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  "id": "cuda/peer-access-unsupported-by-hardware",
  "signature": "RuntimeError: CUDA error: peer access is not supported between these two devices (cudaErrorPeerAccessUnsupported)",
  "signature_zh": "运行时错误：CUDA 错误：这两个设备之间不支持对等访问 (cudaErrorPeerAccessUnsupported)",
  "regex": "peer access is not supported between these two devices",
  "domain": "cuda",
  "category": "runtime_error",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "The two GPUs do not support direct peer-to-peer (P2P) memory access, typically due to hardware topology (e.g., different PCIe switches) or disabled P2P in the driver.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "两个 GPU 不支持直接对等 (P2P) 内存访问，通常是由于硬件拓扑（例如不同的 PCIe 交换机）或驱动程序中禁用了 P2P。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "CUDA 11.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "CUDA 12.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "CUDA 12.3",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Enabling P2P via software flags cannot override hardware limitations; it will still fail.",
      "fail_rate": 0.9,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Rebooting the system does not change GPU topology; if P2P is unsupported by hardware, it remains unsupported.",
      "fail_rate": 0.8,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Disable peer-to-peer access in your code by setting the environment variable NCCL_P2P_DISABLE=1 before launching the script. For PyTorch DistributedDataParallel, use: os.environ['NCCL_P2P_DISABLE'] = '1'. This forces NCCL to use shared memory or network-based communication instead.",
      "success_rate": 0.75,
      "how": "Disable peer-to-peer access in your code by setting the environment variable NCCL_P2P_DISABLE=1 before launching the script. For PyTorch DistributedDataParallel, use: os.environ['NCCL_P2P_DISABLE'] = '1'. This forces NCCL to use shared memory or network-based communication instead.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "If using multiple GPUs, assign each GPU to a separate process (e.g., via torch.multiprocessing) to avoid P2P requirements. For example, use torch.cuda.set_device(rank) and communicate via torch.distributed with NCCL_SHM_DISABLE=1.",
      "success_rate": 0.7,
      "how": "If using multiple GPUs, assign each GPU to a separate process (e.g., via torch.multiprocessing) to avoid P2P requirements. For example, use torch.cuda.set_device(rank) and communicate via torch.distributed with NCCL_SHM_DISABLE=1.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Disable peer-to-peer access in your code by setting the environment variable NCCL_P2P_DISABLE=1 before launching the script. For PyTorch DistributedDataParallel, use: os.environ['NCCL_P2P_DISABLE'] = '1'. This forces NCCL to use shared memory or network-based communication instead.",
    "If using multiple GPUs, assign each GPU to a separate process (e.g., via torch.multiprocessing) to avoid P2P requirements. For example, use torch.cuda.set_device(rank) and communicate via torch.distributed with NCCL_SHM_DISABLE=1."
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
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  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-runtime-api/group__CUDART__PEER.html",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": "cudaErrorPeerAccessUnsupported",
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.84,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.7,
  "resolvable": "partial",
  "first_seen": "2023-06-10",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}