Source code for torch.utils.checkpoint
import contextlib
import platform
import uuid
import warnings
import weakref
from collections import defaultdict
from itertools import count
from typing import (
Any,
Callable,
ContextManager,
DefaultDict,
Dict,
Iterable,
List,
Optional,
Tuple,
)
from weakref import ReferenceType
import torch
import torch.fx.traceback as fx_traceback
from torch._functorch._aot_autograd.functional_utils import is_fun
from torch.utils._pytree import tree_map
from torch.testing._internal.logging_tensor import capture_logs, LoggingTensorMode
from torch.utils._python_dispatch import TorchDispatchMode
__all__ = [
"checkpoint",
"checkpoint_sequential",
"CheckpointError",
"CheckpointFunction",
"check_backward_validity",
"detach_variable",
"get_device_states",
"set_device_states",
"noop_context_fn",
"set_checkpoint_early_stop",
"DefaultDeviceType",
"set_checkpoint_debug_enabled",
]
_DEFAULT_DETERMINISM_MODE = "default"
_checkpoint_debug_enabled: Optional[bool] = None
[docs]@contextlib.contextmanager
def set_checkpoint_debug_enabled(enabled: Optional[bool]):
"""
Context manager that sets whether checkpoint should print additional debug
information when running. See the ``debug`` flag for
:func:`~torch.utils.checkpoint.checkpoint` for more information. Note that
when set, this context manager overrides the value of ``debug`` passed to
checkpoint. To defer to the local setting, pass ``None`` to this context.
Args:
enabled (bool): Whether checkpoint should print debug information.
Default is 'None'.
"""
global _checkpoint_debug_enabled
try:
prev = _checkpoint_debug_enabled
_checkpoint_debug_enabled = enabled
yield
finally:
_checkpoint_debug_enabled = prev
def detach_variable(inputs: Tuple[Any, ...]) -> Tuple[torch.Tensor, ...]:
if isinstance(inputs, tuple):
out = []
for inp in inputs:
if not isinstance(inp, torch.Tensor):
out.append(inp)
continue
x = inp.detach()
x.requires_grad = inp.requires_grad
out.append(x)
return tuple(out)
else:
raise RuntimeError(
"Only tuple of tensors is supported. Got Unsupported input type: ",
type(inputs).__name__,
)
def check_backward_validity(inputs: Iterable[Any]) -> None:
if not any(inp.requires_grad for inp in inputs if isinstance(inp, torch.Tensor)):
warnings.warn(
"None of the inputs have requires_grad=True. Gradients will be None"
)
def _get_device_module(device="cuda"):
device_module = getattr(torch, device)
return device_module
class DefaultDeviceType:
r"""
A class that manages the default device type for checkpointing.
If no non-CPU tensors are present, the default device type will
be used. The default value is 'cuda'. The device type is used in
the checkpointing process when determining which device states
to save and restore for recomputation.
"""
_default_device_type = "cuda"
@staticmethod
def set_device_type(device: str = "cuda"):
"""
Set the default device type for checkpointing.
Args:
device (str): The device type to be set as default. Default is 'cuda'.
"""
DefaultDeviceType._default_device_type = device
@staticmethod
def get_device_type() -> str:
"""
Get the current default device type for checkpointing.
Returns:
str: The current default device type.
"""
return DefaultDeviceType._default_device_type
def _infer_device_type(*args):
device_types = list(
{
arg.device.type
for arg in args
if isinstance(arg, torch.Tensor) and not arg.device.type == "cpu"
}
)
if len(device_types) > 1:
warnings.warn(
"Tensor arguments, excluding CPU tensors, are detected on at least two types of devices. "
"Device state will only be saved for devices of a single device type, and the remaining "
"devices will be ignored. Consequently, if any checkpointed functions involve randomness, "
"this may result in incorrect gradients. (Note that if CUDA devices are among the devices "
"detected, it will be prioritized; otherwise, the first device encountered will be selected.)"
)
if len(device_types) == 0:
return DefaultDeviceType.get_device_type()
elif "cuda" in device_types:
return "cuda"
else:
return device_types[0]
# We can't know if the run_fn will internally move some args to different devices,
# which would require logic to preserve rng states for those devices as well.
# We could paranoically stash and restore ALL the rng states for all visible devices,
# but that seems very wasteful for most cases. Compromise: Stash the RNG state for
# the device of all Tensor args.
#
# To consider: maybe get_device_states and set_device_states should reside in torch/random.py?
def get_device_states(*args) -> Tuple[List[int], List[torch.Tensor]]:
# This will not error out if "arg" is a CPU tensor or a non-tensor type because
# the conditionals short-circuit.
fwd_device_ids = list(
{
arg.get_device()
for arg in args
if isinstance(arg, torch.Tensor) and not arg.device.type == "cpu"
}
)
fwd_device_states = []
device_module = _get_device_module(_infer_device_type(*args))
for device_id in fwd_device_ids:
with device_module.device(device_id):
fwd_device_states.append(device_module.get_rng_state())
return fwd_device_ids, fwd_device_states
def set_device_states(devices, states) -> None:
device_module = _get_device_module(_infer_device_type(*states))
for device, state in zip(devices, states):
with device_module.device(device):
device_module.set_rng_state(state)
def _get_autocast_kwargs(device="cuda"):
if device == "cuda":
device_autocast_kwargs = {
"enabled": torch.is_autocast_enabled(),
"dtype": torch.get_autocast_gpu_dtype(),
"cache_enabled": torch.is_autocast_cache_enabled(),
}
elif _supports_autocast(device):
device_module = _get_device_module(device)
device_autocast_kwargs = {
"enabled": device_module.is_autocast_enabled(),
"dtype": device_module.get_autocast_dtype(),
"cache_enabled": torch.is_autocast_cache_enabled(),
}
else:
device_autocast_kwargs = None
cpu_autocast_kwargs = {
"enabled": torch.is_autocast_cpu_enabled(),
"dtype": torch.get_autocast_cpu_dtype(),
"cache_enabled": torch.is_autocast_cache_enabled(),
}
return device_autocast_kwargs, cpu_autocast_kwargs
def _supports_autocast(device):
device_module = _get_device_module(device)
return device == "cuda" or (hasattr(device_module, "is_autocast_enabled")
and hasattr(device_module, "get_autocast_dtype"))
class CheckpointFunction(torch.autograd.Function):
@staticmethod
def forward(ctx, run_function, preserve_rng_state, *args):
check_backward_validity(args)
ctx.run_function = run_function
ctx.preserve_rng_state = preserve_rng_state
# Accommodates the (remote) possibility that autocast is enabled for cpu AND gpu.
ctx.device = _infer_device_type(*args)
ctx.device_autocast_kwargs, ctx.cpu_autocast_kwargs = _get_autocast_kwargs(
ctx.device
)
if preserve_rng_state:
ctx.fwd_cpu_state = torch.get_rng_state()
# Don't eagerly initialize the cuda context by accident.
# (If the user intends that the context is initialized later, within their
# run_function, we SHOULD actually stash the cuda state here. Unfortunately,
# we have no way to anticipate this will happen before we run the function.)
ctx.had_device_in_fwd = False
device_module = _get_device_module(ctx.device)
if getattr(device_module, "_initialized", False):
ctx.had_device_in_fwd = True
ctx.fwd_devices, ctx.fwd_device_states = get_device_states(*args)
# Save non-tensor inputs in ctx, keep a placeholder None for tensors
# to be filled out during the backward.
ctx.inputs = []
ctx.tensor_indices = []
tensor_inputs = []
for i, arg in enumerate(args):
if torch.is_tensor(arg):
tensor_inputs.append(arg)
ctx.tensor_indices.append(i)
ctx.inputs.append(None)
else:
ctx.inputs.append(arg)
ctx.save_for_backward(*tensor_inputs)
with torch.no_grad():
outputs = run_function(*args)
return outputs
@staticmethod
def backward(ctx, *args):
if not torch.autograd._is_checkpoint_valid():
raise RuntimeError(
"Checkpointing is not compatible with .grad() or when an `inputs` parameter"
" is passed to .backward(). Please use .backward() and do not pass its `inputs`"
" argument."
)
# Copy the list to avoid modifying original list.
inputs = list(ctx.inputs)
tensor_indices = ctx.tensor_indices
tensors = ctx.saved_tensors
device_module = _get_device_module(ctx.device)
# Fill in inputs with appropriate saved tensors.
for i, idx in enumerate(tensor_indices):
inputs[idx] = tensors[i]
# Stash the surrounding rng state, and mimic the state that was
# present at this time during forward. Restore the surrounding state
# when we're done.
rng_devices = []
if ctx.preserve_rng_state and ctx.had_device_in_fwd:
rng_devices = ctx.fwd_devices
with torch.random.fork_rng(
devices=rng_devices, enabled=ctx.preserve_rng_state, device_type=ctx.device
):
if ctx.preserve_rng_state:
torch.set_rng_state(ctx.fwd_cpu_state)
if ctx.had_device_in_fwd:
set_device_states(ctx.fwd_devices, ctx.fwd_device_states)
detached_inputs = detach_variable(tuple(inputs))
device_autocast_ctx = device_module.amp.autocast(
**ctx.device_autocast_kwargs
) if _supports_autocast(ctx.device) else contextlib.nullcontext()
with torch.enable_grad(), device_autocast_ctx, \
torch.cpu.amp.autocast(**ctx.cpu_autocast_kwargs):
outputs = ctx.run_function(*detached_inputs)
if isinstance(outputs, torch.Tensor):
outputs = (outputs,)
# run backward() with only tensor that requires grad
outputs_with_grad = []
args_with_grad = []
for i in range(len(outputs)):
if torch.is_tensor(outputs[i]) and outputs[i].requires_grad:
outputs_with_grad.append(outputs[i])
args_with_grad.append(args[i])
if len(outputs_with_grad) == 0:
raise RuntimeError(
"none of output has requires_grad=True,"
" this checkpoint() is not necessary"
)
torch.autograd.backward(outputs_with_grad, args_with_grad)
grads = tuple(
inp.grad if isinstance(inp, torch.Tensor) else None
for inp in detached_inputs
)
return (None, None) + grads
def noop_context_fn():
return contextlib.nullcontext(), contextlib.nullcontext()
# TorchDynamo does not step inside utils.checkpoint function. The flow
# looks likes this
# 1) TorchDynamo tries to wrap utils.checkpoint in a HigherOrderOp by
# speculatively checking if the forward function is safe to trace.
# 2) If yes, then Dynamo-generated Fx graph has the wrapped higher
# order op. As a result, TorchDynamo does not look inside utils.checkpoint.
# 3) If not, then TorchDynamo falls back to eager by performing a graph
# break. And here, the following disable wrapper ensures that
# TorchDynamo does not trigger again on the frames created by
# utils.checkpoint innards.
[docs]@torch._disable_dynamo
def checkpoint(
function,
*args,
use_reentrant: Optional[bool] = None,
context_fn: Callable[[], Tuple[ContextManager, ContextManager]] = noop_context_fn,
determinism_check: str = _DEFAULT_DETERMINISM_MODE,
debug: bool = False,
**kwargs
):
r"""Checkpoint a model or part of the model.
Activation checkpointing is a technique that trades compute for memory.
Instead of keeping tensors needed for backward alive until they are used in
gradient computation during backward, forward computation in checkpointed
regions omits saving tensors for backward and recomputes them during the
backward pass. Activation checkpointing can be applied to any part of a
model.
There are currently two checkpointing implementations available, determined
by the :attr:`use_reentrant` parameter. It is recommended that you use
``use_reentrant=False``. Please refer the note below for a discussion of
their differences.
.. warning::
If the :attr:`function` invocation during the backward pass differs
from the forward pass, e.g., due to a global variable, the checkpointed
version may not be equivalent, potentially causing an
error being raised or leading to silently incorrect gradients.
.. warning::
The ``use_reentrant`` parameter should be passed explicitly. In version
2.4 we will raise an exception if ``use_reentrant`` is not passed.
If you are using the ``use_reentrant=True`` variant, please refer to the
note below for important considerations and potential limitations.
.. note::
The reentrant variant of checkpoint (``use_reentrant=True``) and
the non-reentrant variant of checkpoint (``use_reentrant=False``)
differ in the following ways:
* Non-reentrant checkpoint stops recomputation as soon as all needed
intermediate activations have been recomputed. This feature is enabled
by default, but can be disabled with :func:`set_checkpoint_early_stop`.
Reentrant checkpoint always recomputes :attr:`function` in its
entirety during the backward pass.
* The reentrant variant does not record the autograd graph during the
forward pass, as it runs with the forward pass under
:func:`torch.no_grad`. The non-reentrant version does record the
autograd graph, allowing one to perform backward on the graph within
checkpointed regions.
* The reentrant checkpoint only supports the
:func:`torch.autograd.backward` API for the backward pass without its
`inputs` argument, while the non-reentrant version supports all ways
of performing the backward pass.
* At least one input and output must have ``requires_grad=True`` for the
reentrant variant. If this condition is unmet, the checkpointed part
of the model will not have gradients. The non-reentrant version does
not have this requirement.
* The reentrant version does not consider tensors in nested structures
(e.g., custom objects, lists, dicts, etc) as participating in
autograd, while the non-reentrant version does.
* The reentrant checkpoint does not support checkpointed regions with
detached tensors from the computational graph, whereas the
non-reentrant version does. For the reentrant variant, if the
checkpointed segment contains tensors detached using ``detach()`` or
with :func:`torch.no_grad`, the backward pass will raise an error.
This is because ``checkpoint`` makes all the outputs require gradients
and this causes issues when a tensor is defined to have no gradient in
the model. To avoid this, detach the tensors outside of the
``checkpoint`` function.
Args:
function: describes what to run in the forward pass of the model or
part of the model. It should also know how to handle the inputs
passed as the tuple. For example, in LSTM, if user passes
``(activation, hidden)``, :attr:`function` should correctly use the
first input as ``activation`` and the second input as ``hidden``
preserve_rng_state(bool, optional): Omit stashing and restoring
the RNG state during each checkpoint. Note that under torch.compile,
this flag doesn't take effect and we always preserve RNG state.
Default: ``True``
use_reentrant(bool):
specify whether to use the activation checkpoint variant that
requires reentrant autograd. This parameter should be passed
explicitly. In version 2.4 we will raise an exception if
``use_reentrant`` is not passed. If ``use_reentrant=False``,
``checkpoint`` will use an implementation that does not require
reentrant autograd. This allows ``checkpoint`` to support additional
functionality, such as working as expected with
``torch.autograd.grad`` and support for keyword arguments input into
the checkpointed function.
context_fn(Callable, optional): A callable returning a tuple of two
context managers. The function and its recomputation will be run
under the first and second context managers respectively.
This argument is only supported if ``use_reentrant=False``.
determinism_check(str, optional): A string specifying the determinism
check to perform. By default it is set to ``"default"`` which
compares the shapes, dtypes, and devices of the recomputed tensors
against those the saved tensors. To turn off this check, specify
``"none"``. Currently these are the only two supported values.
Please open an issue if you would like to see more determinism
checks. This argument is only supported if ``use_reentrant=False``,
if ``use_reentrant=True``, the determinism check is always disabled.
debug(bool, optional): If ``True``, error messages will also include
a trace of the operators ran during the original forward computation
as well as the recomputation. This argument is only supported if
``use_reentrant=False``.
args: tuple containing inputs to the :attr:`function`
Returns:
Output of running :attr:`function` on :attr:`*args`
"""
if use_reentrant is None:
warnings.warn(
"torch.utils.checkpoint: the use_reentrant parameter should be "
"passed explicitly. In version 2.4 we will raise an exception "
"if use_reentrant is not passed. use_reentrant=False is "
"recommended, but if you need to preserve the current default "
"behavior, you can pass use_reentrant=True. Refer to docs for more "
"details on the differences between the two variants."
)
use_reentrant = True
# Hack to mix *args with **kwargs in a python 2.7-compliant way
preserve = kwargs.pop("preserve_rng_state", True)
if kwargs and use_reentrant:
raise ValueError(
"Unexpected keyword arguments: " + ",".join(arg for arg in kwargs)
)
if use_reentrant:
if context_fn is not noop_context_fn or debug is not False:
raise ValueError(
"Passing `context_fn` or `debug` is only supported when "
"use_reentrant=False."
)
return CheckpointFunction.apply(function, preserve, *args)
else:
gen = _checkpoint_without_reentrant_generator(
function, preserve, context_fn, determinism_check, debug, *args, **kwargs
)
# Runs pre-forward logic
next(gen)
ret = function(*args, **kwargs)
# Runs post-forward logic
try:
next(gen)
except StopIteration:
return ret
[docs]def checkpoint_sequential(functions, segments, input, use_reentrant=None, **kwargs):
r"""Checkpoint a sequential model to save memory.
Sequential models execute a list of modules/functions in order
(sequentially). Therefore, we can divide such a model in various segments
and checkpoint each segment. All segments except the last will not store
the intermediate activations. The inputs of each checkpointed segment will
be saved for re-running the segment in the backward pass.
.. warning::
The ``use_reentrant`` parameter should be passed explicitly. In version
2.4 we will raise an exception if ``use_reentrant`` is not passed.
If you are using the ``use_reentrant=True` variant, please see
:func:`~torch.utils.checkpoint.checkpoint` for
the important considerations and limitations of this variant. It is
recommended that you use ``use_reentrant=False``.
.. warning:
Since PyTorch 1.4, it allows only one Tensor as the input and
intermediate outputs, just like :class:`torch.nn.Sequential`.
Args:
functions: A :class:`torch.nn.Sequential` or the list of modules or
functions (comprising the model) to run sequentially.
segments: Number of chunks to create in the model
input: A Tensor that is input to :attr:`functions`
preserve_rng_state(bool, optional): Omit stashing and restoring
the RNG state during each checkpoint.
Default: ``True``
use_reentrant(bool):
specify whether to use the activation checkpoint variant that
requires reentrant autograd. This parameter should be passed
explicitly. In version 2.4 we will raise an exception if
``use_reentrant`` is not passed. If ``use_reentrant=False``,
``checkpoint`` will use an implementation that does not require
reentrant autograd. This allows ``checkpoint`` to support additional
functionality, such as working as expected with
``torch.autograd.grad`` and support for keyword arguments input into
the checkpointed function.
Returns:
Output of running :attr:`functions` sequentially on :attr:`*inputs`
Example:
>>> # xdoctest: +SKIP("stub")
>>> model = nn.Sequential(...)
>>> input_var = checkpoint_sequential(model, chunks, input_var)
"""
if use_reentrant is None:
warnings.warn(
"torch.utils.checkpoint.checkpoint_sequential: the use_reentrant "
"parameter should be passed explicitly. "
"In version 2.4 we will raise an exception if use_reentrant "
"is not passed. use_reentrant=False is "
"recommended, but if you need to preserve the current default "
"behavior, you can pass use_reentrant=True. Refer to docs for more "
"details on the differences between the two variants."
)
use_reentrant = True
# Hack for keyword-only parameter in a python 2.7-compliant way
preserve = kwargs.pop("preserve_rng_state", True)
if kwargs:
raise ValueError(
"Unexpected keyword arguments: " + ",".join(arg for arg in kwargs)
)
def run_function(start, end, functions):
def forward(input):
for j in range(start, end + 1):
input = functions[j](input)
return input
return forward
if isinstance(functions, torch.nn.Sequential):
functions = list(functions.children())
segment_size = len(functions) // segments
# the last chunk has to be non-volatile
end = -1
for start in range(0, segment_size * (segments - 1), segment_size):
end = start + segment_size - 1
input = checkpoint(
run_function(start, end, functions),
input,
use_reentrant=use_reentrant,
preserve_rng_state=preserve,
)
return run_function(end + 1, len(functions) - 1, functions)(input)
def _internal_assert(cond):
if not cond:
raise AssertionError(
"Something went unexpectedly wrong in activation checkpoint. "
"Please report this bug by filing an issue to PyTorch."
)
# NOTE [ Nestable Checkpoint ]
#
# The semantics of nested checkpoint can be defined by two basic rules.
# Following the two rules leads to an important implication that is central
# to motivating the design.
#
# Rule 1. Saved tensors are managed by inner-most checkpoint only and hidden
# from any outer layers of checkpoint.
#
# Rule 2. The inputs of inner checkpoints are treated as tensors saved to its
# parent checkpoint.
#
# Implication: To recompute any given saved tensor, we need to recompute all of
# the checkpoints wrapping it.
#
# Why is this implied? To unpack a saved tensor X during backward we need to
# recompute the inner-most checkpoint (#1), and in order to recompute that
# checkpoint I need to have its inputs, which are managed by that checkpoint's
# parent (#2), which thus also needs to be recomputed first. Continue this line
# of reasoning and we realize that in order to unpack X, all checkpoints that
# were active at the time X was saved need to be recomputed. (unless we have
# already done so in that backward for some other saved tensor).
#
# In practice, we use a noop autograd Function to save inputs as saved tensors.
# During unpack calling ctx.saved_tensor triggers the parent checkpoint to
# recompute.
#
# Rule 3. We should start recomputation as if there are no checkpoints currently
# active. Checkpoints encountered during recomputation are still
# respected.
#
# When we start recomputation, we push the saved variable hook meant for
# recomputation on the stack. See examples in Rule 6 for more context.
#
# * * * *
#
# Beyond the basic semantics specific to nested checkpoint, we impose several
# more constraints that may apply to checkpointing in general.
#
# Rule 4. Lifetime of recomputed tensors
#
# Recomputed tensors are considered specific to particular invocations
# of backward and are always cleared immediately as they are unpacked
# Particularly, we require this to happen even if retain_graph=True.
#
# [ Implementation details of Rule 4 ]
#
# If we were okay with recomputed tensors staying alive after backward is run
# with retain_graph=True, we would store recomputed variables as the values of a
# WeakKeyDictionary and pack strong references to the keys, so that as we
# backward, those packed keys would be cleared as long as retain_graph=False.
# Clearing the packed key clears the corresponding entry in the WKD.
#
# If we wish recomputed variables to be immediately cleared as we unpack them in
# the retain_graph=True case, we cannot rely on the packed keys to be cleared by
# backward automatically. Instead of packing the strong reference to the key
# directly, we pack a container object, which we manually clear as we unpack.
#
# An important detail is that if a second backward happens, the second
# recomputation needs to reset the container with a newly created key.
#
# Rule 5. Stop recomputation as soon as we've recomputed the saved tensors we
# know we need.
#
# [ Implementation details of Rule 5 ]
#
# During recomputation, raise an exception if the number of recomputed tensors
# matches the number of tensors that we expected to recompute. We wrap the
# recomputation call with a try-catch to catch this specific exception. See
# Rule #6 below for some examples.
#
# Rule 6. We support doing backward inside checkpoint context
#
# [ retain_graph is True]
#
# def fn(x):
# y = x.sin()
# z = y.cos()
# gx, = torch.autograd.grad(z, x, retains_grad=True)
# return gx, z
#
# out = checkpoint(fn)(inp)
# out.backward()
#
# Because z is saved by cos while checkpoint is enabled, it would not be
# actually saved, and so the .grad() call inside must trigger a recomputation.
#
# During recomputation the "inner pack hook" has two responsibilities:
#
# 1) As usual, populating the WeakKeyDictionary storing recomputed tensors
# 2) Pack the actual tensor (detached) so that one may perform backward on the
# recomputed graph. The tensors saved to this graph will live until the end
# of recomputation, or die earlier if someone performs backward with
# retain_graph=False.
#
# More generally performing backward on the recomputed graph occurs in the
# following cases:
# - If backward is performed inside forward,
# - During the original forward IF early-stop is disabled
# - During the original backward
# - If there are multiple .grad()/.backward() calls, we would perform backward
# on the recomputed graph even if early-stop is enabled (see the example below)
#
# [ retain_graph is False ]
#
# The example below shows what happens if during recomputation we find that some
# of the tensors we are trying to recompute have already been cleared.
#
# Spoiler: we don't do anything special, we just skip over them!
#
# def fn(x):
# y = x.sin() # (1)
# z = y.cos() # (2)
# gx, = torch.autograd.grad(z, x) # (3)
# return x.cos() * gx # (4)
#
# out = checkpoint(fn)(inp)
# out.backward() # (5)
#
# 1, 2. Don't save x and y since we are inside a checkpoint.
# 3. Trigger a recompute of fn since x and y weren't saved.
# And depending on whether early stop is enabled, either stop at (2) or
# continue running the function.
# Because we are running backward with retain_graph=False, we clear x and y's
# holders.
# 4. Don't save x since we are inside a checkpoint.
# 5. Calling backward triggers another recompute of fn. During recompute, we see
# that x and y have already been cleared in the original graph as indicated
# by holder=None. We skip over them. We still save x at (4) (since its holder
# is still alive.)
_enable_checkpoint_early_stop = True
@contextlib.contextmanager
def set_checkpoint_early_stop(enable: bool):
"""Context manager that sets whether checkpoint should stop recomputation early.
By default, non-reentrant checkpoint stops recomputation as soon as it
has computed all needed Tensors. This context manager can be used to disable
that feature if it is problematic for your specific application.
This context manager only needs to be active when forward is run. It does
not need to be active during backward.
Example::
>>> # xdoctest: +SKIP(failing)
>>> message = "saved tensors default hooks are disabled"
>>> with set_checkpoint_early_stop(False):
... # Any checkpoint under this context manager will respect this
... # context manager, even if its backward is performed outside.
... out = checkpoint(fn, inputs)
...
>>> out.backward()
"""
global _enable_checkpoint_early_stop
try:
prev = _enable_checkpoint_early_stop
_enable_checkpoint_early_stop = enable
yield
finally:
_enable_checkpoint_early_stop = prev
class _Handle:
pass
class _Holder:
def __init__(self):
self.handles: Dict[int, Optional[_Handle]] = dict()
class _NoopSaveInputs(torch.autograd.Function):
@staticmethod
def forward(*args):
return torch.empty((0,))
@staticmethod
def setup_context(ctx: Any, inputs: Tuple[Any, ...], output: Any) -> None:
# Only tensors can be saved with ctx.save_for_backward, everything else
# is captured by get_args, which is saved directly on ctx
tensor_indices, tensors = zip(
*[(i, o) for i, o in enumerate(inputs) if isinstance(o, torch.Tensor)]
)
idx2saved_idx = {b: a for a, b in enumerate(tensor_indices)}
# args but with tensors replaced with None as placeholders
args = [None if isinstance(o, torch.Tensor) else o for o in inputs]
def get_args(saved_tensors):
# restore the placeholders with the original tensors grabbed from
# ctx.saved_tensors (which may be saved on a parent checkpoint if
# this checkpoint is nested, and that would trigger a recursive
# unpack!)
ret = [
saved_tensors[idx2saved_idx[i]] if i in tensor_indices else o
for i, o in enumerate(args)
]
# grab the tail since we also saved the dummy to avoid having to explicitly
# handle the case where there are no tensor inputs
return ret[1:]
ctx.get_args = get_args
ctx.save_for_backward(*tensors)
@staticmethod
def backward(ctx, *grad_outputs):
raise AssertionError("Did not expect to backward on this graph")
class _CheckpointFrame:
def __init__(self, recompute_fn, early_stop, unpack_error_cb, metadata_fn):
self.recompute_fn = recompute_fn
self.input_saver = None
self.weak_holders: List[ReferenceType] = []
# We store this as a weakkeydictionary so that in the case of a partial
# backward, the entries in the dict are cleared alongside the Holder
# which will be removed when the SavedVariable is cleared.
self.recomputed: DefaultDict[
int, weakref.WeakKeyDictionary[_Handle, torch.Tensor]
] = defaultdict(weakref.WeakKeyDictionary)
# We need both recomp_counter and recomputed since they can diverge
# https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/90105#discussion_r1135889885
self.recomp_counter: DefaultDict[int, int] = defaultdict(int)
self.is_recomputed: DefaultDict[int, bool] = defaultdict(bool)
# See Rule 5
self.early_stop = early_stop
# Debugging
self.metadata_fn = metadata_fn
self.unpack_error_cb = unpack_error_cb
self.x_metadatas = []
self.forward_completed = False
self.ignore_saved_mismatch = False
def check_recomputed_tensors_match(self, gid):
if self.ignore_saved_mismatch:
# TODO: we can probably make this check stricter by checking that
# the metadata of the first tensors still match.
return
# NOTE [ Error handling for checkpoint ]
#
# At a high level, we need to check that the tensors saved
# during original forward matches tensors saved during recompute
# This means handling 3 cases:
#
# 1. During recompute, more tensors were saved.
#
# Usually this is hidden due to the StopRecomputationError
# but if early stop is not enabled, or we would have errored
# anyway because there aren't enough weak_holders. But we
# do want to have a nice error. See the _recomputation_hook
# for details.
if not len(self.weak_holders) == self.recomp_counter[gid]:
# 2. During recompute, fewer tensors were saved
#
# We know that everytime we save something do original forward
# we append to weak_holder, and every time we save a tensor
# during recompute we increment recompute_counter.
raise CheckpointError(
"torch.utils.checkpoint: A different number of tensors was saved "
"during the original forward and recomputation.\n"
f"Number of tensors saved during forward: {len(self.weak_holders)}\n"
f"Number of tensors saved during recomputation: {self.recomp_counter[gid]}"
)
# 3. During recompute, the same tensors were saved, but they
# have different metadata
nb_meta_different = []
for idx, weak_holder in enumerate(self.weak_holders):
holder = weak_holder()
if holder is None:
continue
# We've seen all holders since we iterate over them in order
# For every holder that is still alive now, it must've been
# alive when we saw it during recompute, therefore, the
# gid must be set.
_internal_assert(gid in holder.handles)
# We know this is the first unpack, so it couldn't have been set
# to None yet.
_internal_assert(holder.handles[gid] is not None)
# We always set these together in the recomputation hook
_internal_assert(holder.handles[gid] in self.recomputed[gid])
# see pack hook, x_metadata is 1:1 with weak_holders.
x_meta = self.x_metadatas[idx]
recomputed_x = self.recomputed[gid][holder.handles[gid]]
if x_meta != self.metadata_fn(recomputed_x):
nb_meta_different.append((idx, x_meta, self.metadata_fn(recomputed_x)))
if len(nb_meta_different) > 0:
mismatched_tensors = ""
for idx, x_meta, recomputed_meta in nb_meta_different:
mismatched_tensors += (
f"tensor at position {idx}:\n"
f"saved metadata: {x_meta}\n"
f"recomputed metadata: {recomputed_meta}\n"
)
raise CheckpointError(
"torch.utils.checkpoint: Recomputed values for the following tensors "
"have different metadata than during the forward pass.\n"
f"{mismatched_tensors}"
)
_checkpoint_error_template = """ \
An error happened while unpacking tensors; dumping logs of latest computation
because you passed `debug=True` to `torch.utils.checkpoint.checkpoint()`.
Scroll all the way down for guidance on how to navigate these logs.
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+
| 1. Stack traces of the operators that ran in the original forward |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
{forward_traces}
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+
| 2. Stack traces of the operators that ran during recomputation |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
{recompute_traces}
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+
| 3. Log of operators in the original forward and recomputation |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
(Scroll up to correlate stack traces with each operation listed below. This
helps identify their source in the code.)
IMPORTANT: Differences in "detach" calls between the original forward and the
recomputation are expected. They are introduced by the checkpointing
mechanism and can be ignored.
Operations executed during the original forward:
{forward_ops}
Operations executed during recomputation:
{recompute_ops}
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
ERROR: Detected non-determinism while running activation checkpointing
You are seeing this error because you passed `debug=True` to checkpoint and
tensors to be saved during the original forward and differ between those saved
during recomputation. This can happen if different operators were ran in the
original forward and in the recomputation.
To identify where the mismatch may be coming from, you can do the following:
1) Compare the operators ran during original forward and recomputation to
see where they differ. These operators are printed above in the order they
were executed.
2) Review the stack trace for each operator to locate its invocation source.
Each operator's stack trace is printed in their execution order.
Note that the logs can be quite long. Here's how they are structured:
(Tip: you can Ctrl-f for these headers)
1. Stack traces of the operators that ran in the original forward
2. Stack traces of the operators that ran during recomputation
3. Log of operators in the original forward and recomputation
4. Error message <--- You are here
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"""
class CheckpointError(RuntimeError):
pass
def _get_debug_context_and_cb() -> Tuple[Callable[[], Any], Callable[[CheckpointError], None]]:
# This function returns the context_fn and error_cb to be used by the
# checkpointing mechanism. error_cb is invoked when an error is detected
# during unpack.
# record_context_cpp is not support on non-linux non-x86_64 platforms
cpp_tb = platform.machine() == 'x86_64' and platform.system() == 'Linux'
class CaptureLogs:
def __init__(self):
self.logs = None
self.tbs = None
def get_context_manager(self):
@contextlib.contextmanager
def logging_mode():
with LoggingTensorMode(), \
capture_logs(True, python_tb=True, script_tb=True, cpp_tb=cpp_tb) as logs_and_tb:
self.logs, self.tbs = logs_and_tb
yield logs_and_tb
return logging_mode()
capture_logs_fwd = CaptureLogs()
capture_logs_recompute = CaptureLogs()
def unpack_error_cb(e: CheckpointError):
def get_str_tb(label, capture_logs):
out = ""
total_len = len(capture_logs.logs)
for i, (log, tb) in enumerate(zip(capture_logs.logs, capture_logs.tbs)):
out += f"{log} ({i + 1} of {total_len} in {label})\n\n"
found_torch_dispatch = False
for line in tb:
# Start printing stack trace only after __torch_dispatch__ is found
is_torch_dispatch = line['name'] == '__torch_dispatch__'
if not found_torch_dispatch and not is_torch_dispatch:
continue
elif is_torch_dispatch:
found_torch_dispatch = True
continue
out += f"{line['filename']}:{line['line']}:{line['name']}\n"
out += "\n\n"
return out
assert capture_logs_fwd.logs is not None
assert capture_logs_recompute.logs is not None
raise CheckpointError(
_checkpoint_error_template.format(
forward_traces=get_str_tb("original", capture_logs_fwd),
recompute_traces=get_str_tb("recompute", capture_logs_recompute),
forward_ops="\n".join(capture_logs_fwd.logs),
recompute_ops="\n".join(capture_logs_recompute.logs)
)
) from e
def context_fn():
return capture_logs_fwd.get_context_manager(), capture_logs_recompute.get_context_manager()
return context_fn, unpack_error_cb
def _default_meta_extractor(x: torch.Tensor) -> Dict[str, Any]:
# These properties are fast to check, easy to understand
return {
"shape": x.shape,
"dtype": x.dtype,
"device": x.device
}
_allowed_determinism_checks_to_fns: Dict[str, Callable[[torch.Tensor], Any]] = {
_DEFAULT_DETERMINISM_MODE: _default_meta_extractor,
"none": lambda _: None,
}
# See Rule 5
class _StopRecomputationError(Exception):
pass
class _recomputation_hook(torch.autograd.graph.saved_tensors_hooks):
def __init__(self, target_frame_ref: ReferenceType, gid: int):
def pack_hook(x):
target_frame = target_frame_ref()
assert target_frame is not None # appease mypy
recomp_idx = target_frame.recomp_counter[gid]
target_frame.recomp_counter[gid] += 1
if recomp_idx >= len(target_frame.weak_holders):
assert not target_frame.early_stop
if not target_frame.forward_completed:
# We run into this case when early stop is not enabled and do
# grad within checkpoint.
# We need to set this flag, so we don't error out later when
# we check if the number of tensors saved during forward and
# recomputation match.
target_frame.ignore_saved_mismatch = True
return x.detach()
raise CheckpointError(
"torch.utils.checkpoint: trying to save more tensors during "
"recomputation than during the original forward pass."
)
holder = target_frame.weak_holders[recomp_idx]()
# This holder may have been cleared because someone may have called
# backward within forward. If so, we don't need to save.
if holder is not None:
_internal_assert(holder.handles.get(gid, None) is None)
holder.handles[gid] = _Handle()
target_frame.recomputed[gid][holder.handles[gid]] = x.detach()
if target_frame.early_stop and target_frame.recomp_counter[gid] == len(
target_frame.weak_holders
):
raise _StopRecomputationError()
# See Rule 6: [ retain_graph is True ] above
return x.detach()
def unpack_hook(x):
# See Rule 6: [ retain_graph is True ] above for an example of when
# the graph created during recomputation could be backwarded.
return x
super().__init__(pack_hook, unpack_hook)
class _checkpoint_hook(torch.autograd.graph.saved_tensors_hooks):
def __init__(self, frame):
def pack_hook(x):
# See Rule 4 above
holder = _Holder()
frame.weak_holders.append(weakref.ref(holder))
# Save metadata to detect non-determinism
if frame.metadata_fn is not None:
with torch.no_grad():
frame.x_metadatas.append(frame.metadata_fn(x))
return holder
def unpack_hook(holder):
gid = torch._C._current_graph_task_id()
if gid == -1:
# generate a temporary id if we trigger unpack outside of a backward call
gid = int(uuid.uuid4())
if not frame.is_recomputed[gid]:
ctx = frame.input_saver.grad_fn
args = ctx.get_args(ctx.saved_tensors)
try:
with _recomputation_hook(
weakref.ref(frame), gid
), torch.autograd.enable_grad():
frame.recompute_fn(*args)
except _StopRecomputationError:
pass
frame.is_recomputed[gid] = True
frame.check_recomputed_tensors_match(gid)
_internal_assert(gid in holder.handles)
if holder.handles[gid] is None:
raise CheckpointError(
"torch.utils.checkpoint: Unpack is being triggered for a tensor that was already "
"unpacked once. If you are calling ctx.saved_tensors in backward, make sure to do "
"so only once. Otherwise please open an issue with details on your use case."
)
_internal_assert(holder.handles[gid] in frame.recomputed[gid])
ret = frame.recomputed[gid][holder.handles[gid]]
holder.handles[gid] = None
return ret
if frame.unpack_error_cb is not None:
def unpack_hook_with_error_cb(holder):
try:
return unpack_hook(holder)
except CheckpointError as e:
frame.unpack_error_cb(e)
super().__init__(pack_hook, unpack_hook_with_error_cb)
else:
super().__init__(pack_hook, unpack_hook)
def _is_compiling(func, args, kwargs):
# Check if we are under AOTAutograd tracing
# There should probably be a better way to do this...
# TODO: unify _is_compiling across all compile stacks
for arg in args:
if isinstance(arg, torch.Tensor) and is_fun(arg):
return True
return False
def _detach(x):
if isinstance(x, torch.Tensor):
return x.detach()
return x
uid = count(1)
# NOTE: torch.utils.checkpoint internal logic will call these two functions unknown number of times
# (i.e. there could be _CachedTorchDispatchMode calls that doesn't map to a _CachingTorchDispatchMode call),
# so we ignore these ops and just always recompute them.
_ignored_ops = {
torch.ops.prim.device.default,
torch.ops.aten.detach.default,
} | set(torch._subclasses.functional_tensor.FunctionalTensor.metadata_fns)
class _CachingTorchDispatchMode(TorchDispatchMode):
r"""
A :class:`TorchDispatchMode` to implement selective activation checkpointing
that's compatible with torch.compile. Used together with _CachedTorchDispatchMode.
"""
def __init__(self, policy_fn, storage):
self.policy_fn = policy_fn
self.storage = storage
def push_into_storage(self, out, func, args, kwargs):
out_detached = tree_map(_detach, out)
self.storage[func].append(out_detached)
def _handle_compile_in_forward_ctx(self, should_not_recompute, func, args, kwargs):
if func in _ignored_ops:
return func(*args, **kwargs)
if should_not_recompute:
fx_traceback.current_meta["recompute"] = 0
# NOTE: Here we just store and reuse output of all ops, since in torch.compile mode
# we decide and handle recomputation in the partitioner.
out = func(*args, **kwargs)
self.push_into_storage(out, func, args, kwargs)
return out
def __torch_dispatch__(self, func, types, args=(), kwargs=None):
if kwargs is None:
kwargs = {}
should_not_recompute = self.policy_fn("forward", func, *args, **kwargs)
if _is_compiling(func, args, kwargs):
return self._handle_compile_in_forward_ctx(should_not_recompute, func, args, kwargs)
else:
if should_not_recompute:
out = func(*args, **kwargs)
self.push_into_storage(out, func, args, kwargs)
else:
out = func(*args, **kwargs)
return out
class _CachedTorchDispatchMode(TorchDispatchMode):
r"""
A :class:`TorchDispatchMode` to implement selective activation checkpointing
that's compatible with torch.compile. Used together with _CachingTorchDispatchMode.
"""
def __init__(self, policy_fn, storage):
self.policy_fn = policy_fn
self.storage = storage
def pop_from_storage(self, func, args, kwargs):
assert func in self.storage
out = self.storage[func].pop(0)
return out
def _handle_compile_in_recompute_ctx(self, should_not_recompute, func, args, kwargs):
if func in _ignored_ops:
return func(*args, **kwargs)
out = self.pop_from_storage(func, args, kwargs)
return out
def __torch_dispatch__(self, func, types, args=(), kwargs=None):
if kwargs is None:
kwargs = {}
should_not_recompute = self.policy_fn("recompute", func, *args, **kwargs)
if _is_compiling(func, args, kwargs):
return self._handle_compile_in_recompute_ctx(should_not_recompute, func, args, kwargs)
else:
if should_not_recompute:
out = self.pop_from_storage(func, args, kwargs)
else:
out = func(*args, **kwargs)
return out
def _pt2_selective_checkpoint_context_fn_gen(policy_fn):
"""
A helper function that generates a pair of contexts to be later passed into
`torch.utils.checkpoint` API to implment selective checkpointing.
.. warning::
This is context_fn is intended for use with torch.compile only.
Args:
policy_fn (Callable[[Callable, List[Any], Dict[str, Any]], bool]): Policy function
to decide whether a particular op should be recomputed in backward pass or not.
In eager mode:
If policy_fn(...) returns True, the op is guaranteed to NOT be recomputed.
If policy_fn(...) returns False, the op is guaranteed to be recomputed.
In torch.compile mode:
If policy_fn(...) returns True, the op is guaranteed to NOT be recomputed.
If policy_fn(...) returns False, the op may or may not be recomputed
(it's up to the partitioner to decide).
Returns:
A pair of generated contexts.
Example:
>>> # xdoctest: +REQUIRES(LINUX)
>>>
>>> def get_custom_policy():
>>> no_recompute_list = [
>>> torch.ops.aten.mm.default,
>>> ]
>>> def custom_policy(mode, func, *args, **kwargs):
>>> return func in no_recompute_list
>>> return custom_policy
>>>
>>> def selective_checkpointing_context_fn():
>>> return _pt2_selective_checkpoint_context_fn_gen(get_custom_policy())
>>>
>>> def gn(x, y):
>>> return torch.sigmoid(torch.matmul(torch.matmul(x, y), y)) * y
>>>
>>> def fn(x, y):
>>> return torch.utils.checkpoint.checkpoint(
>>> gn, x, y,
>>> use_reentrant=False,
>>> context_fn=selective_checkpointing_context_fn,
>>> )
>>>
>>> x = torch.randn(4, 4, requires_grad=True)
>>> y = torch.randn(4, 4, requires_grad=True)
>>>
>>> compiled_fn = torch.compile(fn)
"""
storage: Dict[Any, List[Any]] = defaultdict(list)
return _CachingTorchDispatchMode(policy_fn, storage), _CachedTorchDispatchMode(policy_fn, storage)
# NB: this helper wraps fn before calling checkpoint_impl. kwargs and
# saving/restoring of global state is handled here.
def _checkpoint_without_reentrant_generator(
fn,
preserve_rng_state=True,
context_fn: Callable[[], Tuple[ContextManager, ContextManager]] = noop_context_fn,
determinism_check: str = _DEFAULT_DETERMINISM_MODE,
debug: bool = False,
*args,
**kwargs
):
"""Checkpointing without reentrant autograd.
Args:
function: describes what to run in the forward pass of the model or
part of the model. It should also know how to handle the inputs
passed as the tuple. For example, in LSTM, if user passes
``(activation, hidden)``, :attr:`function` should correctly use the
first input as ``activation`` and the second input as ``hidden``
preserve_rng_state(bool, optional): Omit stashing and restoring
the RNG state during each checkpoint.
Default: ``True``
context_fn(Callable, optional): A callable returning a tuple of two
context managers. The function and its recomputation will be run
under the first and second context managers respectively.
determinism_check(str, optional): A string specifying the determinism
check to perform. By default it is set to ``"default"`` which
compares the shapes, dtypes, and devices of the recomputed tensors
against those the saved tensors. To turn off this check, specify
``"none"``. Currently these are the only two supported values.
Please open an issue if you would like to see more determinism
checks.
debug(bool, optional): If ``True``, error messages will also include
a trace of the operators ran during the original forward computation
as well as the recomputation.
*args: Arguments to pass in to the given ``function``.
**kwargs: Keyword arguments to pass into the given ``function``.
"""
unpack_error_cb = None
if _checkpoint_debug_enabled if _checkpoint_debug_enabled is not None else debug:
if context_fn != noop_context_fn:
raise ValueError(
"debug=True is incompatible with non-default context_fn"
)
context_fn, unpack_error_cb = _get_debug_context_and_cb()
if determinism_check in _allowed_determinism_checks_to_fns:
metadata_fn = _allowed_determinism_checks_to_fns[determinism_check]
else:
raise ValueError(
f"determinism_check should be one of {list(_allowed_determinism_checks_to_fns.keys())}, "
f"but got {determinism_check}"
)
device = _infer_device_type(*args)
device_module = _get_device_module(device)
forward_context, recompute_context = context_fn()
if _is_compiling(fn, args, kwargs) and context_fn != noop_context_fn:
assert (
isinstance(forward_context, TorchDispatchMode) and
isinstance(recompute_context, TorchDispatchMode)
), \
"In torch.compile mode, `context_fn` arg passed to `torch.utils.checkpoint` " + \
"must generate a tuple of two `TorchDispatchMode`s."
# Accommodates the (remote) possibility that autocast is enabled for cpu AND gpu.
device_autocast_kwargs, cpu_autocast_kwargs = _get_autocast_kwargs(device=device)
if preserve_rng_state:
fwd_cpu_state = torch.get_rng_state()
# Don't eagerly initialize the cuda context by accident.
# (If the user intends that the context is initialized later, within their
# run_function, we SHOULD actually stash the cuda state here. Unfortunately,
# we have no way to anticipate this will happen before we run the function.
# If they do so, we raise an error.)
had_device_in_fwd = False
if getattr(device_module, "_initialized", False):
had_device_in_fwd = True
fwd_devices, fwd_device_states = get_device_states(*args)
def recompute_fn(*inputs):
kwargs, *args = inputs
# This will be called later during recomputation. This wrapping enables
# the necessary global state to be captured.
rng_devices = []
if preserve_rng_state and had_device_in_fwd:
rng_devices = fwd_devices
with torch.random.fork_rng(
devices=rng_devices, enabled=preserve_rng_state, device_type=device
):
if preserve_rng_state:
torch.set_rng_state(fwd_cpu_state)
if had_device_in_fwd:
set_device_states(fwd_devices, fwd_device_states)
device_autocast_ctx = device_module.amp.autocast(
**device_autocast_kwargs
) if _supports_autocast(device) else contextlib.nullcontext()
with device_autocast_ctx, torch.cpu.amp.autocast(**cpu_autocast_kwargs), \
recompute_context:
fn(*args, **kwargs)
new_frame = _CheckpointFrame(
recompute_fn,
_enable_checkpoint_early_stop,
unpack_error_cb,
metadata_fn
)
dummy = torch.empty((0,), requires_grad=True)
new_frame.input_saver = _NoopSaveInputs.apply(dummy, kwargs, *args)
# When ambient grad_mode is False
if new_frame.input_saver.grad_fn is None:
yield
return
with _checkpoint_hook(new_frame), forward_context:
yield
new_frame.forward_completed = True
if getattr(device_module, "_initialized", False) and \
preserve_rng_state and not had_device_in_fwd: # type: ignore[possibly-undefined]
# Device was not initialized before running the forward, so we didn't
# stash the device state.
raise RuntimeError(
"PyTorch's device state was initialized in the forward pass "
"of a Checkpoint, which is not allowed. Please open an issue "
"if you need this feature."
)
return
