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Invalidate sharded sparsity masks after updating the source mask - #2370

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Type of change: Bug fix

Calling set_mask() after FSDP2 sharding can leave the previous sparsity mask active when reading or exporting the sharded weight. The method invalidates its DTensor cache first, but then reads self.weight.shape for validation. That dynamic weight access rebuilds the cache from the old mask before the mask buffer is updated.

Invalidate the cache after updating the source mask instead, including the None path. Subsequent weight reads and sparse export then use the newly requested mask.

Usage

No API change. SparseModule.set_mask() updates the mask used by sharded weights and their exported state.

Testing

  • Four new FSDP2 cases fail on the original implementation with incorrect masked weights.
  • Six tests in tests/gpu/torch/sparsity/weight_sparsity/test_sparse_fsdp.py pass on two H800 GPUs, including the existing FSDP tests and new FP32/BF16 cases with and without a prior sparse mask.
  • The new cases replace masks repeatedly, remove the mask, use an all-ones mask, and compare the exported state dict with the raw weights multiplied by the final requested mask.
  • All 109 CPU tests in tests/unit/torch/sparsity/weight_sparsity/test_sparsify.py pass.
  • Changed-file pre-commit checks pass, including Ruff, mypy, licenses and Bandit.

Multi-node execution, CPU offload and performance were not tested. The change addresses set_mask(); direct in-place mutation or checkpoint loading into an already populated cache is outside this regression.

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  • Backward compatible: yes; no configuration or checkpoint schema changes.
  • Copied code or new PIP dependencies: none.
  • Necessary tests: added to the existing FSDP sparsity test module.
  • Changelog: updated.
  • Upstream review: pending.

Additional Information

The DTensor mask cache was introduced in #1818. This corrects its invalidation ordering without changing the sharding strategy.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Updated sparsity masks are now correctly respected when reading or exporting sharded FSDP2 weights after mask changes.
    • Removing or replacing a sparsity mask now reliably refreshes the affected weight data, including after repeated updates.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for dynamic mask updates across data types and initial-mask configurations, including sharded and exported weights.

Signed-off-by: Chenghao Liu <chliu@stu.pku.edu.cn>
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The change updates DTensor mask cache handling in SparseModule.set_mask() and adds FSDP2 tests for dynamic masks across dtypes and initial-mask states. The changelog records the fix.

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Sparsity mask cache updates

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Mask update and FSDP2 validation
modelopt/torch/sparsity/weight_sparsity/module.py, tests/gpu/torch/sparsity/weight_sparsity/test_sparse_fsdp.py, CHANGELOG.rst
set_mask() clears the cached DTensor mask when removing a mask and invalidates it after non-null mask updates. Parameterized FSDP2 tests validate sharded weights and exports for float32 and bfloat16 models with and without initial masks. The changelog records the fix.

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🟡 Minor · Invalidate the cached DTensor mask when loading a checkpoint. · modelopt/torch/sparsity/weight_sparsity/module.py:110-112

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Invalidate the cached DTensor mask when loading a checkpoint. load_state_dict() restores the registered _weight_mask buffer directly and bypasses set_mask(). The documented restore workflow uses this call, and FSDP2 reads populate _weight_mask_dtensor. If a live module loads a different checkpoint afterward, the cache can retain the previous mask. A later sharded read and sparse export can therefore apply the stale mask. Clear or rebuild _weight_mask_dtensor at the checkpoint-load boundary; this is separate from the set_mask() fix.

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In `@modelopt/torch/sparsity/weight_sparsity/module.py` around lines 110 - 112,
Update the checkpoint-loading path, such as the module’s load_state_dict
handling, to clear or rebuild _weight_mask_dtensor after the registered
_weight_mask buffer is restored directly. Ensure subsequent sharded reads and
sparse exports use the newly loaded mask, independently of the set_mask() path.
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In `@modelopt/torch/sparsity/weight_sparsity/module.py`:
- Around line 110-112: Update the checkpoint-loading path, such as the module’s
load_state_dict handling, to clear or rebuild _weight_mask_dtensor after the
registered _weight_mask buffer is restored directly. Ensure subsequent sharded
reads and sparse exports use the newly loaded mask, independently of the
set_mask() path.

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