Directly send tensor via jit serialization

examples/advanced/llm_hf/README.md

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Similar patterns can be observed from the PEFT curves, purple for centralized re
 ![peft](./figs/fl_peft.png)
 
 ## Model Quantization for Communication
-In the above example, we used float32 for communication. To reduce the message size, we can use model precision conversion and quantization 
+In the above example, we used numpy in float32 for communication. To reduce the message size, we can use model precision conversion and quantization 
 from float32 to 16-bit, 8-bit, and 4-bit for communication. Quantization is enabled by NVFlare's [filter mechanism](https://nvflare.readthedocs.io/en/main/programming_guide/filters.html). We can use the following command to run the federated training with model quantization.
 16-bit is a direct precision conversion, while 8-bit, 4-bit quantization is performed by [bitsandbytes](https://github.com/bitsandbytes-foundation/bitsandbytes/tree/main).
 Note that 4-bit quantizations (`fp4` or `nf4`) need device support.
@@ -125,6 +125,17 @@ For message reduce, from float32 to 16-/8-/4-bit, the message size (in MB) of Ll
 
 Note that quantization will generate additional meta data, which can be significant for 4-bit cases.
 
+## Model Communication with Tensor
+In addition, since the model is trained with bf16, instead of first converting to numpy in float32, we can directly communicate with tensor in bf16 to avoid the message size inflation due to the conversion. 
+We can use the following command to run the federated training with direct tensor communication.
+```
+python3 sft_job.py --client_ids dolly --data_path ${PWD}/dataset --workspace_dir ${PWD}/workspace/hf_sft_tensor --job_dir ${PWD}/workspace/jobs/hf_sft_tensor --train_mode SFT --message_mode tensor
+```
+Similarly, quantization can be applied to tensor communication as well.
+```
+python3 sft_job.py --client_ids dolly --data_path ${PWD}/dataset --workspace_dir ${PWD}/workspace/hf_sft_tensor_fp4 --job_dir ${PWD}/workspace/jobs/hf_sft_tensor_fp4 --train_mode SFT --message_mode tensor --quantize_mode float4
+```
+
 ## Federated Training with Multiple Clients
 With the above example, we can easily extend the federated training to multiple clients. We can use the following command to run the federated training with multiple clients:
 ```

examples/advanced/llm_hf/sft_job.py

@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@
 from nvflare.app_common.widgets.intime_model_selector import IntimeModelSelector
 from nvflare.app_common.workflows.fedavg import FedAvg
 from nvflare.app_opt.pt.file_model_persistor import PTFileModelPersistor
-from nvflare.app_opt.quantization.numpy_dequantizor import NumpyModelDequantizor
-from nvflare.app_opt.quantization.numpy_quantizor import NumpyModelQuantizor
-from nvflare.job_config.script_runner import ScriptRunner
+from nvflare.app_opt.pt.quantization.dequantizor import ModelDequantizor
+from nvflare.app_opt.pt.quantization.quantizor import ModelQuantizor
+from nvflare.app_opt.pt.tensor_params_converter import PTReceiveParamsConverter, PTSendParamsConverter
+from nvflare.job_config.script_runner import BaseScriptRunner
 
 
 def main():
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ def main():
     job_dir = args.job_dir
     model_name_or_path = args.model_name_or_path
     train_mode = args.train_mode
+    message_mode = args.message_mode
 
     # Create the FedJob
     if train_mode.lower() == "sft":
@@ -66,8 +68,8 @@ def main():
 
     if args.quantize_mode:
         # If using quantization, add quantize filters.
-        quantizor = NumpyModelQuantizor(quantization_type=args.quantize_mode)
-        dequantizor = NumpyModelDequantizor(source_data_type="float32")
+        quantizor = ModelQuantizor(quantization_type=args.quantize_mode)
+        dequantizor = ModelDequantizor()
         job.to(quantizor, "server", tasks=["train"], filter_type=FilterType.TASK_DATA)
         job.to(dequantizor, "server", tasks=["train"], filter_type=FilterType.TASK_RESULT)
 
@@ -87,11 +89,27 @@ def main():
         site_name = f"site-{client_id}"
         data_path_train = os.path.join(args.data_path, client_id, "training.jsonl")
         data_path_valid = os.path.join(args.data_path, client_id, "validation.jsonl")
-        runner = ScriptRunner(
-            script=train_script,
-            script_args=f"--model_name_or_path {model_name_or_path} --data_path_train {data_path_train} --data_path_valid {data_path_valid} --output_path {output_path} --train_mode {train_mode} --clean_up {clean_up}",
-        )
+
+        script_args = f"--model_name_or_path {model_name_or_path} --data_path_train {data_path_train} --data_path_valid {data_path_valid} --output_path {output_path} --train_mode {train_mode} --message_mode {message_mode} --clean_up {clean_up}"
+        if message_mode == "tensor":
+            # Add params converters and send to client
+            job.to(PTSendParamsConverter(), site_name, id="pt_send")
+            job.to(PTReceiveParamsConverter(), site_name, id="pt_receive")
+            runner = BaseScriptRunner(
+                script=train_script,
+                script_args=script_args,
+                from_nvflare_converter_id="pt_receive",
+                to_nvflare_converter_id="pt_send",
+            )
+        elif message_mode == "numpy":
+            runner = BaseScriptRunner(
+                script=train_script,
+                script_args=script_args,
+            )
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid message_mode: {message_mode}, only numpy and tensor are supported.")
         job.to(runner, site_name, tasks=["train"])
+
         if args.quantize_mode:
             job.to(quantizor, site_name, tasks=["train"], filter_type=FilterType.TASK_RESULT)
             job.to(dequantizor, site_name, tasks=["train"], filter_type=FilterType.TASK_DATA)
@@ -157,6 +175,12 @@ def define_parser():
         default=None,
         help="quantization mode, float16 or blockwise8, default to None (no quantization)",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--message_mode",
+        type=str,
+        default="numpy",
+        help="message mode, numpy or tensor, default to numpy",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--threads",
         type=int,

examples/advanced/llm_hf/src/hf_sft_peft_fl.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.  All rights reserved.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ def main():
         default="SFT",
         help="training mode, SFT or PEFT, default to SFT",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--message_mode",
+        type=str,
+        default="numpy",
+        help="message mode, numpy or tensor, default to numpy",
+    )
     parser.add_argument("--local_epoch", type=int, default=1)
     parser.add_argument("--clean_up", type=int, default=0)
     args = parser.parse_args()
@@ -232,8 +238,10 @@ def evaluate(input_weights, mode):
             for key in list(out_param.keys()):
                 out_param["model." + key] = out_param.pop(key).cpu()
 
-        # cast out_param to float32 preparing for communication
-        out_param = {k: v.to(torch.float32) for k, v in out_param.items()}
+        if args.message_mode.lower() == "numpy":
+            # cast out_param to float32 preparing for communication with numpy
+            # otherwise do nothing
+            out_param = {k: v.to(torch.float32) for k, v in out_param.items()}
 
         # construct trained FL model
         output_model = flare.FLModel(

nvflare/app_common/executors/in_process_client_api_executor.py

@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ def _init_converter(self, fl_ctx: FLContext):
         if from_nvflare_converter is not None:
             check_object_type(self._from_nvflare_converter_id, from_nvflare_converter, ParamsConverter)
             self._from_nvflare_converter = from_nvflare_converter
-
         to_nvflare_converter: ParamsConverter = engine.get_component(self._to_nvflare_converter_id)
         if to_nvflare_converter is not None:
             check_object_type(self._to_nvflare_converter_id, to_nvflare_converter, ParamsConverter)

nvflare/app_opt/pt/decomposers.py

@@ -22,18 +22,63 @@
 from nvflare.fuel.utils.fobs.datum import DatumManager
 
 
+class SerializationModule(torch.nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, tensor):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.register_buffer("saved_tensor", tensor)
+
+
 class TensorDecomposer(fobs.Decomposer):
     def supported_type(self):
         return torch.Tensor
 
     def decompose(self, target: torch.Tensor, manager: DatumManager = None) -> Any:
+        if target.dtype == torch.bfloat16:
+            return self._jit_serialize(target)
+        else:
+            return self._numpy_serialize(target)
+
+    def recompose(self, data: Any, manager: DatumManager = None) -> torch.Tensor:
+        if isinstance(data, dict):
+            if data["dtype"] == "torch.bfloat16":
+                return self._jit_deserialize(data)
+            else:
+                buf = data["buffer"]
+        else:
+            buf = data
+
+        return self._numpy_deserialize(buf)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _numpy_serialize(tensor: torch.Tensor) -> dict:
         stream = BytesIO()
-        # torch.save uses Pickle so converting Tensor to ndarray first
-        array = target.detach().cpu().numpy()
+        # supported ScalarType, use numpy to avoid Pickle
+        array = tensor.detach().cpu().numpy()
         np.save(stream, array, allow_pickle=False)
-        return stream.getvalue()
+        return {
+            "buffer": stream.getvalue(),
+            "dtype": str(tensor.dtype),
+        }
 
-    def recompose(self, data: Any, manager: DatumManager = None) -> torch.Tensor:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _numpy_deserialize(data: Any) -> torch.Tensor:
         stream = BytesIO(data)
         array = np.load(stream, allow_pickle=False)
         return torch.from_numpy(array)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _jit_serialize(tensor: torch.Tensor) -> dict:
+        stream = BytesIO()
+        # unsupported ScalarType by numpy, use torch.jit to avoid Pickle
+        module = SerializationModule(tensor)
+        torch.jit.save(torch.jit.script(module), stream)
+        return {
+            "buffer": stream.getvalue(),
+            "dtype": str(tensor.dtype),
+        }
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _jit_deserialize(data: Any) -> torch.Tensor:
+        stream = BytesIO(data["buffer"])
+        loaded_module = torch.jit.load(stream)
+        return loaded_module.saved_tensor

nvflare/app_opt/quantization/constant.py → nvflare/app_opt/pt/quantization/constant.py

@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 DATA_TYPE = [
+    "FLOAT64",
     "FLOAT32",
+    "FLOAT16",
+    "BFLOAT16",
 ]
 
 QUANTIZATION_TYPE = [