Merge branch 'build_fix' into 'main'

Create build directory for fused_kernels before building.

See merge request ADLR/megatron-lm!149

megatron/fused_kernels/__init__.py

@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ def get_cuda_bare_metal_version(cuda_dir):
 
     return raw_output, bare_metal_major, bare_metal_minor
 
+def create_build_dir(buildpath):
+    try:
+        os.mkdir(buildpath)
+    except OSError:
+        if not os.path.isdir(buildpath):
+            print(f"Creation of the build directory {buildpath} failed")
 
 def load_scaled_upper_triang_masked_softmax_fusion_kernel():
 
@@ -47,11 +53,15 @@ def load_scaled_upper_triang_masked_softmax_fusion_kernel():
         cc_flag.append('arch=compute_80,code=sm_80')
 
     srcpath = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.absolute()
+    buildpath = srcpath / 'build'
+
+    create_build_dir(buildpath)
+
     scaled_upper_triang_masked_softmax_cuda = cpp_extension.load(
         name='scaled_upper_triang_masked_softmax_cuda',
         sources=[srcpath / 'scaled_upper_triang_masked_softmax.cpp',
                  srcpath / 'scaled_upper_triang_masked_softmax_cuda.cu'],
-        build_directory=srcpath / 'build',
+        build_directory=buildpath,
         extra_cflags=['-O3',],
         extra_cuda_cflags=['-O3',
                            '-gencode', 'arch=compute_70,code=sm_70',
@@ -72,11 +82,15 @@ def load_scaled_masked_softmax_fusion_kernel():
         cc_flag.append('arch=compute_80,code=sm_80')
 
     srcpath = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.absolute()
+    buildpath = srcpath / 'build'
+
+    create_build_dir(buildpath)
+
     scaled_upper_triang_masked_softmax_cuda = cpp_extension.load(
         name='scaled_masked_softmax_cuda',
         sources=[srcpath / 'scaled_masked_softmax.cpp',
                  srcpath / 'scaled_masked_softmax_cuda.cu'],
-        build_directory=srcpath / 'build',
+        build_directory=buildpath,
         extra_cflags=['-O3',],
         extra_cuda_cflags=['-O3',
                            '-gencode', 'arch=compute_70,code=sm_70',