NewRemoteParameterUpdater.cpp

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#include "NewRemoteParameterUpdater.h"
#include "Trainer.h"
#include "paddle/utils/Stat.h"

DECLARE_int32(trainer_id);
DECLARE_string(save_dir);

namespace paddle {
NewRemoteParameterUpdater::NewRemoteParameterUpdater(
    const OptimizationConfig &config, const std::string pserverSpec)
    : trainerConfig_(config),
      parameterClient_(-1),
      newParameters_(nullptr),
      newGradients_(nullptr),
      pserverSpec_(pserverSpec) {}

NewRemoteParameterUpdater::NewRemoteParameterUpdater(
    const OptimizationConfig &config,
    const std::string pserverSpec,
    const bool useEtcd)
    : trainerConfig_(config),
      parameterClient_(-1),
      newParameters_(nullptr),
      newGradients_(nullptr),
      pserverSpec_(pserverSpec),
      useEtcd_(useEtcd) {}

void NewRemoteParameterUpdater::init(
    const std::vector<ParameterPtr> &parameters) {
  ParameterUpdater::init(parameters);

  for (auto &para : parameters_) {
    para->getBuf(PARAMETER_VALUE)->zeroMem();
    para->getBuf(PARAMETER_GRADIENT)->zeroMem();
  }

  // create parameter server client.
  if (useEtcd_) {
    parameterClient_ = paddle_new_etcd_pserver_client(
        (char *)pserverSpec_.c_str(), FLAGS_trainer_id == 0);
  } else {
    parameterClient_ = paddle_new_pserver_client((char *)pserverSpec_.c_str(),
                                                 FLAGS_trainer_id == 0);
  }

  // init new parameter and gradient.
  newParameters_ = initNewParameter(PARAMETER_VALUE);
  newGradients_ = initNewParameter(PARAMETER_GRADIENT);

  // init parameter, one trainer will get the opportunity to int parameter and
  // send them to parameter server. Others will get the initialized parameter
  // from parameter server
  if (paddle_begin_init_params(parameterClient_)) {
    LOG(INFO) << "paddle_begin_init_params start";
    for (int i = 0; i < parameterSize(); ++i) {
      auto paramConfig = parameters_[i]->getConfig();
      LOG(INFO) << "old param config: " << paramConfig.DebugString();
      // FIXME(typhoonzero): convert old paramConfig to optimizerConfig
      OptimizerConfig optimizeConfigV2;
      auto sgdConfigV2 = optimizeConfigV2.mutable_sgd();
      sgdConfigV2->set_momentum(paramConfig.momentum());
      sgdConfigV2->set_decay(paramConfig.decay_rate());
      optimizeConfigV2.set_lr_policy(paddle::OptimizerConfig::Const);
      auto constlr = optimizeConfigV2.mutable_const_lr();
      constlr->set_learning_rate(paramConfig.learning_rate());
      if (trainerConfig_.algorithm() == "sgd") {
        optimizeConfigV2.set_optimizer(paddle::OptimizerConfig::SGD);
        // FIXME: config all algorithms
      } else {
        optimizeConfigV2.set_optimizer(paddle::OptimizerConfig::SGD);
      }
      std::string bytes = optimizeConfigV2.SerializeAsString();
      const char *array = bytes.data();
      int size = (int)bytes.size();
      paddle_init_param(
          parameterClient_, *newParameters_[i], (void *)array, size);
    }
    paddle_finish_init_params(parameterClient_);
    LOG(INFO) << "paddle_begin_init_params done";
  } else {
    paddle_get_params(parameterClient_, newParameters_, parameterSize());
  }

  LOG(INFO) << "NewRemoteParameterUpdater initialized";
}

void NewRemoteParameterUpdater::updateImpl(Parameter *para) {}

void NewRemoteParameterUpdater::finishBatch(real cost) {
  // send gradient to parameter server.
  paddle_send_grads(parameterClient_, newGradients_, parameterSize());
  // get the updated parameter from parameterClient.
  paddle_get_params(parameterClient_, newParameters_, parameterSize());

  // clear gradient after update parameter.
  for (auto &para : parameters_) {
    para->getBuf(PARAMETER_GRADIENT)->zeroMem();
  }
}

void NewRemoteParameterUpdater::startPass() {}

bool NewRemoteParameterUpdater::finishPass() { return true; }
}  // namespace paddle