# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved. # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions # are met: # * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. # * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the # documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. # * Neither the name of NVIDIA CORPORATION nor the names of its # contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived # from this software without specific prior written permission. # # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS ``AS IS'' AND ANY # EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE # IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR # CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, # EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, # PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR # PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY # OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. import NvRules from RequestedMetrics import MetricRequest, RequestedMetricsParser requested_metrics = [ MetricRequest("smsp__thread_inst_executed_per_inst_executed.ratio", "thread_inst_executed"), MetricRequest("smsp__thread_inst_executed_pred_on_per_inst_executed.ratio", "thread_inst_executed_NPO"), ] def get_identifier(): return "ThreadDivergence" def get_name(): return "Thread Divergence" def get_description(): return "Warp and thread control flow analysis" def get_section_identifier(): return "WarpStateStats" def get_parent_rules_identifiers(): return ["Compute"] def get_estimated_speedup(parent_weights, thread_inst_executed, thread_inst_executed_NPO): num_threads_used = min(thread_inst_executed, thread_inst_executed_NPO) improvement_local = (1 - num_threads_used / 32) compute_throughput_name = "compute_throughput_normalized" if compute_throughput_name in parent_weights: speedup_type = NvRules.IFrontend.SpeedupType_GLOBAL improvement_percent = improvement_local * parent_weights[compute_throughput_name] * 100 else: speedup_type = NvRules.IFrontend.SpeedupType_LOCAL improvement_percent = improvement_local * 100 return speedup_type, improvement_percent def apply(handle): ctx = NvRules.get_context(handle) action = ctx.range_by_idx(0).action_by_idx(0) fe = ctx.frontend() metrics = RequestedMetricsParser(handle, action).parse(requested_metrics) parent_weights = fe.receive_dict_from_parent("Compute") thread_inst_executed = metrics["thread_inst_executed"].value() thread_inst_executed_NPO = metrics["thread_inst_executed_NPO"].value() fms = [] threshold = 24 if thread_inst_executed < threshold or thread_inst_executed_NPO < threshold: message = "Instructions are executed in warps, which are groups of 32 threads. Optimal instruction throughput is achieved if all 32 threads of a warp execute the same instruction. The chosen launch configuration, early thread completion, and divergent flow control can significantly lower the number of active threads in a warp per cycle. This kernel achieves an average of {0:.1f} threads being active per cycle.".format(thread_inst_executed) fms.append((metrics["thread_inst_executed"].name(), thread_inst_executed, NvRules.IFrontend.Severity_SEVERITY_LOW, "Increase the number of threads per instruction towards 32")) if thread_inst_executed_NPO < thread_inst_executed: message += " This is further reduced to {0:.1f} threads per warp due to predication. The compiler may use predication to avoid an actual branch. Instead, all instructions are scheduled, but a per-thread condition code or predicate controls which threads execute the instructions. Try to avoid different execution paths within a warp when possible.".format(thread_inst_executed_NPO) fms.append((metrics["thread_inst_executed_NPO"].name(), thread_inst_executed_NPO, NvRules.IFrontend.Severity_SEVERITY_HIGH, "Increase the number of predicated-on threads per instruction towards 32")) msg_id = fe.message(NvRules.IFrontend.MsgType_MSG_OPTIMIZATION, message) speedup_type, speedup_value = get_estimated_speedup(parent_weights, thread_inst_executed, thread_inst_executed_NPO) fe.speedup(msg_id, speedup_type, speedup_value) for fm in fms: fe.focus_metric(msg_id, fm[0], fm[1], fm[2], fm[3])