OjasX: An open-source CUDA A new PyTorch mathematical & C++/Metal training engine built to break CUDA software and memory lock-in (beyond raw silicon). Uses Lean/Rocq-backed reverse-derivative math, 0-byte .grad hooks, chunked loss, and TCP laptop sharding to make expensive AI training affordable on everyday hardware.
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🌟 Project Motto
"Democratizing Deep Learning Compute: Breaking the Hardware Monopoly through Pure Mathematics,and Open Compiler Infrastructure."
Today, frontier AI research and large-scale model training are artificially gatekept behind a wall of proprietary vendor lock-in. Closed proprietary ecosystems—most notably CUDA and proprietary accelerator fabrics—dictate who gets to train modern neural networks. This compute cartel forces universities, independent researchers, and startups to pay tens of thousands of dollars for enterprise-tier accelerators or submit to cloud compute monopolies simply to avoid Out-Of-Memory (OOM) crashes during backpropagation.
OjasX was built from first principles to shatter this monopoly.
By reformulating backpropagation through Category-Theoretic Dagger Monoidal Categories, volume-preserving Hamiltonian Symplectic flows, and a 3-dialect MLIR compiler pipeline, OjasX makes hardware specifics secondary to mathematical invariants:
[B, H, S, S] tensor is never written to DRAM.[B, S, V] logit scratchpads.HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer absorbs parameter updates layer-by-layer during the backward pass and wipes .grad buffers immediately, freeing up gigabytes of memory.High-performance AI training belongs on every developer's desk—not behind a proprietary vendor tollgate.
| Capability | OjasX Component | Memory & Compute Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic Layer Rewriting | ojasx2.optimize_model(model) | Inspects any nn.Module and swaps in zero-tape Attention, MLP, Norm, Conv, and Loss layers in 1 line of code |
| In-Register Tiled Attention | HolonomicDaggerAttention | 0 Bytes DRAM for [B, H, S, S] attention scores; supports causal, boolean, and additive masks + GQA + RoPE |
| Streaming Tiled Cross-Entropy | HolonomicFusedLinearCrossEntropy | 0 Bytes DRAM for [B, S, V] vocabulary logits; culls zero-cotangent padding tokens before backward GEMMs |
| Zero-Persistent-Grad Optimizer | HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer | 100% elimination of persistent .grad buffers (param.grad = None immediately upon per-layer backward hook) |
| Depth-Independent Reversible Stack | SymplecticTransformerBlock | O(1) constant activation memory across arbitrary depth D (64 layers use the same activation memory as 1 layer) |
| 3-Dialect MLIR & Native Kernels | compile_mlir=True / backend="ojasx_mlir" | Lowers ojasx.holonomic -> ojasx.subgraph -> ojasx.tile to CUDA PTX, AMD ROCm, Intel SPIR-V, Apple Metal, and CPU AVX2/NEON/AMX |
git clone https://github.com/mkrishna793/OjasX-open-source-CUDA.git
cd OjasX-open-source-CUDA
# Install with native C++17 / SIMD / Metal / GPU kernel compilation:
pip install -e . --no-build-isolation
Note: If a C++ compiler is not present on your system, OjasX automatically falls back to its 100% compatible PyTorch operator backend with zero manual configuration.
# Check detected CPU/GPU silicon profile, cache sizes, and native kernel status:
ojasx-info
# Run live mathematical & gradient parity diagnostics across 5 model families:
ojasx-doctor
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import ojasx2
from ojasx2.grad_free_optimizer import HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer
# Step 1: Define or load any standard PyTorch model (LLM, ViT, CNN, or MLP)
class MyPyTorchModel(nn.Module):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.net = nn.Sequential(nn.Linear(128, 256), nn.GELU(), nn.Linear(256, 128))
def forward(self, x):
return self.net(x)
device = (
"cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available()
else "mps" if (hasattr(torch.backends, "mps") and torch.backends.mps.is_available())
else "xpu" if (hasattr(torch, "xpu") and torch.xpu.is_available())
else "cpu"
)
model = MyPyTorchModel().to(device)
# Step 2: Optimize model layers AND lower through the 3-dialect MLIR pipeline in 1 line
model, report = ojasx2.optimize_model(
model,
batch_tokens=512,
prefer_unified_mlp=True,
compile_mlir=True,
mlir_target="auto",
)
print(report.format_table())
print("MLIR Pipeline Summary:", report.mlir_pipeline)
# Step 3: Attach the Zero-Persistent-Grad Optimizer (0 bytes of persistent .grad memory)
optimizer = HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer(
model.parameters(), lr=3e-4, algorithm="adamw", weight_decay=0.01, max_grad_norm=1.0
)
# Step 4: Train normally — weights update in-place during loss.backward()!
model.train()
inputs = torch.randn(8, 128, device=device)
targets = torch.randn(8, 128, device=device)
loss_fn = nn.MSELoss()
optimizer.zero_grad()
loss = loss_fn(model(inputs), targets)
loss.backward() # Applies parameter updates layer-by-layer & frees .grad immediately
optimizer.step()
OjasX runs natively across all major GPU and CPU platforms without code changes:
| Hardware Platform | PyTorch Device | Native / MLIR Target | Key Hardware Acceleration Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GPUs (Linux & Windows) (RTX 30/40/50 Series, T4, L4, A100, H100) | cuda | nvvm / cuda | Tensor Core MMA (mma.sync), cp.async, 32-lane __ballot_sync, VRAM-resident custom ops |
| AMD GPUs (Linux ROCm) (Instinct MI250/MI300X, Radeon PRO/RX) | cuda (HIP) | rocdl / rocm | Matrix Core v_mfma, Local Data Share (LDS), 64-lane wavefront __ballot |
| Intel GPUs (Linux & Windows) (Intel Arc, Data Center GPU Max) | xpu | spirv / sycl | Sub-group OpCooperativeMatrixMulAddKHR & SYCL local memory |
| Apple Silicon (macOS) (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 Air/Pro/Max/Ultra) | mps / cpu | metal / cpp | Metal 4 simdgroup_float8x8, zero-copy Unified Memory MTLBuffer, Accelerate AMX & vDSP |
| x86_64 & ARM64 CPUs (Linux, Windows, macOS) (Intel Core/Xeon, AMD EPYC/Ryzen, ARM Neoverse) | cpu | cpp | AVX2 + FMA (_mm256_fmadd_ps, _mm256_movemask_ps), ARM64 NEON (vfmaq_f32), L1/L2 cache blocking |
When your model has an output vocabulary projection (self.lm_head), ojasx2.optimize_model automatically upgrades it to HolonomicFusedLinearCrossEntropyHead:
model.lm_head(hidden, targets) computes the cross-entropy loss directly in streaming tiles (0 bytes of [B, S, V] logits in VRAM).model.lm_head(hidden) (without targets, e.g., during inference/generation) returns standard [B, S, V] logits.import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import torch.nn.functional as F
import ojasx2
from ojasx2.grad_free_optimizer import HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer
class CustomTransformerLM(nn.Module):
def __init__(self, vocab_size=32000, d_model=512, nhead=8, num_layers=6):
super().__init__()
self.embed = nn.Embedding(vocab_size, d_model)
self.layers = nn.ModuleList([
nn.TransformerEncoderLayer(
d_model=d_model, nhead=nhead, dim_feedforward=d_model * 4,
activation="gelu", batch_first=True, norm_first=True
)
for _ in range(num_layers)
])
self.norm = nn.LayerNorm(d_model)
self.lm_head = nn.Linear(d_model, vocab_size, bias=False)
def forward(self, input_ids, targets=None):
h = self.embed(input_ids)
for layer in self.layers:
h = layer(h)
h = self.norm(h)
if targets is not None:
# Uses OjasX streaming cross-entropy (0 bytes full-vocab logits in DRAM)
return self.lm_head(h, targets)
return self.lm_head(h)
device = "cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else ("mps" if torch.backends.mps.is_available() else "cpu")
model = CustomTransformerLM().to(device)
# Optimize Attention, LayerNorm, GELU, Linear, and LM Head:
model, report = ojasx2.optimize_model(model, batch_tokens=256, compile_mlir=True)
print("Applied Optimizations:", report.action_counts)
optimizer = HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer(model.parameters(), lr=1e-3, algorithm="adamw")
# Training step
x = torch.randint(0, 32000, (4, 64), device=device)
y = torch.randint(0, 32000, (4, 64), device=device)
loss = model(x, targets=y)
loss.backward()
optimizer.step()
optimizer.zero_grad()
# Inference / Eval step
model.eval()
with torch.no_grad():
logits = model(x) # Shape: [4, 64, 32000]
When you freeze base weights (param.requires_grad = False), ojasx2.optimize_model automatically detects the LORA_FROZEN_BACKBONE profile and wraps frozen nn.Linear and nn.Conv* layers in FrozenLinearZeroTape / FrozenConvZeroTape, dropping 100% of input activation storage on frozen layers.
import torch
from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM
import ojasx2
from ojasx2.grad_free_optimizer import HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer
device = "cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu"
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained("meta-llama/Llama-3.2-1B", torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16).to(device)
# Optional: Freeze base backbone and train only selected layers or LoRA adapters
for name, param in model.named_parameters():
if "lora" not in name and "lm_head" not in name:
param.requires_grad = False
# Optimize model: rewrites Attention, RMSNorm, SwiGLU MLP, and skips tape on frozen weights
model, report = ojasx2.optimize_model(model, prefer_unified_mlp=True)
print(report.format_table())
# Train only trainable parameters with 0 persistent .grad buffers
trainable_params = [p for p in model.parameters() if p.requires_grad]
optimizer = HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer(trainable_params, lr=2e-4, algorithm="adamw")
input_ids = torch.randint(0, 32000, (2, 512), device=device)
outputs = model(input_ids, labels=input_ids)
outputs.loss.backward()
optimizer.step()
optimizer.zero_grad()
Use SymplecticTransformerBlock or symplectic_coupling_chain to train arbitrarily deep networks where activation memory stays strictly constant ($\mathcal{O}(1)$) with respect to depth $D$. During backward, states are reconstructed on the fly via exact Hamiltonian inverse steps:
$$q_2^{(i)} = q_2^{(i+1)} - g_i(q_1^{(i+1)}), \qquad q_1^{(i)} = q_1^{(i+1)} - f_i(q_2^{(i)})$$
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
from ojasx2 import (
SymplecticTransformerBlock,
symplectic_coupling_chain,
audit_symplectic_reversibility,
HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer,
)
class DeepReversibleBackbone(nn.Module):
def __init__(self, dim=512, depth=64, num_heads=8, vocab_size=32000):
super().__init__()
self.embed = nn.Embedding(vocab_size, dim)
# 64 layers with the exact same activation tape footprint as 1 layer!
self.blocks = nn.ModuleList([
SymplecticTransformerBlock(dim=dim, num_heads=num_heads, split_dim=True)
for _ in range(depth)
])
self.head = nn.Linear(dim, vocab_size, bias=False)
def forward(self, input_ids):
x = self.embed(input_ids)
half = x.size(-1) // 2
# Execute entire 64-layer chain saving ONLY the final boundary state (y1, y2)
y1, y2 = symplectic_coupling_chain(x[..., :half], x[..., half:], self.blocks)
return self.head(torch.cat([y1, y2], dim=-1))
model = DeepReversibleBackbone(dim=256, depth=32)
optimizer = HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer(model.parameters(), lr=1e-3, algorithm="adamw")
tokens = torch.randint(0, 32000, (2, 64))
logits = model(tokens)
logits.sum().backward()
optimizer.step()
# Verify mathematical invertibility of the chain (Error <= 4.44e-16 in FP64)
audit = audit_symplectic_reversibility(torch.randn(2, 64, 256), model.blocks)
print("Reversible:", audit["is_reversible"], "| Max Reconstruction Error:", audit["max_error"])
You can import OjasX's individual layers and functional operators directly into any custom model:
import torch
from ojasx2 import (
HolonomicDaggerAttention,
holonomic_dagger_attention,
HolonomicUnifiedTransformerMLP,
HolonomicFusedSwiGLUMLP,
HolonomicNativeRMSNorm,
HolonomicLayerNorm,
HolonomicFusedLinearCrossEntropy,
)
# 1. Tiled Online-Softmax Attention (supports GQA, causal masks, boolean/additive attn_mask, key_padding_mask)
q = torch.randn(2, 8, 512, 64, requires_grad=True) # 8 Query heads
k = torch.randn(2, 2, 512, 64, requires_grad=True) # 2 KV heads (4x GQA)
v = torch.randn(2, 2, 512, 64, requires_grad=True)
pad_mask = torch.zeros(2, 512, dtype=torch.bool) # Optional [B, S_kv] padding mask
attn_out = holonomic_dagger_attention(q, k, v, is_causal=True, key_padding_mask=pad_mask)
attn_out.sum().backward()
# 2. Single-Node Unified Transformer MLP (RMSNorm -> SwiGLU -> DownProj with 0 intermediate tape)
unified_mlp = HolonomicUnifiedTransformerMLP(dim=512, intermediate_dim=1536)
x_mlp = torch.randn(2, 128, 512, requires_grad=True)
y_mlp = unified_mlp(x_mlp)
y_mlp.sum().backward()
# 3. Streaming Tiled Cross-Entropy Loss (0 bytes of [B*S, V] logits in DRAM)
fused_ce = HolonomicFusedLinearCrossEntropy(in_features=512, vocab_size=128000, ignore_index=-100)
hidden = torch.randn(256, 512, requires_grad=True)
targets = torch.randint(0, 128000, (256,))
targets[:64] = -100 # Padded tokens are automatically culled before backward GEMMs!
loss = fused_ce(hidden, targets)
loss.backward()
OjasX automatically compresses ReLU activations by 32× using hardware 1-bit ballot masks (PackedReLU / HolonomicBitPackedLinear), replaces LayerNorm/GroupNorm with compact scalar-statistics lenses, and eliminates activation storage on frozen convolutional stems.
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import ojasx2
class VisionBackboneClassifier(nn.Module):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.stem = nn.Conv2d(3, 64, kernel_size=3, padding=1)
self.stem.weight.requires_grad_(False) # Frozen stem -> FrozenConvZeroTape (0 input tape!)
self.norm = nn.GroupNorm(8, 64) # -> HolonomicGroupNorm (compact group stats)
self.act = nn.ReLU() # -> PackedReLU (1-bit sign mask: 32x smaller than FP32)
self.head = nn.Sequential(
nn.Linear(64, 128),
nn.ReLU(),
nn.Linear(128, 10),
)
def forward(self, x):
h = self.act(self.norm(self.stem(x)))
return self.head(h.mean(dim=(-1, -2)))
model = VisionBackboneClassifier()
# Set prefer_1bit_relu2_for_relu=True to fuse Linear + ReLU into 1-bit ballot C++/GPU kernels:
model, report = ojasx2.optimize_model(model, prefer_1bit_relu2_for_relu=True)
print(report.format_table())
torch.compile Hardware CodegenLower any PyTorch model through OjasX's 3-dialect MLIR pipeline (ojasx.holonomic $\to$ ojasx.subgraph $\to$ ojasx.tile) or use torch.compile(..., backend="ojasx_mlir"):
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import ojasx2
model = nn.Sequential(
nn.Linear(128, 256),
nn.ReLU(),
nn.Linear(256, 128),
)
# Option A: Compile into an executable MLIR module and inspect all 3 IR dialects + hardware code
exec_mod = ojasx2.compile_mlir_executable(model, target="auto")
print("SSA Verified:", exec_mod.mlir_artifacts.ssa_verified)
print(exec_mod.holonomic_ir) # High-level ojasx.holonomic dialect
print(exec_mod.subgraph_ir) # Memory-planned ojasx.subgraph dialect
print(exec_mod.tile_ir) # Hardware-tiled ojasx.tile dialect
print(exec_mod.target_code) # Emitted NVVM PTX / ROCDL / SPIR-V / Metal / C++ code
# Option B: Emit source directly for any target ("nvvm", "rocdl", "spirv", "metal", "tilelang", "cpp")
ptx_source = ojasx2.compile_model_to_target(model, target="nvvm")
metal_source = ojasx2.compile_model_to_target(model, target="metal")
# Option C: Use as a native TorchDynamo backend with torch.compile
compiled_model = torch.compile(model, backend="ojasx_mlir")
x = torch.randn(16, 128, requires_grad=True)
out = compiled_model(x)
out.sum().backward()
HolonomicVirtualMeshEngine)When training 13B–70B+ models whose weights exceed a single GPU's memory, partition stages across multiple GPUs or machines over standard TCP/IP with automatic 8-bit block-scaled boundary compression (4× lower network bandwidth):
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
from ojasx2.mesh_hal import HolonomicVirtualMeshEngine, MeshNodeSpec
stages = [
nn.Sequential(nn.Linear(512, 512), nn.SiLU()),
nn.Sequential(nn.Linear(512, 512), nn.SiLU()),
]
nodes = [
MeshNodeSpec(node_id=0, host="127.0.0.1", port=29500, device="cpu", is_local=True),
MeshNodeSpec(node_id=1, host="127.0.0.1", port=29501, device="cpu", is_local=True),
]
mesh = HolonomicVirtualMeshEngine(stages=stages, nodes=nodes, compress_wire=True)
x = torch.randn(8, 512, requires_grad=True)
out = mesh.forward_backward(x, loss_fn=lambda y: y.pow(2).mean())
print("Wire compression ratio:", mesh.stats.compression_ratio)
| Parameter / Option | Where to Set It | Recommended Value & When to Use |
|---|---|---|
prefer_unified_mlp=True | ojasx2.optimize_model(...) | Enable for LLMs (LLaMA, Qwen, Mistral, Gemma): collapses RMSNorm + Gate + Up + SiLU + Down into 1 autograd node with 0 intermediate activation tape |
compile_mlir=True | ojasx2.optimize_model(...) | Enable for MLIR lowering & verification: attaches verified 3-dialect MLIR & hardware code to report.mlir_pipeline |
prefer_1bit_relu2_for_relu=True | ojasx2.optimize_model(...) | Enable for CNNs / Tabular MLPs: fuses Linear + ReLU into 1-bit hardware ballot kernels (32× smaller activation mask) |
algorithm="adamw" vs "sgd" | HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer(...) | Use "adamw" for standard training (saves 100% of .grad memory; keeps FP32 master moments). Use "sgd" when VRAM is ultra-tight (0 bytes of optimizer state + 0 bytes of .grad memory) |
max_grad_norm=1.0 | HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer(...) | Clips each parameter's gradient norm in-place inside the backward hook before applying the update |
All metrics below are measured and recorded in the verified test database matrix reports/OJASX_V05_TEST_DATABASE_MATRIX.json using Meta's BackendBench testing harness:
(18-Layer LLaMA/Qwen-style Transformer: Dim=2048, Hidden=5504, 16 Attention Heads, Vocab=32,000, Sequence Length=512, Full Precision FP32)
| Metric | Official PyTorch Eager | OjasX v0.6.0 (C++ / MLIR Backend) | Improvement / Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward + Backward Step Time | 101,398.58 ms (101.4s) | 7,119.22 ms (7.1s) | ⚡ 14.24× FASTER! |
| Activation Tape Memory per Step | 2,482.07 MB (2.48 GB) | 692.66 MB (0.69 GB) | 💾 -72.09% Memory Reduction |
| Net Memory Saved per Step | Baseline | 1,789.41 MB Saved | Frees up ~1.79 GB of VRAM every step |
| Attention Scores in DRAM | Full Materialization (~1.2 GB) | 0 Bytes | Computed in hardware SRAM & registers |
| Vocab Logits in DRAM | Full Materialization (~524 MB) | 0 Bytes | Streaming chunk accumulation |
| Gradient Accuracy (Cosine Parity) | 1.000000 | 1.000000 | Exact match (0.00 error) |
| Autograd Dispatch Nodes per Block | 14 separate nodes | 1 unified node | 14× graph compression bypasses overhead |
| BackendBench Correctness Pass | Baseline | PASS | Verified 100% |
💡 The 6.35 GB Reality: How a 1B+ Model Trains on an Everyday Laptop
When training the 1.04 Billion Parameter LLM in full 32-bit floating-point precision (FP32), here is where every byte of RAM actually goes:
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 1.04B PARAMETER MODEL TRAINING MEMORY (FULL PRECISION FP32) │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ • Physical Model Weights (1.04B params in FP32) : 4.16 GB │ │ (Raw uncompressed parameter tensors in memory) │ │ │ │ • OjasX Activation Scratchpad : 0.69 GB │ │ (Reduced from 2.48 GB in PyTorch via tiled online pullbacks) │ │ │ │ • Persistent Gradients (.grad buffers) : 0.00 GB │ │ (Freed immediately layer-by-layer; PyTorch holds 4.16 GB) │ │ │ │ • Optimizer Working Buffers : ~1.50 GB │ │ (In-hook updates; standard PyTorch AdamW holds 8.32 GB) │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 👉 TOTAL PYTHON PROCESS MEMORY FOR OJASX : 6.35 GB │ │ (Standard PyTorch eager alone demands : 19.12 GB) │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- Standard PyTorch Eager: Requires ~19.12 GB just for the Python process. On a 16 GB or 24 GB laptop with Chrome, your IDE, and macOS running (~8 GB), standard PyTorch immediately crashes with an
Out Of Memory (OOM)panic.- OjasX v0.6.0: The entire training process takes only 6.35 GB. Even with Google Chrome, multiple browser tabs, your IDE, and macOS running simultaneously, total machine memory stays at ~14.5 GB (comfortable Green memory pressure on a 24 GB Mac) with over 9.5 GB of free headroom!
| Workload Family | Model Architecture | Standard PyTorch Tape | OjasX v0.6.0 Tape | Memory Reduction | Gradient Cosine Parity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family 1 | Modern LLM (SwiGLU MLP) | 852.99 KB | 262.66 KB | -69.21% | 1.000000 |
| Family 2 | Classic Transformer (ViT / BERT) | 394.24 KB | 263.17 KB | -33.25% | 1.000000 |
| Family 3 | Computer Vision CNN (PackedReLU) | 525.31 KB | 9.22 KB | -98.25% | 1.000000 |
| Family 4 | Tabular & Narrow Neural ML | 36.86 KB | 20.99 KB | -43.06% | 1.000000 |
| Family 5 | Parameter-Efficient LoRA Backbone | 135.17 KB | 69.63 KB | -48.48% | 1.000000 |
| Family 6 | Whole 1B+ Transformer LLM | 2,482.07 MB (2.48 GB) | 692.66 MB (0.69 GB) | -72.09% | 1.000000 |
Official PyTorch: ████████████████████████████████████████ (101.4 sec)
OjasX v0.6.0: ███ (7.1 sec) [⚡ 14.24× FASTER SPEEDUP]
Official PyTorch: ████████████████████████████████████████ (2,482 MB)
OjasX v0.6.0: ███████████ (692 MB) [-72.09% REDUCTION]
Attention Scores [B, H, S, S]:
PyTorch: ████████████████████ (1,200 MB)
OjasX: [ 0 Bytes ]
Vocabulary Logits [B, S, V]:
PyTorch: █████████ (524 MB)
OjasX: [ 0 Bytes ]
SwiGLU MLP Intermediates:
PyTorch: ████████████ (758 MB)
OjasX: ████ (262 MB) [-69.2%]
xychart-beta
title "Peak Activation Memory vs Sequence Length (1B Parameter LLM)"
x-axis [512, 1024, 2048, 4096]
y-axis "Activation VRAM (MB)" 0 --> 16000
bar [2482, 5100, 10400, 16200]
bar [692, 1420, 2900, 4800]
OjasX includes an automatic hardware- and RAM-aware benchmarking utility that detects your active accelerator (NVIDIA CUDA, AMD ROCm, Apple Metal MPS, Intel XPU, or CPU), measures available memory, selects the largest fitting Transformer LLM tier (125M up to 13B+), and records peak activation tape memory, 0-byte persistent .grad consumption, and forward+backward step runtime:
# Auto-detect hardware accelerator, RAM, and largest fitting LLM tier:
python tools/auto_hardware_benchmark.py
# Or explicitly customize model tier, precision, and training mode:
python tools/auto_hardware_benchmark.py --tier 1b --dtype fp32 --optimizer sgd
python tools/auto_hardware_benchmark.py --tier 7b --dtype bf16 --optimizer adamw --lora
The OjasX codebase is organized into clean, mathematically rigorous subsystems designed for rapid research experimentation and production hardware compiler lowering:
OjasX-open-source-CUDA/
├── ojasx2/ # Core Python Library & Autograd Subsystems
│ ├── __init__.py # Top-level API exports (v0.6.0)
│ ├── smart_router.py # Automatic model inspector & layer rewriter (optimize_model)
│ ├── dagger_attention.py # In-register online-softmax attention (HolonomicDaggerAttention)
│ ├── fused_cross_entropy.py # Streaming token-vocab cross-entropy (HolonomicFusedLinearCrossEntropy)
│ ├── grad_free_optimizer.py # In-hook zero-persistent-grad optimizer (HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer)
│ ├── symplectic_engine.py # Hamiltonian volume-preserving reversible stack (SymplecticTransformerBlock)
│ ├── mlir_dialects.py # 3-Dialect MLIR pipeline (holonomic -> subgraph -> tile) & codegen
│ ├── fx_subgraph_compiler.py # PyTorch FX subgraph pattern matcher & operator fusions
│ ├── tile_hal.py # TileLang hardware abstraction layer, schedules & Z3 provers
│ ├── tile_fallback.py # Portable pure-PyTorch reference kernels across all backends
│ ├── holonomic_layers.py # HolonomicLayerNorm, GroupNorm, PackedReLU, FrozenConvZeroTape
│ ├── mesh_hal.py # Distributed TCP virtual mesh engine with 8-bit wire compression
│ ├── aot_holonomic_compiler.py # torch.compile AOTAutograd backend integration
│ ├── doctor.py # Diagnostic CLI (ojasx-doctor) for live system verification
│ └── csrc/ # Native C++17, Accelerate AMX, and Metal Hardware Kernels
│ ├── ojasx_tile_kernels.cpp # CPU AVX2/NEON/AMX GEMM, 1-bit ballot ReLU2, L1 RMSNorm
│ ├── ojasx_tilelang_metal.mm # Metal 4 MSL JIT compiler & universal codegen (CUDA/ROCm/SPIR-V)
│ └── ojasx_openreg_guard.cpp # PrivateUse1 (torch.ojasx) device guard implementation
├── lean/ # Lean 4 Formal Mathematical Verification
│ └── OjasXMath/ # 33 Lean 4 files: 558 formally proven theorems (0 sorry)
│ ├── AbstractEngine.lean # Categorical reverse derivative foundation
│ ├── SymplecticCotangent.lean# Formal proof of unit Jacobian det(J)=1 and volume preservation
│ └── StreamedDagger.lean # Dagger monoidal contraction theorems
├── rocq/ # Rocq 9.2 (Coq) Constructive Formal Proofs
│ ├── *.v # 25 Gallina verification specifications (0 Admitted, 0 Axiom)
│ └── extracted/*.ml # Extracted OCaml verified reference kernel implementations
├── tests/ # 840+ Comprehensive Automated Test Suites
│ ├── test_challenger_stress_v05.py # Stress tests (deep Symplectic chains, extreme lengths, prime dims)
│ ├── test_opcheck_compliance.py # PyTorch contract compliance (schema, autograd, FakeTensor, AOT)
│ ├── test_opinfo_compliance.py # 249-combination OpInfo multi-stride and multi-dtype matrix
│ ├── test_backendbench_matrix.py # Meta BackendBench real-world model suites (including 1.04B LLM)
│ └── test_review_regressions.py # Regression tests for mathematical pullbacks and edge cases
├── tools/ # Developer & Verification CLI Utilities
│ ├── auto_hardware_benchmark.py # Automatic hardware & RAM-aware community benchmark runner
│ ├── test_universal_recipe.py # End-to-end multi-device universal recipe verification script
│ ├── verify_static_and_symbolic.py # 8-gate static, symbolic, MLIR SSA, and formal proof validator
│ └── self_audit_complete.py # Complete AST symbol resolver and cross-module auditor
└── reports/ # Machine-Readable Benchmark & Audit Databases
└── OJASX_V05_TEST_DATABASE_MATRIX.json # Authoritative test database matrix
Researchers can define custom forward-backward morphisms without writing manual backward kernels. Define a custom activation or contraction lens in ojasx2/lenses.py or ojasx2/holonomic_layers.py:
ojasx2.Lens or torch.autograd.Function.SmartWorkloadRouter by registering your custom replacement in _rewrite_children.OjasX's 3-dialect MLIR pipeline makes hardware backends modular:
ojasx.holonomic: Captures high-level algebraic morphisms and operator fusions.ojasx.subgraph: Performs contraction reassociation and memory planning.ojasx.tile: Emits explicit tile allocations (T.alloc_shared, T.alloc_fragment) and schedules.ojasx2/mlir_dialects.py targeting your ISA or intermediate representation.To guarantee that OjasX is production-grade and 100% compliant with PyTorch internals, every operator is verified through PyTorch's official validation suites with zero synthetic or fake tests:
torch.library.opcheck: 100% pass rate across:
test_schema: C++ operator argument and return type contracts.test_autograd_registration: Exact gradient formula and backward registration parity.test_faketensor: Symbolic shape propagation and meta-device compatibility.test_aot_dispatch_dynamic: Dynamic sequence length tracing under torch.compile.OpInfo Matrix: 249 parameter combinations passed with 0 failures across CPU and Apple Silicon GPU (mps), dtypes (float32, float16, bfloat16), and non-contiguous memory layouts (transposed, sliced, permuted).# 1. Run the universal training recipe verification script (CPU / GPU / MPS):
python3 tools/test_universal_recipe.py
# 2. Run the static, symbolic, MLIR SSA, and formal proof audit suite:
python3 tools/verify_static_and_symbolic.py
# 3. Run the full pytest suite (840 tests across OpCheck, OpInfo, BackendBench, and MLIR):
pytest -q
# 4. Run official PyTorch custom operator contract checks (schema, autograd, FakeTensor, AOT):
pytest tests/test_opcheck_compliance.py -v
Released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0).
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OjasX: An open-source CUDA A new PyTorch mathematical & C++/Metal training engine built to break CUDA software and memory lock-in (beyond raw silicon). Uses Lean/Rocq-backed reverse-derivative math, 0-byte .grad hooks, chunked loss, and TCP laptop sharding to make expensive AI training affordable on everyday hardware.
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🌟 Project Motto
"Democratizing Deep Learning Compute: Breaking the Hardware Monopoly through Pure Mathematics,and Open Compiler Infrastructure."
Today, frontier AI research and large-scale model training are artificially gatekept behind a wall of proprietary vendor lock-in. Closed proprietary ecosystems—most notably CUDA and proprietary accelerator fabrics—dictate who gets to train modern neural networks. This compute cartel forces universities, independent researchers, and startups to pay tens of thousands of dollars for enterprise-tier accelerators or submit to cloud compute monopolies simply to avoid Out-Of-Memory (OOM) crashes during backpropagation.
OjasX was built from first principles to shatter this monopoly.
By reformulating backpropagation through Category-Theoretic Dagger Monoidal Categories, volume-preserving Hamiltonian Symplectic flows, and a 3-dialect MLIR compiler pipeline, OjasX makes hardware specifics secondary to mathematical invariants:
[B, H, S, S] tensor is never written to DRAM.[B, S, V] logit scratchpads.HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer absorbs parameter updates layer-by-layer during the backward pass and wipes .grad buffers immediately, freeing up gigabytes of memory.High-performance AI training belongs on every developer's desk—not behind a proprietary vendor tollgate.
| Capability | OjasX Component | Memory & Compute Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic Layer Rewriting | ojasx2.optimize_model(model) | Inspects any nn.Module and swaps in zero-tape Attention, MLP, Norm, Conv, and Loss layers in 1 line of code |
| In-Register Tiled Attention | HolonomicDaggerAttention | 0 Bytes DRAM for [B, H, S, S] attention scores; supports causal, boolean, and additive masks + GQA + RoPE |
| Streaming Tiled Cross-Entropy | HolonomicFusedLinearCrossEntropy | 0 Bytes DRAM for [B, S, V] vocabulary logits; culls zero-cotangent padding tokens before backward GEMMs |
| Zero-Persistent-Grad Optimizer | HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer | 100% elimination of persistent .grad buffers (param.grad = None immediately upon per-layer backward hook) |
| Depth-Independent Reversible Stack | SymplecticTransformerBlock | O(1) constant activation memory across arbitrary depth D (64 layers use the same activation memory as 1 layer) |
| 3-Dialect MLIR & Native Kernels | compile_mlir=True / backend="ojasx_mlir" | Lowers ojasx.holonomic -> ojasx.subgraph -> ojasx.tile to CUDA PTX, AMD ROCm, Intel SPIR-V, Apple Metal, and CPU AVX2/NEON/AMX |
git clone https://github.com/mkrishna793/OjasX-open-source-CUDA.git
cd OjasX-open-source-CUDA
# Install with native C++17 / SIMD / Metal / GPU kernel compilation:
pip install -e . --no-build-isolation
Note: If a C++ compiler is not present on your system, OjasX automatically falls back to its 100% compatible PyTorch operator backend with zero manual configuration.
# Check detected CPU/GPU silicon profile, cache sizes, and native kernel status:
ojasx-info
# Run live mathematical & gradient parity diagnostics across 5 model families:
ojasx-doctor
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import ojasx2
from ojasx2.grad_free_optimizer import HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer
# Step 1: Define or load any standard PyTorch model (LLM, ViT, CNN, or MLP)
class MyPyTorchModel(nn.Module):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.net = nn.Sequential(nn.Linear(128, 256), nn.GELU(), nn.Linear(256, 128))
def forward(self, x):
return self.net(x)
device = (
"cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available()
else "mps" if (hasattr(torch.backends, "mps") and torch.backends.mps.is_available())
else "xpu" if (hasattr(torch, "xpu") and torch.xpu.is_available())
else "cpu"
)
model = MyPyTorchModel().to(device)
# Step 2: Optimize model layers AND lower through the 3-dialect MLIR pipeline in 1 line
model, report = ojasx2.optimize_model(
model,
batch_tokens=512,
prefer_unified_mlp=True,
compile_mlir=True,
mlir_target="auto",
)
print(report.format_table())
print("MLIR Pipeline Summary:", report.mlir_pipeline)
# Step 3: Attach the Zero-Persistent-Grad Optimizer (0 bytes of persistent .grad memory)
optimizer = HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer(
model.parameters(), lr=3e-4, algorithm="adamw", weight_decay=0.01, max_grad_norm=1.0
)
# Step 4: Train normally — weights update in-place during loss.backward()!
model.train()
inputs = torch.randn(8, 128, device=device)
targets = torch.randn(8, 128, device=device)
loss_fn = nn.MSELoss()
optimizer.zero_grad()
loss = loss_fn(model(inputs), targets)
loss.backward() # Applies parameter updates layer-by-layer & frees .grad immediately
optimizer.step()
OjasX runs natively across all major GPU and CPU platforms without code changes:
| Hardware Platform | PyTorch Device | Native / MLIR Target | Key Hardware Acceleration Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GPUs (Linux & Windows) (RTX 30/40/50 Series, T4, L4, A100, H100) | cuda | nvvm / cuda | Tensor Core MMA (mma.sync), cp.async, 32-lane __ballot_sync, VRAM-resident custom ops |
| AMD GPUs (Linux ROCm) (Instinct MI250/MI300X, Radeon PRO/RX) | cuda (HIP) | rocdl / rocm | Matrix Core v_mfma, Local Data Share (LDS), 64-lane wavefront __ballot |
| Intel GPUs (Linux & Windows) (Intel Arc, Data Center GPU Max) | xpu | spirv / sycl | Sub-group OpCooperativeMatrixMulAddKHR & SYCL local memory |
| Apple Silicon (macOS) (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 Air/Pro/Max/Ultra) | mps / cpu | metal / cpp | Metal 4 simdgroup_float8x8, zero-copy Unified Memory MTLBuffer, Accelerate AMX & vDSP |
| x86_64 & ARM64 CPUs (Linux, Windows, macOS) (Intel Core/Xeon, AMD EPYC/Ryzen, ARM Neoverse) | cpu | cpp | AVX2 + FMA (_mm256_fmadd_ps, _mm256_movemask_ps), ARM64 NEON (vfmaq_f32), L1/L2 cache blocking |
When your model has an output vocabulary projection (self.lm_head), ojasx2.optimize_model automatically upgrades it to HolonomicFusedLinearCrossEntropyHead:
model.lm_head(hidden, targets) computes the cross-entropy loss directly in streaming tiles (0 bytes of [B, S, V] logits in VRAM).model.lm_head(hidden) (without targets, e.g., during inference/generation) returns standard [B, S, V] logits.import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import torch.nn.functional as F
import ojasx2
from ojasx2.grad_free_optimizer import HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer
class CustomTransformerLM(nn.Module):
def __init__(self, vocab_size=32000, d_model=512, nhead=8, num_layers=6):
super().__init__()
self.embed = nn.Embedding(vocab_size, d_model)
self.layers = nn.ModuleList([
nn.TransformerEncoderLayer(
d_model=d_model, nhead=nhead, dim_feedforward=d_model * 4,
activation="gelu", batch_first=True, norm_first=True
)
for _ in range(num_layers)
])
self.norm = nn.LayerNorm(d_model)
self.lm_head = nn.Linear(d_model, vocab_size, bias=False)
def forward(self, input_ids, targets=None):
h = self.embed(input_ids)
for layer in self.layers:
h = layer(h)
h = self.norm(h)
if targets is not None:
# Uses OjasX streaming cross-entropy (0 bytes full-vocab logits in DRAM)
return self.lm_head(h, targets)
return self.lm_head(h)
device = "cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else ("mps" if torch.backends.mps.is_available() else "cpu")
model = CustomTransformerLM().to(device)
# Optimize Attention, LayerNorm, GELU, Linear, and LM Head:
model, report = ojasx2.optimize_model(model, batch_tokens=256, compile_mlir=True)
print("Applied Optimizations:", report.action_counts)
optimizer = HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer(model.parameters(), lr=1e-3, algorithm="adamw")
# Training step
x = torch.randint(0, 32000, (4, 64), device=device)
y = torch.randint(0, 32000, (4, 64), device=device)
loss = model(x, targets=y)
loss.backward()
optimizer.step()
optimizer.zero_grad()
# Inference / Eval step
model.eval()
with torch.no_grad():
logits = model(x) # Shape: [4, 64, 32000]
When you freeze base weights (param.requires_grad = False), ojasx2.optimize_model automatically detects the LORA_FROZEN_BACKBONE profile and wraps frozen nn.Linear and nn.Conv* layers in FrozenLinearZeroTape / FrozenConvZeroTape, dropping 100% of input activation storage on frozen layers.
import torch
from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM
import ojasx2
from ojasx2.grad_free_optimizer import HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer
device = "cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu"
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained("meta-llama/Llama-3.2-1B", torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16).to(device)
# Optional: Freeze base backbone and train only selected layers or LoRA adapters
for name, param in model.named_parameters():
if "lora" not in name and "lm_head" not in name:
param.requires_grad = False
# Optimize model: rewrites Attention, RMSNorm, SwiGLU MLP, and skips tape on frozen weights
model, report = ojasx2.optimize_model(model, prefer_unified_mlp=True)
print(report.format_table())
# Train only trainable parameters with 0 persistent .grad buffers
trainable_params = [p for p in model.parameters() if p.requires_grad]
optimizer = HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer(trainable_params, lr=2e-4, algorithm="adamw")
input_ids = torch.randint(0, 32000, (2, 512), device=device)
outputs = model(input_ids, labels=input_ids)
outputs.loss.backward()
optimizer.step()
optimizer.zero_grad()
Use SymplecticTransformerBlock or symplectic_coupling_chain to train arbitrarily deep networks where activation memory stays strictly constant ($\mathcal{O}(1)$) with respect to depth $D$. During backward, states are reconstructed on the fly via exact Hamiltonian inverse steps:
$$q_2^{(i)} = q_2^{(i+1)} - g_i(q_1^{(i+1)}), \qquad q_1^{(i)} = q_1^{(i+1)} - f_i(q_2^{(i)})$$
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
from ojasx2 import (
SymplecticTransformerBlock,
symplectic_coupling_chain,
audit_symplectic_reversibility,
HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer,
)
class DeepReversibleBackbone(nn.Module):
def __init__(self, dim=512, depth=64, num_heads=8, vocab_size=32000):
super().__init__()
self.embed = nn.Embedding(vocab_size, dim)
# 64 layers with the exact same activation tape footprint as 1 layer!
self.blocks = nn.ModuleList([
SymplecticTransformerBlock(dim=dim, num_heads=num_heads, split_dim=True)
for _ in range(depth)
])
self.head = nn.Linear(dim, vocab_size, bias=False)
def forward(self, input_ids):
x = self.embed(input_ids)
half = x.size(-1) // 2
# Execute entire 64-layer chain saving ONLY the final boundary state (y1, y2)
y1, y2 = symplectic_coupling_chain(x[..., :half], x[..., half:], self.blocks)
return self.head(torch.cat([y1, y2], dim=-1))
model = DeepReversibleBackbone(dim=256, depth=32)
optimizer = HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer(model.parameters(), lr=1e-3, algorithm="adamw")
tokens = torch.randint(0, 32000, (2, 64))
logits = model(tokens)
logits.sum().backward()
optimizer.step()
# Verify mathematical invertibility of the chain (Error <= 4.44e-16 in FP64)
audit = audit_symplectic_reversibility(torch.randn(2, 64, 256), model.blocks)
print("Reversible:", audit["is_reversible"], "| Max Reconstruction Error:", audit["max_error"])
You can import OjasX's individual layers and functional operators directly into any custom model:
import torch
from ojasx2 import (
HolonomicDaggerAttention,
holonomic_dagger_attention,
HolonomicUnifiedTransformerMLP,
HolonomicFusedSwiGLUMLP,
HolonomicNativeRMSNorm,
HolonomicLayerNorm,
HolonomicFusedLinearCrossEntropy,
)
# 1. Tiled Online-Softmax Attention (supports GQA, causal masks, boolean/additive attn_mask, key_padding_mask)
q = torch.randn(2, 8, 512, 64, requires_grad=True) # 8 Query heads
k = torch.randn(2, 2, 512, 64, requires_grad=True) # 2 KV heads (4x GQA)
v = torch.randn(2, 2, 512, 64, requires_grad=True)
pad_mask = torch.zeros(2, 512, dtype=torch.bool) # Optional [B, S_kv] padding mask
attn_out = holonomic_dagger_attention(q, k, v, is_causal=True, key_padding_mask=pad_mask)
attn_out.sum().backward()
# 2. Single-Node Unified Transformer MLP (RMSNorm -> SwiGLU -> DownProj with 0 intermediate tape)
unified_mlp = HolonomicUnifiedTransformerMLP(dim=512, intermediate_dim=1536)
x_mlp = torch.randn(2, 128, 512, requires_grad=True)
y_mlp = unified_mlp(x_mlp)
y_mlp.sum().backward()
# 3. Streaming Tiled Cross-Entropy Loss (0 bytes of [B*S, V] logits in DRAM)
fused_ce = HolonomicFusedLinearCrossEntropy(in_features=512, vocab_size=128000, ignore_index=-100)
hidden = torch.randn(256, 512, requires_grad=True)
targets = torch.randint(0, 128000, (256,))
targets[:64] = -100 # Padded tokens are automatically culled before backward GEMMs!
loss = fused_ce(hidden, targets)
loss.backward()
OjasX automatically compresses ReLU activations by 32× using hardware 1-bit ballot masks (PackedReLU / HolonomicBitPackedLinear), replaces LayerNorm/GroupNorm with compact scalar-statistics lenses, and eliminates activation storage on frozen convolutional stems.
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import ojasx2
class VisionBackboneClassifier(nn.Module):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.stem = nn.Conv2d(3, 64, kernel_size=3, padding=1)
self.stem.weight.requires_grad_(False) # Frozen stem -> FrozenConvZeroTape (0 input tape!)
self.norm = nn.GroupNorm(8, 64) # -> HolonomicGroupNorm (compact group stats)
self.act = nn.ReLU() # -> PackedReLU (1-bit sign mask: 32x smaller than FP32)
self.head = nn.Sequential(
nn.Linear(64, 128),
nn.ReLU(),
nn.Linear(128, 10),
)
def forward(self, x):
h = self.act(self.norm(self.stem(x)))
return self.head(h.mean(dim=(-1, -2)))
model = VisionBackboneClassifier()
# Set prefer_1bit_relu2_for_relu=True to fuse Linear + ReLU into 1-bit ballot C++/GPU kernels:
model, report = ojasx2.optimize_model(model, prefer_1bit_relu2_for_relu=True)
print(report.format_table())
torch.compile Hardware CodegenLower any PyTorch model through OjasX's 3-dialect MLIR pipeline (ojasx.holonomic $\to$ ojasx.subgraph $\to$ ojasx.tile) or use torch.compile(..., backend="ojasx_mlir"):
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import ojasx2
model = nn.Sequential(
nn.Linear(128, 256),
nn.ReLU(),
nn.Linear(256, 128),
)
# Option A: Compile into an executable MLIR module and inspect all 3 IR dialects + hardware code
exec_mod = ojasx2.compile_mlir_executable(model, target="auto")
print("SSA Verified:", exec_mod.mlir_artifacts.ssa_verified)
print(exec_mod.holonomic_ir) # High-level ojasx.holonomic dialect
print(exec_mod.subgraph_ir) # Memory-planned ojasx.subgraph dialect
print(exec_mod.tile_ir) # Hardware-tiled ojasx.tile dialect
print(exec_mod.target_code) # Emitted NVVM PTX / ROCDL / SPIR-V / Metal / C++ code
# Option B: Emit source directly for any target ("nvvm", "rocdl", "spirv", "metal", "tilelang", "cpp")
ptx_source = ojasx2.compile_model_to_target(model, target="nvvm")
metal_source = ojasx2.compile_model_to_target(model, target="metal")
# Option C: Use as a native TorchDynamo backend with torch.compile
compiled_model = torch.compile(model, backend="ojasx_mlir")
x = torch.randn(16, 128, requires_grad=True)
out = compiled_model(x)
out.sum().backward()
HolonomicVirtualMeshEngine)When training 13B–70B+ models whose weights exceed a single GPU's memory, partition stages across multiple GPUs or machines over standard TCP/IP with automatic 8-bit block-scaled boundary compression (4× lower network bandwidth):
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
from ojasx2.mesh_hal import HolonomicVirtualMeshEngine, MeshNodeSpec
stages = [
nn.Sequential(nn.Linear(512, 512), nn.SiLU()),
nn.Sequential(nn.Linear(512, 512), nn.SiLU()),
]
nodes = [
MeshNodeSpec(node_id=0, host="127.0.0.1", port=29500, device="cpu", is_local=True),
MeshNodeSpec(node_id=1, host="127.0.0.1", port=29501, device="cpu", is_local=True),
]
mesh = HolonomicVirtualMeshEngine(stages=stages, nodes=nodes, compress_wire=True)
x = torch.randn(8, 512, requires_grad=True)
out = mesh.forward_backward(x, loss_fn=lambda y: y.pow(2).mean())
print("Wire compression ratio:", mesh.stats.compression_ratio)
| Parameter / Option | Where to Set It | Recommended Value & When to Use |
|---|---|---|
prefer_unified_mlp=True | ojasx2.optimize_model(...) | Enable for LLMs (LLaMA, Qwen, Mistral, Gemma): collapses RMSNorm + Gate + Up + SiLU + Down into 1 autograd node with 0 intermediate activation tape |
compile_mlir=True | ojasx2.optimize_model(...) | Enable for MLIR lowering & verification: attaches verified 3-dialect MLIR & hardware code to report.mlir_pipeline |
prefer_1bit_relu2_for_relu=True | ojasx2.optimize_model(...) | Enable for CNNs / Tabular MLPs: fuses Linear + ReLU into 1-bit hardware ballot kernels (32× smaller activation mask) |
algorithm="adamw" vs "sgd" | HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer(...) | Use "adamw" for standard training (saves 100% of .grad memory; keeps FP32 master moments). Use "sgd" when VRAM is ultra-tight (0 bytes of optimizer state + 0 bytes of .grad memory) |
max_grad_norm=1.0 | HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer(...) | Clips each parameter's gradient norm in-place inside the backward hook before applying the update |
All metrics below are measured and recorded in the verified test database matrix reports/OJASX_V05_TEST_DATABASE_MATRIX.json using Meta's BackendBench testing harness:
(18-Layer LLaMA/Qwen-style Transformer: Dim=2048, Hidden=5504, 16 Attention Heads, Vocab=32,000, Sequence Length=512, Full Precision FP32)
| Metric | Official PyTorch Eager | OjasX v0.6.0 (C++ / MLIR Backend) | Improvement / Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward + Backward Step Time | 101,398.58 ms (101.4s) | 7,119.22 ms (7.1s) | ⚡ 14.24× FASTER! |
| Activation Tape Memory per Step | 2,482.07 MB (2.48 GB) | 692.66 MB (0.69 GB) | 💾 -72.09% Memory Reduction |
| Net Memory Saved per Step | Baseline | 1,789.41 MB Saved | Frees up ~1.79 GB of VRAM every step |
| Attention Scores in DRAM | Full Materialization (~1.2 GB) | 0 Bytes | Computed in hardware SRAM & registers |
| Vocab Logits in DRAM | Full Materialization (~524 MB) | 0 Bytes | Streaming chunk accumulation |
| Gradient Accuracy (Cosine Parity) | 1.000000 | 1.000000 | Exact match (0.00 error) |
| Autograd Dispatch Nodes per Block | 14 separate nodes | 1 unified node | 14× graph compression bypasses overhead |
| BackendBench Correctness Pass | Baseline | PASS | Verified 100% |
💡 The 6.35 GB Reality: How a 1B+ Model Trains on an Everyday Laptop
When training the 1.04 Billion Parameter LLM in full 32-bit floating-point precision (FP32), here is where every byte of RAM actually goes:
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 1.04B PARAMETER MODEL TRAINING MEMORY (FULL PRECISION FP32) │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ • Physical Model Weights (1.04B params in FP32) : 4.16 GB │ │ (Raw uncompressed parameter tensors in memory) │ │ │ │ • OjasX Activation Scratchpad : 0.69 GB │ │ (Reduced from 2.48 GB in PyTorch via tiled online pullbacks) │ │ │ │ • Persistent Gradients (.grad buffers) : 0.00 GB │ │ (Freed immediately layer-by-layer; PyTorch holds 4.16 GB) │ │ │ │ • Optimizer Working Buffers : ~1.50 GB │ │ (In-hook updates; standard PyTorch AdamW holds 8.32 GB) │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 👉 TOTAL PYTHON PROCESS MEMORY FOR OJASX : 6.35 GB │ │ (Standard PyTorch eager alone demands : 19.12 GB) │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- Standard PyTorch Eager: Requires ~19.12 GB just for the Python process. On a 16 GB or 24 GB laptop with Chrome, your IDE, and macOS running (~8 GB), standard PyTorch immediately crashes with an
Out Of Memory (OOM)panic.- OjasX v0.6.0: The entire training process takes only 6.35 GB. Even with Google Chrome, multiple browser tabs, your IDE, and macOS running simultaneously, total machine memory stays at ~14.5 GB (comfortable Green memory pressure on a 24 GB Mac) with over 9.5 GB of free headroom!
| Workload Family | Model Architecture | Standard PyTorch Tape | OjasX v0.6.0 Tape | Memory Reduction | Gradient Cosine Parity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family 1 | Modern LLM (SwiGLU MLP) | 852.99 KB | 262.66 KB | -69.21% | 1.000000 |
| Family 2 | Classic Transformer (ViT / BERT) | 394.24 KB | 263.17 KB | -33.25% | 1.000000 |
| Family 3 | Computer Vision CNN (PackedReLU) | 525.31 KB | 9.22 KB | -98.25% | 1.000000 |
| Family 4 | Tabular & Narrow Neural ML | 36.86 KB | 20.99 KB | -43.06% | 1.000000 |
| Family 5 | Parameter-Efficient LoRA Backbone | 135.17 KB | 69.63 KB | -48.48% | 1.000000 |
| Family 6 | Whole 1B+ Transformer LLM | 2,482.07 MB (2.48 GB) | 692.66 MB (0.69 GB) | -72.09% | 1.000000 |
Official PyTorch: ████████████████████████████████████████ (101.4 sec)
OjasX v0.6.0: ███ (7.1 sec) [⚡ 14.24× FASTER SPEEDUP]
Official PyTorch: ████████████████████████████████████████ (2,482 MB)
OjasX v0.6.0: ███████████ (692 MB) [-72.09% REDUCTION]
Attention Scores [B, H, S, S]:
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title "Peak Activation Memory vs Sequence Length (1B Parameter LLM)"
x-axis [512, 1024, 2048, 4096]
y-axis "Activation VRAM (MB)" 0 --> 16000
bar [2482, 5100, 10400, 16200]
bar [692, 1420, 2900, 4800]
OjasX includes an automatic hardware- and RAM-aware benchmarking utility that detects your active accelerator (NVIDIA CUDA, AMD ROCm, Apple Metal MPS, Intel XPU, or CPU), measures available memory, selects the largest fitting Transformer LLM tier (125M up to 13B+), and records peak activation tape memory, 0-byte persistent .grad consumption, and forward+backward step runtime:
# Auto-detect hardware accelerator, RAM, and largest fitting LLM tier:
python tools/auto_hardware_benchmark.py
# Or explicitly customize model tier, precision, and training mode:
python tools/auto_hardware_benchmark.py --tier 1b --dtype fp32 --optimizer sgd
python tools/auto_hardware_benchmark.py --tier 7b --dtype bf16 --optimizer adamw --lora
The OjasX codebase is organized into clean, mathematically rigorous subsystems designed for rapid research experimentation and production hardware compiler lowering:
OjasX-open-source-CUDA/
├── ojasx2/ # Core Python Library & Autograd Subsystems
│ ├── __init__.py # Top-level API exports (v0.6.0)
│ ├── smart_router.py # Automatic model inspector & layer rewriter (optimize_model)
│ ├── dagger_attention.py # In-register online-softmax attention (HolonomicDaggerAttention)
│ ├── fused_cross_entropy.py # Streaming token-vocab cross-entropy (HolonomicFusedLinearCrossEntropy)
│ ├── grad_free_optimizer.py # In-hook zero-persistent-grad optimizer (HolonomicGradFreeOptimizer)
│ ├── symplectic_engine.py # Hamiltonian volume-preserving reversible stack (SymplecticTransformerBlock)
│ ├── mlir_dialects.py # 3-Dialect MLIR pipeline (holonomic -> subgraph -> tile) & codegen
│ ├── fx_subgraph_compiler.py # PyTorch FX subgraph pattern matcher & operator fusions
│ ├── tile_hal.py # TileLang hardware abstraction layer, schedules & Z3 provers
│ ├── tile_fallback.py # Portable pure-PyTorch reference kernels across all backends
│ ├── holonomic_layers.py # HolonomicLayerNorm, GroupNorm, PackedReLU, FrozenConvZeroTape
│ ├── mesh_hal.py # Distributed TCP virtual mesh engine with 8-bit wire compression
│ ├── aot_holonomic_compiler.py # torch.compile AOTAutograd backend integration
│ ├── doctor.py # Diagnostic CLI (ojasx-doctor) for live system verification
│ └── csrc/ # Native C++17, Accelerate AMX, and Metal Hardware Kernels
│ ├── ojasx_tile_kernels.cpp # CPU AVX2/NEON/AMX GEMM, 1-bit ballot ReLU2, L1 RMSNorm
│ ├── ojasx_tilelang_metal.mm # Metal 4 MSL JIT compiler & universal codegen (CUDA/ROCm/SPIR-V)
│ └── ojasx_openreg_guard.cpp # PrivateUse1 (torch.ojasx) device guard implementation
├── lean/ # Lean 4 Formal Mathematical Verification
│ └── OjasXMath/ # 33 Lean 4 files: 558 formally proven theorems (0 sorry)
│ ├── AbstractEngine.lean # Categorical reverse derivative foundation
│ ├── SymplecticCotangent.lean# Formal proof of unit Jacobian det(J)=1 and volume preservation
│ └── StreamedDagger.lean # Dagger monoidal contraction theorems
├── rocq/ # Rocq 9.2 (Coq) Constructive Formal Proofs
│ ├── *.v # 25 Gallina verification specifications (0 Admitted, 0 Axiom)
│ └── extracted/*.ml # Extracted OCaml verified reference kernel implementations
├── tests/ # 840+ Comprehensive Automated Test Suites
│ ├── test_challenger_stress_v05.py # Stress tests (deep Symplectic chains, extreme lengths, prime dims)
│ ├── test_opcheck_compliance.py # PyTorch contract compliance (schema, autograd, FakeTensor, AOT)
│ ├── test_opinfo_compliance.py # 249-combination OpInfo multi-stride and multi-dtype matrix
│ ├── test_backendbench_matrix.py # Meta BackendBench real-world model suites (including 1.04B LLM)
│ └── test_review_regressions.py # Regression tests for mathematical pullbacks and edge cases
├── tools/ # Developer & Verification CLI Utilities
│ ├── auto_hardware_benchmark.py # Automatic hardware & RAM-aware community benchmark runner
│ ├── test_universal_recipe.py # End-to-end multi-device universal recipe verification script
│ ├── verify_static_and_symbolic.py # 8-gate static, symbolic, MLIR SSA, and formal proof validator
│ └── self_audit_complete.py # Complete AST symbol resolver and cross-module auditor
└── reports/ # Machine-Readable Benchmark & Audit Databases
└── OJASX_V05_TEST_DATABASE_MATRIX.json # Authoritative test database matrix
Researchers can define custom forward-backward morphisms without writing manual backward kernels. Define a custom activation or contraction lens in ojasx2/lenses.py or ojasx2/holonomic_layers.py:
ojasx2.Lens or torch.autograd.Function.SmartWorkloadRouter by registering your custom replacement in _rewrite_children.OjasX's 3-dialect MLIR pipeline makes hardware backends modular:
ojasx.holonomic: Captures high-level algebraic morphisms and operator fusions.ojasx.subgraph: Performs contraction reassociation and memory planning.ojasx.tile: Emits explicit tile allocations (T.alloc_shared, T.alloc_fragment) and schedules.ojasx2/mlir_dialects.py targeting your ISA or intermediate representation.To guarantee that OjasX is production-grade and 100% compliant with PyTorch internals, every operator is verified through PyTorch's official validation suites with zero synthetic or fake tests:
torch.library.opcheck: 100% pass rate across:
test_schema: C++ operator argument and return type contracts.test_autograd_registration: Exact gradient formula and backward registration parity.test_faketensor: Symbolic shape propagation and meta-device compatibility.test_aot_dispatch_dynamic: Dynamic sequence length tracing under torch.compile.OpInfo Matrix: 249 parameter combinations passed with 0 failures across CPU and Apple Silicon GPU (mps), dtypes (float32, float16, bfloat16), and non-contiguous memory layouts (transposed, sliced, permuted).# 1. Run the universal training recipe verification script (CPU / GPU / MPS):
python3 tools/test_universal_recipe.py
# 2. Run the static, symbolic, MLIR SSA, and formal proof audit suite:
python3 tools/verify_static_and_symbolic.py
# 3. Run the full pytest suite (840 tests across OpCheck, OpInfo, BackendBench, and MLIR):
pytest -q
# 4. Run official PyTorch custom operator contract checks (schema, autograd, FakeTensor, AOT):
pytest tests/test_opcheck_compliance.py -v
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