consciousness/training/apollo_mini.py
ProofOfConcept c5d7d8cb5d apollo-mini training system: initial implementation
Core components for online fine-tuning of Qwen3.5-27B with CUDA IPC
shared weight memory between vLLM and the training process:

- apollo_mini.py: rank-1 optimizer (SGD memory, AdamW quality)
- apollo_worker.py: HTTP daemon coordinating training with vLLM
- weight_mapping.py: vLLM merged → HF separate layout (zero-copy views)
- training_example.py: tokenization with chat template
- export_weights.py: CUDA IPC handle export from vLLM
- train.py: standalone training script (alternative to daemon)
- DESIGN.md: architecture and protocol documentation

Validated: CUDA IPC autograd works on real Qwen3.5 weights (B200).
Apollo-Mini rank-1 projection + scaling + in-place update confirmed.

Co-Authored-By: Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@gmail.com>
2026-03-30 22:02:37 -04:00

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"""Apollo-Mini optimizer — rank-1 gradient scaling with SGD-level memory.
Implements the core algorithm from "APOLLO: Approximated Gradient Scaling
for Memory-Efficient LLM Optimization" (arXiv:2412.05270).
For each parameter tensor, maintains:
- rank-1 projected first moment (m): [m, 1] or [1, n]
- rank-1 projected second moment (v): same shape
- fixed random projection vector (regenerated from seed)
Total optimizer state: ~50MB for a 27B model (vs 54GB for AdamW).
"""
import torch
from torch.optim import Optimizer
class ApolloMini(Optimizer):
"""Apollo-Mini: rank-1 tensor-wise gradient scaling.
Args:
params: model parameters
lr: learning rate (default: 1e-4)
betas: coefficients for moment estimates (default: (0.9, 0.999))
eps: term for numerical stability (default: 1e-8)
weight_decay: decoupled weight decay (default: 0.01)
warmup_steps: linear warmup steps (default: 0)
scale: scaling factor for projection (default: 128)
"""
def __init__(self, params, lr=1e-4, betas=(0.9, 0.999), eps=1e-8,
weight_decay=0.01, warmup_steps=0, scale=128):
defaults = dict(lr=lr, betas=betas, eps=eps,
weight_decay=weight_decay,
warmup_steps=warmup_steps, scale=scale)
super().__init__(params, defaults)
@torch.no_grad()
def step(self, closure=None):
loss = None
if closure is not None:
with torch.enable_grad():
loss = closure()
for group in self.param_groups:
lr = group['lr']
beta1, beta2 = group['betas']
eps = group['eps']
weight_decay = group['weight_decay']
for p in group['params']:
if p.grad is None:
continue
grad = p.grad.float()
state = self.state[p]
# Initialize state
if len(state) == 0:
state['step'] = 0
state['seed'] = id(p) # deterministic per-param seed
# Determine projection dimension
if grad.ndim >= 2:
if grad.shape[0] >= grad.shape[1]:
proj_shape = (grad.shape[1], 1)
state['proj_dim'] = 'right'
moment_shape = (grad.shape[0], 1)
else:
proj_shape = (1, grad.shape[0])
state['proj_dim'] = 'left'
moment_shape = (1, grad.shape[1])
state['exp_avg'] = torch.zeros(moment_shape,
device=p.device)
state['exp_avg_sq'] = torch.zeros(moment_shape,
device=p.device)
state['has_proj'] = True
else:
# 1D params (biases, norms): use standard Adam
state['exp_avg'] = torch.zeros_like(grad)
state['exp_avg_sq'] = torch.zeros_like(grad)
state['has_proj'] = False
state['step'] += 1
# Learning rate warmup
if group['warmup_steps'] > 0 and state['step'] <= group['warmup_steps']:
lr_scale = state['step'] / group['warmup_steps']
else:
lr_scale = 1.0
if state['has_proj']:
# Generate deterministic random projection vector
gen = torch.Generator(device=p.device)
gen.manual_seed(state['seed'] + state['step'])
# Project gradient to rank-1
if state['proj_dim'] == 'right':
proj_vec = torch.randn(grad.shape[1], 1,
device=p.device,
generator=gen)
proj_vec = proj_vec / (proj_vec.norm() + eps)
proj_grad = grad @ proj_vec # [m, 1]
else:
proj_vec = torch.randn(1, grad.shape[0],
device=p.device,
generator=gen)
proj_vec = proj_vec / (proj_vec.norm() + eps)
proj_grad = proj_vec @ grad # [1, n]
# Update moments in projected space
state['exp_avg'].mul_(beta1).add_(proj_grad, alpha=1 - beta1)
state['exp_avg_sq'].mul_(beta2).addcmul_(
proj_grad, proj_grad, value=1 - beta2)
# Bias correction
bc1 = 1 - beta1 ** state['step']
bc2 = 1 - beta2 ** state['step']
m_hat = state['exp_avg'] / bc1
v_hat = state['exp_avg_sq'] / bc2
# Adam update in projected space
adam_update = m_hat / (v_hat.sqrt() + eps)
# Tensor-wise scaling factor
scaling = adam_update.norm() / (proj_grad.norm() + eps)
# Apply to full gradient
step_size = lr * lr_scale
p.add_(grad.to(p.dtype) * (-step_size * scaling))
else:
# Standard Adam for 1D params
state['exp_avg'].mul_(beta1).add_(grad, alpha=1 - beta1)
state['exp_avg_sq'].mul_(beta2).addcmul_(
grad, grad, value=1 - beta2)
bc1 = 1 - beta1 ** state['step']
bc2 = 1 - beta2 ** state['step']
m_hat = state['exp_avg'] / bc1
v_hat = state['exp_avg_sq'] / bc2
update = m_hat / (v_hat.sqrt() + eps)
step_size = lr * lr_scale
p.add_(update.to(p.dtype), alpha=-step_size)
# Decoupled weight decay
if weight_decay > 0:
p.add_(p, alpha=-lr * lr_scale * weight_decay)
return loss
def state_size_bytes(self):
"""Total optimizer state memory in bytes."""
total = 0
for state in self.state.values():
if isinstance(state, dict):
for v in state.values():
if isinstance(v, torch.Tensor):
total += v.nelement() * v.element_size()
return total