diff --git a/test_runner.py b/test_runner.py
index a7c95ce1..94de464a 100755
--- a/test_runner.py
+++ b/test_runner.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def build_test_list():
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_split_points layers.4",
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_schedule 1f1b",
                     "--training.data_parallel_degree 1",
-                    "--model.norm_type rmsnorm",  # fused_rmsnorm crashes with PP
+                    "--model.norm_type rmsnorm",  # compiled_rmsnorm / fused_rmsnorm crashes with PP
                 ],
             ],
             "PP 1D test 1f1b",
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def build_test_list():
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_split_points layers.4",
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_schedule gpipe",
                     "--training.data_parallel_degree 1",
-                    "--model.norm_type rmsnorm",  # fused_rmsnorm crashes with PP
+                    "--model.norm_type rmsnorm",  # compiled_rmsnorm / fused_rmsnorm crashes with PP
                 ],
             ],
             "PP 1D test gpipe",
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def build_test_list():
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_split_points layers.4",
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_schedule 1f1b",
                     "--training.data_parallel_degree 2",
-                    "--model.norm_type rmsnorm",  # fused_rmsnorm crashes with PP
+                    "--model.norm_type rmsnorm",  # compiled_rmsnorm / fused_rmsnorm crashes with PP
                 ],
             ],
             "PP+DP 1f1b 2D test",
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def build_test_list():
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_split_points layers.4",
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_schedule gpipe",
                     "--training.data_parallel_degree 2",
-                    "--model.norm_type rmsnorm",  # fused_rmsnorm crashes with PP
+                    "--model.norm_type rmsnorm",  # compiled_rmsnorm / fused_rmsnorm crashes with PP
                 ],
             ],
             "PP+DP gpipe 2D test",
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ def build_test_list():
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_degree 2",
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_split_points layers.4",
                     "--training.tensor_parallel_degree 2",
-                    "--model.norm_type rmsnorm",  # fused_rmsnorm not yet compatible with TP
                 ],
             ],
             "PP+TP 2D test",
@@ -144,7 +143,6 @@ def build_test_list():
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_degree 2",
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_split_points layers.4",
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_split_mode tracer",
-                    "--model.norm_type rmsnorm",  # fused_rmsnorm not yet compatible with tracer
                 ],
             ],
             "PP tracer frontend test",
@@ -162,7 +160,16 @@ def build_test_list():
         OverrideDefinitions(
             [
                 [
-                    "--training.compile --model.norm_type=rmsnorm",
+                    "--training.tensor_parallel_degree 2",
+                ],
+            ],
+            "2D eager",
+            "2d_eager",
+        ),
+        OverrideDefinitions(
+            [
+                [
+                    "--training.compile",
                 ],
             ],
             "1D compile",
@@ -182,29 +189,20 @@ def build_test_list():
         OverrideDefinitions(
             [
                 [
-                    "--training.compile --training.tensor_parallel_degree 2 --model.norm_type=rmsnorm",
+                    "--training.compile --training.tensor_parallel_degree 2",
                 ],
             ],
             "2D compile",
             "2d_compile",
         ),
-        OverrideDefinitions(
-            [
-                [
-                    "--training.tensor_parallel_degree 2 --model.norm_type=rmsnorm",
-                ],
-            ],
-            "Eager mode 2DParallel with rmsnorm",
-            "eager_2d_rmsnorm",
-        ),
         OverrideDefinitions(
             [
                 [
                     "--training.tensor_parallel_degree 2 --model.norm_type=fused_rmsnorm",
                 ],
             ],
-            "Eager mode 2DParallel with fused_rmsnorm",
-            "eager_2d_fused_rmsnorm",
+            "2D eager with fused_rmsnorm",
+            "2d_eager_fused_rmsnorm",
         ),
         OverrideDefinitions(
             [
@@ -248,7 +246,6 @@ def build_test_list():
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_split_points layers.4",
                     "--training.data_parallel_degree 2",
                     "--training.tensor_parallel_degree 2",
-                    "--model.norm_type rmsnorm",  # fused_rmsnorm not yet compatible with TP
                 ],
                 [
                     "--training.steps 20",
@@ -257,7 +254,6 @@ def build_test_list():
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_split_points layers.4",
                     "--training.data_parallel_degree 2",
                     "--training.tensor_parallel_degree 2",
-                    "--model.norm_type rmsnorm",  # fused_rmsnorm not yet compatible with TP
                 ],
             ],
             "PP+DP+TP 3D test with save/load resume ckpt",
@@ -272,7 +268,7 @@ def build_test_list():
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_degree 4",
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_split_points layers.1,layers.2,layers.3,layers.4,layers.5,layers.6,layers.7",
                     "--experimental.pipeline_parallel_schedule interleaved_1f1b",
-                    "--model.norm_type rmsnorm",  # fused_rmsnorm throws cuda context error with pp
+                    "--model.norm_type rmsnorm",  # compiled_rmsnorm / fused_rmsnorm crashes with PP
                 ],
             ],
             "PP looped 1f1b test",
@@ -292,7 +288,8 @@ def build_test_list():
         OverrideDefinitions(
             [
                 [
-                    "--memory_estimation.enabled --model.norm_type rmsnorm",
+                    "--memory_estimation.enabled",
+                    "--model.norm_type rmsnorm",  # estimation mode does not support compiled_rmsnorm yet
                 ]
             ],
             "FSDP2 Memory Tracking and Estimation",