Merge pull request #11321 from Yancey1989/polish_sparse_update

polish sparse update logic

paddle/fluid/operators/detail/request_handler_impl.cc

@@ -64,13 +64,21 @@ bool RequestSendHandler::Handle(const std::string& varname,
       return false;
     }
     if (invar->IsType<framework::SelectedRows>()) {
-      rpc_server_->RecordSparseVar(invar);
+      std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_sparse_vars_);
+      sparse_vars_.push_back(invar);
     }
   }
-
   return true;
 }
 
+void RequestSendHandler::ResetSparseVarRecorder() {
+  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_sparse_vars_);
+  for (auto* var : sparse_vars_) {
+    var->GetMutable<framework::SelectedRows>()->mutable_rows()->clear();
+  }
+  sparse_vars_.clear();
+}
+
 bool RequestGetHandler::Handle(const std::string& varname,
                                framework::Scope* scope,
                                framework::Variable* invar,

paddle/fluid/operators/detail/request_handler_impl.h

@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ class RequestSendHandler final : public RequestHandler {
   virtual ~RequestSendHandler() {}
   bool Handle(const std::string& varname, framework::Scope* scope,
               framework::Variable* var, framework::Variable** outvar) override;
+  void ResetSparseVarRecorder();
+
+ private:
+  std::mutex mutex_sparse_vars_;
+  std::vector<framework::Variable*> sparse_vars_;
 };
 
 class RequestGetHandler final : public RequestHandler {

paddle/fluid/operators/detail/rpc_server.cc

@@ -73,19 +73,6 @@ void RPCServer::ResetBarrierCounter() {
     t.second = 0;
   }
 }
-void RPCServer::RecordSparseVar(framework::Variable* sparse_var) {
-  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_sparse_var_recorder_);
-  sparse_vars_.push_back(sparse_var);
-}
-
-void RPCServer::ResetSparseVarsRecorder() {
-  VLOG(3) << "RPCServer reset sparse vars recorder.";
-  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_sparse_var_recorder_);
-  for (auto* var : sparse_vars_) {
-    var->GetMutable<framework::SelectedRows>()->mutable_rows()->clear();
-  }
-  sparse_vars_.clear();
-}
 
 void RPCServer::RegisterRPC(const std::string& rpc_name,
                             RequestHandler* handler, int thread_num) {

paddle/fluid/operators/detail/rpc_server.h

@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ class RPCServer {
   void IncreaseBatchBarrier(const std::string rpc_name);
 
   void ResetBarrierCounter();
-  void RecordSparseVar(framework::Variable* sparse_var);
-  void ResetSparseVarsRecorder();
 
  protected:
   virtual void ShutDownImpl() = 0;
@@ -77,9 +75,6 @@ class RPCServer {
   std::atomic<int> cur_cond_;
   std::condition_variable rpc_cond_;
 
-  std::vector<framework::Variable*> sparse_vars_;
-  std::mutex mutex_sparse_var_recorder_;
-
  protected:
   std::string bind_address_;
   std::atomic<int> exit_flag_;

paddle/fluid/operators/listen_and_serv_op.cc

@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ void ListenAndServOp::RunSyncLoop(framework::Executor *executor,
     rpc_service_->SetCond(detail::kRequestGet);
     rpc_service_->WaitBarrier(detail::kRequestGet);
     rpc_service_->ResetBarrierCounter();
-    rpc_service_->ResetSparseVarsRecorder();
+    // reset received sparse vars to avoid reuse it in the next mini-batch
+    dynamic_cast<detail::RequestSendHandler *>(request_send_handler_.get())
+        ->ResetSparseVarRecorder();
   }  // while(true)
 }