refactor: replace rmm::device_scalar with cudf::detail::device_scalar - #23618
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Introduce a self-contained cudf::detail::device_scalar<T> wrapper (size-1 rmm::device_uvector storage) and migrate all libcudf source, tests, and libcudf_streaming to use it. Updates the scalar hierarchy ctor signatures from rmm::device_scalar<T> to cudf::detail::device_scalar<T> (public API change), refreshes DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md guidance. This completes plan drop-rmm-device-scalar.md. A follow-up change removes the final rmm::device_scalar usage in compute_single_pass_aggs.cuh.
Replace the exemption rmm::device_scalar<cuda::std::atomic_flag> in compute_single_pass_aggs.cuh with rmm::device_uvector<cuda::std::atomic_flag> of size 1 — semantically identical (device_scalar is a size-1 device_uvector under the hood) but eliminates the last direct rmm::device_scalar reference from libcudf source. atomic_flag cannot use cudf::detail::device_scalar because it is not trivially copyable, but device_uvector has no such requirement. Completes plan drop-final-rmm-device-scalar-usage.md.
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| * @param mr Device memory resource to use for device memory allocation. | ||
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| fixed_width_scalar(rmm::device_scalar<T>&& data, | ||
| fixed_width_scalar(cudf::detail::device_scalar<T>&& data, |
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This certainly gives me some pause. We have essentially turned this constructor from public to internal since it requires an internal class to call it.
This has come up before with the same concerns.
Perhaps new constructors should be added for the detail parameter and keep the rmm::device_scalar ones in place?
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At first I agreed with you but after further analysis, it seems like fixed_width_scalar is in detail.
Only classes like numeric_scalar and scalar are public, so users don't call this constructor directly. I think this is fine. See my comment below about the others, those do need ways to construct publicly.
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I decided to keep using our device_scalar for internal functions/methods/constructors while using cudf::scalar for public APIs. The old public APIs are deprecated now and we can remove them after a release.
| Use this for scalar input/outputs into device kernels, e.g., reduction results, null count, etc. | ||
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| - Owns `rmm::device_uvector<T> _storage{1, stream, mr}`. |
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Is the device_uvector important information in the developer guide?
I saw Bradley's comment about cuda::buffer and it seems this would need to be kept insync with internal/private data members of the class.
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I agree this can be internal implementation detail, and doesn't need to be in the developer guide.
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Agreed that the internal storage details should not be in the developer guide. I updated this in b648813a27: the cudf::detail::device_scalar section remains, but no longer documents the rmm::device_uvector backing storage or private data member details.
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| // Flag indicating whether a global memory aggregation fallback is required or not. | ||
| rmm::device_scalar<cuda::std::atomic_flag> needs_global_memory_fallback(stream); | ||
| rmm::device_uvector<cuda::std::atomic_flag> needs_global_memory_fallback(1, stream); |
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Probably worth adding or just moving the Cannot use device_scalar::value ... comment here. Using a device vector of size 1 is not an obvious solution because of atomic_flag.
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Added the explanatory comment at the host-copy site.
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Yikes I'm sorry I only meant to update the branch and not take this out of draft. Well, thank you @davidwendt @PointKernel @bdice for the reviews! I will try to address them ASAP. I was trying to figure out what to do about the public APIs before opening this up for review anyway, so David's question is apropos. |
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WalkthroughChangesThe PR replaces inherited RMM device-scalar storage with cuDF-owned storage, adds type-checked constructors from Device scalar migration
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155-162: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy liftMove the device allocation into
_data.Line 161 and Line 226 call
data.value(stream). Each call synchronizes and copies device data to host. The constructors then allocate new device storage and copy the value back.Move the rvalue
device_scalarinto_data. This preserves the existing allocation and avoids the synchronous round trip.numeric_scalarandchrono_scalaralso use the fixed-width constructor.Proposed fix
- _data{data.value(stream), stream, mr} + _data{std::move(data)}- : scalar(data_type(type_to_id<T>()), is_valid, stream, mr), _data{data.value(stream), stream, mr} + : scalar(data_type(type_to_id<T>()), is_valid, stream, mr), _data{std::move(data)}Also applies to: 222-227
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- Around line 63-64: Construct the temporary device scalars temp_data and
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One design hiccup, but otherwise LGTM. I know we have a long way to improve our scalar design, so I won't make this blocking if you have follow-ups in mind.
| * @param mr Device memory resource to use for device memory allocation. | ||
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| numeric_scalar(rmm::device_scalar<T>&& data, | ||
| numeric_scalar(cudf::detail::device_scalar<T>&& data, |
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This numeric_scalar constructor and the other public scalar constructors below are problematic in the way @davidwendt described above. Public classes shouldn't require detail objects to construct them. We need a non-detail way to construct this from device data.
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Addressed in 4f6a01e0bf: the public scalar classes now expose constructors from cudf::scalar const& with type validation, and the old rmm::device_scalar overloads are retained but deprecated. The cudf::detail::device_scalar constructor remains only on internal detail::fixed_width_scalar.
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Description
Replaces libcudf's direct
rmm::device_scalarusage withcudf::detail::device_scalar, which now owns size-1rmm::device_uvectorstorage directly. Also removes the finalrmm::device_scalar<cuda::std::atomic_flag>use in groupby hash aggregation by using a size-1rmm::device_uvectorinstead. The developer guide is updated accordingly.Contributes to rapidsai/rmm#2455
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