performance.py

# Lint as: python3
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"""Functions and classes related to training performance."""

import tensorflow as tf


def configure_optimizer(optimizer,
                        use_float16=False,
                        use_graph_rewrite=False,
                        loss_scale='dynamic'):
  """Configures optimizer object with performance options."""
  if use_float16:
    # Wraps optimizer with a LossScaleOptimizer. This is done automatically
    # in compile() with the "mixed_float16" policy, but since we do not call
    # compile(), we must wrap the optimizer manually.
    optimizer = (
        tf.keras.mixed_precision.experimental.LossScaleOptimizer(
            optimizer, loss_scale=loss_scale))
  if use_graph_rewrite:
    # Note: the model dtype must be 'float32', which will ensure
    # tf.ckeras.mixed_precision and
    # tf.train.experimental.enable_mixed_precision_graph_rewrite do not double
    # up.
    optimizer = tf.train.experimental.enable_mixed_precision_graph_rewrite(
        optimizer)
  return optimizer


def set_mixed_precision_policy(dtype, loss_scale=None):
  """Sets mix precision policy."""
  if dtype == tf.float16:
    policy = tf.keras.mixed_precision.experimental.Policy(
        'mixed_float16', loss_scale=loss_scale)
    tf.keras.mixed_precision.experimental.set_policy(policy)
  elif dtype == tf.bfloat16:
    policy = tf.keras.mixed_precision.experimental.Policy('mixed_bfloat16')
    tf.keras.mixed_precision.experimental.set_policy(policy)
  elif dtype == tf.float32:
    tf.keras.mixed_precision.experimental.set_policy('float32')
  else:
    raise ValueError('Unexpected dtype: %s' % dtype)