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+import cdtools
+import torch as t
+
+# If you're noticing that the multi-GPU job is hanging (especially with 100%
+# GPU use across all participating devices), you might want to try disabling
+# the environment variable NCCL_P2P_DISABLE.
+import os
+os.environ['NCCL_P2P_DISABLE'] = str(int(True))
+
+
+# For running a speed test, we need to add an additional `conn` parameter
+# that the speed test uses to send loss-versus-time curves to the
+# speed test function.
+def reconstruct(rank, world_size, conn):
+
+    # We define the setup in the same manner as we did in the spawn example
+    # (speed test uses spawn)
+    cdtools.tools.multigpu.setup(rank=rank,
+                                 world_size=world_size,
+                                 master_addr='localhost',
+                                 master_port='6666')
+
+    filename = 'example_data/AuBalls_700ms_30nmStep_3_6SS_filter.cxi'
+    dataset = cdtools.datasets.Ptycho2DDataset.from_cxi(filename)
+
+    pad = 10
+    dataset.pad(pad)
+    dataset.inspect()
+    model = cdtools.models.FancyPtycho.from_dataset(
+        dataset,
+        n_modes=3,
+        probe_support_radius=50,
+        propagation_distance=2e-6,
+        units='um',
+        probe_fourier_crop=pad
+    )
+    model.translation_offsets.data += 0.7 * \
+        t.randn_like(model.translation_offsets)
+    model.weights.requires_grad = False
+
+    # Unless you're plotting data within the reconstruct function, setting
+    # the rank parameter is not necessary.
+    # model.rank = rank
+
+    device = 'cuda'
+    model.to(device=device)
+    dataset.get_as(device=device)
+
+    # Rank and world_size also needs to be explicitly defined here
+    recon = cdtools.reconstructors.AdamReconstructor(model,
+                                                     dataset,
+                                                     rank=rank,
+                                                     world_size=world_size)
+
+    with model.save_on_exception(
+            'example_reconstructions/gold_balls_earlyexit.h5', dataset):
+
+        # It is recommended to comment out/remove all plotting-related methods
+        # for the speed test.
+        for loss in recon.optimize(20, lr=0.005, batch_size=50):
+            if rank == 0:
+                print(model.report())
+
+        for loss in recon.optimize(50, lr=0.002, batch_size=100):
+            if rank == 0:
+                print(model.report())
+
+        for loss in recon.optimize(100, lr=0.001, batch_size=100,
+                                   schedule=True):
+            if rank == 0:
+                print(model.report())
+
+    # We now use the conn parameter to send the loss-versus-time data to the
+    # main process running the speed test.
+    conn.send((model.loss_times, model.loss_history))
+
+    # And, as always, we need to clean up at the end.
+    cdtools.tools.multigpu.cleanup()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # We call the run_speed_test function instead of calling
+    # t.multiprocessing.spawn. We specify the number of runs
+    # we want to perform per GPU count along with how many
+    # GPU counts we want to test.
+    #
+    # Here, we test both 1 and 2 GPUs using 3 runs for both.
+    # The show_plots will report the mean +- standard deviation
+    # of loss-versus-time/epoch curves across the 3 runs.
+    # The plot will also show the mean +- standard deviation of
+    # the GPU-dependent speed ups across the 3 runs.
+    cdtools.tools.multigpu.run_speed_test(reconstruct,
+                                          gpu_counts=(1, 2),
+                                          runs=3,
+                                          show_plot=True)