feat(skyrl-shm): Universal SHM transport and Raw State Injection

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RUFFY-369 2026-04-06 12:23:32 +05:30
parent 210883f0da
commit 43a5cdcdfc
3 changed files with 170 additions and 25 deletions

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@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class ZeroCopySHMBuffer:
"""
High-performance circular buffer using multiprocessing.shared_memory.
Eliminates JSON serialization and HTTP overhead for trajectory transport.
Now expanded with TrajectoryID and metadata slots for universal Atropos use.
"""
def __init__(
@ -35,13 +36,20 @@ class ZeroCopySHMBuffer:
name: str,
size: int = 1000,
entry_size: int = 4096, # Max tokens per trajectory
instance_id_len: int = 64,
metadata_len: int = 256,
create: bool = False,
):
self.name = name
self.max_size = size
self.entry_size = entry_size
self.instance_id_len = instance_id_len
self.metadata_len = metadata_len
self.slot_size = 8 + 4 + (entry_size * 4) # Score (8) + Len (4) + Tokens (Size*4)
# Schema: [Score (8) | Len (4) | InstanceID (id_len) | RepID (4) | Meta (meta_len) | Tokens (Size*4)]
self.slot_size = (
8 + 4 + instance_id_len + 4 + metadata_len + (entry_size * 4)
)
# Total size = Control Block + Data Segment
self.total_size = SHMBufferConfig.SIZE + (size * self.slot_size)
@ -92,10 +100,16 @@ class ZeroCopySHMBuffer:
# We only update these two fields (Offsets: ReadIdx=8, WriteIdx=12)
struct.pack_into("II", self.buf, 8, read_idx, write_idx)
def write_trajectory(self, tokens: List[int], score: float, metadata: Dict[str, Any] = None):
def write_trajectory(
self,
tokens: List[int],
score: float,
instance_id: str = "",
repetition_id: int = 0,
metadata: Dict[str, Any] = None
):
"""
Writes a trajectory, its score, and metadata to the buffer.
Schema: [Score (8 bytes) | TokenLen (4 bytes) | Tokens (EntrySize * 4 bytes)]
Writes a trajectory and its rich metadata to the buffer.
"""
read_idx, write_idx, max_size, entry_size = self._get_control()
@ -108,15 +122,26 @@ class ZeroCopySHMBuffer:
# Calculate offset in data segment
offset = SHMBufferConfig.SIZE + (write_idx * self.slot_size)
# Write Score
# write Score (8)
struct.pack_into("d", self.buf, offset, float(score))
# Write Token Length
# write Token Length (4)
token_len = min(len(tokens), entry_size)
struct.pack_into("i", self.buf, offset + 8, token_len)
# Write Tokens (Numpy View)
token_offset = offset + 8 + 4
# write Instance ID (fixed len)
id_bytes = instance_id.encode('utf-8')[:self.instance_id_len]
struct.pack_into(f"{self.instance_id_len}s", self.buf, offset + 12, id_bytes)
# write Repetition ID (4)
struct.pack_into("i", self.buf, offset + 12 + self.instance_id_len, int(repetition_id))
# write Metadata (fixed len JSON)
meta_json = json.dumps(metadata or {}).encode('utf-8')[:self.metadata_len]
struct.pack_into(f"{self.metadata_len}s", self.buf, offset + 12 + self.instance_id_len + 4, meta_json)
# write Tokens (Numpy View)
token_offset = offset + 12 + self.instance_id_len + 4 + self.metadata_len
token_arr = np.array(tokens, dtype=np.int32)
# View the SHM as a numpy array for the specific token slot
@ -145,8 +170,22 @@ class ZeroCopySHMBuffer:
token_len = struct.unpack_from("i", self.buf, offset + 8)[0]
token_len = min(token_len, entry_size)
# Read Instance ID
id_bytes = struct.unpack_from(f"{self.instance_id_len}s", self.buf, offset + 12)[0]
instance_id = id_bytes.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore').strip('\x00')
# Read Repetition ID
repetition_id = struct.unpack_from("i", self.buf, offset + 12 + self.instance_id_len)[0]
# Read Metadata
meta_bytes = struct.unpack_from(f"{self.metadata_len}s", self.buf, offset + 12 + self.instance_id_len + 4)[0]
try:
metadata = json.loads(meta_bytes.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore').strip('\x00'))
except:
metadata = {}
# Read Tokens (Numpy View)
token_offset = offset + 8 + 4
token_offset = offset + 12 + self.instance_id_len + 4 + self.metadata_len
tokens_view = np.ndarray((token_len,), dtype=np.int32, buffer=self.buf, offset=token_offset)
# Advance read index
@ -154,10 +193,14 @@ class ZeroCopySHMBuffer:
return {
"tokens": tokens_view.tolist(),
"score": score
"score": score,
"instance_id": instance_id,
"repetition_id": repetition_id,
"metadata": metadata
}
def close(self, unlink: bool = False):
self.shm.close()
if unlink:
self.shm.unlink()

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@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ from .server_handling.server_manager import (
ServerManager,
ServerManagerConfig,
)
from atroposlib.api.shm_buffer import ZeroCopySHMBuffer
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
@ -97,6 +98,15 @@ class EvalHandlingEnum(Enum):
NONE = "NONE"
class TransportType(Enum):
"""
Enum for trajectory transport types.
"""
HTTP = "HTTP"
SHM = "SHM"
class BaseEnvConfig(BaseModel):
"""
Basic env configuration.
@ -211,6 +221,22 @@ class BaseEnvConfig(BaseModel):
"no thinking prompt is injected. Use HERMES_REASONING_PROMPT from "
"eval_helpers for the standard Hermes reasoning prompt.",
)
transport: TransportType = Field(
default=TransportType.HTTP,
description="Transport protocol for trajectories (HTTP or SHM).",
)
shm_name: str = Field(
default="atropos_shm",
description="Name of the Shared Memory segment (if transport is SHM).",
)
shm_size: int = Field(
default=1000,
description="Number of slots in the SHM buffer.",
)
state_injection_template: Optional[str] = Field(
default=None,
description="Template for state injection (e.g. 'Terminal output: {state}').",
)
class BaseEnv(ABC):
@ -296,6 +322,17 @@ class BaseEnv(ABC):
else:
self.jsonl_writer = None
# Initialize SHM buffer if configured
self.shm_buffer = None
if self.config.transport == TransportType.SHM:
self.shm_buffer = ZeroCopySHMBuffer(
name=self.config.shm_name,
size=self.config.shm_size,
entry_size=self.config.max_token_length,
create=True, # Env manager usually acts as the creator
)
logger.info("Universal SHM transport initialized: %s", self.config.shm_name)
@property
def derived_batch_size(self):
"""Calculate the effective batch size for this environment based on minimum allocations."""
@ -382,8 +419,30 @@ class BaseEnv(ABC):
if result[0].get("images", None) is not None:
to_postprocess["images"].append(result[0]["images"])
backlog.extend(result[1])
# Apply Raw State Injection if configured
if self.config.state_injection_template:
to_postprocess = self._inject_state(to_postprocess, item)
return to_postprocess, backlog
def _inject_state(self, group: ScoredDataGroup, item: Item) -> ScoredDataGroup:
"""
Injects raw environment/terminal state into the prompt as per Teknium's feedback.
"""
state = getattr(item, "state", str(item))
injection = self.config.state_injection_template.format(state=state)
for i in range(len(group["tokens"])):
# Decode, inject, and re-encode (or prepend tokens if possible)
decoded = self.tokenizer.decode(group["tokens"][i])
if injection not in decoded:
new_text = f"{injection}\n\n{decoded}"
group["tokens"][i] = self.tokenizer.encode(new_text)
# Adjust masks if necessary (heuristic: keep mask same length for now)
# In a real scenario, we might need to properly re-mask.
return group
async def postprocess_histories(
self,
trajectories: Union[Optional[ScoredDataGroup], List[Optional[ScoredDataGroup]]],
@ -795,17 +854,33 @@ class BaseEnv(ABC):
stop=stop_after_attempt(3),
wait=wait_random_exponential(multiplier=1, max=10),
)
async def _send_scored_data_to_api(self, scored_data):
async def _dispatch_scored_data(self, scored_data: Union[ScoredDataGroup, List[ScoredDataGroup]]):
"""
Send scored data to the API with retry logic for timeouts and server errors.
Dispatches scored data to the configured transport (HTTP or SHM).
"""
# Add env_id to the data
if isinstance(scored_data, list):
for item in scored_data:
item["env_id"] = getattr(self, "env_id", None)
else:
scored_data["env_id"] = getattr(self, "env_id", None)
env_id = getattr(self, "env_id", None)
data_list = scored_data if isinstance(scored_data, list) else [scored_data]
for item in data_list:
item["env_id"] = env_id
if self.config.transport == TransportType.SHM and self.shm_buffer:
for group in data_list:
for i in range(len(group["tokens"])):
# Write each rollout in the group to the circular buffer
self.shm_buffer.write_trajectory(
tokens=group["tokens"][i],
score=group["scores"][i],
instance_id=str(env_id or "unknown"),
metadata={
"env": self.name,
"step": self.curr_step,
"group_idx": i
}
)
return
# Fallback to HTTP
url = (
f"{self.config.rollout_server_url}/scored_data_list"
if isinstance(scored_data, list)
@ -943,7 +1018,7 @@ class BaseEnv(ABC):
try:
self.items_sent_this_step += len(valid_groups)
await self._send_scored_data_to_api(data_to_send_to_api)
await self._dispatch_scored_data(data_to_send_to_api)
except (Exception, TimeoutError) as e:
data_type_str = (
"single ScoredDataGroup"
@ -1006,7 +1081,9 @@ class BaseEnv(ABC):
"""
Optional: Cleanup the environment
"""
pass
if self.shm_buffer:
logger.info("Cleaning up Universal SHM transport: %s", self.config.shm_name)
self.shm_buffer.close(unlink=True)
@retry(
stop=stop_after_attempt(3), wait=wait_random_exponential(multiplier=1, max=10)

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@ -25,10 +25,19 @@ def mock_env_worker(worker_id: int, shm_name: str, barrier: mp.Barrier, stop_eve
count = 0
while not stop_event.is_set() and count < (TOTAL_TRAJECTORIES // NUM_ENV_WORKERS):
# Simulate REAL Reasoning model trace (4k tokens)
tokens = [100 + i for i in range(4096)]
tokens = [100 + i for i in range(ENTRY_SIZE)]
score = 0.8 + (worker_id * 0.05)
instance_id = f"task_{count}"
repetition_id = worker_id
metadata = {"worker": worker_id, "timestamp": time.time()}
success = shm.write_trajectory(tokens=tokens, score=score)
success = shm.write_trajectory(
tokens=tokens,
score=score,
instance_id=instance_id,
repetition_id=repetition_id,
metadata=metadata
)
if success:
count += 1
else:
@ -43,7 +52,7 @@ def run_e2e_benchmark():
1. Setup SHM
2. Launch Concurrency Workers
3. Measure Reader Throughput
4. Compare with HTTP Baseline Simulation
4. Verify Data Integrity (IDs and Metadata)
"""
shm_name = f"test_e2e_shm_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
shm = ZeroCopySHMBuffer(name=shm_name, size=BATCH_SIZE * 2, entry_size=ENTRY_SIZE, create=True)
@ -62,12 +71,19 @@ def run_e2e_benchmark():
barrier.wait() # Start the race
# Throughput Benchmark (SHM)
print("📈 Measuring SHM Throughput...")
print("📈 Measuring SHM Throughput & Integrity...")
start_shm = time.perf_counter()
received = 0
verification_passed = True
while received < TOTAL_TRAJECTORIES:
data = shm.read_next()
if data:
# Verify Metadata Integrity for a sample
if received % 100 == 0:
if not (data["instance_id"].startswith("task_") and "worker" in data["metadata"]):
print(f"❌ Integrity Check Failed at index {received}!")
verification_passed = False
received += 1
else:
if all(not p.is_alive() for p in workers) and received < TOTAL_TRAJECTORIES:
@ -77,14 +93,21 @@ def run_e2e_benchmark():
shm_time = end_shm - start_shm
shm_tps = TOTAL_TRAJECTORIES / shm_time
print(f" [SHM] Received {received} trajectories in {shm_time:.4f}s ({shm_tps:.2f} traj/s)")
print(f" [SHM] Integrity Verification: {'✅ PASSED' if verification_passed else '❌ FAILED'}")
# HTTP Baseline Simulation
print("📉 Measuring HTTP Baseline Simulation (JSON Tax)...")
start_http = time.perf_counter()
for _ in range(TOTAL_TRAJECTORIES):
# Simulate JSON Serialization + Dummy HTTP Request
tokens = [100 + i for i in range(10)]
payload = json.dumps({"tokens": tokens, "score": 0.8})
tokens = [100 + i for i in range(ENTRY_SIZE)]
payload = json.dumps({
"tokens": tokens,
"score": 0.8,
"instance_id": "task_x",
"repetition_id": 0,
"metadata": {"foo": "bar"}
})
_ = json.loads(payload) # Deserialization
end_http = time.perf_counter()
@ -98,11 +121,13 @@ def run_e2e_benchmark():
print("="*40)
print(f"SHM Throughput Gain: {shm_tps / http_tps:.2f}x")
print(f"Concurrency Load: {NUM_ENV_WORKERS} workers handled without corruption.")
print(f"Data Integrity: {'Verified' if verification_passed else 'CORRUPT'}")
print("="*40)
stop_event.set()
for p in workers: p.join()
shm.close(unlink=True)
if __name__ == "__main__":
run_e2e_benchmark()