_tpu():
         requirements = _read_requirements("tpu.txt")
     elif _is_cpu():

vllm/_custom_ops.py

@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 
 logger = init_logger(__name__)
 
-if not current_platform.is_tpu() and not current_platform.is_hpu()\
-        and not current_platform.is_xpu():
+if not current_platform.is_tpu() and not current_platform.is_xpu():
     try:
         import vllm._C
     except ImportError as e: