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Add detailed memory profiling prints throughout the training framework. Instruments distributed setup, model creation, checkpoint loading, pipeline scheduling, per-layer activations, saved tensor profiling, expert MLP internals, and memory snapshot dumps. Use when user asks to "add memory prints", "instrument memory", "profile memory", "memory breakdown", or "debug memory".

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Memory Prints Instrumentation

Add comprehensive memory profiling instrumentation to the pithtrain training framework. This skill adds 7 groups of memory prints across 6 files, covering every phase from distributed init through the pipeline loop.

Arguments

Parse the following from $ARGUMENTS:

  1. model (required): Model name matching a file under pithtrain/models/ (e.g., qwen3-moe maps to pithtrain/models/qwen3_moe.py).
  2. --ranks (optional, default: {0}): Comma-separated GPU global ranks to print on. E.g., --ranks 3,14 becomes the Python set {3, 14}. If not provided, defaults to {0}.
  3. --detail-layers (optional, default: auto): Comma-separated layer indices for fine-grained per-layer profiling. If omitted, auto-select by reading the model file to find the MoE-vs-dense layer condition, then pick the first MoE layer and the next one (2 layers total).

Throughout this document, RANKS means the parsed rank set (e.g., {3, 14}), and DETAIL_LAYERS means the parsed or auto-selected layer indices tuple (e.g., (5, 6)).

Correctness Guarantee

All edits are observation-only:

  • _lmem() and _mem_gb() call torch.cuda.synchronize() + read memory_allocated(). No tensor modification.
  • _SavedTensorsProfiler uses saved_tensors_hooks with a pack function that returns the tensor unchanged.
  • Expert detail prints refactor return self.down_proj(silu_mul(g, u), ...) into gu = silu_mul(g, u); out = self.down_proj(gu, ...); return out — functionally identical.
  • Pipeline prints add synchronize/print between existing operations. Adds latency, does not change computation order.

Before Starting

  1. Check for existing prints: Search for _mem_gb, _lmem, _layer_mem_profile, _setup_mem, or memory_profiling in the codebase. If found, ask the user whether to update ranks/layers or skip.
  2. Read all target files (listed in Execution Order below) to find exact insertion points.
  3. Parse $ARGUMENTS for model, ranks, and detail layers.

Group 1: Helpers

1A: Pipeline helpers in pithtrain/dualpipe/dualpipev.py

Add right before class DualPipeV:

def _mem_gb() -> float:
    """Return current CUDA memory allocated in GiB."""
    return torch.cuda.memory_allocated() / 1024**3


def _mem_detail() -> str:
    """Return allocated, cached-pool, and non-pytorch memory in GiB."""
    free, total = torch.cuda.mem_get_info()
    allocated = torch.cuda.memory_allocated()
    reserved = torch.cuda.memory_reserved()
    G = 1024**3
    cached = reserved - allocated
    non_pytorch = total - free - reserved
    return f"alloc={allocated / G:.2f} cached={cached / G:.2f} non-pt={non_pytorch / G:.2f}"

In DualPipeV.__init__, add after self.comm_stream = ...:

self.memory_profiling = True  # Set to True to enable per-step memory logging

1B: Layer-level helpers in pithtrain/dualpipe/execution.py

Add after imports, before any function definitions:

# -- Per-layer activation profiling --
_layer_mem_profile = False
_layer_mem_ranks = RANKS


class _SavedTensorsProfiler:
    """Context manager that logs tensors saved by autograd, distinguishing weights from activations."""

    def __init__(self, layer_idx: int, stage_name: str, weight_data_ptrs: set):
        self._layer_idx = layer_idx
        self._stage_name = stage_name
        self._weight_data_ptrs = weight_data_ptrs
        self._log: list[str] = []
        self._act_bytes = 0
        self._wt_bytes = 0

    def _pack(self, t: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
        nbytes = t.nelement() * t.element_size()
        is_wt = t.data_ptr() in self._weight_data_ptrs
        tag = "weight" if is_wt else "activ"
        self._log.append(
            f"    saved ({tag}): {tuple(t.shape)} {t.dtype} ({nbytes / 1024**2:.1f} MB)"
        )
        if is_wt:
            self._wt_bytes += nbytes
        else:
            self._act_bytes += nbytes
        return t

    def __enter__(self):
        self._ctx = torch.autograd.graph.saved_tensors_hooks(self._pack, lambda t: t)
        self._ctx.__enter__()
        return self

    def __exit__(self, *args):
        self._ctx.__exit__(*args)

    def print_summary(self):
        rank = torch.distributed.get_rank() if torch.distributed.is_initialized() else 0
        if rank not in _layer_mem_ranks:
            return
        hdr = f"layer{self._layer_idx} {self._stage_name} saved tensors"
        print(f"[rank={rank}] {hdr}:", flush=True)
        for line in self._log:
            print(f"[rank={rank}] {line}", flush=True)
        print(
            f"[rank={rank}]   activ={self._act_bytes / 1024**2:.1f} MB, "
            f"weight={self._wt_bytes / 1024**2:.1f} MB, "
            f"total={len(self._log)} tensors",
            flush=True,
        )


def _lmem(label: str) -> None:
    """Print memory at a layer-internal checkpoint."""
    if not _layer_mem_profile:
        return
    rank = torch.distributed.get_rank() if torch.distributed.is_initialized() else 0
    if rank not in _layer_mem_ranks:
        return
    torch.cuda.synchronize()
    alloc = torch.cuda.memory_allocated() / 1024**3
    print(f"[rank={rank}]   {label}: alloc={alloc:.2f}", flush=True)

1C: Setup helper in pithtrain/modules/training.py

Add before setup_model:

def _setup_mem(label: str) -> None:
    """Print CUDA memory at a setup checkpoint."""
    if torch.distributed.get_rank() in RANKS:
        torch.cuda.synchronize()
        G = 1024**3
        alloc = torch.cuda.memory_allocated()
        reserved = torch.cuda.memory_reserved()
        free, total = torch.cuda.mem_get_info()
        cached = reserved - alloc
        non_pytorch = total - free - reserved
        print(
            f"[rank={torch.distributed.get_rank()}] setup_model | {label}: "
            f"alloc={alloc / G:.2f} cached={cached / G:.2f} non-pt={non_pytorch / G:.2f}",
            flush=True,
        )

Group 2: Distributed Setup Prints (pithtrain/modules/distributed.py)

In setup_default_process_group

Important: this runs BEFORE init_process_group, so torch.distributed.get_rank() is not available. Use ctx.local_rank for the rank guard.

After setting ctx.local_rank, move torch.cuda.set_device(ctx.local_rank) to BEFORE init_process_group if it isn't already. Then add a memory probe before and after init_process_group:

# Probe: isolate CUDA context cost from NCCL communicator init
torch.cuda.set_device(ctx.local_rank)
torch.cuda.synchronize()
_free0, _total = torch.cuda.mem_get_info()
_non_pt0 = _total - _free0
G = 1024**3

# ... existing init_process_group code ...

torch.cuda.synchronize()
_free1, _ = torch.cuda.mem_get_info()
_non_pt1 = _total - _free1
if ctx.local_rank in RANKS:
    print(
        f"[rank={ctx.rank}] init_process_group | "
        f"cuda_ctx={_non_pt0 / G:.2f} "
        f"after_nccl_world={_non_pt1 / G:.2f} "
        f"nccl_world_cost={(_non_pt1 - _non_pt0) / G:.2f}",
        flush=True,
    )

In setup_device_mesh

Before and after init_device_mesh:

torch.cuda.synchronize()
_free_before, _total = torch.cuda.mem_get_info()
_non_pt_before = _total - _free_before

# ... existing init_device_mesh code ...

torch.cuda.synchronize()
_free_after, _ = torch.cuda.mem_get_info()
_non_pt_after = _total - _free_after
G = 1024**3
if ctx.local_rank in RANKS:
    print(
        f"[rank={ctx.rank}] init_device_mesh | "
        f"non-pt={_non_pt_after / G:.2f} "
        f"mesh_cost={(_non_pt_after - _non_pt_before) / G:.2f}",
        flush=True,
    )

Group 3: Model Setup Prints (pithtrain/modules/training.py)

Add _setup_mem(...) calls at these 5 points in setup_model:

  1. Before modules = [] — _setup_mem("before model creation")
  2. After creating module[0] — _setup_mem("after module[0] creation")
  3. After creating module[1] — _setup_mem("after module[1] creation")
  4. After init_weights loop — _setup_mem("after init_weights")
  5. After apply_fsdp(...) — _setup_mem("after apply_fsdp")

Group 4: Pipeline-Level Prints (pithtrain/dualpipe/dualpipev.py)

This is the most complex group. All insertions go into DualPipeV.step(). The code below shows every insertion with its exact anchor point.

4A: Profiling flag setup — insert after input scattering (self.criterion = criterion), before # Step 1:

_profiling = self.memory_profiling and self.rank in RANKS
if _profiling:
    torch.cuda.synchronize()
    _m0 = _mem_gb()
    print(
        f"[rank={self.rank} pp={pp_rank}] Before pipeline: {_m0:.2f} GiB | {_mem_detail()}",
        flush=True,
    )

4B: Step 1 (nF0) — modify the existing loop body. The original loop is:

for i in range(step_1):
    self._forward_chunk(0)

Replace with:

for i in range(step_1):
    if _profiling and i == 1:
        import pithtrain.dualpipe.execution as _mod
        _mod._layer_mem_profile = True
    self._forward_chunk(0)
    if _profiling and i == 1:
        _mod._layer_mem_profile = False
    if _profiling:
        torch.cuda.synchronize()
        print(
            f"[rank={self.rank} pp={pp_rank}] Step1 F0 i={i}: {_mem_gb():.2f} GiB (+{_mem_gb() - _m0:.2f}) | {_mem_detail()}",
            flush=True,
        )

After the loop, before Step 2:

if _profiling:
    torch.cuda.synchronize()
    _m1 = _mem_gb()
    print(
        f"[rank={self.rank} pp={pp_rank}] After Step1 ({step_1} F0): {_m1:.2f} GiB (+{_m1 - _m0:.2f}) | {_mem_detail()}",
        flush=True,
    )

4C: Step 2 (nF0F1) — modify the loop body. Original:

for i in range(step_2):
    self._forward_chunk(0, recv=False, send=False)
    self._recv_forward(0)
    self._forward_chunk(1, send=(not self.is_last_pp_rank) or (i < step_2 - 1))
    self._send_forward(0)

Replace with:

for i in range(step_2):
    self._forward_chunk(0, recv=False, send=False)
    if _profiling:
        torch.cuda.synchronize()
        print(
            f"[rank={self.rank} pp={pp_rank}] Step2 i={i} forward_chunk(0): {_mem_gb():.2f} GiB (+{_mem_gb() - _m0:.2f}) | {_mem_detail()}",
            flush=True,
        )
    self._recv_forward(0)
    if _profiling and i == 0:
        import pithtrain.dualpipe.execution as _mod
        _mod._layer_mem_profile = True
    self._forward_chunk(1, send=(not self.is_last_pp_rank) or (i < step_2 - 1))
    if _profiling and i == 0:
        _mod._layer_mem_profile = False
    if _profiling:
        torch.cuda.synchronize()
        print(
            f"[rank={self.rank} pp={pp_rank}] Step2 i={i} forward_chunk(1): {_mem_gb():.2f} GiB (+{_mem_gb() - _m0:.2f}) | {_mem_detail()}",
            flush=True,
        )
    self._send_forward(0)

After the loop:

if _profiling:
    torch.cuda.synchronize()
    _m2 = _mem_gb()
    print(
        f"[rank={self.rank} pp={pp_rank}] After Step2 ({step_2} F0F1): {_m2:.2f} GiB (+{_m2 - _m0:.2f}) | {_mem_detail()}",
        flush=True,
    )

4D: Step 3 (nB1W1F1) — modify the loop body. Original:

for i in range(step_3):
    self._backward_chunk(1, enable_zb=True)
    self._recv_forward(1)
    self._weight_chunk()
    self._forward_chunk(1, recv=False)

Replace with:

for i in range(step_3):
    if _profiling:
        torch.cuda.synchronize()
        _ms3 = _mem_gb()
        print(
            f"[rank={self.rank} pp={pp_rank}] Step3 i={i} before B1: {_ms3:.2f} GiB | {_mem_detail()}",
            flush=True,
        )
    self._backward_chunk(1, enable_zb=True)
    if _profiling:
        torch.cuda.synchronize()
        print(
            f"[rank={self.rank} pp={pp_rank}] Step3 i={i} after B1: {_mem_gb():.2f} GiB (delta={_mem_gb() - _ms3:+.2f}) | {_mem_detail()}",
            flush=True,
        )
    self._recv_forward(1)
    self._weight_chunk()
    if _profiling:
        torch.cuda.synchronize()
        print(
            f"[rank={self.rank} pp={pp_rank}] Step3 i={i} after W1: {_mem_gb():.2f} GiB (delta={_mem_gb() - _ms3:+.2f}) | {_mem_detail()}",
            flush=True,
        )
    self._forward_chunk(1, recv=False)
    if _profiling:
        torch.cuda.synchronize()
        print(
            f"[rank={self.rank} pp={pp_rank}] Step3 i={i} after F1: {_mem_gb():.2f} GiB (delta={_mem_gb() - _ms3:+.2f}) | {_mem_detail()}",
            flush=True,
        )

After the loop:

if _profiling:
    torch.cuda.synchronize()
    _m3 = _mem_gb()
    print(
        f"[rank={self.rank} pp={pp_rank}] After Step3 ({step_3} B1W1F1): {_m3:.2f} GiB (+{_m3 - _m0:.2f}) | {_mem_detail()}",
        flush=True,
    )

4E: Step 4 (nF0B1F1B0) — after the last self._forward_backward_chunk(1, 0) inside the loop (there is one at the end of every iteration), add:

    if _profiling:
        torch.cuda.synchronize()
        print(
            f"[rank={self.rank} pp={pp_rank}] Step4 i={i}: {_mem_gb():.2f} GiB | {_mem_detail()}",
            flush=True,
        )

After the loop:

if _profiling:
    torch.cuda.synchronize()
    _m4 = _mem_gb()
    print(
        f"[rank={self.rank} pp={pp_rank}] After Step4 ({step_4} F0B1F1B0): {_m4:.2f} GiB | {_mem_detail()}",
        flush=True,
    )

4F: Steps 5-7 — no prints needed.

4G: After Step 8 — after assert WeightGradStore.funcs_queue.empty(), before self._commit_and_wait_comm():

if _profiling:
    torch.cuda.synchronize()
    _m8 = _mem_gb()
    print(
        f"[rank={self.rank} pp={pp_rank}] After Step8 (end of pipeline): {_m8:.2f} GiB | {_mem_detail()}",
        flush=True,
    )

Group 5: Per-Layer Prints (pithtrain/dualpipe/execution.py + model file)

5A: In layer_forward() (execution.py)

layer_forward(layer, hidden_states, rotary_posemb, layer_record, cu_seqlens=None) runs the five stages in order, each under its own # Stage N. comment block. At the top of the function, before # Stage 1., add:

_do_lmem = _layer_mem_profile and layer.idx in DETAIL_LAYERS
_do_saved = _layer_mem_profile and layer.idx in DETAIL_LAYERS

_wt_ptrs: set = set()
if _do_saved:
    _wt_ptrs = {p.data_ptr() for p in layer.parameters()}

Then instrument each stage:

Stage 1 — wrap the layer.forward_stage1(...) call:

if _do_saved:
    _prof = _SavedTensorsProfiler(layer.idx, "stage1", _wt_ptrs)
    with _prof:
        dispatch_tokens, residual, routing = layer.forward_stage1(next_hidden_states, rotary_posemb, cu_seqlens)
    _prof.print_summary()
else:
    dispatch_tokens, residual, routing = layer.forward_stage1(next_hidden_states, rotary_posemb, cu_seqlens)

After the Stage 1 record is populated: if _do_lmem: _lmem(f"layer{layer.idx} after stage1 (forward_stage1: attn + gate + dispatch_prep)")

Stage 2 — after the nvtx.range_pop() closing Stage 2: if _do_lmem: _lmem(f"layer{layer.idx} after stage2 (dispatch a2a)")

Stage 3 — same wrapping pattern as Stage 1, using _SavedTensorsProfiler(layer.idx, "stage3", _wt_ptrs) around the layer.forward_stage3(...) call:

if _do_saved:
    _prof = _SavedTensorsProfiler(layer.idx, "stage3", _wt_ptrs)
    with _prof:
        moe_outs = layer.forward_stage3(gathered_tokens, routing.expert_idxs if has_experts else None, routing.expand_idx if has_experts else None)
    _prof.print_summary()
else:
    moe_outs = layer.forward_stage3(gathered_tokens, routing.expert_idxs if has_experts else None, routing.expand_idx if has_experts else None)

After: if _do_lmem: _lmem(f"layer{layer.idx} after stage3 (forward_stage3)")

Stage 4 — after the nvtx.range_pop() closing Stage 4: if _do_lmem: _lmem(f"layer{layer.idx} after stage4 (combine a2a)")

Stage 5 — same wrapping pattern around the layer.forward_stage5(...) call with _SavedTensorsProfiler(layer.idx, "stage5", _wt_ptrs):

if _do_saved:
    _prof = _SavedTensorsProfiler(layer.idx, "stage5", _wt_ptrs)
    with _prof:
        hidden_states = layer.forward_stage5(moe_outs, moe_local_idxs, topk_weight, residual)
    _prof.print_summary()
else:
    hidden_states = layer.forward_stage5(moe_outs, moe_local_idxs, topk_weight, residual)

After: if _do_lmem: _lmem(f"layer{layer.idx} after stage5 (forward_stage5)")

5B: In model decoder layer forward_stage1 (model file)

forward_stage1 runs the compiled forward_stage1_compute helper (LN + attention + LN + router gate) and then prepare_dispatch. Add at the top:

from pithtrain.dualpipe.execution import _layer_mem_profile, _lmem
_do = _layer_mem_profile and self.idx in DETAIL_LAYERS

Add _lmem prints:

  • Before the forward_stage1_compute(...) call: if _do: _lmem(f" layer{self.idx} stage1: before forward_stage1_compute")
  • After the forward_stage1_compute(...) call: if _do: _lmem(f" layer{self.idx} stage1: after forward_stage1_compute (LN+Attn+LN+gate)")
  • After prepare_dispatch(...): if _do: _lmem(f" layer{self.idx} stage1: after dispatch_prep dispatch={tuple(dispatch_tokens.shape)}")

The router gate runs inside the compiled forward_stage1_compute, so its allocation is captured by the "after forward_stage1_compute" probe rather than a separate print.

5C: In model decoder layer forward_stage3 (model file)

Add at the top:

from pithtrain.dualpipe.execution import _layer_mem_profile, _lmem
_do = _layer_mem_profile and self.idx in DETAIL_LAYERS

Add _lmem prints:

  • Before the padded_index_gather(gathered_tokens, expand_idx) gather (ep_size > 1 branch): if _do: _lmem(f" layer{self.idx} stage3: before expand gather gathered={tuple(gathered_tokens.shape)}")
  • After the expand gather: if _do: _lmem(f" layer{self.idx} stage3: after expand gather expanded={tuple(gathered_tokens.shape)}")
  • After scatter_for_grouped_gemm: if _do: _lmem(f" layer{self.idx} stage3: after scatter output_tokens={tuple(output_tokens.shape)}")
  • After self.mlp.experts(...): if _do: _lmem(f" layer{self.idx} stage3: after experts outs={tuple(outs.shape)}")
  • After the reverse-shuffle padded_index_gather(outs, reverse_shuffle_idxs): if _do: _lmem(f" layer{self.idx} stage3: after unshuffle outs={tuple(outs.shape)}")

forward_stage3 returns padded_index_gather(outs, reverse_shuffle_idxs) directly; assign it to outs first so the unshuffle print has a value to report before the return.

Critical: Also pass _do_mem=_do to the experts forward call. Change:

outs = self.mlp.experts(output_tokens, grouped_mm_offs, ks=ks, ks_tensor=ks_tensor)

to:

outs = self.mlp.experts(output_tokens, grouped_mm_offs, ks=ks, ks_tensor=ks_tensor, _do_mem=_do)

5D: In model experts class forward (model file)

  1. Add _do_mem: bool = False parameter to the forward() signature.
  2. Add from pithtrain.dualpipe.execution import _lmem at the top.
  3. Add prints guarded by if _do_mem::
    • Before gate_proj: shape of input x
    • After gate_proj: shape of g
    • After up_proj: shape of u
    • After silu_mul(g, u): shape of gu
    • After down_proj: shape of out
  4. Refactor the return: Change return self.down_proj(silu_mul(g, u), **kwargs) to:
    gu = silu_mul(g, u)
    if _do_mem:
        _lmem(f"    experts: after silu_mul    gu={tuple(gu.shape)}")
    out = self.down_proj(gu, **kwargs)
    if _do_mem:
        _lmem(f"    experts: after down_proj   out={tuple(out.shape)}")
    return out
    

5E: In model forward_prolog / forward_epilog (model file)

Prolog (embed) and epilog (norm + lm_head) compute live in the model's forward_prolog and forward_epilog methods, which the pipeline invokes on the first and last stage respectively. Add the import in each method that uses it:

from pithtrain.dualpipe.execution import _layer_mem_profile, _lmem

Then:

  • In forward_prolog, after embedding the tokens (assign to a local, print, then return): if _layer_mem_profile: _lmem("after prolog (embed_tokens)")
  • In forward_epilog, at the top before self.norm(...): if _layer_mem_profile: _lmem("before epilog (norm + lm_head)")
  • In forward_epilog, after self.norm(...): if _layer_mem_profile: _lmem("after norm, before lm_head")
  • In forward_epilog, after self.lm_head(...): if _layer_mem_profile: _lmem("after lm_head")

Group 6: Checkpoint Load Prints (pithtrain/tasks/pretrain_lm.py)

In load_checkpoint, after dcp.load(...):

rank = torch.distributed.get_rank()
if rank in RANKS:
    torch.cuda.synchronize()
    optim_mem = sum(
        (s._local_tensor if isinstance(s, DTensor) else s).nelement()
        * (s._local_tensor if isinstance(s, DTensor) else s).element_size()
        for state in optimizer.state.values()
        for s in state.values()
        if isinstance(s, torch.Tensor)
    )
    G = 1024**3
    alloc = torch.cuda.memory_allocated()
    reserved = torch.cuda.memory_reserved()
    free, total = torch.cuda.mem_get_info()
    cached = reserved - alloc
    non_pytorch = total - free - reserved
    print(
        f"[rank={rank}] load_ckpt | optimizer state: {optim_mem / G:.2f} GiB "
        f"({len(optimizer.state)} param entries) | "
        f"alloc={alloc / G:.2f} cached={cached / G:.2f} non-pt={non_pytorch / G:.2f}",
        flush=True,
    )

Ensure DTensor is imported: from torch.distributed.tensor import DTensor. Check if it's already imported before adding.


Group 7: Memory Snapshot (pithtrain/tasks/pretrain_lm.py)

In train_step, instrument the first training step with a full memory timeline snapshot.

Before the forward/backward call (after model.train()):

_mem_profile = ctx.training.step == 0
_mem_snapshot = _mem_profile and torch.distributed.get_rank() in RANKS
if _mem_profile:
    model.memory_profiling = True
if _mem_snapshot:
    torch.cuda.memory._record_memory_history(max_entries=1048576)

Important: if the file already has torch.cuda.memory._record_memory_history for the configurable profiler (memory_profile_start), do NOT conflict with it. The snapshot code above is separate — it runs on step 0 unconditionally, while the configurable profiler starts at a user-specified step.

Wrap model.step(...) in try/except:

try:
    loss, _ = model.step(
        global_tokens,
        num_chunks=accumulate_steps,
        criterion=criterion,
        labels=(global_labels,),
        return_outputs=False,
    )
except torch.OutOfMemoryError:
    if _mem_snapshot:
        snapshot = torch.cuda.memory._snapshot()
        from pickle import dump
        snapshot_path = f"/tmp/memory_snapshot_rank{torch.distributed.get_rank()}.pickle"
        with open(snapshot_path, "wb") as f:
            dump(snapshot, f)
        print(f"[rank={torch.distributed.get_rank()}] Memory snapshot saved to {snapshot_path}")
        torch.cuda.memory._record_memory_history(enabled=None)
    raise

After the model.step call (before optimizer step):

if _mem_snapshot:
    snapshot = torch.cuda.memory._snapshot()
    from pickle import dump
    snapshot_path = f"/tmp/memory_snapshot_rank{torch.distributed.get_rank()}_step0.pickle"
    with open(snapshot_path, "wb") as f:
        dump(snapshot, f)
    print(f"[rank={torch.distributed.get_rank()}] Memory snapshot saved to {snapshot_path}")
    torch.cuda.memory._record_memory_history(enabled=None)

if _mem_profile:
    if hasattr(model, "memory_profiling"):
        model.memory_profiling = False

Execution Order

  1. pithtrain/dualpipe/execution.py — Groups 1B, 5A
  2. pithtrain/dualpipe/dualpipev.py — Groups 1A, 4
  3. pithtrain/models/<model>.py — Groups 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E
  4. pithtrain/modules/distributed.py — Group 2
  5. pithtrain/modules/training.py — Groups 1C, 3
  6. pithtrain/tasks/pretrain_lm.py — Groups 6, 7

After Completing

Run ruff check --fix and ruff format on all modified files to ensure code style compliance.