数据与计算发展前沿 ›› 2026, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (3): 203-216.

doi: 10.11871/jfdc.issn.2096-742X.2026.03.017

• 技术与应用 • 上一篇    下一篇

大模型检查点技术综述

张超1,2(),李杨灏1,2,李凯1,王子鉴1,王彦棡1,2,曹荣强1,2,*()   

  1. 1 中国科学院计算机网络信息中心北京 100083
    2 中国科学院大学北京 100190
  • 收稿日期:2025-08-20 出版日期:2026-06-20 发布日期:2026-06-18
  • 通讯作者: 曹荣强
  • 作者简介:张超,中国科学院计算机网络信息中心,硕士研究生,主要研究方向为大模型训练、模型并行优化、大模型检查点技术。
    本文负责文献调研,整理分析,论文撰写。
    ZHANG Chao is a Master’s student at the Computer Network Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CNIC). His research interests include Large-scale model training, model parallel optimization, and large-scale model checkpointing techniques.
    In this paper, he is mainly responsible for literature research, data organization and analysis, and manuscript writing.
    E-mail: czhang@cnic.cn|曹荣强,中国科学院计算机网络信息中心,副研究员,硕士生导师。主要从事人工智能平台系统研究与建设等方面的工作,包括异构资源调度、计算与数据融合、分布式计算等方面,支撑跨域计算资源的协同调度和高效计算,以及模型、算法、数据和服务的共享和互通,促进人工智能技术在多学科领域的创新应用。
    本文负责论文框架设计、文献分析。
    CAO Rongqiang is an associate researcher and Master’s supervisor at the Computer Network Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is mainly engaged in research and construction of artificial intelligence platform systems, including heterogeneous resource scheduling, computing and data integration, distributed computing, etc. His work supports collaborative scheduling and efficient computing of cross-domain computing resources, as well as the sharing and interconnection of models, algorithms, data and services, promoting the innovative application of artificial intelligence technology in multiple disciplinary fields.
    In this paper, he is responsible for the overall framework design and literature analysis.
    E-mail: caorq@sccac.cn
  • 基金资助:
    科技创新2030-“新一代人工智能”重大项目(2023ZD0120500)

A survey of Checkpointing Techniques for Large-Scale Language Models

ZHANG Chao1,2(),LI Yanghao1,2,LI Kai1,WANG Zijian1,WANG Yangang1,2,CAO Rongqiang1,2,*()   

  1. 1 Computer Network Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
    2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • Received:2025-08-20 Online:2026-06-20 Published:2026-06-18
  • Contact: CAO Rongqiang

摘要:

【目的】本文系统综述了大规模语言模型(LLM)训练中检查点技术的应用现状与发展趋势,总结当前模型检查点技术的研究进展,并展望未来的研究方向。 【方法】通过深入研究大模型检查点的全流程,重点探讨异步检查点、压缩策略、容错机制和异构资源及框架下的兼容性等关键技术的研究进展。 【结果】当前研究已形成基于分层存储架构与增量式检查点的多模态优化路径,在检查点存储效率、恢复速度和系统稳定性方面取得显著突破。然而,现有技术在存储效率、容错机制、I/O开销以及实际分布式大规模训练的适应性方面仍存在局限,难以完全满足大模型快速发展的需求。 【结论】本文首次系统梳理了LLM训练检查点技术全流程关键环节与核心进展。未来需聚焦灵活可靠的检查点解决方案、高效存储优化、智能容错及异构兼容,以适配大规模分布式训练需求。

关键词: 大规模语言模型(LLM), 检查点技术, 容错机制, 异构资源和框架

Abstract:

[Objective] This study systematically reviews the state of the art and development trends of checkpointing techniques for large language model (LLM) training, summarizes relevant research advances, and outlines future research directions. [Methods] Through in-depth analysis of the full LLM checkpointing lifecycle, we review research advances in core technologies: asynchronous checkpointing, compression strategies, fault-tolerance mechanisms, and cross-heterogeneous resource & framework compatibility. [Results] Current research has established a multi-modal optimization framework based on hierarchical storage architectures and incremental checkpointing, delivering remarkable breakthroughs in checkpoint storage efficiency, recovery latency, and system stability. However, existing approaches still have critical limitations in storage efficiency, fault-tolerance mechanisms, I/O overhead, and adaptability to practical large-scale distributed training, failing to fully meet the rapidly growing demands of cutting-edge LLM development. [Conclusions] To the best of our knowledge, this work is the first to systematically review the key components and core research advances across the full lifecycle of checkpointing technologies for LLM training. Future research should prioritize flexible and reliable checkpointing solutions, high-efficiency storage optimization, intelligent fault-tolerance mechanisms, and cross-resource & cross-framework heterogeneous compatibility, to meet the core demands of large-scale distributed LLM training.

Key words: Large-scale Language Models (LLM), checkpointing techniques, fault tolerance mechanisms, heterogeneous resources and frameworks