[gemini] async grad chunk reduce (all-reduce&reduce-scatter) (#5713)

* [gemini] async grad chunk reduce (all-reduce&reduce-scatter)

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* [gemini] add test

* [gemini] rename func

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* [gemini] use tensor counter

* [gemini] change default config in GeminiPlugin and GeminiDDP

* [chore] typo

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colossalai/booster/plugin/gemini_plugin.py

@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ class GeminiPlugin(DPPluginBase):
         enable_sequence_parallelism: bool = False,
         enable_jit_fused: bool = False,
         enable_sequence_overlap: bool = False,
+        enable_async_reduce: bool = True,
         verbose: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__()
@@ -386,6 +387,7 @@ class GeminiPlugin(DPPluginBase):
             memstats=memstats,
             mixed_precision=PRECISION_STR_TO_DTYPE[precision],
             master_weights=master_weights,
+            enable_async_reduce=enable_async_reduce,
         )
         self.zero_optim_config = dict(
             gpu_margin_mem_ratio=gpu_margin_mem_ratio,

colossalai/zero/gemini/chunk/chunk.py

@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ class Chunk:
         self.l2_norm = None
 
         self.grad_chunk = None
+        # the async all-reduce/reduce-scatter work of this grad chunk (None means sync)
+        self.grad_reduce_work = None
 
     @property
     def memory_usage(self) -> Dict[str, int]:
@@ -244,7 +246,7 @@ class Chunk:
             assert self.cuda_shard is not None  # only check on CUDA
             valid_tensor = self.cuda_shard[: self.valid_end]
 
-        return torch.isinf(valid_tensor).any().item() | torch.isnan(valid_tensor).any().item()
+        return torch.isinf(valid_tensor).any() | torch.isnan(valid_tensor).any()
 
     def set_l2_norm(self) -> None:
         """Record l2 norm of this chunks on CUDA."""
@@ -374,37 +376,49 @@ class Chunk:
         if self.is_gathered:
             self.__scatter()
 
-    def reduce(self):
+    def reduce(self, async_op: bool = False):
         """Reduce scatter all the gradients. It's an operation done in CUDA."""
         # sanity check
         assert self.is_gathered
-
+        assert self.grad_reduce_work is None
         if self.pg_size == 1:
             # tricky code here
             # just move cuda_global_chunk to cuda_shard
             # the communication is not necessary
             self.__scatter()
             if self.extra_dp_group is not None:
-                dist.all_reduce(self.cuda_shard, group=self.extra_dp_group)
+                self.grad_reduce_work = dist.all_reduce(self.cuda_shard, group=self.extra_dp_group, async_op=async_op)
         elif self.keep_gathered:
             # we use all-reduce here
-            dist.all_reduce(self.cuda_global_chunk, group=self.torch_pg)
-            if self.extra_dp_group is not None:
-                dist.all_reduce(self.cuda_global_chunk, group=self.extra_dp_group)
+            self.grad_reduce_work = dist.all_reduce(self.cuda_global_chunk, group=self.torch_pg, async_op=async_op)
+            if self.extra_dp_group is not None:  # cannot guranatee the order of multiple all-reduce
+                self.wait_async_reduce()
+                self.grad_reduce_work = dist.all_reduce(
+                    self.cuda_global_chunk, group=self.extra_dp_group, async_op=async_op
+                )
         else:
             self.cuda_shard = torch.empty(
                 self.shard_size, dtype=self.dtype, device=get_accelerator().get_current_device()
             )
 
             input_list = list(torch.chunk(self.cuda_global_chunk, chunks=self.pg_size, dim=0))
-            dist.reduce_scatter(self.cuda_shard, input_list, group=self.torch_pg)
+            self.grad_reduce_work = dist.reduce_scatter(
+                self.cuda_shard, input_list, group=self.torch_pg, async_op=async_op
+            )
+
             if self.extra_dp_group is not None:
-                dist.all_reduce(self.cuda_shard, group=self.extra_dp_group)
+                self.wait_async_reduce()
+                self.grad_reduce_work = dist.all_reduce(self.cuda_shard, group=self.extra_dp_group, async_op=async_op)
 
             free_storage(self.cuda_global_chunk)
             self.is_gathered = False
         self.__update_tensors_state(TensorState.HOLD)
 
+    def wait_async_reduce(self) -> None:
+        if self.grad_reduce_work is not None:
+            self.grad_reduce_work.wait()
+            self.grad_reduce_work = None
+
     def tensor_trans_state(self, tensor: torch.Tensor, tensor_state: TensorState) -> None:
         """
         Make a transition of the tensor into the next state.

colossalai/zero/gemini/chunk/manager.py

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class ChunkManager:
         self.reuse_fp16_chunk = reuse_fp16_chunk
         # Whether model is accumulating gradients,
         self.accumulating_grads = False
-        self.overflow_counter = 0
+        self.overflow_counter = torch.tensor([0], dtype=torch.int, device=get_accelerator().get_current_device())
 
     def register_tensor(
         self,
@@ -143,12 +143,12 @@ class ChunkManager:
         chunk = self.tensor_chunk_map[tensor]
         chunk.tensor_trans_state(tensor, state)
 
-    def reduce_chunk(self, chunk: Chunk) -> bool:
+    def reduce_chunk(self, chunk: Chunk, async_op: bool = False) -> bool:
         """Reduce or all reduce the chunk."""
         if not chunk.can_reduce:
             return False
         self.__sub_memory_usage(chunk.memory_usage)
-        chunk.reduce()
+        chunk.reduce(async_op=async_op)
         self.__sub_accessed_chunk(chunk)
         self.__add_memory_usage(chunk.memory_usage)
         return True
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ class ChunkManager:
         return grad_chunk
 
     def rearrange_accumulated_grad_chunk(self, chunk: Chunk) -> Chunk:
-        """Rearrange gradients accumulated in chunk.grad_chunk, and getP prepared for gradient reduction."""
+        """Rearrange gradients accumulated in chunk.grad_chunk, and get prepared for gradient reduction."""
 
         assert chunk.grad_chunk is not None
 

colossalai/zero/gemini/gemini_ddp.py

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class GeminiDDP(ModelWrapper):
         master_weights: bool = True,
         extra_dp_group: Optional[ProcessGroup] = None,
         verbose: bool = False,
+        enable_async_reduce: bool = True,
     ) -> None:
         assert mixed_precision in (torch.float16, torch.bfloat16)
         reuse_fp16_chunk = master_weights if not enable_gradient_accumulation else False
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ class GeminiDDP(ModelWrapper):
             if is_ddp_ignored(p):
                 continue
             if p.requires_grad:
+                assert not hasattr(p, "_grad_handle")
                 p._grad_handle = p.register_hook(
                     partial(
                         GeminiDDP.grad_handle,
@@ -187,6 +189,7 @@ class GeminiDDP(ModelWrapper):
                         master_weights=self.master_weights,
                         enable_gradient_accumulation=self.enable_gradient_accumulation,
                         p=p,
+                        async_reduce=enable_async_reduce,
                     )
                 )
 
@@ -334,6 +337,11 @@ class GeminiDDP(ModelWrapper):
                 setattr(param, "_gemini_reduced", False)
 
     def _post_backward(self):
+        for param in self.param2name:
+            if hasattr(param, "_release_grad_chunk_cb"):
+                param._release_grad_chunk_cb()
+                delattr(param, "_release_grad_chunk_cb")
+
         if self.chunk_manager.accessed_mem != 0:
             error_params = ["Reduction failed at followed parameters:"]
             for param in self.param2name:
@@ -371,6 +379,7 @@ class GeminiDDP(ModelWrapper):
         master_weights: bool,
         enable_gradient_accumulation: bool,
         p: nn.Parameter,
+        async_reduce: bool,
     ):
         setattr(p, "_gemini_reduced", True)
         empty_grad = torch.empty_like(grad)
@@ -406,31 +415,57 @@ class GeminiDDP(ModelWrapper):
                 grad_chunk.copy_tensor_to_chunk_slice(p, grad, update_ptr=chunk_manager.reuse_fp16_chunk)
             else:
                 grad_chunk.add_tensor_to_chunk_slice(p, grad)
-            reduced = chunk_manager.reduce_chunk(grad_chunk)
-            if reduced:
-                if not chunk_manager.reuse_fp16_chunk:
-                    if chunk.keep_gathered:
-                        chunk_manager.fake_release_chunk(chunk)
-                    else:
-                        chunk_manager.release_chunk(chunk)
-                if grad_chunk.is_gathered:
-                    grad_chunk.cuda_global_chunk.div_(chunk.pg_size)
-                    if chunk.extra_dp_group is not None:
-                        grad_chunk.cuda_global_chunk.div_(chunk.extra_dp_size)
+            reduced = chunk_manager.reduce_chunk(grad_chunk, async_op=async_reduce)
+            if reduced:  # if not async, can release immediately, else release in when work finished
+                if async_reduce:
+                    # dirty fix by installing callback
+                    assert not hasattr(p, "_release_grad_chunk_cb")
+
+                    def _release_grad_chunk_cb():
+                        grad_chunk.wait_async_reduce()
+                        GeminiDDP.release_grad_chunk_handle(
+                            chunk_manager,
+                            grads_device,
+                            master_weights,
+                            enable_gradient_accumulation,
+                            p,
+                            chunk,
+                            grad_chunk,
+                        )
+
+                    p._release_grad_chunk_cb = _release_grad_chunk_cb
                 else:
-                    grad_chunk.cuda_shard.div_(chunk.pg_size)
-                    if chunk.extra_dp_group is not None:
-                        grad_chunk.cuda_shard.div_(chunk.extra_dp_size)
-                # check overflow elements
-                chunk_manager.overflow_counter += grad_chunk.has_inf_or_nan
-                # record l2 norm for gradient clipping. flag is bound to fp16 chunk
-                if chunk.l2_norm_flag:
-                    grad_chunk.set_l2_norm()
-                chunk_manager.move_chunk(grad_chunk, grads_device[p], force_copy=True)
-                if not (master_weights) or (enable_gradient_accumulation):
-                    chunk_manager.move_chunk(chunk, grads_device[p], force_copy=True)
+                    GeminiDDP.release_grad_chunk_handle(
+                        chunk_manager, grads_device, master_weights, enable_gradient_accumulation, p, chunk, grad_chunk
+                    )
         return empty_grad
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def release_grad_chunk_handle(
+        chunk_manager, grads_device, master_weights, enable_gradient_accumulation, p, chunk, grad_chunk
+    ):
+        if not chunk_manager.reuse_fp16_chunk:
+            if chunk.keep_gathered:
+                chunk_manager.fake_release_chunk(chunk)
+            else:
+                chunk_manager.release_chunk(chunk)
+        if grad_chunk.is_gathered:
+            grad_chunk.cuda_global_chunk.div_(chunk.pg_size)
+            if chunk.extra_dp_group is not None:
+                grad_chunk.cuda_global_chunk.div_(chunk.extra_dp_size)
+        else:
+            grad_chunk.cuda_shard.div_(chunk.pg_size)
+            if chunk.extra_dp_group is not None:
+                grad_chunk.cuda_shard.div_(chunk.extra_dp_size)
+                # check overflow elements
+        chunk_manager.overflow_counter += grad_chunk.has_inf_or_nan
+        # record l2 norm for gradient clipping. flag is bound to fp16 chunk
+        if chunk.l2_norm_flag:
+            grad_chunk.set_l2_norm()
+        chunk_manager.move_chunk(grad_chunk, grads_device[p], force_copy=True)
+        if not (master_weights) or (enable_gradient_accumulation):
+            chunk_manager.move_chunk(chunk, grads_device[p], force_copy=True)
+
     def zero_grad(self, set_to_none: bool = False) -> None:
         self.module.zero_grad(set_to_none=True)
 

colossalai/zero/gemini/gemini_optimizer.py

@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ class GeminiFP16MixedPrecisionMixin(FP16MixedPrecisionMixin):
         self.module = module
 
     def check_local_overflow(self) -> bool:
-        return self.module.chunk_manager.overflow_counter > 0
+        return self.module.chunk_manager.overflow_counter.item() > 0
 
     def pre_zero_grad(self) -> None:
-        self.module.chunk_manager.overflow_counter = 0
+        self.module.chunk_manager.overflow_counter.zero_()
 
 
 class GeminiOptimizer(OptimizerWrapper):

examples/language/llama/benchmark.py

@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("--mbs", type=int, default=1, help="Micro batch size of pipeline parallel")
     parser.add_argument("--zero", type=int, default=0, help="Zero Stage when hybrid plugin is enabled")
     parser.add_argument("--custom-ckpt", action="store_true", help="Customize checkpoint", default=False)
+    parser.add_argument("--disable-async-reduce", action="store_true", help="Customize checkpoint", default=False)
+
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     colossalai.launch_from_torch()
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ def main():
             extra_dp_size=args.extra_dp,
             enable_fused_normalization=torch.cuda.is_available(),
             enable_flash_attention=args.xformers,
+            enable_async_reduce=not args.disable_async_reduce,
         )
     elif args.plugin == "gemini_auto":
         plugin = GeminiPlugin(

tests/test_zero/test_gemini/test_chunkv2.py

@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ def check_equal(param, param_cp):
 @parameterize("init_device", [None, torch.device("cpu")])
 @parameterize("keep_gathered", [True, False])
 @parameterize("pin_memory", [True, False])
-def exam_chunk_basic(init_device, keep_gathered, pin_memory):
+@parameterize("async_op", [True, False])
+def exam_chunk_basic(init_device, keep_gathered, pin_memory, async_op):
     world_size = torch.distributed.get_world_size()
     pg = _get_default_group()
     my_chunk = Chunk(
@@ -94,9 +95,12 @@ def exam_chunk_basic(init_device, keep_gathered, pin_memory):
 
     assert my_chunk.tensor_state_cnter[TensorState.READY_FOR_REDUCE] == 4
     assert my_chunk.can_reduce
-    my_chunk.reduce()
+    my_chunk.reduce(async_op)
     assert my_chunk.tensor_state_cnter[TensorState.HOLD] == 4
 
+    if async_op:
+        my_chunk.wait_async_reduce()
+
     if keep_gathered is False:
         assert my_chunk.cuda_shard.size(0) == 1024 // world_size
         assert my_chunk.device_type == "cuda"

tests/test_zero/test_gemini/test_fwd_bwd.py

@@ -40,12 +40,14 @@ def check_grad(model: GeminiDDP, torch_model: torch.nn.Module):
 @parameterize("model_name", ["transformers_gpt_lm"])
 @parameterize("use_grad_checkpoint", [False, True])
 @parameterize("master_weights", [False, True])
+@parameterize("enable_async_reduce", [False, True])
 def exam_gpt_fwd_bwd(
     placement_config,
     keep_gather,
     model_name: str,
     use_grad_checkpoint: bool = False,
     master_weights: bool = True,
+    enable_async_reduce=True,
 ):
     init_device = get_accelerator().get_current_device()
     model_builder, data_gen_fn, output_transform_fn, loss_fn, *_ = next(
@@ -69,7 +71,13 @@ def exam_gpt_fwd_bwd(
     config_dict[world_size]["chunk_size"] = 5000
     config_dict[world_size]["keep_gathered"] = keep_gather
     model = GeminiDDP(
-        model, config_dict, init_device, pin_memory=True, **placement_config, master_weights=master_weights
+        model,
+        config_dict,
+        init_device,
+        pin_memory=True,
+        **placement_config,
+        master_weights=master_weights,
+        enable_async_reduce=enable_async_reduce,
     )
     optimizer = HybridAdam(model.parameters(), lr=1e-3)
     zero_optim = GeminiOptimizer(optimizer, model, initial_scale=1)

tests/test_zero/test_gemini/test_grad_accum.py

@@ -50,8 +50,14 @@ def check_grad(model: GeminiDDP, torch_model: torch.nn.Module):
 @parameterize("model_name", ["transformers_gpt_lm"])
 @parameterize("master_weights", [False, True])
 @parameterize("use_grad_checkpoint", [False, True])
+@parameterize("enable_async_reduce", [False, True])
 def exam_gemini_grad_acc(
-    placement_config, keep_gathered: bool, model_name: str, master_weights: bool, use_grad_checkpoint: bool
+    placement_config,
+    keep_gathered: bool,
+    model_name: str,
+    master_weights: bool,
+    use_grad_checkpoint: bool,
+    enable_async_reduce: bool,
 ):
     init_device = get_accelerator().get_current_device()
     model_builder, data_gen_fn, output_transform_fn, loss_fn, *_ = next(
@@ -81,10 +87,13 @@ def exam_gemini_grad_acc(
         pin_memory=True,
         enable_gradient_accumulation=True,
         master_weights=master_weights,
+        enable_async_reduce=enable_async_reduce,
         **placement_config,
     )
     optimizer = HybridAdam(gemini_model.parameters(), lr=1e-3)
-    gemini_optim = GeminiOptimizer(optimizer, gemini_model, initial_scale=1, max_norm=1.0)
+    gemini_optim = GeminiOptimizer(
+        optimizer, gemini_model, initial_scale=1, max_norm=1.0, enable_async_reduce=enable_async_reduce
+    )
 
     rank = dist.get_rank()
 

tests/test_zero/test_gemini/test_grad_clip.py

@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ def check_param(model: GeminiDDP, torch_model: torch.nn.Module):
 @parameterize("placement_config", PLACEMENT_CONFIGS)
 @parameterize("model_name", ["transformers_gpt_lm"])
 @parameterize("master_weights", [True, False])
-def exam_grad_clipping(placement_config, model_name: str, master_weights: bool):
+@parameterize("enable_async_reduce", [False, True])
+def exam_grad_clipping(placement_config, model_name: str, master_weights: bool, enable_async_reduce: bool):
     set_seed(1912)
     model_builder, data_gen_fn, output_transform_fn, loss_fn, *_ = next(
         iter(model_zoo.get_sub_registry(model_name).values())
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ def exam_grad_clipping(placement_config, model_name: str, master_weights: bool):
         chunk_init_device=init_device,
         pin_memory=True,
         master_weights=master_weights,
+        enable_async_reduce=enable_async_reduce,
         **placement_config,
     )
 

tests/test_zero/test_gemini/test_optim.py

@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ def check_param(model: GeminiDDP, torch_model: torch.nn.Module, dtype: torch.dty
 @parameterize("model_name", TEST_MODELS)
 @parameterize("mixed_precision", [torch.half, torch.bfloat16])
 @parameterize("master_weights", [True, False])
-def exam_model_step(placement_config, model_name: str, mixed_precision: torch.dtype, master_weights: bool):
+@parameterize("enable_async_reduce", [False, True])
+def exam_model_step(
+    placement_config, model_name: str, mixed_precision: torch.dtype, master_weights: bool, enable_async_reduce=True
+):
     set_seed(42)
     model_builder, data_gen_fn, output_transform_fn, loss_fn, *_ = next(
         iter(model_zoo.get_sub_registry(model_name).values())
@@ -96,7 +99,12 @@ def exam_model_step(placement_config, model_name: str, mixed_precision: torch.dt
     config_dict[world_size]["chunk_size"] = 5000
     config_dict[world_size]["keep_gathered"] = False
     model = GeminiDDP(
-        model, config_dict, **placement_config, mixed_precision=mixed_precision, master_weights=master_weights
+        model,
+        config_dict,
+        **placement_config,
+        mixed_precision=mixed_precision,
+        master_weights=master_weights,
+        enable_async_reduce=enable_async_reduce,
     )
 
     optimizer = HybridAdam(model.parameters(), lr=1e-3)