
Ankit Agarwal engineered core fabric infrastructure and routing features for the tenstorrent/tt-metal repository, focusing on scalable distributed systems and robust testing. He implemented multi-plane and 2D torus topologies, centralized fabric setup, and enabled advanced routing algorithms to support high-throughput, low-latency data paths. Using C++ and Python, Ankit developed benchmarking frameworks, stability testing automation, and end-to-end validation pipelines, integrating hardware abstraction and memory management for embedded systems. His work improved CI reliability, reduced test flakiness, and streamlined device initialization, resulting in a more maintainable and extensible codebase. The depth of his contributions advanced both performance and deployment readiness.

September 2025 delivered a unified Fabric Stability Testing Framework and CI Automation for Galaxy Fabric (tenstorrent/tt-metal). The work consolidated stability testing across configurations, enabling multi-configuration stability tests, NOC-type parameterizations, support for different fabric types, experimental/workflow updates, new stability tests, CI configuration, and enhanced logging to improve reliability and measurement fidelity.
September 2025 delivered a unified Fabric Stability Testing Framework and CI Automation for Galaxy Fabric (tenstorrent/tt-metal). The work consolidated stability testing across configurations, enabling multi-configuration stability tests, NOC-type parameterizations, support for different fabric types, experimental/workflow updates, new stability tests, CI configuration, and enhanced logging to improve reliability and measurement fidelity.
August 2025: Delivered 2D Torus topology support in the tt-metal fabric, expanding routing capabilities and improving deadlock avoidance. Implemented core topology work and added tests for 2D torus configurations, with test infrastructure updates to support multicast group creation for verification. The changes enhance scalability of fabric layouts and strengthen verification coverage for production workloads.
August 2025: Delivered 2D Torus topology support in the tt-metal fabric, expanding routing capabilities and improving deadlock avoidance. Implemented core topology work and added tests for 2D torus configurations, with test infrastructure updates to support multicast group creation for verification. The changes enhance scalability of fabric layouts and strengthen verification coverage for production workloads.
July 2025 (tenstorrent/tt-metal): Delivered TTNN integration readiness and imposed batch experimentation while strengthening device I/O, testing, and code quality. Key features and stability work across the Fabric path were coordinated in a multi-commit effort, culminating in a production-ready TTNN exposure and robust supporting infrastructure. What was delivered: - Fabric mux exposure to TTNN completed across multiple commits, including the final integration commits for TTNN exposure (patches d4630ea936a7b401f99a879eccb5708e2eaaeba6, 1b3a7776130d509ff1f9a7f6fc65f6c38032fedf, 04e39aae8e24b180e49d113fe17c54569e670eef) and subsequent concrete integration work ([Fabric] Expose fabric mux to ttnn (#24456) with commits 0b9219362a7510624778b9a5c1fed1efd0a86653 and 0d9650db092c5339730d798190720c8160b69c41). This enables TTNN to access and coordinate fabric-level muxing, unlocking end-to-end testing and capabilities. - Experimental option flags 1–5 implemented and iterated for batch experimentation, enabling rapid validation of feature toggles and performance paths (commits b7cba3bcab5e42f34e6501857cf9f74209c40087, e4454bad71fbf3bcad6be67877f50d771b319467, 4449c897ef33cdbe048a096bf97195ead74623bd, 4d4b44c9dd4cf9bb02bf3eb4a5691de53d755994, 4a2d5f2c385f6abb344fda2df4b80afaa9195ceb). - Added readback from device and write helper utilities to improve diagnostics and configuration workflows (commit 7720135a055ff304a6607c0a205d11e1919bb293; commit b1d455e49d5b9aeb0f7977fbbd682c7c21441833). - Feedback-driven exposure refinements and stability improvements, addressing review feedback and rebasing considerations to ensure robust integration (commits 9d58edea4d9013b9904de5fd45047b936c55a4a8, fc6d4c540ac16e2ccf9417522430dd671e40d076, 88a853a08afe40f5958b65cab7717199149d9a14; ba1502c257f5571a066b42cd29e37448c74e19d9, cf210736ce52e63c85f4583a7f094b1e4b0af61e). - Test infrastructure and test feature updates to improve Fabric testing coverage and CI reliability, enabling faster validation of changes (commits 492e995936331c773145c3128c3f2c1d1b1d9f51, 64e15809d31cb72539615bf862dfd9ebae90157e, 2517f9bb7a36a939f2c1d7ab005b6a758eab5e19, 8eca11ba8c07426448027a6fe631a5e043f63dc3, 84d891b80a7f01dce9f94896d9dd7a9e1e5d7029). - Code quality improvements, cleanup, and performance updates to reduce risk and improve maintainability (clang-tidy fixes, refactor/cleanup, perf updates; commits 7e7f52eb6469ecf7ce3635e6408eb74625bc64b3, 73a7b9b872574bfec66325319658e7c065a3358a, 1cc7e486ec56f24e58d71f0020ea053b5ac161c3, cdd111b51667aa9caceb229ffc2bbb82260267a0). - Allocation and miscellaneous fixes to stabilize allocator behavior and cover edge cases (bb21564466be4f69d6fcee5a39168ff8730a4b9b, 237cee5c115973ed07cca5c69d7669299564bfd7, ad1e0b37b2223c25109ff4780cc5b4ca75c5cc31).
July 2025 (tenstorrent/tt-metal): Delivered TTNN integration readiness and imposed batch experimentation while strengthening device I/O, testing, and code quality. Key features and stability work across the Fabric path were coordinated in a multi-commit effort, culminating in a production-ready TTNN exposure and robust supporting infrastructure. What was delivered: - Fabric mux exposure to TTNN completed across multiple commits, including the final integration commits for TTNN exposure (patches d4630ea936a7b401f99a879eccb5708e2eaaeba6, 1b3a7776130d509ff1f9a7f6fc65f6c38032fedf, 04e39aae8e24b180e49d113fe17c54569e670eef) and subsequent concrete integration work ([Fabric] Expose fabric mux to ttnn (#24456) with commits 0b9219362a7510624778b9a5c1fed1efd0a86653 and 0d9650db092c5339730d798190720c8160b69c41). This enables TTNN to access and coordinate fabric-level muxing, unlocking end-to-end testing and capabilities. - Experimental option flags 1–5 implemented and iterated for batch experimentation, enabling rapid validation of feature toggles and performance paths (commits b7cba3bcab5e42f34e6501857cf9f74209c40087, e4454bad71fbf3bcad6be67877f50d771b319467, 4449c897ef33cdbe048a096bf97195ead74623bd, 4d4b44c9dd4cf9bb02bf3eb4a5691de53d755994, 4a2d5f2c385f6abb344fda2df4b80afaa9195ceb). - Added readback from device and write helper utilities to improve diagnostics and configuration workflows (commit 7720135a055ff304a6607c0a205d11e1919bb293; commit b1d455e49d5b9aeb0f7977fbbd682c7c21441833). - Feedback-driven exposure refinements and stability improvements, addressing review feedback and rebasing considerations to ensure robust integration (commits 9d58edea4d9013b9904de5fd45047b936c55a4a8, fc6d4c540ac16e2ccf9417522430dd671e40d076, 88a853a08afe40f5958b65cab7717199149d9a14; ba1502c257f5571a066b42cd29e37448c74e19d9, cf210736ce52e63c85f4583a7f094b1e4b0af61e). - Test infrastructure and test feature updates to improve Fabric testing coverage and CI reliability, enabling faster validation of changes (commits 492e995936331c773145c3128c3f2c1d1b1d9f51, 64e15809d31cb72539615bf862dfd9ebae90157e, 2517f9bb7a36a939f2c1d7ab005b6a758eab5e19, 8eca11ba8c07426448027a6fe631a5e043f63dc3, 84d891b80a7f01dce9f94896d9dd7a9e1e5d7029). - Code quality improvements, cleanup, and performance updates to reduce risk and improve maintainability (clang-tidy fixes, refactor/cleanup, perf updates; commits 7e7f52eb6469ecf7ce3635e6408eb74625bc64b3, 73a7b9b872574bfec66325319658e7c065a3358a, 1cc7e486ec56f24e58d71f0020ea053b5ac161c3, cdd111b51667aa9caceb229ffc2bbb82260267a0). - Allocation and miscellaneous fixes to stabilize allocator behavior and cover edge cases (bb21564466be4f69d6fcee5a39168ff8730a4b9b, 237cee5c115973ed07cca5c69d7669299564bfd7, ad1e0b37b2223c25109ff4780cc5b4ca75c5cc31).
June 2025 monthly summary for tenstorrent/tt-metal: Focused on Fabric hardening, reliability, and ecosystem improvements. Delivered customer-facing features, stabilized end-to-end tests, and laid groundwork for scalable deployments across TG gateways and mesh-enabled configurations.
June 2025 monthly summary for tenstorrent/tt-metal: Focused on Fabric hardening, reliability, and ecosystem improvements. Delivered customer-facing features, stabilized end-to-end tests, and laid groundwork for scalable deployments across TG gateways and mesh-enabled configurations.
May 2025 summary for tenstorrent/tt-metal: Delivered foundational fabric routing features, centralized setup framework, topology expansion to support non-adjacent connections, and performance benchmarking groundwork. The work enhances throughput, reduces initialization duplication, broadens routing topology, and establishes a measurable framework for evaluating routing performance across tt-fabric and tt-metal.
May 2025 summary for tenstorrent/tt-metal: Delivered foundational fabric routing features, centralized setup framework, topology expansion to support non-adjacent connections, and performance benchmarking groundwork. The work enhances throughput, reduces initialization duplication, broadens routing topology, and establishes a measurable framework for evaluating routing performance across tt-fabric and tt-metal.
April 2025 (2025-04) monthly summary for tenstorrent/tt-metal. Focused on delivering scalable distributed training features, stabilizing core collectives, and improving test reliability. This cycle enabled more robust downstream workflows, streamlined device-init fabric setup, and a healthier CI/test suite with broader validation of new primitives.
April 2025 (2025-04) monthly summary for tenstorrent/tt-metal. Focused on delivering scalable distributed training features, stabilizing core collectives, and improving test reliability. This cycle enabled more robust downstream workflows, streamlined device-init fabric setup, and a healthier CI/test suite with broader validation of new primitives.
March 2025 monthly summary for tenstorrent/tt-metal focused on delivering core Fabric infrastructure improvements, stabilizing handshake and initialization flows, and expanding test coverage. The work drove reliability, performance, and faster validation of fabric operations across 1D and 2D fabrics, aligning with hardware enablement and device init improvements.
March 2025 monthly summary for tenstorrent/tt-metal focused on delivering core Fabric infrastructure improvements, stabilizing handshake and initialization flows, and expanding test coverage. The work drove reliability, performance, and faster validation of fabric operations across 1D and 2D fabrics, aligning with hardware enablement and device init improvements.
February 2025 monthly summary for tenstorrent/tt-metal focused on delivering core architectural features to boost benchmarking accuracy, routing scalability, and fabric startup performance. Key outcomes include bidirectional traffic benchmarking with synchronized controller kernels, routing planes support for the traffic controller/generator, and streamlined fabric initialization by removing the gatekeeper kernel. These workstreams collectively improve measurement fidelity, enable multi-plane and multicast routing scenarios, and reduce startup latency for routing tables. Impact highlights: - More accurate, repeatable benchmarking for multi-producer data paths, enabling faster optimization cycles. - Scalable routing plane support with adaptable client interfaces for multiple planes and improved multicast handling. - Faster, more predictable fabric initialization and routing provisioning by simplifying the startup path. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Kernel-level synchronization and coordination for benchmarking and traffic control - Routing plane architecture, multicast routing, and multi-plane client interfaces - Performance-focused refactoring and test-code improvements - High-performance networking and Ethernet initialization workflows
February 2025 monthly summary for tenstorrent/tt-metal focused on delivering core architectural features to boost benchmarking accuracy, routing scalability, and fabric startup performance. Key outcomes include bidirectional traffic benchmarking with synchronized controller kernels, routing planes support for the traffic controller/generator, and streamlined fabric initialization by removing the gatekeeper kernel. These workstreams collectively improve measurement fidelity, enable multi-plane and multicast routing scenarios, and reduce startup latency for routing tables. Impact highlights: - More accurate, repeatable benchmarking for multi-producer data paths, enabling faster optimization cycles. - Scalable routing plane support with adaptable client interfaces for multiple planes and improved multicast handling. - Faster, more predictable fabric initialization and routing provisioning by simplifying the startup path. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Kernel-level synchronization and coordination for benchmarking and traffic control - Routing plane architecture, multicast routing, and multi-plane client interfaces - Performance-focused refactoring and test-code improvements - High-performance networking and Ethernet initialization workflows
Monthly summary for 2025-01: Delivered substantial improvements to the tt-metal project, focusing on benchmarking, reliability, and module testing. Key features delivered include extended benchmarking and testing infrastructure for multi-link bandwidth measurement with configurable packet sizes and routing, and Fabric module enhancements improving traffic generation, initialization, and communication, plus adding ASYNC_WR_ATOMIC_INC to support atomic writes. Major bugs fixed include test suite reliability improvements through corrected function calls and better chip configuration handling. Overall impact: faster and more reliable validation of network performance across multiple links, improved test stability lowering nightly build flakiness, and enhanced fabric capabilities enabling higher-throughput workloads. Technologies/skills demonstrated: systems-level testing, benchmarking infrastructure, multi-link measurement, asynchronous command support, and socket communication enhancements.
Monthly summary for 2025-01: Delivered substantial improvements to the tt-metal project, focusing on benchmarking, reliability, and module testing. Key features delivered include extended benchmarking and testing infrastructure for multi-link bandwidth measurement with configurable packet sizes and routing, and Fabric module enhancements improving traffic generation, initialization, and communication, plus adding ASYNC_WR_ATOMIC_INC to support atomic writes. Major bugs fixed include test suite reliability improvements through corrected function calls and better chip configuration handling. Overall impact: faster and more reliable validation of network performance across multiple links, improved test stability lowering nightly build flakiness, and enhanced fabric capabilities enabling higher-throughput workloads. Technologies/skills demonstrated: systems-level testing, benchmarking infrastructure, multi-link measurement, asynchronous command support, and socket communication enhancements.
Delivered cross-architecture support for the N300 hardware platform in tenstorrent/tt-metal. Introduced a new configuration file, adapted core code for the N300 architecture, and fixed tests to ensure reliable CI results. This work expands platform reach, improves product reliability, and strengthens readiness for future hardware integrations.
Delivered cross-architecture support for the N300 hardware platform in tenstorrent/tt-metal. Introduced a new configuration file, adapted core code for the N300 architecture, and fixed tests to ensure reliable CI results. This work expands platform reach, improves product reliability, and strengthens readiness for future hardware integrations.
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