parallel.py

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import os
import six
import warnings

from paddle import compat as cpt

# deprecated module import
from paddle.fluid import core
from paddle.fluid.framework import _set_expected_place
from paddle.fluid.dygraph import parallel_helper
from paddle.fluid.dygraph.parallel import ParallelEnv

__all__ = ["init_parallel_env"]

ParallelStrategy = core.ParallelStrategy


def init_parallel_env():
    """
    Initialize parallel training environment in dynamic graph mode.

    .. note::
        Now only supports initializing the GPU parallel training 
        environment and using NCCL for communication.

    Returns:
        None
        
    Examples:
        .. code-block:: python

            import paddle
            import paddle.nn as nn
            import paddle.optimizer as opt
            import paddle.distributed as dist

            class LinearNet(nn.Layer):
                def __init__(self):
                    super(LinearNet, self).__init__()
                    self._linear1 = nn.Linear(10, 10)
                    self._linear2 = nn.Linear(10, 1)
                    
                def forward(self, x):
                    return self._linear2(self._linear1(x))

            def train():
                # 1. enable dynamic mode
                paddle.disable_static()
                
                # 2. initialize parallel environment
                dist.init_parallel_env()

                # 3. create data parallel layer & optimizer
                layer = LinearNet()
                dp_layer = paddle.DataParallel(layer)

                loss_fn = nn.MSELoss()
                adam = opt.Adam(
                    learning_rate=0.001, parameters=dp_layer.parameters())

                # 4. run layer
                inputs = paddle.randn([10, 10], 'float32')
                outputs = dp_layer(inputs)
                labels = paddle.randn([10, 1], 'float32')
                loss = loss_fn(outputs, labels)
                
                loss = dp_layer.scale_loss(loss)
                loss.backward()
                dp_layer.apply_collective_grads()

                adam.step()
                adam.clear_grad()

            if __name__ == '__main__':
                dist.spawn(train)
    """

    # 1. gpu check
    if not core.is_compiled_with_cuda():
        raise NotImplementedError(
            "Cannot initialize parallel environment in CPU-only version, now only "
            "supports initializing the GPU parallel environment. Please recompile "
            "or reinstall paddle with GPU support.")

    # 2. check env
    def _check_var_exists(var_name):
        var = os.environ.get(var_name, None)
        if var is None:
            raise ValueError("paddle.distributed initialize error, "
                             "environment variable %s is needed, but not set." %
                             var_name)

    _check_var_exists("FLAGS_selected_gpus")
    _check_var_exists("PADDLE_TRAINER_ID")
    _check_var_exists("PADDLE_CURRENT_ENDPOINT")
    _check_var_exists("PADDLE_TRAINERS_NUM")
    _check_var_exists("PADDLE_TRAINER_ENDPOINTS")

    # 3. init NCCL ParallelStrategy
    strategy = ParallelStrategy()
    if parallel_helper._is_parallel_ctx_initialized():
        warnings.warn("The parallel environment has been initialized.")
    strategy.nranks = ParallelEnv().world_size
    strategy.local_rank = ParallelEnv().rank
    strategy.trainer_endpoints = ParallelEnv().trainer_endpoints
    strategy.current_endpoint = ParallelEnv().current_endpoint
    if strategy.nranks < 2:
        return
    # NOTE(chenweihang): [ why config global place here? ]
    # the dygraph mode will be set to default mode, 
    # users will not call `dygraph.guard` or `enable_dygraph`
    # directly, if they want to switch default place,
    # they need to call a function to change default place,
    # here just set correctly place to users
    place = core.CUDAPlace(ParallelEnv().device_id)
    _set_expected_place(place)

    # init nccl context
    parallel_helper._set_parallel_ctx(core.NCCLParallelContext(strategy, place))
    parallel_helper._init_parallel_ctx()


def get_rank():
    """
    Returns the rank of current trainer.

    Its value is equal to the value of the environment variable ``PADDLE_TRAINER_ID`` . 
    The default value is 0.

    Returns:
        (int) The rank of current trainer.

    Examples:
        .. code-block:: python

            import paddle
            import paddle.distributed as dist

            # execute this command in terminal: export PADDLE_TRAINER_ID=0
            print("The rank is %d" % dist.get_rank())
            # The rank is 0
    """
    return ParallelEnv().rank


def get_world_size():
    """
    Returns the number of trainers (number of processes participating in current job).

    Its value is equal to the value of the environment variable ``PADDLE_TRAINERS_NUM`` . 
    The default value is 1.

    Returns:
        (int) The number of trainers.

    Examples:
        .. code-block:: python

            import paddle
            import paddle.distributed as dist

            # execute this command in terminal: export PADDLE_TRAINERS_NUM=4
            print("The world_size is %d" % dist.get_world_size())
            # The world_size is 4
    """
    return ParallelEnv().world_size