Release auto mixed-precision training for bert (#3292)

* Release auto mixed-precision training for bert

* Update README

PaddleNLP/language_representations_kit/BERT/README.md

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   - [inference 接口调用示例](#inference-接口调用示例)
 
 ## 安装
-本项目依赖于 Paddle Fluid **1.5.1**，请参考[安装指南](http://www.paddlepaddle.org/#quick-start)进行安装。如果需要进行 TensorFlow 模型到 Paddle Fluid 参数的转换，则需要同时安装 TensorFlow 1.12。
+本项目依赖于 Paddle Fluid **1.5.1** 及以上版本，请参考[安装指南](http://www.paddlepaddle.org/#quick-start)进行安装。如果需要进行 TensorFlow 模型到 Paddle Fluid 参数的转换，则需要同时安装 TensorFlow 1.12。
 
 ## 预训练
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 我们给出了 token 化后的示例明文数据: [`demo_wiki_tokens.txt`](./data/demo_wiki_tokens.txt)，其中每行数据为2个 tab 分隔的句子，示例如下:
 
 ```
-1 . 雏 凤 鸣 剧 团   2 . 古 典 之 门 ： 帝 女 花 3 . 戏 曲 之 旅 ： 第 155 期 心 系 唐 氏 慈 善 戏 曲 晚 会 4 . 区 文 凤 , 郑 燕 虹 1999 编 ， 香 港 当 代 粤 剧 人 名 录 ， 中 大 音 乐 系 5 . 王 胜 泉 , 张 文 珊 2011 编 ， 香 港 当 代 粤 剧 人 名 录 ， 中 大 音 乐 系
+1 . 雏 凤 鸣 剧 团	2 . 古 典 之 门 ： 帝 女 花 3 . 戏 曲 之 旅 ： 第 155 期 心 系 唐 氏 慈 善 戏 曲 晚 会 4 . 区 文 凤 , 郑 燕 虹 1999 编 ， 香 港 当 代 粤 剧 人 名 录 ， 中 大 音 乐 系 5 . 王 胜 泉 , 张 文 珊 2011 编 ， 香 港 当 代 粤 剧 人 名 录 ， 中 大 音 乐 系
 ```
 
 同时我们也给出了 id 化后的部分训练数据：[`demo_wiki_train.gz`](./data/train/demo_wiki_train.gz)、和测试数据：[`demo_wiki_validation.gz`](./data/validation/demo_wiki_validation.gz)，每行数据为1个训练样本，示例如下:
@@ -294,21 +294,17 @@ python ${SQUAD_PATH}/evaluate-v2.0.py ${SQUAD_PATH}/dev-v2.0.json ${CHECKPOINT_P
 其中会输出 `best_f1_thresh` 是最佳阈值，可以使用这个阈值重新训练，或者从 `nbest_predictions.json` 中重新抽取最终 `prediction`。
 训练方法与前面大体相同，只需要设定 `--null_score_diff_threshold` 参数的值为测评时输出的 `best_f1_thresh` ，通常这个值在 -1.0 到 -5.0 之间。
 
-## 混合精度训练
+## 动态混合精度训练
 
-预训练过程和 Fine-tuning 均支持 FP16/FP32 混合精度训练。要使能混合精度训练，只需在前面所述的这些训练启动命令中加入参数
+预训练过程和 Fine-tuning 均支持 FP16/FP32 动态混合精度训练（Auto Mixed-Precision training, AMP）。在 V100/T4 等支持 tensorcore 的 GPU 设备上，AMP 能显著地加速训练过程。要使能 AMP，只需在前面所述的这些训练启动命令中加入参数
 
 ```
 --use_fp16=true \
 ```
 
-为了减少混合精度训练的精度损失，通常在训练过程中计算误差的反向传播时，会将损失函数乘上一个大于 1.0 的因子，这里可以通过如下方式设置这个因子
+为了减少混合精度训练的精度损失，通常在训练过程中计算误差的反向传播时，会将损失函数乘上一个大于 1.0 的因子 `loss_scaling`。在动态混合精度训练过程中，`loss_scaling` 会动态调整，使得训练过程相对于 FP32 尽可能无精度损失。
 
-```
---loss_scaling=8.0 \
-```
-
-实验表明，在 BERT 相关的任务中 `loss_scaling` 的取值范围在 8.0 ~ 128.0 之间时模型训练精度没有显著的损失，在 V100 GPU 上混合精度训练相对于 FP32 训练有 1.7 左右的加速比。
+实验表明，在 GPU V100 上 BERT BASE 的 AMP 训练相对于 FP32 训练有 1.7x 的加速比， BERT LARGE 有 2.0x 的加速比。
 
 更多的细节，可参见[参考论文](https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.03740)。
 

PaddleNLP/language_representations_kit/BERT/model/classifier.py

@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ def create_model(args, bert_config, num_labels, is_prediction=False):
         logits=logits, label=labels, return_softmax=True)
     loss = fluid.layers.mean(x=ce_loss)
 
-    if args.use_fp16 and args.loss_scaling > 1.0:
-        loss *= args.loss_scaling
-
     num_seqs = fluid.layers.create_tensor(dtype='int64')
     accuracy = fluid.layers.accuracy(input=probs, label=labels, total=num_seqs)
 

PaddleNLP/language_representations_kit/BERT/optimization.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 
 import numpy as np
 import paddle.fluid as fluid
-from utils.fp16 import create_master_params_grads, master_param_to_train_param
+from utils.fp16 import create_master_params_grads, master_param_to_train_param, apply_dynamic_loss_scaling
 
 
 def linear_warmup_decay(learning_rate, warmup_steps, num_train_steps):
@@ -59,32 +59,42 @@ def optimization(loss,
                  weight_decay,
                  scheduler='linear_warmup_decay',
                  use_fp16=False,
-                 loss_scaling=1.0):
-    if warmup_steps > 0:
-        if scheduler == 'noam_decay':
+                 use_dynamic_loss_scaling=False,
+                 init_loss_scaling=1.0,
+                 incr_every_n_steps=1000,
+                 decr_every_n_nan_or_inf=2,
+                 incr_ratio=2.0,
+                 decr_ratio=0.8):
+
+    scheduled_lr, loss_scaling = None, None
+    if scheduler == 'noam_decay':
+        if warmup_steps > 0:
             scheduled_lr = fluid.layers.learning_rate_scheduler\
              .noam_decay(1/(warmup_steps *(learning_rate ** 2)),
-                         warmup_steps)
-        elif scheduler == 'linear_warmup_decay':
-            scheduled_lr = linear_warmup_decay(learning_rate, warmup_steps,
-                                               num_train_steps)
+           warmup_steps)
         else:
-            raise ValueError("Unkown learning rate scheduler, should be "
-                             "'noam_decay' or 'linear_warmup_decay'")
-        optimizer = fluid.optimizer.Adam(learning_rate=scheduled_lr)
+            printf(
+                "WARNING: noam decay should have postive warmup steps, using "
+                "constant learning rate instead!")
+            scheduled_lr = fluid.layers.create_global_var(
+                name=fluid.unique_name.generate("learning_rate"),
+                shape=[1],
+                value=learning_rate,
+                dtype='float32',
+                persistable=True)
+    elif scheduler == 'linear_warmup_decay':
+        scheduled_lr = linear_warmup_decay(learning_rate, warmup_steps,
+                                           num_train_steps)
     else:
-        optimizer = fluid.optimizer.Adam(learning_rate=learning_rate)
-        scheduled_lr = learning_rate
-
-    clip_norm_thres = 1.0
-    # When using mixed precision training, scale the gradient clip threshold
-    # by loss_scaling
-    if use_fp16 and loss_scaling > 1.0:
-        clip_norm_thres *= loss_scaling
+        raise ValueError("Unkown learning rate scheduler, should be "
+                         "'noam_decay' or 'linear_warmup_decay'")
+
+    optimizer = fluid.optimizer.Adam(learning_rate=scheduled_lr)
     fluid.clip.set_gradient_clip(
-        clip=fluid.clip.GradientClipByGlobalNorm(clip_norm=clip_norm_thres))
+        clip=fluid.clip.GradientClipByGlobalNorm(clip_norm=1.0))
 
-    def exclude_from_weight_decay(name):
+    def exclude_from_weight_decay(param):
+        name = param.name.rstrip(".master")
         if name.find("layer_norm") > -1:
             return True
         bias_suffix = ["_bias", "_b", ".b_0"]
@@ -96,19 +106,33 @@ def optimization(loss,
     param_list = dict()
 
     if use_fp16:
+        loss_scaling = fluid.layers.create_global_var(
+            name=fluid.unique_name.generate("loss_scaling"),
+            shape=[1],
+            value=init_loss_scaling,
+            dtype='float32',
+            persistable=True)
+        loss *= loss_scaling
+
         param_grads = optimizer.backward(loss)
         master_param_grads = create_master_params_grads(
             param_grads, train_program, startup_prog, loss_scaling)
 
-        for param, _ in master_param_grads:
-            param_list[param.name] = param * 1.0
-            param_list[param.name].stop_gradient = True
+        if weight_decay > 0:
+            for param, _ in master_param_grads:
+                param_list[param.name] = param * 1.0
+                param_list[param.name].stop_gradient = True
+
+        if use_dynamic_loss_scaling:
+            apply_dynamic_loss_scaling(
+                loss_scaling, master_param_grads, incr_every_n_steps,
+                decr_every_n_nan_or_inf, incr_ratio, decr_ratio)
 
         optimizer.apply_gradients(master_param_grads)
 
         if weight_decay > 0:
             for param, grad in master_param_grads:
-                if exclude_from_weight_decay(param.name.rstrip(".master")):
+                if exclude_from_weight_decay(param):
                     continue
                 with param.block.program._optimized_guard(
                     [param, grad]), fluid.framework.name_scope("weight_decay"):
@@ -120,15 +144,16 @@ def optimization(loss,
                                     train_program)
 
     else:
-        for param in train_program.global_block().all_parameters():
-            param_list[param.name] = param * 1.0
-            param_list[param.name].stop_gradient = True
+        if weight_decay > 0:
+            for param in train_program.global_block().all_parameters():
+                param_list[param.name] = param * 1.0
+                param_list[param.name].stop_gradient = True
 
         _, param_grads = optimizer.minimize(loss)
 
         if weight_decay > 0:
             for param, grad in param_grads:
-                if exclude_from_weight_decay(param.name):
+                if exclude_from_weight_decay(param):
                     continue
                 with param.block.program._optimized_guard(
                     [param, grad]), fluid.framework.name_scope("weight_decay"):
@@ -136,4 +161,4 @@ def optimization(loss,
                         param.name] * weight_decay * scheduled_lr
                     fluid.layers.assign(output=param, input=updated_param)
 
-    return scheduled_lr
+    return scheduled_lr, loss_scaling

PaddleNLP/language_representations_kit/BERT/run_classifier.py

@@ -59,8 +59,16 @@ train_g.add_arg("warmup_proportion", float,  0.1,
 train_g.add_arg("save_steps",        int,    10000,   "The steps interval to save checkpoints.")
 train_g.add_arg("validation_steps",  int,    1000,    "The steps interval to evaluate model performance.")
 train_g.add_arg("use_fp16",          bool,   False,   "Whether to use fp16 mixed precision training.")
-train_g.add_arg("loss_scaling",      float,  1.0,
+train_g.add_arg("use_dynamic_loss_scaling",    bool,   True,   "Whether to use dynamic loss scaling in mixed precision training.")
+train_g.add_arg("init_loss_scaling",           float,  2**32,
                 "Loss scaling factor for mixed precision training, only valid when use_fp16 is enabled.")
+train_g.add_arg("incr_every_n_steps",          int,    1000,   "Increases loss scaling every n consecutive.")
+train_g.add_arg("decr_every_n_nan_or_inf",     int,    2,
+                "Decreases loss scaling every n accumulated steps with nan or inf gradients.")
+train_g.add_arg("incr_ratio",                  float,  2.0,
+                "The multiplier to use when increasing the loss scaling.")
+train_g.add_arg("decr_ratio",                  float,  0.8,
+                "The less-than-one-multiplier to use when decreasing.")
 
 log_g = ArgumentGroup(parser,     "logging", "logging related.")
 log_g.add_arg("skip_steps",          int,    10,    "The steps interval to print loss.")
@@ -195,7 +203,7 @@ def main(args):
                     args,
                     bert_config=bert_config,
                     num_labels=num_labels)
-                scheduled_lr = optimization(
+                scheduled_lr, loss_scaling = optimization(
                     loss=loss,
                     warmup_steps=warmup_steps,
                     num_train_steps=max_train_steps,
@@ -205,7 +213,12 @@ def main(args):
                     weight_decay=args.weight_decay,
                     scheduler=args.lr_scheduler,
                     use_fp16=args.use_fp16,
-                    loss_scaling=args.loss_scaling)
+                    use_dynamic_loss_scaling=args.use_dynamic_loss_scaling,
+                    init_loss_scaling=args.init_loss_scaling,
+                    incr_every_n_steps=args.incr_every_n_steps,
+                    decr_every_n_nan_or_inf=args.decr_every_n_nan_or_inf,
+                    incr_ratio=args.incr_ratio,
+                    decr_ratio=args.decr_ratio)
 
         if args.verbose:
             if args.in_tokens:
@@ -311,23 +324,20 @@ def main(args):
         ce_info = []
         while True:
             try:
-                # steps += 1
+                steps += 1
                 if steps % args.skip_steps == 0:
-                    if warmup_steps <= 0:
-                        fetch_list = [loss.name, accuracy.name, num_seqs.name]
+                    if args.use_fp16:
+                        fetch_list = [loss.name, accuracy.name, scheduled_lr.name, num_seqs.name, loss_scaling.name]
                     else:
-                        fetch_list = [
-                            loss.name, accuracy.name, scheduled_lr.name,
-                            num_seqs.name
-                        ]
+                        fetch_list = [loss.name, accuracy.name, scheduled_lr.name, num_seqs.name]
                 else:
                     fetch_list = []
 
                 outputs = exe.run(train_compiled_program, fetch_list=fetch_list)
 
                 if steps % args.skip_steps == 0:
-                    if warmup_steps <= 0:
-                        np_loss, np_acc, np_num_seqs = outputs
+                    if args.use_fp16:
+                        np_loss, np_acc, np_lr, np_num_seqs, np_scaling = outputs
                     else:
                         np_loss, np_acc, np_lr, np_num_seqs = outputs
 
@@ -338,9 +348,9 @@ def main(args):
                     if args.verbose:
                         verbose = "train pyreader queue size: %d, " % train_pyreader.queue.size(
                         )
-                        verbose += "learning rate: %f" % (
-                            np_lr[0]
-                            if warmup_steps > 0 else args.learning_rate)
+                        verbose += "learning rate: %f" % np_lr[0]
+                        if args.use_fp16:
+                            verbose += ", loss scaling: %f" % np_scaling[0]
                         print(verbose)
 
                     current_example, current_epoch = processor.get_train_progress(
@@ -362,7 +372,6 @@ def main(args):
                     total_cost, total_acc, total_num_seqs = [], [], []
                     time_begin = time.time()
 
-                steps += 1
                 if steps % args.save_steps == 0:
                     save_path = os.path.join(args.checkpoints,
                                              "step_" + str(steps))

PaddleNLP/language_representations_kit/BERT/run_squad.py

@@ -52,8 +52,16 @@ train_g.add_arg("warmup_proportion", float,  0.1,
                 "Proportion of training steps to perform linear learning rate warmup for.")
 train_g.add_arg("save_steps",        int,    1000,   "The steps interval to save checkpoints.")
 train_g.add_arg("use_fp16",          bool,   False,  "Whether to use fp16 mixed precision training.")
-train_g.add_arg("loss_scaling",      float,  1.0,
+train_g.add_arg("use_dynamic_loss_scaling",    bool,   True,   "Whether to use dynamic loss scaling in mixed precision training.")
+train_g.add_arg("init_loss_scaling",           float,  2**32,
                 "Loss scaling factor for mixed precision training, only valid when use_fp16 is enabled.")
+train_g.add_arg("incr_every_n_steps",          int,    1000,   "Increases loss scaling every n consecutive.")
+train_g.add_arg("decr_every_n_nan_or_inf",     int,    2,
+                "Decreases loss scaling every n accumulated steps with nan or inf gradients.")
+train_g.add_arg("incr_ratio",                  float,  2.0,
+                "The multiplier to use when increasing the loss scaling.")
+train_g.add_arg("decr_ratio",                  float,  0.8,
+                "The less-than-one-multiplier to use when decreasing.")
 
 log_g = ArgumentGroup(parser, "logging", "logging related.")
 log_g.add_arg("skip_steps",          int,    10,    "The steps interval to print loss.")
@@ -164,9 +172,6 @@ def create_model(bert_config, is_training=False):
         start_loss = compute_loss(start_logits, start_positions)
         end_loss = compute_loss(end_logits, end_positions)
         total_loss = (start_loss + end_loss) / 2.0
-        if args.use_fp16 and args.loss_scaling > 1.0:
-            total_loss = total_loss * args.loss_scaling
-
         return pyreader, total_loss, num_seqs
     else:
         return pyreader, unique_id, start_logits, end_logits, num_seqs
@@ -274,7 +279,7 @@ def train(args):
                     bert_config=bert_config,
                     is_training=True)
 
-                scheduled_lr = optimization(
+                scheduled_lr, loss_scaling = optimization(
                     loss=loss,
                     warmup_steps=warmup_steps,
                     num_train_steps=max_train_steps,
@@ -284,8 +289,12 @@ def train(args):
                     weight_decay=args.weight_decay,
                     scheduler=args.lr_scheduler,
                     use_fp16=args.use_fp16,
-                    loss_scaling=args.loss_scaling)
-
+                    use_dynamic_loss_scaling=args.use_dynamic_loss_scaling,
+                    init_loss_scaling=args.init_loss_scaling,
+                    incr_every_n_steps=args.incr_every_n_steps,
+                    decr_every_n_nan_or_inf=args.decr_every_n_nan_or_inf,
+                    incr_ratio=args.incr_ratio,
+                    decr_ratio=args.decr_ratio)
 
         if args.verbose:
             if args.in_tokens:
@@ -306,7 +315,6 @@ def train(args):
                     bert_config=bert_config,
                     is_training=False)
 
-
         test_prog = test_prog.clone(for_test=True)
 
     exe.run(startup_prog)
@@ -357,20 +365,18 @@ def train(args):
             try:
                 steps += 1
                 if steps % args.skip_steps == 0:
-                    if warmup_steps <= 0:
-                        fetch_list = [loss.name, num_seqs.name]
+                    if args.use_fp16:
+                        fetch_list = [loss.name, scheduled_lr.name, num_seqs.name, loss_scaling.name]
                     else:
-                        fetch_list = [
-                            loss.name, scheduled_lr.name, num_seqs.name
-                        ]
+                        fetch_list = [loss.name, scheduled_lr.name, num_seqs.name]
                 else:
                     fetch_list = []
 
                 outputs = exe.run(train_compiled_program, fetch_list=fetch_list)
 
                 if steps % args.skip_steps == 0:
-                    if warmup_steps <= 0:
-                        np_loss, np_num_seqs = outputs
+                    if args.use_fp16:
+                        np_loss, np_lr, np_num_seqs, np_scaling = outputs
                     else:
                         np_loss, np_lr, np_num_seqs = outputs
                     total_cost.extend(np_loss * np_num_seqs)
@@ -379,9 +385,9 @@ def train(args):
                     if args.verbose:
                         verbose = "train pyreader queue size: %d, " % train_pyreader.queue.size(
                         )
-                        verbose += "learning rate: %f" % (
-                            np_lr[0]
-                            if warmup_steps > 0 else args.learning_rate)
+                        verbose += "learning rate: %f " % np_lr[0]
+                        if args.use_fp16:
+                            verbose += ", loss scaling: %f" % np_scaling[0]
                         print(verbose)
 
                     time_end = time.time()

PaddleNLP/language_representations_kit/BERT/train.py

@@ -52,8 +52,16 @@ train_g.add_arg("warmup_steps",      int,    4000,    "Total steps to perform wa
 train_g.add_arg("save_steps",        int,    10000,   "The steps interval to save checkpoints.")
 train_g.add_arg("validation_steps",  int,    1000,    "The steps interval to evaluate model performance.")
 train_g.add_arg("use_fp16",          bool,   False,   "Whether to use fp16 mixed precision training.")
-train_g.add_arg("loss_scaling",      float,  1.0,
+train_g.add_arg("use_dynamic_loss_scaling",    bool,   True,   "Whether to use dynamic loss scaling in mixed precision training.")
+train_g.add_arg("init_loss_scaling",           float,  2**32,
                 "Loss scaling factor for mixed precision training, only valid when use_fp16 is enabled.")
+train_g.add_arg("incr_every_n_steps",          int,    1000,   "Increases loss scaling every n consecutive.")
+train_g.add_arg("decr_every_n_nan_or_inf",     int,    2,
+                "Decreases loss scaling every n accumulated steps with nan or inf gradients.")
+train_g.add_arg("incr_ratio",                  float,  2.0,
+                "The multiplier to use when increasing the loss scaling.")
+train_g.add_arg("decr_ratio",                  float,  0.8,
+                "The less-than-one-multiplier to use when decreasing.")
 
 log_g = ArgumentGroup(parser,     "logging", "logging related.")
 log_g.add_arg("skip_steps",          int,    10,    "The steps interval to print loss.")
@@ -113,9 +121,6 @@ def create_model(bert_config):
     next_sent_acc, mask_lm_loss, total_loss = bert.get_pretraining_output(
         mask_label, mask_pos, labels)
 
-    if args.use_fp16 and args.loss_scaling > 1.0:
-        total_loss *= args.loss_scaling
-
     return pyreader, next_sent_acc, mask_lm_loss, total_loss
 
 
@@ -220,7 +225,7 @@ def train(args):
         with fluid.unique_name.guard():
             train_pyreader, next_sent_acc, mask_lm_loss, total_loss = create_model(
                 bert_config=bert_config)
-            scheduled_lr = optimization(
+            scheduled_lr, loss_scaling = optimization(
                 loss=total_loss,
                 warmup_steps=args.warmup_steps,
                 num_train_steps=args.num_train_steps,
@@ -230,7 +235,12 @@ def train(args):
                 weight_decay=args.weight_decay,
                 scheduler=args.lr_scheduler,
                 use_fp16=args.use_fp16,
-                loss_scaling=args.loss_scaling)
+                use_dynamic_loss_scaling=args.use_dynamic_loss_scaling,
+                init_loss_scaling=args.init_loss_scaling,
+                incr_every_n_steps=args.incr_every_n_steps,
+                decr_every_n_nan_or_inf=args.decr_every_n_nan_or_inf,
+                incr_ratio=args.incr_ratio,
+                decr_ratio=args.decr_ratio)
 
     test_prog = fluid.Program()
     with fluid.program_guard(test_prog, startup_prog):
@@ -341,7 +351,7 @@ def train(args):
     time_begin = time.time()
     while steps < args.num_train_steps:
         try:
-            steps += nccl2_num_trainers
+            steps += 1
             skip_steps = args.skip_steps * nccl2_num_trainers
 
             if nccl2_trainer_id != 0:
@@ -351,34 +361,45 @@ def train(args):
                     exe.run(fetch_list=[], program=train_compiled_program)
                 continue
 
-            if steps % skip_steps != 0:
+            if steps % args.skip_steps != 0:
                 if use_ngraph:
                     exe.run(fetch_list=[], program=train_program)
                 else:
                     exe.run(fetch_list=[], program=train_compiled_program)
 
             else:
+                fetch_list=[next_sent_acc.name, mask_lm_loss.name, total_loss.name,
+                        scheduled_lr.name]
+                if args.use_fp16:
+                    fetch_list.append(loss_scaling.name)
+
                 if use_ngraph:
-                    each_next_acc, each_mask_lm_cost, each_total_cost, np_lr = exe.run(
-                        fetch_list=[
-                            next_sent_acc.name, mask_lm_loss.name, total_loss.name,
-                            scheduled_lr.name], program=train_program)
+                    outputs = exe.run(
+                        fetch_list=fetch_list, program=train_program)
                 else:
-                    each_next_acc, each_mask_lm_cost, each_total_cost, np_lr = exe.run(
-                        fetch_list=[
-                            next_sent_acc.name, mask_lm_loss.name, total_loss.name,
-                            scheduled_lr.name], program=train_compiled_program)
+                    outputs = exe.run(
+                        fetch_list=fetch_list, program=train_compiled_program)
+
+                if args.use_fp16:
+                    each_next_acc, each_mask_lm_cost, each_total_cost, np_lr, np_scaling = outputs
+                else:
+                    each_next_acc, each_mask_lm_cost, each_total_cost, np_lr = outputs
 
                 acc.extend(each_next_acc)
                 lm_cost.extend(each_mask_lm_cost)
                 cost.extend(each_total_cost)
 
-                print("feed_queue size", train_pyreader.queue.size())
                 time_end = time.time()
                 used_time = time_end - time_begin
                 epoch, current_file_index, total_file, current_file = data_reader.get_progress(
                 )
-                print("current learning_rate:%f" % np_lr[0])
+                if args.verbose:
+                    verbose = "feed_queue size: %d, " %train_pyreader.queue.size()
+                    verbose += "current learning_rate: %f, " % np_lr[0]
+                    if args.use_fp16:
+                        verbose += "loss scaling: %f" % np_scaling[0]
+                    print(verbose)
+
                 print("epoch: %d, progress: %d/%d, step: %d, loss: %f, "
                       "ppl: %f, next_sent_acc: %f, speed: %f steps/s, file: %s"
                       % (epoch, current_file_index, total_file, steps,

PaddleNLP/language_representations_kit/BERT/train.sh

@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ python -u ./train.py ${is_distributed}\
         --validation_steps 1000 \
         --num_iteration_per_drop_scope 10 \
         --use_fp16 false \
-        --loss_scaling 8.0
+        --verbose true
        

PaddleNLP/language_representations_kit/BERT/utils/fp16.py

@@ -17,26 +17,20 @@ import paddle
 import paddle.fluid as fluid
 
 
-def cast_fp16_to_fp32(i, o, prog):
+def append_cast_op(i, o, prog):
+    """
+    Append a cast op in a given Program to cast input `i` to data type `o.dtype`.
+    Args:
+        i (Variable): The input Variable.
+        o (Variable): The output Variable.
+        prog (Program): The Program to append cast op.
+    """
     prog.global_block().append_op(
         type="cast",
         inputs={"X": i},
         outputs={"Out": o},
-        attrs={
-            "in_dtype": fluid.core.VarDesc.VarType.FP16,
-            "out_dtype": fluid.core.VarDesc.VarType.FP32
-        })
-
-
-def cast_fp32_to_fp16(i, o, prog):
-    prog.global_block().append_op(
-        type="cast",
-        inputs={"X": i},
-        outputs={"Out": o},
-        attrs={
-            "in_dtype": fluid.core.VarDesc.VarType.FP32,
-            "out_dtype": fluid.core.VarDesc.VarType.FP16
-        })
+        attrs={"in_dtype": i.dtype,
+               "out_dtype": o.dtype})
 
 
 def copy_to_master_param(p, block):
@@ -59,32 +53,66 @@ def copy_to_master_param(p, block):
     return new_p
 
 
+def apply_dynamic_loss_scaling(loss_scaling, master_params_grads,
+                               incr_every_n_steps, decr_every_n_nan_or_inf,
+                               incr_ratio, decr_ratio):
+    _incr_every_n_steps = fluid.layers.fill_constant(
+        shape=[1], dtype='int32', value=incr_every_n_steps)
+    _decr_every_n_nan_or_inf = fluid.layers.fill_constant(
+        shape=[1], dtype='int32', value=decr_every_n_nan_or_inf)
+
+    _num_good_steps = fluid.layers.create_global_var(
+        name=fluid.unique_name.generate("num_good_steps"),
+        shape=[1],
+        value=0,
+        dtype='int32',
+        persistable=True)
+    _num_bad_steps = fluid.layers.create_global_var(
+        name=fluid.unique_name.generate("num_bad_steps"),
+        shape=[1],
+        value=0,
+        dtype='int32',
+        persistable=True)
+
+    grads = [fluid.layers.reduce_sum(g) for [_, g] in master_params_grads]
+    all_grads = fluid.layers.concat(grads)
+    all_grads_sum = fluid.layers.reduce_sum(all_grads)
+    is_overall_finite = fluid.layers.isfinite(all_grads_sum)
+
+    update_loss_scaling(is_overall_finite, loss_scaling, _num_good_steps,
+                        _num_bad_steps, _incr_every_n_steps,
+                        _decr_every_n_nan_or_inf, incr_ratio, decr_ratio)
+
+    # apply_gradient append all ops in global block, thus we shouldn't
+    # apply gradient in the switch branch.
+    with fluid.layers.Switch() as switch:
+        with switch.case(is_overall_finite):
+            pass
+        with switch.default():
+            for _, g in master_params_grads:
+                fluid.layers.assign(fluid.layers.zeros_like(g), g)
+
+
 def create_master_params_grads(params_grads, main_prog, startup_prog,
                                loss_scaling):
     master_params_grads = []
-    tmp_role = main_prog._current_role
-    OpRole = fluid.core.op_proto_and_checker_maker.OpRole
-    main_prog._current_role = OpRole.Backward
     for p, g in params_grads:
-        # create master parameters
-        master_param = copy_to_master_param(p, main_prog.global_block())
-        startup_master_param = startup_prog.global_block()._clone_variable(
-            master_param)
-        startup_p = startup_prog.global_block().var(p.name)
-        cast_fp16_to_fp32(startup_p, startup_master_param, startup_prog)
-        # cast fp16 gradients to fp32 before apply gradients
-        if g.name.find("layer_norm") > -1:
-            if loss_scaling > 1:
-                scaled_g = g / float(loss_scaling)
-            else:
-                scaled_g = g
-            master_params_grads.append([p, scaled_g])
-            continue
-        master_grad = fluid.layers.cast(g, "float32")
-        if loss_scaling > 1:
-            master_grad = master_grad / float(loss_scaling)
-        master_params_grads.append([master_param, master_grad])
-    main_prog._current_role = tmp_role
+        with main_prog._optimized_guard([p, g]):
+            # create master parameters
+            master_param = copy_to_master_param(p, main_prog.global_block())
+            startup_master_param = startup_prog.global_block()._clone_variable(
+                master_param)
+            startup_p = startup_prog.global_block().var(p.name)
+            append_cast_op(startup_p, startup_master_param, startup_prog)
+            # cast fp16 gradients to fp32 before apply gradients
+            if g.name.find("layer_norm") > -1:
+                scaled_g = g / loss_scaling
+                master_params_grads.append([p, scaled_g])
+                continue
+            master_grad = fluid.layers.cast(g, "float32")
+            master_grad = master_grad / loss_scaling
+            master_params_grads.append([master_param, master_grad])
+
     return master_params_grads
 
 
@@ -94,4 +122,80 @@ def master_param_to_train_param(master_params_grads, params_grads, main_prog):
         if train_p.name.find("layer_norm") > -1:
             continue
         with main_prog._optimized_guard([m_p_g[0], m_p_g[1]]):
-            cast_fp32_to_fp16(m_p_g[0], train_p, main_prog)
+            append_cast_op(m_p_g[0], train_p, main_prog)
+
+
+def update_loss_scaling(is_overall_finite, prev_loss_scaling, num_good_steps,
+                        num_bad_steps, incr_every_n_steps,
+                        decr_every_n_nan_or_inf, incr_ratio, decr_ratio):
+    """
+    Update loss scaling according to overall gradients. If all gradients is 
+    finite after incr_every_n_steps, loss scaling will increase by incr_ratio. 
+    Otherwisw, loss scaling will decrease by decr_ratio after 
+    decr_every_n_nan_or_inf steps and each step some gradients are infinite.
+    Args:
+        is_overall_finite (Variable): A boolean variable indicates whether 
+                                     all gradients are finite.
+        prev_loss_scaling (Variable): Previous loss scaling.
+        num_good_steps (Variable): A variable accumulates good steps in which 
+                                   all gradients are finite.
+        num_bad_steps (Variable): A variable accumulates bad steps in which 
+                                  some gradients are infinite.
+        incr_every_n_steps (Variable): A variable represents increasing loss 
+                                       scaling every n consecutive steps with 
+                                       finite gradients.
+        decr_every_n_nan_or_inf (Variable): A variable represents decreasing 
+                                            loss scaling every n accumulated 
+                                            steps with nan or inf gradients.
+        incr_ratio(float): The multiplier to use when increasing the loss 
+                           scaling.
+        decr_ratio(float): The less-than-one-multiplier to use when decreasing 
+                           loss scaling.
+    """
+    zero_steps = fluid.layers.fill_constant(shape=[1], dtype='int32', value=0)
+    with fluid.layers.Switch() as switch:
+        with switch.case(is_overall_finite):
+            should_incr_loss_scaling = fluid.layers.less_than(
+                incr_every_n_steps, num_good_steps + 1)
+            with fluid.layers.Switch() as switch1:
+                with switch1.case(should_incr_loss_scaling):
+                    new_loss_scaling = prev_loss_scaling * incr_ratio
+                    loss_scaling_is_finite = fluid.layers.isfinite(
+                        new_loss_scaling)
+                    with fluid.layers.Switch() as switch2:
+                        with switch2.case(loss_scaling_is_finite):
+                            fluid.layers.assign(new_loss_scaling,
+                                                prev_loss_scaling)
+                        with switch2.default():
+                            pass
+                    fluid.layers.assign(zero_steps, num_good_steps)
+                    fluid.layers.assign(zero_steps, num_bad_steps)
+
+                with switch1.default():
+                    fluid.layers.increment(num_good_steps)
+                    fluid.layers.assign(zero_steps, num_bad_steps)
+
+        with switch.default():
+            should_decr_loss_scaling = fluid.layers.less_than(
+                decr_every_n_nan_or_inf, num_bad_steps + 1)
+            with fluid.layers.Switch() as switch3:
+                with switch3.case(should_decr_loss_scaling):
+                    new_loss_scaling = prev_loss_scaling * decr_ratio
+                    static_loss_scaling = \
+                        fluid.layers.fill_constant(shape=[1],
+                                             dtype='float32',
+                                             value=1.0)
+                    less_than_one = fluid.layers.less_than(new_loss_scaling,
+                                                           static_loss_scaling)
+                    with fluid.layers.Switch() as switch4:
+                        with switch4.case(less_than_one):
+                            fluid.layers.assign(static_loss_scaling,
+                                                prev_loss_scaling)
+                        with switch4.default():
+                            fluid.layers.assign(new_loss_scaling,
+                                                prev_loss_scaling)
+                    fluid.layers.assign(zero_steps, num_good_steps)
+                    fluid.layers.assign(zero_steps, num_bad_steps)
+                with switch3.default():
+                    fluid.layers.assign(zero_steps, num_good_steps)
+                    fluid.layers.increment(num_bad_steps)