feat(comm/attn_offload.py): support selective ckpt and cpu offload (#383

)

internlm/core/parallel/comm/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from .attn_offload import get_offload_manager, initialize_offload_manager
+
+__all__ = ["initialize_offload_manager", "get_offload_manager"]

internlm/core/parallel/comm/attn_offload.py

@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+import torch
+
+from internlm.utils.common import get_current_device
+
+global_attn_offload = None
+
+
+class AttnOffloadManager:
+    """
+    A manager for attention output CPU offloading and GPU prefetch loading.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, enable_cpu_offload: bool = False) -> None:
+        # cpu offload overlapping
+        self.cpu_offload = enable_cpu_offload
+        # layer id mapping to flash attn output
+        self.fa_output_mapping = {}
+        self.fa_stream = torch.cuda.Stream()
+        self.d2h_final_event = torch.cuda.Event()
+        self.h2d_final_event = torch.cuda.Event()
+        # prepare for tensor buffer
+        self.tensor_id_to_tensor_bufs = {}
+
+    def get_tensor_buf_for_offloaded_tensor(self, tensor, layer_id, tensor_id):
+        """Get tensor buffer for offloaded tensor."""
+        layer_id = layer_id % 2
+        if layer_id not in self.tensor_id_to_tensor_bufs:
+            self.tensor_id_to_tensor_bufs[layer_id] = {}
+
+        if tensor_id not in self.tensor_id_to_tensor_bufs[layer_id]:
+            allocate_new_buf = True
+        else:
+            tensor_buf = self.tensor_id_to_tensor_bufs[layer_id][tensor_id]
+            allocate_new_buf = tensor_buf.size() == tensor.size() and tensor_buf.dtype == tensor.dtype
+
+        if allocate_new_buf:
+            # supposed to only execute once
+            buffer = torch.empty(
+                tensor.size(),
+                dtype=tensor.dtype,
+                layout=tensor.layout,
+                device=tensor.device,
+            )
+
+            self.tensor_id_to_tensor_bufs[layer_id][tensor_id] = buffer
+
+        return self.tensor_id_to_tensor_bufs[layer_id][tensor_id]
+
+    def insert_fa_output_with_layer(self, layer_idx, output):
+        assert layer_idx not in self.fa_output_mapping
+        if self.cpu_offload is False:
+            self.fa_output_mapping[layer_idx] = output
+            return
+
+        tensors = []
+        for tensor_id, tensor in enumerate(output):
+            if tensor is None:
+                tensors.append(None)
+                continue
+            tensor_buf = self.get_tensor_buf_for_offloaded_tensor(tensor, layer_idx, tensor_id)
+            tensor_buf.copy_(tensor)
+            tensors.append(tensor_buf)
+        self.fa_output_mapping[layer_idx] = tensors
+
+    def get_fa_output_with_layer(self, layer_idx):
+        assert layer_idx in self.fa_output_mapping
+        return self.fa_output_mapping.pop(layer_idx)
+
+    def offload_fa_output_with_layer(self, layer_idx):
+        assert layer_idx in self.fa_output_mapping
+
+        self.fa_stream.wait_stream(torch.cuda.current_stream())
+        self.fa_stream.wait_event(self.d2h_final_event)
+
+        with torch.cuda.stream(self.fa_stream):
+            _gpu_tensors = self.fa_output_mapping.pop(layer_idx)
+            _cpu_tensors = []
+            for _tensor in _gpu_tensors:
+                if _tensor is None:
+                    _cpu_tensors.append(_tensor)
+                    continue
+
+                _cpu_backup = torch.empty(
+                    _tensor.size(),
+                    dtype=_tensor.dtype,
+                    layout=_tensor.layout,
+                    device="cpu",
+                    pin_memory=True,
+                )
+                _cpu_backup.copy_(_tensor, non_blocking=True)
+                _cpu_tensors.append(_cpu_backup)
+
+                # _cpu_tensors.append(_tensor.to("cpu", non_blocking=False))
+
+            self.fa_output_mapping[layer_idx] = _cpu_tensors
+
+        self.fa_stream.record_event(self.d2h_final_event)
+
+    def preload_fa_output_with_layer(self, layer_idx):
+        assert layer_idx in self.fa_output_mapping
+
+        self.fa_stream.wait_stream(torch.cuda.current_stream())
+        self.fa_stream.wait_event(self.h2d_final_event)
+
+        # Important: get device before with stream, in stream get device is error
+        _device = get_current_device()
+        with torch.cuda.stream(self.fa_stream):
+            _cpu_tensors = self.fa_output_mapping.pop(layer_idx)
+            self.fa_output_mapping[layer_idx] = [
+                _tensor.to(device=_device, non_blocking=True) if _tensor is not None else _tensor
+                for _tensor in _cpu_tensors
+            ]
+
+        self.fa_stream.record_event(self.h2d_final_event)
+
+
+def initialize_offload_manager(enable_cpu_offload: bool = False):
+    global global_attn_offload
+    if global_attn_offload is None:
+        global_attn_offload = AttnOffloadManager(enable_cpu_offload)
+
+    return global_attn_offload
+
+
+def get_offload_manager():
+    assert global_attn_offload is not None
+    return global_attn_offload

internlm/core/parallel/comm/isp.py

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
     params_dispatch_with_condition,
 )
 
+from .attn_offload import get_offload_manager
+
 
 # not really useful, only for code hint.
 class WPCommunicator(ABC):
@@ -306,6 +308,7 @@ def __init__(
         overlap: bool = False,
         process_group: dist.ProcessGroup = None,
         is_moe: bool = False,
+        selective_ckpt_offload: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         self.process_group = process_group
         self.overlap = overlap
@@ -316,6 +319,14 @@ def __init__(
         self._forward_prefetch_prerequisites = []
         self._forward_overlap_per = self._get_forward_overlap_granularity()
         self._launch_before_module = self._get_launch_before_module()
+        # As an optimization, do not release weight after forward for the last
+        # transformer block since wp would prefetch it immediately
+        self.layers_wp_not_release = []  # [gpc.config.isp_num_layers - 1]
+        self.layers_fa_not_release = [
+            gpc.config.isp_num_layers - 1,
+            int(gpc.config.model.checkpoint * gpc.config.isp_num_layers) - 1,
+        ]
+        self.sc_offload = selective_ckpt_offload
 
         # real overlap state for each chunk.
         self._overlap_states: Dict[int, ISPOverlapState] = {}
@@ -411,6 +422,7 @@ def is_allgather_launch_module(name, module):
                             self._overlap_states[cid].index_to_isp_modules[idx].append(child)
 
                             setattr(child, "isp_name", name)
+                            setattr(child, "isp_layer_idx", idx)
 
                             full_name = f"{cid}.{idx}.{name}"
                             setattr(
@@ -506,6 +518,25 @@ def _pre_forward_hook_for_prefetch_launch_module(self, module: nn.Module, *args)
                 if block_index + 1 < self._num_blocks:
                     self._all_gather_block_weight(block_index + 1)
 
+        # register offload and prefetch hook for selective ckpt with wo linear
+        if self.sc_offload is True:
+            # move current layer's attn output from GPU to CPU asynchronizely
+            if (
+                self.is_forward is True
+                and gpc.config.selective_checkpoint
+                and block_index not in self.layers_fa_not_release
+                and block_index < self._ckpt_block_num
+            ):
+                get_offload_manager().offload_fa_output_with_layer(layer_idx=block_index)
+
+            # load previous layer's attn output from CPU to GPU asynchronizely
+            if (
+                self.is_forward is False
+                and gpc.config.selective_checkpoint
+                and (0 <= (block_index - 1) < self._ckpt_block_num)
+            ):
+                get_offload_manager().preload_fa_output_with_layer(layer_idx=block_index - 1)
+
     def _pre_forward_hook_for_module(self, module: nn.Module, *args):  # pylint: disable=W0613
         if module not in self._weight_global_handle:
             self._all_gather_module_weight(module)
@@ -539,6 +570,9 @@ def _pre_forward_hook_for_module(self, module: nn.Module, *args):  # pylint: dis
                         self._all_gather_module_weight(next_module)
 
     def _post_forward_hook_for_module(self, module: nn.Module, *args):  # pylint: disable=W0613
+        if int(module.isp_layer_idx) in self.layers_wp_not_release:
+            # print(f"the layer {module.isp_layer_idx} after forward not clear weight")
+            return
         if not ((self._module_to_index[module] < self._ckpt_block_num) and self.is_forward is False):
             self._clear_handle(module)
             self._clear_weight(module)

internlm/core/trainer_builder.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from internlm.checkpoint.checkpoint_manager import CheckpointManager
 from internlm.core.context import global_context as gpc
 from internlm.core.context.process_group_initializer import ParallelMode
+from internlm.core.parallel.comm import initialize_offload_manager
 from internlm.core.trainer import Trainer
 from internlm.data.streaming.utils import streaming_simple_resume
 from internlm.data.train_state import get_train_state
@@ -118,6 +119,9 @@ def __init__(
         # initialize isp communicator
         isp_communicator = initialize_parallel_communicator(model)
 
+        # initialize cpu offload manager for selective checkpoint
+        initialize_offload_manager(gpc.config.get("selective_checkpoint_offload", False))
+
         # initialize train state
         train_state = get_train_state(train_dl)
 

internlm/initialize/launch.py

@@ -66,13 +66,22 @@ def get_default_parser():
 def args_sanity_check():
     assert gpc.config is not None, "config is not load!"
 
+    gpc.is_forward = True
+
     if "JOB_NAME" not in gpc.config:
         gpc.config._add_item("JOB_NAME", "AnonymousJob")
 
     # the default model type is INTERNLM
     if "model_type" not in gpc.config:
         gpc.config._add_item("model_type", ModelType.INTERNLM.name)
 
+    if gpc.config.model_type == "InternLM3_M":
+        # TODO: need check for isp overlap
+        num_layers = gpc.config.model.num_self_decoder_layers + gpc.config.model.num_cross_decoder_layers
+    else:
+        num_layers = gpc.config.model.num_layers
+    gpc.config.isp_num_layers = num_layers
+
     if "use_apex_adam" not in gpc.config:
         gpc.config._add_item("use_apex_adam", False)
 
@@ -388,17 +397,18 @@ def args_sanity_check():
         gpc.config.parallel["tensor"] = dict(size=gpc.config.parallel["tensor"], mode=TensorParallelMode.mtp.name)
     if gpc.config.parallel["tensor"].get("mode", None) is None:
         gpc.config.parallel["tensor"]["mode"] = TensorParallelMode.mtp.name
-    assert (
-        gpc.config.VOCAB_SIZE % gpc.config.parallel.tensor.size == 0
-    ), "VOCAB_SIZE must be integer multiple of tensor parallel size"
     if gpc.config.parallel["tensor"]["mode"] == TensorParallelMode.isp.name:
         assert not gpc.config.parallel.zero1.fsdp, "FSDP does not support isp"
         assert (
             torch.__version__ >= "2.1.0"
         ), f"requires torch>=2.1.0 when using isp but current version is {torch.__version__}"
-        assert (
-            gpc.config.VOCAB_SIZE % gpc.config.parallel.weight.size == 0
-        ), "VOCAB_SIZE must be integer multiple of wp size"
+
+    assert (
+        gpc.config.model.vocab_size % gpc.config.parallel.weight.size == 0
+    ), "model.vocab_size must be integer multiple of weight parallel size"
+    assert (
+        gpc.config.model.vocab_size % gpc.config.parallel.tensor.size == 0
+    ), "model.vocab_size must be integer multiple of tensor parallel size"
 
     assert gpc.config.parallel["tensor"].get("mode", None) in [
         TensorParallelMode.mtp.name,
@@ -524,7 +534,20 @@ def args_sanity_check():
         gpc.config.loss._add_item("moe_loss_coeff", 1.0)
 
     if "selective_checkpoint" not in gpc.config:
-        gpc.config._add_item("selective_checkpoint", False)
+        gpc.config.selective_checkpoint = False
+    if "selective_checkpoint_offload" not in gpc.config:
+        gpc.config.selective_checkpoint_offload = False
+    if gpc.config.selective_checkpoint is True:
+        assert (
+            gpc.config.parallel["tensor"]["mode"] == "isp"
+        ), "When using selective_checkpoint, tensor parallel mode must be isp"
+    if gpc.config.selective_checkpoint_offload is True:
+        assert (
+            gpc.config.selective_checkpoint is True
+        ), "When using selective_checkpoint_offload, selective_checkpoint must be True"
+        assert (
+            gpc.config.parallel.weight.launch_allgather_before == "wo"
+        ), "When using selective_checkpoint_offload, wp launch allgather communication should be set before 'wo' module"
 
     # moe not support overlap and zero1.5 for now
     if gpc.config.model.get("num_experts", 1) > 1: