vllm.distributed.parallel_state ¶

class GroupCoordinator:
    """
    PyTorch ProcessGroup wrapper for a group of processes.
    PyTorch ProcessGroup is bound to one specific communication backend,
        e.g. NCCL, Gloo, MPI, etc.
    GroupCoordinator takes charge of all the communication operations among
        the processes in the group. It manages both CPU and device
        communication.
    """

    # available attributes:
    rank: int  # global rank
    ranks: list[int]  # global ranks in the group
    world_size: int  # size of the group
    # difference between `local_rank` and `rank_in_group`:
    # if we have a group of size 4 across two nodes:
    # Process | Node | Rank | Local Rank | Rank in Group
    #   0     |   0  |  0   |     0      |       0
    #   1     |   0  |  1   |     1      |       1
    #   2     |   1  |  2   |     0      |       2
    #   3     |   1  |  3   |     1      |       3
    local_rank: int  # local rank used to assign devices
    rank_in_group: int  # rank inside the group
    cpu_group: ProcessGroup  # group for CPU communication
    device_group: ProcessGroup  # group for device communication
    # device communicator (if use_device_communicator=True)
    device_communicator: DeviceCommunicatorBase | None
    mq_broadcaster: Any | None  # shared memory broadcaster

    def __init__(
        self,
        group_ranks: list[list[int]],
        local_rank: int,
        torch_distributed_backend: str | Backend,
        use_device_communicator: bool,  # whether to use device communicator
        use_message_queue_broadcaster: bool = False,
        group_name: str | None = None,
    ):
        group_name = group_name or "anonymous"
        self.unique_name = _get_unique_name(group_name)
        _register_group(self)

        self.rank = torch.distributed.get_rank()
        self.local_rank = local_rank

        self_device_group = None
        self_cpu_group = None

        # VLLM_DISTRIBUTED_USE_SPLIT_GROUP gates the new ``split_group``
        # codepath. Default (False) preserves the legacy ``new_group`` path.
        if envs.VLLM_DISTRIBUTED_USE_SPLIT_GROUP:
            self_device_group, self_cpu_group = _create_subgroups_split_group(
                group_ranks, group_name, torch_distributed_backend
            )
            for ranks in group_ranks:
                if self.rank in ranks:
                    self.ranks = ranks
                    self.world_size = len(ranks)
                    self.rank_in_group = ranks.index(self.rank)
                    break
        else:
            from vllm.distributed.utils import get_cpu_distributed_timeout_or_none

            timeout = get_cpu_distributed_timeout_or_none()

            for ranks in group_ranks:
                device_group = torch.distributed.new_group(
                    ranks, backend=torch_distributed_backend
                )
                # a group with `gloo` backend, to allow direct coordination between
                # processes through the CPU.
                with suppress_stdout():
                    cpu_group = torch.distributed.new_group(
                        ranks, backend="gloo", timeout=timeout
                    )
                if self.rank in ranks:
                    self.ranks = ranks
                    self.world_size = len(ranks)
                    self.rank_in_group = ranks.index(self.rank)
                    self_device_group = device_group
                    self_cpu_group = cpu_group

        assert self_cpu_group is not None
        assert self_device_group is not None

        self.group_ranks = group_ranks
        self.torch_distributed_backend = torch_distributed_backend

        self.cpu_group = self_cpu_group
        self.device_group = self_device_group

        from vllm.platforms import current_platform

        if current_platform.is_cuda_alike():
            self.device = torch.device(f"cuda:{local_rank}")
        elif current_platform.is_xpu():
            self.device = torch.device(f"xpu:{local_rank}")
        elif current_platform.is_out_of_tree():
            self.device = torch.device(f"{current_platform.device_name}:{local_rank}")
        else:
            self.device = torch.device("cpu")

        self.use_device_communicator = use_device_communicator
        self.device_communicator = None
        if use_device_communicator and self.world_size > 1:
            device_comm_cls = resolve_obj_by_qualname(
                current_platform.get_device_communicator_cls()
            )
            self.device_communicator = device_comm_cls(
                cpu_group=self.cpu_group,
                device=self.device,
                device_group=self.device_group,
                unique_name=self.unique_name,
            )

        from vllm.distributed.device_communicators.shm_broadcast import MessageQueue

        self.mq_broadcaster: MessageQueue | None = None
        if use_message_queue_broadcaster and self.world_size > 1:
            self.mq_broadcaster = MessageQueue.create_from_process_group(
                self.cpu_group, 1 << 22, 6
            )

        # TODO(#35915): Remove is_tpu() check once tpu_inference
        # overrides use_custom_op_collectives() to return True.
        self.use_custom_op_call = (
            current_platform.is_tpu() or current_platform.use_custom_op_collectives()
        )

        self.use_cpu_custom_send_recv = (
            current_platform.is_cpu()
            and self.device_communicator
            and getattr(self.device_communicator, "supports_tensor_dict", False)
        )

    def make_sibling_device_group(self, group_desc: str | None = None) -> ProcessGroup:
        """Create a new device-side ProcessGroup with the same per-rank membership
        as this coordinator's `device_group`, but backed by a distinct communicator.
        This is a collective call: every world rank must invoke it. Used where we
        want to issue ops that can run concurrently with ops on `device_group`.
        """
        sibling: ProcessGroup | None = None
        for ranks in self.group_ranks:
            pg = torch.distributed.new_group(
                ranks, backend=self.torch_distributed_backend, group_desc=group_desc
            )
            if self.rank in ranks:
                sibling = pg
        assert sibling is not None
        return sibling

    def create_mq_broadcaster(
        self, writer_rank=0, external_writer_handle=None, blocking=True
    ):
        from vllm.distributed.device_communicators.shm_broadcast import MessageQueue

        return MessageQueue.create_from_process_group(
            self.cpu_group,
            1 << 22,
            6,
            writer_rank=writer_rank,
            external_writer_handle=external_writer_handle,
            blocking=blocking,
        )

    def create_single_reader_mq_broadcasters(
        self, reader_rank_in_group=0, blocking=False
    ):
        from vllm.distributed.device_communicators.shm_broadcast import MessageQueue

        return MessageQueue.create_from_process_group_single_reader(
            self.cpu_group,
            1 << 22,
            6,
            reader_rank=self.ranks[reader_rank_in_group],
            blocking=blocking,
        )

    @property
    def first_rank(self):
        """Return the global rank of the first process in the group"""
        return self.ranks[0]

    @property
    def last_rank(self):
        """Return the global rank of the last process in the group"""
        return self.ranks[-1]

    @property
    def is_first_rank(self):
        """Return whether the caller is the first process in the group"""
        return self.rank == self.first_rank

    @property
    def is_last_rank(self):
        """Return whether the caller is the last process in the group"""
        return self.rank == self.last_rank

    @property
    def next_rank(self):
        """Return the global rank of the process that follows the caller"""
        rank_in_group = self.rank_in_group
        world_size = self.world_size
        return self.ranks[(rank_in_group + 1) % world_size]

    @property
    def prev_rank(self):
        """Return the global rank of the process that precedes the caller"""
        rank_in_group = self.rank_in_group
        world_size = self.world_size
        return self.ranks[(rank_in_group - 1) % world_size]

    @contextmanager
    def graph_capture(self, graph_capture_context: GraphCaptureContext | None = None):
        if graph_capture_context is None:
            stream = torch.cuda.Stream()
            graph_capture_context = GraphCaptureContext(stream)
        else:
            stream = graph_capture_context.stream

        # only cuda uses this function,
        # so we don't abstract it into the base class
        maybe_ca_context = nullcontext()
        maybe_aiter_context = nullcontext()
        from vllm.distributed.device_communicators.cuda_communicator import (
            CudaCommunicator,
        )
        from vllm.distributed.device_communicators.xpu_communicator import (
            XpuCommunicator,
        )

        if self.device_communicator is not None:
            assert isinstance(
                self.device_communicator,
                (CudaCommunicator, XpuCommunicator),
            )
            ca_comm = self.device_communicator.ca_comm
            if ca_comm is not None:
                maybe_ca_context = ca_comm.capture()  # type: ignore

            from vllm._aiter_ops import rocm_aiter_ops

            if rocm_aiter_ops.is_enabled():
                aiter_ar = rocm_aiter_ops.get_aiter_allreduce()
                if aiter_ar is not None:
                    maybe_aiter_context = aiter_ar.capture()  # type: ignore

        # ensure all initialization operations complete before attempting to
        # capture the graph on another stream
        curr_stream = torch.cuda.current_stream()
        if curr_stream != stream:
            stream.wait_stream(curr_stream)

        with torch.cuda.stream(stream), maybe_ca_context, maybe_aiter_context:
            yield graph_capture_context

    def all_reduce(self, input_: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
        """
        User-facing all-reduce function before we actually call the
        all-reduce operation.

        We need this because Dynamo does not support passing an arbitrary
        object (`self` in this case) to a custom op. We need to pass the
         group name as a string, and then look up the group coordinator from
         the group name, dispatch the all-reduce operation to the group
         coordinator.

        In addition, PyTorch custom ops do not support mutation or returning
        a new tensor in the same op. So we always make the all-reduce operation
        out-of-place.
        """
        # Bypass the function if we are using only 1 GPU.
        if self.world_size == 1:
            return input_

        if self.use_custom_op_call:
            return torch.ops.vllm.all_reduce(input_, group_name=self.unique_name)
        else:
            return self._all_reduce_out_place(input_)

    def _all_reduce_out_place(self, input_: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
        if self.device_communicator is None:
            raise ValueError("No device communicator found")
        return self.device_communicator.all_reduce(input_)

    def all_gather(self, input_: torch.Tensor, dim: int = -1) -> torch.Tensor:
        world_size = self.world_size
        # Bypass the function if we are using only 1 GPU.
        if world_size == 1:
            return input_
        assert -input_.dim() <= dim < input_.dim(), (
            f"Invalid dim ({dim}) for input tensor with shape {input_.size()}"
        )

        if self.use_custom_op_call:
            return torch.ops.vllm.all_gather(
                input_, dim, world_size, group_name=self.unique_name
            )
        else:
            return self._all_gather_out_place(input_, dim)

    def _all_gather_out_place(self, input_: torch.Tensor, dim: int) -> torch.Tensor:
        if self.device_communicator is None:
            raise ValueError("No device communicator found")
        return self.device_communicator.all_gather(input_, dim)

    def all_gatherv(
        self,
        input_: torch.Tensor | list[torch.Tensor],
        dim: int = 0,
        sizes: list[int] | None = None,
    ):
        if self.device_communicator is None:
            raise ValueError("No device communicator found")
        return self.device_communicator.all_gatherv(input_, dim, sizes)

    def reduce_scatter(self, input_: torch.Tensor, dim: int = -1) -> torch.Tensor:
        world_size = self.world_size
        # Bypass the function if we are using only 1 GPU.
        if world_size == 1:
            return input_
        assert -input_.dim() <= dim < input_.dim(), (
            f"Invalid dim ({dim}) for input tensor with shape {input_.size()}"
        )

        if self.use_custom_op_call:
            return torch.ops.vllm.reduce_scatter(
                input_, dim, world_size, group_name=self.unique_name
            )
        else:
            return self._reduce_scatter_out_place(input_, dim)

    def reduce_scatterv(
        self, input_: torch.Tensor, dim: int = -1, sizes: list[int] | None = None
    ) -> torch.Tensor:
        if self.device_communicator is None:
            raise ValueError("No device communicator found")
        return self.device_communicator.reduce_scatterv(input_, dim, sizes)

    def _reduce_scatter_out_place(self, input_: torch.Tensor, dim: int) -> torch.Tensor:
        if self.device_communicator is None:
            raise ValueError("No device communicator found")
        return self.device_communicator.reduce_scatter(input_, dim)

    def gather(
        self, input_: torch.Tensor, dst: int = 0, dim: int = -1
    ) -> torch.Tensor | None:
        """
        NOTE: We assume that the input tensor is on the same device across
        all the ranks.
        NOTE: `dst` is the local rank of the destination rank.
        """
        world_size = self.world_size
        # Bypass the function if we are using only 1 GPU.
        if world_size == 1:
            return input_
        if self.device_communicator is None:
            raise ValueError("No device communicator found")
        return self.device_communicator.gather(input_, dst, dim)

    def broadcast(self, input_: torch.Tensor, src: int = 0):
        """Broadcast the input tensor.
        NOTE: `src` is the local rank of the source rank.
        """
        assert src < self.world_size, f"Invalid src rank ({src})"

        # Bypass the function if we are using only 1 GPU.
        if self.world_size == 1:
            return input_
        # Broadcast.
        torch.distributed.broadcast(
            input_, src=self.ranks[src], group=self.device_group
        )
        return input_

    def broadcast_object(self, obj: Any | None = None, src: int = 0):
        """Broadcast the input object.
        NOTE: `src` is the local rank of the source rank.
        """
        assert src < self.world_size, f"Invalid src rank ({src})"

        # Bypass the function if we are using only 1 GPU.
        if self.world_size == 1:
            return obj
        if self.mq_broadcaster is not None:
            assert src == 0, "Message queue broadcaster only supports src=0"
            return self.mq_broadcaster.broadcast_object(obj)
        if self.rank_in_group == src:
            torch.distributed.broadcast_object_list(
                [obj], src=self.ranks[src], group=self.cpu_group
            )
            return obj
        else:
            recv = [None]
            torch.distributed.broadcast_object_list(
                recv, src=self.ranks[src], group=self.cpu_group
            )
            return recv[0]

    def broadcast_object_list(
        self, obj_list: list[Any], src: int = 0, group: ProcessGroup | None = None
    ):
        """Broadcast the input object list.
        NOTE: `src` is the local rank of the source rank.
        """
        assert src < self.world_size, f"Invalid src rank ({src})"

        # Bypass the function if we are using only 1 GPU.
        if self.world_size == 1:
            return obj_list
        # Broadcast.
        torch.distributed.broadcast_object_list(
            obj_list, src=self.ranks[src], group=self.device_group
        )
        return obj_list

    def send_object(self, obj: Any, dst: int) -> None:
        """Send the input object list to the destination rank."""
        """NOTE: `dst` is the local rank of the destination rank."""

        assert dst < self.world_size, f"Invalid dst rank ({dst})"

        assert dst != self.rank_in_group, (
            "Invalid destination rank. Destination rank is the same "
            "as the current rank."
        )

        # Serialize object to tensor and get the size as well
        object_tensor = torch.frombuffer(pickle.dumps(obj), dtype=torch.uint8)

        size_tensor = torch.tensor(
            [object_tensor.numel()], dtype=torch.long, device="cpu"
        )

        # Send object size

        torch.distributed.send(size_tensor, dst=self.ranks[dst], group=self.cpu_group)

        # Send object
        torch.distributed.send(object_tensor, dst=self.ranks[dst], group=self.cpu_group)

        return None

    def recv_object(self, src: int) -> Any:
        """Receive the input object list from the source rank."""
        """NOTE: `src` is the local rank of the source rank."""

        assert src < self.world_size, f"Invalid src rank ({src})"

        assert src != self.rank_in_group, (
            "Invalid source rank. Source rank is the same as the current rank."
        )

        size_tensor = torch.empty(1, dtype=torch.long, device="cpu")

        # Receive object size
        rank_size = torch.distributed.recv(
            size_tensor, src=self.ranks[src], group=self.cpu_group
        )

        # Tensor to receive serialized objects into.
        object_tensor = torch.empty(  # type: ignore[call-overload]
            size_tensor.item(),  # type: ignore[arg-type]
            dtype=torch.uint8,
            device="cpu",
        )

        rank_object = torch.distributed.recv(
            object_tensor, src=self.ranks[src], group=self.cpu_group
        )

        assert rank_object == rank_size, (
            "Received object sender rank does not match the size sender rank."
        )

        obj = pickle.loads(object_tensor.numpy().tobytes())

        return obj

    def broadcast_tensor_dict(
        self,
        tensor_dict: dict[str, torch.Tensor | Any] | None = None,
        src: int = 0,
        group: ProcessGroup | None = None,
        metadata_group: ProcessGroup | None = None,
    ) -> dict[str, torch.Tensor | Any] | None:
        """Broadcast the input tensor dictionary.
        NOTE: `src` is the local rank of the source rank.
        """
        # Bypass the function if we are using only 1 GPU.
        if not torch.distributed.is_initialized() or self.world_size == 1:
            return tensor_dict

        group = self.device_group
        metadata_group = self.cpu_group
        assert src < self.world_size, f"Invalid src rank ({src})"

        rank_in_group = self.rank_in_group
        if rank_in_group == src:
            metadata_list: list[tuple[Any, Any]] = []
            assert isinstance(tensor_dict, dict), (
                f"Expecting a dictionary, got {type(tensor_dict)}"
            )
            metadata_list, tensor_list = _split_tensor_dict(tensor_dict)
            # `metadata_list` lives in CPU memory.
            # `broadcast_object_list` has serialization & deserialization,
            # all happening on CPU. Therefore, we can use the CPU group.
            self.broadcast_object(metadata_list, src=src)
            async_handles = []
            for tensor in tensor_list:
                if tensor.numel() == 0:
                    # Skip broadcasting empty tensors.
                    continue
                if tensor.is_cpu:
                    # use metadata_group for CPU tensors
                    handle = torch.distributed.broadcast(
                        tensor, src=self.ranks[src], group=metadata_group, async_op=True
                    )
                else:
                    # use group for GPU tensors
                    handle = torch.distributed.broadcast(
                        tensor, src=self.ranks[src], group=group, async_op=True
                    )
                async_handles.append(handle)
            for async_handle in async_handles:
                async_handle.wait()

        else:
            metadata_list = self.broadcast_object(None, src=src)
            tensor_dict = {}
            async_handles = []
            for key, value in metadata_list:
                if isinstance(value, TensorMetadata):
                    tensor = torch.empty(
                        value.size, dtype=value.dtype, device=value.device
                    )
                    if tensor.numel() == 0:
                        # Skip broadcasting empty tensors.
                        tensor_dict[key] = tensor
                        continue
                    if tensor.is_cpu:
                        # use metadata_group for CPU tensors
                        handle = torch.distributed.broadcast(
                            tensor,
                            src=self.ranks[src],
                            group=metadata_group,
                            async_op=True,
                        )
                    else:
                        # use group for GPU tensors
                        handle = torch.distributed.broadcast(
                            tensor, src=self.ranks[src], group=group, async_op=True
                        )
                    async_handles.append(handle)
                    tensor_dict[key] = tensor
                else:
                    tensor_dict[key] = value
            for async_handle in async_handles:
                async_handle.wait()
        return tensor_dict

    def _should_use_all_gather(
        self,
        key: str,
        numel: int,
        all_gather_group: "GroupCoordinator | None",
        all_gather_tensors: dict[str, bool] | None,
    ) -> bool:
        if all_gather_group is None:
            return False
        use_all_gather = numel % all_gather_group.world_size == 0
        if all_gather_tensors is not None:
            use_all_gather = all_gather_tensors.get(key, use_all_gather)
        return use_all_gather

    def send_tensor_dict(
        self,
        tensor_dict: dict[str, torch.Tensor | Any],
        dst: int | None = None,
        all_gather_group: "GroupCoordinator | None" = None,
        all_gather_tensors: dict[str, bool] | None = None,
    ) -> dict[str, torch.Tensor | Any] | None:
        """Send the input tensor dictionary.
        NOTE: `dst` is the local rank of the source rank.

        all_gather_group: The group for the all-gather operation. If provided,
            an optimization is enabled where each rank in the group sends a
            slice of a tensor and the receiver reconstructs it using an
            all-gather, which can improve performance. This is typically the
            tensor-parallel group.
        all_gather_tensors: A dictionary to specify which tensors should use
            the all-gather optimization, which is only effective when
            `all_gather_group` is provided. By default, this optimization is
            on for any tensor whose size is divisible by the
            `all_gather_group`'s world size. However, it should be disabled
            for tensors that are not fully replicated across the group (e.g.,
            the residual tensor when sequence parallelism is enabled). This
            dictionary allows overriding the default behavior on a per-tensor
            basis.
        """
        # Bypass the function if we are using only 1 GPU.
        if not torch.distributed.is_initialized() or self.world_size == 1:
            return tensor_dict
        handles = self.isend_tensor_dict(
            tensor_dict,
            dst=dst,
            all_gather_group=all_gather_group,
            all_gather_tensors=all_gather_tensors,
        )
        for handle in handles:
            handle.wait()
        return None

    def isend_tensor_dict(
        self,
        tensor_dict: dict[str, torch.Tensor | Any],
        dst: int | None = None,
        all_gather_group: "GroupCoordinator | None" = None,
        all_gather_tensors: dict[str, bool] | None = None,
    ) -> list[Handle]:
        if self.world_size <= 1:
            return []

        if dst is None:
            dst = (self.rank_in_group + 1) % self.world_size
        assert dst < self.world_size, f"Invalid dst rank ({dst})"

        if self.use_cpu_custom_send_recv:
            if self.device_communicator is None:
                raise ValueError("No device communicator found")
            # custom device communicator path is synchronous
            self.device_communicator.send_tensor_dict(  # type: ignore
                tensor_dict, dst
            )
            return []

        all_gather_size = 1 if all_gather_group is None else all_gather_group.world_size
        all_gather_rank = (
            0 if all_gather_group is None else all_gather_group.rank_in_group
        )

        group = self.device_group
        metadata_group = self.cpu_group

        metadata_list, tensor_list = _split_tensor_dict(tensor_dict)
        self.send_object(metadata_list, dst=dst)

        tensor_keys = [k for k, v in tensor_dict.items() if isinstance(v, torch.Tensor)]
        assert len(tensor_keys) == len(tensor_list)

        handles: list[Handle] = []
        for key, tensor in zip(tensor_keys, tensor_list):
            if tensor.numel() == 0:
                continue

            if self._should_use_all_gather(
                key, tensor.numel(), all_gather_group, all_gather_tensors
            ):
                tensor = tensor.reshape(all_gather_size, -1)[all_gather_rank]

            comm_group = metadata_group if tensor.is_cpu else group
            handle = torch.distributed.isend(
                tensor, dst=self.ranks[dst], group=comm_group
            )
            if tensor.is_cuda:
                tensor.record_stream(torch.cuda.current_stream(tensor.device))
            handles.append(handle)

        return handles

    def recv_tensor_dict(
        self,
        src: int | None = None,
        all_gather_group: "GroupCoordinator | None" = None,
        all_gather_tensors: dict[str, bool] | None = None,
    ) -> dict[str, torch.Tensor | Any] | None:
        """Recv the input tensor dictionary.
        NOTE: `src` is the local rank of the source rank.

        all_gather_group: The group for the all-gather operation. If provided,
            an optimization is enabled where each rank in the group sends a
            slice of a tensor and the receiver reconstructs it using an
            all-gather, which can improve performance. This is typically the
            tensor-parallel group.
        all_gather_tensors: A dictionary to specify which tensors should use
            the all-gather optimization, which is only effective when
            `all_gather_group` is provided. By default, this optimization is
            on for any tensor whose size is divisible by the
            `all_gather_group`'s world size. However, it should be disabled
            for tensors that are not fully replicated across the group (e.g.,
            the residual tensor when sequence parallelism is enabled). This
            dictionary allows overriding the default behavior on a per-tensor
            basis.
        """
        # Bypass the function if we are using only 1 GPU.
        if not torch.distributed.is_initialized() or self.world_size == 1:
            return None
        tensor_dict, handles, postprocess = self.irecv_tensor_dict(
            src=src,
            all_gather_group=all_gather_group,
            all_gather_tensors=all_gather_tensors,
        )
        for handle in handles:
            handle.wait()
        for fn in postprocess:
            fn()
        return tensor_dict

    def irecv_tensor_dict(
        self,
        src: int | None = None,
        all_gather_group: "GroupCoordinator | None" = None,
        all_gather_tensors: dict[str, bool] | None = None,
    ) -> tuple[
        dict[str, torch.Tensor | Any] | None,
        list[Handle],
        list[Callable[[], None]],
    ]:
        if not torch.distributed.is_initialized() or self.world_size == 1:
            return None, [], []

        if src is None:
            src = (self.rank_in_group - 1) % self.world_size
        assert src < self.world_size, f"Invalid src rank ({src})"

        if self.use_cpu_custom_send_recv:
            if self.device_communicator is None:
                raise ValueError("No device communicator found")
            # custom device communicator path is synchronous
            sync_tensor_dict = self.device_communicator.recv_tensor_dict(  # type: ignore
                src
            )
            return sync_tensor_dict, [], []

        all_gather_size = 1 if all_gather_group is None else all_gather_group.world_size
        all_gather_rank = (
            0 if all_gather_group is None else all_gather_group.rank_in_group
        )

        group = self.device_group
        metadata_group = self.cpu_group

        recv_metadata_list = self.recv_object(src=src)
        tensor_dict: dict[str, Any] = {}
        handles: list[Handle] = []
        postprocess: list[Callable[[], None]] = []

        for key, value in recv_metadata_list:
            if isinstance(value, TensorMetadata):
                full_tensor = torch.empty(
                    value.size, dtype=value.dtype, device=value.device
                )
                if full_tensor.numel() == 0:
                    tensor_dict[key] = full_tensor
                    continue

                if self._should_use_all_gather(
                    key, full_tensor.numel(), all_gather_group, all_gather_tensors
                ):
                    orig_shape = full_tensor.shape
                    slice_tensor = full_tensor.reshape(all_gather_size, -1)[
                        all_gather_rank
                    ]
                    comm_group = metadata_group if slice_tensor.is_cpu else group
                    handle = torch.distributed.irecv(
                        slice_tensor, src=self.ranks[src], group=comm_group
                    )
                    handles.append(handle)

                    def _postprocess(
                        key: str = key,
                        slice_tensor: torch.Tensor = slice_tensor,
                        orig_shape: tuple[int, ...] = tuple(orig_shape),
                        all_gather_group=all_gather_group,
                    ) -> None:
                        assert all_gather_group is not None
                        tensor_dict[key] = all_gather_group.all_gather(
                            slice_tensor, dim=0
                        ).reshape(orig_shape)

                    postprocess.append(_postprocess)
                    tensor_dict[key] = slice_tensor
                else:
                    comm_group = metadata_group if full_tensor.is_cpu else group
                    handle = torch.distributed.irecv(
                        full_tensor, src=self.ranks[src], group=comm_group
                    )
                    handles.append(handle)
                    tensor_dict[key] = full_tensor
            else:
                tensor_dict[key] = value

        return tensor_dict, handles, postprocess

    def barrier(self):
        """Barrier synchronization among the group.
        NOTE: don't use `device_group` here! `barrier` in NCCL is
        terrible because it is internally a broadcast operation with
        secretly created GPU tensors. It is easy to mess up the current
        device. Use the CPU group instead.
        """
        torch.distributed.barrier(group=self.cpu_group)

    def send(self, tensor: torch.Tensor, dst: int | None = None) -> None:
        """Sends a tensor to the destination rank in a blocking way"""
        """NOTE: `dst` is the local rank of the destination rank."""
        if self.device_communicator is None:
            raise ValueError("No device communicator found")
        self.device_communicator.send(tensor, dst)

    def recv(
        self, size: torch.Size, dtype: torch.dtype, src: int | None = None
    ) -> torch.Tensor:
        """Receives a tensor from the source rank."""
        """NOTE: `src` is the local rank of the source rank."""
        if self.device_communicator is None:
            raise ValueError("No device communicator found")
        return self.device_communicator.recv(size, dtype, src)

    def destroy(self):
        if hasattr(self, "device_group"):
            torch.distributed.destroy_process_group(self.device_group)
            del self.device_group
        if hasattr(self, "cpu_group"):
            torch.distributed.destroy_process_group(self.cpu_group)
            del self.cpu_group
        if self.device_communicator is not None:
            self.device_communicator.destroy()
        if self.mq_broadcaster is not None:
            self.mq_broadcaster = None

    def prepare_communication_buffer_for_model(self, model: torch.nn.Module):
        if self.device_communicator is not None:
            self.device_communicator.prepare_communication_buffer_for_model(model)

    def dispatch_router_logits(
        self,
        hidden_states: torch.Tensor,
        router_logits: torch.Tensor,
        is_sequence_parallel: bool = False,
        extra_tensors: list[torch.Tensor] | None = None,
    ) -> (
        tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]
        | tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor, list[torch.Tensor]]
    ):
        if self.device_communicator is not None:
            return self.device_communicator.dispatch_router_logits(
                hidden_states,
                router_logits,
                is_sequence_parallel,
                extra_tensors,
            )
        else:
            return hidden_states, router_logits

    def dispatch(
        self,
        hidden_states: torch.Tensor,
        topk_weights: torch.Tensor,
        topk_ids: torch.Tensor,
        is_sequence_parallel: bool = False,
        extra_tensors: list[torch.Tensor] | None = None,
    ) -> (
        tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor, list[torch.Tensor]]
        | tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]
    ):
        if self.device_communicator is not None:
            return self.device_communicator.dispatch(
                hidden_states,
                topk_weights,
                topk_ids,
                is_sequence_parallel,
                extra_tensors,
            )
        else:
            return hidden_states, topk_weights, topk_ids

    def combine(
        self, hidden_states, is_sequence_parallel: bool = False
    ) -> torch.Tensor:
        if self.device_communicator is not None:
            return self.device_communicator.combine(hidden_states, is_sequence_parallel)
        else:
            return hidden_states