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Debug mode for distributed problems

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Description

## 🚀 Feature

Implement an environment flag where collective ops print information about their use. This can be for example the barrier and its name per process.

### Motivation

Improve the debugging experience for distributed problems.

cc @borda @awaelchli @rohitgr7 @akihironitta @tchaton
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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the collective-operation implementations and the environment-configuration path, then determine how an environment flag could report operations such as barriers and their names per process. Done means the intended collective operations provide useful debug information when the flag is enabled, with coverage for the resulting behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python, pytorch
Domain
distributed-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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