diff --git a/paddle/framework/backward.md b/paddle/framework/backward.md index 8aa6728a95bc464ab8884986f0cec6c817d3303b..c762811dfc190b255e0a3389885a081ce8315caf 100644 --- a/paddle/framework/backward.md +++ b/paddle/framework/backward.md @@ -2,20 +2,20 @@ ## Motivation -In Neural Network, the backpropagation algorithm follows the chain rule, so we need to compound the fundmental gradient operators/expressions together with chain rule . Every forward network need a backward network to construct the full computation graph, the operator/expression's backward pass will be generated respect to forward pass. - +In Neural Network, the backpropagation algorithm follows the chain rule, so we need to compound the gradient operators/expressions together with the chain rule. Every forward network needs a backward network to construct the full computation graph, the operator/expression's backward pass will be generated respect to forward pass. + ## Backward Operator Registry -A backward network is built up with several backward operators. Backward operators take forward operators' inputs, outputs and output gradients and then calculate its input gradients. +A backward network is built up with several backward operators. Backward operators take forward operators' inputs outputs, and output gradients and then calculate its input gradients. | | forward operator | backward operator | ---------------------- | ---------------- |------------------------- | | **Operator::inputs_** | Inputs | Inputs, Outputs, OutputGradients | | **Operator::outputs_** | Outputs | InputGradients | - In most cases, there is a one-to-one correspondence between forward and backward operators. These correspondences are recorded by a global hash map(`OpInfoMap`). To follow the philosophy of minimum core and make operators pluggable, the registry mechanism is introduced. + In most cases, there is a one-to-one correspondence between the forward and backward operators. These correspondences are recorded by a global hash map(`OpInfoMap`). To follow the philosophy of minimum core and make operators pluggable, the registry mechanism is introduced. -For example, we have got a `mul_op`, and we can register it's information and corresponding backward operator by the following macro: +For example, we have got a `mul_op`, and we can register its information and corresponding backward operator by the following macro: ```cpp REGISTER_OP(mul, MulOp, MulOpMaker, mul_grad, MulOpGrad); @@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ REGISTER_OP(mul, MulOp, MulOpMaker, mul_grad, MulOpGrad); ## Backward Opeartor Creating -Given a certain forward operator, we can get its corresponding backward opeartor by calling: +Given a certain forward operator, we can get its corresponding backward operator by calling: ```cpp OperatorBase* bwd_op = BuildGradOp(const OperatorBase* fwd_op); -``` +``` The function `BuildGradOp` will sequentially execute following processes: 1. Get the `type_` of given forward operator, and then get the corresponding backward operator's type by looking up the `OpInfoMap`. -2. Build two maps named `inputs` and `outputs` to temporary storage backward operator's inputs and outputs. Copy forward operator's `inputs_` and `outputs_` to map `inputs`, except these are not necessary for gradient computing. +2. Build two maps named `inputs` and `outputs` to temporary storage backward operator's inputs and outputs. Copy forward operator's `inputs_` and `outputs_` to map `inputs`, except these, are not necessary for gradient computing. 3. Add forward inputs' gradient variables into map `output`, adding forward outputs' gradient variables into map `input`. @@ -49,31 +49,31 @@ A backward network is a series of backward operators. The main idea of building In our design, the network itself is also a kind of operator. So the operators contained by a big network may be some small network. -given a forward network, it generates the backward network. We only care about the Gradients—`OutputGradients`,`InputGradients`. +given a forward network, it generates the backward network. We only care about the Gradients—`OutputGradients`, `InputGradients`. 1. Op - when the input forward network is a Op, return its gradient Operator Immediately. + when the input forward network is an Op, return its gradient Operator Immediately. 2. NetOp - when the input forward network is a NetOp, it need to call the sub NetOp/Operators backward function recursively. During the process, we need to collect the `OutputGradients` name according to forward NetOp. + when the input forward network is a NetOp, it needs to call the sub NetOp/Operators backward function recursively. During the process, we need to collect the `OutputGradients` name according to the forward NetOp. - **shared variable**. As illustrated in the pictures, two operator's `Output` `Gradient` will overwirte their shared input variable. + **shared variable**. As illustrated in the pictures, two operator's `Output` `Gradient` will overwrite their shared input variable.
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+ 1. Shared variable in operators.
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- 2. replace shared variable gradient with `Add` Operator
+ 2. Replace shared variable's gradient with `Add` operator.