This work proposes SABER, a training-free framework for stability-aware early exit via adversarial branch probing, and shows that SABER reduces reasoning token consumption by 30.2% on average while maintaining competitive accuracy with full-length reasoning.
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As the context window of Large Language Models (LLMs) continues to expand, the data required to effectively train and evaluate these capabilities remains underexplored. With existing research primarily focuses on architectural optimization, there is a need for a systematic, data-centric review. This survey bridges this gap by investigating the data foundations of Long-Context Language Models (LCMs). We begin by examining current data strategies alongside their strengths and limitations, mapping the required data to desired model capabilities. Building on this, we explore how targeted training data designs drive core, often interconnected skills such as retrieval, reasoning, and aggregation. Furthermore, we analyze the evaluation landscape, illustrating how selecting appropriate benchmarks is crucial for probing capability boundaries and guiding effective model selection. Finally, we synthesize actionable guidelines for data construction and outline critical future directions to propel the advancement of long-context language models, including quantifying data quality, establishing scaling laws for length distributions, and developing dynamic evaluation frameworks.
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