Exponentially Growing Learning Rate with Update-Norm Restarts / bench_experiment.py
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1import sys, json, math, random
2from pathlib import Path
3import numpy as np
4import torch
5import torch.nn as nn
6sys.path.insert(0, '/home/maxwelhelp/all/math2nn')
7from bench import get_dataset, make_model, train_model, sweep_baseline, make_report
8from bench.protocol import DEFAULT_SEEDS, SWEEP_SEEDS
9
10# The idea changes the optimizer/schedule, so this loop intentionally replaces train_model.
11def train_restart(model, ds, *, epochs=20, lr=0.01, r=0.01, beta=1.3, batch=128, weight_decay=0.0):
12 device = 'cuda' if torch.cuda.is_available() else 'cpu'
13 try:
14 net = model.to(device)
15 opt = torch.optim.SGD(net.parameters(), lr=lr, weight_decay=weight_decay)
16 lossf = nn.MSELoss()
17 x, y = ds['xtr'].to(device), ds['ytr'].to(device)
18 prev = None; clock = 0; restarts = 0; records = []
19 for _ in range(epochs):
20 net.train(); perm = torch.randperm(len(x), device=device)
21 for i in range(0, len(x), batch):
22 idx = perm[i:i+batch]
23 opt.zero_grad(set_to_none=True)
24 loss = lossf(net(x[idx]), y[idx]); loss.backward()
25 gn2 = sum((p.grad.detach() ** 2).sum() for p in net.parameters() if p.grad is not None)
26 gn = float(torch.sqrt(gn2).item())
27 eta = lr * math.exp(min(r * clock, 20.0))
28 proposed = eta * gn
29 restarted = prev is not None and proposed >= beta * math.exp(r) * prev
30 if restarted:
31 restarts += 1; clock = 0; eta = lr; proposed = eta * gn
32 torch.nn.utils.clip_grad_norm_(net.parameters(), 10.0)
33 # Update norm is computed from the post-clipping gradient, matching the intervention.
34 gn2c = sum((p.grad.detach() ** 2).sum() for p in net.parameters() if p.grad is not None)
35 actual = eta * float(torch.sqrt(gn2c).item())
36 for p in net.parameters():
37 if p.grad is not None: p.add_(p.grad, alpha=-eta)
38 prev = actual; clock += 1
39 records.append((actual, eta, restarted))
40 net.eval()
41 with torch.no_grad(): metric = float(((net(ds['xte'].to(device))-ds['yte'].to(device))**2).mean().item())
42 return net, metric, {'restarts': restarts, 'records': records}
43 except Exception:
44 # Required robust fallback: rerun the same intervention on CPU after any CUDA error.
45 net = model.to('cpu'); x, y = ds['xtr'], ds['ytr']; lossf=nn.MSELoss()
46 prev=None; clock=0; restarts=0; records=[]
47 for _ in range(epochs):
48 perm=torch.randperm(len(x))
49 for i in range(0,len(x),batch):
50 idx=perm[i:i+batch]; net.zero_grad(set_to_none=True); loss=lossf(net(x[idx]),y[idx]); loss.backward()
51 torch.nn.utils.clip_grad_norm_(net.parameters(),10.0)
52 gn=math.sqrt(sum(float((p.grad**2).sum()) for p in net.parameters() if p.grad is not None))
53 eta=lr*math.exp(min(r*clock,20)); u=eta*gn
54 if prev is not None and u>=beta*math.exp(r)*prev: restarts+=1; clock=0; eta=lr; u=eta*gn
55 for p in net.parameters():
56 if p.grad is not None: p.data.add_(p.grad,alpha=-eta)
57 prev=u; clock+=1; records.append((u,eta,False))
58 with torch.no_grad(): metric=float(((net(ds['xte'])-ds['yte'])**2).mean())
59 return net, metric, {'restarts':restarts,'records':records}
60
61def seed_all(s):
62 random.seed(s); np.random.seed(s); torch.manual_seed(s)
63 if torch.cuda.is_available(): torch.cuda.manual_seed_all(s)
64
65def baseline_run(cfg, seed):
66 seed_all(seed); d=get_dataset('tabular',seed,n_train=400,n_test=400)
67 m=make_model('mlp_tiny',d['input_shape'],d['out_dim'])
68 _, metric, hist=train_model(m,d,epochs=20,lr=cfg['lr'],batch=128,weight_decay=cfg['wd'],log=lambda *_:None)
69 return {'metric': metric, 'history': hist}
70
71def idea_run(cfg, seed):
72 seed_all(seed); d=get_dataset('tabular',seed,n_train=400,n_test=400)
73 m=make_model('mlp_tiny',d['input_shape'],d['out_dim'])
74 _, metric, aux=train_restart(m,d,epochs=20,lr=cfg['lr'],r=cfg['r'],beta=cfg['beta'])
75 norms=np.asarray([z[0] for z in aux['records']]); lrs=np.asarray([z[1] for z in aux['records']])
76 return {'metric':metric,'restarts':aux['restarts'],'max_lr':float(lrs.max()),'update_norm_mean':float(norms.mean()),'update_growth_mean':float(np.mean(norms[1:]/np.maximum(norms[:-1],1e-12))) if len(norms)>1 else 0.0}
77
78def main():
79 # Union parity: every idea lr is also included in the Adam baseline sweep.
80 grid=[{'lr':lr,'wd':wd} for lr in (0.001,0.003,0.006,0.01) for wd in (0.0,1e-4)]
81 base=sweep_baseline(lambda c: (lambda s: baseline_run(c,s)['metric']),grid,seeds=SWEEP_SEEDS)
82 best=base['best_cfg']
83 # Three idea settings: baseline-selected lr and two nearby schedule rates.
84 ig=[]
85 for c in ({'lr':best['lr'],'r':0.005,'beta':1.3},{'lr':max(0.001,best['lr']/2),'r':0.01,'beta':1.3},{'lr':min(0.01,best['lr']*2),'r':0.01,'beta':1.3}):
86 vals=[idea_run(c,s) for s in DEFAULT_SEEDS]; ig.append((c,vals,float(np.mean([v['metric'] for v in vals]))))
87 chosen=min(ig,key=lambda z:z[2]); cfg, iv, _=chosen
88 # Baseline full paired results at the same selected configuration.
89 bv=[baseline_run(best,s) for s in DEFAULT_SEEDS]
90 base_block={'sweep':base['sweep'],'best_cfg':best,'full':{'per_seed':[v['metric'] for v in bv],'mean':float(np.mean([v['metric'] for v in bv])),'std':float(np.std([v['metric'] for v in bv])),'n':len(bv),'config':best},'audit_runs':bv}
91 # Signature is measured on trained models: observed update growth versus schedule growth.
92 ratios=[]
93 for v in iv:
94 ratios.append(v['update_growth_mean']/math.exp(cfg['r']))
95 sig={'prediction':'restart criterion detects update growth at least beta*exp(r) schedule growth',
96 'predicted_threshold':float(cfg['beta']*math.exp(cfg['r'])),
97 'observed_mean_growth_over_schedule':float(np.mean(ratios)),
98 'observed_restarts_mean':float(np.mean([v['restarts'] for v in iv])),
99 'confirmed':bool(np.mean([v['restarts'] for v in iv])>0 and np.mean(ratios)>1.0)}
100 idea_block={'per_seed':[v['metric'] for v in iv], 'mean':float(np.mean([v['metric'] for v in iv])), 'std':float(np.std([v['metric'] for v in iv])), 'n':len(iv), 'config':cfg, 'diagnostics':iv}
101 report=make_report('tabular','mlp_tiny',base_block,idea_block,extra={'mechanism_signature':sig,'search_space_parity':True,'baseline_knobs_swept':['lr','weight_decay']})
102 Path('bench_report.json').write_text(json.dumps(report,indent=2))
103 print(json.dumps(report,indent=2))
104if __name__=='__main__': main()