support no_sync for backward; ds support accum grad

deepspeech/exps/deepspeech2/model.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import os
 import time
 from collections import defaultdict
+from contextlib import nullcontext
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -65,29 +66,51 @@ class DeepSpeech2Trainer(Trainer):
         super().__init__(config, args)
 
     def train_batch(self, batch_index, batch_data, msg):
+        train_conf = self.config.training
         start = time.time()
+
+        # forward
         utt, audio, audio_len, text, text_len = batch_data
         loss = self.model(audio, audio_len, text, text_len)
-        loss.backward()
-        layer_tools.print_grads(self.model, print_func=None)
-        self.optimizer.step()
-        self.optimizer.clear_grad()
-        iteration_time = time.time() - start
-
         losses_np = {
             'train_loss': float(loss),
         }
+
+        # loss backward
+        if (batch_index + 1) % train_conf.accum_grad != 0:
+            # Disable gradient synchronizations across DDP processes.
+            # Within this context, gradients will be accumulated on module
+            # variables, which will later be synchronized.
+            context = self.model.no_sync
+        else:
+            # Used for single gpu training and DDP gradient synchronization
+            # processes.
+            context = nullcontext
+
+        with context():
+            loss.backward()
+            layer_tools.print_grads(self.model, print_func=None)
+
+        # optimizer step
+        if (batch_index + 1) % train_conf.accum_grad == 0:
+            self.optimizer.step()
+            self.optimizer.clear_grad()
+            self.iteration += 1
+
+        iteration_time = time.time() - start
+
         msg += "train time: {:>.3f}s, ".format(iteration_time)
         msg += "batch size: {}, ".format(self.config.collator.batch_size)
+        msg += "accum: {}, ".format(train_conf.accum_grad)
         msg += ', '.join('{}: {:>.6f}'.format(k, v)
                          for k, v in losses_np.items())
         logger.info(msg)
 
         if dist.get_rank() == 0 and self.visualizer:
             for k, v in losses_np.items():
+                # `step -1` since we update `step` after optimizer.step().
                 self.visualizer.add_scalar("train/{}".format(k), v,
-                                           self.iteration)
-        self.iteration += 1
+                                           self.iteration - 1)
 
     @paddle.no_grad()
     def valid(self):

deepspeech/exps/u2/model.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import time
 from collections import defaultdict
+from contextlib import nullcontext
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -79,21 +80,35 @@ class U2Trainer(Trainer):
     def train_batch(self, batch_index, batch_data, msg):
         train_conf = self.config.training
         start = time.time()
-        utt, audio, audio_len, text, text_len = batch_data
 
+        # forward
+        utt, audio, audio_len, text, text_len = batch_data
         loss, attention_loss, ctc_loss = self.model(audio, audio_len, text,
                                                     text_len)
+
         # loss div by `batch_size * accum_grad`
         loss /= train_conf.accum_grad
-        loss.backward()
-        layer_tools.print_grads(self.model, print_func=None)
-
         losses_np = {'loss': float(loss) * train_conf.accum_grad}
         if attention_loss:
             losses_np['att_loss'] = float(attention_loss)
         if ctc_loss:
             losses_np['ctc_loss'] = float(ctc_loss)
 
+        # loss backward
+        if (batch_index + 1) % train_conf.accum_grad != 0:
+            # Disable gradient synchronizations across DDP processes.
+            # Within this context, gradients will be accumulated on module
+            # variables, which will later be synchronized.
+            context = self.model.no_sync
+        else:
+            # Used for single gpu training and DDP gradient synchronization
+            # processes.
+            context = nullcontext
+        with context():
+            loss.backward()
+            layer_tools.print_grads(self.model, print_func=None)
+
+        # optimizer step
         if (batch_index + 1) % train_conf.accum_grad == 0:
             self.optimizer.step()
             self.optimizer.clear_grad()

deepspeech/exps/u2_kaldi/model.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import time
 from collections import defaultdict
+from contextlib import nullcontext
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -83,20 +84,34 @@ class U2Trainer(Trainer):
         train_conf = self.config.training
         start = time.time()
 
+        # forward
         utt, audio, audio_len, text, text_len = batch_data
         loss, attention_loss, ctc_loss = self.model(audio, audio_len, text,
                                                     text_len)
+
         # loss div by `batch_size * accum_grad`
         loss /= train_conf.accum_grad
-        loss.backward()
-        layer_tools.print_grads(self.model, print_func=None)
-
         losses_np = {'loss': float(loss) * train_conf.accum_grad}
         if attention_loss:
             losses_np['att_loss'] = float(attention_loss)
         if ctc_loss:
             losses_np['ctc_loss'] = float(ctc_loss)
 
+        # loss backward
+        if (batch_index + 1) % train_conf.accum_grad != 0:
+            # Disable gradient synchronizations across DDP processes.
+            # Within this context, gradients will be accumulated on module
+            # variables, which will later be synchronized.
+            context = self.model.no_sync
+        else:
+            # Used for single gpu training and DDP gradient synchronization
+            # processes.
+            context = nullcontext
+        with context():
+            loss.backward()
+            layer_tools.print_grads(self.model, print_func=None)
+
+        # optimizer step
         if (batch_index + 1) % train_conf.accum_grad == 0:
             self.optimizer.step()
             self.optimizer.clear_grad()

deepspeech/exps/u2_st/model.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import time
 from collections import defaultdict
+from contextlib import nullcontext
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ class U2STTrainer(Trainer):
     def train_batch(self, batch_index, batch_data, msg):
         train_conf = self.config.training
         start = time.time()
+        # forward
         utt, audio, audio_len, text, text_len = batch_data
         if isinstance(text, list) and isinstance(text_len, list):
             # joint training with ASR. Two decoding texts [translation, transcription]
@@ -94,18 +96,30 @@ class U2STTrainer(Trainer):
         else:
             loss, st_loss, attention_loss, ctc_loss = self.model(
                 audio, audio_len, text, text_len)
+
         # loss div by `batch_size * accum_grad`
         loss /= train_conf.accum_grad
-        loss.backward()
-        layer_tools.print_grads(self.model, print_func=None)
-
         losses_np = {'loss': float(loss) * train_conf.accum_grad}
-        losses_np['st_loss'] = float(st_loss)
         if attention_loss:
             losses_np['att_loss'] = float(attention_loss)
         if ctc_loss:
             losses_np['ctc_loss'] = float(ctc_loss)
 
+        # loss backward
+        if (batch_index + 1) % train_conf.accum_grad != 0:
+            # Disable gradient synchronizations across DDP processes.
+            # Within this context, gradients will be accumulated on module
+            # variables, which will later be synchronized.
+            context = self.model.no_sync
+        else:
+            # Used for single gpu training and DDP gradient synchronization
+            # processes.
+            context = nullcontext
+        with context():
+            loss.backward()
+            layer_tools.print_grads(self.model, print_func=None)
+
+        # optimizer step
         if (batch_index + 1) % train_conf.accum_grad == 0:
             self.optimizer.step()
             self.optimizer.clear_grad()

examples/aishell/s0/conf/deepspeech2.yaml

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ model:
 
 training:
   n_epoch: 80
+  accum_grad: 1
   lr: 2e-3
   lr_decay: 0.83
   weight_decay: 1e-06

examples/aishell/s0/conf/deepspeech2_online.yaml

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ model:
   
 training:
   n_epoch: 50
+  accum_grad: 1
   lr: 2e-3
   lr_decay: 0.9  # 0.83
   weight_decay: 1e-06

examples/librispeech/s0/conf/deepspeech2.yaml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ data:
   max_output_input_ratio: .inf
 
 collator:
-  batch_size: 20
+  batch_size: 15
   mean_std_filepath: data/mean_std.json
   unit_type: char
   vocab_filepath: data/vocab.txt 
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ model:
 
 training:
   n_epoch: 50
+  accum_grad: 4
   lr: 1e-3
   lr_decay: 0.83
   weight_decay: 1e-06

examples/librispeech/s0/conf/deepspeech2_online.yaml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ data:
   max_output_input_ratio: .inf
 
 collator:
-  batch_size: 20
+  batch_size: 15
   mean_std_filepath: data/mean_std.json
   unit_type: char
   vocab_filepath: data/vocab.txt 
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ model:
 
 training:
   n_epoch: 50
+  accum_grad: 4
   lr: 1e-3
   lr_decay: 0.83
   weight_decay: 1e-06

examples/tiny/s0/conf/deepspeech2.yaml

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ model:
 
 training:
   n_epoch: 10
+  accum_grad: 1
   lr: 1e-5 
   lr_decay: 1.0 
   weight_decay: 1e-06

examples/tiny/s0/conf/deepspeech2_online.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ data:
   dev_manifest: data/manifest.tiny
   test_manifest: data/manifest.tiny 
   min_input_len: 0.0
-  max_input_len: 27.0
+  max_input_len: 30.0
   min_output_len: 0.0
   max_output_len: 400.0
   min_output_input_ratio: 0.05
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ model:
 
 training:
   n_epoch: 10
+  accum_grad: 1
   lr: 1e-5 
   lr_decay: 1.0 
   weight_decay: 1e-06