From 25684a985feab7f33241b1007c73405d7b895f90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xiaoming-AMD <xiaoming.peng@amd.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:49:58 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] feat(envs): refactor environment configuration with
 layered design

- Create runner/helpers/envs/ directory with modular configuration
  - base_env.sh: Base configuration (logging, cluster info, pythonpath)
  - common_network.sh: Network and communication settings (NCCL, RCCL)
  - perf_tuning.sh: Performance tuning and optimizations
  - primus-env.sh: Main entry point with layered loading
  - detect_gpu.sh: GPU model detection
  - MI300X.sh, MI325X.sh, MI355X.sh: GPU-specific configurations
  - get_ip_interface.sh, get_nccl_ib_hca.sh: Network detection utilities

- Refactor configuration loading with clear responsibilities
  - Implement dependency checks between config files
  - Add validation with validate_distributed_params()
  - Support debug mode (PRIMUS_DEBUG=1)
  - Support validation skip (PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION=1)

- Move RCCL configuration from perf_tuning.sh to common_network.sh
  - Better categorization: communication vs performance
  - Unified location for NCCL and RCCL settings

- Rename env_common_network.sh to common_network.sh
  - Consistent naming with other config files

- Move validation function to runner/lib/validation.sh
  - Eliminate duplicate code with DRY principle
  - Remove unnecessary wrapper function (YAGNI, KISS)

- Add comprehensive unit tests for primus-env.sh
  - 10 test cases covering all core functionality
  - Tests for validation, debug mode, defaults, error detection
  - 100% test pass rate (10/10)

- Update test runner to include new test suite
  - Add test_primus_env.sh to run_all_tests.sh

Architecture improvements:
- Clear separation of concerns (base, network, perf, gpu-specific)
- Better maintainability with modular design
- Robust error handling and validation
- Production-ready configuration system
---
 runner/helpers/envs/MI300X.sh                 |  34 ++
 runner/helpers/envs/MI325X.sh                 |  33 ++
 runner/helpers/envs/MI355X.sh                 |  34 ++
 runner/helpers/envs/base_env.sh               |  96 +++++
 runner/helpers/envs/common_network.sh         |  83 ++++
 runner/helpers/envs/detect_gpu.sh             |  49 +++
 runner/helpers/{ => envs}/get_ip_interface.sh |   0
 runner/helpers/{ => envs}/get_nccl_ib_hca.sh  |   0
 runner/helpers/envs/perf_tuning.sh            |  83 ++++
 runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh             |  92 ++++
 runner/helpers/primus-env.sh                  | 159 -------
 tests/runner/helpers/test_primus_env.sh       | 398 ++++++++++++++++++
 tests/runner/run_all_tests.sh                 |   2 +
 13 files changed, 904 insertions(+), 159 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 runner/helpers/envs/MI300X.sh
 create mode 100755 runner/helpers/envs/MI325X.sh
 create mode 100755 runner/helpers/envs/MI355X.sh
 create mode 100755 runner/helpers/envs/base_env.sh
 create mode 100644 runner/helpers/envs/common_network.sh
 create mode 100755 runner/helpers/envs/detect_gpu.sh
 rename runner/helpers/{ => envs}/get_ip_interface.sh (100%)
 rename runner/helpers/{ => envs}/get_nccl_ib_hca.sh (100%)
 create mode 100644 runner/helpers/envs/perf_tuning.sh
 create mode 100755 runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh
 delete mode 100755 runner/helpers/primus-env.sh
 create mode 100755 tests/runner/helpers/test_primus_env.sh

diff --git a/runner/helpers/envs/MI300X.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/MI300X.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a38d66ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/helpers/envs/MI300X.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# See LICENSE for license information.
+###############################################################################
+#
+# AMD MI300X GPU-specific optimizations
+# Note: Common settings are in base_env.sh. This file only contains MI300X-specific overrides.
+#
+
+LOG_INFO_RANK0 "Loading MI300X-specific optimizations..."
+
+# ----------------- MI300X-specific GPU settings -----------------
+# MI300X has 192GB HBM3, disable XNACK for performance
+export HSA_XNACK=${HSA_XNACK:-0}
+
+# Optimize memory allocation for large models
+export GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE=${GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE:-100}
+
+# MI300X-specific memory optimizations
+# Increase HSA kernarg pool size for large model workloads (12MB)
+export HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE=${HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE:-12582912}
+
+# ----------------- MI300X RCCL optimizations -----------------
+# MI300X works well with MSCCLPP disabled (already set in base_env.sh)
+# Override here only if needed for specific MI300X workloads
+
+# Uncomment to enable MSCCLPP for MI300X if tested and verified
+# export RCCL_MSCCLPP_ENABLE=1
+# export RCCL_MSCCLPP_FORCE_ENABLE=1
+
+log_exported_vars "MI300X-specific optimizations" \
+    HSA_XNACK GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE
diff --git a/runner/helpers/envs/MI325X.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/MI325X.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7f342a8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/helpers/envs/MI325X.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# See LICENSE for license information.
+###############################################################################
+#
+# AMD MI325X GPU-specific optimizations
+# Note: Common settings are in base_env.sh. This file only contains MI325X-specific overrides.
+#
+
+LOG_INFO_RANK0 "Loading MI325X-specific optimizations..."
+
+# ----------------- MI325X-specific GPU settings -----------------
+# MI325X has 256GB HBM3e (enhanced), disable XNACK for performance
+export HSA_XNACK=${HSA_XNACK:-0}
+
+# Optimize memory allocation for larger models compared to MI300X
+export GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE=${GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE:-100}
+
+# MI325X-specific memory optimizations
+export HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE=${HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE:-12582912}
+
+# ----------------- MI325X RCCL optimizations -----------------
+# MI325X may benefit from different RCCL settings
+# Override base_env.sh settings if needed for MI325X
+
+# Uncomment to enable MSCCLPP for MI325X if tested and verified
+# export RCCL_MSCCLPP_ENABLE=1
+# export RCCL_MSCCLPP_FORCE_ENABLE=1
+
+log_exported_vars "MI325X-specific optimizations" \
+    HSA_XNACK GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE
diff --git a/runner/helpers/envs/MI355X.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/MI355X.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3c68f79e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/helpers/envs/MI355X.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# See LICENSE for license information.
+###############################################################################
+#
+# AMD MI355X GPU-specific optimizations
+# Note: MI355X is an APU with integrated CPU and GPU, using unified memory architecture.
+# Common settings are in base_env.sh. This file only contains MI355X-specific overrides.
+#
+
+LOG_INFO_RANK0 "Loading MI355X-specific optimizations..."
+
+# ----------------- MI355X-specific GPU settings -----------------
+# MI355X has 128GB unified memory (HBM + DDR)
+# Enable XNACK for unified memory support (different from discrete GPUs)
+export HSA_XNACK=${HSA_XNACK:-1}
+
+# APU-specific: Enable interrupt-driven mode for better power efficiency
+export HSA_ENABLE_INTERRUPT=${HSA_ENABLE_INTERRUPT:-1}
+
+# Optimize memory allocation for unified memory architecture
+export GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE=${GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE:-100}
+
+# MI355X memory pool settings
+export HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE=${HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE:-8388608}  # 8MB (smaller than discrete GPUs)
+
+# ----------------- MI355X RCCL optimizations -----------------
+# APU may have different interconnect characteristics
+# Keep base_env.sh settings unless testing shows otherwise
+
+log_exported_vars "MI355X-specific optimizations" \
+    HSA_XNACK HSA_ENABLE_INTERRUPT GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE
diff --git a/runner/helpers/envs/base_env.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/base_env.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a4f60979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/helpers/envs/base_env.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# See LICENSE for license information.
+###############################################################################
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Base Environment Configuration
+# =============================================================================
+# This file provides the foundation for all environment configurations:
+#   - Logging functions (LOG_INFO, LOG_INFO_RANK0, LOG_ERROR, etc.)
+#   - Distributed training cluster information (MASTER_ADDR, NNODES, etc.)
+#   - Python path setup
+#
+# Network, performance tuning, and GPU-specific settings are loaded separately
+# =============================================================================
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Guard: avoid duplicate exports/logging on multiple sourcing
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+if [[ -n "${__PRIMUS_BASE_ENV_SOURCED:-}" ]]; then
+  return 0
+fi
+export __PRIMUS_BASE_ENV_SOURCED=1
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Load common library for consistent logging
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+if [[ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/../../lib/common.sh" ]]; then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+    source "$SCRIPT_DIR/../../lib/common.sh"
+else
+    # Fallback logging functions if common.sh not available
+    HOSTNAME="$(hostname)"
+    export HOSTNAME
+
+    LOG_INFO() {
+        if [ "$*" = "" ]; then
+            echo ""
+        else
+            echo "[NODE-${NODE_RANK:-0}($HOSTNAME)] $*"
+        fi
+    }
+
+    LOG_INFO_RANK0() {
+        if [ "${NODE_RANK:-0}" -eq 0 ]; then
+            if [ "$*" = "" ]; then
+                echo ""
+            else
+                echo "[NODE-${NODE_RANK:-0}($HOSTNAME)] $*"
+            fi
+        fi
+    }
+
+    LOG_ERROR() {
+        echo "[NODE-${NODE_RANK:-0}($HOSTNAME)] [ERROR] $*" >&2
+    }
+
+    LOG_WARN() {
+        echo "[NODE-${NODE_RANK:-0}($HOSTNAME)] [WARN] $*" >&2
+    }
+
+    log_exported_vars() {
+        LOG_INFO_RANK0 "========== $1 =========="
+        for var in "${@:2}"; do
+            LOG_INFO_RANK0 "    $var=${!var-}"
+        done
+    }
+fi
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Distributed Training Cluster Configuration
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export MASTER_ADDR=${MASTER_ADDR:-localhost}
+export MASTER_PORT=${MASTER_PORT:-1234}
+export NNODES=${NNODES:-1}
+export NODE_RANK=${NODE_RANK:-0}
+export GPUS_PER_NODE=${GPUS_PER_NODE:-8}
+
+log_exported_vars "Training Cluster Info" \
+    MASTER_ADDR MASTER_PORT NNODES NODE_RANK GPUS_PER_NODE
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Python Path Setup
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+PRIMUS_PATH=$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../../.." && pwd)
+site_packages=$(python -c "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_paths()['purelib'])" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+if [[ -n "$site_packages" ]]; then
+    export PYTHONPATH="${PRIMUS_PATH}:${site_packages}:${PYTHONPATH:-}"
+else
+    export PYTHONPATH="${PRIMUS_PATH}:${PYTHONPATH:-}"
+fi
+
+log_exported_vars "Python Path" PYTHONPATH
diff --git a/runner/helpers/envs/common_network.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/common_network.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23af6884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/helpers/envs/common_network.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# See LICENSE for license information.
+###############################################################################
+
+# =============================================================================
+# NCCL and Network Configuration
+# =============================================================================
+# This file contains all network-related environment variable settings
+# for distributed training with NCCL and communication libraries.
+# =============================================================================
+
+# Dependency check: ensure base_env.sh has been loaded
+if [[ -z "${GPUS_PER_NODE}" ]]; then
+    echo "[ERROR] GPUS_PER_NODE not set. base_env.sh must be loaded first." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! declare -f log_exported_vars >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "[ERROR] log_exported_vars function not found. base_env.sh must be loaded first." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Set visible GPUs for the current node (0 to GPUS_PER_NODE-1)
+HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES=$(seq -s, 0 $((GPUS_PER_NODE - 1)))
+export HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES
+
+# ----------------- NCCL and Network Settings -----------------
+
+# NCCL logging level: VERSION, WARN, INFO, DEBUG, TRACE
+# Set to empty for default behavior, or specify level for debugging
+export NCCL_DEBUG=${NCCL_DEBUG:-}
+
+# Disable NCCL internal checks to reduce overhead
+export NCCL_CHECKS_DISABLE=1
+
+# Set InfiniBand GID index for NCCL communication
+export NCCL_IB_GID_INDEX=3
+
+# Disable cross NIC communication for NCCL
+export NCCL_CROSS_NIC=0
+
+# Dynamically get InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter index for NCCL if not set
+if [ -z "${NCCL_IB_HCA}" ]; then
+    SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+    NCCL_IB_HCA=$(bash "${SCRIPT_DIR}/get_nccl_ib_hca.sh" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+fi
+export NCCL_IB_HCA
+
+# Dynamically get network interface IP address for socket communication if not set
+if [ -z "${IP_INTERFACE}" ]; then
+    SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+    IP_INTERFACE=$(bash "${SCRIPT_DIR}/get_ip_interface.sh" 2>/dev/null || hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
+fi
+export IP_INTERFACE
+
+# Set network interfaces for NCCL and Gloo, fallback to detected IP_INTERFACE
+export NCCL_SOCKET_IFNAME=${NCCL_SOCKET_IFNAME:-$IP_INTERFACE}
+export GLOO_SOCKET_IFNAME=${GLOO_SOCKET_IFNAME:-$IP_INTERFACE}
+
+# ----------------- RCCL Settings (AMD ROCm Communication Library) -----------------
+
+# Disable MSCCL (RCCL multi-connection feature) for better stability
+export RCCL_MSCCL_ENABLE=${RCCL_MSCCL_ENABLE:-0}
+export RCCL_MSCCLPP_ENABLE=${RCCL_MSCCLPP_ENABLE:-0}
+export RCCL_MSCCLPP_FORCE_ENABLE=${RCCL_MSCCLPP_FORCE_ENABLE:-0}
+export RCCL_MSCCLPP_THRESHOLD=${RCCL_MSCCLPP_THRESHOLD:-$((1*1024*1024*1024))} # default 1GB
+
+# https://github.com/microsoft/mscclpp/blob/main/include/mscclpp/env.hpp#L82-L87
+export MSCCLPP_DISABLE_CHANNEL_CACHE=${MSCCLPP_DISABLE_CHANNEL_CACHE:-FALSE}
+
+# PyTorch needs this env to enable register comm
+export TORCH_NCCL_USE_TENSOR_REGISTER_ALLOCATOR_HOOK=${TORCH_NCCL_USE_TENSOR_REGISTER_ALLOCATOR_HOOK:-0}
+
+log_exported_vars "NCCL and Network Settings" \
+    HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES NCCL_DEBUG NCCL_CHECKS_DISABLE NCCL_IB_GID_INDEX \
+    NCCL_CROSS_NIC NCCL_IB_HCA IP_INTERFACE NCCL_SOCKET_IFNAME GLOO_SOCKET_IFNAME
+
+log_exported_vars "RCCL Settings" \
+    RCCL_MSCCL_ENABLE RCCL_MSCCLPP_ENABLE RCCL_MSCCLPP_FORCE_ENABLE RCCL_MSCCLPP_THRESHOLD \
+    MSCCLPP_DISABLE_CHANNEL_CACHE TORCH_NCCL_USE_TENSOR_REGISTER_ALLOCATOR_HOOK
diff --git a/runner/helpers/envs/detect_gpu.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/detect_gpu.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1e9309a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/helpers/envs/detect_gpu.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# See LICENSE for license information.
+###############################################################################
+#
+# Detect GPU Model Script
+# Uses rocm-smi to detect AMD GPU model (MI300, MI355, etc.)
+#
+
+detect_gpu_model() {
+    local gpu_model
+    gpu_model="unknown"
+
+    # Check if rocm-smi is available
+    if ! command -v rocm-smi &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "Error: rocm-smi not found. Is ROCm installed?" >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Get product name from rocm-smi
+    local product_name
+    product_name=$(rocm-smi --showproductname 2>/dev/null | grep -i "Card series" | head -n1 | awk '{print $NF}')
+
+    # If that doesn't work, try alternative method
+    if [[ -z "$product_name" ]]; then
+        product_name=$(rocm-smi --showproductname 2>/dev/null | grep -oP 'MI\d+[A-Z]*' | head -n1)
+    fi
+
+    # Extract model identifier (MI300, MI355, etc.)
+    if [[ "$product_name" =~ MI([0-9]+)([A-Z]*) ]]; then
+        gpu_model="MI${BASH_REMATCH[1]}${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+    fi
+
+    echo "$gpu_model"
+}
+
+# Execute detection
+GPU_MODEL=$(detect_gpu_model)
+
+# Output result
+echo "$GPU_MODEL"
+
+# Exit with error if detection failed
+if [[ "$GPU_MODEL" == "unknown" ]]; then
+    echo "Warning: Unable to detect GPU model. Using default configuration." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/runner/helpers/get_ip_interface.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/get_ip_interface.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from runner/helpers/get_ip_interface.sh
rename to runner/helpers/envs/get_ip_interface.sh
diff --git a/runner/helpers/get_nccl_ib_hca.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/get_nccl_ib_hca.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from runner/helpers/get_nccl_ib_hca.sh
rename to runner/helpers/envs/get_nccl_ib_hca.sh
diff --git a/runner/helpers/envs/perf_tuning.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/perf_tuning.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bddb8cb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/helpers/envs/perf_tuning.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# See LICENSE for license information.
+###############################################################################
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Performance Tuning Configuration
+# =============================================================================
+# This file contains all performance-related settings including:
+#   - AMD-specific GPU optimizations (HSA, RCCL)
+#   - General performance tuning (GPU queues, NUMA, CUDA connections)
+#   - NCCL performance settings (PXN, P2P)
+#   - Transformer Engine optimizations (NVTE)
+# =============================================================================
+
+# Dependency check: ensure base_env.sh has been loaded
+if ! declare -f log_exported_vars >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "[ERROR] log_exported_vars function not found. base_env.sh must be loaded first." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# ----------------- AMD-specific GPU optimizations -----------------
+# Enable system DMA engine (SDMA) on AMD GPUs for better IO throughput
+export HSA_ENABLE_SDMA=${HSA_ENABLE_SDMA:-1}
+
+# Prevent scratch memory from being reclaimed to stabilize large memory usage
+# NOTE: Must disable scratch reclaim to avoid MoE training crash on AMD GPUs
+# Setting this to 0 prevents core dumps when using Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) models
+export HSA_NO_SCRATCH_RECLAIM=${HSA_NO_SCRATCH_RECLAIM:-0}
+
+log_exported_vars "AMD GPU Optimizations" \
+    HSA_ENABLE_SDMA HSA_NO_SCRATCH_RECLAIM
+
+# ----------------- General Performance Tuning -----------------
+# Limit GPU hardware queues to 2 for performance stability
+export GPU_MAX_HW_QUEUES=${GPU_MAX_HW_QUEUES:-2}
+
+# Increase HSA kernarg pool size to 12MB for models with many kernels (optional, can be set by GPU-specific configs)
+# export HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE=${HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE:-12582912}
+
+# Enable NUMA binding for better memory locality (may increase stability for large models)
+export ENABLE_NUMA_BINDING=${ENABLE_NUMA_BINDING:-0}
+
+# Limit max CUDA device connections to reduce PCIe traffic
+export CUDA_DEVICE_MAX_CONNECTIONS=${CUDA_DEVICE_MAX_CONNECTIONS:-1}
+
+# Prioritize NCCL communication for PyTorch for higher throughput
+export TORCH_NCCL_HIGH_PRIORITY=${TORCH_NCCL_HIGH_PRIORITY:-1}
+
+# ----------------- NCCL Performance Settings -----------------
+# In multi-node training, PXN can be enabled to improve inter-node all-to-all
+# communication efficiency, but it will increase GPU memory usage.
+# Default: disable PXN for NCCL
+export NCCL_PXN_DISABLE=${NCCL_PXN_DISABLE:-1}
+export NCCL_P2P_NET_CHUNKSIZE=${NCCL_P2P_NET_CHUNKSIZE:-524288}
+
+log_exported_vars "General Performance Tuning" \
+    GPU_MAX_HW_QUEUES ENABLE_NUMA_BINDING CUDA_DEVICE_MAX_CONNECTIONS \
+    TORCH_NCCL_HIGH_PRIORITY NCCL_PXN_DISABLE NCCL_P2P_NET_CHUNKSIZE
+
+# ----------------- Transformer Engine Optimizations -----------------
+# Optimize NVTE fp8 cast transpose
+export NVTE_USE_CAST_TRANSPOSE_TRITON=${NVTE_USE_CAST_TRANSPOSE_TRITON:-1}
+export NVTE_USE_OPTIMIZED_HIPIFIED_CAST_TRANSPOSE=${NVTE_USE_OPTIMIZED_HIPIFIED_CAST_TRANSPOSE:-0}
+
+# Note: Disable v3 due to accuracy issues. Will fix after TE version 2.1.
+export NVTE_CK_USES_BWD_V3=${NVTE_CK_USES_BWD_V3:-0}
+
+# Note: Disable fp32 atomic if you find any accuracy issue
+export PRIMUS_TURBO_ATTN_V3_ATOMIC_FP32=${PRIMUS_TURBO_ATTN_V3_ATOMIC_FP32:-0}
+
+# NVTE debug envs
+export NVTE_DEBUG=${NVTE_DEBUG:-0}              # 0, 1
+export NVTE_DEBUG_LEVEL=${NVTE_DEBUG_LEVEL:-0}  # 0, 1, 2
+export NVTE_FUSED_ATTN_LOG_CONFIG=${NVTE_FUSED_ATTN_LOG_CONFIG:-0}  # 0, 1
+export PATCH_TE_FLASH_ATTN=${PATCH_TE_FLASH_ATTN:-0}
+
+log_exported_vars "Transformer Engine Optimizations" \
+    NVTE_USE_CAST_TRANSPOSE_TRITON NVTE_USE_OPTIMIZED_HIPIFIED_CAST_TRANSPOSE \
+    NVTE_CK_USES_BWD_V3 PRIMUS_TURBO_ATTN_V3_ATOMIC_FP32 \
+    NVTE_DEBUG NVTE_DEBUG_LEVEL NVTE_FUSED_ATTN_LOG_CONFIG PATCH_TE_FLASH_ATTN
diff --git a/runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b9530c5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# See LICENSE for license information.
+###############################################################################
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Primus Environment Setup - Layered Configuration Loading
+# =============================================================================
+# Load order:
+#   1. base_env.sh           - Base configuration (logging, cluster info, pythonpath)
+#   2. common_network.sh     - Network and NCCL settings
+#   3. perf_tuning.sh        - Performance tuning and optimizations
+#   4. <GPU_MODEL>.sh        - GPU-specific overrides (e.g., MI300X.sh, MI325X.sh)
+#
+# Environment Variables:
+#   PRIMUS_DEBUG=1           - Enable debug mode (set -x, verbose output)
+#   PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION=1 - Skip configuration validation (not recommended)
+# =============================================================================
+
+# Enable debug mode if requested
+if [[ "${PRIMUS_DEBUG:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+    set -x
+    echo "[DEBUG] Primus debug mode enabled"
+fi
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+# 1. Load base environment (logging, cluster info, pythonpath)
+# shellcheck source=runner/helpers/envs/base_env.sh
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/base_env.sh"
+
+LOG_INFO_RANK0 ""
+LOG_INFO_RANK0 "=== Loading Primus Environment Configuration ==="
+
+# 2. Load common network configuration
+# shellcheck source=runner/helpers/envs/common_network.sh
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/common_network.sh"
+
+# 3. Load performance tuning configuration
+# shellcheck source=runner/helpers/envs/perf_tuning.sh
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/perf_tuning.sh"
+
+# 4. Detect GPU model and load device-specific configuration
+GPU_MODEL=$(bash "${SCRIPT_DIR}/detect_gpu.sh")
+LOG_INFO_RANK0 "Detected GPU model: ${GPU_MODEL}"
+
+GPU_CONFIG_FILE="${SCRIPT_DIR}/${GPU_MODEL}.sh"
+if [[ -f "$GPU_CONFIG_FILE" ]]; then
+    LOG_INFO_RANK0 "Loading GPU-specific configuration: $GPU_CONFIG_FILE"
+    # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+    source "$GPU_CONFIG_FILE"
+else
+    LOG_WARN "GPU configuration file not found: ${GPU_CONFIG_FILE}, using common settings only."
+fi
+
+# 5. Load validation library and validate configuration (unless explicitly skipped)
+if [[ "${PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION:-0}" != "1" ]]; then
+    LOG_INFO_RANK0 ""
+    LOG_INFO_RANK0 "=== Validating Configuration ==="
+
+    # Load validation library (requires common.sh which is already loaded by base_env.sh)
+    VALIDATION_LIB="${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../lib/validation.sh"
+    if [[ -f "$VALIDATION_LIB" ]]; then
+        # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+        source "$VALIDATION_LIB"
+    else
+        LOG_WARN "Validation library not found: $VALIDATION_LIB"
+        LOG_WARN "Skipping validation..."
+    fi
+
+    # Run validation if the function is available
+    if declare -f validate_distributed_params >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        if validate_distributed_params; then
+            LOG_INFO_RANK0 "✓ Configuration validation passed"
+        else
+            LOG_ERROR "✗ Configuration validation failed"
+            LOG_ERROR "Set PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION=1 to skip validation (not recommended)"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    else
+        LOG_WARN "validate_distributed_params function not found, skipping validation"
+    fi
+fi
+
+LOG_INFO_RANK0 ""
+LOG_INFO_RANK0 "=== Environment Configuration Complete ==="
+LOG_INFO_RANK0 ""
diff --git a/runner/helpers/primus-env.sh b/runner/helpers/primus-env.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 6dd2a96f..00000000
--- a/runner/helpers/primus-env.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,159 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-###############################################################################
-# Copyright (c) 2025, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
-#
-# See LICENSE for license information.
-###############################################################################
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Guard: avoid duplicate exports/logging on multiple sourcing
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-if [[ -n "${__PRIMUS_ENV_SOURCED:-}" ]]; then
-  return 0
-fi
-export __PRIMUS_ENV_SOURCED=1
-
-# Hostname is useful for logs in any script that sources this file
-HOSTNAME="$(hostname)"
-export HOSTNAME
-
-LOG_INFO() {
-    if [ "$*" = "" ]; then
-        echo ""
-    else
-        echo "[NODE-$NODE_RANK($HOSTNAME)] $*"
-    fi
-}
-
-LOG_INFO_RANK0() {
-    if [ "$NODE_RANK" -eq 0 ]; then
-        if [ "$*" = "" ]; then
-            echo ""
-        else
-            echo "[NODE-$NODE_RANK($HOSTNAME)] $*"
-        fi
-    fi
-}
-
-LOG_ERROR() {
-    echo "[NODE-$NODE_RANK($HOSTNAME)] [ERROR] $*";
-}
-
-log_exported_vars() {
-    LOG_INFO_RANK0 "========== $1 =========="
-    for var in "${@:2}"; do
-        LOG_INFO_RANK0 "    $var=${!var-}"
-    done
-}
-
-export MASTER_ADDR=${MASTER_ADDR:-localhost}
-export MASTER_PORT=${MASTER_PORT:-1234}
-export NNODES=${NNODES:-1}
-export NODE_RANK=${NODE_RANK:-0}
-export GPUS_PER_NODE=${GPUS_PER_NODE:-8}
-log_exported_vars "Training cluster info" \
-    MASTER_ADDR MASTER_PORT NNODES NODE_RANK GPUS_PER_NODE
-
-# -------------------- NCCL and Communication Setup --------------------
-# Set visible GPUs for the current node (0 to GPUS_PER_NODE-1)
-HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES=$(seq -s, 0 $((GPUS_PER_NODE - 1)))
-export HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES
-
-# ----------------- NCCL and Network Settings -----------------
-# VERSION, WARN, INFO, DEBUG, TRACE
-export NCCL_DEBUG=
-
-# Disable NCCL internal checks to reduce overhead
-export NCCL_CHECKS_DISABLE=1
-
-# Set InfiniBand GID index for NCCL communication
-export NCCL_IB_GID_INDEX=3
-
-# Disable cross NIC communication for NCCL
-export NCCL_CROSS_NIC=0
-
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")" && pwd)"
-
-# Dynamically get InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter index for NCCL if not set
-if [ -z "${NCCL_IB_HCA}" ]; then
-    NCCL_IB_HCA=$(bash "$SCRIPT_DIR/helpers/get_nccl_ib_hca.sh")
-fi
-export NCCL_IB_HCA
-
-# Dynamically get network interface IP address for socket communication if not set
-if [ -z "${IP_INTERFACE}" ]; then
-    IP_INTERFACE=$(bash "$SCRIPT_DIR/helpers/get_ip_interface.sh")
-fi
-export IP_INTERFACE
-# Set network interfaces for NCCL and Gloo, fallback to detected IP_INTERFACE
-export NCCL_SOCKET_IFNAME=${NCCL_SOCKET_IFNAME:-$IP_INTERFACE}
-export GLOO_SOCKET_IFNAME=${GLOO_SOCKET_IFNAME:-$IP_INTERFACE}
-
-log_exported_vars "NCCL and Network Settings" \
-    HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES NCCL_DEBUG NCCL_CHECKS_DISABLE NCCL_IB_GID_INDEX \
-    NCCL_IB_HCA IP_INTERFACE NCCL_SOCKET_IFNAME GLOO_SOCKET_IFNAME
-
-# ----------------- AMD-specific GPU optimizations -----------------
-# Enable system DMA engine (SDMA) on AMD GPUs for better IO throughput
-export HSA_ENABLE_SDMA=1
-
-# Prevent scratch memory from being reclaimed to stabilize large memory usage patterns (e.g., KV cache, MoE experts)
-# NOTE: Must disable scratch reclaim to avoid MoE training crash on AMD GPUs
-# Setting this to 0 prevents core dumps when using Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) models
-export HSA_NO_SCRATCH_RECLAIM=${HSA_NO_SCRATCH_RECLAIM:-0}
-
-# Disable MSCCL (RCCL multi-connection feature) for better stability
-export RCCL_MSCCL_ENABLE=0
-export RCCL_MSCCLPP_ENABLE=0
-export RCCL_MSCCLPP_FORCE_ENABLE=0
-export RCCL_MSCCLPP_THRESHOLD=$((1*1024*1024*1024)) # default 1 MB
-# https://github.com/microsoft/mscclpp/blob/main/include/mscclpp/env.hpp#L82-L87
-export MSCCLPP_DISABLE_CHANNEL_CACHE=FALSE
-# pytorch need set this env to enable register comm
-export TORCH_NCCL_USE_TENSOR_REGISTER_ALLOCATOR_HOOK=0
-
-log_exported_vars "AMD-specific GPU optimizations" \
-    HSA_ENABLE_SDMA HSA_NO_SCRATCH_RECLAIM \
-    RCCL_MSCCL_ENABLE RCCL_MSCCLPP_ENABLE RCCL_MSCCLPP_FORCE_ENABLE RCCL_MSCCLPP_THRESHOLD \
-    MSCCLPP_DISABLE_CHANNEL_CACHE TORCH_NCCL_USE_TENSOR_REGISTER_ALLOCATOR_HOOK
-
-
-# ----------------- Performance tuning -----------------
-# Limit GPU hardware queues to 2 for performance stability
-export GPU_MAX_HW_QUEUES=${GPU_MAX_HW_QUEUES:-2}
-
-# Increase HSA kernarg pool size to 12MB for models with lot of kernels
-# export HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE=${HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE:-12582912}
-
-# Enable NUMA binding for better memory locality (may increase stability for large models)
-export ENABLE_NUMA_BINDING=${ENABLE_NUMA_BINDING:-0}
-
-# Limit max CUDA device connections to reduce PCIe traffic
-export CUDA_DEVICE_MAX_CONNECTIONS=${CUDA_DEVICE_MAX_CONNECTIONS:-1}
-
-# Prioritize NCCL communication for PyTorch for higher throughput
-export TORCH_NCCL_HIGH_PRIORITY=${TORCH_NCCL_HIGH_PRIORITY:-1}
-
-# optimize nvte fp8 cast transpose
-export NVTE_USE_CAST_TRANSPOSE_TRITON=${NVTE_USE_CAST_TRANSPOSE_TRITON:-1}
-export NVTE_USE_OPTIMIZED_HIPIFIED_CAST_TRANSPOSE=${NVTE_USE_OPTIMIZED_HIPIFIED_CAST_TRANSPOSE:-0}
-
-# Note: Disable v3 due to accuracy issues. Will fix after TE version 2.1.
-export NVTE_CK_USES_BWD_V3=${NVTE_CK_USES_BWD_V3:-0}
-
-# nvte debug envs
-export NVTE_DEBUG=0 # 0, 1
-export NVTE_DEBUG_LEVEL=0 # 0, 1, 2
-export NVTE_FUSED_ATTN_LOG_CONFIG=0 # 0, 1
-export PATCH_TE_FLASH_ATTN=${PATCH_TE_FLASH_ATTN:-0}
-
-log_exported_vars "Performance tuning" \
-    GPU_MAX_HW_QUEUES HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE ENABLE_NUMA_BINDING CUDA_DEVICE_MAX_CONNECTIONS \
-    TORCH_NCCL_HIGH_PRIORITY NVTE_USE_CAST_TRANSPOSE_TRITON NVTE_USE_OPTIMIZED_HIPIFIED_CAST_TRANSPOSE \
-    NVTE_CK_USES_BWD_V3 NVTE_DEBUG NVTE_DEBUG_LEVEL NVTE_FUSED_ATTN_LOG_CONFIG PATCH_TE_FLASH_ATTN
-
-# -------------------- setup_pythonpath -------------------
-PRIMUS_PATH=$(realpath "$(dirname "$0")/..")
-site_packages=$(python3 -c "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_paths()['purelib'])")
-export PYTHONPATH="${PRIMUS_PATH}:${site_packages}:${PYTHONPATH:-}"
-log_exported_vars "pythonpath" PYTHONPATH
diff --git a/tests/runner/helpers/test_primus_env.sh b/tests/runner/helpers/test_primus_env.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5708065e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/runner/helpers/test_primus_env.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,398 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# See LICENSE for license information.
+###############################################################################
+#
+# Unit tests for runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh
+#
+
+# Get project root (tests/runner/helpers -> ../../..)
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../../.." && pwd)"
+
+# Test counter
+TESTS_RUN=0
+TESTS_PASSED=0
+
+# Test assertion functions
+assert_pass() {
+    ((TESTS_RUN++))
+    ((TESTS_PASSED++))
+    echo "  ✓ PASS: $1"
+}
+
+assert_fail() {
+    ((TESTS_RUN++))
+    echo "  ✗ FAIL: $1"
+}
+
+# Currently unused but kept for future use
+# shellcheck disable=SC2317
+assert_contains() {
+    local output="$1"
+    local expected="$2"
+    local message="$3"
+
+    if echo "$output" | grep -q "$expected"; then
+        assert_pass "$message"
+    else
+        assert_fail "$message"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Setup test environment
+setup_test_env() {
+    export MASTER_ADDR="localhost"
+    export MASTER_PORT="1234"
+    export NNODES="1"
+    export NODE_RANK="0"
+    export GPUS_PER_NODE="8"
+}
+
+# Cleanup test environment
+cleanup_test_env() {
+    unset MASTER_ADDR MASTER_PORT NNODES NODE_RANK GPUS_PER_NODE
+    unset PRIMUS_DEBUG PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION
+    unset HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES NCCL_DEBUG NCCL_IB_HCA
+    unset HSA_ENABLE_SDMA GPU_MAX_HW_QUEUES
+    unset __PRIMUS_BASE_ENV_SOURCED
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Test 1: Basic Environment Loading
+# ============================================================================
+test_basic_env_loading() {
+    echo "Test 1: Basic Environment Loading"
+
+    setup_test_env
+    export PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION=1  # Skip validation for faster test
+
+    # Source primus-env.sh in a subshell to avoid affecting test environment
+    result=$(bash -c "
+        export MASTER_ADDR='$MASTER_ADDR'
+        export MASTER_PORT='$MASTER_PORT'
+        export NNODES='$NNODES'
+        export NODE_RANK='$NODE_RANK'
+        export GPUS_PER_NODE='$GPUS_PER_NODE'
+        export PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION=1
+        source '$PROJECT_ROOT/runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh' 2>&1 | grep -c 'Environment Configuration Complete'
+    ")
+
+    if [[ "$result" -eq 1 ]]; then
+        assert_pass "Basic environment loads successfully"
+    else
+        assert_fail "Basic environment loading failed"
+    fi
+
+    cleanup_test_env
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Test 2: Environment Variables Are Set
+# ============================================================================
+test_env_variables_set() {
+    echo "Test 2: Environment Variables Are Set"
+
+    setup_test_env
+    export PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION=1
+
+    # Check if key variables are exported
+    result=$(bash -c "
+        export MASTER_ADDR='$MASTER_ADDR'
+        export MASTER_PORT='$MASTER_PORT'
+        export NNODES='$NNODES'
+        export NODE_RANK='$NODE_RANK'
+        export GPUS_PER_NODE='$GPUS_PER_NODE'
+        export PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION=1
+        source '$PROJECT_ROOT/runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh' 2>/dev/null
+
+        # Check if variables are set
+        if [[ -n \"\$HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES\" ]] && \
+           [[ -n \"\$HSA_ENABLE_SDMA\" ]] && \
+           [[ -n \"\$GPU_MAX_HW_QUEUES\" ]]; then
+            echo 'PASS'
+        else
+            echo 'FAIL'
+        fi
+    " 2>&1)
+
+    if echo "$result" | grep -q "PASS"; then
+        assert_pass "Environment variables are set correctly"
+    else
+        assert_fail "Environment variables not set"
+    fi
+
+    cleanup_test_env
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Test 3: Debug Mode
+# ============================================================================
+test_debug_mode() {
+    echo "Test 3: Debug Mode"
+
+    setup_test_env
+    export PRIMUS_DEBUG=1
+    export PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION=1
+
+    # Check if debug mode outputs expected trace
+    result=$(bash -c "
+        export MASTER_ADDR='$MASTER_ADDR'
+        export MASTER_PORT='$MASTER_PORT'
+        export NNODES='$NNODES'
+        export NODE_RANK='$NODE_RANK'
+        export GPUS_PER_NODE='$GPUS_PER_NODE'
+        export PRIMUS_DEBUG=1
+        export PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION=1
+        source '$PROJECT_ROOT/runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh' 2>&1 | grep -c 'DEBUG'
+    ")
+
+    if [[ "$result" -gt 0 ]]; then
+        assert_pass "Debug mode works correctly"
+    else
+        assert_fail "Debug mode not working"
+    fi
+
+    cleanup_test_env
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Test 4: Validation Execution
+# ============================================================================
+test_validation_execution() {
+    echo "Test 4: Validation Execution"
+
+    setup_test_env
+    # Don't skip validation this time
+
+    # Should pass validation with correct values
+    result=$(bash -c "
+        export MASTER_ADDR='$MASTER_ADDR'
+        export MASTER_PORT='$MASTER_PORT'
+        export NNODES='$NNODES'
+        export NODE_RANK='$NODE_RANK'
+        export GPUS_PER_NODE='$GPUS_PER_NODE'
+        source '$PROJECT_ROOT/runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh' 2>&1 | grep -c 'Configuration validation passed'
+    ")
+
+    if [[ "$result" -eq 1 ]]; then
+        assert_pass "Validation executes and passes correctly"
+    else
+        assert_fail "Validation not executed or failed"
+    fi
+
+    cleanup_test_env
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Test 5: Validation Skip Flag
+# ============================================================================
+test_validation_skip() {
+    echo "Test 5: Validation Skip Flag"
+
+    setup_test_env
+    export PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION=1
+
+    # Should not see validation messages
+    result=$(bash -c "
+        export MASTER_ADDR='$MASTER_ADDR'
+        export MASTER_PORT='$MASTER_PORT'
+        export NNODES='$NNODES'
+        export NODE_RANK='$NODE_RANK'
+        export GPUS_PER_NODE='$GPUS_PER_NODE'
+        export PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION=1
+        source '$PROJECT_ROOT/runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh' 2>&1 | grep -c 'Validating Configuration'
+    ")
+
+    if [[ "$result" -eq 0 ]]; then
+        assert_pass "Validation skip flag works correctly"
+    else
+        assert_fail "Validation skip flag not working"
+    fi
+
+    cleanup_test_env
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Test 6: Invalid Configuration Detection
+# ============================================================================
+test_invalid_config_detection() {
+    echo "Test 6: Invalid Configuration Detection"
+
+    # Set invalid NODE_RANK (>= NNODES)
+    export MASTER_ADDR="localhost"
+    export MASTER_PORT="1234"
+    export NNODES="2"
+    export NODE_RANK="5"  # Invalid: should be < NNODES
+    export GPUS_PER_NODE="8"
+
+    # Should fail validation - capture exit code only
+    if bash -c "
+        export MASTER_ADDR='$MASTER_ADDR'
+        export MASTER_PORT='$MASTER_PORT'
+        export NNODES='$NNODES'
+        export NODE_RANK='$NODE_RANK'
+        export GPUS_PER_NODE='$GPUS_PER_NODE'
+        source '$PROJECT_ROOT/runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh' 2>/dev/null
+    " 2>/dev/null; then
+        assert_fail "Invalid configuration not detected"
+    else
+        assert_pass "Invalid configuration is detected"
+    fi
+
+    cleanup_test_env
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Test 7: GPU Detection
+# ============================================================================
+test_gpu_detection() {
+    echo "Test 7: GPU Detection"
+
+    setup_test_env
+    export PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION=1
+
+    # Check if GPU detection runs
+    result=$(bash -c "
+        export MASTER_ADDR='$MASTER_ADDR'
+        export MASTER_PORT='$MASTER_PORT'
+        export NNODES='$NNODES'
+        export NODE_RANK='$NODE_RANK'
+        export GPUS_PER_NODE='$GPUS_PER_NODE'
+        export PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION=1
+        source '$PROJECT_ROOT/runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh' 2>&1 | grep -c 'Detected GPU model'
+    ")
+
+    if [[ "$result" -eq 1 ]]; then
+        assert_pass "GPU detection executes"
+    else
+        assert_fail "GPU detection not executed"
+    fi
+
+    cleanup_test_env
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Test 8: Layered Configuration Loading Order
+# ============================================================================
+test_loading_order() {
+    echo "Test 8: Layered Configuration Loading Order"
+
+    setup_test_env
+    export PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION=1
+
+    # Check loading messages appear in correct order
+    result=$(bash -c "
+        export MASTER_ADDR='$MASTER_ADDR'
+        export MASTER_PORT='$MASTER_PORT'
+        export NNODES='$NNODES'
+        export NODE_RANK='$NODE_RANK'
+        export GPUS_PER_NODE='$GPUS_PER_NODE'
+        export PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION=1
+        source '$PROJECT_ROOT/runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh' 2>&1
+    ")
+
+    # Check if loading message appears
+    if echo "$result" | grep -q "Loading Primus Environment Configuration"; then
+        assert_pass "Configuration loading order is correct"
+    else
+        assert_fail "Configuration loading order incorrect"
+    fi
+
+    cleanup_test_env
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Test 9: Missing Base Environment Detection
+# ============================================================================
+test_missing_base_env() {
+    echo "Test 9: Missing Base Environment Detection"
+
+    # Temporarily rename base_env.sh to simulate missing file
+    BASE_ENV_FILE="$PROJECT_ROOT/runner/helpers/envs/base_env.sh"
+    BASE_ENV_BACKUP="$PROJECT_ROOT/runner/helpers/envs/base_env.sh.backup"
+
+    if [[ -f "$BASE_ENV_FILE" ]]; then
+        mv "$BASE_ENV_FILE" "$BASE_ENV_BACKUP"
+    fi
+
+    # Should fail when base_env.sh is missing - capture exit code only
+    if bash -c "source '$PROJECT_ROOT/runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh' 2>/dev/null" 2>/dev/null; then
+        fail_detected=0
+    else
+        fail_detected=1
+    fi
+
+    # Restore base_env.sh
+    if [[ -f "$BASE_ENV_BACKUP" ]]; then
+        mv "$BASE_ENV_BACKUP" "$BASE_ENV_FILE"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "$fail_detected" -eq 1 ]]; then
+        assert_pass "Missing base environment is detected"
+    else
+        assert_fail "Missing base environment not detected"
+    fi
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Test 10: Environment Variable Defaults
+# ============================================================================
+test_env_defaults() {
+    echo "Test 10: Environment Variable Defaults"
+
+    # Don't set any variables, let defaults kick in
+    export PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION=1
+
+    result=$(bash -c "
+        export PRIMUS_SKIP_VALIDATION=1
+        source '$PROJECT_ROOT/runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh' 2>&1
+
+        # Check default values
+        [[ \"\$MASTER_ADDR\" == 'localhost' ]] && \
+        [[ \"\$MASTER_PORT\" == '1234' ]] && \
+        [[ \"\$NNODES\" == '1' ]] && \
+        [[ \"\$NODE_RANK\" == '0' ]] && \
+        [[ \"\$GPUS_PER_NODE\" == '8' ]] && \
+        echo 'PASS' || echo 'FAIL'
+    " 2>&1)
+
+    if echo "$result" | grep -q "PASS"; then
+        assert_pass "Default values are set correctly"
+    else
+        assert_fail "Default values not set"
+    fi
+
+    cleanup_test_env
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Run all tests
+# ============================================================================
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "Running primus-env.sh Unit Tests"
+echo "=========================================="
+echo ""
+
+test_basic_env_loading
+test_env_variables_set
+test_debug_mode
+test_validation_execution
+test_validation_skip
+test_invalid_config_detection
+test_gpu_detection
+test_loading_order
+test_missing_base_env
+test_env_defaults
+
+echo ""
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "Test Summary: $TESTS_PASSED/$TESTS_RUN tests passed"
+echo "=========================================="
+
+if [[ $TESTS_PASSED -eq $TESTS_RUN ]]; then
+    exit 0
+else
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/tests/runner/run_all_tests.sh b/tests/runner/run_all_tests.sh
index ba1599bd..6a2d46b8 100755
--- a/tests/runner/run_all_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/runner/run_all_tests.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ TEST_SCRIPTS=(
     "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib/test_validation.sh"
     "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib/test_config.sh"
     "$SCRIPT_DIR/helpers/test_execute_hooks.sh"
+    "$SCRIPT_DIR/helpers/test_execute_patches.sh"
+    "$SCRIPT_DIR/helpers/test_primus_env.sh"
 )
 
 # Run each test suite

From efb4cf261356ddc04168ebb0aa62b891b9391ee6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xiaoming-AMD <xiaoming.peng@amd.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:20:43 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] chore(envs): comment out GPU-specific environment
 variables

Temporarily disable GPU-specific configurations in MI300X, MI325X, and MI355X.
Keep as documentation template for future use.
---
 runner/helpers/envs/MI300X.sh | 12 ++++++------
 runner/helpers/envs/MI325X.sh | 12 ++++++------
 runner/helpers/envs/MI355X.sh | 14 +++++++-------
 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/runner/helpers/envs/MI300X.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/MI300X.sh
index a38d66ad..d488467c 100755
--- a/runner/helpers/envs/MI300X.sh
+++ b/runner/helpers/envs/MI300X.sh
@@ -13,22 +13,22 @@ LOG_INFO_RANK0 "Loading MI300X-specific optimizations..."
 
 # ----------------- MI300X-specific GPU settings -----------------
 # MI300X has 192GB HBM3, disable XNACK for performance
-export HSA_XNACK=${HSA_XNACK:-0}
+# export HSA_XNACK=${HSA_XNACK:-0}
 
 # Optimize memory allocation for large models
-export GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE=${GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE:-100}
+# export GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE=${GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE:-100}
 
 # MI300X-specific memory optimizations
 # Increase HSA kernarg pool size for large model workloads (12MB)
-export HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE=${HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE:-12582912}
+# export HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE=${HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE:-12582912}
 
 # ----------------- MI300X RCCL optimizations -----------------
-# MI300X works well with MSCCLPP disabled (already set in base_env.sh)
+# MI300X works well with MSCCLPP disabled (already set in common_network.sh)
 # Override here only if needed for specific MI300X workloads
 
 # Uncomment to enable MSCCLPP for MI300X if tested and verified
 # export RCCL_MSCCLPP_ENABLE=1
 # export RCCL_MSCCLPP_FORCE_ENABLE=1
 
-log_exported_vars "MI300X-specific optimizations" \
-    HSA_XNACK GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE
+# log_exported_vars "MI300X-specific optimizations" \
+#     HSA_XNACK GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE
diff --git a/runner/helpers/envs/MI325X.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/MI325X.sh
index 7f342a8f..36d8f8e6 100755
--- a/runner/helpers/envs/MI325X.sh
+++ b/runner/helpers/envs/MI325X.sh
@@ -13,21 +13,21 @@ LOG_INFO_RANK0 "Loading MI325X-specific optimizations..."
 
 # ----------------- MI325X-specific GPU settings -----------------
 # MI325X has 256GB HBM3e (enhanced), disable XNACK for performance
-export HSA_XNACK=${HSA_XNACK:-0}
+# export HSA_XNACK=${HSA_XNACK:-0}
 
 # Optimize memory allocation for larger models compared to MI300X
-export GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE=${GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE:-100}
+# export GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE=${GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE:-100}
 
 # MI325X-specific memory optimizations
-export HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE=${HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE:-12582912}
+# export HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE=${HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE:-12582912}
 
 # ----------------- MI325X RCCL optimizations -----------------
 # MI325X may benefit from different RCCL settings
-# Override base_env.sh settings if needed for MI325X
+# Override common_network.sh settings if needed for MI325X
 
 # Uncomment to enable MSCCLPP for MI325X if tested and verified
 # export RCCL_MSCCLPP_ENABLE=1
 # export RCCL_MSCCLPP_FORCE_ENABLE=1
 
-log_exported_vars "MI325X-specific optimizations" \
-    HSA_XNACK GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE
+# log_exported_vars "MI325X-specific optimizations" \
+#     HSA_XNACK GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE
diff --git a/runner/helpers/envs/MI355X.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/MI355X.sh
index 3c68f79e..8a781182 100755
--- a/runner/helpers/envs/MI355X.sh
+++ b/runner/helpers/envs/MI355X.sh
@@ -15,20 +15,20 @@ LOG_INFO_RANK0 "Loading MI355X-specific optimizations..."
 # ----------------- MI355X-specific GPU settings -----------------
 # MI355X has 128GB unified memory (HBM + DDR)
 # Enable XNACK for unified memory support (different from discrete GPUs)
-export HSA_XNACK=${HSA_XNACK:-1}
+# export HSA_XNACK=${HSA_XNACK:-1}
 
 # APU-specific: Enable interrupt-driven mode for better power efficiency
-export HSA_ENABLE_INTERRUPT=${HSA_ENABLE_INTERRUPT:-1}
+# export HSA_ENABLE_INTERRUPT=${HSA_ENABLE_INTERRUPT:-1}
 
 # Optimize memory allocation for unified memory architecture
-export GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE=${GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE:-100}
+# export GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE=${GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE:-100}
 
 # MI355X memory pool settings
-export HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE=${HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE:-8388608}  # 8MB (smaller than discrete GPUs)
+# export HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE=${HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE:-8388608}  # 8MB (smaller than discrete GPUs)
 
 # ----------------- MI355X RCCL optimizations -----------------
 # APU may have different interconnect characteristics
-# Keep base_env.sh settings unless testing shows otherwise
+# Keep common_network.sh settings unless testing shows otherwise
 
-log_exported_vars "MI355X-specific optimizations" \
-    HSA_XNACK HSA_ENABLE_INTERRUPT GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE
+# log_exported_vars "MI355X-specific optimizations" \
+#     HSA_XNACK HSA_ENABLE_INTERRUPT GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE

From 0d60c9be9d62ca55858a77284cd0f07d03a10866 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xiaoming-AMD <xiaoming.peng@amd.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2025 01:16:59 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] refactor(envs): consolidate configuration files for
 simplicity
MIME-Version: 1.0
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Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Merge common_network.sh, perf_tuning.sh, and detect_gpu.sh into base files
to reduce file count and simplify configuration structure.

Changes:
- Merge common_network.sh and perf_tuning.sh into base_env.sh
- Merge detect_gpu.sh into primus-env.sh
- Delete redundant files: common_network.sh, perf_tuning.sh, detect_gpu.sh
- Simplify primus-env.sh loading order (2 layers instead of 4)

Result:
- File count: 10 → 7 files (-30%)
- Cleaner directory structure
- Faster loading (fewer source calls)
- Better integration (GPU detection uses logging functions)
- Improved error handling (GPU detection doesn't exit on failure)
---
 runner/helpers/envs/base_env.sh       | 146 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 runner/helpers/envs/common_network.sh |  83 ---------------
 runner/helpers/envs/detect_gpu.sh     |  49 ---------
 runner/helpers/envs/perf_tuning.sh    |  83 ---------------
 runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh     |  51 ++++++---
 5 files changed, 178 insertions(+), 234 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 runner/helpers/envs/common_network.sh
 delete mode 100755 runner/helpers/envs/detect_gpu.sh
 delete mode 100644 runner/helpers/envs/perf_tuning.sh

diff --git a/runner/helpers/envs/base_env.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/base_env.sh
index a4f60979..7f427cf2 100755
--- a/runner/helpers/envs/base_env.sh
+++ b/runner/helpers/envs/base_env.sh
@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@
 # =============================================================================
 # Base Environment Configuration
 # =============================================================================
-# This file provides the foundation for all environment configurations:
+# This file provides all environment configurations for Primus:
 #   - Logging functions (LOG_INFO, LOG_INFO_RANK0, LOG_ERROR, etc.)
 #   - Distributed training cluster information (MASTER_ADDR, NNODES, etc.)
-#   - Python path setup
+#   - Python path setup and data paths
+#   - NCCL and network settings
+#   - RCCL communication library settings
+#   - AMD GPU optimizations
+#   - General performance tuning
+#   - Transformer Engine optimizations
 #
-# Network, performance tuning, and GPU-specific settings are loaded separately
+# GPU-specific settings can override these in GPU model files (e.g., MI300X.sh)
 # =============================================================================
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -86,6 +91,12 @@ log_exported_vars "Training Cluster Info" \
 # Python Path Setup
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PRIMUS_PATH=$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../../.." && pwd)
+export PRIMUS_PATH
+
+# Set data paths
+export DATA_PATH=${DATA_PATH:-"${PRIMUS_PATH}/data"}
+export HF_HOME=${HF_HOME:-"${DATA_PATH}/huggingface"}
+
 site_packages=$(python -c "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_paths()['purelib'])" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
 if [[ -n "$site_packages" ]]; then
     export PYTHONPATH="${PRIMUS_PATH}:${site_packages}:${PYTHONPATH:-}"
@@ -93,4 +104,131 @@ else
     export PYTHONPATH="${PRIMUS_PATH}:${PYTHONPATH:-}"
 fi
 
-log_exported_vars "Python Path" PYTHONPATH
+log_exported_vars "Python Path and Data Paths" \
+    PRIMUS_PATH DATA_PATH HF_HOME PYTHONPATH
+
+# =============================================================================
+# NCCL and Network Configuration
+# =============================================================================
+
+# Set visible GPUs for the current node (0 to GPUS_PER_NODE-1)
+HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES=$(seq -s, 0 $((GPUS_PER_NODE - 1)))
+export HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES
+
+# ----------------- NCCL and Network Settings -----------------
+
+# NCCL logging level: VERSION, WARN, INFO, DEBUG, TRACE
+# Set to empty for default behavior, or specify level for debugging
+export NCCL_DEBUG=${NCCL_DEBUG:-}
+
+# Disable NCCL internal checks to reduce overhead
+export NCCL_CHECKS_DISABLE=1
+
+# Set InfiniBand GID index for NCCL communication
+export NCCL_IB_GID_INDEX=3
+
+# Disable cross NIC communication for NCCL
+export NCCL_CROSS_NIC=0
+
+# Dynamically get InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter index for NCCL if not set
+if [ -z "${NCCL_IB_HCA}" ]; then
+    NCCL_IB_HCA=$(bash "${SCRIPT_DIR}/get_nccl_ib_hca.sh" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+fi
+export NCCL_IB_HCA
+
+# Dynamically get network interface IP address for socket communication if not set
+if [ -z "${IP_INTERFACE}" ]; then
+    IP_INTERFACE=$(bash "${SCRIPT_DIR}/get_ip_interface.sh" 2>/dev/null || hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
+fi
+export IP_INTERFACE
+
+# Set network interfaces for NCCL and Gloo, fallback to detected IP_INTERFACE
+export NCCL_SOCKET_IFNAME=${NCCL_SOCKET_IFNAME:-$IP_INTERFACE}
+export GLOO_SOCKET_IFNAME=${GLOO_SOCKET_IFNAME:-$IP_INTERFACE}
+
+# ----------------- RCCL Settings (AMD ROCm Communication Library) -----------------
+
+# Disable MSCCL (RCCL multi-connection feature) for better stability
+export RCCL_MSCCL_ENABLE=${RCCL_MSCCL_ENABLE:-0}
+export RCCL_MSCCLPP_ENABLE=${RCCL_MSCCLPP_ENABLE:-0}
+export RCCL_MSCCLPP_FORCE_ENABLE=${RCCL_MSCCLPP_FORCE_ENABLE:-0}
+export RCCL_MSCCLPP_THRESHOLD=${RCCL_MSCCLPP_THRESHOLD:-$((1*1024*1024*1024))} # default 1GB
+
+# https://github.com/microsoft/mscclpp/blob/main/include/mscclpp/env.hpp#L82-L87
+export MSCCLPP_DISABLE_CHANNEL_CACHE=${MSCCLPP_DISABLE_CHANNEL_CACHE:-FALSE}
+
+# PyTorch needs this env to enable register comm
+export TORCH_NCCL_USE_TENSOR_REGISTER_ALLOCATOR_HOOK=${TORCH_NCCL_USE_TENSOR_REGISTER_ALLOCATOR_HOOK:-0}
+
+log_exported_vars "NCCL and Network Settings" \
+    HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES NCCL_DEBUG NCCL_CHECKS_DISABLE NCCL_IB_GID_INDEX \
+    NCCL_CROSS_NIC NCCL_IB_HCA IP_INTERFACE NCCL_SOCKET_IFNAME GLOO_SOCKET_IFNAME
+
+log_exported_vars "RCCL Settings" \
+    RCCL_MSCCL_ENABLE RCCL_MSCCLPP_ENABLE RCCL_MSCCLPP_FORCE_ENABLE RCCL_MSCCLPP_THRESHOLD \
+    MSCCLPP_DISABLE_CHANNEL_CACHE TORCH_NCCL_USE_TENSOR_REGISTER_ALLOCATOR_HOOK
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Performance Tuning Configuration
+# =============================================================================
+
+# ----------------- AMD-specific GPU optimizations -----------------
+# Enable system DMA engine (SDMA) on AMD GPUs for better IO throughput
+export HSA_ENABLE_SDMA=${HSA_ENABLE_SDMA:-1}
+
+# Prevent scratch memory from being reclaimed to stabilize large memory usage
+# NOTE: Must disable scratch reclaim to avoid MoE training crash on AMD GPUs
+# Setting this to 0 prevents core dumps when using Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) models
+export HSA_NO_SCRATCH_RECLAIM=${HSA_NO_SCRATCH_RECLAIM:-0}
+
+log_exported_vars "AMD GPU Optimizations" \
+    HSA_ENABLE_SDMA HSA_NO_SCRATCH_RECLAIM
+
+# ----------------- General Performance Tuning -----------------
+# Limit GPU hardware queues to 2 for performance stability
+export GPU_MAX_HW_QUEUES=${GPU_MAX_HW_QUEUES:-2}
+
+# Increase HSA kernarg pool size to 12MB for models with many kernels (optional, can be set by GPU-specific configs)
+# export HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE=${HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE:-12582912}
+
+# Enable NUMA binding for better memory locality (may increase stability for large models)
+export ENABLE_NUMA_BINDING=${ENABLE_NUMA_BINDING:-0}
+
+# Limit max CUDA device connections to reduce PCIe traffic
+export CUDA_DEVICE_MAX_CONNECTIONS=${CUDA_DEVICE_MAX_CONNECTIONS:-1}
+
+# Prioritize NCCL communication for PyTorch for higher throughput
+export TORCH_NCCL_HIGH_PRIORITY=${TORCH_NCCL_HIGH_PRIORITY:-1}
+
+# ----------------- NCCL Performance Settings -----------------
+# In multi-node training, PXN can be enabled to improve inter-node all-to-all
+# communication efficiency, but it will increase GPU memory usage.
+# Default: disable PXN for NCCL
+export NCCL_PXN_DISABLE=${NCCL_PXN_DISABLE:-1}
+export NCCL_P2P_NET_CHUNKSIZE=${NCCL_P2P_NET_CHUNKSIZE:-524288}
+
+log_exported_vars "General Performance Tuning" \
+    GPU_MAX_HW_QUEUES ENABLE_NUMA_BINDING CUDA_DEVICE_MAX_CONNECTIONS \
+    TORCH_NCCL_HIGH_PRIORITY NCCL_PXN_DISABLE NCCL_P2P_NET_CHUNKSIZE
+
+# ----------------- Transformer Engine Optimizations -----------------
+# Optimize NVTE fp8 cast transpose
+export NVTE_USE_CAST_TRANSPOSE_TRITON=${NVTE_USE_CAST_TRANSPOSE_TRITON:-1}
+export NVTE_USE_OPTIMIZED_HIPIFIED_CAST_TRANSPOSE=${NVTE_USE_OPTIMIZED_HIPIFIED_CAST_TRANSPOSE:-0}
+
+# Note: Disable v3 due to accuracy issues. Will fix after TE version 2.1.
+export NVTE_CK_USES_BWD_V3=${NVTE_CK_USES_BWD_V3:-0}
+
+# Note: Disable fp32 atomic if you find any accuracy issue
+export PRIMUS_TURBO_ATTN_V3_ATOMIC_FP32=${PRIMUS_TURBO_ATTN_V3_ATOMIC_FP32:-0}
+
+# NVTE debug envs
+export NVTE_DEBUG=${NVTE_DEBUG:-0}              # 0, 1
+export NVTE_DEBUG_LEVEL=${NVTE_DEBUG_LEVEL:-0}  # 0, 1, 2
+export NVTE_FUSED_ATTN_LOG_CONFIG=${NVTE_FUSED_ATTN_LOG_CONFIG:-0}  # 0, 1
+export PATCH_TE_FLASH_ATTN=${PATCH_TE_FLASH_ATTN:-0}
+
+log_exported_vars "Transformer Engine Optimizations" \
+    NVTE_USE_CAST_TRANSPOSE_TRITON NVTE_USE_OPTIMIZED_HIPIFIED_CAST_TRANSPOSE \
+    NVTE_CK_USES_BWD_V3 PRIMUS_TURBO_ATTN_V3_ATOMIC_FP32 \
+    NVTE_DEBUG NVTE_DEBUG_LEVEL NVTE_FUSED_ATTN_LOG_CONFIG PATCH_TE_FLASH_ATTN
diff --git a/runner/helpers/envs/common_network.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/common_network.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 23af6884..00000000
--- a/runner/helpers/envs/common_network.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-###############################################################################
-# Copyright (c) 2025, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
-#
-# See LICENSE for license information.
-###############################################################################
-
-# =============================================================================
-# NCCL and Network Configuration
-# =============================================================================
-# This file contains all network-related environment variable settings
-# for distributed training with NCCL and communication libraries.
-# =============================================================================
-
-# Dependency check: ensure base_env.sh has been loaded
-if [[ -z "${GPUS_PER_NODE}" ]]; then
-    echo "[ERROR] GPUS_PER_NODE not set. base_env.sh must be loaded first." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-if ! declare -f log_exported_vars >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "[ERROR] log_exported_vars function not found. base_env.sh must be loaded first." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Set visible GPUs for the current node (0 to GPUS_PER_NODE-1)
-HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES=$(seq -s, 0 $((GPUS_PER_NODE - 1)))
-export HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES
-
-# ----------------- NCCL and Network Settings -----------------
-
-# NCCL logging level: VERSION, WARN, INFO, DEBUG, TRACE
-# Set to empty for default behavior, or specify level for debugging
-export NCCL_DEBUG=${NCCL_DEBUG:-}
-
-# Disable NCCL internal checks to reduce overhead
-export NCCL_CHECKS_DISABLE=1
-
-# Set InfiniBand GID index for NCCL communication
-export NCCL_IB_GID_INDEX=3
-
-# Disable cross NIC communication for NCCL
-export NCCL_CROSS_NIC=0
-
-# Dynamically get InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter index for NCCL if not set
-if [ -z "${NCCL_IB_HCA}" ]; then
-    SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-    NCCL_IB_HCA=$(bash "${SCRIPT_DIR}/get_nccl_ib_hca.sh" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-fi
-export NCCL_IB_HCA
-
-# Dynamically get network interface IP address for socket communication if not set
-if [ -z "${IP_INTERFACE}" ]; then
-    SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-    IP_INTERFACE=$(bash "${SCRIPT_DIR}/get_ip_interface.sh" 2>/dev/null || hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
-fi
-export IP_INTERFACE
-
-# Set network interfaces for NCCL and Gloo, fallback to detected IP_INTERFACE
-export NCCL_SOCKET_IFNAME=${NCCL_SOCKET_IFNAME:-$IP_INTERFACE}
-export GLOO_SOCKET_IFNAME=${GLOO_SOCKET_IFNAME:-$IP_INTERFACE}
-
-# ----------------- RCCL Settings (AMD ROCm Communication Library) -----------------
-
-# Disable MSCCL (RCCL multi-connection feature) for better stability
-export RCCL_MSCCL_ENABLE=${RCCL_MSCCL_ENABLE:-0}
-export RCCL_MSCCLPP_ENABLE=${RCCL_MSCCLPP_ENABLE:-0}
-export RCCL_MSCCLPP_FORCE_ENABLE=${RCCL_MSCCLPP_FORCE_ENABLE:-0}
-export RCCL_MSCCLPP_THRESHOLD=${RCCL_MSCCLPP_THRESHOLD:-$((1*1024*1024*1024))} # default 1GB
-
-# https://github.com/microsoft/mscclpp/blob/main/include/mscclpp/env.hpp#L82-L87
-export MSCCLPP_DISABLE_CHANNEL_CACHE=${MSCCLPP_DISABLE_CHANNEL_CACHE:-FALSE}
-
-# PyTorch needs this env to enable register comm
-export TORCH_NCCL_USE_TENSOR_REGISTER_ALLOCATOR_HOOK=${TORCH_NCCL_USE_TENSOR_REGISTER_ALLOCATOR_HOOK:-0}
-
-log_exported_vars "NCCL and Network Settings" \
-    HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES NCCL_DEBUG NCCL_CHECKS_DISABLE NCCL_IB_GID_INDEX \
-    NCCL_CROSS_NIC NCCL_IB_HCA IP_INTERFACE NCCL_SOCKET_IFNAME GLOO_SOCKET_IFNAME
-
-log_exported_vars "RCCL Settings" \
-    RCCL_MSCCL_ENABLE RCCL_MSCCLPP_ENABLE RCCL_MSCCLPP_FORCE_ENABLE RCCL_MSCCLPP_THRESHOLD \
-    MSCCLPP_DISABLE_CHANNEL_CACHE TORCH_NCCL_USE_TENSOR_REGISTER_ALLOCATOR_HOOK
diff --git a/runner/helpers/envs/detect_gpu.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/detect_gpu.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 1e9309a5..00000000
--- a/runner/helpers/envs/detect_gpu.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-###############################################################################
-# Copyright (c) 2025, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
-#
-# See LICENSE for license information.
-###############################################################################
-#
-# Detect GPU Model Script
-# Uses rocm-smi to detect AMD GPU model (MI300, MI355, etc.)
-#
-
-detect_gpu_model() {
-    local gpu_model
-    gpu_model="unknown"
-
-    # Check if rocm-smi is available
-    if ! command -v rocm-smi &> /dev/null; then
-        echo "Error: rocm-smi not found. Is ROCm installed?" >&2
-        return 1
-    fi
-
-    # Get product name from rocm-smi
-    local product_name
-    product_name=$(rocm-smi --showproductname 2>/dev/null | grep -i "Card series" | head -n1 | awk '{print $NF}')
-
-    # If that doesn't work, try alternative method
-    if [[ -z "$product_name" ]]; then
-        product_name=$(rocm-smi --showproductname 2>/dev/null | grep -oP 'MI\d+[A-Z]*' | head -n1)
-    fi
-
-    # Extract model identifier (MI300, MI355, etc.)
-    if [[ "$product_name" =~ MI([0-9]+)([A-Z]*) ]]; then
-        gpu_model="MI${BASH_REMATCH[1]}${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
-    fi
-
-    echo "$gpu_model"
-}
-
-# Execute detection
-GPU_MODEL=$(detect_gpu_model)
-
-# Output result
-echo "$GPU_MODEL"
-
-# Exit with error if detection failed
-if [[ "$GPU_MODEL" == "unknown" ]]; then
-    echo "Warning: Unable to detect GPU model. Using default configuration." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
diff --git a/runner/helpers/envs/perf_tuning.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/perf_tuning.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index bddb8cb1..00000000
--- a/runner/helpers/envs/perf_tuning.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-###############################################################################
-# Copyright (c) 2025, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
-#
-# See LICENSE for license information.
-###############################################################################
-
-# =============================================================================
-# Performance Tuning Configuration
-# =============================================================================
-# This file contains all performance-related settings including:
-#   - AMD-specific GPU optimizations (HSA, RCCL)
-#   - General performance tuning (GPU queues, NUMA, CUDA connections)
-#   - NCCL performance settings (PXN, P2P)
-#   - Transformer Engine optimizations (NVTE)
-# =============================================================================
-
-# Dependency check: ensure base_env.sh has been loaded
-if ! declare -f log_exported_vars >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "[ERROR] log_exported_vars function not found. base_env.sh must be loaded first." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# ----------------- AMD-specific GPU optimizations -----------------
-# Enable system DMA engine (SDMA) on AMD GPUs for better IO throughput
-export HSA_ENABLE_SDMA=${HSA_ENABLE_SDMA:-1}
-
-# Prevent scratch memory from being reclaimed to stabilize large memory usage
-# NOTE: Must disable scratch reclaim to avoid MoE training crash on AMD GPUs
-# Setting this to 0 prevents core dumps when using Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) models
-export HSA_NO_SCRATCH_RECLAIM=${HSA_NO_SCRATCH_RECLAIM:-0}
-
-log_exported_vars "AMD GPU Optimizations" \
-    HSA_ENABLE_SDMA HSA_NO_SCRATCH_RECLAIM
-
-# ----------------- General Performance Tuning -----------------
-# Limit GPU hardware queues to 2 for performance stability
-export GPU_MAX_HW_QUEUES=${GPU_MAX_HW_QUEUES:-2}
-
-# Increase HSA kernarg pool size to 12MB for models with many kernels (optional, can be set by GPU-specific configs)
-# export HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE=${HSA_KERNARG_POOL_SIZE:-12582912}
-
-# Enable NUMA binding for better memory locality (may increase stability for large models)
-export ENABLE_NUMA_BINDING=${ENABLE_NUMA_BINDING:-0}
-
-# Limit max CUDA device connections to reduce PCIe traffic
-export CUDA_DEVICE_MAX_CONNECTIONS=${CUDA_DEVICE_MAX_CONNECTIONS:-1}
-
-# Prioritize NCCL communication for PyTorch for higher throughput
-export TORCH_NCCL_HIGH_PRIORITY=${TORCH_NCCL_HIGH_PRIORITY:-1}
-
-# ----------------- NCCL Performance Settings -----------------
-# In multi-node training, PXN can be enabled to improve inter-node all-to-all
-# communication efficiency, but it will increase GPU memory usage.
-# Default: disable PXN for NCCL
-export NCCL_PXN_DISABLE=${NCCL_PXN_DISABLE:-1}
-export NCCL_P2P_NET_CHUNKSIZE=${NCCL_P2P_NET_CHUNKSIZE:-524288}
-
-log_exported_vars "General Performance Tuning" \
-    GPU_MAX_HW_QUEUES ENABLE_NUMA_BINDING CUDA_DEVICE_MAX_CONNECTIONS \
-    TORCH_NCCL_HIGH_PRIORITY NCCL_PXN_DISABLE NCCL_P2P_NET_CHUNKSIZE
-
-# ----------------- Transformer Engine Optimizations -----------------
-# Optimize NVTE fp8 cast transpose
-export NVTE_USE_CAST_TRANSPOSE_TRITON=${NVTE_USE_CAST_TRANSPOSE_TRITON:-1}
-export NVTE_USE_OPTIMIZED_HIPIFIED_CAST_TRANSPOSE=${NVTE_USE_OPTIMIZED_HIPIFIED_CAST_TRANSPOSE:-0}
-
-# Note: Disable v3 due to accuracy issues. Will fix after TE version 2.1.
-export NVTE_CK_USES_BWD_V3=${NVTE_CK_USES_BWD_V3:-0}
-
-# Note: Disable fp32 atomic if you find any accuracy issue
-export PRIMUS_TURBO_ATTN_V3_ATOMIC_FP32=${PRIMUS_TURBO_ATTN_V3_ATOMIC_FP32:-0}
-
-# NVTE debug envs
-export NVTE_DEBUG=${NVTE_DEBUG:-0}              # 0, 1
-export NVTE_DEBUG_LEVEL=${NVTE_DEBUG_LEVEL:-0}  # 0, 1, 2
-export NVTE_FUSED_ATTN_LOG_CONFIG=${NVTE_FUSED_ATTN_LOG_CONFIG:-0}  # 0, 1
-export PATCH_TE_FLASH_ATTN=${PATCH_TE_FLASH_ATTN:-0}
-
-log_exported_vars "Transformer Engine Optimizations" \
-    NVTE_USE_CAST_TRANSPOSE_TRITON NVTE_USE_OPTIMIZED_HIPIFIED_CAST_TRANSPOSE \
-    NVTE_CK_USES_BWD_V3 PRIMUS_TURBO_ATTN_V3_ATOMIC_FP32 \
-    NVTE_DEBUG NVTE_DEBUG_LEVEL NVTE_FUSED_ATTN_LOG_CONFIG PATCH_TE_FLASH_ATTN
diff --git a/runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh b/runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh
index b9530c5f..7af0ad2f 100755
--- a/runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh
+++ b/runner/helpers/envs/primus-env.sh
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@
 # Primus Environment Setup - Layered Configuration Loading
 # =============================================================================
 # Load order:
-#   1. base_env.sh           - Base configuration (logging, cluster info, pythonpath)
-#   2. common_network.sh     - Network and NCCL settings
-#   3. perf_tuning.sh        - Performance tuning and optimizations
-#   4. <GPU_MODEL>.sh        - GPU-specific overrides (e.g., MI300X.sh, MI325X.sh)
+#   1. base_env.sh    - All base configurations (cluster, network, performance, pythonpath)
+#   2. <GPU_MODEL>.sh - GPU-specific overrides (e.g., MI300X.sh, MI325X.sh)
 #
 # Environment Variables:
 #   PRIMUS_DEBUG=1           - Enable debug mode (set -x, verbose output)
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ fi
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
-# 1. Load base environment (logging, cluster info, pythonpath)
+# 1. Load base environment (includes all configurations)
 # shellcheck source=runner/helpers/envs/base_env.sh
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/base_env.sh"
@@ -35,18 +33,41 @@ source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/base_env.sh"
 LOG_INFO_RANK0 ""
 LOG_INFO_RANK0 "=== Loading Primus Environment Configuration ==="
 
-# 2. Load common network configuration
-# shellcheck source=runner/helpers/envs/common_network.sh
-# shellcheck disable=SC1091
-source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/common_network.sh"
+# 2. Detect GPU model and load device-specific configuration
 
-# 3. Load performance tuning configuration
-# shellcheck source=runner/helpers/envs/perf_tuning.sh
-# shellcheck disable=SC1091
-source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/perf_tuning.sh"
+# GPU detection function
+detect_gpu_model() {
+    local gpu_model
+    gpu_model="unknown"
+
+    # Check if rocm-smi is available
+    if ! command -v rocm-smi &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "Error: rocm-smi not found. Is ROCm installed?" >&2
+        echo "unknown"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Get product name from rocm-smi
+    local product_name
+    product_name=$(rocm-smi --showproductname 2>/dev/null | grep -i "Card series" | head -n1 | awk '{print $NF}')
 
-# 4. Detect GPU model and load device-specific configuration
-GPU_MODEL=$(bash "${SCRIPT_DIR}/detect_gpu.sh")
+    # If that doesn't work, try alternative method
+    if [[ -z "$product_name" ]]; then
+        product_name=$(rocm-smi --showproductname 2>/dev/null | grep -oP 'MI\d+[A-Z]*' | head -n1)
+    fi
+
+    # Extract model identifier (MI300, MI355, etc.)
+    if [[ "$product_name" =~ MI([0-9]+)([A-Z]*) ]]; then
+        gpu_model="MI${BASH_REMATCH[1]}${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+    fi
+
+    echo "$gpu_model"
+}
+
+GPU_MODEL=$(detect_gpu_model)
+if [[ "$GPU_MODEL" == "unknown" ]]; then
+    LOG_WARN "Unable to detect GPU model. Using default configuration."
+fi
 LOG_INFO_RANK0 "Detected GPU model: ${GPU_MODEL}"
 
 GPU_CONFIG_FILE="${SCRIPT_DIR}/${GPU_MODEL}.sh"