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Closes #4429
Closes #7969

  • Wire Dask RF training to RAFT communicators
  • Retain one fitted worker model as the canonical model for prediction and get_combined_model().
  • Remove obsolete components: per-worker n_estimator, ignore_empty_partitions, partial inference, etc
  • Update terminology: FIL -> nvForest
  • Use global n_rows when constraining certain hyperparameters
  • Update pytests
  • Deprecate parameters: n_streams, ignore_empty_partitions, broadcast_data

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Cleaned up code looks great!

We shouldn't outright remove parameters. Instead warn the parameter is no longer used and flag deprection.

I think only 1 stream ever gets used in the distributed version.

comms.init() is outside the try/finally

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only 1 stream ever gets used in the distributed version.

Should the distribute algo use multiple streams? The distributed algo uses a single stream only. Perhaps it's a good idea to throw a warning when n_streams>1

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@chyunsu3 yes the parameter is currently unused.

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@RAMitchell I addressed all your comments. Can you take another look?

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  • New Features

    • Distributed random forests now build a complete forest across participating workers.
    • Classification models consistently expose learned classes across distributed data.
    • Predictions use a unified NVForest path for classification and regression.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved distributed sample-count handling and worker validation during training.
    • Temporary training state is cleaned up after fitting.
  • Deprecations

    • n_streams, ignore_empty_partitions, and broadcast_data are deprecated; supplied values may issue warnings.
    • Removed obsolete partial-inference support.

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Distributed Dask random forests now build one complete forest per participating worker through RAFT communication. Training and prediction use nvForest paths, deprecated options warn, and tests validate distributed models, global classes, and complete-dataset metadata.

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Distributed random forest migration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Collective training and prediction orchestration
python/cuml/cuml/dask/ensemble/base.py
Workers train complete forests with RAFT coordination. Temporary distributed metadata is cleaned after fitting. Prediction no longer assembles FIL or Treelite models.
Distributed model metadata and fitting parameters
python/cuml/cuml/ensemble/randomforest_common.pyx, python/cuml/cuml/ensemble/randomforestclassifier.py
Forest parameters and stored sample counts use distributed row metadata. Class extraction can use distributed class metadata, and existing RAFT handles are reused.
Classifier and regressor API migration
python/cuml/cuml/dask/ensemble/randomforestclassifier.py, python/cuml/cuml/dask/ensemble/randomforestregressor.py
Deprecated options now default to None and emit warnings when supplied. Partial inference and FIL prediction branches were removed.
Distributed forest validation
python/cuml/tests/dask/test_dask_random_forest.py
Tests validate nvForest predictions, identical worker models, global classes, complete-dataset row counts, and updated estimator behavior.

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 628e2

The update changes distributed random-forest training and deprecates several parameters. Large distributed datasets may receive incorrect hyperparameter calculations because the global row count can overflow its integer storage, so this issue should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging; deprecation-warning and documentation inconsistencies also need owner follow-up.

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Actionable comments posted: 3

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python/cuml/cuml/dask/ensemble/base.py (1)

87-87: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚖️ Poor tradeoff

Document the _worker_sizes contract or add an accessor.

_worker_sizes stores (partition_sizes, total_rows), and this sum correctly gives the global training row count. The private tuple layout remains a maintenance risk. Add a public row-count accessor on DistributedDataHandler or document this contract.

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In `@python/cuml/cuml/dask/ensemble/base.py` at line 87, Address the private
`_worker_sizes` tuple-layout dependency by either adding a public row-count
accessor to `DistributedDataHandler` and using it here, or documenting that each
value is `(partition_sizes, total_rows)` and that summing the second element
yields the global training row count; keep the existing row-count behavior
unchanged.
python/cuml/tests/dask/test_dask_random_forest.py (1)

280-290: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add tests for the new deprecation warnings.

This PR deprecates n_streams, ignore_empty_partitions, and broadcast_data, but no test asserts the FutureWarning. Add a small test per parameter so a later refactor cannot silently drop the warning.

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`@pytest.mark.parametrize`(
    "kwargs",
    [{"n_streams": 4}, {"ignore_empty_partitions": True}],
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def test_deprecated_constructor_params(client, kwargs):
    with pytest.warns(FutureWarning):
        cuRFC_mg(n_estimators=1, **kwargs)
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In `@python/cuml/tests/dask/test_dask_random_forest.py` around lines 280 - 290,
Add tests covering FutureWarning emission for the deprecated n_streams,
ignore_empty_partitions, and broadcast_data constructor parameters, using the
cuRFC_mg constructor and one parameter per test case or equivalent
parametrization. Ensure each deprecated parameter independently triggers
FutureWarning.
python/cuml/cuml/ensemble/randomforestclassifier.py (1)

262-272: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Rename the local class-control variable

check_inputs accepts the NumPy array, uses it as the provided class set, returns it, and produces four values for this call. Rename the local classes flag to expected_classes to avoid mixing the input flag with the returned class array.

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In `@python/cuml/cuml/ensemble/randomforestclassifier.py` around lines 262 - 272,
Rename the pre-call class-control variable in the RandomForestClassifier
input-validation flow from classes to expected_classes, and pass
expected_classes as return_classes while retaining classes for the returned
class array from check_inputs.
python/cuml/cuml/dask/ensemble/randomforestclassifier.py (1)

192-197: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Avoid sorting the cuDF labels twice

sort_values already sorts supported non-null cuDF labels. Convert this branch directly to NumPy and keep cp.sort only for the Dask array branch. Null target labels are unsupported by RandomForestClassifier and should not be filled during conversion.

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In `@python/cuml/cuml/dask/ensemble/randomforestclassifier.py` around lines 192 -
197, Update the non-Dask branch in the class-label initialization to convert the
result of y.unique() directly to NumPy without calling sort_values, while
retaining cp.sort for unique_vals from the Dask array branch. Do not fill or
otherwise transform null labels during conversion.
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In `@python/cuml/cuml/dask/ensemble/base.py`:
- Around line 110-116: Update the flow around wait_and_raise_from_futures and
_set_internal_model to detect an empty futures collection before indexing
futures[0], and raise a clear error for datasets with no worker partitions.
Preserve normal model setup when at least one worker future exists.
- Around line 45-60: Update every deprecation warning to use stacklevel=2 and
change the stated removal release from 26.10 to 26.11. Apply this to the
n_streams and ignore_empty_partitions warnings in
python/cuml/cuml/dask/ensemble/base.py lines 45-60 and the corresponding warning
at line 138, plus the fit and predict broadcast_data warnings in
python/cuml/cuml/dask/ensemble/randomforestclassifier.py lines 184-191 and
250-257 and randomforestregressor.py lines 161-168 and 216-223. Keep the warning
text consistent across all sites.

Apply the same fix in `@python/cuml/cuml/dask/ensemble/base.py` around lines 45 -
60.

In `@python/cuml/cuml/ensemble/randomforest_common.pyx`:
- Around line 422-424: Change parameter_n_rows in the surrounding initialization
logic from cdef int to a Python integer so _distributed_n_rows is not truncated;
keep n_rows as the fallback. Since n_bins remains cdef int, explicitly cap its
assigned value at both parameter_n_rows and INT32_MAX before use, while
preserving the existing calculations for min_samples_leaf, min_samples_split,
n_bins, and _n_samples.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@python/cuml/cuml/dask/ensemble/base.py`:
- Line 87: Address the private `_worker_sizes` tuple-layout dependency by either
adding a public row-count accessor to `DistributedDataHandler` and using it
here, or documenting that each value is `(partition_sizes, total_rows)` and that
summing the second element yields the global training row count; keep the
existing row-count behavior unchanged.

In `@python/cuml/cuml/dask/ensemble/randomforestclassifier.py`:
- Around line 192-197: Update the non-Dask branch in the class-label
initialization to convert the result of y.unique() directly to NumPy without
calling sort_values, while retaining cp.sort for unique_vals from the Dask array
branch. Do not fill or otherwise transform null labels during conversion.

In `@python/cuml/cuml/ensemble/randomforestclassifier.py`:
- Around line 262-272: Rename the pre-call class-control variable in the
RandomForestClassifier input-validation flow from classes to expected_classes,
and pass expected_classes as return_classes while retaining classes for the
returned class array from check_inputs.

In `@python/cuml/tests/dask/test_dask_random_forest.py`:
- Around line 280-290: Add tests covering FutureWarning emission for the
deprecated n_streams, ignore_empty_partitions, and broadcast_data constructor
parameters, using the cuRFC_mg constructor and one parameter per test case or
equivalent parametrization. Ensure each deprecated parameter independently
triggers FutureWarning.
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if classes is not None:
model._distributed_classes = classes
try:
return model.fit(X, y)

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Could we validate inputs on all workers before starting model.fit()? Validation and collective training currently happen in the same task. If one worker rejects its local partition for example, due to NaNs or mismatched X/y lengths the other workers may enter RF collectives and wait indefinitely. Please add an all-worker preflight step before collective training, plus a test where only one worker has invalid input.

model=self.rfs,
dataset=(X, y),
broadcast_data=broadcast_data,
classes=classes,

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Could we also compute and distribute global class weights here? We pass the global class labels, but each worker still evaluates class_weight="balanced" using only its local y. This makes the resulting model depend on how classes are partitioned across workers. Please use global class counts when calculating balanced weights and add a test with uneven, class-segregated partitions.

wait_and_raise_from_futures(futures)
# Every distributed rank owns the same complete forest. Keep one
# worker future as the canonical model for inference and serialization.
self._set_internal_model(futures[0])

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When oob_score=True, each worker computes OOB results only for its local rows, but this exposes the first worker’s result as the global model state. Consequently, oob_score_ is rank-local and the OOB prediction array has only that worker’s rows. Could we aggregate OOB results across workers or reject distributed OOB scoring and add a test that verifies the global output shape and score?

comms = Comms(
comms_p2p=False,
client=self.client,
streams_per_handle=1,

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This fails when only one worker participates in training. RF keeps its default n_streams=4 for a single-rank communicator, but this handle provides only one stream, causing the C++ stream-pool assertion to fail. Could we force the worker model to use one stream or provide a sufficiently large stream pool.

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