PyTorch 1.6.0 update with native AMP

train.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import torch.optim as optim
 import torch.optim.lr_scheduler as lr_scheduler
 import torch.utils.data
+from torch.cuda import amp
 from torch.nn.parallel import DistributedDataParallel as DDP
 from torch.utils.tensorboard import SummaryWriter
 
@@ -14,13 +15,6 @@
 from utils.datasets import *
 from utils.utils import *
 
-mixed_precision = True
-try:  # Mixed precision training https://github.com/NVIDIA/apex
-    from apex import amp
-except:
-    print('Apex recommended for faster mixed precision training: https://github.com/NVIDIA/apex')
-    mixed_precision = False  # not installed
-
 # Hyperparameters
 hyp = {'optimizer': 'SGD',  # ['adam', 'SGD', None] if none, default is SGD
        'lr0': 0.01,  # initial learning rate (SGD=1E-2, Adam=1E-3)
@@ -63,6 +57,7 @@ def train(hyp, tb_writer, opt, device):
         yaml.dump(vars(opt), f, sort_keys=False)
 
     # Configure
+    cuda = device.type != 'cpu'
     init_seeds(2 + rank)
     with open(opt.data) as f:
         data_dict = yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)  # model dict
@@ -113,7 +108,7 @@ def train(hyp, tb_writer, opt, device):
     optimizer.add_param_group({'params': pg2})  # add pg2 (biases)
     print('Optimizer groups: %g .bias, %g conv.weight, %g other' % (len(pg2), len(pg1), len(pg0)))
     del pg0, pg1, pg2
-    
+
     # Scheduler https://arxiv.org/pdf/1812.01187.pdf
     lf = lambda x: (((1 + math.cos(x * math.pi / epochs)) / 2) ** 1.0) * 0.8 + 0.2  # cosine
     scheduler = lr_scheduler.LambdaLR(optimizer, lr_lambda=lf)
@@ -160,24 +155,20 @@ def train(hyp, tb_writer, opt, device):
 
         del ckpt
 
-    # Mixed precision training https://github.com/NVIDIA/apex
-    if mixed_precision:
-        model, optimizer = amp.initialize(model, optimizer, opt_level='O1', verbosity=0)
-
     # DP mode
-    if device.type != 'cpu' and rank == -1 and torch.cuda.device_count() > 1:
+    if cuda and rank == -1 and torch.cuda.device_count() > 1:
         model = torch.nn.DataParallel(model)
 
     # SyncBatchNorm
-    if opt.sync_bn and device.type != 'cpu' and rank != -1:
+    if opt.sync_bn and cuda and rank != -1:
         model = torch.nn.SyncBatchNorm.convert_sync_batchnorm(model).to(device)
         print('Using SyncBatchNorm()')
 
     # Exponential moving average
     ema = torch_utils.ModelEMA(model) if rank in [-1, 0] else None
 
     # DDP mode
-    if device.type != 'cpu' and rank != -1:
+    if cuda and rank != -1:
         model = DDP(model, device_ids=[rank], output_device=rank)
 
     # Trainloader
@@ -223,6 +214,7 @@ def train(hyp, tb_writer, opt, device):
     maps = np.zeros(nc)  # mAP per class
     results = (0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)  # 'P', 'R', 'mAP', 'F1', 'val GIoU', 'val Objectness', 'val Classification'
     scheduler.last_epoch = start_epoch - 1  # do not move
+    scaler = amp.GradScaler(enabled=cuda)
     if rank in [0, -1]:
         print('Image sizes %g train, %g test' % (imgsz, imgsz_test))
         print('Using %g dataloader workers' % dataloader.num_workers)
@@ -232,15 +224,14 @@ def train(hyp, tb_writer, opt, device):
         model.train()
 
         # Update image weights (optional)
-        # When in DDP mode, the generated indices will be broadcasted to synchronize dataset.
         if dataset.image_weights:
-            # Generate indices.
+            # Generate indices
             if rank in [-1, 0]:
                 w = model.class_weights.cpu().numpy() * (1 - maps) ** 2  # class weights
                 image_weights = labels_to_image_weights(dataset.labels, nc=nc, class_weights=w)
                 dataset.indices = random.choices(range(dataset.n), weights=image_weights,
                                                  k=dataset.n)  # rand weighted idx
-            # Broadcast.
+            # Broadcast if DDP
             if rank != -1:
                 indices = torch.zeros([dataset.n], dtype=torch.int)
                 if rank == 0:
@@ -263,7 +254,7 @@ def train(hyp, tb_writer, opt, device):
         optimizer.zero_grad()
         for i, (imgs, targets, paths, _) in pbar:  # batch -------------------------------------------------------------
             ni = i + nb * epoch  # number integrated batches (since train start)
-            imgs = imgs.to(device, non_blocking=True).float() / 255.0  # uint8 to float32, 0 - 255 to 0.0 - 1.0
+            imgs = imgs.to(device, non_blocking=True).float() / 255.0  # uint8 to float32, 0-255 to 0.0-1.0
 
             # Warmup
             if ni <= nw:
@@ -284,35 +275,34 @@ def train(hyp, tb_writer, opt, device):
                     ns = [math.ceil(x * sf / gs) * gs for x in imgs.shape[2:]]  # new shape (stretched to gs-multiple)
                     imgs = F.interpolate(imgs, size=ns, mode='bilinear', align_corners=False)
 
-            # Forward
-            pred = model(imgs)
+            # Autocast
+            with amp.autocast():
+                # Forward
+                pred = model(imgs)
 
-            # Loss
-            loss, loss_items = compute_loss(pred, targets.to(device), model)  # scaled by batch_size
-            if rank != -1:
-                loss *= opt.world_size  # gradient averaged between devices in DDP mode
-            if not torch.isfinite(loss):
-                print('WARNING: non-finite loss, ending training ', loss_items)
-                return results
+                # Loss
+                loss, loss_items = compute_loss(pred, targets.to(device), model)  # scaled by batch_size
+                if rank != -1:
+                    loss *= opt.world_size  # gradient averaged between devices in DDP mode
+                # if not torch.isfinite(loss):
+                #     print('WARNING: non-finite loss, ending training ', loss_items)
+                #     return results
 
             # Backward
-            if mixed_precision:
-                with amp.scale_loss(loss, optimizer) as scaled_loss:
-                    scaled_loss.backward()
-            else:
-                loss.backward()
+            scaler.scale(loss).backward()
 
             # Optimize
             if ni % accumulate == 0:
-                optimizer.step()
+                scaler.step(optimizer)  # optimizer.step
+                scaler.update()
                 optimizer.zero_grad()
                 if ema is not None:
                     ema.update(model)
 
             # Print
             if rank in [-1, 0]:
                 mloss = (mloss * i + loss_items) / (i + 1)  # update mean losses
-                mem = '%.3gG' % (torch.cuda.memory_cached() / 1E9 if torch.cuda.is_available() else 0)  # (GB)
+                mem = '%.3gG' % (torch.cuda.memory_reserved() / 1E9 if torch.cuda.is_available() else 0)  # (GB)
                 s = ('%10s' * 2 + '%10.4g' * 6) % (
                     '%g/%g' % (epoch, epochs - 1), mem, *mloss, targets.shape[0], imgs.shape[-1])
                 pbar.set_description(s)
@@ -330,7 +320,7 @@ def train(hyp, tb_writer, opt, device):
         # Scheduler
         scheduler.step()
 
-        # Only the first process in DDP mode is allowed to log or save checkpoints.
+        # DDP process 0 or single-GPU
         if rank in [-1, 0]:
             # mAP
             if ema is not None:
@@ -377,7 +367,7 @@ def train(hyp, tb_writer, opt, device):
 
                 # Save last, best and delete
                 torch.save(ckpt, last)
-                if best_fitness == fi: 
+                if best_fitness == fi:
                     torch.save(ckpt, best)
                 del ckpt
         # end epoch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -429,10 +419,12 @@ def train(hyp, tb_writer, opt, device):
     parser.add_argument('--local_rank', type=int, default=-1, help='DDP parameter, do not modify')
     opt = parser.parse_args()
 
+    # Resume
     last = get_latest_run() if opt.resume == 'get_last' else opt.resume  # resume from most recent run
     if last and not opt.weights:
         print(f'Resuming training from {last}')
     opt.weights = last if opt.resume and not opt.weights else opt.weights
+
     if opt.local_rank in [-1, 0]:
         check_git_status()
     opt.cfg = check_file(opt.cfg)  # check file
@@ -442,21 +434,20 @@ def train(hyp, tb_writer, opt, device):
         with open(opt.hyp) as f:
             hyp.update(yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.FullLoader))  # update hyps
     opt.img_size.extend([opt.img_size[-1]] * (2 - len(opt.img_size)))  # extend to 2 sizes (train, test)
-    device = torch_utils.select_device(opt.device, apex=mixed_precision, batch_size=opt.batch_size)
+    device = torch_utils.select_device(opt.device, batch_size=opt.batch_size)
     opt.total_batch_size = opt.batch_size
     opt.world_size = 1
-    if device.type == 'cpu':
-        mixed_precision = False
-    elif opt.local_rank != -1:
-        # DDP mode
+
+    # DDP mode
+    if opt.local_rank != -1:
         assert torch.cuda.device_count() > opt.local_rank
         torch.cuda.set_device(opt.local_rank)
         device = torch.device("cuda", opt.local_rank)
         dist.init_process_group(backend='nccl', init_method='env://')  # distributed backend
-
         opt.world_size = dist.get_world_size()
         assert opt.batch_size % opt.world_size == 0, "Batch size is not a multiple of the number of devices given!"
         opt.batch_size = opt.total_batch_size // opt.world_size
+
     print(opt)
 
     # Train
@@ -466,11 +457,12 @@ def train(hyp, tb_writer, opt, device):
             tb_writer = SummaryWriter(log_dir=increment_dir('runs/exp', opt.name))
         else:
             tb_writer = None
+
         train(hyp, tb_writer, opt, device)
 
     # Evolve hyperparameters (optional)
     else:
-        assert opt.local_rank == -1, "DDP mode currently not implemented for Evolve!"
+        assert opt.local_rank == -1, 'DDP mode not implemented for --evolve'
 
         tb_writer = None
         opt.notest, opt.nosave = True, True  # only test/save final epoch

utils/torch_utils.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def init_seeds(seed=0):
         cudnn.benchmark = True
 
 
-def select_device(device='', apex=False, batch_size=None):
+def select_device(device='', batch_size=None):
     # device = 'cpu' or '0' or '0,1,2,3'
     cpu_request = device.lower() == 'cpu'
     if device and not cpu_request:  # if device requested other than 'cpu'
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def select_device(device='', apex=False, batch_size=None):
         if ng > 1 and batch_size:  # check that batch_size is compatible with device_count
             assert batch_size % ng == 0, 'batch-size %g not multiple of GPU count %g' % (batch_size, ng)
         x = [torch.cuda.get_device_properties(i) for i in range(ng)]
-        s = 'Using CUDA ' + ('Apex ' if apex else '')  # apex for mixed precision https://github.com/NVIDIA/apex
+        s = 'Using CUDA '
         for i in range(0, ng):
             if i == 1:
                 s = ' ' * len(s)