Fix result transfer in multiprocessing launcher on multi-node

src/pytorch_lightning/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 - Fixed an issue with `WandbLogger(log_model=True|'all)` raising an error and not being able to serialize tensors in the metadata ([#15544](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/pull/15544))
 
+- Fixed model state transfer in multiprocessing launcher when running multi-node ([#15567](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/pull/15567))
+
 
 ## [1.8.0] - 2022-11-01
 

src/pytorch_lightning/strategies/launchers/multiprocessing.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 import os
+import tempfile
 from collections import UserList
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from multiprocessing.queues import SimpleQueue
@@ -172,13 +173,14 @@ def _collect_rank_zero_results(self, trainer: "pl.Trainer", results: Any) -> Opt
         # requires to compute the state_dict on all processes in case Metrics are present
         state_dict = trainer.lightning_module.state_dict()
 
-        if self._strategy.global_rank != 0:
+        if self._strategy.local_rank != 0:
             return None
 
         # save the last weights
         weights_path = None
         if trainer.state.fn == TrainerFn.FITTING:
-            weights_path = os.path.join(trainer.default_root_dir, ".temp.ckpt")
+            # use tempdir here to avoid race conditions because the filesystem may be shared between nodes
+            weights_path = os.path.join(tempfile.mkdtemp(), ".temp.ckpt")
             self._strategy.checkpoint_io.save_checkpoint(state_dict, weights_path)
 
         # adds the `callback_metrics` to the queue

tests/tests_pytorch/strategies/launchers/test_multiprocessing.py

@@ -11,13 +11,19 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+import os
 from unittest import mock
 from unittest.mock import ANY, Mock
 
 import pytest
 import torch
 
+from lightning_lite.plugins import ClusterEnvironment
+from pytorch_lightning import Trainer
+from pytorch_lightning.demos.boring_classes import BoringModel
+from pytorch_lightning.strategies import DDPSpawnStrategy
 from pytorch_lightning.strategies.launchers.multiprocessing import _GlobalStateSnapshot, _MultiProcessingLauncher
+from pytorch_lightning.trainer.states import TrainerFn
 from tests_pytorch.helpers.runif import RunIf
 
 
@@ -76,3 +82,45 @@ def test_global_state_snapshot():
     assert torch.are_deterministic_algorithms_enabled()
     assert not torch.backends.cudnn.benchmark
     assert torch.initial_seed() == 123
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("trainer_fn", [TrainerFn.FITTING, "other"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("fake_node_rank", [0, 1])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("fake_local_rank", [0, 1])
+def test_collect_rank_zero_results(trainer_fn, fake_node_rank, fake_local_rank, tmpdir):
+    """Tests that the spawn strategy transfers the new weights to the main process and deletes the temporary
+    file."""
+    model = Mock(wraps=BoringModel(), spec=BoringModel)
+    fake_global_rank = 2 * fake_node_rank + fake_local_rank
+
+    cluster_environment = Mock(spec=ClusterEnvironment)
+    cluster_environment.world_size.return_value = 4
+    cluster_environment.node_rank.return_value = fake_node_rank
+    cluster_environment.local_rank.return_value = fake_local_rank
+    cluster_environment.global_rank.return_value = fake_global_rank
+
+    strategy = DDPSpawnStrategy(cluster_environment=cluster_environment)
+    strategy._local_rank = fake_local_rank
+
+    launcher = _MultiProcessingLauncher(strategy=strategy)
+    trainer = Trainer(default_root_dir=tmpdir, strategy=strategy)
+
+    assert strategy.node_rank == fake_node_rank
+    assert strategy.local_rank == fake_local_rank
+    assert strategy.global_rank == fake_global_rank
+
+    trainer.strategy.connect(model)
+    trainer.state.fn = trainer_fn  # pretend we are in a particular trainer state
+
+    spawn_output = launcher._collect_rank_zero_results(trainer, {})
+
+    model.state_dict.assert_called_once()
+    is_fitting = trainer_fn == TrainerFn.FITTING
+    if strategy.local_rank == 0:
+        # on local rank 0 (each node), we expect a temp checkpoint (when fitting)
+        assert not is_fitting or spawn_output.weights_path.endswith(".temp.ckpt")
+        assert not is_fitting or os.path.isfile(spawn_output.weights_path)
+        assert is_fitting or spawn_output.weights_path is None
+    else:
+        # all other ranks don't have outputs (rank 0 needs to handle the output)
+        assert spawn_output is None

tests/tests_pytorch/strategies/test_ddp_spawn_strategy.py

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+import os
 from datetime import timedelta
-from pathlib import Path
 from unittest import mock
 from unittest.mock import Mock
 
@@ -135,23 +135,19 @@ def test_ddp_spawn_transfer_weights(tmpdir, trainer_fn):
     trainer = Trainer(default_root_dir=tmpdir, strategy=strategy)
     trainer.strategy.connect(model)
     trainer.state.fn = trainer_fn  # pretend we are in a particular trainer state
-    temp_file = Path(tmpdir, ".temp.ckpt")
 
-    assert not temp_file.exists()
     spawn_output = strategy._launcher._collect_rank_zero_results(trainer, {})
 
     model.state_dict.assert_called_once()
     if trainer_fn == TrainerFn.FITTING:
-        assert spawn_output.weights_path == str(temp_file)
-        assert temp_file.exists()
+        assert spawn_output.weights_path.endswith(".temp.ckpt")
+        assert os.path.isfile(spawn_output.weights_path)
     else:
         assert spawn_output.weights_path is None
-        assert not temp_file.exists()
 
     # <-- here would normally be the multiprocessing boundary
     strategy._launcher._recover_results_in_main_process(spawn_output, trainer)
     assert model.load_state_dict.call_count == int(spawn_output.weights_path is not None)
-    assert not temp_file.exists()
 
 
 @mock.patch("torch.distributed.init_process_group")