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[Feat] Allow custom naming of vLLM processes (#21445)
Signed-off-by: chaunceyjiang <chaunceyjiang@gmail.com>
Chauncey committed
Jul 24, 2025 at 18:15 UTC
6da0078523d42575ff9a369dbf3546f8989ceb52
10 files changed
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requirements/common.txt
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@@ -48,3 +48,4 @@ scipy # Required for phi-4-multimodal-instruct
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ninja # Required for xgrammar, rocm, tpu, xpu
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pybase64 # fast base64 implementation
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cbor2 # Required for cross-language serialization of hashable objects
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+setproctitle # Used to set process names for better debugging and monitoring
requirements/docs.txt
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@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pillow
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psutil
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pybase64
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pydantic
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+setproctitle
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torch
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transformers
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zmq
vllm/entrypoints/cli/serve.py
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from vllm.entrypoints.utils import (VLLM_SUBCMD_PARSER_EPILOG,
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from vllm.executor.multiproc_worker_utils import _add_prefix
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from vllm.logger import init_logger
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from vllm.usage.usage_lib import UsageContext
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-from vllm.utils import FlexibleArgumentParser, get_tcp_uri
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+from vllm.utils import FlexibleArgumentParser, bind_process_name, get_tcp_uri
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from vllm.v1.engine.core import EngineCoreProc
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from vllm.v1.engine.utils import CoreEngineProcManager, launch_core_engines
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from vllm.v1.executor.abstract import Executor
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def run_headless(args: argparse.Namespace):
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if args.api_server_count > 1:
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raise ValueError("api_server_count can't be set in headless mode")
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-
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+ bind_process_name("APIServer_Headless")
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# Create the EngineConfig.
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engine_args = vllm.AsyncEngineArgs.from_cli_args(args)
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usage_context = UsageContext.OPENAI_API_SERVER
vllm/entrypoints/openai/api_server.py
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-3
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ from vllm.transformers_utils.config import (
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maybe_register_config_serialize_by_value)
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from vllm.transformers_utils.tokenizer import MistralTokenizer
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from vllm.usage.usage_lib import UsageContext
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-from vllm.utils import (Device, FlexibleArgumentParser, get_open_zmq_ipc_path,
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- is_valid_ipv6_address, set_ulimit)
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+from vllm.utils import (Device, FlexibleArgumentParser, bind_process_name,
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+ get_open_zmq_ipc_path, is_valid_ipv6_address,
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+ set_ulimit)
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from vllm.v1.metrics.prometheus import get_prometheus_registry
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from vllm.version import __version__ as VLLM_VERSION
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@@ -1804,7 +1805,7 @@ async def run_server_worker(listen_address,
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ToolParserManager.import_tool_parser(args.tool_parser_plugin)
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server_index = client_config.get("client_index", 0) if client_config else 0
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-
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+ bind_process_name("APIServer", str(server_index))
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# Load logging config for uvicorn if specified
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log_config = load_log_config(args.log_config_file)
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if log_config is not None:
vllm/envs.py
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@@ -985,6 +985,12 @@ environment_variables: dict[str, Callable[[], Any]] = {
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# Used to force set up loopback IP
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"VLLM_LOOPBACK_IP":
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lambda: os.getenv("VLLM_LOOPBACK_IP", ""),
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+
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+ # Used to set the process name prefix for vLLM processes.
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+ # This is useful for debugging and monitoring purposes.
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+ # The default value is "VLLM".
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+ "VLLM_PROCESS_NAME_PREFIX":
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+ lambda: os.getenv("VLLM_PROCESS_NAME_PREFIX", "VLLM"),
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}
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# --8<-- [end:env-vars-definition]
vllm/utils/__init__.py
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@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import numpy as np
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import numpy.typing as npt
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import psutil
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import regex as re
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+import setproctitle
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import torch
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import torch.types
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import yaml
@@ -3278,3 +3279,16 @@ def has_deep_gemm() -> bool:
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"""Whether the optional `deep_gemm` package is available."""
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return _has_module("deep_gemm")
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+
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+
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+def bind_process_name(name: str, suffix: str = "") -> None:
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+ """Bind the process name to a specific name with an optional suffix.
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+
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+ Args:
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+ name: The base name to bind the process to.
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+ suffix: An optional suffix to append to the base name.
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+ """
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+ name = f"{envs.VLLM_PROCESS_NAME_PREFIX}::{name}"
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+ if suffix:
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+ name = f"{name}_{suffix}"
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+ setproctitle.setproctitle(name)
vllm/v1/engine/coordinator.py
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@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ from vllm.logger import init_logger
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from vllm.utils import get_mp_context, make_zmq_socket
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from vllm.v1.engine import EngineCoreOutputs, EngineCoreRequestType
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from vllm.v1.serial_utils import MsgpackDecoder
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-from vllm.v1.utils import get_engine_client_zmq_addr, shutdown
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+from vllm.v1.utils import (bind_process_name, get_engine_client_zmq_addr,
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+ shutdown)
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logger = init_logger(__name__)
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@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ class DPCoordinator:
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context = get_mp_context()
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self.proc: multiprocessing.Process = context.Process(
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- target=CoordinatorProc.run_coordinator,
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+ target=DPCoordinatorProc.run_coordinator,
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name="VLLM_DP_Coordinator",
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kwargs={
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"engine_count": parallel_config.data_parallel_size,
@@ -113,12 +114,12 @@ class EngineState:
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self.request_counts = [0, 0] # [waiting, running]
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-class CoordinatorProc:
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+class DPCoordinatorProc:
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def __init__(self,
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engine_count: int,
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min_stats_update_interval_ms: int = 100):
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-
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+ bind_process_name(self.__class__.__name__)
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self.ctx = zmq.Context()
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self.engines = [EngineState() for _ in range(engine_count)]
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ class CoordinatorProc:
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back_publish_address: str,
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min_stats_update_interval_ms: int = 100,
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):
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- coordinator = CoordinatorProc(
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+ coordinator = DPCoordinatorProc(
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engine_count=engine_count,
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min_stats_update_interval_ms=min_stats_update_interval_ms)
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try:
vllm/v1/engine/core.py
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@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ from vllm.logging_utils.dump_input import dump_engine_exception
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from vllm.lora.request import LoRARequest
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from vllm.transformers_utils.config import (
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maybe_register_config_serialize_by_value)
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-from vllm.utils import make_zmq_socket, resolve_obj_by_qualname
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+from vllm.utils import (bind_process_name, make_zmq_socket,
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+ resolve_obj_by_qualname)
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from vllm.v1.core.kv_cache_utils import (get_kv_cache_config,
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unify_kv_cache_configs)
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from vllm.v1.core.sched.interface import SchedulerInterface
@@ -411,6 +412,7 @@ class EngineCoreProc(EngineCore):
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client_handshake_address: Optional[str] = None,
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engine_index: int = 0,
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):
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+ bind_process_name(self.__class__.__name__, f"{engine_index}")
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self.input_queue = queue.Queue[tuple[EngineCoreRequestType, Any]]()
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self.output_queue = queue.Queue[Union[tuple[int, EngineCoreOutputs],
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bytes]]()
vllm/v1/executor/multiproc_executor.py
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@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ from vllm.distributed.kv_transfer.kv_connector.utils import KVOutputAggregator
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from vllm.executor.multiproc_worker_utils import (
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_add_prefix, set_multiprocessing_worker_envs)
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from vllm.logger import init_logger
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-from vllm.utils import (get_distributed_init_method, get_loopback_ip,
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- get_mp_context, get_open_port)
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+from vllm.utils import (bind_process_name, get_distributed_init_method,
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+ get_loopback_ip, get_mp_context, get_open_port)
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from vllm.v1.executor.abstract import Executor, FailureCallback
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from vllm.v1.outputs import ModelRunnerOutput
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from vllm.worker.worker_base import WorkerWrapperBase
@@ -365,7 +365,10 @@ class WorkerProc:
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}
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wrapper.init_worker(all_kwargs)
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self.worker = wrapper
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-
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+ bind_process_name(
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+ self.worker.worker.__class__.__name__,
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+ f"TP{self.rank}_DP{vllm_config.parallel_config.data_parallel_rank}"
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+ )
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pid = os.getpid()
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_add_prefix(sys.stdout, f"VllmWorker rank={rank}", pid)
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_add_prefix(sys.stderr, f"VllmWorker rank={rank}", pid)
vllm/v1/utils.py
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@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import torch
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from vllm.logger import init_logger
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from vllm.usage.usage_lib import (UsageContext, is_usage_stats_enabled,
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usage_message)
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-from vllm.utils import (get_open_port, get_open_zmq_ipc_path, get_tcp_uri,
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- kill_process_tree)
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+from vllm.utils import (bind_process_name, get_open_port,
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+ get_open_zmq_ipc_path, get_tcp_uri, kill_process_tree)
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if TYPE_CHECKING:
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from vllm.v1.engine.coordinator import DPCoordinator
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class APIServerProcessManager:
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self.listen_address = listen_address
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self.sock = sock
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self.args = args
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-
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+ bind_process_name(self.__class__.__name__)
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# Start API servers
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spawn_context = multiprocessing.get_context("spawn")
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self.processes: list[BaseProcess] = []