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GFS: A Preemption-aware Scheduling Framework for GPU Clusters with Predictive Spot Instance Management

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Jiaang Duan
S
Shenglin Xu
钱诗友 (Shiyou Qian) *
杨定裕 (Dingyu Yang) *
K
Kangjin Wang
C
Chenzhi Liao
Y
Yinghao Yu
Q
Qin Hua
H
Hanwen Hu
Q
Qi Wang
W
Wenchao Wu
B
Bao, Dongqing
T
Tianyu Lu
曹健 (Jian Cao)
薛广涛 (Guangtao Xue)
G
Guodong Yang
L
Liping Zhang
陈刚 (Gang Chen)
DOI:10.1145/3760250.3762231delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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The surge in large language models (LLMs) has fundamentally reshaped the landscape of GPU usage patterns, creating an urgent need for more efficient management strategies. While cloud providers employ spot instances to reduce costs for low-priority (LP) tasks, existing schedulers still grapple with high eviction rates and lengthy queuing times. To address these limitations, we present GFS, a novel preemptive scheduling framework that enhances service-level objective (SLO) compliance for high-priority (HP) tasks while minimizing preemptions to LP tasks. Firstly, GFS utilizes a light-weight forecasting model that predicts GPU demand among different tenants, enabling proactive resource management. Secondly, GFS employs a dynamic allocation mechanism to adjust the spot quota for LP tasks with guaranteed durations. Lastly, GFS incorporates a preemptive scheduling policy that prioritizes HP tasks while minimizing the impact on LP tasks. We demonstrate the effectiveness of GFS through both realworld implementation and simulations. The results show that GFS reduces eviction rates by 33.0%, and cuts queuing delays by 44.1% for LP tasks. Furthermore, GFS enhances the GPU allocation rate by up to 22.8% in real production clusters. In a production cluster of more than 10,000 GPUs, GFS yields roughly $459,715 in monthly benefits.
Keywords:
Spot instance
forecasting model
preemptive scheduling

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 31ST ACM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARCHITECTURAL SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND OPERATING SYSTEMS, VOL 1, ASPLOS 2026
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Alibaba Group
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303
Papers: 113
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shanghai jiao tong university
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15.6W
Papers: 11.6W
Citations: 159
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zhejiang university
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17.6W
Papers: 12.1W
Citations: 152
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