## Semantic
The semantic is
(1) By default `torch.serialization.skip_data(materialize_fake_tensors=False)` will make `torch.save` skip writing storages (but reserve space for them in the checkpoint).
```python
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
sd = nn.Linear(3, 5).state_dict()
with torch.serialization.skip_data():
torch.save(sd, 'foo.pt')
print(torch.load('foo.pt', weights_only=True))
```
(2) With `torch.serialization.skip_data(materialize_fake_tensors=True)`If FakeTensor is passed to `torch.save` the pickler will treat these FakeTensors as being "materialized" space will be reserved in the checkpoint for the associated storage bytes, and when loading the type will be Tensor instead of FakeTensor)
```python
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
from torch._subclasses.fake_tensor import FakeTensorMode
with FakeTensorMode():
m = nn.Linear(3, 5, dtype=torch.float16, device='cuda')
sd = m.state_dict()
with torch.serialization.skip_data(materialize_fake_tensors=True):
torch.save(sd, 'bla.pt')
print(torch.load('bla.pt', weights_only=True))
# OrderedDict([('weight', tensor([[0., 0., 0.],
# [0., 0., 0.],
# [0., 0., 0.],
# [0., 0., 0.],
# [0., 0., 0.]], device='cuda:0', dtype=torch.float16)), ('bias', tensor([0., 0., 0., 0., 0.], device='cuda:0', dtype=torch.float16))])
```
## Follow Ups
- [ ] `torch.load` semantic for skip_data context manager
- [ ] Mechanism for getting offsets of storages saved via this method (for writing in a separate pass)
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/134504
Approved by: https://github.com/albanD
We create a new landing page for PyTorch custom ops (suggested by
jansel). All of our error messages will link here, and I'll work with
the docs team to see if we can boost SEO for this page.
NB: the landing page links some non-searchable webpages. Two of those
(the Python custom ops tutorial and C++ custom ops tutorial) will turn
into actual webpages when PyTorch 2.4 comes around. I'll make the third one
(the Custom Operators Manual) once it stabilizes (we continously add new
things to it and the length means that we might want to create a custom
website for it to make the presentation more ingestable).
Test Plan:
- view docs preview.
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/127400
Approved by: https://github.com/jansel
ghstack dependencies: #127291, #127292
#### Conditions for allowlisting tensor subclasses
We allow tensor subclasses types that
(1) Do not override `__setstate__`, `__getattr__`, `__setattr__`, `__get__`, `__set__` or `__getattribute__` of `torch.Tensor` (`torch.Tensor` does not have a definition of `__getattr__`, `__get__` or `__set__` so we check that these are `None`)
(2) Use the generic `tp_alloc`
(3) Are in a module that *has been imported by the user*
to be pushed onto the stack as strings by `GLOBAL` instructions, while storing the type in a dict
The strings will be converted to the classes as appropriate when executing `REBUILD` with `_rebuild_from_type_v2`
*Note that we use `inspect.getattr_static(sys.modules[module], name)` to get the class/function as this method claims to have no code execution.
The rationale for the 3 conditions above is as follows:
The rebuild func provided by `Tensor.__reduce_ex__` is `torch._tensor._rebuild_from_type_v2`, which is defined as such (note the call to `getattr`, `Tensor.__setstate__` and the call to `as_subclass` as well as the call to `_set_obj_state` which calls `setattr`)
4e66aaa010/torch/_tensor.py (L57-L71)
`as_subclass` is implemented with a call to `THPVariable_NewWithVar`
that will eventually call `tp_alloc` here
4e66aaa010/torch/csrc/autograd/python_variable.cpp (L2053)
The `func` arg to `_rebuild_from_type_v2` for wrapper subclasses is `Tensor.rebuild_wrapper_subclass`, which will similarly call into `THPVariable_NewWithVar` and hit the above `tp_alloc`
**Note that we do not call `tp_init` or `tp_new` (i.e. `cls.__init__` or `cls.__new__`) when unpickling**
### How do we check something is a tensor subclass/constraints around imports
In order to check whether `bla` is a tensor subclass in the bytecode `GLOBAL module.name`, we need to do an `issubclass` check, which entails converting the global string to the appropriate type. We *do not* arbitrarily import modules but will perform this check as long as the given subclass (given by `module.name`) has already been imported by the user (i.e. `module in sys.modules` and `issubclass(getattr(sys[modules], name), torch.Tensor)`
This PR also allowlisted `torch._utils._rebuild_wrapper_subclass` and `torch.device` (used by `_rebuild_wrapper_subclass`)
### API for allow listing
This PR also added `torch.serialization.{add/get/clear}_safe_globals` that enables user to allowlist globals they have deemed safe and manipulate this list (for example they could allowlist a tensor subclass with a custom `__setstate__` if they have checked that this is safe).
Next steps:
- Add testing and allowlist required classes for all in-core tensor subclasses (e.g. `DTensor`, `FakeTensor` etc.)
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/124331
Approved by: https://github.com/albanD
Fixes#124528
Going over the options for our MapAllocator and what they do, I don't think any other of them need to be piped up to `torch.load`
4f29103749/aten/src/ATen/MapAllocator.h (L8-L16)
~However, I wonder if this `MmapVisibility(Enum)` is a good way to represent "or-ing" together of `mmap` flags if we want to extend it in the future. I looked over the flags for [`mmap(2)`](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/mmap.2.html), and could not immediately see how most of them would be useful for `torch.load` (would maybe `MAP_LOCKED` (like `mlock`) or `MAP_HUGE` ever be worthwhile?)~
Using the flags provided by the python `mmap` library so that we can extend the allowed flags and pipe them down to the cpp `mmap` call if there is a need for other flags in the future
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/124889
Approved by: https://github.com/albanD
See #113541
The PR allows for registering and controlling multiple RNG states using indices, ensuring cudagraph-safe operations, and includes both C++ and Python API changes to support this functionality.
cc @eellison @anijain2305 @jansel @ezyang @ptrblck @csarofeen @mcarilli
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/114068
Approved by: https://github.com/ezyang
As discussed on [slack](https://pytorch.slack.com/archives/C3PDTEV8E/p1703699711772289) adding Andrew Gu's advanced FSDP design notes with a few additions from myself based on our discussion.
I hope I did the RST right, I haven't done RST in a while.
- The first section is Andrew's words verbatim + formatting
- The second section is Andrew's words verbatim + formatting + a few of my additions that were confirmed by Andrew, and which hopefully should help understand the process better.
tagging @albanD as requested.
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/117323
Approved by: https://github.com/awgu
As discussed on [slack](https://pytorch.slack.com/archives/C3PDTEV8E/p1703699711772289) adding Andrew Gu's advanced FSDP design notes with a few additions from myself based on our discussion.
I hope I did the RST right, I haven't done RST in a while.
- The first section is Andrew's words verbatim + formatting
- The second section is Andrew's words verbatim + formatting + a few of my additions that were confirmed by Andrew, and which hopefully should help understand the process better.
tagging @albanD as requested.
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/117323
Approved by: https://github.com/albanD, https://github.com/awgu
The following subjects are not in this PR and will be done in a follow up:
- Go through torch_function section and update to the latest phrasing and link to the proper new sections
- Go through torch.library and custom device docs to add links to the new sections as appropriate
- Top level explanations on which component should be used
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/102087
Approved by: https://github.com/janeyx99
Adding to the docs for now, hopefully we can move to `cudaMallocAsync`-backed cuBLAS workspaces soon which should alleviate the recent confusion around `cuBLAS` "leaking" memory through workspaces.
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/100919
Approved by: https://github.com/ngimel
Fixes https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/97260
We got some feedback that the page reads like "in order to save an input
for backward, you must return it as an output of the
autograd.Function.forward".
Doing so actually raises an error (on master and as of 2.1), but results
in an ambiguous situation on 2.0.0. To avoid more users running into
this, we clarify the documentation so it doesn't read like the above
and clearly mentions that you can save things from the inputs or
outputs.
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/98020
Approved by: https://github.com/soulitzer, https://github.com/kshitij12345
This PR:
- changes generate_vmap_rule to either be True or False. Previously it
could be True, False, or not set. This simplifies the implementation a
bit.
- changes the vmap staticmethod to always be on the autograd.Function
rather than sometimes defined.
This is how the other staticmethod (forward, backward, jvp) are
implemented and allows us to document it.
There are 4 possible states for the autograd.Function w.r.t. to the
above:
- generate_vmap_rule is True, vmap staticmethod overriden. This raises
an error when used with vmap.
- generate_vmap_rule is False, vmap staticmethod overriden. This is
valid.
- generate_vmap_rule is True, vmap staticmethod not overriden. This is
valid.
- generate_vmap_rule is False, vmap staticmethod not overriden. This
raises an error when used with vmap.
Future:
- setup_context needs the same treatment, but that's a bit tricker to
implement.
Test Plan:
- new unittest
- existing tests
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/91787
Approved by: https://github.com/soulitzer
This PR:
- Updates autograd.Function.forward docs to reflect how you either
define a forward with ctx or a separate forward and setup_context
- Updates the "Extending Autograd" docs to suggest the usage of
autograd.Function with separate forward and setup_context. This should
be the default because there is a low barrier to go from this to
an autograd.Function that is fully supported by functorch transforms.
- Adds a new "Extending torch.func with autograd.Function" doc that
explains how to use autograd.Function with torch.func. It also
explains how to use generate_vmap_rule and how to manually write a
vmap staticmethod.
While writing this, I noticed that the implementation of
setup_context staticmethod/generate_vmap_rule/vmap staticmethod are a
bit inconsistent with the other method/attributes on autograd.Function:
- https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/91451
- I'm happy to fix those if we think it is a problem, either in this PR
or a followup (this PR is getting long, I want some initial docs
out that I can point early adopters at, and fixing the problems in the
future isn't really BC-breaking).
Test Plan:
- view docs preview
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/91452
Approved by: https://github.com/soulitzer
Essentially the same change as #67946, except that the default is to disallow reduced precision reductions in `BFloat16` GEMMs (for now). If performance is severely regressed, we can change the default, but this option appears to be necessary to pass some `addmm` `BFloat16` tests on H100.
CC @ptrblck @ngimel
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/89172
Approved by: https://github.com/ngimel
Fixes#43144
This uses the Backend system added by [82682](https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/82682) to change allocators dynamically during the code execution. This will allow us to use RMM, use CUDA managed memory for some portions of the code that do not fit in GPU memory. Write static memory allocators to reduce fragmentation while training models and improve interoperability with external DL compilers/libraries.
For example, we could have the following allocator in c++
```c++
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <cuda_runtime_api.h>
#include <iostream>
extern "C" {
void* my_malloc(ssize_t size, int device, cudaStream_t stream) {
void *ptr;
std::cout<<"alloc "<< size<<std::endl;
cudaMalloc(&ptr, size);
return ptr;
}
void my_free(void* ptr) {
std::cout<<"free "<<std::endl;
cudaFree(ptr);
}
}
```
Compile it as a shared library
```
nvcc allocator.cc -o alloc.so -shared --compiler-options '-fPIC'
```
And use it from PyTorch as follows
```python
import torch
# Init caching
# b = torch.zeros(10, device='cuda')
new_alloc = torch.cuda.memory.CUDAPluggableAllocator('alloc.so', 'my_malloc', 'my_free')
old = torch.cuda.memory.get_current_allocator()
torch.cuda.memory.change_current_allocator(new_alloc)
b = torch.zeros(10, device='cuda')
# This will error since the current allocator was already instantiated
torch.cuda.memory.change_current_allocator(old)
```
Things to discuss
- How to test this, needs compiling external code ...
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/86786
Approved by: https://github.com/albanD
Summary:
Improved roundup_power2_divisions knob so it allows better control of rouding in the PyTorch CUDA Caching Allocator.
This new version allows setting the number of divisions per power of two interval starting from 1MB and ending at 64GB and above. An example use case is when rouding is desirable for small allocations but there are also very large allocations which are persistent, thus would not benefit from rounding and take up extra space.
Test Plan: Tested locally
Differential Revision: D40103909
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/87290
Approved by: https://github.com/zdevito
Fixes#83973 (This is a substitute PR for https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/85024)
First of all, thanks for your invaluable contributions to PyTorch everyone!
Given how extensively `torch.cuda.is_available` is used in the PyTorch ecosystem, IMHO it's worthwhile to provide downstream libraries/frameworks/users the ability to alter the default behavior of `torch.cuda.is_available` in the context of their PyTorch usage.
I'm confident there are many current and future such use cases which could benefit from leveraging a weakened, NVML-based `torch.cuda.is_available` assessment at a downstream framework's explicit direction (thanks @malfet 81da50a972 !). Though one could always patch out the `torch.cuda.is_available` function with another implementation in a downstream library, I think this environmental variable based configuration option is more convenient and the cost to including the option is quite low.
As discussed in https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/85024#issuecomment-1261542045, this PR gates new non-default NVML-based CUDA behavior with an environmental variable (PYTORCH_NVML_BASED_CUDA_CHK) that allows a user/framework to invoke non-default, NVML-based `is_available()` assessments if desired.
Thanks again for your work everyone!
@ngimel @malfet @awaelchli
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/85951
Approved by: https://github.com/ngimel
Summary:
Added an additional roundup knob( ``roundup_bypass_threshold_mb``) to bypass rounding the requested allocation size, for allocation requests larger than the threshold value (in MB). This can help reduce the memory footprint when making large allocations that are expected to be persistent or have a large lifetime.
Differential Revision: D39868104
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/85940
Approved by: https://github.com/zdevito
In preparation of adopting future rocblas library options, it is necessary to track when the backward pass of training is executing. The scope-based helper class `BackwardPassGuard` is provided to toggle state.
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/71881
Approved by: https://github.com/albanD
