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fix(inference): Add missing dtype attribute to ParameterBase setter (#7378)
### Description This PR fixes an `AttributeError: 'UnembedParameter' object has no attribute 'dtype'` that occurs in the Inference V2 engine. The issue is triggered when using a high-level interface like [DeepSpeed-MII](https://github.com/deepspeedai/DeepSpeed-MII) to run inference on models with tied input/output embeddings, such as Llama 2. **Resolves: #7260** ### Root Cause Analysis The root cause is that while the `ParameterBase` metaclass correctly creates property setters for parameter tensors, the setter function (`param_setter`) only assigns the tensor value itself. It does not propagate the tensor's `dtype` to the container instance. Downstream functions, such as `flatten_inference_model`, expect every parameter container to have a `.dtype` attribute. When they encounter a custom container like `UnembedParameter` that lacks this attribute, an `AttributeError` is raised. ### The Fix The solution is to modify the `param_setter` function within `make_param_setter` located in `deepspeed/inference/v2/model_implementations/parameter_base.py`. I have added the line `self.dtype = value.dtype` immediately after the parameter tensor is assigned. This simple change ensures that any object inheriting from `ParameterBase` will now correctly expose the `dtype` of the tensor it wraps, resolving the error. ### Verification This fix has been thoroughly verified in a containerized GPU environment (RunPod with PyTorch 2.1). The verification process involved: 1. Cloning both the `deepspeed` and `DeepSpeed-MII` repositories from source. 2. Installing the modified `deepspeed` library from this branch. 3. Installing the `DeepSpeed-MII` library (with a packaging fix) to trigger the bug. 4. Running an end-to-end inference script with `mii.pipeline` and a standard language model. The logs confirm that with this fix, the program successfully executes past the original point of failure. The `AttributeError` is completely resolved, and the DeepSpeed engine proceeds correctly to the model loading phase. *(Note: A full end-to-end run in the test environment was ultimately blocked by a separate, pre-existing build issue in DeepSpeed's op builder (`ModuleNotFoundError: dskernels`), which is unrelated to this logic fix. The successful progression past the original error point serves as definitive proof of this fix's effectiveness.)* ### Related Context This bug is primarily triggered via the [**DeepSpeed-MII**](https://github.com/deepspeedai/DeepSpeed-MII) project. A companion PR, **[deepspeedai/DeepSpeed-MII#567](https://github.com/deepspeedai/DeepSpeed-MII/pull/567)**, has been submitted to fix a packaging issue in that repository that was a prerequisite for this verification. output: <img width="1014" alt="Screenshot 2025-06-22 at 14 16 15" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1a658f98-a98b-4584-ae11-59e9edfd0b7e" /> <img width="1012" alt="Screenshot 2025-06-22 at 14 16 26" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3959d0e5-d6dc-4ed4-adbc-6919e00da172" /> <img width="1728" alt="Screenshot 2025-06-22 at 14 17 40" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/537fd354-b840-4af2-98ab-d243c6902412" /> Signed-off-by: Vensenmu <vensenmu@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Masahiro Tanaka <81312776+tohtana@users.noreply.github.com>
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@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def make_param_setter(clsname, param):
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def param_setter(self, value):
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setattr(self, f"__{clsname}__{param}", value)
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self.dtype = value.dtype
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self.complete_component()
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return param_setter
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