Fix a nvfp4 weight amax attribute issue during export

modelopt/torch/export/quant_utils.py

@@ -236,6 +236,31 @@ def get_scaling_factor(quantizer: TensorQuantizer) -> torch.Tensor:
     return scaling_factor
 
 
+def _ensure_weight_quantizer_calibrated(
+    weight_quantizer: TensorQuantizer, weight: torch.Tensor, module_name: str = ""
+) -> None:
+    """Calibrate weight quantizer if amax is not set.
+
+    This is a lazy calibration pattern used during export when weight quantizers
+    may not have been calibrated during the main calibration phase.
+
+    Args:
+        weight_quantizer: The weight quantizer to calibrate
+        weight: The weight tensor to use for calibration
+        module_name: Optional module name for better warning messages
+    """
+    if not hasattr(weight_quantizer, "_amax") or weight_quantizer._amax is None:
+        warn(
+            f"Weight quantizer{f' for {module_name}' if module_name else ''} was not calibrated. "
+            f"Computing amax from weights. This may occur if: "
+            f"some experts were not activated during calibration (expected for MoE models), try increasing --calib_size"
+        )
+        weight_quantizer.reset_amax()
+        enable_stats_collection(weight_quantizer)
+        weight_quantizer(weight)
+        finish_stats_collection(weight_quantizer)
+
+
 def get_activation_scaling_factor(
     module: nn.Module, input_quantizer_name: str = "input_quantizer"
 ) -> torch.Tensor:
@@ -279,6 +304,10 @@ def get_weight_scaling_factor(module: nn.Module, weight_name: str = "weight") ->
         QUANTIZATION_NVFP4_SVDQUANT,
         QUANTIZATION_W4A8_NVFP4_FP8,
     ]:
+        # Calibrate weight quantizer if amax is not set
+        module_name = f"{type(module).__name__}.{weight_name}"
+        _ensure_weight_quantizer_calibrated(weight_quantizer, weight, module_name)
+
         if quantization_format == QUANTIZATION_W4A8_NVFP4_FP8:
             # weight_scaling_factor_2 for w4a8 needs to be amax/448, so that the wsf is in range 448/6.
             # This is because the kernel dequantizes weight to fp8, which is in range 448.
@@ -307,13 +336,26 @@ def get_weight_scaling_factor_2(module: nn.Module, weight_name: str = "weight")
     if weight_quantizer is None:
         return None
 
-    if get_quantization_format(module) in [
+    quantization_format = get_quantization_format(module)
+
+    # Calibrate weight quantizer if amax is not set for all NVFP4 variants
+    if quantization_format in [
+        QUANTIZATION_NVFP4,
+        QUANTIZATION_NVFP4_AWQ,
+        QUANTIZATION_NVFP4_SVDQUANT,
+        QUANTIZATION_W4A8_NVFP4_FP8,
+    ]:
+        weight = getattr(module, weight_name)
+        module_name = f"{type(module).__name__}.{weight_name}"
+        _ensure_weight_quantizer_calibrated(weight_quantizer, weight, module_name)
+
+    if quantization_format in [
         QUANTIZATION_NVFP4,
         QUANTIZATION_NVFP4_AWQ,
         QUANTIZATION_NVFP4_SVDQUANT,
     ]:
         return NVFP4QTensor.get_weights_scaling_factor_2_from_quantizer(weight_quantizer)
-    elif get_quantization_format(module) == QUANTIZATION_W4A8_NVFP4_FP8:
+    elif quantization_format == QUANTIZATION_W4A8_NVFP4_FP8:
         # weight_scaling_factor_2 for w4a8 needs to be amax/448, so that the wsf is in range 448/6.
         # This is because the kernel dequantizes weight to fp8, which is in range 448.
         return weight_quantizer._amax.float() / 448.0