Proposed fix: [Accelerate / torch.distributed] Training hangs then times out (NCCL watchdog) on gather/reduce: shape mismatch across ranks - "Cannot apply desired operation due to shape mismatches"
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Recommended action: Enable ACCELERATE_DEBUG_MODE=1 (or accelerate launch --debug) to surface the mismatch; pad across processes (pad_across_processes / gather_for_metrics); use set_trigger/check_trigger for early stopping.
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865e7463-3912-4e8d-91d3-e9e5b919ff38
Proposed action
Recommended action: Enable ACCELERATE_DEBUG_MODE=1 (or accelerate launch --debug) to surface the mismatch; pad across processes (pad_across_processes / gather_for_metrics); use set_trigger/check_trigger for early stopping.
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