transformers/examples/xla_spawn.py

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"""
A simple launcher script for TPU training
Inspired by https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/blob/master/torch/distributed/launch.py
::
>>> python xla_spawn.py --num_cores=NUM_CORES_YOU_HAVE
YOUR_TRAINING_SCRIPT.py (--arg1 --arg2 --arg3 and all other
arguments of your training script)
"""
import importlib
import sys
from argparse import REMAINDER, ArgumentParser
from pathlib import Path
import torch_xla.distributed.xla_multiprocessing as xmp
def parse_args():
"""
Helper function parsing the command line options
@retval ArgumentParser
"""
parser = ArgumentParser(
description=(
"PyTorch TPU distributed training launch "
"helper utility that will spawn up "
"multiple distributed processes"
)
)
# Optional arguments for the launch helper
parser.add_argument("--num_cores", type=int, default=1, help="Number of TPU cores to use (1 or 8).")
# positional
parser.add_argument(
"training_script",
type=str,
help=(
"The full path to the single TPU training "
"program/script to be launched in parallel, "
"followed by all the arguments for the "
"training script"
),
)
# rest from the training program
parser.add_argument("training_script_args", nargs=REMAINDER)
return parser.parse_args()
def main():
args = parse_args()
# Import training_script as a module.
script_fpath = Path(args.training_script)
sys.path.append(str(script_fpath.parent.resolve()))
mod_name = script_fpath.stem
mod = importlib.import_module(mod_name)
# Patch sys.argv
sys.argv = [args.training_script] + args.training_script_args + ["--tpu_num_cores", str(args.num_cores)]
xmp.spawn(mod._mp_fn, args=(), nprocs=args.num_cores)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()