custom_function.cpp

#include <torch/csrc/autograd/custom_function.h>
#include <torch/csrc/autograd/functions/accumulate_grad.h>

namespace torch { namespace autograd {

VariableInfo::VariableInfo(const Variable& var)
  : layout(var.layout())
  , device(var.device())
  , scalar_type(var.scalar_type())
  , size(var.sizes().vec())
  , requires_grad(var.requires_grad()) {
}

Variable VariableInfo::zeros(at::OptionalDeviceGuard& device_guard) const {
  return at::zeros(size,
    at::TensorOptions(scalar_type).device(device).layout(layout));
}

variable_list _wrap_outputs(const variable_list &input_vars,
  const std::unordered_set<at::TensorImpl*> &non_differentiable,
  const std::unordered_set<at::TensorImpl*> &dirty_inputs,
  const at::ArrayRef<Variable> raw_outputs,
  const std::shared_ptr<Node> &cdata) {

  std::unordered_set<at::TensorImpl*> inputs;
  inputs.reserve(input_vars.size());
  for (auto& var : input_vars) {
    inputs.emplace(var.unsafeGetTensorImpl());
  }

  int num_outputs = raw_outputs.size();

  // Sets the grad_fn and output_nr of an output Variable.
  auto set_history = [&](Variable& var, uint32_t output_nr, bool is_input, bool is_modified,
                         bool is_differentiable) {
    if (!is_differentiable) {
      if (!var.requires_grad()) {
        return;
      }
      // Return detached aliases of inputs, instead of changing their requires_grad
      // property.
      if (is_input) {
        var = var.detach();
      } else if (!var.is_view()) {
        var.detach_();
      }
      // If var is a view of one of the inputs of the custom autograd Function,
      // we don't detach it in a no_grad block. This is so that we can mimic the
      // behavior of returning a view from a no_grad block:
      //   x = torch.randn(3, requires_grad=True)
      //   with torch.no_grad():
      //       y = x.view(-1)
      // Here, `y` requires_grad (!).
    } else if (is_modified) {
      if (var.is_leaf() && var.requires_grad()) {
        throw std::runtime_error("a leaf Variable that requires grad has been used in an in-place operation.");
      }
      // No need to mark as modified Tensors that are not inputs.
      if (!is_input) {
        TORCH_WARN("Only input Tensors should be given to ctx.mark_dirty(). If a Tensor is not an input, there"
                   " is no need to pass it to mark_dirty().");
      }
      // If the input is a view, the rebase will need to rewrite the graph and this only works if we have a single
      // output to this Function.
      TORCH_CHECK(!(var.is_view() && num_outputs > 1), "If your Function modifies inplace an input that is a view"
                  " of another Tensor, your Function cannot return more than one Tensor. This is not supported"
                  " by the current autograd engine. You should either make sure the input is not a view (using"
                  " .clone() for example) or make your Function only return one Tensor (potentially splitting"
                  " it into two Functions: one doing the inplace that returns a single Tensor and a second one"
                  " that does the other operations). You can ask on the forum https://discuss.pytorch.org/ if"
                  " you need help to do this change.");

      // If the input was modified, transplant the grad_fn in the graph:
      // grad_fn <- variable <- self  ==>  grad_fn <- self <- variable
      var.grad().reset();
      impl::clear_hooks(var);
      if (auto grad_acc_fn = impl::try_get_grad_accumulator(var)) {
        auto grad_acc = dynamic_cast<AccumulateGrad*>(grad_acc_fn.get());
        grad_acc->variable.reset();
      }
      if (cdata) {
        impl::rebase_history(var, {cdata, output_nr});
      }
    } else if (is_input) {
      // An input has been returned, but it wasn't modified. Return it as a view
      // so that we can attach a new grad_fn to the Variable.
      // Run in no_grad mode to mimic the behavior of the forward.
      {
        AutoGradMode grad_mode(false);
        var = var.view_as(var);
      }
      impl::set_gradient_edge(var, {cdata, output_nr});
    } else if (cdata) {
      impl::set_gradient_edge(var, {cdata, output_nr});
    }
  };

  std::vector<torch::autograd::Variable> outputs;
  std::unordered_set<at::TensorImpl*> outputs_impl; // For dirty_inputs check
  outputs.reserve(num_outputs);
  int num_diff_outputs = 0;


  for (auto i = 0; i < num_outputs; ++i) {
    auto out_tensor_impl = raw_outputs[i].unsafeGetTensorImpl();
    bool is_input = inputs.count(out_tensor_impl) > 0;
    bool is_modified = dirty_inputs.count(out_tensor_impl) > 0;
    bool is_differentiable = cdata && non_differentiable.count(out_tensor_impl) == 0;

    Variable var = raw_outputs[i];

    if (cdata) {
      auto output_nr = cdata->add_input_metadata(var);
      AT_ASSERT(i == (int)output_nr);
    }
    set_history(var, i, is_input, is_modified, is_differentiable);

    // For deprecation cycle. Can be removed after 1.6. In the case where we detected a view
    // in no grad mode during the forward, only warn the user (do not change the flag if we
    // return and input that is a view as is).
    // See NOTE [ View + Inplace detection ] for why we replace everything by a warning.
    if (!(is_input && is_modified) && var.is_view()) {
      // NB: is_view() ==> get_autograd_meta()
      auto diff_view_meta = static_cast<DifferentiableViewMeta*>(impl::get_autograd_meta(var));
      diff_view_meta->creation_meta = CreationMeta::IN_CUSTOM_FUNCTION;
    }

    if (is_differentiable) {
      ++num_diff_outputs;
    }

    outputs_impl.insert(out_tensor_impl);
    outputs.emplace_back(var);
  }

  // If multiple differentiable outputs are returned, we do not allow views to be modified inplace
  // See NOTE [ View + Inplace detection ] for more details
  if (num_diff_outputs > 1) {
    for (auto& var: outputs) {
      if (var.is_view()) {
        // NB: is_view() ==> get_autograd_meta()
        auto diff_view_meta = static_cast<DifferentiableViewMeta*>(impl::get_autograd_meta(var));
        diff_view_meta->creation_meta = CreationMeta::MULTI_OUTPUT_NODE;
      }
    }
  }

  // All the modified Tensors must be returned as is for the rewrite to be valid.
  for (auto& dirty_input : dirty_inputs) {
    TORCH_CHECK(outputs_impl.count(dirty_input) > 0,
                "Some elements marked as dirty during the forward method were not returned as output. The"
                " inputs that are modified inplace must all be outputs of the Function.");
  }

  return outputs;
}

void check_variable_result(const Variable& original, const Variable& result, std::string hook_name) {
  if (!original.options().type_equal(result.options())) {
    std::stringstream ss;
    ss << "hook '" << hook_name << "' has changed the type of value (";
    ss << "was " << original.toString() << " got ";
    ss << result.toString() << ")";
    throw std::runtime_error(ss.str());
  }

  if (original.is_cuda() != result.is_cuda()) {
    std::stringstream ss;
    ss << "hook '" << hook_name << "' has changed the type of value";
    if (original.is_cuda()) {
      ss << " (was CUDA tensor got CPU tensor)";
    } else {
      ss << " (was CPU tensor got CUDA tensor)";
    }
    throw std::runtime_error(ss.str());
  }

  if (original.sizes().vec() != result.sizes().vec()) {
    std::stringstream ss;
    ss << "hook '" << hook_name << "' has changed the size of value";
    throw std::runtime_error(ss.str());
  }
}

void AutogradContext::save_for_backward(variable_list to_save) {
  to_save_ = std::move(to_save);
}

// The logic for handling saved variables here is the same as python_function.cpp
// See _save_variables() and unpack_saved_variables()
void AutogradContext::save_variables() {
  saved_variables_.clear();
  auto ptr = grad_fn_.lock();

  for (const auto& var : to_save_) {
    // Allow empty variables to be saved
    if (var.defined()) {
      bool is_output = var.grad_fn().get() == ptr.get();
      saved_variables_.emplace_back(var, is_output);
    } else {
      saved_variables_.emplace_back();
    }
  }
  to_save_.clear();
}

variable_list AutogradContext::get_saved_variables() const {
  TORCH_CHECK(!has_freed_buffers_, ERR_BACKWARD_TWICE);
  variable_list saved;
  saved.reserve(saved_variables_.size());
  auto ptr = grad_fn_.lock();
  TORCH_INTERNAL_ASSERT(ptr);
  for (auto& var : saved_variables_) {
    saved.push_back(var.unpack(ptr));
  }
  return saved;
}

void AutogradContext::mark_dirty(const variable_list &inputs) {
  dirty_inputs_.clear();
  dirty_inputs_.reserve(inputs.size());
  for(auto& var : inputs) {
    dirty_inputs_.insert(var.unsafeGetTensorImpl());
  }
}

void AutogradContext::mark_non_differentiable(const variable_list &outputs) {
  non_differentiable_.clear();
  non_differentiable_.reserve(outputs.size());
  for(auto& var : outputs) {
    non_differentiable_.insert(var.unsafeGetTensorImpl());
  }
}

const std::unordered_set<at::TensorImpl*>& AutogradContext::get_and_bump_dirty() const {
  for (auto& var : dirty_inputs_) {
    var->bump_version();
  }
  return dirty_inputs_;
}

const std::unordered_set<at::TensorImpl*>& AutogradContext::get_non_differentiable() const {
  return non_differentiable_;
}
}} // namespace torch::autograd