mustafabar · Oct 13, 2026 · Oct 6, 2026 · Oct 7, 2026 · Oct 7, 2026 · Oct 8, 2026
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Full documentation for RCCL is available at [https://rccl.readthedocs.io](https:
 * `NCCL_HIER_CE_COLL_AG_RAIL_RING_ENABLE` (default `-1`): a positive value selects a ring for the inter-node rail phase of hierarchical Copy Engine `ncclAllGather`. The default keeps the direct path.
 * `NCCL_IB_SORT_MERGE_NICS`: sorts the sub-devices of a merged IB device by plane ID. RCCL defaults it to `0` (NCCL defaults to `1`), so merged-device order and names are unchanged.
 * nccl4py: per-call collective configuration (`NCCLCollConfig`, `VendorOption`) including the launch completion event, communicator properties (`NCCLCommProperties`), and the `GIN_ONLY` window flag. On ROCm, the HIP `Event` shim provides only an event handle; `record()`, `sync()` and `query` are not implemented.
+* `RCCL_TUNER_EMBEDDED_CONFIG` (default `1`): the built-in CSV tuner configurations in `tuner/*.csv` are now compiled into `librccl.so` and used as the stock tuning defaults, so a cluster no longer has to stage the CSV on every node or on NFS. Set `0` to ignore the embedded configurations. `NCCL_TUNER_CONFIG_FILE` and the on-disk tuner directories still take precedence, and `NCCL_TUNER_PLUGIN=none` still disables the tuner entirely.
 
 ### Changed
 * Host-side device API declarations (`ncclDevCommCreate`, `ncclDevCommDestroy`, `ncclCommQueryProperties`, `ncclGetPeerDevicePointer`, the `*CreateRequirement` helpers, the `ncclDevCommRequirements` and `ncclCommProperties` structs and their initializers) moved to `nccl_device/host.h`. `nccl_device.h` still includes it; code that includes individual `nccl_device/*.h` headers directly must also include `nccl_device/host.h`.
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ Full documentation for RCCL is available at [https://rccl.readthedocs.io](https:
 * Communicator initialization at large scale is faster because the proxy no longer scans inactive poll descriptors.
 * Network devices for each GPU are now chosen by rail and plane assignment, replacing the previous start-device scattering.
 * `NCCL_MLOPART_RDMA_ENABLE` (default `0`) is kept. NCCL 2.32 removed it and treats buffers on partitioned GPUs as RDMA-capable on all non-ARM hosts; RCCL keeps network buffer registration for partitioned (CPX/DPX) GPUs opt-in.
+* The CSV tuner configurations are no longer installed to `${ROCM_PATH}/share/rccl/tuner/` or copied into the build tree; they ship inside `librccl.so`. A CSV placed in that directory, or in `<librccl.so dir>/tuner/`, still overrides the built-in defaults. A copy left behind by an earlier build or by `cmake --install` over an existing prefix also still takes precedence, so delete it to pick up the embedded defaults; package upgrades remove it automatically.
 
 ### Removed
 * `NCCL_TOPO_SCATTER_START_NET`, which selected how the first network device was scattered across GPUs. Rail and plane assignment replaces it.

@@ -793,6 +793,23 @@ file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/rccl")
 configure_file(src/nccl.h.in ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/rccl/rccl.h) # For external linking
 configure_file(src/nccl.h.in ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/nccl.h)      # Used by some internal files
 
+## Compile tuner/*.csv into librccl.so so the built-in CSV tuner works without
+## the files being staged on every node. Disk locations remain as overrides.
+set(RCCL_EMBEDDED_TUNER_SCRIPT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/GenerateEmbeddedTunerConfigs.cmake)
+set(RCCL_EMBEDDED_TUNER_HEADER ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/rccl_tuner_embedded_configs.h)
+# Always run, like update_git_version: an OUTPUT/DEPENDS command re-runs only
+# when an input is newer than the output, so deleting a CSV would leave it
+# embedded. The script rewrites the header only when the content changes, so
+# running every build does not churn rebuilds.
+add_custom_target(rccl_embedded_tuner_configs
+  ALL
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DTUNER_DIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tuner
+                           -DOUT_FILE=${RCCL_EMBEDDED_TUNER_HEADER}
+                           -P ${RCCL_EMBEDDED_TUNER_SCRIPT}
+  BYPRODUCTS ${RCCL_EMBEDDED_TUNER_HEADER}
+  COMMENT "Generating embedded RCCL tuner configs"
+  VERBATIM)
+
 # Example plugins are C sources
 if(BUILD_TESTS AND BUILD_PLUGIN_EXAMPLES)
   enable_language(C)
@@ -881,9 +898,15 @@ if(EMIT_LLVM_IR)
   rocm_install(DIRECTORY   ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/nccl_device
                DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/rccl)
 endif()
-## Install tuner config directory for CSV-based tuner
-file(COPY tuner DESTINATION ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
-rocm_install(DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/tuner DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/rccl)
+## tuner/*.csv is compiled into librccl.so (see rccl_embedded_tuner_configs above),
+## so nothing is copied to the build tree or installed. A CSV placed in
+## <libdir>/tuner/ or share/rccl/tuner/ still overrides the embedded defaults.
+##
+## Migration: dropping these rules does not delete copies an earlier build or
+## install already wrote, and those still win over the embedded map. Package
+## upgrades remove the installed copy, but `cmake --install` over an existing
+## prefix does not, and an incremental build tree keeps <builddir>/tuner/ next
+## to librccl.so. Delete those by hand to pick up the embedded defaults.
 rocm_export_targets(
   NAMESPACE roc::
   TARGETS   rccl

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2026, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# See LICENSE.txt for license information
+#
+# Embeds tuner/*.csv into a header so librccl.so ships the built-in CSV tuner
+# configs without the files being staged on disk.
+#
+# cmake -DTUNER_DIR=<dir> -DOUT_FILE=<header> -P GenerateEmbeddedTunerConfigs.cmake
+
+if(NOT DEFINED TUNER_DIR OR NOT DEFINED OUT_FILE)
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "GenerateEmbeddedTunerConfigs.cmake requires -DTUNER_DIR and -DOUT_FILE")
+endif()
+
+set(RAW_DELIM "RCCLCSV")
+
+file(GLOB CSV_FILES "${TUNER_DIR}/*.csv")
+list(SORT CSV_FILES)
+
+set(ENTRIES "")
+foreach(CSV_FILE ${CSV_FILES})
+  get_filename_component(CSV_NAME ${CSV_FILE} NAME)
+  file(READ ${CSV_FILE} CSV_CONTENT)
+
+  string(FIND "${CSV_CONTENT}" ")${RAW_DELIM}\"" BAD_IDX)
+  if(NOT BAD_IDX EQUAL -1)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "${CSV_FILE} contains the raw string terminator )${RAW_DELIM}\" and cannot be embedded")
+  endif()
+
+  string(APPEND ENTRIES "  {\"${CSV_NAME}\", R\"${RAW_DELIM}(${CSV_CONTENT})${RAW_DELIM}\"},\n")
+  message(STATUS "Embedding tuner config: ${CSV_NAME}")
+endforeach()
+
+list(LENGTH CSV_FILES CSV_COUNT)
+
+set(HEADER "/* Generated by cmake/GenerateEmbeddedTunerConfigs.cmake -- do not edit, do not commit. */
+#ifndef RCCL_TUNER_EMBEDDED_CONFIGS_H_
+#define RCCL_TUNER_EMBEDDED_CONFIGS_H_
+
+/* ${CSV_COUNT} config(s) embedded from the source tree's tuner/ directory. */
+struct RcclEmbeddedTunerConfig {
+  const char* name;
+  const char* content;
+};
+
+static const RcclEmbeddedTunerConfig kRcclEmbeddedTunerConfigs[] = {
+${ENTRIES}  {nullptr, nullptr}, /* sentinel: array is never zero-length */
+};
+
+#endif /* RCCL_TUNER_EMBEDDED_CONFIGS_H_ */
+")
+
+# Rewrite only on change so regeneration does not force a rebuild.
+set(OLD_HEADER "")
+if(EXISTS ${OUT_FILE})
+  file(READ ${OUT_FILE} OLD_HEADER)
+endif()
+if(NOT OLD_HEADER STREQUAL HEADER)
+  file(WRITE ${OUT_FILE} "${HEADER}")
+endif()
@@ -292,6 +292,21 @@ collected in the following table.
         | Default: ``16``
         | ``0``: No lower bound.
 
+    * - | ``RCCL_TUNER_EMBEDDED_CONFIG``
+        | Controls whether the built-in CSV tuner uses the tuning configurations
+          compiled into ``librccl.so`` from the source tree's ``tuner/*.csv``.
+          These are the stock defaults, so no file has to be staged on each node.
+          ``NCCL_TUNER_CONFIG_FILE`` and a CSV in ``<librccl.so dir>/tuner/`` or
+          ``${ROCM_PATH}/share/rccl/tuner/`` take precedence over them. When the
+          GPU architecture is known, only an architecture-specific
+          (``rccl_tuner_<arch>.csv``) or generic (``rccl_tuner.csv``)
+          configuration is used; another architecture's configuration is never
+          applied. When the architecture cannot be determined, any embedded
+          configuration may be used. To disable the tuner entirely, embedded
+          or not, use ``NCCL_TUNER_PLUGIN=none``.
+      - | ``1``: Use the embedded configurations when no file is found (default).
+        | ``0``: Ignore the embedded configurations. File-based tuning is unaffected.
+
 Network and topology
 ====================
 

@@ -1010,7 +1010,8 @@ add_library(rccl ${HIP_SOURCES})
 
 ## Set RCCL dependencies
 ## Ensure git version is updated before building rccl
-add_dependencies(rccl update_git_version copy_nccl_device_headers net_ib_header_symlinks rma_header_symlinks)
+add_dependencies(rccl update_git_version copy_nccl_device_headers net_ib_header_symlinks rma_header_symlinks
+                      rccl_embedded_tuner_configs)
 
 ## Set RCCL include directories
 target_include_directories(rccl PRIVATE ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include)        # for generated rccl.h header

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 #ifndef NCCL_INT_TUNER_H_
 #define NCCL_INT_TUNER_H_
 
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+
 #include "nccl_tuner.h"
 #include "comm.h"
 
@@ -17,11 +20,15 @@
 // Built-in CSV tuner - compiled into librccl.so (follows rocmNetIb pattern)
 extern ncclTuner_t rcclCsvTuner;
 
-// Find CSV config file path. Returns path if found, nullptr if not.
+// Find the CSV config source. Returns a file path, an "<embedded>/<name>" label
+// for a config compiled into librccl.so, or nullptr if neither is available.
 // gpuArch: GPU architecture string (e.g., "gfx950") for arch-specific config lookup
 const char* rcclCsvTunerFindConfig(const char* gpuArch);
 
-// Reset CSV tuner config path discovery (for testing)
+// CSV configs compiled in from the source tree's tuner/ directory, keyed by file name.
+const std::map<std::string, std::string>& rcclCsvTunerEmbeddedConfigs();
+
+// Reset CSV tuner config source discovery (for testing)
 void rcclCsvTunerResetConfigPath();
 
 // Attempts to load NCCL tuner from environmental variable.