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[PyTorch/C] Exposed Userbuffers configuration option to control comm and compute stream priorities
Description
Userbuffers configuration dictionary now has new "comm_priority": -1 and "gemm_priority: -1 options with default values of -1 for both.
Attn. @rachitgarg91
Type of change
- [ ] Documentation change (change only to the documentation, either a fix or a new content)
- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- [x] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
- [ ] Infra/Build change
- [ ] Code refractor
Changes
- Updated
tex.UbufCommOverlapandtex.UbufP2PCommOverlapconstructors with optional arguments for comm and GEMM stream priorities. - Updated
te.module.base.initialize_ub()to read"comm_priority"and"gemm_priority"options in the config dictionary.
Checklist:
- [x] I have read and followed the contributing guidelines
- [x] The functionality is complete
- [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
- [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
- [x] My changes generate no new warnings
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
- [x] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes