CachingHostAllocator.h

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#ifndef HeterogenousCore_CUDAUtilities_src_CachingHostAllocator_h
#define HeterogenousCore_CUDAUtilities_src_CachingHostAllocator_h

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/******************************************************************************
 * Simple caching allocator for pinned host memory allocations. The allocator is
 * thread-safe.
 ******************************************************************************/

#include <cmath>
#include <map>
#include <set>
#include <mutex>

#include "HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/interface/cudaCheck.h"

namespace notcub {

  /******************************************************************************
 * CachingHostAllocator (host use)
 ******************************************************************************/

  struct CachingHostAllocator {
    //---------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Constants
    //---------------------------------------------------------------------

    static const unsigned int INVALID_BIN = (unsigned int)-1;

    static const size_t INVALID_SIZE = (size_t)-1;

#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS  // Do not document

    static const int INVALID_DEVICE_ORDINAL = -1;

    //---------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Type definitions and helper types
    //---------------------------------------------------------------------

    struct BlockDescriptor {
      void *d_ptr;                     // Host pointer
      size_t bytes;                    // Size of allocation in bytes
      unsigned int bin;                // Bin enumeration
      int device;                      // device ordinal
      cudaStream_t associated_stream;  // Associated associated_stream
      cudaEvent_t ready_event;  // Signal when associated stream has run to the point at which this block was freed

      // Constructor (suitable for searching maps for a specific block, given its pointer)
      BlockDescriptor(void *d_ptr)
          : d_ptr(d_ptr),
            bytes(0),
            bin(INVALID_BIN),
            device(INVALID_DEVICE_ORDINAL),
            associated_stream(nullptr),
            ready_event(nullptr) {}

      // Constructor (suitable for searching maps for a range of suitable blocks)
      BlockDescriptor()
          : d_ptr(nullptr),
            bytes(0),
            bin(INVALID_BIN),
            device(INVALID_DEVICE_ORDINAL),
            associated_stream(nullptr),
            ready_event(nullptr) {}

      // Comparison functor for comparing host pointers
      static bool PtrCompare(const BlockDescriptor &a, const BlockDescriptor &b) { return (a.d_ptr < b.d_ptr); }

      // Comparison functor for comparing allocation sizes
      static bool SizeCompare(const BlockDescriptor &a, const BlockDescriptor &b) { return (a.bytes < b.bytes); }
    };

    typedef bool (*Compare)(const BlockDescriptor &, const BlockDescriptor &);

    class TotalBytes {
    public:
      size_t free;
      size_t live;
      TotalBytes() { free = live = 0; }
    };

    typedef std::multiset<BlockDescriptor, Compare> CachedBlocks;

    typedef std::multiset<BlockDescriptor, Compare> BusyBlocks;

    //---------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Utility functions
    //---------------------------------------------------------------------

    static unsigned int IntPow(unsigned int base, unsigned int exp) {
      unsigned int retval = 1;
      while (exp > 0) {
        if (exp & 1) {
          retval = retval * base;  // multiply the result by the current base
        }
        base = base * base;  // square the base
        exp = exp >> 1;      // divide the exponent in half
      }
      return retval;
    }

    void NearestPowerOf(unsigned int &power, size_t &rounded_bytes, unsigned int base, size_t value) {
      power = 0;
      rounded_bytes = 1;

      if (value * base < value) {
        // Overflow
        power = sizeof(size_t) * 8;
        rounded_bytes = size_t(0) - 1;
        return;
      }

      while (rounded_bytes < value) {
        rounded_bytes *= base;
        power++;
      }
    }

    //---------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Fields
    //---------------------------------------------------------------------

    std::mutex mutex;  

    unsigned int bin_growth;  
    unsigned int min_bin;     
    unsigned int max_bin;     

    size_t min_bin_bytes;     
    size_t max_bin_bytes;     
    size_t max_cached_bytes;  

    const bool
        skip_cleanup;  
    bool debug;        

    TotalBytes cached_bytes;     
    CachedBlocks cached_blocks;  
    BusyBlocks live_blocks;      

#endif  // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS

    //---------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Methods
    //---------------------------------------------------------------------

    CachingHostAllocator(
        unsigned int bin_growth,                 
        unsigned int min_bin = 1,                
        unsigned int max_bin = INVALID_BIN,      
        size_t max_cached_bytes = INVALID_SIZE,  
        bool skip_cleanup =
            false,  
        bool debug = false)  
        : bin_growth(bin_growth),
          min_bin(min_bin),
          max_bin(max_bin),
          min_bin_bytes(IntPow(bin_growth, min_bin)),
          max_bin_bytes(IntPow(bin_growth, max_bin)),
          max_cached_bytes(max_cached_bytes),
          skip_cleanup(skip_cleanup),
          debug(debug),
          cached_blocks(BlockDescriptor::SizeCompare),
          live_blocks(BlockDescriptor::PtrCompare) {}

    CachingHostAllocator(bool skip_cleanup = false, bool debug = false)
        : bin_growth(8),
          min_bin(3),
          max_bin(7),
          min_bin_bytes(IntPow(bin_growth, min_bin)),
          max_bin_bytes(IntPow(bin_growth, max_bin)),
          max_cached_bytes((max_bin_bytes * 3) - 1),
          skip_cleanup(skip_cleanup),
          debug(debug),
          cached_blocks(BlockDescriptor::SizeCompare),
          live_blocks(BlockDescriptor::PtrCompare) {}

    void SetMaxCachedBytes(size_t max_cached_bytes) {
      // Lock
      std::unique_lock mutex_locker(mutex);

      if (debug)
        printf("Changing max_cached_bytes (%lld -> %lld)\n",
               (long long)this->max_cached_bytes,
               (long long)max_cached_bytes);

      this->max_cached_bytes = max_cached_bytes;

      // Unlock (redundant, kept for style uniformity)
      mutex_locker.unlock();
    }

    cudaError_t HostAllocate(
        void **d_ptr,                          
        size_t bytes,                          
        cudaStream_t active_stream = nullptr)  
    {
      std::unique_lock<std::mutex> mutex_locker(mutex, std::defer_lock);
      *d_ptr = nullptr;
      int device = INVALID_DEVICE_ORDINAL;
      cudaError_t error = cudaSuccess;

      cudaCheck(error = cudaGetDevice(&device));

      // Create a block descriptor for the requested allocation
      bool found = false;
      BlockDescriptor search_key;
      search_key.device = device;
      search_key.associated_stream = active_stream;
      NearestPowerOf(search_key.bin, search_key.bytes, bin_growth, bytes);

      if (search_key.bin > max_bin) {
        // Bin is greater than our maximum bin: allocate the request
        // exactly and give out-of-bounds bin.  It will not be cached
        // for reuse when returned.
        search_key.bin = INVALID_BIN;
        search_key.bytes = bytes;
      } else {
        // Search for a suitable cached allocation: lock
        mutex_locker.lock();

        if (search_key.bin < min_bin) {
          // Bin is less than minimum bin: round up
          search_key.bin = min_bin;
          search_key.bytes = min_bin_bytes;
        }

        // Iterate through the range of cached blocks in the same bin
        CachedBlocks::iterator block_itr = cached_blocks.lower_bound(search_key);
        while ((block_itr != cached_blocks.end()) && (block_itr->bin == search_key.bin)) {
          // To prevent races with reusing blocks returned by the host but still
          // in use for transfers, only consider cached blocks that are from an idle stream
          if (cudaEventQuery(block_itr->ready_event) != cudaErrorNotReady) {
            // Reuse existing cache block.  Insert into live blocks.
            found = true;
            search_key = *block_itr;
            search_key.associated_stream = active_stream;
            if (search_key.device != device) {
              // If "associated" device changes, need to re-create the event on the right device
              cudaCheck(error = cudaSetDevice(search_key.device));
              cudaCheck(error = cudaEventDestroy(search_key.ready_event));
              cudaCheck(error = cudaSetDevice(device));
              cudaCheck(error = cudaEventCreateWithFlags(&search_key.ready_event, cudaEventDisableTiming));
              search_key.device = device;
            }

            live_blocks.insert(search_key);

            // Remove from free blocks
            cached_bytes.free -= search_key.bytes;
            cached_bytes.live += search_key.bytes;

            if (debug)
              printf(
                  "\tHost reused cached block at %p (%lld bytes) for stream %lld, event %lld on device %lld "
                  "(previously associated with stream %lld, event %lld).\n",
                  search_key.d_ptr,
                  (long long)search_key.bytes,
                  (long long)search_key.associated_stream,
                  (long long)search_key.ready_event,
                  (long long)search_key.device,
                  (long long)block_itr->associated_stream,
                  (long long)block_itr->ready_event);

            cached_blocks.erase(block_itr);

            break;
          }
          block_itr++;
        }

        // Done searching: unlock
        mutex_locker.unlock();
      }

      // Allocate the block if necessary
      if (!found) {
        // Attempt to allocate
        // TODO: eventually support allocation flags
        if ((error = cudaHostAlloc(&search_key.d_ptr, search_key.bytes, cudaHostAllocDefault)) ==
            cudaErrorMemoryAllocation) {
          // The allocation attempt failed: free all cached blocks on device and retry
          if (debug)
            printf(
                "\tHost failed to allocate %lld bytes for stream %lld on device %lld, retrying after freeing cached "
                "allocations",
                (long long)search_key.bytes,
                (long long)search_key.associated_stream,
                (long long)search_key.device);

          error = cudaSuccess;  // Reset the error we will return
          cudaGetLastError();   // Reset CUDART's error

          // Lock
          mutex_locker.lock();

          // Iterate the range of free blocks
          CachedBlocks::iterator block_itr = cached_blocks.begin();

          while ((block_itr != cached_blocks.end())) {
            // No need to worry about synchronization with the device: cudaFree is
            // blocking and will synchronize across all kernels executing
            // on the current device

            // Free pinned host memory.
            if ((error = cudaFreeHost(block_itr->d_ptr)))
              break;
            if ((error = cudaEventDestroy(block_itr->ready_event)))
              break;

            // Reduce balance and erase entry
            cached_bytes.free -= block_itr->bytes;

            if (debug)
              printf(
                  "\tHost freed %lld bytes.\n\t\t  %lld available blocks cached (%lld bytes), %lld live blocks (%lld "
                  "bytes) outstanding.\n",
                  (long long)block_itr->bytes,
                  (long long)cached_blocks.size(),
                  (long long)cached_bytes.free,
                  (long long)live_blocks.size(),
                  (long long)cached_bytes.live);

            cached_blocks.erase(block_itr);

            block_itr++;
          }

          // Unlock
          mutex_locker.unlock();

          // Return under error
          if (error)
            return error;

          // Try to allocate again
          cudaCheck(error = cudaHostAlloc(&search_key.d_ptr, search_key.bytes, cudaHostAllocDefault));
        }

        // Create ready event
        cudaCheck(error = cudaEventCreateWithFlags(&search_key.ready_event, cudaEventDisableTiming));

        // Insert into live blocks
        mutex_locker.lock();
        live_blocks.insert(search_key);
        cached_bytes.live += search_key.bytes;
        mutex_locker.unlock();

        if (debug)
          printf(
              "\tHost allocated new host block at %p (%lld bytes associated with stream %lld, event %lld on device "
              "%lld).\n",
              search_key.d_ptr,
              (long long)search_key.bytes,
              (long long)search_key.associated_stream,
              (long long)search_key.ready_event,
              (long long)search_key.device);
      }

      // Copy host pointer to output parameter
      *d_ptr = search_key.d_ptr;

      if (debug)
        printf("\t\t%lld available blocks cached (%lld bytes), %lld live blocks outstanding(%lld bytes).\n",
               (long long)cached_blocks.size(),
               (long long)cached_bytes.free,
               (long long)live_blocks.size(),
               (long long)cached_bytes.live);

      return error;
    }

    cudaError_t HostFree(void *d_ptr) {
      int entrypoint_device = INVALID_DEVICE_ORDINAL;
      cudaError_t error = cudaSuccess;

      // Lock
      std::unique_lock<std::mutex> mutex_locker(mutex);

      // Find corresponding block descriptor
      bool recached = false;
      BlockDescriptor search_key(d_ptr);
      BusyBlocks::iterator block_itr = live_blocks.find(search_key);
      if (block_itr != live_blocks.end()) {
        // Remove from live blocks
        search_key = *block_itr;
        live_blocks.erase(block_itr);
        cached_bytes.live -= search_key.bytes;

        // Keep the returned allocation if bin is valid and we won't exceed the max cached threshold
        if ((search_key.bin != INVALID_BIN) && (cached_bytes.free + search_key.bytes <= max_cached_bytes)) {
          // Insert returned allocation into free blocks
          recached = true;
          cached_blocks.insert(search_key);
          cached_bytes.free += search_key.bytes;

          if (debug)
            printf(
                "\tHost returned %lld bytes from associated stream %lld, event %lld on device %lld.\n\t\t %lld "
                "available blocks cached (%lld bytes), %lld live blocks outstanding. (%lld bytes)\n",
                (long long)search_key.bytes,
                (long long)search_key.associated_stream,
                (long long)search_key.ready_event,
                (long long)search_key.device,
                (long long)cached_blocks.size(),
                (long long)cached_bytes.free,
                (long long)live_blocks.size(),
                (long long)cached_bytes.live);
        }
      }

      cudaCheck(error = cudaGetDevice(&entrypoint_device));
      if (entrypoint_device != search_key.device) {
        cudaCheck(error = cudaSetDevice(search_key.device));
      }

      if (recached) {
        // Insert the ready event in the associated stream (must have current device set properly)
        cudaCheck(error = cudaEventRecord(search_key.ready_event, search_key.associated_stream));
      }

      // Unlock
      mutex_locker.unlock();

      if (!recached) {
        // Free the allocation from the runtime and cleanup the event.
        cudaCheck(error = cudaFreeHost(d_ptr));
        cudaCheck(error = cudaEventDestroy(search_key.ready_event));

        if (debug)
          printf(
              "\tHost freed %lld bytes from associated stream %lld, event %lld on device %lld.\n\t\t  %lld available "
              "blocks cached (%lld bytes), %lld live blocks (%lld bytes) outstanding.\n",
              (long long)search_key.bytes,
              (long long)search_key.associated_stream,
              (long long)search_key.ready_event,
              (long long)search_key.device,
              (long long)cached_blocks.size(),
              (long long)cached_bytes.free,
              (long long)live_blocks.size(),
              (long long)cached_bytes.live);
      }

      // Reset device
      if ((entrypoint_device != INVALID_DEVICE_ORDINAL) && (entrypoint_device != search_key.device)) {
        cudaCheck(error = cudaSetDevice(entrypoint_device));
      }

      return error;
    }

    cudaError_t FreeAllCached() {
      cudaError_t error = cudaSuccess;
      int entrypoint_device = INVALID_DEVICE_ORDINAL;
      int current_device = INVALID_DEVICE_ORDINAL;

      std::unique_lock<std::mutex> mutex_locker(mutex);

      while (!cached_blocks.empty()) {
        // Get first block
        CachedBlocks::iterator begin = cached_blocks.begin();

        // Get entry-point device ordinal if necessary
        if (entrypoint_device == INVALID_DEVICE_ORDINAL) {
          if ((error = cudaGetDevice(&entrypoint_device)))
            break;
        }

        // Set current device ordinal if necessary
        if (begin->device != current_device) {
          if ((error = cudaSetDevice(begin->device)))
            break;
          current_device = begin->device;
        }

        // Free host memory
        if ((error = cudaFreeHost(begin->d_ptr)))
          break;
        if ((error = cudaEventDestroy(begin->ready_event)))
          break;

        // Reduce balance and erase entry
        cached_bytes.free -= begin->bytes;

        if (debug)
          printf(
              "\tHost freed %lld bytes.\n\t\t  %lld available blocks cached (%lld bytes), %lld live blocks (%lld "
              "bytes) outstanding.\n",
              (long long)begin->bytes,
              (long long)cached_blocks.size(),
              (long long)cached_bytes.free,
              (long long)live_blocks.size(),
              (long long)cached_bytes.live);

        cached_blocks.erase(begin);
      }

      mutex_locker.unlock();

      // Attempt to revert back to entry-point device if necessary
      if (entrypoint_device != INVALID_DEVICE_ORDINAL) {
        cudaCheck(error = cudaSetDevice(entrypoint_device));
      }

      return error;
    }

    ~CachingHostAllocator() {
      if (!skip_cleanup)
        FreeAllCached();
    }
  };
  // end group UtilMgmt

}  // namespace notcub

#endif