deepspeedai / deepspeedai/DeepSpeed

[REQUEST] Support for compile without NCCL dependency

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
On my hardware platform Jeton Agx Orin, the system does not support NCCL libraries。So i can not compile Deepspeed on my device

Describe the solution you'd like
Deepspeed support compilation without NCCL, and also give the alternative parameter just like pytorch setup.py, I can set
export USE_NCCL=0
export USE_MPI=1

Describe alternatives you've considered

Additional context
My environment:

  • OS: Ubuntu 22.04
  • GPU :Jetson AGX Orin
  • CPU: ARM64v8
  • Python :3.10.12
  • CUDA:11.6

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Research direction

The request is for a DeepSpeed build path that does not require NCCL and for USE_NCCL=0/USE_MPI=1-style options. Start by reviewing DeepSpeed's build configuration and the PyTorch setup.py behavior referenced in the report. Done means an ARM64 Jetson build succeeds without NCCL and the alternative configuration is documented and tested.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python, pytorch
Domain
distributed-systems, machine-learning
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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