feifeibear/long-context-attention

• highreadme#1

  Clarify the unique 'unified' approach in the README's opening

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  This repo provides a sequence parallel approach that synergizes the strengths of two popular distributed attentions, i.e. DeepSpeed-Ulysses-Attention and Ring-Attention, delivering a more general and stronger versatility and better performance.

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  This repository introduces YunChang, a Unified Sequence Parallel (USP) Attention that specifically synergizes DeepSpeed-Ulysses-Attention and Ring-Attention. This unique hybrid approach overcomes the individual limitations of both, offering a more versatile and performant solution for long-context LLM training and inference, especially for scenarios like GQA/MQA where Ulysses struggles, and improving efficiency over Ring-Attention.

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• mediumhomepage#2

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  https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.07719

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• mediumreadme#3

  Clarify project scope and integration within the LLM ecosystem

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  Add a sentence to the README's introduction, perhaps after the first paragraph, like: "Unlike monolithic frameworks, YunChang provides a specialized sequence parallel attention mechanism designed to be integrated into existing LLM training and inference pipelines, offering a targeted alternative or enhancement to distributed attention implementations found in systems like DeepSpeed or Megatron-LM."

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  Seeking a unified sequence parallelism approach for long context generative AI models.

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