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"""Communication management API"""
import os
from mindspore import context
from mindspore import log as logger
from mindspore.parallel._ps_context import _is_ps_mode, _is_role_pserver, _is_role_sched, _get_ps_context
from mindspore.communication._comm_helper import Backend, _get_rank_helper, _get_size_helper, \
_get_world_rank_from_group_rank_helper, _get_group_rank_from_world_rank_helper, \
_create_group_helper, _destroy_group_helper, HCCL_WORLD_COMM_GROUP, NCCL_WORLD_COMM_GROUP, \
MCCL_WORLD_COMM_GROUP, DEVICE_TO_BACKEND, _get_local_rank_helper, _get_local_size_helper, GlobalComm, \
_check_mpi_envs, _set_elegant_exit_handle
from mindspore._c_expression import init_hccl, finalize_hccl, init_cluster, MSContext, ms_ctx_param
__all__ = ["init", "release", "get_rank", "get_local_rank", "get_group_size",
"get_local_rank_size", "get_world_rank_from_group_rank",
"get_group_rank_from_world_rank", "create_group", "destroy_group",
"HCCL_WORLD_COMM_GROUP", "NCCL_WORLD_COMM_GROUP", "MCCL_WORLD_COMM_GROUP"]
DEFAULT_WORLD_COMM_GROUP = HCCL_WORLD_COMM_GROUP
def _set_rank_from_mpi():
"""Set environment variable according to OMPI"""
ompi_rank_id = os.getenv("OMPI_COMM_WORLD_RANK")
ompi_device_id = os.getenv("OMPI_COMM_WORLD_LOCAL_RANK")
ompi_rank_size = os.getenv("OMPI_COMM_WORLD_SIZE")
if ompi_rank_id and os.getenv("MS_ROLE"):
logger.warning("Launching distributed job using both dynamic cluster and OpenMPI at the same time. "
"MindSpore will prioritize the use of dynamic cluster. Do not set env from OpenMPI.")
if ompi_rank_id:
os.environ["RANK_ID"] = ompi_rank_id
if ompi_device_id:
os.environ["DEVICE_ID"] = ompi_device_id
MSContext.get_instance().set_param(ms_ctx_param.device_id, int(ompi_device_id))
if ompi_rank_size:
os.environ["RANK_SIZE"] = ompi_rank_size
_set_rank_from_mpi()
def _get_group(group):
"""Return the world communication group if the `group` is `DEFAULT_WORLD_COMM_GROUP`."""
if group == DEFAULT_WORLD_COMM_GROUP:
return GlobalComm.WORLD_COMM_GROUP
return group
def _host_distribute():
"""Check whether host distribute needed."""
return os.getenv("MS_ROLE") or _check_mpi_envs()
def _check_parallel_envs():
"""
Check whether parallel environment variables have been exported or not.
Raises:
RuntimeError: If parallel environment variables have not been exported or have been exported to wrong values.
"""
if not GlobalComm.CHECK_ENVS:
return
rank_id_str = os.getenv("RANK_ID")
if not rank_id_str:
raise RuntimeError("Environment variables RANK_ID has not been exported, please export variables 'RANK_ID'.")
try:
int(rank_id_str)
except ValueError:
print("Environment variables 'RANK_ID' should be number, but got the type : {}".format(type(rank_id_str)))
finally:
pass
rank_table_file_str = os.getenv("MINDSPORE_HCCL_CONFIG_PATH")
rank_table_file_str_old = os.getenv("RANK_TABLE_FILE")
help_cluster = os.getenv("HELP_CLUSTER")
if not rank_table_file_str and not rank_table_file_str_old and not help_cluster:
raise RuntimeError("Get hccl rank_table_file failed, "
"please export MINDSPORE_HCCL_CONFIG_PATH or RANK_TABLE_FILE.")
[文档]def init(backend_name=None):
"""
Initialize distributed backends required by communication services, e.g. ``"hccl"`` / ``"nccl"`` / ``"mccl"``.
It is usually used in distributed parallel scenarios and set before using communication services.
Note:
- The full name of ``"hccl"`` is Huawei Collective Communication Library(HCCL).
- The full name of ``"nccl"`` is NVIDIA Collective Communication Library(NCCL).
- The full name of ``"mccl"`` is MindSpore Collective Communication Library(MCCL).
Args:
backend_name (str): Backend, using ``"hccl"`` / ``"nccl"`` / ``"mccl"``.
``"hccl"`` should be used for Ascend hardware platforms,
``"nccl"`` for GPU hardware platforms and ``"mccl"`` for CPU hardware platforms.
If not set, inference is automatically made based on the hardware
platform type (device_target). Default: ``None`` .
Raises:
TypeError: If `backend_name` is not a string.
RuntimeError: If device target is invalid, or backend is invalid, or distributed initialization fails,
or the environment variables RANK_ID/MINDSPORE_HCCL_CONFIG_PATH
have not been exported when backend is HCCL.
Supported Platforms:
``Ascend`` ``GPU`` ``CPU``
Examples:
.. note::
Before running the following examples, you need to configure the communication environment variables.
For the Ascend devices, users need to prepare the rank table, set rank_id and device_id.
Please see the `rank table Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/rank_table.html>`_
for more details.
For the GPU devices, users need to prepare the host file and mpi, please see the `mpirun Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/mpirun.html>`_ .
For the CPU device, users need to write a dynamic cluster startup script, please see the `Dynamic Cluster
Startup <https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/dynamic_cluster.html>`_ .
>>> from mindspore.communication import init
>>> init()
"""
host_init = _host_distribute()
device_target = context.get_context("device_target")
if backend_name is None:
if device_target == "Ascend":
backend_name = "hccl"
elif device_target == "GPU":
backend_name = "nccl"
elif device_target == "CPU":
backend_name = "mccl"
else:
raise RuntimeError("For 'set_context', the argument 'device_target' {} is not supported in "
"parallel initialization, please use Ascend, GPU or CPU.".format(device_target))
if not isinstance(backend_name, str):
raise TypeError("For 'init', the argument 'backend_name' must be a string, "
"but got the type : {}".format(type(backend_name)))
if backend_name == "hccl":
if _is_ps_mode():
# Use MindSpore cluster to build network for Parameter Server traning.
init_cluster()
if _is_role_sched() or _is_role_pserver():
raise RuntimeError("Parameter server and scheduler should use 'CPU' as backend instead of 'Ascend'")
if _get_ps_context("worker_num") == 1:
GlobalComm.INITED = True
_set_elegant_exit_handle()
return
if device_target != "Ascend":
raise RuntimeError("For 'init', the argument 'backend_name' should be '{}' to init '{}', "
"but got 'hccl'.".format(DEVICE_TO_BACKEND[device_target], device_target))
if not host_init:
_check_parallel_envs()
GlobalComm.BACKEND = Backend("hccl")
init_hccl()
GlobalComm.WORLD_COMM_GROUP = HCCL_WORLD_COMM_GROUP
elif backend_name == "nccl":
if device_target != "GPU":
raise RuntimeError("For 'init', the argument 'backend_name' should be '{}' to init '{}', "
"but got 'nccl'.".format(DEVICE_TO_BACKEND[device_target], device_target))
init_cluster()
GlobalComm.BACKEND = Backend("nccl")
GlobalComm.WORLD_COMM_GROUP = NCCL_WORLD_COMM_GROUP
elif backend_name == "mccl":
init_cluster()
GlobalComm.BACKEND = Backend("mccl")
GlobalComm.WORLD_COMM_GROUP = MCCL_WORLD_COMM_GROUP
else:
raise RuntimeError("For 'init', the argument 'backend_name' must be one of 'hccl', 'nccl' and 'mccl', "
"but got 'backend_name' : {}".format(backend_name))
GlobalComm.INITED = True
_set_elegant_exit_handle()
[文档]def release():
"""
Release distributed resource. e.g. HCCL/NCCL/MCCL.
Note:
This method should be used after init().
Raises:
RuntimeError: If failed to release distributed resource.
Supported Platforms:
``Ascend`` ``GPU`` ``CPU``
Examples:
.. note::
Before running the following examples, you need to configure the communication environment variables.
For the Ascend devices, users need to prepare the rank table, set rank_id and device_id.
Please see the `rank table Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/rank_table.html>`_
for more details.
For the GPU devices, users need to prepare the host file and mpi, please see the `mpirun Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/mpirun.html>`_ .
For the CPU device, users need to write a dynamic cluster startup script, please see the `Dynamic Cluster
Startup <https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/dynamic_cluster.html>`_ .
>>> from mindspore.communication import init, release
>>> init()
>>> release()
"""
finalize_hccl()
[文档]def get_rank(group=GlobalComm.WORLD_COMM_GROUP):
"""
Get the rank ID for the current device in the specified collective communication group.
Note:
This method should be used after init().
Args:
group (str): The communication group to work on. Normally, the group should be created by create_group,
otherwise, using the default group. Default: ``GlobalComm.WORLD_COMM_GROUP`` .
Returns:
int, the rank ID of the calling process within the group.
Raises:
TypeError: If group is not a string.
ValueError: If backend is invalid.
RuntimeError: If HCCL/NCCL/MCCL is not available.
Supported Platforms:
``Ascend`` ``GPU`` ``CPU``
Examples:
.. note::
Before running the following examples, you need to configure the communication environment variables.
For the Ascend devices, users need to prepare the rank table, set rank_id and device_id.
Please see the `rank table Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/rank_table.html>`_
for more details.
For the GPU devices, users need to prepare the host file and mpi, please see the `mpirun Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/mpirun.html>`_ .
For the CPU device, users need to write a dynamic cluster startup script, please see the `Dynamic Cluster
Startup <https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/dynamic_cluster.html>`_ .
>>> from mindspore.communication import init, get_rank
>>> init()
>>> rank_id = get_rank()
>>> print(rank_id)
>>> # the result is the rank_id in world_group
"""
if not isinstance(group, str):
raise TypeError("For 'get_rank', the argument 'group' must be type of string, "
"but got 'group' type : {}.".format(type(group)))
return _get_rank_helper(group=_get_group(group))
[文档]def get_local_rank(group=GlobalComm.WORLD_COMM_GROUP):
"""
Gets local rank ID for current device in specified collective communication group.
Note:
This method isn't supported in GPU and CPU versions of MindSpore.
This method should be used after init().
Args:
group (str): The communication group to work on. Normally, the group should be created by create_group,
otherwise, using the default group. Default: ``GlobalComm.WORLD_COMM_GROUP``.
Returns:
int, the local rank ID of the calling process within the group.
Raises:
TypeError: If group is not a string.
ValueError: If backend is invalid.
RuntimeError: If HCCL is not available or MindSpore is GPU/CPU version.
Supported Platforms:
``Ascend``
Examples:
.. note::
Before running the following examples, you need to configure the communication environment variables.
For the Ascend devices, users need to prepare the rank table, set rank_id and device_id.
Please see the `rank table Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/rank_table.html>`_
for more details.
For the GPU devices, users need to prepare the host file and mpi, please see the `mpirun Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/mpirun.html>`_ .
For the CPU device, users need to write a dynamic cluster startup script, please see the `Dynamic Cluster
Startup <https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/dynamic_cluster.html>`_ .
>>> import mindspore as ms
>>> from mindspore.communication import init, get_rank, get_local_rank
>>> ms.set_context(device_target="Ascend")
>>> ms.set_auto_parallel_context(device_num=16) # 2 server, each server with 8 NPU.
>>> init()
>>> world_rank = get_rank()
>>> local_rank = get_local_rank()
>>> print("local_rank is: {}, world_rank is {}".format(local_rank, world_rank))
local_rank is: 1, world_rank is 9
"""
if not isinstance(group, str):
raise TypeError("For 'get_local_rank', the argument 'group' must be type of string, "
"but got 'group' type : {}.".format(type(group)))
return _get_local_rank_helper(group=_get_group(group))
[文档]def get_group_size(group=GlobalComm.WORLD_COMM_GROUP):
"""
Get the rank size of the specified collective communication group.
Note:
This method should be used after init().
Args:
group (str): The communication group to work on. Normally, the group should be created by create_group,
otherwise, using the default group. Default: ``GlobalComm.WORLD_COMM_GROUP``.
Returns:
int, the rank size of the group.
Raises:
TypeError: If group is not a string.
ValueError: If backend is invalid.
RuntimeError: If HCCL/NCCL/MCCL is not available.
Supported Platforms:
``Ascend`` ``GPU`` ``CPU``
Examples:
.. note::
Before running the following examples, you need to configure the communication environment variables.
For the Ascend devices, users need to prepare the rank table, set rank_id and device_id.
Please see the `rank table Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/rank_table.html>`_
for more details.
For the GPU devices, users need to prepare the host file and mpi, please see the `mpirun Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/mpirun.html>`_ .
For the CPU device, users need to write a dynamic cluster startup script, please see the `Dynamic Cluster
Startup <https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/dynamic_cluster.html>`_ .
>>> import mindspore as ms
>>> from mindspore.communication import init, get_group_size
>>> ms.set_auto_parallel_context(device_num=8)
>>> init()
>>> group_size = get_group_size()
>>> print("group_size is: ", group_size)
group_size is: 8
"""
if not isinstance(group, str):
raise TypeError("For 'get_group_size', the argument 'group' must be type of string, "
"but got 'group' type : {}.".format(type(group)))
return _get_size_helper(group=_get_group(group))
[文档]def get_local_rank_size(group=GlobalComm.WORLD_COMM_GROUP):
"""
Gets local rank size of the specified collective communication group.
Note:
This method isn't supported in GPU and CPU versions of MindSpore.
This method should be used after init().
Args:
group (str): The communication group to work on. The group is created by create_group
or the default world communication group. Default: ``GlobalComm.WORLD_COMM_GROUP`` .
Returns:
int, the local rank size where the calling process is within the group.
Raises:
TypeError: If group is not a string.
ValueError: If backend is invalid.
RuntimeError: If HCCL is not available or MindSpore is GPU/CPU version.
Supported Platforms:
``Ascend``
Examples:
.. note::
Before running the following examples, you need to configure the communication environment variables.
For the Ascend devices, users need to prepare the rank table, set rank_id and device_id.
Please see the `rank table Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/rank_table.html>`_
for more details.
For the GPU devices, users need to prepare the host file and mpi, please see the `mpirun Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/mpirun.html>`_ .
For the CPU device, users need to write a dynamic cluster startup script, please see the `Dynamic Cluster
Startup <https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/dynamic_cluster.html>`_ .
>>> import mindspore as ms
>>> from mindspore.communication import init, get_local_rank_size
>>> ms.set_context(device_target="Ascend")
>>> ms.set_auto_parallel_context(device_num=16) # 2 server, each server with 8 NPU.
>>> init()
>>> local_rank_size = get_local_rank_size()
>>> print("local_rank_size is: ", local_rank_size)
local_rank_size is: 8
"""
if not isinstance(group, str):
raise TypeError("For 'get_local_rank_size', the argument 'group' must be type of string, "
"but got 'group' type : {}.".format(type(group)))
return _get_local_size_helper(group=_get_group(group))
[文档]def get_world_rank_from_group_rank(group, group_rank_id):
"""
Get the rank ID in the world communication group corresponding to
the rank ID in the specified user communication group.
Note:
This method isn't supported in GPU and CPU versions of MindSpore.
The parameter group should not be "hccl_world_group".
This method should be used after init().
Args:
group (str): The communication group to work on. The group is created by create_group.
group_rank_id (int): A rank ID in the communication group.
Returns:
int, the rank ID in world communication group.
Raises:
TypeError: If `group_rank_id` is not an integer or the group is not a string.
ValueError: If group is 'hccl_world_group' or backend is invalid.
RuntimeError: If HCCL is not available or MindSpore is GPU/CPU version.
Supported Platforms:
``Ascend``
Examples:
.. note::
Before running the following examples, you need to configure the communication environment variables.
For the Ascend devices, users need to prepare the rank table, set rank_id and device_id.
Please see the `rank table Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/rank_table.html>`_
for more details.
For the GPU devices, users need to prepare the host file and mpi, please see the `mpirun Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/mpirun.html>`_
For the CPU device, users need to write a dynamic cluster startup script, please see the `Dynamic Cluster
Startup <https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/dynamic_cluster.html>`_ .
>>> import mindspore as ms
>>> from mindspore import set_context
>>> from mindspore.communication import init, create_group, get_world_rank_from_group_rank, get_rank
>>> set_context(mode=ms.GRAPH_MODE, device_target="Ascend")
>>> init()
>>> group = "0-4"
>>> rank_ids = [0,4]
>>> if get_rank() in rank_ids:
... create_group(group, rank_ids)
... world_rank_id = get_world_rank_from_group_rank(group, 1)
... print("world_rank_id is: ", world_rank_id)
world_rank_id is: 4
"""
if not isinstance(group, str):
raise TypeError("For 'get_world_rank_from_group_rank', the argument 'group' must be type of string, "
"but got 'group' type : {}.".format(type(group)))
return _get_world_rank_from_group_rank_helper(group=group, group_rank_id=group_rank_id)
[文档]def get_group_rank_from_world_rank(world_rank_id, group):
"""
Get the rank ID in the specified user communication group corresponding to
the rank ID in the world communication group.
Note:
This method isn't supported in GPU and CPU versions of MindSpore.
The parameter group should not be "hccl_world_group".
This method should be used after init().
Args:
world_rank_id (int): A rank ID in the world communication group.
group (str): The communication group to work on. The group is created by create_group.
Returns:
int, the rank ID in the user communication group.
Raises:
TypeError: If world_rank_id is not an integer or the group is not a string.
ValueError: If group is 'hccl_world_group' or backend is invalid.
RuntimeError: If HCCL is not available or MindSpore is GPU/CPU version.
Supported Platforms:
``Ascend``
Examples:
.. note::
Before running the following examples, you need to configure the communication environment variables.
For the Ascend devices, users need to prepare the rank table, set rank_id and device_id.
Please see the `rank table Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/rank_table.html>`_
for more details.
For the GPU devices, users need to prepare the host file and mpi, please see the `mpirun Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/mpirun.html>`_
For the CPU device, users need to write a dynamic cluster startup script, please see the `Dynamic Cluster
Startup <https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/dynamic_cluster.html>`_ .
>>> import mindspore as ms
>>> from mindspore import set_context
>>> from mindspore.communication import init, create_group, get_group_rank_from_world_rank, get_rank
>>> set_context(mode=ms.GRAPH_MODE, device_target="Ascend")
>>> init()
>>> group = "0-4"
>>> rank_ids = [0,4]
>>> if get_rank() in rank_ids:
... create_group(group, rank_ids)
... group_rank_id = get_group_rank_from_world_rank(4, group)
... print("group_rank_id is: ", group_rank_id)
group_rank_id is: 1
"""
if not isinstance(group, str):
raise TypeError("For 'get_group_rank_from_world_rank', the argument 'group' must be type of string, "
"but got 'group' type : {}.".format(type(group)))
return _get_group_rank_from_world_rank_helper(world_rank_id=world_rank_id, group=group)
[文档]def create_group(group, rank_ids):
"""
Create a user collective communication group.
Note:
This method isn't supported in GPU and CPU versions of MindSpore.
The size of rank_ids should be larger than 1, rank_ids should not have duplicate data.
This method should be used after init().
Only support global single communication group in PyNative mode if you do not start with mpirun.
Args:
group (str): The name of the communication group to be created.
rank_ids (list): A list of device IDs.
Raises:
TypeError: If group is not a string or `rank_ids` is not a list.
ValueError: If `rank_ids` size is not larger than 1, or `rank_ids` has duplicate data, or backend is invalid.
RuntimeError: If HCCL is not available or MindSpore is GPU/CPU version.
Supported Platforms:
``Ascend``
Examples:
.. note::
Before running the following examples, you need to configure the communication environment variables.
For the Ascend devices, users need to prepare the rank table, set rank_id and device_id.
Please see the `rank table Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/rank_table.html>`_
for more details.
For the GPU devices, users need to prepare the host file and mpi, please see the `mpirun Startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/mpirun.html>`_ .
For the CPU device, users need to write a dynamic cluster startup script, please see the `Dynamic Cluster
Startup <https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/dynamic_cluster.html>`_ .
>>> import mindspore as ms
>>> from mindspore import set_context
>>> import mindspore.ops as ops
>>> from mindspore.communication import init, create_group, get_rank
>>> set_context(mode=ms.GRAPH_MODE, device_target="Ascend")
>>> init()
>>> group = "0-7"
>>> rank_ids = [0,7]
>>> if get_rank() in rank_ids:
... create_group(group, rank_ids)
... allreduce = ops.AllReduce(group)
"""
if not isinstance(group, str):
raise TypeError("For 'create_group', the argument 'group' must be type of string, "
"but got 'group' type : {}.".format(type(group)))
_create_group_helper(group, rank_ids)
[文档]def destroy_group(group):
"""
Destroy the user collective communication group.
Note:
This method isn't supported in GPU and CPU versions of MindSpore.
The parameter group should not be "hccl_world_group".
This method should be used after init().
Args:
group (str): The communication group to destroy, the group should be created by create_group.
Raises:
TypeError: If group is not a string.
ValueError: If group is "hccl_world_group" or backend is invalid.
RuntimeError: If HCCL is not available or MindSpore is GPU/CPU version.
Supported Platforms:
``Ascend``
Examples:
.. note::
Before running the following examples, you need to configure the communication environment variables.
For the Ascend devices, users need to prepare the rank table, set rank_id and device_id.
Please see the `rank table startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/rank_table.html>`_
for more details.
For the GPU devices, users need to prepare the host file and mpi, please see the `mpirun startup
<https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/mpirun.html>`_ .
For the CPU device, users need to write a dynamic cluster startup script, please see the `Dynamic Cluster
Startup <https://www.mindspore.cn/tutorials/experts/en/r2.2/parallel/dynamic_cluster.html>`_ .
>>> import mindspore as ms
>>> from mindspore import set_context
>>> import mindspore.ops as ops
>>> from mindspore.communication import init, create_group, destroy_group, get_rank
>>> set_context(mode=ms.GRAPH_MODE, device_target="Ascend")
>>> init()
>>> group = "0-2"
>>> rank_ids = [0,2]
>>> if get_rank() in rank_ids:
... create_group(group, rank_ids)
... destroy_group(group)
"""
if not isinstance(group, str):
raise TypeError("For 'destroy_group', the argument 'group' must be type of string, "
"but got 'group' type : {}.".format(type(group)))
_destroy_group_helper(group)