Batch Invariance

[wdykas]

What does this PR do ?

This PR is for batch invariance particularly for RL we can get complete match between Megatron inference and training. This is in the process of being ported over from other internal branches so it's not ready to be merged. I am staging this for when our other RL changes get merged in we can quickly merge this on top

:warning: For major changes (either in lines of code or in its impact), please make sure to first share discuss a design-doc with the team.

Contribution process

flowchart LR
    A[Pre-checks] --> B[PR Tests]
    subgraph Code Review/Approval
        C1[Expert Review] --> C2[Final Review]
    end
    B --> C1
    C2 --> D[Merge]

Pre-checks

• [ ] I want this PR in a versioned release and have added the appropriate Milestone (e.g., Core 0.8)
• [ ] I have added relevant unit tests
• [ ] I have added relevant functional tests
• [ ] I have added proper typing to my code Typing guidelines
• [ ] I have added relevant documentation
• [ ] I have run the autoformatter.sh on my PR

Code review

The following process is enforced via the CODEOWNERS file for changes into megatron/core. For changes outside of megatron/core, it is up to the PR author whether or not to tag the Final Reviewer team.

For MRs into `main` branch

(Step 1): Add PR label Expert Review

(Step 2): Collect the expert reviewers reviews

1. Attach the Expert Review label when your PR is ready for review.
2. GitHub auto-assigns expert reviewers based on your changes. They will get notified and pick up your PR soon.

:warning: Only proceed to the next step once all reviewers have approved, merge-conflict are resolved and the CI is passing.
Final Review might get declined if these requirements are not fulfilled.

(Step 3): Final Review

1. Add Final Review label
2. GitHub auto-assigns final reviewers based on your changes. They will get notified and pick up your PR soon.

(Optional Step 4): Cherry-pick into release branch

If this PR also needs to be merged into core_r* release branches, after this PR has been merged, select Cherry-pick to open a new PR into the release branch.

For MRs into `dev` branch

The proposed review process for `dev` branch is under active discussion.

MRs are mergable after one approval by either [email protected] or [email protected].

Merging your PR

Any member of core-adlr and core-nemo will be able to merge your PR.