backward.cc

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#include "paddle/fluid/framework/backward.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/operators/net_op.h"

#include <deque>
#include <list>
#include <memory>
#include <unordered_set>

#include "paddle/fluid/framework/block_desc.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/framework/op_registry.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/operators/net_op.h"

namespace paddle {
namespace framework {

static std::unordered_set<std::string>* g_ctrl_flow_ops_ = nullptr;
// Control Flow operators's backward is significantly different from
// computational operators. Hack Code here.
// We should design a better way to backward CtrlFlowOps.
static std::unordered_set<std::string>& CtrlFlowOps() {
  if (g_ctrl_flow_ops_ == nullptr) {
    g_ctrl_flow_ops_ = new std::unordered_set<std::string>{
        "increment", "lod_rank_table", "less_than"};
  }
  return *g_ctrl_flow_ops_;
}

static inline std::unique_ptr<OperatorBase> CreateGradOp(
    const OperatorBase& op, const std::unordered_set<std::string>& no_grad_set,
    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>* grad_to_var) {
  OpDesc op_desc;
  op_desc.SetInputMap(op.Inputs());
  op_desc.SetOutputMap(op.Outputs());
  op_desc.SetType(op.Type());
  op_desc.SetAttrMap(op.Attrs());
  auto& info = OpInfoMap::Instance().Get(op.Type());
  auto grad_descs = info.GradOpMaker()(op_desc, no_grad_set, grad_to_var, {});
  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<OperatorBase>> grad_ops;
  grad_ops.reserve(grad_descs.size());
  std::transform(grad_descs.begin(), grad_descs.end(),
                 std::back_inserter(grad_ops),
                 [](const std::unique_ptr<OpDesc>& grad_desc) {
                   return OpRegistry::CreateOp(*grad_desc);
                 });
  PADDLE_ENFORCE(!grad_ops.empty());
  if (grad_ops.size() == 1) {
    return std::move(grad_ops[0]);
  } else {
    auto net_op = new operators::NetOp();
    for (auto& grad_op : grad_ops) {
      net_op->AppendOp(std::move(grad_op));
    }
    net_op->CompleteAddOp();
    return std::unique_ptr<OperatorBase>(net_op);
  }
}

template <typename Map, typename T>
static void ForEachVarName(const Map& names, T callback) {
  for (auto& name : names) {
    for (auto& n : name.second) {
      if (callback(n)) return;
    }
  }
}

// return whether all the names + suffixes in the set
static bool AllInSet(
    const std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>& names,
    const std::string& suffix, const std::unordered_set<std::string>& set) {
  bool all_in_set = true;
  ForEachVarName(names, [&all_in_set, &set, &suffix](const std::string& n) {
    all_in_set = set.find(n + suffix) != set.end();
    return !all_in_set;
  });
  return all_in_set;
}

static std::unique_ptr<OperatorBase> NOP() {
  auto net_op = new operators::NetOp();
  net_op->SetType("@NOP@");
  net_op->CompleteAddOp();
  return std::unique_ptr<OperatorBase>(net_op);
}

//  Get backward operator from a forward operator, a recursive implementation.
//
//  no_grad_names the gradient variable names without gradient calculating.
//
//  uniq_id is a unique index used inside recursively calling
//  BackwardRecursive. use `uid = uniq_id++;` to get the unique index, and
//  pass `uniq_id` through recursive calling.
//
//  returns The backward operator. In a simple situation, it may be a simple
//  operator, in a complex situation, it maybe a NetOp.
//
//  See Backward.h for details
static std::unique_ptr<OperatorBase> BackwardRecursive(
    const OperatorBase& forwardOp,
    std::unordered_set<std::string>& no_grad_names,
    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>* grad_to_var,
    size_t& uniq_id) {
  //  If all input gradients of forwarding operator do not need to calculate,
  //  just return an NOP. Not return null ptr because NOP does not take
  //  too much time for calculation, but it is useful for simplifying logic.
  if (AllInSet(forwardOp.Inputs() /*names*/, kGradVarSuffix /*suffix*/,
               no_grad_names /*set*/)) {
    return NOP();
  }

  //  All output gradients of forwarding operator do not need to calculate.
  //  Then all input gradients cannot be computed at all, and we put them into
  //  `no_grad_names` set. Return an NOP.
  if (AllInSet(forwardOp.Outputs() /*names*/, kGradVarSuffix /*suffix*/,
               no_grad_names /*set*/)) {
    ForEachVarName(forwardOp.Inputs(),
                   [&no_grad_names](const std::string& name) -> bool {
                     no_grad_names.insert(GradVarName(name));
                     return false;
                   });
    return NOP();
  }

  // Returned gradient network
  auto net = std::unique_ptr<operators::NetOp>(new operators::NetOp());

  if (forwardOp.IsNetOp()) {
    // Because forwardOp is a net op, it can static_cast.
    auto& forwardNet = static_cast<const operators::NetOp&>(forwardOp);

    // Map from output gradient variable name to operator's indices in
    // backward net's ops_. That operator generates that variable.
    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::vector<size_t>> dup_output_ops;

    size_t local_op_id = 0;
    // reversely travel forwardNet and collect all duplicate outputs.
    for (auto it = forwardNet.ops_.rbegin(); it != forwardNet.ops_.rend();
         ++it, ++local_op_id) {
      auto& fwd = *it;
      auto bwd = BackwardRecursive(*fwd, no_grad_names, grad_to_var, uniq_id);
      ForEachVarName(bwd->Outputs(),
                     [&dup_output_ops, local_op_id](const std::string& out) {
                       dup_output_ops[out].emplace_back(local_op_id);
                       return false;
                     });
      net->AppendOp(std::move(bwd));
    }
    // Get unique ID for this method.
    auto uid = uniq_id++;
    // TODO(dzh): more comment
    // multiple operators which have the same output (y for example) may
    // overwrite the same y variable when backward, special operations are token
    // to handle this case. For each duplicate output, rename it to an alias
    // (original name with a offset), append an `add` op for its operator,
    // and finally sum all the alias variable to the final output variable y.
    using Pos = std::pair<size_t, std::unique_ptr<OperatorBase>>;
    std::list<Pos> insert_position;
    for (auto& dup_output_op : dup_output_ops) {
      const std::string& name = dup_output_op.first;
      // duplicate @Empty@ don't need to be added
      if (name == kEmptyVarName) continue;

      auto& dup_op = dup_output_op.second;
      // no duplicate output
      if (dup_op.size() == 1) continue;

      // process the duplicate outputs
      std::vector<std::string> dup_outputs;
      for (size_t i = 0; i < dup_op.size(); ++i) {
        // rename each duplicate output to an alias
        auto op_offset = dup_op[i];
        dup_outputs.push_back(name + "@RENAME@" + std::to_string(uid) + "@" +
                              std::to_string(i));
        net->ops_[op_offset]->Rename(name, dup_outputs.back());
      }
      // collect all the offset for each alias,
      // insert a sum operator to add all aliases to output
      insert_position.push_back(
          {dup_op.back(),
           OpRegistry::CreateOp("sum", {{"X", dup_outputs}}, {{"Out", {name}}},
                                AttributeMap{})});
    }

    // make sure the inserted `sum` ops follow the BFS order.
    insert_position.sort(
        [](const Pos& l, const Pos& r) { return l.first > r.first; });

    for (auto& pos : insert_position) {
      net->InsertOp(pos.first + 1, std::move(pos.second));
    }
  } else {
    std::unique_ptr<OperatorBase> grad_op(
        CreateGradOp(forwardOp, no_grad_names, grad_to_var));

    ForEachVarName(grad_op->Inputs(), [&no_grad_names, &net, &grad_op](
                                          const std::string& grad_input) {
      if (no_grad_names.count(grad_input)) {
        // +1 for \0
        std::string prefix = grad_input.substr(
            0, grad_input.size() - sizeof(kGradVarSuffix) / sizeof(char) + 1);
        grad_op->Rename(grad_input, prefix + kZeroVarSuffix);

        // If part of input gradient of that operator is not calculated, fill
        // zero variables to that input gradient.
        net->AppendOp(OpRegistry::CreateOp("fill_zeros_like", {{"X", {prefix}}},
                                           {{"Out", {grad_input}}},
                                           AttributeMap{}));
      }
      return false;
    });

    ForEachVarName(grad_op->Outputs(),
                   [&no_grad_names, &grad_op](const std::string& grad_output) {
                     if (no_grad_names.count(grad_output)) {
                       grad_op->Rename(grad_output, kEmptyVarName);
                     }
                     return false;
                   });

    if (net->ops_.empty()) {  // Current no aux op is added to network
      return grad_op;
    }
    net->AppendOp(std::move(grad_op));
  }
  net->SetType("@GENERATED_BACKWARD@");
  net->CompleteAddOp();
  return std::unique_ptr<OperatorBase>(
      static_cast<OperatorBase*>(net.release()));
}

// See header for comments
std::unique_ptr<OperatorBase> Backward(
    const OperatorBase& forwardOp,
    const std::unordered_set<std::string>& no_grad_vars) {
  std::unordered_set<std::string> no_grad_names;
  no_grad_names.reserve(no_grad_vars.size() + 1);

  no_grad_names.insert(std::string(kEmptyVarName) + kGradVarSuffix);

  for (auto& name : no_grad_vars) {
    no_grad_names.insert(name + kGradVarSuffix);
  }
  size_t uid = 0;
  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> grad_to_var;
  return BackwardRecursive(forwardOp, no_grad_names, &grad_to_var, uid);
}

// ====================================  //

static bool AllGradInSet(const std::vector<std::string>& names,
                         const std::unordered_set<std::string>& set) {
  for (const std::string& name : names) {
    if (!set.count(GradVarName(name))) {
      return false;
    }
  }
  if (VLOG_IS_ON(10)) {
    std::ostringstream sout;
    sout << "All input {";
    for (auto& name : names) {
      sout << name << ",";
    }
    sout << "} is in {";
    for (auto& name : set) {
      sout << name << ",";
    }
    sout << "}";
    VLOG(10) << sout.str();
  }
  return true;
}

static std::string FwdName(const std::string& grad_name) {
  auto pos = grad_name.find("@GRAD");
  if (pos == std::string::npos) {
    return "";
  } else {
    return grad_name.substr(0, pos);
  }
}

static void CreateGradVarInBlock(
    size_t grad_op_start_index,
    const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>& param_name_map,
    BlockDesc* block_desc,
    std::unordered_map<std::string, GradVarInfo>* grad_var_record) {
  auto ops = block_desc->AllOps();
  for (size_t op_index = grad_op_start_index; op_index < ops.size();
       ++op_index) {
    std::unordered_set<std::string> new_vars;
    auto& ctrl_flow_ops = CtrlFlowOps();
    ForEachVarName(ops[op_index]->Outputs(),
                   [&](const std::string& grad_var_name) {
                     if (ctrl_flow_ops.find(ops[op_index]->Type()) !=
                         ctrl_flow_ops.end()) {
                       if (block_desc->HasVarRecursive(grad_var_name)) {
                         return false;
                       }
                     } else {
                       if (block_desc->HasVar(grad_var_name)) {
                         return false;
                       }
                     }
                     if (grad_var_name == framework::kEmptyVarName) {
                       return false;
                     }
                     auto var = block_desc->Var(grad_var_name);
                     VLOG(10) << "Creating Variable " << grad_var_name;
                     new_vars.insert(var->Name());
                     auto it = param_name_map.find(grad_var_name);
                     if (it == param_name_map.end()) {
                       return false;
                     }
                     auto param_var_name = it->second;
                     auto& grad_record = (*grad_var_record)[param_var_name];
                     grad_record.name_ = grad_var_name;
                     grad_record.block_idx_ = block_desc->ID();
                     grad_record.op_idx_ = static_cast<int>(op_index);
                     return false; /* not break */
                   });
    ops[op_index]->InferVarType(block_desc);
    for (auto& arg : ops[op_index]->OutputArgumentNames()) {
      if (new_vars.find(arg) == new_vars.end()) {
        continue;
      }
      auto pname = FwdName(arg);
      auto* param = block_desc->FindVarRecursive(pname);
      auto* grad = block_desc->FindVar(arg);
      if (param == nullptr) {
        grad->SetDataType(proto::DataType::FP32);
      } else {
        grad->SetDataType(param->GetDataType());
      }
    }
    ops[op_index]->InferShape(*block_desc);
  }
}

std::vector<std::unique_ptr<OpDesc>> MakeOpGrad(
    const OpDesc* op_desc, std::unordered_set<std::string>* no_grad_vars,
    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>* grad_to_var,
    const std::vector<BlockDesc*>& grad_block = std::vector<BlockDesc*>()) {
  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<OpDesc>> grad_op_descs;
  // All input gradients of forwarding operator do not need to calculate.
  const std::vector<std::string>& inputs = op_desc->InputArgumentNames();
  if (AllGradInSet(inputs, *no_grad_vars)) {
    VLOG(10) << "Drop operator  " << op_desc->Type();
    return grad_op_descs;  // empty vector
  }

  // All output gradients of forwarding operator do not need to calculate.
  const std::vector<std::string>& outputs = op_desc->OutputArgumentNames();

  if (AllGradInSet(outputs, *no_grad_vars)) {
    VLOG(10) << "Drop operator " << op_desc->Type();
    // FIXME: Hack code here
    auto& ctrl_flow_ops = CtrlFlowOps();
    if (ctrl_flow_ops.find(op_desc->Type()) == ctrl_flow_ops.end()) {
      // Only computational op need drop input's gradient.
      for (const std::string& name : inputs) {
        no_grad_vars->insert(GradVarName(name));
        VLOG(10) << " Also drop " << GradVarName(name);
      }
    }

    return grad_op_descs;  // empty vector
  }

  grad_op_descs =
      OpInfoMap::Instance()
          .Get(op_desc->Type())
          .GradOpMaker()(*op_desc, *no_grad_vars, grad_to_var, grad_block);

  std::list<std::unique_ptr<OpDesc>> pending_fill_zeros_ops;
  for (auto& desc : grad_op_descs) {
    for (const std::string& in_name : desc->InputArgumentNames()) {
      if (no_grad_vars->count(in_name)) {
        std::string prefix = in_name.substr(
            0, in_name.size() - sizeof(kGradVarSuffix) / sizeof(char) + 1);
        std::string new_name = prefix + kZeroVarSuffix;
        desc->Rename(in_name, new_name);
        std::unique_ptr<OpDesc> fill_zeros_op(
            new OpDesc("fill_zeros_like", {{"X", {prefix}}},
                       {{"Out", {new_name}}}, AttributeMap{}));
        pending_fill_zeros_ops.push_back(std::move(fill_zeros_op));
      }
    }
  }

  for (auto& p : pending_fill_zeros_ops) {
    grad_op_descs.insert(grad_op_descs.begin(), std::move(p));
  }
  return grad_op_descs;
}

static BlockDesc* CreateStepBlock(
    ProgramDesc& program_desc, std::unordered_set<std::string>* no_grad_vars,
    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>* grad_to_var,
    int step_block_idx);

std::vector<std::unique_ptr<OpDesc>> MakeBlockBackward(
    ProgramDesc& program_desc, int block_idx,
    std::unordered_set<std::string>* no_grad_vars,
    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>* grad_to_var) {
  VLOG(5) << "MakeBlockBackward";
  BlockDesc* cur_block = program_desc.MutableBlock(block_idx);
  std::vector<OpDesc*> op_descs = cur_block->AllOps();
  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::vector<size_t>> dup_out_ops;
  size_t grad_desc_idx = 0;
  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<OpDesc>> backward_descs;

  for (auto it = op_descs.rbegin(); it != op_descs.rend(); ++it) {
    VLOG(5) << "Making backward " << (*it)->Type() << " op";
    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<OpDesc>> op_grads;

    if ((*it)->Type() == "recurrent" || (*it)->Type() == "while" ||
        (*it)->Type() == "parallel_do") {
      int step_block_idx = (*it)->GetBlockAttr("sub_block");
      BlockDesc* backward_block = CreateStepBlock(program_desc, no_grad_vars,
                                                  grad_to_var, step_block_idx);
      op_grads = MakeOpGrad(*it, no_grad_vars, grad_to_var, {backward_block});
    } else if ((*it)->Type() == "conditional_block") {
      BlockDesc* backward_block =
          CreateStepBlock(program_desc, no_grad_vars, grad_to_var,
                          (*it)->GetBlockAttr("sub_block"));
      op_grads = MakeOpGrad(*it, no_grad_vars, grad_to_var, {backward_block});
    } else {
      op_grads = MakeOpGrad(*it, no_grad_vars, grad_to_var);
    }

    if (VLOG_IS_ON(10)) {
      std::ostringstream sout;
      sout << "Made ";
      for (auto& op_grad : op_grads) {
        sout << op_grad->Type() << " ";
      }
      VLOG(10) << sout.str();
    }

    for (const auto& desc : op_grads) {
      for (const std::string& out_name : desc->OutputArgumentNames()) {
        if (out_name.find("@GRAD") == std::string::npos) {
          // Not all outputs of a backward operator is a gradient. Only gradient
          // need to be sum. Skip variables are not gradient.
          continue;
        }
        dup_out_ops[out_name].emplace_back(grad_desc_idx);
      }
      ++grad_desc_idx;
    }
    std::transform(op_grads.begin(), op_grads.end(),
                   std::back_inserter(backward_descs),
                   [](std::unique_ptr<OpDesc>& ptr) { return std::move(ptr); });
  }

  VLOG(5) << "Appending Sums";
  // Check whether some variables are written more than once
  std::list<std::pair<size_t, std::unique_ptr<OpDesc>>> pending_sum_ops;
  for (const auto& dup : dup_out_ops) {
    const std::string& out_name = dup.first;
    const std::vector<size_t> dup_op = dup.second;
    if (out_name != kEmptyVarName && dup_op.size() > 1) {
      std::vector<std::string> sum_op_inputs;
      std::string next_g_name = out_name;
      for (size_t i = 0; i < dup_op.size(); ++i) {
        VLOG(10) << backward_descs[dup_op[i]]->Type() << " has " << out_name
                 << " duplicated";
        std::string new_name = out_name + "@RENAME@" + std::to_string(i);
        backward_descs[dup_op[i]]->RenameOutput(out_name, new_name);
        backward_descs[dup_op[i]]->RenameInput(out_name, next_g_name);
        sum_op_inputs.emplace_back(new_name);
        next_g_name = sum_op_inputs.back();
      }
      std::unique_ptr<OpDesc> sum_op(new OpDesc("sum", {{"X", sum_op_inputs}},
                                                {{"Out", {out_name}}},
                                                AttributeMap{}));
      pending_sum_ops.push_back({dup_op.back(), std::move(sum_op)});
    }
  }

  pending_sum_ops.sort([](const std::pair<size_t, std::unique_ptr<OpDesc>>& a,
                          const std::pair<size_t, std::unique_ptr<OpDesc>>& b) {
    return a.first > b.first;
  });
  for (auto& p : pending_sum_ops) {
    backward_descs.insert(backward_descs.begin() + p.first + 1,
                          std::move(p.second));
  }

  VLOG(5) << "MakeBlockBackward Finished";

  return backward_descs;
}

static BlockDesc* CreateStepBlock(
    ProgramDesc& program_desc, std::unordered_set<std::string>* no_grad_vars,
    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>* grad_to_var,
    int step_block_idx) {
  auto backward_block_op_descs = MakeBlockBackward(program_desc, step_block_idx,
                                                   no_grad_vars, grad_to_var);
  BlockDesc* backward_block =
      program_desc.AppendBlock(*program_desc.MutableBlock(step_block_idx));
  for (auto& ptr : backward_block_op_descs) {
    backward_block->AppendAllocatedOp(move(ptr));
  }
  return backward_block;
}

ParamGradInfoMap AppendBackward(
    ProgramDesc& program_desc, const VarDesc& target,
    const std::unordered_set<std::string>& no_grad_vars) {
  std::unordered_set<std::string> no_grad_var_names;
  no_grad_var_names.reserve(no_grad_vars.size() + 1);
  no_grad_var_names.insert(std::string(kEmptyVarName) + kGradVarSuffix);
  for (auto& name : no_grad_vars) {
    no_grad_var_names.insert(GradVarName(name));
  }

  const int root_block_idx = 0;
  auto root_block = program_desc.MutableBlock(root_block_idx);

  std::string fill_one_op_out = GradVarName(target.Name());
  bool is_scalar = target.GetShape() == std::vector<int64_t>{1};
  PADDLE_ENFORCE(is_scalar, "target should be scalar");
  VLOG(3) << "backward from loss=" << target.Name()
          << " data_type=" << target.GetDataType();
  std::unique_ptr<OpDesc> fill_one_op(
      new OpDesc("fill_constant", {}, {{"Out", {fill_one_op_out}}},
                 {{"shape", std::vector<int>{1}},
                  {"value", static_cast<float>(1.0)},
                  {"dtype", target.GetDataType()}}));
  // infer var type of fill_one_op
  fill_one_op->InferVarType(root_block);

  root_block->AppendAllocatedOp(std::move(fill_one_op));
  size_t forward_op_num = root_block->OpSize();
  size_t forward_block_num = program_desc.Size();

  // Insert backward operators
  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> grad_to_var;
  auto backward_op_descs = MakeBlockBackward(program_desc, root_block_idx,
                                             &no_grad_var_names, &grad_to_var);

  for (auto& ptr : backward_op_descs) {
    root_block->AppendAllocatedOp(std::move(ptr));
  }
  // Create Variable

  // Create target gradient variable
  std::unordered_map<std::string, GradVarInfo> retv;

  auto var = root_block->Var(fill_one_op_out);
  var->SetDataType(target.GetDataType());
  var->SetShape(target.GetShape());
  auto& target_grad = retv[target.Name()];
  target_grad.name_ = fill_one_op_out;
  target_grad.block_idx_ = root_block_idx;
  target_grad.op_idx_ = static_cast<int>(forward_op_num);

  // create grad_var for all blocks in this program
  CreateGradVarInBlock(forward_op_num, grad_to_var, root_block, &retv);
  for (size_t block_index = forward_block_num;
       block_index < program_desc.Size(); ++block_index) {
    CreateGradVarInBlock(0, grad_to_var, program_desc.MutableBlock(block_index),
                         &retv);
  }
  return retv;
}

}  // namespace framework
}  // namespace paddle