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## Background
## Background
The previous implementations of the parameter server do
es
not run a
The previous implementations of the parameter server do not run a
fluid sub-program. Parameter initialization, optimizer computation, network
fluid sub-program. Parameter initialization, optimizer computation, network
communication and checkpointing are implemented twice on both the
communication and checkpointing are implemented twice on both the
trainer a
nd
the parameter server.
trainer a
s well as
the parameter server.
It would be great if we can write code once and use them on both the
It would be great if we can write code once and use them on both
:
the
trainer and the parameter server
:
reduces code duplication and
trainer and the parameter server
, since this
reduces code duplication and
improves extensibility. Given that after the current refactor, we are
improves extensibility. Given that after the current refactor
ing
, we are
representing everything as a comput
ing
graph on the
representing everything as a comput
ation
graph on the
trainer. Representing everything as a comput
ing
graph on the parameter
trainer. Representing everything as a comput
ation
graph on the parameter
server becomes a natural extension.
server becomes a natural extension.
## Design
## Design
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@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ into sub-programs to be scheduled on different nodes with the following
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@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ into sub-programs to be scheduled on different nodes with the following
steps:
steps:
1.
OP placement: the OPs will be placed on different nodes according
1.
OP placement: the OPs will be placed on different nodes according
to
heuristic that minimizes
estimated total computation
to
a heuristic that minimizes the
estimated total computation
time. Currently we will use a simple heuristic that puts parameter
time. Currently we will use a simple heuristic that puts parameter
varable on parameter server workers and everything else on trainer
var
i
able on parameter server workers and everything else on trainer
workers.
workers.
1.
Add communication OPs to enable the communication between nodes.
1.
Add communication OPs to enable the communication between nodes.
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@@ -47,22 +47,22 @@ After converting:
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@@ -47,22 +47,22 @@ After converting:
<img
src=
"src/dist-graph.png"
width=
"700"
/>
<img
src=
"src/dist-graph.png"
width=
"700"
/>
1.
The parameter variable W and it
'
s optimizer program are placed on the parameter server.
1.
The parameter variable W and its optimizer program are placed on the parameter server.
1.
Operators are added to the program.
1.
Operators are added to the program.
-
*Send*
sends data to the connected
*Recv*
operator. The
-
*Send*
sends data to the connected
*Recv*
operator. The
scheduler on the receive node will only schedule
*Recv*
operator
scheduler on the receive node will only schedule
*Recv*
operator
to run when the
*Send*
operator has ran (the
*Send*
OP will mark
to run when the
*Send*
operator has ran (the
*Send*
OP will mark
the
*Recv*
OP runnable automatically).
the
*Recv*
OP runnable automatically).
-
*Enueue*
enqueues the input variable, it can block until space
-
*En
q
ueue*
enqueues the input variable, it can block until space
become available in the queue.
become available in the queue.
-
*Dequeue*
outputs configurable numbers of tensors from the
-
*Dequeue*
outputs configurable numbers of tensors from the
queue. It will block until the queue ha
ve
the required number of
queue. It will block until the queue ha
s
the required number of
tensors.
tensors.
### Benefits
### Benefits
-
Model parallelism become
easier to implement: it'
s an extension to
-
Model parallelism become
s easier to implement: it i
s an extension to
the trainer - parameter server approach. We can have several "Transpilers"
the trainer - parameter server approach. We can have several "Transpilers"
to achieve different goals.
to achieve different goals.
-
User-defined optimizer is easier to add - user can now express it as
-
User-defined optimizer is easier to add - user can now express it as
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@@ -72,22 +72,22 @@ After converting:
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@@ -72,22 +72,22 @@ After converting:
### Challenges
### Challenges
-
It
's important to balance the parameter shards of
on multiple
-
It
is important to balance the parameter shards
on multiple
parameter server
. If a single parameter is very big (
some
parameter server
s. If a single parameter is very big (for example:
some
word-embedding, fully connected, softmax layer), we need to
word-embedding, fully connected, softmax layer), we need to
automatically partition the single parameter onto different
automatically partition the single parameter onto different
parameter servers when possible (only element-wise optimizer depends
parameter servers when possible (only element-wise optimizer depends
on the parameter variable).
on the parameter variable).
-
In the "Aync SGD" figure, the "W" variable on the parameter server
-
In the "A
s
ync SGD" figure, the "W" variable on the parameter server
could be read and wr
ote
concurrently. See
could be read and wr
itten
concurrently. See
[
here
](
https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle/pull/6394
)
for more
[
here
](
https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle/pull/6394
)
for more
details about concurrent program in
f
luid.
details about concurrent program in
F
luid.
### Discussion
### Discussion
-
Can the Enqueue OP be implemented under our current tensor design
-
Can the Enqueue OP be implemented under our current tensor design
(put
s
the input tensor into the queue tensor)?
(put the input tensor into the queue tensor)?
-
*Dequeue*
OP will have variable numbers of output (depend
s
on the
-
*Dequeue*
OP will have variable numbers of output (depend
ing
on the
`min_count`
attribute), does our current design support it? (similar
`min_count`
attribute), does our current design support it? (similar
question for the
*Add*
OP)
question for the
*Add*
OP)
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