Group nccl all reduce

paddle/fluid/framework/details/nccl_all_reduce_op_handle.cc

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void NCCLAllReduceOpHandle::RunImpl() {
   }
 }
 
-std::string NCCLAllReduceOpHandle::Name() const { return "NCCL AllReduce"; }
+std::string NCCLAllReduceOpHandle::Name() const { return "nccl_all_reduce"; }
 }  // namespace details
 }  // namespace framework
 }  // namespace paddle

paddle/fluid/framework/details/nccl_all_reduce_op_handle.h

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
 #include "paddle/fluid/framework/details/op_handle_base.h"
 #include "paddle/fluid/framework/lod_tensor.h"
 #include "paddle/fluid/framework/scope.h"
@@ -34,6 +37,10 @@ struct NCCLAllReduceOpHandle : public OpHandleBase {
 
   std::string Name() const override;
 
+  // Delay and buffer nccl_all_reduce together can significantly increase
+  // performance. Disable this feature by returning false.
+  bool IsMultiDeviceTransfer() override { return true; };
+
  protected:
   void RunImpl() override;
 };

paddle/fluid/framework/details/op_handle_base.h

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 #pragma once
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include "paddle/fluid/framework/details/var_handle.h"
 #include "paddle/fluid/platform/device_context.h"
@@ -53,6 +55,10 @@ class OpHandleBase {
 
   void AddOutput(VarHandleBase *out);
 
+  // If the Op involves data transfer of multiple devices that
+  // will likely block other computations.
+  virtual bool IsMultiDeviceTransfer() { return false; }
+
  protected:
   virtual void RunImpl() = 0;
 };

paddle/fluid/framework/details/threaded_ssa_graph_executor.cc

@@ -23,22 +23,36 @@ ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor::ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor(
     size_t num_threads, bool use_event,
     const std::vector<Scope *> &local_scopes,
     const std::vector<platform::Place> &places,
-    std::unique_ptr<SSAGraph> &&graph)
+    std::unique_ptr<SSAGraph> &&graph, bool allow_op_delay)
     : SSAGraphExecutor(std::move(graph)),
       pool_(num_threads >= 2 ? new ::ThreadPool(num_threads) : nullptr),
       local_scopes_(local_scopes),
       places_(places),
       fetch_ctxs_(places),
-      use_event_(use_event) {}
+      use_event_(use_event),
+      running_ops_(0),
+      allow_op_delay_(allow_op_delay) {}
+
+void ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor::RunDelayedOps(
+    const std::unordered_set<OpHandleBase *> &delayed_ops) {
+  for (auto op : delayed_ops) {
+    op->Run(use_event_);
+  }
+}
 
 FeedFetchList ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor::Run(
     const std::vector<std::string> &fetch_tensors) {
   std::unordered_map<OpHandleBase *, size_t> pending_ops;
   std::unordered_set<VarHandleBase *> pending_vars;
-
   BlockingQueue<VarHandleBase *> ready_vars;
-
   std::unordered_set<OpHandleBase *> ready_ops;
+  // For ops (e.g. nccl_all_reduce) that need to coordinate multiple
+  // streams from multiple GPUs, it's faster to buffer them and schedule
+  // together since we currently cannot overlap computation and memcpy streams.
+  // Should revisit it if overlapping is available.
+  std::unordered_set<OpHandleBase *> delayed_ops;
+  std::unordered_set<OpHandleBase *> blocked_by_delayed_ops;
+  std::unordered_set<VarHandleBase *> delayed_vars;
 
   auto InsertPendingVar = [&pending_vars, &ready_vars](VarHandleBase &var) {
     pending_vars.insert(&var);
@@ -106,7 +120,14 @@ FeedFetchList ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor::Run(
 
   auto run_all_ready_ops = [&] {
     for (auto *op : ready_ops) {
-      RunOp(ready_vars, op);
+      if (op->IsMultiDeviceTransfer() && allow_op_delay_) {
+        delayed_ops.insert(op);
+        delayed_vars.insert(op->outputs_.begin(), op->outputs_.end());
+        ready_vars.Extend(op->outputs_);
+        continue;
+      }
+      running_ops_++;
+      RunOp(&ready_vars, op);
     }
     ready_ops.clear();
   };
@@ -118,13 +139,13 @@ FeedFetchList ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor::Run(
   }
 
   // Step 3. Execution
-  while (!pending_vars.empty()) {
+  while (!pending_vars.empty() || !ready_ops.empty() || !delayed_ops.empty()) {
     // 1. Run All Ready ops
     run_all_ready_ops();
 
     // 2. Find ready variable
     bool timeout;
-    auto cur_ready_vars = ready_vars.PopAll(1000, &timeout);
+    auto cur_ready_vars = ready_vars.PopAll(1, &timeout);
 
     if (timeout) {
       if (exception_) {
@@ -141,13 +162,29 @@ FeedFetchList ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor::Run(
         auto &deps = pending_ops[op];
         --deps;
         if (deps == 0) {
-          ready_ops.insert(op);
+          if (delayed_vars.find(ready_var) != delayed_vars.end()) {
+            blocked_by_delayed_ops.insert(op);
+          } else {
+            ready_ops.insert(op);
+          }
         }
       }
     }
+    // When there are no other ops to schedule, schedule buffered delayed
+    // ops and unblock other ops.
+    if (ready_ops.empty() && !delayed_ops.empty() && running_ops_ == 0) {
+      RunDelayedOps(delayed_ops);
+      delayed_ops.clear();
+      for (auto *op : blocked_by_delayed_ops) {
+        ready_ops.insert(op);
+      }
+      blocked_by_delayed_ops.clear();
+    }
     // Keep loop until all vars are ready.
   }
-
+  PADDLE_ENFORCE(ready_ops.empty());
+  PADDLE_ENFORCE(delayed_ops.empty());
+  PADDLE_ENFORCE(blocked_by_delayed_ops.empty());
   ++computation_count_;
 
   auto sync_computation = [&] {
@@ -182,12 +219,13 @@ FeedFetchList ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor::Run(
 }
 
 void ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor::RunOp(
-    BlockingQueue<VarHandleBase *> &ready_var_q, details::OpHandleBase *op) {
-  auto op_run = [&ready_var_q, op, this] {
+    BlockingQueue<VarHandleBase *> *ready_var_q, details::OpHandleBase *op) {
+  auto op_run = [ready_var_q, op, this] {
     try {
       VLOG(10) << op->Name() << " : " << op->DebugString();
       op->Run(use_event_);
-      ready_var_q.Extend(op->outputs_);
+      running_ops_--;
+      ready_var_q->Extend(op->outputs_);
     } catch (platform::EnforceNotMet ex) {
       exception_.reset(new platform::EnforceNotMet(ex));
     } catch (...) {

paddle/fluid/framework/details/threaded_ssa_graph_executor.h

@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <chrono>
+#include <deque>
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
 #include <functional>
 #include "ThreadPool.h"  // ThreadPool in thrird party
 #include "paddle/fluid/framework/details/ssa_graph_executor.h"
@@ -70,7 +75,8 @@ class ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor : public SSAGraphExecutor {
   ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor(size_t num_threads, bool use_event,
                            const std::vector<Scope *> &local_scopes,
                            const std::vector<platform::Place> &places,
-                           std::unique_ptr<SSAGraph> &&graph);
+                           std::unique_ptr<SSAGraph> &&graph,
+                           bool allow_op_delay);
 
   // Run a SSAGraph by a thread pool
   // Use topological sort algorithm
@@ -79,16 +85,20 @@ class ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor : public SSAGraphExecutor {
   ~ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor() {}
 
  private:
-  void RunOp(BlockingQueue<VarHandleBase *> &ready_var_q,
+  void RunOp(BlockingQueue<VarHandleBase *> *ready_var_q,
              details::OpHandleBase *op);
 
+  void RunDelayedOps(const std::unordered_set<OpHandleBase *> &delayed_ops);
+
  private:
   std::unique_ptr<::ThreadPool> pool_;
   std::vector<Scope *> local_scopes_;
   std::vector<platform::Place> places_;
   platform::DeviceContextPool fetch_ctxs_;
   const bool use_event_;
   std::unique_ptr<platform::EnforceNotMet> exception_;
+  std::atomic<int> running_ops_;
+  bool allow_op_delay_;
 
   size_t computation_count_{0};
   size_t max_async_computation{100};

paddle/fluid/framework/parallel_executor.cc

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License. */
 
 #include "paddle/fluid/framework/parallel_executor.h"
+#include "paddle/fluid/platform/profiler.h"
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ ParallelExecutor::ParallelExecutor(
     const std::vector<platform::Place> &places,
     const std::unordered_set<std::string> &params,
     const ProgramDesc &startup_program, const ProgramDesc &main_program,
-    const std::string &loss_var_name, Scope *scope)
+    const std::string &loss_var_name, Scope *scope, bool allow_op_delay)
     : member_(new ParallelExecutorPrivate(places)) {
   member_->global_scope_ = scope;
 
@@ -82,8 +83,8 @@ ParallelExecutor::ParallelExecutor(
   auto graph = builder.Build(main_program);
 
   member_->executor_.reset(new details::ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor(
-      num_threads, use_event, member_->local_scopes_, places,
-      std::move(graph)));
+      num_threads, use_event, member_->local_scopes_, places, std::move(graph),
+      allow_op_delay));
 
   // Step 3. Create vars in each scope;
   for (auto *scope : member_->local_scopes_) {
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ void ParallelExecutor::BCastParamsToGPUs(
 
 void ParallelExecutor::Run(const std::vector<std::string> &fetch_tensors,
                            const std::string &fetched_var_name) {
+  platform::RecordBlock b(0);
   auto fetch_data = member_->executor_->Run(fetch_tensors);
   *member_->global_scope_->Var(fetched_var_name)->GetMutable<FeedFetchList>() =
       fetch_data;

paddle/fluid/framework/parallel_executor.h

@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ limitations under the License. */
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <future>
+#include <string>
 #include <unordered_set>
+#include <vector>
 #include "paddle/fluid/framework/executor.h"
 #include "paddle/fluid/framework/op_info.h"
 #include "paddle/fluid/framework/program_desc.h"
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ class ParallelExecutor {
                             const std::unordered_set<std::string>& params,
                             const ProgramDesc& startup_program,
                             const ProgramDesc& main_program,
-                            const std::string& loss_var_name, Scope* scope);
+                            const std::string& loss_var_name, Scope* scope,
+                            bool allow_op_delay);
 
   void Run(const std::vector<std::string>& fetch_tensors,
            const std::string& fetched_var_name = "fetched_var");

paddle/fluid/pybind/pybind.cc

@@ -504,10 +504,10 @@ All parameter, weight, gradient are variables in Paddle.
               const std::unordered_set<std::string> &params,
               const ProgramDesc &startup_program,
               const ProgramDesc &main_program, const std::string &loss_var_name,
-              Scope *scope) {
+              Scope *scope, bool allow_op_delay) {
              new (&self) ParallelExecutor(num_threads, use_event, places,
                                           params, startup_program, main_program,
-                                          loss_var_name, scope);
+                                          loss_var_name, scope, allow_op_delay);
            })
       .def("run", &ParallelExecutor::Run);
 

python/paddle/fluid/parallel_executor.py

@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
 
 
 class ParallelExecutor(object):
-    def __init__(self, loss_name, use_cuda, num_threads=None):
+    def __init__(self,
+                 loss_name,
+                 use_cuda,
+                 num_threads=None,
+                 allow_op_delay=False):
         places = []
         if use_cuda:
             for i in xrange(core.get_cuda_device_count()):
@@ -35,7 +39,12 @@ def __init__(self, loss_name, use_cuda, num_threads=None):
                 places.append(p)
 
         if num_threads is None:
-            num_threads = min(len(places) * 2, multiprocessing.cpu_count())
+            if use_cuda:
+                # Experiments on se-resnext shows that too many threads hurt
+                # performance. Worth tunning for other models in the future.
+                num_threads = len(places)
+            else:
+                min(len(places) * 2, multiprocessing.cpu_count())
 
         startup = framework.default_startup_program()
         main = framework.default_main_program()
@@ -52,7 +61,8 @@ def __init__(self, loss_name, use_cuda, num_threads=None):
             startup.desc,
             main.desc,
             loss_name,
-            scope)
+            scope,
+            allow_op_delay)
         self.scope = scope
 
     def run(self, fetch_list):

python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function(py_test_modules TARGET_NAME)
 endfunction()
 
 # test time consuming OPs in a separate process for expliot parallism
+list(REMOVE_ITEM TEST_OPS test_parallel_executor)
 list(REMOVE_ITEM TEST_OPS test_warpctc_op)
 list(REMOVE_ITEM TEST_OPS test_dyn_rnn)
 list(REMOVE_ITEM TEST_OPS test_mul_op)
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ else()
 endif(WITH_FAST_BUNDLE_TEST)
 
 # tests with high overhead
+py_test_modules(test_parallel_executor MODULES test_parallel_executor)
 py_test_modules(test_warpctc_op MODULES test_warpctc_op ENVS FLAGS_warpctc_dir=${WARPCTC_LIB_DIR})
 py_test_modules(test_train_dyn_rnn MODULES test_dyn_rnn)
 py_test_modules(test_mul_op MODULES test_mul_op)