Method fork

mpu/random.py:169–186

Fork the cuda rng state, perform operations, and exit with the original state.

(self, name=_MODEL_PARALLEL_RNG_TRACKER_NAME)

    @contextlib.contextmanager
    def fork(self, name=_MODEL_PARALLEL_RNG_TRACKER_NAME):
        """Fork the cuda rng state, perform operations, and exit with
        the original state."""
        # Check if we have added the state
        if name not in self.states_:
            raise Exception('cuda rng state {} is not added'.format(name))
        # Store current rng state.
        orig_cuda_rng_state = torch.cuda.get_rng_state()
        # Set rng state to the desired one
        _set_cuda_rng_state(self.states_[name])
        # Do the stuff we wanted to do.
        try:
            yield
        finally:
            # Update the current rng state for later use.
            self.states_[name] = torch.cuda.get_rng_state()
            # And set the state to the original state we started with.
            _set_cuda_rng_state(orig_cuda_rng_state)


# RNG tracker object.