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"""Decoder layer definition for mixtral."""
# pylint: disable=arguments-differ
# pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
from flax import linen as nn
from flax import nnx
from jax.ad_checkpoint import checkpoint_name
import jax.numpy as jnp
from jax.sharding import Mesh
from maxtext.common.common_types import Config
from maxtext.layers import initializers, nnx_wrappers
from maxtext.layers import moe
from maxtext.layers import quantizations
from maxtext.layers.attentions import Attention
from maxtext.layers.linears import Dropout
from maxtext.layers.normalizations import RMSNorm
from maxtext.layers.quantizations import AqtQuantization as Quant
from maxtext.utils import max_utils
# -----------------------------------------
# The Decoder Layer for Mixtral
# -----------------------------------------
[docs]
class MixtralDecoderLayer(nnx.Module):
"""Transformer decoder layer that attends to the encoder."""
@nn.compact
def __init__(
self,
config: Config,
mesh: Mesh,
model_mode: str,
quant: None | Quant = None,
*,
rngs: nnx.Rngs,
):
self.config = config
self.mesh = mesh
self.model_mode = model_mode
self.quant = quant
self.rngs = rngs
batch_size, seq_len = max_utils.get_batch_seq_len_for_mode(config, model_mode)
dummy_inputs_shape = (batch_size, seq_len, config.emb_dim)
self.pre_self_attention_layer_norm = RMSNorm(
num_features=config.emb_dim,
dtype=config.dtype,
weight_dtype=config.weight_dtype,
kernel_axes=("norm",),
epsilon=config.normalization_layer_epsilon,
rngs=self.rngs,
)
self.self_attention = Attention(
config=config,
num_query_heads=config.num_query_heads,
num_kv_heads=config.num_kv_heads,
head_dim=config.head_dim,
max_target_length=config.max_target_length,
max_prefill_predict_length=config.max_prefill_predict_length,
attention_kernel=config.attention,
inputs_q_shape=dummy_inputs_shape,
inputs_kv_shape=dummy_inputs_shape,
mesh=mesh,
dtype=config.dtype,
weight_dtype=config.weight_dtype,
dropout_rate=config.dropout_rate,
float32_qk_product=config.float32_qk_product,
float32_logits=config.float32_logits,
quant=self.quant,
kv_quant=quantizations.configure_kv_quant(config),
prefill_cache_axis_order=tuple(map(int, config.prefill_cache_axis_order.split(","))),
ar_cache_axis_order=tuple(map(int, config.ar_cache_axis_order.split(","))),
compute_axis_order=tuple(map(int, config.compute_axis_order.split(","))),
reshape_q=config.reshape_q,
use_ragged_attention=config.use_ragged_attention,
ragged_block_size=config.ragged_block_size,
model_mode=model_mode,
rngs=self.rngs,
)
self.post_self_attention_layer_norm = RMSNorm(
num_features=config.emb_dim,
dtype=config.dtype,
weight_dtype=config.weight_dtype,
kernel_axes=("norm",),
epsilon=config.normalization_layer_epsilon,
rngs=self.rngs,
)
self.MoeBlock_0 = moe.RoutedMoE(
config=config,
num_experts=config.num_experts,
num_experts_per_tok=config.num_experts_per_tok,
mesh=mesh,
kernel_init=initializers.nd_dense_init(config.dense_init_scale, "fan_in", "truncated_normal"),
kernel_axes=("embed", None),
intermediate_dim=config.mlp_dim,
dtype=config.dtype,
weight_dtype=config.weight_dtype,
quant=self.quant,
rngs=self.rngs,
)
self.dropout = Dropout(rate=config.dropout_rate, broadcast_dims=(-2,), rngs=rngs)
self.activation_axis_names = ("activation_batch", "activation_norm_length", "activation_embed")
def __call__(
self,
inputs,
decoder_segment_ids,
decoder_positions,
deterministic,
model_mode,
previous_chunk=None,
page_state=None,
slot=None,
kv_cache=None,
attention_metadata=None,
):
# Unpack inputs if it's a tuple (e.g. from a previous layer returning (hidden_states, kv_cache))
if isinstance(inputs, tuple):
inputs = inputs[0]
inputs = nn.with_logical_constraint(inputs, self.activation_axis_names)
inputs = checkpoint_name(inputs, "decoder_layer_input")
lnx = self.pre_self_attention_layer_norm(inputs)
lnx = nn.with_logical_constraint(lnx, self.activation_axis_names)
attention_lnx, kv_cache = self.self_attention(
lnx,
lnx,
decoder_positions,
decoder_segment_ids=decoder_segment_ids,
deterministic=deterministic,
model_mode=model_mode,
previous_chunk=previous_chunk,
kv_cache=kv_cache,
attention_metadata=attention_metadata,
)
attention_lnx = nn.with_logical_constraint(attention_lnx, self.activation_axis_names)
intermediate_inputs = inputs + attention_lnx
# Fully Connected
hidden_states = self.post_self_attention_layer_norm(intermediate_inputs)
hidden_states = nn.with_logical_constraint(hidden_states, self.activation_axis_names)
load_balance_loss = None
# NOTE: the naming mismatch here is to ensure reverse compatibility with existing checkpoints.
# The `name` represents the weight name in JAX/checkpoints and so the class name
# is just for readability.
mlp_lnx, load_balance_loss, _ = self.MoeBlock_0(hidden_states)
mlp_lnx = nn.with_logical_constraint(mlp_lnx, self.activation_axis_names)
layer_output = mlp_lnx + intermediate_inputs
layer_output = self.dropout(layer_output, deterministic=deterministic)
layer_output = nn.with_logical_constraint(layer_output, self.activation_axis_names)
if self.config.load_balance_loss_weight > 0.0 and load_balance_loss is not None:
self.sow("intermediates", "moe_lb_loss", load_balance_loss)
if self.config.record_internal_nn_metrics:
self.sow("intermediates", "activation_mean", jnp.mean(layer_output))
self.sow("intermediates", "activation_stdev", jnp.std(layer_output))
self.sow(
"intermediates",
"activation_fraction_zero",
jnp.sum(layer_output == 0) / jnp.size(layer_output),
)
if self.config.scan_layers:
return layer_output, None
else:
return layer_output, kv_cache
MixtralDecoderLayerToLinen = nnx_wrappers.to_linen_class(
MixtralDecoderLayer,
base_metadata_fn=initializers.variable_to_logically_partitioned,
)