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Sparse Transformer v7: discovery stress tests for stable gradient-support masks.
This version follows the v6 result:
oracle_current works far better than random, so useful sparse support exists;
predicted_magnitude without warmup does not reliably discover that support.
v7 focuses on discovery mechanisms:
1. predicted_magnitude
Exploit rows with the largest EMA-observed gradient mass.
2. ucb_magnitude
A bandit-style selector: EMA mass + an uncertainty bonus for under-observed rows.
This is meant to discover useful rows without dense refresh.
First observation initializes EMA scale immediately.
3. stale_current
A renamed diagnostic control: use the previous full-gradient mass. It is not
practical because it relies on dense audit gradients, but it tells us whether
one-step lag is too noisy.
4. oracle_current
True current top-k by dense gradient mass. Upper bound only.
5. random
Control.
Important limitation
--------------------
This still calls loss.backward(), so PyTorch computes dense gradients. Dense
current gradients are used for audit metrics and for oracle/stale controls.
The practical selectors only update their EMA statistics from active rows.
Actual speedup would require structured partial backward/custom kernels.
Example runs
------------
Smoke test:
python3 sparse_transformer_v7.py --quick
No-warmup discovery test:
python3 sparse_transformer_v7.py --steps 1000 \
--active_fractions 0.10 0.05 0.02 \
--policies predicted_magnitude ucb_magnitude oracle_current random \
--warmup_steps_list 0 5 50 --explore_fractions 0.10 0.30
Warm-start separation test:
python3 sparse_transformer_v7.py --steps 1000 \
--active_fractions 0.10 0.05 0.02 \
--policies predicted_magnitude ucb_magnitude oracle_current random \
--warmup_steps_list 0 5 50 200 --explore_fractions 0.10
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import argparse
import math
import random
from typing import Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Tuple
import torch
torch.set_num_threads(1)
import torch.nn as nn
import torch.nn.functional as F
Policy = Literal["predicted_magnitude", "ucb_magnitude", "oracle_current", "stale_current", "random"]
def set_seed(seed: int) -> None:
random.seed(seed)
torch.manual_seed(seed)
if torch.cuda.is_available():
torch.cuda.manual_seed_all(seed)
def device() -> str:
return "cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu"
# -----------------------------
# Data
# -----------------------------
def make_synthetic_corpus(n_sentences: int = 12000, seed: int = 7) -> str:
rng = random.Random(seed)
names = ["ada", "turing", "grace", "lovelace", "noether", "shannon", "hopper", "gauss"]
verbs = ["builds", "tests", "traces", "compresses", "predicts", "routes", "writes", "measures"]
objects = ["signals", "gradients", "tokens", "circuits", "features", "masks", "errors", "states"]
adverbs = ["quietly", "boldly", "slowly", "quickly", "cleanly", "strangely", "carefully"]
clauses = [
"when the loss falls",
"after the mask shifts",
"before the model answers",
"while the signal drifts",
"if the pattern repeats",
"because the tail is noisy",
]
symbols = ["alpha", "beta", "gamma", "delta", "omega", "sigma"]
lines: List[str] = []
for _ in range(n_sentences):
t = rng.randrange(6)
if t == 0:
line = f"{rng.choice(names)} {rng.choice(verbs)} {rng.choice(objects)} {rng.choice(adverbs)}."
elif t == 1:
line = f"{rng.choice(clauses)}, {rng.choice(names)} {rng.choice(verbs)} {rng.choice(objects)}."
elif t == 2:
a, b = rng.sample(symbols, 2)
line = f"rule {a}: {rng.choice(objects)} -> {rng.choice(objects)}; rule {b}: {rng.choice(objects)} -> {rng.choice(objects)}."
elif t == 3:
line = f"the {rng.choice(objects)} {rng.choice(verbs)} the {rng.choice(objects)} {rng.choice(adverbs)}."
elif t == 4:
seq = " ".join(rng.choice(symbols) for _ in range(rng.randint(2, 7)))
line = f"sequence {seq} ends when {rng.choice(names)} {rng.choice(verbs)}."
else:
line = f"if {rng.choice(objects)} rise then {rng.choice(names)} {rng.choice(verbs)} {rng.choice(objects)} else wait."
lines.append(line)
return "\n".join(lines) + "\n"
class CharCorpus:
def __init__(self, text: str, block_size: int, device: str):
chars = sorted(set(text))
self.stoi = {ch: i for i, ch in enumerate(chars)}
self.itos = {i: ch for ch, i in self.stoi.items()}
self.vocab_size = len(chars)
self.block_size = block_size
self.device = device
data = torch.tensor([self.stoi[ch] for ch in text], dtype=torch.long)
split = int(0.9 * len(data))
self.train_data = data[:split]
self.val_data = data[split:]
def get_batch(self, split: str, batch_size: int) -> Tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]:
data = self.train_data if split == "train" else self.val_data
max_start = len(data) - self.block_size - 1
if max_start <= 0:
raise ValueError("Corpus too small for block_size")
ix = torch.randint(max_start, (batch_size,))
x = torch.stack([data[i : i + self.block_size] for i in ix])
y = torch.stack([data[i + 1 : i + self.block_size + 1] for i in ix])
return x.to(self.device), y.to(self.device)
def load_text(args: argparse.Namespace) -> str:
if args.text_path:
with open(args.text_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
return f.read()
return make_synthetic_corpus(args.synthetic_sentences, args.seed)
# -----------------------------
# Mini GPT
# -----------------------------
class CausalSelfAttention(nn.Module):
def __init__(self, n_embd: int, n_head: int, block_size: int, dropout: float):
super().__init__()
assert n_embd % n_head == 0
self.n_head = n_head
self.head_dim = n_embd // n_head
self.c_attn = nn.Linear(n_embd, 3 * n_embd)
self.c_proj = nn.Linear(n_embd, n_embd)
self.dropout = nn.Dropout(dropout)
self.register_buffer("mask", torch.tril(torch.ones(block_size, block_size)).view(1, 1, block_size, block_size))
def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
B, T, C = x.shape
qkv = self.c_attn(x)
q, k, v = qkv.split(C, dim=2)
q = q.view(B, T, self.n_head, self.head_dim).transpose(1, 2)
k = k.view(B, T, self.n_head, self.head_dim).transpose(1, 2)
v = v.view(B, T, self.n_head, self.head_dim).transpose(1, 2)
att = (q @ k.transpose(-2, -1)) / math.sqrt(self.head_dim)
att = att.masked_fill(self.mask[:, :, :T, :T] == 0, float("-inf"))
att = F.softmax(att, dim=-1)
att = self.dropout(att)
y = att @ v
y = y.transpose(1, 2).contiguous().view(B, T, C)
return self.c_proj(y)
class FeedForward(nn.Module):
def __init__(self, n_embd: int, dropout: float):
super().__init__()
self.c_fc = nn.Linear(n_embd, 4 * n_embd)
self.c_proj = nn.Linear(4 * n_embd, n_embd)
self.dropout = nn.Dropout(dropout)
def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
return self.dropout(self.c_proj(F.gelu(self.c_fc(x))))
class Block(nn.Module):
def __init__(self, n_embd: int, n_head: int, block_size: int, dropout: float):
super().__init__()
self.ln1 = nn.LayerNorm(n_embd)
self.attn = CausalSelfAttention(n_embd, n_head, block_size, dropout)
self.ln2 = nn.LayerNorm(n_embd)
self.mlp = FeedForward(n_embd, dropout)
def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
x = x + self.attn(self.ln1(x))
x = x + self.mlp(self.ln2(x))
return x
class MiniGPT(nn.Module):
def __init__(self, vocab_size: int, block_size: int, n_layer: int, n_head: int, n_embd: int, dropout: float):
super().__init__()
self.block_size = block_size
self.tok_emb = nn.Embedding(vocab_size, n_embd)
self.pos_emb = nn.Embedding(block_size, n_embd)
self.drop = nn.Dropout(dropout)
self.blocks = nn.Sequential(*[Block(n_embd, n_head, block_size, dropout) for _ in range(n_layer)])
self.ln_f = nn.LayerNorm(n_embd)
self.lm_head = nn.Linear(n_embd, vocab_size)
def forward(self, idx: torch.Tensor, targets: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None):
B, T = idx.shape
pos = torch.arange(T, device=idx.device)
x = self.tok_emb(idx) + self.pos_emb(pos)[None, :, :]
x = self.drop(x)
x = self.blocks(x)
x = self.ln_f(x)
logits = self.lm_head(x)
loss = None
if targets is not None:
loss = F.cross_entropy(logits.view(-1, logits.size(-1)), targets.view(-1))
return logits, loss
def named_linear_modules(model: nn.Module) -> List[Tuple[str, nn.Linear]]:
return [(name, m) for name, m in model.named_modules() if isinstance(m, nn.Linear)]
def parameter_fractions(model: nn.Module) -> Tuple[int, int, float]:
total = sum(p.numel() for p in model.parameters())
linear = 0
for _, m in named_linear_modules(model):
linear += m.weight.numel()
if m.bias is not None:
linear += m.bias.numel()
return total, linear, linear / max(1, total)
# -----------------------------
# Mask selector
# -----------------------------
class RowMasker:
def __init__(
self,
model: nn.Module,
policy: Policy,
active_fraction: float,
explore_fraction: float,
mass_beta: float,
unobserved_decay: float,
warmup_steps: int,
ucb_alpha: float,
mass_init: float,
device: str,
):
self.model = model
self.policy = policy
self.active_fraction = active_fraction
self.explore_fraction = explore_fraction
self.mass_beta = mass_beta
self.unobserved_decay = unobserved_decay
self.warmup_steps = warmup_steps
self.ucb_alpha = ucb_alpha
self.mass_init = mass_init
self.device = device
self.step_index = 0
self.linear_modules = [m for _, m in named_linear_modules(model)]
self.module_to_ids: Dict[nn.Linear, torch.Tensor] = {}
ids = []
offset = 0
for m in self.linear_modules:
n = m.weight.shape[0]
block_ids = torch.arange(offset, offset + n, device=device)
self.module_to_ids[m] = block_ids
ids.append(block_ids)
offset += n
self.n_blocks = offset
self.predicted_mass = torch.full((self.n_blocks,), mass_init, device=device)
self.last_full_mass = torch.full((self.n_blocks,), mass_init, device=device)
self.observed_count = torch.zeros(self.n_blocks, device=device)
self.global_mass_ema = torch.tensor(max(mass_init, 1e-6), device=device)
self.prev_active = torch.zeros(self.n_blocks, dtype=torch.bool, device=device)
self.active = torch.zeros(self.n_blocks, dtype=torch.bool, device=device)
self.row_masks: Dict[nn.Linear, torch.Tensor] = {
m: torch.zeros(m.weight.shape[0], dtype=torch.bool, device=device) for m in self.linear_modules
}
def _topk_mask(self, values: torch.Tensor, fraction: float) -> torch.Tensor:
k = max(1, int(fraction * values.numel()))
mask = torch.zeros_like(values, dtype=torch.bool)
# Tie-breaking noise matters when many rows have identical initial scores.
noisy = values + 1e-9 * torch.rand_like(values)
mask[torch.topk(noisy, k=k).indices] = True
return mask
@staticmethod
def _jaccard(a: torch.Tensor, b: torch.Tensor) -> float:
inter = (a & b).sum().float()
union = (a | b).sum().float()
return float((inter / torch.clamp(union, min=1.0)).item())
def _set_active(self, active: torch.Tensor) -> None:
self.active = active
self.row_masks = {}
for m, ids in self.module_to_ids.items():
self.row_masks[m] = active[ids]
def _sample_exploit_explore(self, scores: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
n = self.n_blocks
k_total = max(1, int(self.active_fraction * n))
k_explore = min(k_total, max(0, int(self.explore_fraction * k_total)))
k_exploit = k_total - k_explore
active = torch.zeros(n, dtype=torch.bool, device=self.device)
if k_exploit > 0:
active[torch.topk(scores + 1e-9 * torch.rand_like(scores), k=k_exploit).indices] = True
if k_explore > 0:
remaining = torch.nonzero(~active, as_tuple=False).flatten()
pick = remaining[torch.randperm(remaining.numel(), device=self.device)[:k_explore]]
active[pick] = True
return active
def choose_pre_backward(self, step: int) -> None:
self.step_index = step
if step < self.warmup_steps:
self._set_active(torch.ones(self.n_blocks, dtype=torch.bool, device=self.device))
return
if self.policy == "oracle_current":
# Cannot select until after current gradients are known.
self._set_active(torch.zeros(self.n_blocks, dtype=torch.bool, device=self.device))
return
if self.policy == "random":
self._set_active(self._sample_exploit_explore(torch.rand(self.n_blocks, device=self.device)))
return
if self.policy == "stale_current":
self._set_active(self._topk_mask(self.last_full_mass, self.active_fraction))
return
if self.policy == "predicted_magnitude":
self._set_active(self._sample_exploit_explore(self.predicted_mass))
return
if self.policy == "ucb_magnitude":
t = max(1, step - self.warmup_steps + 1)
log_term = torch.log(torch.tensor(float(t + 2), device=self.device))
bonus_scale = torch.clamp(self.global_mass_ema, min=1e-8)
bonus = self.ucb_alpha * bonus_scale * torch.sqrt(log_term / (self.observed_count + 1.0))
scores = self.predicted_mass + bonus
self._set_active(self._sample_exploit_explore(scores))
return
raise ValueError(f"Unknown policy: {self.policy}")
@torch.no_grad()
def current_gradient_mass(self) -> torch.Tensor:
mass = torch.zeros(self.n_blocks, device=self.device)
for m, ids in self.module_to_ids.items():
if m.weight.grad is None:
continue
row_sq = m.weight.grad.square().sum(dim=1)
if m.bias is not None and m.bias.grad is not None:
row_sq = row_sq + m.bias.grad.square()
mass[ids] = torch.sqrt(row_sq + 1e-30)
return mass
@torch.no_grad()
def audit_and_update(self, step: int) -> Dict[str, float]:
mass = self.current_gradient_mass()
if step < self.warmup_steps:
active = torch.ones(self.n_blocks, dtype=torch.bool, device=self.device)
self._set_active(active)
elif self.policy == "oracle_current":
active = self._topk_mask(mass, self.active_fraction)
self._set_active(active)
else:
active = self.active
true_sq = mass.square().sum()
approx_sq = mass[active].square().sum()
cosine = float((torch.sqrt(approx_sq + 1e-30) / torch.sqrt(true_sq + 1e-30)).item())
norm_ratio = cosine
oracle_mask = self._topk_mask(mass, self.active_fraction)
jacc = self._jaccard(active, oracle_mask)
stability = self._jaccard(active, self.prev_active)
self.prev_active = active.clone()
k20 = max(1, int(0.2 * self.n_blocks))
sorted_mass = torch.sort(mass, descending=True).values
top20_mass = float((sorted_mass[:k20].sum() / (sorted_mass.sum() + 1e-12)).item())
new_active = active & (self.observed_count == 0)
# Strict rule for practical policies: update stats only from active rows.
# oracle_current and stale_current also update only active rows for consistency;
# stale_current separately records last_full_mass as a diagnostic signal.
self.predicted_mass.mul_(self.unobserved_decay)
observed = active
if bool(observed.any().item()):
obs_mass = mass[observed]
first_seen = self.observed_count[observed] == 0
ema_mass = self.mass_beta * self.predicted_mass[observed] + (1.0 - self.mass_beta) * obs_mass
# First observation should establish the real scale immediately.
# Otherwise a beta=0.95 EMA needs many observations to climb from zero.
self.predicted_mass[observed] = torch.where(first_seen, obs_mass, ema_mass)
self.observed_count[observed] += 1.0
self.global_mass_ema = self.mass_beta * self.global_mass_ema + (1.0 - self.mass_beta) * obs_mass.mean()
# Dense audit signal. Only stale_current is allowed to use this for next-step selection.
self.last_full_mass = mass.detach().clone()
coverage = float((self.observed_count > 0).float().mean().item())
avg_obs_count = float(self.observed_count.mean().item())
new_active_fraction = float((new_active.float().mean()).item())
return {
"cosine": cosine,
"norm_ratio": norm_ratio,
"top20_mass": top20_mass,
"jacc_oracle": jacc,
"stability": stability,
"active_fraction_real": float(active.float().mean().item()),
"coverage": coverage,
"avg_obs_count": avg_obs_count,
"new_active_fraction": new_active_fraction,
}
def row_mask_for(self, module: nn.Linear) -> Optional[torch.Tensor]:
return self.row_masks.get(module)
# -----------------------------
# Masked Adam
# -----------------------------
class MaskedAdam:
def __init__(
self,
model: nn.Module,
masker: Optional[RowMasker],
lr: float,
betas=(0.9, 0.95),
eps=1e-8,
weight_decay=0.0,
freeze_non_linear_when_sparse: bool = False,
):
self.model = model
self.masker = masker
self.lr = lr
self.beta1, self.beta2 = betas
self.eps = eps
self.weight_decay = weight_decay
self.freeze_non_linear_when_sparse = freeze_non_linear_when_sparse
self.state: Dict[nn.Parameter, Dict[str, torch.Tensor]] = {}
self.linear_param: Dict[nn.Parameter, Tuple[nn.Linear, str]] = {}
for _, m in named_linear_modules(model):
self.linear_param[m.weight] = (m, "weight")
if m.bias is not None:
self.linear_param[m.bias] = (m, "bias")
def zero_grad(self) -> None:
for p in self.model.parameters():
p.grad = None
@torch.no_grad()
def step(self) -> None:
for p in self.model.parameters():
if p.grad is None:
continue
if self.masker is not None and self.freeze_non_linear_when_sparse and p not in self.linear_param:
# Optional stricter mode: freeze embeddings/layernorm/etc. in sparse runs.
continue
if p not in self.state:
self.state[p] = {"m": torch.zeros_like(p), "v": torch.zeros_like(p)}
m = self.state[p]["m"]
v = self.state[p]["v"]
g = p.grad
if self.weight_decay:
g = g.add(p, alpha=self.weight_decay)
row_mask = None
if self.masker is not None and p in self.linear_param:
module, kind = self.linear_param[p]
base = self.masker.row_mask_for(module)
if base is not None:
row_mask = base.view(-1, *([1] * (p.ndim - 1))) if kind == "weight" else base
if row_mask is None:
m.mul_(self.beta1).add_(g, alpha=1.0 - self.beta1)
v.mul_(self.beta2).addcmul_(g, g, value=1.0 - self.beta2)
p.add_(m / (torch.sqrt(v) + self.eps), alpha=-self.lr)
else:
mask = row_mask.expand_as(p)
if not bool(mask.any().item()):
continue
new_m = self.beta1 * m + (1.0 - self.beta1) * g
new_v = self.beta2 * v + (1.0 - self.beta2) * g * g
m[mask] = new_m[mask]
v[mask] = new_v[mask]
update = m / (torch.sqrt(v) + self.eps)
p[mask] = p[mask] - self.lr * update[mask]
# -----------------------------
# Training
# -----------------------------
@torch.no_grad()
def estimate_loss(model: nn.Module, corpus: CharCorpus, batch_size: int, eval_iters: int) -> Dict[str, float]:
model.eval()
out = {}
for split in ["train", "val"]:
losses = []
for _ in range(eval_iters):
x, y = corpus.get_batch(split, batch_size)
_, loss = model(x, y)
losses.append(float(loss.item()))
out[split] = sum(losses) / len(losses)
model.train()
return out
def train_run(
corpus: CharCorpus,
args: argparse.Namespace,
policy: Optional[Policy],
active_fraction: float,
warmup_steps: int,
explore_fraction: float,
seed_offset: int,
) -> Dict[str, float | str]:
set_seed(args.seed + seed_offset)
dev = corpus.device
model = MiniGPT(corpus.vocab_size, args.block_size, args.n_layer, args.n_head, args.n_embd, args.dropout).to(dev)
masker = None
if policy is not None:
masker = RowMasker(
model=model,
policy=policy,
active_fraction=active_fraction,
explore_fraction=explore_fraction,
mass_beta=args.mass_beta,
unobserved_decay=args.unobserved_decay,
warmup_steps=warmup_steps,
ucb_alpha=args.ucb_alpha,
mass_init=args.mass_init,
device=dev,
)
opt = MaskedAdam(
model,
masker,
lr=args.lr,
weight_decay=args.weight_decay,
freeze_non_linear_when_sparse=args.freeze_non_linear_when_sparse,
)
sums = {
"cosine": 0.0,
"norm_ratio": 0.0,
"top20_mass": 0.0,
"jacc_oracle": 0.0,
"stability": 0.0,
"active_fraction_real": 0.0,
"coverage": 0.0,
"avg_obs_count": 0.0,
"new_active_fraction": 0.0,
}
count = 0
for step in range(args.steps):
x, y = corpus.get_batch("train", args.batch_size)
if masker is not None:
masker.choose_pre_backward(step)
_, loss = model(x, y)
opt.zero_grad()
loss.backward()
if masker is not None:
metrics = masker.audit_and_update(step)
if step >= warmup_steps:
for k in sums:
sums[k] += metrics[k]
count += 1
opt.step()
if args.verbose and (step % args.eval_interval == 0 or step == args.steps - 1):
losses = estimate_loss(model, corpus, args.batch_size, args.eval_iters)
name = "dense" if policy is None else policy
print(
f"{name:20s} step={step:5d} warm={warmup_steps:4d} explore={explore_fraction:.2f} "
f"train={losses['train']:.4f} val={losses['val']:.4f}"
)
losses = estimate_loss(model, corpus, args.batch_size, args.eval_iters)
row: Dict[str, float | str] = {
"run": "dense_baseline" if policy is None else policy,
"target_active": 1.0 if policy is None else active_fraction,
"warmup": warmup_steps,
"explore": explore_fraction if policy is not None else 0.0,
"train_loss": losses["train"],
"val_loss": losses["val"],
}
if masker is None or count == 0:
row.update({
"cosine": float("nan"),
"norm_ratio": float("nan"),
"top20_mass": float("nan"),
"jacc_oracle": float("nan"),
"stability": float("nan"),
"active_fraction_real": 1.0,
"coverage": float("nan"),
"avg_obs_count": float("nan"),
"new_active_fraction": float("nan"),
})
else:
for k, v in sums.items():
row[k] = v / count
return row
def print_summary(rows: List[Dict[str, float | str]]) -> None:
print("\nSummary")
header = (
f"{'run':>22s} {'target':>7s} {'actual':>7s} {'warm':>5s} {'expl':>5s} "
f"{'val':>8s} {'train':>8s} {'cos':>7s} {'top20':>7s} {'jacc':>7s} "
f"{'stable':>7s} {'cover':>7s} {'new':>7s}"
)
print(header)
print("-" * len(header))
for r in rows:
print(
f"{str(r['run']):>22s} "
f"{float(r['target_active']):7.3f} "
f"{float(r['active_fraction_real']):7.3f} "
f"{int(float(r['warmup'])):5d} "
f"{float(r['explore']):5.2f} "
f"{float(r['val_loss']):8.4f} "
f"{float(r['train_loss']):8.4f} "
f"{float(r['cosine']):7.3f} "
f"{float(r['top20_mass']):7.3f} "
f"{float(r['jacc_oracle']):7.3f} "
f"{float(r['stability']):7.3f} "
f"{float(r['coverage']):7.3f} "
f"{float(r['new_active_fraction']):7.3f}"
)
def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
p = argparse.ArgumentParser()
p.add_argument("--text_path", type=str, default=None)
p.add_argument("--synthetic_sentences", type=int, default=12000)
p.add_argument("--steps", type=int, default=1000)
p.add_argument("--quick", action="store_true")
p.add_argument("--batch_size", type=int, default=32)
p.add_argument("--block_size", type=int, default=64)
p.add_argument("--n_layer", type=int, default=2)
p.add_argument("--n_head", type=int, default=4)
p.add_argument("--n_embd", type=int, default=64)
p.add_argument("--dropout", type=float, default=0.0)
p.add_argument("--lr", type=float, default=3e-4)
p.add_argument("--weight_decay", type=float, default=0.0)
p.add_argument("--active_fractions", type=float, nargs="+", default=[0.10, 0.05, 0.02])
p.add_argument("--policies", type=str, nargs="+", default=["oracle_current", "predicted_magnitude", "ucb_magnitude", "random"])
p.add_argument("--explore_fractions", type=float, nargs="+", default=[0.10])
p.add_argument("--warmup_steps_list", type=int, nargs="+", default=[5])
p.add_argument("--mass_beta", type=float, default=0.95)
p.add_argument("--unobserved_decay", type=float, default=1.0)
p.add_argument("--mass_init", type=float, default=0.0)
p.add_argument("--ucb_alpha", type=float, default=1.0)
p.add_argument("--freeze_non_linear_when_sparse", action="store_true")
p.add_argument("--eval_interval", type=int, default=200)
p.add_argument("--eval_iters", type=int, default=20)
p.add_argument("--seed", type=int, default=7)
p.add_argument("--verbose", action="store_true")
return p.parse_args()
def main() -> None:
args = parse_args()
if args.quick:
args.steps = 60
args.eval_iters = 3
args.batch_size = 16
args.block_size = 32
args.n_layer = 1
args.n_embd = 32
args.n_head = 4
args.synthetic_sentences = 2000
args.active_fractions = [0.10, 0.02]
args.policies = ["oracle_current", "predicted_magnitude", "ucb_magnitude", "random"]
args.explore_fractions = [0.10]
args.warmup_steps_list = [0]
# Validate policy strings early.
valid = {"predicted_magnitude", "ucb_magnitude", "oracle_current", "stale_current", "random"}
for pol in args.policies:
if pol not in valid:
raise ValueError(f"Unknown policy {pol!r}. Valid policies: {sorted(valid)}")
set_seed(args.seed)
dev = device()
print(f"device={dev}")
corpus = CharCorpus(load_text(args), args.block_size, dev)
print(f"vocab_size={corpus.vocab_size} train_tokens={len(corpus.train_data)} val_tokens={len(corpus.val_data)}")
print(f"policies={args.policies}")
print(f"active_fractions={args.active_fractions}")
print(f"warmup_steps_list={args.warmup_steps_list} explore_fractions={args.explore_fractions}")
print(f"mass_init={args.mass_init} mass_beta={args.mass_beta} ucb_alpha={args.ucb_alpha}")
# Report how much of the model is governed by row masks.
tmp_model = MiniGPT(corpus.vocab_size, args.block_size, args.n_layer, args.n_head, args.n_embd, args.dropout).to(dev)
total_params, linear_params, linear_frac = parameter_fractions(tmp_model)
del tmp_model
print(f"params total={total_params} linear={linear_params} linear_fraction={linear_frac:.3f}")
if args.freeze_non_linear_when_sparse:
print("freeze_non_linear_when_sparse=True: embeddings/layernorm/etc. are frozen in sparse runs")
else:
print("freeze_non_linear_when_sparse=False: non-Linear params are still updated densely")
rows: List[Dict[str, float | str]] = []
print("\nRunning dense baseline")
rows.append(train_run(corpus, args, policy=None, active_fraction=1.0, warmup_steps=0, explore_fraction=0.0, seed_offset=0))
seed_offset = 100
for af in args.active_fractions:
for pol in args.policies:
# oracle_current and stale_current do not use explore_fraction; random does not either.
explore_values = args.explore_fractions if pol in {"predicted_magnitude", "ucb_magnitude"} else [0.0]
# Warmup matters for every sparse policy, so keep it in the loop.
for warmup in args.warmup_steps_list:
for explore in explore_values:
print(f"\nRunning policy={pol}, active_fraction={af:.3f}, warmup={warmup}, explore={explore:.2f}")
rows.append(
train_run(
corpus,
args,
policy=pol, # type: ignore[arg-type]
active_fraction=af,
warmup_steps=warmup,
explore_fraction=explore,
seed_offset=seed_offset,
)
)
seed_offset += 1
print_summary(rows)
print("\nNotes")
print(" oracle_current uses current dense gradients to choose rows; it is the true upper bound.")
print(" stale_current uses previous-step dense gradient mass; it is a renamed stale/noisy control.")
print(" predicted_magnitude uses only EMA mass from active/observed rows.")
print(" ucb_magnitude adds an uncertainty bonus for under-observed rows to improve discovery.")
print(" coverage is the fraction of Linear rows that have ever been observed/active.")
print(" new is the average fraction of rows newly observed per non-warmup step.")
print(" dense gradients are still computed for audit; this is not a wall-clock benchmark yet.")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
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