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fix(pt): fall back to single-rank .pt2 when the optional with-comm artifact export fails - #6027

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Problem

dp --pt freeze for a DPA4/SeZM checkpoint aborts during the export of the optional parallel with-comm artifact, producing no model at all — only an unloadable partial .pt2 that misses model/extra/metadata.json (loading it raises ValueError: Invalid .pt2 file ... missing 'model/extra/metadata.json').

Environment where this reproduces reliably:

Root cause

Inside _export_with_comm_artifact, aoti_compile_and_package → aot_export_module → detect_fake_mode(flat_args) raises:

AssertionError: fake mode (<FakeTensorMode at 0x...>) from fake tensor input 96
doesn't match mode (<FakeTensorMode at 0x...>) from fake tensor input 161

The flattened inputs mix fake tensors from two different FakeTensorMode instances: one allocated by the main lower-graph make_fx trace (forward_common_lower_exportable, run earlier in the same freeze), one by torch.export's make_fake_inputs for the with-comm export. This is a torch 2.12.1 behavior change; there is no deepmd-side flag to avoid the with-comm export, since with_comm is unconditionally true for the SeZM/DPA4 edge contract.

The fix

The with-comm artifact is optional by design: the archive format and the loader already handle its absence, and the writer already guards if with_comm_bytes is not None. So a failed export should degrade instead of aborting:

  • catch the exception around _export_with_comm_artifact,
  • log a WARNING explaining the archive will be single-rank only,
  • report has_comm_artifact=False in the metadata honestly (with_comm and with_comm_bytes is not None).

dp --pt freeze then completes and produces a valid single-rank .pt2. Multi-rank inference keeps requiring the with-comm artifact, which remains unavailable under torch 2.12 until the FakeTensorMode interaction is addressed on the torch side (happy to open a separate issue with the full traceback if useful).

Validation

Finetuned DPA4/SeZM checkpoint (STO bulk DFT data, 219-frame test set), torch 2.12.1+cu130, with this patch:

  • dp --pt freeze -c model.ckpt.pt -o frozen exits 0 and logs DEEPMD WARNING Parallel with-comm artifact export failed (...); the frozen .pt2 will support single-rank inference only (has_comm_artifact=false)
  • the frozen archive loads and its predictions match the eager checkpoint:
metric frozen .pt2 (patched freeze) checkpoint baseline
Energy MAE/Natoms 2.620273e-03 eV 2.620222e-03 eV
Force MAE 6.365506e-03 eV/Å 6.365509e-03 eV/Å
Virial MAE/Natoms 2.177323e-03 eV 2.177272e-03 eV

Per-frame/per-component comparison against the checkpoint outputs: max abs deviation 4.2e-05 (virial), 1.2e-05 (forces), 9.4e-06 (energies) — AOTInductor float32 compilation noise.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Freezing now continues when exporting a parallel-inference artifact fails.
    • The resulting archive is marked appropriately and remains usable for single-rank inference.
    • A warning is recorded to help identify the failed parallel artifact export.

`dp --pt freeze` aborts entirely when the optional parallel with-comm
artifact export raises, leaving behind an unloadable partial .pt2 that
misses `model/extra/metadata.json`. On torch 2.12.1 the export reliably
fails: `aot_export_module`'s `detect_fake_mode` sees graph inputs from
two different FakeTensorModes (one created by the earlier main-graph
`make_fx` trace, one by `torch.export`'s `make_fake_inputs`) and
raises AssertionError.

The with-comm artifact is optional by design: the .pt2 format and the
loader already handle its absence. Catch the failure, log a warning and
mark has_comm_artifact=false so freeze still produces a valid
single-rank archive.
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The freeze path now continues when with-comm artifact export fails. It logs a warning, creates a single-rank archive, records has_comm_artifact=false, and validates archive loading and single-rank inference.

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Freeze export fallback

Layer / File(s) Summary
With-comm artifact export handling
deepmd/pt/entrypoints/freeze_pt2.py, source/tests/pt/model/test_sezm_export.py
The freeze process catches with-comm export errors, logs a warning, and continues without the parallel artifact. has_comm_artifact is set only when the artifact export succeeds. The test validates the archive contents, metadata, loading, and finite single-rank outputs.

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The optional parallel export can fail without preventing creation and use of a valid single-rank archive.

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In `@deepmd/pt/entrypoints/freeze_pt2.py`:
- Around line 1085-1116: Add focused regression coverage for the caller around
_export_with_comm_artifact by forcing that export to raise, then freezing the
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Comment on lines 1085 to 1116
"Compiling the parallel with-comm artifact (second AOTInductor "
"compilation)..."
)
with_comm_bytes = _export_with_comm_artifact(
model,
target_device=target_device,
compile_options=compile_options,
)
try:
with_comm_bytes = _export_with_comm_artifact(
model,
target_device=target_device,
compile_options=compile_options,
)
except Exception as e:
# The with-comm artifact is optional: the .pt2 format and the
# loader already handle its absence (``has_comm_artifact=false``,
# single-rank inference). A failure here must not abort the
# whole freeze, which would leave behind an unloadable partial
# archive without ``model/extra/metadata.json``.
with_comm_bytes = None
log.warning(
"Parallel with-comm artifact export failed (%s); the frozen "
".pt2 will support single-rank inference only "
"(has_comm_artifact=false).",
e,
)

metadata = _collect_metadata(
model,
output_keys=output_keys,
is_spin=is_spin,
do_atomic_virial=atomic_virial,
has_comm_artifact=with_comm,
has_comm_artifact=with_comm and with_comm_bytes is not None,
)
with zipfile.ZipFile(out_path_str, "a") as zf:
zf.writestr("model/extra/metadata.json", json.dumps(metadata))

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add regression coverage for the with-comm export failure. The current tests cover successful artifact export and non-applicable has_comm_artifact=false cases, but none makes _export_with_comm_artifact raise through this caller. Add a focused test that forces the exception, freezes the model, asserts has_comm_artifact is false, checks that model/extra/forward_lower_with_comm.pt2 is absent, and loads the archive in single-rank mode.

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[info] 1115-1115: use jsonify instead of json.dumps for JSON output
Context: json.dumps(metadata)
Note: [CWE-116] Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output.

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In `@deepmd/pt/entrypoints/freeze_pt2.py` around lines 1085 - 1116, Add focused
regression coverage for the caller around _export_with_comm_artifact by forcing
that export to raise, then freezing the model successfully. Assert metadata
reports has_comm_artifact=false, verify model/extra/forward_lower_with_comm.pt2
is absent, and load the resulting archive in single-rank mode to confirm it
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The fallback itself is consistent with the existing archive/loader contract: a missing with-comm artifact is a supported single-rank state, and the metadata update reflects that correctly. The remaining blocker is regression coverage for this exact exception path. CodeRabbit already raised the concrete test gap inline, so I am not duplicating the same inline comment: please add a focused freeze regression that forces _export_with_comm_artifact to fail and verifies the archive still completes/loads, has_comm_artifact is false, and the with-comm entry is absent.

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Force _export_with_comm_artifact to raise through freeze_sezm_to_pt2
and verify the archive still completes: metadata.json is present,
has_comm_artifact is false, forward_lower_with_comm.pt2 is absent, a
single-rank fallback WARNING is logged, and the frozen archive loads
and runs via aoti_load_package with finite outputs.
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Thanks for the reviews!

Regression coverage added in 0024148 (test_with_comm_export_failure_falls_back_to_single_rank in source/tests/pt/model/test_sezm_export.py, mirroring the existing success-path test_freeze_embeds_with_comm_artifact):

  • forces _export_with_comm_artifact to raise RuntimeError through the freeze_sezm_to_pt2 caller,
  • asserts the freeze completes and a WARNING announcing the single-rank fallback is logged (proves the with-comm branch was actually entered, not skipped),
  • asserts model/extra/metadata.json is present, has_comm_artifact is false, and model/extra/forward_lower_with_comm.pt2 is absent,
  • loads the resulting archive with aoti_load_package and runs it single-rank, checking finite energy_redu / energy_derv_r outputs.

Validated locally on torch 2.12.1+cu130: the new test passes (46s, real CPU AOTInductor compile of the tiny SeZM model — only the with-comm export is mocked) and the sibling success-path test still passes.

Regarding the action_required GitHub Actions state: this is the first PR from this fork, so the workflows need maintainer approval to run; I have nothing pending on my side. Please approve the workflow runs if the CI evidence is needed before merge.

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NEEDS HUMAN REVIEW

Re-reviewed the new head after the requested regression was added. The new test now exercises the exact failure path by forcing _export_with_comm_artifact to raise, then verifies freeze still produces a valid archive, model/extra/metadata.json is present with has_comm_artifact=false, the with-comm artifact is absent, and the resulting package loads and produces finite single-rank outputs. I also re-checked the fallback implementation itself against the existing archive contract and did not find a new high-confidence functional or compatibility blocker.

I am not approving this head yet because all GitHub Actions runs for this fork are currently action_required, so there is still no executable exact-head CI evidence. Once those workflows are approved/run and pass, this head should be eligible for final approval if nothing else changes.

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Exact-head CI is now complete and green across Build C library, Build C++, Test C++, Test Python, Test CUDA, CodeQL, and the PyPI build. The previously requested regression for the optional with-comm export failure is present on this unchanged head, and the implementation remains consistent with the existing single-rank archive/loader contract. I found no new high-confidence blocker.

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