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Add option to predownload data from s3 at the start of each checkpoint. #280

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This adds an option that allows for predownloading of data at the start of each checkpoint to local storage. This helps with potential s3 errors.

@GeorgiosSmyrnis GeorgiosSmyrnis force-pushed the gsmyrnis/improve_s3_dl branch 2 times, most recently from 959d8f1 to 101a787 Compare May 19, 2024 20:21
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if result.returncode != 0:
raise RuntimeError(f"Error: Failed to download data to local storage: {result.stderr.decode('utf-8')}")
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Should we try this a few times before erroring?

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do we need a barrier after the copy so the other workers don't start reading before worker 0 finishes copying?

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I'll add retries - there is already a dist barrier to make sure the training string is the same across all nodes, so no need to add more.

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