conditional_accumulator_base.cc

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#include "tensorflow/core/kernels/conditional_accumulator_base.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/lib/core/errors.h"

namespace tensorflow {

ConditionalAccumulatorBase::ConditionalAccumulatorBase(
    const DataType& dtype, const PartialTensorShape& shape, const string& name,
    const string& reduction_type)
    : dtype_(dtype),
      shape_(shape),
      name_(name),
      reduction_type_(reduction_type) {
  counter_ = 0;
  current_global_step_ = 0;
}

Status ConditionalAccumulatorBase::MatchesNodeDef(const NodeDef& node_def) {
  // TODO(xinghao@): implement the checks for the node definition
  return OkStatus();
}

/**
 * Sets the time step of the accumulator to be in line with the global time
 * step. Logs warning if the accumulator's time step is already larger than the
 * provided time step.
 */
Status ConditionalAccumulatorBase::SetGlobalStep(int64_t new_global_step) {
  mutex_lock lock(mu_);
  if (new_global_step < current_global_step_) {
    LOG(WARNING) << "Attempt to set current_global_step_ to smaller value: "
                 << "current_global_step_ = " << current_global_step_
                 << " >= " << new_global_step << " = new_global_step.";
  }
  current_global_step_ = new_global_step;
  return OkStatus();
}

/**
 * Logs an attempt to extract the average gradient, and tries to flush all
 * TakeGrad attempts.
 * A TakeGrad attempt is blocked until num_required > counter_, i.e.,
 * sufficient gradients have been accumulated.
 *
 * num_required: Number of gradients that needs to be accumulated before the
 *               attempt is unblocked.
 * ctx:          Context in which the op is executed.
 * callback:     A callback to be executed after the attempt has been completed.
 */
void ConditionalAccumulatorBase::TryTakeGrad(int num_required,
                                             OpKernelContext* ctx,
                                             DoneCallback callback) {
  if (num_required <= 0) {
    ctx->CtxFailureWithWarning(errors::InvalidArgument(
        "Argument num_required must be positive, but was ", num_required));
    callback();
  } else {
    CancellationManager* cm = ctx->cancellation_manager();
    CancellationToken token = cm->get_cancellation_token();
    bool already_cancelled;
    {
      mutex_lock l(mu_);
      already_cancelled = !cm->RegisterCallback(
          token, [this, cm, token]() { Cancel(cm, token); });
      if (!already_cancelled) {
        takegrad_attempts_.emplace_back(
            num_required, callback, ctx, cm, token,
            [this](Attempt* attempt) TF_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_) {
              if (counter_ >= attempt->elements_requested) {
                bool successful_take_grad = TakeGradLockedHelper(
                    attempt->context, attempt->done_callback);
                if (successful_take_grad) {
                  return kComplete;
                } else {
                  // Try again
                  return kNoProgress;
                }
              } else {
                return kNoProgress;
              }
            });
      }
    }
    if (!already_cancelled) {
      FlushUnlocked();
    } else {
      ctx->SetStatus(errors::Cancelled("TakeGrad operation was cancelled"));
      callback();
    }
  }
}

/**
 * Cancellation callback.
 */
void ConditionalAccumulatorBase::Cancel(
    CancellationManager* cancellation_manager, CancellationToken token) {
  DoneCallback callback = nullptr;
  {
    mutex_lock lock(mu_);

    for (Attempt& attempt : takegrad_attempts_) {
      if (attempt.cancellation_manager == cancellation_manager &&
          attempt.cancellation_token == token) {
        if (!attempt.is_cancelled) {
          attempt.is_cancelled = true;
          attempt.context->SetStatus(
              errors::Cancelled("TakeGrad operation was cancelled"));
          std::swap(callback, attempt.done_callback);
        }
        break;
      }
    }
  }
  if (callback) {
    callback();
    FlushUnlocked();
  }
}

/**
 * Try to flush logged, blocked TakeGrad attempts.
 */
bool ConditionalAccumulatorBase::TryAttemptLocked(
    std::vector<CleanUp>* clean_up) {
  bool progress = false;
  bool done = false;
  while (!done && !takegrad_attempts_.empty()) {
    if (takegrad_attempts_.front().is_cancelled) {
      VLOG(1) << "Skipping cancelled TakeGrad attempt";
      takegrad_attempts_.pop_front();
    } else {
      Attempt* cur_attempt = &takegrad_attempts_.front();
      switch (cur_attempt->run_callback(cur_attempt)) {
        case kNoProgress:
          done = true;
          break;
        case kComplete:
          progress = true;
          clean_up->emplace_back(std::move(cur_attempt->done_callback),
                                 cur_attempt->cancellation_token,
                                 cur_attempt->context->cancellation_manager());
          takegrad_attempts_.pop_front();
          break;
      }
    }
  }
  return progress;
}

/**
 * Try to flush logged, blocked TakeGrad attempts.
 */
void ConditionalAccumulatorBase::FlushUnlocked() {
  std::vector<CleanUp> clean_up;
  Ref();
  {
    mutex_lock lock(mu_);
    bool changed;
    do {
      changed = TryAttemptLocked(&clean_up);
    } while (changed);
  }
  Unref();
  for (const auto& to_clean : clean_up) {
    if (to_clean.to_deregister != CancellationManager::kInvalidToken) {
      // NOTE(mrry): We can safely ignore the return value of
      // DeregisterCallback because the mutex mu_ ensures that the
      // cleanup action only executes once.
      to_clean.cm->DeregisterCallback(to_clean.to_deregister);
    }
    to_clean.finished();
  }
}

bool ConditionalAccumulatorBase::TakeGradLockedHelper(OpKernelContext* ctx,
                                                      DoneCallback callback) {
  // At this point, the conditional should have been passed

  // Implicitly increment global_step
  current_global_step_++;

  // Average the accumulated gradient
  if (reduction_type_ == "MEAN") {
    DivideAccumGradByCounter(ctx);
  }

  // Set output for accumulated gradient tensor
  bool successful_set_output = SetOutput(ctx);

  // Reset counter
  if (successful_set_output) counter_ = 0;

  return successful_set_output;
}

}  // namespace tensorflow