deepspeedai / deepspeedai/DeepSpeed

[BUG] Re-initializing the Engine

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Description

Describe the bug
In some use cases, we have to delete the training engine after training and load it again after some operations. What is the correct way to delete the training engine so that the program goes back to its state before training?

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Research direction

No files, tests, or specific entry points are named. Start by tracing how the DeepSpeed training engine is initialized and released in the Python API, then reproduce the reported delete-and-reload sequence and determine whether reloading restores the pre-training state.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
machine-learning
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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