[bugfix] fix megatron convert #5416
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This pull request addresses a bug by relocating a critical validation check related to model loading and initialization. Previously, this check was incorrectly placed within the Megatron-specific arguments. The change moves this validation to the general training arguments, ensuring that the system correctly enforces the requirement to set --no_initialization false when no model is being loaded, thereby preventing potential issues during model initialization, especially in conversion or training workflows.
Highlights
- Relocation of Argument Validation: The validation logic for ensuring that
--no_initializationis false when--loadis not provided has been relocated fromswift/megatron/argument/megatron_args.pytoswift/megatron/argument/train_args.py. - Bug Fix for Megatron Conversion: This change fixes a bug, likely related to the Megatron conversion process, by correctly applying the necessary validation for model loading and initialization arguments within the training argument parsing.
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This pull request moves a validation check from the general MegatronArguments class to the more specific MegatronTrainArguments class. The goal is to fix an issue encountered during model conversion. While this change correctly addresses the conversion scenario, I have raised one high-severity concern. Removing the safety check from the base class could lead to silent failures in other non-training scripts (e.g., standalone evaluation) that might use MegatronArguments directly and inadvertently run on an uninitialized model. I've recommended ensuring that all execution paths requiring a fully initialized model have this or a similar validation in place.
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