[fleet_executor] Python side fleet executor and task node (#38290)

paddle/fluid/distributed/fleet_executor/task_node.cc

@@ -23,20 +23,35 @@ namespace {
 using OperatorBase = TaskNode::OperatorBase;
 }
 
-TaskNode::TaskNode(const framework::ProgramDesc& program, int64_t rank,
+TaskNode::TaskNode(paddle::framework::ProgramDesc* program, int64_t rank,
                    int64_t max_run_times, int64_t max_slot_nums)
     : program_(program),
       rank_(rank),
       max_run_times_(max_run_times),
       max_slot_nums_(max_slot_nums) {
   // Should be serially invoked, not thread-safe
+  // NOTE: when instantiate TaskNode with program, won't init task node
+  // immediately, since the provided program may be updated later (with
+  // high probability) by adding_feed_fetch_ops or by RuntimeGraph.
+  // So, delay the init part to the Init() function.
   static int64_t task_node_cnt = 0;
   task_id_ = task_node_cnt++;
-  for (const auto& op_desc : program.Block(0).AllOps()) {
-    ops_vec_.emplace_back(framework::OpRegistry::CreateOp(*op_desc));
-  }
-  for (const auto& op : ops_vec_) {
-    ops_.emplace_back(op.get());
+}
+
+void TaskNode::SetProgram(paddle::framework::ProgramDesc* program) {
+  program_ = program;
+}
+
+void TaskNode::Init() {
+  if (ops_.empty()) {
+    // Q (for fleet executor dev): should we need another reset funct?
+    VLOG(3) << "Task node will be inited by calling Init().";
+    for (const auto& op_desc : program_->Block(0).AllOps()) {
+      ops_vec_.emplace_back(framework::OpRegistry::CreateOp(*op_desc));
+    }
+    for (const auto& op : ops_vec_) {
+      ops_.emplace_back(op.get());
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -52,6 +67,7 @@ TaskNode::TaskNode(int32_t role,
   if (op_descs.empty()) {
     return;
   }
+  VLOG(3) << "Task node will be inited by providing list of ops.";
   for (const auto& desc : op_descs) {
     ops_vec_.emplace_back(framework::OpRegistry::CreateOp(*desc));
   }

paddle/fluid/distributed/fleet_executor/task_node.h

@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@ class TaskNode final {
   TaskNode(int32_t role, const std::vector<framework::OperatorBase*>& ops,
            int64_t rank, int64_t task_id, int64_t max_run_times,
            int64_t max_slot_nums);
-  TaskNode(const paddle::framework::ProgramDesc& program, int64_t rank,
+  TaskNode(paddle::framework::ProgramDesc* program, int64_t rank,
            int64_t max_run_times, int64_t max_slot_nums);
   ~TaskNode() = default;
 
+  void SetProgram(paddle::framework::ProgramDesc* program);
+  void Init();
   int64_t rank() const { return rank_; }
   int64_t task_id() const { return task_id_; }
   int32_t role() const { return role_; }
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ class TaskNode final {
     return downstream_;
   }
   const std::string& type() const { return type_; }
-  const paddle::framework::ProgramDesc& program() const { return program_; }
+  const paddle::framework::ProgramDesc* program() const { return program_; }
   const std::vector<OperatorBase*>& ops() const { return ops_; }
   const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<OperatorBase>>& unique_ops() const {
     return ops_vec_;
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ class TaskNode final {
   // task_id-->buff_size
   std::unordered_map<int64_t, int64_t> upstream_;
   std::unordered_map<int64_t, int64_t> downstream_;
-  framework::ProgramDesc program_;
+  framework::ProgramDesc* program_;
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<OperatorBase>> ops_vec_;
   std::unordered_map<const OperatorBase*, std::vector<std::string>>
       unused_vars_;

paddle/fluid/pybind/bind_fleet_executor.cc

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace pybind {
 using paddle::distributed::FleetExecutor;
 using paddle::distributed::TaskNode;
 using paddle::framework::OpDesc;
+using paddle::framework::ProgramDesc;
 
 void BindFleetExecutor(py::module* m) {
   py::class_<FleetExecutor>(*m, "FleetExecutor")
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ void BindFleetExecutor(py::module* m) {
            py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>());
 
   py::class_<TaskNode>(*m, "TaskNode")
-      .def(py::init<const framework::ProgramDesc&, int64_t, int64_t, int64_t>())
+      .def(py::init<framework::ProgramDesc*, int64_t, int64_t, int64_t>())
       .def(py::init<int32_t, const std::vector<framework::OpDesc*>&, int64_t,
                     int64_t, int64_t, int64_t>())
       .def("task_id", &TaskNode::task_id)
@@ -47,7 +48,9 @@ void BindFleetExecutor(py::module* m) {
       .def("set_run_pre_steps", &TaskNode::SetRunPerSteps)
       .def("set_run_at_offset", &TaskNode::SetRunAtOffset)
       .def("set_type", &TaskNode::SetType)
-      .def("role", &TaskNode::role);
+      .def("role", &TaskNode::role)
+      .def("init", &TaskNode::Init)
+      .def("set_program", &TaskNode::SetProgram);
 }
 }  // namespace pybind
 }  // namespace paddle

python/paddle/distributed/fleet/fleet_executor_utils.py

@@ -16,6 +16,94 @@ from paddle.distributed.fleet.meta_optimizers.common import OpRole, OP_ROLE_KEY
 from paddle.fluid import core
 
 
+class TaskNode:
+    """
+    Python side TaskNode, connection to the c++ side TaskNode
+    """
+
+    # track the previous init method
+    previous = None
+
+    def __init__(self,
+                 cur_rank,
+                 max_run_times,
+                 max_slot_times,
+                 role=None,
+                 node_type='Compute',
+                 task_id=None,
+                 ops=None,
+                 program=None):
+        """
+        :param cur_rank (int): Current rank of the task node.
+        :param max_run_times (int): The max run times of the task node.
+        :param max_slot_times (int): The mas slot times of the task node.
+        :param role (int): The role of the task node.
+        :param node_type (str): The type of the task node, default is 'Compute'
+        :param task_id (int): The task id of the task node.
+        :param ops (list): A list of op.desc to init the task node.
+        :param program (Program): An instance of Program to init the task node.
+        """
+        # NOTE: ops should be checked by `is not None`, since it may be empty list
+        assert ((ops is not None) ^ (program is not None)), \
+            "Should provide only one of ops or program to task node."
+        if not self.previous:
+            self.previous = 'program' if program else 'ops'
+        assert (program is not None and self.previous == 'program') or \
+               (ops is not None and self.previous == 'ops'), \
+               "In one program, task node should be inited in the same way, all by ops or all by program."
+        if ops is not None:
+            assert role is not None and task_id is not None, \
+                "If init task node with ops, should provide `role` and `task_id`."
+            self.node = core.TaskNode(role, ops, cur_rank,
+                                      int(task_id), max_run_times,
+                                      max_slot_times)
+            print("Creating task node by ops. The role is:",
+                  self.role(), "and the id is:", self.task_id())
+        else:
+            self.program = program
+            self.node = core.TaskNode(program.desc, cur_rank, max_run_times,
+                                      max_slot_times)
+            print("Creating task node by program. The id is:", self.task_id())
+        self.node.set_type(node_type)
+
+    def set_type(self, interceptor_type):
+        self.node.set_type(interceptor_type)
+
+    def task_node(self):
+        if hasattr(self, 'program'):
+            print(
+                "The task node has been instantiated by program, calling init before passing to fleet executor."
+            )
+            self.node.init()
+        return self.node
+
+    def set_program(self, program):
+        self.program = program
+        self.node.set_program(program.desc)
+
+    def get_program(self):
+        assert hasattr(self, 'program'), 'There is no program to get'
+        return self.program
+
+    def set_run_pre_steps(self, steps):
+        self.node.set_run_pre_steps(steps)
+
+    def set_run_at_offset(self, offset):
+        self.node.set_run_at_offset(offset)
+
+    def add_upstream_task(self, upstream, buffer_size):
+        self.node.add_upstream_task(upstream, buffer_size)
+
+    def add_downstream_task(self, downstream, buffer_size):
+        self.node.add_downstream_task(downstream, buffer_size)
+
+    def role(self):
+        return self.node.role()
+
+    def task_id(self):
+        return self.node.task_id()
+
+
 class CoordSys:
     """
     This class is used to mapping rank to (mp rank, sharding rank, pp rank, dp rank).
@@ -81,12 +169,12 @@ def is_lr_sched_op(op_role):
 
 def is_forward_op(op_role):
     return (op_role == int(OpRole.Forward)) or \
-           (op_role == (int(OpRole.Forward) ^ int(OpRole.Loss)))
+           (op_role == (int(OpRole.Forward) | int(OpRole.Loss)))
 
 
 def is_backward_op(op_role):
     return (op_role == int(OpRole.Backward)) or \
-           (op_role == (int(OpRole.Backward) ^ int(OpRole.Loss)))
+           (op_role == (int(OpRole.Backward) | int(OpRole.Loss)))
 
 
 def run1f1b(program, cur_rank, max_run_times, dist_opt, nrank):
@@ -110,14 +198,6 @@ def run1f1b(program, cur_rank, max_run_times, dist_opt, nrank):
     max_slot_times = int(max_run_times - coord['pp_idx'])
     num_of_functionality = 4
 
-    def create_task_node(role, ops, offset, node_type):
-        task_id = int(cur_rank * num_of_functionality + offset)
-        print("Creating task node with role:", role, "and with id:", task_id)
-        node = core.TaskNode(role, ops, cur_rank, task_id, max_run_times,
-                             max_slot_times)
-        node.set_type(node_type)
-        return node
-
     lr_ops, fwd_ops, bwd_ops, opt_ops = [], [], [], []
     for op in program.block(0).ops:
         # split the program based on the op_role
@@ -138,14 +218,39 @@ def run1f1b(program, cur_rank, max_run_times, dist_opt, nrank):
     # Create task nodes.
     # The lr_sched and opt should be 'amplifier interceptor.
     # The fwd and bwd should be 'compute interceptor'.
-    lr_task_node = create_task_node(
-        int(OpRole.Optimize.LRSched), lr_ops, 0, "Amplifier")
+    lr_task_node = TaskNode(
+        cur_rank=cur_rank,
+        max_run_times=max_run_times,
+        max_slot_times=max_slot_times,
+        role=int(OpRole.Optimize.LRSched),
+        ops=lr_ops,
+        task_id=int(cur_rank * num_of_functionality + 0),
+        node_type="Amplifier")
     lr_task_node.set_run_pre_steps(max_run_times)
-    fwd_task_node = create_task_node(int(OpRole.Forward), fwd_ops, 1, "Compute")
-    bwd_task_node = create_task_node(
-        int(OpRole.Backward), bwd_ops, 2, "Compute")
-    opt_task_node = create_task_node(
-        int(OpRole.Optimize), opt_ops, 3, "Amplifier")
+    fwd_task_node = TaskNode(
+        cur_rank=cur_rank,
+        max_run_times=max_run_times,
+        max_slot_times=max_slot_times,
+        role=int(OpRole.Forward),
+        ops=fwd_ops,
+        task_id=int(cur_rank * num_of_functionality + 1),
+        node_type="Compute")
+    bwd_task_node = TaskNode(
+        cur_rank=cur_rank,
+        max_run_times=max_run_times,
+        max_slot_times=max_slot_times,
+        role=int(OpRole.Backward),
+        ops=bwd_ops,
+        task_id=int(cur_rank * num_of_functionality + 2),
+        node_type="Compute")
+    opt_task_node = TaskNode(
+        cur_rank=cur_rank,
+        max_run_times=max_run_times,
+        max_slot_times=max_slot_times,
+        role=int(OpRole.Optimize),
+        ops=opt_ops,
+        task_id=int(cur_rank * num_of_functionality + 3),
+        node_type="Amplifier")
     opt_task_node.set_run_pre_steps(max_run_times)
     opt_task_node.set_run_at_offset(max_run_times - 1)
     task_nodes = [lr_task_node, fwd_task_node, bwd_task_node, opt_task_node]
@@ -200,7 +305,7 @@ def run1f1b(program, cur_rank, max_run_times, dist_opt, nrank):
     for i in range(nrank):
         for j in range(num_of_functionality):
             task_id_to_rank[int(i * num_of_functionality + j)] = i
-    return task_nodes, task_id_to_rank
+    return [task_node.task_node() for task_node in task_nodes], task_id_to_rank
 
 
 def origin(program, cur_rank):
@@ -213,8 +318,9 @@ def origin(program, cur_rank):
         task_id_to_rank (dict): a fake dict, since there is no upstream or downstream, this dict won't be used
     """
     print("fleet executor will use python side origin scheduler.")
-    task_node = core.TaskNode(program.desc, cur_rank, 1, 1)
+    task_node = TaskNode(
+        program=program, cur_rank=cur_rank, max_run_times=1, max_slot_times=1)
     task_node.set_type("Compute")
     task_id = task_node.task_id()
     task_id_to_rank = {task_id: cur_rank}
-    return [task_node], task_id_to_rank
+    return [task_node.task_node()], task_id_to_rank

python/paddle/fluid/executor.py

@@ -1958,7 +1958,6 @@ class Executor(object):
 
     def _prepare_fleet_executor(self, program=None, scope=None, fleet_opt=None):
         from ..distributed.fleet.proto import fleet_executor_desc_pb2
-        from google.protobuf import text_format
         assert program, "Program for fleet executor should not be None"
         assert fleet_opt, "Configurations for fleet executor should not be None"
         trainer_endpoints_str = os.getenv("PADDLE_TRAINER_ENDPOINTS", "")
@@ -1974,35 +1973,44 @@ class Executor(object):
             fleet_exe_desc.cluster_info.append(rank_info)
         if "num_micro_batches" in fleet_opt:
             fleet_exe_desc.num_micro_batches = fleet_opt["num_micro_batches"]
-        assert 'scheduler' in fleet_opt, \
-            "Fleet executor need configuration for scheduler, you can choose from 1F1B or Origin."
-        scheduler = fleet_opt['scheduler']
-        if scheduler == '1F1B':
-            from paddle.distributed.fleet.fleet_executor_utils import run1f1b
-            if "dist_strategy" not in fleet_opt or \
-               "pp_degree" not in fleet_opt["dist_strategy"] or \
-               fleet_opt["dist_strategy"]["pp_degree"] == 1:
-                warnings.warn("Using 1F1B scheduler with pp_degree == 1.")
-            tasks, task_id_to_rank = run1f1b(
-                program, cur_rank,
-                fleet_opt.get('num_micro_batches', 1),
-                fleet_opt.get('dist_strategy', {}), nrank)
-        elif scheduler == 'Origin':
-            from paddle.distributed.fleet.fleet_executor_utils import origin
-            if "dist_strategy" in fleet_opt and \
-               "pp_degree" in fleet_opt["dist_strategy"]:
-                assert fleet_opt["dist_strategy"]["pp_degree"] == 1, \
-                    "For pipeline mode, the scheduler should be 1F1B instead of Origin."
-            if "num_micro_batches" in fleet_opt:
-                assert fleet_opt["num_micro_batches"] == 1, \
-                    "For origin scheduler mode, the num micro batches should be 1."
-            tasks, task_id_to_rank = origin(program, cur_rank)
+
+        assert 'scheduler' in fleet_opt or 'tasks' in fleet_opt, \
+            "Fleet executor need configuration for scheduler, you can choose from 1F1B or Origin. " \
+            "Or you can provide a list of task nodes to init fleet executor directly."
+        if 'tasks' in fleet_opt:
+            assert 'task_id_to_rank' in fleet_opt, "If you provide tasks to init fleet executor," \
+                                                   " task_id_to_rank should also be provided."
+            print('fleet executor will use user defined task nodes')
+            tasks = [task.task_node() for task in fleet_opt['tasks']]
+            task_id_to_rank = fleet_opt['task_id_to_rank']
         else:
-            raise "Fleet_executor only supports 1F1B and Origin scheduler, " \
-                  "but received " + str(scheduler) + "."
-        # NOTE: have to hold these vars, otherwise will be destructed
-        fleet_opt['tasks'] = tasks
-        fleet_opt['task_id_to_rank'] = task_id_to_rank
+            scheduler = fleet_opt['scheduler']
+            if scheduler == '1F1B':
+                from paddle.distributed.fleet.fleet_executor_utils import run1f1b
+                if "dist_strategy" not in fleet_opt or \
+                   "pp_degree" not in fleet_opt["dist_strategy"] or \
+                   fleet_opt["dist_strategy"]["pp_degree"] == 1:
+                    warnings.warn("Using 1F1B scheduler with pp_degree == 1.")
+                tasks, task_id_to_rank = run1f1b(
+                    program, cur_rank,
+                    fleet_opt.get('num_micro_batches', 1),
+                    fleet_opt.get('dist_strategy', {}), nrank)
+            elif scheduler == 'Origin':
+                from paddle.distributed.fleet.fleet_executor_utils import origin
+                if "dist_strategy" in fleet_opt and \
+                   "pp_degree" in fleet_opt["dist_strategy"]:
+                    assert fleet_opt["dist_strategy"]["pp_degree"] == 1, \
+                        "For pipeline mode, the scheduler should be 1F1B instead of Origin."
+                if "num_micro_batches" in fleet_opt:
+                    assert fleet_opt["num_micro_batches"] == 1, \
+                        "For origin scheduler mode, the num micro batches should be 1."
+                tasks, task_id_to_rank = origin(program, cur_rank)
+            else:
+                raise "Fleet_executor only supports 1F1B and Origin scheduler, " \
+                      "but received " + str(scheduler) + "."
+            # NOTE: have to hold these vars, otherwise will be destructed
+            fleet_opt['tasks'] = tasks
+            fleet_opt['task_id_to_rank'] = task_id_to_rank
         fleet_exe = core.FleetExecutor(fleet_exe_desc.SerializeToString())
         place = core.Place()
         place.set_place(self.place)
@@ -2019,11 +2027,11 @@ class Executor(object):
         cached_ctx = self._get_ctx_cache(cache_key)
         cached_scope = self._get_scope_cache(cache_key)
         cached_program = self._get_program_cache(cache_key)
+        real_feed = [] if feed is None else feed
         if cached_scope is None:
             cached_scope = global_scope()
             self._add_scope_cache(cache_key, cached_scope)
         if cached_program is None:
-            real_feed = [] if feed is None else feed
             real_program = program
             if "section_program" in program._pipeline_opt:
                 real_program = program._pipeline_opt["section_program"]
@@ -2044,10 +2052,48 @@ class Executor(object):
             self._add_program_cache(cache_key, cached_program)
         if cached_ctx is None:
             fleet_opt = program._pipeline_opt["fleet_opt"]
+            if 'tasks' in fleet_opt:
+                # Insert feed/fetch op for cloned program in each task node,
+                # these ops has already been inserted into the origin program.
+                # To avoid every task nodes all have feed/fetch ops,
+                # only insert feed ops into the first task node,
+                # then insert fetch ops into the last task node.
+
+                # Insert feed ops
+                feed_task = fleet_opt['tasks'][0]
+                print("Inserting feed ops for task", feed_task.task_id())
+                feed_program = feed_task.get_program()
+                feed_program = self._add_feed_ops(
+                    program=feed_program,
+                    feed=real_feed,
+                    feed_var_name=feed_var_name)
+                feed_task.set_program(feed_program)
+
+                # Insert fetch ops
+                fetch_task = fleet_opt['tasks'][-1]
+                print("Inserting fetch ops for task", fetch_task.task_id())
+                fetch_program = fetch_task.get_program()
+                fetch_program = self._add_fetch_ops(
+                    program=fetch_program,
+                    fetch_list=fetch_list,
+                    fetch_var_name=fetch_var_name)
+                main_block = fetch_program.block(0)
+                for op in main_block.ops:
+                    # set the op_role of fetch op to Optimize to avoid
+                    # erase the fetched vars by gc for pipeline
+                    if op.type == 'fetch':
+                        op._set_attr(
+                            'op_role',
+                            core.op_proto_and_checker_maker.OpRole.Optimize)
+                fetch_task.set_program(fetch_program)
+
             cached_ctx = self._prepare_fleet_executor(
                 program=cached_program, scope=cached_scope, fleet_opt=fleet_opt)
             self._add_ctx_cache(cache_key, cached_ctx)
         if feed:
+            # NOTE: don't have to traverse programs in task nodes,
+            # since they all sub program of cached program and
+            # cached program is also added feed fetch var
             self._feed_data(cached_program, feed, feed_var_name, cached_scope)
 
         from paddle.optimizer.lr import LRScheduler
@@ -2068,6 +2114,73 @@ class Executor(object):
             return as_numpy(tensors)
         return None
 
+    def _add_feed_ops(self, program, feed, feed_var_name):
+        tmp_program = program.clone()
+
+        global_block = tmp_program.global_block()
+
+        if feed_var_name in global_block.vars:
+            feed_var = global_block.var(feed_var_name)
+        else:
+            feed_var = global_block.create_var(
+                name=feed_var_name,
+                type=core.VarDesc.VarType.FEED_MINIBATCH,
+                persistable=True)
+
+        # prepend feed operators
+        if not has_feed_operators(global_block, feed, feed_var_name):
+            for i, name in enumerate(feed):
+                if global_block.has_var(name):
+                    out = global_block.var(name)
+                    global_block._prepend_op(
+                        type='feed',
+                        inputs={'X': [feed_var]},
+                        outputs={'Out': [out]},
+                        attrs={'col': i})
+                else:
+                    warnings.warn(
+                        "The variable %s is not found in program. It is not declared or is pruned."
+                        % name)
+
+        return tmp_program
+
+    def _add_fetch_ops(self,
+                       program,
+                       fetch_list,
+                       fetch_var_name,
+                       use_fetch_v2=False):
+        tmp_program = program.clone()
+
+        global_block = tmp_program.global_block()
+
+        if fetch_var_name in global_block.vars:
+            fetch_var = global_block.var(fetch_var_name)
+        else:
+            fetch_var = global_block.create_var(
+                name=fetch_var_name,
+                type=core.VarDesc.VarType.FETCH_LIST,
+                persistable=True)
+
+        if use_fetch_v2:
+            fetch_op = 'fetch_v2'
+        else:
+            fetch_op = 'fetch'
+
+        # append fetch_operators
+        if not has_fetch_operators(global_block, fetch_list, fetch_var_name,
+                                   fetch_op):
+            for i, var in enumerate(fetch_list):
+                assert isinstance(var, Variable) or isinstance(
+                    var, six.string_types), (
+                        "Wrong type for fetch_list[%s]: %s" % (i, type(var)))
+                global_block.append_op(
+                    type=fetch_op,
+                    inputs={'X': [var]},
+                    outputs={'Out': [fetch_var]},
+                    attrs={'col': i})
+
+        return tmp_program
+
     def _run_pipeline(self,
                       program=None,
                       dataset=None,

python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ if(((NOT WITH_ROCM) AND (NOT WITH_GPU)) OR WIN32)
     LIST(REMOVE_ITEM TEST_OPS test_fleet_gradient_scale)
     LIST(REMOVE_ITEM TEST_OPS test_disable_signal_handler)
     LIST(REMOVE_ITEM TEST_OPS test_fleet_executor)
+    LIST(REMOVE_ITEM TEST_OPS test_fleet_executor_with_task_nodes)
     LIST(REMOVE_ITEM TEST_OPS test_fleet_executor_multi_devices)
     LIST(REMOVE_ITEM TEST_OPS test_fleet_executor_origin_scheduler)
     LIST(REMOVE_ITEM TEST_OPS test_auto_parallel_mapper)

python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_fleet_executor_with_task_nodes.py

+# Copyright (c) 2021 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import unittest
+import numpy as np
+import paddle
+import paddle.fluid as fluid
+from paddle.distributed.fleet.fleet_executor_utils import TaskNode
+
+paddle.enable_static()
+
+
+class TestFleetExecutor(unittest.TestCase):
+    def run_fleet_executor(self, place, x_data, y_data):
+        exe = paddle.static.Executor(place)
+        empty_program = paddle.static.Program()
+        with fluid.program_guard(empty_program, empty_program):
+            x = fluid.layers.data(
+                name='x', shape=x_data.shape, dtype=x_data.dtype)
+            y = fluid.layers.data(
+                name='y', shape=y_data.shape, dtype=y_data.dtype)
+            z = x + y
+            a = 2 * x + 3 * y
+            loss = paddle.mean(a)
+            base_lr = 0.1
+            passes = [30, 60, 80, 90]
+            steps_per_pass = 10
+            bd = [steps_per_pass * p for p in passes]
+            lr = [base_lr * (0.1**i) for i in range(len(bd) + 1)]
+            lr_val = paddle.optimizer.lr.PiecewiseDecay(
+                boundaries=bd, values=lr)
+            opt = paddle.optimizer.AdamW(
+                learning_rate=lr_val,
+                grad_clip=fluid.clip.GradientClipByGlobalNorm(clip_norm=1.0))
+            opt.minimize(loss)
+        # TODO: section_program will be removed in the future
+        task_node = TaskNode(
+            # must clone, if copies, there will be two fetches and two feeds
+            program=empty_program.clone(),
+            cur_rank=0,
+            max_run_times=1,
+            max_slot_times=1)
+        empty_program._pipeline_opt = {
+            "fleet_opt": {
+                'tasks': [task_node],
+                'task_id_to_rank': {
+                    task_node.task_id(): 0
+                }
+            },
+            "section_program": empty_program
+        }
+        res = exe.run(empty_program,
+                      feed={'x': x_data,
+                            'y': y_data},
+                      fetch_list=[z.name, a.name])
+        return res
+
+    def test_executor_on_single_device(self):
+        if fluid.is_compiled_with_cuda():
+            shape = (10000, 3462)
+            x_data = np.random.rand(*shape)
+            y_data = np.random.rand(*shape)
+            z_data = x_data + y_data
+            a_data = 2 * x_data + 3 * y_data
+            res = self.run_fleet_executor(fluid.CUDAPlace(0), x_data, y_data)
+            self.assertTrue(np.allclose(res[0], z_data))
+            self.assertTrue(np.allclose(res[1], a_data))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()