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send/recv state dict reuse the same tensor #245

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@3outeille

The line assert id(state_dict["optim_sates"]) != id(state_dict_to_recv["optim_sates"]) in test_send_recv_state_dict() is failing which probably means that recv_state_dict is not creating new tensor objects but is instead reusing the same tensors.

One possible is fixed will be then to create a new tensor in recv_state_dict(). Something like this could work. What do you think ?

def recv_state_dict(pg: ProcessGroup, src_rank: int, og_state_dict: dict) -> dict:
    size = torch.LongTensor(1)

    # Receive object sizes
    pg.recv([size], src_rank, 0).wait()
    # Tensor to receive serialized objects into.
    object_tensor = torch.empty(size.item(), dtype=torch.uint8)

    pg.recv([object_tensor], src_rank, 0).wait()
    state_dict = _tensor_to_object(object_tensor, size)

    _, tensors = _get_sendable_state_dict(og_state_dict)

    jobs = []
    datas = []
    for i, tensor in enumerate(tensors):
        buffer = tensor
        if isinstance(tensor, DTensor):
            buffer = tensor.to_local()

        data = torch.empty_like(buffer, device="cpu")
        jobs.append(pg.recv([data], src_rank, i))
        datas.append(data)

    for job in jobs:
        job.wait()

+    new_tensors = []
    for tensor, data in zip(tensors, datas):
        if isinstance(tensor, DTensor):
            tensor = tensor.to_local()
-      tensor.copy_(data)
+      new_tensor = data.clone()
+      new_tensors.append(new_tensor)
-    state_dict = _load_sendable_state_dict(tensors, state_dict)
+    state_dict = _load_sendable_state_dict(new_tensors, state_dict)
    return state_dict

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