docs: add release notes for vLLM race condition fix (PR #1590) - #1696
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Greptile SummaryThis is a documentation-only PR that adds a bug fix entry to the 26.04 release notes for PR #1590, which resolved a race condition in
Confidence Score: 5/5Safe to merge — documentation-only change with no code impact. The change is a single additive paragraph in a release notes file. The content is technically accurate, well-structured, and consistent with adjacent entries. No logic, API, or behavior is altered. No files require special attention. Important Files Changed
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flowchart TD
A[Multi-worker vLLM startup] --> B{Before fix}
A --> C{After fix - PR #1590}
B --> D["Each worker calls setup()"]
D --> E["All workers race to initialize vLLM"]
E --> F["Race on shared torch.compile cache dir"]
F --> G["FileNotFoundError 💥"]
C --> H["setup_on_node() runs once per node"]
H --> I["Single initialization per node"]
I --> J["Workers proceed safely ✅"]
style G fill:#ff6b6b,color:#fff
style J fill:#51cf66,color:#fff
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Adds a bug fix entry to the 26.04 release notes for PR #1590, which fixed a race condition in
CaptionGenerationStageandCaptionEnhancementStagewhere multiple workers initializing vLLM would race on the sharedtorch.compilecache directory. No user-facing API changes; documentation-only.Usage
N/A — documentation-only change.
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