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Fix Qwen3Moe generation bug by only calculating load balancing loss during training #42105
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Fixes generation bug in Qwen3Moe models that calculate load_balancing_loss during evaluation/generation. Load balancing loss should only be calculated during training, not during inference. Fixes huggingface#42100
The previous commit only modified the auto-generated modeling_qwen3_moe.py file. This commit applies the same fix to the modular source file (modular_qwen3_moe.py) which is the canonical source that generates modeling_qwen3_moe.py. Changes: - Add 'and self.training' check before calculating load_balancing_loss - Ensures consistency between modular source and generated file - Prevents CI failures from modular file mismatch
Fixed Modular Source File IssueThank you for catching that! I've now applied the fix to the correct file. What was wrong:
What I fixed:
Changes: # Before (line 183 in modular_qwen3_moe.py)
if output_router_logits:
# After
if output_router_logits and self.training:This ensures load_balancing_loss is only calculated during training, not during inference/generation. |
…balancing-loss-42100
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The previous fix was too restrictive - it prevented aux_loss from being calculated during eval mode, which broke the test_load_balancing_loss test. Correct behavior: - Calculate aux_loss whenever output_router_logits=True (for monitoring) - Only add aux_loss to the total loss during training (labels + self.training) This matches the Mixtral implementation pattern and fixes the CircleCI test failure.
Fixed: Corrected aux_loss CalculationI've identified and corrected the issue that caused the What Was WrongMy initial fix was too restrictive. I added if output_router_logits and self.training: # ❌ Wrong
aux_loss = load_balancing_loss_func(...)This prevented The Correct FixFollowing the Mixtral implementation pattern,
aux_loss = None
if output_router_logits: # ✅ Calculate when requested
aux_loss = load_balancing_loss_func(...)
if labels is not None and self.training: # ✅ Only add to loss during training
loss += self.router_aux_loss_coef * aux_loss.to(loss.device)This fix:
I've updated both the modular and generated files. The CircleCI tests should now pass. |
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[For maintainers] Suggested jobs to run (before merge) run-slow: qwen3_moe |

What does this PR do?
Fixes #42100
The Qwen3Moe models were calculating
load_balancing_lossduring inference/generation, causing bugs on the 2nd and later generation steps. This PR adds a check to only calculate the loss during training.Changes
Changed line 671 in
modeling_qwen3_moe.py:This ensures load balancing loss is only calculated when the model is in training mode, preventing unnecessary computation during generation that was causing the bug.
Testing
The fix aligns with standard PyTorch patterns where training-specific losses (like auxiliary losses) should only be computed when
model.trainingis True.