setup hf transfer too and fix auto bf16 when fp16 enabled (#2620) [skip ci]

src/axolotl/cli/evaluate.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from axolotl.cli.checks import check_accelerate_default_config, check_user_token
 from axolotl.cli.config import load_cfg
 from axolotl.common.datasets import load_datasets, load_preference_datasets
 from axolotl.evaluate import evaluate
-from axolotl.utils import set_pytorch_cuda_alloc_conf
+from axolotl.utils import patch_optimized_env
 from axolotl.utils.dict import DictDefault
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def do_evaluate(cfg: DictDefault, cli_args: TrainerCliArgs) -> None:
         cli_args: CLI arguments.
     """
     # Enable expandable segments for cuda allocation to improve VRAM usage
-    set_pytorch_cuda_alloc_conf()
+    patch_optimized_env()
 
     # pylint: disable=duplicate-code
     print_axolotl_text_art()

src/axolotl/cli/main.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from axolotl.cli.utils import (
     filter_none_kwargs,
 )
 from axolotl.integrations.lm_eval.cli import lm_eval
-from axolotl.utils import set_pytorch_cuda_alloc_conf
+from axolotl.utils import patch_optimized_env
 from axolotl.utils.schemas.config import AxolotlInputConfig
 
 
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ def preprocess(config: str, cloud: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs) -> None:
         kwargs: Additional keyword arguments which correspond to CLI args or `axolotl`
             config options.
     """
+    patch_optimized_env()
+
     if cloud:
         from axolotl.cli.cloud import do_cli_preprocess
 
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ def train(
             config options.
     """
     # Enable expandable segments for cuda allocation to improve VRAM usage
-    set_pytorch_cuda_alloc_conf()
+    patch_optimized_env()
 
     if "use_ray" in kwargs and kwargs["use_ray"]:
         accelerate = False

src/axolotl/cli/train.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from axolotl.cli.config import load_cfg
 from axolotl.common.datasets import load_datasets, load_preference_datasets
 from axolotl.integrations.base import PluginManager
 from axolotl.train import train
-from axolotl.utils import set_pytorch_cuda_alloc_conf
+from axolotl.utils import patch_optimized_env
 from axolotl.utils.config import normalize_config, resolve_dtype
 from axolotl.utils.dict import DictDefault
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def do_train(cfg: DictDefault, cli_args: TrainerCliArgs):
         cli_args: Training-specific CLI arguments.
     """
     # Enable expandable segments for cuda allocation to improve VRAM usage
-    set_pytorch_cuda_alloc_conf()
+    patch_optimized_env()
 
     print_axolotl_text_art()
     check_accelerate_default_config()

src/axolotl/utils/__init__.py

@@ -43,3 +43,12 @@ def set_pytorch_cuda_alloc_conf():
             os.environ["PYTORCH_CUDA_ALLOC_CONF"] = (
                 "expandable_segments:True,roundup_power2_divisions:16"
             )
+
+
+def patch_optimized_env():
+    """
+    Patch environment variables to improve VRAM usage and increase download speed
+    """
+    if os.getenv("HF_HUB_ENABLE_HF_TRANSFER") is None:
+        os.environ["HF_HUB_ENABLE_HF_TRANSFER"] = "1"
+    set_pytorch_cuda_alloc_conf()

src/axolotl/utils/config/__init__.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def choose_device(cfg):
 
 def resolve_dtype(cfg):
     if (
-        cfg.bf16 == "auto" and not cfg.use_ray
+        not cfg.fp16 and cfg.bf16 == "auto" and not cfg.use_ray
     ):  # if we use ray we want to defer this check to the worker node
         if is_torch_bf16_gpu_available():
             LOG.debug("bf16 support detected, enabling for this configuration.")