⚡️ Speed up function log_sum_exp by 10%
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📄 10% (0.10x) speedup for
log_sum_expinstanza/models/common/crf.py⏱️ Runtime :
3.42 milliseconds→3.10 milliseconds(best of164runs)📝 Explanation and details
The optimized code achieves a 10% speedup by replacing
torch.max()withtorch.amax()for finding maximum values along specified dimensions.Key Change:
torch.max(value, dim=dim, keepdim=True)→torch.amax(value, dim=dim, keepdim=True)torch.max(value)→torch.amax(value)Why This Improves Performance:
torch.amax()is a more efficient implementation for computing maximum values compared totorch.max(). The key difference is thattorch.max()returns both the maximum values and their indices as a tuple(values, indices), even when only the maximum values are needed. In contrast,torch.amax()returns only the maximum values, eliminating the overhead of computing and returning unused index information.The line profiler results show this optimization is particularly effective:
torch.max(value, dim=dim, keepdim=True): 24.4% → 19.7% of total timetorch.max(value): 11% → 15.7% of total time (slight increase due to measurement variance, but overall function time decreased)Test Case Benefits:
This optimization benefits all test cases uniformly since every call to
log_sum_exp()requires computing maximum values for numerical stability. The speedup is consistent across various tensor sizes and dimensions, from small 2D tensors to large 1000-element tensors, making it effective for both typical usage patterns and performance-critical scenarios in the CRF model.✅ Correctness verification report:
🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime
⏪ Replay Tests and Runtime
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