support for passing init_lora_weights to lora_config (#2352)

src/axolotl/utils/config/models/input/v0_4_1/__init__.py

@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ class LoraConfig(BaseModel):
     peft_use_dora: Optional[bool] = None
     peft_use_rslora: Optional[bool] = None
     peft_layer_replication: Optional[List[Tuple[int, int]]] = None
+    peft_init_lora_weights: Optional[Union[bool, str]] = None
 
     qlora_sharded_model_loading: Optional[bool] = Field(
         default=False,

src/axolotl/utils/models.py

@@ -1321,6 +1321,8 @@ def load_lora(model, cfg, inference=False, config_only=False):
     if loftq_bits:
         lora_config_kwargs["loftq_config"] = LoftQConfig(loftq_bits=loftq_bits)
         lora_config_kwargs["init_lora_weights"] = "loftq"
+    if cfg.peft_init_lora_weights:
+        lora_config_kwargs["init_lora_weights"] = cfg.peft_init_lora_weights
     if cfg.peft_use_dora:
         lora_config_kwargs["use_dora"] = cfg.peft_use_dora
         LOG.info("Initializing LoRA weights using dora. This might take longer.")