LLM Inference Performance Analysis
An engineering team is analyzing the performance of their new LLM inference server, which uses a continuous batching scheduler that prioritizes starting new requests to maximize hardware utilization. They observe high overall throughput but receive user complaints about unpredictable response times. Based on the simplified performance log below, analyze the data and explain the most likely reason for the high latency and variability experienced by the shorter requests.
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Ch.5 Inference - Foundations of Large Language Models
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