megenginelite-sys 1.8.2

A safe megenginelite wrapper in Rust
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/**
 * \file src/core/include/megbrain/graph/cg.h
 * MegEngine is Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2014-2021 Megvii Inc. All rights reserved.
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
 * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
 * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT ARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 */

#pragma once

#include "megbrain/graph/operator_node.h"
#include "megbrain/graph/seq_comp_node_opt.h"
#include "megbrain/graph/static_infer.h"
#include "megbrain/graph/symbol_var.h"
#include "megbrain/system.h"
#include "megbrain/utils/event.h"

#if MGB_ENABLE_JSON
#include "megbrain/utils/json.h"
#endif

namespace mgb {
namespace cg {

/*!
 * \brief allocation strategy for device storage in computing graphs
 *
 * Note: all the \p graph params would be NULL for requests originating from
 * ComputingGraph::prealloc_static_storage. Otherwise they are not NULL.
 *
 * This base class already provides an implementation using memory management on
 * the comp node. Sub-classes can override only the methods of interest.
 */
class DeviceMemoryAllocator {
public:
    //! a version sentinel value that should never be returned by
    //! static_alloc_version()
    static constexpr size_t VERSION_INVALID = ~static_cast<size_t>(0);

    virtual ~DeviceMemoryAllocator() = default;

    /*!
     * \brief implement the allocation strategy for static graph-wise storage
     * \param[in] graph the computing graph that requests the memory
     * \param[out] dest output tensor storage; its comp node has been
     *      initialized to target comp node
     */
    MGE_WIN_DECLSPEC_FUC virtual void alloc_static(
            ComputingGraph* graph, DeviceTensorStorage& dest, size_t size);

    /*!
     * \brief implement the allocation strategy for dynamic storage of a
     *      variable
     * \param[in] var the variable that needs memory
     *
     * Note: if allocation fails, MemAllocError should be raised so
     * VarDevMemDefragmenter can catch the error and do defragmentation.
     */
    MGE_WIN_DECLSPEC_FUC virtual void alloc_dynamic(
            VarNode* var, DeviceTensorStorage& dest, size_t size);

    /*!
     * \brief Ensure a contiguous storage for memory defragmenter
     *
     * When doing memory-defragmentation, it is useful to ensure that following
     * allocation requests can be placed in a contiguous storage. This function
     * would be called before calling alloc_dynamic() on the individual vars.
     */
    MGE_WIN_DECLSPEC_FUC virtual void defrag_prealloc_contig(
            ComputingGraph* graph, CompNode comp_node, size_t size);

    /*!
     * \brief version of static allocation strategy
     *
     * If version changes before graph exec, static memory would be reallocated.
     * This function would be only called once in each graph execution.
     */
    MGE_WIN_DECLSPEC_FUC virtual size_t static_alloc_version(
            ComputingGraph* graph) const;
};

/**
 * \brief common optimize options, it both can be used for optimize for
 * inference in graph dump but also used in graph optimization in runtime.
 */
struct GraphCommonOptimizeOptions {
    //! whether to enable IO in float16 compute in float32
    bool f16_io_f32_comp = false;
    //! whether to enable tranform to pure float16 model
    bool f16_io_comp = false;
    //! whether to enable conv bias nonlinearity fusion
    bool fuse_conv_bias_nonlinearity = false;
    //! fuse pattern like ReLU(conv_bias(x, w, b) + z) or conv_bias(x, w, b)
    //! + z -> conv_bias(x, w, b, z)
    bool fuse_conv_bias_with_z = false;
    //! whether to enable weight preprocess, if enabled it may use more
    //! memory, default disable now, when weight preprocess is enabled, the
    //! input shape should no change
    bool weight_preprocess = false;
    //! fuse preprocess patten, like astype + pad_channel + dimshuffle
    bool fuse_preprocess = false;
    enum LayoutTransform : uint32_t {
        DEFAULT,
        NCHW4,       ///< compute using NCHW4 tensor format
        NHWCD4,      ///< compute using NHWCD4 tensor format
        NCHW88,      ///< compute using NCHW88 tensor format
        NCHW44,      ///< compute using NCHW44 tensor format
        NCHW44_DOT,  ///< compute using NCHW44_DOT tensor format
        NCHW32,      ///< compute using NCHW32 tensor format, used for
                     ///< tensorcore
        CHWN4,       ///< compute using CHWN4 tensor format, transformed mainly
                     ///< used for cuda
        NCHW64,      ///< compute using NCHW64 tensor format, used for fast int4
                     ///< support on Nvidia GPU
    };
    LayoutTransform layout_transform = LayoutTransform::DEFAULT;

#define SET(n)                                  \
    GraphCommonOptimizeOptions& enable_##n() {  \
        n = true;                               \
        return *this;                           \
    }                                           \
    GraphCommonOptimizeOptions& disable_##n() { \
        n = false;                              \
        return *this;                           \
    }                                           \
    bool has_set_##n() { return n == true; }

    SET(f16_io_f32_comp);
    SET(f16_io_comp);
    SET(fuse_conv_bias_nonlinearity);
    SET(fuse_conv_bias_with_z);
    SET(fuse_preprocess);
    SET(weight_preprocess);
#undef SET
#define SET(_trans, _trans_capital)                                 \
    GraphCommonOptimizeOptions& enable_##_trans() {                 \
        mgb_assert(layout_transform == LayoutTransform::DEFAULT);   \
        layout_transform = LayoutTransform::_trans_capital;         \
        return *this;                                               \
    }                                                               \
    GraphCommonOptimizeOptions& disable_##_trans() {                \
        layout_transform = LayoutTransform::DEFAULT;                \
        return *this;                                               \
    }                                                               \
    bool has_set_##_trans() const {                                 \
        return layout_transform == LayoutTransform::_trans_capital; \
    }

    SET(nchw4, NCHW4);
    SET(nhwcd4, NHWCD4);
    SET(nchw88, NCHW88);
    SET(nchw44, NCHW44);
    SET(nchw44_dot, NCHW44_DOT);
    SET(nchw32, NCHW32);
    SET(chwn4, CHWN4);
    SET(nchw64, NCHW64);
#undef SET
};

/*!
 * \brief Computing graph.
 *
 * A computing graph manages operators and variables. It can be compiled to
 * create an AsyncExecutable that computs given variables.
 */
class ComputingGraph : public std::enable_shared_from_this<ComputingGraph>,
                       public CompNodeDepedentObject {
public:
    MGE_WIN_DECLSPEC_FUC ComputingGraph();
    virtual ~ComputingGraph() = default;

    /*!
     * \brief graph ID
     *
     * Each graph would be assigned a unique increasing ID; useful for
     * debugging
     */
    size_t id() const { return m_id; }

    virtual size_t next_node_id() = 0;

    MGE_WIN_DECLSPEC_FUC static std::shared_ptr<ComputingGraph> make();

    //! assert that refcnt for ptr is one and destories the ptr
    MGE_WIN_DECLSPEC_FUC static void assert_destroy(
            std::shared_ptr<ComputingGraph>& ptr);

    /*!
     * \brief callback to be invoked when some output is ready
     *
     * note that the output may be deallocated after the call returns if no
     * further node depends on the output
     */
    using Callback = thin_function<void(DeviceTensorND&)>;

    //! specify the callback of one output var
    using OutputSpecItem = std::pair<SymbolVar, Callback>;

    /*!
     * specified what ouptputs are required in compile(); the callback could
     * be empty, to ensure that the var is computed
     */
    using OutputSpec = std::vector<OutputSpecItem>;

    /*!
     * \brief information on how a var is needed by others
     */
    struct VarReceiverInfo;

    /*!
     * \brief generate an executable object that when executed, would call
     *      the callbacks on the output values
     *
     * Also note that only the most recent compiled function could be used,
     * since oprs may have internal state
     */
    virtual std::unique_ptr<AsyncExecutable> compile(const OutputSpec& out_spec) = 0;

    /*!
     * \brief compile multiple graph parts for partial execution
     *
     * The parts in \p out_specs correspond to the execution steps of this
     * graph. The returned AsyncExecutable objects should be called in the
     * same order of parts given here.
     *
     * The created AsyncExecutable objects would belong to newly generated
     * graphs (not this graph). So functions compiled by compile() and
     * compile_multi_part() can co-exist. All the new graphs would share
     * device memory with this graph.
     */
    virtual SmallVector<std::unique_ptr<AsyncExecutable>> compile_multi_part(
            const SmallVector<OutputSpec>& out_specs) = 0;

    /*!
     * \brief insert a new operator node; its input must exist in current
     *      graph
     * \return the node in the graph (maybe another node due to
     *      deduplication)
     */
    MGE_WIN_DECLSPEC_FUC virtual OperatorNodeBase* insert_opr(
            std::unique_ptr<OperatorNodeBase> opr) = 0;

    /*!
     * \brief used by OperatorNodeBase to allocate its outputs
     */
    template <typename... Args>
    VarNode* alloc_varnode(Args&&... args) {
        return new (alloc_varnode_storage()) VarNode(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
    }

    inline void free_varnode(VarNode* var) {
        var->~VarNode();
        free_varnode_storage(var);
    }

protected:
    /*!
     * \brief provided by impl to support alloc_varnode
     */
    virtual void* alloc_varnode_storage() = 0;

    virtual void free_varnode_storage(void* ptr) = 0;

public:
    /*!
     * \brief get current computing sequence
     */
    virtual AsyncExecutable* current_comp_seq() = 0;

    /*!
     * \brief get information on how a variable is needed in current comp
     *      seq
     */
    virtual const VarReceiverInfo& var_receiver_in_current_comp_seq(
            const VarNode* var) const = 0;

    virtual std::string get_mem_allocation_info() const = 0;

    /*!
     * \brief find var node by its ID
     *
     * Note: this searches recursively in subgraphs, and its complexity is
     * linear with respect to number of vars (there is no indexing on var
     * node ID)
     *
     * \return VarNode pointer if it is found, or nullptr if no var is
     *      found to have equal ID
     */
    virtual VarNode* find_var_by_id(size_t id) const = 0;

    /*!
     * \brief get underlying event connector
     */
    SyncEventConnecter& event() { return m_event; }

    const SyncEventConnecter& event() const { return m_event; }

    struct Options {
        //! attribute for a specific operator
        struct OprAttribute {
#if MGB_ENABLE_SUBLINEAR
            /*!
             * if any opr is in this set, then the split of blocks can only
             * happen on those oprs.
             */
            ThinHashSet<OperatorNodeBase*> sublinear_memory_endpoint;

            bool get_sublinear_memory_endpoint(OperatorNodeBase* opr) const {
                return sublinear_memory_endpoint.count(opr);
            }
#endif
        } opr_attribute;

        //! sequence compile optimization options
        struct SeqOpt {
            //! whether to enable memory forwarding to optimize mem plans
            bool enable_mem_plan_opt = true;

            //! whether to enable static memory reuse (i.e. using optimized
            //! static memory allocation algorithm)
            bool enable_mem_reuse_alloc = true;

            //! whether to enable comp node optimization (e.g. using copy
            //! stream for I/O operators)
            bool enable_seq_comp_node_opt = true;
        } seq_opt;

        //! graph optimization options
        struct GraphOpt : GraphCommonOptimizeOptions {
            //! whether to enable JIT; JIT would also be enabled at O3
            //! this value indicates JIT level: 1 for basic elemwise opr; 2
            //! for including reduce oprs
            uint8_t jit = 0;

            //! jit configurations
            struct JITConfig {
                static const int UNSET = 0;
                static const int OFF = 1;
                static const int ON = 2;

                int fuse_dimshuffle = UNSET;
                int fuse_reduce = UNSET;

                bool enabled() const;
                void update(const JITConfig& modifier);
            } jit_config;

            //! whether to enable fine-grained TensorRT opr replace
            bool tensorrt = false;
        } graph_opt;

        //! get attribute for an operator
        inline const OprAttribute& get_opr_attribute(OperatorNodeBase* opr) const;

        /*!
         * graph optimization level:
         * 0: disable
         * 1: level-1: inplace arith transformations during graph
         *    construction
         * 2: level-2: level-1, plus global optimization before graph
         *    compiling
         * 3: also enable JIT
         * <0: corresponding level, with result check for debug
         */
        int16_t graph_opt_level = 2;

        /*!
         * disable inplace arith transformations during graph
         *    construction
         * it effectively disable level-1 graph optimization
         * only for internal use during de-serialization
         */
        bool disable_inplace_arith_opt = false;

        /*!
         * max size of allreduce packs in MB
         * set this option to zero to disable PackAllReducePass
         */
        int16_t allreduce_pack_max_size = 0;

        /*!
         * do not pack the first n allreduces
         * PackAllReducePass disabled if allreduce_pack_max_size is zero
         */
        int16_t allreduce_pack_ignore_first = 2;

        /*!
         * set logging level, larger number means more verbose
         * 0: no log info
         * 1: static memory allocation status
         *    WorkspaceLimitGetter summary
         *    optimizer summary
         * 2. optimizer var replace details during graph compiling
         *    duplicated operator
         */
        uint16_t log_level = 1;

        /*!
         * async exec: dispatch on separate threads for different comp_node
         * 0: do not perform async dispatch
         * 1: dispatch async if there are more than one comp node with
         *    limited queue
         * mask 0b10: async if there are multiple comp nodes with
         * mask 0b100: always async
         */
        uint16_t async_exec_level = 1;

        //! force dynamic memory alloc for all vars
        bool force_dynamic_alloc = false;

        /*!
         * force dynamic memory alloc for output vars which are used as
         * CallbackCaller input when call compile() function
         */
        bool force_output_dynamic_alloc = false;

        /*!
         * Force the output to be written to the user specified memory, which
         * can optimize the copy of output data at one time
         */
        bool force_output_use_user_specified_memory = false;

        //! whether to perform var sanity check on first run
        bool var_sanity_check_first_run = true;

        //! whether to allocate static memory just after compiling graph
        bool allocate_static_mem_after_graph_compile = false;

        /*!
         * whether only to perform non-computing tasks (like memory
         * allocation and queue initialization) for next exec. This would be
         * reset to false when the graph is executed.
         */
        bool fake_next_exec = false;

        //! whether to enable sublinear memory optimization
        bool enable_sublinear_memory_opt = false;

        //! Control parameter for sublinear memory optimization
        struct SublinearMemConfig {
            int thresh_nr_try = 10;
            int genetic_nr_iter = 0;
            int genetic_pool_size = 20;
            int lb_memory_mb = 0;
            int num_worker = sys::get_cpu_count() / 2;
        } sublinear_mem_config;

        //! whether to enable DTR memory optimization
        bool enable_dtr_memory_opt = false;

        //! Control parameter for DTR memory optimization
        struct DTRConfig {
            size_t eviction_threshold = 0;
            size_t evictee_minimum_size = 1ULL << 20;
            double recomp_memory_factor = 1;
            double recomp_time_factor = 1;
        } dtr_config;

        //! do not re-profile to select best impl algo when input shape
        //! changes (use previous algo)
        bool no_profiling_on_shape_change = false;

        //! whether to perform defragmenting when memory allocation for a
        //! dynamic var fails
        bool enable_var_mem_defragment = true;

        //! whether to reshape grad var whose wrt shape is statically
        //! inferrable but its own shape is dynamic
        bool enable_grad_var_static_reshape = false;

        /*!
         * whether to enable swap memory
         * as swap's performance is greatly worse than sublinear,
         * it is recommended to use sublinear first
         */
        bool enable_memory_swap = false;

        /*!
         * whether to use CompNodeSeqRecorder to record the execution
         * sequence and directly replay it for later executions.
         *
         * Level 1 is mainly used to speed up execution (especially for
         * opencl); level 2 is used for reducing memory usage.
         *
         * Level 1 constraints:
         *  1. All vars must be statically allocated
         *  2. Host input/output buffer pointers can not be changed if shape
         *     is not changed (this is not checked in execution for
         *     efficiency considerations; this is potentially dangerous)
         *  3. Synchronization can only occur at the end of execution
         *  4. Not all comp node implementations support recording computing
         *     sequence
         *  5. Only one comp node can be used in the graph
         *
         * Level 2: besides recording the computing sequence, the
         * dependencies are also moved into the compiled func (see
         * GraphExecutable::ExecDependency). Additional constraints:
         *  1. Shapes can not change
         *  2. both fake_next_exec and var_sanity_check_first_run must be
         *     disabled
         *  3. Var shapes must be correctly setup before calling compile()
         */
        uint8_t comp_node_seq_record_level = 0;

#if !MGB_BUILD_SLIM_SERVING
        //! whether to evaulate var node values as they are inserted
        bool eager_evaluation = false;
#endif

        bool imperative_proxy_graph = false;

        /*!
         * Request that operators should not force update their inputs.
         *
         * THIS FLAG IS RESERVED FOR INTERNAL USE
         *
         * When this flag is set, operators like AddUpdate and BatchNorm
         * will still attempt to inplace update their inputs, but failing
         * to do so will not be considered as an error.
         */
        bool no_force_inplace = false;

        //! whether to sync comp_node when waiting computing sequence
        bool comp_seq_sync_device = true;

        //! add extra deps for the comp seq if a specific var is dependent
        ThinHashMap<VarNode*, VarNodeArray> extra_vardeps;

        //! contains any user data associated with this graph
        UserDataContainer user_data;

        //! Control parameter for fast run
        struct FastRunConfig {
            /*!
             * the batch size used by fastrun
             *
             * Non-zero value means that fastrun use this batch size
             * regardless of the batch size of the model
             *
             * Zero means fastrun use batch size of the model
             */
            uint32_t shared_batch_size = 0;

            /*!
             * \brief if the content of each input batch is binary equal,
             * whether the content of each output batch is promised to be
             * equal
             */
            bool binary_equal_between_batch = false;
        } fast_run_config;

    };  // Options

    Options& options() { return m_options; }

    const Options& options() const { return m_options; }

    /*!
     * \brief get an instance for static var value infer manager
     */
    virtual static_infer::StaticInferManager& static_infer_manager() = 0;

    /*!
     * \brief get an instance for sequence computing node optimizer
     */
    virtual SeqCompNodeOptimizer& seq_comp_node_optimizer() = 0;

    /*!
     * \brief share static device memory with another computing graph
     *
     * To share memory for all graphs g[0..n-1], the correct way is to call
     * g[i].share_device_memory_with(g[0]) for i in range(1, n).
     *
     * This method must be called before compiling, and the user must ensure
     * AsyncExecutable objects with shared static device memory would not be
     * executed simultaneously.
     */
    virtual void share_device_memory_with(ComputingGraph& other) = 0;

    /*!
     * \brief set a custom DeviceMemoryAllocator to be used
     *
     * The given allocator would be used allocation in all graphs involved
     * in share_device_memory_with() calls related to this graph.
     */
    virtual void set_device_memory_allocator(
            std::shared_ptr<DeviceMemoryAllocator> allocator) = 0;

    /*!
     * \brief get size of currently allocated static device memory buffer on
     *      given computing node
     * \return memory size in bytes
     */
    virtual size_t get_device_memory_size(CompNode cn) = 0;

    /*!
     * \brief clear statically allocated device memory
     * \return use count of device memory before clear; a value of 1
     *      indicates the memory would be actually released
     */
    virtual size_t clear_device_memory() = 0;

    /*!
     * \brief set this graph as subgraph of another
     *
     * This mechanism is used to implement special control operators like
     * loop. Being a subgraph has following consequences:
     *   1. node ID counter would be shared
     *   2. when an AsyncExecutable compiled from subgraph are called, it
     *      would not wait for previous run to finish; instead, when
     *      AsyncExecutable from parent graph is being waited, it would call
     *      wait() on AsyncExecutables from the subgraph.
     *   3. some options would be passed from parent graph to sub graph
     *
     * Note that reference to subgraph should be kept by its owner
     * operator, whose reference is kept by parent graph.
     */
    virtual void set_as_subgraph(ComputingGraph& par_graph) = 0;

    //! get number of operators inserted in this graph
    virtual size_t nr_oprs_in_graph() const = 0;

#if !MGB_THREAD_SAFE
    /*!
     * \brief pre-allocate static storage used for internal states of
     *      computing graphs
     *
     * This is mainly used to reduce memory usage in single-threaded
     * environments. If a newly compiled function requires larger memory
     * size than previous ones, megbrain has to re-allocate static storage
     * buffer and the previous buffers are all wasted (because they should
     * have been shared with the largest buffer).
     *
     * If we know the max buffer size for all functions, the buffer can be
     * pre-allocated so it can be shared by all.
     *
     * A common practice to call prealloc_static_storage(0) to get the
     * current buffer size at the end of the program, and use this value as
     * the buffer size in next run.
     *
     * \param size anticipated max size of all buffers, in bytes
     * \return current buffer size
     */
    static size_t prealloc_static_storage(size_t size);
#endif

    /*!
     * \brief record given async error; it should call this function
     * rather than throw exception directly for the errors occurred
     * during calculation.
     */
    virtual void record_async_error(std::unique_ptr<MegBrainError> async_exc) = 0;

private:
    SyncEventConnecter m_event;
    Options m_options;
    size_t m_id;
};

struct ComputingGraph::VarReceiverInfo {
    //! number of requests for directly computing by passing an empty callback
    size_t nr_direct_comp_req = 0;

    //! number of operators that need device value of this var
    size_t dev_value = 0;

    //! last dev value reader in the computing sequence
    OperatorNodeBase* last_dev_value_reader = nullptr;

    //! number of operators that need shape of this var, which can not be
    //! statically inferred
    size_t shape = 0;

    //! number of operators that need host value of this var, which can not be
    //! statically inferred
    size_t host_value = 0;

    //! number of operators in \p dev_value and \p host_value that allow this
    //! var to be empty
    size_t allow_empty_value = 0;

    //! whether nothing is needed completely
    bool empty() const {
        return !nr_direct_comp_req && !dev_value && !shape && !host_value;
    }

    //! whether computing value is needed (i.e. either dev_value, or shape, or
    //! host_value)
    bool value_needed() const { return dev_value || shape || host_value; }

    //! whether this var can be empty
    bool is_empty_allowed() const {
        return allow_empty_value == host_value + dev_value;
    }

    std::string to_string() const;
};

/*!
 * \brief helper function for creating an operator with unique output and
 *      inserting it into graph
 */
template <typename Node, typename... Args>
SymbolVar SymbolVar::insert_single_output_opr(Args&&... args) const {
    return m_node->owner_graph()
            ->insert_opr(std::make_unique<Node>(std::forward<Args>(args)...))
            ->output(0);
}

}  // namespace cg
}  // namespace mgb

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