Use Paddle-TensorRT Library for inference¶

Contents¶

• [compile Paddle-TRT inference libraries](#compile Paddle-TRT inference libraries)

• [Paddle-TRT interface usage](#Paddle-TRT interface usage)

• [Paddle-TRT example compiling test](#Paddle-TRT example compiling test)

• [Paddle-TRT INT8 usage](#Paddle-TRT_INT8 usage)

• [Paddle-TRT subgraph operation principle](#Paddle-TRT subgraph operation principle)

compile Paddle-TRT inference libraries¶

Use Docker to build inference libraries

TRT inference libraries can only be compiled using GPU.

1. Download Paddle

   git clone https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle.git
   

2. Get docker image

   nvidia-docker run --name paddle_trt -v $PWD/Paddle:/Paddle -it hub.baidubce.com/paddlepaddle/paddle:latest-dev /bin/bash
   

3. Build Paddle TensorRT

   # perform the following operations in docker container
   cd /Paddle
   mkdir build
   cd build
   cmake .. \
         -DWITH_FLUID_ONLY=ON \
         -DWITH_MKL=OFF \
         -DWITH_MKLDNN=OFF \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
         -DWITH_PYTHON=OFF   \
         -DTENSORRT_ROOT=/usr \
         -DON_INFER=ON
   
   # build    
   make -j
   # generate inference library
   make inference_lib_dist -j
   

Paddle-TRT interface usage¶

paddle_inference_api.h defines all APIs of TensorRT.

General steps are as follows:

1. Create appropriate AnalysisConfig.

2. Create PaddlePredictor based on config.

3. Create input tensor.

4. Get output tensor and output result.

A complete process is shown below:

#include "paddle_inference_api.h"

namespace paddle {
using paddle::AnalysisConfig;

void RunTensorRT(int batch_size, std::string model_dirname) {
  // 1. Create MixedRTConfig
  AnalysisConfig config(model_dirname);
  // config->SetModel(model_dirname + "/model",                                                                                                   
  //                     model_dirname + "/params");

  config->EnableUseGpu(100, 0 /*gpu_id*/);
  config->EnableTensorRtEngine(1 << 20 /*work_space_size*/, batch_size /*max_batch_size*/);

  // 2. Create predictor based on config
  auto predictor = CreatePaddlePredictor(config);
  // 3. Create input tensor
  int height = 224;
  int width = 224;
  float data[batch_size * 3 * height * width] = {0};

  PaddleTensor tensor;
  tensor.shape = std::vector<int>({batch_size, 3, height, width});
  tensor.data = PaddleBuf(static_cast<void *>(data),
                          sizeof(float) * (batch_size * 3 * height * width));
  tensor.dtype = PaddleDType::FLOAT32;
  std::vector<PaddleTensor> paddle_tensor_feeds(1, tensor);

  // 4. Create output tensor
  std::vector<PaddleTensor> outputs;
  // 5. Inference
  predictor->Run(paddle_tensor_feeds, &outputs, batch_size);

  const size_t num_elements = outputs.front().data.length() / sizeof(float);
  auto *data = static_cast<float *>(outputs.front().data.data());
  for (size_t i = 0; i < num_elements; i++) {
    std::cout << "output: " << data[i] << std::endl;
  }
}
}  // namespace paddle

int main() {
  // Download address of the model http://paddle-inference-dist.cdn.bcebos.com/tensorrt_test/mobilenet.tar.gz
  paddle::RunTensorRT(1, "./mobilenet");
  return 0;
}

The compilation process is here

Paddle-TRT INT8 usage¶

1. Paddle-TRT INT8 introduction
   The parameters of the neural network are redundant to some extent. In many tasks, we can turn the Float32 model into Int8 model on the premise of precision. At present, Paddle-TRT supports to turn the trained Float32 model into Int8 model off line. The specific processes are as follows: 1）Create the calibration table. We prepare about 500 real input data, and input the data to the model. Paddle-TRT will count the range information of each op input and output value in the model, and record in the calibration table. The information can reduce the information loss during model transformation. 2）After creating the calibration table, run the model again, Paddle-TRT will load the calibration table automatically, and conduct the inference in the INT8 mode.

2. compile and test the INT8 example

```shell
cd SAMPLE_BASE_DIR/sample
# sh run_impl.sh {the address of inference libraries} {the name of test script} {model directories}
# We generate 500 input data to simulate the process, and it's suggested that you use real example for experiment.
sh run_impl.sh BASE_DIR/fluid_inference_install_dir/  fluid_generate_calib_test SAMPLE_BASE_DIR/sample/mobilenetv1

```

    After the running period, there will be a new file named trt_calib_* under the `SAMPLE_BASE_DIR/sample/build/mobilenetv1` model directory, which is the calibration table.

``` shell
# conduct INT8 inference
# copy the model file with calibration tables to a specific address
cp -rf SAMPLE_BASE_DIR/sample/build/mobilenetv1 SAMPLE_BASE_DIR/sample/mobilenetv1_calib
sh run_impl.sh BASE_DIR/fluid_inference_install_dir/  fluid_int8_test SAMPLE_BASE_DIR/sample/mobilenetv1_calib
```

Paddle-TRT subgraph operation principle¶

Subgraph is used to integrate TensorRT in PaddlePaddle. After model is loaded, neural network can be represented as a computing graph composed of variables and computing nodes. Functions Paddle TensorRT implements are to scan the whole picture, discover subgraphs that can be optimized with TensorRT and replace them with TensorRT nodes. During the inference of model, Paddle will call TensorRT library to optimize TensorRT nodes and call native library of Paddle to optimize other nodes. During the inference, TensorRT can integrate Op horizonally and vertically to filter redundant Ops and is able to choose appropriate kernel for specific Op in specific platform to speed up the inference of model.

A simple model expresses the process :

Original Network

Transformed Network

We can see in the Original Network that the green nodes represent nodes supported by TensorRT, the red nodes represent variables in network and yellow nodes represent nodes which can only be operated by native functions in Paddle. Green nodes in original network are extracted to compose subgraph which is replaced by a single TensorRT node to be transformed into block-25 node in network. When such nodes are encountered during the runtime, TensorRT library will be called to execute them.