deepspeedai / deepspeedai/DeepSpeed
Feature Request: cleanup() or close() method
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Description
Currently, after calling initialize() or init_distributed(), native resources are instantiated and live for the life of the program. For instance, if MPU is using sockets, a socket is opened for communication. I was unable to find a way to uninitialize any of these resources (or close the socket) without terminating the process. Is there a way to do so? If not, could such a way please exist?
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Research direction
Start by tracing the initialize() and init_distributed() entry points, including how MPU creates native resources such as sockets. Determine which resources need an explicit lifecycle operation and define what cleanup or close() should guarantee. Done means the requested resources can be released without terminating the process, with behavior clarified for callers.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- distributed-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100