MegEngine/imperative/python/src/grad.cpp

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 * \file imperative/python/src/grad.cpp
 * MegEngine is Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
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#include "./grad.h"
#include "megbrain/imperative/proxy_graph_detail.h"
#include "megbrain/imperative/ops/autogen.h"
#include "megbrain/imperative/ops/utility.h"
#include "megbrain/utils/mempool.h"

#include "range/v3/all.hpp"

namespace py = pybind11;
namespace views = ranges::views;

namespace mgb::imperative::python {

using scoped_disable = ApplyContext::scoped_disable;
using Flags = Tensor::Flags;

namespace {

struct GradSlotWeakPtr {
    std::weak_ptr<GradFn> grad_fn;
    size_t idx;
};

struct BackwardGraphCache : std::unordered_map<uint64_t, std::shared_ptr<BackwardGraphResult>>, CompNodeDepedentObject {
    std::shared_ptr<void> on_comp_node_finalize() override {
        clear();
        return {};
    }
} backward_graph_cache;

std::shared_ptr<BackwardGraphResult> make_backward_graph(
        ApplyContext& ctx, const apply_result_t& outputs) {
    // hash
    static_assert(alignof(size_t) % alignof(bool) == 0);
    size_t buf_size = (1 + ctx.nargs * 2) * sizeof(size_t) + ctx.nargs * sizeof(bool);
    alignas(alignof(size_t)) std::byte buf[buf_size];
    size_t* size_t_ptr = reinterpret_cast<size_t*>(buf);
    bool* bool_ptr = reinterpret_cast<bool*>(size_t_ptr + (1 + ctx.nargs * 2));
    bool* bool_ptr0 = bool_ptr;
    *(size_t_ptr++) = ctx.op->hash();
    for (size_t i = 0; i < ctx.nargs; ++i) {
        *(size_t_ptr++) = mgb::hash(ctx.args[i]->dtype().handle());
        *(size_t_ptr++) = mgb::hash(ctx.args[i]->comp_node());
        *(bool_ptr++) = bool(ctx.args[i]->m_grad_info.grad_fn);
    }
    mgb_assert(bool_ptr0 == reinterpret_cast<bool*>(size_t_ptr) &&
               bool_ptr == reinterpret_cast<bool*>(buf + buf_size));
    uint64_t key = XXHash{}.update(buf, buf_size).digest();

    auto&& iter = backward_graph_cache.find(key);
    if (iter != backward_graph_cache.end()) {
        return iter->second;
    }

    // slow path
    SmallVector<LogicalTensorDesc> inputs(ctx.nargs);
    SmallVector<bool> input_requires_grad(ctx.nargs, false);
    SmallVector<bool> output_has_grad(outputs.size(), true);
    for (size_t i = 0; i < ctx.nargs; ++i) {
        inputs[i].comp_node = ctx.args[i]->comp_node();
        inputs[i].layout.dtype = ctx.args[i]->dtype();
        input_requires_grad[i] = python::input_requires_grad(ctx, i);
    }
    auto result = std::make_shared<BackwardGraphResult>(
        proxy_graph_detail::make_backward_graph(
            *ctx.op, inputs, input_requires_grad, output_has_grad));
    if (!result->backward) {
        result.reset();
    }
    backward_graph_cache.emplace(key, result);
    return result;
}

struct BackwardGraphWithClosure {
    std::shared_ptr<BackwardGraphResult> backward_graph;
    SmallVector<std::shared_ptr<Tensor>> closure;
    size_t output_mask_offset;
    size_t grad_mask_offset;

    BackwardGraphWithClosure(std::shared_ptr<BackwardGraphResult> backward_graph_,
                             ApplyContext& ctx, const apply_result_t& outputs)
            : backward_graph(backward_graph_),
              output_mask_offset(ctx.nargs),
              grad_mask_offset(ctx.nargs + outputs.size()) {
        // save_for_backward[0:nargs]:
        //     whether input is kept for backward
        //
        // save_for_backward[nargs:nargs+outputs.size()]:
        //     whether output is kept for backward
        //
        // save_for_backward[-outputs.size():]:
        //     whether gradient of output can propagate to any input
        //
        // Example:
        //     perform c = a * b, with a.requires_grad == True and
        //     b.requires_grad == False, save_for_backward = [0, 1, 0, 1]
        auto& save_for_backward = backward_graph->save_for_backward;
        mgb_assert(save_for_backward.size() == ctx.nargs + 2 * outputs.size());
        closure.reserve(std::count_if(save_for_backward.begin(),
                                      save_for_backward.end(),
                                      ranges::identity{}));
        for (size_t i = 0; i < ctx.nargs; ++i) {
            if (save_for_backward[i]) {
                closure.push_back(ctx.args[i]->shared_from_this());
            }
        }
        for (size_t i = 0; i < outputs.size(); ++i) {
            if (save_for_backward[ctx.nargs + i]) {
                closure.push_back(outputs[i]);
            }
        }
    }

    template <typename T, typename R>
    void operator()(BackwardContext&, T&& grads, R&& receiver) {
        Tensor* args[closure.size() + grads.size()];
        size_t nargs = 0;
        for (auto&& t : closure) {
            args[nargs++] = t.get();
        }
        bool null_grad = false;
        for (size_t i = 0; i < grads.size(); ++i) {
            if (backward_graph->save_for_backward[grad_mask_offset + i]) {
                if (grads[i]) {
                    if (null_grad) {
                        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError, "report to devs");
                        throw py::error_already_set();
                    }
                    args[nargs++] = grads[i];
                } else {
                    null_grad = true;
                }
            }
        }
        if (null_grad) return;

        ApplyContext ctx;
        ctx.op = backward_graph->backward;
        ctx.flags = is_tracing ? Flags::TRACE : 0;
        ctx.nargs = nargs;
        ctx.args = args;
        for (size_t i = 0; i < nargs; ++i) {
            ctx.flags |= args[i]->m_flags;
            mgb_assert(args[i]);
        }

        auto igrads = apply(ctx);
        auto&& it = igrads.begin();
        for (auto [i, p] : views::enumerate(backward_graph->input_has_grad)) {
            if (p) {
                receiver(i, std::move(*it));
                ++it;
            }
        }
    }

    bool input_has_grad(size_t i) {
        return backward_graph->input_has_grad[i];
    }

    bool output_requires_grad(size_t i) {
        return backward_graph->save_for_backward[grad_mask_offset + i];
    }

    bool output_captured(size_t i) {
        return backward_graph->save_for_backward[output_mask_offset + i];
    }
};

struct PythonBackward {
    py::object pyfunc;
    size_t input_size;

    PythonBackward(py::object f, size_t nin)
            : pyfunc(f), input_size(nin) {}

    template <typename T, typename R>
    void operator()(BackwardContext& ctx, T&& grads, R&& receiver) {
        auto args = py::tuple(grads.size());
        for (size_t i = 0; i < grads.size(); ++i) {
            auto&& g = grads[i];
            args[i] = g ? ctx.wrap_tensor(g) : py::none();
        }
        auto input_grads = py::reinterpret_steal<py::object>(PyObject_Call(pyfunc.ptr(), args.ptr(), nullptr));
        if (!input_grads) throw py::error_already_set();
        if (input_grads.is_none()) return;
        if (auto* tw = TensorWrapper::try_cast(input_grads.ptr())) {
            if (input_size != 1) {
                throw py::value_error("custom grad rule returned wrong number of grads");
            }
            if (!ctx.pytype) {
                ctx.pytype = Py_TYPE(input_grads.ptr());
            }
            receiver(0, tw->m_tensor);
            return;
        }
        if (py::len(input_grads) != input_size) {
            throw py::value_error("custom grad rule returned wrong number of grads");
        }
        for (auto [i, g] : views::enumerate(input_grads)) {
            if (g.is_none()) continue;
            auto* tw = TensorWrapper::try_cast(g.ptr());
            if (!tw) {
                throw py::type_error("custom grad rule returned non-tensor");
            }
            if (!ctx.pytype) {
                ctx.pytype = Py_TYPE(g.ptr());
            }
            receiver(i, tw->m_tensor);
        }
    }

    static constexpr bool input_has_grad(size_t) {return true;}
    static constexpr bool output_requires_grad(size_t) {return true;}
    static constexpr bool output_captured(size_t) {return true;}
};

} // namespace

struct GradProducerRecord : intrusive_list::Node<GradProducerRecord> {
    using Base = intrusive_list::Node<GradProducerRecord>;

    GradProducerRecord() = default;
    GradProducerRecord(GradProducerRecord::head_t& head) : Base(intrusive_list::after_t{}, head) {}
    // GradProducerRecord(GradProducerRecord&&) = default;
    // GradProducerRecord& operator=(GradProducerRecord&) = default;
    // GradProducerRecord& operator=(GradProducerRecord&&) = default;
};

struct GradSlot {
    std::shared_ptr<Tensor> grad;
    py::object callback;
    GradProducerRecord::head_t producer_head;
};

struct GradSlotProducerPtr : GradSlotPtr {
    GradProducerRecord producer_record;

    GradSlotProducerPtr() = default;
    GradSlotProducerPtr(GradInfo& info) : GradSlotPtr(info), producer_record(info->producer_head) {}
};

struct GradFn : std::enable_shared_from_this<GradFn> {
    static MemPool<GradFn> pool;

    std::weak_ptr<GradKey> key;
    // slots for receiving and accumulating grads
    // same length as outputs (of forward op)
    SmallVector<GradSlot> slots;
    // where to send and accumulate grads
    // same length as inputs (of forward op)
    SmallVector<GradSlotProducerPtr> dsts;
    // encapsules actual function to compute gradient
    std::variant<std::monostate, BackwardGraphWithClosure, PythonBackward, CustomBackward> backward;
    // a flag used during backward
    bool in_ref_keeper = false;

    static void deleter(GradFn* ptr) {
        pool.free(ptr);
    }

    std::shared_ptr<GradFn> make() {
        return std::shared_ptr<GradFn>(pool.alloc(), &deleter);
    }

    void clear() {
        key.reset();
        slots.clear();
        dsts.clear();
        backward.emplace<std::monostate>();
    }
};

GradSlotPtr::operator bool() const {
    return bool(grad_fn);
}

GradSlot* GradSlotPtr::operator->() {
    return &grad_fn->slots[idx];
}

namespace {

class GradFnHelper {
    std::shared_ptr<GradFn> grad_fn;

    GradFn* get() {
        if (!grad_fn) {
            grad_fn = std::make_shared<GradFn>();
        }
        return grad_fn.get();
    }

    friend apply_result_t imperative::python::apply_grad(ApplyContext&);

public:
    template<typename T, typename... Args>
    auto& emplace(Args&&... args) {
        return get()->backward.emplace<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
    }

    void reset() { grad_fn = nullptr; }
};

apply_result_t backward_graph_grad_rule(ApplyContext& ctx, GradFnHelper& ret_grad_fn) {
    auto outputs = apply(ctx);

    auto backward_graph = make_backward_graph(ctx, outputs);
    if (!backward_graph) {
        return outputs;
    }

    ret_grad_fn.emplace<BackwardGraphWithClosure>(std::move(backward_graph), ctx, outputs);

    return outputs;
}

apply_result_t python_grad_rule(ApplyContext& ctx, GradFnHelper& ret_grad_fn) {
    auto* op = ctx.op->try_cast_final<GenericPyOp>();
    py::tuple pyin(ctx.nargs);
    for (size_t i = 0; i < ctx.nargs; ++i) {
        pyin[i] = TensorWrapper::make(ctx.pytype, ctx.args[i]->shared_from_this());
    }
    auto grad_rule = py::getattr(op->obj, "_grad_rule");
    auto pyret = py::reinterpret_steal<py::object>(PyObject_Call(grad_rule.ptr(), pyin.ptr(), nullptr));
    if (!pyret) throw py::error_already_set();
    auto [outputs, backward] = py::cast<std::tuple<py::object, py::function>>(pyret);
    ret_grad_fn.emplace<PythonBackward>(std::move(backward), ctx.nargs);
    if (auto* tw = TensorWrapper::try_cast(outputs.ptr())) {
        return {tw->m_tensor};
    }
    apply_result_t ret;
    ret.reserve(py::len(outputs));
    for (auto&& i : outputs) {
        auto* tw = TensorWrapper::try_cast(i.ptr());
        mgb_assert(tw);
        ret.push_back(tw->m_tensor);
    }
    return ret;
}

} // namespace

apply_result_t apply_grad(ApplyContext& ctx) {
    std::shared_ptr<GradKey> grad_key;
    for (size_t i = 0; i < ctx.nargs; ++i) {
        auto* tensor = ctx.args[i];
        if (tensor->m_grad_info.grad_fn) {
            auto&& input_grad_key = tensor->m_grad_info.grad_fn->key.lock();
            // tensor is attached to a live GradKey
            if (input_grad_key && input_grad_key->active) {
                if (grad_key) {
                    if (grad_key != input_grad_key) {
                        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError, "second order grad");
                        throw pyext17::py_err_set();
                    }
                } else {
                    grad_key = std::move(input_grad_key);
                }
            } else {
                // cleanup stale grad info
                // under what condition?
                tensor->m_grad_info = {};
                tensor->m_flags &= ~Flags::GRAD;
            }
        } else {
            tensor->m_flags &= ~Flags::GRAD;
        }
    }

    ctx.flags &= ~Flags::GRAD;

    if (!grad_key) {
        return apply(ctx);
    }

    GradFnHelper grad_fn_holder;
    auto outputs = [&]() {
        auto _ = scoped_disable(Flags::GRAD);
        if (ctx.op->same_type<GenericPyOp>()) {
            return python_grad_rule(ctx, grad_fn_holder);
        }
        auto&& registry = grad_rule_registry();
        auto&& it = registry.find(ctx.op->dyn_typeinfo());
        if (it != registry.end()) {
            auto&& maker = grad_fn_holder.emplace<CustomBackward>().maker(ctx);
            try {
                auto ret = it->second(ctx, maker);
                maker.finalize();
                return ret;
            } catch (GradRuleFallback&) {
                grad_fn_holder.reset();
            }
        }
        return backward_graph_grad_rule(ctx, grad_fn_holder);
    }();

    auto& grad_fn = grad_fn_holder.grad_fn;
    if (!grad_fn) {
        return outputs;
    }

    grad_fn->key = grad_key;
    grad_fn->slots.resize(outputs.size());
    grad_fn->dsts.reserve(ctx.nargs);

    std::visit([&](auto& backward) {
        using T = std::decay_t<decltype(backward)>;
        if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, std::monostate>) {
            mgb_assert(0);
        } else {
            for (size_t i = 0; i < ctx.nargs; ++i) {
                if (backward.input_has_grad(i) && input_requires_grad(ctx, i)) {
                    auto& input_grad_info = ctx.args[i]->m_grad_info;
                    grad_fn->dsts.emplace_back(input_grad_info);
                    // register as grad producer
                    grad_fn->dsts.back().producer_record.insert_after(input_grad_info->producer_head);
                } else {
                    grad_fn->dsts.emplace_back();
                }
            }
            for (size_t i = 0; i < outputs.size(); ++i) {
                if (backward.output_requires_grad(i)) {
                    if (backward.output_captured(i)) {
                        // avoid reference cycle [Tensor <-> GradFn]
                        outputs[i] = outputs[i]->copy();
                    }
                    // populate grad info of output tensor
                    auto& grad_info = outputs[i]->m_grad_info;
                    grad_info.grad_fn = grad_fn;
                    grad_info.idx = i;
                    grad_info.insert_after(grad_key->free_vars_head);
                    outputs[i]->m_flags |= Flags::GRAD;
                }
            }
        }
    }, grad_fn->backward);

    // record forward history
    grad_key->tape.emplace_back(grad_fn);

    return outputs;
}

void GradKeyWrapper::attach(PyObject*const* args, size_t nargs) {
    if (nargs != 2) {
        throw py::type_error("expect 2 arguments");
    }
    auto* tw = TensorWrapper::try_cast(args[0]);
    if (!tw) {
        throw py::type_error("argument 1 must be Tensor");
    }
    auto* tensor = tw->m_tensor.get();
    py::object callback;
    if (args[1] != Py_None) {
        callback = py::reinterpret_borrow<py::object>(args[1]);
    }
    m_key->attach(tensor, std::move(callback));
}

//!  GradKey is weakly refered by tensor->m_grad_info.grad_fn->key after attach
void GradKey::attach(Tensor* tensor, pybind11::object callback) {
    if (!active) {
        throw py::value_error("grad key finalized");
    }

    if (tensor->m_grad_info.grad_fn) {
        if (tensor->m_grad_info.grad_fn->key.lock().get() != this) {
            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError, "second order grad");
            throw pyext17::py_err_set();
        }
        if (tensor->m_grad_info->callback) {
            throw py::value_error("callback already set on this tensor");
        }
    } else {
        tensor->m_grad_info.idx = 0;
        auto& grad_fn = tensor->m_grad_info.grad_fn;
        grad_fn = std::make_shared<GradFn>();
        grad_fn->key = shared_from_this();
        grad_fn->slots.resize(1);
        tensor->m_grad_info.insert_after(free_vars_head);
        tensor->m_flags |= Flags::GRAD;
    }
    tensor->m_grad_info.grad_fn->slots[0].callback = std::move(callback);
}

template<typename T>
void accum_grad(std::shared_ptr<Tensor>& grad, T&& delta) {
    if (!grad) {
        grad = std::forward<T>(delta);
        return;
    }
    static std::shared_ptr<OpDef> op = std::shared_ptr<OpDef>(new Elemwise(Elemwise::Mode::ADD));
    grad = apply(op, grad, std::forward<T>(delta))[0];
}

void GradKey::backward(std::vector<TensorWrapper*> tensors, std::vector<TensorWrapper*> grads) {
    if (!active) {
        throw py::value_error("finalized");
    }
    if (tensors.size() != grads.size()) {
        throw py::value_error("tensor and grad size mismatch");
    }

    // this GradKey is marked inactive here
    active = false;
    struct CleanupGuard {
        GradKey* owner;
        CleanupGuard(GradKey* this_) : owner(this_) {}
        ~CleanupGuard() {owner->cleanup();}
    } _cleanup_guard(this);

    if (tape.empty()) return;

    BackwardContext bctx;
    if (!grads.empty()) {
        bctx.pytype = Py_TYPE(grads[0]->self().ptr());
    }

    for (size_t i = 0; i < tensors.size(); ++i) {
        auto& grad_info = tensors[i]->m_tensor->m_grad_info;
        if (grad_info.grad_fn && grad_info.grad_fn->key.lock().get() == this) {
            grad_info->grad = grads[i]->m_tensor;
        }
    }

    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<GradFn>> ref_keeper;
    ref_keeper.reserve(tape.size());
    // back-propagation in reverse order
    for (std::ptrdiff_t k = tape.size() - 1; k >= 0; --k) {
        auto&& grad_fn = tape[k].lock();
        if (!grad_fn) continue;

        auto grad_receiver = [&](size_t i, auto&& g) {
            auto& dst = grad_fn->dsts[i];
            if (dst) {
                accum_grad(dst->grad, std::forward<decltype(g)>(g));
            }
        };
        std::visit([&](auto&& backward) {
            using T = std::decay_t<decltype(backward)>;
            if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, std::monostate>) {
                mgb_assert(0);
            } else {
                auto&& grads = views::transform(grad_fn->slots, [](auto&& slot) {return slot.grad.get();});
                backward(bctx, std::forward<decltype(grads)>(grads), grad_receiver);
            }
        }, grad_fn->backward);

        for (auto&& dst : grad_fn->dsts) {
            if (!dst.grad_fn) continue;
            if (!dst.grad_fn->in_ref_keeper) {
                // after grad_fn is cleared, refcnt of subsequent grad_fn
                // could drop to 0
                dst.grad_fn->in_ref_keeper = true;
                ref_keeper.push_back(dst.grad_fn);
            }
            if (!dst.producer_record.next && dst->callback && dst->grad) {
                // I'm the last grad producer, invoke callback
                dst->callback(bctx.wrap_tensor(dst->grad));
            }
        }
        grad_fn->clear();
    } // finish tape loop
}

void GradKey::cleanup() {
    active = false;
    tape.clear();
    for (intrusive_list::Iterator it(free_vars_head); it;) {
        it->grad_fn.reset();
        (it++)->unlink();
    }
}

void GradKeyWrapper::backward(std::vector<TensorWrapper*> tensors, std::vector<TensorWrapper*> grads) {
    m_key->backward(std::move(tensors), std::move(grads));
}

PyObject* GradKeyWrapper::get_name() {
    return py::cast(m_key->name).release().ptr();
}

void GradKeyWrapper::set_name(py::handle name) {
    m_key->name = py::cast<std::string>(name);
}

PyObject* GradKeyWrapper::is_attached_to(PyObject*const* args, size_t nargs) {
    if (nargs != 1) {
        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "expect 1 argument");
        return nullptr;
    }
    auto* tw = TensorWrapper::try_cast(args[0]);
    if (!tw) {
        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "expect Tensor");
        return nullptr;
    }
    auto&& grad_fn = tw->m_tensor->m_grad_info.grad_fn;
    if (grad_fn && grad_fn->key.lock() == m_key) {
        Py_RETURN_TRUE;
    }
    Py_RETURN_FALSE;
}

GradKey::~GradKey() {
    cleanup();
}

std::unordered_map<Typeinfo*, GradRuleFn>& grad_rule_registry() {
    static std::unordered_map<Typeinfo*, GradRuleFn> registry;
    return registry;
}

} // namespace mgb::imperative::python