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<span id="alalysis-of-large-model-distributed-training-in-paddle"></span><h1>Alalysis of large model distributed training in Paddle<a class="headerlink" href="#alalysis-of-large-model-distributed-training-in-paddle" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h1>
<p><strong><em>NOTE: This is only some note for how we implemeted this scheme in V1, not a new design.</em></strong></p>
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<span id="what-is-it"></span><h2>What is it<a class="headerlink" href="#what-is-it" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>We often encounter cases that the embedding layer parameters(sparse) are so large that we can not store it in the trainer&#8217;s memory when training. So we need to put them to several servers, and fetch them row by row instead of fetch all of the parameters.</p>
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<span id="how-to-use"></span><h2>How to use<a class="headerlink" href="#how-to-use" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>Specify command-line argument like  <code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--loadsave_parameters_in_pserver=true</span> <span class="pre">--ports_num_for_sparse=1</span> <span class="pre">--use_old_updater=1</span></code> when starting the paddle trainer. And also add something like <code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--ports_num_for_sparse=1</span> <span class="pre">--pserver_num_threads=5</span></code> when starting pserver processes.</p>
<p>Accrodingly, configure your embedding layers like:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">SPARSE_REMOTE</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="bp">True</span>

<span class="n">w1</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">data_layer</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">name</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">&quot;w1&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">size</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">dict_size</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="n">emb1</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">embedding_layer</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nb">input</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">w1</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">size</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mi">32</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">param_attr</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">ParameterAttribute</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">sparse_update</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">SPARSE_REMOTE</span><span class="p">))</span>
<span class="n">w2</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">data_layer</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">name</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">&quot;w2&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">size</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">dict_size</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="n">emb2</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">embedding_layer</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nb">input</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">w2</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">size</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mi">32</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">param_attr</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">ParameterAttribute</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">sparse_update</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">SPARSE_REMOTE</span><span class="p">))</span>
<span class="o">...</span>
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<div class="section" id="implementation-details">
<span id="implementation-details"></span><h2>Implementation details<a class="headerlink" href="#implementation-details" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<div class="highlight-c++"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="k">enum</span> <span class="n">MatType</span> <span class="p">{</span>
  <span class="n">MAT_NORMAL</span><span class="p">,</span>
  <span class="n">MAT_NORMAL_SHARED</span><span class="p">,</span>
  <span class="n">MAT_VALUE_SHARED</span><span class="p">,</span>
  <span class="n">MAT_SPARSE_ROW_IDS</span><span class="p">,</span>
  <span class="n">MAT_SPARSE_ROW_AUTO_GROW</span><span class="p">,</span>
  <span class="n">MAT_CACHE_ROW</span><span class="p">,</span>
  <span class="n">MAT_SPARSE_ROW</span><span class="p">,</span>
  <span class="n">MAT_SPARSE_ROW_PREFETCH</span><span class="p">,</span>
  <span class="n">MAT_SPARSE_ROW_PREFETCH_FULL_SIZE</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="p">};</span>
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<p><code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">MAT_SPARSE_ROW_PREFETCH</span></code> is what we use when configured to fetch only row of matrix when training.</p>
<p>In <code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">trainer_internal.cpp:L93</span> <span class="pre">trainOneBatch</span></code>:</p>
<div class="highlight-c++"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>  <span class="k">if</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">config_</span><span class="o">-&gt;</span><span class="n">getOptConfig</span><span class="p">().</span><span class="n">use_sparse_remote_updater</span><span class="p">())</span> <span class="p">{</span>
    <span class="n">REGISTER_TIMER</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;prefetch&quot;</span><span class="p">);</span>
    <span class="n">gradientMachine_</span><span class="o">-&gt;</span><span class="n">prefetch</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">inArgs</span><span class="p">);</span>
    <span class="n">parameterUpdater_</span><span class="o">-&gt;</span><span class="n">getParametersRemote</span><span class="p">();</span>
  <span class="p">}</span>
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<p>When doing actual network forward and backward, at the beginning of each batch, the trainer will try to download one row of data from pserver.</p>
<p>In <code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">trainer/RemoteParameterUpdater.cpp</span></code>: <code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">parameterUpdater_-&gt;getParametersRemote();</span></code>:</p>
<div class="highlight-c++"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="k">if</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">fullSize</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="p">{</span>
    <span class="p">...</span>
<span class="p">}</span> <span class="k">else</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="n">getParams</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="o">&amp;</span><span class="p">]</span> <span class="p">{</span>
    <span class="n">parameterClient_</span><span class="o">-&gt;</span><span class="n">getParameterSparse</span><span class="p">(</span>
        <span class="cm">/* recvParameterType= */</span> <span class="n">PARAMETER_VALUE</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">sendBackParameterType</span><span class="p">);</span>
<span class="p">};</span>
<span class="n">applyL1</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="p">[](</span><span class="n">Parameter</span><span class="o">&amp;</span> <span class="n">para</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">real</span> <span class="n">decayRate</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="p">{</span>
    <span class="n">para</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">getMat</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">PARAMETER_VALUE</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="o">-&gt;</span><span class="n">applyL1</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="cm">/*lr=*/</span><span class="mf">1.0f</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">decayRate</span><span class="p">);</span>
<span class="p">};</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
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<p>Calling <code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">parameterClient_-&gt;getParameterSparse</span></code> will do remote call to pserver&#8217;s <code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">getParameterSparse</span></code>:</p>
<div class="highlight-c++"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kt">void</span> <span class="n">ParameterServer2</span><span class="o">::</span><span class="n">getParameterSparse</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="k">const</span> <span class="n">SendParameterRequest</span><span class="o">&amp;</span> <span class="n">request</span><span class="p">,</span>
                                          <span class="n">std</span><span class="o">::</span><span class="n">vector</span><span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">Buffer</span><span class="o">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="n">inputBuffers</span><span class="p">,</span>
                                          <span class="n">SendParameterResponse</span><span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">response</span><span class="p">,</span>
                                          <span class="n">std</span><span class="o">::</span><span class="n">vector</span><span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">Buffer</span><span class="o">&gt;*</span> <span class="n">outputBuffers</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="p">{</span>
  <span class="p">(</span><span class="kt">void</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="n">inputBuffers</span><span class="p">;</span>
  <span class="k">auto</span><span class="o">&amp;</span> <span class="n">buffer</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="n">readWriteBuffer_</span><span class="p">;</span>
  <span class="kt">size_t</span> <span class="n">numReals</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">;</span>
  <span class="k">for</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="k">const</span> <span class="k">auto</span><span class="o">&amp;</span> <span class="nl">block</span> <span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">request</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">blocks</span><span class="p">())</span> <span class="p">{</span>
    <span class="n">numReals</span> <span class="o">+=</span> <span class="n">getParameterConfig</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">block</span><span class="p">).</span><span class="n">dims</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">);</span>
  <span class="p">}</span>
  <span class="n">buffer</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">resize</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">numReals</span><span class="p">);</span>

  <span class="n">VLOG</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">3</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="s">&quot;pserver: getParameterSparse, numReals=&quot;</span> <span class="o">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="n">numReals</span><span class="p">;</span>

  <span class="n">ReadLockGuard</span> <span class="nf">guard</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">parameterMutex_</span><span class="p">);</span>
  <span class="kt">size_t</span> <span class="n">offset</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">;</span>
  <span class="k">for</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="k">const</span> <span class="k">auto</span><span class="o">&amp;</span> <span class="nl">block</span> <span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">request</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">blocks</span><span class="p">())</span> <span class="p">{</span>
    <span class="kt">size_t</span> <span class="n">width</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">getParameterConfig</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">block</span><span class="p">).</span><span class="n">dims</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">);</span>
    <span class="n">Buffer</span> <span class="n">buf</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="p">{</span><span class="n">buffer</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">data</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="o">+</span> <span class="n">offset</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">width</span><span class="p">};</span>
    <span class="kt">int</span> <span class="n">type</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">request</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">send_back_parameter_type</span><span class="p">();</span>
    <span class="n">sendBackParameterSparse</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">block</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">type</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">response</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">&amp;</span><span class="n">buf</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">width</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">outputBuffers</span><span class="p">);</span>
    <span class="n">offset</span> <span class="o">+=</span> <span class="n">width</span><span class="p">;</span>
  <span class="p">}</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
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<p><code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">getParameterConfig(block).dims(1)</span></code> returns the width of the current &#8220;parameter block&#8221;(a shard of parameter object),
then <code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">getParameterSparse</span></code> remote call returns only one row of data to the client.</p>
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