[DCP] Add DefaultStager example to distributed async checkpoint recipe #3711
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Fixes #3710
Description
This PR updates the
distributed_async_checkpoint_recipeto include theDefaultStagerfunctionality introduced in PyTorch 2.9.Motivation:
In large-scale training, even with standard
async_save, the initial memory copy (Staging phase, GPU -> CPU) occurs on the main thread. This blocks the training loop. This PR introducesDefaultStager, which offloads this copy to a background thread, enabling full computation-communication overlap.Key Changes:
.. versionadded:: 2.9to indicate version requirements.staging_completionafter backward but beforeoptimizer.step()to ensure data consistency while maximizing parallel execution.upload_completionbefore the next save to manage memory backpressure.Checklist