communicator.cc

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#include "paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/communicator.h"

#include <gflags/gflags.h>
#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"

DEFINE_bool(communicator_independent_recv_thread, true,
            "use an independent to recv vars from parameter server");
DEFINE_int32(communicator_send_queue_size, 20,
             "queue size to recv gradient before send");
DEFINE_int32(communicator_max_send_grad_num_before_recv, 20,
             "max grad num to send before recv parameters");
DEFINE_int32(communicator_thread_pool_size, 5, "thread num to do send or recv");
DEFINE_int32(communicator_send_wait_times, 5,
             "times that send thread will wait if merge num does not reach "
             "max_merge_var_num");
DEFINE_int32(communicator_max_merge_var_num, 20,
             "max var num to merge and send");
DEFINE_bool(communicator_fake_rpc, false,
            "fake mode does not really send any thing");

namespace paddle {
namespace operators {
namespace distributed {

inline double GetCurrentUS() {
  struct timeval time;
  gettimeofday(&time, NULL);
  return 1e+6 * time.tv_sec + time.tv_usec;
}

std::unique_ptr<Communicator> Communicator::communicator_(nullptr);
std::once_flag Communicator::init_flag_;

Communicator::Communicator(const RpcCtxMap &send_varname_to_ctx,
                           const RpcCtxMap &recv_varname_to_ctx,
                           Scope *recv_scope)
    : send_varname_to_ctx_(send_varname_to_ctx),
      recv_varname_to_ctx_(recv_varname_to_ctx),
      recv_scope_(recv_scope) {
  // get all send information from graph, build vars_to_send
  VLOG(0) << "communicator_independent_recv_thread: "
          << FLAGS_communicator_independent_recv_thread;
  VLOG(0) << "communicator_send_queue_size: "
          << FLAGS_communicator_send_queue_size;
  VLOG(0) << "communicator_max_send_grad_num_before_recv: "
          << FLAGS_communicator_max_send_grad_num_before_recv;
  VLOG(0) << "communicator_thread_pool_size: "
          << FLAGS_communicator_thread_pool_size;
  VLOG(0) << "communicator_max_merge_var_num: "
          << FLAGS_communicator_max_merge_var_num;
  VLOG(0) << "communicator_fake_rpc: " << FLAGS_communicator_fake_rpc;
  send_scope_.reset(new Scope());
  for (auto &iter : send_varname_to_ctx_) {
    send_varname_to_queue_[iter.first] =
        std::make_shared<BlockingQueue<std::shared_ptr<Variable>>>(
            FLAGS_communicator_send_queue_size);
  }
  send_threadpool_.reset(new ::ThreadPool(FLAGS_communicator_thread_pool_size));
  recv_threadpool_.reset(new ::ThreadPool(FLAGS_communicator_thread_pool_size));
}

Communicator::~Communicator() {
  VLOG(3) << "~Communicator";
  running_ = false;
  if (send_thread_) send_thread_->join();
  if (recv_thread_) recv_thread_->join();
  VLOG(3) << "~Communicator done";
}

void Communicator::SendThread() {
  VLOG(3) << "SendThread start!";
  while (running_) {
    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) << var_name << " merge and send";
          std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Variable>> vars;
          size_t merged_var_num = 0;
          size_t wait_times = 0;
          while (merged_var_num < FLAGS_communicator_max_merge_var_num) {
            if (var_queue->Size() == 0) {
              VLOG(3) << "wait_times -> " << wait_times;
              if (wait_times >= FLAGS_communicator_send_wait_times) {
                break;
              }
              std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(10));
              wait_times++;
              continue;
            } else {
              wait_times = 0;

              vars.push_back(var_queue->Pop());
              // only count the send number of the first var
              if (var_name == send_varname_to_queue_.begin()->first) {
                grad_num_.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
              }
              merged_var_num++;
            }
          }
          auto before_merge = GetCurrentUS();
          MergeVars(var_name, vars, send_scope_.get());
          auto after_merge = GetCurrentUS();
          VLOG(3) << "merge " << merged_var_num << " " << 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)));
      } else {
        VLOG(3) << var_name << " queue empty";
      }
    }
    for (auto &task_f : task_futures) {
      task_f.wait();
    }
    auto after_run_send_graph = GetCurrentUS();
    auto send_graph_use_time = after_run_send_graph - before_run_send_graph;
    if (send_graph_use_time > 100) {
      VLOG(1) << "run send graph use time "
              << after_run_send_graph - before_run_send_graph;
    }
    if (!FLAGS_communicator_independent_recv_thread) {
      RecvAll();
    }
  }
}

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_) {
    auto recv_task = [this, &iter] {
      auto &var_name = iter.first;
      VLOG(3) << "recv var " << var_name;
      auto recv_functor = distributed::ParameterRecv<float>();
      if (!FLAGS_communicator_fake_rpc) {
        recv_functor(iter.second, *recv_scope_);
      }
    };
    task_futures.emplace_back(recv_threadpool_->enqueue(std::move(recv_task)));
  }
  for (auto &task : task_futures) {
    task.wait();
  }
  auto after_recv = GetCurrentUS();
  VLOG(1) << "run recv graph use time " << after_recv - before_send;
}

void Communicator::RecvThread() {
  VLOG(3) << "RecvThread start!";
  while (running_) {
    auto grad_num = grad_num_.load();
    if (grad_num > FLAGS_communicator_max_send_grad_num_before_recv) {
      VLOG(1) << "current grad num " << grad_num;
      RecvAll();
      grad_num_.store(0);
    } else {
      std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(10));
    }
  }
}

void Communicator::Send(const std::string &var_name,
                        const framework::Scope &scope) {
  VLOG(3) << "communicator send " << var_name;
  // push var into send queue by var_name
  auto *grad_var = scope.FindVar(var_name);
  PADDLE_ENFORCE(grad_var->IsInitialized(), "grad var should be inited");
  auto tmp_grad_var = std::make_shared<Variable>();
  framework::CopyVariable(*grad_var, tmp_grad_var.get());
  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(); }

void Communicator::Start() {
  running_ = true;
  // start send and recv thread
  send_thread_.reset(
      new std::thread(std::bind(&Communicator::SendThread, this)));
  if (FLAGS_communicator_independent_recv_thread) {
    recv_thread_.reset(
        new std::thread(std::bind(&Communicator::RecvThread, this)));
  }
}

}  // namespace distributed
}  // namespace operators
}  // namespace paddle