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Python class

DistributedBufferType

DistributedBufferType

class max.experimental.sharding.DistributedBufferType(dtype, shape, mesh, placements)

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Bases: DistributedType[BufferType]

A symbolic type for a mutable buffer distributed across a device mesh.

Analogous to BufferType for single-device buffers. Derives per-device BufferType objects via local_types.

Parameters:

• dtype (DType) – Element data type.
• shape (Shape) – Global (logical) shape.
• mesh (DeviceMesh) – The device mesh.
• placements (tuple[Placement, ...]) – One Placement per mesh axis.

local_types

property local_types: list[BufferType]

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The per-device BufferType objects in mesh order.

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