deepspeedai / deepspeedai/DeepSpeed
[REQUEST] BF16 in DeepSpeed Inference
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Description
It seems DeepSpeed inference does not support BF16 for now. I am wondering how hard it is to support BF16? Can I just reuse all FP16 kernels? Is there any plan on it?
Thanks!
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating DeepSpeed Inference’s existing FP16 kernel paths and the boundary where BF16 support is missing, then determine the scope of supporting BF16. Done means BF16 inference support is implemented and verified, but the issue provides no specific acceptance test.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python, pytorch
- Domain
- machine-learning
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100