tracer.py

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from __future__ import print_function

import six

from collections import defaultdict
from paddle.fluid import core
from paddle.fluid import framework

__all__ = ['Tracer']


def release_op(op):
    import gc
    assert len(
        gc.get_referrers(framework._imperative_tracer()._ops[
            op._trace_id])) == 1
    del framework._imperative_tracer()._ops[op._trace_id]


class Tracer(core.Tracer):
    """
    Python wrapper of imperative tracer
    """

    def __init__(self, block):
        super(Tracer, self).__init__(block)

        self._ops = defaultdict()
        self._trace_id = 0

    def trace_op(self, op, stop_gradient=False):
        # record op's trace id
        op.iop._trace_id = self._trace_id

        # trace op and save it
        backward_refs = self.trace(op.iop, op.inputs, op.outputs, op.block.desc,
                                   framework._current_expected_place(),
                                   stop_gradient)

        if not stop_gradient:
            self._trace_id += 1
            self._ops[op.iop._trace_id] = op

            # register backward hooks and variables if needed
            if len(backward_refs) > 0:
                op.iop.register_backward_hooks(release_op)

                op.backward_refs = defaultdict(list)
                for k, v in six.iteritems(op.inputs):
                    if k in backward_refs:
                        op.backward_refs[k] = op.inputs[k]

                for k, v in six.iteritems(op.outputs):
                    if k in backward_refs:
                        op.backward_refs[k] = op.outputs[k]