potential bug in pipeline block

src/nanotron/parallel/pipeline_parallel/block.py

@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ def forward(self, **kwargs):
                                     pipeline_state=self.pipeline_state,
                                 )
                                 continue
-
                             if v.requires_grad is True:
                                 raise ValueError(
                                     f"Pipeline engine is None and tensor requires grad. Tried sending a tensor to {self.rank}. Usually that means that your model is pipeline sharded and you haven't chosen a specific pipeline engine."
@@ -152,6 +151,29 @@ def forward(self, **kwargs):
                 # We don't store result in a buffer
                 recv_id = batch_send_recv.add_recv(from_rank=tensor.group_rank)
                 name_to_recv_id[name] = recv_id
+            elif isinstance(tensor, dict):
+                new_kwargs[name] = {}
+                for k, v in tensor.items():
+                    # the same as above just looped over the dict
+                    if isinstance(v, TensorPointer):
+                        if isinstance(self.pipeline_state, PipelineTrainBatchState):
+                            for _ in range(len(self.pipeline_state.microbatches_activations_to_send)):
+                                send_activation = self.pipeline_state.microbatches_activations_to_send.popleft()
+                                # Execute
+                                send_activation()
+
+                        if self.pipeline_state is not None:
+                            new_kwargs[name][k] = recv_from_pipeline_state_buffer(
+                                from_rank=tensor.group_rank,
+                                p2p=self.p2p,
+                                pipeline_state=self.pipeline_state,
+                            )
+                            continue
+                        # We don't store result in a buffer
+                        recv_id = batch_send_recv.add_recv(from_rank=tensor.group_rank)
+                        name_to_recv_id[name] = recv_id
+                    else:
+                        new_kwargs[name][k] = v
             else:
                 new_kwargs[name] = tensor