Merge pull request #2949 from dzhwinter/backward

Backward

doc/design/simple_op_design.md

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ message AttrProto {
 message VarProto {
 	required string name = 1;
 	required string comment = 2;
+	required bool is_tensor = 3;
 };
 
 message OpProto {

paddle/framework/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ cc_test(op_desc_test SRCS op_desc_test.cc DEPS op_desc protobuf)
 cc_library(operator SRCS operator.cc DEPS op_desc device_context tensor)
 cc_test(operator_test SRCS operator_test.cc DEPS operator op_registry)
 
-cc_library(op_registry SRCS op_registry.cc DEPS op_proto op_desc)
-cc_test(op_registry_test SRCS op_registry_test.cc DEPS op_registry operator)
+cc_library(grad_op_creator SRCS grad_op_creator.cc DEPS op_proto operator)
+cc_library(op_registry SRCS op_registry.cc DEPS op_desc grad_op_creator)
+cc_test(op_registry_test SRCS op_registry_test.cc DEPS op_registry)
+cc_test(grad_op_creator_test SRCS grad_op_creator_test.cc DEPS grad_op_creator op_registry add_op)
 
 py_proto_compile(framework_py_proto SRCS attr_type.proto op_proto.proto op_desc.proto)
 # Generate an empty __init__.py to make framework_py_proto as a valid python module.
@@ -28,5 +30,6 @@ add_custom_target(framework_py_proto_init ALL COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch
 add_dependencies(framework_py_proto framework_py_proto_init)
 
 proto_library(net_proto SRCS net_proto.proto DEPS op_proto)
+# cc_library(net SRCS net.cc DEPS operator net_proto op_registry fc_op)
 cc_library(net SRCS net.cc DEPS operator net_proto op_registry)
-cc_test(net_op_test SRCS net_op_test.cc DEPS net)
+cc_test(net_op_test SRCS net_op_test.cc DEPS net add_op mul_op sigmoid_op softmax_op fc_op)

paddle/framework/grad_op_creator.cc

+/* Copyright (c) 2016 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserve.
+
+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. */
+
+#include "paddle/framework/grad_op_creator.h"
+#include "paddle/framework/op_registry.h"
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace framework {
+
+OperatorBase* GradOpCreator::Create() {
+  BuildOpInOutArgList();
+  OperatorBase* grad_op = OpRegistry::grad_creators().at(op_->type_)();
+  CompleteGradOp(grad_op);
+  return grad_op;
+}
+
+OpInOutArg* GradOpCreator::BuildArg(const VarProto& var,
+                                    const VarIndexMap& var_map,
+                                    const std::vector<int>& format,
+                                    InOutType type) {
+  int idx = var_map.at(var.name());
+  int begin_idx = format.empty() ? idx : format.at(idx);
+  int end_idx = format.empty() ? idx + 1 : format.at(idx + 1);
+  return new OpInOutArg(var.name(), type, !var.ignore_gradient(), begin_idx,
+                        end_idx);
+}
+
+void GradOpCreator::BuildOpInOutArgList() {
+  const OpProto& op_proto = OpRegistry::protos().at(op_->type_);
+  const auto& var_map = *(OpRegistry::VarIndexMaps().at(op_->type_));
+  const std::vector<int>& in_format =
+      op_->attrs_.count("input_format")
+          ? op_->GetAttr<std::vector<int>>("input_format")
+          : std::vector<int>();
+  const std::vector<int>& out_format =
+      op_->attrs_.count("output_format")
+          ? op_->GetAttr<std::vector<int>>("output_format")
+          : std::vector<int>();
+  for (const auto& var : op_proto.inputs()) {
+    arg_list_.emplace_back(
+        std::shared_ptr<OpInOutArg>(BuildArg(var, var_map, in_format, IN)));
+  }
+  for (const auto& var : op_proto.outputs()) {
+    arg_list_.emplace_back(
+        std::shared_ptr<OpInOutArg>(BuildArg(var, var_map, out_format, OUT)));
+  }
+}
+
+void GradOpCreator::AddArgIntoGradOp(const OpInOutArg* arg,
+                                     std::vector<std::string>& in_out,
+                                     std::vector<int>& format,
+                                     VarIndexMap* varmap, int& idx,
+                                     bool is_grad) const {
+  std::string var_name = arg->proto_name_;
+  if (is_grad) {
+    var_name += OperatorBase::GRAD_VAR_SUFFIX();
+  }
+  (*varmap)[var_name] = idx++;
+  size_t pre_sz = in_out.size();
+  auto base_it =
+      arg->type_ == IN ? op_->inputs_.begin() : op_->outputs_.begin();
+  std::copy(base_it + arg->begin_idx_, base_it + arg->end_idx_,
+            std::back_inserter(in_out));
+  if (is_grad) {
+    for (size_t i = pre_sz; i < in_out.size(); ++i) {
+      in_out[i] += OperatorBase::GRAD_VAR_SUFFIX();
+    }
+  }
+  format.push_back(in_out.size());
+}
+
+void GradOpCreator::CompleteGradOp(OperatorBase* grad_op) const {
+  grad_op->type_ = op_->type_ + "@GRAD";  // not necessary
+  grad_op->attrs_ = op_->attrs_;
+  grad_op->attrs_.erase("input_format");
+  grad_op->attrs_.erase("output_format");
+  VarIndexMap* grad_varmap = new VarIndexMap();
+  int in_idx = 0;
+  int out_idx = 0;
+  std::vector<int> in_format({0});
+  std::vector<int> out_format({0});
+  for (const auto& arg : arg_list_) {
+    // op_'s inputs_ and outputs_
+    if (arg->needed_in_grad_) {
+      AddArgIntoGradOp(arg.get(), grad_op->inputs_, in_format, grad_varmap,
+                       in_idx, false);
+    }
+    if (arg->type_ == IN) {
+      // gradients of op_'s inputs_
+      AddArgIntoGradOp(arg.get(), grad_op->outputs_, out_format, grad_varmap,
+                       out_idx, true);
+    } else {
+      // gradients of op_'s outputs_
+      AddArgIntoGradOp(arg.get(), grad_op->inputs_, in_format, grad_varmap,
+                       in_idx, true);
+    }
+  }
+  grad_op->attrs_["input_format"] = in_format;
+  grad_op->attrs_["output_format"] = out_format;
+  grad_op->in_out_idxs_.reset(grad_varmap);
+}
+
+}  // namespace framework
+}  // namespace paddle

paddle/framework/grad_op_creator.h

+#pragma once
+
+#include "paddle/framework/op_proto.pb.h"
+#include "paddle/framework/operator.h"
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace framework {
+class OpRegistry;
+
+enum InOutType { IN, OUT };
+
+struct OpInOutArg {
+  OpInOutArg(const std::string& proto_name, const InOutType& type,
+             bool needed_in_grad, size_t begin_idx, size_t end_idx)
+      : proto_name_(proto_name),
+        type_(type),
+        needed_in_grad_(needed_in_grad),
+        begin_idx_(begin_idx),
+        end_idx_(end_idx) {}
+
+  std::string proto_name_;
+  InOutType type_;
+  bool needed_in_grad_;
+  size_t begin_idx_;
+  size_t end_idx_;
+};
+
+class GradOpCreator {
+  using VarIndexMap = std::unordered_map<std::string, int>;
+
+ public:
+  GradOpCreator(const OperatorBase* op) : op_(op) {}
+  OperatorBase* Create();
+
+ private:
+  OpInOutArg* BuildArg(const VarProto& var, const VarIndexMap& var_map,
+                       const std::vector<int>& format, InOutType type);
+  void BuildOpInOutArgList();
+  void AddArgIntoGradOp(const OpInOutArg* arg, std::vector<std::string>& in_out,
+                        std::vector<int>& format, VarIndexMap* varmap, int& idx,
+                        bool is_grad) const;
+  void CompleteGradOp(OperatorBase* grad_op) const;
+  const OperatorBase* op_;
+  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<OpInOutArg>> arg_list_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace framework
+}  // namespace paddle

paddle/framework/grad_op_creator_test.cc

+#include "paddle/framework/grad_op_creator.h"
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include "paddle/framework/op_registry.h"
+#include "paddle/framework/operator.h"
+
+USE_OP(add_two);
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace framework {
+
+TEST(GradOpCreator, AddTwo) {
+  std::shared_ptr<OperatorBase> add_op(
+      OpRegistry::CreateOp("add_two", {"x", "y"}, {"out"}, {}));
+  std::shared_ptr<OperatorBase> grad_add_op = OpRegistry::CreateGradOp(add_op);
+  EXPECT_EQ(static_cast<int>(grad_add_op->inputs_.size()), 4);
+  EXPECT_EQ(static_cast<int>(grad_add_op->outputs_.size()), 2);
+  EXPECT_EQ(grad_add_op->Input("X"), "x");
+  EXPECT_EQ(grad_add_op->Input("Y"), "y");
+  EXPECT_EQ(grad_add_op->Input("Out"), "out");
+  EXPECT_EQ(grad_add_op->Input("Out@GRAD"), "out@GRAD");
+  EXPECT_EQ(grad_add_op->Output("X@GRAD"), "x@GRAD");
+  EXPECT_EQ(grad_add_op->Output("Y@GRAD"), "y@GRAD");
+}
+
+}  // namespace framework
+}  // namespace paddle
\ No newline at end of file

paddle/framework/net.cc

@@ -15,14 +15,24 @@
 */
 
 #include "paddle/framework/net.h"
+#include "paddle/framework/op_registry.h"
 
 namespace paddle {
 namespace framework {
 
+std::shared_ptr<PlainNet> AddBackwardOp(std::shared_ptr<PlainNet> ForwardOps) {
+  auto grad_ops = std::make_shared<PlainNet>();
+  for (auto& op : ForwardOps->ops_) {
+    auto op_grad = OpRegistry::CreateGradOp(op);
+    grad_ops->AddOp(op_grad);
+  }
+  grad_ops->CompleteAddOp();
+  return grad_ops;
+}
+
 void PlainNet::CompleteAddOp(bool calc) {
   add_op_done_ = true;
   if (!calc) return;
-
   std::unordered_set<std::string> input_set;
   std::unordered_set<std::string> output_set;
   std::unordered_set<std::string> temp_output;

paddle/framework/net.h

@@ -100,5 +100,7 @@ class PlainNet : public Net {
   }
 };
 
+std::shared_ptr<PlainNet> AddBackwardOp(std::shared_ptr<PlainNet> ForwardOps);
+
 }  // namespace framework
 }  // namespace paddle

paddle/framework/net_op_test.cc

@@ -3,17 +3,24 @@
 #include <paddle/framework/op_registry.h>
 #include <paddle/framework/operator.h>
 
-namespace pd = paddle::framework;
+USE_OP(add_two);
+USE_OP(mul);
+USE_OP(sigmoid);
+USE_OP(softmax);
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace framework {
 
 static int infer_shape_cnt = 0;
 static int run_cnt = 0;
 
-class TestOp : public pd::OperatorBase {
+class TestOp : public OperatorBase {
  public:
-  void InferShape(const std::shared_ptr<pd::Scope>& scope) const override {
+  void InferShape(
+      const std::shared_ptr<framework::Scope>& scope) const override {
     ++infer_shape_cnt;
   }
-  void Run(const std::shared_ptr<pd::Scope>& scope,
+  void Run(const std::shared_ptr<framework::Scope>& scope,
            const paddle::platform::DeviceContext& dev_ctx) const override {
     ++run_cnt;
   }
@@ -33,7 +40,7 @@ void AssertSameVectorWithoutOrder(const std::vector<T>& expected,
 }
 
 TEST(OpKernel, all) {
-  auto net = std::make_shared<paddle::framework::PlainNet>();
+  auto net = std::make_shared<PlainNet>();
   ASSERT_NE(net, nullptr);
 
   auto op1 = std::make_shared<TestOp>();
@@ -55,13 +62,37 @@ TEST(OpKernel, all) {
   ASSERT_EQ(1UL, tmp_idx.size());
   ASSERT_EQ("y", net->outputs_[tmp_idx[0]]);
 
-  auto scope = std::make_shared<pd::Scope>();
-  paddle::platform::CPUDeviceContext dev_ctx;
+  auto scope = std::make_shared<Scope>();
+  platform::CPUDeviceContext dev_ctx;
 
   net->InferShape(scope);
   net->Run(scope, dev_ctx);
   ASSERT_EQ(2, infer_shape_cnt);
   ASSERT_EQ(2, run_cnt);
-
   ASSERT_THROW(net->AddOp(op2), std::runtime_error);
 }
+TEST(AddBackwardOp, TestGradOp) {
+  auto net = std::make_shared<PlainNet>();
+  ASSERT_NE(net, nullptr);
+  net->AddOp(framework::OpRegistry::CreateOp("mul", {"X", "Y"}, {"Out"}, {}));
+  net->AddOp(
+      framework::OpRegistry::CreateOp("add_two", {"X", "Y"}, {"Out"}, {}));
+  net->AddOp(framework::OpRegistry::CreateOp("add_two", {"X", "Y"}, {""}, {}));
+  auto grad_ops = AddBackwardOp(net);
+  for (auto& op : grad_ops->ops_) {
+    op->DebugString();
+  }
+}
+
+// TODO(zhihong): add fc grad without registering.
+// TEST(AddBackwardOp, TestNoGradOp) {
+//   auto net = std::make_shared<PlainNet>();
+//   ASSERT_NE(net, nullptr);
+//   net->AddOp(framework::OpRegistry::CreateOp("fc", {"X", "W", "b"}, {"Y"},
+//   {})); auto grad_ops = AddBackwardOp(net); for (auto& op : grad_ops->ops_) {
+//     op->DebugString();
+//   }
+// }
+
+}  // namespace framework
+}  // namespace paddle

paddle/framework/net_test.cc

-/* Copyright (c) 2016 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserve.
-
-   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. */
-
-#include "paddle/framework/net.h"
-#include "paddle/framework/op_registry.h"
-
-#include <gtest/gtest.h>
-
-namespace paddle {
-namespace framework {
-class FakeFC : public Operator {}
-}  // namespace framework
-}  // namespace paddle

paddle/framework/op_proto.proto

@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ message VarProto {
     //   "temporary_index": [1]
     // }
     optional bool temporary = 4 [default=false];
+
+    // The gradient of operator can be ignored immediately
+    // e.g. operator AddOp, y = x1 + x2, the gradient of dy/dx1, dy/dx2
+    // can be ignored for the future optimized on graph.
+    optional bool ignore_gradient = 6;
 }
 
 // Op protocol message for 3rd-party language binding.
@@ -105,4 +110,5 @@ message OpProto {
 
     // The type of that Op.
     required string type = 5;
+
 }

paddle/framework/op_registry.h

+/* Copyright (c) 2016 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserve.
+
+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. */
+
 #pragma once
 
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -6,9 +20,9 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <unordered_set>
 #include "paddle/framework/attr_checker.h"
+#include "paddle/framework/grad_op_creator.h"
 #include "paddle/framework/op_desc.pb.h"
-#include "paddle/framework/op_proto.pb.h"
-#include "paddle/framework/operator.h"
+#include "paddle/framework/scope.h"
 
 namespace paddle {
 namespace framework {
@@ -73,25 +87,29 @@ class OpProtoAndCheckerMaker {
 
  protected:
   void AddInput(const std::string& name, const std::string& comment,
-                bool multiple = false) {
+                bool multiple = false, bool ignore_gradient = false) {
     auto input = proto_->mutable_inputs()->Add();
     *input->mutable_name() = name;
     *input->mutable_comment() = comment;
+    input->set_ignore_gradient(ignore_gradient);
     input->set_multiple(multiple);
     if (multiple) {
       SetHasMultipleInput();
     }
   }
 
-  void AddInputs(const std::string& name, const std::string& comment) {
-    AddInput(name, comment, true);
+  void AddInputs(const std::string& name, const std::string& comment,
+                 bool ignore_gradient = false) {
+    AddInput(name, comment, true, ignore_gradient);
   }
 
   void AddOutput(const std::string& name, const std::string& comment,
-                 bool temporary = false, bool multiple = false) {
+                 bool temporary = false, bool multiple = false,
+                 bool ignore_gradient = false) {
     auto output = proto_->mutable_outputs()->Add();
     *output->mutable_name() = name;
     *output->mutable_comment() = comment;
+    output->set_ignore_gradient(ignore_gradient);
     output->set_multiple(multiple);
     if (multiple) {
       SetHasMultipleOutput();
@@ -103,8 +121,8 @@ class OpProtoAndCheckerMaker {
   }
 
   void AddOutputs(const std::string& name, const std::string& comment,
-                  bool temporary = false) {
-    AddOutput(name, comment, temporary, true);
+                  bool temporary = false, bool ignore_gradient = false) {
+    AddOutput(name, comment, temporary, true, ignore_gradient);
   }
 
   template <typename T>
@@ -205,8 +223,8 @@ class OpRegistry {
   template <typename OpType, typename ProtoMakerType>
   static void RegisterOp(const std::string& op_type) {
     creators()[op_type] = [] { return new OpType; };
-    OpProto& op_proto = protos()[op_type];
     OpAttrChecker& op_checker = op_checkers()[op_type];
+    OpProto& op_proto = protos()[op_type];
     auto maker = ProtoMakerType(&op_proto, &op_checker);
     maker.Validate();
     *op_proto.mutable_type() = op_type;
@@ -227,18 +245,24 @@ class OpRegistry {
     }
   }
 
+  template <typename OpType>
+  static void RegisterGradOp(const std::string& op_type) {
+    grad_creators()[op_type] = [] { return new OpType; };
+  }
+
   static std::shared_ptr<OperatorBase> CreateOp(const std::string& type,
                                                 const VarNameList& inputs,
                                                 const VarNameList& outputs,
                                                 const AttributeMap& attrs) {
     auto op_create_it = creators().find(type);
     PADDLE_ENFORCE(op_create_it != creators().end(),
-                   "Operator %s cannot be found", type);
+                   "Operator %s cannot be found.", type);
 
     auto op = op_create_it->second();
     op->type_ = type;
     op->inputs_ = inputs;
     op->outputs_ = outputs;
+
     op->attrs_ = attrs;
     op_checkers().at(type).Check(op->attrs_);
 
@@ -274,18 +298,41 @@ class OpRegistry {
     return CreateOp(op_desc.type(), inputs, outputs, attrs);
   }
 
+  static std::shared_ptr<OperatorBase> CreateGradOp(
+      std::shared_ptr<OperatorBase> op) {
+    GradOpCreator creator(op.get());
+    std::shared_ptr<OperatorBase> grad_op(creator.Create());
+    grad_op->Init();
+    return grad_op;
+  }
+
   static std::unordered_map<std::string, OpProto>& protos() {
     static std::unordered_map<std::string, OpProto> protos_;
     return protos_;
   };
 
- private:
+  static std::unordered_map<std::string, OpCreator>& grad_creators() {
+    static std::unordered_map<std::string, OpCreator> grad_creators_;
+    return grad_creators_;
+  }
+
   static std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<VarIndexMap>>&
   VarIndexMaps() {
     static std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<VarIndexMap>> maps_;
     return maps_;
   }
 
+ private:
+  static std::unordered_map<std::string, OpCreator>& creators() {
+    static std::unordered_map<std::string, OpCreator> creators_;
+    return creators_;
+  }
+
+  static std::unordered_map<std::string, OpAttrChecker>& op_checkers() {
+    static std::unordered_map<std::string, OpAttrChecker> op_checkers_;
+    return op_checkers_;
+  };
+
   static void GenerateTempVariableName(OperatorBase* op) {
     static std::atomic<size_t> gUniqId(0UL);
     for (auto& outname : op->outputs_) {
@@ -296,16 +343,6 @@ class OpRegistry {
       }
     }
   }
-
-  static std::unordered_map<std::string, OpCreator>& creators() {
-    static std::unordered_map<std::string, OpCreator> creators_;
-    return creators_;
-  }
-
-  static std::unordered_map<std::string, OpAttrChecker>& op_checkers() {
-    static std::unordered_map<std::string, OpAttrChecker> op_checkers_;
-    return op_checkers_;
-  };
 };
 
 template <typename OpType, typename ProtoMakerType>
@@ -316,6 +353,14 @@ class OpRegisterHelper {
   }
 };
 
+template <typename OpType>
+class GradOpRegisterHelper {
+ public:
+  GradOpRegisterHelper(const char* op_type) {
+    OpRegistry::RegisterGradOp<OpType>(op_type);
+  }
+};
+
 /**
  * check if MACRO is used in GLOBAL NAMESPACE.
  */
@@ -335,6 +380,17 @@ class OpRegisterHelper {
       __op_register_##__op_type##__(#__op_type);                             \
   int __op_register_##__op_type##_handle__() { return 0; }
 
+/**
+ * Macro to Register Gradient Operator.
+ */
+#define REGISTER_GRADIENT_OP(__op_type, __op_class)            \
+  STATIC_ASSERT_GLOBAL_NAMESPACE(                              \
+      __reg_gradient_op__##__op_type,                          \
+      "REGISTER_GRADIENT_OP must be in global namespace");     \
+  static ::paddle::framework::GradOpRegisterHelper<__op_class> \
+      __op_gradient_register_##__op_type##__(#__op_type);      \
+  int __op_gradient_register_##__op_type##_handle__() { return 0; }
+
 /**
  * Macro to Register OperatorKernel.
  */

paddle/framework/operator.h

@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ class OperatorBase {
   /// but it will be convert to a unique name in scope after OpCreator.
   static std::string TMP_VAR_NAME() { return "@TEMP@"; }
 
+  /// If a variable's name has a certain suffix, it means that the
+  /// variable is the gradient of another varibale.
+  /// e.g. Variable "x@GRAD" is the gradient of varibale "x".
+  static std::string GRAD_VAR_SUFFIX() { return "@GRAD"; }
+
   virtual ~OperatorBase() {}
 
   template <typename T>

paddle/operators/add_op.cc

@@ -49,9 +49,22 @@ The equation is: Out = X + Y
 )DOC");
   }
 };
+
+class AddOpGrad : public framework::OperatorWithKernel {
+protected:
+  void InferShape(
+      const std::vector<const framework::Tensor *> &inputs,
+      const std::vector<framework::Tensor *> &outputs) const override {}
+  std::string DebugString() const override {
+    LOG(INFO) << "AddOpGrad";
+    return "";
+  }
+};
+
 }  // namespace operators
 }  // namespace paddle
 
 REGISTER_OP(add_two, paddle::operators::AddOp, paddle::operators::AddOpMaker);
+REGISTER_GRADIENT_OP(add_two, paddle::operators::AddOpGrad);
 REGISTER_OP_CPU_KERNEL(
     add_two, paddle::operators::AddKernel<paddle::platform::CPUPlace, float>);

paddle/operators/add_op_test.cc

@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@ limitations under the License. */
 #define private public
 #include <paddle/framework/op_registry.h>
 USE_OP(add_two);
+// USE_OP(add_two_grad);
+
 TEST(AddOp, GetOpProto) {
   auto& protos = paddle::framework::OpRegistry::protos();
   auto it = protos.find("add_two");
   ASSERT_NE(it, protos.end());
-}
+  auto& grad_creators = paddle::framework::OpRegistry::grad_creators();
\ No newline at end of file
+  auto it1 = grad_creators.find("add_two");
+  ASSERT_NE(it1, grad_creators.end());
+}

paddle/operators/mul_op.cc

@@ -52,9 +52,22 @@ The equation is: Out = X * Y
   }
 };
 
+class MulOpGrad : public framework::OperatorWithKernel {
+protected:
+  void InferShape(
+      const std::vector<const framework::Tensor *> &inputs,
+      const std::vector<framework::Tensor *> &outputs) const override {}
+  std::string DebugString() const override {
+    LOG(INFO) << "MulGrad";
+    return "";
+  }
+};
+
 }  // namespace operators
 }  // namespace paddle
 
 REGISTER_OP(mul, paddle::operators::MulOp, paddle::operators::MulOpMaker);
+REGISTER_GRADIENT_OP(mul, paddle::operators::MulOpGrad);
+
 REGISTER_OP_CPU_KERNEL(
     mul, paddle::operators::MulKernel<paddle::platform::CPUPlace, float>);

paddle/operators/sigmoid_op.cc

@@ -39,12 +39,25 @@ public:
   }
 };
 
+class SigmoidOpGrad : public framework::OperatorWithKernel {
+protected:
+  void InferShape(
+      const std::vector<const framework::Tensor *> &inputs,
+      const std::vector<framework::Tensor *> &outputs) const override {}
+  std::string DebugString() const override {
+    LOG(INFO) << "SigmoidGrad";
+    return "";
+  }
+};
+
 }  // namespace operators
 }  // namespace paddle
 
 REGISTER_OP(sigmoid,
             paddle::operators::SigmoidOp,
             paddle::operators::SigmoidOpMaker);
+REGISTER_GRADIENT_OP(sigmoid, paddle::operators::SigmoidOpGrad);
+
 REGISTER_OP_CPU_KERNEL(
     sigmoid,
     paddle::operators::SigmoidKernel<paddle::platform::CPUPlace, float>);

paddle/operators/softmax_op.cc

@@ -42,11 +42,23 @@ public:
   }
 };
 
+class SoftmaxOpGrad : public framework::OperatorWithKernel {
+protected:
+  void InferShape(
+      const std::vector<const framework::Tensor *> &inputs,
+      const std::vector<framework::Tensor *> &outputs) const override {}
+  std::string DebugString() const override {
+    LOG(INFO) << "SoftmaxOpGrad";
+    return "";
+  }
+};
+
 }  // namespace operators
 }  // namespace paddle
 
 namespace ops = paddle::operators;
 
 REGISTER_OP(softmax, ops::SoftmaxOp, ops::SoftmaxOpMaker);
+REGISTER_GRADIENT_OP(softmax, paddle::operators::SoftmaxOpGrad);
 REGISTER_OP_CPU_KERNEL(softmax,
                        ops::SoftmaxKernel<paddle::platform::CPUPlace, float>);