#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ Remote Validator — King-of-the-Hill Architecture Design: - The "king" is the miner with the best KL score (lowest) - Each epoch, only NEW/UNEVALUATED challengers are scored head-to-head vs the king - Challengers get MORE prompts (higher confidence) than the broad sweep - If a challenger beats the king, it becomes the new king - Pre-checks (architecture, hash, integrity) filter out invalid models BEFORE GPU eval - Wallet keys never leave this machine; GPU pod has no chain access Flow: 1. Read commitments, pre-check all models (arch, hash, integrity) 2. Identify king (lowest KL from state) and challengers (new/unevaluated) 3. If challengers exist: evaluate king + challengers head-to-head on GPU 4. If a challenger beats king: it becomes king 5. Set weights: king gets 1.0, everyone else 0.0 """ import os import sys import json import time import logging import tempfile from pathlib import Path import click sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent)) logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s", force=True) logger = logging.getLogger("distillation.remote_validator") logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG) import re as _re # Patterns for sanitizing GPU logs before public exposure _ANSI_RE = _re.compile(r'\x1b\[[0-9;]*m') _SECRET_PATTERNS = _re.compile(r'hf_[a-zA-Z0-9]{6,}|sk-[a-zA-Z0-9]{6,}|key-[a-zA-Z0-9]{6,}') _SENSITIVE_KEYWORDS = ("Authorization:", "Bearer ", "token=", "api_key=", "API_KEY=", "password", "secret") def _sanitize_gpu_log(raw: str) -> str: """Strip ANSI codes, secrets, and SSH noise from GPU pod logs before writing to disk.""" lines = [] for line in raw.splitlines(): cleaned = _ANSI_RE.sub('', line).strip() if not cleaned: continue # Drop lines with sensitive keywords if any(kw in cleaned for kw in _SENSITIVE_KEYWORDS): continue # Drop SSH/SFTP noise if any(noise in cleaned for noise in ( "sftp", "Authentication", "Connected (version", "chan ", "Opened sftp", "sftp session closed", )): continue # Redact any token/key patterns cleaned = _SECRET_PATTERNS.sub('[REDACTED]', cleaned) lines.append(cleaned) return '\n'.join(lines) TEACHER_MODEL = "Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B" NETUID = 97 MAX_KL_THRESHOLD = 2.0 MAX_NEW_TOKENS = 512 MAX_PROMPT_TOKENS = 1024 # Prompts per head-to-head evaluation (king + challenger on same prompts) EVAL_PROMPTS = 60 # Epsilon: challenger must beat king by this relative margin to dethrone # e.g., 0.01 = challenger KL must be < king_kl * 0.99 (1% better) EPSILON = 0.01 def _announce_new_king(new_uid, new_model, new_kl, old_uid, old_model, old_kl, state_dir): """Write a pending announcement to state/announcement.json for async Discord posting.""" # Note: "old_kl" is the PREVIOUS king's score from the LAST eval round. # "new_kl" is the NEW king's score on THIS eval round's prompts. # These are on DIFFERENT prompt sets, so direct comparison shows prompt variance, not real improvement. # We still show both numbers for transparency but label them correctly. kl_diff_pct = ((old_kl - new_kl) / old_kl * 100) if old_kl > 0 else 0 # Fetch earnings data for the announcement earnings_line = "" try: import urllib.request resp = urllib.request.urlopen("http://127.0.0.1:3710/api/price", timeout=5) price_data = json.loads(resp.read()) tao_per_day = price_data.get("miners_tao_per_day", 0) tao_usd = price_data.get("tao_usd", 0) usd_per_day = tao_per_day * tao_usd earnings_line = ( f"\nšŸ’° **Winner earns ~{tao_per_day:.1f} Ļ„/day (${usd_per_day:,.0f}/day)** — " f"winner takes all!\n" ) except Exception: pass announcement = { "type": "new_king", "timestamp": time.time(), "posted": False, "message": ( f"## šŸ† New King of Distil SN97!\n\n" f"**UID {new_uid}** has dethroned **UID {old_uid}**\n\n" f"šŸ“Š **KL: {new_kl:.6f}** (previous king scored {old_kl:.6f} last eval)\n" f"šŸ¤— Model: [{new_model}]()\n" f"šŸ‘‘ Previous king: [{old_model}]()\n" f"{earnings_line}\n" f"Think you can beat **{new_kl * (1 - EPSILON):.6f} KL** (1% epsilon)? " f"Check the [mining guide]() to get started.\n\n" f"šŸ“ˆ [Live Dashboard]()" ), "data": { "new_uid": new_uid, "new_model": new_model, "new_kl": new_kl, "old_uid": old_uid, "old_model": old_model, "old_kl": old_kl, }, } ann_path = Path(state_dir) / "announcement.json" with open(ann_path, "w") as f: json.dump(announcement, f, indent=2) print(f"[VALIDATOR] Announcement written: UID {new_uid} dethroned UID {old_uid}", flush=True) @click.command() @click.option("--network", default="finney") @click.option("--netuid", type=int, default=NETUID) @click.option("--wallet-name", default="affine") @click.option("--hotkey-name", default="validator") @click.option("--wallet-path", default="~/.bittensor/wallets/") @click.option("--lium-api-key", required=True, envvar="LIUM_API_KEY") @click.option("--lium-pod-name", default="distil-validator") @click.option("--state-dir", default="state") @click.option("--max-params-b", type=float, default=5.25) @click.option("--tempo", type=int, default=360, help="Seconds between epochs") @click.option("--once", is_flag=True, help="Run one epoch and exit (for testing)") @click.option("--use-vllm", is_flag=True, default=False, envvar="USE_VLLM", help="Use vLLM-accelerated pod_eval_vllm.py instead of HF pod_eval") def main(network, netuid, wallet_name, hotkey_name, wallet_path, lium_api_key, lium_pod_name, state_dir, max_params_b, tempo, once, use_vllm): """Run the distillation validator with king-of-the-hill evaluation.""" import bittensor as bt from lium import Lium, Config from eval.scoring import ( load_scores, save_scores, load_failures, save_failures, record_failure, reset_failures, is_stale, load_disqualified, save_disqualified, disqualify, is_disqualified, is_flagged, get_dq_reason, compute_winner_weights, append_score_history, ) from eval.model_checker import ( check_model_architecture, verify_model_integrity, compute_model_hash, check_duplicate_hash, register_model_hash, ) from eval.dataset import sample_prompts_from_dataset, format_prompt state_path = Path(state_dir) state_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) # ── Init chain ── wallet = bt.Wallet(name=wallet_name, hotkey=hotkey_name, path=wallet_path) subtensor = bt.Subtensor(network=network) # ── Init Lium ── cfg = Config(api_key=lium_api_key, ssh_key_path=Path.home() / ".ssh" / "id_ed25519") lium = Lium(config=cfg) # Find pod pods = lium.ps() pod = None for p in pods: if lium_pod_name in p.name: pod = p break if not pod: logger.error(f"Lium pod '{lium_pod_name}' not found. Available: {[p.name for p in pods]}") sys.exit(1) logger.info(f"Using Lium pod: {pod.name} ({pod.id[:12]})") # ── Load dataset ── print(f"[VALIDATOR] Prompts sampled fresh from full dataset each epoch", flush=True) # ── Load state ── scores = load_scores(state_path) failures = load_failures(state_path) dq_reasons = load_disqualified(state_path) epoch_count = 0 # ── Track which UIDs have been evaluated ── evaluated_file = state_path / "evaluated_uids.json" evaluated_uids = set() if evaluated_file.exists(): try: evaluated_uids = set(json.loads(evaluated_file.read_text())) except Exception: pass def save_evaluated(): evaluated_file.write_text(json.dumps(list(evaluated_uids))) def validate_state_consistency(scores, evaluated_uids, uid_to_hotkey, commitments, dq_reasons): """ Pre-flight state validation. Catches inconsistencies BEFORE they waste GPU time. Returns (fixed_scores, fixed_evaluated, issues_found). Checks: 1. Every scored UID must be in evaluated_uids (and vice versa) 2. Every scored UID must have a valid commitment on-chain 3. No DQ'd UIDs in scores 4. No recycled UIDs (hotkey changed since last scoring) 5. King must exist in scores and not be DQ'd """ issues = [] fixed_scores = dict(scores) fixed_evaluated = set(evaluated_uids) # Load hotkey map for recycling detection hotkey_map_file = state_path / "uid_hotkey_map.json" prev_hotkey_map = {} if hotkey_map_file.exists(): try: prev_hotkey_map = json.loads(hotkey_map_file.read_text()) except Exception: pass # Check 1: Scored UIDs must be evaluated scored_uids = set(fixed_scores.keys()) for uid_str in scored_uids - fixed_evaluated: issues.append(f"UID {uid_str} has score but NOT in evaluated_uids — adding") fixed_evaluated.add(uid_str) for uid_str in fixed_evaluated - scored_uids: # Evaluated but no score is OK (could have failed/DQ'd during eval) pass # Check 2: No DQ'd UIDs in scores for uid_str in list(fixed_scores.keys()): uid = int(uid_str) hotkey = uid_to_hotkey.get(uid, uid_to_hotkey.get(uid_str, "")) _cb = commitments.get(uid, {}).get("block") if is_disqualified(uid, hotkey, dq_reasons, commit_block=_cb): issues.append(f"UID {uid_str} is DQ'd but has score {fixed_scores[uid_str]:.6f} — removing") fixed_scores.pop(uid_str) # Check 3: Recycled UIDs (hotkey changed) for uid_str in list(fixed_scores.keys()): hotkey = str(uid_to_hotkey.get(int(uid_str), uid_to_hotkey.get(uid_str, ""))) prev = prev_hotkey_map.get(uid_str, "") if prev and hotkey and prev != hotkey: issues.append(f"UID {uid_str} hotkey changed ({prev[:8]}→{hotkey[:8]}) — clearing stale score") fixed_scores.pop(uid_str) fixed_evaluated.discard(uid_str) # Check 4: Scored UIDs must have a commitment on-chain # commitments is a dict keyed by UID (int) commitment_uids = set() for uid in commitments: commitment_uids.add(str(uid)) for uid_str in list(fixed_scores.keys()): if uid_str not in commitment_uids: issues.append(f"UID {uid_str} has score but no on-chain commitment — removing") fixed_scores.pop(uid_str) fixed_evaluated.discard(uid_str) # Check 5: Validate h2h_latest king h2h_file = state_path / "h2h_latest.json" if h2h_file.exists(): try: h2h = json.loads(h2h_file.read_text()) h2h_king = h2h.get("king_uid") new_king = h2h.get("new_king_uid") king_changed = h2h.get("king_changed", False) if new_king is not None and str(new_king) not in fixed_scores: issues.append(f"h2h_latest.new_king_uid={new_king} has no valid score — stale") if h2h_king is not None and str(h2h_king) not in fixed_scores: issues.append(f"h2h_latest.king_uid={h2h_king} has no valid score — stale") # If king_changed, king_uid should have been updated to new_king if king_changed and new_king is not None and h2h_king != new_king: issues.append(f"h2h_latest: king_changed=true but king_uid={h2h_king} != new_king_uid={new_king} — fixing") h2h["king_uid"] = new_king h2h_file.write_text(json.dumps(h2h, indent=2)) except Exception: pass # Check 6: Remove garbage/sentinel scores import math for uid_str in list(fixed_scores.keys()): kl = fixed_scores[uid_str] if not isinstance(kl, (int, float)) or math.isnan(kl) or math.isinf(kl) or kl < 0 or kl >= MAX_KL_THRESHOLD: issues.append(f"UID {uid_str} has garbage score {kl} — removing") fixed_scores.pop(uid_str) fixed_evaluated.discard(uid_str) if issues: print(f"[VALIDATOR] āš ļø STATE VALIDATION found {len(issues)} issues:", flush=True) for issue in issues: print(f" • {issue}", flush=True) else: print("[VALIDATOR] āœ… State validation passed", flush=True) return fixed_scores, fixed_evaluated, issues # ── Upload eval script (with retry — SFTP can be flaky on Lium pods) ── eval_script = "scripts/pod_eval_vllm.py" eval_script_remote = "/home/pod_eval.py" # same remote name either way print(f"[VALIDATOR] Eval script: {eval_script} (vLLM w/ HF fallback)", flush=True) for _upload_attempt in range(5): try: logger.info(f"Uploading eval script to pod (attempt {_upload_attempt + 1}/5)...") lium.upload(pod, local=eval_script, remote=eval_script_remote) logger.info("Upload successful") break except Exception as e: logger.warning(f"Upload failed: {e}") if _upload_attempt < 4: time.sleep(10 * (_upload_attempt + 1)) else: raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to upload eval script after 5 attempts: {e}") # ── Ensure pod has correct dependencies (transformers + torch) ── try: print("[VALIDATOR] Ensuring pod dependencies...", flush=True) dep_result = lium.exec(pod, command=( "pip install --break-system-packages 'transformers>=5.0' -q 2>&1 | tail -1 && " "python3 -c 'import torch; import transformers; " "print(f\"torch={torch.__version__} transformers={transformers.__version__} " "cuda={torch.cuda.is_available()}\")'" )) print(f"[VALIDATOR] Pod deps: {dep_result.get('stdout', '').strip()}", flush=True) except Exception as e: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Pod dep check failed (non-fatal): {e}", flush=True) while True: try: epoch_start = time.time() epoch_count += 1 print(f"\n[VALIDATOR] === EPOCH {epoch_count} ===", flush=True) # ── Fetch chain state (with retry — Bittensor RPCs can be flaky) ── for _chain_attempt in range(3): try: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Fetching metagraph...", flush=True) metagraph = subtensor.metagraph(netuid) current_block = subtensor.block # Fetch the REAL on-chain block hash — unpredictable, derived from # actual chain state. Prevents miners from gaming prompt selection. try: current_block_hash = subtensor.substrate.get_block_hash(current_block) if current_block_hash: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Block {current_block}, hash={current_block_hash[:18]}...", flush=True) else: current_block_hash = None print(f"[VALIDATOR] Block {current_block}, hash=UNAVAILABLE (will fallback)", flush=True) except Exception as bh_err: current_block_hash = None print(f"[VALIDATOR] Block {current_block}, hash fetch failed: {bh_err}", flush=True) n_uids = int(metagraph.n) print(f"[VALIDATOR] n={n_uids}", flush=True) print(f"[VALIDATOR] Reading commitments...", flush=True) revealed = subtensor.get_all_revealed_commitments(netuid) print(f"[VALIDATOR] Got {len(revealed)} revealed entries", flush=True) break except Exception as chain_err: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Chain RPC error (attempt {_chain_attempt + 1}/3): {chain_err}", flush=True) if _chain_attempt < 2: time.sleep(30) else: print("[VALIDATOR] Chain unreachable after 3 attempts, sleeping 5min", flush=True) time.sleep(300) continue commitments = {} uid_to_hotkey = {} uid_to_coldkey = {} for uid in range(n_uids): hotkey = str(metagraph.hotkeys[uid]) uid_to_hotkey[uid] = hotkey try: uid_to_coldkey[uid] = str(metagraph.coldkeys[uid]) except Exception: pass if hotkey in revealed and len(revealed[hotkey]) > 0: block, data = revealed[hotkey][0] try: parsed = json.loads(data) if "model" in parsed: commitments[uid] = {"block": block, "hotkey": hotkey, **parsed} except Exception: continue print(f"[VALIDATOR] Found {len(commitments)} miner commitments", flush=True) if not commitments: logger.info(f"No commitments, sleeping {tempo}s") if once: break time.sleep(tempo) continue # ── Migrate bare-hotkey DQ entries to hotkey:block format ── # Old DQ entries used bare hotkeys. New format is hotkey:block # so miners can re-register with a new commit and not be permanently banned. _migrated = 0 _hotkey_to_block = {com["hotkey"]: com["block"] for com in commitments.values() if "hotkey" in com and "block" in com} for key in list(dq_reasons.keys()): if key.startswith("flag:") or key.isdigit() or ":" in key: continue # skip flags, UIDs, already-migrated if key in _hotkey_to_block: new_key = f"{key}:{_hotkey_to_block[key]}" dq_reasons[new_key] = dq_reasons.pop(key) _migrated += 1 if _migrated: save_disqualified(dq_reasons, state_path) print(f"[VALIDATOR] Migrated {_migrated} DQ entries to per-commit format", flush=True) # ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ # STATE VALIDATION: Catch inconsistencies before they waste GPU # ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ scores, evaluated_uids, state_issues = validate_state_consistency( scores, evaluated_uids, uid_to_hotkey, commitments, dq_reasons ) if state_issues: save_scores(scores, state_path) save_evaluated() print(f"[VALIDATOR] State auto-repaired ({len(state_issues)} issues fixed)", flush=True) # Save current hotkey map for next epoch (stale cleanup handled by validate_state_consistency above) hotkey_map_file = state_path / "uid_hotkey_map.json" hotkey_map_file.write_text(json.dumps({str(k): v for k, v in uid_to_hotkey.items()})) # ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ # PHASE 1: Pre-check ALL models (no GPU needed) # ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ valid_models = {} # uid -> {model, revision, params_b} disqualified = set() for uid, commit in commitments.items(): model_repo = commit["model"] revision = commit.get("revision", "main") hotkey = commit.get("hotkey", uid_to_hotkey.get(uid, "")) # Check DQ by hotkey:block (per-commitment DQ) this_commit_block = commit.get("block") if is_disqualified(uid, hotkey, dq_reasons, commit_block=this_commit_block): reason = get_dq_reason(uid, hotkey, dq_reasons, commit_block=this_commit_block) print(f"[VALIDATOR] UID {uid} ({model_repo}): DISQUALIFIED — {reason}", flush=True) disqualified.add(uid) continue # Already permanently disqualified (duplicate hash) if scores.get(str(uid), 0) > MAX_KL_THRESHOLD: disqualified.add(uid) continue if is_stale(uid, failures): logger.debug(f"UID {uid}: stale (too many failures), skipping") disqualified.add(uid) continue # Skip expensive HF checks for already-evaluated UIDs with valid scores. # They'll be rechecked if their model/revision changes (new commitment). uid_str = str(uid) if uid_str in evaluated_uids and uid_str in scores and scores[uid_str] <= MAX_KL_THRESHOLD: valid_models[uid] = {"model": model_repo, "revision": revision, "params_b": None, "hotkey": hotkey} continue print(f"[VALIDATOR] Checking {model_repo}...", flush=True) # Check if this miner's coldkey or HF username is flagged hf_user = model_repo.split("/")[0] if "/" in model_repo else None coldkey = uid_to_coldkey.get(uid) flag_reason = is_flagged(coldkey=coldkey, hf_username=hf_user, dq=dq_reasons) if flag_reason: print(f"[VALIDATOR] āš ļø UID {uid} FLAGGED: {flag_reason}", flush=True) # Architecture check check = check_model_architecture(model_repo, revision, max_params_b) if check.get("transient"): # Transient error (rate limit, network) — skip this epoch, retry later print(f"[VALIDATOR] UID {uid} ({model_repo}): TRANSIENT ERROR — {check['reason']}, will retry next epoch", flush=True) continue if not check["pass"]: print(f"[VALIDATOR] UID {uid} ({model_repo}): FAIL — {check['reason']}", flush=True) record_failure(uid, failures) hf_user = model_repo.split("/")[0] if "/" in model_repo else None coldkey = uid_to_coldkey.get(uid) disqualify(hotkey, f"arch: {check['reason']}", dq_reasons, coldkey=coldkey, hf_username=hf_user, commit_block=this_commit_block) disqualified.add(uid) continue # Duplicate hash check — earlier commitment wins model_hash = compute_model_hash(model_repo, revision) if model_hash: original_uid = check_duplicate_hash(model_hash, uid, state_path) if original_uid is not None: orig_block = commitments.get(original_uid, {}).get("block", float("inf")) this_block = commit.get("block", float("inf")) if this_block >= orig_block: orig_model = commitments.get(original_uid, {}).get("model", "?") print(f"[VALIDATOR] UID {uid} ({model_repo}): DUPLICATE of UID {original_uid}", flush=True) scores[str(uid)] = MAX_KL_THRESHOLD + 1 disqualify(hotkey, f"copy: identical weights to UID {original_uid} ({orig_model}), committed later at block {this_block} vs {orig_block}", dq_reasons, commit_block=this_commit_block) disqualified.add(uid) continue else: print(f"[VALIDATOR] UID {original_uid} is duplicate of UID {uid} (committed earlier)", flush=True) scores[str(original_uid)] = MAX_KL_THRESHOLD + 1 orig_hotkey = uid_to_hotkey.get(original_uid, str(original_uid)) orig_commit_block = commitments.get(original_uid, {}).get("block") disqualify(orig_hotkey, f"copy: identical weights to UID {uid} ({model_repo}), committed later", dq_reasons, commit_block=orig_commit_block) valid_models.pop(original_uid, None) disqualified.add(original_uid) register_model_hash(model_hash, uid, state_path) else: register_model_hash(model_hash, uid, state_path) # Integrity check — model still public + unchanged hash_file = state_path / "model_hashes.json" known_hashes = {} if hash_file.exists(): try: known_hashes = json.loads(hash_file.read_text()) except Exception: pass expected_hash = known_hashes.get(str(uid)) integrity = verify_model_integrity(model_repo, revision, expected_hash) if integrity.get("transient"): print(f"[VALIDATOR] UID {uid} integrity check: TRANSIENT ERROR — {integrity['reason']}, will retry next epoch", flush=True) continue if not integrity["pass"]: print(f"[VALIDATOR] UID {uid} DISQUALIFIED: {integrity['reason']}", flush=True) scores[str(uid)] = MAX_KL_THRESHOLD + 1 disqualify(hotkey, f"integrity: {integrity['reason']}", dq_reasons, commit_block=this_commit_block) disqualified.add(uid) continue if integrity["current_hash"]: known_hashes[str(uid)] = integrity["current_hash"] hash_file.write_text(json.dumps(known_hashes, indent=2)) valid_models[uid] = { "model": model_repo, "revision": revision, "params_b": check.get("params_b", 0), "commit_block": commit.get("block", float("inf")), "hotkey": hotkey, } print(f"[VALIDATOR] UID {uid}: {model_repo} ({check.get('params_b', 0):.2f}B) āœ“", flush=True) if not valid_models: print("[VALIDATOR] No valid models after pre-checks", flush=True) save_scores(scores, state_path) save_failures(failures, state_path) save_disqualified(dq_reasons, state_path) if once: break time.sleep(tempo) continue # ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ # PHASE 2: Identify king and challengers # ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ # Determine king from h2h_latest (authoritative) — NOT from global # scores, because scores from different prompt sets aren't comparable. king_uid = None king_kl = float("inf") h2h_file = state_path / "h2h_latest.json" if h2h_file.exists(): try: h2h_data = json.loads(h2h_file.read_text()) h2h_king = h2h_data.get("king_uid") if h2h_king is not None and h2h_king in valid_models: king_uid = h2h_king king_kl = scores.get(str(h2h_king), float("inf")) print(f"[VALIDATOR] King from h2h_latest: UID {king_uid} (KL={king_kl:.6f})", flush=True) except Exception: pass # Fallback: if h2h_latest doesn't exist or king isn't valid, use lowest score if king_uid is None: for uid in valid_models: uid_str = str(uid) if uid_str in scores and scores[uid_str] <= MAX_KL_THRESHOLD: if scores[uid_str] < king_kl: king_kl = scores[uid_str] king_uid = uid if king_uid is not None: print(f"[VALIDATOR] King from scores fallback: UID {king_uid} (KL={king_kl:.6f})", flush=True) # ── Load persistent model score history ── # Tracks best-ever KL by model repo name (not UID — UIDs recycle). # Models that scored terribly before don't need re-evaluation even # on new prompt sets — they're clearly not competitive. model_history_file = state_path / "model_score_history.json" model_score_history = {} if model_history_file.exists(): try: model_score_history = json.loads(model_history_file.read_text()) except Exception: pass # Challengers = valid models that haven't been successfully evaluated yet challengers = {} skipped_known_bad = 0 for uid, info in valid_models.items(): uid_str = str(uid) # Already scored in THIS round's scoring context — skip if uid_str in evaluated_uids and uid_str in scores: continue # Check persistent model history — if this model scored > 2x king's KL # on ANY previous evaluation, don't waste GPU time re-evaluating it. # It's clearly not competitive regardless of prompt set variance. model_name = info["model"] best_ever = model_score_history.get(model_name, {}).get("best_kl") if best_ever is not None and king_kl < float("inf"): skip_threshold = max(king_kl * 2.0, king_kl + 0.05) # 2x king or king+0.05, whichever is larger if best_ever > skip_threshold: skipped_known_bad += 1 if not evaluated_uids.__contains__(uid_str): evaluated_uids.add(uid_str) continue challengers[uid] = info if skipped_known_bad: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Skipped {skipped_known_bad} models with historically bad scores (>2x king KL)", flush=True) # Sanity check: if too many challengers, something may be wrong with state MAX_REASONABLE_CHALLENGERS = 20 if len(challengers) > MAX_REASONABLE_CHALLENGERS: print(f"[VALIDATOR] āš ļø {len(challengers)} challengers detected — this seems high.", flush=True) print(f" evaluated_uids: {len(evaluated_uids)}, scores: {len(scores)}, valid_models: {len(valid_models)}", flush=True) # Don't block — just log the warning. The eval will handle it. if not challengers: print(f"[VALIDATOR] No new challengers, king UID {king_uid} (KL={king_kl:.6f}) holds", flush=True) # Still set weights periodically to keep tempo — use king directly if king_uid is not None: weights = [0.0] * max(n_uids, king_uid + 1) weights[king_uid] = 1.0 _set_weights(subtensor, wallet, netuid, n_uids, weights, king_uid) save_scores(scores, state_path) save_failures(failures, state_path) save_disqualified(dq_reasons, state_path) elapsed = time.time() - epoch_start print(f"[VALIDATOR] Epoch complete in {elapsed:.0f}s (no eval needed)", flush=True) if once: break # Poll for new challengers every 60s instead of sleeping full tempo poll_interval = 60 print(f"[VALIDATOR] Polling for new challengers every {poll_interval}s...", flush=True) time.sleep(poll_interval) continue # ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ # PHASE 3: GPU evaluation — king + challengers, same prompts # ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ # King is always included so both are scored on identical prompts. # King's weights are permanent so its score is stable — but we need # the head-to-head comparison on the SAME prompt set for a fair test. models_to_eval = {} if king_uid is not None and king_uid in valid_models: models_to_eval[king_uid] = valid_models[king_uid] for uid, info in challengers.items(): models_to_eval[uid] = info # Skip eval if only the king is in models_to_eval (no challengers survived filtering) # This wastes compute and produces useless king-only H2H rounds on the dashboard n_challengers_in_eval = sum(1 for uid in models_to_eval if uid != king_uid) if n_challengers_in_eval == 0: print(f"[VALIDATOR] No challengers in eval batch — skipping (king UID {king_uid} holds)", flush=True) save_scores(scores, state_path) save_failures(failures, state_path) save_disqualified(dq_reasons, state_path) if once: break time.sleep(60) continue n_prompts = EVAL_PROMPTS chall_str = ", ".join(f"UID {u}" for u in challengers) king_str = f"UID {king_uid}" if king_uid else "none" print(f"[VALIDATOR] Head-to-head: king={king_str} vs challengers=[{chall_str}] ({n_prompts} prompts)", flush=True) # Sort challengers by commit block (earliest first) — used for both # progress display and eval ordering challenger_uids_sorted = sorted( [uid for uid in models_to_eval if uid != king_uid], key=lambda uid: models_to_eval[uid].get("commit_block", float("inf")), ) # ── Write eval progress (for dashboard live display) ── # Realistic estimates: teacher gen ~90s, each student ~5s/prompt on Blackwell est_teacher_s = 90 est_per_student_s = 5 * n_prompts # ~5s per prompt per student (not 30s) est_total_s = est_teacher_s + est_per_student_s * len(models_to_eval) progress_path = state_path / "eval_progress.json" now = time.time() eval_order = [] if king_uid is not None and king_uid in models_to_eval: eval_order.append({"uid": king_uid, "model": models_to_eval[king_uid]["model"], "role": "king"}) for uid in challenger_uids_sorted: eval_order.append({"uid": uid, "model": models_to_eval[uid]["model"], "role": "challenger"}) progress = { "active": True, "phase": "teacher_loading", "models": {str(uid): info["model"] for uid, info in models_to_eval.items()}, "eval_order": eval_order, "students_total": len(models_to_eval), "students_done": 0, "prompts_total": n_prompts, "prompts_done": 0, "king_uid": king_uid, "challenger_uids": list(challengers.keys()), "started_at": now, "estimated_duration_s": est_total_s, "estimated_completion": now + est_total_s, } with open(progress_path, "w") as f: json.dump(progress, f) # ── Round resumption: reuse prompts from an incomplete round if available ── round_file = state_path / "current_round.json" resuming_round = False if round_file.exists(): try: saved_round = json.loads(round_file.read_text()) saved_models = set(saved_round.get("model_names", [])) current_models = set(info["model"] for info in models_to_eval.values()) saved_prompts = saved_round.get("prompts", []) # Resume if we have prompts AND models overlap significantly. # Exact match not required — new models can join an existing round. # pod_eval --resume will score them; already-scored models are skipped. if saved_prompts and (saved_models & current_models): prompt_texts = saved_prompts resuming_round = True new_models = current_models - saved_models dropped_models = saved_models - current_models if new_models: print(f"[VALIDATOR] RESUMING round + {len(new_models)} new models added", flush=True) if dropped_models: print(f"[VALIDATOR] RESUMING round, {len(dropped_models)} models dropped (DQ/stale)", flush=True) print(f"[VALIDATOR] RESUMING incomplete round ({len(prompt_texts)} prompts, {len(current_models)} models)", flush=True) except Exception as e: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Could not load saved round: {e}", flush=True) if not resuming_round: # New round — sample fresh prompts epoch_prompts = sample_prompts_from_dataset( n_prompts, current_block, block_hash=current_block_hash ) prompt_texts = [format_prompt(p) for p in epoch_prompts] # Save round state so we can resume after crash round_state = { "started_at": time.time(), "block": current_block, "block_hash": current_block_hash, "king_uid": king_uid, "model_names": [info["model"] for info in models_to_eval.values()], "prompts": prompt_texts, } round_file.write_text(json.dumps(round_state)) # Upload prompts with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".json", delete=False) as f: json.dump(prompt_texts, f) f.flush() os.fsync(f.fileno()) prompts_file = f.name fsize = os.path.getsize(prompts_file) print(f"[VALIDATOR] Prompts file: {fsize} bytes, {len(prompt_texts)} prompts", flush=True) for _up_att in range(3): try: lium.upload(pod, local=prompts_file, remote="/home/prompts.json") break except Exception as e: print(f"[VALIDATOR ERROR] Prompts upload failed (attempt {_up_att+1}/3): {e}", flush=True) if _up_att < 2: time.sleep(5) else: raise os.unlink(prompts_file) # Re-upload eval script (in case it changed) for _up_att in range(5): try: lium.upload(pod, local=eval_script, remote=eval_script_remote) break except Exception as e: print(f"[VALIDATOR ERROR] Eval script upload failed (attempt {_up_att+1}/5): {e}", flush=True) if _up_att < 4: time.sleep(5) else: raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to upload eval script after 5 attempts: {e}") # NEVER delete teacher_cache.pt or eval_results.json blindly. # pod_eval checks the prompts hash inside teacher_cache.pt and # --resume skips already-scored students. Let pod_eval handle # cache validity — it's the only thing that knows if the hash matches. try: lium.exec(pod, command="rm -f /home/eval_gpu0.json /home/eval_gpu1.json /home/eval_progress.json") if resuming_round: print("[VALIDATOR] Resuming round (keeping eval_results.json + teacher_cache.pt on pod)", flush=True) else: # New round: remove eval_results.json (scores from old prompts are invalid) # but KEEP teacher_cache.pt — pod_eval checks the prompts hash # and reuse it if prompts happen to match, or regenerate if they don't. lium.exec(pod, command="rm -f /home/eval_results.json") print("[VALIDATOR] New round (cleared eval_results.json, keeping teacher_cache.pt for hash check)", flush=True) except Exception: pass # Pre-eval disk check — clean student cache if disk is >80% full try: disk_check = lium.exec(pod, command="df --output=pcent / | tail -1 | tr -d ' %'") disk_pct_str = disk_check.get('stdout', disk_check) if isinstance(disk_check, dict) else disk_check disk_pct = int(str(disk_pct_str).strip()) if disk_pct > 80: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Disk {disk_pct}% full — cleaning student model cache", flush=True) clean_cmd = ( "cd /root/.cache/huggingface/hub 2>/dev/null && " "for d in models--*; do " " case \"$d\" in models--Qwen--Qwen3.5-35B-A3B) continue;; esac; " " rm -rf \"$d\"; " "done; " "df -h / | tail -1" ) clean_result = lium.exec(pod, command=clean_cmd) clean_info = clean_result.get('stdout', clean_result) if isinstance(clean_result, dict) else clean_result print(f"[VALIDATOR] Pre-eval cleanup done: {str(clean_info).strip()}", flush=True) else: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Disk {disk_pct}% — OK", flush=True) except Exception as e: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Disk check failed (non-fatal): {e}", flush=True) # Kill any background GPU processes to free VRAM for eval try: lium.exec(pod, command="for s in distil train; do tmux kill-session -t $s 2>/dev/null; done; sleep 2; echo 'GPU cleared'") print("[VALIDATOR] Cleared GPU for eval", flush=True) except Exception: pass # Run eval — king first, then challengers by commit block (earliest first). # Earlier commits are more established → likely lower KL → sets best_kl_so_far # early for better early-stopping on weaker newcomers. ordered_uids = [] if king_uid is not None and king_uid in models_to_eval: ordered_uids.append(king_uid) ordered_uids.extend(challenger_uids_sorted) student_list = ",".join(models_to_eval[uid]["model"] for uid in ordered_uids) # Detect number of GPUs on pod for parallel eval n_gpus = 1 try: gpu_check = lium.exec(pod, command="python3 -c 'import torch; print(torch.cuda.device_count())'") n_gpus = int(gpu_check.get("stdout", "1").strip()) except Exception: pass if n_gpus >= 2 and len(ordered_uids) >= 2: # Parallel eval: teacher on GPU 0, then split students across GPUs print(f"[VALIDATOR] Parallel eval: {n_gpus} GPUs, {len(models_to_eval)} models, {n_prompts} prompts", flush=True) # Step 1: Teacher generates logits on GPU 0 and saves cache # Always pass --teacher-logits + --resume so pod_eval reuses # cached teacher logits (if prompts hash matches) and skips # already-scored students. teacher_cmd = ( f"cd /home && python3 pod_eval.py " f"--teacher {TEACHER_MODEL} " f"--students {models_to_eval[ordered_uids[0]]['model']} " f"--prompts prompts.json " f"--output /home/eval_teacher_only.json " f"--max-prompt-len {MAX_PROMPT_TOKENS} " f"--max-new-tokens {MAX_NEW_TOKENS} " f"--max-params-b {max_params_b} " f"--gpu 0 " f"--teacher-logits /home/teacher_cache.pt " f"--save-teacher-logits /home/teacher_cache.pt " f"--resume" ) print("[VALIDATOR] Step 1: Teacher inference + first student on GPU 0...", flush=True) try: result_teacher = lium.exec(pod, command=teacher_cmd) print(f"[VALIDATOR] Teacher step exit: {result_teacher.get('exit_code')}", flush=True) except Exception as e: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Teacher step failed: {e}", flush=True) # Step 2: Remaining students split across GPUs using cached teacher logits remaining_uids = ordered_uids[1:] # first student already done in step 1 if remaining_uids: mid = (len(remaining_uids) + 1) // 2 group_0 = remaining_uids[:mid] group_1 = remaining_uids[mid:] def _build_student_cmd(uids, gpu_id, output_file): sl = ",".join(models_to_eval[u]["model"] for u in uids) return ( f"cd /home && python3 pod_eval.py " f"--teacher {TEACHER_MODEL} " f"--students {sl} " f"--prompts prompts.json " f"--output {output_file} " f"--max-prompt-len {MAX_PROMPT_TOKENS} " f"--max-new-tokens {MAX_NEW_TOKENS} " f"--max-params-b {max_params_b} " f"--gpu {gpu_id} " f"--teacher-logits /home/teacher_cache.pt" ) cmd_gpu0 = _build_student_cmd(group_0, 0, "/home/eval_gpu0.json") if group_0 else None cmd_gpu1 = _build_student_cmd(group_1, 1, "/home/eval_gpu1.json") if group_1 else None # Run both in parallel using background processes bg_cmds = [] if cmd_gpu0 and cmd_gpu1: parallel_cmd = f"({cmd_gpu0}) & ({cmd_gpu1}) & wait" print(f"[VALIDATOR] Step 2: {len(group_0)} students GPU0 + {len(group_1)} students GPU1 in parallel", flush=True) elif cmd_gpu0: parallel_cmd = cmd_gpu0 print(f"[VALIDATOR] Step 2: {len(group_0)} students on GPU0", flush=True) elif cmd_gpu1: parallel_cmd = cmd_gpu1 print(f"[VALIDATOR] Step 2: {len(group_1)} students on GPU1", flush=True) else: parallel_cmd = None if parallel_cmd: try: result_parallel = lium.exec(pod, command=parallel_cmd) print(f"[VALIDATOR] Parallel step exit: {result_parallel.get('exit_code')}", flush=True) except Exception as e: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Parallel step failed: {e}", flush=True) # Step 3: Merge all results into eval_results.json merge_cmd = """python3 -c " import json, glob, os merged = None for f in ['/home/eval_teacher_only.json', '/home/eval_gpu0.json', '/home/eval_gpu1.json']: if not os.path.exists(f): continue with open(f) as fh: data = json.load(fh) if merged is None: merged = data else: merged['students'].update(data.get('students', {})) if merged: with open('/home/eval_results.json', 'w') as fh: json.dump(merged, fh) print(f'Merged {len(merged[\"students\"])} students') else: print('ERROR: No results to merge') " """ try: merge_result = lium.exec(pod, command=merge_cmd) print(f"[VALIDATOR] Merge: {merge_result.get('stdout', '').strip()}", flush=True) except Exception as e: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Merge failed: {e}", flush=True) # Fake result for downstream code — must include all keys accessed later result = {"exit_code": 0, "stdout": "", "stderr": "", "success": True} else: # Single GPU: original sequential eval # --resume + --teacher-logits: if a prior eval crashed mid-round, # reuse teacher logits and skip already-scored students. # Build eval command — use vLLM script if enabled king_flag = "" vllm_flag = "" if use_vllm: vllm_flag = " --persistent-vllm --vllm-gpu-util 0.45" if king_uid is not None and king_uid in models_to_eval: king_model_name = models_to_eval[king_uid]["model"] king_flag = f" --king {king_model_name}" else: vllm_flag = " --no-vllm" eval_cmd_core = ( f"cd /home && python3 -u pod_eval.py " f"--teacher {TEACHER_MODEL} " f"--students {student_list} " f"--prompts prompts.json " f"--output eval_results.json " f"--max-prompt-len {MAX_PROMPT_TOKENS} " f"--max-new-tokens {MAX_NEW_TOKENS} " f"--max-params-b {max_params_b} " f"--teacher-logits /home/teacher_cache.pt " f"--save-teacher-logits /home/teacher_cache.pt " f"--resume" f"{king_flag}" f"{vllm_flag}" ) # Tee output to log file for live streaming to dashboard cmd = f"{eval_cmd_core} 2>&1 | tee /home/eval_output.log" print(f"[VALIDATOR] Running eval on Lium pod ({len(models_to_eval)} models, {n_prompts} prompts)...", flush=True) # Update progress: scoring phase (clear stale data from previous eval) progress["phase"] = "scoring" progress["completed"] = [] progress.pop("pod", None) progress.pop("current_student", None) progress.pop("current_prompt", None) progress.pop("current_kl", None) with open(progress_path, "w") as f: json.dump(progress, f) # Background thread: poll live progress from pod every 10s import threading poll_stop = threading.Event() progress_lock = threading.Lock() # Log file path for pod output streaming gpu_log_path = state_path / "gpu_eval.log" def _poll_pod_progress(): while not poll_stop.is_set(): try: with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".json", delete=False) as tmp: tmp_path = tmp.name lium.download(pod, remote="/home/eval_progress.json", local=tmp_path) with open(tmp_path) as f: pod_progress = json.load(f) os.unlink(tmp_path) with progress_lock: progress["pod"] = pod_progress pod_phase = pod_progress.get("phase", "scoring") progress["phase"] = pod_phase _student_keys = ("current_student", "current_prompt", "current_kl") # Teacher phases (generation, logit extraction, cache load) if pod_phase in ("teacher_generation", "teacher_logits", "teacher_loading", "vllm_starting", "vllm_generating", "gpu_precompute", "loading_student"): progress["teacher_prompts_done"] = pod_progress.get("teacher_prompts_done", 0) progress["prompts_total"] = pod_progress.get("prompts_total", n_prompts) for k in _student_keys: progress.pop(k, None) # Student scoring phase if pod_progress.get("current"): cur = pod_progress["current"] progress.update({ "current_student": cur.get("student_name"), "current_prompt": cur.get("prompts_done", 0), "current_kl": cur.get("kl_running_mean"), "current_se": cur.get("kl_running_se"), "current_ci": cur.get("ci_95"), "current_best": cur.get("best_kl_so_far"), }) elif pod_phase == "scoring": for k in _student_keys: progress.pop(k, None) # Always update completed count pod_completed = pod_progress.get("completed", []) progress["completed"] = pod_completed progress["students_done"] = len(pod_completed) with open(progress_path, "w") as f: json.dump(progress, f) except Exception: pass # Fetch pod stdout log (last 100 lines) and sanitize before writing try: log_result = lium.exec(pod, command="tail -100 /home/eval_output.log 2>/dev/null || echo ''") log_text = log_result.get("stdout", "") if log_text.strip(): gpu_log_path.write_text(_sanitize_gpu_log(log_text)) except Exception: pass poll_stop.wait(5) poll_thread = threading.Thread(target=_poll_pod_progress, daemon=True) poll_thread.start() # Dynamic timeout: 10 min per model + 30 min buffer for teacher generation # Per-model timeout (10 min) is enforced inside pod_eval; this is a safety net n_eval_models = len(models_to_eval) EVAL_TIMEOUT = (n_eval_models * 10 + 30) * 60 print(f"[VALIDATOR] Eval timeout: {EVAL_TIMEOUT//60}m ({n_eval_models} models Ɨ 10m + 30m buffer)", flush=True) eval_env = {"HF_TOKEN": os.environ.get("HF_TOKEN", "")} try: import concurrent.futures with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=1) as pool: future = pool.submit(lium.exec, pod, command=cmd, env=eval_env) try: result = future.result(timeout=EVAL_TIMEOUT) except concurrent.futures.TimeoutError: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Eval timed out after {EVAL_TIMEOUT}s — killing pod process and recovering partial results", flush=True) try: lium.exec(pod, command="pkill -9 -f pod_eval.py; echo killed") except Exception: pass result = {"stdout": "", "stderr": "timeout", "exit_code": -1, "success": False} print(f"[VALIDATOR] Pod exit code: {result['exit_code']}", flush=True) except Exception as exec_err: print(f"[VALIDATOR] lium.exec EXCEPTION: {exec_err}", flush=True) import traceback traceback.print_exc() poll_stop.set() poll_thread.join(timeout=5) if once: break time.sleep(tempo) continue finally: poll_stop.set() poll_thread.join(timeout=5) stdout = result.get('stdout', '') or '' stderr = result.get('stderr', '') or '' if stdout.strip(): for line in stdout.strip().split('\n')[-30:]: print(f" GPU: {line[:200]}", flush=True) if stderr.strip(): for line in stderr.strip().split('\n')[-10:]: print(f" GPU ERR: {line[:200]}", flush=True) # ── Download results (try even on failure — partial results may exist) ── results_local = str(state_path / "last_eval.json") download_ok = False for _dl_attempt in range(3): try: lium.download(pod, remote="/home/eval_results.json", local=results_local) download_ok = True break except Exception as e: logger.warning(f"Download attempt {_dl_attempt+1}/3 failed: {e}") if _dl_attempt < 2: time.sleep(5) if not download_ok: logger.error("Failed to download results after 3 attempts") if not result.get('success', False): print(f"[VALIDATOR] Eval failed and no results to recover, skipping", flush=True) with open(progress_path, "w") as f: json.dump({"active": False}, f) if once: break time.sleep(tempo) continue if not result.get('success', False): # Check if partial results are usable try: with open(results_local) as f: partial = json.load(f) n_students = len(partial.get("students", {})) if n_students > 0: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Eval failed but recovered {n_students} partial results", flush=True) else: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Eval failed, no usable partial results", flush=True) with open(progress_path, "w") as f: json.dump({"active": False}, f) if once: break time.sleep(tempo) continue except Exception: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Eval failed, results file corrupt", flush=True) with open(progress_path, "w") as f: json.dump({"active": False}, f) if once: break time.sleep(tempo) continue with open(results_local) as f: results = json.load(f) # ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ # PHASE 4: Process results — update scores, crown new king # ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ uid_to_model = {uid: m["model"] for uid, m in models_to_eval.items()} model_to_uid = {m: uid for uid, m in uid_to_model.items()} king_h2h_kl = None # King's score on THIS eval's prompts for model_name, student_result in results.get("students", {}).items(): uid = model_to_uid.get(model_name) if uid is None: continue if "error" in student_result: logger.warning(f"UID {uid} ({model_name}): eval error — {student_result['error']}") record_failure(uid, failures) continue # Check for functional copy detected by logit fingerprinting if student_result.get("functional_copy"): copy_of_model = student_result.get("copy_of", "unknown") # Find the UID of the model it's a copy of copy_of_uid = None for other_uid, other_info in models_to_eval.items(): if other_info["model"] == copy_of_model: copy_of_uid = other_uid break reason = f"copy: functional copy of {copy_of_model}" + (f" (UID {copy_of_uid})" if copy_of_uid else "") + " — identical logit distribution" print(f"[VALIDATOR] UID {uid} ({model_name}): FUNCTIONAL COPY — {reason}", flush=True) scores[str(uid)] = MAX_KL_THRESHOLD + 1 _hk = models_to_eval.get(uid, {}).get("hotkey", uid_to_hotkey.get(uid, str(uid))) _cb = models_to_eval.get(uid, {}).get("commit_block") disqualify(_hk, reason, dq_reasons, commit_block=_cb) evaluated_uids.add(str(uid)) continue # ANTI-CHEAT: Check for fraud signals from pod_eval fraud_status = student_result.get("status", "") if fraud_status == "fraud_vram": reason = student_result.get("reason", "VRAM fraud detected") print(f"[VALIDATOR] UID {uid} ({model_name}): {reason}", flush=True) _hk = models_to_eval.get(uid, {}).get("hotkey", uid_to_hotkey.get(uid, str(uid))) _cb = models_to_eval.get(uid, {}).get("commit_block") disqualify(_hk, reason, dq_reasons, commit_block=_cb) scores[str(uid)] = MAX_KL_THRESHOLD + 1 evaluated_uids.add(str(uid)) continue speed_flag = student_result.get("speed_flag") if speed_flag: print(f"[VALIDATOR] UID {uid} ({model_name}): āš ļø {speed_flag}", flush=True) kl = student_result.get("kl_global_avg", float("inf")) # ANTI-CHEAT: KL=0 or near-zero means the model IS the teacher if kl <= 1e-6: reason = f"FRAUD: KL={kl:.10f} — model produces identical outputs to teacher (likely teacher weights)" print(f"[VALIDATOR] UID {uid} ({model_name}): {reason}", flush=True) _hk = models_to_eval.get(uid, {}).get("hotkey", uid_to_hotkey.get(uid, str(uid))) _cb = models_to_eval.get(uid, {}).get("commit_block") disqualify(_hk, reason, dq_reasons, commit_block=_cb) scores[str(uid)] = MAX_KL_THRESHOLD + 1 evaluated_uids.add(str(uid)) continue if kl == float("inf") or kl < 0: logger.warning(f"UID {uid}: invalid KL={kl}") record_failure(uid, failures) continue # For challengers, update their global score. # For the king, only use H2H score for epsilon comparison — don't # overwrite their global score. Different prompt sets cause variance, # and overwriting would let old challengers (scored on different prompts) # appear to beat the king unfairly. if uid == king_uid: king_h2h_kl = kl # Store for epsilon comparison # Update king's global score with H2H score so compute_winner_weights # sees the real performance, not a stale score from an old prompt set scores[str(uid)] = kl evaluated_uids.add(str(uid)) print(f"[VALIDATOR] UID {uid} ({model_name}): H2H KL={kl:.6f} (king — global score UPDATED)", flush=True) else: scores[str(uid)] = kl evaluated_uids.add(str(uid)) reset_failures(uid, failures) print(f"[VALIDATOR] UID {uid} ({model_name}): KL={kl:.6f}", flush=True) # ── Epsilon enforcement + winner determination ── # Challenger must beat king by >EPSILON to dethrone. # Scores are NEVER mutated — epsilon is enforced in winner selection only. # This preserves real scores for transparency on the dashboard. # # If king failed to eval this round, we MUST use the fresh scores # from challengers only — the king retains crown by default. if king_uid is not None and king_h2h_kl is None: print(f"[VALIDATOR] āš ļø King UID {king_uid} did not produce a score this round — retaining crown by default", flush=True) king_new_kl = king_h2h_kl if king_h2h_kl is not None else scores.get(str(king_uid), king_kl) if king_uid else float("inf") epsilon_threshold = king_new_kl * (1.0 - EPSILON) if king_uid else float("inf") epsilon_dethroned_by = None # Track which challenger dethroned king if king_uid is not None and challengers: for uid in challengers: uid_str = str(uid) if uid_str in scores and 0 < scores[uid_str] <= MAX_KL_THRESHOLD: challenger_kl = scores[uid_str] if challenger_kl < epsilon_threshold: print(f"[VALIDATOR] UID {uid} DETHRONED king UID {king_uid}! " f"KL={challenger_kl:.6f} < {epsilon_threshold:.6f} (king {king_new_kl:.6f} - {EPSILON*100:.0f}%)", flush=True) if epsilon_dethroned_by is None or challenger_kl < scores.get(str(epsilon_dethroned_by), float("inf")): epsilon_dethroned_by = uid else: pct = ((king_new_kl - challenger_kl) / king_new_kl * 100) if king_new_kl > 0 else 0 if challenger_kl < king_new_kl: print(f"[VALIDATOR] UID {uid}: better than king but within epsilon " f"(KL={challenger_kl:.6f}, needed <{epsilon_threshold:.6f}, only {pct:.1f}% better)", flush=True) # ── Determine winner from H2H round results ONLY ── # DO NOT use compute_winner_weights on global scores — scores from # different prompt sets are not comparable. The H2H winner is whoever # got the lowest KL in THIS round (same prompts for all models). h2h_candidates = [] all_round_uids = set([king_uid] + list(challengers.keys())) if king_uid is not None else set(challengers.keys()) for uid in all_round_uids: uid_str = str(uid) hotkey = uid_to_hotkey.get(uid, "") _cb = commitments.get(uid, {}).get("block") if is_disqualified(uid, hotkey, dq_reasons, commit_block=_cb): continue if uid_str in scores and 0 < scores[uid_str] <= MAX_KL_THRESHOLD: h2h_candidates.append((uid, scores[uid_str])) if h2h_candidates: h2h_candidates.sort(key=lambda x: x[1]) best_uid, best_kl = h2h_candidates[0] # Respect epsilon: if best is a challenger but didn't beat king by epsilon, # king retains the crown even if their KL is slightly worse if king_uid is not None and best_uid != king_uid and epsilon_dethroned_by is None: # No challenger passed epsilon — king wins winner_uid = king_uid winner_kl = scores.get(str(king_uid), king_kl) print(f"[VALIDATOR] King UID {king_uid} retains crown (no challenger passed epsilon)", flush=True) elif epsilon_dethroned_by is not None: # A challenger passed epsilon — they're the winner winner_uid = epsilon_dethroned_by winner_kl = scores.get(str(epsilon_dethroned_by), best_kl) print(f"[VALIDATOR] UID {winner_uid} is new king (passed epsilon)", flush=True) else: winner_uid, winner_kl = best_uid, best_kl else: winner_uid, winner_kl = None, float("inf") # Build weights array (winner-take-all) weights = [0.0] * max(n_uids, (winner_uid or 0) + 1) if winner_uid is not None: weights[winner_uid] = 1.0 # Leaderboard (show H2H round results + full global scores) print(f"\n[VALIDATOR] H2H ROUND RESULTS (block {current_block}):", flush=True) for rank, (uid, kl) in enumerate(h2h_candidates, 1): marker = " ← WINNER" if uid == winner_uid else "" is_king = " (king)" if uid == king_uid else "" print(f" #{rank} UID {uid}: KL={kl:.6f}{marker}{is_king}", flush=True) print(f"\n[VALIDATOR] GLOBAL LEADERBOARD:", flush=True) sorted_scores = sorted( [(uid_str, kl) for uid_str, kl in scores.items()], key=lambda x: x[1] ) for rank, (uid_str, kl) in enumerate(sorted_scores, 1): uid = int(uid_str) hotkey = uid_to_hotkey.get(uid, "") _cb = commitments.get(uid, {}).get("block") dq = " ā›” DQ" if (uid in disqualified or is_disqualified(uid, hotkey, dq_reasons, commit_block=_cb)) else "" marker = " ← H2H WINNER" if uid == winner_uid else "" in_round = " (in round)" if uid in all_round_uids else "" print(f" #{rank} UID {uid_str}: KL={kl:.6f}{marker}{in_round}{dq}", flush=True) if winner_uid is not None: _set_weights(subtensor, wallet, netuid, n_uids, weights, winner_uid) else: print("[VALIDATOR] No valid miners — skipping weight setting", flush=True) # ── Persist state ── save_scores(scores, state_path) save_failures(failures, state_path) save_disqualified(dq_reasons, state_path) save_evaluated() # ── Update persistent model score history ── # Track best-ever KL by model name so we never re-eval known-bad models. model_history_file = state_path / "model_score_history.json" model_score_history = {} if model_history_file.exists(): try: model_score_history = json.loads(model_history_file.read_text()) except Exception: pass for uid, info in models_to_eval.items(): uid_str = str(uid) model_name = info["model"] if uid_str in scores and 0 < scores[uid_str] <= MAX_KL_THRESHOLD: kl = scores[uid_str] prev = model_score_history.get(model_name, {}) prev_best = prev.get("best_kl", float("inf")) if kl < prev_best: model_score_history[model_name] = { "best_kl": round(kl, 6), "uid": uid, "block": current_block, "timestamp": time.time(), } model_history_file.write_text(json.dumps(model_score_history, indent=2)) # ── Append score history (non-DQ scores only) ── valid_scores = { uid_str: kl for uid_str, kl in scores.items() if uid_str not in dq_reasons and 0 < kl <= MAX_KL_THRESHOLD } if valid_scores: append_score_history( block=current_block, timestamp=time.time(), scores=valid_scores, king_uid=winner_uid, state_dir=state_path, ) # ── Save H2H round details for dashboard transparency ── h2h_results = [] for uid, info in models_to_eval.items(): model_name = info["model"] student_data = results.get("students", {}).get(model_name, {}) kl = student_data.get("kl_global_avg") if kl is None or "error" in student_data: continue is_king = (uid == king_uid) vs_king = "" if king_h2h_kl is not None and not is_king and king_h2h_kl > 0: pct = (king_h2h_kl - kl) / king_h2h_kl * 100 epsilon_threshold = king_h2h_kl * (1.0 - EPSILON) if kl < epsilon_threshold: vs_king = f"-{pct:.3f}% (DETHRONED)" elif kl < king_h2h_kl: vs_king = f"-{pct:.3f}% (not enough, need >{EPSILON*100:.0f}%)" else: vs_king = "worse" h2h_results.append({ "uid": uid, "model": model_name, "kl": round(kl, 6), "is_king": is_king, "vs_king": vs_king, }) h2h_results.sort(key=lambda x: x["kl"]) # Don't save king-only rounds — they clutter the dashboard and mean # all challengers failed during eval (errors, timeouts, etc.) n_challenger_results = sum(1 for r in h2h_results if not r.get("is_king")) if n_challenger_results == 0: print(f"[VALIDATOR] All challengers failed — skipping H2H round save (king-only)", flush=True) if n_challenger_results > 0: king_changed = winner_uid != king_uid if king_uid is not None else False h2h_round = { "block": current_block, "timestamp": time.time(), # king_uid = the winner (for next round to pick up correctly) "king_uid": winner_uid if winner_uid is not None else king_uid, "prev_king_uid": king_uid, "king_h2h_kl": round(king_h2h_kl, 6) if king_h2h_kl else None, "king_global_kl": round(king_kl, 6), "epsilon": EPSILON, "epsilon_threshold": round(king_h2h_kl * (1.0 - EPSILON), 6) if king_h2h_kl else None, "n_prompts": EVAL_PROMPTS, "results": h2h_results, "king_changed": king_changed, "new_king_uid": winner_uid if king_changed else None, } # Save latest round + append to history h2h_path = state_path / "h2h_latest.json" with open(h2h_path, "w") as f: json.dump(h2h_round, f, indent=2) h2h_history_path = state_path / "h2h_history.json" history = [] if h2h_history_path.exists(): try: with open(h2h_history_path) as f: history = json.load(f) except Exception: history = [] history.append(h2h_round) # Keep last 50 rounds history = history[-50:] with open(h2h_history_path, "w") as f: json.dump(history, f, indent=2) # ── Round complete — clear round state so next epoch starts fresh ── round_file = state_path / "current_round.json" if round_file.exists(): round_file.unlink() print("[VALIDATOR] Cleared current_round.json (round complete)", flush=True) # ── Clear eval progress ── progress_path = state_path / "eval_progress.json" with open(progress_path, "w") as f: json.dump({"active": False}, f) # ── Clean HF model cache to prevent disk full ── # Keep only the teacher model; students re-download each eval anyway try: clean_cmd = ( "cd /root/.cache/huggingface/hub 2>/dev/null && " "for d in models--*; do " " case \"$d\" in models--Qwen--Qwen3.5-35B-A3B) continue;; esac; " " rm -rf \"$d\"; " "done; " "df -h / | tail -1" ) result = lium.exec(pod, command=clean_cmd) disk_info = result.get('stdout', result) if isinstance(result, dict) else result print(f"[VALIDATOR] Cache cleanup: {str(disk_info).strip()}", flush=True) except Exception as e: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Cache cleanup failed (non-fatal): {e}", flush=True) # ── Restart any background tasks that were cleared for eval ── try: lium.exec(pod, command="test -f /home/autostart.sh && bash /home/autostart.sh; echo 'Background tasks resumed'") print("[VALIDATOR] Resumed background tasks on pod", flush=True) except Exception: pass # ── Discord announcement if king changed ── if winner_uid is not None and winner_uid != king_uid and king_uid is not None: new_king_model = (uid_to_model.get(winner_uid) or valid_models.get(winner_uid, {}).get("model", "unknown")) old_king_model = (uid_to_model.get(king_uid) or valid_models.get(king_uid, {}).get("model", "unknown")) # Use H2H KL (same prompt set) for accurate comparison in announcement old_kl_for_announcement = king_h2h_kl if king_h2h_kl is not None else king_kl try: _announce_new_king( new_uid=winner_uid, new_model=new_king_model, new_kl=winner_kl, old_uid=king_uid, old_model=old_king_model, old_kl=old_kl_for_announcement, state_dir=state_path, ) except Exception as ann_err: print(f"[VALIDATOR] Discord announcement failed: {ann_err}", flush=True) elapsed = time.time() - epoch_start print(f"\n[VALIDATOR] Epoch complete in {elapsed:.0f}s", flush=True) if once: break # After eval, check immediately for new challengers (may have arrived during eval) print(f"[VALIDATOR] Checking for new challengers immediately...", flush=True) except KeyboardInterrupt: logger.info("Shutting down") save_scores(scores, state_path) save_failures(failures, state_path) save_disqualified(dq_reasons, state_path) save_evaluated() break except Exception as e: print(f"[VALIDATOR ERROR] {e}", flush=True) import traceback traceback.print_exc() save_scores(scores, state_path) save_failures(failures, state_path) save_disqualified(dq_reasons, state_path) save_evaluated() if once: break time.sleep(60) def _set_weights(subtensor, wallet, netuid, n_uids, weights, winner_uid): """Set weights on-chain with retry.""" print(f"\n[VALIDATOR] Setting weights: UID {winner_uid} = 1.0", flush=True) uids = list(range(n_uids)) for attempt in range(3): try: result = subtensor.set_weights( wallet=wallet, netuid=netuid, uids=uids, weights=weights, wait_for_inclusion=True, wait_for_finalization=True, ) # set_weights returns (bool, str) tuple ok = result[0] if isinstance(result, (tuple, list)) else bool(result) if ok: print("[VALIDATOR] āœ“ Weights set on-chain!", flush=True) return err_msg = result[1] if isinstance(result, (tuple, list)) and len(result) > 1 else str(result) logger.warning(f"Attempt {attempt + 1}: rejected — {err_msg}") except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Attempt {attempt + 1}: {e}") time.sleep(30) if __name__ == "__main__": main()