def synchronize_between_processes(self):
        """
        
        """
        if not is_dist_avail_and_initialized():
            return
        t = torch.tensor([self.count, self.total], dtype=torch.float64, device='cuda')
        dist.barrier()
        dist.all_reduce(t)
        t = t.tolist()
        self.count = int(t[0])
        self.total = t[1]