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AssertionError: no sync context manager is incompatible with gradientpartitioning logic of ZeRo stage 3
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Description
I encountered an issue while using DeepSpeed with ZeRO Stage 3 optimization. I received the following error: no_sync is not compatible with ZeRO Stage 3. I’m not sure how to resolve this conflict.
If anyone has experience with this or knows how to resolve it, could you please guide me? Thank you in advance!
[rank0]: File "/root/miniconda3/envs/llama/lib/python3.11/site-packages/deepspeed/runtime/engine.py", line 1997, in no_sync
[rank0]: assert not self.zero_optimization_partition_gradients(),
[rank0]: AssertionError: no_sync context manager is incompatible with gradient partitioning logic of ZeRO stage 3
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W1126 23:28:07.821000 402381 site-packages/torch/distributed/elastic/multiprocessing/api.py:897] Sending process 402434 closing signal SIGTERM
E1126 23:28:11.641000 402381 site-packages/torch/distributed/elastic/multiprocessing/api.py:869] failed (exitcode: 1) local_rank: 1 (pid: 402435) of binary: /root/miniconda3/envs/llama/bin/python
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Research direction
Start with deepspeed/runtime/engine.py around the no_sync entry point and its ZeRO Stage 3 assertion. Reproduce the reported training configuration if available, then determine whether the incompatibility is expected or represents a fixable bug. Done should be a documented resolution or a focused change backed by regression coverage.
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- Tech stack
- python, pytorch
- Domain
- distributed-systems, machine-learning
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100