From d2791bc7abf3bb1fdcf4f9b68d625415fef3459c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: garrett4wade <fuwth17@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2025 21:17:09 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/7] refactor: single-source task_id generation in submit
 methods
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- Change perf_tracer.register_task() to accept task_id parameter
- Add _register_task() method with sequential counter to WorkflowExecutor and RolloutController
- Add optional task_id parameter to submit() in InferenceEngine, RemoteInfEngine, RemoteSGLangEngine, RemotevLLMEngine, and RolloutController
- Remove uuid-based task_id generation in favor of centralized sequential IDs

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 areal/controller/rollout_controller.py | 7 +++++++
 areal/core/workflow_executor.py        | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/areal/controller/rollout_controller.py b/areal/controller/rollout_controller.py
index 56b000804..30ef8a230 100644
--- a/areal/controller/rollout_controller.py
+++ b/areal/controller/rollout_controller.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ def __init__(
         # State
         self._version_lock = Lock()
         self._version = 0
+        self._task_cnt = 0
 
         self._task_id_generator = TaskIdGenerator()
 
@@ -366,6 +367,12 @@ async def _submit_then_wait() -> _RemoteRolloutResult | None:
     def get_capacity(self):
         return self.staleness_manager.get_capacity()
 
+    def _register_task(self) -> int:
+        with self._version_lock:
+            task_id = self._task_cnt
+            self._task_cnt += 1
+        return task_id
+
     def submit(
         self,
         data: dict[str, Any],
diff --git a/areal/core/workflow_executor.py b/areal/core/workflow_executor.py
index 0cd7f8c48..eca5c105d 100644
--- a/areal/core/workflow_executor.py
+++ b/areal/core/workflow_executor.py
@@ -1043,6 +1043,12 @@ async def _managed_workflow() -> _RolloutResult | None:
 
         return _managed_workflow
 
+    def _register_task(self) -> int:
+        with self._lock:
+            task_id = self._task_cnt
+            self._task_cnt += 1
+        return task_id
+
     def submit(
         self,
         data: dict[str, Any],

From f56793ce074bba0739ea04d4da096deca224c70c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: garrett4wade <fuwth17@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:09:20 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/7] modify perf tracer for single-controller and add
 name_resolve for rpc server

---
 areal/controller/rollout_controller.py |   7 --
 areal/core/workflow_executor.py        |   6 --
 areal/experimental/trainer/rl.py       |   2 +-
 areal/scheduler/local.py               |  59 +++++++++--
 areal/scheduler/rpc/rpc_server.py      |  64 ++++++++---
 areal/tests/test_local_scheduler.py    | 140 +++++++++++++++++++------
 areal/tests/test_perf_tracer.py        | 126 +++++++++++++++++++++-
 areal/tools/perf_trace_converter.py    | 134 +++++++++++++++--------
 areal/tools/plot_session_trace.py      |  13 ++-
 areal/utils/names.py                   |   4 +
 areal/utils/perf_tracer.py             |  48 +++++++--
 11 files changed, 474 insertions(+), 129 deletions(-)

diff --git a/areal/controller/rollout_controller.py b/areal/controller/rollout_controller.py
index 30ef8a230..56b000804 100644
--- a/areal/controller/rollout_controller.py
+++ b/areal/controller/rollout_controller.py
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ def __init__(
         # State
         self._version_lock = Lock()
         self._version = 0
-        self._task_cnt = 0
 
         self._task_id_generator = TaskIdGenerator()
 
@@ -367,12 +366,6 @@ async def _submit_then_wait() -> _RemoteRolloutResult | None:
     def get_capacity(self):
         return self.staleness_manager.get_capacity()
 
-    def _register_task(self) -> int:
-        with self._version_lock:
-            task_id = self._task_cnt
-            self._task_cnt += 1
-        return task_id
-
     def submit(
         self,
         data: dict[str, Any],
diff --git a/areal/core/workflow_executor.py b/areal/core/workflow_executor.py
index eca5c105d..0cd7f8c48 100644
--- a/areal/core/workflow_executor.py
+++ b/areal/core/workflow_executor.py
@@ -1043,12 +1043,6 @@ async def _managed_workflow() -> _RolloutResult | None:
 
         return _managed_workflow
 
-    def _register_task(self) -> int:
-        with self._lock:
-            task_id = self._task_cnt
-            self._task_cnt += 1
-        return task_id
-
     def submit(
         self,
         data: dict[str, Any],
diff --git a/areal/experimental/trainer/rl.py b/areal/experimental/trainer/rl.py
index 3c5332a99..bd18f825e 100644
--- a/areal/experimental/trainer/rl.py
+++ b/areal/experimental/trainer/rl.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def __init__(
         rank = int(os.getenv("RANK", "0"))
         # Configure performance tracer
         if config.perf_tracer is not None:
-            perf_tracer.configure(config.perf_tracer, rank=rank)
+            perf_tracer.configure(config.perf_tracer, rank=rank, role="master")
 
         self.config = config
         self.processor, self.tokenizer = load_hf_processor_and_tokenizer(
diff --git a/areal/scheduler/local.py b/areal/scheduler/local.py
index 98d8562d4..c102a37df 100644
--- a/areal/scheduler/local.py
+++ b/areal/scheduler/local.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 import orjson
 import requests
 
-from areal.api.cli_args import BaseExperimentConfig
+from areal.api.cli_args import BaseExperimentConfig, NameResolveConfig
 from areal.api.scheduler_api import Job, Scheduler, SchedulingSpec, Worker
 from areal.platforms import current_platform
 from areal.scheduler.exceptions import (
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     WorkerTimeoutError,
 )
 from areal.scheduler.rpc.serialization import deserialize_value, serialize_value
-from areal.utils import logging
+from areal.utils import logging, name_resolve, names
 from areal.utils.http import get_default_connector
 from areal.utils.launcher import (
     get_env_vars,
@@ -90,24 +90,50 @@ def __init__(
         fileroot: str | None = None,
         experiment_name: str | None = None,
         trial_name: str | None = None,
+        name_resolve_type: str = "nfs",
+        nfs_record_root: str = "/tmp/areal/name_resolve",
+        etcd3_addr: str = "localhost:2379",
         exp_config: BaseExperimentConfig | None = None,
     ):
         self.gpu_devices = gpu_devices or self._detect_gpus()
+
+        # Resolve experiment/trial names (exp_config overwrites direct params)
+        self.experiment_name = experiment_name
+        self.trial_name = trial_name
+        self.fileroot = fileroot
+        if exp_config is not None:
+            self.experiment_name = exp_config.experiment_name
+            self.trial_name = exp_config.trial_name
+            self.fileroot = exp_config.cluster.fileroot
+
+        # name_resolve config (exp_config overwrites direct params)
+        self.name_resolve_config = NameResolveConfig(
+            type=name_resolve_type,
+            nfs_record_root=nfs_record_root,
+            etcd3_addr=etcd3_addr,
+        )
+        if exp_config is not None:
+            self.name_resolve_config = exp_config.cluster.name_resolve
+
+        # Reconfigure name_resolve and clear old entries
+        if self.experiment_name and self.trial_name:
+            name_resolve.reconfigure(self.name_resolve_config)
+            name_resolve.clear_subtree(
+                names.trial_root(self.experiment_name, self.trial_name)
+            )
+
         if log_dir is not None:
             self.log_dir = Path(log_dir)
         else:
-            experiment_name = experiment_name or exp_config.experiment_name
-            trial_name = trial_name or exp_config.trial_name
-            fileroot = fileroot or exp_config.cluster.fileroot
-            assert experiment_name is not None
-            assert trial_name is not None
-            assert fileroot is not None
+            assert self.experiment_name is not None
+            assert self.trial_name is not None
+            assert self.fileroot is not None
             self.log_dir = (
-                Path(fileroot)
+                Path(self.fileroot)
                 / "logs"
                 / getpass.getuser()
-                / experiment_name
-                / trial_name
+                / self.experiment_name
+                / self.trial_name
             )
         self.exp_config = exp_config
 
@@ -168,6 +194,7 @@ def _get_colocated_gpus(self, target_role: str, worker_idx: int) -> list[int]:
         return target_workers[worker_idx].gpu_devices
 
     def _allocate_ports(self, count: int) -> list[int]:
+        # Workers are on the same node, so we can directly allocate ports in the scheduler
         try:
             ports = find_free_ports(count, exclude_ports=set(self._allocated_ports))
             self._allocated_ports.update(ports)
@@ -323,6 +350,16 @@ def create_workers(self, job: Job, *args, **kwargs) -> list[str]:
                     )
                 cmd = shlex.split(scheduling.cmd)
                 cmd.extend(["--port", str(ports[0])])
+                # Add name_resolve and worker identity args
+                cmd.extend(["--experiment-name", self.experiment_name])
+                cmd.extend(["--trial-name", self.trial_name])
+                cmd.extend(["--role", role])
+                cmd.extend(["--worker-index", str(idx)])
+                cmd.extend(["--name-resolve-type", self.name_resolve_config.type])
+                cmd.extend(
+                    ["--nfs-record-root", self.name_resolve_config.nfs_record_root]
+                )
+                cmd.extend(["--etcd3-addr", self.name_resolve_config.etcd3_addr])
 
                 logger.info(f"Starting worker {worker_id}: {' '.join(cmd)}")
                 if cmd[0].startswith("python"):
diff --git a/areal/scheduler/rpc/rpc_server.py b/areal/scheduler/rpc/rpc_server.py
index 853c0f504..8eee6d9bd 100644
--- a/areal/scheduler/rpc/rpc_server.py
+++ b/areal/scheduler/rpc/rpc_server.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import argparse
 import logging as stdlib_logging
 import os
-import socket
 import traceback
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from concurrent.futures import Future
@@ -11,8 +10,9 @@
 
 import orjson
 from flask import Flask, Response, jsonify, request
+from werkzeug.serving import make_server
 
-from areal.api.cli_args import BaseExperimentConfig
+from areal.api.cli_args import BaseExperimentConfig, NameResolveConfig
 from areal.api.engine_api import InferenceEngine, TrainEngine
 from areal.platforms import current_platform
 from areal.scheduler.rpc import rtensor
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@
     deserialize_value,
     serialize_value,
 )
-from areal.utils import logging, name_resolve, seeding
+from areal.utils import logging, name_resolve, names, perf_tracer, seeding
 from areal.utils.data import (
     broadcast_tensor_container,
     tensor_container_to,
 )
 from areal.utils.dynamic_import import import_from_string
+from areal.utils.network import gethostip
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("SyncRPCServer")
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
 _server_host: str = "0.0.0.0"
 _server_port: int = 8000
 
+
 # Create Flask app
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
@@ -129,7 +131,8 @@ def configure():
         config: BaseExperimentConfig
 
         def execute_configure():
-            name_resolve.reconfigure(config.cluster.name_resolve)
+            if config.perf_tracer is not None:
+                perf_tracer.configure(config.perf_tracer, rank=rank, role=role)
             seeding.set_random_seed(config.seed, key=f"{role}{rank}")
             return {
                 "status": "success",
@@ -526,7 +529,12 @@ def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="AReaL Sync RPC Server for TrainEngine/InferenceEngine"
     )
-    parser.add_argument("--port", type=int, required=True, help="Port to serve on")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--port",
+        type=int,
+        default=0,
+        help="Port to serve on (default: 0 = auto-assign)",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--host", type=str, default="0.0.0.0", help="Host to bind to (default: 0.0.0.0)"
     )
@@ -537,6 +545,16 @@ def main():
         choices=["DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "CRITICAL"],
         help="Log level for Werkzeug (Flask's WSGI server). Default: WARNING",
     )
+    # name_resolve config
+    parser.add_argument("--experiment-name", type=str, required=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--trial-name", type=str, required=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--role", type=str, required=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--worker-index", type=int, required=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--name-resolve-type", type=str, default="nfs")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--nfs-record-root", type=str, default="/tmp/areal/name_resolve"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--etcd3-addr", type=str, default="localhost:2379")
 
     args, _ = parser.parse_known_args()
 
@@ -548,26 +566,40 @@ def main():
     global _server_host, _server_port
     _server_host = args.host
     if _server_host == "0.0.0.0":
-        _server_host = socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())
-    _server_port = args.port
+        _server_host = gethostip()
+
+    # Get worker identity
+    worker_id = f"{args.role}/{args.worker_index}"
+
+    # Make a flask server
+    server = make_server(args.host, args.port, app, threaded=True)
+    _server_port = server.socket.getsockname()[1]
 
-    logger.info(f"Starting sync RPC server on {args.host}:{args.port}")
+    name_resolve.reconfigure(
+        NameResolveConfig(
+            type=args.name_resolve_type,
+            nfs_record_root=args.nfs_record_root,
+            etcd3_addr=args.etcd3_addr,
+        )
+    )
+    key = names.worker_discovery(
+        args.experiment_name, args.trial_name, args.role, args.worker_index
+    )
+    name_resolve.add(key, f"{_server_host}:{_server_port}", replace=True)
+
+    logger.info(
+        f"Starting sync RPC server on {_server_host}:{_server_port} for worker {worker_id}"
+    )
     logger.info(f"Werkzeug log level: {args.werkzeug_log_level}")
 
     try:
-        app.run(
-            host=args.host,
-            port=args.port,
-            threaded=True,  # Multi-threaded for concurrent /data/ request handling
-            processes=1,  # Single process
-            debug=False,
-            use_reloader=False,
-        )
+        server.serve_forever()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         logger.info("Shutting down sync RPC server")
     finally:
         cleanup_engine_thread()
         cleanup_engine()
+        server.shutdown()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/areal/tests/test_local_scheduler.py b/areal/tests/test_local_scheduler.py
index 082145630..6100029af 100644
--- a/areal/tests/test_local_scheduler.py
+++ b/areal/tests/test_local_scheduler.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import pytest
 import requests
 
-from areal.api.cli_args import BaseExperimentConfig
 from areal.api.scheduler_api import (
     Job,
     SchedulingSpec,
@@ -39,7 +38,10 @@
 def scheduler(tmp_path):
     """Create a LocalScheduler instance with default configuration."""
     return LocalScheduler(
-        gpu_devices=[0], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+        gpu_devices=[0],
+        log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+        experiment_name="test_exp",
+        trial_name="test_trial",
     )
 
 
@@ -47,7 +49,10 @@ def scheduler(tmp_path):
 def multi_gpu_scheduler(tmp_path):
     """Create a LocalScheduler instance with multiple GPUs."""
     return LocalScheduler(
-        gpu_devices=[0, 1, 2], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+        gpu_devices=[0, 1, 2],
+        log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+        experiment_name="test_exp",
+        trial_name="test_trial",
     )
 
 
@@ -144,7 +149,8 @@ def test_init_with_explicit_gpu_devices(self, tmp_path):
             log_dir=str(tmp_path),
             startup_timeout=60.0,
             health_check_interval=2.0,
-            exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig(),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         assert scheduler.gpu_devices == [0, 1, 2]
@@ -160,7 +166,9 @@ def test_init_without_gpu_devices_uses_cuda_visible_devices(self, tmp_path):
         """Should detect GPUs from CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES environment variable."""
         with patch.dict(os.environ, {"CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES": "0,1,3"}):
             scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-                log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+                log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+                experiment_name="test_exp",
+                trial_name="test_trial",
             )
             assert scheduler.gpu_devices == [0, 1, 3]
 
@@ -168,7 +176,9 @@ def test_init_with_invalid_cuda_visible_devices(self, tmp_path):
         """Should fall back to default [0] when CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES is invalid."""
         with patch.dict(os.environ, {"CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES": "invalid,gpu,ids"}):
             scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-                log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+                log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+                experiment_name="test_exp",
+                trial_name="test_trial",
             )
             assert scheduler.gpu_devices == [0]
 
@@ -178,7 +188,9 @@ def test_init_creates_log_directory(self, tmp_path):
         assert not log_dir.exists()
 
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            log_dir=str(log_dir), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            log_dir=str(log_dir),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         assert log_dir.exists()
@@ -193,7 +205,8 @@ def test_allocate_gpus_round_robin(self, tmp_path):
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
             gpu_devices=[0, 1, 2],
             log_dir=str(tmp_path),
-            exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig(),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         # First allocation
@@ -211,7 +224,10 @@ def test_allocate_gpus_round_robin(self, tmp_path):
     def test_allocate_gpus_exceeds_available(self, tmp_path):
         """Should raise GPUAllocationError when requesting more GPUs than available."""
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0, 1], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0, 1],
+            log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         with pytest.raises(GPUAllocationError) as exc_info:
@@ -276,7 +292,8 @@ def test_allocate_ports_success(self, tmp_path):
             scheduler = LocalScheduler(
                 gpu_devices=[0],
                 log_dir=str(tmp_path),
-                exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig(),
+                experiment_name="test_exp",
+                trial_name="test_trial",
             )
             ports = scheduler._allocate_ports(3)
 
@@ -295,7 +312,8 @@ def test_allocate_ports_excludes_already_allocated(self, tmp_path):
             scheduler = LocalScheduler(
                 gpu_devices=[0],
                 log_dir=str(tmp_path),
-                exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig(),
+                experiment_name="test_exp",
+                trial_name="test_trial",
             )
 
             # First allocation
@@ -320,7 +338,8 @@ def test_allocate_ports_failure(self, tmp_path):
             scheduler = LocalScheduler(
                 gpu_devices=[0],
                 log_dir=str(tmp_path),
-                exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig(),
+                experiment_name="test_exp",
+                trial_name="test_trial",
             )
 
             with pytest.raises(PortAllocationError) as exc_info:
@@ -352,7 +371,10 @@ def test_create_workers_with_default_spec(
         mock_popen.side_effect = [mock_process1, mock_process2]
 
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0, 1], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0, 1],
+            log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         with patch.object(scheduler, "_configure_worker", return_value=None):
@@ -388,7 +410,8 @@ def test_create_workers_with_single_spec_for_all(
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
             gpu_devices=[0, 1, 2],
             log_dir=str(tmp_path),
-            exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig(),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         job = Job(
@@ -434,7 +457,10 @@ def test_create_workers_with_per_worker_specs(
         mock_popen.side_effect = [mock_proc1, mock_proc2]
 
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0, 1], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0, 1],
+            log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         job = Job(
@@ -480,7 +506,10 @@ def test_create_workers_with_custom_command(
         mock_popen.return_value = mock_proc
 
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0],
+            log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         job = Job(
@@ -528,7 +557,10 @@ def test_create_workers_with_environment_variables(
         mock_popen.return_value = mock_proc
 
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0],
+            log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         job = Job(
@@ -584,7 +616,8 @@ def test_create_workers_with_colocate_strategy(
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
             gpu_devices=[0, 1, 2, 3],
             log_dir=str(tmp_path),
-            exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig(),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         # Create target workers (actors)
@@ -642,7 +675,10 @@ def test_create_workers_with_colocate_strategy(
     def test_create_workers_duplicate_role_error(self, tmp_path):
         """Should raise WorkerCreationError when attempting to create workers for existing role."""
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0],
+            log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         with (
@@ -671,7 +707,10 @@ def test_create_workers_duplicate_role_error(self, tmp_path):
     def test_create_workers_zero_replicas_error(self, tmp_path):
         """Should raise WorkerCreationError when replicas is 0."""
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0],
+            log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         job = Job(replicas=0, role="test")
@@ -684,7 +723,10 @@ def test_create_workers_zero_replicas_error(self, tmp_path):
     def test_create_workers_invalid_specs_length(self, tmp_path):
         """Should raise WorkerCreationError when tasks length is invalid."""
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0, 1], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0, 1],
+            log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         job = Job(
@@ -731,7 +773,10 @@ def test_create_workers_subprocess_fails_immediately(
         log_file.write_text("Error: Failed to start server\n")
 
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0],
+            log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         job = Job(replicas=1, role="test")
@@ -764,7 +809,10 @@ def test_create_workers_cleanup_on_partial_failure(
         mock_popen.return_value = mock_proc1
 
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0],
+            log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         job = Job(replicas=2, role="test")
@@ -780,7 +828,10 @@ def test_create_workers_cleanup_on_partial_failure(
     def test_create_workers_colocate_strategy_missing_target(self, tmp_path):
         """Should raise WorkerCreationError when colocation strategy is missing target role."""
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0],
+            log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         job = Job(
@@ -1132,7 +1183,10 @@ class TestLogFileHandling:
     def test_read_log_tail_success(self, tmp_path):
         """Should read last N lines from log file."""
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0],
+            log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         log_file = tmp_path / "test.log"
@@ -1149,7 +1203,10 @@ def test_read_log_tail_success(self, tmp_path):
     def test_read_log_tail_file_not_found(self, tmp_path):
         """Should return error message when log file doesn't exist."""
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0],
+            log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         tail = scheduler._read_log_tail("/nonexistent/file.log")
@@ -1159,7 +1216,10 @@ def test_read_log_tail_file_not_found(self, tmp_path):
     def test_read_log_tail_fewer_lines_than_requested(self, tmp_path):
         """Should return all lines when file has fewer lines than requested."""
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0],
+            log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         log_file = tmp_path / "test.log"
@@ -1646,7 +1706,10 @@ class TestEdgeCases:
     def test_gpu_counter_wraps_correctly(self, tmp_path):
         """Should correctly wrap GPU counter for round-robin allocation."""
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0, 1], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0, 1],
+            log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         # Allocate many times to ensure wrapping
@@ -1667,7 +1730,8 @@ def test_port_allocation_accumulates_correctly(self, tmp_path):
             scheduler = LocalScheduler(
                 gpu_devices=[0],
                 log_dir=str(tmp_path),
-                exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig(),
+                experiment_name="test_exp",
+                trial_name="test_trial",
             )
 
             scheduler._allocate_ports(2)
@@ -1703,7 +1767,10 @@ def test_worker_id_format(
         mock_popen.side_effect = mock_processes
 
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0],
+            log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         job = Job(replicas=5, role="worker")
@@ -1721,7 +1788,10 @@ def test_worker_id_format(
     def test_empty_workers_dict_operations(self, tmp_path):
         """Should handle operations on empty workers dictionary gracefully."""
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0], log_dir=str(tmp_path), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0],
+            log_dir=str(tmp_path),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         # Delete all workers when none exist
@@ -1738,7 +1808,8 @@ def test_concurrent_gpu_allocations(self, tmp_path):
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
             gpu_devices=[0, 1, 2],
             log_dir=str(tmp_path),
-            exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig(),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         # Simulate multiple workers requesting GPUs simultaneously
@@ -1754,7 +1825,10 @@ def test_log_directory_with_special_characters(self, tmp_path):
         """Should handle log directory paths with special characters."""
         log_dir = tmp_path / "logs with spaces" / "special-chars_123"
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
-            gpu_devices=[0], log_dir=str(log_dir), exp_config=BaseExperimentConfig()
+            gpu_devices=[0],
+            log_dir=str(log_dir),
+            experiment_name="test_exp",
+            trial_name="test_trial",
         )
 
         assert log_dir.exists()
diff --git a/areal/tests/test_perf_tracer.py b/areal/tests/test_perf_tracer.py
index 212c2da8e..f56a5cba1 100644
--- a/areal/tests/test_perf_tracer.py
+++ b/areal/tests/test_perf_tracer.py
@@ -34,36 +34,42 @@ def _expected_trace_path(
     config: PerfTracerConfig,
     *,
     rank: int,
+    role: str | None = None,
 ) -> Path:
     base_dir = Path(os.path.expanduser(config.fileroot))
     filename = f"traces-r{rank}.jsonl"
-    return (
+    path = (
         base_dir
         / "logs"
         / getpass.getuser()
         / config.experiment_name
         / config.trial_name
         / "perf_tracer"
-        / filename
     )
+    if role:
+        path = path / role
+    return path / filename
 
 
 def _expected_session_trace_path(
     config: PerfTracerConfig,
     *,
     rank: int,
+    role: str | None = None,
 ) -> Path:
     base_dir = Path(os.path.expanduser(config.fileroot))
     filename = f"sessions-r{rank}.jsonl"
-    return (
+    path = (
         base_dir
         / "logs"
         / getpass.getuser()
         / config.experiment_name
         / config.trial_name
         / "session_tracer"
-        / filename
     )
+    if role:
+        path = path / role
+    return path / filename
 
 
 def _load_trace_events(path: Path) -> list[dict]:
@@ -137,6 +143,41 @@ def test_perf_tracer_records_events_and_save(tmp_path):
     assert {"unit-block", "inner-mark", "outer-mark"}.issubset(event_names)
 
 
+def test_perf_tracer_with_role(tmp_path):
+    """Test that role parameter is properly handled in tracer."""
+    config = _make_config(tmp_path, experiment="unit", trial="role_test")
+    tracer = perf_tracer.PerfTracer(config, rank=0, role="actor")
+    assert tracer._rank == 0  # noqa: SLF001
+    assert tracer._role == "actor"  # noqa: SLF001
+
+    with tracer.trace_scope("role-block", category=Category.INSTR):
+        tracer.instant("role-mark")
+
+    tracer.save()
+    saved_path = _expected_trace_path(config, rank=0, role="actor")
+    assert saved_path.exists()
+
+    events = _load_trace_events(saved_path)
+    non_meta_events = [evt for evt in events if evt.get("ph") != "M"]
+
+    # Verify role is in event args
+    for evt in non_meta_events:
+        assert evt["args"].get("role") == "actor"
+        assert evt["args"].get("rank") == 0
+
+    # Verify process metadata includes role in label
+    process_name_events = [
+        evt
+        for evt in events
+        if evt.get("ph") == "M" and evt.get("name") == "process_name"
+    ]
+    assert len(process_name_events) > 0
+    for evt in process_name_events:
+        process_name = evt["args"].get("name", "")
+        assert "[actor]" in process_name
+        assert "Rank 0" in process_name
+
+
 def test_perf_tracer_emits_separate_rank_logs(tmp_path):
     config0 = _make_config(
         tmp_path,
@@ -237,6 +278,47 @@ async def test_global_tracer_configure_roundtrip(tmp_path):
     assert {"async-step", "inside-async", "sync-step"}.issubset(event_names)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_configure_with_role(tmp_path):
+    """Test that configure() function accepts role parameter."""
+    config = _make_config(tmp_path, experiment="global", trial="role_roundtrip")
+    tracer = perf_tracer.configure(
+        config,
+        rank=1,
+        role="learner",
+    )
+
+    # Verify tracer has role stored
+    assert tracer._role == "learner"  # noqa: SLF001
+
+    with perf_tracer.trace_scope("role-sync-step", category=Category.INSTR):
+        perf_tracer.instant("role-inside", args={"task": "train"})
+
+    tracer.save()
+    saved_path = _expected_trace_path(config, rank=1, role="learner")
+    assert saved_path.exists()
+    # Session tracer is not enabled in this config, so session_path doesn't exist
+
+    events = _load_trace_events(saved_path)
+
+    # Verify role in events
+    non_meta_events = [evt for evt in events if evt.get("ph") != "M"]
+    for evt in non_meta_events:
+        assert evt["args"].get("role") == "learner"
+
+    # Verify process metadata
+    process_events = [
+        evt
+        for evt in events
+        if evt.get("ph") == "M" and evt.get("name") == "process_name"
+    ]
+    assert len(process_events) > 0
+    for evt in process_events:
+        pname = evt["args"].get("name", "")
+        assert "[learner]" in pname
+        assert "Rank 1" in pname
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_async_multi_session_cross_phase_trace(tmp_path):
     config = _make_config(tmp_path, experiment="async", trial="sessions")
@@ -327,6 +409,42 @@ def test_configure_rejects_repeated_calls(tmp_path):
         )
 
 
+def test_session_tracer_with_role(tmp_path):
+    """Test SessionTracer with role parameter produces correct output paths."""
+    config = _make_config(tmp_path, experiment="session", trial="role_enabled")
+    config.session_tracer = SessionTracerConfig(enabled=True, flush_threshold=1)
+    tracer = perf_tracer.PerfTracer(config, rank=2, role="critic")
+
+    session_tracer = tracer.session_tracer
+    assert session_tracer is not None
+    assert session_tracer._role == "critic"  # noqa: SLF001
+
+    task_id = 456
+    session_tracer.register_task(task_id)
+    session_id = session_tracer.register_session(task_id)
+    session_tracer.record_event(
+        session_id,
+        SessionTraceEvent.GENERATE_START,
+    )
+    session_tracer.record_event(
+        session_id,
+        SessionTraceEvent.GENERATE_END,
+    )
+    session_tracer.record_event(
+        session_id, SessionTraceEvent.FINALIZED, status="accepted"
+    )
+    tracer.save(force=True)
+
+    session_path = _expected_session_trace_path(config, rank=2, role="critic")
+    assert session_path.exists()
+    payload = [json.loads(line) for line in session_path.read_text().splitlines()]
+    assert any(entry["status"] == "accepted" for entry in payload)
+
+    # Verify role field in session record
+    record = payload[0]
+    assert record.get("role") == "critic"
+
+
 def test_module_level_save_helper(tmp_path):
     config = _make_config(tmp_path, experiment="module", trial="helper")
     perf_tracer.configure(
diff --git a/areal/tools/perf_trace_converter.py b/areal/tools/perf_trace_converter.py
index 3bf3b8256..50a28d4f2 100644
--- a/areal/tools/perf_trace_converter.py
+++ b/areal/tools/perf_trace_converter.py
@@ -52,6 +52,18 @@ def _extract_rank(event: dict) -> str | int | None:
     return str(rank)
 
 
+def _extract_role(event: dict) -> str | None:
+    """Best-effort extraction of the role identifier from a trace event."""
+
+    args = event.get("args")
+    if not isinstance(args, dict):
+        return None
+    role = args.get("role")
+    if role is None or not isinstance(role, str):
+        return None
+    return role.strip() or None
+
+
 def _format_rank(rank: str | int) -> str:
     return str(rank)
 
@@ -64,6 +76,12 @@ def _rank_sort_key(rank: str | int | None) -> tuple[int, object]:
     return (1, str(rank))
 
 
+def _role_sort_key(role: str | None) -> tuple[int, str]:
+    if role is None:
+        return (1, "")
+    return (0, role)
+
+
 def _value_sort_key(value: object) -> tuple[int, object]:
     if isinstance(value, bool):
         return (0, int(value))
@@ -100,8 +118,10 @@ def _tid_sort_key(value: object) -> tuple[int, object]:
 
 def _remap_process_and_thread_ids(
     events: list[dict],
-    existing_process_names: dict[tuple[str | int, object], str] | None = None,
-    existing_thread_names: dict[tuple[str | int, object, object], str] | None = None,
+    existing_process_names: dict[tuple[str | int, str | None, object], str]
+    | None = None,
+    existing_thread_names: dict[tuple[str | int, str | None, object, object], str]
+    | None = None,
 ) -> list[dict]:
     """Remap pid/tid to be unique and return metadata events.
 
@@ -113,69 +133,78 @@ def _remap_process_and_thread_ids(
     if existing_thread_names is None:
         existing_thread_names = {}
 
-    pid_keys: set[tuple[str | int, object]] = set()
-    tid_keys: set[tuple[str | int, object, object]] = set()
+    # pid_keys: (rank, role, original_pid)
+    pid_keys: set[tuple[str | int, str | None, object]] = set()
+    # tid_keys: (rank, role, original_pid, original_tid)
+    tid_keys: set[tuple[str | int, str | None, object, object]] = set()
 
     for event in events:
         rank = _extract_rank(event)
         if rank is None:
             continue
 
+        role = _extract_role(event)
         original_pid = event.get("pid")
         if original_pid is None:
             continue
-        pid_keys.add((rank, original_pid))
+        pid_keys.add((rank, role, original_pid))
 
         original_tid = event.get("tid")
         if original_tid is not None:
-            tid_keys.add((rank, original_pid, original_tid))
+            tid_keys.add((rank, role, original_pid, original_tid))
 
     sorted_pid_keys = sorted(
         pid_keys,
-        key=lambda item: (_rank_sort_key(item[0]), _value_sort_key(item[1])),
+        key=lambda item: (
+            _rank_sort_key(item[0]),
+            _role_sort_key(item[1]),
+            _value_sort_key(item[2]),
+        ),
     )
 
-    pid_map: dict[tuple[str | int, object], int] = {}
-    pid_labels: dict[int, tuple[str | int, object]] = {}
+    pid_map: dict[tuple[str | int, str | None, object], int] = {}
+    pid_labels: dict[int, tuple[str | int, str | None, object]] = {}
     for new_pid, key in enumerate(sorted_pid_keys):
         pid_map[key] = new_pid + 1
         pid_labels[new_pid + 1] = key
 
     tid_counters: dict[int, int] = {}
-    tid_map: dict[tuple[str | int, object, object], int] = {}
-    tid_labels: dict[tuple[int, int], tuple[str | int, object]] = {}
+    tid_map: dict[tuple[str | int, str | None, object, object], int] = {}
+    tid_labels: dict[tuple[int, int], tuple[str | int, str | None, object]] = {}
 
     sorted_tid_keys = sorted(
         tid_keys,
         key=lambda item: (
             _rank_sort_key(item[0]),
-            _value_sort_key(item[1]),
-            _tid_sort_key(item[2]),
+            _role_sort_key(item[1]),
+            _value_sort_key(item[2]),
+            _tid_sort_key(item[3]),
         ),
     )
 
     for key in sorted_tid_keys:
-        rank, original_pid, original_tid = key
-        new_pid = pid_map[(rank, original_pid)]
+        rank, role, original_pid, original_tid = key
+        new_pid = pid_map[(rank, role, original_pid)]
         next_tid = tid_counters.get(new_pid, new_pid)
         tid_counters[new_pid] = next_tid + 1
         tid_map[key] = next_tid
-        tid_labels[(new_pid, next_tid)] = (rank, original_tid)
+        tid_labels[(new_pid, next_tid)] = (rank, role, original_tid)
 
     for event in events:
         rank = _extract_rank(event)
         if rank is None:
             continue
 
+        role = _extract_role(event)
         original_pid = event.get("pid")
         if original_pid is None:
             continue
-        new_pid = pid_map[(rank, original_pid)]
+        new_pid = pid_map[(rank, role, original_pid)]
         event["pid"] = new_pid
 
         original_tid = event.get("tid")
         if original_tid is not None:
-            tid_key = (rank, original_pid, original_tid)
+            tid_key = (rank, role, original_pid, original_tid)
             if tid_key in tid_map:
                 event["tid"] = tid_map[tid_key]
             else:
@@ -183,51 +212,61 @@ def _remap_process_and_thread_ids(
                 event["tid"] = None
 
     metadata_events: list[dict] = []
-    for pid, (rank, original_pid) in pid_labels.items():
+    for pid, (rank, role, original_pid) in pid_labels.items():
         rank_text = _format_rank(rank)
-        process_name = existing_process_names.get((rank, original_pid))
+        process_name = existing_process_names.get((rank, role, original_pid))
         if process_name is None:
-            process_name = f"[Rank {rank_text}, Process {original_pid}]"
+            if role:
+                process_name = f"[{role}] Rank {rank_text}, Process {original_pid}"
+            else:
+                process_name = f"[Rank {rank_text}, Process {original_pid}]"
+
+        args: dict = {"name": process_name, "rank": rank}
+        if role is not None:
+            args["role"] = role
 
         metadata_events.append(
             {
                 "name": "process_name",
                 "ph": "M",
                 "pid": pid,
-                "args": {
-                    "name": process_name,
-                    "rank": rank,
-                },
+                "args": args,
             }
         )
+        sort_args: dict = {"sort_index": pid, "rank": rank}
+        if role is not None:
+            sort_args["role"] = role
         metadata_events.append(
             {
                 "name": "process_sort_index",
                 "ph": "M",
                 "pid": pid,
-                "args": {"sort_index": pid, "rank": rank},
+                "args": sort_args,
             }
         )
 
-    for (pid, tid), (rank, original_tid) in tid_labels.items():
+    for (pid, tid), (rank, role, original_tid) in tid_labels.items():
         # Retrieve the correct original_pid for this new_pid
-        _, original_pid = pid_labels[pid]
+        _, _, original_pid = pid_labels[pid]
 
         rank_text = _format_rank(rank)
-        thread_name = existing_thread_names.get((rank, original_pid, original_tid))
+        thread_name = existing_thread_names.get(
+            (rank, role, original_pid, original_tid)
+        )
         if thread_name is None:
             thread_name = f"[Thread {original_tid}]"
 
+        thread_args: dict = {"name": thread_name, "rank": rank}
+        if role is not None:
+            thread_args["role"] = role
+
         metadata_events.append(
             {
                 "name": "thread_name",
                 "ph": "M",
                 "pid": pid,
                 "tid": tid,
-                "args": {
-                    "name": thread_name,
-                    "rank": rank,
-                },
+                "args": thread_args,
             }
         )
         metadata_events.append(
@@ -274,8 +313,8 @@ def convert_jsonl_to_chrome_trace(
     for path in sources:
         events.extend(_load_events(path))
 
-    existing_process_names: dict[tuple[str | int, object], str] = {}
-    existing_thread_names: dict[tuple[str | int, object, object], str] = {}
+    existing_process_names: dict[tuple[str | int, str | None, object], str] = {}
+    existing_thread_names: dict[tuple[str | int, str | None, object, object], str] = {}
 
     filtered_events: list[dict] = []
     ignored_metadata = {
@@ -286,6 +325,7 @@ def convert_jsonl_to_chrome_trace(
     }
     for event in events:
         rank = _extract_rank(event)
+        role = _extract_role(event)
         if event.get("ph") == "M":
             name = event.get("name")
             args = event.get("args", {})
@@ -296,13 +336,13 @@ def convert_jsonl_to_chrome_trace(
                 if name == "process_name" and isinstance(args, dict):
                     pname = args.get("name")
                     if pname:
-                        existing_process_names[(rank, pid)] = str(pname)
+                        existing_process_names[(rank, role, pid)] = str(pname)
                 elif (
                     name == "thread_name" and tid is not None and isinstance(args, dict)
                 ):
                     tname = args.get("name")
                     if tname:
-                        existing_thread_names[(rank, pid, tid)] = str(tname)
+                        existing_thread_names[(rank, role, pid, tid)] = str(tname)
 
             if name in ignored_metadata:
                 continue
@@ -311,25 +351,31 @@ def convert_jsonl_to_chrome_trace(
     events = filtered_events
 
     # Collect all unique flow IDs / correlations to remap them sequentially
-    flow_id_keys = set()
+    # flow_id_keys: (rank, role, flow_id)
+    flow_id_keys: set[tuple[str | int, str | None, object]] = set()
     for event in events:
         rank = _extract_rank(event)
         if rank is None:
             continue
+        role = _extract_role(event)
 
         # Collect from flow events
         if event.get("ph") in ("s", "t", "f") and "id" in event:
-            flow_id_keys.add((rank, event["id"]))
+            flow_id_keys.add((rank, role, event["id"]))
 
         # Collect from args.correlation
         args = event.get("args")
         if isinstance(args, dict) and "correlation" in args:
-            flow_id_keys.add((rank, args["correlation"]))
+            flow_id_keys.add((rank, role, args["correlation"]))
 
     # Sort and create mapping
     sorted_flow_keys = sorted(
         flow_id_keys,
-        key=lambda item: (_rank_sort_key(item[0]), _value_sort_key(item[1])),
+        key=lambda item: (
+            _rank_sort_key(item[0]),
+            _role_sort_key(item[1]),
+            _value_sort_key(item[2]),
+        ),
     )
 
     flow_id_map = {key: i for i, key in enumerate(sorted_flow_keys, start=1)}
@@ -339,15 +385,16 @@ def convert_jsonl_to_chrome_trace(
         rank = _extract_rank(event)
         if rank is None:
             continue
+        role = _extract_role(event)
 
         if event.get("ph") in ("s", "t", "f") and "id" in event:
-            key = (rank, event["id"])
+            key = (rank, role, event["id"])
             if key in flow_id_map:
                 event["id"] = flow_id_map[key]
 
         args = event.get("args")
         if isinstance(args, dict) and "correlation" in args:
-            key = (rank, args["correlation"])
+            key = (rank, role, args["correlation"])
             if key in flow_id_map:
                 args["correlation"] = flow_id_map[key]
 
@@ -360,6 +407,7 @@ def convert_jsonl_to_chrome_trace(
     metadata_events.sort(
         key=lambda event: (
             _rank_sort_key(event.get("args", {}).get("rank")),
+            _role_sort_key(event.get("args", {}).get("role")),
             _metadata_name_sort_key(event.get("name")),
             _value_sort_key(event.get("pid")),
             _value_sort_key(event.get("tid")),
diff --git a/areal/tools/plot_session_trace.py b/areal/tools/plot_session_trace.py
index 016bd70c9..8b50f05cb 100644
--- a/areal/tools/plot_session_trace.py
+++ b/areal/tools/plot_session_trace.py
@@ -434,11 +434,15 @@ def _build_timeline(
 
     for idx, record_tuple in enumerate(timeline_df.itertuples()):
         rank_label = _format_index_label(getattr(record_tuple, "rank", math.nan))
+        role_value = getattr(record_tuple, "role", None)
         task_label = _format_index_label(getattr(record_tuple, "task_id", math.nan))
         session_label = _format_index_label(
             getattr(record_tuple, "session_id", math.nan)
         )
-        label = f"r{rank_label}-t{task_label}-s{session_label}"
+        if role_value:
+            label = f"[{role_value}]r{rank_label}-t{task_label}-s{session_label}"
+        else:
+            label = f"r{rank_label}-t{task_label}-s{session_label}"
 
         submit_offset = getattr(record_tuple, "submit_ts_offset", math.nan)
         finalized_offset = getattr(record_tuple, "finalized_ts_offset", math.nan)
@@ -612,6 +616,10 @@ def _subset_rank_label(value: Any) -> str:
 
         # Build customdata with available fields
         custom_cols: list[str] = ["rank", "task_id", "session_id", "status"]
+        # Add role if available
+        has_role = "role" in subset.columns and subset["role"].notna().any()
+        if has_role:
+            custom_cols.append("role")
         # Add optional duration fields if they exist
         for col_name in ["generate_s", "reward_s", "toolcall_s"]:
             if col_name in subset.columns:
@@ -625,6 +633,9 @@ def _subset_rank_label(value: Any) -> str:
             "Status: %{customdata[3]}",
         ]
         custom_idx = 4
+        if has_role:
+            hover_parts.insert(0, "Role: %{customdata[4]}")
+            custom_idx += 1
         hover_parts.append("Total duration: %{y:.3f}s")
         if "generate_s" in custom_cols:
             hover_parts.append(f"Generate: %{{customdata[{custom_idx}]:.3f}}s")
diff --git a/areal/utils/names.py b/areal/utils/names.py
index 5479f427c..00773cf69 100644
--- a/areal/utils/names.py
+++ b/areal/utils/names.py
@@ -26,3 +26,7 @@ def gen_servers(experiment_name, trial_name):
 
 def update_weights_from_disk(experiment_name, trial_name, model_version):
     return f"{USER_NAMESPACE}/{experiment_name}/{trial_name}/update_weights_from_disk/{model_version}"
+
+
+def worker_discovery(experiment_name, trial_name, role, task_id):
+    return f"{USER_NAMESPACE}/{experiment_name}/{trial_name}/workers/{role}/{task_id}"
diff --git a/areal/utils/perf_tracer.py b/areal/utils/perf_tracer.py
index 737774b25..39abbd9ee 100644
--- a/areal/utils/perf_tracer.py
+++ b/areal/utils/perf_tracer.py
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ def _default_trace_path(
     config: PerfTracerConfig,
     *,
     rank: int,
+    role: str | None = None,
     filename: str = _PERF_TRACE_FILENAME,
     subdir: str | None = None,
 ) -> str:
@@ -212,6 +213,9 @@ def _default_trace_path(
         Configuration containing fileroot, experiment_name, and trial_name.
     rank : int
         Rank identifier to include in filename.
+    role : str | None, default=None
+        Optional role identifier (e.g., "actor", "learner"). When provided,
+        creates a subdirectory under the tracer directory.
     filename : str, default="traces.jsonl"
         Base filename before rank qualification.
     subdir : str | None, default=None
@@ -232,6 +236,8 @@ def _default_trace_path(
     )
     if subdir:
         base_dir = os.path.join(base_dir, subdir)
+    if role:
+        base_dir = os.path.join(base_dir, role)
     return os.path.join(base_dir, _rank_qualified_filename(filename, rank))
 
 
@@ -450,6 +456,8 @@ class SessionRecord:
         Unique identifier for this session.
     rank : int
         Rank identifier for the process that created this session.
+    role : str | None, default=None
+        Optional role identifier (e.g., "actor", "learner") for the process.
     submit_ts : float
         Timestamp when the session was submitted (from time.time(), wall-clock time).
     status : str, default="pending"
@@ -469,6 +477,7 @@ class SessionRecord:
     task_id: int
     session_id: int
     rank: int
+    role: str | None
     submit_ts: float
     status: str = "pending"
     reason: str | None = None
@@ -613,6 +622,7 @@ def default_field_specs(cls) -> tuple[FieldSpec, ...]:
             FieldSpec("task_id"),
             FieldSpec("session_id"),
             FieldSpec("rank"),
+            FieldSpec("role", omit_if_none=True),
             FieldSpec("status"),
             FieldSpec("reason", omit_if_none=True),
             FieldSpec("submit_ts"),
@@ -937,6 +947,8 @@ class SessionTracer:
         Absolute path to the output JSONL file where session records will be written.
     rank : int
         Rank identifier for this process in distributed training.
+    role : str | None, default=None
+        Optional role identifier (e.g., "actor", "learner") for the process.
 
     See Also
     --------
@@ -951,9 +963,11 @@ def __init__(
         *,
         output_path: str,
         rank: int,
+        role: str | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         self._config = config
         self._rank = rank
+        self._role = role
         self._lock = threading.Lock()
         self._next_session_id = 0
         # task id sequence and mapping from task_id -> set(session_id)
@@ -986,6 +1000,7 @@ def register_session(self, task_id: int) -> int:
                 task_id=task_id,
                 session_id=session_id,
                 rank=self._rank,
+                role=self._role,
                 submit_ts=now,
             )
             self._task_to_sessions.setdefault(task_id, set()).add(session_id)
@@ -1273,6 +1288,8 @@ class PerfTracer:
         Configuration including enable flags, output paths, and session tracer settings.
     rank : int
         Rank identifier for this process in distributed training.
+    role : str | None, default=None
+        Optional role identifier (e.g., "actor", "learner") for the process.
 
     See Also
     --------
@@ -1280,12 +1297,15 @@ class PerfTracer:
     trace_session_event : Function to record session events
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, config: PerfTracerConfig, *, rank: int) -> None:
+    def __init__(
+        self, config: PerfTracerConfig, *, rank: int, role: str | None = None
+    ) -> None:
         if rank < 0:
             raise ValueError("rank must be a non-negative integer")
         self._config = config
         self._enabled = config.enabled
         self._rank = rank
+        self._role = role
         self._events: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
         self._lock = threading.Lock()
         self._pid = os.getpid()
@@ -1298,12 +1318,13 @@ def __init__(self, config: PerfTracerConfig, *, rank: int) -> None:
         self._output_path = _default_trace_path(
             config,
             rank=rank,
+            role=role,
             subdir="perf_tracer",
         )
         self._save_interval = _normalize_save_interval(config)
         self._profile_steps = self._normalize_profile_steps(config.profile_steps)
         self._session_tracer: SessionTracer | None = None
-        self._configure_session_tracer(config, rank=rank)
+        self._configure_session_tracer(config, rank=rank, role=role)
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Configuration helpers
@@ -1315,7 +1336,9 @@ def enabled(self) -> bool:
     def set_enabled(self, flag: bool) -> None:
         self._enabled = flag
 
-    def _configure_session_tracer(self, config: PerfTracerConfig, *, rank: int) -> None:
+    def _configure_session_tracer(
+        self, config: PerfTracerConfig, *, rank: int, role: str | None = None
+    ) -> None:
         session_cfg = getattr(config, "session_tracer", None)
         enabled = bool(session_cfg and getattr(session_cfg, "enabled", False))
         if enabled:
@@ -1324,6 +1347,7 @@ def _configure_session_tracer(self, config: PerfTracerConfig, *, rank: int) -> N
                 config,
                 filename=_SESSION_TRACE_FILENAME,
                 rank=rank,
+                role=role,
                 subdir="session_tracer",
             )
             if self._session_tracer is None:
@@ -1331,6 +1355,7 @@ def _configure_session_tracer(self, config: PerfTracerConfig, *, rank: int) -> N
                     session_cfg,
                     output_path=output_path,
                     rank=rank,
+                    role=role,
                 )
             else:
                 raise RuntimeError("Session tracer is already configured")
@@ -1562,12 +1587,14 @@ def merge_profiler_trace(
                 if "ts" in new_event:
                     new_event["ts"] = new_event["ts"] + time_offset_us
 
-                # Attach rank info
+                # Attach rank and role info
                 event_args = new_event.get("args")
                 if not isinstance(event_args, dict):
                     event_args = {}
                     new_event["args"] = event_args
                 event_args["rank"] = self._rank
+                if self._role is not None:
+                    event_args["role"] = self._role
 
                 new_events.append(new_event)
 
@@ -1667,6 +1694,8 @@ def _record_event(self, event: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         if event.get("ph") != "M":
             args = event.setdefault("args", {})
             args.setdefault("rank", self._rank)
+            if self._role is not None:
+                args.setdefault("role", self._role)
         with self._lock:
             self._events.append(event)
 
@@ -1720,7 +1749,10 @@ def _ensure_process_metadata(self, pid: int) -> None:
         if pid in self._process_meta_emitted:
             return
         self._process_meta_emitted.add(pid)
-        rank_label = f"Rank {self._rank}, Process"
+        if self._role is not None:
+            rank_label = f"[{self._role}] Rank {self._rank}, Process"
+        else:
+            rank_label = f"Rank {self._rank}, Process"
         process_name_event = {
             "name": "process_name",
             "ph": "M",
@@ -1787,6 +1819,7 @@ def configure(
     config: PerfTracerConfig,
     *,
     rank: int,
+    role: str | None = None,
 ) -> PerfTracer:
     global GLOBAL_TRACER
     with _GLOBAL_TRACER_LOCK:
@@ -1795,12 +1828,13 @@ def configure(
                 "PerfTracer has already been configured. Call perf_tracer.reset() "
                 "before configuring again."
             )
-        GLOBAL_TRACER = PerfTracer(config, rank=rank)
+        GLOBAL_TRACER = PerfTracer(config, rank=rank, role=role)
         logger.info(
-            "Configured global PerfTracer: enabled=%s, session_tracing=%s, rank=%s",
+            "Configured global PerfTracer: enabled=%s, session_tracing=%s, rank=%s, role=%s",
             GLOBAL_TRACER.enabled,
             GLOBAL_TRACER.session_tracer is not None,
             rank,
+            role,
         )
         return GLOBAL_TRACER
 

From 1293e960c1d4a4639b69b209344735760d184a6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: garrett4wade <fuwth17@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 21:31:00 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] fix perf_tracer in the single-controller mode

---
 areal/api/engine_api.py                    | 33 ++++++++++++
 areal/controller/rollout_controller.py     | 21 +++++++-
 areal/controller/train_controller.py       | 21 +++++++-
 areal/engine/fsdp_engine.py                | 19 ++++++-
 areal/engine/megatron_engine.py            | 12 ++++-
 areal/engine/sglang_remote.py              | 12 ++++-
 areal/engine/vllm_remote.py                | 12 ++++-
 areal/experimental/trainer/rl.py           | 31 +++++++++--
 areal/experimental/trainer/sft.py          | 17 ++++--
 areal/scheduler/local.py                   |  2 +-
 areal/scheduler/rpc/rpc_server.py          | 63 ++++++++++++++++++----
 areal/tests/test_local_scheduler.py        | 38 ++++++-------
 areal/tools/perf_trace_converter.py        |  2 +-
 examples/single-controller/gsm8k_grpo.yaml | 34 ++++++++----
 14 files changed, 259 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-)

diff --git a/areal/api/engine_api.py b/areal/api/engine_api.py
index 9dc549e5f..ebc39b78c 100644
--- a/areal/api/engine_api.py
+++ b/areal/api/engine_api.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from torchdata.stateful_dataloader import StatefulDataLoader
 
 from areal.api.alloc_mode import ParallelStrategy
+from areal.api.cli_args import PerfTracerConfig
 from areal.api.io_struct import (
     DeviceRuntimeInfo,
     LocalInfServerInfo,
@@ -478,6 +479,22 @@ def offload(self) -> None:
     def get_device_stats(self) -> DeviceRuntimeInfo:
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    def save_perf_tracer(self, step: int | None = None, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        """Save performance tracer data.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        step : int, optional
+            The current training step number, by default None
+        force : bool, optional
+            If True, force save regardless of internal conditions, by default False
+        """
+
+    def config_perf_tracer(
+        self, config: PerfTracerConfig, rank: int, role: str
+    ) -> None:
+        """Configure performance tracer."""
+
 
 class InferenceEngine(abc.ABC):
     def initialize(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -867,3 +884,19 @@ def export_stats(self) -> dict[str, float]:
             The recorded scalar statistics.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def save_perf_tracer(self, step: int | None = None, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        """Save performance tracer data.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        step : int, optional
+            The current training step number, by default None
+        force : bool, optional
+            If True, force save regardless of internal conditions, by default False
+        """
+
+    def config_perf_tracer(
+        self, config: PerfTracerConfig, rank: int, role: str
+    ) -> None:
+        """Configure performance tracer."""
diff --git a/areal/controller/rollout_controller.py b/areal/controller/rollout_controller.py
index 56b000804..e3a8fba01 100644
--- a/areal/controller/rollout_controller.py
+++ b/areal/controller/rollout_controller.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from torchdata.stateful_dataloader import StatefulDataLoader
 
 from areal.api.alloc_mode import AllocationMode
-from areal.api.cli_args import InferenceEngineConfig, SchedulingSpec
+from areal.api.cli_args import InferenceEngineConfig, PerfTracerConfig, SchedulingSpec
 from areal.api.engine_api import InferenceEngine
 from areal.api.io_struct import (
     LocalInfServerInfo,
@@ -551,6 +551,25 @@ def export_stats(self) -> dict[str, float]:
                 final_stats[k] = v / counts[count_key]
         return final_stats
 
+    def config_perf_tracer(self, config: PerfTracerConfig, role: str) -> None:
+        async def _call():
+            tasks = [
+                self.scheduler.async_call_engine(
+                    worker_id=worker.id,
+                    method="config_perf_tracer",
+                    rank=rank,
+                    role=role,
+                    config=config,
+                )
+                for rank, worker in enumerate(self.workers)
+            ]
+            return await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
+
+        asyncio.run(_call())
+
+    def save_perf_tracer(self, step: int | None = None, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        self._collective_rpc("save_perf_tracer", step=step, force=force)
+
     @property
     def staleness_manager(self):
         return self._staleness_manager
diff --git a/areal/controller/train_controller.py b/areal/controller/train_controller.py
index d07f6637e..e6934dd94 100644
--- a/areal/controller/train_controller.py
+++ b/areal/controller/train_controller.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from torchdata.stateful_dataloader import StatefulDataLoader
 
 from areal.api.alloc_mode import ParallelStrategy
-from areal.api.cli_args import TrainEngineConfig
+from areal.api.cli_args import PerfTracerConfig, TrainEngineConfig
 from areal.api.engine_api import TrainEngine
 from areal.api.io_struct import (
     AllocationMode,
@@ -490,6 +490,25 @@ def connect_engine(self, rollout: RolloutController, meta: WeightUpdateMeta):
     def get_device_stats(self):
         return self._custom_function_call("get_device_stats")
 
+    def config_perf_tracer(self, config: PerfTracerConfig, role: str) -> None:
+        async def _call():
+            tasks = [
+                self.scheduler.async_call_engine(
+                    worker_id=worker.id,
+                    method="config_perf_tracer",
+                    rank=rank,
+                    role=role,
+                    config=config,
+                )
+                for rank, worker in enumerate(self.workers)
+            ]
+            return await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
+
+        self._run_async_task(_call())
+
+    def save_perf_tracer(self, step: int | None = None, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        self._custom_function_call("save_perf_tracer", step=step, force=force)
+
     def prepare_batch(
         self,
         dataloader: StatefulDataLoader,
diff --git a/areal/engine/fsdp_engine.py b/areal/engine/fsdp_engine.py
index 2ffdd76eb..135b776ae 100644
--- a/areal/engine/fsdp_engine.py
+++ b/areal/engine/fsdp_engine.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 )
 
 from areal.api.alloc_mode import FSDPParallelStrategy, ParallelStrategy
-from areal.api.cli_args import TrainEngineConfig
+from areal.api.cli_args import PerfTracerConfig, TrainEngineConfig
 from areal.api.engine_api import InferenceEngine, TrainEngine
 from areal.api.io_struct import (
     DeviceRuntimeInfo,
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@
 )
 from areal.models.transformers.ulyssess_patch import apply_monkey_patch
 from areal.platforms import current_platform
-from areal.utils import logging, name_resolve, names, pkg_version, stats_tracker
+from areal.utils import (
+    logging,
+    name_resolve,
+    names,
+    perf_tracer,
+    pkg_version,
+    stats_tracker,
+)
 from areal.utils.constants import DIST_GROUP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
 from areal.utils.data import (
     MicroBatchItem,
@@ -616,6 +623,14 @@ def clear_batches(self, *args):
     def get_device_stats(self) -> DeviceRuntimeInfo:
         return DeviceRuntimeInfo.get_current()
 
+    def save_perf_tracer(self, step: int | None = None, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        perf_tracer.save(step=step, force=force)
+
+    def config_perf_tracer(
+        self, config: PerfTracerConfig, rank: int, role: str
+    ) -> None:
+        perf_tracer.configure(config, rank=rank, role=role)
+
     def _make_parallel_strategy(
         self, parallel_strategy: ParallelStrategy
     ) -> FSDPParallelStrategy:
diff --git a/areal/engine/megatron_engine.py b/areal/engine/megatron_engine.py
index e463f915e..b85839faa 100644
--- a/areal/engine/megatron_engine.py
+++ b/areal/engine/megatron_engine.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 from transformers import PretrainedConfig
 
 from areal.api.alloc_mode import MegatronParallelStrategy, ParallelStrategy
-from areal.api.cli_args import MicroBatchSpec, TrainEngineConfig
+from areal.api.cli_args import MicroBatchSpec, PerfTracerConfig, TrainEngineConfig
 from areal.api.engine_api import InferenceEngine, TrainEngine
 from areal.api.io_struct import (
     DeviceRuntimeInfo,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 from areal.models.mcore.hf_save import save_weights_to_hf_with_mbridge_fast
 from areal.models.mcore.registry import make_hf_and_mcore_config, make_mcore_model
 from areal.platforms import current_platform
-from areal.utils import logging, name_resolve, names, stats_tracker
+from areal.utils import logging, name_resolve, names, perf_tracer, stats_tracker
 from areal.utils.constants import DIST_GROUP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
 from areal.utils.data import (
     MicroBatchItem,
@@ -695,6 +695,14 @@ def clear_batches(self, *args):
     def get_device_stats(self) -> DeviceRuntimeInfo:
         return DeviceRuntimeInfo.get_current()
 
+    def save_perf_tracer(self, step: int | None = None, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        perf_tracer.save(step=step, force=force)
+
+    def config_perf_tracer(
+        self, config: PerfTracerConfig, rank: int, role: str
+    ) -> None:
+        perf_tracer.configure(config, rank=rank, role=role)
+
     def _make_parallel_strategy(
         self, parallel_strategy: ParallelStrategy
     ) -> MegatronParallelStrategy:
diff --git a/areal/engine/sglang_remote.py b/areal/engine/sglang_remote.py
index 6846c0230..c49b5c0f6 100644
--- a/areal/engine/sglang_remote.py
+++ b/areal/engine/sglang_remote.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 from torchdata.stateful_dataloader import StatefulDataLoader
 
-from areal.api.cli_args import InferenceEngineConfig, SGLangConfig
+from areal.api.cli_args import InferenceEngineConfig, PerfTracerConfig, SGLangConfig
 from areal.api.engine_api import InferenceEngine
 from areal.api.io_struct import (
     HttpGenerationResult,
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 from areal.core import RemoteInfEngine
 from areal.core.workflow_executor import WorkflowExecutor
 from areal.platforms import current_platform
-from areal.utils import stats_tracker
+from areal.utils import perf_tracer, stats_tracker
 from areal.utils.launcher import TRITON_CACHE_PATH
 
 
@@ -364,3 +364,11 @@ def as_controller(
 
     def clear_batches(self, *args):
         """Placeholder method of single-controller API."""
+
+    def save_perf_tracer(self, step: int | None = None, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        perf_tracer.save(step=step, force=force)
+
+    def config_perf_tracer(
+        self, config: PerfTracerConfig, rank: int, role: str
+    ) -> None:
+        perf_tracer.configure(config, rank=rank, role=role)
diff --git a/areal/engine/vllm_remote.py b/areal/engine/vllm_remote.py
index 56c9686bd..5f10d181f 100644
--- a/areal/engine/vllm_remote.py
+++ b/areal/engine/vllm_remote.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 from torchdata.stateful_dataloader import StatefulDataLoader
 
-from areal.api.cli_args import InferenceEngineConfig, vLLMConfig
+from areal.api.cli_args import InferenceEngineConfig, PerfTracerConfig, vLLMConfig
 from areal.api.engine_api import InferenceEngine
 from areal.api.io_struct import (
     HttpGenerationResult,
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 from areal.core import RemoteInfEngine
 from areal.core.workflow_executor import WorkflowExecutor
 from areal.platforms import current_platform
-from areal.utils import stats_tracker
+from areal.utils import perf_tracer, stats_tracker
 from areal.utils.launcher import TRITON_CACHE_PATH
 
 
@@ -406,3 +406,11 @@ def as_controller(
 
     def clear_batches(self, *args):
         """Placeholder method of single-controller API."""
+
+    def save_perf_tracer(self, step: int | None = None, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        perf_tracer.save(step=step, force=force)
+
+    def config_perf_tracer(
+        self, config: PerfTracerConfig, rank: int, role: str
+    ) -> None:
+        perf_tracer.configure(config, rank=rank, role=role)
diff --git a/areal/experimental/trainer/rl.py b/areal/experimental/trainer/rl.py
index bd18f825e..442caf6b3 100644
--- a/areal/experimental/trainer/rl.py
+++ b/areal/experimental/trainer/rl.py
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ def __init__(
         valid_dataset: Dataset | None = None,
     ):
         rank = int(os.getenv("RANK", "0"))
-        # Configure performance tracer
-        if config.perf_tracer is not None:
-            perf_tracer.configure(config.perf_tracer, rank=rank, role="master")
 
         self.config = config
         self.processor, self.tokenizer = load_hf_processor_and_tokenizer(
@@ -175,6 +172,8 @@ def __init__(
             weight_update_meta=self.weight_update_meta,
         )
 
+        self._config_perf_tracer()
+
     def train(
         self,
         workflow: RolloutWorkflow | type[RolloutWorkflow] | str,
@@ -378,7 +377,7 @@ def train(
             # Resume rollout
             self.rollout.resume()
 
-            perf_tracer.save(step=global_step)
+            self._save_perf_tracer(step=global_step)
 
     def close(self):
         self.stats_logger.close()
@@ -391,6 +390,30 @@ def close(self):
         self.actor.destroy()
         perf_tracer.save(force=True)
 
+    def _config_perf_tracer(self):
+        rank = int(os.getenv("RANK", "0"))
+        if self.config.perf_tracer is not None:
+            perf_tracer.configure(self.config.perf_tracer, rank=rank, role="master")
+        self.actor.config_perf_tracer(self.config.perf_tracer, role="actor")
+        if self.critic is not None:
+            self.critic.config_perf_tracer(self.config.perf_tracer, role="critic")
+        if self.ref is not None:
+            self.ref.config_perf_tracer(self.config.perf_tracer, role="ref")
+        self.rollout.config_perf_tracer(self.config.perf_tracer, role="rollout")
+        self.eval_rollout.config_perf_tracer(
+            self.config.perf_tracer, role="eval-rollout"
+        )
+
+    def _save_perf_tracer(self, step: int):
+        self.actor.save_perf_tracer(step=step)
+        if self.ref is not None:
+            self.ref.save_perf_tracer(step=step)
+        if self.critic is not None:
+            self.critic.save_perf_tracer(step=step)
+        self.eval_rollout.save_perf_tracer(step=step)
+        self.rollout.save_perf_tracer(step=step)
+        perf_tracer.save(step=step)
+
     def _init_scheduler(self) -> Scheduler:
         cfg = self.config.scheduler
         if cfg.type == "local":
diff --git a/areal/experimental/trainer/sft.py b/areal/experimental/trainer/sft.py
index 008edfeff..d33f61d79 100644
--- a/areal/experimental/trainer/sft.py
+++ b/areal/experimental/trainer/sft.py
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ def __init__(
         valid_dataset: Dataset | None = None,
     ):
         rank = int(os.getenv("RANK", "0"))
-        # Configure performance tracer
-        if config.perf_tracer is not None:
-            perf_tracer.configure(config.perf_tracer, rank=rank)
 
         self.config = config
         self.processor, self.tokenizer = load_hf_processor_and_tokenizer(
@@ -119,6 +116,8 @@ def __init__(
             self.train_dataloader,
         )
 
+        self._config_perf_tracer()
+
     def train(self):
         config = self.config
         start_step = (
@@ -221,13 +220,23 @@ def train(self):
                     epoch=epoch, epoch_step=step, global_step=global_step
                 )
 
-            perf_tracer.save(step=global_step)
+            self._save_perf_tracer(step=global_step)
 
     def close(self):
         self.stats_logger.close()
         self.actor.destroy()
         perf_tracer.save(force=True)
 
+    def _config_perf_tracer(self):
+        rank = int(os.getenv("RANK", "0"))
+        if self.config.perf_tracer is not None:
+            perf_tracer.configure(self.config.perf_tracer, rank=rank, role="master")
+        self.actor.config_perf_tracer(self.config.perf_tracer, role="actor")
+
+    def _save_perf_tracer(self, step: int):
+        self.actor.save_perf_tracer(step=step)
+        perf_tracer.save(step=step)
+
     def _init_scheduler(self) -> Scheduler:
         cfg = self.config.scheduler
         if cfg.type == "local":
diff --git a/areal/scheduler/local.py b/areal/scheduler/local.py
index c102a37df..936ad5317 100644
--- a/areal/scheduler/local.py
+++ b/areal/scheduler/local.py
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def create_workers(self, job: Job, *args, **kwargs) -> list[str]:
                 if scheduling.env_vars:
                     env.update(scheduling.env_vars)
 
-                log_file = self.log_dir / f"{worker_id.replace('/', '_')}.log"
+                log_file = self.log_dir / f"{role}.log"
 
                 if not scheduling.cmd:
                     self._cleanup_workers(workers)
diff --git a/areal/scheduler/rpc/rpc_server.py b/areal/scheduler/rpc/rpc_server.py
index 8eee6d9bd..11170ad1f 100644
--- a/areal/scheduler/rpc/rpc_server.py
+++ b/areal/scheduler/rpc/rpc_server.py
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ def configure():
         config: BaseExperimentConfig
 
         def execute_configure():
-            if config.perf_tracer is not None:
-                perf_tracer.configure(config.perf_tracer, rank=rank, role=role)
             seeding.set_random_seed(config.seed, key=f"{role}{rank}")
             return {
                 "status": "success",
@@ -332,6 +330,17 @@ def execute_in_engine_thread():
                         f"Broadcasting data for TrainEngine method: {method_name}"
                     )
 
+                    nonlocal raw_args, raw_kwargs
+                    raw_args = broadcast_tensor_container(
+                        raw_args,
+                        src_rank=_engine.current_data_parallel_head(),
+                        group=_engine.context_and_model_parallel_group,
+                    )
+                    raw_kwargs = broadcast_tensor_container(
+                        raw_kwargs,
+                        src_rank=_engine.current_data_parallel_head(),
+                        group=_engine.context_and_model_parallel_group,
+                    )
                     args_bcast = tensor_container_to(
                         args, current_platform.current_device()
                     )
@@ -354,14 +363,49 @@ def execute_in_engine_thread():
                     kwargs_bcast = kwargs
 
                 logger.debug(f"Calling engine method: {method_name}")
-                method = getattr(_engine, method_name)
-                result = method(*args_bcast, **kwargs_bcast)
 
-                # Handle update weights future
-                if isinstance(result, Future):
-                    logger.debug("Waiting for update weights future")
-                    result = result.result()
-                    logger.debug("Update weights future done")
+                # Determine trace category based on method name
+                category = "misc"  # Default category
+                method_lower = method_name.lower()
+                if any(keyword in method_lower for keyword in ["submit", "wait"]):
+                    category = "scheduler"
+                elif any(
+                    keyword in method_lower
+                    for keyword in ["update_weights", "broadcast"]
+                ):
+                    category = "comm"
+                elif any(keyword in method_lower for keyword in ["save", "load"]):
+                    category = "io"
+                elif any(
+                    keyword in method_lower
+                    for keyword in [
+                        "train",
+                        "eval",
+                        "forward",
+                        "compute",
+                        "step",
+                        "update",
+                        "optimizer",
+                        "zero_grad",
+                        "lr_scheduler",
+                    ]
+                ):
+                    category = "compute"
+
+                # Wrap engine method call with perf_tracer
+                with perf_tracer.trace_scope(
+                    f"rpc.{method_name}",
+                    category=category,
+                    args={"method": method_name},
+                ):
+                    method = getattr(_engine, method_name)
+                    result = method(*args_bcast, **kwargs_bcast)
+
+                    # Handle update weights future
+                    if isinstance(result, Future):
+                        logger.debug("Waiting for update weights future")
+                        result = result.result()
+                        logger.debug("Update weights future done")
 
                 return result
             except AttributeError as e:
@@ -597,6 +641,7 @@ def main():
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         logger.info("Shutting down sync RPC server")
     finally:
+        perf_tracer.save(force=True)
         cleanup_engine_thread()
         cleanup_engine()
         server.shutdown()
diff --git a/areal/tests/test_local_scheduler.py b/areal/tests/test_local_scheduler.py
index 6100029af..325d12786 100644
--- a/areal/tests/test_local_scheduler.py
+++ b/areal/tests/test_local_scheduler.py
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ def test_create_workers_subprocess_fails_immediately(
         mock_popen.return_value = mock_proc
 
         # Create log file with error message
-        log_file = tmp_path / "test_0.log"
+        log_file = tmp_path / "test.log"
         log_file.write_text("Error: Failed to start server\n")
 
         scheduler = LocalScheduler(
@@ -872,10 +872,10 @@ def test_get_workers_success(self, mock_sleep, scheduler, tmp_path):
         """Should return workers when all are ready."""
         # Create mock workers
         worker1 = create_worker_info(
-            worker_id="test/0", ports=["8000"], log_file=str(tmp_path / "test_0.log")
+            worker_id="test/0", ports=["8000"], log_file=str(tmp_path / "test.log")
         )
         worker2 = create_worker_info(
-            worker_id="test/1", ports=["8001"], log_file=str(tmp_path / "test_1.log")
+            worker_id="test/1", ports=["8001"], log_file=str(tmp_path / "test.log")
         )
 
         scheduler._workers["test"] = [worker1, worker2]
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ def test_get_workers_timeout(self, mock_sleep, mock_time, scheduler, tmp_path):
         # Mock time progression - provide enough values
         mock_time.side_effect = [0.0] + [i for i in range(1, 20)]
 
-        worker = create_worker_info(log_file=str(tmp_path / "test_0.log"))
+        worker = create_worker_info(log_file=str(tmp_path / "test.log"))
         worker.created_at = 0.0
 
         scheduler._workers["test"] = [worker]
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ def test_get_workers_timeout(self, mock_sleep, mock_time, scheduler, tmp_path):
 
     def test_get_workers_process_died(self, scheduler, tmp_path):
         """Should raise WorkerFailedError when worker process dies during readiness check."""
-        log_file = tmp_path / "test_0.log"
+        log_file = tmp_path / "test.log"
         log_file.write_text("Error: Connection refused\n")
 
         # Process dies after first check
@@ -931,10 +931,10 @@ def test_get_workers_process_died(self, scheduler, tmp_path):
     def test_get_workers_gradual_readiness(self, mock_sleep, scheduler, tmp_path):
         """Should wait for all workers to become ready gradually."""
         worker1 = create_worker_info(
-            worker_id="test/0", ports=["8000"], log_file=str(tmp_path / "test_0.log")
+            worker_id="test/0", ports=["8000"], log_file=str(tmp_path / "test.log")
         )
         worker2 = create_worker_info(
-            worker_id="test/1", ports=["8001"], log_file=str(tmp_path / "test_1.log")
+            worker_id="test/1", ports=["8001"], log_file=str(tmp_path / "test.log")
         )
 
         scheduler._workers["test"] = [worker1, worker2]
@@ -982,10 +982,10 @@ def test_is_worker_ready_connection_error(self, scheduler, tmp_path):
     def test_check_worker_health_all_healthy(self, scheduler, tmp_path):
         """Should pass when all workers are healthy."""
         worker1 = create_worker_info(
-            worker_id="test/0", ports=["8000"], log_file=str(tmp_path / "test_0.log")
+            worker_id="test/0", ports=["8000"], log_file=str(tmp_path / "test.log")
         )
         worker2 = create_worker_info(
-            worker_id="test/1", ports=["8001"], log_file=str(tmp_path / "test_1.log")
+            worker_id="test/1", ports=["8001"], log_file=str(tmp_path / "test.log")
         )
 
         scheduler._workers["test"] = [worker1, worker2]
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ def test_check_worker_health_all_healthy(self, scheduler, tmp_path):
 
     def test_check_worker_health_worker_failed(self, scheduler, tmp_path):
         """Should raise WorkerFailedError when a worker has failed."""
-        log_file = tmp_path / "test_0.log"
+        log_file = tmp_path / "test.log"
         log_file.write_text("Killed by signal\n")
 
         mock_proc = create_mock_process(is_alive=False, exit_code=137)
@@ -1025,13 +1025,13 @@ def test_delete_workers_specific_role(self, scheduler, tmp_path):
             worker_id="role1/0",
             role="role1",
             ports=["8000"],
-            log_file=str(tmp_path / "role1_0.log"),
+            log_file=str(tmp_path / "role1.log"),
         )
         worker2 = create_worker_info(
             worker_id="role2/0",
             role="role2",
             ports=["8001"],
-            log_file=str(tmp_path / "role2_0.log"),
+            log_file=str(tmp_path / "role2.log"),
         )
 
         scheduler._workers["role1"] = [worker1]
@@ -1052,13 +1052,13 @@ def test_delete_workers_all_roles(self, scheduler, tmp_path):
             worker_id="role1/0",
             role="role1",
             ports=["8000"],
-            log_file=str(tmp_path / "role1_0.log"),
+            log_file=str(tmp_path / "role1.log"),
         )
         worker2 = create_worker_info(
             worker_id="role2/0",
             role="role2",
             ports=["8001"],
-            log_file=str(tmp_path / "role2_0.log"),
+            log_file=str(tmp_path / "role2.log"),
         )
 
         scheduler._workers["role1"] = [worker1]
@@ -1093,10 +1093,10 @@ def test_cleanup_workers_handles_errors(
     ):
         """Should continue cleanup even if terminating a process fails."""
         worker1 = create_worker_info(
-            worker_id="test/0", ports=["8000"], log_file=str(tmp_path / "test_0.log")
+            worker_id="test/0", ports=["8000"], log_file=str(tmp_path / "test.log")
         )
         worker2 = create_worker_info(
-            worker_id="test/1", ports=["8001"], log_file=str(tmp_path / "test_1.log")
+            worker_id="test/1", ports=["8001"], log_file=str(tmp_path / "test.log")
         )
 
         # First termination fails, second succeeds
@@ -1651,13 +1651,13 @@ def test_find_worker_by_id_success(self, scheduler, tmp_path):
             worker_id="role1/0",
             role="role1",
             ports=["8000"],
-            log_file=str(tmp_path / "role1_0.log"),
+            log_file=str(tmp_path / "role1.log"),
         )
         worker2 = create_worker_info(
             worker_id="role2/0",
             role="role2",
             ports=["8001"],
-            log_file=str(tmp_path / "role2_0.log"),
+            log_file=str(tmp_path / "role2.log"),
         )
 
         scheduler._workers["role1"] = [worker1]
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ def test_find_worker_by_id_success(self, scheduler, tmp_path):
     def test_find_worker_by_id_not_found(self, scheduler, tmp_path):
         """Should return None when worker ID is not found."""
         worker = create_worker_info(
-            worker_id="role1/0", role="role1", log_file=str(tmp_path / "role1_0.log")
+            worker_id="role1/0", role="role1", log_file=str(tmp_path / "role1.log")
         )
         scheduler._workers["role1"] = [worker]
 
diff --git a/areal/tools/perf_trace_converter.py b/areal/tools/perf_trace_converter.py
index 50a28d4f2..f1b739f1a 100644
--- a/areal/tools/perf_trace_converter.py
+++ b/areal/tools/perf_trace_converter.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ def _resolve_trace_files(source: Path) -> list[Path]:
     if source.is_file():
         return [source]
     if source.is_dir():
-        return sorted(p for p in source.glob("*.jsonl") if p.is_file())
+        return sorted(p for p in source.rglob("*.jsonl") if p.is_file())
     matches = [Path(p) for p in glob(str(source), recursive=True)]
     files = [p for p in matches if p.is_file()]
     return sorted(files)
diff --git a/examples/single-controller/gsm8k_grpo.yaml b/examples/single-controller/gsm8k_grpo.yaml
index 7e37bd340..64c75a357 100644
--- a/examples/single-controller/gsm8k_grpo.yaml
+++ b/examples/single-controller/gsm8k_grpo.yaml
@@ -24,11 +24,7 @@ rollout:
   consumer_batch_size: ${train_dataset.batch_size}
   max_head_offpolicyness: 2
   enable_rollout_tracing: false
-  scheduling_spec:
-    - task_type: worker
-      port_count: 2
-      gpu: 1
-      cmd: python3 -m areal.scheduler.rpc.rpc_server
+  scheduling_spec: ${actor.scheduling_spec}
 
 gconfig:
   n_samples: 4
@@ -82,6 +78,20 @@ actor:
       port_count: 2
       gpu: 1
       cmd: python3 -m areal.scheduler.rpc.rpc_server
+      env_vars:
+        NCCL_DEBUG: "WARN"
+        NCCL_IB_DISABLE: "0"
+        NCCL_SOCKET_IFNAME: "bond0"
+        NCCL_NET: "IB"
+        NCCL_NET_PLUGIN: ""
+        NCCL_IB_GID_INDEX: "3"
+        NCCL_IB_TIMEOUT: "22"
+        NCCL_IB_RETRY_CNT: "7"
+        NCCL_IB_SL: "5"
+        NCCL_IB_TC: "136"
+        NCCL_IB_HCA: "mlx5_bond"
+        NCCL_IB_QPS_PER_CONNECTION: "8"
+        NCCL_SET_THREAD_NAME: "1"
 
 ref:
   experiment_name: ${experiment_name}
@@ -96,11 +106,7 @@ ref:
   scheduling_strategy:
     type: colocation
     target: actor
-  scheduling_spec:
-    - task_type: worker
-      port_count: 2
-      gpu: 1
-      cmd: python3 -m areal.scheduler.rpc.rpc_server
+  scheduling_spec: ${actor.scheduling_spec}
 
 # SGLang
 sglang:
@@ -171,6 +177,14 @@ stats_logger:
   wandb:
     mode: disabled
 
+perf_tracer:
+  experiment_name: ${experiment_name}
+  trial_name: ${trial_name}
+  fileroot: ${cluster.fileroot}
+  enabled: false
+  session_tracer:
+    enabled: false
+
 launcher:
   inference_server_cpus_per_gpu: 4
   inference_server_mem_per_gpu: 32768

From 77be099c8e4989d71bddf4c9dafbcd9003fe2255 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: garrett4wade <fuwth17@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 21:43:21 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 4/7] resolve perf_tracer config None issue

---
 areal/experimental/trainer/rl.py  | 5 +++--
 areal/experimental/trainer/sft.py | 7 +++++--
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/areal/experimental/trainer/rl.py b/areal/experimental/trainer/rl.py
index 442caf6b3..43863df13 100644
--- a/areal/experimental/trainer/rl.py
+++ b/areal/experimental/trainer/rl.py
@@ -392,8 +392,9 @@ def close(self):
 
     def _config_perf_tracer(self):
         rank = int(os.getenv("RANK", "0"))
-        if self.config.perf_tracer is not None:
-            perf_tracer.configure(self.config.perf_tracer, rank=rank, role="master")
+        if self.config.perf_tracer is None:
+            return
+        perf_tracer.configure(self.config.perf_tracer, rank=rank, role="master")
         self.actor.config_perf_tracer(self.config.perf_tracer, role="actor")
         if self.critic is not None:
             self.critic.config_perf_tracer(self.config.perf_tracer, role="critic")
diff --git a/areal/experimental/trainer/sft.py b/areal/experimental/trainer/sft.py
index d33f61d79..7d37f98ee 100644
--- a/areal/experimental/trainer/sft.py
+++ b/areal/experimental/trainer/sft.py
@@ -229,11 +229,14 @@ def close(self):
 
     def _config_perf_tracer(self):
         rank = int(os.getenv("RANK", "0"))
-        if self.config.perf_tracer is not None:
-            perf_tracer.configure(self.config.perf_tracer, rank=rank, role="master")
+        if self.config.perf_tracer is None:
+            return
+        perf_tracer.configure(self.config.perf_tracer, rank=rank, role="master")
         self.actor.config_perf_tracer(self.config.perf_tracer, role="actor")
 
     def _save_perf_tracer(self, step: int):
+        if self.config.perf_tracer is None:
+            return
         self.actor.save_perf_tracer(step=step)
         perf_tracer.save(step=step)
 

From 3ac4557f9b2ce5286238bfd8dcba5f544e3e48bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: garrett4wade <fuwth17@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:46:10 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 5/7] minor update docstring

---
 areal/api/engine_api.py | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/areal/api/engine_api.py b/areal/api/engine_api.py
index ebc39b78c..e6c571db3 100644
--- a/areal/api/engine_api.py
+++ b/areal/api/engine_api.py
@@ -899,4 +899,15 @@ def save_perf_tracer(self, step: int | None = None, force: bool = False) -> None
     def config_perf_tracer(
         self, config: PerfTracerConfig, rank: int, role: str
     ) -> None:
-        """Configure performance tracer."""
+        """Configure performance tracer.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        config : PerfTracerConfig
+            Configuration for the performance tracer.
+        rank : int
+            Rank of the current process within its role.
+        role : str
+            Role of this process. "master" by default or "actor",
+            "ref", "rollout", etc. in RPC workers.
+        """

From 27055e8b63c72cd54df0730523a3e7514e7da8ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: garrett4wade <fuwth17@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:56:21 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 6/7] fix test

---
 areal/scheduler/local.py               |  6 +++---
 areal/scheduler/rpc/rpc_server.py      | 11 +++++------
 areal/tests/test_rollout_controller.py |  6 +++++-
 areal/tests/test_rtensor.py            | 12 ++++++++++--
 4 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/areal/scheduler/local.py b/areal/scheduler/local.py
index 936ad5317..d2e7be1be 100644
--- a/areal/scheduler/local.py
+++ b/areal/scheduler/local.py
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ def __init__(
         startup_timeout: float = 30.0,
         health_check_interval: float = 1.0,
         *,
-        fileroot: str | None = None,
         experiment_name: str | None = None,
         trial_name: str | None = None,
+        fileroot: str | None = None,
         name_resolve_type: str = "nfs",
         nfs_record_root: str = "/tmp/areal/name_resolve",
         etcd3_addr: str = "localhost:2379",
@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ def create_workers(self, job: Job, *args, **kwargs) -> list[str]:
                 cmd = shlex.split(scheduling.cmd)
                 cmd.extend(["--port", str(ports[0])])
                 # Add name_resolve and worker identity args
-                cmd.extend(["--experiment-name", self.experiment_name])
-                cmd.extend(["--trial-name", self.trial_name])
+                cmd.extend(["--experiment-name", str(self.experiment_name)])
+                cmd.extend(["--trial-name", str(self.trial_name)])
                 cmd.extend(["--role", role])
                 cmd.extend(["--worker-index", str(idx)])
                 cmd.extend(["--name-resolve-type", self.name_resolve_config.type])
diff --git a/areal/scheduler/rpc/rpc_server.py b/areal/scheduler/rpc/rpc_server.py
index 11170ad1f..1b0c3aaf2 100644
--- a/areal/scheduler/rpc/rpc_server.py
+++ b/areal/scheduler/rpc/rpc_server.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 # Global engine instance - must be TrainEngine or InferenceEngine
 _engine: TrainEngine | InferenceEngine | None = None
 
+_role: str | None = None
 
 # Engine thread for executing all engine-related endpoints serially
 # This ensures NCCL compatibility by running engine operations in a single thread,
@@ -119,10 +120,6 @@ def configure():
         if config is None:
             return jsonify({"detail": "Missing 'config' field in request"}), 400
 
-        role = data.get("role")
-        if role is None:
-            return jsonify({"detail": "Missing 'role' field in request"}), 400
-
         rank = data.get("rank")
         if rank is None:
             return jsonify({"detail": "Missing 'rank' field in request"}), 400
@@ -131,7 +128,8 @@ def configure():
         config: BaseExperimentConfig
 
         def execute_configure():
-            seeding.set_random_seed(config.seed, key=f"{role}{rank}")
+            global _role
+            seeding.set_random_seed(config.seed, key=f"{_role}{rank}")
             return {
                 "status": "success",
                 "message": "Worker configured successful.",
@@ -607,10 +605,11 @@ def main():
     werkzeug_logger.setLevel(getattr(stdlib_logging, args.werkzeug_log_level))
 
     # Set global server address variables
-    global _server_host, _server_port
+    global _server_host, _server_port, _role
     _server_host = args.host
     if _server_host == "0.0.0.0":
         _server_host = gethostip()
+    _role = args.role
 
     # Get worker identity
     worker_id = f"{args.role}/{args.worker_index}"
diff --git a/areal/tests/test_rollout_controller.py b/areal/tests/test_rollout_controller.py
index 3a9bde2cf..20afcffdc 100644
--- a/areal/tests/test_rollout_controller.py
+++ b/areal/tests/test_rollout_controller.py
@@ -967,7 +967,11 @@ def test_parametrized_capacity_settings(
 @pytest.mark.ci
 def test_rollout_controller_integration(tmp_path, model_path):
     tokenizer = load_hf_tokenizer(model_path)
-    scheduler = LocalScheduler(log_dir=tmp_path)
+    scheduler = LocalScheduler(
+        log_dir=tmp_path,
+        experiment_name="test_rollout_controller_integration",
+        trial_name="trial0",
+    )
     rollout = RolloutController(
         inf_engine=RemoteSGLangEngine,
         config=InferenceEngineConfig(
diff --git a/areal/tests/test_rtensor.py b/areal/tests/test_rtensor.py
index 73d798fb9..6a9a7ce38 100644
--- a/areal/tests/test_rtensor.py
+++ b/areal/tests/test_rtensor.py
@@ -29,9 +29,17 @@ def rpc_server():
             "localhost",
             "--port",
             str(RPC_SERVER_PORT),
+            "--experiment-name",
+            "test-rtensor",
+            "--trial-name",
+            "trial0",
+            "--role",
+            "master",
+            "--worker-index",
+            "0",
         ],
-        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+        stdout=sys.stdout,
+        stderr=sys.stdout,
     )
 
     # Wait for server to be ready

From feb76466162c28ae820cfe6c37612e96ac6132e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: garrett4wade <fuwth17@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 23:55:07 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] minor change docstring

---
 areal/api/engine_api.py | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/areal/api/engine_api.py b/areal/api/engine_api.py
index e6c571db3..3decc7b04 100644
--- a/areal/api/engine_api.py
+++ b/areal/api/engine_api.py
@@ -493,7 +493,18 @@ def save_perf_tracer(self, step: int | None = None, force: bool = False) -> None
     def config_perf_tracer(
         self, config: PerfTracerConfig, rank: int, role: str
     ) -> None:
-        """Configure performance tracer."""
+        """Configure performance tracer.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        config : PerfTracerConfig
+            Configuration for the performance tracer.
+        rank : int
+            Rank of the current process within its role.
+        role : str
+            Role of this process. "master" by default or "actor",
+            "ref", "rollout", etc. in RPC workers.
+        """
 
 
 class InferenceEngine(abc.ABC):