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KV Cache Is Becoming the Memory Hierarchy of Inference


A briefing on the inference memory hierarchy: prompt layout, host-side shared KV, distributed lookup, RDMA transfer, encoder reuse, and evidence discipline. Covers vLLM × Mooncake, LMCache MP, LMCache CacheBlend, SGLang, NVIDIA Dynamo, and Modal cold starts.

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