Speedup python TraceMe

PiperOrigin-RevId: 313271773
Change-Id: I6358253077190f43059fed416399852bab29dae6

tensorflow/compiler/xla/python/BUILD

@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ pybind_extension(
         "//tensorflow/core/profiler/lib:profiler_backends",
         "//tensorflow/core/profiler/lib:profiler_session",
         "//tensorflow/core/profiler/rpc:profiler_server",
-        "//tensorflow/python/profiler/internal:traceme_context_manager",
+        "//tensorflow/python/profiler/internal:traceme_wrapper",
         "//tensorflow/stream_executor:device_memory_allocator",
         "//tensorflow/stream_executor:platform",
     ] + select({

tensorflow/compiler/xla/python/xla.cc

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "tensorflow/compiler/xla/xla_data.pb.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/errors.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/profiler/rpc/profiler_server.h"
-#include "tensorflow/python/profiler/internal/traceme_context_manager.h"
+#include "tensorflow/python/profiler/internal/traceme_wrapper.h"
 #include "tensorflow/stream_executor/platform.h"
 
 namespace xla {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace {
 
 namespace py = pybind11;
 
-using ::tensorflow::profiler::TraceMeContextManager;
+using ::tensorflow::profiler::TraceMeWrapper;
 
 struct Uniquer {
   absl::Mutex mu;
@@ -637,23 +637,19 @@ void BuildProfilerSubmodule(py::module* m) {
       },
       py::arg("port"));
 
-  py::class_<TraceMeContextManager> traceme_class(profiler, "TraceMe",
+  py::class_<TraceMeWrapper> traceme_class(profiler, "TraceMe",
-                                                  py::module_local());
+                                           py::module_local());
   traceme_class.def(py::init<py::str, py::kwargs>())
-      .def("__enter__",
+      .def("__enter__", [](py::object self) -> py::object { return self; })
-           [](py::object self) -> py::object {
-             py::cast<TraceMeContextManager*>(self)->Enter();
-             return self;
-           })
       .def("__exit__",
            [](py::object self, const py::object& ex_type,
               const py::object& ex_value,
               const py::object& traceback) -> py::object {
-             py::cast<TraceMeContextManager*>(self)->Exit();
+             py::cast<TraceMeWrapper*>(self)->Stop();
              return py::none();
            })
-      .def("set_metadata", &TraceMeContextManager::SetMetadata)
+      .def("set_metadata", &TraceMeWrapper::SetMetadata)
-      .def_static("is_enabled", &TraceMeContextManager::IsEnabled);
+      .def_static("is_enabled", &TraceMeWrapper::IsEnabled);
 }
 
 }  // namespace

tensorflow/python/profiler/internal/BUILD

@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ tf_python_pybind_extension(
         "//tensorflow/python/profiler:__subpackages__",
     ],
     deps = [
-        ":traceme_context_manager",
+        ":traceme_wrapper",
         "@pybind11",
     ],
 )
 
 cc_library(
-    name = "traceme_context_manager",
+    name = "traceme_wrapper",
-    hdrs = ["traceme_context_manager.h"],
+    hdrs = ["traceme_wrapper.h"],
     features = ["-layering_check"],
     visibility = [
         "//tensorflow/compiler/xla/python:__pkg__",

tensorflow/python/profiler/internal/traceme_wrapper.cc

@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 ==============================================================================*/
 
+#include "tensorflow/python/profiler/internal/traceme_wrapper.h"
+
 #include "pybind11/attr.h"
 #include "pybind11/pybind11.h"
-#include "tensorflow/python/profiler/internal/traceme_context_manager.h"
 
-using ::tensorflow::profiler::TraceMeContextManager;
+namespace py = ::pybind11;
+
+using ::tensorflow::profiler::TraceMeWrapper;
 
 PYBIND11_MODULE(_pywrap_traceme, m) {
-  py::class_<TraceMeContextManager> traceme_class(m, "TraceMe",
+  py::class_<TraceMeWrapper>(m, "TraceMe", py::module_local())
-                                                  py::module_local());
+      .def(py::init<const py::str&, const py::kwargs&>())
-  traceme_class.def(py::init<py::str, py::kwargs>())
+      .def("SetMetadata", &TraceMeWrapper::SetMetadata)
-      .def("Enter", &TraceMeContextManager::Enter)
+      .def_static("IsEnabled", &TraceMeWrapper::IsEnabled);
-      .def("Exit", &TraceMeContextManager::Exit)
-      .def("SetMetadata", &TraceMeContextManager::SetMetadata)
-      .def_static("IsEnabled", &TraceMeContextManager::IsEnabled);
 };

tensorflow/python/profiler/internal/traceme_wrapper.h

@@ -12,46 +12,41 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 ==============================================================================*/
-#ifndef TENSORFLOW_PYTHON_PROFILER_INTERNAL_TRACEME_CONTEXT_MANAGER_
+#ifndef TENSORFLOW_PYTHON_PROFILER_INTERNAL_TRACEME_WRAPPER_
-#define TENSORFLOW_PYTHON_PROFILER_INTERNAL_TRACEME_CONTEXT_MANAGER_
+#define TENSORFLOW_PYTHON_PROFILER_INTERNAL_TRACEME_WRAPPER_
 
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
 
 #include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
 #include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
-#include "absl/types/optional.h"
 #include "pybind11/pytypes.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/macros.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/types.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/profiler/lib/traceme.h"
 
-namespace py = pybind11;
-
 namespace tensorflow {
 namespace profiler {
 
-// Helper to implement TraceMe as a context manager in Python.
+// Wraps TraceMe with an interface that takes python types.
-class TraceMeContextManager {
+class TraceMeWrapper {
  public:
-  explicit TraceMeContextManager(py::str name, py::kwargs kwargs)
+  // pybind11::str and pybind11::kwargs are taken by const reference to avoid
-      : name_(std::move(name)), kwargs_(std::move(kwargs)) {}
+  // python reference-counting overhead.
+  TraceMeWrapper(const pybind11::str& name, const pybind11::kwargs& kwargs)
+      : traceme_([&]() {
+          std::string name_and_metadata(name);
+          if (!kwargs.empty()) {
+            AppendMetadata(&name_and_metadata, kwargs);
+          }
+          return name_and_metadata;
+        }) {}
 
-  void Enter() {
+  // pybind11::kwargs is taken by const reference to avoid python
-    if (IsEnabled()) {
+  // reference-counting overhead.
-      traceme_.emplace([this]() {
+  void SetMetadata(const pybind11::kwargs& kwargs) {
-        std::string name(name_);
+    if (TF_PREDICT_FALSE(!kwargs.empty())) {
-        if (!kwargs_.empty()) {
+      traceme_.AppendMetadata([&]() {
-          AppendMetadata(&name, kwargs_);
-        }
-        return name;
-      });
-    }
-  }
-
-  void SetMetadata(py::kwargs kwargs) {
-    if (TF_PREDICT_TRUE(traceme_.has_value() && !kwargs.empty())) {
-      traceme_->AppendMetadata([&kwargs]() {
         std::string metadata;
         AppendMetadata(&metadata, kwargs);
         return metadata;
@@ -59,28 +54,27 @@ class TraceMeContextManager {
     }
   }
 
-  void Exit() { traceme_.reset(); }
+  void Stop() { traceme_.Stop(); }
 
   static bool IsEnabled() { return tensorflow::profiler::TraceMe::Active(); }
 
  private:
   // Converts kwargs to strings and appends them to name encoded as TraceMe
   // metadata.
-  static void AppendMetadata(std::string* name, const py::kwargs& kwargs) {
+  static void AppendMetadata(std::string* name,
+                             const pybind11::kwargs& kwargs) {
     name->push_back('#');
     for (const auto& kv : kwargs) {
-      absl::StrAppend(name, std::string(py::str(kv.first)), "=",
+      absl::StrAppend(name, std::string(pybind11::str(kv.first)), "=",
-                      std::string(py::str(kv.second)), ",");
+                      std::string(pybind11::str(kv.second)), ",");
     }
     name->back() = '#';
   }
 
-  py::str name_;
+  tensorflow::profiler::TraceMe traceme_;
-  py::kwargs kwargs_;
-  absl::optional<tensorflow::profiler::TraceMe> traceme_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace profiler
 }  // namespace tensorflow
 
-#endif  // TENSORFLOW_PYTHON_PROFILER_INTERNAL_TRACEME_CONTEXT_MANAGER_
+#endif  // TENSORFLOW_PYTHON_PROFILER_INTERNAL_TRACEME_WRAPPER_

tensorflow/python/profiler/trace.py

@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ class Trace(object):
       training step being traced.
     """
     if _pywrap_traceme.TraceMe.IsEnabled():
+      # Creating _pywrap_traceme.TraceMe starts the clock.
       self._traceme = _pywrap_traceme.TraceMe(name, **kwargs)
     else:
       self._traceme = None
 
   def __enter__(self):
-    if self._traceme:
+    # Starting the TraceMe clock here would require an extra Python->C++ call.
-      self._traceme.Enter()
     return self
 
   def set_metadata(self, **kwargs):
@@ -117,5 +117,5 @@ class Trace(object):
       self._traceme.SetMetadata(**kwargs)
 
   def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
-    if self._traceme:
+    # Deallocating _pywrap_traceme.TraceMe stops the clock.
-      self._traceme.Exit()
+    self._traceme = None