NVIDIA-NeMo / NVIDIA-NeMo/Automodel

Automodel distributed Muon

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enhancement
Dominant language
Python
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Description

Benchmark FSDP2 with Muon and/or implement a new distributed version of Muon because of the FSDP2 distribution nature.
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Research direction

The issue does not identify any files, tests, or entry points; start by locating the Muon implementation and the FSDP2 integration in the repository. Done means either benchmarking the existing combination or delivering a distributed Muon implementation compatible with FSDP2, with results or validation recorded.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python, pytorch
Domain
distributed-systems, machine-learning
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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