parallelism_tutorial.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Multi-GPU Examples
==================

Data Parallelism is when we split the mini-batch of samples into
multiple smaller mini-batches and run the computation for each of the
smaller mini-batches in parallel.

Data Parallelism is implemented using ``torch.nn.DataParallel``.
One can wrap a Module in ``DataParallel`` and it will be parallelized
over multiple GPUs in the batch dimension.

DataParallel
-------------
"""
import torch
import torch.nn as nn


class DataParallelModel(nn.Module):

    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
        self.block1 = nn.Linear(10, 20)

        # wrap block2 in DataParallel
        self.block2 = nn.Linear(20, 20)
        self.block2 = nn.DataParallel(self.block2)

        self.block3 = nn.Linear(20, 20)

    def forward(self, x):
        x = self.block1(x)
        x = self.block2(x)
        x = self.block3(x)
        return x

########################################################################
# The code does not need to be changed in CPU-mode.
#
# The documentation for DataParallel can be found
# `here <http://pytorch.org/docs/nn.html#dataparallel>`_.
#
# **Primitives on which DataParallel is implemented upon:**
#
#
# In general, pytorch’s `nn.parallel` primitives can be used independently.
# We have implemented simple MPI-like primitives:
#
# - replicate: replicate a Module on multiple devices
# - scatter: distribute the input in the first-dimension
# - gather: gather and concatenate the input in the first-dimension
# - parallel\_apply: apply a set of already-distributed inputs to a set of
#   already-distributed models.
#
# To give a better clarity, here function ``data_parallel`` composed using
# these collectives


def data_parallel(module, input, device_ids, output_device=None):
    if not device_ids:
        return module(input)

    if output_device is None:
        output_device = device_ids[0]

    replicas = nn.parallel.replicate(module, device_ids)
    inputs = nn.parallel.scatter(input, device_ids)
    replicas = replicas[:len(inputs)]
    outputs = nn.parallel.parallel_apply(replicas, inputs)
    return nn.parallel.gather(outputs, output_device)

########################################################################
# Part of the model on CPU and part on the GPU
# --------------------------------------------
#
# Let’s look at a small example of implementing a network where part of it
# is on the CPU and part on the GPU

device = torch.device("cuda:0")

class DistributedModel(nn.Module):

    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__(
            embedding=nn.Embedding(1000, 10),
            rnn=nn.Linear(10, 10).to(device),
        )

    def forward(self, x):
        # Compute embedding on CPU
        x = self.embedding(x)

        # Transfer to GPU
        x = x.to(device)

        # Compute RNN on GPU
        x = self.rnn(x)
        return x

########################################################################
#
# This was a small introduction to PyTorch for former Torch users.
# There’s a lot more to learn.
#
# Look at our more comprehensive introductory tutorial which introduces
# the ``optim`` package, data loaders etc.: :doc:`/beginner/deep_learning_60min_blitz`.
#
# Also look at
#
# -  :doc:`Train neural nets to play video games </intermediate/reinforcement_q_learning>`
# -  `Train a state-of-the-art ResNet network on imagenet`_
# -  `Train an face generator using Generative Adversarial Networks`_
# -  `Train a word-level language model using Recurrent LSTM networks`_
# -  `More examples`_
# -  `More tutorials`_
# -  `Discuss PyTorch on the Forums`_
# -  `Chat with other users on Slack`_
#
# .. _`Deep Learning with PyTorch: a 60-minute blitz`: https://github.com/pytorch/tutorials/blob/master/Deep%20Learning%20with%20PyTorch.ipynb
# .. _Train a state-of-the-art ResNet network on imagenet: https://github.com/pytorch/examples/tree/master/imagenet
# .. _Train an face generator using Generative Adversarial Networks: https://github.com/pytorch/examples/tree/master/dcgan
# .. _Train a word-level language model using Recurrent LSTM networks: https://github.com/pytorch/examples/tree/master/word_language_model
# .. _More examples: https://github.com/pytorch/examples
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