Paddle/paddle/framework/backward.cc

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#include "paddle/framework/backward.h"

#include <list>
#include "paddle/framework/op_registry.h"
#include "paddle/operators/net_op.h"

namespace paddle {
namespace framework {

template <typename Map, typename T>
static void ForEachVarName(Map& names, T callback) {
  for (auto& name : names) {
    for (auto& n : name.second) {
      if (callback(n)) return;
    }
  }
}

static bool AllInSet(
    const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>& names,
    const std::string& suffix, const std::unordered_set<std::string>& set) {
  bool all_in_set = true;
  ForEachVarName(names, [&all_in_set, &set, &suffix](const std::string& n) {
    all_in_set = set.find(n + suffix) != set.end();
    return !all_in_set;
  });
  return all_in_set;
}

static std::shared_ptr<OperatorBase> NOP() {
  auto net_op = std::make_shared<operators::NetOp>();
  net_op->type_ = "@NOP@";
  net_op->CompleteAddOp();
  return net_op;
}

//  Get backward operator from a forward operator, recursively implementation.
//
//  no_grad_names the gradient variable names without gradient calculating.
//
//  uniq_id is a unique index used inside recursively calling
//  BackwardRecursive. use `uid = uniq_id++;` to get the unique index, and
//  pass `uniq_id` through recursive calling.
//
//  returns The backward operator. For simple situation, it is a simple
//  operator. For complex situation, it is a NetOp.
//
//  See Backward.h for details
static std::shared_ptr<OperatorBase> BackwardRecursive(
    const OperatorBase& forwardOp,
    std::unordered_set<std::string>& no_grad_names, size_t& uniq_id);
std::shared_ptr<OperatorBase> BackwardRecursive(
    const OperatorBase& forwardOp,
    std::unordered_set<std::string>& no_grad_names, size_t& uniq_id) {
  //  If all input gradients of forwarding operator do not need to calculate,
  //  just return an NOP. Not return null ptr because NOP does not take
  //  too much time for calculation, but it is useful for simplifying logic.
  if (AllInSet(forwardOp.inputs_, kGradVarSuffix, no_grad_names)) {
    return NOP();
  }

  //  All output gradients of forwarding operator do not need to calculate.
  //  Then all input gradients cannot be computed at all, and we put them into
  //  `no_grad_names` set. Return an NOP.
  if (AllInSet(forwardOp.outputs_, kGradVarSuffix, no_grad_names)) {
    ForEachVarName(forwardOp.inputs_,
                   [&no_grad_names](const std::string& name) -> bool {
                     no_grad_names.insert(GradVarName(name));
                     return false;
                   });
    return NOP();
  }

  // Returned gradient network
  auto net = std::make_shared<operators::NetOp>();

  if (forwardOp.IsNetOp()) {
    // Because forwardOp is a net op, it can static_cast.
    auto& forwardNet = static_cast<const operators::NetOp&>(forwardOp);

    // Map from output gradient variable name to operator's indices in
    // backward net. That operator generates that variable.
    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::vector<size_t>> dup_output_ops;

    size_t local_op_id = 0;
    // reversely travel forwardNet
    for (auto it = forwardNet.ops_.rbegin(); it != forwardNet.ops_.rend();
         ++it, ++local_op_id) {
      auto fwd = *it;
      auto bwd = BackwardRecursive(*fwd, no_grad_names, uniq_id);
      net->AddOp(bwd);
      ForEachVarName(bwd->outputs_,
                     [&dup_output_ops, local_op_id](const std::string& out) {
                       dup_output_ops[out].emplace_back(local_op_id);
                       return false;
                     });
    }
    // Get unique ID for this method.
    auto uid = uniq_id++;
    // TODO(dzh): more comment
    using Pos = std::pair<size_t, std::shared_ptr<OperatorBase>>;
    std::list<Pos> insert_position;
    for (auto& dup_output_op : dup_output_ops) {
      const std::string& name = dup_output_op.first;
      auto& dup_op = dup_output_op.second;
      if (dup_op.size() == 1) continue;
      std::vector<std::string> dup_outputs;

      for (size_t i = 0; i < dup_op.size(); ++i) {
        auto op_offset = dup_op[i];
        dup_outputs.push_back(name + "@RENAME@" + std::to_string(uid) + "@" +
                              std::to_string(i));
        net->ops_[op_offset]->Rename(name, dup_outputs.back());
      }
      insert_position.push_back(
          {dup_op.back(),
           OpRegistry::CreateOp(
               "add", {{"X", {dup_outputs}}}, {{"Out", {name}}},
               {{"input_format",
                 std::vector<int>{0, static_cast<int>(dup_outputs.size())}}})});
    }

    insert_position.sort(
        [](const Pos& l, const Pos& r) { return l.first > r.first; });

    for (auto& pos : insert_position) {
      net->InsertOp(pos.first + 1, pos.second);
    }

  } else {
    std::shared_ptr<OperatorBase> grad_op = OpRegistry::CreateGradOp(forwardOp);

    ForEachVarName(grad_op->inputs_, [&no_grad_names,
                                      &net](std::string& grad_input) {
      if (no_grad_names.count(grad_input)) {
        // +1 for \0
        std::string prefix = grad_input.substr(
            0, grad_input.size() - sizeof(kGradVarSuffix) / sizeof(char) + 1);
        grad_input = prefix + kZeroVarSuffix;

        // If part of input gradient of that operator is not calculated, fill
        // zero variables to that input gradient.
        net->AddOp(OpRegistry::CreateOp("fill_zeros_like", {{"Src", {prefix}}},
                                        {{"Dst", {grad_input}}}, {}));
      }
      return false;
    });

    ForEachVarName(grad_op->outputs_,
                   [&no_grad_names](std::string& grad_output) {
                     if (no_grad_names.count(grad_output)) {
                       grad_output = kEmptyVarName;
                     }
                     return false;
                   });

    if (net->ops_.empty()) {  // Current no aux op is added to network
      return grad_op;
    }
    net->AddOp(grad_op);
  }
  net->type_ = "@GENERATED_BACKWARD@";
  net->CompleteAddOp();
  return net;
}

// See header for comments
std::shared_ptr<OperatorBase> Backward(
    const OperatorBase& forwardOp,
    const std::unordered_set<std::string>& no_grad_vars) {
  std::unordered_set<std::string> no_grad_names;
  no_grad_names.reserve(no_grad_vars.size());

  no_grad_names.insert(std::string(kEmptyVarName) + kGradVarSuffix);

  for (auto& name : no_grad_vars) {
    no_grad_names.insert(name + kGradVarSuffix);
  }
  size_t uid = 0;
  return BackwardRecursive(forwardOp, no_grad_names, uid);
}

}  // namespace framework
}  // namespace paddle