fix(training): lr scheduler doesn't work properly in distributed scenarios

Author: geniuspatrick

examples/advanced_diffusion_training/train_dreambooth_lora_sd15_advanced.py

@@ -1524,17 +1524,22 @@ def compute_text_embeddings(prompt, text_encoders, tokenizers):
                 torch.cuda.empty_cache()
 
     # Scheduler and math around the number of training steps.
-    overrode_max_train_steps = False
-    num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
+    # Check the PR https://github.com/huggingface/diffusers/pull/8312 for detailed explanation.
+    num_warmup_steps_for_scheduler = args.lr_warmup_steps * accelerator.num_processes
     if args.max_train_steps is None:
-        args.max_train_steps = args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch
-        overrode_max_train_steps = True
+        len_train_dataloader_after_sharding = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / accelerator.num_processes)
+        num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len_train_dataloader_after_sharding / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
+        num_training_steps_for_scheduler = (
+            args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch * accelerator.num_processes
+        )
+    else:
+        num_training_steps_for_scheduler = args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes
 
     lr_scheduler = get_scheduler(
         args.lr_scheduler,
         optimizer=optimizer,
-        num_warmup_steps=args.lr_warmup_steps * accelerator.num_processes,
-        num_training_steps=args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes,
+        num_warmup_steps=num_warmup_steps_for_scheduler,
+        num_training_steps=num_training_steps_for_scheduler,
         num_cycles=args.lr_num_cycles,
         power=args.lr_power,
     )
@@ -1551,8 +1556,14 @@ def compute_text_embeddings(prompt, text_encoders, tokenizers):
 
     # We need to recalculate our total training steps as the size of the training dataloader may have changed.
     num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
-    if overrode_max_train_steps:
+    if args.max_train_steps is None:
         args.max_train_steps = args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch
+        if num_training_steps_for_scheduler != args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"The length of the 'train_dataloader' after 'accelerator.prepare' ({len(train_dataloader)}) does not match "
+                f"the expected length ({len_train_dataloader_after_sharding}) when the learning rate scheduler was created. "
+                f"This inconsistency may result in the learning rate scheduler not functioning properly."
+            )
     # Afterwards we recalculate our number of training epochs
     args.num_train_epochs = math.ceil(args.max_train_steps / num_update_steps_per_epoch)
 

examples/advanced_diffusion_training/train_dreambooth_lora_sdxl_advanced.py

@@ -1820,17 +1820,22 @@ def compute_text_embeddings(prompt, text_encoders, tokenizers):
                 torch.cuda.empty_cache()
 
     # Scheduler and math around the number of training steps.
-    overrode_max_train_steps = False
-    num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
+    # Check the PR https://github.com/huggingface/diffusers/pull/8312 for detailed explanation.
+    num_warmup_steps_for_scheduler = args.lr_warmup_steps * accelerator.num_processes
     if args.max_train_steps is None:
-        args.max_train_steps = args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch
-        overrode_max_train_steps = True
+        len_train_dataloader_after_sharding = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / accelerator.num_processes)
+        num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len_train_dataloader_after_sharding / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
+        num_training_steps_for_scheduler = (
+            args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch * accelerator.num_processes
+        )
+    else:
+        num_training_steps_for_scheduler = args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes
 
     lr_scheduler = get_scheduler(
         args.lr_scheduler,
         optimizer=optimizer,
-        num_warmup_steps=args.lr_warmup_steps * accelerator.num_processes,
-        num_training_steps=args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes,
+        num_warmup_steps=num_warmup_steps_for_scheduler,
+        num_training_steps=num_training_steps_for_scheduler,
         num_cycles=args.lr_num_cycles,
         power=args.lr_power,
     )
@@ -1847,8 +1852,14 @@ def compute_text_embeddings(prompt, text_encoders, tokenizers):
 
     # We need to recalculate our total training steps as the size of the training dataloader may have changed.
     num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
-    if overrode_max_train_steps:
+    if args.max_train_steps is None:
         args.max_train_steps = args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch
+        if num_training_steps_for_scheduler != args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"The length of the 'train_dataloader' after 'accelerator.prepare' ({len(train_dataloader)}) does not match "
+                f"the expected length ({len_train_dataloader_after_sharding}) when the learning rate scheduler was created. "
+                f"This inconsistency may result in the learning rate scheduler not functioning properly."
+            )
     # Afterwards we recalculate our number of training epochs
     args.num_train_epochs = math.ceil(args.max_train_steps / num_update_steps_per_epoch)
 

examples/consistency_distillation/train_lcm_distill_lora_sdxl.py

@@ -1111,11 +1111,16 @@ def compute_time_ids(original_size, crops_coords_top_left):
 
     # 15. LR Scheduler creation
     # Scheduler and math around the number of training steps.
-    overrode_max_train_steps = False
-    num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
+    # Check the PR https://github.com/huggingface/diffusers/pull/8312 for detailed explanation.
+    num_warmup_steps_for_scheduler = args.lr_warmup_steps * accelerator.num_processes
     if args.max_train_steps is None:
-        args.max_train_steps = args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch
-        overrode_max_train_steps = True
+        len_train_dataloader_after_sharding = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / accelerator.num_processes)
+        num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len_train_dataloader_after_sharding / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
+        num_training_steps_for_scheduler = (
+            args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch * accelerator.num_processes
+        )
+    else:
+        num_training_steps_for_scheduler = args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes
 
     if args.scale_lr:
         args.learning_rate = (
@@ -1130,8 +1135,8 @@ def compute_time_ids(original_size, crops_coords_top_left):
     lr_scheduler = get_scheduler(
         args.lr_scheduler,
         optimizer=optimizer,
-        num_warmup_steps=args.lr_warmup_steps * accelerator.num_processes,
-        num_training_steps=args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes,
+        num_warmup_steps=num_warmup_steps_for_scheduler,
+        num_training_steps=num_training_steps_for_scheduler,
     )
 
     # 16. Prepare for training
@@ -1142,8 +1147,14 @@ def compute_time_ids(original_size, crops_coords_top_left):
 
     # We need to recalculate our total training steps as the size of the training dataloader may have changed.
     num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
-    if overrode_max_train_steps:
+    if args.max_train_steps is None:
         args.max_train_steps = args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch
+        if num_training_steps_for_scheduler != args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"The length of the 'train_dataloader' after 'accelerator.prepare' ({len(train_dataloader)}) does not match "
+                f"the expected length ({len_train_dataloader_after_sharding}) when the learning rate scheduler was created. "
+                f"This inconsistency may result in the learning rate scheduler not functioning properly."
+            )
     # Afterwards we recalculate our number of training epochs
     args.num_train_epochs = math.ceil(args.max_train_steps / num_update_steps_per_epoch)
 

examples/controlnet/train_controlnet.py

@@ -931,17 +931,22 @@ def load_model_hook(models, input_dir):
     )
 
     # Scheduler and math around the number of training steps.
-    overrode_max_train_steps = False
-    num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
+    # Check the PR https://github.com/huggingface/diffusers/pull/8312 for detailed explanation.
+    num_warmup_steps_for_scheduler = args.lr_warmup_steps * accelerator.num_processes
     if args.max_train_steps is None:
-        args.max_train_steps = args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch
-        overrode_max_train_steps = True
+        len_train_dataloader_after_sharding = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / accelerator.num_processes)
+        num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len_train_dataloader_after_sharding / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
+        num_training_steps_for_scheduler = (
+            args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch * accelerator.num_processes
+        )
+    else:
+        num_training_steps_for_scheduler = args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes
 
     lr_scheduler = get_scheduler(
         args.lr_scheduler,
         optimizer=optimizer,
-        num_warmup_steps=args.lr_warmup_steps * accelerator.num_processes,
-        num_training_steps=args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes,
+        num_warmup_steps=num_warmup_steps_for_scheduler,
+        num_training_steps=num_training_steps_for_scheduler,
         num_cycles=args.lr_num_cycles,
         power=args.lr_power,
     )
@@ -966,8 +971,14 @@ def load_model_hook(models, input_dir):
 
     # We need to recalculate our total training steps as the size of the training dataloader may have changed.
     num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
-    if overrode_max_train_steps:
+    if args.max_train_steps is None:
         args.max_train_steps = args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch
+        if num_training_steps_for_scheduler != args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"The length of the 'train_dataloader' after 'accelerator.prepare' ({len(train_dataloader)}) does not match "
+                f"the expected length ({len_train_dataloader_after_sharding}) when the learning rate scheduler was created. "
+                f"This inconsistency may result in the learning rate scheduler not functioning properly."
+            )
     # Afterwards we recalculate our number of training epochs
     args.num_train_epochs = math.ceil(args.max_train_steps / num_update_steps_per_epoch)
 

examples/controlnet/train_controlnet_sdxl.py

@@ -1088,17 +1088,22 @@ def compute_embeddings(batch, proportion_empty_prompts, text_encoders, tokenizer
     )
 
     # Scheduler and math around the number of training steps.
-    overrode_max_train_steps = False
-    num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
+    # Check the PR https://github.com/huggingface/diffusers/pull/8312 for detailed explanation.
+    num_warmup_steps_for_scheduler = args.lr_warmup_steps * accelerator.num_processes
     if args.max_train_steps is None:
-        args.max_train_steps = args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch
-        overrode_max_train_steps = True
+        len_train_dataloader_after_sharding = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / accelerator.num_processes)
+        num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len_train_dataloader_after_sharding / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
+        num_training_steps_for_scheduler = (
+            args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch * accelerator.num_processes
+        )
+    else:
+        num_training_steps_for_scheduler = args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes
 
     lr_scheduler = get_scheduler(
         args.lr_scheduler,
         optimizer=optimizer,
-        num_warmup_steps=args.lr_warmup_steps * accelerator.num_processes,
-        num_training_steps=args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes,
+        num_warmup_steps=num_warmup_steps_for_scheduler,
+        num_training_steps=num_training_steps_for_scheduler,
         num_cycles=args.lr_num_cycles,
         power=args.lr_power,
     )
@@ -1110,8 +1115,14 @@ def compute_embeddings(batch, proportion_empty_prompts, text_encoders, tokenizer
 
     # We need to recalculate our total training steps as the size of the training dataloader may have changed.
     num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
-    if overrode_max_train_steps:
+    if args.max_train_steps is None:
         args.max_train_steps = args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch
+        if num_training_steps_for_scheduler != args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"The length of the 'train_dataloader' after 'accelerator.prepare' ({len(train_dataloader)}) does not match "
+                f"the expected length ({len_train_dataloader_after_sharding}) when the learning rate scheduler was created. "
+                f"This inconsistency may result in the learning rate scheduler not functioning properly."
+            )
     # Afterwards we recalculate our number of training epochs
     args.num_train_epochs = math.ceil(args.max_train_steps / num_update_steps_per_epoch)
 

examples/custom_diffusion/train_custom_diffusion.py

@@ -1040,17 +1040,22 @@ def main(args):
     )
 
     # Scheduler and math around the number of training steps.
-    overrode_max_train_steps = False
-    num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
+    # Check the PR https://github.com/huggingface/diffusers/pull/8312 for detailed explanation.
+    num_warmup_steps_for_scheduler = args.lr_warmup_steps * accelerator.num_processes
     if args.max_train_steps is None:
-        args.max_train_steps = args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch
-        overrode_max_train_steps = True
+        len_train_dataloader_after_sharding = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / accelerator.num_processes)
+        num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len_train_dataloader_after_sharding / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
+        num_training_steps_for_scheduler = (
+            args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch * accelerator.num_processes
+        )
+    else:
+        num_training_steps_for_scheduler = args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes
 
     lr_scheduler = get_scheduler(
         args.lr_scheduler,
         optimizer=optimizer,
-        num_warmup_steps=args.lr_warmup_steps * accelerator.num_processes,
-        num_training_steps=args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes,
+        num_warmup_steps=num_warmup_steps_for_scheduler,
+        num_training_steps=num_training_steps_for_scheduler,
     )
 
     # Prepare everything with our `accelerator`.
@@ -1065,8 +1070,14 @@ def main(args):
 
     # We need to recalculate our total training steps as the size of the training dataloader may have changed.
     num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
-    if overrode_max_train_steps:
+    if args.max_train_steps is None:
         args.max_train_steps = args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch
+        if num_training_steps_for_scheduler != args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"The length of the 'train_dataloader' after 'accelerator.prepare' ({len(train_dataloader)}) does not match "
+                f"the expected length ({len_train_dataloader_after_sharding}) when the learning rate scheduler was created. "
+                f"This inconsistency may result in the learning rate scheduler not functioning properly."
+            )
     # Afterwards we recalculate our number of training epochs
     args.num_train_epochs = math.ceil(args.max_train_steps / num_update_steps_per_epoch)
 

examples/dreambooth/train_dreambooth.py

@@ -1114,17 +1114,22 @@ def compute_text_embeddings(prompt):
     )
 
     # Scheduler and math around the number of training steps.
-    overrode_max_train_steps = False
-    num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
+    # Check the PR https://github.com/huggingface/diffusers/pull/8312 for detailed explanation.
+    num_warmup_steps_for_scheduler = args.lr_warmup_steps * accelerator.num_processes
     if args.max_train_steps is None:
-        args.max_train_steps = args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch
-        overrode_max_train_steps = True
+        len_train_dataloader_after_sharding = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / accelerator.num_processes)
+        num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len_train_dataloader_after_sharding / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
+        num_training_steps_for_scheduler = (
+            args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch * accelerator.num_processes
+        )
+    else:
+        num_training_steps_for_scheduler = args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes
 
     lr_scheduler = get_scheduler(
         args.lr_scheduler,
         optimizer=optimizer,
-        num_warmup_steps=args.lr_warmup_steps * accelerator.num_processes,
-        num_training_steps=args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes,
+        num_warmup_steps=num_warmup_steps_for_scheduler,
+        num_training_steps=num_training_steps_for_scheduler,
         num_cycles=args.lr_num_cycles,
         power=args.lr_power,
     )
@@ -1156,8 +1161,14 @@ def compute_text_embeddings(prompt):
 
     # We need to recalculate our total training steps as the size of the training dataloader may have changed.
     num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(len(train_dataloader) / args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
-    if overrode_max_train_steps:
+    if args.max_train_steps is None:
         args.max_train_steps = args.num_train_epochs * num_update_steps_per_epoch
+        if num_training_steps_for_scheduler != args.max_train_steps * accelerator.num_processes:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"The length of the 'train_dataloader' after 'accelerator.prepare' ({len(train_dataloader)}) does not match "
+                f"the expected length ({len_train_dataloader_after_sharding}) when the learning rate scheduler was created. "
+                f"This inconsistency may result in the learning rate scheduler not functioning properly."
+            )
     # Afterwards we recalculate our number of training epochs
     args.num_train_epochs = math.ceil(args.max_train_steps / num_update_steps_per_epoch)