mpi_utils.py

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import horovod.torch as hvd
import torch


def mpi_reduce(output, average=True):
    """
    Perform MPI reduction across MPI instances
    """
    if type(output) in [int, float]:
        output = float(hvd.allreduce(torch.Tensor([output]), average=average).item())
    else:
        raise NotImplementedError(f"parameter output has type: {type(output)} which is not supported")

    return output