fix control deps

paddle/fluid/framework/details/CMakeLists.txt

-cc_library(var_handle SRCS var_handle.cc DEPS place framework_proto)
+cc_library(var_handle SRCS var_handle.cc DEPS place framework_proto node)
 cc_library(op_handle_base SRCS op_handle_base.cc DEPS var_handle device_context lod_tensor)
 cc_library(scale_loss_grad_op_handle SRCS scale_loss_grad_op_handle.cc DEPS op_handle_base scope lod_tensor ddim memory)
 cc_library(fetch_op_handle SRCS fetch_op_handle.cc DEPS op_handle_base scope lod_tensor ddim memory)

paddle/fluid/framework/details/multi_devices_graph_builder.cc

@@ -94,12 +94,11 @@ void MultiDevSSAGraphBuilder::CreateOpHandleIOs(ir::Graph *result,
 }
 
 std::vector<std::string> MultiDevSSAGraphBuilder::FindDistTrainSendVars(
-    const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ir::Node>> &nodes) const {
+    const std::vector<ir::Node *> &nodes) const {
   std::vector<std::string> send_vars;
   // since parameters are all in block 0,
   // it's enough to only scan send ops in block 0
   for (auto &node : nodes) {
-    if (node->NodeType() != ir::Node::Type::kOperation) continue;
     OpDesc *op = node->Op();
     // TODO(Yancey1989): use a graceful method to find send op,
     // instead of the the hard code string
@@ -114,10 +113,9 @@ std::vector<std::string> MultiDevSSAGraphBuilder::FindDistTrainSendVars(
 }
 
 std::vector<std::string> MultiDevSSAGraphBuilder::FindDistTrainRecvVars(
-    const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ir::Node>> &nodes) const {
+    const std::vector<ir::Node *> &nodes) const {
   std::vector<std::string> recv_vars;
   for (auto &node : nodes) {
-    if (node->NodeType() != ir::Node::Type::kOperation) continue;
     OpDesc *op = node->Op();
     // TODO(Yancey1989): use a graceful method to find recv op,
     // instead of the hard code string
@@ -214,6 +212,19 @@ std::vector<ir::Node *> SortOpsAndDelayOptimizeOp(const ir::Graph &graph) {
     }
   }
 
+  // Verify that no operations before optimize ops depends on optimize ops.
+  std::unordered_set<ir::Node *> optimize_set(optimize_ops.begin(),
+                                              optimize_ops.end());
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < last_backward; ++i) {
+    for (ir::Node *in : sorted_ret[i]->inputs) {
+      for (ir::Node *pre_n : in->inputs) {
+        PADDLE_ENFORCE(optimize_set.find(pre_n) == optimize_set.end(),
+                       "optimize operations cannot be depended by forward "
+                       "or backward node %s -> %s",
+                       pre_n->Name(), sorted_ret[i]->Name());
+      }
+    }
+  }
   sorted_ret.insert(sorted_ret.begin() + last_backward, optimize_ops.begin(),
                     optimize_ops.end());
   return sorted_ret;
@@ -221,18 +232,16 @@ std::vector<ir::Node *> SortOpsAndDelayOptimizeOp(const ir::Graph &graph) {
 
 std::unique_ptr<ir::Graph> MultiDevSSAGraphBuilder::Apply(
     std::unique_ptr<ir::Graph> graph) const {
-  // Rebuild the graph structure.
+  // Give the topology sort order and rebuild the graph structure.
   std::vector<ir::Node *> sorted_ops = SortOpsAndDelayOptimizeOp(*graph);
-  auto nodes = std::move(graph->nodes);
-  graph->nodes.clear();
+  auto nodes = graph->ReleaseNodes();
+  ir::Graph &result = *graph;
 
   for (auto &node : nodes) {
     if (node->NodeType() == ir::Node::Type::kVariable) {
       all_vars_.emplace(node->Name(), node->Var());
     }
   }
-
-  ir::Graph &result = *graph;
   std::unordered_set<std::string> og_has_been_broadcast;
 
   // We cannot invoke resize. It is a bug of GCC 4.8
@@ -242,8 +251,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<ir::Graph> MultiDevSSAGraphBuilder::Apply(
 
   // find send/recv vars so that we can place the distributed training
   // realted op in the place 0
-  auto send_vars = FindDistTrainSendVars(nodes);
-  auto recv_vars = FindDistTrainRecvVars(nodes);
+  auto send_vars = FindDistTrainSendVars(sorted_ops);
+  auto recv_vars = FindDistTrainRecvVars(sorted_ops);
 
   std::vector<std::unordered_set<std::string>> bcast_var_name_set;
   bcast_var_name_set.resize(places_.size());
@@ -589,8 +598,7 @@ void MultiDevSSAGraphBuilder::ConnectOp(ir::Graph *result, OpHandleBase *op,
                                         const std::string &prev_op_name) const {
   for (auto &prev_op : result->Get<GraphOps>("ops")) {
     if (prev_op->Name() == prev_op_name) {
-      auto *dep_var = new DummyVarHandle(
-          result->CreateEmptyNode("dummy", ir::Node::Type::kVariable));
+      auto *dep_var = new DummyVarHandle(result->CreateControlDepVar());
       prev_op->AddOutput(dep_var);
       result->Get<GraphDepVars>("dep_vars").emplace(dep_var);
       op->AddInput(dep_var);

paddle/fluid/framework/details/multi_devices_graph_builder.h

@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ class MultiDevSSAGraphBuilder : public SSAGraphBuilder {
                      const std::vector<std::string> &recv_vars) const;
 
   std::vector<std::string> FindDistTrainSendVars(
-      const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ir::Node>> &nodes) const;
+      const std::vector<ir::Node *> &nodes) const;
 
   std::vector<std::string> FindDistTrainRecvVars(
-      const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ir::Node>> &nodes) const;
+      const std::vector<ir::Node *> &nodes) const;
 
   void ConnectOp(ir::Graph *result, OpHandleBase *op,
                  const std::string &prev_op_name) const;

paddle/fluid/framework/details/rpc_op_handle.cc

@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ void RPCOpHandle::RunImpl() {
   for (auto *in : inputs_) {
     auto &p = static_cast<VarHandle *>(in)->place_;
     // FIXME(Yancey1989): need a better solution instead of use DebugString()
-    if (in->DebugString() == "dummy") {  // HACK
+    if (in->Node()->Name().find(ir::Node::kControlDepVarName) !=
+        std::string::npos) {  // HACK
       continue;
     }
     if (in->GeneratedOp()) {

paddle/fluid/framework/details/ssa_graph_builder.cc

@@ -17,6 +17,36 @@
 namespace paddle {
 namespace framework {
 namespace details {
+void SSAGraphBuilder::PolishGraphToSupportDataHazards(ir::Graph *graph) {
+  for (auto &var_map : graph->Get<GraphVars>("vars")) {
+    for (auto &name_pair : var_map) {
+      if (name_pair.second.size() <= 1) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      auto it_new = name_pair.second.rbegin();
+      auto it_old = name_pair.second.rbegin();
+      ++it_old;
+      for (; it_old != name_pair.second.rend(); it_new = it_old, ++it_old) {
+        OpHandleBase *write_op = (*it_new)->GeneratedOp();
+        const auto &read_ops = (*it_old)->PendingOps();
+
+        for (auto *read_op : read_ops) {
+          // Manually add a dependency var from read_op to write_op;
+          if (read_op == write_op) {
+            // Read Write is the same op.
+            continue;
+          }
+
+          auto *dep_var = new DummyVarHandle(graph->CreateControlDepVar());
+          read_op->AddOutput(dep_var);
+          write_op->AddInput(dep_var);
+          graph->Get<GraphDepVars>("dep_vars").emplace(dep_var);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 VarHandle *SSAGraphBuilder::CreateOrGetLatestVarHandle(
     ir::Graph *graph, ir::Node *node, const platform::Place &place,
     size_t place_offset) {
@@ -56,8 +86,7 @@ void SSAGraphBuilder::AddOutputToLeafOps(ir::Graph *graph) {
     if (!op->Outputs().empty()) {
       continue;
     }
-    auto *dummy_leaf = new DummyVarHandle(
-        graph->CreateEmptyNode("dummy", ir::Node::Type::kVariable));
+    auto *dummy_leaf = new DummyVarHandle(graph->CreateControlDepVar());
     graph->Get<GraphDepVars>("dep_vars").emplace(dummy_leaf);
     op->AddOutput(dummy_leaf);
   }

paddle/fluid/framework/details/ssa_graph_builder.h

@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ class SSAGraphBuilder : public ir::Pass {
   DISABLE_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(SSAGraphBuilder);
 
  protected:
+  /**
+   * We only handle write after read(WAR), since it should not have a write
+   * after write in program. If there are write after write operators, we need
+   * prune them.
+   *
+   * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazard_(computer_architecture)#Write_after_read_(WAR)
+   */
+  static void PolishGraphToSupportDataHazards(ir::Graph *graph);
+
   static VarHandle *CreateOrGetLatestVarHandle(ir::Graph *graph, ir::Node *node,
                                                const platform::Place &place,
                                                size_t place_offset);

paddle/fluid/framework/details/var_handle.cc

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ std::string VarHandle::DebugString() const {
   return ss.str();
 }
 
-std::string DummyVarHandle::DebugString() const { return "dummy"; }
+std::string DummyVarHandle::DebugString() const { return node_->Name(); }
 }  // namespace details
 }  // namespace framework
 }  // namespace paddle

paddle/fluid/framework/ir/graph.cc

@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ Graph::Graph(const ProgramDesc &program) : program_(program) {
   std::map<std::string, std::vector<ir::Node *>> var_nodes;
   for (auto *op : program.Block(0).AllOps()) {
     ir::Node *node = CreateOpNode(op);
-
+    // For input args, reuse the same var name if it was created before.
+    // Otherwise, create a new one.
     for (auto &each_var_name : op->InputArgumentNames()) {
       ir::Node *var = nullptr;
       if (var_nodes.find(each_var_name) != var_nodes.end()) {
@@ -43,16 +44,16 @@ Graph::Graph(const ProgramDesc &program) : program_(program) {
         var = CreateVarNode(all_vars.at(each_var_name));
         var_nodes[each_var_name].push_back(var);
       } else {
-        // TODO(paddle-dev): Seems some assumption doesn't hold?
-        VLOG(3) << op->Type()
-                << " input var not in all_var list: " << each_var_name;
+        // Operation input var can be optional (dispensable). Which means
+        // the operation doesn't really need the var at runtime. In this
+        // case, the no-existed var is ready at the beginning.
         var = CreateEmptyNode(each_var_name, ir::Node::Type::kVariable);
         var_nodes[each_var_name].push_back(var);
       }
       node->inputs.push_back(var);
       var->outputs.push_back(node);
     }
-
+    // For output args, always create a new var.
     for (auto &each_var_name : op->OutputArgumentNames()) {
       ir::Node *var = CreateVarNode(all_vars.at(each_var_name));
       var_nodes[each_var_name].push_back(var);
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ Graph::Graph(const ProgramDesc &program) : program_(program) {
    *
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazard_(computer_architecture)#Write_after_read_(WAR)
    */
+
   for (auto &var : var_nodes) {
     auto &versions = var.second;
     if (versions.size() <= 1) continue;
@@ -85,8 +87,18 @@ Graph::Graph(const ProgramDesc &program) : program_(program) {
           // Read Write is the same op.
           continue;
         }
-        ir::Node *dep_var = CreateEmptyNode(ir::Node::kControlDepVarName,
-                                            ir::Node::Type::kVariable);
+        // 2 ops might have been connected via other vars.
+        bool has_dep = false;
+        for (ir::Node *r_out : read_op->outputs) {
+          for (ir::Node *w_in : write_op->inputs) {
+            if (r_out == w_in) {
+              has_dep = true;
+              break;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        if (has_dep) continue;
+        ir::Node *dep_var = CreateControlDepVar();
         read_op->outputs.push_back(dep_var);
         dep_var->inputs.push_back(read_op);
         write_op->inputs.push_back(dep_var);

paddle/fluid/framework/ir/graph.h

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ limitations under the License. */
 namespace paddle {
 namespace framework {
 namespace ir {
+
 class Graph {
  public:
   explicit Graph(const ProgramDesc &program);
@@ -54,28 +55,58 @@ class Graph {
     };
   }
 
+  const std::unordered_set<ir::Node *> &Nodes() const { return node_set_; }
+
   ir::Node *CreateVarNode(VarDesc *var_desc) {
-    nodes.emplace_back(new ir::Node(var_desc));
-    return nodes.back().get();
+    return AddNode(new ir::Node(var_desc));
   }
 
   ir::Node *CreateOpNode(OpDesc *op_desc) {
-    nodes.emplace_back(new ir::Node(op_desc));
-    return nodes.back().get();
+    return AddNode(new ir::Node(op_desc));
+  }
+
+  ir::Node *CreateControlDepVar() {
+    // TODO(panyx0718): control var name should be unique.
+    const std::string name = string::Sprintf(
+        "%s@%llu", ir::Node::kControlDepVarName, node_set_.size());
+    return AddNode(new ir::Node(name, ir::Node::Type::kVariable));
   }
 
   ir::Node *CreateEmptyNode(const std::string &name, ir::Node::Type type) {
-    nodes.emplace_back(new ir::Node(name, type));
-    return nodes.back().get();
+    return AddNode(new ir::Node(name, type));
   }
 
-  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ir::Node>> nodes;
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ir::Node>> ReleaseNodes() {
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ir::Node>> ret;
+    for (auto &n : nodes_) {
+      ret.emplace_back(n.second.release());
+    }
+    nodes_.clear();
+    node_set_.clear();
+    return ret;
+  }
 
  private:
+  // This method takes ownership of `node`.
+  ir::Node *AddNode(ir::Node *node) {
+    PADDLE_ENFORCE(node_set_.find(node) == node_set_.end());
+    nodes_[node].reset(node);
+    node_set_.insert(node);
+    return node;
+  }
+
+  void RemoveNode(ir::Node *node) {
+    PADDLE_ENFORCE(node_set_.find(node) != node_set_.end());
+    node_set_.erase(node);
+    nodes_.erase(node);
+  }
+
   // NOTE: program_ shouldn't be exposed to user.
   const ProgramDesc &program_;
   std::map<std::string, boost::any> attrs_;
   std::map<std::string, std::function<void(void)>> attr_dels_;
+  std::map<ir::Node *, std::unique_ptr<ir::Node>> nodes_;
+  std::unordered_set<ir::Node *> node_set_;
 };
 }  // namespace ir
 }  // namespace framework

paddle/fluid/framework/ir/graph_helper.cc

@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ void SortHelper(
     }
   }
 
-  LOG(ERROR) << "topology sort insert: " << node->Name()
-             << reinterpret_cast<void *>(node) << " input "
-             << node->inputs.size();
+  VLOG(3) << "topology sort insert: " << node->Name()
+          << reinterpret_cast<void *>(node) << " input " << node->inputs.size();
   ret->push_back(node);
 }
 
@@ -93,18 +92,18 @@ std::map<ir::Node *, std::unordered_set<ir::Node *>> BuildOperationAdjList(
     const Graph &graph) {
   std::map<ir::Node *, std::unordered_set<ir::Node *>> adj_list;
 
-  for (auto &n : graph.nodes) {
+  for (auto &n : graph.Nodes()) {
     if (n->NodeType() != ir::Node::Type::kOperation) continue;
-    if (adj_list.find(n.get()) == adj_list.end()) {
-      adj_list[n.get()] = std::unordered_set<ir::Node *>();
+    if (adj_list.find(n) == adj_list.end()) {
+      adj_list[n] = std::unordered_set<ir::Node *>();
     }
     for (auto &var : n->inputs) {
       for (auto &adj_n : var->inputs) {
         PADDLE_ENFORCE(adj_n->NodeType() == ir::Node::Type::kOperation);
-        adj_list[n.get()].insert(adj_n);
-        LOG(ERROR) << "adj " << adj_n->Name() << reinterpret_cast<void *>(adj_n)
-                   << " -> " << n->Name() << reinterpret_cast<void *>(n.get())
-                   << "  via " << var->Name() << reinterpret_cast<void *>(var);
+        adj_list[n].insert(adj_n);
+        VLOG(3) << "adj " << adj_n->Name() << reinterpret_cast<void *>(adj_n)
+                << " -> " << n->Name() << reinterpret_cast<void *>(n)
+                << "  via " << var->Name() << reinterpret_cast<void *>(var);
       }
     }
   }

paddle/fluid/framework/ir/graph_helper.h

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ std::vector<ir::Node *> TopologySortOperations(const Graph &graph);
 
 std::map<ir::Node *, std::unordered_set<ir::Node *>> BuildOperationAdjList(
     const Graph &graph);
+
 }  // namespace ir
 }  // namespace framework
 }  // namespace paddle

paddle/fluid/framework/ir/graph_test.cc

@@ -94,20 +94,21 @@ TEST(GraphTest, Basic) {
             prog.MutableBlock(0)->Var("test_out")->GetType());
 
   std::unique_ptr<ir::Graph> g(new ir::Graph(prog));
-  ASSERT_EQ(g->nodes[0]->Name(), "sum");
-  ASSERT_EQ(g->nodes[0]->inputs[0]->Name(), "test_a");
-  ASSERT_EQ(g->nodes[0]->inputs[1]->Name(), "test_b");
-  ASSERT_EQ(g->nodes[0]->inputs[2]->Name(), "test_c");
-  ASSERT_EQ(g->nodes[0]->outputs[0]->Name(), "test_out");
-  ASSERT_EQ(g->nodes[1]->Name(), "test_a");
-  ASSERT_EQ(g->nodes[1]->outputs[0]->Name(), "sum");
-  ASSERT_EQ(g->nodes[2]->Name(), "test_b");
-  ASSERT_EQ(g->nodes[2]->outputs[0]->Name(), "sum");
-  ASSERT_EQ(g->nodes[3]->Name(), "test_c");
-  ASSERT_EQ(g->nodes[3]->outputs[0]->Name(), "sum");
-  ASSERT_EQ(g->nodes[4]->Name(), "test_out");
-  ASSERT_EQ(g->nodes[4]->inputs[0]->Name(), "sum");
-  ASSERT_EQ(g->nodes.size(), 5);
+  std::vector<ir::Node *> nodes(g->Nodes().begin(), g->Nodes().end());
+  ASSERT_EQ(nodes[0]->Name(), "sum");
+  ASSERT_EQ(nodes[0]->inputs[0]->Name(), "test_a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(nodes[0]->inputs[1]->Name(), "test_b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(nodes[0]->inputs[2]->Name(), "test_c");
+  ASSERT_EQ(nodes[0]->outputs[0]->Name(), "test_out");
+  ASSERT_EQ(nodes[1]->Name(), "test_a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(nodes[1]->outputs[0]->Name(), "sum");
+  ASSERT_EQ(nodes[2]->Name(), "test_b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(nodes[2]->outputs[0]->Name(), "sum");
+  ASSERT_EQ(nodes[3]->Name(), "test_c");
+  ASSERT_EQ(nodes[3]->outputs[0]->Name(), "sum");
+  ASSERT_EQ(nodes[4]->Name(), "test_out");
+  ASSERT_EQ(nodes[4]->inputs[0]->Name(), "sum");
+  ASSERT_EQ(nodes.size(), 5);
 }
 }  // namespace framework
 }  // namespace paddle

paddle/fluid/operators/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -192,9 +192,9 @@ if(WITH_DISTRIBUTE)
     
     set(DISTRIBUTE_DEPS "")
     if(WITH_GRPC)
-        set(DISTRIBUTE_DEPS sendrecvop_grpc grpc++_unsecure grpc_unsecure gpr cares zlib protobuf)
+        set(DISTRIBUTE_DEPS sendrecvop_grpc grpc++_unsecure grpc_unsecure gpr cares zlib protobuf node)
     else()
-        set(DISTRIBUTE_DEPS sendrecvop_brpc brpc leveldb snappystream snappy protobuf ssl crypto zlib)
+        set(DISTRIBUTE_DEPS sendrecvop_brpc brpc leveldb snappystream snappy protobuf ssl crypto zlib node)
         if(WITH_BRPC_RDMA)
             find_library(IBVERBS_LIBRARY NAMES ibverbs)
             ADD_LIBRARY(ibverbs SHARED IMPORTED GLOBAL)

paddle/fluid/operators/send_recv_util.h

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ limitations under the License. */
 
 #pragma once
 #include <string>
+#include "paddle/fluid/framework/ir/node.h"
 
 namespace paddle {
 namespace operators {
@@ -22,7 +23,9 @@ inline bool NeedSend(const framework::Scope& scope,
                      const std::string& varname) {
   // dummy variable is only used in parallel executor to represent
   // some dependency relationship, we don't need to send/recv it.
-  if (varname == "dummy") return false;
+  if (varname.find(framework::ir::Node::kControlDepVarName) !=
+      std::string::npos)
+    return false;
   auto* var = scope.FindVar(varname);
   PADDLE_ENFORCE_NOT_NULL(var, "Can not find variable '%s' in the send side.",
                           varname);