Support registered ensemble tensor buffers in processors by RBendias · Pull Request #1344 · NVIDIA/structured-data-models

RBendias · 2026-11-05T13:59:48Z

Goal behind this:

class Standardize(Processor):
    handles_stypes = (Stype.numerical,)
    requires_fit = True

    mean: Tensor | EnsembleTensor[Tensor]
    scale: Tensor | EnsembleTensor[Tensor]

    def __init__(self, *, eps: float = 0.0):
        super().__init__()
        self.eps = eps
        self.register_buffer("mean", None)
        self.register_buffer("scale", None)

    def _fit(
        self,
        table: TableTensor | EnsembleTable,
        *,
        generator=None,
    ):
        numerical = table.numerical
        finite = numerical.isfinite()
        count = finite.sum(dim=-2, keepdim=True)
        values = numerical.masked_fill(~finite, float("nan"))

        mean = values.nansum(dim=-2, keepdim=True).div_(count)
        mean.masked_fill_(mean.isnan(), 0.0)

        variance = values.sub_(mean).square_()
        variance = variance.nansum(dim=-2, keepdim=True).div_(count)
        variance.masked_fill_(variance.isnan(), 0.0)

        scale = variance.sqrt()
        if self.eps == 0:
            constant = _constant_feature_mask(
                var=variance,
                mean=mean,
                num_samples=count,
            )
            scale.masked_fill_(constant, 1.0)
        else:
            scale.add_(self.eps)

        self.register_buffer("mean", mean)
        self.register_buffer("scale", scale)

    def _transform(self, table: TableTensor | EnsembleTable):
        numerical = (table.numerical - self.mean) / self.scale
        return table.replace_blocks(numerical=numerical)

    def _inverse_transform(self, table: TableTensor | EnsembleTable):
        numerical = table.numerical * self.scale + self.mean
        return table.replace_blocks(numerical=numerical)

With a future EnsembleTable.numerical property returning an EnsembleTensor and EnsembleTensor implementing torch_function, the reduction would return an EnsembleTensor while preserving grouping and member assignments. For a TableTensor, it would return a regular Tensor. register_buffer would handle either state type.

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Bug Fixes
- Fitted ensemble-specific parameters are now handled consistently when models are saved, loaded, copied, or moved between devices.
- Numerical processing and column shuffling retain their ensemble-specific state across these operations.
- Non-persistent ensemble state remains excluded from saved model state while still moving with the model between devices.
- Loading saved models now restores ensemble buffer state, including when the saved ensemble differs in size or shape.

EnsembleProcessor now registers EnsembleTensor values through a PyTorch module adapter that tracks groups and locations and handles persistence and loading. ShuffleColumns and four numerical processors store fitted state as EnsembleTensor buffers. Tests cover replacement, state restoration, deepcopy, and nonpersistent device movement.

Changes: Ensemble Tensor Buffer Support

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Ensemble buffer registration and state handling `sdm/nn/_buffer.py`, `sdm/processing/ensemble.py`, `test/processing/test_ensemble.py`	`_EnsembleTensorBuffer` registers groups as indexed PyTorch buffers and handles module transformations and state-dict operations. `EnsembleProcessor` routes EnsembleTensor registration, assignment, and loading through the adapter. Tests cover tensor replacement, state restoration, deepcopy independence, and nonpersistent device movement.
Fitted processor state migration `sdm/processing/common/shuffle.py`, `sdm/processing/numerical/detrend.py`, `sdm/processing/numerical/flip_sign.py`, `sdm/processing/numerical/interpolate.py`, `sdm/processing/numerical/random_projection.py`	These processors now store fitted permutations, parameters, values, indices, signs, or weights as EnsembleTensor buffers. Their processing paths read the stored groups.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Processor
  participant EnsembleTensorBuffer
  participant PyTorch
  Processor->>EnsembleTensorBuffer: Register ensemble groups and locations
  EnsembleTensorBuffer->>PyTorch: Register indexed buffers
  PyTorch->>EnsembleTensorBuffer: Transform module or load state
  EnsembleTensorBuffer->>Processor: Refresh ensemble group references

Possibly related issues

Issue 105 asks why processors need buffers. This change demonstrates processors storing fitted ensemble tensor state in buffers.

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 76909

This change moves fitted processor state to ensemble tensor buffers. No concrete merge-blocking risk was identified from the supplied context.

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Nitpick comments: 6

sdm/processing/numerical/interpolate.py: 1

56-67: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value

Use keyword arguments in these multi-line _set_buffer calls.

Both calls pass name and value positionally.

♻️ Proposed change

         self._set_buffer(
-            "_last_values",
-            EnsembleTensor(
+            name="_last_values",
+            value=EnsembleTensor(
                 groups=last_values, locations=ensemble_table._locations
             ),
         )
         self._set_buffer(
-            "_last_indices",
-            EnsembleTensor(
+            name="_last_indices",
+            value=EnsembleTensor(
                 groups=last_indices, locations=ensemble_table._locations
             ),
         )

As per coding guidelines: "Use keyword arguments in multi-line calls."

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Review comment at @sdm/processing/numerical/interpolate.py around lines 56 - 67:
Update both `_set_buffer` calls to pass `name` and `value` as keyword arguments,
preserving the existing buffer names and `EnsembleTensor` values.

Source: Coding guidelines

sdm/processing/numerical/flip_sign.py: 1

46-52: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value

Use keyword arguments in this multi-line _set_buffer call.

The call passes "_signs" and the EnsembleTensor positionally.

♻️ Proposed change

         self._set_buffer(
-            "_signs",
-            EnsembleTensor(
+            name="_signs",
+            value=EnsembleTensor(
                 groups=tuple(sign.unsqueeze(0) for sign in signs),
                 locations=tuple((i, 0) for i in range(len(signs))),
             ),
         )

As per coding guidelines: "Use keyword arguments in multi-line calls."

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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

Review comment at @sdm/processing/numerical/flip_sign.py around lines 46 - 52:
Update the multi-line _set_buffer call that assigns the _signs buffer to pass
both arguments by keyword, using the parameter names name and value; preserve
the existing EnsembleTensor construction.

Source: Coding guidelines

sdm/processing/common/shuffle.py: 1

96-102: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value

Use keyword arguments in this multi-line _set_buffer call.

The call passes "_permutations" and the EnsembleTensor positionally. _set_buffer has the parameters name and value.

♻️ Proposed change

         self._set_buffer(
-            "_permutations",
-            EnsembleTensor(
+            name="_permutations",
+            value=EnsembleTensor(
                 groups=tuple(row.unsqueeze(0) for row in permutations),
                 locations=tuple((i, 0) for i in range(len(permutations))),
             ),
         )

As per coding guidelines: "Use keyword arguments in multi-line calls."

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

Review comment at @sdm/processing/common/shuffle.py around lines 96 - 102:
Update the multi-line _set_buffer call that stores the EnsembleTensor in
_permutations to pass its name and value parameters as keyword arguments; leave
the EnsembleTensor construction unchanged.

Source: Coding guidelines

sdm/processing/ensemble.py: 1

80-84: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value

Use keyword arguments in these multi-line calls.

register_buffer(...) at Lines 80-84 and 117-119 and register_buffer(...) at Lines 93-97 pass name and value positionally. The repository style requires keyword arguments in multi-line calls. The call at Lines 117-119 also passes the EnsembleTensor positionally.

♻️ Proposed change

-        self.register_buffer(
-            name,
-            value,
-            persistent=name not in self._non_persistent_buffers_set,
-        )
+        self.register_buffer(
+            name=name,
+            tensor=value,
+            persistent=name not in self._non_persistent_buffers_set,
+        )

-                self.register_buffer(
-                    name, EnsembleTensor(groups=(), locations=())
-                )
+                self.register_buffer(
+                    name=name,
+                    tensor=EnsembleTensor(groups=(), locations=()),
+                )

As per coding guidelines: "Use keyword arguments in multi-line calls."

Also applies to: 93-97, 117-119

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Review comment at @sdm/processing/ensemble.py around lines 80 - 84:
Update the multi-line self.register_buffer calls to pass their positional
arguments as keyword arguments, including the EnsembleTensor argument, while
preserving the existing persistent setting and buffer values.

Source: Coding guidelines

sdm/processing/numerical/random_projection.py: 1

63-65: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value

Use keyword arguments in this multi-line _set_buffer call.

The call passes "_weights" and the EnsembleTensor positionally.

♻️ Proposed change

         self._set_buffer(
-            "_weights", EnsembleTensor(groups=weights, locations=locations)
+            name="_weights",
+            value=EnsembleTensor(groups=weights, locations=locations),
         )

As per coding guidelines: "Use keyword arguments in multi-line calls."

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Review comment at @sdm/processing/numerical/random_projection.py around lines 63
- 65:
Update the multi-line _set_buffer call that registers _weights to pass its name
and value as keyword arguments; preserve the existing EnsembleTensor
construction and its groups and locations.

Source: Coding guidelines

test/processing/test_ensemble.py: 1

82-112: Trivial · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Add a test that loads ensemble state into a fresh processor.

The test loads a Tensor into a None buffer. It restores an EnsembleTensor only into a processor whose buffer is already an adapter. The common restore path is a freshly constructed processor with register_buffer(name, None) that loads a fitted EnsembleTensor state. This path runs EnsembleProcessor._load_from_state_dict and builds EnsembleTensor(groups=(), locations=()). The path then rebuilds the buffers in _EnsembleTensorBuffer._load_from_state_dict. No test covers this path, and all five fitted processors depend on it.

Add a test like this:
def test_ensemble_buffer_loads_into_unfitted_processor() -> None:
    fitted = IdentityEnsembleProcessor()
    fitted.register_buffer("values", None)
    fitted.values = EnsembleTensor(
        groups=(torch.arange(6.0).reshape(2, 3),),
        locations=((0, 0), (0, 1)),
    )
    restored = IdentityEnsembleProcessor()
    restored.register_buffer("values", None)
    restored.load_state_dict(fitted.state_dict())
    values = cast(EnsembleTensor[torch.Tensor], restored.values)
    assert isinstance(values, EnsembleTensor)
    torch.testing.assert_close(values[1], torch.tensor([3.0, 4.0, 5.0]))
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Review comment at @test/processing/test_ensemble.py around lines 82 - 112:
Add coverage for loading a fitted EnsembleTensor state into a fresh
IdentityEnsembleProcessor: register the same buffer as None on both processors,
assign an EnsembleTensor to the fitted processor, load its state into the fresh
processor, and verify the restored buffer is an EnsembleTensor with the expected
values.
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Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @sdm/processing/common/shuffle.py:
- Around line 96-102: Update the multi-line _set_buffer call that stores the
EnsembleTensor in _permutations to pass its name and value parameters as keyword
arguments; leave the EnsembleTensor construction unchanged.

Review comments at @sdm/processing/ensemble.py:
- Around line 80-84: Update the multi-line self.register_buffer calls to pass
their positional arguments as keyword arguments, including the EnsembleTensor
argument, while preserving the existing persistent setting and buffer values.

Review comments at @sdm/processing/numerical/flip_sign.py:
- Around line 46-52: Update the multi-line _set_buffer call that assigns the
_signs buffer to pass both arguments by keyword, using the parameter names name
and value; preserve the existing EnsembleTensor construction.

Review comments at @sdm/processing/numerical/interpolate.py:
- Around line 56-67: Update both `_set_buffer` calls to pass `name` and `value`
as keyword arguments, preserving the existing buffer names and `EnsembleTensor`
values.

Review comments at @sdm/processing/numerical/random_projection.py:
- Around line 63-65: Update the multi-line _set_buffer call that registers
_weights to pass its name and value as keyword arguments; preserve the existing
EnsembleTensor construction and its groups and locations.

Review comments at @test/processing/test_ensemble.py:
- Around line 82-112: Add coverage for loading a fitted EnsembleTensor state
into a fresh IdentityEnsembleProcessor: register the same buffer as None on both
processors, assign an EnsembleTensor to the fitted processor, load its state
into the fresh processor, and verify the restored buffer is an EnsembleTensor
with the expected values.

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Support registered ensemble tensor buffers in processors

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Defer ensemble buffer initialization until fitting

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Clarify ensemble tensor buffer naming and simplify coverage

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Merge branch 'main' into agent/ensemble-registered-buffers

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Present public buffer API first and clarify ensemble buffer docs

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