Disable batch transfer in DP mode

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Fixed error message for AMP + CPU incompatibility ([#6107](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/pull/6107))
 
 
+- Disabled batch transfer in DP mode ([#6093](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/pull/6093))
+
+
 ## [1.2.0] - 2021-02-18
 
 ### Added

pytorch_lightning/accelerators/gpu.py

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import logging
 import os
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
 import torch
 
 from pytorch_lightning.accelerators.accelerator import Accelerator
+from pytorch_lightning.plugins import DataParallelPlugin
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.exceptions import MisconfigurationException
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -48,3 +49,11 @@ def set_nvidia_flags() -> None:
         all_gpu_ids = ",".join([str(x) for x in range(torch.cuda.device_count())])
         devices = os.getenv("CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES", all_gpu_ids)
         _log.info(f"LOCAL_RANK: {os.getenv('LOCAL_RANK', 0)} - CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES: [{devices}]")
+
+    def to_device(self, batch: Any) -> Any:
+        # no need to transfer batch to device in DP mode
+        # TODO: Add support to allow batch transfer to device in Lightning for DP mode.
+        if not isinstance(self.training_type_plugin, DataParallelPlugin):
+            batch = super().to_device(batch)
+
+        return batch

pytorch_lightning/core/hooks.py

@@ -615,10 +615,7 @@ def transfer_batch_to_device(self, batch: Any, device: Optional[torch.device] =
 
         Note:
             This hook only runs on single GPU training and DDP (no data-parallel).
-            If you need multi-GPU support for your custom batch objects, you need to define your custom
-            :class:`~torch.nn.parallel.DistributedDataParallel` or
-            :class:`~pytorch_lightning.overrides.data_parallel.LightningDistributedDataParallel` and
-            override :meth:`~pytorch_lightning.core.lightning.LightningModule.configure_ddp`.
+            Data-Parallel support will come in near future.
 
         Args:
             batch: A batch of data that needs to be transferred to a new device.
@@ -638,6 +635,10 @@ def transfer_batch_to_device(self, batch, device):
                     batch = super().transfer_batch_to_device(data, device)
                 return batch
 
+        Raises:
+            MisconfigurationException:
+                If using data-parallel, ``Trainer(accelerator='dp')``.
+
         See Also:
             - :meth:`move_data_to_device`
             - :meth:`apply_to_collection`
@@ -649,10 +650,11 @@ def on_before_batch_transfer(self, batch, dataloader_idx):
         """
         Override to alter or apply batch augmentations to your batch before it is transferred to the device.
 
-        .. warning:: dataloader_idx always returns 0, and will be updated to support the true idx in the future.
+        .. warning:: ``dataloader_idx`` always returns 0, and will be updated to support the true index in the future.
 
         Note:
             This hook only runs on single GPU training and DDP (no data-parallel).
+            Data-Parallel support will come in near future.
 
         Args:
             batch: A batch of data that needs to be altered or augmented.
@@ -667,6 +669,10 @@ def on_before_batch_transfer(self, batch, dataloader_idx):
                 batch['x'] = transforms(batch['x'])
                 return batch
 
+        Raises:
+            MisconfigurationException:
+                If using data-parallel, ``Trainer(accelerator='dp')``.
+
         See Also:
             - :meth:`on_after_batch_transfer`
             - :meth:`transfer_batch_to_device`
@@ -681,6 +687,7 @@ def on_after_batch_transfer(self, batch, dataloader_idx):
 
         Note:
             This hook only runs on single GPU training and DDP (no data-parallel).
+            Data-Parallel support will come in near future.
 
         Args:
             batch: A batch of data that needs to be altered or augmented.
@@ -695,6 +702,10 @@ def on_after_batch_transfer(self, batch, dataloader_idx):
                 batch['x'] = gpu_transforms(batch['x'])
                 return batch
 
+        Raises:
+            MisconfigurationException:
+                If using data-parallel, ``Trainer(accelerator='dp')``.
+
         See Also:
             - :meth:`on_before_batch_transfer`
             - :meth:`transfer_batch_to_device`

pytorch_lightning/trainer/connectors/data_connector.py

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ def attach_data(self, model, train_dataloader, val_dataloaders, datamodule):
         # set up the passed in dataloaders (if needed)
         self.attach_dataloaders(model, train_dataloader, val_dataloaders)
         self.attach_datamodule(model, datamodule)
+        self._validate_data_hooks(model)
 
     def __enforce_datamodule_dataloader_override(self, train_dataloader, val_dataloaders, datamodule):
         # If you supply a datamodule you can't supply train_dataloader or val_dataloaders
@@ -97,6 +98,14 @@ def __enforce_datamodule_dataloader_override(self, train_dataloader, val_dataloa
                 'You cannot pass train_dataloader or val_dataloaders to trainer.fit if you supply a datamodule'
             )
 
+    def _validate_data_hooks(self, model):
+        # Raise Misconfiguration exception since these hooks are not supported in DP mode
+        # TODO: Remove this blocker once batch transfer to device is integrated in Lightning for DP mode.
+        batch_transfer_hooks = ('on_before_batch_transfer', 'transfer_batch_to_device', 'on_after_batch_transfer')
+        for hook in batch_transfer_hooks:
+            if self.trainer.accelerator_connector.use_dp and is_overridden(hook, model):
+                raise MisconfigurationException(f'Overriding `{hook}` is not supported in DP mode.')
+
     def attach_dataloaders(
         self,
         model,
@@ -127,22 +136,16 @@ def attach_datamodule(self, model, datamodule: Optional[LightningDataModule] = N
         if datamodule:
 
             # Override loader hooks
-            if is_overridden('train_dataloader', datamodule):
-                model.train_dataloader = datamodule.train_dataloader
-            if is_overridden('val_dataloader', datamodule):
-                model.val_dataloader = datamodule.val_dataloader
-            if is_overridden('test_dataloader', datamodule):
-                model.test_dataloader = datamodule.test_dataloader
-            if is_overridden('predict_dataloader', datamodule):
-                model.predict_dataloader = datamodule.predict_dataloader
+            dl_methods = ('train_dataloader', 'val_dataloader', 'test_dataloader', 'predict_dataloader')
+            for method in dl_methods:
+                if is_overridden(method, datamodule):
+                    setattr(model, method, getattr(datamodule, method))
 
             # Override data transfer hooks if dataset-specific to_device logic has been defined in datamodule
-            if is_overridden('on_before_batch_transfer', datamodule):
-                model.on_before_batch_transfer = datamodule.on_before_batch_transfer
-            if is_overridden('transfer_batch_to_device', datamodule):
-                model.transfer_batch_to_device = datamodule.transfer_batch_to_device
-            if is_overridden('on_after_batch_transfer', datamodule):
-                model.on_after_batch_transfer = datamodule.on_after_batch_transfer
+            batch_transfer_hooks = ('on_before_batch_transfer', 'transfer_batch_to_device', 'on_after_batch_transfer')
+            for hook in batch_transfer_hooks:
+                if is_overridden(hook, datamodule):
+                    setattr(model, hook, getattr(datamodule, hook))
 
             self.trainer.datamodule = datamodule
             datamodule.trainer = self.trainer

tests/accelerators/test_dp.py

@@ -11,15 +11,18 @@
 # 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.
+import pytest
 import torch
 import torch.nn.functional as F
 from torch.utils.data import DataLoader
 
 import pytorch_lightning as pl
 import tests.helpers.pipelines as tpipes
 import tests.helpers.utils as tutils
+from pytorch_lightning import Trainer
 from pytorch_lightning.callbacks import EarlyStopping
 from pytorch_lightning.core import memory
+from pytorch_lightning.utilities.exceptions import MisconfigurationException
 from tests.helpers import BoringModel, RandomDataset
 from tests.helpers.datamodules import ClassifDataModule
 from tests.helpers.runif import RunIf
@@ -132,6 +135,56 @@ def training_epoch_end(self, outputs):
         assert outputs[0]["reduce_float"].item() == 0.5  # mean([0., 1.]) = 0.5
 
 
+def test_dp_raise_exception_with_batch_transfer_hooks(tmpdir, monkeypatch):
+    """
+    Test that an exception is raised when overriding batch_transfer_hooks in DP model.
+    """
+    monkeypatch.setattr("torch.cuda.device_count", lambda: 2)
+
+    class CustomModel(BoringModel):
+
+        def transfer_batch_to_device(self, batch, device):
+            batch = batch.to(device)
+            return batch
+
+    trainer_options = dict(
+        default_root_dir=tmpdir,
+        max_steps=7,
+        gpus=[0, 1],
+        accelerator='dp',
+    )
+
+    trainer = Trainer(**trainer_options)
+    model = CustomModel()
+
+    with pytest.raises(MisconfigurationException, match=r'Overriding `transfer_batch_to_device` is not .* in DP'):
+        trainer.fit(model)
+
+    class CustomModel(BoringModel):
+
+        def on_before_batch_transfer(self, batch, dataloader_idx):
+            batch += 1
+            return batch
+
+    trainer = Trainer(**trainer_options)
+    model = CustomModel()
+
+    with pytest.raises(MisconfigurationException, match=r'Overriding `on_before_batch_transfer` is not .* in DP'):
+        trainer.fit(model)
+
+    class CustomModel(BoringModel):
+
+        def on_after_batch_transfer(self, batch, dataloader_idx):
+            batch += 1
+            return batch
+
+    trainer = Trainer(**trainer_options)
+    model = CustomModel()
+
+    with pytest.raises(MisconfigurationException, match=r'Overriding `on_after_batch_transfer` is not .* in DP'):
+        trainer.fit(model)
+
+
 @RunIf(min_gpus=2)
 def test_dp_training_step_dict(tmpdir):
     """ This test verifies that dp properly reduces dictionaries """