[fx] added activation checkpoint codegen support for torch < 1.12 (#1359)

colossalai/fx/codegen/__init__.py

-from .activation_checkpoint_codegen import ActivationCheckpointCodeGen
-
-__all__ = ['ActivationCheckpointCodeGen']
+from .activation_checkpoint_codegen import *
\ No newline at end of file

colossalai/fx/codegen/activation_checkpoint_codegen.py

 import torch
 from typing import List, Callable, Any, Tuple, Dict
-from torch.fx.node import Node, Argument, map_arg, _type_repr, _get_qualified_name
-from torch.fx.graph import _Namespace, PythonCode, _custom_builtins, _is_from_torch, _format_target, magic_methods, CodeGen, _origin_type_map
 
-__all__ = ['ActivationCheckpointCodeGen']
+try:
+    from torch.fx.node import Node, Argument, map_arg, _type_repr, _get_qualified_name
+    from torch.fx.graph import _Namespace, PythonCode, _custom_builtins, _is_from_torch, _format_target, magic_methods, CodeGen, _origin_type_map, inplace_methods
+    codegen_available = True
+except:
+    from torch.fx.graph import _Namespace, PythonCode, _custom_builtins, _is_from_torch, _format_target, magic_methods, _origin_type_map, _format_args
+    from torch.fx.node import Node, Argument, map_arg, _type_repr, _get_qualified_name
+    codegen_available = False
 
+if codegen_available:
+    __all__ = ['ActivationCheckpointCodeGen']
+else:
+    __all__ = ['python_code_with_activation_checkpoint']
 
-class ActivationCheckpointCodeGen(CodeGen):
 
-    def find_input_and_output_nodes(self, nodes: List[Node]):
+def _find_input_and_output_nodes(nodes: List[Node]):
     """
     Find the input and output node names which are not found in the given list of nodes.
     """
@@ -33,7 +41,8 @@ class ActivationCheckpointCodeGen(CodeGen):
 
     return input_nodes, output_nodes
 
-    def find_ckpt_regions(self, nodes: List[Node]):
+
+def _find_ckpt_regions(nodes: List[Node]):
     """
     Find the checkpoint regions given a list of consecutive nodes. The outputs will be list
     of tuples, each tuple is in the form of (start_index, end_index).
@@ -75,19 +84,22 @@ class ActivationCheckpointCodeGen(CodeGen):
             pass
     return ckpt_regions
 
-    def gen_ckpt_fn_def(self, label, free_vars: List[str]) -> str:
+
+def _gen_ckpt_fn_def(label, free_vars: List[str]) -> str:
     """
     Generate the checkpoint function definition
     """
     return f"def checkpoint_{label}({', '.join(free_vars)}):"
 
-    def gen_ckpt_output(self, output_vars: List[str]) -> str:
+
+def _gen_ckpt_output(output_vars: List[str]) -> str:
     """
     Generate the return statement for checkpoint region
     """
     return f"return {', '.join(output_vars)}"
 
-    def gen_ckpt_usage(self, label, input_vars, output_vars):
+
+def _gen_ckpt_usage(label, input_vars, output_vars):
     """
     Generate the checkpoint function call code text
     """
@@ -95,6 +107,65 @@ class ActivationCheckpointCodeGen(CodeGen):
     inputs = ', '.join(input_vars)
     return f'{outputs} = torch.utils.checkpoint.checkpoint(checkpoint_{label}, {inputs})'
 
+
+def emit_code_with_activation_checkpoint(body, nodes, emit_node_func, delete_unused_value_func):
+    # find the activation checkpoint regions
+    ckpt_regions = _find_ckpt_regions(nodes)
+    start_idx = [item[0] for item in ckpt_regions]
+    end_idx = [item[1] for item in ckpt_regions]
+    input_vars = []
+    output_vars = []
+    within_ckpt_region = False
+
+    node_list = list(nodes)
+
+    # find the input and output var names for each region
+    for idx, (start, end) in enumerate(ckpt_regions):
+        ckpt_node_list = node_list[start:end + 1]
+        inputs, outputs = _find_input_and_output_nodes(ckpt_node_list)
+        input_vars.append(inputs)
+        output_vars.append(outputs)
+
+    # append code text to body
+    for idx, node in enumerate(node_list):
+        # if this is the first node of the ckpt region
+        # append the ckpt function defition
+        if idx in start_idx:
+            label = start_idx.index(idx)
+            ckpt_fn_def = _gen_ckpt_fn_def(label, input_vars[label])
+            body.append(f'{ckpt_fn_def}\n')
+            within_ckpt_region = True
+
+        # NOTE: emit_node does not emit a string with newline. It depends
+        # on delete_unused_values to append one
+        emit_node_func(node)
+
+        # add indentation to the emmited node
+        if within_ckpt_region:
+            body[-1] = '    ' + body[-1]
+
+        # delete unused values
+        delete_unused_value_func(node)
+
+        if idx in end_idx:
+            # if this is the last node of the ckpt region
+            # generate return statement
+            label = end_idx.index(idx)
+            return_statement = _gen_ckpt_output(output_vars[label])
+            return_statement = f'    {return_statement}\n'
+            body.append(return_statement)
+
+            # generate checkpoint function call in a new line
+            usage = _gen_ckpt_usage(label, input_vars[label], output_vars[label])
+            usage += '\n'
+            body.append(usage)
+            within_ckpt_region = False
+
+
+if codegen_available:
+
+    class ActivationCheckpointCodeGen(CodeGen):
+
         def _gen_python_code(self, nodes, root_module: str, namespace: _Namespace) -> PythonCode:
             free_vars: List[str] = []
             body: List[str] = []
@@ -223,7 +294,8 @@ class ActivationCheckpointCodeGen(CodeGen):
                     return
                 elif node.op == 'call_method':
                     assert isinstance(node.target, str)
-                body.append(f'{repr(node)}{maybe_type_annotation} = {_format_target(repr(node.args[0]), node.target)}'
+                    body.append(
+                        f'{repr(node)}{maybe_type_annotation} = {_format_target(repr(node.args[0]), node.target)}'
                         f'({_format_args(node.args[1:], node.kwargs)})')
                     return
                 elif node.op == 'call_function':
@@ -275,70 +347,212 @@ class ActivationCheckpointCodeGen(CodeGen):
                     return
                 raise NotImplementedError(f'node: {node.op} {node.target}')
 
-        #########################################
-        # Modified for activation checkpointing #
-        #########################################
-        # find the activation checkpoint regions
-        ckpt_regions = self.find_ckpt_regions(nodes)
-        start_idx = [item[0] for item in ckpt_regions]
-        end_idx = [item[1] for item in ckpt_regions]
-        input_vars = []
-        output_vars = []
-        within_ckpt_region = False
+            # Modified for activation checkpointing
+            emit_code_with_activation_checkpoint(body, nodes, emit_node, delete_unused_values)
 
-        node_list = list(nodes)
+            if len(body) == 0:
+                # If the Graph has no non-placeholder nodes, no lines for the body
+                # have been emitted. To continue to have valid Python code, emit a
+                # single pass statement
+                body.append('pass\n')
 
-        # find the input and output var names for each region
-        for idx, (start, end) in enumerate(ckpt_regions):
-            ckpt_node_list = node_list[start:end + 1]
-            inputs, outputs = self.find_input_and_output_nodes(ckpt_node_list)
-            input_vars.append(inputs)
-            output_vars.append(outputs)
+            if len(wrapped_fns) > 0:
+                wrap_name = add_global('wrap', torch.fx.wrap)
+                wrap_stmts = '\n'.join([f'{wrap_name}("{name}")' for name in wrapped_fns])
+            else:
+                wrap_stmts = ''
 
-        # append code text to body
-        for idx, node in enumerate(node_list):
-            # if this is the first node of the ckpt region
-            # append the ckpt function defition
-            if idx in start_idx:
-                label = start_idx.index(idx)
-                ckpt_fn_def = self.gen_ckpt_fn_def(label, input_vars[label])
-                body.append(f'{ckpt_fn_def}\n')
-                within_ckpt_region = True
+            if self._body_transformer:
+                body = self._body_transformer(body)
 
-            # NOTE: emit_node does not emit a string with newline. It depends
-            # on delete_unused_values to append one
-            emit_node(node)
+            for name, value in self.additional_globals():
+                add_global(name, value)
 
-            # add indentation to the emmited node
-            if within_ckpt_region:
-                body[-1] = '    ' + body[-1]
+            prologue = self.gen_fn_def(free_vars, maybe_return_annotation[0])
 
-            # delete unused values
-            delete_unused_values(node)
+            code = ''.join(body)
+            code = '\n'.join('    ' + line for line in code.split('\n'))
+            fn_code = f"""
+    {wrap_stmts}
 
-            if idx in end_idx:
-                # if this is the last node of the ckpt region
-                # generate return statement
-                label = end_idx.index(idx)
-                return_statement = self.gen_ckpt_output(output_vars[label])
-                return_statement = f'    {return_statement}\n'
-                body.append(return_statement)
+    {prologue}
+    {code}"""
+            return PythonCode(fn_code, globals_)
 
-                # generate checkpoint function call in a new line
-                usage = self.gen_ckpt_usage(label, input_vars[label], output_vars[label])
-                usage += '\n'
-                body.append(usage)
-                within_ckpt_region = False
+else:
+
+    def python_code_with_activation_checkpoint(self, root_module: str, namespace: _Namespace) -> PythonCode:
+        """
+        This method is copied from the _python_code of torch.fx.graph.Graph. Modifications are made so that it can generate
+        code for activation checkpoint.
+        """
+        free_vars: List[str] = []
+        body: List[str] = []
+        globals_: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+        wrapped_fns: Dict[str, None] = {}
 
-        #######################################################
-        # Code Change For Activation Checkpointing Stops Here #
-        #######################################################
+        # Wrap string in list to pass by reference
+        maybe_return_annotation: List[str] = ['']
+
+        def add_global(name_hint: str, obj: Any):
+            """Add an obj to be tracked as a global.
+
+            We call this for names that reference objects external to the
+            Graph, like functions or types.
+
+            Returns: the global name that should be used to reference 'obj' in generated source.
+            """
+            if _is_from_torch(obj) and obj != torch.device:    # to support registering torch.device
+                # HACK: workaround for how torch custom ops are registered. We
+                # can't import them like normal modules so they must retain their
+                # fully qualified name.
+                return _get_qualified_name(obj)
+
+            # normalize the name hint to get a proper identifier
+            global_name = namespace.create_name(name_hint, obj)
+
+            if global_name in globals_:
+                assert globals_[global_name] is obj
+                return global_name
+            globals_[global_name] = obj
+            return global_name
+
+        # Pre-fill the globals table with registered builtins.
+        for name, (_, obj) in _custom_builtins.items():
+            add_global(name, obj)
+
+        def type_repr(o: Any):
+            if o == ():
+                # Empty tuple is used for empty tuple type annotation Tuple[()]
+                return '()'
+
+            typename = _type_repr(o)
+
+            # This is a generic type, e.g. typing.List[torch.Tensor]
+            if hasattr(o, '__origin__'):
+                origin_type = _origin_type_map.get(o.__origin__, o.__origin__)
+                origin_typename = add_global(_type_repr(origin_type), origin_type)
+
+                # Assign global names for each of the inner type variables.
+                args = [type_repr(arg) for arg in o.__args__]
+
+                return f'{origin_typename}[{",".join(args)}]'
+
+            # Common case: this is a regular module name like 'foo.bar.baz'
+            return add_global(typename, o)
+
+        # Run through reverse nodes and record the first instance of a use
+        # of a given node. This represents the *last* use of the node in the
+        # execution order of the program, which we will use to free unused
+        # values
+        node_to_last_use: Dict[Node, Node] = {}
+        user_to_last_uses: Dict[Node, List[Node]] = {}
+
+        def register_last_uses(n: Node, user: Node):
+            if n not in node_to_last_use:
+                node_to_last_use[n] = user
+                user_to_last_uses.setdefault(user, []).append(n)
+
+        for node in reversed(self.nodes):
+            map_arg(node.args, lambda n: register_last_uses(n, node))
+            map_arg(node.kwargs, lambda n: register_last_uses(n, node))
+
+        def delete_unused_values(user: Node):
+            """
+            Delete values after their last use. This ensures that values that are
+            not used in the remainder of the code are freed and the memory usage
+            of the code is optimal.
+            """
+            if user.op == 'placeholder':
+                return
+            if user.op == 'output':
+                body.append('\n')
+                return
+            nodes_to_delete = user_to_last_uses.get(user, [])
+            if len(nodes_to_delete):
+                to_delete_str = ' = '.join([repr(n) for n in nodes_to_delete] + ['None'])
+                body.append(f';  {to_delete_str}\n')
+            else:
+                body.append('\n')
+
+        def emit_node(node: Node):
+            maybe_type_annotation = '' if node.type is None else f' : {type_repr(node.type)}'
+            if node.op == 'placeholder':
+                assert isinstance(node.target, str)
+                maybe_default_arg = '' if not node.args else f' = {repr(node.args[0])}'
+                free_vars.append(f'{node.target}{maybe_type_annotation}{maybe_default_arg}')
+                raw_name = node.target.replace('*', '')
+                if raw_name != repr(node):
+                    body.append(f'{repr(node)} = {raw_name}\n')
+                return
+            elif node.op == 'call_method':
+                assert isinstance(node.target, str)
+                body.append(f'{repr(node)}{maybe_type_annotation} = {_format_target(repr(node.args[0]), node.target)}'
+                            f'({_format_args(node.args[1:], node.kwargs)})')
+                return
+            elif node.op == 'call_function':
+                assert callable(node.target)
+                # pretty print operators
+                if node.target.__module__ == '_operator' and node.target.__name__ in magic_methods:
+                    assert isinstance(node.args, tuple)
+                    body.append(f'{repr(node)}{maybe_type_annotation} = '
+                                f'{magic_methods[node.target.__name__].format(*(repr(a) for a in node.args))}')
+                    return
+                qualified_name = _get_qualified_name(node.target)
+                global_name = add_global(qualified_name, node.target)
+                # special case for getattr: node.args could be 2-argument or 3-argument
+                # 2-argument: attribute access; 3-argument: fall through to attrib function call with default value
+                if global_name == 'getattr' and \
+                   isinstance(node.args, tuple) and \
+                   isinstance(node.args[1], str) and \
+                   node.args[1].isidentifier() and \
+                   len(node.args) == 2:
+                    body.append(
+                        f'{repr(node)}{maybe_type_annotation} = {_format_target(repr(node.args[0]), node.args[1])}')
+                    return
+                body.append(
+                    f'{repr(node)}{maybe_type_annotation} = {global_name}({_format_args(node.args, node.kwargs)})')
+                if node.meta.get('is_wrapped', False):
+                    wrapped_fns.setdefault(global_name)
+                return
+            elif node.op == 'call_module':
+                assert isinstance(node.target, str)
+                body.append(f'{repr(node)}{maybe_type_annotation} = '
+                            f'{_format_target(root_module, node.target)}({_format_args(node.args, node.kwargs)})')
+                return
+            elif node.op == 'get_attr':
+                assert isinstance(node.target, str)
+                body.append(f'{repr(node)}{maybe_type_annotation} = {_format_target(root_module, node.target)}')
+                return
+            elif node.op == 'output':
+                if node.type is not None:
+                    maybe_return_annotation[0] = f" -> {type_repr(node.type)}"
+                if self._pytree_info is None:
+                    body.append(f'return {repr(node.args[0])}')
+                else:
+                    body.append(f'return pytree.tree_unflatten({repr(node.args[0])}, self._out_spec)')
+                return
+            raise NotImplementedError(f'node: {node.op} {node.target}')
+
+        # Modified for activation checkpointing
+        emit_code_with_activation_checkpoint(body, self.nodes, emit_node, delete_unused_values)
 
         if len(body) == 0:
             # If the Graph has no non-placeholder nodes, no lines for the body
             # have been emitted. To continue to have valid Python code, emit a
             # single pass statement
             body.append('pass\n')
+        if self._pytree_info is not None:
+            orig_args = self._pytree_info.orig_args
+            has_orig_self = (orig_args[0] == 'self')
+            if has_orig_self:
+                free_vars.insert(0, 'self')
+            if len(free_vars) > 0:    # pytree has placeholders in it
+                body.insert(
+                    0,
+                    f"{', '.join(free_vars)}, = fx_pytree.tree_flatten_spec([{', '.join(orig_args)}], self._in_spec)\n")
+        else:
+            orig_args = free_vars
 
         if len(wrapped_fns) > 0:
             wrap_name = add_global('wrap', torch.fx.wrap)
@@ -346,19 +560,15 @@ class ActivationCheckpointCodeGen(CodeGen):
         else:
             wrap_stmts = ''
 
-        if self._body_transformer:
-            body = self._body_transformer(body)
-
-        for name, value in self.additional_globals():
-            add_global(name, value)
-
-        prologue = self.gen_fn_def(free_vars, maybe_return_annotation[0])
-
+        # If the original function didn't have self as its first argument, we
+        # would have added it.
+        if len(orig_args) == 0 or orig_args[0] != 'self':
+            orig_args.insert(0, 'self')
         code = ''.join(body)
         code = '\n'.join('    ' + line for line in code.split('\n'))
         fn_code = f"""
 {wrap_stmts}
 
-{prologue}
+def forward({', '.join(orig_args)}){maybe_return_annotation[0]}:
 {code}"""
         return PythonCode(fn_code, globals_)

tests/test_fx/test_codegen/test_activation_checkpoint_codegen.py

@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ from colossalai.fx import ColoTracer
 
 try:
     from colossalai.fx.codegen import ActivationCheckpointCodeGen
+    with_codegen = True
 except:
-    pass
+    # fall back to older pytorch version
+    from colossalai.fx.codegen import python_code_with_activation_checkpoint
+    with_codegen = False
 
 
 class MLP(torch.nn.Module):
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ class MyModule(torch.nn.Module):
         return y1 + y2 + y3 + y4
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skip("torch 1.12 is required")
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not with_codegen, reason='torch version is lower than 1.12.0')
 def test_act_ckpt_codegen():
     # build model and run forward
     model = MyModule()
@@ -65,5 +68,37 @@ def test_act_ckpt_codegen():
     assert torch.equal(non_fx_out, fx_out)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(with_codegen, reason='torch version is equal to or higher than 1.12.0')
+def test_act_ckpt_python_code_torch11():
+    # build model and run forward
+    model = MyModule()
+    data = torch.rand(4, 4)
+    non_fx_out = model(data)
+
+    # trace the module and replace codegen
+    tracer = ColoTracer(trace_act_ckpt=True)
+    graph = tracer.trace(model)
+
+    # replace a bound method of an object
+    graph._python_code = python_code_with_activation_checkpoint.__get__(graph)
+
+    # check ops are annotated with ckpt
+    ckpt_nodes = ['mlp1_linear1', 'mlp1_linear1_1', 'mlp2_linear1', 'mlp2_linear1_1']
+    for node in graph.nodes:
+        if node.name in ckpt_nodes:
+            assert hasattr(node, 'activation_checkpoint')
+
+    # assert checkpoint function will be generated
+    code = graph.python_code('self').src
+    assert 'checkpoint_0' in code and 'checkpoint_1' in code
+
+    # recompile and verify the outputs are consistent
+    gm = GraphModule(model, graph)
+    gm.recompile()
+    fx_out = gm(data)
+    assert torch.equal(non_fx_out, fx_out)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     test_act_ckpt_codegen()
+    test_act_ckpt_python_code_torch11()