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[REQUEST] what‘s the difference of pipeline Parallelism between deepspeed and megatron?

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Description

what‘s the difference of pipeline Parallelism between deepspeed and megatron?

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No files, tests, or entry points are mentioned. Start by reading the DeepSpeed and Megatron documentation on pipeline parallelism and comparing their terminology, scheduling, and configuration. Done means providing a clear, supported explanation of the differences, with references to the relevant documentation or implementation areas.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
distributed-systems, machine-learning
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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