handle tp load

src/axolotl/loaders/model.py

@@ -650,6 +650,14 @@ class ModelLoader:
     def _build_model(self) -> bool:
         """Load model, with load strategy depending on config."""
         skip_move_to_device = False
+
+        if self.cfg.tensor_parallel_size > 1:
+            self.model_kwargs["tp_size"] = self.cfg.tensor_parallel_size
+            self.model_kwargs["tp_plan"] = "auto"
+            self.model_kwargs["device_mesh"] = PartialState().device_mesh
+            if "device_map" in self.model_kwargs:
+                del self.model_kwargs["device_map"]  # not compatible with `tp_plan`
+
         if self.is_fsdp_enabled:
             if self.cfg.fsdp_config.cpu_ram_efficient_loading:
                 skip_move_to_device = True