Default cudf-polars to the kvikio MULTI_POLL backend - #23839
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WalkthroughThe change expands KvikIO configuration with backend, task, buffer, reactor, dispatch, and request-ceiling options. It resolves and validates these options from executor settings and environment variables, then applies them across Dask, Ray, and SPMD execution paths. ChangesKvikIO executor configuration
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The PR changes remote-I/O defaults and applies them process-wide across local and distributed executors. Concurrent engines or failed resets can leave other work using unintended I/O and resource settings, while explicit task-size configuration may not survive reset; merge should wait for lifecycle ownership/rollback behavior to be fixed or explicitly accepted. Suggested reviewers: 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/utils/config.py (1)
241-241: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 🏗️ Heavy liftAdd unit and benchmark coverage for the new default.
Add a unit test that verifies the
task_sizepassed tokvikio.defaults.setis 16 MiB. Add a unit benchmark for the local and remote I/O paths covered by the stated performance goal.As per coding guidelines, add unit tests and unit benchmarks.
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In `@python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/utils/config.py`:
- Line 241: Add unit coverage for the configuration default by verifying that
task_size passed to kvikio.defaults.set is 16 MiB. Add unit benchmarks covering
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While 16 MiB+ is indeed better than 4 MiB, we have observed that 16 MiB is about optimal for multi-poll, whereas 64 MiB is still better when using easy_threadpool. Therefore I have a slight disagreement with this and would still prefer 64 unless we move to multi-poll. |
@pentschev My plan was immediately to follow up and switch to multi-poll as the default. But I think we should set everything in one PR? I'll 16MiB for multi-poll and 64MiB for easy-threadpool. |
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1173-1182: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winReset preserves only
kvikio_nthreadsfrom the previous executor options. Each reset path copiesquent_contextandkvikio_nthreadsforward, then callsresolve_kvikio_executor_options. Every otherkvikio_*value that the caller set at construction is re-derived from environment variables and built-in defaults, so an explicitkvikio_task_size,kvikio_reactor_count, orkvikio_request_ceilingsilently reverts after a reset. The same duplicated block appears in three engines; consider one shared helper that carries over all previously resolvedkvikio_*keys.
python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/dask.py#L1173-L1182: replace the singlekvikio_nthreadscarry-over with a loop or helper that seeds everykvikio_*key present inexisting_executor_options.python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/ray.py#L972-L981: apply the same shared carry-over helper.python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/spmd.py#L627-L636: apply the same shared carry-over helper.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/core.py`:
- Around line 289-300: Update the KvikIO executor-option documentation to state
that cudf-polars does not resolve a thread-pool value for MULTI_POLL, while
KvikIO may still honor KVIKIO_NTHREADS through its deferred default. Document
the kvikio_task_size option and specify its backend-specific defaults: 16 MiB
for MULTI_POLL and 64 MiB for EASY_THREADPOOL.
In `@python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/dask.py`:
- Around line 589-596: Update the configure_kvikio call in _reset_worker to
forward its accepted kvikio_task_size value via the task_size argument,
preserving the value supplied by DaskEngine._reset and matching the reset
behavior of the other engine implementations.
In `@python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/utils/config.py`:
- Around line 1282-1285: Extend the validation in the configuration validation
method after the existing positivity check for kvikio_bounce_buffer_bytes: when
the resolved backend is MULTI_POLL, require kvikio_bounce_buffer_bytes to be at
least kvikio_task_size and raise a clear ValueError otherwise. Preserve the
current type and positive-value checks for all configurations.
In `@python/cudf_polars/tests/test_config.py`:
- Around line 1023-1068: Extend the existing task-size coverage around
resolve_kvikio_task_size and StreamingExecutor with a maintained benchmark that
exercises both MULTI_POLL and EASY_THREADPOOL default configurations, while
retaining the explicit override assertions. Use the project’s established
benchmark fixture or convention rather than adding unrelated performance setup.
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In `@python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/dask.py`:
- Around line 1173-1182: Update the reset logic around
resolve_kvikio_executor_options in python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/dask.py
lines 1173-1182, python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/ray.py lines 972-981, and
python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/spmd.py lines 627-636 to carry forward
every existing_executor_options key beginning with kvikio_, not only
kvikio_nthreads; use one shared helper where practical, while preserving the
existing quent_context carry-over and subsequent option resolution.
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python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/dask.py (1)
1174-1183: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winPreserve all existing KvikIO options during reset.
resolve_kvikio_executor_optionspreserves keys only when they are present in its input.DaskEngine._resetcarries forward onlyquent_contextandkvikio_nthreads, so a no-op reset can replace the other configured KvikIO settings with environment or default values before calling_reset_worker. Carry forward every existing KvikIO option withsetdefault, and add a regression test.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/dask.py`:
- Around line 1174-1183: Update DaskEngine._reset to carry forward every
existing KvikIO option from existing_executor_options using setdefault before
calling resolve_kvikio_executor_options, rather than preserving only
quent_context and kvikio_nthreads. Add a regression test confirming a no-op
reset retains all configured KvikIO settings.
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@pentschev My plan was immediately to follow up and switch to multi-poll as the default. But I think we should set everything in one PR? I'll 16MiB for multi-poll and 64MiB for easy-threadpool.
Thanks Matt, I think this is indeed a better alternative, do all in one PR makes it less likely for us to incorrectly set the multiple defaults we're trying to. I left a comment about the reactor dispatch default.
| task_size: int | None = None, | ||
| bounce_buffer_bytes: int = 16 * 1024 * 1024, | ||
| reactor_count: int = 24, | ||
| reactor_dispatch: kvikio.RemoteReactorDispatch = kvikio.RemoteReactorDispatch.PER_CHUNK, |
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The value we've been testing with multi-poll for which we got the best results was per_pread, not per_chunk. Is there a strong reason for setting to per_chunk here? If so we should first rerun with that configuration, but AWS is having capacity issues for the past ~24h and we cannot get allocations, so we can't predict when we'll have results available.
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This was suggested by @kingcrimsontianyu
Also I'd suggest setting KVIKIO_REMOTE_IO_REACTOR_DISPATCH to PER_CHUNK (the default) for load balancing at request submission-time in general cases.
I agree we should becnhmark with it to understand performance consequences.
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I'm almost certain per_pread had better performance, but I'm in the middle of trying to identify all the regressions we have seen from code changes over the past ~2 weeks. I propose we wait a bit on this, and this PR as a whole, let's be certain we understand everything first and then make sure these defaults still make sense.
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For completeness: I have confirmed the defaults still look good from environment from August 14-15, they are still the best I have observed. However, with newer environments from last week up to today, there are many changes that have caused individual regressions that build up to larger global regression, and therefore I cannot reproduce the same best runtimes using the latest RAPIDS stack yet.
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I propose we wait a bit on this, and this PR as a whole, let's be certain we understand everything first and then make sure these defaults still make sense.
I think we may not have to wait that long. I think if we test with this PR and we're seeing better performance vs the nightly runs. And we're not getting outright failures (like raised errors for whatever reason) then this PR is a win and should be merged. Additionally, it has the basic structure how how the defaults are set. And so once it is in, it's straightforward to set new defaults as our understanding of them improves.
And just to say this explicitly: I think we should be testing with this PR, if possible, once we have a set of defaults we're reasonably ok with. I don't want to leave up to chance that we're setting the defaults correctly and they're actually sticking.
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I think we may not have to wait that long. I think if we test with this PR and we're seeing better performance vs the nightly runs. And we're not getting outright failures (like raised errors for whatever reason) then this PR is a win and should be merged. Additionally, it has the basic structure how how the defaults are set. And so once it is in, it's straightforward to set new defaults as our understanding of them improves.
The issue I see is right now there are multiple changes that have different impact that I don't understand yet. While I agree this is probably a win, making changes like per_chunk have not been tested, while per_pread have, so I don't know whether that is a good idea.
And just to say this explicitly: I think we should be testing with this PR, if possible, once we have a set of defaults we're reasonably ok with. I don't want to leave up to chance that we're setting the defaults correctly and they're actually sticking.
I agree testing with this PR is important, those resources are right now scarce (at least on my end, as I'm applying that in an attempt to find what changes have impacted performance). I'm +1 if it's easy to do a back-to-back comparison on the same resources as nightlies are running, the HW capacity I have access to are unfortunately at this moment applied to the task of finding the regressions.
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while per_pread have, so I don't know whether that is a good idea.
I agree with you on testing per_read before merging this PR. I'll try and test both with this PR (but getting an instance has been a pain like you said 😞).
I'm +1 if it's easy to do a back-to-back comparison on the same resources as nightlies are running, the HW capacity I have access to are unfortunately at this moment applied to the task of finding the regressions.
At SF300, the nightlies have fallen between 60-67s. If we can consistently beat that with this PR, then I'd feel reasonably comfortable with merging. If we can't beat it, then yeah maybe we should wait on merging this PR until we can reproduce the results you got before the regressions.
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1114-1114: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winIsolate KvikIO global defaults in these tests.
configure_kvikiocallskvikio.defaults.set(settings), which mutates process-global defaults. No fixture restores these values after the three configuration tests. Later KvikIO tests can inherit stale settings. Add a fixture that snapshots and restoreskvikio.defaults.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@python/cudf_polars/tests/test_config.py`:
- Line 1114: Add a pytest fixture covering the KvikIO configuration tests that
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Defaults cudf-polars to the kvikio MULTI_POLL backend with new defaults for
kvikio_task_size,kvikio_bounce_buffer_bytes,kvikio_reactor_count,kvikio_reactor_dispatch, andkvikio_request_ceiling. These are the best defaults we've found based on benchmarking on a g7e.8xlarge instance.kvikio_remote_io_backendMULTI_POLLEASY_THREADPOOLkvikio_task_sizekvikio_bounce_buffer_byteskvikio_nthreadskvikio_reactor_countkvikio_reactor_dispatchPER_CHUNKkvikio_request_ceilingNotes:
MULTI_POLL doesn't use
kvikio_nthreadsfor remote I/O, it uses the reactor threads instead, so we don't force that pool to 256 threads under MULTI_POLL.EASY_THREADPOOL doesn't use the reactor settings at all.
kvikio_bounce_buffer_bytesapplies to both backends, it's not MULTI_POLL-specific.Depends on Add runtime setters for MULTI_POLL reactor count, dispatch, and request ceiling rapidsai/kvikio#1049
Depends on Fix kvikio thread count override and the default backend to
EASY_THREADPOOLin cudf-polars #23683Checklist