feat(validators): support AICR_NCCL_RUNTIME_IMAGE override for NCCL checks - #2386
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In `@validators/performance/nccl_benchmark_runtime_test.go`:
- Around line 443-445: Add table-driven regression coverage for the NCCL
runtime-image contract: in
validators/performance/nccl_benchmark_runtime_test.go:443-445, test
embedded-runtime override and custom-runtime bypass through applyNCCLResources;
in pkg/validator/v1/job_plan_internal.go:203-214, verify forwarding only to
default, NET, and NVLS checks, omission of blank values, and rejection of
catalog injection; in validators/performance/nccl_runtime_image.go:67-170, cover
blank and valid inputs, malformed references returning ErrCodeInvalidRequest,
replacement of all workload containers, and preservation of unrelated sidecars.
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Multi-persona review — Approve with comments
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Overall
The implementation is correct and fail-closed. The unstructured-map mutation chain (NestedSlice → mutate live refs → SetNestedSlice) is sound and mirrors the existing applyNCCLWorkerScheduling pattern; buildEnv forwarding is correctly scoped to the three NCCL checks, dedups the catalog-supplied duplicate (trust boundary preserved), and omits blank/unset; both fail-closed paths (malformed ref → ErrCodeInvalidRequest, touched==0 → ErrCodeInternal) are right; the {fix-ssh-perms, node} container scope covers all shipped templates with the GKE tcpxo-daemon sidecar correctly excluded. go vet clean; distribution/reference already vendored. No runtime correctness bug found.
Every surviving finding is a completeness gap against issue #1751's own explicit success criteria — none blocks on correctness, but F1 (docs) and F2 (tests) are enumerated close-criteria and should land before #1751 is considered satisfied.
🟠 Major — surfaced here (they concern absent content, so no inline anchor)
🟠 New env var AICR_NCCL_RUNTIME_IMAGE is undocumented. Zero hits across docs/ + README.md + CHANGELOG.md. Siblings are documented — AICR_NCCL_FABRIC (docs/user/validation.md:53,65) and AICR_VALIDATOR_IMAGE_* (docs/contributor/validator.md:389). This breaks the mandatory "update docs in the same PR" rule for a new env var, and misses issue #1751 criteria (b) distinguish from aicr validate --image / AICR_VALIDATOR_IMAGE_* and (d) recommend immutable digests. make qualify does not catch a missing section.
→ Add a paragraph in docs/user/validation.md beside AICR_NCCL_FABRIC: scope (overrides the launcher/worker CUDA/NCCL/MPI workload image in the baked-in templates; nccl-all-reduce-bw/-net/-nvls only), the explicit "this is not the validator snapshot-agent image" contrast, fail-fast-on-malformed, no effect on a recipe-supplied runtime, and a digest-pinning recommendation.
🟠 Issue-mandated unit tests are absent. No test exercises resolveNCCLRuntimeImage / applyNCCLRuntimeImageOverride / setWorkloadImages, and the buildEnv forward branch (job_plan_internal.go:210-214) has 0 executions — while the sibling ncclFabricEnv has a full suite (TestBuildJobPlan_ForwardsNCCLFabricEnv, job_plan_test.go:531). TestEmbeddedCatalog_NCCLEntriesExist only locks entry names. The untested surface includes both fail-closed guarantees. This is issue #1751 criterion (a), already flagged by CodeRabbit; no automated gate blocks it (validators/ is excluded from the coverage floor; the funcs are unexported).
→ Add nccl_runtime_image_test.go (table-driven: unset/blank → "", valid tag + valid digest passthrough, malformed → ErrCodeInvalidRequest; apply: no-op on "", renders into every fix-ssh-perms+node, tcpxo-daemon untouched, replicatedJobs-absent + touched==0 → ErrCodeInternal), and clone the ncclFabricEnv scoping block in job_plan_test.go for ncclRuntimeImageEnv.
Confirmed non-issues (examined, cleared)
- Mutation/aliasing & ordering — override-then-scheduling do independent read-modify-write cycles; no lost update.
- buildEnv trim asymmetry — orchestrator forwards verbatim, pod
TrimSpaces; whitespace-only → no-op. Harmless, matchesncclFabricEnv. customRuntime == ""gating — a recipe-supplied runtime correctly owns its own image; override + validation skipped.- Mutable tag accepted — not a code defect:
ParseNormalizedNamedcorrectly accepts any well-formed ref; issue #1751 only recommends digests (a docs obligation, folded into the docs finding).
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| 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recommendation: Approve with comments.
Two 🟠 findings are described in this summary (they concern absent files/tests and have no diff line to anchor to); the 🟡/🔵 findings are inline below.
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In `@validators/performance/nccl_benchmark_runtime_test.go`:
- Line 531: Update the test call around applyNCCLResources to pass a non-empty
custom runtime override, then modify applyNCCLResources to skip runtime-image
mutation whenever customRuntime is non-empty while retaining the existing image
application behavior for empty customRuntime.
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In `@docs/user/validation.md`:
- Around line 78-82: Update the runtime-image documentation near the
AICR_NCCL_RUNTIME_IMAGE guidance to state the minimum contract: the image must
provide a compatible all_reduce_perf binary and MPI runtime, support SSH-based
startup, and include the fabric-specific dependencies required when using -net
or -nvls. Clarify that the image must be operationally compatible, since
resolveNCCLRuntimeImage() validates only image-reference syntax.
- Line 80: Update the platform example around the CUDA 12.9 image reference to
replace the relative word “today” with a stable pinned image tag or digest, or
an explicit date such as August 29, 2026, so the documentation does not become
stale.
- Around line 88-89: Update the statement describing validateNcclAllReduceBw to
say the reference fails before any NCCL benchmark resources are created, rather
than claiming it runs before any cluster resources are created.
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Multi-persona re-review — Approve with comments
Method: re-review delta. My prior review stands; the two fix commits since (dbcf084c tests, 46bd9ec1 docs) were dispositioned against the resolved code, then a persona panel (Correctness/Test-coverage · Docs/Operability) → adversarial senior meta-review adjudicated net-new findings. Affected-package tests pass locally.
Legend: 🔴 Blocker · 🟠 Major · 🟡 Minor · 🔵 Nitpick · ✔️ Addressed · ◐ Partially addressed
Prior-feedback status
| Prior finding | Disposition | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
🟡 Godoc cites a verifying test that doesn't exist (nccl_runtime_image.go:41) |
◐ Partially | TestNCCLRuntimeTemplatesShareOneImage now exists and catches the second-distinct-image half; the container-rename half stays unenforced — see the inline 🟡 on nccl_runtime_image_test.go. |
🟡 Resolved image reaches logs but not evidence (nccl_all_reduce_bw_constraint.go:326) |
✔️ Addressed | actualValue now carries (runtime image: …) on both pass and fail branches, embedded-path only. |
🔵 Non-deterministic drift error order (nccl_runtime_image.go:174) |
✔️ Addressed | containerNameList() sorts keys. |
New findings
Five, all inline: two 🟡 (test-hardening) and three 🔵 (one test cosmetic, two docs). The one worth acting on before merge is the tautological custom-runtime subtest — the CodeRabbit-requested regression test doesn't exercise the contract it names.
Confirmed non-issues (examined)
- Docs anchors
#validator-image-tagsand#supplying-a-benchmark-runtime-for-a-private-serviceboth resolve — no lychee breakage. - Fail-fast ordering claim is accurate —
resolveNCCLRuntimeImage()runs before any resource creation. - Evidence-string change fires only on the embedded path (both pass + fail branches), never for a custom runtime.
job_plan_test.goforwarding subtests (default/NET/NVLS, catalog-can't-shadow) assert real behavior, not tautologies.catalog_test.go'sTestEmbeddedCatalog_NCCLEntriesExistpredates the two fix commits — outside this delta.
Summary
🔴 0 · 🟠 0 · 🟡 2 · 🔵 3 — Prior: 2 ✔️ addressed, 1 ◐ partial. Strong fix round; net-new items are test-hardening and docs polish, no production defect. Approve with comments.
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@mohityadav8, please ensure all commits are signed and verified.
…hecks Adds an env-var override for the NCCL launcher/worker workload image baked into per-platform TrainingRuntime templates, so operators can qualify a different CUDA/NCCL/MPI combination (e.g. CUDA 13 on GKE TCPXO) without rebuilding the validator image. Closes NVIDIA#1751
Signed-off-by: Mohit Yadav <ymohit799057@gmail.com>
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Multi-persona re-review (delta) — Approve
Method: re-review delta against head c6afa33d. Prior findings dispositioned against the resolved code → one adversarial senior meta-review independently re-derived each disposition and hunted for net-new defects.
Legend: 🔴 Blocker · 🟠 Major · 🟡 Minor · 🔵 Nitpick · ✔️ Addressed · ✖️ Not addressed
Verdict
Approving. No correctness or security blockers; the feature is correct and fail-closed. The three new commits since my last review are a re-signed/rebased history — my prior CHANGES_REQUESTED was purely about commit signing, which is now resolved (all commits verified). Every remaining item is non-blocking test/docs polish. Thanks @mohityadav8.
Overlaps with @mchmarny's approval (no findings against c6afa33); I confirm their two operational notes independently — affected-package tests pass locally, and the branch is behind main (a rebase is required by the merge gate before merge).
Prior-feedback status
| Prior finding | Disposition | Evidence |
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🟡 Godoc cited a verifying test that didn't exist (nccl_runtime_image.go:41) |
✔️ Addressed | TestNCCLRuntimeTemplatesShareOneImage now exists (:196) and verifies the cited one-image invariant. |
🟡 Resolved image not in structured evidence (nccl_all_reduce_bw_constraint.go:479) |
✔️ Addressed | actualValue carries (runtime image: …), embedded path only. |
🔵 Non-deterministic drift error order (nccl_runtime_image.go:177) |
✔️ Addressed | containerNameList() sorts. |
Signing (CHANGES_REQUESTED) |
✔️ Resolved | All commits now verified. |
| 🟡 Tautological custom-runtime subtest | ✖️ Open | Inline (F-D) — the one item worth acting on. |
| 🔵 ShareOneImage regex blind / keysOf unsorted / docs "today" / bold-label | ✖️ Open | Inline — all optional polish. |
Still-open findings
All non-blocking, filed inline: one 🟡 (F-D, a test that misrepresents its coverage — worth a quick fix before merge) and four 🔵 nitpicks (test hardening + docs). None gates the merge.
Confirmed non-issues (net-new hunt — nothing found)
Independently re-derived by the meta-reviewer:
- Forwarding (
job_plan_internal.go:210-214) scoped to exactly the 3 NCCL checks; the catalog-supplied duplicate is stripped at:236— a catalog-injectedAICR_NCCL_RUNTIME_IMAGEcannot survive (trust boundary intact). resolveNCCLRuntimeImage: trims →""unset, malformed →ErrCodeInvalidRequest.applyNCCLRuntimeImageOverride:touched==0→ErrCodeInternaldrift error;tcpxo-daemonexcluded; one image into all workload containers.- Resolution gated on
customRuntime==""; evidence surfaced only on the embedded path.
🔴 Blocker 0 | 🟠 Major 0 | 🟡 Minor 1 | 🔵 Nitpick 4 Recommendation: Approve
Signed-off-by: Mohit Yadav <ymohit799057@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Mohit Yadav <ymohit799057@gmail.com>
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🔁 Re-review — fix verified, approving the delta
Method: delta re-review over the 2 commits since my last pass (c6afa33d), plus an adversarial senior-engineer verification of the guard fix. Tiers: 🔴 Blocker · 🟠 Major · 🟡 Minor · 🔵 Nitpick.
@mchmarny's MAJOR is resolved at HEAD. The head commit 4a81ade1 ("gate runtime-image override on customRuntime") is exactly the requested fix. I reproduced the previously-failing case and it now passes, and independently re-derived the two-layer gating with no path where a recipe-supplied customRuntime gets its image overwritten.
Prior-feedback status
| Finding | Tier | Disposition |
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| Custom-runtime "override ignored" subtest failed / tautological (mchmarny MAJOR + my prior 🟡) | 🟠 | ✔️ Addressed — guard added at nccl_all_reduce_bw_constraint.go L942 (if customRuntime == ""); subtest now passes a non-empty override arg so it genuinely exercises the guard. Test passes at HEAD. |
keysOf() unsorted keys in drift error |
🔵 | ✔️ Addressed — sort.Strings added. |
| ShareOneImage regex drift-blind; docs "today"/heading | 🔵 | Author's call — unchanged, benign. |
Fix verification (two-layer gating)
- Resolve layer —
nccl_all_reduce_bw_constraint.goL324-330:runtimeImageis populated only whencustomRuntime == "", mirroring theAICR_NCCL_FABRICgate above. - Apply layer — L942: defense-in-depth
if customRuntime == ""aroundapplyNCCLRuntimeImageOverride; error stays wrappedErrCodeInternal. - The
customRuntime == ""path is behaviorally identical to pre-guard (override is a no-op onimage == "").
Net-new findings
None.
Standing caveats (process, not code)
- Branch is 114 commits behind
origin/main— repo enforces up-to-date branches, so a rebase is required before merge. - Please confirm the
validators/performanceunit-test lane runs green in CI on the reviewed SHA. Locally:go test+go veton the three changed packages are clean;golangci-lintcouldn't run in my environment due to a Go 1.26 stdlib typecheck skew (math/rand/v2), unrelated to this PR.
🔴 0 | 🟠 0 | 🟡 0 | 🔵 0 (delta) Recommendation: Approve
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Approve. Re-verified at head 4a81ade1.
mchmarny's MAJOR (override applied unconditionally even with a recipe-supplied customRuntime) is fixed by 4a81ade13: applyNCCLResources now gates the runtime-image override on customRuntime == "", with a defense-in-depth guard. Verified locally:
go test ./validators/performance -run TestApplyNCCLResourcesRuntimeImageOverride -count=1→ PASS, including thecustom_runtime: override ignoredsubtest that previously failed.- Full
./validators/performance/...package → PASS. - Env-var literal
AICR_NCCL_RUNTIME_IMAGEin sync across reader (nccl_runtime_image.go) and orchestrator (job_plan_internal.go).
All earlier review points addressed (real test citation in godoc, resolved image now in structured evidence, deterministic sorted container-name drift message). No net-new findings.
Note: @mchmarny's CHANGES_REQUESTED was filed against 691b3b3 (pre-fix); it's addressed by 4a81ade1.
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Adds an env-var override for the NCCL launcher/worker workload image baked into per-platform TrainingRuntime templates, so operators can qualify a different CUDA/NCCL/MPI combination (e.g. CUDA 13 on GKE TCPXO) without rebuilding the validator image.
Closes #1751