# Copyright (c) 2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved. # # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions # are met: # * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. # * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the # documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. # * Neither the name of NVIDIA CORPORATION nor the names of its # contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived # from this software without specific prior written permission. # # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS `AS IS'' AND ANY # EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE # IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR # CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, # EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, # PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR # PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY # OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. """ Process Checkpointing Sample using CUDA Core API. The sample allocates a GPU buffer, fills it with a deterministic pattern via a kernel, hashes the contents, runs the full lock/checkpoint/restore/unlock cycle on its own PID, and re-hashes the buffer afterwards to verify that the GPU memory contents survived the round trip. """ import argparse import hashlib import os import sys import time from dataclasses import dataclass from typing import List import numpy as np from cuda.bindings import driver as cudrv from cuda.core import ( Device, LaunchConfig, Program, ProgramOptions, checkpoint, launch, ) # Small fill kernel: deterministic, non-trivial pattern so the before/after # hashes would disagree on any bit flip. KERNEL_SRC = r""" extern "C" __global__ void fill_pattern(float *out, unsigned long long n) { unsigned long long i = (unsigned long long)blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x; if (i < n) { float v = (float)(i & 0xFFFFu) * 1e-3f + 1.0f; float u = (float)((i >> 16) & 0xFFFFu) * 1e-4f + 0.5f; // A handful of dependent ops per element. Deterministic given i. for (int k = 0; k < 8; ++k) { v = v * 1.000001f + u; u = u * 0.999999f + v * 1e-6f; } out[i] = v + u; } } """ # cuda.core raises a RuntimeError opening with this sentence whenever the # driver has no usable checkpoint API. Match the whole sentence rather than # a fragment, so an unrelated RuntimeError is never mistaken for it. UNSUPPORTED_MESSAGE = ( "CUDA checkpointing is not supported by the installed NVIDIA driver." ) class CheckpointUnsupportedError(Exception): """The driver rejects the checkpoint API on this system.""" @dataclass class StepTiming: label: str duration_ms: float state_after: str def _cu_check(result) -> None: err = result[0] if int(err) != 0: raise RuntimeError(f"CUDA driver call failed: {err}") def compile_fill_kernel(device: Device): options = ProgramOptions(std="c++17", arch=f"sm_{device.arch}") program = Program(KERNEL_SRC, code_type="c++", options=options) module = program.compile("cubin", name_expressions=("fill_pattern",)) return module.get_kernel("fill_pattern") def hash_device_buffer(device_buffer, host: np.ndarray) -> str: _cu_check( cudrv.cuMemcpyDtoH( host.ctypes.data, device_buffer.handle, host.nbytes, ) ) return hashlib.sha256(host.tobytes()).hexdigest()[:16] def _time_call(fn, *args, **kwargs) -> float: t0 = time.monotonic() fn(*args, **kwargs) return (time.monotonic() - t0) * 1000.0 def run_lifecycle(proc: checkpoint.Process, lock_timeout_ms: int) -> List[StepTiming]: """ Drive the full `lock -> checkpoint -> restore -> unlock` cycle on `proc` and return per-step timings with the state observed after each step. Note on state after `restore()`: the driver leaves the process in the `locked` state. You must still call `unlock()` to return to `running`. """ timings: List[StepTiming] = [StepTiming("initial", 0.0, proc.state)] try: ms = _time_call(proc.lock, timeout_ms=lock_timeout_ms) except RuntimeError as exc: # The driver returns CUDA_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED where checkpointing # is unavailable, for example under Confidential Computing or in a # vGPU guest. Only the first call is treated this way: a later # failure means checkpointing started and then broke. if not str(exc).startswith(UNSUPPORTED_MESSAGE): raise raise CheckpointUnsupportedError from exc timings.append(StepTiming("lock", ms, proc.state)) ms = _time_call(proc.checkpoint) timings.append(StepTiming("checkpoint", ms, proc.state)) ms = _time_call(proc.restore) timings.append(StepTiming("restore", ms, proc.state)) ms = _time_call(proc.unlock) timings.append(StepTiming("unlock", ms, proc.state)) return timings def print_timings(timings: List[StepTiming]) -> None: print() header = f"{'step':<14}{'duration (ms)':>18}{'state after':>18}" print(header) print("-" * len(header)) total = 0.0 for t in timings: if t.label == "initial": dur = "-" else: dur = f"{t.duration_ms:.3f}" total += t.duration_ms print(f"{t.label:<14}{dur:>18}{t.state_after:>18}") print("-" * len(header)) print(f"{'total':<14}{total:>18.3f}{'':>18}") def main(): parser = argparse.ArgumentParser( description="CUDA process checkpoint sample using cuda.core", formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter, ) parser.add_argument( "--device", type=int, default=0, help="CUDA device ID (default: 0)" ) parser.add_argument( "--buffer-mib", type=int, default=16, help="GPU buffer size in MiB (default: 16)", ) parser.add_argument( "--lock-timeout-ms", type=int, default=5000, help="Timeout passed to Process.lock in ms (default: 5000)", ) args = parser.parse_args() if sys.platform != "linux": print("CUDA process checkpointing is Linux-only.") return 2 if args.buffer_mib <= 0: print("Error: --buffer-mib must be positive") return 1 print("[Process Checkpoint Sample using CUDA Core API]") print(f"PID: {os.getpid()}") device = Device(args.device) device.set_current() print(f"Device: {device.name}") print(f"Compute Capability: sm_{device.arch}") print(f"Buffer size: {args.buffer_mib} MiB") print(f"Lock timeout: {args.lock_timeout_ms} ms") # CUDA process checkpointing relies on kernel-mode driver features # that aren't shipped on integrated-GPU platforms (e.g. Tegra / # Jetson / Thor). There Process.lock() still succeeds and only # Process.checkpoint() reports the missing support, which leaves the # process locked and hanging on exit, so the check below cannot cover # it. Remove this guard once integrated platforms gain checkpoint # support. if device.properties.integrated: print( f"CUDA process checkpointing is not supported on integrated " f"GPUs (sm_{device.arch}), waiving this sample." ) return 2 print() print("Compiling kernel ...") fill_kernel = compile_fill_kernel(device) buffer_bytes = args.buffer_mib * 1024 * 1024 n_elements = buffer_bytes // 4 # float32 stream = device.create_stream() device_buffer = device.memory_resource.allocate(buffer_bytes, stream=stream) try: print("Writing deterministic pattern to GPU buffer ...") block = 256 grid = (n_elements + block - 1) // block cfg = LaunchConfig(grid=grid, block=block) launch(stream, cfg, fill_kernel, device_buffer, np.uint64(n_elements)) stream.sync() host = np.empty(n_elements, dtype=np.float32) hash_before = hash_device_buffer(device_buffer, host) print(f"Buffer hash (before): {hash_before}") print() print("Running checkpoint lifecycle on self ...") proc = checkpoint.Process(os.getpid()) try: timings = run_lifecycle(proc, args.lock_timeout_ms) except CheckpointUnsupportedError: print("CUDA process checkpointing is not supported on this system.") return 2 print_timings(timings) hash_after = hash_device_buffer(device_buffer, host) print() print(f"Buffer hash (before): {hash_before}") print(f"Buffer hash (after): {hash_after}") if hash_before != hash_after: print() print("FAIL: GPU buffer contents changed across checkpoint/restore.") return 1 print() print("PASS: GPU buffer contents survived checkpoint/restore.") finally: device_buffer.close(stream) print() print("Done") return 0 if __name__ == "__main__": sys.exit(main())