Fix kvikio thread count override and the default backend to EASY_THREADPOOL in cudf-polars - #23683
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WalkthroughThe PR adds a pylibcudf KvikIO setup wrapper, centralizes KvikIO thread-pool configuration, and updates Dask, Ray, and SPMD engine setup and reset paths to use the shared configuration. ChangesKvikIO integration
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In `@python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/dask.py`:
- Line 377: Move the configure_kvikio call to after the bind_to_gpu
hardware-binding branch completes, while keeping it before communicator or
streaming-context creation. Ensure KvikIO initialization occurs on all workers
only after CPU and NUMA binding has been applied.
In `@python/cudf_polars/tests/test_config.py`:
- Around line 919-925: Update the configure_kvikio test to mock
pylibcudf.io.kvikio.set_up_kvikio(), invoke configure_kvikio(42), and assert the
mocked setup observes KVIKIO_NTHREADS set to "42" before initialization. Retain
the existing kvikio.defaults assertions.
- Around line 919-925: Update the test containing configure_kvikio(42) to
snapshot kvikio.defaults values for num_threads and remote_io_backend before
mutation, then restore both during teardown while preserving the existing
assertions.
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RapidsMPF is a framework designed for high-performance, multi-GPU distributed workloads, providing tools for resource management and streaming execution [1][2]. Key components related to your query include: rrun: This is a lightweight distributed launcher provided by RapidsMPF that eliminates the need for MPI in multi-GPU workloads [3][4]. It facilitates single-node and multi-GPU task launching [4]. Resource Binding (rapidsmpf::rrun::bind): The framework provides a C++ API, specifically within the rapidsmpf::rrun namespace, to bind processes to resources topologically close to a GPU [5]. The bind function: - Performs system topology discovery (using cucascade::memory::topology_discovery) [5]. - Applies CPU affinity, NUMA memory binding, and/or network device configurations based on provided options [5]. - Includes overloads that allow callers to reuse pre-discovered topology information to avoid redundant discovery steps [5]. CUDA Context Initialization: - In the RapidsMPF streaming engine, the Context class manages shared resources like coroutine executors and memory reservation infrastructure [6]. - When using the factory method Context::from_options, the current CUDA device must be set prior to the call, as certain options depend on querying the current device for memory availability [6]. - A recommended practice is to create a single Context instance early on the main thread and reuse it throughout the program's lifetime to avoid overhead and thread-related destruction issues [6]. Bootstrap: The rapidsmpf::bootstrap namespace provides utilities to initialize context based on environment variables (such as RRUN_RANK, RRUN_NRANKS, or coordination directories) [7]. It also offers functions to retrieve current bindings, such as CPU affinity, UCX network devices, and GPU IDs assigned via CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES [7]. Configuration: Many settings, including those for CUDA streams (RAPIDSMPF_NUM_STREAMS) and pinned host memory pools (RAPIDSMPF_PINNED_INITIAL_POOL_SIZE, RAPIDSMPF_PINNED_MAX_POOL_SIZE), can be configured via environment variables or a configuration options dictionary [8]. Pinned memory usage, in particular, is optimized by basing pool sizes on the total host memory available in the specific NUMA node assigned to the GPU [8].
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- 1: https://docs.rapids.ai/api/rapidsmpf/nightly/
- 2: https://docs.rapids.ai/api/librapidsmpf/nightly/
- 3: https://docs.rapids.ai/api/rapidsmpf/stable/cpp/
- 4: https://docs.rapids.ai/api/rapidsmpf/stable/getting-started/
- 5: https://docs.rapids.ai/api/librapidsmpf/stable/namespacerapidsmpf_1_1rrun
- 6: https://docs.rapids.ai/api/librapidsmpf/nightly/classrapidsmpf_1_1streaming_1_1context
- 7: https://docs.rapids.ai/api/librapidsmpf/stable/namespacerapidsmpf_1_1bootstrap
- 8: https://docs.rapids.ai/api/rapidsmpf/stable/configuration/
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CUDA cudaFree nullptr initializes primary context CPU NUMA affinity before CUDA context initialization
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The use of cudaFree(nullptr) is a known idiom in CUDA programming to force the initialization of the primary CUDA context for the current device [1][2]. While the official CUDA Runtime documentation states that if the pointer passed to cudaFree is 0 (null), no operation is performed regarding memory deallocation [3], the CUDA Runtime API is designed to automatically initialize the primary context for a device upon the first API call that requires an active context [1][4]. Because cudaFree is a runtime API call, executing it—even with a null pointer—triggers this implicit initialization mechanism if a context is not already current to the calling host thread [1][4]. Regarding CPU NUMA affinity and CUDA context initialization: 1. Context Initialization and Affinity: When the CUDA runtime initializes a primary context, it binds the context to the calling host thread [4]. If this is the first time a context is initialized in that process or for that thread, the underlying CUDA driver may perform system-level operations to establish the GPU-CPU connection. 2. NUMA considerations: Modern CUDA drivers and libraries (such as those in the CUDA Core Compute Libraries or CCCL) now provide specific abstractions for managing execution and memory affinity, including NUMA-aware resource allocation [5]. However, simply calling cudaFree(nullptr) does not inherently configure specific CPU NUMA affinity settings beyond the standard driver-level association established during any context initialization [4][5]. 3. Recommended Practice: Relying on cudaFree(nullptr) for initialization is considered an informal idiom [2]. If explicit control over device initialization, context creation, or NUMA affinity is required, developers should use formal APIs such as cudaSetDevice, cudaSetDeviceFlags, or the explicit execution and memory management abstractions provided in the CCCL/CUDAX libraries [4][5]. In summary, while cudaFree(nullptr) effectively triggers primary context initialization due to the implicit behavior of the CUDA runtime, it is not a documented mechanism for controlling CPU NUMA affinity [1][4]. Developers requiring precise control over hardware affinity should utilize modern CUDA library features designed for that purpose [5].
Citations:
- 1: Why is cudaFree(nullptr) needed? tensorflow/tensorflow#50232
- 2: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69967813/is-cudafree0-guaranteed-to-do-anything
- 3: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78971546/how-to-properly-free-a-cuda-context
- 4: https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/archive/13.2.0/cuda-runtime-api/group__CUDART__DRIVER.html
- 5: https://nvidia.github.io/cccl/unstable/cudax/places.html
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dask = Path("python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/dask.py")
config = Path("python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/utils/config.py")
hardware = Path("python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/hardware_binding.py")
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Move KvikIO initialization after Dask hardware binding.
On non-root workers, configure_kvikio() can initialize CUDA before bind_to_gpu() applies CPU and NUMA binding. Call it after the binding branch and before communicator or streaming-context creation.
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In `@python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/dask.py` at line 377, Move the
configure_kvikio call to after the bind_to_gpu hardware-binding branch
completes, while keeping it before communicator or streaming-context creation.
Ensure KvikIO initialization occurs on all workers only after CPU and NUMA
binding has been applied.
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Description
Follow-up to #23634.
So #23634 had a bug: libcudf calls
set_up_kvikio()on the first IO op and that resets the thread pool by readingKVIKIO_NTHREADS(default is 4 if unset). So even though we calledkvikio.defaults.set(num_threads=256)at engine init,set_up_kvikio()would undo it.This PR fixes (kind of hacky) the bug by calling set_up_kvikio() in cudf-polars so later when it's called again in libcudf, it's a no-op.
It also sets the kvikio remote IO backend to
EASY_THREADPOOLby default and removes unnecessaryKVIKIO_NTHREADS=8overrides from the benchmark runners now that the engine handles this setting.Checklist