Switch to parallel FFD bin packing algorithm. (#1619)

* Switch to parallel FFD bin packing algorithm.

Add support for packing in a distributed context.
Add packing efficiency estimate back.

* revert changes to distributed code

* chore: lint

* fix config w new params for packing test

* add sample_packing_group_size and sample_packing_bin_size to cfg schema

* fix lamdbda function

* fix sampler/dataloader calculations for packing

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Co-authored-by: dsesclei <dave@sescleifer.com>
This commit is contained in:
Wing Lian
2024-05-23 17:32:14 -04:00
committed by GitHub
parent bbfed318bc
commit 367b2e879b
8 changed files with 175 additions and 225 deletions

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@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@ eval_sample_packing:
# The trainer will provide recommended values for these values.
sample_packing_eff_est:
total_num_tokens:
# Increasing the following values helps with packing, but usually only slightly (<%1.)
# The number of samples packed at a time.
sample_packing_group_size: 100000
# The number of samples which can be packed into one sequence. Increase if using a large sequence_len with many short samples.
sample_packing_bin_size: 200
# Passed through to transformers when loading the model when launched without accelerate
# Use `sequential` when training w/ model parallelism to limit memory

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@@ -125,14 +125,22 @@ class AxolotlTrainingArguments(TrainingArguments):
default=1.0,
metadata={"help": "Sample packing efficiency for calculating batch length."},
)
sample_packing_bin_size: int = field(
default=200,
metadata={
"help": "The max number of samples that packed sample can contain after packing. Increase for better packing."
},
)
sample_packing_group_size: int = field(
default=100000,
metadata={
"help": "The number of samples to group together for packing. Increase for better packing."
},
)
max_seq_length: int = field(
default=2048,
metadata={"help": "The maximum sequence length the model can handle"},
)
sample_packing_seq_len_multiplier: int = field(
default=1,
metadata={"help": "the multiplier for the max len for packed sequences"},
)
relora_steps: Optional[int] = field(
default=None,
metadata={"help": "how often to reset for ReLoRA"},
@@ -346,11 +354,11 @@ class AxolotlTrainer(Trainer):
)
return MultipackBatchSampler(
RandomSampler(self.train_dataset),
batch_size=batch_size,
drop_last=True,
batch_max_len=batch_max_len,
lengths=get_dataset_lengths(self.train_dataset),
packing_efficiency_estimate=self.args.sample_packing_efficiency,
batch_max_len=batch_max_len,
batch_size=batch_size,
group_size=self.args.sample_packing_group_size,
bin_size=self.args.sample_packing_bin_size,
)
if self.args.curriculum_sampling:
return SequentialSampler(self.train_dataset)
@@ -370,11 +378,11 @@ class AxolotlTrainer(Trainer):
)
return MultipackBatchSampler(
SequentialSampler(eval_dataset),
batch_size=batch_size,
drop_last=True,
lengths=get_dataset_lengths(self.eval_dataset),
batch_max_len=batch_max_len,
lengths=get_dataset_lengths(eval_dataset),
packing_efficiency_estimate=self.args.sample_packing_efficiency,
batch_size=batch_size,
group_size=self.args.sample_packing_group_size,
bin_size=self.args.sample_packing_bin_size,
)
return super()._get_eval_sampler(eval_dataset)
@@ -1113,11 +1121,6 @@ class HFCausalTrainerBuilder(TrainerBuilderBase):
if self.cfg.save_safetensors is not None:
training_arguments_kwargs["save_safetensors"] = self.cfg.save_safetensors
if self.cfg.sample_packing_eff_est:
training_arguments_kwargs[
"sample_packing_efficiency"
] = self.cfg.sample_packing_eff_est
if self.cfg.dataloader_pin_memory is not None:
training_arguments_kwargs[
"dataloader_pin_memory"
@@ -1293,20 +1296,27 @@ class HFCausalTrainerBuilder(TrainerBuilderBase):
training_arguments_kwargs["weight_decay"] = (
self.cfg.weight_decay if self.cfg.weight_decay is not None else 0.0
)
training_arguments_kwargs["sample_packing"] = (
self.cfg.sample_packing if self.cfg.sample_packing else False
)
training_arguments_kwargs["multipack_real_batches"] = (
self.cfg.flash_attention is not True
)
training_arguments_kwargs["eval_sample_packing"] = (
self.cfg.sample_packing
if self.cfg.eval_sample_packing is not False
else False
)
training_arguments_kwargs["sample_packing"] = bool(self.cfg.sample_packing)
training_arguments_kwargs[
"sample_packing_seq_len_multiplier"
] = self.cfg.micro_batch_size
"multipack_real_batches"
] = not self.cfg.flash_attention
training_arguments_kwargs["eval_sample_packing"] = bool(
self.cfg.eval_sample_packing
)
if self.cfg.sample_packing_bin_size is not None:
training_arguments_kwargs[
"sample_packing_bin_size"
] = self.cfg.sample_packing_bin_size
if self.cfg.sample_packing_group_size is not None:
training_arguments_kwargs[
"sample_packing_group_size"
] = self.cfg.sample_packing_group_size
if self.cfg.sample_packing_eff_est:
training_arguments_kwargs[
"sample_packing_efficiency"
] = self.cfg.sample_packing_eff_est
if self.cfg.relora_steps:
training_arguments_kwargs["relora_steps"] = self.cfg.relora_steps
training_arguments_kwargs[

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@@ -551,6 +551,8 @@ class AxolotlInputConfig(
default=512, metadata={"help": "maximum prompt length for RL training"}
)
sample_packing: Optional[bool] = None
sample_packing_group_size: Optional[int] = 100_000
sample_packing_bin_size: Optional[int] = 200
eval_sample_packing: Optional[bool] = None
pad_to_sequence_len: Optional[bool] = None
curriculum_sampling: Optional[bool] = None

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@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ def wrap_pretraining_dataset(
max_seq_length=max_tokens,
batch_size=batch_size,
multipack_attn=cfg.pretrain_multipack_attn,
group_size=cfg.sample_packing_group_size,
bin_size=cfg.sample_packing_bin_size,
)
# set this to 1 so downstream data_loader doesn't try to increase the batch again
cfg.micro_batch_size = 1
@@ -189,6 +191,8 @@ def encode_packed_pretraining(
max_seq_length: int = 2048,
batch_size: int = 4,
multipack_attn: Optional[bool] = False,
group_size: int = 100000,
bin_size: int = 200,
) -> Dict[str, List]:
# pylint: disable=duplicate-code
# tokenize all the examples
@@ -202,11 +206,13 @@ def encode_packed_pretraining(
)
sampler = MultipackBatchSampler(
RandomSampler(train_dataset),
batch_size=1,
drop_last=True,
batch_max_len=batch_size * max_seq_length,
sampler=RandomSampler(train_dataset),
lengths=get_dataset_lengths(train_dataset),
batch_size=1,
batch_max_len=batch_size * max_seq_length,
group_size=group_size,
bin_size=bin_size,
drop_last=True,
)
chunked_data = defaultdict(list)

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@@ -1,105 +1,64 @@
# pylint: skip-file
"""
Multipack Batch Sampler
"""
import logging
import math
import os
from typing import Any, Iterable, List, Union
from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor
from multiprocessing import cpu_count
import numba
import numpy as np
from torch.utils.data import BatchSampler, Sampler
from torch.utils.data import BatchSampler
LOG = logging.getLogger("axolotl.utils.samplers.multipack")
# First-fit-decreasing bin packing.
@numba.njit
def ffd_check(a: np.ndarray, c: int, n: int):
# First-fit-decreasing bin packing
# Check if a[] could fit in n bins with capacity c
# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-fit-decreasing_bin_packing
def pack_group(items, group_offset, bin_capacity, max_items_per_bin):
idxs = np.argsort(items)[::-1]
sorted_items = items[idxs]
num_bins = len(items)
bins = np.full(num_bins, bin_capacity, dtype=np.int32)
bin_counts = np.zeros(num_bins, dtype=np.int32)
group_packing = np.full((num_bins, max_items_per_bin), -1, dtype=np.int32)
a = np.sort(a)[::-1]
bins = np.full((n,), c, dtype=a.dtype)
for size in a:
not_found = True
for idx in range(n):
if bins[idx] >= size:
bins[idx] -= size
not_found = False
for idx, item in enumerate(sorted_items):
global_idx = idxs[idx] + group_offset
placed = False
for i in range(num_bins):
if bins[i] >= item and bin_counts[i] < max_items_per_bin:
bins[i] -= item
group_packing[i, bin_counts[i]] = global_idx
bin_counts[i] += 1
placed = True
break
if not_found:
return False
if not placed:
raise ValueError(
f"Item could not be packed. Try increasing cfg.sample_packing_bin_size ({max_items_per_bin})."
)
return True
return group_packing
@numba.njit
def ffd_with_result(a: np.ndarray, c: int, start_index: int):
# First-fit-decreasing bin packing (with result return)
def pack(items, bin_capacity, group_size, max_items_per_bin):
num_items = len(items)
num_processes = max(1, min(num_items // group_size, cpu_count()))
tasks = [
(items[i : i + group_size], i, bin_capacity, max_items_per_bin)
for i in range(0, num_items, group_size)
]
indices = np.argsort(a)[::-1]
a = a[indices]
packed_bins = []
with ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=num_processes) as executor:
for group_packing in executor.map(pack_group, *zip(*tasks)):
for bin_pack in group_packing:
filtered_pack = bin_pack[bin_pack != -1]
if filtered_pack.size > 0:
packed_bins.append(filtered_pack.tolist())
bins: List[Any] = []
bins_result: List[Any] = []
for a_id, size in enumerate(a):
add_new = True
for idx in range(len(bins)):
if bins[idx] >= size:
bins[idx] -= size
bins_result[idx].append(indices[a_id] + start_index)
add_new = False
break
if add_new:
bins.append(c - size)
bins_result.append([indices[a_id] + start_index])
return bins_result
@numba.njit
def allocate(
lengths: np.ndarray, lengths_cumsum: np.ndarray, rank: int, c: int, n: int
):
# Dynamic batch allocator, similar to Multifit
# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multifit_algorithm
# ~99.5% efficiency on OpenChat training set (12 * 2048 ctx len)
s = 0
start_index = 0
result = []
while True:
# binary search [l, r)
left = 1
right = 1 + np.searchsorted(lengths_cumsum[start_index:], s + c * n, "right")
while right - left > 1:
mid = (left + right) // 2
if ffd_check(lengths[start_index : start_index + mid], c, n):
left = mid
else:
right = mid
# use length l
batch = ffd_with_result(
lengths[start_index : start_index + left], c, start_index
)
assert len(batch) <= n
if len(batch) < n:
break
start_index += left
s = lengths_cumsum[start_index - 1]
# add local rank
result.append(batch[rank])
return result, s, len(result) * c * n
return packed_bins
class MultipackBatchSampler(BatchSampler):
@@ -109,94 +68,63 @@ class MultipackBatchSampler(BatchSampler):
def __init__(
self,
sampler: Union[Sampler[int], Iterable[int]],
batch_size: int,
drop_last: bool,
batch_max_len: int,
lengths: np.ndarray,
packing_efficiency_estimate: float = 1.0,
sampler,
lengths,
batch_max_len,
batch_size,
group_size=100_000,
bin_size=200,
drop_last=False,
):
super().__init__(sampler, batch_size, drop_last)
self.batch_size = batch_size
self.sampler = sampler
self.lengths = np.array(lengths, dtype=np.int32)
self.batch_max_len = batch_max_len
self.lengths: np.ndarray = lengths
self.packing_efficiency_estimate = packing_efficiency_estimate or 1.0
self.batch_size = batch_size
self.group_size = group_size
self.bin_size = bin_size
self.drop_last = drop_last
assert isinstance(self.lengths, np.ndarray)
self.epoch = 0
# statistics
self.eff_total_used = 0
self.eff_total_slots = 0
def set_epoch(self, epoch: int):
self.epoch = epoch
def generate_batches(self, set_stats=False):
indices = [idx for idx in self.sampler]
lengths = self.lengths[indices]
lengths_cumsum = np.cumsum(lengths)
batches, total_used, total_slots = allocate(
lengths=lengths,
lengths_cumsum=lengths_cumsum,
rank=0,
c=self.batch_max_len,
n=1,
)
batches = [
[
[indices[b_idx] for b_idx in batch]
for batch in batches[i : i + self.batch_size]
]
for i in range(0, len(batches), self.batch_size)
]
# statistics
if set_stats:
self.eff_total_used += total_used
self.eff_total_slots += total_slots
return batches
def __iter__(self):
batches = self.generate_batches(set_stats=True)
return iter(batches)
def num_batches(self):
batches = self.generate_batches(set_stats=True)
return len(batches)
self._efficiency = None
self._batches = None
def efficiency(self):
return self.eff_total_used / self.eff_total_slots
if self._efficiency is None:
self._batches = self._pack_batches()
return self._efficiency
def _pack_batches(self):
# Get possibly shuffled indices from sampler.
sample_idxs = np.arange(len(self.sampler))
lengths = self.lengths[sample_idxs]
pack_idxs = pack(
lengths,
self.batch_max_len,
self.group_size,
self.bin_size,
)
used_tokens = self.lengths.sum()
available_tokens = len(pack_idxs) * self.batch_max_len
self._efficiency = used_tokens / available_tokens
# Wrap packs into batches.
batch_idxs = [
pack_idxs[i : i + self.batch_size]
for i in range(0, len(pack_idxs), self.batch_size)
]
# Drop last batch if needed.
if self.drop_last and len(batch_idxs[-1]) < self.batch_size:
batch_idxs = batch_idxs[:-1]
return batch_idxs
def __iter__(self):
self._batches = self._pack_batches()
return iter(self._batches)
def __len__(self):
self.num_batches()
return self._len_est()
def _len_est(self):
world_size = int(os.getenv("WORLD_SIZE", "1"))
lengths_sum = np.sum(self.lengths)
lengths_sum_per_device = lengths_sum // world_size
LOG.info(
f"packing_efficiency_estimate: {self.packing_efficiency_estimate} "
f"total_num_tokens per device: {lengths_sum_per_device}"
)
# shave off 1% + 1 for dealing with variance in packing from random sampler to sampler
return max(
0,
(
world_size
* math.floor(
0.99
* lengths_sum_per_device
/ self.packing_efficiency_estimate
// (self.batch_max_len * self.batch_size)
)
- 1
),
)
if self._batches is None:
self._batches = self._pack_batches()
return len(self._batches)

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@@ -341,27 +341,26 @@ def calculate_total_num_steps(cfg, train_dataset, update=True):
)
else:
if cfg.flash_attention:
batch_size = 1
sampler_batch_size = 1
batch_max_len = cfg.micro_batch_size * cfg.sequence_len
else:
batch_size = cfg.micro_batch_size
sampler_batch_size = cfg.micro_batch_size
batch_max_len = cfg.sequence_len
sampler = MultipackBatchSampler(
sampler=RandomSampler(train_dataset),
batch_size=batch_size,
drop_last=True,
batch_max_len=batch_max_len,
lengths=get_dataset_lengths(train_dataset),
batch_size=sampler_batch_size,
batch_max_len=batch_max_len,
group_size=cfg.sample_packing_group_size,
bin_size=cfg.sample_packing_bin_size,
drop_last=True,
)
data_loader = DataLoader(
train_dataset.remove_columns(["length"]),
batch_sampler=sampler,
)
data_loader_len = len(data_loader) // (
cfg.world_size * cfg.gradient_accumulation_steps
)
actual_eff = sampler.efficiency()
data_loader_len = len(data_loader) * cfg.micro_batch_size // cfg.batch_size
LOG.debug(f"data_loader_len: {data_loader_len}", main_process_only=True)
# FIXME: is there a bug here somewhere? the total num steps depends
# on the agreed on value for sample_packing_eff_est
@@ -372,7 +371,7 @@ def calculate_total_num_steps(cfg, train_dataset, update=True):
return max(estimates)
sample_packing_actual_eff_all = reduce_and_broadcast(
lambda: actual_eff,
lambda: sampler.efficiency(), # pylint: disable=unnecessary-lambda
calc_sample_packing_eff_est,
)
sample_packing_eff_est = (

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@@ -62,12 +62,14 @@ class TestBatchedSamplerPacking:
dataset,
)
train_dataset = concatenate_datasets([dataset_wrapper])
lengths = get_dataset_lengths(train_dataset)
batch_sampler = MultipackBatchSampler(
sampler=RandomSampler(train_dataset),
lengths=lengths,
batch_size=batch_size,
drop_last=True,
batch_max_len=max_seq_length,
lengths=get_dataset_lengths(train_dataset),
group_size=100000,
bin_size=200,
)
loader = DataLoader(
@@ -81,19 +83,15 @@ class TestBatchedSamplerPacking:
),
num_workers=num_workers,
)
inputs = next(iter(loader))
assert inputs["input_ids"].shape == (batch_size, max_seq_length)
assert inputs["labels"].shape == (batch_size, max_seq_length)
assert inputs["attention_mask"].shape == (batch_size, max_seq_length)
batch_idxs = []
for batch in batch_sampler:
for pack in batch:
batch_idxs.extend(pack)
assert inputs["input_ids"].tolist()[0][0] == 2
assert inputs["labels"].tolist()[0][0] == -100
assert inputs["attention_mask"].tolist()[0][0] == 0
assert inputs["attention_mask"].tolist()[0][-1] > 1
for batch in loader:
assert len(batch["input_ids"]) <= batch_size * max_seq_length
assert batch["input_ids"].shape[1] == max_seq_length
if batch_size >= 2:
assert inputs["input_ids"].tolist()[1][0] == 2
assert inputs["labels"].tolist()[1][0] == -100
assert inputs["attention_mask"].tolist()[1][0] == 0
assert inputs["attention_mask"].tolist()[1][-1] > 1
original_idxs = set(range(len(train_dataset)))
assert original_idxs == set(batch_idxs)

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@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class TestPretrainingPacking(unittest.TestCase):
"pad_to_sequence_len": True,
"sequence_len": 2048,
"micro_batch_size": 2,
"sample_packing_group_size": 100000,
"sample_packing_bin_size": 200,
}
)