Introduce torch_xla.launch()

examples/data_parallel/train_resnet_ddp.py

@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@
 from torch.nn.parallel import DistributedDataParallel as DDP
 import torch.optim as optim
 import torch_xla.distributed.xla_multiprocessing as xmp
+import torch_xla
+import torch_xla.core.xla_model as xm
 
 
 class TrainResNetDDP(TrainResNetBase):
 
   def __init__(self):
-    super().__init__()
     dist.init_process_group('xla', init_method='xla://')
+    super().__init__()
     self.model = DDP(
         self.model, gradient_as_bucket_view=True, broadcast_buffers=False)
     self.optimizer = optim.SGD(self.model.parameters(), weight_decay=1e-4)
@@ -26,5 +28,7 @@ def _mp_fn(index):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-  print('consider using train_resnet_spmd_data_parallel.py instead to get better performance')
-  xmp.spawn(_mp_fn, args=())
+  print(
+      'consider using train_resnet_spmd_data_parallel.py instead to get better performance'
+  )
+  torch_xla.launch(_mp_fn)

test/test_train_mp_imagenet.py

@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@
 import torch_xla.distributed.parallel_loader as pl
 import torch_xla.debug.profiler as xp
 import torch_xla.utils.utils as xu
-import torch_xla.core.xla_env_vars as xenv
 import torch_xla.core.xla_model as xm
-import torch_xla.distributed.xla_multiprocessing as xmp
 import torch_xla.test.test_utils as test_utils
 
 import torch.distributed as dist
@@ -375,7 +373,6 @@ def _mp_fn(index, flags):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-  if dist.is_torchelastic_launched():
-    _mp_fn(xu.getenv_as(xenv.LOCAL_RANK, int), FLAGS)
-  else:
-    xmp.spawn(_mp_fn, args=(FLAGS,), nprocs=FLAGS.num_cores)
+  # if running with torchrun, nprocs argument will be omitted.
+  debug_single_process = True if FLAGS.num_cores == 1 else False
+  torch_xla.launch(_mp_fn, args=(FLAGS,), debug_single_process=True)

torch_xla/torch_xla.py

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import contextlib
-from typing import List
+from typing import Callable, List, Tuple
 
 import torch
+import torch.distributed as dist
 import torch_xla
 import torch_xla.core.xla_model as xm
+import torch_xla.core.xla_env_vars as xenv
+import torch_xla.distributed.xla_multiprocessing as xmp
+import torch_xla.runtime as xr
+import torch_xla.utils.utils as xu
 
 
 def device(index: int = None) -> torch.device:
@@ -80,3 +85,27 @@ def manual_seed(seed, device=None):
       If missing the default device seed will be set.
   """
   xm.set_rng_state(seed, device)
+
+
+def launch(
+    fn: Callable,
+    args: Tuple = (),
+    start_method: str = 'spawn',
+    debug_single_process: bool = False,
+):
+  """ Entry to launch multiprocess.
+
+  Raises:
+    NotImplementedError: SPMD is not supported yet.
+  """
+  if xr.is_spmd():
+    # TODO(piz): SPMD is specified differently from mp. Skip for now.
+    raise NotImplementedError(
+        'launch function does not support SPMD at this time')
+
+  nprocs = 1 if debug_single_process else None
+
+  if dist.is_torchelastic_launched():
+    fn(xu.getenv_as(xenv.LOCAL_RANK, int), *args)
+  else:
+    xmp.spawn(fn, args=args, nprocs=nprocs, start_method=start_method)