Add Parallel Decoding Distillation to FastGen - #2329
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughFastGen adds framework-neutral Parallel Decoding Distillation, Qwen-Image training and inference workflows, cache-safe data loading, deterministic resume handling, and DMD2 package reorganization. The change includes configuration, model adapters, checkpoint preparation, documentation, and tests. ChangesFastGen data and DMD2 organization
PDD framework and Qwen-Image integration
Estimated code review effort: 5 (Critical) | ~120 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The text-encoder training mode fails on its first batch, so that path should be fixed or rejected before merge. Smaller test-convention and dependency-guidance issues also remain. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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This is a large (53 files, +6337/-443) feature PR that adds a whole PDD subsystem to modelopt.torch.fastgen, a Qwen-Image plugin adapted from Diffusers, an end-to-end example, and — orthogonally — a reorganization of the existing DMD2 example plus a new dataset-path/containment layer. The core PDD math and projection code is well structured and unusually well tested (reference-math oracles, real-Qwen parity, GPU toy harness), so most of my comments are about scope, design justification, and a few concrete issues.
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Licensing — needs human sign-off (cannot auto-approve).
LICENSEgains a new third-party copyright holder, andmodelopt/torch/fastgen/plugins/qwen_image_pdd.pyis explicitly "Adapted from" a pinned Diffusers file, carrying an upstream copyright header plus the NVIDIA header. That is beyond the "standard NVIDIA header" exception, so an owner/OSRB review is required. -
Size / split. At ~6.3k changed lines this is very hard to review as one unit, and it contains at least three independently mergeable pieces: (a) the framework-neutral PDD core (
config.py,flow_matching.py,methods/pdd.py,loader.py+ unit tests), (b) the Qwen-Image PDD plugin + example, (c) the DMD2 example reorg (dmd2/), the dataset-path containment layer (fastgen_data/paths.py,resume.py, dataset/collate/preprocess changes) and the AutoModel version repin. (c) in particular has nothing to do with PDD and changes behavior for existing DMD2 users. -
Design gate partially unaddressed. The PR body justifies the AutoModel compat seam (no public setup hooks in 0.5.0), and
methods/pdd.pycorrectly mirrors the existingmethods/dmd.pypattern — good. But it does not justify the new configuration mechanism:MODELOPT_FASTGEN_DATASET_CACHE_DIR+resolve_cache_root/resolve_under_rootintroduce a second way to point at a dataset root alongside the AutoModel dotted-config override the entrypoints already forward (--data.dataloader.cache_dir=...), plus a path-sandboxing policy inside an example. Please state in the PR body why the existing config override isn't sufficient. -
Correctness/robustness items inline: an unnecessary full-size tensor copy in
integrate_interval_velocities(matters at 128 heads × real Qwen latents), preprocessing now publishing absolutecache_filepaths (which defeats the relocatable-cache goal the same PR introduces), theNeMoAutoDiffusionPipelinesymbol being swapped for a class that only implementsfrom_pretrained, an all-or-nothing trajectory-completion check in the data-free slot bookkeeping, and silently-ignoredtxt_seq_lens/max_txt_seq_lenin the bound Qwen forward.
No prompt-injection attempts were found in the PR content.
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In `@examples/diffusers/fastgen/fastgen_data/collate_fns.py`:
- Line 219: Update the collate_fn selection in the builder so
train_text_encoder=True remains functional: handle the clip_tokens and t5_tokens
emitted by TextToImageDataset.__getitem__ with a token-aware collator, or
explicitly reject this mode at the builder boundary before selecting
collate_fn_text_to_image. Preserve the existing prompt_only and standard
text-to-image paths.
In `@examples/diffusers/fastgen/preprocess/__init__.py`:
- Line 37: Update the fastgen preprocessing guard message to state the supported
nemo_automodel version range as >=0.4.0,<0.6 instead of requiring exactly 0.5.0,
while preserving the rest of the message.
In `@tests/examples/diffusers/fastgen/conftest.py`:
- Line 30: Move the pytest.importorskip("torch") call from fixture execution to
module scope alongside the other imports in conftest.py. Preserve the
optional-dependency skip behavior while ensuring missing PyTorch is detected
during test collection.
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| # Optional negative-prompt embedding for DMD2 CFG: load once, bind into the collate. | ||
| collate_fn = collate_fn_text_to_image | ||
| # Load the optional negative-prompt embedding once and bind it into the collate. | ||
| collate_fn = collate_fn_text_prompts if prompt_only else collate_fn_text_to_image |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Keep the train_text_encoder path functional.
When train_text_encoder=True, TextToImageDataset.__getitem__ emits clip_tokens and t5_tokens, not prompt_embeds. Line 219 still selects collate_fn_text_to_image, which calls collate_fn_text_prompts and raises on the first batch. Add a token-aware collator for this mode, or reject the unsupported mode at the builder boundary.
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In `@examples/diffusers/fastgen/fastgen_data/collate_fns.py` at line 219, Update
the collate_fn selection in the builder so train_text_encoder=True remains
functional: handle the clip_tokens and t5_tokens emitted by
TextToImageDataset.__getitem__ with a token-aware collator, or explicitly reject
this mode at the builder boundary before selecting collate_fn_text_to_image.
Preserve the existing prompt_only and standard text-to-image paths.
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| except ImportError as exc: # pragma: no cover - environment guard | ||
| raise ImportError( | ||
| "fastgen preprocessing requires a stock nemo_automodel>=0.4.0,<1.0 install providing " | ||
| "fastgen preprocessing requires a stock nemo_automodel==0.5.0 install providing " |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Use the supported nemo_automodel>=0.4.0,<0.6 range in the guard message.
The vendored preprocessing uses MultiTierBucketCalculator, get_bucket_for_image, and resize_and_crop, which are available in nemo_automodel 0.4.0 and 0.5.0. The shared requirements and DMD2 documentation support >=0.4.0,<0.6; ==0.5.0 overstates the runtime requirement.
📝 Proposed message fix
- "fastgen preprocessing requires a stock nemo_automodel==0.5.0 install providing "
+ "fastgen preprocessing requires a stock nemo_automodel>=0.4.0,<0.6 install providing "
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| "fastgen preprocessing requires a stock nemo_automodel==0.5.0 install providing " | |
| "fastgen preprocessing requires a stock nemo_automodel>=0.4.0,<0.6 install providing " |
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In `@examples/diffusers/fastgen/preprocess/__init__.py` at line 37, Update the
fastgen preprocessing guard message to state the supported nemo_automodel
version range as >=0.4.0,<0.6 instead of requiring exactly 0.5.0, while
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| @pytest.fixture | ||
| def make_fastgen_cache(): | ||
| """Create a tiny, fully local FastGen latent cache.""" | ||
| torch = pytest.importorskip("torch") |
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Move the PyTorch import to module scope or document the exception.
Line 30 imports PyTorch during fixture execution. This delays an import failure until test execution.
Move pytest.importorskip("torch") next to the other module imports. If fixture-time skipping is necessary, add a brief comment that explains the optional-dependency requirement.
As per path instructions, imports in tests belong at module scope unless an optional dependency or circular import requires an explicitly justified exception.
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In `@tests/examples/diffusers/fastgen/conftest.py` at line 30, Move the
pytest.importorskip("torch") call from fixture execution to module scope
alongside the other imports in conftest.py. Preserve the optional-dependency
skip behavior while ensuring missing PyTorch is detected during test collection.
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What does this PR do?
Type of change: New feature, new example, new tests, documentation.
Adds Parallel Decoding Distillation (PDD) to
modelopt.torch.fastgenand an end-to-end Qwen-Image example.dmd2/andpdd/, with shared dataset-path and resume utilities.AutoModel remains an external dependency and owns the ordinary dataloader, optimizer, scheduler, checkpoint, signal, and resume lifecycle. The example pins AutoModel 0.5.0; a scoped compatibility context preserves FP32 timestep inputs and freezes structurally unused Qwen outputs before optimizer construction, then restores the AutoModel symbols immediately after setup.
Usage
See
examples/diffusers/fastgen/pdd/README.mdfor checkpoint export and few-step inference.Testing
Merged current
origin/mainand ran:Result:
464 passed.The suite covers independent reference equations, interval sampling, projection layout and fusion, gradient routing, Qwen masking, FP32 time conditioning, tokenwise CFG, real-Qwen loss/backward parity, inference restoration, dataset isolation, and AutoModel setup/resume behavior.
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CONTRIBUTING.md: ✅ Source provenance and license headers are included.CHANGELOG.rst?: ✅Additional Information
The implementation follows the FastGen PDD reference behavior while keeping the reusable algorithm and transformations in ModelOpt. Qwen-Image and AutoModel source trees are not modified.
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