feat(benchmarks): add --resume flag and last.ckpt saving to imagenet benchmarks

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closes #2053

Description

• My change is breaking

Implements the scope checklist from the issue, for both resnet50/main.py and vitb16/main.py:

• pretrain() now includes an explicit ModelCheckpoint(save_last=True), so every run writes a last.ckpt (plus one rolling epoch checkpoint) instead of relying on Lightning's implicit checkpointing.
• New --resume flag: find_resume_run() picks the newest timestamped run directory under log_dir/<method>/ that contains a last.ckpt, reuses that directory for logging, and passes the checkpoint to trainer.fit(ckpt_path=...) (and to the --epochs 0 weight-loading path). Since each resume logs to a new version_N subdirectory, the most recently modified last.ckpt within the run is chosen.
• If no checkpoint exists yet, --resume just starts a fresh timestamped run, so the flag can always be passed on preemptible clusters (e.g. in a SLURM requeue script).
• --resume and --ckpt-path are mutually exclusive and raise a ValueError when combined.

The helper is duplicated in both scripts on purpose, matching the self-contained benchmark script layout.

Tests

• My change is covered by existing tests.
• My change needs new tests.
• I have manually tested the change. Verified find_resume_run() with an assertion script over a fabricated log tree: missing dir -> None, runs without checkpoints -> None, newest run with a checkpoint wins over both older runs and newer checkpoint-less runs, and the most recently modified last.ckpt is picked when a run contains multiple version_N subdirectories. Also checked that both scripts pass ruff check and ruff format at the locked version. There is no test infrastructure for benchmarks/, so no test files were added.

Documentation

• I have added docstrings to all public functions/methods.
• My change requires a change to the documentation ( .rst files).
• I have updated the documentation accordingly. (benchmarks/imagenet/README.md documents the new flag.)

Implications / comments / further issues

• Mid-epoch time-based checkpointing (train_time_interval) was left out to keep the change minimal; easy follow-up if wanted.

Adds resumable ImageNet benchmark runs for ResNet-50 and ViT-B/16.

• Saves last.ckpt with explicit ModelCheckpoint callbacks.
• Adds --resume to find and reuse the newest run with a checkpoint.
• Rejects simultaneous --resume and --ckpt-path.
• Documents the new option in the ImageNet README.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The ImageNet ResNet-50 and ViT-B/16 benchmarks add a --resume option. The option discovers the newest method run, reuses its last.ckpt, and preserves checkpoint files with ModelCheckpoint(save_last=True). The README documents the new behavior and its incompatibility with --ckpt-path.

Changes

ImageNet benchmark resume support

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Resume CLI and contract benchmarks/imagenet/README.md, benchmarks/imagenet/resnet50/main.py, benchmarks/imagenet/vitb16/main.py	Both benchmarks add --resume, update main(), reject combining it with --ckpt-path, and document the option.
Run and checkpoint resolution benchmarks/imagenet/resnet50/main.py, benchmarks/imagenet/vitb16/main.py	Each benchmark finds the newest method run containing last.ckpt, reuses that run directory, and passes the resolved checkpoint to state loading and pretrain.
Last checkpoint persistence benchmarks/imagenet/resnet50/main.py, benchmarks/imagenet/vitb16/main.py	Both trainers add ModelCheckpoint(save_last=True) to save last.ckpt files.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to bdb0b

The new resume and checkpoint-loading paths can fail with the minimum supported PyTorch and PyTorch Lightning versions, preventing benchmark resumption or evaluation from starting. The PR should not merge until those compatibility issues are fixed or the supported dependency range is updated.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ImageNetCLI
  participant main
  participant find_resume_run
  participant pretrain
  ImageNetCLI->>main: --resume
  main->>find_resume_run: inspect method log directory
  find_resume_run-->>main: run directory and last.ckpt
  main->>pretrain: pass method_ckpt_path

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Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the primary change: adding the --resume flag and last.ckpt saving to the ImageNet benchmarks.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes satisfy issue #2053. Both benchmark scripts add explicit last.ckpt saving, resume checkpoint discovery, checkpoint reuse, mutual exclusion with --ckpt-path, and fresh-run behavior. The REA…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes are limited to the two ImageNet benchmark scripts and their README. They directly support the requirements in issue #2053.

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The changes satisfy issue #2053. Both benchmark scripts add explicit last.ckpt saving, resume checkpoint discovery, checkpoint reuse, mutual exclusion with --ckpt-path, and fresh-run behavior. The README documents --resume.

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Docstring coverage is 33.33% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 6 functions across 2 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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benchmarks/imagenet/resnet50/main.py (1)

362-367: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Use the PyTorch Lightning 1.0.4 resume API.

The project allows pytorch_lightning>=1.0.4, but Trainer.fit in 1.0.4 has no ckpt_path parameter. Both calls can therefore raise TypeError. Pass the checkpoint to Trainer(resume_from_checkpoint=...) and remove ckpt_path from both Trainer.fit calls.

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In `@benchmarks/imagenet/resnet50/main.py` around lines 362 - 367, Update both
Trainer constructions in benchmarks/imagenet/resnet50/main.py lines 362-367 and
benchmarks/imagenet/vitb16/main.py lines 308-313 to pass the checkpoint via
resume_from_checkpoint, and remove ckpt_path from both Trainer.fit calls for
PyTorch Lightning 1.0.4 compatibility.

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Inline comments:
In `@benchmarks/imagenet/vitb16/main.py`:
- Line 136: Remove the weights_only argument from the torch.load call used to
load method_ckpt_path, preserving the existing state_dict extraction and
checkpoint evaluation flow for epochs <= 0.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@benchmarks/imagenet/resnet50/main.py`:
- Around line 362-367: Update both Trainer constructions in
benchmarks/imagenet/resnet50/main.py lines 362-367 and
benchmarks/imagenet/vitb16/main.py lines 308-313 to pass the checkpoint via
resume_from_checkpoint, and remove ckpt_path from both Trainer.fit calls for
PyTorch Lightning 1.0.4 compatibility.

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