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[RLlib; PyTorch] - Add kwargs to torch.nn.parallel.DistributedDataParallel. #47276

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Why are these changes needed?

For multi-learner setups we use torch.nn.parallel.DistributedDataParallel to wrap TorchRLModules. This torch-native class has constructor arguments which so far have not been considered in RLlib's code. These arguments can help users to tune distributed executions (e.g. buffering, static graphs, etc.) and investigate inconsistencies with their custom modules (e.g. find_unused_parameters, etc.).

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Signed-off-by: simonsays1980 <simon.zehnder@gmail.com>
@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@ def __init__(self, algo_class: Optional[type] = None):
"aot_eager" if sys.platform == "darwin" else "onnxrt"
)
self.torch_compile_worker_dynamo_mode = None
# Default kwargs for `torch.nn.parallel.DistributedDataParallel`.
self.torch_ddp_kwargs = {}
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Nice! Thanks for making this generic and not hard-code e.g. the find_unused_parameters flag! :)

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LGTM! Thanks @simonsays1980 .

@sven1977 sven1977 enabled auto-merge (squash) August 22, 2024 11:25
@github-actions github-actions bot added the go add ONLY when ready to merge, run all tests label Aug 22, 2024
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Signed-off-by: simonsays1980 <simon.zehnder@gmail.com>
@sven1977 sven1977 merged commit 9b929bd into ray-project:master Aug 26, 2024
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@simonsays1980 simonsays1980 deleted the add-ctor-args-kwargs-to-DDPTorchRLModule branch November 22, 2024 10:57
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