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cs249r_book/mlsysim/core/solver.py
Vijay Janapa Reddi 3a6e5c5ef6 docs(mlsysim): ground all analytical solvers in peer-reviewed literature
Added formal citations to:
- SingleNodeSolver (Roofline Model, Williams 2009)
- DistributedSolver (3D Parallelism, Shoeybi 2019; PipePipe, Narayanan 2019)
- ServingSolver (LLM Scaling, Pope 2023)
- ReliabilitySolver (Young-Daly 1974/2006)
- Sustainability/Economics (Patterson 2021; Barroso 2018)
- Core Formulas (Amdahl 1967; Patarasuk 2009)
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from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
from .engine import PerformanceProfile, Engine
from .formulas import (
calc_ring_allreduce_time,
calc_tree_allreduce_time,
calc_hierarchical_allreduce_time,
calc_mtbf_cluster,
calc_young_daly_interval,
calc_failure_probability,
calc_pipeline_bubble
)
from .constants import ureg, Q_
from ..models.types import Workload, TransformerWorkload
from ..hardware.types import HardwareNode
from ..systems.types import Fleet, NetworkFabric
from ..infra.types import Datacenter, GridProfile
class BaseSolver(ABC):
@abstractmethod
def solve(self, **kwargs) -> Any:
pass
class SingleNodeSolver(BaseSolver):
"""
Resolves single-node hardware Roofline bounds and feasibility.
This solver handles the 'Iron Law' of machine learning systems,
calculating whether a model fits in memory and predicting its
throughput based on arithmetic intensity.
Literature Source: Williams et al. (2009), "Roofline: An Insightful Visual
Performance Model for Floating-Point Programs and Multicore Architectures."
"""
def solve(self, model: Workload, hardware: HardwareNode, batch_size: int = 1, precision: str = "fp16", efficiency: float = 0.5, raise_errors: bool = False) -> PerformanceProfile:
"""
Solves the performance profile for a single hardware node.
"""
return Engine.solve(model, hardware, batch_size=batch_size, precision=precision, efficiency=efficiency, raise_errors=raise_errors)
class DistributedSolver(BaseSolver):
"""
Resolves fleet-wide communication, synchronization, and pipelining constraints.
This solver models the constraints of distributed scale for distributed training. It
decomposes a workload across a cluster using 3D Parallelism (DP, TP, PP)
and calculates the resulting communication overheads and idle times
(bubbles) that determine the Model FLOPs Utilization (MFU).
Literature Source:
1. Shoeybi et al. (2019), "Megatron-LM: Training Multi-Billion Parameter
Language Models Using Model Parallelism." (3D Parallelism Framework)
2. Narayanan et al. (2019), "PipePipe: Efficient Pipeline Parallelism for
Training Large Models." (1F1B Pipeline Bubble Model)
3. Patarasuk & Mueller (2009), "Bandwidth-Optimal All-Reduce Algorithms
for Clusters of Workstations." (Ring All-Reduce)
"""
def solve(self,
model: Workload,
fleet: Fleet,
batch_size: int = 1,
precision: str = "fp16",
efficiency: float = 0.5,
tp_size: int = 1,
pp_size: int = 1,
microbatch_count: int = 1,
topology_override: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""
Calculates distributed training performance using the 3D Parallelism model.
Parameters
----------
model : Workload
The model architecture to simulate.
fleet : Fleet
The hardware cluster and network topology.
batch_size : int
Global batch size.
precision : str
Numerical precision (fp16, fp32, int8).
efficiency : float
Achieved compute efficiency (0.0 to 1.0).
tp_size : int
Tensor Parallelism degree. Splits individual layers across GPUs,
usually within a single node over high-speed NVLink.
pp_size : int
Pipeline Parallelism degree. Chains model layers across multiple
nodes, introducing 'pipeline bubbles' while saving memory.
microbatch_count : int
Number of microbatches (M). Increasing M reduces the pipeline
bubble but increases synchronization overhead.
topology_override : str, optional
Force a specific topology (ring, tree).
Returns
-------
Dict[str, Any]
Metrics including DP/TP latency, the Pipeline Bubble penalty,
and the final Scaling Efficiency.
"""
# 1. 3D Parallelism Decomposition
n_accelerators = fleet.total_accelerators
dp_size = n_accelerators // (tp_size * pp_size)
if dp_size < 1:
raise ValueError(f"Infeasible 3D Parallelism: TP({tp_size}) * PP({pp_size}) > Total({n_accelerators})")
# 2. Single Node Performance (Computation)
node_perf = Engine.solve(model, fleet.node.accelerator, batch_size=batch_size // dp_size, precision=precision, efficiency=efficiency)
# 3. Communication Overhead (Network)
# Apply Hierarchical Model: Intra-node (NVLink) vs Inter-node (InfiniBand)
message_size = model.size_in_bytes()
# DP AllReduce (Weights/Gradients)
if dp_size > 1:
if fleet.node.accelerators_per_node > 1 and dp_size > fleet.node.accelerators_per_node:
# Hierarchical: Ring within node, then Ring across nodes
t_comm_dp = calc_hierarchical_allreduce_time(
message_bytes=message_size,
n_nodes=dp_size // fleet.node.accelerators_per_node,
gpus_per_node=fleet.node.accelerators_per_node,
intra_node_bw=fleet.node.intra_node_bw,
inter_node_bw=fleet.fabric.bandwidth / fleet.fabric.oversubscription_ratio,
inter_node_lat=fleet.fabric.latency or Q_("5 us")
)
else:
# Single node or small DP: Intra-node only
t_comm_dp = calc_ring_allreduce_time(
message_size,
dp_size,
fleet.node.intra_node_bw,
Q_("500 ns")
)
else:
t_comm_dp = Q_("0 ms")
# TP Communication (Assuming intra-node NVLink)
t_comm_tp = (message_size / tp_size / fleet.node.intra_node_bw).to("ms") if tp_size > 1 else Q_("0 ms")
# 4. Pipeline Parallelism (PP) Bubble
# Source: Narayanan et al. (2019), "PipePipe: Efficient Pipeline Parallelism"
bubble_fraction = calc_pipeline_bubble(pp_size, microbatch_count)
t_bubble = (node_perf.latency * bubble_fraction) if pp_size > 1 else Q_("0 ms")
# 5. Total Latency and Scaling Efficiency
total_comm_latency = t_comm_dp + t_comm_tp
step_latency_total = node_perf.latency + total_comm_latency + t_bubble
scaling_efficiency = (node_perf.latency / step_latency_total).magnitude
return {
"node_performance": node_perf,
"dp_communication_latency": t_comm_dp,
"tp_communication_latency": t_comm_tp,
"communication_latency": total_comm_latency, # Backwards compatibility for tests
"pipeline_bubble_latency": t_bubble,
"bubble_fraction": bubble_fraction,
"step_latency_total": step_latency_total,
"scaling_efficiency": scaling_efficiency,
"effective_throughput": (n_accelerators * node_perf.throughput * scaling_efficiency),
"parallelism": {"dp": dp_size, "tp": tp_size, "pp": pp_size}
}
class ReliabilitySolver(BaseSolver):
"""
Calculates Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) and optimal checkpointing intervals.
This solver handles the reliability modeling of massive clusters, helping
determine the 'Goodput' of long-running training jobs. It identifies
the probability of a job failure before completion and calculates the
Young-Daly optimal interval to minimize wasted compute time.
Literature Source:
1. Young (1974), "A First-Order Approximation to the Optimum Checkpoint
Interval."
2. Daly (2006), "A Higher Order Estimate of the Optimum Checkpoint
Interval for Restart-Dump Strategy."
"""
def solve(self, fleet: Fleet, job_duration_hours: float, checkpoint_time_s: float = 60.0) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""
Calculates reliability and checkpointing metrics for a fleet.
"""
accel_mtbf = Q_(50000, "hour")
node_mtbf = accel_mtbf / fleet.node.accelerators_per_node
fleet_mtbf = calc_mtbf_cluster(node_mtbf, fleet.count)
job_dur_q = Q_(job_duration_hours, "hour")
prob_fail = calc_failure_probability(fleet_mtbf, job_dur_q)
ckpt_time_q = Q_(checkpoint_time_s, "second")
optimal_interval = calc_young_daly_interval(ckpt_time_q, fleet_mtbf.to("second"))
return {
"fleet_mtbf": fleet_mtbf,
"failure_probability": prob_fail,
"optimal_checkpoint_interval": optimal_interval,
"expected_failures": (job_dur_q / fleet_mtbf).magnitude
}
class SustainabilitySolver(BaseSolver):
"""
Calculates Datacenter-scale Sustainability metrics.
Handles Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), Carbon Intensity,
and Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) across different regional grids.
This solver models the 'Infrastructure Tax' — the energy spent on
cooling and power delivery rather than on neural computation.
Literature Source:
1. Patterson et al. (2021), "Carbon Emissions and Large Neural Network
Training."
2. Belkhir & Elmeligi (2018), "Assessing ICT Global Emissions Footprint."
3. Wu et al. (2022), "Sustainable AI: Environmental Implications,
Challenges and Opportunities."
"""
def solve(self, fleet: Fleet, duration_days: float, datacenter: Optional[Datacenter] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""
Calculates energy, carbon, and water footprint for a fleet operation.
"""
# 1. Resolve Environment
dc = datacenter or fleet.datacenter
# Flexibly handle if dc is already a GridProfile or a Datacenter
if hasattr(dc, 'grid'):
region = dc.grid
else:
region = dc or fleet.region
if not region:
from ..infra.registry import Grids
region = Grids.US_Avg
duration_hours = duration_days * 24
# 2. Power
it_power_w = fleet.node.accelerator.tdp * fleet.total_accelerators if fleet.node.accelerator.tdp else Q_("700 W") * fleet.total_accelerators
# 3. Energy Consumption
it_energy_kwh = (it_power_w * Q_(duration_hours, "hour")).to("kWh")
# Apply PUE
pue = getattr(dc, 'pue', fleet.effective_pue)
total_energy_kwh = it_energy_kwh * pue
# 4. Carbon Footprint
carbon_kg = region.carbon_kg(it_energy_kwh.magnitude) if hasattr(region, 'carbon_kg') else it_energy_kwh.magnitude * (region.carbon_intensity_g_kwh / 1000.0)
# 5. Water Usage
# Resolve WUE from dc.grid, dc, or region
if hasattr(dc, 'grid') and dc.grid:
wue = dc.grid.wue
elif hasattr(dc, 'wue'):
wue = dc.wue
else:
wue = region.wue
water_liters = total_energy_kwh.magnitude * wue
return {
"it_energy_kwh": it_energy_kwh,
"total_energy_kwh": total_energy_kwh,
"carbon_footprint_kg": carbon_kg,
"water_usage_liters": water_liters,
"pue": pue,
"region_name": region.name
}
class ServingSolver(BaseSolver):
"""
Analyzes the two-phase LLM serving lifecycle: Pre-fill vs. Decoding.
LLM inference is not a single mathematical operation; it is a stateful
process with two distinct physical regimes (Compute-bound Pre-fill and
Memory-bound Decoding).
Literature Source:
1. Pope et al. (2023), "LLM.int8(): 8-bit Matrix Multiplication for
Transformers at Scale" (Inference Bottlenecks)
2. Aminabadi et al. (2022), "DeepSpeed-Inference: Enabling Efficient
Inference of Transformer Models at Unprecedented Scale."
3. Yu et al. (2022), "ORCA: A Distributed Serving System for
Transformer-Based Generative Models."
"""
def solve(self, model: TransformerWorkload, hardware: HardwareNode, seq_len: int, batch_size: int = 1, precision: str = "fp16", efficiency: float = 0.5) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""
Solves for LLM serving performance.
"""
from .constants import BYTES_FP16, BYTES_FP32, BYTES_INT8, BYTES_INT4
prec_map = {"fp16": BYTES_FP16, "fp32": BYTES_FP32, "int8": BYTES_INT8, "int4": BYTES_INT4}
bpp = prec_map.get(precision, BYTES_FP16)
peak_flops = hardware.compute.precision_flops.get(precision, hardware.compute.peak_flops)
prefill_ops = 2 * model.parameters.to(ureg.count).magnitude * seq_len * batch_size * ureg.flop
t_prefill = (prefill_ops / (peak_flops * efficiency)).to("ms") + hardware.dispatch_tax
model_weights_bytes = model.size_in_bytes(bpp)
kv_cache_bytes = model.get_kv_cache_size(seq_len=seq_len, batch_size=batch_size, precision=bpp)
t_decode_per_token = ((model_weights_bytes + kv_cache_bytes) / hardware.memory.bandwidth).to("ms")
total_memory_required = model_weights_bytes + kv_cache_bytes
feasible = total_memory_required <= hardware.memory.capacity
return {
"feasible": feasible,
"ttft": t_prefill,
"itl": t_decode_per_token,
"kv_cache_size": kv_cache_bytes.to("GB"),
"model_weights_size": model_weights_bytes.to("GB"),
"total_memory_required": total_memory_required.to("GB"),
"memory_utilization": (total_memory_required / hardware.memory.capacity).to_base_units().magnitude
}
class EconomicsSolver(BaseSolver):
"""
Calculates Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) including Capex and Opex.
Combines hardware costs, energy consumption, and maintenance
into a single financial model for the fleet.
Literature Source:
1. Barroso et al. (2018), "The Datacenter as a Computer: An Introduction
to the Design of Warehouse-Scale Machines."
2. Patterson (2004), "Latent Bugs in Common-Case Software." (TCO Foundations)
3. Meta (2024), "Sustainable AI Infrastructure at Meta Scale."
"""
def solve(self, fleet: Fleet, duration_days: float, kwh_price: Optional[float] = None, datacenter: Optional[Any] = None, grid: Optional[Any] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""
Calculates the TCO for a fleet over a specified duration.
Parameters
----------
fleet : Fleet
The hardware cluster configuration.
duration_days : float
Operation duration in days.
kwh_price : float, optional
Price of electricity per kWh.
datacenter : Datacenter, optional
A specific datacenter profile.
grid : GridProfile, optional
A specific grid profile.
Returns
-------
Dict[str, Any]
Financial metrics including CapEx, OpEx, and total TCO.
"""
sust_solver = SustainabilitySolver()
energy_result = sust_solver.solve(fleet, duration_days, datacenter=datacenter or grid)
price = kwh_price
if price is None:
# Try to resolve from grid/datacenter or default
target = grid or datacenter or fleet.datacenter or fleet.region
price = getattr(target, 'kwh_price', 0.12)
opex_energy = energy_result["total_energy_kwh"].magnitude * price
unit_cost = fleet.node.accelerator.unit_cost or Q_("30000 USD")
total_capex = unit_cost.magnitude * fleet.total_accelerators
annual_maintenance_ratio = 0.05
opex_maintenance = total_capex * annual_maintenance_ratio * (duration_days / 365.0)
# Merge energy result into TCO result
result = {
"capex_usd": total_capex,
"opex_energy_usd": opex_energy,
"opex_maintenance_usd": opex_maintenance,
"total_opex_usd": opex_energy + opex_maintenance,
"tco_usd": total_capex + opex_energy + opex_maintenance
}
result.update(energy_result)
return result