Merge ffa7a369ba into 3cd7b32f1b

- works only on linux and nvidia

.github/workflows/stable-release.yml

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
           ./python.exe get-pip.py
           ./python.exe -s -m pip install ../${{ inputs.cache_tag }}_python_deps/*
 
-          grep comfyui ../ComfyUI/requirements.txt > ./requirements_comfyui.txt
+          grep comfy ../ComfyUI/requirements.txt > ./requirements_comfyui.txt
           ./python.exe -s -m pip install -r requirements_comfyui.txt
           rm requirements_comfyui.txt
 

README.md

@@ -404,6 +404,14 @@ Use `--tls-keyfile key.pem --tls-certfile cert.pem` to enable TLS/SSL, the app w
 > Note: Windows users can use [alexisrolland/docker-openssl](https://github.com/alexisrolland/docker-openssl) or one of the [3rd party binary distributions](https://wiki.openssl.org/index.php/Binaries) to run the command example above.
 <br/><br/>If you use a container, note that the volume mount `-v` can be a relative path so `... -v ".\:/openssl-certs" ...` would create the key & cert files in the current directory of your command prompt or powershell terminal.
 
+## How to run heavy workflow on mid range GPU (NVIDIA-Linux)?
+
+Use the `--enable-gds` flag to activate NVIDIA [GPUDirect Storage](https://docs.nvidia.com/gpudirect-storage/) (GDS), which allows data to be transferred directly between SSDs and GPUs. This eliminates traditional CPU-mediated data paths, significantly reducing I/O latency and CPU overhead. System RAM will still be utilized for caching to further optimize performance, along with SSD.
+
+This feature is tested on NVIDIA GPUs on Linux based system only.
+
+Requires: `cupy-cuda12x>=12.0.0`, `pynvml>=11.4.1`, `cudf>=23.0.0`, `numba>=0.57.0`, `nvidia-ml-py>=12.0.0`.
+
 ## Support and dev channel
 
 [Discord](https://comfy.org/discord): Try the #help or #feedback channels.

comfy/cli_args.py

@@ -154,6 +154,17 @@ parser.add_argument("--default-hashing-function", type=str, choices=['md5', 'sha
 parser.add_argument("--disable-smart-memory", action="store_true", help="Force ComfyUI to agressively offload to regular ram instead of keeping models in vram when it can.")
 parser.add_argument("--deterministic", action="store_true", help="Make pytorch use slower deterministic algorithms when it can. Note that this might not make images deterministic in all cases.")
 
+# GPUDirect Storage (GDS) arguments
+gds_group = parser.add_argument_group('gds', 'GPUDirect Storage options for direct SSD-to-GPU model loading')
+gds_group.add_argument("--enable-gds", action="store_true", help="Enable GPUDirect Storage for direct SSD-to-GPU model loading (requires CUDA 11.4+, cuFile).")
+gds_group.add_argument("--disable-gds", action="store_true", help="Explicitly disable GPUDirect Storage.")
+gds_group.add_argument("--gds-min-file-size", type=int, default=100, help="Minimum file size in MB to use GDS (default: 100MB).")
+gds_group.add_argument("--gds-chunk-size", type=int, default=64, help="GDS transfer chunk size in MB (default: 64MB).")
+gds_group.add_argument("--gds-streams", type=int, default=4, help="Number of CUDA streams for GDS operations (default: 4).")
+gds_group.add_argument("--gds-prefetch", action="store_true", help="Enable GDS prefetching for better performance.")
+gds_group.add_argument("--gds-no-fallback", action="store_true", help="Disable fallback to CPU loading if GDS fails.")
+gds_group.add_argument("--gds-stats", action="store_true", help="Print GDS statistics on exit.")
+
 class PerformanceFeature(enum.Enum):
     Fp16Accumulation = "fp16_accumulation"
     Fp8MatrixMultiplication = "fp8_matrix_mult"

comfy/gds_loader.py

@@ -0,0 +1,494 @@
+# copyright 2025 Maifee Ul Asad @ github.com/maifeeulasad
+# copyright under GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, Version 3, 29 June 2007
+
+"""
+GPUDirect Storage (GDS) Integration for ComfyUI
+Direct SSD-to-GPU model loading without RAM/CPU bottlenecks
+Still there will be some CPU/RAM usage, mostly for safetensors parsing and small buffers.
+
+This module provides GPUDirect Storage functionality to load models directly
+from NVMe SSDs to GPU memory, bypassing system RAM and CPU.
+"""
+
+import os
+import logging
+import torch
+import time
+from typing import Optional, Dict, Any, Union
+from pathlib import Path
+import safetensors
+import gc
+import mmap
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+try:
+    import cupy
+    import cupy.cuda.runtime as cuda_runtime
+    CUPY_AVAILABLE = True
+except ImportError:
+    CUPY_AVAILABLE = False
+    logging.warning("CuPy not available. GDS will use fallback mode.")
+
+try:
+    import cudf  # RAPIDS for GPU dataframes
+    RAPIDS_AVAILABLE = True
+except ImportError:
+    RAPIDS_AVAILABLE = False
+
+try:
+    import pynvml
+    pynvml.nvmlInit()
+    NVML_AVAILABLE = True
+except ImportError:
+    NVML_AVAILABLE = False
+    logging.warning("NVIDIA-ML-Py not available. GPU monitoring disabled.")
+
+@dataclass
+class GDSConfig:
+    """Configuration for GPUDirect Storage"""
+    enabled: bool = True
+    min_file_size_mb: int = 100  # Only use GDS for files larger than this
+    chunk_size_mb: int = 64      # Size of chunks to transfer
+    use_pinned_memory: bool = True
+    prefetch_enabled: bool = True
+    compression_aware: bool = True
+    max_concurrent_streams: int = 4
+    fallback_to_cpu: bool = True
+    show_stats: bool = False     # Whether to show stats on exit
+
+
+class GDSError(Exception):
+    """GDS-specific errors"""
+    pass
+
+
+class GPUDirectStorage:
+    """
+    GPUDirect Storage implementation for ComfyUI
+    Enables direct SSD-to-GPU transfers for model loading
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self, config: Optional[GDSConfig] = None):
+        self.config = config or GDSConfig()
+        self.device = torch.cuda.current_device() if torch.cuda.is_available() else None
+        self.cuda_streams = []
+        self.pinned_buffers = {}
+        self.stats = {
+            'gds_loads': 0,
+            'fallback_loads': 0,
+            'total_bytes_gds': 0,
+            'total_time_gds': 0.0,
+            'avg_bandwidth_gbps': 0.0
+        }
+        
+        # Initialize GDS if available
+        self._gds_available = self._check_gds_availability()
+        if self._gds_available:
+            self._init_gds()
+        else:
+            logging.warning("GDS not available, using fallback methods")
+    
+    def _check_gds_availability(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if GDS is available on the system"""
+        if not torch.cuda.is_available():
+            return False
+        
+        if not CUPY_AVAILABLE:
+            return False
+        
+        # Check for GPUDirect Storage support
+        try:
+            # Check CUDA version (GDS requires CUDA 11.4+)
+            cuda_version = torch.version.cuda
+            if cuda_version:
+                major, minor = map(int, cuda_version.split('.')[:2])
+                if major < 11 or (major == 11 and minor < 4):
+                    logging.warning(f"CUDA {cuda_version} detected. GDS requires CUDA 11.4+")
+                    return False
+            
+            # Check if cuFile is available (part of CUDA toolkit)
+            try:
+                import cupy.cuda.cufile as cufile
+                # Try to initialize cuFile
+                cufile.initialize()
+                return True
+            except (ImportError, RuntimeError) as e:
+                logging.warning(f"cuFile not available: {e}")
+                return False
+                
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.warning(f"GDS availability check failed: {e}")
+            return False
+    
+    def _init_gds(self):
+        """Initialize GDS resources"""
+        try:
+            # Create CUDA streams for async operations
+            for i in range(self.config.max_concurrent_streams):
+                stream = torch.cuda.Stream()
+                self.cuda_streams.append(stream)
+            
+            # Pre-allocate pinned memory buffers
+            if self.config.use_pinned_memory:
+                self._allocate_pinned_buffers()
+            
+            logging.info(f"GDS initialized with {len(self.cuda_streams)} streams")
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.error(f"Failed to initialize GDS: {e}")
+            self._gds_available = False
+    
+    def _allocate_pinned_buffers(self):
+        """Pre-allocate pinned memory buffers for staging"""
+        try:
+            # Allocate buffers of different sizes
+            buffer_sizes = [16, 32, 64, 128, 256]  # MB
+            
+            for size_mb in buffer_sizes:
+                size_bytes = size_mb * 1024 * 1024
+                # Allocate pinned memory using CuPy
+                if CUPY_AVAILABLE:
+                    buffer = cupy.cuda.alloc_pinned_memory(size_bytes)
+                    self.pinned_buffers[size_mb] = buffer
+                    
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.warning(f"Failed to allocate pinned buffers: {e}")
+    
+    def _get_file_size(self, file_path: str) -> int:
+        """Get file size in bytes"""
+        return os.path.getsize(file_path)
+    
+    def _should_use_gds(self, file_path: str) -> bool:
+        """Determine if GDS should be used for this file"""
+        if not self._gds_available or not self.config.enabled:
+            return False
+        
+        file_size_mb = self._get_file_size(file_path) / (1024 * 1024)
+        return file_size_mb >= self.config.min_file_size_mb
+    
+    def _load_with_gds(self, file_path: str) -> Dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
+        """Load model using GPUDirect Storage"""
+        start_time = time.time()
+        
+        try:
+            if file_path.lower().endswith(('.safetensors', '.sft')):
+                return self._load_safetensors_gds(file_path)
+            else:
+                return self._load_pytorch_gds(file_path)
+                
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.error(f"GDS loading failed for {file_path}: {e}")
+            if self.config.fallback_to_cpu:
+                logging.info("Falling back to CPU loading")
+                self.stats['fallback_loads'] += 1
+                return self._load_fallback(file_path)
+            else:
+                raise GDSError(f"GDS loading failed: {e}")
+        finally:
+            load_time = time.time() - start_time
+            self.stats['total_time_gds'] += load_time
+    
+    def _load_safetensors_gds(self, file_path: str) -> Dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
+        """Load safetensors file using GDS"""
+        try:
+            import cupy.cuda.cufile as cufile
+            
+            # Open file with cuFile for direct GPU loading
+            with cufile.CuFileManager() as manager:
+                # Memory-map the file for efficient access
+                with open(file_path, 'rb') as f:
+                    # Use mmap for large files
+                    with mmap.mmap(f.fileno(), 0, access=mmap.ACCESS_READ) as mmapped_file:
+                        
+                        # Parse safetensors header
+                        header_size = int.from_bytes(mmapped_file[:8], 'little')
+                        header_bytes = mmapped_file[8:8+header_size]
+                        
+                        import json
+                        header = json.loads(header_bytes.decode('utf-8'))
+                        
+                        # Load tensors directly to GPU
+                        tensors = {}
+                        data_offset = 8 + header_size
+                        
+                        for name, info in header.items():
+                            if name == "__metadata__":
+                                continue
+                            
+                            dtype_map = {
+                                'F32': torch.float32,
+                                'F16': torch.float16,
+                                'BF16': torch.bfloat16,
+                                'I8': torch.int8,
+                                'I16': torch.int16,
+                                'I32': torch.int32,
+                                'I64': torch.int64,
+                                'U8': torch.uint8,
+                            }
+                            
+                            dtype = dtype_map.get(info['dtype'], torch.float32)
+                            shape = info['shape']
+                            start_offset = data_offset + info['data_offsets'][0]
+                            end_offset = data_offset + info['data_offsets'][1]
+                            
+                            # Direct GPU allocation
+                            tensor = torch.empty(shape, dtype=dtype, device=f'cuda:{self.device}')
+                            
+                            # Use cuFile for direct transfer
+                            tensor_bytes = end_offset - start_offset
+                            
+                            # Get GPU memory pointer
+                            gpu_ptr = tensor.data_ptr()
+                            
+                            # Direct file-to-GPU transfer
+                            cufile.copy_from_file(
+                                gpu_ptr,
+                                mmapped_file[start_offset:end_offset],
+                                tensor_bytes
+                            )
+                            
+                            tensors[name] = tensor
+                        
+                        self.stats['gds_loads'] += 1
+                        self.stats['total_bytes_gds'] += self._get_file_size(file_path)
+                        
+                        return tensors
+                        
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.error(f"GDS safetensors loading failed: {e}")
+            raise
+    
+    def _load_pytorch_gds(self, file_path: str) -> Dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
+        """Load PyTorch file using GDS with staging"""
+        try:
+            # For PyTorch files, we need to use a staging approach
+            # since torch.load doesn't support direct GPU loading
+            
+            # Load to pinned memory first
+            with open(file_path, 'rb') as f:
+                file_size = self._get_file_size(file_path)
+                
+                # Choose appropriate buffer or allocate new one
+                buffer_size_mb = min(256, max(64, file_size // (1024 * 1024)))
+                
+                if buffer_size_mb in self.pinned_buffers:
+                    pinned_buffer = self.pinned_buffers[buffer_size_mb]
+                else:
+                    # Allocate temporary pinned buffer
+                    pinned_buffer = cupy.cuda.alloc_pinned_memory(file_size)
+                
+                # Read file to pinned memory
+                f.readinto(pinned_buffer)
+                
+                # Use torch.load with map_location to specific GPU
+                # This will be faster due to pinned memory
+                state_dict = torch.load(
+                    f,
+                    map_location=f'cuda:{self.device}',
+                    weights_only=True
+                )
+                
+                self.stats['gds_loads'] += 1
+                self.stats['total_bytes_gds'] += file_size
+                
+                return state_dict
+                
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.error(f"GDS PyTorch loading failed: {e}")
+            raise
+    
+    def _load_fallback(self, file_path: str) -> Dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
+        """Fallback loading method using standard approaches"""
+        if file_path.lower().endswith(('.safetensors', '.sft')):
+            # Use safetensors with device parameter
+            with safetensors.safe_open(file_path, framework="pt", device=f'cuda:{self.device}') as f:
+                return {k: f.get_tensor(k) for k in f.keys()}
+        else:
+            # Standard PyTorch loading
+            return torch.load(file_path, map_location=f'cuda:{self.device}', weights_only=True)
+    
+    def load_model(self, file_path: str, device: Optional[torch.device] = None) -> Dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
+        """
+        Main entry point for loading models with GDS
+        
+        Args:
+            file_path: Path to the model file
+            device: Target device (if None, uses current CUDA device)
+            
+        Returns:
+            Dictionary of tensors loaded directly to GPU
+        """
+        if device is not None and device.type == 'cuda':
+            self.device = device.index or 0
+        
+        if self._should_use_gds(file_path):
+            logging.info(f"Loading {file_path} with GDS")
+            return self._load_with_gds(file_path)
+        else:
+            logging.info(f"Loading {file_path} with standard method")
+            self.stats['fallback_loads'] += 1
+            return self._load_fallback(file_path)
+    
+    def prefetch_model(self, file_path: str) -> bool:
+        """
+        Prefetch model to GPU memory cache (if supported)
+        
+        Args:
+            file_path: Path to the model file
+            
+        Returns:
+            True if prefetch was successful
+        """
+        if not self.config.prefetch_enabled or not self._gds_available:
+            return False
+        
+        try:
+            # Basic prefetch implementation
+            # This would ideally use NVIDIA's GPUDirect Storage API
+            # to warm up the storage cache
+            
+            file_size = self._get_file_size(file_path)
+            logging.info(f"Prefetching {file_path} ({file_size // (1024*1024)} MB)")
+            
+            # Read file metadata to warm caches
+            with open(file_path, 'rb') as f:
+                # Read first and last chunks to trigger prefetch
+                f.read(1024 * 1024)  # First 1MB
+                f.seek(-min(1024 * 1024, file_size), 2)  # Last 1MB
+                f.read()
+            
+            return True
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.warning(f"Prefetch failed for {file_path}: {e}")
+            return False
+    
+    def get_stats(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Get loading statistics"""
+        total_loads = self.stats['gds_loads'] + self.stats['fallback_loads']
+        
+        if self.stats['total_time_gds'] > 0 and self.stats['total_bytes_gds'] > 0:
+            bandwidth_gbps = (self.stats['total_bytes_gds'] / (1024**3)) / self.stats['total_time_gds']
+            self.stats['avg_bandwidth_gbps'] = bandwidth_gbps
+        
+        return {
+            **self.stats,
+            'total_loads': total_loads,
+            'gds_usage_percent': (self.stats['gds_loads'] / max(1, total_loads)) * 100,
+            'gds_available': self._gds_available,
+            'config': self.config.__dict__
+        }
+    
+    def cleanup(self):
+        """Clean up GDS resources"""
+        try:
+            # Clear CUDA streams
+            for stream in self.cuda_streams:
+                stream.synchronize()
+            self.cuda_streams.clear()
+            
+            # Free pinned buffers
+            for buffer in self.pinned_buffers.values():
+                if CUPY_AVAILABLE:
+                    cupy.cuda.free_pinned_memory(buffer)
+            self.pinned_buffers.clear()
+            
+            # Force garbage collection
+            gc.collect()
+            torch.cuda.empty_cache()
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.warning(f"GDS cleanup failed: {e}")
+    
+    def __del__(self):
+        """Destructor to ensure cleanup"""
+        self.cleanup()
+
+
+# Global GDS instance
+_gds_instance: Optional[GPUDirectStorage] = None
+
+
+def get_gds_instance(config: Optional[GDSConfig] = None) -> GPUDirectStorage:
+    """Get or create the global GDS instance"""
+    global _gds_instance
+    
+    if _gds_instance is None:
+        _gds_instance = GPUDirectStorage(config)
+    
+    return _gds_instance
+
+
+def load_torch_file_gds(ckpt: str, safe_load: bool = False, device: Optional[torch.device] = None) -> Dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
+    """
+    GDS-enabled replacement for comfy.utils.load_torch_file
+    
+    Args:
+        ckpt: Path to checkpoint file
+        safe_load: Whether to use safe loading (for compatibility)
+        device: Target device
+        
+    Returns:
+        Dictionary of loaded tensors
+    """
+    gds = get_gds_instance()
+    
+    try:
+        # Load with GDS
+        return gds.load_model(ckpt, device)
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"GDS loading failed, falling back to standard method: {e}")
+        # Fallback to original method
+        import comfy.utils
+        return comfy.utils.load_torch_file(ckpt, safe_load=safe_load, device=device)
+
+
+def prefetch_model_gds(file_path: str) -> bool:
+    """Prefetch model for faster loading"""
+    gds = get_gds_instance()
+    return gds.prefetch_model(file_path)
+
+
+def get_gds_stats() -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Get GDS statistics"""
+    gds = get_gds_instance()
+    return gds.get_stats()
+
+
+def configure_gds(config: GDSConfig):
+    """Configure GDS settings"""
+    global _gds_instance
+    _gds_instance = GPUDirectStorage(config)
+
+
+def init_gds(config: GDSConfig):
+    """
+    Initialize GPUDirect Storage with the provided configuration
+    
+    Args:
+        config: GDSConfig object with initialization parameters
+    """
+    try:
+        # Configure GDS
+        configure_gds(config)
+        logging.info(f"GDS initialized: enabled={config.enabled}, min_size={config.min_file_size_mb}MB, streams={config.max_concurrent_streams}")
+        
+        # Set up exit handler for stats if requested
+        if hasattr(config, 'show_stats') and config.show_stats:
+            import atexit
+            def print_gds_stats():
+                stats = get_gds_stats()
+                logging.info("=== GDS Statistics ===")
+                logging.info(f"Total loads: {stats['total_loads']}")
+                logging.info(f"GDS loads: {stats['gds_loads']} ({stats['gds_usage_percent']:.1f}%)")
+                logging.info(f"Fallback loads: {stats['fallback_loads']}")
+                logging.info(f"Total bytes via GDS: {stats['total_bytes_gds'] / (1024**3):.2f} GB")
+                logging.info(f"Average bandwidth: {stats['avg_bandwidth_gbps']:.2f} GB/s")
+                logging.info("===================")
+            atexit.register(print_gds_stats)
+            
+    except ImportError as e:
+        logging.warning(f"GDS initialization failed - missing dependencies: {e}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"GDS initialization failed: {e}")

comfy/ops.py

@@ -427,12 +427,12 @@ def fp8_linear(self, input):
     input = torch.clamp(input, min=-448, max=448, out=input)
     input_fp8 = input.to(dtype).contiguous()
     layout_params_input = TensorCoreFP8Layout.Params(scale=scale_input, orig_dtype=input_dtype, orig_shape=tuple(input_fp8.shape))
-    quantized_input = QuantizedTensor(input_fp8, TensorCoreFP8Layout, layout_params_input)
+    quantized_input = QuantizedTensor(input_fp8, "TensorCoreFP8Layout", layout_params_input)
 
     # Wrap weight in QuantizedTensor - this enables unified dispatch
     # Call F.linear - __torch_dispatch__ routes to fp8_linear handler in quant_ops.py!
     layout_params_weight = TensorCoreFP8Layout.Params(scale=scale_weight, orig_dtype=input_dtype, orig_shape=tuple(w.shape))
-    quantized_weight = QuantizedTensor(w, TensorCoreFP8Layout, layout_params_weight)
+    quantized_weight = QuantizedTensor(w, "TensorCoreFP8Layout", layout_params_weight)
     o = torch.nn.functional.linear(quantized_input, quantized_weight, bias)
 
     uncast_bias_weight(self, w, bias, offload_stream)

comfy/text_encoders/lt.py

@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ class LTXAVGemmaTokenizer(sd1_clip.SD1Tokenizer):
 
 class Gemma3_12BModel(sd1_clip.SDClipModel):
     def __init__(self, device="cpu", layer="all", layer_idx=None, dtype=None, attention_mask=True, model_options={}):
-        llama_scaled_fp8 = model_options.get("gemma_scaled_fp8", None)
-        if llama_scaled_fp8 is not None:
+        llama_quantization_metadata = model_options.get("llama_quantization_metadata", None)
+        if llama_quantization_metadata is not None:
             model_options = model_options.copy()
-            model_options["scaled_fp8"] = llama_scaled_fp8
+            model_options["quantization_metadata"] = llama_quantization_metadata
 
         super().__init__(device=device, layer=layer, layer_idx=layer_idx, textmodel_json_config={}, dtype=dtype, special_tokens={"start": 2, "pad": 0}, layer_norm_hidden_state=False, model_class=comfy.text_encoders.llama.Gemma3_12B, enable_attention_masks=attention_mask, return_attention_masks=attention_mask, model_options=model_options)
 
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ class LTXAVTEModel(torch.nn.Module):
             return self.load_state_dict(sdo, strict=False)
 
 
-def ltxav_te(dtype_llama=None, llama_scaled_fp8=None):
+def ltxav_te(dtype_llama=None, llama_quantization_metadata=None):
     class LTXAVTEModel_(LTXAVTEModel):
         def __init__(self, device="cpu", dtype=None, model_options={}):
-            if llama_scaled_fp8 is not None and "llama_scaled_fp8" not in model_options:
+            if llama_quantization_metadata is not None:
                 model_options = model_options.copy()
-                model_options["llama_scaled_fp8"] = llama_scaled_fp8
+                model_options["llama_quantization_metadata"] = llama_quantization_metadata
             if dtype_llama is not None:
                 dtype = dtype_llama
             super().__init__(dtype_llama=dtype_llama, device=device, dtype=dtype, model_options=model_options)

comfy/utils.py

@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ else:
     logging.warning("Warning, you are using an old pytorch version and some ckpt/pt files might be loaded unsafely. Upgrading to 2.4 or above is recommended as older versions of pytorch are no longer supported.")
 
 def load_torch_file(ckpt, safe_load=False, device=None, return_metadata=False):
+    # Try GDS loading first if available and device is GPU
+    if device is not None and device.type == 'cuda':
+        try:
+            from . import gds_loader
+            gds_result = gds_loader.load_torch_file_gds(ckpt, safe_load=safe_load, device=device)
+            if return_metadata:
+                # For GDS, we return empty metadata for now (can be enhanced)
+                return (gds_result, {})
+            return gds_result
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.debug(f"GDS loading failed, using fallback: {e}")
+    
     if device is None:
         device = torch.device("cpu")
     metadata = None

comfy_extras/nodes_gds.py

@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+# copyright 2025 Maifee Ul Asad @ github.com/maifeeulasad
+# copyright under GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, Version 3, 29 June 2007
+
+"""
+Enhanced model loading nodes with GPUDirect Storage support
+"""
+
+import logging
+import time
+import asyncio
+from typing import Optional, Dict, Any
+
+import torch
+import folder_paths
+import comfy.sd
+import comfy.utils
+from comfy.comfy_types import IO, ComfyNodeABC, InputTypeDict
+
+
+class CheckpointLoaderGDS(ComfyNodeABC):
+    """
+    Enhanced checkpoint loader with GPUDirect Storage support
+    Provides direct SSD-to-GPU loading and prefetching capabilities
+    """
+    
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(s) -> InputTypeDict:
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "ckpt_name": (folder_paths.get_filename_list("checkpoints"), {
+                    "tooltip": "The name of the checkpoint (model) to load with GDS optimization."
+                }),
+            },
+            "optional": {
+                "prefetch": ("BOOLEAN", {
+                    "default": False, 
+                    "tooltip": "Prefetch model to GPU cache for faster loading."
+                }),
+                "use_gds": ("BOOLEAN", {
+                    "default": True,
+                    "tooltip": "Use GPUDirect Storage if available."
+                }),
+                "target_device": (["auto", "cuda:0", "cuda:1", "cuda:2", "cuda:3", "cpu"], {
+                    "default": "auto",
+                    "tooltip": "Target device for model loading."
+                })
+            }
+        }
+    
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("MODEL", "CLIP", "VAE", "STRING")
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("model", "clip", "vae", "load_info")
+    OUTPUT_TOOLTIPS = (
+        "The model used for denoising latents.",
+        "The CLIP model used for encoding text prompts.",
+        "The VAE model used for encoding and decoding images to and from latent space.",
+        "Loading information and statistics."
+    )
+    FUNCTION = "load_checkpoint_gds"
+    CATEGORY = "loaders/advanced"
+    DESCRIPTION = "Enhanced checkpoint loader with GPUDirect Storage support for direct SSD-to-GPU loading."
+    EXPERIMENTAL = True
+
+    def load_checkpoint_gds(self, ckpt_name: str, prefetch: bool = False, use_gds: bool = True, target_device: str = "auto"):
+        start_time = time.time()
+        
+        ckpt_path = folder_paths.get_full_path_or_raise("checkpoints", ckpt_name)
+        
+        # Determine target device
+        if target_device == "auto":
+            device = None  # Let the system decide
+        elif target_device == "cpu":
+            device = torch.device("cpu")
+        else:
+            device = torch.device(target_device)
+        
+        load_info = {
+            "file": ckpt_name,
+            "path": ckpt_path,
+            "target_device": str(device) if device else "auto",
+            "gds_enabled": use_gds,
+            "prefetch_used": prefetch
+        }
+        
+        try:
+            # Prefetch if requested
+            if prefetch and use_gds:
+                try:
+                    from comfy.gds_loader import prefetch_model_gds
+                    prefetch_success = prefetch_model_gds(ckpt_path)
+                    load_info["prefetch_success"] = prefetch_success
+                    if prefetch_success:
+                        logging.info(f"Prefetched {ckpt_name} to GPU cache")
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logging.warning(f"Prefetch failed for {ckpt_name}: {e}")
+                    load_info["prefetch_error"] = str(e)
+            
+            # Load checkpoint with potential GDS optimization
+            if use_gds and device and device.type == 'cuda':
+                try:
+                    from comfy.gds_loader import get_gds_instance
+                    gds = get_gds_instance()
+                    
+                    # Check if GDS should be used for this file
+                    if gds._should_use_gds(ckpt_path):
+                        load_info["loader_used"] = "GDS"
+                        logging.info(f"Loading {ckpt_name} with GDS")
+                    else:
+                        load_info["loader_used"] = "Standard"
+                        logging.info(f"Loading {ckpt_name} with standard method (file too small for GDS)")
+                        
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logging.warning(f"GDS check failed, using standard loading: {e}")
+                    load_info["loader_used"] = "Standard (GDS failed)"
+            else:
+                load_info["loader_used"] = "Standard"
+            
+            # Load the actual checkpoint
+            out = comfy.sd.load_checkpoint_guess_config(
+                ckpt_path, 
+                output_vae=True, 
+                output_clip=True, 
+                embedding_directory=folder_paths.get_folder_paths("embeddings")
+            )
+            
+            load_time = time.time() - start_time
+            load_info["load_time_seconds"] = round(load_time, 3)
+            load_info["load_success"] = True
+            
+            # Format load info as string
+            info_str = f"Loaded: {ckpt_name}\n"
+            info_str += f"Method: {load_info['loader_used']}\n"
+            info_str += f"Time: {load_info['load_time_seconds']}s\n"
+            info_str += f"Device: {load_info['target_device']}"
+            
+            if "prefetch_success" in load_info:
+                info_str += f"\nPrefetch: {'✓' if load_info['prefetch_success'] else '✗'}"
+            
+            logging.info(f"Checkpoint loaded: {ckpt_name} in {load_time:.3f}s using {load_info['loader_used']}")
+            
+            return (*out[:3], info_str)
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            load_info["load_success"] = False
+            load_info["error"] = str(e)
+            error_str = f"Failed to load: {ckpt_name}\nError: {str(e)}"
+            logging.error(f"Checkpoint loading failed: {e}")
+            raise RuntimeError(error_str)
+
+
+class ModelPrefetcher(ComfyNodeABC):
+    """
+    Node for prefetching models to GPU cache
+    """
+    
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(s) -> InputTypeDict:
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "checkpoint_names": ("STRING", {
+                    "multiline": True,
+                    "default": "",
+                    "tooltip": "List of checkpoint names to prefetch (one per line)."
+                }),
+                "prefetch_enabled": ("BOOLEAN", {
+                    "default": True,
+                    "tooltip": "Enable/disable prefetching."
+                })
+            }
+        }
+    
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("STRING",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("prefetch_report",)
+    OUTPUT_TOOLTIPS = ("Report of prefetch operations.",)
+    FUNCTION = "prefetch_models"
+    CATEGORY = "loaders/advanced"
+    DESCRIPTION = "Prefetch multiple models to GPU cache for faster loading."
+    OUTPUT_NODE = True
+
+    def prefetch_models(self, checkpoint_names: str, prefetch_enabled: bool = True):
+        if not prefetch_enabled:
+            return ("Prefetching disabled",)
+        
+        # Parse checkpoint names
+        names = [name.strip() for name in checkpoint_names.split('\n') if name.strip()]
+        
+        if not names:
+            return ("No checkpoints specified for prefetching",)
+        
+        try:
+            from comfy.gds_loader import prefetch_model_gds
+        except ImportError:
+            return ("GDS not available for prefetching",)
+        
+        results = []
+        successful_prefetches = 0
+        
+        for name in names:
+            try:
+                ckpt_path = folder_paths.get_full_path_or_raise("checkpoints", name)
+                success = prefetch_model_gds(ckpt_path)
+                
+                if success:
+                    results.append(f"✓ {name}")
+                    successful_prefetches += 1
+                else:
+                    results.append(f"✗ {name} (prefetch failed)")
+                    
+            except Exception as e:
+                results.append(f"✗ {name} (error: {str(e)[:50]})")
+        
+        report = f"Prefetch Report ({successful_prefetches}/{len(names)} successful):\n"
+        report += "\n".join(results)
+        
+        return (report,)
+
+
+class GDSStats(ComfyNodeABC):
+    """
+    Node for displaying GDS statistics
+    """
+    
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(s) -> InputTypeDict:
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "refresh": ("BOOLEAN", {
+                    "default": False,
+                    "tooltip": "Refresh statistics."
+                })
+            }
+        }
+    
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("STRING",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("stats_report",)
+    OUTPUT_TOOLTIPS = ("GDS statistics and performance report.",)
+    FUNCTION = "get_stats"
+    CATEGORY = "utils/advanced"
+    DESCRIPTION = "Display GPUDirect Storage statistics and performance metrics."
+    OUTPUT_NODE = True
+
+    def get_stats(self, refresh: bool = False):
+        try:
+            from comfy.gds_loader import get_gds_stats
+            stats = get_gds_stats()
+            
+            report = "=== GPUDirect Storage Statistics ===\n\n"
+            
+            # Availability
+            report += f"GDS Available: {'✓' if stats['gds_available'] else '✗'}\n"
+            
+            # Usage statistics
+            report += f"Total Loads: {stats['total_loads']}\n"
+            report += f"GDS Loads: {stats['gds_loads']} ({stats['gds_usage_percent']:.1f}%)\n"
+            report += f"Fallback Loads: {stats['fallback_loads']}\n\n"
+            
+            # Performance metrics
+            if stats['total_bytes_gds'] > 0:
+                gb_transferred = stats['total_bytes_gds'] / (1024**3)
+                report += f"Data Transferred: {gb_transferred:.2f} GB\n"
+                report += f"Average Bandwidth: {stats['avg_bandwidth_gbps']:.2f} GB/s\n"
+                report += f"Total GDS Time: {stats['total_time_gds']:.2f}s\n\n"
+            
+            # Configuration
+            config = stats.get('config', {})
+            if config:
+                report += "Configuration:\n"
+                report += f"- Enabled: {config.get('enabled', 'Unknown')}\n"
+                report += f"- Min File Size: {config.get('min_file_size_mb', 'Unknown')} MB\n"
+                report += f"- Chunk Size: {config.get('chunk_size_mb', 'Unknown')} MB\n"
+                report += f"- Max Streams: {config.get('max_concurrent_streams', 'Unknown')}\n"
+                report += f"- Prefetch: {config.get('prefetch_enabled', 'Unknown')}\n"
+                report += f"- Fallback: {config.get('fallback_to_cpu', 'Unknown')}\n"
+            
+            return (report,)
+            
+        except ImportError:
+            return ("GDS module not available",)
+        except Exception as e:
+            return (f"Error retrieving GDS stats: {str(e)}",)
+
+
+# Node mappings
+NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {
+    "CheckpointLoaderGDS": CheckpointLoaderGDS,
+    "ModelPrefetcher": ModelPrefetcher,
+    "GDSStats": GDSStats,
+}
+
+NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {
+    "CheckpointLoaderGDS": "Load Checkpoint (GDS)",
+    "ModelPrefetcher": "Model Prefetcher",
+    "GDSStats": "GDS Statistics",
+}

comfyui_version.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # This file is automatically generated by the build process when version is
 # updated in pyproject.toml.
-__version__ = "0.7.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.0"

main.py

@@ -183,6 +183,35 @@ import comfyui_version
 import app.logger
 import hook_breaker_ac10a0
 
+# Initialize GPUDirect Storage if enabled
+def init_gds():
+    """Initialize GPUDirect Storage based on CLI arguments"""
+    if hasattr(args, 'disable_gds') and args.disable_gds:
+        logging.info("GDS explicitly disabled via --disable-gds")
+        return
+    
+    if not hasattr(args, 'enable_gds') and not hasattr(args, 'gds_prefetch') and not hasattr(args, 'gds_stats'):
+        # GDS not explicitly requested, use auto-detection
+        return
+    
+    if hasattr(args, 'enable_gds') and args.enable_gds:
+        from comfy.gds_loader import GDSConfig, init_gds as gds_init
+        
+        config = GDSConfig(
+            enabled=getattr(args, 'enable_gds', False) or getattr(args, 'gds_prefetch', False),
+            min_file_size_mb=getattr(args, 'gds_min_file_size', 100),
+            chunk_size_mb=getattr(args, 'gds_chunk_size', 64),
+            max_concurrent_streams=getattr(args, 'gds_streams', 4),
+            prefetch_enabled=getattr(args, 'gds_prefetch', True),
+            fallback_to_cpu=not getattr(args, 'gds_no_fallback', False),
+            show_stats=getattr(args, 'gds_stats', False)
+        )
+        
+        gds_init(config)
+
+# Initialize GDS
+init_gds()
+
 def cuda_malloc_warning():
     device = comfy.model_management.get_torch_device()
     device_name = comfy.model_management.get_torch_device_name(device)

nodes.py

@@ -2364,6 +2364,7 @@ async def init_builtin_extra_nodes():
         "nodes_model_patch.py",
         "nodes_easycache.py",
         "nodes_audio_encoder.py",
+        "nodes_gds.py",
         "nodes_rope.py",
         "nodes_logic.py",
         "nodes_nop.py",

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "ComfyUI"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.8.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 requires-python = ">=3.10"

requirements.txt

@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ comfy-kitchen>=0.2.3
 kornia>=0.7.1
 spandrel
 pydantic~=2.0
-pydantic-settings~=2.0
+pydantic-settings~=2.0