"""Training loop (Phase 3, hyperparameters in DECISIONS.md D-019). - Step 3.2: AdamW, warmup + cosine LR, gradient accumulation, clipping, bf16 autocast. - Step 3.3: val loss every eval_every steps, checkpoint save/resume, sample text. The logging backend (3.4) and MFU (3.5) are added on top. uv run python -m tinyllm.train --preset smoke --max_steps 2000 uv run python -m tinyllm.train --preset main --stop_at 3000 # train in chunks... uv run python -m tinyllm.train --preset main --resume # ...and continue later """ import argparse import math import os import time from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass, fields from pathlib import Path import numpy as np import torch from torch import Tensor, nn from tinyllm.config import ModelConfig, get_config from tinyllm.data import DATA_DIR, get_batch, load_tokens from tinyllm.generate import sample from tinyllm.logger import Logger, make_logger from tinyllm.model import Transformer from tinyllm.tokenizer import EOS, load_tokenizer REPO = DATA_DIR.parent EVAL_SEED = 1234 # same val windows at every eval, so losses are comparable SAMPLE_PROMPT = "Once upon a time" @dataclass class TrainConfig: preset: str = "smoke" seq_len: int = 512 micro_batch: int = 32 # sequences per forward/backward grad_accum: int = 8 # micro-batches per optimizer step: 32 x 512 x 8 = 131,072 tokens/step max_steps: int = 2000 lr: float = 1e-3 # peak LR, reached at the end of warmup min_lr: float = 1e-4 # cosine floor (10% of peak) warmup_steps: int = 200 weight_decay: float = 0.1 # matrices and embeddings only, not norm weights beta1: float = 0.9 beta2: float = 0.95 grad_clip: float = 1.0 seed: int = 0 device: str = "cuda" log_every: int = 10 eval_every: int = 200 # val loss + checkpoint (+ sample) every N steps and at the end eval_batches: int = 20 # 20 x 32 x 512 = 327,680 val tokens per eval sample_tokens: int = 200 # tokens generated at each eval; 0 = no samples out_dir: str = "" # default: checkpoints/ resume: bool = False # continue from /ckpt.pt stop_at: int = 0 # stop after this many steps (0 = max_steps); the LR schedule still uses max_steps logger: str = "wandb" # "wandb" or "none" (D-013) wandb_project: str = "tinyllm" wandb_mode: str = "online" # "offline" writes to ./wandb; upload later with `wandb sync` run_name: str = "" # default: peak_tflops: float = 42.0 # MFU denominator: theoretical bf16 dense peak (docs/HARDWARE.md) compile: bool = True # torch.compile the training step, +57% tok/s on main (D-020); eval + samples stay eager @property def tokens_per_step(self) -> int: return self.micro_batch * self.grad_accum * self.seq_len @property def run_dir(self) -> Path: return Path(self.out_dir) if self.out_dir else REPO / "checkpoints" / self.preset def lr_at(step: int, cfg: TrainConfig) -> float: """Linear warmup to cfg.lr, then cosine decay to cfg.min_lr at cfg.max_steps.""" if step < cfg.warmup_steps: return cfg.lr * (step + 1) / cfg.warmup_steps if step >= cfg.max_steps: return cfg.min_lr progress = (step - cfg.warmup_steps) / max(1, cfg.max_steps - cfg.warmup_steps) return cfg.min_lr + 0.5 * (1 + math.cos(math.pi * progress)) * (cfg.lr - cfg.min_lr) def make_optimizer(model: nn.Module, cfg: TrainConfig) -> torch.optim.AdamW: """AdamW with weight decay on 2-D weights only. Norm gains (1-D) are not decayed.""" decay = [p for p in model.parameters() if p.dim() >= 2] no_decay = [p for p in model.parameters() if p.dim() < 2] groups = [ {"params": decay, "weight_decay": cfg.weight_decay}, {"params": no_decay, "weight_decay": 0.0}, ] fused = torch.device(cfg.device).type == "cuda" # one kernel for all params instead of a loop return torch.optim.AdamW(groups, lr=cfg.lr, betas=(cfg.beta1, cfg.beta2), eps=1e-8, fused=fused) def train_step( model: nn.Module, opt: torch.optim.Optimizer, batches: list[tuple[Tensor, Tensor]], lr: float, grad_clip: float, ) -> tuple[Tensor, Tensor]: """One optimizer step over len(batches) micro-batches. Returns (mean loss, pre-clip grad norm). Each micro-batch loss is divided by the number of micro-batches, so the summed gradient equals the gradient of one big batch. Results stay on the device; calling .item() forces a GPU sync, so the caller only does it when logging. """ for g in opt.param_groups: g["lr"] = lr device_type = batches[0][0].device.type total = torch.zeros((), device=batches[0][0].device) for x, y in batches: with torch.autocast(device_type, dtype=torch.bfloat16, enabled=device_type == "cuda"): _, loss = model(x, targets=y) (loss / len(batches)).backward() total += loss.detach() grad_norm = torch.nn.utils.clip_grad_norm_(model.parameters(), grad_clip) opt.step() opt.zero_grad(set_to_none=True) return total / len(batches), grad_norm @torch.no_grad() def evaluate(model: nn.Module, tokens: np.ndarray, cfg: TrainConfig) -> float: """Mean loss over cfg.eval_batches fixed val batches (same windows every call).""" model.eval() rng = np.random.default_rng(EVAL_SEED) device_type = torch.device(cfg.device).type total = torch.zeros((), device=cfg.device) for _ in range(cfg.eval_batches): x, y = get_batch(tokens, cfg.micro_batch, cfg.seq_len, rng, cfg.device) with torch.autocast(device_type, dtype=torch.bfloat16, enabled=device_type == "cuda"): _, loss = model(x, targets=y) total += loss model.train() return (total / cfg.eval_batches).item() def save_checkpoint(path: Path, state: dict) -> None: """Write to a temp file, then rename, so a crash mid-save never corrupts the last checkpoint.""" path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) tmp = path.with_suffix(".tmp") torch.save(state, tmp) os.replace(tmp, path) def load_checkpoint(path: Path, device: str) -> dict: return torch.load(path, map_location=device, weights_only=True) def train( cfg: TrainConfig, model_cfg: ModelConfig | None = None, tokens: np.ndarray | None = None, val_tokens: np.ndarray | None = None, log=print, logger: Logger | None = None, ) -> tuple[Transformer, list[dict]]: """Run optimizer steps up to cfg.stop_at (or cfg.max_steps). Returns the model and the history. History rows are {"step", "loss", "lr", "grad_norm", "tok_per_s"} at log steps and {"step", "val_loss"} at eval steps. `log` prints to the console; `logger` (built from cfg.logger when not given) sends the same numbers to W&B. """ run_dir = cfg.run_dir ckpt = load_checkpoint(run_dir / "ckpt.pt", cfg.device) if cfg.resume else None if ckpt is not None: model_cfg = ModelConfig.from_dict(ckpt["model_cfg"]) # the checkpoint defines the model model_cfg = model_cfg or get_config(cfg.preset) if cfg.seq_len > model_cfg.max_seq_len: raise ValueError(f"seq_len {cfg.seq_len} > model max_seq_len {model_cfg.max_seq_len}") torch.manual_seed(cfg.seed) torch.set_float32_matmul_precision("high") # TF32 for any matmul left in fp32 tokens = load_tokens("train") if tokens is None else tokens val_tokens = load_tokens("validation") if val_tokens is None else val_tokens tok = load_tokenizer() if cfg.sample_tokens else None rng = np.random.default_rng(cfg.seed) model = Transformer(model_cfg).to(cfg.device) opt = make_optimizer(model, cfg) start, best_val = 0, math.inf if ckpt is not None: model.load_state_dict(ckpt["model"]) opt.load_state_dict(ckpt["optimizer"]) rng.bit_generator.state = ckpt["rng"] start, best_val = ckpt["step"] + 1, ckpt["best_val"] log(f"resumed from {run_dir / 'ckpt.pt'} at step {start} (best val {best_val:.4f})") end = min(cfg.stop_at or cfg.max_steps, cfg.max_steps) log(f"params {model.num_params():,} | {cfg.tokens_per_step:,} tokens/step " f"({cfg.micro_batch}x{cfg.seq_len} x {cfg.grad_accum} accum) | steps {start}..{end - 1} " f"of {cfg.max_steps} ({cfg.tokens_per_step * cfg.max_steps / 1e6:.1f}M tokens total) | {run_dir}") if logger is None: logger = make_logger( cfg.logger, project=cfg.wandb_project, name=cfg.run_name or cfg.preset, config={**asdict(cfg), "model": model_cfg.to_dict(), "params": model.num_params()}, mode=cfg.wandb_mode, run_id=ckpt.get("wandb_id") if ckpt else None, dir=str(REPO)) try: history = _loop(cfg, model, opt, rng, tokens, val_tokens, tok, model_cfg, run_dir, start, end, best_val, log, logger) finally: logger.finish() # flush W&B even if training crashes or is interrupted return model, history def _loop(cfg, model, opt, rng, tokens, val_tokens, tok, model_cfg, run_dir, start, end, best_val, log, logger) -> list[dict]: history: list[dict] = [] flops_per_token = model_cfg.flops_per_token(cfg.seq_len) # The compiled wrapper shares the model's weights. Only the fixed-shape training step uses it: # eval and sampling (a new length every token) would trigger recompiles, and checkpoints # save `model` so state_dict keys never get the `_orig_mod.` prefix. step_model = torch.compile(model) if cfg.compile else model t_last, step_last = time.perf_counter(), start - 1 for step in range(start, end): lr = lr_at(step, cfg) batches = [get_batch(tokens, cfg.micro_batch, cfg.seq_len, rng, cfg.device) for _ in range(cfg.grad_accum)] loss, grad_norm = train_step(step_model, opt, batches, lr, cfg.grad_clip) if step % cfg.log_every == 0 or step == end - 1: rec = {"step": step, "loss": loss.item(), "lr": lr, "grad_norm": grad_norm.item()} now = time.perf_counter() # .item() above synced the GPU, so this timing is real rec["tok_per_s"] = (step - step_last) * cfg.tokens_per_step / (now - t_last) rec["tflops"] = rec["tok_per_s"] * flops_per_token / 1e12 # achieved model TFLOPS rec["mfu"] = rec["tflops"] / cfg.peak_tflops t_last, step_last = now, step history.append(rec) log(f"step {step:5d} | loss {rec['loss']:.4f} | lr {lr:.2e} | " f"grad {rec['grad_norm']:.3f} | {rec['tok_per_s'] / 1e3:.1f}K tok/s | " f"{rec['tflops']:.1f} TFLOPS | MFU {rec['mfu']:.1%}") logger.log({"train/loss": rec["loss"], "train/lr": lr, "train/grad_norm": rec["grad_norm"], "train/tok_per_s": rec["tok_per_s"], "train/tflops": rec["tflops"], "train/mfu": rec["mfu"], "train/tokens": (step + 1) * cfg.tokens_per_step}, step=step) if step % cfg.eval_every == 0 or step == end - 1: val = evaluate(model, val_tokens, cfg) history.append({"step": step, "val_loss": val}) logger.log({"val/loss": val, "val/best": min(val, best_val)}, step=step) saved = "ckpt.pt" if val < best_val: best_val = val # Weights only, for sampling / export later. save_checkpoint(run_dir / "best.pt", {"model": model.state_dict(), "model_cfg": model_cfg.to_dict(), "step": step, "val_loss": val}) saved += " + best.pt" save_checkpoint(run_dir / "ckpt.pt", { "model": model.state_dict(), "optimizer": opt.state_dict(), "rng": rng.bit_generator.state, "step": step, "best_val": best_val, "model_cfg": model_cfg.to_dict(), "train_cfg": asdict(cfg), "wandb_id": logger.run_id, }) log(f"eval {step:5d} | val {val:.4f} | best {best_val:.4f} | saved {saved}") if tok is not None: gen = torch.Generator(cfg.device).manual_seed(cfg.seed) # same sampling noise each eval prompt = torch.tensor([tok.encode(SAMPLE_PROMPT).ids], device=cfg.device) out = sample(model, prompt, cfg.sample_tokens, temperature=0.8, top_k=50, eos_id=tok.token_to_id(EOS), generator=gen) text = tok.decode(out[0].tolist()) log("sample | " + text.replace("\n", " ")) logger.log_sample(text, step=step) t_last, step_last = time.perf_counter(), step # eval time doesn't count toward tok/s return history def main() -> None: p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Train a tinyllm model") for f in fields(TrainConfig): if isinstance(f.default, bool): p.add_argument(f"--{f.name}", action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction, default=f.default) else: p.add_argument(f"--{f.name}", type=type(f.default), default=f.default) train(TrainConfig(**vars(p.parse_args()))) if __name__ == "__main__": main()