import torch import torch._C as _C import torch.utils.hooks as hooks from torch._six import with_metaclass import functools from collections import OrderedDict class _ContextMethodMixin(object): def save_for_backward(self, *tensors): """Saves given tensors for a future call to :func:`~Function.backward`. **This should be called at most once, and only from inside the** :func:`forward` **method.** Later, saved tensors can be accessed through the :attr:`saved_tensors` attribute; or, if the corresponding Variable is needed (e.g. for double backwards), those can be accessed through the :attr:`saved_variables` attribute. Before returning them to the user, a check is made, to ensure they weren't used in any in-place operation that modified their content. Arguments can also be ``None``. """ self.to_save = tensors def mark_dirty(self, *args): """Marks given tensors as modified in an in-place operation. **This should be called at most once, only from inside the** :func:`forward` **method, and all arguments should be inputs.** Every tensor that's been modified in-place in a call to :func:`forward` should be given to this function, to ensure correctness of our checks. It doesn't matter whether the function is called before or after modification. """ self.dirty_tensors = args def mark_shared_storage(self, *pairs): """Marks that given pairs of distinct tensors are sharing storage. **This should be called at most once, only from inside the** :func:`forward` **method, and all arguments should be pairs of (input, output).** If some of the outputs are going to be tensors sharing storage with some of the inputs, all pairs of (input_arg, output_arg) should be given to this function, to ensure correctness checking of in-place modification. The only exception is when an output is exactly the same tensor as input (e.g. in-place ops). In such case it's easy to conclude that they're sharing data, so we don't require specifying such dependencies. This function is not needed in most functions. It's primarily used in indexing and transpose ops. """ self.shared_pairs = pairs def mark_non_differentiable(self, *args): """Marks outputs as non-differentiable. **This should be called at most once, only from inside the** :func:`forward` **method, and all arguments should be outputs.** This will mark outputs as not requiring gradients, increasing the efficiency of backward computation. You still need to accept a gradient for each output in :meth:`~Function.backward`, but it's always going to be ``None``. This is used e.g. for indices returned from a max :class:`Function`. """ self.non_differentiable = args class _HookMixin(object): @staticmethod def _register_hook(backward_hooks, hook): if backward_hooks is None: backward_hooks = OrderedDict() handle = hooks.RemovableHandle(backward_hooks) backward_hooks[handle.id] = hook return backward_hooks, handle class BackwardCFunction(_C._FunctionBase, _ContextMethodMixin, _HookMixin): _is_legacy = False def apply(self, *args): return self._forward_cls.backward(self, *args) class FunctionMeta(type): """Function metaclass. This metaclass sets up the following properties: _is_legacy: True if forward is not defined as a static method. _backward_cls: The Function class corresponding to the differentiated version of this function (which is generated on the fly by this metaclass). """ def __init__(cls, name, bases, attrs): for super_cls in cls.mro(): forward = super_cls.__dict__.get('forward') if forward is not None: has_static_forward = isinstance(forward, staticmethod) or isinstance(forward, classmethod) break setattr(cls, '_is_legacy', not has_static_forward) # old-style functions if not has_static_forward: return super(FunctionMeta, cls).__init__(name, bases, attrs) backward_fn = type(name + 'Backward', (BackwardCFunction,), {'_forward_cls': cls}) setattr(cls, '_backward_cls', backward_fn) return super(FunctionMeta, cls).__init__(name, bases, attrs) class Function(with_metaclass(FunctionMeta, _C._FunctionBase, _ContextMethodMixin, _HookMixin)): """Records operation history and defines formulas for differentiating ops. Every operation performed on :class:`Variable` s creates a new function object, that performs the computation, and records that it happened. The history is retained in the form of a DAG of functions, with edges denoting data dependencies (``input <- output``). Then, when backward is called, the graph is processed in the topological ordering, by calling :func:`backward` methods of each :class:`Function` object, and passing returned gradients on to next :class:`Function` s. Normally, the only way users interact with functions is by creating subclasses and defining new operations. This is a recommended way of extending torch.autograd. Each function is meant to be used only once (in the forward pass). Attributes: requires_grad: Boolean indicating whether the :func:`backward` will ever need to be called. Examples:: >>> class Exp(Function): >>> >>> @staticmethod >>> def forward(ctx, i): >>> result = i.exp() >>> ctx.save_for_backward(result) >>> return result >>> >>> @staticmethod >>> def backward(ctx, grad_output): >>> result, = ctx.saved_variables >>> return grad_output * result """ # only for backward compatibility __call__ = _C._FunctionBase._do_forward # for the tracer is_traceable = False @staticmethod def forward(ctx, *args, **kwargs): """Performs the operation. This function is to be overriden by all subclasses. It must accept a context ctx as the first argument, followed by any number of arguments (tensors or other types). The context can be used to store variables that can be then retrieved during the backward pass. """ raise NotImplementedError @staticmethod def backward(ctx, *grad_outputs): """Defines a formula for differentiating the operation. This function is to be overriden by all subclasses. It must accept a context ctx as the first argument, followed by as many outputs did :func:`forward` return, and it should return as many tensors, as there were inputs to :func:`forward`. Each argument is the gradient w.r.t the given output, and each returned value should be the gradient w.r.t. the corresponding input. The context can be used to retrieve variables saved during the forward pass. """ raise NotImplementedError def once_differentiable(fn): from .variable import Variable @functools.wraps(fn) def wrapper(ctx, *args): tensor_args = [arg.data if isinstance(arg, Variable) else arg for arg in args] outputs = fn(ctx, *tensor_args) # XXX: this is only an approximation of these flags - there's no way # to figure out if fn didn't use ctx.saved_variables and as a result # some Variables might require grad, even if no args do. # Unfortunately, this leads to unexpected error messages ("no nodes # require computing gradients"), but I don't have a better idea. # These functions would raise an error in backward anyway. volatile = any(arg.volatile if isinstance(arg, Variable) else False for arg in args) requires_grad = any(arg.requires_grad if isinstance(arg, Variable) else False for arg in args) if volatile: def err_fn(*args): return args kwargs = {'volatile': True} else: err_fn = torch._C._functions.DelayedError( b"trying to differentiate twice a function that was marked" b"with @once_differentiable") kwargs = {'requires_grad': requires_grad} if not isinstance(outputs, tuple): var = Variable(outputs, **kwargs) if outputs is not None else None return err_fn(var) return err_fn(*[Variable(o, **kwargs) if o is not None else None for o in outputs]) return wrapper def traceable(fn_cls): """Marks Function as traceable for the JIT. Traceable functions have additional restrictions - they can't pass any data-dependent values to backward (e.g. Prod passes the output, which makes it non-traceable), and their backward should be implemented entirely in terms of operations on autograd Variables in all cases (even when grads are volatile). DON'T USE THIS DECORATOR. IT IS FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY AND SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH CARE (or can give incorrect results otherwise). """ fn_cls.is_traceable = True return fn_cls class InplaceFunction(Function): def __init__(self, inplace=False): super(InplaceFunction, self).__init__() self.inplace = inplace def _nested_map(condition, fn, condition_msg=None): def _map(obj): if condition(obj): return fn(obj) elif obj is None: return None elif isinstance(obj, (list, tuple)): return type(obj)(_map(x) for x in obj) else: raise ValueError("Auto nesting doesn't know how to process " "an input object of type " + torch.typename(obj) + (". Accepted types: " + condition_msg + ", or lists/tuples of them" if condition_msg else "")) return _map def _iter_filter(condition, skip_unknown=False, condition_msg=None): def _iter(obj): if condition(obj): yield obj elif obj is None: return elif isinstance(obj, (list, tuple)): for o in obj: for var in _iter(o): yield var elif not skip_unknown: raise ValueError("Auto nesting doesn't know how to process " "an input object of type " + torch.typename(obj) + (". Accepted types: " + condition_msg + ", or lists/tuples of them" if condition_msg else "")) return _iter def _unflatten(input, proto): # unflatten a list or tuple input into a nested list/tuple structure # specified by proto def unflatten_helper(input, proto): res = [] if not isinstance(proto, (list, tuple)): return input[0], input[1:] for e in proto: res_e, input = unflatten_helper(input, e) res.append(res_e) return type(proto)(res), input return unflatten_helper(input, proto)[0] _iter_variables = _iter_filter(lambda o: isinstance(o, torch.autograd.Variable), condition_msg="Variables") _iter_variables_permissive = _iter_filter(lambda o: isinstance(o, torch.autograd.Variable), skip_unknown=True) _iter_jit_values = _iter_filter(lambda o: isinstance(o, torch._C.Value), condition_msg="jit's Values") _iter_tensors = _iter_filter(torch.is_tensor, condition_msg="Tensors") _iter_None_tensors = _iter_filter(lambda o: o is None or torch.is_tensor(o), condition_msg="Tensors or None") _map_variable_tensor = _nested_map(lambda o: isinstance(o, torch.autograd.Variable), lambda o: o.data, condition_msg="Variables") class NestedIOFunction(Function): def _do_forward(self, *input): self._nested_input = input flat_input = tuple(_iter_variables(input)) flat_output = super(NestedIOFunction, self)._do_forward(*flat_input) nested_output = self._nested_output nested_variables = _unflatten(flat_output, self._nested_output) return nested_variables def _do_backward(self, gradients, retain_variables): self.retain_variables = retain_variables result = super(NestedIOFunction, self)._do_backward(gradients, retain_variables) if not retain_variables: del self._nested_output del self._to_save_nested return result def backward(self, *gradients): nested_gradients = _unflatten(gradients, self._nested_output) result = self.backward_extended(*nested_gradients) return tuple(_iter_None_tensors(result)) __call__ = _do_forward def forward(self, *args): nested_tensors = _map_variable_tensor(self._nested_input) result = self.forward_extended(*nested_tensors) del self._nested_input self._nested_output = result return tuple(_iter_tensors(result)) def save_for_backward(self, *args): self.to_save = tuple(_iter_tensors(args)) self._to_save_nested = args @property def saved_tensors(self): flat_tensors = super(NestedIOFunction, self).saved_tensors return _unflatten(flat_tensors, self._to_save_nested) def mark_dirty(self, *args, **kwargs): self.dirty_tensors = tuple(_iter_tensors((args, kwargs))) def mark_non_differentiable(self, *args, **kwargs): self.non_differentiable = tuple(_iter_tensors((args, kwargs))) def forward_extended(self, *input): raise NotImplementedError def backward_extended(self, *grad_output): raise NotImplementedError