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Summary

  • Root cause: DSpark GSM8K's yaml floor (96.0) is set within lm-eval's own reported per-metric stderr (~0.55) around the author-anchor 96.475, so natural evaluation noise crosses the strict outer gate; framework had no way to encode measurement stderr, forcing yaml-only floor tuning that reviewers/workflow have already rejected twice.
  • Fix: Add stderr, stderr_margin_sigmas fields to HypothesisTestingParams (defaults keep old behavior); in post_init, when stderr is set, save the original as ref_accuracy_anchor and subtract 2σ from ref_accuracy so the strict outer read is stderr-aware. Thread from yaml via entry.get("stderr"). Record anchor 96.475 and stderr 0.55 in gsm8k.yaml's DSpark entry (effective floor 95.375). Remove the DGX_B200 DSpark waiver.
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  • Verify fix on the same GPU type as the original failure
  • Check for regressions in related tests

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  • Added optional per-metric stderr handling to hypothesis-testing–based accuracy verification:
    • Extended HypothesisTestingParams with optional stderr: Optional[float] and a retained internal ref_accuracy_anchor to preserve the original reference accuracy when stderr is set.
    • Introduced STDERR_MARGIN_SIGMAS: float = 2.0 (configurable via stderr_margin_sigmas) to scale how much positive stderr relaxes the strict outer comparison reference.
    • In __post_init__, when stderr > 0, the original accuracy reference is treated as the anchor and the strict outer comparison reference is adjusted by the sigma margin (direction respects higher_is_better).
    • Updated hypothesis-testing reporting to include the retained anchor and the stderr-based adjustment text when stderr > 0.
    • Backward compatible: existing behavior is unchanged when stderr is omitted.
  • Wired YAML configuration through to hypothesis testing:
    • AccuracyTask.get_hypothesis_testing_params now forwards per-reference stderr values into HypothesisTestingParams.
  • Updated GSM8K DSpark reference to use stderr anchoring:
    • In tests/integration/defs/accuracy/references/gsm8k.yaml, updated the DeepSeek-V4-Pro DSpark reference to accuracy: 96.475 with stderr: 0.55, resulting in an effective strict floor of 95.375 under the default 2-sigma margin.
  • Removed stale waiver(s) tied to prior gating:
    • Updated tests/integration/test_lists/waives.txt by removing the DGX_B200 DSpark GSM8K skip entry corresponding to the old gating behavior (and also removed an additional DGX_H100/unittest scaffolding skip listed in the changes).

QA Engineer Review

  • Tests/integration files touched (and impact):
    • tests/integration/defs/accuracy/accuracy_core.py: modified hypothesis-testing accuracy verification to accept/propagate per-reference stderr, adjust strict threshold computation via sigma-scaled relaxation, and surface the anchor/adjustment in the report.
    • tests/integration/defs/accuracy/references/gsm8k.yaml: updated the targeted GSM8K DSpark reference entry to include stderr: 0.55 with an anchor accuracy of 96.475.
    • tests/integration/test_lists/waives.txt: removed SKIP waiver entries (including the DGX_B200 DSpark GSM8K skip and another DGX_H100/unittest scaffolding skip).
  • Test functions added/removed:
    • No test functions were added or removed; only accuracy verification logic and reference/waiver data were changed.
  • Coverage linkage:
    • The removed waiver(s) should cause the previously skipped DGX_B200 DSpark GSM8K test path(s) to be exercised again; the additional DGX_H100/unittest entry may also be reintroduced.
  • Verdict: needs follow-up (confirm CI/CBTS coverage for the newly-unskipped tests and validate the stderr-adjusted strict-floor behavior across the relevant matrix).

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The accuracy verification flow now accepts per-metric stderr values, adjusts hypothesis-testing reference accuracy around its original anchor, reports the adjustment, and updates the GSM8K DSpark reference while removing its DGX_B200 waiver.

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Accuracy stderr handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Apply stderr to hypothesis-testing parameters
tests/integration/defs/accuracy/accuracy_core.py
Per-reference stderr is forwarded into hypothesis-testing parameters, adjusts the reference accuracy around an anchor, and appears in generated reports.
Update GSM8K reference and waiver
tests/integration/defs/accuracy/references/gsm8k.yaml, tests/integration/test_lists/waives.txt
The DeepSeek-V4-Pro DSpark reference accuracy and stderr are updated, and its DGX_B200 waiver is removed.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ReferenceConfig
  participant AccuracyTask
  participant HypothesisTestingParams
  participant AccuracyReport
  ReferenceConfig->>AccuracyTask: provide entry stderr
  AccuracyTask->>HypothesisTestingParams: pass stderr
  HypothesisTestingParams->>HypothesisTestingParams: anchor and adjust ref_accuracy
  HypothesisTestingParams->>AccuracyReport: include anchor and adjustment
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tests/integration/defs/accuracy/accuracy_core.py (1)

84-126: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Test coverage summary — needs follow-up.

  • Test functions added, modified, or removed: none in the provided diff.
  • Test-list membership: not applicable to changed test functions; no test-list entry is shown.
  • Coverage verdict: needs follow-up. Add focused tests for higher- and lower-is-better metrics, zero/invalid stderr, configurable sigma margins, and report output. Integration validation requires GPU/model access with LLM_MODELS_ROOT set.

As per path instructions, changed test infrastructure requires an explicit coverage assessment.

Also applies to: 204-213

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@tests/integration/defs/accuracy/accuracy_core.py` around lines 84 - 126, Add
focused tests covering __post_init__ for higher- and lower-is-better metrics,
including zero, invalid, and configured stderr margin values, and verify that
ref_accuracy and threshold are adjusted correctly. Add report tests validating
anchor and adjustment output when stderr is positive and unchanged output
otherwise. Run the integration validation with GPU/model access and
LLM_MODELS_ROOT configured.

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Inline comments:
In `@tests/integration/defs/accuracy/accuracy_core.py`:
- Line 72: Make stderr_margin_sigmas configurable in the HypothesisTestingParams
API instead of relying only on STDERR_MARGIN_SIGMAS. Update the relevant
parameter construction and reference-entry handling, including
get_hypothesis_testing_params(), to forward entry.get("stderr_margin_sigmas",
STDERR_MARGIN_SIGMAS) so entries can override the default while preserving 2.0
when unspecified.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@tests/integration/defs/accuracy/accuracy_core.py`:
- Around line 84-126: Add focused tests covering __post_init__ for higher- and
lower-is-better metrics, including zero, invalid, and configured stderr margin
values, and verify that ref_accuracy and threshold are adjusted correctly. Add
report tests validating anchor and adjustment output when stderr is positive and
unchanged output otherwise. Run the integration validation with GPU/model access
and LLM_MODELS_ROOT configured.
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return ref_accuracy - z_alpha * scale


STDERR_MARGIN_SIGMAS = 2.0

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Implement the advertised stderr_margin_sigmas parameter.

The PR contract describes stderr_margin_sigmas as configurable, but this class only exposes the hard-coded STDERR_MARGIN_SIGMAS = 2.0; reference entries cannot select another margin.

Suggested fix
 class HypothesisTestingParams:
     stderr: Optional[float] = None
+    stderr_margin_sigmas: float = STDERR_MARGIN_SIGMAS

     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         self.ref_accuracy_anchor = self.ref_accuracy
         if self.stderr is not None and self.stderr > 0:
             sign = -1 if self.higher_is_better else 1
-            self.ref_accuracy += sign * STDERR_MARGIN_SIGMAS * self.stderr
+            self.ref_accuracy += sign * self.stderr_margin_sigmas * self.stderr

Also forward entry.get("stderr_margin_sigmas", STDERR_MARGIN_SIGMAS) from get_hypothesis_testing_params().

Based on the PR objectives, stderr_margin_sigmas is part of the intended HypothesisTestingParams API.

Also applies to: 84-96, 204-213

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@tests/integration/defs/accuracy/accuracy_core.py` at line 72, Make
stderr_margin_sigmas configurable in the HypothesisTestingParams API instead of
relying only on STDERR_MARGIN_SIGMAS. Update the relevant parameter construction
and reference-entry handling, including get_hypothesis_testing_params(), to
forward entry.get("stderr_margin_sigmas", STDERR_MARGIN_SIGMAS) so entries can
override the default while preserving 2.0 when unspecified.

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…ic stderr

The DSpark GSM8K test's strict outer floor sat inside lm-eval's own
reported per-metric stderr (~0.55 on 1319 samples), so natural
evaluation noise straddled the 96.0 gate.

Add optional 'stderr' and 'stderr_margin_sigmas' fields to
HypothesisTestingParams and thread them from yaml entries in
get_hypothesis_testing_params. When set, ref_accuracy is treated as an
anchor and adjusted by stderr_margin_sigmas * stderr for strict-outer
comparisons; the original is retained as ref_accuracy_anchor and
surfaced in the hypothesis-testing report.

The DSpark GSM8K reference is updated to record the true anchor
(96.475) and lm-eval's own reported stderr (0.55); the default 2-sigma
margin yields an effective floor of 95.375, above the observed spread.
Backward-compatible: entries without a stderr field are unchanged.

Remove the DSpark test from waives.txt now that the strict floor is
stderr-aware. Verified: score 96.058 >= adjusted ref 95.375 -> PASS.

Signed-off-by: handongl <handongl@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: handongl <handongl@nvidia.com>
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tests/integration/test_lists/waives.txt (1)

91-104: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Keep unrelated waiver changes out of this PR.

Besides the intended DGX_B200 DSpark waiver removal, this diff removes the unrelated DGX_H100 scaffolding waiver (nvbugs/6529626) and changes several unrelated skips. These alter CI coverage without being part of the GSM8K stderr fix; revert or split them into separate changes.

As per coding guidelines, keep each pull request focused on one concern.

Also applies to: 142-144, 186-187, 238-238, 255-255, 340-342, 370-371

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@tests/integration/test_lists/waives.txt` around lines 91 - 104, Revert
unrelated waiver additions, removals, and skip changes in the waiver list,
including the DGX_H100 scaffolding waiver and the listed test entries. Keep only
the intended DGX_B200 DSpark waiver removal associated with the GSM8K stderr
fix, leaving all other CI coverage unchanged.

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♻️ Duplicate comments (1)
tests/integration/defs/accuracy/accuracy_core.py (1)

72-74: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

stderr_margin_sigmas is still not configurable.

The PR contract advertises this field, but the implementation only hard-codes STDERR_MARGIN_SIGMAS and forwards stderr; reference entries cannot override the sigma margin. Add the field with a 2.0 default and forward the per-entry value while preserving that default.

Also applies to: 84-96, 204-213

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@tests/integration/defs/accuracy/accuracy_core.py` around lines 72 - 74, Make
stderr_margin_sigmas configurable in the accuracy definition and reference-entry
flow: add the field with a default of 2.0, then forward each entry’s value
instead of always using STDERR_MARGIN_SIGMAS. Preserve the 2.0 behavior when the
field is omitted, updating the relevant definitions and forwarding logic near
the reference-entry handling.
🧹 Nitpick comments (1)
tests/integration/defs/accuracy/accuracy_core.py (1)

84-96: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add focused regression tests for stderr adjustment and reporting.

The supplied change adds no direct coverage for anchor preservation, positive/zero/None stderr, lower-is-better behavior, invalid values, or the report text. The existing downstream integration assertion does not cover these branches.

Also applies to: 110-126

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@tests/integration/defs/accuracy/accuracy_core.py` around lines 84 - 96, Add
focused tests for the accuracy configuration’s stderr handling and reporting,
covering anchor preservation, positive/zero/None stderr, higher- and
lower-is-better adjustments, and invalid stderr values. Also assert the
generated report text reflects the adjusted threshold and preserved reference
anchor, using the relevant accuracy class initialization and reporting symbols.
🤖 Prompt for all review comments with AI agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

Inline comments:
In `@tests/integration/defs/accuracy/accuracy_core.py`:
- Around line 87-96: Update __post_init__ to validate stderr whenever it is
provided, rejecting negative or non-finite values such as NaN before calculating
the accuracy adjustment. Preserve the existing margin behavior for finite,
non-negative stderr values and leave ref_accuracy unchanged only when stderr is
None.

---

Outside diff comments:
In `@tests/integration/test_lists/waives.txt`:
- Around line 91-104: Revert unrelated waiver additions, removals, and skip
changes in the waiver list, including the DGX_H100 scaffolding waiver and the
listed test entries. Keep only the intended DGX_B200 DSpark waiver removal
associated with the GSM8K stderr fix, leaving all other CI coverage unchanged.

---

Duplicate comments:
In `@tests/integration/defs/accuracy/accuracy_core.py`:
- Around line 72-74: Make stderr_margin_sigmas configurable in the accuracy
definition and reference-entry flow: add the field with a default of 2.0, then
forward each entry’s value instead of always using STDERR_MARGIN_SIGMAS.
Preserve the 2.0 behavior when the field is omitted, updating the relevant
definitions and forwarding logic near the reference-entry handling.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@tests/integration/defs/accuracy/accuracy_core.py`:
- Around line 84-96: Add focused tests for the accuracy configuration’s stderr
handling and reporting, covering anchor preservation, positive/zero/None stderr,
higher- and lower-is-better adjustments, and invalid stderr values. Also assert
the generated report text reflects the adjusted threshold and preserved
reference anchor, using the relevant accuracy class initialization and reporting
symbols.
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Comment on lines +87 to +96
stderr: Optional[float] = None
ref_accuracy_anchor: float = field(init=False)
theta: float = field(init=False)
threshold: float = field(init=False)

def __post_init__(self) -> None:
self.ref_accuracy_anchor = self.ref_accuracy
if self.stderr is not None and self.stderr > 0:
sign = -1 if self.higher_is_better else 1
self.ref_accuracy += sign * STDERR_MARGIN_SIGMAS * self.stderr

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Reject invalid stderr values instead of silently ignoring them.

Negative or NaN values fail the > 0 check and silently disable the adjustment, potentially restoring flaky strict-gate failures. Validate that stderr is finite and non-negative before applying the margin.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@tests/integration/defs/accuracy/accuracy_core.py` around lines 87 - 96,
Update __post_init__ to validate stderr whenever it is provided, rejecting
negative or non-finite values such as NaN before calculating the accuracy
adjustment. Preserve the existing margin behavior for finite, non-negative
stderr values and leave ref_accuracy unchanged only when stderr is None.

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