Summary of Liger Kernel: Efficient Triton Kernels For Llm Training, by Pin-lun Hsu et al.
Liger Kernel: Efficient Triton Kernels for LLM Training
by Pin-Lun Hsu, Yun Dai, Vignesh Kothapalli, Qingquan Song, Shao Tang, Siyu Zhu, Steven Shimizu, Shivam Sahni, Haowen Ning, Yanning Chen
First submitted to arxiv on: 14 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computation and Language (cs.CL); Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing (cs.DC)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed research introduces Liger-Kernel, an optimized set of Triton kernels designed for training Large Language Models (LLMs) efficiently at scale. The kernel optimization techniques used, such as kernel operation fusing and input chunking, result in a 20% increase in training throughput and a 60% reduction in GPU memory usage compared to HuggingFace implementations. The Liger-Kernel is modular, accessible, and adaptable, catering to both casual and expert users. Benchmarks and integration tests are conducted to ensure compatibility, performance, correctness, and convergence across diverse computing environments and model architectures. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Large Language Models (LLMs) need efficient training at scale to improve their performance. Researchers have created a special set of tools called Liger-Kernel to help with this challenge. These tools make it faster and more efficient to train LLMs by optimizing how they work on computers. The results show that Liger-Kernel makes training 20% faster and uses 60% less computer memory compared to other popular ways to do this. The new tool is designed to be easy to use for both beginners and experts, and it works well with many different types of computers and LLM models. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Optimization
