gen_nccl_id_op.cc

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#include <nccl.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <ostream>
#include <string>

#include "paddle/fluid/framework/executor.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/framework/lod_tensor.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/framework/op_registry.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/framework/threadpool.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/operators/detail/grpc_client.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/operators/detail/grpc_server.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/operators/detail/request_handler_impl.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/platform/nccl_helper.h"

namespace paddle {
namespace operators {

class GenNCCLIdOp : public framework::OperatorBase {
 public:
  GenNCCLIdOp(const std::string& type, const framework::VariableNameMap& inputs,
              const framework::VariableNameMap& outputs,
              const framework::AttributeMap& attrs)
      : OperatorBase(type, inputs, outputs, attrs) {}

  void RunImpl(const framework::Scope& scope,
               const platform::Place& dev_place) const override {
    platform::DeviceContextPool& pool = platform::DeviceContextPool::Instance();
    // put nccl id in CPUPlace
    auto& dev_ctx = *pool.Get(platform::CPUPlace());
    int trainer_id = Attr<int>("trainer_id");
    framework::Scope& local_scope = scope.NewScope();

    if (trainer_id == 0) {
      GenerateAndSend(&local_scope, dev_ctx);
    } else {
      GetIdByServer(&local_scope, dev_ctx);
    }
  }

 private:
  void GenerateAndSend(framework::Scope* scope,
                       const platform::DeviceContext& dev_ctx) const {
    auto var = scope->FindVar(NCCL_ID_VARNAME);
    PADDLE_ENFORCE_NOT_NULL(var);
    auto id = var->GetMutable<ncclUniqueId>();
    PADDLE_ENFORCE(platform::dynload::ncclGetUniqueId(id));

    std::vector<std::string> endpoint_list =
        Attr<std::vector<std::string>>("endpoint_list");
    detail::RPCClient client;
    for (auto& ep : endpoint_list) {
      VLOG(3) << "sending nccl id to " << ep;
      client.AsyncSendVariable(ep, dev_ctx, *scope, NCCL_ID_VARNAME);
    }
    client.Wait();
    VLOG(3) << "sending completed...";
  }

  void GetIdByServer(framework::Scope* scope,
                     const platform::DeviceContext& dev_ctx) const {
    std::string endpoint = Attr<std::string>("endpoint");
    // NOTE: Can not use unique_ptr here because the default
    // deleter will call GRPC Server's base class's dtor and
    // that will cause a wired crash.
    detail::RequestSendHandler rpc_h(true);
    detail::AsyncGRPCServer rpc_service(endpoint, 1);
    rpc_service.RegisterRPC(detail::kRequestSend, &rpc_h);
    rpc_h.SetRPCServer(&rpc_service);

    framework::ProgramDesc empty_program;
    framework::Executor executor(dev_ctx.GetPlace());
    rpc_h.SetScope(scope);
    rpc_h.SetDevCtx(&dev_ctx);
    rpc_h.SetProgram(&empty_program);
    rpc_h.SetExecutor(&executor);

    std::thread server_thread(
        std::bind(&detail::AsyncGRPCServer::StartServer, &rpc_service));
    rpc_service.SetCond(detail::kRequestSend);
    VLOG(3) << "start getting nccl id from trainer 0...";
    rpc_service.WaitBarrier(detail::kRequestSend);
    VLOG(3) << "got nccl id and stop server...";
    rpc_service.ShutDown();
    VLOG(3) << "rpc server stopped";
    server_thread.join();
  }
};

class GenNCCLIdOpMaker : public framework::OpProtoAndCheckerMaker {
 public:
  void Make() override {
    AddOutput("NCCLID", "Raw variable contains a NCCL UniqueId instaces.");
    AddComment(R"DOC(
GenNCCLId operator

For trainer 0: generate a new UniqueId and send it to all the other trainers.
For trainer 1~n: start a gRPC server to get the UniqueId, once got, stop the server.
)DOC");
    AddAttr<std::string>("endpoint",
                         "(string), e.g. 127.0.0.1:6175 "
                         "current listen endpoint");
    AddAttr<std::vector<std::string>>(
        "endpoint_list",
        "['trainer1_ip:port', 'trainer2_ip:port', ...] "
        "list of trainer endpoints start from trainer 1")
        .SetDefault({});
    AddAttr<int>("trainer_id",
                 "(int default 0) "
                 "The index of the trainer in distributed training.")
        .SetDefault(0);
  }
};

}  // namespace operators
}  // namespace paddle

namespace ops = paddle::operators;

REGISTER_OPERATOR(gen_nccl_id, ops::GenNCCLIdOp, ops::GenNCCLIdOpMaker);