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# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright contributors to the vLLM project
"""Tests for weight transfer engine backends.
Unit tests for engine classes (parsing, validation, registry).
Integration tests for NCCL and IPC weight transfer between processes using Ray.
"""
import pickle
import threading
import time
from contextlib import nullcontext
from unittest.mock import MagicMock
import pybase64 as base64
import pytest
import ray
import torch
from torch.multiprocessing.reductions import reduce_tensor
from vllm.config.parallel import ParallelConfig
from vllm.config.weight_transfer import WeightTransferConfig
from vllm.distributed.weight_transfer import (
HTTPVLLMWeightSyncClient,
ModuleSource,
ParamMeta,
RayVLLMWeightSyncClient,
TrainerWeightTransferEngine,
VLLMWeightSyncClient,
WeightSource,
WeightTransferEngineFactory,
WeightTransferTrainerFactory,
)
from vllm.distributed.weight_transfer.base import (
TrainerInitInfo,
WeightTransferEngine,
WeightTransferInitRequest,
WeightTransferUpdateRequest,
layerwise_groups,
)
from vllm.distributed.weight_transfer.ipc_engine import (
IPCTrainerInitInfo,
IPCTrainerWeightTransferEngine,
IPCWeightTransferEngine,
IPCWeightTransferInitInfo,
IPCWeightTransferUpdateInfo,
)
from vllm.distributed.weight_transfer.nccl_engine import (
NCCLTrainerInitInfo,
NCCLTrainerWeightTransferEngine,
NCCLWeightTransferEngine,
NCCLWeightTransferInitInfo,
NCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo,
)
from vllm.distributed.weight_transfer.packed_tensor import (
DEFAULT_PACKED_BUFFER_SIZE_BYTES,
DEFAULT_PACKED_NUM_BUFFERS,
)
from vllm.distributed.weight_transfer.sparse_nccl_engine import (
SparseNCCLTrainerInitInfo,
SparseNCCLTrainerWeightTransferEngine,
SparseNCCLWeightTransferEngine,
SparseNCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo,
SparseWeightPatch,
)
from vllm.platforms import current_platform
from vllm.utils.network_utils import get_open_port
def _init_ray_for_weight_transfer() -> None:
if ray.is_initialized():
return
ray.init(
ignore_reinit_error=True,
runtime_env={
"env_vars": {
"RAY_EXPERIMENTAL_NOSET_CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES": "1",
"RAY_EXPERIMENTAL_NOSET_HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES": "1",
"RAY_EXPERIMENTAL_NOSET_ROCR_VISIBLE_DEVICES": "1",
}
},
)
def _get_ray_assigned_device() -> torch.device:
gpu_ids = ray.get_gpu_ids()
if not gpu_ids:
return torch.device("cuda:0")
return torch.device(f"cuda:{int(gpu_ids[0])}")
def _set_ray_assigned_device() -> torch.device:
device = _get_ray_assigned_device()
current_platform.set_device(device)
return device
def create_mock_parallel_config(
rank: int = 0,
world_size: int = 1,
dp_rank: int = 0,
) -> ParallelConfig:
"""Create a mock ParallelConfig for testing."""
config = MagicMock(spec=ParallelConfig)
config.rank = rank
config.world_size = world_size
config.data_parallel_rank = dp_rank
config.data_parallel_index = dp_rank
return config
def create_mock_vllm_config(
rank: int = 0,
world_size: int = 1,
dp_rank: int = 0,
) -> MagicMock:
"""Create a mock VllmConfig exposing parallel_config and model_config."""
vllm_config = MagicMock()
vllm_config.parallel_config = create_mock_parallel_config(rank, world_size, dp_rank)
vllm_config.model_config = MagicMock()
return vllm_config
# --- Unit Tests: NCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo Validation ---
class TestNCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfoValidation:
"""Test NCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo dataclass validation."""
def test_valid_update_info(self):
info = NCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["layer.weight", "layer.bias"],
dtype_names=["float32", "float32"],
shapes=[[10, 10], [10]],
)
assert info.names == ["layer.weight", "layer.bias"]
assert info.dtype_names == ["float32", "float32"]
assert info.shapes == [[10, 10], [10]]
def test_mismatched_dtype_names_raises(self):
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="dtype_names"):
NCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["layer.weight", "layer.bias"],
dtype_names=["float32"], # Only one dtype
shapes=[[10, 10], [10]],
)
def test_mismatched_shapes_raises(self):
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="shapes"):
NCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["layer.weight", "layer.bias"],
dtype_names=["float32", "float32"],
shapes=[[10, 10]], # Only one shape
)
def test_empty_lists_valid(self):
info = NCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo(names=[], dtype_names=[], shapes=[])
assert len(info.names) == 0
# --- Unit Tests: SparseNCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo Validation ---
class TestSparseNCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfoValidation:
"""Test SparseNCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo dataclass validation."""
def test_valid_sparse_update_info(self):
info = SparseNCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["layer.weight", "layer.bias"],
dtype_names=["float32", "bfloat16"],
shapes=[[10, 10], [10]],
num_updates_list=[4, 2],
)
assert info.num_updates_list == [4, 2]
def test_mismatched_dtype_names_raises(self):
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="dtype_names"):
SparseNCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["layer.weight", "layer.bias"],
dtype_names=["float32"],
shapes=[[10, 10], [10]],
num_updates_list=[4, 2],
)
def test_rejects_empty_num_updates_list(self):
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="cannot be empty"):
SparseNCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=[],
dtype_names=[],
shapes=[],
num_updates_list=[],
)
def test_rejects_mismatched_num_updates(self):
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="`num_updates_list`"):
SparseNCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["layer.weight", "layer.bias"],
dtype_names=["float32", "float32"],
shapes=[[10, 10], [10]],
num_updates_list=[3],
)
def test_rejects_negative_num_updates(self):
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="non-negative"):
SparseNCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["layer.weight"],
dtype_names=["float32"],
shapes=[[10, 10]],
num_updates_list=[-1],
)
# --- Unit Tests: Engine Parsing ---
class TestNCCLEngineParsing:
"""Test NCCLWeightTransferEngine parsing methods."""
def _make_engine(self):
config = WeightTransferConfig(backend="nccl")
return NCCLWeightTransferEngine(
config,
create_mock_vllm_config(),
torch.device("cuda"),
MagicMock(spec=torch.nn.Module),
)
def test_parse_init_info_valid(self):
engine = self._make_engine()
init_info = engine.parse_init_info(
{
"master_address": "127.0.0.1",
"master_port": 12345,
"rank_offset": 1,
"world_size": 3,
}
)
assert isinstance(init_info, NCCLWeightTransferInitInfo)
assert init_info.master_address == "127.0.0.1"
assert init_info.master_port == 12345
assert init_info.rank_offset == 1
assert init_info.world_size == 3
def test_parse_init_info_missing_field_raises(self):
engine = self._make_engine()
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Invalid init_info"):
engine.parse_init_info({"master_address": "127.0.0.1"})
def test_parse_update_info_valid(self):
engine = self._make_engine()
update_info = engine.parse_update_info(
{
"names": ["w1", "w2"],
"dtype_names": ["float32", "bfloat16"],
"shapes": [[100, 100], [50]],
}
)
assert isinstance(update_info, NCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo)
assert update_info.names == ["w1", "w2"]
assert update_info.dtype_names == ["float32", "bfloat16"]
assert update_info.shapes == [[100, 100], [50]]
# --- Unit Tests: Engine Registry ---
class TestEngineRegistry:
"""Test weight transfer engine registry."""
def test_create_engine_nccl(self):
config = WeightTransferConfig(backend="nccl")
engine = WeightTransferEngineFactory.create_engine(
config,
create_mock_vllm_config(),
torch.device("cuda"),
MagicMock(spec=torch.nn.Module),
)
assert isinstance(engine, NCCLWeightTransferEngine)
def test_create_engine_ipc(self):
config = WeightTransferConfig(backend="ipc")
engine = WeightTransferEngineFactory.create_engine(
config,
create_mock_vllm_config(),
torch.device("cuda"),
MagicMock(spec=torch.nn.Module),
)
assert isinstance(engine, IPCWeightTransferEngine)
def test_create_engine_sparse_nccl(self):
config = WeightTransferConfig(backend="sparse_nccl")
engine = WeightTransferEngineFactory.create_engine(
config,
create_mock_vllm_config(),
torch.device("cuda"),
MagicMock(spec=torch.nn.Module),
)
assert isinstance(engine, SparseNCCLWeightTransferEngine)
def test_create_engine_invalid_backend(self):
config = WeightTransferConfig(backend="invalid")
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Invalid weight transfer backend"):
WeightTransferEngineFactory.create_engine(
config,
create_mock_vllm_config(),
torch.device("cuda"),
MagicMock(spec=torch.nn.Module),
)
def test_register_duplicate_raises(self):
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="already registered"):
WeightTransferEngineFactory.register_engine(
"nccl", NCCLWeightTransferEngine
)
# --- Test receive_weights without init raises ---
def test_nccl_receive_weights_without_init_raises():
"""Test that receive_weights raises if init_transfer_engine wasn't called."""
if torch.accelerator.device_count() < 1:
pytest.skip("Need at least 1 GPU for this test")
config = WeightTransferConfig(backend="nccl")
engine = NCCLWeightTransferEngine(
config,
create_mock_vllm_config(),
torch.device("cuda"),
MagicMock(spec=torch.nn.Module),
)
update_info = NCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["w"], dtype_names=["float32"], shapes=[[10]]
)
with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="not initialized"):
engine.receive_weights(update_info)
def test_sparse_nccl_receive_weights_without_init_raises():
"""Test that sparse receive raises if init_transfer_engine wasn't called."""
if torch.accelerator.device_count() < 1:
pytest.skip("Need at least 1 GPU for this test")
config = WeightTransferConfig(backend="sparse_nccl")
engine = SparseNCCLWeightTransferEngine(
config,
create_mock_vllm_config(),
torch.device("cuda"),
MagicMock(spec=torch.nn.Module),
)
update_info = SparseNCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["w"],
dtype_names=["float32"],
shapes=[[10]],
num_updates_list=[2],
)
with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="not initialized"):
engine.receive_weights(update_info)
# --- Integration Test: NCCL Weight Transfer Between Ray Tasks ---
@ray.remote(num_gpus=1)
def trainer_broadcast_tensor(
master_address: str,
master_port: int,
world_size: int,
tensor_shape: list[int],
tensor_dtype: str,
) -> bool:
"""Trainer task that broadcasts a tensor via NCCL."""
import torch
device = _set_ray_assigned_device()
from vllm.distributed.device_communicators.pynccl import PyNcclCommunicator
from vllm.distributed.utils import StatelessProcessGroup
# Create process group as rank 0 (trainer)
pg = StatelessProcessGroup.create(
host=master_address,
port=master_port,
rank=0,
world_size=world_size,
)
comm = PyNcclCommunicator(pg, device=device.index)
# Create and broadcast the tensor
dtype = getattr(torch, tensor_dtype)
tensor_to_send = torch.ones(tensor_shape, dtype=dtype, device=device)
comm.broadcast(tensor_to_send, src=0, stream=torch.cuda.current_stream())
torch.accelerator.synchronize()
return True
@ray.remote(num_gpus=1)
def inference_receive_tensor(
master_address: str,
master_port: int,
world_size: int,
tensor_shape: list[int],
tensor_dtype: str,
) -> dict:
"""Inference task that receives tensor via NCCLWeightTransferEngine."""
import contextlib
from unittest.mock import MagicMock
import torch
_set_ray_assigned_device()
from vllm.config.parallel import ParallelConfig
from vllm.config.weight_transfer import WeightTransferConfig
from vllm.distributed.weight_transfer.nccl_engine import (
NCCLWeightTransferEngine,
NCCLWeightTransferInitInfo,
NCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo,
)
class Recorder(torch.nn.Module):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.received = []
def load_weights(self, weights):
for name, tensor in weights:
self.received.append((name, tensor.clone()))
config = WeightTransferConfig(backend="nccl")
vllm_config = MagicMock()
parallel_config = MagicMock(spec=ParallelConfig)
parallel_config.rank = 0
parallel_config.world_size = 1
parallel_config.data_parallel_rank = 0
parallel_config.data_parallel_index = 0
vllm_config.parallel_config = parallel_config
vllm_config.model_config = MagicMock()
recorder = Recorder()
engine = NCCLWeightTransferEngine(
config, vllm_config, torch.device("cuda"), recorder
)
# Transport-only test: bypass the set_current_vllm_config context that
# receive_weights enters, since vllm_config here is a mock.
import vllm.config as _vllm_config_mod
_vllm_config_mod.set_current_vllm_config = lambda cfg: contextlib.nullcontext()
# Initialize the engine (joins as rank 1)
# Trainer broadcasts a single tensor unpacked, so the worker must not
# expect the packed wire format (packed is a must-agree wire param shipped
# on the init info).
init_info = NCCLWeightTransferInitInfo(
master_address=master_address,
master_port=master_port,
rank_offset=1, # Trainer is rank 0, we become rank 1
world_size=world_size,
packed=False,
)
engine.init_transfer_engine(init_info)
update_info = NCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["test.weight"],
dtype_names=[tensor_dtype],
shapes=[tensor_shape],
)
engine.receive_weights(update_info)
torch.accelerator.synchronize()
# Verify we received the tensor
success = False
received_shape = None
received_sum = None
if len(recorder.received) == 1:
name, tensor = recorder.received[0]
received_shape = list(tensor.shape)
received_sum = tensor.sum().item()
if received_shape == tensor_shape:
expected_sum = 1.0 * torch.tensor(tensor_shape).prod().item()
if abs(received_sum - expected_sum) < 0.01:
success = True
engine.shutdown()
return {
"success": success,
"received_shape": received_shape,
"received_sum": received_sum,
}
@pytest.mark.skipif(
torch.accelerator.device_count() < 2,
reason="Need at least 2 GPUs to run NCCL weight transfer test.",
)
def test_nccl_weight_transfer_between_processes():
"""Test NCCL weight transfer from trainer to inference process using Ray.
This test verifies that the NCCLWeightTransferEngine can receive
tensors broadcast by a trainer process via NCCL.
"""
_init_ray_for_weight_transfer()
master_address = "127.0.0.1"
master_port = get_open_port()
world_size = 2 # 1 trainer + 1 inference worker
tensor_shape = [100, 100]
tensor_dtype = "float32"
inference_future = inference_receive_tensor.remote(
master_address, master_port, world_size, tensor_shape, tensor_dtype
)
trainer_future = trainer_broadcast_tensor.remote(
master_address, master_port, world_size, tensor_shape, tensor_dtype
)
trainer_result, result = ray.get([trainer_future, inference_future])
assert trainer_result, "Trainer should complete successfully"
assert result["success"], (
f"Weight transfer failed. "
f"Received shape: {result['received_shape']}, "
f"Received sum: {result['received_sum']}"
)
def test_sparse_nccl_checkpoint_chunks_to_ep_local_experts_cpu(monkeypatch):
"""Replay global expert patches through two EP-local loaders on CPU."""
class CaptureClient:
def __init__(self):
self.order: list[str] = []
self.update_infos: list[dict] = []
def start_weight_update(self):
self.order.append("start")
def update_weights(self, update_info):
self.order.append("update")
self.update_infos.append(update_info)
def finish_weight_update(self):
self.order.append("finish")
monkeypatch.setattr(torch.cuda, "current_stream", lambda *_, **__: None)
monkeypatch.setattr(torch.cuda, "is_available", lambda: False)
monkeypatch.setattr(torch.accelerator, "device_index", lambda *_: nullcontext())
client = CaptureClient()
sender = SparseNCCLTrainerWeightTransferEngine(client=client)
sender.model_update_group = MagicMock()
sender.model_update_group.device = torch.device("cpu")
wire_payloads = []
sender.model_update_group.broadcast.side_effect = lambda tensor, **_: (
wire_payloads.append(tensor.clone())
)
expert_names = [
"model.layers.0.mlp.experts.0.gate_proj.weight",
"model.layers.0.mlp.experts.1.gate_proj.weight",
]
client.start_weight_update()
for name, index, value in zip(
expert_names,
(0, 3),
(5.0, 7.0),
strict=True,
):
sender.send_weight_chunk(
[
SparseWeightPatch(
name=name,
indices=torch.tensor([index], dtype=torch.int32),
values=torch.tensor([value]),
full_shape=(2, 2),
)
]
)
client.finish_weight_update()
assert client.order == ["start", "update", "update", "finish"]
assert [info["names"] for info in client.update_infos] == [
[expert_names[0]],
[expert_names[1]],
]
assert [info["shapes"] for info in client.update_infos] == [
[[2, 2]],
[[2, 2]],
]
assert [info["num_updates_list"] for info in client.update_infos] == [
[1],
[1],
]
expected_gates = (
[[5.0, -1.0], [-1.0, -1.0]],
[[-1.0, -1.0], [-1.0, 7.0]],
)
for ep_rank, expected_gate in enumerate(expected_gates):
model = torch.nn.Module()
model.register_parameter(
"w13_weight",
torch.nn.Parameter(torch.full((1, 4, 2), -1.0), requires_grad=False),
)
local_name = expert_names[ep_rank]
seen_names: list[str] = []
loaded_names: set[str] = set()
copy_count = [0]
def load_weights(
weights,
local_name=local_name,
target=model,
seen=seen_names,
loaded=loaded_names,
count=copy_count,
):
for name, checkpoint_weight in weights:
seen.append(name)
if name != local_name:
continue
target.w13_weight.data[0, :2].copy_(checkpoint_weight)
loaded.add(name)
count[0] += 1
return loaded
model.load_weights = load_weights
receiver = SparseNCCLWeightTransferEngine(
WeightTransferConfig(backend="sparse_nccl"),
create_mock_vllm_config(rank=ep_rank, world_size=2),
torch.device("cpu"),
model,
)
receiver.model_update_group = MagicMock()
receiver.model_update_group.device = torch.device("cpu")
payloads = iter(wire_payloads)
receiver.model_update_group.broadcast.side_effect = (
lambda tensor, payloads=payloads, **_: tensor.copy_(next(payloads))
)
receiver.start_weight_update()
for update_info in client.update_infos:
receiver.receive_weights(SparseNCCLWeightTransferUpdateInfo(**update_info))
receiver.finish_weight_update()
assert seen_names == expert_names
assert loaded_names == {local_name}
assert copy_count == [1]
assert model.w13_weight[0, :2].tolist() == expected_gate
assert model.w13_weight[0, 2:].eq(-1).all()
foreign_value = 7.0 if ep_rank == 0 else 5.0
assert not model.w13_weight.eq(foreign_value).any()
receiver.shutdown()
sender.shutdown()
# --- Unit Tests: IPCWeightTransferUpdateInfo Validation ---
class TestIPCWeightTransferUpdateInfoValidation:
"""Test IPCWeightTransferUpdateInfo dataclass validation."""
def test_valid_update_info(self):
if torch.accelerator.device_count() < 1:
pytest.skip("Need at least 1 GPU for this test")
dummy_tensor = torch.ones(10, 10, device="cuda:0")
_, ipc_handle = reduce_tensor(dummy_tensor)
gpu_uuid = str(torch.cuda.get_device_properties(0).uuid)
ipc_handles = [{gpu_uuid: ipc_handle}]
info = IPCWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["layer.weight"],
dtype_names=["float32"],
shapes=[[10, 10]],
ipc_handles=ipc_handles,
)
assert info.names == ["layer.weight"]
assert info.dtype_names == ["float32"]
assert info.shapes == [[10, 10]]
assert len(info.ipc_handles) == 1
def test_mismatched_dtype_names_raises(self):
if torch.accelerator.device_count() < 1:
pytest.skip("Need at least 1 GPU for this test")
dummy_tensor = torch.ones(10, 10, device="cuda:0")
_, ipc_handle = reduce_tensor(dummy_tensor)
gpu_uuid = str(torch.cuda.get_device_properties(0).uuid)
ipc_handles = [{gpu_uuid: ipc_handle}, {gpu_uuid: ipc_handle}]
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="dtype_names"):
IPCWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["layer.weight", "layer.bias"],
dtype_names=["float32"], # Only one dtype
shapes=[[10, 10], [10]],
ipc_handles=ipc_handles,
)
def test_mismatched_shapes_raises(self):
if torch.accelerator.device_count() < 1:
pytest.skip("Need at least 1 GPU for this test")
dummy_tensor = torch.ones(10, 10, device="cuda:0")
_, ipc_handle = reduce_tensor(dummy_tensor)
gpu_uuid = str(torch.cuda.get_device_properties(0).uuid)
ipc_handles = [{gpu_uuid: ipc_handle}, {gpu_uuid: ipc_handle}]
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="shapes"):
IPCWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["layer.weight", "layer.bias"],
dtype_names=["float32", "float32"],
shapes=[[10, 10]], # Only one shape
ipc_handles=ipc_handles,
)
def test_mismatched_ipc_handles_raises(self):
if torch.accelerator.device_count() < 1:
pytest.skip("Need at least 1 GPU for this test")
dummy_tensor = torch.ones(10, 10, device="cuda:0")
_, ipc_handle = reduce_tensor(dummy_tensor)
gpu_uuid = str(torch.cuda.get_device_properties(0).uuid)
ipc_handles = [{gpu_uuid: ipc_handle}] # Only one handle
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="ipc_handles"):
IPCWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["layer.weight", "layer.bias"],
dtype_names=["float32", "float32"],
shapes=[[10, 10], [10]],
ipc_handles=ipc_handles,
)
def test_valid_update_info_from_pickled(self, monkeypatch):
if torch.accelerator.device_count() < 1:
pytest.skip("Need at least 1 GPU for this test")
monkeypatch.setenv("VLLM_ALLOW_INSECURE_SERIALIZATION", "1")
dummy_tensor = torch.ones(10, 10, device="cuda:0")
ipc_handle = reduce_tensor(dummy_tensor)
gpu_uuid = str(torch.cuda.get_device_properties(0).uuid)
ipc_handles = [{gpu_uuid: ipc_handle}]
pickled = base64.b64encode(pickle.dumps(ipc_handles)).decode("utf-8")
info = IPCWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["layer.weight"],
dtype_names=["float32"],
shapes=[[10, 10]],
ipc_handles_pickled=pickled,
)
assert info.ipc_handles == ipc_handles
assert info.ipc_handles_pickled is None
def test_pickled_requires_insecure_serialization_flag(self, monkeypatch):
monkeypatch.setenv("VLLM_ALLOW_INSECURE_SERIALIZATION", "0")
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="VLLM_ALLOW_INSECURE_SERIALIZATION=1"):
IPCWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=[],
dtype_names=[],
shapes=[],
ipc_handles_pickled=base64.b64encode(pickle.dumps([])).decode("utf-8"),
)
def test_both_handles_and_pickled_raises(self):
if torch.accelerator.device_count() < 1:
pytest.skip("Need at least 1 GPU for this test")
dummy_tensor = torch.ones(10, 10, device="cuda:0")
ipc_handle = reduce_tensor(dummy_tensor)
gpu_uuid = str(torch.cuda.get_device_properties(0).uuid)
ipc_handles = [{gpu_uuid: ipc_handle}]
pickled = base64.b64encode(pickle.dumps(ipc_handles)).decode("utf-8")
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Cannot specify both"):
IPCWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["layer.weight"],
dtype_names=["float32"],
shapes=[[10, 10]],
ipc_handles=ipc_handles,
ipc_handles_pickled=pickled,
)
def test_neither_handles_nor_pickled_raises(self):
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="must be provided"):
IPCWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["layer.weight"],
dtype_names=["float32"],
shapes=[[10, 10]],
)
def test_empty_lists_valid(self):
info = IPCWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=[],
dtype_names=[],
shapes=[],
ipc_handles=[],
)
assert len(info.names) == 0
# --- Unit Tests: IPC Engine Parsing ---
class TestIPCEngineParsing:
"""Test IPCWeightTransferEngine parsing methods."""
def _make_engine(self):
config = WeightTransferConfig(backend="ipc")
return IPCWeightTransferEngine(
config,
create_mock_vllm_config(),
torch.device("cuda"),
MagicMock(spec=torch.nn.Module),
)
def test_parse_update_info_valid(self):
if torch.accelerator.device_count() < 1:
pytest.skip("Need at least 1 GPU for this test")
engine = self._make_engine()
dummy_tensor1 = torch.ones(100, 100, device="cuda:0")
dummy_tensor2 = torch.ones(50, device="cuda:0")
_, ipc_args1 = reduce_tensor(dummy_tensor1)
_, ipc_args2 = reduce_tensor(dummy_tensor2)
gpu_uuid = str(torch.cuda.get_device_properties(0).uuid)
ipc_handles = [{gpu_uuid: ipc_args1}, {gpu_uuid: ipc_args2}]
update_info = engine.parse_update_info(
{
"names": ["w1", "w2"],
"dtype_names": ["float32", "bfloat16"],
"shapes": [[100, 100], [50]],
"ipc_handles": ipc_handles,
}
)
assert isinstance(update_info, IPCWeightTransferUpdateInfo)
assert update_info.names == ["w1", "w2"]
assert update_info.dtype_names == ["float32", "bfloat16"]
assert update_info.shapes == [[100, 100], [50]]
assert len(update_info.ipc_handles) == 2
def test_parse_update_info_pickled(self, monkeypatch):
if torch.accelerator.device_count() < 1:
pytest.skip("Need at least 1 GPU for this test")
monkeypatch.setenv("VLLM_ALLOW_INSECURE_SERIALIZATION", "1")
engine = self._make_engine()
dummy_tensor1 = torch.ones(100, 100, device="cuda:0")
dummy_tensor2 = torch.ones(50, device="cuda:0")
_, ipc_args1 = reduce_tensor(dummy_tensor1)
_, ipc_args2 = reduce_tensor(dummy_tensor2)
gpu_uuid = str(torch.cuda.get_device_properties(0).uuid)
ipc_handles = [{gpu_uuid: ipc_args1}, {gpu_uuid: ipc_args2}]
pickled = base64.b64encode(pickle.dumps(ipc_handles)).decode("utf-8")
update_info = engine.parse_update_info(
{
"names": ["w1", "w2"],
"dtype_names": ["float32", "bfloat16"],
"shapes": [[100, 100], [50]],
"ipc_handles_pickled": pickled,
}
)
assert isinstance(update_info, IPCWeightTransferUpdateInfo)
assert update_info.names == ["w1", "w2"]
assert len(update_info.ipc_handles) == 2
assert gpu_uuid in update_info.ipc_handles[0]
assert gpu_uuid in update_info.ipc_handles[1]
def test_parse_update_info_ignores_none_pickled_handles(self):
engine = self._make_engine()
ipc_handles = [{"gpu-uuid": ("ipc-args",)}]
update_info = engine.parse_update_info(
{
"names": ["w1"],
"dtype_names": ["float32"],
"shapes": [[1]],
"ipc_handles": ipc_handles,
"ipc_handles_pickled": None,
}
)
assert isinstance(update_info, IPCWeightTransferUpdateInfo)
assert update_info.ipc_handles == ipc_handles
def test_parse_update_info_both_handles_and_pickled_raises(self):
if torch.accelerator.device_count() < 1:
pytest.skip("Need at least 1 GPU for this test")
engine = self._make_engine()
dummy_tensor = torch.ones(10, 10, device="cuda:0")
_, ipc_handle = reduce_tensor(dummy_tensor)
gpu_uuid = str(torch.cuda.get_device_properties(0).uuid)
ipc_handles = [{gpu_uuid: ipc_handle}]
pickled = base64.b64encode(pickle.dumps(ipc_handles)).decode("utf-8")
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Cannot specify both"):
engine.parse_update_info(
{
"names": ["layer.weight"],
"dtype_names": ["float32"],
"shapes": [[10, 10]],
"ipc_handles": ipc_handles,
"ipc_handles_pickled": pickled,
}
)
# --- Integration Test: IPC Weight Transfer Between Ray Tasks ---
def get_physical_gpu_id(device_index: int = 0) -> str:
"""Get physical GPU UUID for a device."""
props = torch.cuda.get_device_properties(device_index)
return str(props.uuid)
@ray.remote(num_gpus=0.5)
class TrainerActor:
"""Trainer actor that creates and holds CUDA IPC handles."""
def __init__(self, tensor_shape: list[int], tensor_dtype: str):
device = _set_ray_assigned_device()
# Create tensor on GPU and keep it alive
dtype = getattr(torch, tensor_dtype)
self.tensor = torch.ones(tensor_shape, dtype=dtype, device=device)
self.tensor.fill_(42.0) # Fill with 42 to verify correct transfer
_, ipc_args = reduce_tensor(self.tensor)
gpu_uuid = get_physical_gpu_id(device.index)
torch.accelerator.synchronize()
self.ipc_handle_dict = {
"ipc_handle": ipc_args,
"gpu_uuid": gpu_uuid,
"shape": tensor_shape,
"dtype": tensor_dtype,
}
def get_ipc_handle_dict(self) -> dict:
"""Return IPC handle dict. Tensor stays alive in this actor."""
return self.ipc_handle_dict
@ray.remote(num_gpus=0.5)
def inference_receive_ipc_tensor(
ipc_handle_dict: dict,
mode: str = "ray",
) -> dict:
"""Inference task that receives tensor via IPCWeightTransferEngine."""
import contextlib
import os
# Worker-side: ipc_handles_pickled is deserialized via pickle.
if mode == "http":
os.environ["VLLM_ALLOW_INSECURE_SERIALIZATION"] = "1"
from unittest.mock import MagicMock
import torch
device = _set_ray_assigned_device()
from vllm.config.parallel import ParallelConfig
from vllm.config.weight_transfer import WeightTransferConfig
from vllm.distributed.weight_transfer.ipc_engine import (
IPCWeightTransferEngine,
)
class Recorder(torch.nn.Module):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.received = []
def load_weights(self, weights):
for name, tensor in weights:
self.received.append((name, tensor.clone()))
# Trainer sends unpacked IPC handles; the worker learns packed=False from
# the init handshake below (IPCWeightTransferInitInfo defaults to False).
config = WeightTransferConfig(backend="ipc")
vllm_config = MagicMock()
parallel_config = MagicMock(spec=ParallelConfig)
parallel_config.rank = 0
parallel_config.world_size = 1
parallel_config.data_parallel_rank = 0
parallel_config.data_parallel_index = 0
vllm_config.parallel_config = parallel_config
vllm_config.model_config = MagicMock()
recorder = Recorder()
engine = IPCWeightTransferEngine(config, vllm_config, device, recorder)
# Transport-only test: bypass the set_current_vllm_config context that
# receive_weights enters, since vllm_config here is a mock.
import vllm.config as _vllm_config_mod
_vllm_config_mod.set_current_vllm_config = lambda cfg: contextlib.nullcontext()
init_info = IPCWeightTransferInitInfo()
engine.init_transfer_engine(init_info)
ipc_handles = [{ipc_handle_dict["gpu_uuid"]: ipc_handle_dict["ipc_handle"]}]
if mode == "ray":
update_dict: dict = {
"names": ["test.weight"],
"dtype_names": [ipc_handle_dict["dtype"]],
"shapes": [ipc_handle_dict["shape"]],
"ipc_handles": ipc_handles,
}
elif mode == "http":
pickled = base64.b64encode(pickle.dumps(ipc_handles)).decode("utf-8")
update_dict = {
"names": ["test.weight"],
"dtype_names": [ipc_handle_dict["dtype"]],
"shapes": [ipc_handle_dict["shape"]],
"ipc_handles_pickled": pickled,
}
else:
raise ValueError(f"Unknown mode: {mode}")
update_info = engine.parse_update_info(update_dict)
engine.receive_weights(update_info)
torch.accelerator.synchronize()
success = False
received_shape = None
received_sum = None
if len(recorder.received) == 1:
name, tensor = recorder.received[0]
received_shape = list(tensor.shape)
received_sum = tensor.sum().item()
if received_shape == ipc_handle_dict["shape"]:
expected_sum = 42.0 * torch.tensor(ipc_handle_dict["shape"]).prod().item()
if abs(received_sum - expected_sum) < 0.01:
success = True
engine.shutdown()
return {
"success": success,
"received_shape": received_shape,
"received_sum": received_sum,
}
@pytest.mark.skipif(
torch.accelerator.device_count() < 1,
reason="Need at least 1 GPU to run IPC weight transfer test.",
)
@pytest.mark.parametrize("mode", ["ray", "http"])
def test_ipc_weight_transfer_between_processes(mode: str):
"""Test IPC weight transfer from trainer to inference process using Ray."""
from ray.util.placement_group import placement_group
from ray.util.scheduling_strategies import PlacementGroupSchedulingStrategy
_init_ray_for_weight_transfer()
pg = placement_group([{"GPU": 1, "CPU": 2}])
ray.get(pg.ready())
scheduling_strategy = PlacementGroupSchedulingStrategy(
placement_group=pg,
placement_group_capture_child_tasks=True,
)
tensor_shape = [100, 100]
tensor_dtype = "float32"
trainer_actor = TrainerActor.options( # type: ignore[attr-defined]
scheduling_strategy=scheduling_strategy
).remote(tensor_shape, tensor_dtype)
ipc_handle_dict = ray.get(trainer_actor.get_ipc_handle_dict.remote())
inference_result = ray.get(
inference_receive_ipc_tensor.options(
scheduling_strategy=scheduling_strategy
).remote(ipc_handle_dict, mode=mode)
)
assert inference_result["success"], (
f"IPC weight transfer failed (mode={mode}). "
f"Received shape: {inference_result['received_shape']}, "
f"Received sum: {inference_result['received_sum']}"
)
def test_ipc_receive_weights_missing_gpu_uuid_raises():
"""Test that receive_weights raises if GPU UUID not found in IPC handles."""
if torch.accelerator.device_count() < 1:
pytest.skip("Need at least 1 GPU for this test")
config = WeightTransferConfig(backend="ipc")
engine = IPCWeightTransferEngine(
config,
create_mock_vllm_config(),
torch.device("cuda:0"),
MagicMock(spec=torch.nn.Module),
)
# No init handshake here, so the engine keeps its default packed=False.
dummy_tensor = torch.ones(10, 10, device="cuda:0")
_, ipc_handle = reduce_tensor(dummy_tensor)
wrong_uuid = "wrong-uuid-12345"
ipc_handles = [{wrong_uuid: ipc_handle}]
update_info = IPCWeightTransferUpdateInfo(
names=["w"],
dtype_names=["float32"],
shapes=[[10, 10]],
ipc_handles=ipc_handles,
)
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="IPC handle not found"):
engine.receive_weights(update_info)
class RecordingClient:
"""A fake VLLMWeightSyncClient that records the order of calls."""
def __init__(self):
self.order: list[str] = []
self.last_init_info: dict | None = None
self.last_update_info: dict | None = None
def init_weight_transfer_engine(self, init_info: dict) -> None:
self.order.append("init")
self.last_init_info = init_info
def start_weight_update(self) -> None:
self.order.append("start")
def update_weights(self, update_info: dict) -> None:
self.order.append("update")
self.last_update_info = update_info
def finish_weight_update(self, weight_version: str | None = None) -> None:
self.order.append("finish")
def _module_with(*pairs):
"""A tiny nn.Module exposing the given (name, tensor) pairs as parameters,
so trainer tests can build a ModuleSource without a real model.
"""
module = torch.nn.Module()
for name, tensor in pairs:
module.register_parameter(name, torch.nn.Parameter(tensor, requires_grad=False))
return module
class _DummyTrainerEngine(TrainerWeightTransferEngine):
"""Minimal concrete trainer engine to exercise base-class + factory."""
@classmethod
def trainer_init(cls, init_info, *, client, source):
return cls(client=client, source=source)
def send_weights(self):
pass
class TestTrainerClients:
"""Structural protocol conformance for the built-in clients."""
def test_recording_client_is_protocol(self):
assert isinstance(RecordingClient(), VLLMWeightSyncClient)
def test_http_client_is_protocol(self):
assert isinstance(
HTTPVLLMWeightSyncClient("http://localhost:8000"), VLLMWeightSyncClient
)
def test_ray_client_is_protocol(self):
assert isinstance(RayVLLMWeightSyncClient(MagicMock()), VLLMWeightSyncClient)
def test_ray_client_sends_typed_requests(self, monkeypatch):
"""Ray client must hand the actor typed Request objects, not raw dicts."""
import ray
monkeypatch.setattr(ray, "get", lambda refs: None)
handle = MagicMock()
client = RayVLLMWeightSyncClient(handle)
client.init_weight_transfer_engine({"master_addr": "x"})
(init_req,), _ = handle.init_weight_transfer_engine.remote.call_args
assert isinstance(init_req, WeightTransferInitRequest)
assert init_req.init_info == {"master_addr": "x"}
client.update_weights({"names": ["w"]})
(update_req,), _ = handle.update_weights.remote.call_args
assert isinstance(update_req, WeightTransferUpdateRequest)
assert update_req.update_info == {"names": ["w"]}
client.finish_weight_update("step-42")
handle.finish_weight_update.remote.assert_called_once_with()
handle.update_weight_version.remote.assert_called_once_with("step-42")
def test_http_client_pickles_ipc_handles_for_json(self, monkeypatch):
"""HTTP update_weights must encode raw ipc_handles as a base64 pickle."""
captured = {}
def fake_post(self, path, json=None):
captured["path"] = path
captured["json"] = json
monkeypatch.setattr(HTTPVLLMWeightSyncClient, "_post", fake_post)
client = HTTPVLLMWeightSyncClient("http://localhost:8000")
client.update_weights({"names": ["w"], "ipc_handles": [{"gpu": ("args",)}]})
sent = captured["json"]["update_info"]
assert "ipc_handles" not in sent
assert "ipc_handles_pickled" in sent
assert pickle.loads(base64.b64decode(sent["ipc_handles_pickled"])) == [
{"gpu": ("args",)}
]
client.update_weights([{"ipc_handles": {"gpu": ("args",)}}, {"names": []}])
sent = captured["json"]["update_info"]
assert sent[1] == {"names": []}
assert pickle.loads(base64.b64decode(sent[0]["ipc_handles_pickled"])) == {
"gpu": ("args",)
}
def test_http_client_passes_through_nccl_update_info(self, monkeypatch):
"""NCCL update_info has only JSON-native fields and passes unchanged."""
captured = {}
def fake_post(self, path, json=None):
captured["json"] = json
monkeypatch.setattr(HTTPVLLMWeightSyncClient, "_post", fake_post)
client = HTTPVLLMWeightSyncClient("http://localhost:8000")
update_info = {"names": ["w"], "dtype_names": ["float32"], "shapes": [[4]]}
client.update_weights(update_info)
assert captured["json"]["update_info"] == update_info
client.finish_weight_update("step-42")
assert captured["json"] == {"weight_version": "step-42"}
class TestModuleSource:
"""`ModuleSource` metadata vs. materialized iteration (dense, no GPU)."""
def test_metadata_reads_shape_and_dtype(self):
source = ModuleSource(
_module_with(("w", torch.zeros(2, 3)), ("b", torch.zeros(3)))
)
meta = source.metadata()
assert [m.name for m in meta] == ["w", "b"]
assert [m.shape for m in meta] == [(2, 3), (3,)]
assert all(m.dtype == torch.float32 for m in meta)
def test_iteration_yields_materialized_tensors(self):
w = torch.arange(6, dtype=torch.float32).reshape(2, 3)
source = ModuleSource(_module_with(("w", w)))
pairs = list(source)
assert [name for name, _ in pairs] == ["w"]
assert torch.equal(pairs[0][1], w)
def test_source_is_reiterable(self):
source = ModuleSource(_module_with(("w", torch.zeros(2))))
assert [n for n, _ in source] == [n for n, _ in source] == ["w"]
def test_metadata_agrees_with_iteration(self):
"""The two channels must line up element-for-element: engines declare
the round from `metadata()` and then send what iteration yields.
"""
source = ModuleSource(
_module_with(("w", torch.zeros(2, 3)), ("b", torch.zeros(3)))
)
meta = source.metadata()
pairs = list(source)
assert [m.name for m in meta] == [name for name, _ in pairs]
assert [m.dtype for m in meta] == [t.dtype for _, t in pairs]
assert [m.shape for m in meta] == [tuple(t.shape) for _, t in pairs]
class TestWeightSourceGroupContract:
"""`groups()` / `iter_groups()` on the WeightSource ABC. Groups are what
backends gather and free by, so the default must agree with
`layerwise_groups` over `metadata()`, restricted to what this rank holds.
"""
class _Source(WeightSource):
"""Minimal source over an ordered (name, tensor) list, optionally holding
only some names (in which case it iterates only their groups).
"""
def __init__(self, names, held=None, reverse=False):
self._pairs = [(n, torch.full((2,), float(i))) for i, n in enumerate(names)]
self._held = held
self._reverse = reverse
def metadata(self):
return [ParamMeta(n, t.dtype, tuple(t.shape)) for n, t in self._pairs]
def held_names(self):
return self._held
def __iter__(self):
pairs = self._pairs
if self._held is not None:
keep = set(self._held)
pairs = [(n, t) for n, t in pairs if n in keep]
return iter(list(reversed(pairs)) if self._reverse else pairs)
def _source(self, names, held=None, reverse=False):
return self._Source(names, held, reverse)
def test_groups_defaults_to_the_layerwise_partition(self):
names = ["embed.w", "model.layers.0.a", "model.layers.1.a", "norm.w"]
assert self._source(names).groups() == layerwise_groups(names)
def test_groups_keeps_only_groups_holding_a_held_name(self):
names = ["embed.w", "model.layers.0.a", "model.layers.1.a", "norm.w"]
held = ["model.layers.0.a", "model.layers.1.a"]
assert self._source(names, held=held).groups() == [
["model.layers.0.a"],
["model.layers.1.a"],
]
def test_groups_keeps_a_partially_held_group_whole(self):
"""One held name selects the WHOLE group, unheld members included.
A group is the collective unit, so its membership has to be
rank-uniform: a rank that narrowed it to what it holds would disagree
with its peers about which names group *g* covers, and the gather would
desynchronize. Selection is per group, but only whole groups; the
per-name split is the backend's, via owner sets. This is the
foreign-expert shape under expert parallelism — a rank holds some
experts of a layer, not all of them.
"""
names = ["model.layers.0.a", "model.layers.0.b", "model.layers.1.a"]
held = ["model.layers.0.a"]
assert self._source(names, held=held).groups() == [
["model.layers.0.a", "model.layers.0.b"],
]
def test_groups_order_follows_metadata_not_the_declaration(self):
"""The declaration is a SET of names; the groups it selects still come
out in metadata order, so each pairs with the right ``iter_groups()``
batch however the source listed them.
"""
names = ["embed.w", "model.layers.0.a", "model.layers.1.a", "norm.w"]
source = self._source(
names, held=["model.layers.1.a", "model.layers.0.a", "model.layers.1.a"]
)
assert source.groups() == [["model.layers.0.a"], ["model.layers.1.a"]]
assert [ns for ns, _ in source.iter_groups()] == [
["model.layers.0.a"],
["model.layers.1.a"],
]
def test_iter_groups_batches_the_stream_per_group(self):
names = ["embed.w", "model.layers.0.a", "model.layers.0.b", "norm.w"]
batches = list(self._source(names).iter_groups())
assert [ns for ns, _ in batches] == [
["embed.w"],
["model.layers.0.a", "model.layers.0.b"],
["norm.w"],
]
assert all(len(ns) == len(ts) for ns, ts in batches)
def test_iter_groups_yields_the_tensors_iteration_produced(self):
names = ["model.layers.0.a", "model.layers.0.b"]
(batch,) = list(self._source(names).iter_groups())
_names, tensors = batch
assert [float(t[0]) for t in tensors] == [0.0, 1.0]
def test_iter_groups_yields_only_held_groups(self):
names = ["embed.w", "model.layers.0.a", "model.layers.1.a"]
batches = list(self._source(names, held=["model.layers.1.a"]).iter_groups())
assert [ns for ns, _ in batches] == [["model.layers.1.a"]]
def test_out_of_order_iteration_raises(self):
"""Materializing is usually a collective, so a rank that iterates out of
order deadlocks its peers -- fail loudly instead.
"""
source = self._source(["model.layers.0.a", "model.layers.0.b"], reverse=True)
with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="iteration order must match"):
list(source.iter_groups())
def test_a_source_may_override_iter_groups(self):
"""The extension point: materialize a whole group in one step instead of
one generator resume per tensor.
"""
calls = []
class _Batched(TestWeightSourceGroupContract._Source):
def iter_groups(self):
for group in self.groups():
calls.append(len(group))
yield group, [torch.zeros(2) for _ in group]
source = _Batched(["model.layers.0.a", "model.layers.0.b"])
assert [ns for ns, _ in source.iter_groups()] == [
["model.layers.0.a", "model.layers.0.b"]
]
assert calls == [2]
class TestDeferredProcessingContract:
"""`defers_processing` and `drain_pending` are two halves of one contract: a
caller that takes over the update tail (running its own
`finalize_layerwise_reload` instead of going through `finish_weight_update`)
reads the flag and calls the method. Both must be answerable on any engine, or
that caller ends up reaching through a getattr.
"""
def _engines(self):
return {
name: loader()
for name, loader in WeightTransferEngineFactory._registry.items()
}
def test_every_engine_declares_whether_it_defers(self):
for name, cls in self._engines().items():
assert isinstance(cls.defers_processing, bool), name
def test_every_engine_can_be_drained(self):
"""The default is a no-op, so a caller never has to check whether the
method exists before calling it.
"""
for name, cls in self._engines().items():
assert callable(cls.drain_pending), name
def test_the_default_is_not_to_defer(self):
assert WeightTransferEngine.defers_processing is False
def test_a_synchronous_engine_drains_as_a_no_op(self):
engine = object.__new__(WeightTransferEngineFactory._registry["nccl"]())
engine.drain_pending() # must not raise, and must not need any state
def test_the_rdt_engine_defers_and_overrides_the_drain(self):
"""The one engine the contract exists for."""
cls = WeightTransferEngineFactory._registry["sharded_rdt"]()
assert cls.defers_processing is True
assert cls.drain_pending is not WeightTransferEngine.drain_pending
class TestTrainerFactory:
"""WeightTransferTrainerFactory registry mechanics."""
def test_registry_has_all_backends(self):
assert "nccl" in WeightTransferTrainerFactory._registry
assert "ipc" in WeightTransferTrainerFactory._registry
assert "sparse_nccl" in WeightTransferTrainerFactory._registry
def test_register_and_dispatch(self):
saved = dict(WeightTransferTrainerFactory._registry)
try:
WeightTransferTrainerFactory.register_engine("dummy", _DummyTrainerEngine)
engine = WeightTransferTrainerFactory.trainer_init(
MagicMock(backend="dummy"), # backend read from the init info
client=RecordingClient(),
source=ModuleSource(_module_with(("w", torch.zeros(2)))),
)
assert isinstance(engine, _DummyTrainerEngine)
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="already registered"):
WeightTransferTrainerFactory.register_engine(
"dummy", _DummyTrainerEngine
)
finally:
WeightTransferTrainerFactory._registry = saved
def test_unknown_backend_raises(self):
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Invalid weight transfer backend"):
WeightTransferTrainerFactory.trainer_init(
MagicMock(backend="nope"),
client=RecordingClient(),
source=ModuleSource(_module_with(("w", torch.zeros(2)))),
)
def test_ipc_init_info_declares_backend(self):
assert IPCTrainerInitInfo.backend == "ipc"
def test_nccl_init_info_declares_backend(self):
assert NCCLTrainerInitInfo.backend == "nccl"
def test_sparse_nccl_init_info_declares_backend(self):
assert SparseNCCLTrainerInitInfo.backend == "sparse_nccl"
def test_trainer_init_info_subclass_must_set_backend(self):
with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="class-level `backend`"):
class _NoBackend(TrainerInitInfo):
pass
class TestTrainerEngineBase:
"""Base-class construction (no GPU)."""
def test_source_stored_and_sender_by_default(self):
engine = _DummyTrainerEngine(
client=RecordingClient(),
source=ModuleSource(_module_with(("w", torch.zeros(2)))),
)
assert engine.is_sender is True
assert [name for name, _ in engine.source] == ["w"]
def test_shutdown_default_is_noop(self):
engine = _DummyTrainerEngine(
client=RecordingClient(),
source=ModuleSource(_module_with(("w", torch.zeros(2)))),
is_sender=False,
)
assert engine.is_sender is False
engine.shutdown() # must not raise
@pytest.mark.skipif(
torch.accelerator.device_count() < 1,
reason="Need at least 1 GPU (CUDA IPC handles).",
)
def test_ipc_trainer_send_weights_drives_client_in_order():
"""send_weights issues start -> update -> finish and ships per-round metadata;
the packed wire param rides the init info, not the per-round update_info.
"""
client = RecordingClient()
engine = IPCTrainerWeightTransferEngine(
client=client,
source=ModuleSource(_module_with(("w", torch.ones(4, device="cuda")))),
packed=False,
)
engine.send_weights()
assert client.order == ["start", "update", "finish"]
assert client.last_update_info is not None
assert client.last_update_info["names"] == ["w"]
assert client.last_update_info["shapes"] == [[4]]
assert "packed" not in client.last_update_info
def test_ipc_trainer_init_ships_packed_to_worker():
"""trainer_init drives the inference-side init handshake and propagates the
must-agree `packed` flag to the worker.
"""
if torch.accelerator.device_count() < 1:
pytest.skip("Need at least 1 GPU (CUDA IPC handles).")
client = RecordingClient()
engine = WeightTransferTrainerFactory.trainer_init(
init_info=IPCTrainerInitInfo(rank=0, packed=True), # backend from init info
client=client,
source=ModuleSource(_module_with(("w", torch.ones(4, device="cuda")))),
)
assert isinstance(engine, IPCTrainerWeightTransferEngine)
assert engine.is_sender is True
assert engine.packed is True
assert client.order == ["init"]
assert client.last_init_info == {"packed": True}
def test_nccl_trainer_init_ships_worker_init_info(monkeypatch):
"""The sender's trainer_init drives the inference-side init handshake with
the worker-shaped init info (rank_offset=1) while opening its own endpoint,
and propagates the must-agree wire params to the worker.
"""
import vllm.distributed.weight_transfer.nccl_engine as nccl_engine_mod
# Bypass the real NCCL rendezvous.
monkeypatch.setattr(
nccl_engine_mod, "open_trainer_endpoint", lambda info: MagicMock()
)
client = RecordingClient()
engine = WeightTransferTrainerFactory.trainer_init(
init_info=NCCLTrainerInitInfo(
master_address="127.0.0.1",
master_port=29500,
world_size=3,
rank=0,
packed=True,
packed_buffer_size_bytes=1024,
packed_num_buffers=3,
),
client=client,
source=ModuleSource(_module_with(("w", torch.zeros(4)))),
)
assert isinstance(engine, NCCLTrainerWeightTransferEngine)
assert engine.is_sender is True
assert engine.packed is True
assert client.order == ["init"]
assert client.last_init_info == {
"master_address": "127.0.0.1",
"master_port": 29500,
"rank_offset": 1,
"world_size": 3,
"packed": True,
"packed_buffer_size_bytes": 1024,
"packed_num_buffers": 3,
}
def test_nccl_worker_learns_wire_params_from_init_handshake(monkeypatch):
"""The worker engine reads packed + buffer geometry from the
trainer-supplied init info at the handshake, not from the config or the
per-round update info.
"""
import vllm.distributed.weight_transfer.nccl_engine as nccl_engine_mod
monkeypatch.setattr(
nccl_engine_mod, "worker_init_process_group", lambda info, pc: MagicMock()
)
engine = NCCLWeightTransferEngine(
WeightTransferConfig(backend="nccl"),
create_mock_vllm_config(),
torch.device("cuda:0"),
MagicMock(spec=torch.nn.Module),
)
assert engine.packed is False # pre-handshake default (legacy unpacked)
engine.init_transfer_engine(
NCCLWeightTransferInitInfo(
master_address="127.0.0.1",
master_port=29500,
rank_offset=1,
world_size=2,
packed=True,
packed_buffer_size_bytes=2048,
packed_num_buffers=4,
)
)
assert engine.packed is True
assert engine.packed_buffer_size_bytes == 2048
assert engine.packed_num_buffers == 4
def test_nccl_trainer_init_non_sender_skips_rendezvous_and_client():
"""Non-sender trainer ranks build an engine without opening an endpoint or
touching the client; they only join the collectives in send_weights.
"""
client = RecordingClient()
engine = WeightTransferTrainerFactory.trainer_init(
init_info=NCCLTrainerInitInfo(
master_address="127.0.0.1",
master_port=29500,
world_size=3,
rank=1,
),
client=client,
source=ModuleSource(_module_with(("w", torch.zeros(4)))),
)
assert engine.is_sender is False
assert engine.model_update_group is None
assert client.order == []
# send_weights on a non-sender only iterates the source (packed mode needs
# no CUDA stream on non-senders), never the client.
engine.send_weights()
assert client.order == []
@pytest.mark.skipif(
torch.accelerator.device_count() < 1,
reason="Need at least 1 GPU (NCCL broadcast / CUDA stream).",
)
def test_nccl_trainer_send_weights_drives_client_in_order():
"""send_weights issues start -> update -> finish and ships per-round
metadata; the packed wire params ride the init handshake, not the
per-round update_info.
"""
client = RecordingClient()
engine = NCCLTrainerWeightTransferEngine(
client=client,
source=ModuleSource(_module_with(("w", torch.zeros(4, device="cuda")))),
packed=False,
)
# Bypass the real NCCL rendezvous; broadcast is a no-op.
engine.model_update_group = MagicMock()
engine.send_weights()
assert client.order == ["start", "update", "finish"]
assert client.last_update_info is not None
assert client.last_update_info["names"] == ["w"]
assert client.last_update_info["shapes"] == [[4]]
assert "packed" not in client.last_update_info
class _ScriptedSource(WeightSource):
"""Declares `meta` but yields whatever `pairs` says — used to drive the
metadata/iteration agreement checks.
"""
def __init__(self, meta, pairs):
self._meta = meta
self._pairs = pairs
def metadata(self):
return list(self._meta)
def __iter__(self):
yield from self._pairs
def _mock_group_engine(source, monkeypatch, **kwargs):
"""Unpacked trainer engine with a mocked group and stream (no GPU needed)."""
engine = NCCLTrainerWeightTransferEngine(
client=RecordingClient(), source=source, packed=False, **kwargs
)
engine.model_update_group = MagicMock()
monkeypatch.setattr(torch.cuda, "current_stream", MagicMock())
return engine
def test_nccl_trainer_init_requires_source():
"""NCCL is a full-resync backend: it cannot run without a WeightSource."""
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="requires a WeightSource"):
NCCLTrainerWeightTransferEngine.trainer_init(
NCCLTrainerInitInfo(
master_address="127.0.0.1", master_port=29500, world_size=2, rank=0
),
client=RecordingClient(),
)
def test_nccl_trainer_send_weights_rejects_reordered_source(monkeypatch):
"""The worker sizes its buffers (and cuts packed chunks) from metadata(), so
iteration disagreeing with it must raise rather than corrupt the stream.
"""
meta = [
ParamMeta("w", torch.float32, (4,)),
ParamMeta("b", torch.float32, (2,)),
]
reordered = [("b", torch.zeros(2)), ("w", torch.zeros(4))]
engine = _mock_group_engine(_ScriptedSource(meta, reordered), monkeypatch)
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="disagrees with iteration at index 0"):
engine.send_weights()
def test_nccl_trainer_send_weights_rejects_dtype_disagreement(monkeypatch):
"""A source that declares one wire dtype and materializes another would make
the two sides disagree on every byte offset.
"""
meta = [ParamMeta("w", torch.float32, (4,))]
engine = _mock_group_engine(
_ScriptedSource(meta, [("w", torch.zeros(4, dtype=torch.bfloat16))]),
monkeypatch,
)
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="disagrees with iteration"):
engine.send_weights()
def test_nccl_trainer_send_weights_rejects_truncated_source(monkeypatch):
"""Yielding fewer parameters than declared leaves the worker waiting."""
meta = [
ParamMeta("w", torch.float32, (4,)),
ParamMeta("b", torch.float32, (2,)),
]
engine = _mock_group_engine(
_ScriptedSource(meta, [("w", torch.zeros(4))]), monkeypatch
)
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="yielded 1 parameters"):
engine.send_weights()
def test_nccl_trainer_send_weights_broadcasts_contiguous(monkeypatch):
"""NCCL sends numel elements from data_ptr(), so a non-contiguous view must
be linearized first or the worker receives unrelated memory.
"""
base = torch.arange(6, dtype=torch.float32).reshape(2, 3)
view = base.t() # non-contiguous
meta = [ParamMeta("w", torch.float32, tuple(view.shape))]
engine = _mock_group_engine(_ScriptedSource(meta, [("w", view)]), monkeypatch)
engine.send_weights()
sent = engine.model_update_group.broadcast.call_args.args[0]
assert sent.is_contiguous()
assert torch.equal(sent, view)
def test_nccl_trainer_send_weights_raises_instead_of_hanging(monkeypatch):
"""A failed broadcast must surface even while the inference-side
update_weights is still blocked in its matching NCCL call.
Joining the RPC thread there would deadlock: the worker only returns once
the broadcast it is waiting for arrives, which never happens.
"""
rpc_entered = threading.Event()
release_rpc = threading.Event()
class _BlockingClient(RecordingClient):
def update_weights(self, update_info):
rpc_entered.set()
release_rpc.wait(timeout=30) # stands in for a wedged NCCL recv
super().update_weights(update_info)
class _FailingSource(WeightSource):
def metadata(self):
return [ParamMeta("w", torch.float32, (4,))]
def __iter__(self):
# Fail only once the RPC is provably in flight.
rpc_entered.wait(timeout=60)
raise RuntimeError("broadcast blew up")
engine = NCCLTrainerWeightTransferEngine(
client=_BlockingClient(), source=_FailingSource(), packed=False
)
engine.model_update_group = MagicMock()
monkeypatch.setattr(torch.cuda, "current_stream", MagicMock())
started = time.perf_counter()
try:
with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="broadcast blew up"):
engine.send_weights()
elapsed = time.perf_counter() - started
assert rpc_entered.is_set(), "the RPC was never in flight"
assert not release_rpc.is_set(), "send_weights waited for the wedged RPC"
# Regression guard: joining the RPC thread would park here until the
# client's own timeout expires instead of raising immediately.
assert elapsed < 5.0, f"send_weights blocked {elapsed:.1f}s on the RPC"
finally:
release_rpc.set()
def _sparse_patch(device: str = "cpu") -> SparseWeightPatch:
return SparseWeightPatch(
name="w",
indices=torch.tensor([1, 3], dtype=torch.int32, device=device),
values=torch.tensor([1.0, 2.0], dtype=torch.float32, device=device),
full_shape=(4, 4),
)
def test_sparse_nccl_trainer_init_ships_worker_init_info(monkeypatch):
"""The sender's trainer_init drives the init handshake with the
worker-shaped init info; sparse ships no packed wire params, so the worker
keeps its unpacked defaults. Sparse takes no `source`.
"""
import vllm.distributed.weight_transfer.sparse_nccl_engine as sparse_mod
monkeypatch.setattr(sparse_mod, "open_trainer_endpoint", lambda info: MagicMock())
client = RecordingClient()
engine = WeightTransferTrainerFactory.trainer_init(
init_info=SparseNCCLTrainerInitInfo(
master_address="127.0.0.1",
master_port=29500,
world_size=2,
rank=0,
),
client=client,
)
assert isinstance(engine, SparseNCCLTrainerWeightTransferEngine)
assert client.order == ["init"]
assert client.last_init_info == {
"master_address": "127.0.0.1",
"master_port": 29500,
"rank_offset": 1,
"world_size": 2,
"packed": False,
"packed_buffer_size_bytes": DEFAULT_PACKED_BUFFER_SIZE_BYTES,
"packed_num_buffers": DEFAULT_PACKED_NUM_BUFFERS,
}
def test_sparse_nccl_trainer_send_weights_drives_client_in_order(monkeypatch):
"""One-shot send drives start, update, and finish in order."""
client = RecordingClient()
engine = SparseNCCLTrainerWeightTransferEngine(client=client)
engine.model_update_group = MagicMock()
engine.model_update_group.device = torch.device("cpu")
# The group is a mock, so the stream is just a handle it is handed (and a
# handle _post_send_sync can synchronize).
monkeypatch.setattr(torch.cuda, "current_stream", MagicMock())
engine.send_weights([_sparse_patch()])
assert client.order == ["start", "update", "finish"]
assert client.last_update_info is not None
assert client.last_update_info["names"] == ["w"]
assert client.last_update_info["shapes"] == [[4, 4]]
assert client.last_update_info["num_updates_list"] == [2]
# One broadcast for indices + one for values per patch.
assert engine.model_update_group.broadcast.call_count == 2
engine.shutdown()
def test_sparse_nccl_trainer_send_weights_empty_round_is_noop():
"""A round with no patches must not touch the client (an empty sparse
update info is invalid by construction).
"""
client = RecordingClient()
engine = SparseNCCLTrainerWeightTransferEngine(client=client)
engine.model_update_group = MagicMock()
engine.send_weights([])
engine.send_weights() # no argument is also a no-op round
engine.send_weight_chunk([])
engine.send_weight_chunk()
assert client.order == []
def test_sparse_nccl_trainer_send_weights_requires_full_shape():
patch = _sparse_patch()
patch.full_shape = None
engine = SparseNCCLTrainerWeightTransferEngine(client=RecordingClient())
engine.model_update_group = MagicMock()
engine.model_update_group.device = torch.device("cpu")
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="full_shape"):
engine.send_weights([patch])
def test_sparse_nccl_trainer_rejects_source():
"""Sparse is a delta backend; a WeightSource would silently never be sent."""
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="takes no WeightSource"):
SparseNCCLTrainerWeightTransferEngine(
client=RecordingClient(),
source=ModuleSource(_module_with(("w", torch.zeros(2)))),
)
def test_sparse_nccl_trainer_validates_patch_before_any_rpc():
"""Malformed patches must fail on the trainer, before start_weight_update:
the worker's own checks only run once the broadcasts are already in flight,
where a size mismatch wedges both sides instead of raising.
"""
client = RecordingClient()
engine = SparseNCCLTrainerWeightTransferEngine(client=client)
engine.model_update_group = MagicMock()
engine.model_update_group.device = torch.device("cpu")
mismatched = SparseWeightPatch(
name="w",
indices=torch.tensor([1, 3], dtype=torch.int32),
values=torch.tensor([1.0], dtype=torch.float32),
full_shape=(4, 4),
)
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="matching lengths"):
engine.send_weights([mismatched])
wrong_index_dtype = SparseWeightPatch(
name="w",
indices=torch.tensor([1, 3], dtype=torch.int64),
values=torch.tensor([1.0, 2.0], dtype=torch.float32),
full_shape=(4, 4),
)
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="int32 indices"):
engine.send_weights([wrong_index_dtype])
assert client.order == []
def test_sparse_nccl_trainer_non_sender_skips_client():
client = RecordingClient()
engine = WeightTransferTrainerFactory.trainer_init(
init_info=SparseNCCLTrainerInitInfo(
master_address="127.0.0.1",
master_port=29500,
world_size=2,
rank=1,
),
client=client,
)
assert engine.is_sender is False
assert engine.model_update_group is None
assert isinstance(engine, SparseNCCLTrainerWeightTransferEngine)
engine.send_weights([_sparse_patch()])
engine.send_weight_chunk([_sparse_patch()])
assert client.order == []