send_recv.proto.in

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syntax = "proto3";
package sendrecv;

option cc_generic_services = @cc_generic_services@;

service SendRecvService {
  // For parameter server round-robin like hashing, do not split tensors.
  // Send and recv only one tensor
  // TODO(typhoonzero): add streaming API
  rpc SendVariable(VariableMessage) returns (VoidMessage) {}
  // Argument VariableMessage for GetVariable should only contain varname.
  rpc GetVariable(VariableMessage) returns (VariableMessage) {}
  rpc GetVariableNoBarrier(VariableMessage) returns (VariableMessage) {}
  // pre-fetch variable by given variable name and Ids
  rpc PrefetchVariable(VariableMessage) returns (VariableMessage) {}

  rpc CheckpointNotify(VariableMessage) returns (VoidMessage) {}

  rpc GetMonomerVariable(VariableMessage) returns (VariableMessage) {}
  rpc GetMonomerBarrier(VariableMessage) returns (VoidMessage) {}
}

// It can be: LoDTensor、SelectedRows or NCCL_ID
enum VarType {
  LOD_TENSOR = 0;
  SELECTED_ROWS = 1;
  NCCL_ID = 2;
}

// VariableMessage is serialized paddle variable message.
// NOTICE(gongwb):don't modify this proto if you are not
//   not familar with how we serialize in sendrecvop_utils.h
//   and deserilize it in  variable_response.h.
message VariableMessage {
  enum Type {
    // Pod Types
    BOOL = 0;
    INT16 = 1;
    INT32 = 2;
    INT64 = 3;
    FP16 = 4;
    FP32 = 5;
    FP64 = 6;
  }

  message LodData { repeated int64 lod_data = 1; }
  string varname = 1;
  // TODO(Yancey1989): reference framework::proto::VarDesc::VarType
  VarType type = 2;
  // bool persistable is not needed for sending.
  // tensor info:
  Type data_type = 3;
  repeated int64 dims = 4;

  // lod details:
  int64 lod_level = 5;
  repeated LodData lod = 6;
  // selected_rows height, aka. original dim0
  int64 slr_height = 7;
  // tensor data
  bytes serialized = 8;
  // selected_rows data
  bytes rows = 9;
  // Look up table block execution output variable name.
  string out_varname = 10;
  // If 1, the ps server will start profiling, the ps
  // server stops profiling and generates a profile to /tmp/profile_ps_*
  // when profile switches from 1 to 2.
  int64 profile = 11;
  int64 trainer_id = 12;
  string table_name = 13;
}

message VoidMessage {}