[doc][train] Fix ray.train.report
docstring to clarify that it is not a barrier
#42422
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Why are these changes needed?
ray.train.report
gets called by all distributed training workers, but does not actually act as a synchronous barrier for the workers. Ray Train workers continue their training execution immediately after finishingray.train.report
.Here's what happens:
Users should add a barrier themselves if they need workers to be synchronized at the beginning or end of a report. See our lightning integration utility for one example: #40875
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Checks
git commit -s
) in this PR.scripts/format.sh
to lint the changes in this PR.method in Tune, I've added it in
doc/source/tune/api/
under thecorresponding
.rst
file.