test_dist_base.py

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from __future__ import print_function
import time

import unittest
import os
import sys
import signal
import subprocess
import six
import argparse
import pickle
import numpy as np
import time
import paddle.fluid as fluid
from paddle.fluid import compiler
import paddle.fluid.dygraph as dygraph
from paddle.fluid.dygraph.base import to_variable
from paddle.fluid.dygraph.parallel import DataParallel

from paddle.fluid.incubate.fleet.collective import fleet, DistributedStrategy
import paddle.fluid.incubate.fleet.base.role_maker as role_maker

RUN_STEP = 5
DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE = 2


def my_print(class_name, log_str):
    localtime = time.asctime(time.localtime(time.time()))
    print_str = localtime + "\t" + class_name + "\t" + log_str
    if six.PY2:
        sys.stderr.write(pickle.dumps(print_str))
    else:
        sys.stderr.buffer.write(pickle.dumps(print_str))


def eprint(*args, **kwargs):
    print(*args, file=sys.stderr, **kwargs)


class TestDistRunnerBase(object):
    def get_model(self,
                  batch_size=DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE,
                  lr=0.1,
                  single_device=False,
                  use_dgc=False):
        raise NotImplementedError(
            "get_model should be implemented by child classes.")

    @staticmethod
    def get_transpiler(trainer_id,
                       main_program,
                       pserver_endpoints,
                       trainers,
                       sync_mode,
                       dc_asgd=False,
                       current_endpoint=None,
                       nccl_comm_num=1):
        # NOTE: import fluid until runtime, or else forking processes will cause error.
        config = fluid.DistributeTranspilerConfig()
        config.enable_dc_asgd = dc_asgd
        config.sync_mode = sync_mode
        if nccl_comm_num > 1:
            config.nccl_comm_num = nccl_comm_num
        # config.runtime_split_send_recv = True
        t = fluid.DistributeTranspiler(config=config)
        t.transpile(
            trainer_id=trainer_id,
            program=main_program,
            pservers=pserver_endpoints,
            trainers=trainers,
            current_endpoint=current_endpoint)
        return t

    def run_pserver(self, args):
        self.lr = args.lr
        self.get_model(batch_size=args.batch_size)
        # NOTE: pserver should not call memory optimize
        t = self.get_transpiler(args.trainer_id,
                                fluid.default_main_program(), args.endpoints,
                                args.trainers, args.sync_mode, args.dc_asgd)
        pserver_prog = t.get_pserver_program(args.current_endpoint)
        startup_prog = t.get_startup_program(args.current_endpoint,
                                             pserver_prog)

        place = fluid.CPUPlace()
        exe = fluid.Executor(place)
        exe.run(startup_prog)
        my_print(type(self).__name__, "run pserver startup program done.")
        exe.run(pserver_prog)
        my_print(type(self).__name__, "run pserver main program done.")

    def run_gpu_fleet_api_trainer(self, args):
        assert args.update_method == "nccl2"

        self.lr = args.lr

        exec_strategy = fluid.ExecutionStrategy()
        exec_strategy.num_threads = 1

        dist_strategy = DistributedStrategy()
        dist_strategy.exec_strategy = exec_strategy
        dist_strategy.fuse_memory_size = 1  #MB
        dist_strategy.fuse_laryer_size = 1

        role = role_maker.PaddleCloudRoleMaker(is_collective=True)
        fleet.init(role)
        my_print("gpu_fleet", "fleet.node_num:")
        #"fleet.node_id:", fleet.node_id(),
        #"fleet.trainer_num:", fleet.worker_num())

        test_program, avg_cost, train_reader, test_reader, batch_acc, predict = \
                self.get_model(batch_size=args.batch_size, dist_strategy=dist_strategy)

        trainer_prog = fleet._origin_program
        dist_prog = fleet.main_program

        device_id = int(os.getenv("FLAGS_selected_gpus", "0"))
        place = fluid.CUDAPlace(device_id)

        exe = fluid.Executor(place)
        exe.run(fluid.default_startup_program())
        eprint(type(self).__name__, "run worker startup program done.")

        feed_var_list = [
            var for var in trainer_prog.global_block().vars.values()
            if var.is_data
        ]

        feeder = fluid.DataFeeder(feed_var_list, place)
        reader_generator = train_reader()

        def get_data():
            origin_batch = next(reader_generator)
            if args.update_method != "local" and args.use_reader_alloc:
                new_batch = []
                for offset, item in enumerate(origin_batch):
                    if offset % 2 == args.trainer_id:
                        new_batch.append(item)
                return new_batch
            else:
                return origin_batch

        my_print(type(self).__name__, "begin to train on trainer")
        out_losses = []
        for i in six.moves.xrange(RUN_STEP):
            loss, = exe.run(dist_prog,
                            fetch_list=[avg_cost.name],
                            feed=feeder.feed(get_data()))
            out_losses.append(loss[0])
            my_print(type(self).__name__, "run step %d finished" % i)
        my_print(type(self).__name__, "trainer run finished")

        if six.PY2:
            print(pickle.dumps(out_losses))
        else:
            sys.stdout.buffer.write(pickle.dumps(out_losses))

    def run_trainer(self, args):
        self.lr = args.lr
        if args.nccl2_reduce_layer_local_run:
            test_program, avg_cost, train_reader, test_reader, batch_acc, predict = \
                self.get_model(batch_size=args.batch_size, single_device=True)
        elif args.use_dgc:
            test_program, avg_cost, train_reader, test_reader, batch_acc, predict = \
                self.get_model(batch_size=args.batch_size, use_dgc=args.use_dgc)
        else:
            test_program, avg_cost, train_reader, test_reader, batch_acc, predict = \
                self.get_model(batch_size=args.batch_size)

        if args.update_method == "pserver":
            my_print(
                type(self).__name__,
                "begin to run transpile on trainer with pserver mode")
            t = self.get_transpiler(args.trainer_id,
                                    fluid.default_main_program(),
                                    args.endpoints, args.trainers,
                                    args.sync_mode, args.dc_asgd)
            trainer_prog = t.get_trainer_program()
            my_print(
                type(self).__name__,
                "get trainer program done with pserver mode.")
        elif args.update_method == "nccl2" or args.update_method == "nccl2_reduce_layer":
            # transpile for nccl2
            config = fluid.DistributeTranspilerConfig()
            config.mode = "nccl2"
            config.nccl_comm_num = args.nccl_comm_num
            if args.use_hallreduce:
                config.use_hierarchical_allreduce = True
                config.hierarchical_allreduce_inter_nranks = args.hallreduce_inter_nranks
            my_print(
                type(self).__name__,
                "begin to run transpile on trainer with nccl2 mode")
            nccl2_t = fluid.DistributeTranspiler(config=config)
            nccl2_t.transpile(
                args.trainer_id,
                program=fluid.default_main_program(),
                startup_program=fluid.default_startup_program(),
                trainers=args.endpoints,
                current_endpoint=args.current_endpoint)
            my_print(
                type(self).__name__,
                "get trainer program done. with nccl2 mode")
            trainer_prog = fluid.default_main_program()
        else:
            my_print(
                type(self).__name__,
                "do nothing about main program, just use it")
            trainer_prog = fluid.default_main_program()
            my_print(type(self).__name__, "use main program done.")

        if args.use_cuda:
            device_id = int(os.getenv("FLAGS_selected_gpus", "0"))
            place = fluid.CUDAPlace(device_id)
        else:
            place = fluid.CPUPlace()

        exe = fluid.Executor(place)
        exe.run(fluid.default_startup_program())
        my_print(type(self).__name__, "run worker startup program done.")

        exec_strategy = fluid.ExecutionStrategy()
        exec_strategy.num_threads = 1

        build_stra = fluid.BuildStrategy()
        # FIXME force disable enable_inplace and memory_optimize
        build_stra.enable_inplace = False
        build_stra.memory_optimize = False

        if args.enable_backward_deps:
            build_stra.enable_backward_optimizer_op_deps = True

        if args.use_reduce:
            build_stra.reduce_strategy = fluid.BuildStrategy.ReduceStrategy.Reduce
        else:
            build_stra.reduce_strategy = fluid.BuildStrategy.ReduceStrategy.AllReduce

        pass_builder = None
        if args.batch_merge_repeat > 1:
            pass_builder = build_stra._finalize_strategy_and_create_passes()
            mypass = pass_builder.insert_pass(0, "multi_batch_merge_pass")
            mypass.set("num_repeats", args.batch_merge_repeat)

        if args.update_method == "nccl2" or args.update_method == "nccl2_reduce_layer":
            build_stra.num_trainers = len(args.endpoints.split(","))
            build_stra.trainer_id = args.trainer_id
        else:
            # case args.update_method == "nccl2_reduce_layer":
            build_stra.num_trainers = 1
            build_stra.trainer_id = 0

        my_print(type(self).__name__, "begin to compile with data parallel")
        binary = compiler.CompiledProgram(trainer_prog).with_data_parallel(
            loss_name=avg_cost.name,
            build_strategy=build_stra,
            exec_strategy=exec_strategy)
        my_print(type(self).__name__, "program compiled with data parallel")

        feed_var_list = [
            var for var in trainer_prog.global_block().vars.values()
            if var.is_data
        ]

        feeder = fluid.DataFeeder(feed_var_list, place)
        reader_generator = train_reader()

        def get_data():
            origin_batch = next(reader_generator)
            if args.update_method != "local" and args.use_reader_alloc:
                new_batch = []
                for offset, item in enumerate(origin_batch):
                    if offset % 2 == args.trainer_id:
                        new_batch.append(item)
                return new_batch
            else:
                return origin_batch

        my_print(type(self).__name__, "begin to train on trainer")
        out_losses = []
        for i in six.moves.xrange(RUN_STEP):
            loss, = exe.run(binary,
                            fetch_list=[avg_cost.name],
                            feed=feeder.feed(get_data()))
            out_losses.append(loss[0])
            my_print(type(self).__name__, "run step %d finished" % i)
        my_print(type(self).__name__, "trainer run finished")

        if six.PY2:
            print(pickle.dumps(out_losses))
        else:
            sys.stdout.buffer.write(pickle.dumps(out_losses))


class TestParallelDyGraphRunnerBase(object):
    def get_model(self):
        raise NotImplementedError(
            "get_model should be implemented by child classes.")

    def run_one_loop(self, model, opt, data):
        raise NotImplementedError(
            "train_one_loop should be implemented by the child classes.")

    def run_trainer(self, args):

        seed = 90
        device_id = int(os.getenv("FLAGS_selected_gpus", "0"))
        place = fluid.CUDAPlace(device_id)

        def _get_data(batch):
            if args.update_method != "local":
                new_batch = []
                for offset, item in enumerate(batch):
                    if offset % 2 == args.trainer_id:
                        new_batch.append(item)
                return new_batch
            else:
                return batch

        with fluid.dygraph.guard(place):
            fluid.default_startup_program().random_seed = seed
            fluid.default_main_program().random_seed = seed
            np.random.seed(seed)
            import random
            random.seed = seed
            model, train_reader, opt = self.get_model()
            nranks = len(args.endpoints.split(",")) if args.endpoints else 1

            if args.update_method == "nccl2":
                strategy = dygraph.parallel.ParallelStrategy()
                strategy.nranks = nranks
                strategy.local_rank = args.trainer_id
                strategy.trainer_endpoints = args.endpoints.split(",")
                strategy.current_endpoint = args.current_endpoint
                my_print(
                    type(self).__name__,
                    "begin to prepare context in dygraph with nccl2")
                dygraph.parallel.prepare_context(strategy)
                model = dygraph.parallel.DataParallel(model, strategy)
                my_print(type(self).__name__, "model built in dygraph")
            out_losses = []
            my_print(type(self).__name__, "begin to run dygraph training")
            for step_id, data in enumerate(train_reader()):
                data = _get_data(data)
                if step_id == RUN_STEP:
                    break
                loss = self.run_one_loop(model, opt, data)
                if step_id % 10 == 0:
                    my_print(
                        type(self).__name__,
                        "loss at step %d: %f" % (step_id, loss))
                out_losses.append(loss.numpy())

                # FIXME(Yancey1989): scale the loss inplace
                if args.update_method == "nccl2":
                    loss = model.scale_loss(loss)

                loss.backward()
                if args.update_method == "nccl2":
                    model.apply_collective_grads()

                opt.minimize(loss)
                model.clear_gradients()
            my_print(type(self).__name__, pickle.dumps(out_losses))


def runtime_main(test_class):
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Run dist test.')
    parser.add_argument(
        '--role', type=str, required=True, choices=['pserver', 'trainer'])
    parser.add_argument('--endpoints', type=str, required=False, default="")
    parser.add_argument(
        '--update_method',
        type=str,
        default="local",
        choices=["pserver", "nccl2", "local", "nccl2_reduce_layer"])
    parser.add_argument('--trainer_id', type=int, required=False, default=0)
    parser.add_argument('--trainers', type=int, required=False, default=1)
    parser.add_argument('--nccl_comm_num', type=int, required=False, default=1)
    parser.add_argument('--enable_backward_deps', action='store_true')
    parser.add_argument('--use_hallreduce', action='store_true')
    parser.add_argument('--gpu_fleet_api', action='store_true')
    parser.add_argument(
        '--hallreduce_inter_nranks', type=int, required=False, default=2)
    parser.add_argument(
        '--current_endpoint', type=str, required=False, default="")
    parser.add_argument('--sync_mode', action='store_true')
    parser.add_argument('--use_cuda', action='store_true')
    parser.add_argument('--use_dgc', action='store_true')
    parser.add_argument('--use_reduce', action='store_true')
    parser.add_argument('--dc_asgd', action='store_true')
    parser.add_argument(
        '--use_reader_alloc', action='store_true', required=False)
    parser.add_argument('--batch_size', required=False, type=int, default=2)
    parser.add_argument('--lr', required=False, type=float, default=0.001)
    parser.add_argument(
        '--batch_merge_repeat', required=False, type=int, default=1)
    parser.add_argument(
        '--nccl2_reduce_layer_local_run',
        required=False,
        type=bool,
        default=False)

    args = parser.parse_args()

    model = test_class()
    if args.role == "pserver" and args.update_method == "pserver":
        model.run_pserver(args)
    elif args.gpu_fleet_api:
        model.run_gpu_fleet_api_trainer(args)
    else:
        model.run_trainer(args)


import paddle.compat as cpt
import socket
from contextlib import closing


class TestDistBase(unittest.TestCase):
    def _setup_config(self):
        raise NotImplementedError("tests should have _setup_config implemented")

    def _after_setup_config(self):
        if self._enforce_place == "CPU":
            self.__use_cuda = False
            self._use_dgc = False
        elif self._enforce_place == "GPU":
            self.__use_cuda = True
        else:
            if fluid.core.is_compiled_with_cuda():
                self.__use_cuda = True
            else:
                self.__use_cuda = False
                self._use_dgc = False

        if self._use_reduce:
            assert not self._use_dgc

    def setUp(self):
        self._trainers = 2
        self._pservers = 2
        self._port_set = set()
        self._ps_endpoints = "127.0.0.1:%s,127.0.0.1:%s" % (
            self._find_free_port(), self._find_free_port())
        self._python_interp = sys.executable
        self._sync_mode = True
        self._enforce_place = None
        self._use_reduce = False
        self._dc_asgd = False  # must use with async mode
        self._use_reader_alloc = True
        self._nccl2_mode = False
        self._mp_mode = False
        # FIXME(typhoonzero): I added this stupid argument to enable
        # testing allreduce layers, which users can call layers.allreduce
        # to accumulate tensors at anywhere. Find a better way to do this
        # test, reduce check this argument everywhere.
        self._nccl2_reduce_layer = False
        self._lr = 0.001
        self._use_dgc = False
        self._dygraph = False
        self._nccl_comm_num = 1
        self._enable_backward_deps = False
        self._gpu_fleet_api = False
        self._use_hallreduce = False
        self._setup_config()
        self._after_setup_config()

    def _find_free_port(self):
        def __free_port():
            with closing(socket.socket(socket.AF_INET,
                                       socket.SOCK_STREAM)) as s:
                s.bind(('', 0))
                my_print(
                    type(self).__name__, "socket name: %s" % s.getsockname()[1])
                return s.getsockname()[1]

        while True:
            port = __free_port()
            if port not in self._port_set:
                self._port_set.add(port)
                return port

    def start_pserver(self, model_file, check_error_log, required_envs):
        ps0_ep, ps1_ep = self._ps_endpoints.split(",")
        ps_cmd = "%s"

        if os.getenv('WITH_COVERAGE', 'OFF') == 'ON':
            required_envs['COVERAGE_FILE'] = os.getenv('COVERAGE_FILE', '')
            ps_cmd += " -m coverage run --branch -p"

        ps_cmd += " %s --role pserver --endpoints %s --trainer_id 0 --current_endpoint %s --trainers %d --update_method pserver"

        ps0_cmd = ps_cmd % \
                  (self._python_interp, model_file, self._ps_endpoints, ps0_ep,
                   self._trainers)
        ps1_cmd = ps_cmd % \
                  (self._python_interp, model_file, self._ps_endpoints, ps1_ep,
                   self._trainers)

        if self._sync_mode:
            ps0_cmd += " --sync_mode"
            ps1_cmd += " --sync_mode"

        print(ps0_cmd)
        print(ps1_cmd)
        ps0_pipe = open("/tmp/ps0_err.log", "wb")
        ps1_pipe = open("/tmp/ps1_err.log", "wb")

        my_print(type(self).__name__, "going to start pserver process 0")
        ps0_proc = subprocess.Popen(
            ps0_cmd.strip().split(" "),
            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
            stderr=ps0_pipe,
            env=required_envs)
        my_print(type(self).__name__, "going to start pserver process 1")
        ps1_proc = subprocess.Popen(
            ps1_cmd.strip().split(" "),
            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
            stderr=ps1_pipe,
            env=required_envs)

        return ps0_proc, ps1_proc, ps0_pipe, ps1_pipe

    def _run_local(self,
                   model,
                   envs,
                   check_error_log=False,
                   batch_size=DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE,
                   batch_merge_repeat=1):

        cmd = self._python_interp

        if os.getenv('WITH_COVERAGE', 'OFF') == 'ON':
            envs['COVERAGE_FILE'] = os.getenv('COVERAGE_FILE', '')
            cmd += " -m coverage run --branch -p"

        cmd += " %s --role trainer --lr %f" % (model, self._lr)

        if batch_size != DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE:
            cmd += " --batch_size %d" % batch_size
        if batch_merge_repeat > 1:
            cmd += " --batch_merge_repeat %d" % batch_merge_repeat
        if self._nccl2_reduce_layer:
            cmd += " --nccl2_reduce_layer_local_run 1"

        if self.__use_cuda:
            cmd += " --use_cuda"
            env_local = {
                "CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES": "0",
                "PADDLE_TRAINERS_NUM": "1",
                "PADDLE_TRAINER_ID": "0"
            }
        else:
            env_local = {'CPU_NUM': '1'}

        env_local.update(envs)
        print("local_cmd: {}, env: {}".format(cmd, env_local))

        if check_error_log:
            err_log = open("/tmp/trainer.err.log", "wb")
            local_proc = subprocess.Popen(
                cmd.split(" "),
                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                stderr=err_log,
                env=env_local)
        else:
            local_proc = subprocess.Popen(
                cmd.split(" "),
                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                env=env_local)

        local_out, local_err = local_proc.communicate()

        if check_error_log:
            err_log.close()

        sys.stderr.write('local_stderr: %s\n' % local_err)
        sys.stderr.write('local_stdout: %s\n' % pickle.loads(local_out))

        return pickle.loads(local_out)

    def _run_cluster(self, model, envs, check_error_log):
        # Run dist train to compare with local results
        ps0, ps1, ps0_pipe, ps1_pipe = self.start_pserver(model,
                                                          check_error_log, envs)

        ps0_ep, ps1_ep = self._ps_endpoints.split(",")

        tr_cmd = "%s"

        if os.getenv('WITH_COVERAGE', 'OFF') == 'ON':
            envs['COVERAGE_FILE'] = os.getenv('COVERAGE_FILE', '')
            tr_cmd += " -m coverage run --branch -p"

        tr_cmd += " %s --role trainer --endpoints %s --trainer_id %d --current_endpoint %s --trainers %d --update_method pserver --lr %f"

        tr0_cmd = tr_cmd % \
                  (self._python_interp, model, self._ps_endpoints,
                   0, ps0_ep, self._trainers, self._lr)
        tr1_cmd = tr_cmd % \
                  (self._python_interp, model, self._ps_endpoints,
                   1, ps1_ep, self._trainers, self._lr)

        if self._sync_mode:
            tr0_cmd += " --sync_mode"
            tr1_cmd += " --sync_mode"
        if self._use_reduce:
            tr0_cmd += " --use_reduce"
            tr1_cmd += " --use_reduce"
        if self._use_reader_alloc:
            tr0_cmd += " --use_reader_alloc"
            tr1_cmd += " --use_reader_alloc"
        if self.__use_cuda:
            tr0_cmd += " --use_cuda"
            tr1_cmd += " --use_cuda"
            env0 = {"CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES": "0"}
            env1 = {"CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES": "1"}
        else:
            env0 = {'CPU_NUM': '1'}
            env1 = {'CPU_NUM': '1'}

        env0.update(envs)
        env1.update(envs)

        print("tr0_cmd: {}, env: {}".format(tr0_cmd, env0))
        print("tr1_cmd: {}, env: {}".format(tr1_cmd, env1))
        tr0_pipe = open("/tmp/tr0_err.log", "wb")
        tr1_pipe = open("/tmp/tr1_err.log", "wb")

        my_print(type(self).__name__, "going to start trainer process 0")
        tr0_proc = subprocess.Popen(
            tr0_cmd.strip().split(" "),
            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
            stderr=tr0_pipe,
            env=env0)
        my_print(type(self).__name__, "going to start trainer process 1")
        tr1_proc = subprocess.Popen(
            tr1_cmd.strip().split(" "),
            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
            stderr=tr1_pipe,
            env=env1)

        # Wait until trainer process terminate
        while True:
            stat0 = tr0_proc.poll()
            time.sleep(0.1)
            if stat0 is not None:
                break
        while True:
            stat1 = tr1_proc.poll()
            time.sleep(0.1)
            if stat1 is not None:
                break

        tr0_out, tr0_err = tr0_proc.communicate()
        tr1_out, tr1_err = tr1_proc.communicate()

        # close trainer file
        tr0_pipe.close()
        tr1_pipe.close()
        ps0_pipe.close()
        ps1_pipe.close()

        ps0.terminate()
        ps1.terminate()

        return pickle.loads(tr0_out), pickle.loads(tr1_out)

    def _get_nccl2_trainer_cmd(self, model, ep, update_method, trainer_id,
                               trainer_num):
        env = {}
        tr_cmd = "%s -u"

        if os.getenv('WITH_COVERAGE', 'OFF') == 'ON':
            tr_cmd += " -m coverage run --branch -p"

        tr_cmd += " %s --role trainer --endpoints %s --trainer_id %d --current_endpoint %s --update_method %s --lr %f"

        tr_cmd = tr_cmd % \
                  (self._python_interp, model, self._ps_endpoints,
                   trainer_id, ep, update_method, self._lr)

        if self._use_reduce:
            tr_cmd += " --use_reduce"
        if self._use_reader_alloc:
            tr_cmd += " --use_reader_alloc"
        if self.__use_cuda:
            tr_cmd += " --use_cuda"
            env.update({
                "CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES": "{}".format(trainer_id),
                "PADDLE_TRAINERS_NUM": "{}".format(trainer_num),
                "PADDLE_TRAINER_ID": "{}".format(trainer_id),
                "PADDLE_TRAINER_ENDPOINTS": self._ps_endpoints,
                "PADDLE_CURRENT_ENDPOINT": ep,
            })
        else:
            env.update({'CPU_NUM': '1'})

        if self._use_dgc:
            tr_cmd += " --use_dgc"

        if self._mp_mode:
            env = {"FLAGS_selected_gpus": "{}".format(trainer_id)}

        if self._nccl_comm_num > 1:
            tr_cmd += " --nccl_comm_num {}".format(self._nccl_comm_num)

        if self._use_hallreduce:
            tr_cmd += " --use_hallreduce --hallreduce_inter_nranks 2"

        if self._enable_backward_deps:
            tr_cmd += " --enable_backward_deps"

        if self._gpu_fleet_api:
            tr_cmd += " --gpu_fleet_api"

        if os.getenv('WITH_COVERAGE', 'OFF') == 'ON':
            env['COVERAGE_FILE'] = os.getenv('COVERAGE_FILE', '')

        return tr_cmd, env

    def _run_cluster_nccl2(self, model, envs, nccl2_reduce_layer,
                           check_error_log):
        if self._use_hallreduce:
            self._ps_endpoints = ""
            for i in range(0, 4):
                self._ps_endpoints += "127.0.0.1:%s," % (self._find_free_port())
            self._ps_endpoints = self._ps_endpoints[:-1]

        # NOTE: we reuse ps_endpoints as nccl2 worker endpoints
        worker_endpoints = self._ps_endpoints.split(",")
        if nccl2_reduce_layer:
            update_method = "nccl2_reduce_layer"
        else:
            update_method = "nccl2"

        trainer_num = len(worker_endpoints)

        procs = []
        pipes = []
        for i in range(0, trainer_num):
            tr_cmd, tr_env = self._get_nccl2_trainer_cmd(
                model, worker_endpoints[i], update_method, i, trainer_num)
            tr_env.update(envs)
            print("use_hallreduce:{} tr_cmd:{}, env: {}".format(
                self._use_hallreduce, tr_cmd, tr_env))

            tr_pipe = open("/tmp/tr{}_err.log".format(i), "wb")

            my_print(
                type(self).__name__,
                "going to start process {} with nccl2".format(i))
            tr_proc = subprocess.Popen(
                tr_cmd.strip().split(" "),
                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                stderr=tr_pipe,
                env=tr_env)

            procs.append(tr_proc)
            pipes.append(tr_pipe)

        outs = []
        for i in range(0, trainer_num):
            tr_out, tr_err = procs[i].communicate()
            outs.append(tr_out)
            pipes[i].close()
            sys.stderr.write('trainer {} stderr: {}\n'.format(i, tr_err))

        if check_error_log:
            print("outs[0]:", outs[0])
            print("outs[1]:", outs[1])
        return pickle.loads(outs[0]), pickle.loads(outs[1])

    def check_with_place(self,
                         model_file,
                         delta=1e-3,
                         check_error_log=False,
                         need_envs={}):
        # TODO(typhoonzero): should auto adapt GPU count on the machine.
        required_envs = {
            "PATH": os.getenv("PATH", ""),
            "PYTHONPATH": os.getenv("PYTHONPATH", ""),
            "LD_LIBRARY_PATH": os.getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH", ""),
            "FLAGS_fraction_of_gpu_memory_to_use": "0.15",
            "FLAGS_rpc_deadline": "30000",  # 5sec to fail fast
            "FLAGS_cudnn_deterministic": "1",
            "http_proxy": "",
            "NCCL_P2P_DISABLE": "1",
            "NCCL_SHM_DISABLE": "1"
        }

        required_envs.update(need_envs)

        if check_error_log:
            required_envs["GLOG_v"] = "10"
            required_envs["GLOG_logtostderr"] = "1"

        local_losses\
            = self._run_local(model_file, required_envs,
                                check_error_log)
        if self._nccl2_mode:
            if self._nccl2_reduce_layer:
                tr0_losses, tr1_losses = self._run_cluster_nccl2(
                    model_file, required_envs, True, check_error_log)
            else:
                tr0_losses, tr1_losses = self._run_cluster_nccl2(
                    model_file, required_envs, False, check_error_log)
        else:
            tr0_losses, tr1_losses = self._run_cluster(
                model_file, required_envs, check_error_log)

        for step_id in range(RUN_STEP):
            local_loss = local_losses[step_id]
            tr0_loss = tr0_losses[step_id]
            tr1_loss = tr1_losses[step_id]
            dist_loss = (np.array([tr0_loss]) + np.array([tr1_loss])) / 2
            print("=======", local_loss, ":", dist_loss[0], "=======")
            self.assertAlmostEqual(local_loss, dist_loss[0], delta=delta)