NVIDIA / NVIDIA/TransformerEngine

'TEDotProductAttention' object has no attribute 'tp_group_initialized'

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Description

Not working after updating to the main branch of TE in Megatron-LM.

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Research direction

Start by locating the TEDotProductAttention definition and reproducing the failure after updating Transformer Engine to its main branch in Megatron-LM. Trace where tp_group_initialized is expected to be set; done means the reported AttributeError no longer occurs in the affected workflow.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
machine-learning
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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