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[Feature]: Integrate RMS+fp4 fused kernel from FlashInfer

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#32,612 opened on Jan 19, 2026

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Kernel: https://github.com/flashinfer-ai/flashinfer/blob/main/flashinfer/norm.py#L406-L409

This should be integrated in the existing rms + quant fusion pass using a similar approach as the silu+fp4 fusion in the act quant fusion pass.

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Study the existing RMS+quant fusion pass and the silu+fp4 fusion pass in the act quant fusion. Then integrate the FlashInfer RMS+fp4 kernel following the same pattern.
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