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Implements #5820: training.enable_profiler / profiling / profiling_file for pt_expt through a dedicated TorchProfilerObserver on the common training-observer hooks.

Depends on #6066 (TrainingObserver / TensorBoard observer). This branch is stacked on feat/5821-tensorboard-observer; please merge #6066 first (or merge this only after that lands / is included).

  • TorchProfilerObserver owns the full lifecycle: create/enter at train begin, profiler.step() after each optimizer step, Chrome/TensorBoard export, exit/release on normal completion and exceptional exit (on_train_end in AbstractTrainer's finally).
  • One profiler session serves both modes when both flags are set (no double instrumentation).
  • Disabled configuration installs no observer (true no-op: no session, no filesystem, no step hooks).
  • Control stays outside the compiled model graph; no unconditional host sync on the disabled path.
  • Distributed runs: Chrome paths get a deterministic .rankN suffix; TensorBoard handler uses worker_name=rankN. Single-process honors profiling_file literally.
  • Schema docs list pt_expt for the three profiler options.
  • Legacy PT schedule (wait=1, warmup=15, active=3, repeat=1) and flag meanings are preserved (enable_profiler → TB traces under tensorboard_log_dir; profiling → Chrome JSON).

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  • source/tests/pt_expt/train/test_profiler_observer.py (disabled no-op, lifecycle ordering, step-once, each mode alone and combined, rank suffixes, release on exceptional exit / export failure)
pytest -q source/tests/pt_expt/train/test_profiler_observer.py \
  source/tests/pt_expt/train/test_tensorboard_observer.py \
  source/tests/common/dpmodel/test_train_observer.py

Refs #5820 #5755

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  • New Features
    • Added profiling and TensorBoard logging for PyTorch training, with configurable sampling, rank-specific trace files for distributed runs, and multi-task metrics.
    • Training now supports observer notifications for steps, displays, checkpoints, and lifecycle events. Observer cleanup also runs if training ends with an error.
    • Added PyTorch Exportable support for profiling and TensorBoard options, including Chrome trace output.

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Introduce a TrainingObserver lifecycle on the shared trainer loop and a
chief-owned TensorBoardObserver for pt_expt so tensorboard /
tensorboard_freq / tensorboard_log_dir honor rank awareness, independent
logging frequency, and clean writer teardown without paying import or
host-sync costs when disabled.

Refs deepmodeling#5821 deepmodeling#5755
Implement training.enable_profiler / profiling / profiling_file through a
dedicated TrainingObserver that owns start, per-step profiler.step(),
Chrome/TensorBoard export, and release on completion or failure.

Stack on the TrainingObserver interface from deepmodeling#6066. Disabled runs install
no observer. Distributed Chrome paths and TensorBoard worker names use
deterministic rank suffixes.

Refs deepmodeling#5820 deepmodeling#5755
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At disp ∩ tensorboard_freq, on_display used to rewrite learning_rate and
train/* from DisplayObservation, which may carry interval averages when
disp_avg=True. Leave those tags to on_step_end; on_display only emits
valid/* and timing/*.
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The change adds observer hooks to the training loop and provides PyTorch profiler and TensorBoard observers. PyTorch training configures observers from training parameters and rank context. Training-option support labels now include pt_expt.

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Training Observer Flow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Observer contracts and trainer dispatch
deepmd/dpmodel/train/types.py, deepmd/dpmodel/train/observer.py, deepmd/dpmodel/train/trainer.py, deepmd/dpmodel/train/__init__.py, deepmd/dpmodel/train/data.py, source/tests/common/dpmodel/test_train_observer.py
Shared training types and immutable observation payloads define the observer data. AbstractTrainer dispatches lifecycle, step, display, and checkpoint events. Tests cover callback frequencies, skipped step notifications, and training-end callbacks after an exception.
Torch profiler observer
deepmd/pt_expt/train/profiler.py, source/tests/pt_expt/train/test_profiler_observer.py
TorchProfilerObserver advances scheduled profiling and exports traces to configured sinks. Distributed runs use rank-specific paths and TensorBoard worker names. Tests cover sink modes, trace export, and cleanup.
TensorBoard observer
deepmd/pt_expt/train/tensorboard.py, source/tests/pt_expt/train/test_tensorboard_observer.py
TensorBoardObserver writes due training and display metrics, flushes at checkpoints, and closes its writer at training end. Tests cover frequency, rank, tags, and writer lifecycle.
PyTorch observer setup
deepmd/pt_expt/train/training.py, deepmd/utils/argcheck.py
PyTorch training creates and passes enabled observers to the trainer. The profiling and TensorBoard option descriptions and support labels now include pt_expt.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant AbstractTrainer
  participant TrainingObserverList
  participant TorchProfilerObserver
  participant TensorBoardObserver
  AbstractTrainer->>TrainingObserverList: Dispatch training and observation hooks
  TrainingObserverList->>TorchProfilerObserver: Send requested step observations
  TrainingObserverList->>TensorBoardObserver: Send requested step and display observations
  TrainingObserverList->>TensorBoardObserver: Send checkpoint observations
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Include 01918f6 so the profiler branch carries the TensorBoard
observer display-tag fix without rewriting published history.
When enable_profiler and profiling are both set, tensorboard_trace_handler
already calls export_chrome_trace via on_trace_ready. close() must not
export again or Kineto raises "Trace is already saved".

Use a custom on_trace_ready that exports once, then copies into the
TensorBoard log dir and the rank-resolved profiling_file. close() only
Chrome-exports when that ready-handler save never ran (short runs).
Profiling-only keeps end-of-run export; enable-profiler-only stays TB-only.

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- Around line 200-207: Update the observer iteration in on_train_end to continue
calling every observer even if one raises, then re-raise the first captured
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Satisfy empty-except lint on the intentional best-effort catch.
Continue on_train_end for remaining observers after one fails so an active
profiler still stops. Import torch.profiler when only the TensorBoard
handler factory is missing. Document pt_expt profiling behavior in argcheck.

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🟡 Minor · Skip the combined fallback when no trace cycle completed. · profiler.py:220-239

deepmd/pt_expt/train/profiler.py:220-239
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Skip the combined fallback when no trace cycle completed.

When both profiling flags are enabled and training ends during warmup, profiler.stop() does not invoke the ready callback. _trace_saved remains false, so this branch exports a shutdown trace that cannot contain the training events. It then copies that incomplete trace to both destinations.

Legacy PT did not perform this close-time Chrome export when both flags were enabled. Remove the new fallback and keep the existing profiling-only behavior unchanged.

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-``close()`` only performs a Chrome export if that ready-handler save never ran
-(short runs that never reach ``RECORD_AND_SAVE``). Profiling-only keeps
+Combined mode exports only after the ready handler reaches ``RECORD_AND_SAVE``.
+Profiling-only keeps
 end-of-run Chrome export with ``on_trace_ready=None``; enable-profiler-only uses
@@
             elif self._enable_profiler and self._profiling:
-                if not self._trace_saved:
-                    # Short run: schedule never fired ready-handler; one save, both sinks.
-                    self._export_combined_trace(profiler)
-                else:
+                if self._trace_saved:
                     log.info(
                         "Profiler traces placed under %s and at %s",
                         self._tensorboard_log_dir,
                         self._chrome_trace_path,
                     )
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Update the combined-mode branch in `close()` so it does not call
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OutisLi-Bot and others added 7 commits October 10, 2026 10:55
Satisfy ruff TC001/TC003 on pre-commit.ci for PR deepmodeling#6067.
Move RankContext, TrainingTask, TrainingTaskCollection, and
TrainStepResult into a leaf types module so observer annotations no
longer TYPE_CHECKING-import trainer while trainer runtime-imports
observer. Public re-exports from trainer and the package stay identical.
pre-commit dropped the unused import of DEFAULT_TASK_KEY from trainer,
breaking deepmd.dpmodel.train.data and historical trainer imports.
Re-export it explicitly and point data.py at the leaf types module.

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45-48: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Import the type-only names from .types instead of .trainer.

The PR moved RankContext and TrainingTaskCollection into deepmd.dpmodel.train.types to break the observer/trainer import cycle. This block still imports them from deepmd.dpmodel.train.trainer. The import is under TYPE_CHECKING, so it does not fail at runtime. It still keeps a static dependency from the observer side back to the trainer, which the leaf module was added to remove. Import from the leaf module, as observer.py does.

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+    from deepmd.dpmodel.train.types import (
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         TrainingTaskCollection,
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