optimize merge vars

paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/communicator.cc

@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@ limitations under the License. */
 #include <chrono>  // NOLINT
 #include <thread>  // NOLINT
 
+#include "paddle/fluid/framework/eigen.h"
 #include "paddle/fluid/framework/selected_rows.h"
 #include "paddle/fluid/framework/tensor_util.h"
 #include "paddle/fluid/framework/variable_helper.h"
 #include "paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/parameter_recv.h"
 #include "paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/parameter_send.h"
+#include "paddle/fluid/operators/math/math_function.h"
 #include "paddle/fluid/operators/math/selected_rows_functor.h"
+#include "paddle/fluid/platform/device_context.h"
 
 DEFINE_bool(communicator_independent_recv_thread, true,
             "use an independent to recv vars from parameter server");
@@ -40,28 +43,54 @@ namespace paddle {
 namespace operators {
 namespace distributed {
 
+template <typename T, int MajorType = Eigen::RowMajor,
+          typename IndexType = Eigen::DenseIndex>
+using EigenVector = framework::EigenVector<T, MajorType, IndexType>;
+
+inline double GetCurrentUS() {
+  struct timeval time;
+  gettimeofday(&time, NULL);
+  return 1e+6 * time.tv_sec + time.tv_usec;
+}
+
 static inline void MergeVars(const std::string &var_name,
                              const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Variable>> &vars,
                              Scope *scope) {
-  VLOG(3) << "merge " << vars.size() << " vars " << var_name << " to 1";
   PADDLE_ENFORCE(!vars.empty(), "should have value to merge!");
   auto cpu_place = platform::CPUPlace();
   auto &var0 = vars[0];
   auto *out_var = scope->Var(var_name);
   if (var0->IsType<framework::LoDTensor>()) {
+    VLOG(3) << "merge " << var_name << " LoDTensor"
+            << var0->Get<framework::LoDTensor>().dims();
+
+    // init output tensor
     auto *out_t = out_var->GetMutable<framework::LoDTensor>();
     auto *out_ptr = out_t->mutable_data<float>(
         var0->Get<framework::LoDTensor>().dims(), cpu_place);
     auto numel = out_t->numel();
-    for (auto i = 0; i < numel; ++i) {
-      out_ptr[i] = 0;
+
+    // check the input dims
     for (auto &var : vars) {
       auto &var_t = var->Get<framework::LoDTensor>();
       PADDLE_ENFORCE_EQ(var_t.numel(), numel, "should have the same dims");
-        out_ptr[i] += var_t.data<float>()[i];
     }
+
+    // set output tensor to 0.
+    auto cpu_ctx = paddle::platform::CPUDeviceContext();
+    math::SetConstant<paddle::platform::CPUDeviceContext, float>
+        constant_functor;
+    constant_functor(cpu_ctx, out_t, static_cast<float>(0));
+
+    // sum all vars to out
+    auto result = EigenVector<T>::Flatten(*out_t);
+    for (auto &var : vars) {
+      auto &in_t = var->Get<framework::LoDTensor>();
+      auto in = EigenVector<float>::Flatten(in_t);
+      result.device(*cpu_ctx.eigen_device()) = result + in;
     }
   } else if (var0->IsType<framework::SelectedRows>()) {
+    auto &slr0 = var0->Get<framework::SelectedRows>();
     auto *out_slr = out_var->GetMutable<framework::SelectedRows>();
     out_slr->mutable_rows()->clear();
     out_slr->mutable_value()->mutable_data<float>({{}}, cpu_place);
@@ -74,6 +103,8 @@ static inline void MergeVars(const std::string &var_name,
         merge_add;
     auto dev_ctx = paddle::platform::CPUDeviceContext();
     merge_add(dev_ctx, inputs, out_slr, false);
+    VLOG(3) << "merge " << var_name << " SelectedRows height: " << slr0.height()
+            << " dims: " << slr0.value().dims();
   } else {
     PADDLE_THROW("unsupported var type!");
   }
@@ -123,12 +154,13 @@ void Communicator::SendThread() {
     std::vector<std::future<void>> task_futures;
     task_futures.reserve(send_varname_to_ctx_.size());
     VLOG(3) << "run send graph";
+    auto before_run_send_graph = GetCurrentUS();
     for (auto &iter : send_varname_to_queue_) {
       auto &var_name = iter.first;
       auto &var_queue = iter.second;
       if (var_queue->Size() > 0) {
         auto send_task = [this, &var_name, &var_queue] {
-          VLOG(3) << "merge var " << var_name << " and send";
+          VLOG(3) << var_name << " merge and send";
           std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Variable>> vars;
           size_t merged_var_num = 0;
           while (var_queue->Size() > 0 &&
@@ -136,12 +168,19 @@ void Communicator::SendThread() {
             vars.push_back(var_queue->Pop());
             merged_var_num++;
           }
+          auto before_merge = GetCurrentUS();
           MergeVars(var_name, vars, send_scope_.get());
+          auto after_merge = GetCurrentUS();
+          VLOG(3) << "merge " << var_name << " use time "
+                  << after_merge - before_merge;
           auto send_functor = distributed::ParameterSend<float>();
           auto &ctx = send_varname_to_ctx_.at(var_name);
           if (!FLAGS_communicator_fake_rpc) {
             send_functor(ctx, *send_scope_, true);
           }
+          auto after_send = GetCurrentUS();
+          VLOG(3) << "send " << var_name << " use time "
+                  << after_send - after_merge;
         };
         task_futures.emplace_back(
             send_threadpool_->enqueue(std::move(send_task)));
@@ -152,7 +191,9 @@ void Communicator::SendThread() {
     for (auto &task_f : task_futures) {
       task_f.wait();
     }
-    VLOG(3) << "run send graph done";
+    auto after_run_send_graph = GetCurrentUS();
+    VLOG(3) << "run send graph use time "
+            << after_run_send_graph - before_run_send_graph;
     if (!FLAGS_communicator_independent_recv_thread) {
       RecvAll();
     }
@@ -161,6 +202,7 @@ void Communicator::SendThread() {
 
 void Communicator::RecvAll() {
   VLOG(3) << "parallel run recv graph";
+  auto before_send = GetCurrentUS();
   std::vector<std::future<void>> task_futures;
   task_futures.reserve(recv_varname_to_ctx_.size());
   for (auto &iter : recv_varname_to_ctx_) {
@@ -177,7 +219,8 @@ void Communicator::RecvAll() {
   for (auto &task : task_futures) {
     task.wait();
   }
-  VLOG(3) << "run recv graph done";
+  auto after_recv = GetCurrentUS();
+  VLOG(3) << "run recv graph use time " << after_recv - before_send;
 }
 
 void Communicator::RecvThread() {
@@ -191,7 +234,6 @@ void Communicator::RecvThread() {
 
 void Communicator::Send(const std::string &var_name,
                         const framework::Scope &scope) {
-  if (!FLAGS_communicator_fake_rpc) {
   VLOG(3) << "communicator send " << var_name;
   // push var into send queue by var_name
   auto *grad_var = scope.FindVar(var_name);
@@ -201,7 +243,6 @@ void Communicator::Send(const std::string &var_name,
   auto &queue = send_varname_to_queue_.at(var_name);
   VLOG(3) << "send " << var_name << " queue size " << queue->Size();
   queue->Push(tmp_grad_var);
-  }
 }
 
 Communicator *Communicator::GetInstance() { return communicator_.get(); }