Accelerating Frequency Domain Diffusion Models with Error-Feedback Event-Driven Caching
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Abstract (arXiv)
Diffusion models achieve remarkable success in time series generation. However, slow inference limits their practical deployment. We propose E2-CRF (Error-Feedback Event-Driven Cumulative Residual Feature caching) to accelerate frequency domain diffusion models. Our method exploits two structural properties: (1) spectral localization, where signal energy concentrates in low frequencies, and (2) mirror symmetry, which halves the effective frequency dimension. E2-CRF uses a closed-loop error-feedback system that adaptively caches transformer KV features across diffusion steps. We trigger recomputation using event-driven residual dynamics instead of fixed schedules. Our method selectively recomputes high-energy or rapidly-changing tokens while reusing cached features for stable high-frequency components. E2-CRF achieves ~2.2 speedup while maintaining sample quality. We demonstrate effectiveness on 5 datasets. Our caching strategy naturally aligns with the diffusion process's structure-to-detail progression. We include sufficient-condition error and complexity bounds under standard regularity assumptions (Appendix), alongside empirical validation. Our code is available at https://github.com/NoakLiu/FastFourierDiffusion and is also integrated in https://github.com/NoakLiu/FastCache-xDiT.
Key facts. Cited by 1 paper in the map (data through 7 Oct 2026). Placed in Diffusion foundations and sampling, one of 14 directions in Diffusion models. Builds on 29 of its 41 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 24 Apr 2026.
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