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Fixes #2540

Problem

With area composition, both area conditionings reference the same ControlBase instance, and each step crops input_x to a different area. The single-slot cond_hint cache keyed only on the last seen size therefore missed on every call — every step re-ran common_upscale, and a full VAE encode when the apply node had a VAE attached.

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Replace the single slot with a small per-size map (kept at two entries, FIFO eviction). The prepared hint is cached before broadcasting, so batch-size changes reuse it as well. cleanup() clears the map as before. T2IAdapter.get_control had the same pattern and gets the same fix.

Memory impact is bounded: at most two prepared hints are held instead of one, released by the existing cleanup path.

Tests

New tests/test_controlnet_hint_cache.py (4 tests): alternating area sizes prepare the hint once per size, cache stays bounded, cleanup releases entries, broadcast does not pollute the cached copy.

Environment: Python 3.12 / torch 2.11 CPU, current master (82f839f5).

With area composition the same controlnet instance is called with
alternating crop sizes every step, so the single-slot cond_hint cache
missed on every call and each step re-ran common_upscale plus a full VAE
encode when the apply node had a VAE attached.

Keep a small per-size map (max two entries) instead of a single slot.
The T2I adapter path had the same pattern and gets the same fix.
cleanup() releases cached hints as before.
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ControlBase maintains bounded caches of prepared conditioning hints and adapter outputs keyed by spatial dimensions. ControlNet.get_control reuses cached hints and passes the selected hint to the model. T2IAdapter.get_control reuses cached resized hints and generated outputs. Cache state clears when conditioning hints change or controls are cleaned up. Tests cover reuse, cache bounds, cleanup, batch behavior, output shapes, and invalidation.

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The PR changes ControlNet and T2IAdapter hint caching to retain prepared results by size, but cache misses can temporarily exceed the two-entry memory bound and the adapter cache may reuse results across device changes, risking low-VRAM failures or device-mismatch errors; merge should wait for these issues to be fixed or explicitly accepted.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #2540 by reusing prepared hints for repeated area sizes and avoiding repeated resizing and broadcasting.
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Both findings addressed in dac9035:

  • set_cond_hint() clears cond_hints (and control_inputs) before returning.
  • T2IAdapter adapter outputs are now keyed by hint size like the hints themselves (same FIFO cap of 2); base cleanup() releases both maps. No single-slot control_input remains.
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[warning] 104-117: Do not use an empty list as a default parameter
Context: def set_cond_hint(self, cond_hint, strength=1.0, timestep_percent_range=(0.0, 1.0), vae=None, extra_concat=[]):
self.cond_hint_original = cond_hint
self.strength = strength
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logging.warning("WARNING: no VAE provided to the controlnet apply node when this controlnet requires one.")
self.vae = vae
self.extra_concat_orig = extra_concat.copy()
if self.concat_mask and len(self.extra_concat_orig) == 0:
self.extra_concat_orig.append(torch.tensor([[[[1.0]]]]))
self.cond_hints.clear()
self.control_inputs.clear()
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Addressed in 5bb953f: the T2I control_inputs cache key now includes batch expansion — (h, w, x_noisy.shape[0], batched_number) — so same-size requests with different effective broadcasts recompute instead of reusing a stale-batch output. FIFO cap and invalidation unchanged. New test drives one size at (batch 2, bn 1) then (batch 4, bn 2) and asserts the adapter reran with differing hint shapes, plus a cache hit on repeat. Suite: 7 passed.

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control_input = self.control_inputs.get((x_noisy.shape[2], x_noisy.shape[3], x_noisy.shape[0], batched_number))
if control_input is None:
self.t2i_model.to(x_noisy.dtype)
self.t2i_model.to(self.device)
self.control_input = self.t2i_model(self.cond_hint.to(x_noisy.dtype))
control_input = self.t2i_model(cond_hint.to(x_noisy.dtype))
self.t2i_model.cpu()
while len(self.control_inputs) >= 2:
self.control_inputs.pop(next(iter(self.control_inputs)))
self.control_inputs[(x_noisy.shape[2], x_noisy.shape[3], x_noisy.shape[0], batched_number)] = control_input

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Include the effective dtype and device in the adapter-output cache key.

self.t2i_model is moved to x_noisy.dtype, and the hint is cast to that dtype, only when the cache misses at Lines 948-950. Because the new cache retains entries for multiple spatial sizes, a call at size A with torch.float16, then size B, then size A with torch.float32 reuses the old float16 output. control_merge can cast the tensor, but it cannot restore precision or reproduce the adapter computation. Include x_noisy.dtype and self.device in both cache-key operations.

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-        control_input = self.control_inputs.get((x_noisy.shape[2], x_noisy.shape[3], x_noisy.shape[0], batched_number))
+        cache_key = (x_noisy.shape[2], x_noisy.shape[3], x_noisy.shape[0], batched_number, x_noisy.dtype, self.device)
+        control_input = self.control_inputs.get(cache_key)
...
-            self.control_inputs[(x_noisy.shape[2], x_noisy.shape[3], x_noisy.shape[0], batched_number)] = control_input
+            self.control_inputs[cache_key] = control_input

As per coding guidelines: “Treat dtype, device placement, VRAM use, and offloading as correctness concerns.” As per path instructions: AGENTS.md requires complete cache keys and correct dtype, device, and output-shape contracts.

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control_input = self.control_inputs.get((x_noisy.shape[2], x_noisy.shape[3], x_noisy.shape[0], batched_number))
if control_input is None:
self.t2i_model.to(x_noisy.dtype)
self.t2i_model.to(self.device)
self.control_input = self.t2i_model(self.cond_hint.to(x_noisy.dtype))
control_input = self.t2i_model(cond_hint.to(x_noisy.dtype))
self.t2i_model.cpu()
while len(self.control_inputs) >= 2:
self.control_inputs.pop(next(iter(self.control_inputs)))
self.control_inputs[(x_noisy.shape[2], x_noisy.shape[3], x_noisy.shape[0], batched_number)] = control_input
cache_key = (x_noisy.shape[2], x_noisy.shape[3], x_noisy.shape[0], batched_number, x_noisy.dtype, self.device)
control_input = self.control_inputs.get(cache_key)
if control_input is None:
self.t2i_model.to(x_noisy.dtype)
self.t2i_model.to(self.device)
control_input = self.t2i_model(cond_hint.to(x_noisy.dtype))
self.t2i_model.cpu()
while len(self.control_inputs) >= 2:
self.control_inputs.pop(next(iter(self.control_inputs)))
self.control_inputs[cache_key] = control_input
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In `@comfy/controlnet.py` around lines 946 - 954, Update the control_inputs cache
key used for both lookup and insertion in the surrounding control path to
include x_noisy.dtype and self.device alongside the existing shape and batch
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Addressed in 5b4efca: the control_inputs cache key now includes x_noisy.dtype, so a cached fp32 result is never served after the model has been cast to fp16 (or vice versa). New test drives one size at fp32 then fp16 and asserts both adapter runs plus distinct dtype keys. Suite: 8 passed.

On device: self.device is fixed at construction and every path forces .to(self.device) before the call, so it cannot vary between cache entries for one adapter instance; only dtype varies.

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306-308: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Enforce the two-entry bound before miss computation.

Both cache miss paths allocate the third value before evicting the oldest entry. This temporarily retains three prepared tensors or adapter outputs and can cause low-VRAM OOMs.

As per path instructions: AGENTS.md requires a two-entry FIFO memory bound and treats memory lifetime as a correctness concern.

  • comfy/controlnet.py#L306-L308: evict the oldest hint before the resize/VAE preparation at Lines 286-305.
  • comfy/controlnet.py#L950-L954: evict the oldest adapter output before the t2i_model call at Line 950.
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306-308, update the cond_hints cache flow to evict the oldest entry before the
resize/VAE preparation at lines 286-305, preserving the two-entry FIFO bound
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950-954: evict the oldest adapter output before the t2i_model call at line 950,
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preparation. Apply the same ordering in comfy/controlnet.py lines 950-954: evict
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946-954: 🎯 Functional Correctness

Include the adapter device in the cache key, or verify device immutability.

The adapter output is computed on self.device at Line 949, but the cache key omits that device. If one T2IAdapter instance changes device or is reused across device placement, a cache hit can return tensors from the previous device. Include self.device in both lookup and insertion keys, or verify that each instance remains permanently bound to one device.

As per path instructions: AGENTS.md treats device placement and output shapes as correctness concerns.

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rg -n -C 5 'T2IAdapter|self\.device\s*=|\.device\s*=' comfy --glob '*.py'

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