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DynamicEmbInitializerArgs,
DynamicEmbInitializerMode,
)
from .output_dist import RwSequenceEmbeddingDist, RwPooledEmbeddingDist
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__all__ = [
"AdmissionStrategy",
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"DynamicEmbLoad",
"EmbOptimType",
"OptimizerArgs",
"RwSequenceEmbeddingDist",
"RwPooledEmbeddingDist",
]
238 changes: 238 additions & 0 deletions corelib/dynamicemb/dynamicemb/output_dist.py
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
# pyre-strict

"""
Output distribution classes for DynamicEmb row-wise sharding.

This module provides optimized output distribution implementations for:
- RwSequenceEmbeddingDist: for sequence (unpooled) embeddings
- RwPooledEmbeddingDist: for pooled embeddings

The key optimization is in the unbucketize_permute operation, which is slow
in the original TorchRec implementation, especially for non-contiguous
distribution patterns (e.g., round-robin).
"""

from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union, cast
import torch
from torch import distributed as dist
from torchrec.distributed.types import CommOp
from torchrec.distributed.dist_data import (
PooledEmbeddingsReduceScatter,
SequenceEmbeddingsAllToAll,
VariableBatchPooledEmbeddingsReduceScatter,
)

from torchrec.distributed.sharding.sequence_sharding import SequenceShardingContext
from torchrec.distributed.embedding_sharding import BaseEmbeddingDist, EmbeddingShardingContext
from torchrec.distributed.types import QuantizedCommCodecs


class RwSequenceEmbeddingDist(
BaseEmbeddingDist[SequenceShardingContext, torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]
):
"""
Redistributes sequence embedding tensor in RW fashion with an AlltoAll operation.

This is a customized version for DynamicEmb that can be optimized for
non-contiguous distribution patterns (e.g., round-robin).

Args:
pg (dist.ProcessGroup): ProcessGroup for AlltoAll communication.
num_features (int): total number of features.
device (Optional[torch.device]): device on which buffers will be allocated.
qcomm_codecs_registry (Optional[Dict[str, QuantizedCommCodecs]]):
quantized communication codecs registry.
"""

def __init__(
self,
pg: dist.ProcessGroup,
num_features: int,
device: Optional[torch.device] = None,
qcomm_codecs_registry: Optional[Dict[str, QuantizedCommCodecs]] = None,
) -> None:
super().__init__()
self._pg = pg
self._num_features = num_features
self._device = device

self._dist = SequenceEmbeddingsAllToAll(
pg,
[num_features] * pg.size(),
device,
codecs=(
qcomm_codecs_registry.get(
CommOp.SEQUENCE_EMBEDDINGS_ALL_TO_ALL.name, None
)
if qcomm_codecs_registry
else None
),
)

def forward(
self,
local_embs: torch.Tensor,
sharding_ctx: Optional[SequenceShardingContext] = None,
) -> torch.Tensor:
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"""
Performs AlltoAll operation on sequence embeddings tensor.

Args:
local_embs (torch.Tensor): tensor of values to distribute.
sharding_ctx (SequenceShardingContext): shared context from KJTAllToAll
operation.

Returns:
torch.Tensor: sequence embeddings after distribution.
"""
if sharding_ctx is None:
raise ValueError(
"RwSequenceEmbeddingDist.forward requires a non-None sharding_ctx."
)

# TODO: Optimize unbucketize_permute operation here
# The unbucketize_permute_tensor is used in SequenceEmbeddingsAwaitable
# to reorder the output. For non-contiguous distribution (round-robin),
# this operation is slow and can be optimized with custom CUDA kernels.

result = self._dist(
local_embs,
lengths=sharding_ctx.lengths_after_input_dist,
input_splits=sharding_ctx.input_splits,
output_splits=sharding_ctx.output_splits,
batch_size_per_rank=sharding_ctx.batch_size_per_rank,
sparse_features_recat=sharding_ctx.sparse_features_recat,
unbucketize_permute_tensor=sharding_ctx.unbucketize_permute_tensor,
)

return result


class RwPooledEmbeddingDist(
BaseEmbeddingDist[EmbeddingShardingContext, torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]
):
"""
Redistributes pooled embedding tensor in RW fashion by performing a reduce-scatter
operation.

Args:
pg (dist.ProcessGroup): ProcessGroup for reduce-scatter communication.
embedding_dims (List[int]): embedding dimensions per feature.
qcomm_codecs_registry (Optional[Dict[str, QuantizedCommCodecs]]):
quantized communication codecs registry.
"""

def __init__(
self,
pg: dist.ProcessGroup,
embedding_dims: List[int],
qcomm_codecs_registry: Optional[Dict[str, QuantizedCommCodecs]] = None,
) -> None:
super().__init__()
self._pg = pg
self._embedding_dims = embedding_dims

self._dist: Optional[
Union[
PooledEmbeddingsReduceScatter,
VariableBatchPooledEmbeddingsReduceScatter,
]
] = None

self._codecs: Optional[QuantizedCommCodecs] = (
qcomm_codecs_registry.get(
CommOp.POOLED_EMBEDDINGS_REDUCE_SCATTER.name, None
)
if qcomm_codecs_registry
else None
)
self._dist_type: Optional[str] = None

def forward(
self,
local_embs: torch.Tensor,
sharding_ctx: Optional[EmbeddingShardingContext] = None,
) -> torch.Tensor:
"""
Performs reduce-scatter pooled operation on pooled embeddings tensor.

Args:
local_embs (torch.Tensor): pooled embeddings tensor to distribute.
sharding_ctx (Optional[EmbeddingShardingContext]): shared context from
KJTAllToAll operation.

Returns:
torch.Tensor: pooled embeddings tensor after distribution.
"""
if self._dist is None:
self._create_output_dist_module(sharding_ctx)

self._validate_sharding_ctx_consistency(sharding_ctx)

if sharding_ctx is None:
return cast(PooledEmbeddingsReduceScatter, self._dist)(local_embs)
elif sharding_ctx.variable_batch_per_feature:
return cast(VariableBatchPooledEmbeddingsReduceScatter, self._dist)(
local_embs,
batch_size_per_rank_per_feature=sharding_ctx.batch_size_per_rank_per_feature,
embedding_dims=self._embedding_dims,
)
else:
return cast(PooledEmbeddingsReduceScatter, self._dist)(
local_embs,
input_splits=sharding_ctx.batch_size_per_rank,
)
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def _create_output_dist_module(
self, sharding_ctx: Optional[EmbeddingShardingContext] = None
) -> None:
"""Create the appropriate output distribution module based on context."""
if sharding_ctx is not None and sharding_ctx.variable_batch_per_feature:
self._dist = VariableBatchPooledEmbeddingsReduceScatter(
pg=self._pg,
codecs=self._codecs,
)
self._dist_type = "variable_batch"
else:
self._dist = PooledEmbeddingsReduceScatter(
pg=self._pg,
codecs=self._codecs,
)
self._dist_type = "normal"

def _validate_sharding_ctx_consistency(self, sharding_ctx):
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if self._dist_type is None:
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Unreachable early-return branch — dead code

self._dist_type starts as None in __init__, but _validate_sharding_ctx_consistency is only ever called from forward after _create_output_dist_module has already set _dist_type to either "variable_batch" or "normal". The if self._dist_type is None: return guard can therefore never be reached in practice and silently hides future maintenance errors (e.g. if someone calls the validator before the module is initialized).

Either remove the guard and let the string comparisons below behave correctly for any future None state, or add an assertion to make the invariant explicit:

    def _validate_sharding_ctx_consistency(self, sharding_ctx: Optional[EmbeddingShardingContext]) -> None:
        assert self._dist_type is not None, (
            "_validate_sharding_ctx_consistency called before _create_output_dist_module"
        )


current_is_variable_batch = (
sharding_ctx is not None and sharding_ctx.variable_batch_per_feature
)

if self._dist_type == "variable_batch" and not current_is_variable_batch:
raise RuntimeError(
"RwPooledEmbeddingDist was initialized for variable batch mode, "
"but current call is not using variable batch. This indicates "
"inconsistent usage of the output distribution module."
)
elif self._dist_type == "normal" and current_is_variable_batch:
raise RuntimeError(
"RwPooledEmbeddingDist was initialized for normal batch mode, "
"but current call is using variable batch. This indicates "
"inconsistent usage of the output distribution module."
)

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33 changes: 33 additions & 0 deletions corelib/dynamicemb/dynamicemb/planner/rw_sharding.py
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GroupedPooledEmbeddingsLookup as _GroupedPooledEmbeddingsLookup,
)
from torchrec.distributed.embedding_sharding import (
BaseEmbeddingDist,
BaseSparseFeaturesDist,
EmbeddingShardingContext,
EmbeddingShardingInfo,
)
from torchrec.distributed.embedding_types import (
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from torchrec.distributed.sharding.rw_sequence_sharding import (
RwSequenceEmbeddingSharding,
)
from torchrec.distributed.sharding.sequence_sharding import SequenceShardingContext
from torchrec.distributed.sharding.rw_sharding import RwPooledEmbeddingSharding
from torchrec.distributed.types import QuantizedCommCodecs, ShardingEnv, ShardingType
from torchrec.sparse.jagged_tensor import KeyedJaggedTensor
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)
from ..input_dist import RwSparseFeaturesDist

from ..output_dist import RwSequenceEmbeddingDist, RwPooledEmbeddingDist


class GroupedEmbeddingsLookup(_GroupedEmbeddingsLookup):
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def _create_embedding_kernel(
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device=device if device is not None else self._device,
)

def create_output_dist(
self, device: Optional[torch.device] = None
) -> BaseEmbeddingDist[SequenceShardingContext, torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]:
"""
Creates output distribution for sequence embeddings.
Uses customized RwSequenceEmbeddingDist for DynamicEmb, which can be
optimized for non-contiguous distribution patterns (e.g., round-robin).
"""
return RwSequenceEmbeddingDist(
self._pg,
self._get_num_features(),
device if device is not None else self._device,
qcomm_codecs_registry=self.qcomm_codecs_registry,
)


class GroupedPooledEmbeddingsLookup(_GroupedPooledEmbeddingsLookup):
def _create_embedding_kernel(
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feature_processor=feature_processor,
sharding_type=ShardingType.ROW_WISE,
)

def create_output_dist(
self, device: Optional[torch.device] = None,
) -> BaseEmbeddingDist[EmbeddingShardingContext, torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]:
"""
Creates output distribution for pooled embeddings.
Uses customized RwPooledEmbeddingDist for DynamicEmb.
"""
return RwPooledEmbeddingDist(
self._pg,
self._get_embedding_dims(),
qcomm_codecs_registry=self.qcomm_codecs_registry,
)