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This adds hpx::execution::experimental::task_size_chunk_size, executor parameters that divide loop iterations into chunks based on the task size of the loop body (see hpx::task_size) instead of measuring an iteration. The run time a size stands for (hpx::task_size_duration) is taken as the run time of one iteration. A loop runs on as many cores as can be given chunks_per_core chunks of at least min_chunk_time each, at least on one, and on the calling thread if it is only one chunk. A loop body without a size is chunked as with the default parameters.
The defaults (2.5 us as the minimal run time of a chunk and 8 chunks per core) are compiled into hpx_core and can be changed at startup with the configuration entries hpx.task_size_chunk_size.min_chunk_time_us and hpx.task_size_chunk_size.chunks_per_core (or HPX_TASK_SIZE_CHUNK_SIZE_MIN_CHUNK_TIME_US and HPX_TASK_SIZE_CHUNK_SIZE_CHUNKS_PER_CORE).
The new task_size_chunk_size_sweep runs hpx::for_each with nano, small and medium loop bodies over 1 us to 10 ms of work for 28 pairs of the two parameters and compares them to the default parameters. It prints the pair closest to the best parameters of each case as configuration entries, for tuning a machine. Four rounds at 4, 8, 16 and 32 cores put 2.5 us and 8 chunks per core first overall (1.051 of the best of each case), so these are the defaults.
foreach_report and stream_report get entries that use task_size_chunk_size (named with a _task_size suffix), and stream implements its --chunker option as default or task_size.
The new configure option HPX_WITH_TASK_SIZE_DEFAULT_PARAMETERS (OFF by default) derives default_parameters from task_size_chunk_size, so that par and the executors without parameters of their own chunk a loop whose body has a task size based on it, while loops without a size are chunked as before. For this, a default-constructed task_size_chunk_size reads its defaults when a loop is chunked instead of when it is created, so that the global execution policies use the configured values. The option is turned on for the Linux debug, Windows release and macOS debug GitHub Actions builds and for the gcc 14 builders on rostam.
Copy and other algorithms without a function have no task size yet, so task_size_chunk_size chunks them as by default.
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Added task-size-based chunking for parallel loops. Task-size hints help estimate iteration work and select chunk sizes without measuring each iteration.
Added configurable minimum chunk time and chunks per core, with defaults of 2.5 microseconds and 8 chunks per core. Per-loop settings can override these defaults.
Added an option to use task-size-based chunking for default parameters; it is disabled by default.
Added task-size chunking options to the STREAM performance benchmarks and a benchmark for comparing chunk-size settings.
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Documented configuration settings, per-loop overrides, and default behavior for loops with and without task-size hints.
The change adds task_size_chunk_size, which uses loop-body task-size metadata to select processing units and chunk sizes. Runtime configuration can set its defaults. Parallel algorithm partitioners use task-size estimates. The change also adds an opt-in default-parameter setting, tests, performance benchmarks, and documentation.
Adds task_size_chunk_size, compiled defaults, and runtime configuration entries. Adds the opt-in HPX_WITH_TASK_SIZE_DEFAULT_PARAMETERS setting and documents parameter behavior, configuration, and benchmark usage.
Algorithm partitioning and validation libs/core/algorithms/include/hpx/parallel/util/..., libs/core/algorithms/CMakeLists.txt, libs/core/execution/tests/unit/...
Bulk-shape calculations use task-size-derived durations, and partitioners pass their callable into those calculations. Unit tests cover parameter calculations, configuration values, and algorithm behavior.
sequenceDiagram
participant ForEach as hpx::for_each
participant Partitioner as partitioner
participant Shape as get_bulk_iteration_shape
participant Parameters as task_size_chunk_size
ForEach->>Partitioner: invoke with loop callable
Partitioner->>Shape: pass policy, callable, and iteration range
Shape->>Parameters: query iteration duration and chunk shape
Parameters-->>Shape: return task-size-based duration and chunking values
Shape-->>Partitioner: return bulk iteration shape
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TheHPXProject/hpx#7837: Both changes use expected task cost in HPX execution. This change uses loop-body task-size metadata for chunk sizing but does not add the per-task scheduler metadata proposed by the issue.
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The changes are low-risk to merge but should correct the zero-value configuration behavior and benchmark median calculation.
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- Around line 1351-1352: Update the task_size_chunk_size documentation paragraph
to match the defaults in task_size_chunk_size_defaults.cpp: state 8 chunks per
core and a minimum run time of 2.5 microseconds, keeping the surrounding text
unchanged.
Review comments at @libs/core/runtime_local/src/runtime_local.cpp:
- Around line 649-660: Validate min_chunk_time_us and configured_chunks_per_core
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task_size_chunk_size divides loop iterations into chunks based on the task
size of the loop body instead of measuring an iteration: the run time a
size stands for (task_size_duration) is taken as the run time of one
iteration. A loop runs on as many cores as can be given chunks_per_core
chunks of at least min_chunk_time each (4 chunks of 5 microseconds by
default), and on the calling thread if it is only one chunk. A loop body
without a size is chunked as with the default parameters.
Signed-off-by: Hartmut Kaiser <[email protected]>
The defaults of task_size_chunk_size (a minimal run time of a chunk of
5 us and 4 chunks per core) are compiled into hpx_core instead of being
written in its header, so that changing them recompiles one source file.
The runtime replaces them at startup with the configuration entries
hpx.task_size_chunk_size.min_chunk_time_us and
hpx.task_size_chunk_size.chunks_per_core, which are empty by default and
can also be set with HPX_TASK_SIZE_CHUNK_SIZE_MIN_CHUNK_TIME_US and
HPX_TASK_SIZE_CHUNK_SIZE_CHUNKS_PER_CORE. A chunks_per_core of 0 given
to the constructor stands for the default.
Test the configuration entries, and transform_reduce and reduce with
task_size_chunk_size running in several chunks.
Signed-off-by: Hartmut Kaiser <[email protected]>
task_size_chunk_size_sweep runs hpx::for_each with nano, small and
medium loop bodies over 1 us to 10 ms of work for 28 pairs of minimal
chunk time and chunks per core, and compares them to the default
parameters. It prints a summary and, as configuration entries, the pair
closest to the best parameters of each case, for tuning a machine. As a
test it runs only loops of up to 100 us, each once.
Four rounds at 4, 8, 16 and 32 cores put 2.5 us and 8 chunks per core
first overall (1.051 of the best of each case, 5 us and 4 chunks per
core 1.071), first at 8 and 16 cores and within 1% at 32 cores, so these
become the defaults. More chunks per core leave chunks to steal towards
the end of a loop.
Signed-off-by: Hartmut Kaiser <[email protected]>
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foreach_report runs the for_each loop of three executors again with
task_size_chunk_size, the loop body given the task size closest to
--work_delay. stream_report runs its three executors again with
task_size_chunk_size and nano-sized kernels, and stream implements its
--chunker option, which it printed but didn't use, as default or
task_size. Copy has no function, so task_size_chunk_size chunks it as by
default.
Signed-off-by: Hartmut Kaiser <[email protected]>
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With this configure option, default_parameters is derived from
task_size_chunk_size, so that par and the executors without parameters
of their own chunk a loop whose body has a task size based on it. Loops
whose body has no size are chunked as before. The option is OFF by
default.
Signed-off-by: Hartmut Kaiser <[email protected]>
Turn the option on for the Linux debug, Windows release and macOS debug
GitHub Actions builds and for the gcc 14 builders (debug and release) on
rostam, so that both chunking paths stay tested.
Signed-off-by: Hartmut Kaiser <[email protected]>
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Minor · Forward the task size through the for_each_index wrappers. · partitioner.hpp:77-78
libs/core/algorithms/include/hpx/parallel/util/partitioner.hpp:77-78 Minor · Performance & Scalability · Quick win
Forward the task size through the for_each_index wrappers.
When a parallel for_each_index call uses task_size_chunk_size, the partitioner measures for_each_index_iteration_left or for_each_index_iteration_right, not the annotated body stored in fun_. The wrapper reports unknown, so the policy falls back to default chunking and does not apply the body's task-size-based partitioning.
Add forwarding traits for both wrappers, matching the existing for_each_iteration forwarding pattern.
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- 78:
Forward task-size traits for both for_each_index_iteration_left and
for_each_index_iteration_right, following the existing for_each_iteration
forwarding pattern. Each trait should delegate get_task_size to the wrapper’s
stored fun_ so annotated body sizing reaches the partitioner.
Minor · Preserve the generator task size before capturing it. · partitioner.hpp:77-78
libs/core/algorithms/include/hpx/parallel/util/partitioner.hpp:77-78 Minor · Performance & Scalability · Quick win
Preserve the generator task size before capturing it.
When generate or generate_n receives a sized generator, the partitioner receives f1, whose lambda type has no task-size specialization. task_size_chunk_size therefore uses default chunking instead of the configured generator size. Query the size before forwarding f, then wrap f1 with size_of_function.
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#include <hpx/parallel/util/partitioner.hpp>
+#include <hpx/functional/traits/get_task_size.hpp>+#include <hpx/threading_base/sized_function.hpp>+ auto const f_size =+ hpx::traits::get_task_size_for<+ std::remove_cvref_t<F>>::call(f);
auto f1 = [policy, f = HPX_FORWARD(F, f)](
Iter part_begin, std::size_t part_size) mutable {
...
- detail::distance(first, last), HPX_MOVE(f1),+ detail::distance(first, last),+ hpx::threads::detail::size_of_function<+ std::decay_t<decltype(f1)>>{HPX_MOVE(f1), f_size},
...
+ auto const f_size =+ hpx::traits::get_task_size_for<+ std::remove_cvref_t<F>>::call(f);
auto f1 = [policy, f = HPX_FORWARD(F, f)](
FwdIter part_begin, std::size_t part_size) mutable {
...
- HPX_FORWARD(ExPolicy, policy), first, count, HPX_MOVE(f1),+ HPX_FORWARD(ExPolicy, policy), first, count,+ hpx::threads::detail::size_of_function<+ std::decay_t<decltype(f1)>>{HPX_MOVE(f1), f_size},
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- 78:
In the generate and generate_n flows that reach get_bulk_iteration_shape,
capture the sized generator’s task size before forwarding it into f1, then
preserve that size when passing the wrapper to the partitioner so
task_size_chunk_size uses the configured generator size.
Minor · Forward the predicate's task size through count_iteration. · partitioner.hpp:77-78
libs/core/algorithms/include/hpx/parallel/util/partitioner.hpp:77-78 Minor · Performance & Scalability · Quick win
Forward the predicate's task size through count_iteration.
count_if passes its predicate inside count_iteration to the general partitioner. count_iteration has no get_task_size specialization. A predicate annotated with hpx::task_size therefore reports unknown. task_size_chunk_size then returns null_duration and uses default chunking, so the annotation has no effect on count_if.
Other wrappers in this code already forward their size. for_each_iteration in for_each.hpp and part_iterations in for_loop.hpp both do this. Add the same forwarding for count_iteration. Place the specialization at namespace scope after the count_iteration definition in count.hpp:
count(value) uses compare_to as its operation. That type has no task size, so its behavior does not change.
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- 78:
Add a namespace-scope hpx::traits::get_task_size specialization for
count_iteration after its definition in count.hpp, forwarding task-size lookup
and retrieval to the decayed operation stored in op_. This lets count_if honor
task_size annotations on its predicate while leaving operations without an
annotation unchanged.
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@libs/core/algorithms/include/hpx/parallel/util/partitioner.hpp:
- Around line 77-78: Forward task-size traits for both
for_each_index_iteration_left and for_each_index_iteration_right, following the
existing for_each_iteration forwarding pattern. Each trait should delegate
get_task_size to the wrapper’s stored fun_ so annotated body sizing reaches the
partitioner.
- Around line 77-78: In the generate and generate_n flows that reach
get_bulk_iteration_shape, capture the sized generator’s task size before
forwarding it into f1, then preserve that size when passing the wrapper to the
partitioner so task_size_chunk_size uses the configured generator size.
- Around line 77-78: Add a namespace-scope hpx::traits::get_task_size
specialization for count_iteration after its definition in count.hpp, forwarding
task-size lookup and retrieval to the decayed operation stored in op_. This lets
count_if honor task_size annotations on its predicate while leaving operations
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@coderabbitai the three outside-diff findings (for_each_index_iteration_left/right, the generator wrapper in generate/generate_n, and count_iteration) are about algorithms whose wrappers don't pass the task size of the user's function on yet. They are handled by #7947, which sizes those wrappers (for_each_index with the size of the body times the number of calls per iteration, generate/generate_n with the size of the generator, count/count_if with the size of the predicate) and tests them in task_sizes_predicates.cpp. Until it is merged, task_size_chunk_size chunks these algorithms as by default, as the PR description says for algorithms without a sized function, so nothing changes here.
@hkaiser You're right. I withdraw the three outside-diff findings as objections to this PR.
The inspected code confirms the intended fallback: an unknown task size produces null_duration, preserves the available processing-unit count, and returns a chunk size of 0 to select default chunking. Missing task-size propagation in those wrappers does not establish a regression here.
The wrapper changes belong in #7947, as you explained. I did not find task_sizes_predicates.cpp on this branch, so I have not verified that PR's tests.
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Minor · Preserve the configured default when chunks_per_core is zero. · runtime_local.cpp:665-677
libs/core/runtime_local/src/runtime_local.cpp:665-677 Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Preserve the configured default when chunks_per_core is zero.
An explicit hpx.task_size_chunk_size.chunks_per_core=0 reaches the setter unchanged. The setter stores 1 for zero, but the public contract defines zero as “use the default number.” Map zero to defaults.chunks_per_core before calling the setter.
Suggested fix
if (chunks_per_core > 1024)
{
chunks_per_core = defaults.chunks_per_core;
}
+ if (chunks_per_core == 0)+ {+ chunks_per_core = defaults.chunks_per_core;+ }
ex::detail::set_task_size_chunk_size_defaults(
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665 - 677:
Update the `chunks_per_core` handling before `set_task_size_chunk_size_defaults`
so a configured value of zero is replaced with `defaults.chunks_per_core`.
Preserve the existing handling of values above 1024.
Minor · Average the two middle samples for even repetition… · task_size_chunk_size_sweep.cpp:99-104
libs/core/algorithms/tests/performance/task_size_chunk_size_sweep.cpp:99-104 Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Average the two middle samples for even repetition counts.
When an even repetition count is selected, times[times.size() / 2] reports the upper middle timing instead of the conventional median. The returned value then skews the per-case output and the summary ratios, geometric means, worst-case comparison, and selected parameters. Compute the average of the two middle sorted samples in this measurement routine.
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Update the measurement routine’s median calculation after sorting times to use
the middle sample for odd counts and the average of the two middle samples for
even counts. Keep the reported median and returned value consistent so
downstream summaries use the conventional median.
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- Around line 99-104: Update the measurement routine’s median calculation after
sorting times to use the middle sample for odd counts and the average of the two
middle samples for even counts. Keep the reported median and returned value
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Review comments at @libs/core/runtime_local/src/runtime_local.cpp:
- Around line 665-677: Update the `chunks_per_core` handling before
`set_task_size_chunk_size_defaults` so a configured value of zero is replaced
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… in the sweep
A configured hpx.task_size_chunk_size.chunks_per_core of 0 gave one chunk per core, it is now ignored like the other values out of range. The sweep takes the mean of the two middle samples for an even number of repetitions.
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@coderabbitai Both fixed in 2355644. A configured chunks_per_core of 0 is now ignored like the other out-of-range values, so the compiled default is used; the documentation gives the range as 1 to 1024, and task_size_chunk_size_configuration.cpp tests it. The sweep now takes the mean of the two middle samples for an even number of repetitions.
@hkaiser Thanks. Source inspection confirms both fixes in 2355644868:
Configured chunks_per_core=0 now selects the compiled default. The documentation specifies 1–1024, and the configuration test checks the zero-value fallback.
For an even sample count, the sweep now averages the two middle samples.
Both concerns are addressed. I did not run the tests.
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This adds hpx::execution::experimental::task_size_chunk_size, executor parameters that divide loop iterations into chunks based on the task size of the loop body (see hpx::task_size) instead of measuring an iteration. The run time a size stands for (hpx::task_size_duration) is taken as the run time of one iteration. A loop runs on as many cores as can be given chunks_per_core chunks of at least min_chunk_time each, at least on one, and on the calling thread if it is only one chunk. A loop body without a size is chunked as with the default parameters.
The new configure option HPX_WITH_TASK_SIZE_DEFAULT_PARAMETERS (OFF by default) derives default_parameters from task_size_chunk_size, so that par and the executors without parameters of their own chunk a loop whose body has a task size based on it, while loops without a size are chunked as before. For this, a default-constructed task_size_chunk_size reads its defaults when a loop is chunked instead of when it is created, so that the global execution policies use the configured values. The option is turned on for the Linux debug, Windows release and macOS debug GitHub Actions builds and for the gcc 14 builders on rostam.
Copy and other algorithms without a function have no task size yet, so task_size_chunk_size chunks them as by default.