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What does this PR do?

Removes the test-only Ulysses group override (_ULYSSES_SP_GROUP_OVERRIDE and set_ulysses_sequence_parallel_group) from veomni.distributed.sequence_parallel.comm so get_ulysses_sequence_parallel_group() resolves strictly from the current ParallelState device mesh, matching get_unified_sequence_parallel_group(), get_context_parallel_group() and get_data_parallel_group().

SequenceParallelTest._get_process_group() in tests/parallel/ulysses/utils.py now initializes both self.sp_state (dp_size=1, ulysses_size=self.world_size, name="sp") and self.dp_state (dp_size=self.world_size, ulysses_size=1, name="dp"). Multi-rank Ulysses and CP parity tests across tests/parallel/ now run their SP/CP and non-SP reference passes under with use_parallel_state(...): instead of mutating or clearing the global _PARALLEL_STATE mid-test or monkeypatching get_parallel_state with SimpleNamespace stubs.

Part of #1064 (Invariant 4: SP/DP/CP groups resolve from the current ParallelState, never module-level globals).

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Test

Extended existing CI-enumerated tests under tests/parallel/ (gpu_unit_tests.yml and npu_unit_tests.yml):

  • tests/parallel/test_parallel_state_registry.py: verifies comm.py exposes no _ULYSSES_SP_GROUP_OVERRIDE or set_ulysses_sequence_parallel_group, and that get_ulysses_sequence_parallel_group() resolves the active non-None Ulysses group under use_parallel_state("sp") and None under use_parallel_state("dp") / set_parallel_state(None).
  • tests/parallel/ulysses/{test_ulysses,test_all_gather,test_wan_ulysses_padding,test_flux_joint_attn_ulysses,test_ltx2_ulysses,test_wan_self_attn_ulysses,test_async_ulysses_dit,test_deepseek_v4_ulysses,test_qwen3_5_gated_deltanet_ulysses,test_qwen4_exp_ulysses}.py and tests/parallel/context_parallel/test_deepseek_v4_cp.py: verified on multi-GPU using real ParallelStates and with use_parallel_state(...):.

API and Usage Example

N/A (removes an internal test-only injection seam that production code never called).

Design & Code Changes

  • veomni/distributed/sequence_parallel/comm.py, veomni/distributed/sequence_parallel/__init__.py: delete _ULYSSES_SP_GROUP_OVERRIDE and set_ulysses_sequence_parallel_group.
  • tests/parallel/ulysses/utils.py: SequenceParallelTest._get_process_group() builds both self.sp_state and self.dp_state, and tearDown() calls clear_parallel_state().
  • tests/parallel/ulysses/{test_flux_joint_attn_ulysses,test_ltx2_ulysses,test_wan_self_attn_ulysses,test_ulysses,test_async_ulysses,test_async_ulysses_dit}.py: scope SP and DP reference passes with with use_parallel_state(self.sp_state): and with use_parallel_state(self.dp_state):, removing mid-test clear_parallel_state() / set_parallel_state(None) calls and get_parallel_state monkeypatches.
  • tests/parallel/ulysses/{test_deepseek_v4_ulysses,test_qwen3_5_gated_deltanet_ulysses,test_qwen4_exp_ulysses}.py, tests/parallel/context_parallel/test_deepseek_v4_cp.py: initialize real sp_state/cp_state and dp_state (dp_size=world_size, ulysses_size=1, cp_size=1) on all ranks and scope both passes with with use_parallel_state(...): instead of patching get_parallel_state with SimpleNamespace.
  • tests/parallel/ulysses/test_all_gather.py: in AllToAllCommTest._run_loss_grad_sp, divide the standalone shard gradient by dist.get_world_size(group) to mirror FSDP2/DDP's SP-group mean now that get_unified_sequence_parallel_group() resolves the real SP group and ReduceLoss.backward applies its sp_world_size pre-multiplication.
  • .agents/knowledge/constraints.md: update §7 to note that all group setters, including the former test seam, are gone.

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  • Tests: extended an existing CI-enumerated test, or added a new test and wired it into gpu_unit_tests.yml (and npu_unit_tests.yml where applicable), or explained in Test why none is needed. Note that CI enumerates test files individually — a new file outside tests/data/ and tests/ops/ does not run until it is listed. See .agents/knowledge/testing.md.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Behavior Changes
    • Sequence-parallel communication now uses the active parallel configuration. Manual process-group overrides have been removed, and sequence-parallel operation without an active parallel state remains unsupported.
  • Tests
    • Updated parallel tests to use scoped parallel states for sequence-parallel and reference runs.
    • Added coverage verifying group lookup follows the active state and returns no group when it is cleared.

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The Ulysses group getter now resolves its group from the active parallel state. The setter and module-level override were removed. Distributed tests now use scoped parallel states for reference and sharded runs. The all-gather test helper scales the local input gradient by group size.

Changes: Parallel-State Process-Group Resolution and Tests

Layer / File(s) Summary
Resolve Ulysses groups from parallel state
.agents/knowledge/constraints.md, veomni/distributed/sequence_parallel/*, tests/parallel/test_parallel_state_registry.py
The communication module removes the group override and setter. The getter resolves the group from the active parallel state. Registry tests check lookup with an active state and after state clearing. The constraints guidance describes the required test setup.
Scope shared Ulysses test runs
tests/parallel/ulysses/utils.py, tests/parallel/ulysses/test_*.py
Shared Ulysses tests run reference and sharded paths under data-parallel and sequence-parallel states. The all-gather helper divides the returned local gradient by the group world size.
Scope model-specific Ulysses equivalence tests
tests/parallel/ulysses/test_deepseek_v4_ulysses.py, tests/parallel/ulysses/test_qwen3_5_gated_deltanet_ulysses.py, tests/parallel/ulysses/test_qwen4_exp_ulysses.py
Model equivalence tests use separate states for baseline and sharded computations. The DeepSeek attention test initializes sink and compressor position biases. The Qwen4 VLM test checks the recorded patch-embedding row count against the local pixel batch.
Scope DeepSeek context-parallel tests
tests/parallel/context_parallel/test_deepseek_v4_cp.py
Context-parallel fixtures create separate CP and DP states. Attention, sparse-index, compressor, indexer, and whole-model paths run under the corresponding state.

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The refactor removes a separate override and ties group selection to the active configuration. No new security exposure was identified. Remaining uncertainty is limited to compatibility with callers of the removed helper and interrupted-test cleanup.

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  • inferred — The direct security-relevant outcome is which configured process group receives tensor collective traffic. The inspected production delta removes an alternate selection path rather than adding attacker-controlled input or a new privileged sink. The high-fanout fixture configures Ulysses membership across its existing test world.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • inferred — The active-state mechanism is a trusted in-process configuration boundary, not an authentication control. The getter reads that state directly and returns None when uninitialized; the inspected attention wrapper then returns the input without performing its collective when no group exists. This does not establish a new authorization bypass.
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116-117: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Test a non-None Ulysses group.

With ulysses_size=1, state.ulysses_group is None, so this assertion can pass when the getter always returns None. The other Ulysses tests use an all-rank group, so their collective calls can fall back to the default world group with the same membership. Their result and gradient assertions do not validate the getter's group identity.

Use a multi-rank test with ulysses_size > 1 to verify that the getter resolves the active group's identity.

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Update the test around _init_parallel_state and
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mask[..., txt_len + img_len // 2 :, 0] = float("-inf")

try:
clear_parallel_state()

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self._get_process_group() in SequenceParallelTest now calls _init_parallel_state(dp_size=1, ulysses_size=self.world_size), which sets the module-global _PARALLEL_STATE (with ulysses_enabled=True). Because _init_parallel_state() only assigns _PARALLEL_STATE when _PARALLEL_STATE is None (parallel_state.py:590, 727), calling _init_parallel_state(dp_size=self.world_size, ulysses_size=1, ...) below without clearing first leaves _PARALLEL_STATE pointing at the ulysses_size=world_size state, so the refs pass would still run with get_parallel_state().ulysses_enabled == True.

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Fixed in 278a88c: removed the mid-test clear_parallel_state() / re-init calls here and across the SP/CP parity tests. SequenceParallelTest._get_process_group() now builds both self.sp_state (dp_size=1, ulysses_size=world_size) and self.dp_state (dp_size=world_size, ulysses_size=1), and the tests scope each pass with with use_parallel_state(self.dp_state): / with use_parallel_state(self.sp_state): without touching the global state.

Resolve get_ulysses_sequence_parallel_group() strictly from the current
ParallelState's device mesh and drop _ULYSSES_SP_GROUP_OVERRIDE /
set_ulysses_sequence_parallel_group.

SequenceParallelTest._get_process_group() now initializes both the Ulysses
SP state and the non-SP (DP) reference state, and the Ulysses and CP parity
tests run each path under ``with use_parallel_state(...):`` instead of
mutating or clearing global parallel state or monkeypatching
``get_parallel_state``.
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