[cleanup] ShardedDDP - inline gatekeeper (#248)

fairscale/nn/data_parallel/sharded_ddp.py

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from typing import Any, Callable, Generator, List, Tuple, Union
 
 import torch
 from torch import nn
-from torch.autograd import Variable
 import torch.distributed as dist
 from torch.nn import Parameter
 
@@ -177,11 +176,6 @@ class ShardedDataParallel(nn.Module):
         Either way a delayed action is necessary and is passed as a callback.
         """
 
-        def gatekeeper() -> None:
-            # Make sure that all the asynchronous calls have concluded before moving on. Consume the futures
-            # and execute the delayed actions (release gradients, unroll the buckets)
-            Variable._execution_engine.queue_callback(optimizer._consume_work_handles)
-
         def reduce_direct(*_: Any) -> None:
             # Skip gradient reduction, do not alter status flags
             if not self.should_accumulate_grads and self._grad_to_be_reduced[index]:
@@ -206,9 +200,11 @@ class ShardedDataParallel(nn.Module):
                     )
                 )
 
-                # If all the reduce operations have been called, add the gatekeeper
+                # If all the reduce operations have been called,
+                # make sure that all the asynchronous calls have concluded before moving on
+                # and execute the delayed actions (release gradients, unroll the buckets)
                 if len(optimizer.work_handles) == optimizer._max_work_handles:
-                    gatekeeper()
+                    optimizer._consume_work_handles()
 
         # Bucket, update status, and possibly unroll the results
         def reduce_bucket(*_: Any) -> None:
@@ -240,9 +236,11 @@ class ShardedDataParallel(nn.Module):
                         )
                     )
 
-                    # If all the reduce operations have been called, add the gatekeeper
+                # If all the reduce operations have been called,
+                # make sure that all the asynchronous calls have concluded before moving on
+                # and execute the delayed actions (release gradients, unroll the buckets)
                 if len(optimizer.work_handles) == optimizer._max_work_handles:
-                        gatekeeper()
+                    optimizer._consume_work_handles()
 
         return reduce_bucket if should_bucket else reduce_direct