support custom weight loader for model runner

python/sglang/srt/model_executor/model_runner.py

@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 from sglang.srt.utils import (
     MultiprocessingSerializer,
     cpu_has_amx_support,
+    dynamic_import,
     enable_show_time_cost,
     get_available_gpu_memory,
     get_bool_env_var,
@@ -761,6 +762,9 @@ def update_weights_from_tensor(
         ]
         if load_format == "direct":
             _model_load_weights_direct(self.model, named_tensors)
+        elif load_format in self.server_args.custom_weight_loader:
+            custom_loader = dynamic_import(load_format)
+            custom_loader.load(self.model, named_tensors)
         elif load_format is None:
             self.model.load_weights(named_tensors)
         else:

python/sglang/srt/server_args.py

@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ class ServerArgs:
     num_reserved_decode_tokens: int = 512  # used for decode kv cache offload in PD
     pdlb_url: Optional[str] = None
 
+    # For model weight update
+    custom_weight_loader: Optional[List[str]] = None
+
     def __post_init__(self):
         # Expert parallelism
         if self.enable_ep_moe:
@@ -519,6 +522,9 @@ def __post_init__(self):
             "1" if self.disable_outlines_disk_cache else "0"
         )
 
+        if self.custom_weight_loader is None:
+            self.custom_weight_loader = []
+
     @staticmethod
     def add_cli_args(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser):
         # Model and port args
@@ -1526,6 +1532,12 @@ def add_cli_args(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser):
             default=None,
             help="The URL of the PD disaggregation load balancer. If set, the prefill/decode server will register with the load balancer.",
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--custom-weight-loader",
+            type=str,
+            default=None,
+            help="The custom dataloader which used to update the model. Should be set with a valid import path, such as my_package.weight_load_func",
+        )
 
     @classmethod
     def from_cli_args(cls, args: argparse.Namespace):

python/sglang/srt/utils.py

@@ -2340,3 +2340,16 @@ def value(self):
             self._value = self._creator()
             self._creator = None
         return self._value
+
+
+def dynamic_import(func_path: str):
+    parts = func_path.split(".")
+    if len(parts) < 2:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "func_path should contain both module name and func name (such as 'module.func')"
+        )
+    module_path = ".".join(parts[:-1])
+    func_name = parts[-1]
+    module = importlib.import_module(module_path)
+    func = getattr(module, func_name)
+    return func

test/srt/test_update_weights_from_tensor.py

@@ -78,6 +78,40 @@ def test_update_weights_from_tensor_load_format_direct(self):
 
         engine.shutdown()
 
+    def test_update_weights_from_tensor_load_format_custom(self):
+        custom_loader_name = (
+            "sglang.srt.model_executor.model_runner._model_load_weights_direct"
+        )
+        engine = sgl.Engine(
+            model_path=DEFAULT_SMALL_MODEL_NAME_FOR_TEST,
+            custom_weight_loader=custom_loader_name,
+        )
+
+        write_param_names = [
+            f"model.layers.{i}.self_attn.qkv_proj.weight" for i in range(6, 16)
+        ]
+        read_param_names = [
+            f"model.layers.{i}.self_attn.k_proj.weight" for i in range(6, 16)
+        ]
+
+        _check_param(
+            engine, read_param_names[0], [-0.0198, 0.0227, 0.0168, 0.0232, -0.0178]
+        )
+
+        new_tensor = torch.full((3072, 2048), 1.5)
+        engine.update_weights_from_tensor(
+            [
+                (write_param_name, new_tensor.clone())
+                for write_param_name in write_param_names
+            ],
+            load_format=custom_loader_name,
+        )
+
+        for read_param_name in read_param_names[:3]:
+            _check_param(engine, read_param_name, [1.5] * 5)
+
+        engine.shutdown()
+
 
 def _check_param(engine, param_name, expect_values):
     actual_values = torch.tensor(engine.get_weights_by_name(param_name))[0, :5]