[FEA] BSDG: Support `fit` on dtypes other than `fp32`
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Description
BSDG (Billion Scale Data Generator)
Current implementation only supports fit on fp32 dtypes.
Add support for other data types (e.g. bf16, int8 etc)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the BSDG implementation of fit and trace where fp32 support is enforced. Inspect the existing dtype handling and related tests, then verify that the requested additional data types, including bf16 and int8, are accepted and covered by tests.
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Assessment
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100