sparse-framework 1.0.0

Stream Processing Architecture for Resource Subtle Environments

Sparse

This repository contains source code for Stream Processing Architecture for Resource Subtle Environments (or just Sparse for short). Additionally, sample applications utilizing Sparse for deep learning can be found in examples directory.

Compatibility

The software has been tested, and thus can be considered compatible with, the following devices and the following software:

Device	JetPack version	Python version	PyTorch version	Docker version	Base image	Docker tag suffix
Jetson AGX Xavier	5.0 preview	3.8.10	1.12.0a0	20.10.12	nvcr.io/nvidia/l4t-pytorch:r34.1.0-pth1.12-py3	jp50
Lenovo ThinkPad	-	3.8.12	1.11.0	20.10.15	pytorch/pytorch:1.11.0-cuda11.3-cudnn8-runtime	amd64

Install

The repository uses PyTorch as the primary Deep Learning framework. Software dependencies can be installed with pip or by using Docker.

Make

Software can be installed with make utility, by running the following command:

make all

Run training

All-In-One

To test that the program was installed correctly, run the training suite with an unsplit model with the following command:

make run-learning-aio

Unsplit offloaded

First start the unsplit training server with the following command:

make run-learning-unsplit

Then start the data source with the following command:

make run-learning-data-source

Split offloaded

First start the split training nodes with the following command:

make run-learning-split

Then start the data source with the following command:

make run-learning-data-source

Run Inference

All-In-One

To test that the program was installed correctly, run the inference suite with an unsplit model with the following command:

make run-inference-aio

Unsplit offloaded

First start the unsplit inference server with the following command:

make run-inference-unsplit

Then start the data source with the following command:

make run-inference-data-source

Split offloaded

First start the split inference nodes with the following command:

make run-inference-split

Statistics

In order to collect benchmark statistics for training or inference, before running a suite with the above instructions, first start the monitor server by running the following command:

make run-sparse-monitor

Configuration

Nodes can be configured with environment variables. Environment variables can be specified inline, or with a dotenv file in the data directory.

When using the Make scripts for running the software, the dotenv file should be ./data/.env:

mkdir data
touch data/.env

Configuration Options

Parameters prefixed with MASTER are used by master nodes, and the ones prefixed with WORKER by worker nodes. When not specified, default configuration parameters are used.

Configuration parameter	Environment variable	Default value
Master upstream host	MASTER_UPSTREAM_HOST	127.0.0.1
Master upstream port	MASTER_UPSTREAM_PORT	50007
Worker listen address	WORKER_LISTEN_ADDRESS	127.0.0.1
Worker listen port	WORKER_LISTEN_PORT	50007

By convention, the port 50007 will be used for workers that expect raw data, i.e. unsplit workers, and the first splits. The port 50008 is used by workers that expect the first task split output data, i.e. final split nodes. While this port mapping is not a technical requirement, the Make scripts follow it.

Multi-node deployment

In order to set up a pipeline on multiple hosts, make sure that the master nodes have IP connectivity to the worker nodes. Then, for each master node, specify the IP address of the worker that the task will be offloaded to. If using the Make scripts to start nodes, this is the only configuration required.

Example: Three node split training

This is an example on how to configure split training across three nodes: a data source, an intermediate worker, and a final worker. The data source will send the feature vectors to the intermediate worker, which will process the first split of the task. The intermediate node will then send the results of the first split to the final worker which will run the final split to finish the task.

Assume that the nodes have the following IP addressing in place:

Node	IP address
Data source	10.49.2.1
Intermediate worker	10.49.2.2
Final worker	10.49.2.3

1. Start the final worker node

Run the following command to start the final training split in the final worker node:

make run-learning-split-final

2. Configure and start the intermediate worker

Add a .env file with the following contents in the intermediate worker node:

MASTER_UPSTREAM_HOST=10.49.2.3

Then start the intermediate worker by running the following command:

make run-learning-split-intermediate

3. Configure and start the data source

Add a .env file with the following contents in the data source node:

MASTER_UPSTREAM_HOST=10.49.2.2

Then start the data source by running the following command:

make run-learning-data-source

Uninstall

The locally stored assets can be removed by running the following command:

make clean