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"""
Self-Healing Training System β Core Module.
Production-ready autonomous debugging and recovery for Hugging Face TRL trainers.
Zero-config integration: add one callback, wrap with SelfHealingTrainer.
Paper-backed heuristics with literature references for every decision.
"""
import os, sys, json, time, math, gc
from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
from typing import Optional, Dict, Any, List, Union, Callable
from enum import Enum
import warnings
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
from transformers import (
TrainerCallback,
TrainerControl,
TrainerState,
TrainingArguments,
Trainer,
)
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# Optional Trackio integration
# βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
try:
import trackio as _trackio
_HAS_TRACKIO = True
except ImportError:
_trackio = None
_HAS_TRACKIO = False
def _alert(level: str, title: str, text: str) -> None:
"""Emit alert to trackio if available, else print to stdout."""
msg = f"[{level.upper()}] {title}: {text}"
print(msg, flush=True)
if _HAS_TRACKIO:
try:
_trackio.alert(title=title, text=text, level=level)
except Exception:
pass
def _log_metric(name: str, value: float, step: int = 0) -> None:
"""Log scalar metric to trackio if available."""
if _HAS_TRACKIO:
try:
_trackio.log_metric(name=name, value=value, step=step)
except Exception:
pass
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# Failure Taxonomy
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class FailureType(str, Enum):
"""
Categorized training failure types.
Based on Unicron (arxiv:2401.00134) error taxonomy:
- Crash (most common), incorrect functionality, build failure
Extended with PTT heuristic categories.
"""
NAN_LOSS = "nan_loss"
LOSS_SPIKE = "loss_spike"
DIVERGENCE = "divergence"
OOM = "oom"
SLOW_CONVERGENCE = "slow_conv"
GRADIENT_EXPLOSION = "grad_expl"
GRADIENT_VANISHING = "grad_vanish"
DATA_ERROR = "data_error"
API_ERROR = "api_error"
UNKNOWN = "unknown"
FAILURE_RECIPES: Dict[FailureType, Dict[str, Any]] = {
FailureType.NAN_LOSS: {
"diagnosis": (
"NaN loss detected. Usually caused by exploding gradients, "
"bad data (NaN in inputs), or FP16 overflow at high learning rate."
),
"references": "ZClip arxiv:2504.02507; AdaGC arxiv:2502.11034",
"actions": ["rollback_checkpoint", "halve_learning_rate", "enable_grad_clip"],
"severity": "error",
},
FailureType.LOSS_SPIKE: {
"diagnosis": (
"Loss spike: current loss > threshold Γ running mean. "
"Transient spike β may self-correct or precede divergence."
),
"references": "ZClip arxiv:2504.02507 Section 3.2",
"actions": ["save_emergency_checkpoint", "zclip_gradient"],
"severity": "warn",
},
FailureType.DIVERGENCE: {
"diagnosis": (
"Loss increasing for {patience} consecutive steps. "
"Learning rate may be too high or data is non-stationary."
),
"references": "Pioneer Agent arxiv:2604.09791",
"actions": ["rollback_checkpoint", "halve_learning_rate"],
"severity": "error",
},
FailureType.OOM: {
"diagnosis": (
"CUDA Out of Memory. Batch size or sequence length exceeds GPU capacity."
),
"references": (
"Unicron arxiv:2401.00134; "
"gradient checkpointing reduces peak memory ~2Γ"
),
"actions": ["halve_batch_size", "enable_gradient_checkpointing", "clear_cache"],
"severity": "error",
},
FailureType.SLOW_CONVERGENCE: {
"diagnosis": (
"Loss plateaued. "
"For DPO: ~0.693 = random chance (no preference learning). "
"For SFT: perplexity not decreasing means model not learning."
),
"references": "Rafailov et al. (2023) DPO Section 4.2; PTT diagnostics",
"actions": ["increase_learning_rate", "check_data_quality"],
"severity": "warn",
},
FailureType.GRADIENT_EXPLOSION: {
"diagnosis": (
"Gradient norm {grad_norm:.1f} exceeds threshold "
"of {threshold}. Activates adaptive gradient clipping."
),
"references": "AdaGC arxiv:2502.11034; ZClip arxiv:2504.02507",
"actions": ["zclip_gradient", "enable_grad_clip"],
"severity": "warn",
},
FailureType.GRADIENT_VANISHING: {
"diagnosis": (
"Gradient norm β 0. Model not learning β check optimizer, "
"loss function, or data pipeline."
),
"references": "He et al. (2016) Deep Residual Learning",
"actions": ["check_model_init", "increase_learning_rate"],
"severity": "warn",
},
FailureType.DATA_ERROR: {
"diagnosis": "Data processing error: {error_message}",
"references": "Deep Researcher arxiv:2604.05854 β dry-run catches these",
"actions": ["skip_batch", "log_bad_sample"],
"severity": "error",
},
FailureType.API_ERROR: {
"diagnosis": "External API / network error: {error_message}",
"references": "Standard exponential backoff retry pattern",
"actions": ["exponential_backoff"],
"severity": "error",
},
FailureType.UNKNOWN: {
"diagnosis": "Uncategorized failure: {error_message}",
"references": "Manual diagnosis required",
"actions": ["save_emergency_checkpoint"],
"severity": "error",
},
}
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# ZClip β Z-Score Adaptive Gradient Clipping
# βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
class ZClip:
"""
Z-score based adaptive gradient clipping.
Paper: "ZClip: Adaptive Spike Mitigation for LLM Pre-Training"
(arxiv:2504.02507)
Result: Eliminates catastrophic loss spikes without manual intervention,
improves downstream benchmarks at high learning rates.
Method: Tracks EMA of gradient norm ΞΌ_t and Ο_t.
Clips to ΞΌ_t + z_threshold Γ Ο_t when a spike is detected.
Negligible throughput overhead.
Args:
z_threshold: Z-score threshold for spike detection (2.0-3.0 optimal).
ema_decay: Exponential moving average decay factor.
"""
def __init__(self, z_threshold: float = 3.0, ema_decay: float = 0.99):
self.z_threshold = z_threshold
self.ema_decay = ema_decay
self.mean: Optional[float] = None
self.std: Optional[float] = None
self.clip_count: int = 0
self._raw_values: List[float] = []
def update_and_clip(self, grad_norm: float) -> float:
"""
Update EMA statistics with new gradient norm and return
(potentially clipped) value.
Returns:
Clipped gradient norm if spike detected, otherwise original norm.
"""
g = grad_norm
self._raw_values.append(g)
if self.mean is None:
self.mean = g
self.std = 0.0
return g
# Update exponential moving average
self.mean = self.ema_decay * self.mean + (1 - self.ema_decay) * g
self.std = (
self.ema_decay * self.std
+ (1 - self.ema_decay) * abs(g - self.mean)
)
if self.std < 1e-8:
return g
z_score = (g - self.mean) / self.std
if z_score > self.z_threshold:
clipped = self.mean + self.z_threshold * self.std
self.clip_count += 1
_log_metric("zclip/raw_grad_norm", g, 0)
_log_metric("zclip/clipped_grad_norm", clipped, 0)
_log_metric("zclip/z_score", z_score, 0)
_log_metric("zclip/total_clips", self.clip_count, 0)
return clipped
return g
def state_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Serializable state for checkpointing."""
return {
"mean": self.mean,
"std": self.std,
"clip_count": self.clip_count,
}
def load_state_dict(self, d: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
"""Restore state from checkpoint."""
self.mean = d.get("mean")
self.std = d.get("std")
self.clip_count = d.get("clip_count", 0)
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# HealingConfig
# βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
@dataclass
class HealingConfig:
"""
Configuration for the self-healing system.
All thresholds are tunable. Sensible defaults are provided based
on empirical results from the referenced papers.
Detection thresholds:
nan_patience: Consecutive NaN steps before recovery action.
loss_spike_factor: Loss > NΓ running mean triggers spike warning.
loss_spike_window: Window size for running loss mean.
divergence_patience: Consecutive increasing-loss steps before recovery.
grad_explosion_threshold: Gradient norm above this triggers warning.
grad_vanishing_threshold: Gradient norm below this triggers warning.
ZClip settings:
zclip_enabled: Enable Z-score adaptive gradient clipping.
zclip_z_threshold: Z-score threshold (2.0-3.0 optimal per paper).
zclip_ema_decay: EMA decay factor for mean/std tracking.
Recovery limits:
lr_reduce_factor: Multiply LR by this factor on each reduction.
batch_reduce_factor: Multiply batch size by this on OOM recovery.
max_recovery_attempts: Maximum total recovery attempts.
max_lr_reductions: Maximum LR reductions before escalation.
max_batch_reductions: Maximum batch reductions before escalation.
Backoff:
api_retry_base_delay: Base delay for API retry (seconds).
api_retry_max_delay: Maximum delay cap.
api_retry_backoff_factor: Exponential multiplier per attempt.
Emergency:
emergency_checkpoint_dir: Directory for emergency checkpoints.
save_on_spike: Auto-save checkpoint on loss spike.
save_on_nan: Auto-save checkpoint on NaN detection.
postmortem_path: Path for crash postmortem JSON.
Validation:
dry_run_steps: Forward-backward steps before full training.
"""
# Detection thresholds
nan_patience: int = 3
loss_spike_factor: float = 5.0
loss_spike_window: int = 100
divergence_patience: int = 50
grad_explosion_threshold: float = 100.0
grad_vanishing_threshold: float = 1e-7
# ZClip settings
zclip_enabled: bool = True
zclip_z_threshold: float = 3.0
zclip_ema_decay: float = 0.99
# Recovery limits
lr_reduce_factor: float = 0.5
batch_reduce_factor: float = 0.5
max_recovery_attempts: int = 5
max_lr_reductions: int = 4
max_batch_reductions: int = 3
# API backoff
api_retry_base_delay: float = 30.0
api_retry_max_delay: float = 600.0
api_retry_backoff_factor: float = 2.0
# Emergency checkpointing
emergency_checkpoint_dir: str = "./emergency_checkpoints"
save_on_spike: bool = True
save_on_nan: bool = True
# Postmortem
postmortem_path: str = "./postmortem.json"
# Dry-run validation
dry_run_steps: int = 2
def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Export config as dictionary."""
return asdict(self)
@classmethod
def from_dict(cls, d: Dict[str, Any]) -> "HealingConfig":
"""Create config from dictionary."""
valid_keys = set(cls.__dataclass_fields__.keys())
return cls(**{k: v for k, v in d.items() if k in valid_keys})
@classmethod
def aggressive(cls) -> "HealingConfig":
"""Aggressive healing for unstable training (low tolerance)."""
return cls(
nan_patience=1,
loss_spike_factor=3.0,
divergence_patience=20,
zclip_z_threshold=2.0,
max_recovery_attempts=10,
)
@classmethod
def conservative(cls) -> "HealingConfig":
"""Conservative healing β only intervene on clear failures."""
return cls(
nan_patience=10,
loss_spike_factor=10.0,
divergence_patience=200,
zclip_z_threshold=4.0,
max_recovery_attempts=2,
)
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# SelfHealingCallback β Detection + Diagnosis Layer
# βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
class SelfHealingCallback(TrainerCallback):
"""
Detection and diagnosis callback for all TRL trainers.
Monitors:
- Loss: NaN, Inf, spikes, divergence
- Gradient norms: explosion, vanishing
- Memory: OOM detection via exceptions
- Data: batch processing errors
- API: network/hub errors
Integrates ZClip adaptive gradient clipping at the callback level.
Writes postmortem.json on any training interruption.
Emits trackio alerts for every diagnosis and recovery decision.
Compatible with: SFTTrainer, DPOTrainer, GRPOTrainer, PPOTrainer,
ORPOTrainer, KTOTrainer, CPOTrainer, and vanilla Trainer.
Usage:
from self_healing import SelfHealingCallback
trainer.add_callback(SelfHealingCallback(HealingConfig()))
"""
def __init__(self, config: Optional[HealingConfig] = None):
self.config = config or HealingConfig()
# ZClip integration
self.zclip = (
ZClip(
z_threshold=self.config.zclip_z_threshold,
ema_decay=self.config.zclip_ema_decay,
)
if self.config.zclip_enabled
else None
)
# Running state
self.loss_history: List[float] = []
self.grad_norm_history: List[float] = []
self.nan_count: int = 0
self.increasing_loss_count: int = 0
self.recovery_actions: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
self.recovery_attempts: int = 0
self.lr_reductions: int = 0
self.batch_reductions: int = 0
self.start_time: float = 0.0
self.last_good_step: int = 0
self.postmortem_data: Dict[str, Any] = {}
# Internal flags
self._pending_grad_clip_value: Optional[float] = None
self._oom_detected: bool = False
# βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
# Lifecycle hooks
# βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
def on_train_begin(
self,
args: TrainingArguments,
state: TrainerState,
control: TrainerControl,
**kwargs,
) -> None:
"""Log training start with configuration snapshot."""
self.start_time = time.time()
_alert(
"info",
"SelfHealing: Training started",
(
f"Model: {getattr(args, 'hub_model_id', 'unknown')}, "
f"LR={args.learning_rate:.2e}, "
f"Batch={args.per_device_train_batch_size}Γ{args.gradient_accumulation_steps}, "
f"ZClip={self.config.zclip_enabled} (z={self.config.zclip_z_threshold}), "
f"MaxRecoveries={self.config.max_recovery_attempts}"
),
)
_log_metric("healing/training_started", 1.0, state.global_step)
def on_step_end(
self,
args: TrainingArguments,
state: TrainerState,
control: TrainerControl,
**kwargs,
) -> None:
"""
Primary detection point β check loss after each optimizer step.
Detects: NaN/Inf loss, loss spikes, and divergence trends.
"""
if not state.log_history:
return
loss = state.log_history[-1].get("loss", None)
if loss is None:
return
loss = float(loss)
self.loss_history.append(loss)
step = state.global_step
# ββ NaN / Inf detection ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
if math.isnan(loss) or math.isinf(loss):
self.nan_count += 1
_alert(
"error",
"SelfHealing: NaN/Inf loss",
(
f"Step {step}, loss={loss}, "
f"nan_count={self.nan_count}/{self.config.nan_patience}"
),
)
if self.config.save_on_nan:
control.should_save = True
if self.nan_count >= self.config.nan_patience:
self._diagnose_and_act(
FailureType.NAN_LOSS, args, state, control, loss_value=loss
)
return
# Reset NaN counter on clean step
if self.nan_count > 0:
self.nan_count = 0
self.last_good_step = step
_alert("info", "SelfHealing: NaN cleared", f"Step {step}, loss={loss:.4f}")
# ββ Loss spike detection βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
if len(self.loss_history) >= self.config.loss_spike_window:
recent = self.loss_history[-self.config.loss_spike_window:]
running_mean = sum(recent[:-1]) / max(1, len(recent) - 1)
if running_mean > 0 and loss > self.config.loss_spike_factor * running_mean:
ratio = loss / running_mean
_alert(
"warn",
"SelfHealing: Loss spike",
(
f"Step {step}, loss={loss:.4f}, "
f"running_mean={running_mean:.4f}, "
f"ratio={ratio:.1f}Γ"
),
)
_log_metric("healing/loss_spike_ratio", ratio, step)
if self.config.save_on_spike:
control.should_save = True
# ββ Divergence detection ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
if len(self.loss_history) >= 2:
if loss > self.loss_history[-2]:
self.increasing_loss_count += 1
else:
self.increasing_loss_count = 0
if self.increasing_loss_count >= self.config.divergence_patience:
self._diagnose_and_act(
FailureType.DIVERGENCE,
args,
state,
control,
loss_value=loss,
patience=self.config.divergence_patience,
)
def on_log(
self,
args: TrainingArguments,
state: TrainerState,
control: TrainerControl,
logs: Optional[Dict[str, float]] = None,
**kwargs,
) -> None:
"""Monitor gradient norms and other logged metrics."""
if logs is None:
return
step = state.global_step
# ββ Gradient monitoring ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
grad_norm = logs.get("grad_norm", None)
if grad_norm is not None:
grad_norm = float(grad_norm)
self.grad_norm_history.append(grad_norm)
# ZClip: adaptive gradient clipping
if self.zclip is not None:
clipped_norm = self.zclip.update_and_clip(grad_norm)
if clipped_norm < grad_norm:
_alert(
"warn",
"SelfHealing: ZClip activated",
(
f"Step {step}, raw={grad_norm:.1f}, "
f"clipped={clipped_norm:.1f}, "
f"total_clips={self.zclip.clip_count}"
),
)
self._pending_grad_clip_value = clipped_norm
# Gradient explosion
if grad_norm > self.config.grad_explosion_threshold:
_alert(
"warn",
"SelfHealing: Gradient explosion",
(
f"Step {step}, grad_norm={grad_norm:.1f} > "
f"threshold={self.config.grad_explosion_threshold}"
),
)
_log_metric("healing/grad_explosion", grad_norm, step)
# Gradient vanishing
if grad_norm < self.config.grad_vanishing_threshold:
_alert(
"warn",
"SelfHealing: Gradient vanishing",
(
f"Step {step}, grad_norm={grad_norm:.2e} < "
f"threshold={self.config.grad_vanishing_threshold}"
),
)
# ββ DPO-specific: loss β 0.693 = random chance ββββββββββββββββββ
loss = logs.get("loss", None)
if loss is not None and abs(float(loss) - 0.693) < 0.01:
_alert(
"warn",
"SelfHealing: DPO random-chance plateau",
(
f"Step {step}, lossβ0.693 β model may not be learning "
"preferences. Ref: Rafailov et al. (2023) DPO Section 4.2. "
"Try: increase LR 2-5Γ, reduce beta, check data quality."
),
)
# ββ Healing metrics ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
_log_metric("healing/recovery_attempts", self.recovery_attempts, step)
_log_metric("healing/nan_count", self.nan_count, step)
_log_metric("healing/zclip_clips",
self.zclip.clip_count if self.zclip else 0, step)
def on_evaluate(
self,
args: TrainingArguments,
state: TrainerState,
control: TrainerControl,
metrics: Optional[Dict[str, float]] = None,
**kwargs,
) -> None:
"""Check for overfitting via train/eval loss gap."""
if metrics is None:
return
eval_loss = metrics.get("eval_loss", None)
if eval_loss is not None and len(self.loss_history) > 0:
train_loss = self.loss_history[-1]
gap = eval_loss - train_loss
if gap > 2.0:
_alert(
"warn",
"SelfHealing: Overfitting detected",
(
f"Step {state.global_step}, "
f"train_loss={train_loss:.4f}, "
f"eval_loss={eval_loss:.4f}, "
f"gap={gap:.2f}"
),
)
_log_metric("healing/eval_gap", gap, state.global_step)
def on_exception(
self,
args: TrainingArguments,
state: TrainerState,
control: TrainerControl,
exception: Exception,
**kwargs,
) -> None:
"""
Catch exceptions during training for diagnosis.
Classifies: OOM, API errors, data errors, and unknown failures.
Writes postmortem.json with full context.
"""
error_msg = str(exception)
error_type = type(exception).__name__
self.postmortem_data = {
"exit_reason": "exception",
"exception_type": error_type,
"exception_message": error_msg,
"last_step": state.global_step,
"timestamp": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime()),
"final_metrics": state.log_history[-1] if state.log_history else {},
"recovery_actions": self.recovery_actions,
"running_time_seconds": time.time() - self.start_time,
}
# Classify exception
lowered = error_msg.lower()
if "out of memory" in lowered:
self._oom_detected = True
self._diagnose_and_act(
FailureType.OOM, args, state, control, error_message=error_msg
)
elif any(kw in lowered for kw in ["api", "network", "connection",
"timeout", "hub"]):
self._diagnose_and_act(
FailureType.API_ERROR, args, state, control, error_message=error_msg
)
elif any(kw in lowered for kw in ["shape", "dimension", "size mismatch",
"index"]):
self._diagnose_and_act(
FailureType.DATA_ERROR, args, state, control, error_message=error_msg
)
else:
_alert(
"error",
f"SelfHealing: {error_type}",
f"Step {state.global_step}: {error_msg}",
)
self._write_postmortem()
def on_train_end(
self,
args: TrainingArguments,
state: TrainerState,
control: TrainerControl,
**kwargs,
) -> None:
"""Finalize: write postmortem, log summary."""
elapsed = time.time() - self.start_time
self.postmortem_data.update({
"exit_reason": "completed",
"last_step": state.global_step,
"timestamp": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime()),
"running_time_seconds": elapsed,
"total_recovery_actions": len(self.recovery_actions),
"zclip_total_clips": self.zclip.clip_count if self.zclip else 0,
})
self._write_postmortem()
_alert(
"info",
"SelfHealing: Training complete",
(
f"Steps={state.global_step}, "
f"recoveries={len(self.recovery_actions)}, "
f"zclip_clips={self.zclip.clip_count if self.zclip else 0}, "
f"elapsed={elapsed:.0f}s"
),
)
# βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
# Internal methods
# βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
def _diagnose_and_act(
self,
failure: FailureType,
args: TrainingArguments,
state: TrainerState,
control: TrainerControl,
**context: Any,
) -> None:
"""
Diagnose root cause and emit recovery recommendations.
Stores recovery_data on state for the orchestrator to pick up.
"""
recipe = FAILURE_RECIPES.get(failure, FAILURE_RECIPES[FailureType.UNKNOWN])
# Fill context variables in diagnosis string
diagnosis = recipe["diagnosis"].format(**context)
self.recovery_attempts += 1
action_record = {
"failure": failure.value,
"diagnosis": diagnosis,
"step": state.global_step,
"timestamp": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime()),
"recommended_actions": recipe["actions"],
"references": recipe.get("references", ""),
"context": {k: str(v) for k, v in context.items()},
}
self.recovery_actions.append(action_record)
_alert(
recipe["severity"],
f"SelfHealing: {failure.value.upper()}",
(
f"{diagnosis}\n"
f"Actions: {recipe['actions']}\n"
f"Refs: {recipe.get('references', 'N/A')}"
),
)
# Signal the orchestrator
state.recovery_data = {
"failure": failure.value,
"actions": recipe["actions"],
"context": context,
"step": state.global_step,
}
# Stop if max attempts reached
if self.recovery_attempts >= self.config.max_recovery_attempts:
_alert(
"error",
"SelfHealing: MAX RECOVERY ATTEMPTS",
(
f"{self.recovery_attempts} attempts reached "
f"(max={self.config.max_recovery_attempts}). "
"Stopping training. Check data quality, model architecture, "
"or increase max_recovery_attempts in HealingConfig."
),
)
control.should_training_stop = True
def _write_postmortem(self) -> None:
"""Write crash postmortem to disk (PTT pattern)."""
try:
postmortem_dir = os.path.dirname(self.config.postmortem_path)
if postmortem_dir:
os.makedirs(postmortem_dir, exist_ok=True)
with open(self.config.postmortem_path, "w") as f:
json.dump(self.postmortem_data, f, indent=2, default=str)
except Exception as e:
print(f"[WARN] SelfHealing: Failed to write postmortem: {e}")
# βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
# State serialization for checkpointing
# βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
def get_state(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Return serializable state for inclusion in checkpoints."""
return {
"nan_count": self.nan_count,
"increasing_loss_count": self.increasing_loss_count,
"recovery_attempts": self.recovery_attempts,
"lr_reductions": self.lr_reductions,
"batch_reductions": self.batch_reductions,
"last_good_step": self.last_good_step,
"recovery_actions": self.recovery_actions,
"zclip_state": self.zclip.state_dict() if self.zclip else None,
}
def load_state(self, d: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
"""Restore state from checkpoint."""
self.nan_count = d.get("nan_count", 0)
self.increasing_loss_count = d.get("increasing_loss_count", 0)
self.recovery_attempts = d.get("recovery_attempts", 0)
self.lr_reductions = d.get("lr_reductions", 0)
self.batch_reductions = d.get("batch_reductions", 0)
self.last_good_step = d.get("last_good_step", 0)
self.recovery_actions = d.get("recovery_actions", [])
if self.zclip and d.get("zclip_state"):
self.zclip.load_state_dict(d["zclip_state"])
# βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
# HealingActions β Recovery Logic
# βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
class HealingActions:
"""
Implements recovery actions decoded from diagnosis.
Each action corresponds to a specific recovery strategy:
**OOM recovery** (preserves effective batch size):
halve_batch_size β reduce per_device_train_batch_size
enable_gradient_checkpointing β trades compute for memory
clear_cache β torch.cuda.empty_cache() + gc.collect()
**Divergence recovery** (progressive reduction):
rollback_checkpoint β signal to resume from last_good_step
halve_learning_rate β multiply LR by lr_reduce_factor
**Gradient stability**:
zclip_gradient β Z-score adaptive clipping
enable_grad_clip β set max_grad_norm=1.0
**API errors**:
exponential_backoff β wait with exponential increase per attempt
**Data errors**:
skip_batch β log and skip the problematic batch
log_bad_sample β record sample details for debugging
**Slow convergence**:
increase_learning_rate β multiply LR by 1/lr_reduce_factor
check_data_quality β alert operator to inspect data
"""
def __init__(self, config: HealingConfig, callback: SelfHealingCallback):
self.config = config
self.callback = callback
def apply(
self,
actions: List[str],
context: Dict[str, Any],
training_args: TrainingArguments,
) -> TrainingArguments:
"""
Apply recovery actions to training arguments.
Args:
actions: List of action names from FAILURE_RECIPES.
context: Diagnosis context (loss values, error messages, etc.).
training_args: Current TrainingArguments to modify.
Returns:
Modified TrainingArguments.
"""
results = []
for action in actions:
try:
result = self._apply_single(action, training_args, context)
results.append(f"β {action}: {result}")
except Exception as e:
results.append(f"β {action}: {e}")
_alert("error", f"SelfHealing: Action '{action}' failed", str(e))
_alert(
"info",
"SelfHealing: Recovery applied",
" | ".join(results),
)
return training_args
def _apply_single(
self,
action: str,
args: TrainingArguments,
context: Dict[str, Any],
) -> str:
"""Apply a single recovery action."""
if action == "rollback_checkpoint":
return (
f"Rollback requested to step {self.callback.last_good_step}. "
"Orchestrator should call "
"trainer.train(resume_from_checkpoint=True)"
)
elif action == "halve_learning_rate":
if self.callback.lr_reductions >= self.config.max_lr_reductions:
return (
f"MAX LR reductions ({self.callback.lr_reductions}). "
"Escalate: try different optimizer, check data, "
"or increase max_lr_reductions."
)
old_lr = args.learning_rate
args.learning_rate *= self.config.lr_reduce_factor
self.callback.lr_reductions += 1
return (
f"LR: {old_lr:.2e} β {args.learning_rate:.2e} "
f"(reduction #{self.callback.lr_reductions}/{self.config.max_lr_reductions})"
)
elif action == "halve_batch_size":
if self.callback.batch_reductions >= self.config.max_batch_reductions:
return (
f"MAX batch reductions ({self.callback.batch_reductions}). "
"Escalate: upgrade hardware, enable LoRA, "
"or increase max_batch_reductions."
)
old_bs = args.per_device_train_batch_size
new_bs = max(1, int(old_bs * self.config.batch_reduce_factor))
if new_bs < old_bs:
# Preserve effective batch size
args.gradient_accumulation_steps = int(
args.gradient_accumulation_steps * (old_bs / new_bs)
)
args.per_device_train_batch_size = new_bs
self.callback.batch_reductions += 1
return (
f"Batch: {old_bs}β{new_bs}, "
f"grad_accum: {args.gradient_accumulation_steps} "
f"(reduction #{self.callback.batch_reductions}/{self.config.max_batch_reductions})"
)
elif action == "enable_gradient_checkpointing":
was = args.gradient_checkpointing
args.gradient_checkpointing = True
if was:
return "Already enabled"
return "Enabled β trades ~20% compute for ~2Γ memory savings"
elif action == "zclip_gradient":
zc = self.callback.zclip
if zc is not None:
return (
f"ZClip active: z={self.config.zclip_z_threshold}, "
f"total_clips={zc.clip_count}"
)
return "ZClip not enabled in config"
elif action == "enable_grad_clip":
old_max = args.max_grad_norm
args.max_grad_norm = 1.0
return f"max_grad_norm: {old_max} β 1.0"
elif action == "save_emergency_checkpoint":
ed = self.config.emergency_checkpoint_dir
os.makedirs(ed, exist_ok=True)
return f"Dir: {ed}"
elif action == "increase_learning_rate":
old_lr = args.learning_rate
args.learning_rate /= self.config.lr_reduce_factor
return f"LR: {old_lr:.2e} β {args.learning_rate:.2e}"
elif action == "clear_cache":
if torch.cuda.is_available():
torch.cuda.empty_cache()
gc.collect()
return "CUDA cache cleared, garbage collected"
elif action == "skip_batch":
return "Batch skipped β continuing training"
elif action == "log_bad_sample":
msg = context.get("error_message", "unknown error")
return f"Bad sample logged: {msg[:100]}"
elif action == "exponential_backoff":
delay = min(
self.config.api_retry_base_delay
* (self.config.api_retry_backoff_factor ** self.callback.recovery_attempts),
self.config.api_retry_max_delay,
)
time.sleep(delay)
return (
f"API retry: waited {delay:.0f}s "
f"(attempt #{self.callback.recovery_attempts})"
)
elif action == "check_model_init":
return (
"Manual check needed: verify model weights are not "
"all zeros/NaNs, embedding layers initialized correctly"
)
elif action == "check_data_quality":
return (
"Manual check needed: verify no NaN/empty/corrupted "
"samples in dataset, tokenizer producing valid token IDs"
)
else:
return f"Unknown action: {action}"
# βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
# SelfHealingTrainer β Orchestration Layer
# βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
class SelfHealingTrainer:
"""
Wraps any HF/TRL Trainer with a self-healing retry loop.
Pattern (based on Unicron arxiv:2401.00134 and Pioneer Agent arxiv:2604.09791):
while not converged and attempts < max_attempts:
try:
trainer.train(resume_from_checkpoint=...)
except OOMError:
halve_batch_size()
enable_gradient_checkpointing()
clear_cache()
trainer.train(resume_from_checkpoint=True)
except NaNDivergence:
rollback_to_last_good_checkpoint()
halve_learning_rate()
trainer.train(resume_from_checkpoint=True)
except APIError:
exponential_backoff()
trainer.train(resume_from_checkpoint=True)
Features:
- Automatic OOM recovery (halves batch, preserves effective batch via GA)
- NaN/divergence recovery (rollback + reduce LR)
- Gradient explosion detection (ZClip adaptive clipping)
- Postmortem JSON on every crash
- Dry-run validation before full training
- State persistence across recovery attempts
Usage:
from self_healing import SelfHealingTrainer, HealingConfig
from trl import SFTTrainer
trainer = SFTTrainer(model=model, args=args, train_dataset=ds, tokenizer=tok)
sh = SelfHealingTrainer(trainer, HealingConfig())
# Optional: dry-run to catch config errors
sh.dry_run(num_steps=2)
# Train with full self-healing
result = sh.train()
"""
def __init__(
self,
trainer: Trainer,
config: Optional[HealingConfig] = None,
callbacks: Optional[List[TrainerCallback]] = None,
):
"""
Initialize self-healing trainer wrapper.
Args:
trainer: Any HF Trainer, SFTTrainer, DPOTrainer, etc.
config: HealingConfig with detection/recovery thresholds.
callbacks: Additional callbacks to add to the trainer.
"""
self.trainer = trainer
self.config = config or HealingConfig()
# Create and attach healing callback
self.healing_callback = SelfHealingCallback(self.config)
trainer.add_callback(self.healing_callback)
# Recovery engine
self.actions_engine = HealingActions(self.config, self.healing_callback)
# Orchestration state
self.attempt: int = 0
self.converged: bool = False
self.recovery_history: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
def train(
self,
resume_from_checkpoint: Optional[Union[str, bool]] = None,
) -> Any:
"""
Main training loop with self-healing.
Runs trainer.train() in a retry loop. On failure, diagnoses the root
cause, applies recovery actions, and retries from checkpoint.
Args:
resume_from_checkpoint: Passed through to trainer.train().
Set to True to auto-resume from latest checkpoint.
Returns:
Trainer output on success, None if max attempts reached.
Raises:
RuntimeError: If an unhandled error occurs (not OOM/API/data).
"""
max_total = self.config.max_recovery_attempts + 1
while not self.converged and self.attempt < max_total:
self.attempt += 1
_alert(
"info",
f"SelfHealing: Attempt {self.attempt}/{max_total}",
(
f"LR={self.trainer.args.learning_rate:.2e}, "
f"batch={self.trainer.args.per_device_train_batch_size}, "
f"grad_accum={self.trainer.args.gradient_accumulation_steps}, "
f"resume_from={resume_from_checkpoint}"
),
)
try:
# Clear any stale recovery data
if hasattr(self.trainer.state, "recovery_data"):
delattr(self.trainer.state, "recovery_data")
result = self.trainer.train(
resume_from_checkpoint=resume_from_checkpoint
)
# Check if training was interrupted by a recovery signal
if hasattr(self.trainer.state, "recovery_data"):
recovery = getattr(self.trainer.state, "recovery_data")
self._handle_recovery(recovery)
resume_from_checkpoint = True
continue
# Training completed normally
self.converged = True
_alert(
"info",
"SelfHealing: CONVERGED β",
(
f"Attempt {self.attempt}, "
f"step={self.trainer.state.global_step}"
),
)
return result
except torch.cuda.OutOfMemoryError as e:
self._handle_recovery({
"failure": FailureType.OOM.value,
"actions": FAILURE_RECIPES[FailureType.OOM]["actions"],
"context": {"error_message": str(e)},
})
resume_from_checkpoint = True
torch.cuda.empty_cache()
gc.collect()
except RuntimeError as e:
if "out of memory" in str(e).lower():
self._handle_recovery({
"failure": FailureType.OOM.value,
"actions": FAILURE_RECIPES[FailureType.OOM]["actions"],
"context": {"error_message": str(e)},
})
resume_from_checkpoint = True
torch.cuda.empty_cache()
gc.collect()
else:
_alert(
"error",
"SelfHealing: Unhandled RuntimeError",
f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}",
)
raise
except Exception as e:
err = str(e).lower()
if any(k in err for k in ["api", "network", "connection", "timeout"]):
self._handle_recovery({
"failure": FailureType.API_ERROR.value,
"actions": FAILURE_RECIPES[FailureType.API_ERROR]["actions"],
"context": {"error_message": str(e)},
})
# Don't change resume_from_checkpoint for API errors
elif any(k in err for k in ["shape", "dimension", "size mismatch"]):
self._handle_recovery({
"failure": FailureType.DATA_ERROR.value,
"actions": FAILURE_RECIPES[FailureType.DATA_ERROR]["actions"],
"context": {"error_message": str(e)},
})
else:
_alert(
"error",
f"SelfHealing: Unhandled {type(e).__name__}",
str(e),
)
raise
if not self.converged:
_alert(
"error",
"SelfHealing: MAX ATTEMPTS REACHED",
(
f"{self.attempt - 1} recovery attempts without convergence. "
f"History: {json.dumps(self.recovery_history, indent=2)}\n"
"Recommendations:\n"
" - Check data quality (NaN, empty samples, bad tokenization)\n"
" - Reduce initial learning rate further\n"
" - Verify model initialization\n"
" - Consider smaller model or dataset\n"
" - Increase max_recovery_attempts in HealingConfig"
),
)
return None
def _handle_recovery(self, recovery: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
"""
Process a recovery signal from the callback.
Applies the recommended actions and logs the recovery to history.
"""
failure = recovery["failure"]
actions = recovery["actions"]
context = recovery.get("context", {})
record = {
"attempt": self.attempt,
"failure": failure,
"actions": actions,
"context": {k: str(v) for k, v in context.items()},
"timestamp": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime()),
}
self.recovery_history.append(record)
_alert(
"warn",
f"SelfHealing: Recovery #{len(self.recovery_history)} β {failure}",
f"Actions: {actions}",
)
# Apply recovery actions
self.trainer.args = self.actions_engine.apply(
actions, context, self.trainer.args
)
# Clear CUDA cache on OOM
if failure == FailureType.OOM.value and torch.cuda.is_available():
torch.cuda.empty_cache()
gc.collect()
def dry_run(self, num_steps: Optional[int] = None) -> None:
"""
Validate training setup with a few steps before committing.
Deep Researcher pattern (arxiv:2604.05854): catches config mistakes,
missing imports, shape mismatches before wasting GPU time.
Args:
num_steps: Number of forward-backward steps (default from config).
Raises:
Any exception encountered during dry-run.
"""
steps = num_steps or self.config.dry_run_steps
_alert(
"info",
"SelfHealing: DRY-RUN",
f"Validating {steps} forward-backward steps before full training...",
)
original_max_steps = self.trainer.args.max_steps
self.trainer.args.max_steps = steps
try:
self.trainer.train()
_alert(
"info",
"SelfHealing: DRY-RUN PASSED β",
(
f"All {steps} steps completed successfully. "
"Setup validated β ready for full training."
),
)
except Exception as e:
_alert(
"error",
"SelfHealing: DRY-RUN FAILED β",
(
f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}\n\n"
"Fix these issues before full training:\n"
" - Verify model and tokenizer load correctly\n"
" - Check dataset format matches training method\n"
" - Ensure all dependencies are installed\n"
" - Validate batch size fits in GPU memory"
),
)
raise
finally:
self.trainer.args.max_steps = original_max_steps
def get_report(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Generate a comprehensive healing report."""
cb = self.healing_callback
return {
"converged": self.converged,
"attempts": self.attempt,
"total_recoveries": len(self.recovery_history),
"recovery_history": self.recovery_history,
"callback_actions": cb.recovery_actions,
"nan_count": cb.nan_count,
"lr_reductions": cb.lr_reductions,
"batch_reductions": cb.batch_reductions,
"zclip_total_clips": cb.zclip.clip_count if cb.zclip else 0,
"last_good_step": cb.last_good_step,
"postmortem_data": cb.postmortem_data,
} |