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#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
Performance Validation Tests for TinyTorch
===========================================
Ensures operations meet expected performance characteristics.
Tests memory usage, computational complexity, and scaling behavior.
Test Categories:
- Memory usage patterns
- Computational complexity
- No memory leaks
- Scaling behavior
- Performance bottlenecks
"""
import sys
import os
import numpy as np
import time
import tracemalloc
import pytest
from typing import Tuple
# Add project root to path
project_root = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../..'))
sys.path.insert(0, project_root)
from tinytorch.core.tensor import Tensor
from tinytorch.core.layers import Linear
from tinytorch.core.activations import ReLU
from tinytorch.core.training import MeanSquaredError
from tinytorch.core.optimizers import SGD, Adam
from tinytorch.nn import Conv2d, Sequential
import tinytorch.nn.functional as F
# ============== Memory Usage Tests ==============
def test_tensor_memory_efficiency():
"""Tensors don't create unnecessary copies."""
tracemalloc.start()
# Create large tensor
size = (1000, 1000)
data = np.random.randn(*size)
# Measure memory before
snapshot1 = tracemalloc.take_snapshot()
# Create tensor (should not copy if using same dtype)
tensor = Tensor(data)
# Measure memory after
snapshot2 = tracemalloc.take_snapshot()
# Calculate memory increase
stats = snapshot2.compare_to(snapshot1, 'lineno')
total_increase = sum(stat.size_diff for stat in stats if stat.size_diff > 0)
# Should be minimal increase (just Tensor object overhead)
# Not a full copy of the array
array_size = data.nbytes
assert total_increase < array_size * 0.5, \
f"Tensor creation used too much memory: {total_increase / 1e6:.1f}MB"
tracemalloc.stop()
def test_linear_layer_memory():
"""Linear layer memory usage is predictable."""
tracemalloc.start()
input_size, output_size = 1000, 500
# Memory before
snapshot1 = tracemalloc.take_snapshot()
# Create layer
layer = Linear(input_size, output_size)
# Memory after
snapshot2 = tracemalloc.take_snapshot()
# Calculate expected memory
# Weights: input_size * output_size * 8 bytes (float64)
# Bias: output_size * 8 bytes
expected = (input_size * output_size + output_size) * 8
stats = snapshot2.compare_to(snapshot1, 'lineno')
total_increase = sum(stat.size_diff for stat in stats if stat.size_diff > 0)
# Allow 20% overhead for Python objects
assert total_increase < expected * 1.2, \
f"Linear layer uses too much memory: {total_increase / expected:.1f}x expected"
tracemalloc.stop()
def test_optimizer_memory_overhead():
"""Optimizers have expected memory overhead."""
model = Sequential([
Linear(100, 50),
ReLU(),
Linear(50, 10)
])
# Count parameters
total_params = sum(p.data.size for p in model.parameters())
param_memory = total_params * 8 # float64
tracemalloc.start()
snapshot1 = tracemalloc.take_snapshot()
# SGD should have minimal overhead
sgd = SGD(model.parameters(), learning_rate=0.01)
snapshot2 = tracemalloc.take_snapshot()
stats = snapshot2.compare_to(snapshot1, 'lineno')
sgd_overhead = sum(stat.size_diff for stat in stats if stat.size_diff > 0)
# SGD should use almost no extra memory
assert sgd_overhead < param_memory * 0.1, \
f"SGD has too much overhead: {sgd_overhead / param_memory:.1f}x parameters"
# Adam needs momentum buffers (2x parameter memory)
adam = Adam(model.parameters(), learning_rate=0.01)
snapshot3 = tracemalloc.take_snapshot()
stats = snapshot3.compare_to(snapshot2, 'lineno')
adam_overhead = sum(stat.size_diff for stat in stats if stat.size_diff > 0)
# Adam should use ~2x parameter memory for momentum
expected_adam = param_memory * 2
assert adam_overhead < expected_adam * 1.5, \
f"Adam uses too much memory: {adam_overhead / expected_adam:.1f}x expected"
tracemalloc.stop()
def test_no_memory_leak_training():
"""Training loop doesn't leak memory."""
model = Linear(10, 5)
optimizer = SGD(model.parameters(), learning_rate=0.01)
criterion = MeanSquaredError()
X = Tensor(np.random.randn(100, 10))
y = Tensor(np.random.randn(100, 5))
# Warm up
for _ in range(5):
y_pred = model(X)
loss = criterion(y_pred, y)
try:
optimizer.zero_grad()
loss.backward()
optimizer.step()
except:
pass
# Measure memory over many iterations
tracemalloc.start()
snapshot_start = tracemalloc.take_snapshot()
for _ in range(100):
y_pred = model(X)
loss = criterion(y_pred, y)
try:
optimizer.zero_grad()
loss.backward()
optimizer.step()
except:
pass
snapshot_end = tracemalloc.take_snapshot()
# Memory shouldn't grow significantly
stats = snapshot_end.compare_to(snapshot_start, 'lineno')
total_increase = sum(stat.size_diff for stat in stats if stat.size_diff > 0)
# Allow small increase for caching, but not linear growth
assert total_increase < 1e6, \
f"Possible memory leak: {total_increase / 1e6:.1f}MB increase over 100 iterations"
tracemalloc.stop()
# ============== Computational Complexity Tests ==============
def test_linear_complexity():
"""Linear layer has O(mn) complexity."""
sizes = [(100, 100), (200, 200), (400, 400)]
times = []
for m, n in sizes:
layer = Linear(m, n)
x = Tensor(np.random.randn(10, m))
# Time forward pass
start = time.perf_counter()
for _ in range(100):
_ = layer(x)
elapsed = time.perf_counter() - start
times.append(elapsed)
# Complexity should be O(mn)
# Time should roughly quadruple when doubling both dimensions
ratio1 = times[1] / times[0] # Should be ~4
ratio2 = times[2] / times[1] # Should be ~4
# Allow significant tolerance for timing variance
assert 2 < ratio1 < 8, f"Linear complexity seems wrong: {ratio1:.1f}x for 2x size"
assert 2 < ratio2 < 8, f"Linear complexity seems wrong: {ratio2:.1f}x for 2x size"
def test_conv2d_complexity():
"""Conv2d has expected complexity."""
# Conv complexity: O(H*W*C_in*C_out*K^2)
times = []
for kernel_size in [3, 5, 7]:
conv = Conv2d(16, 32, kernel_size=kernel_size)
x = Tensor(np.random.randn(4, 16, 32, 32))
start = time.perf_counter()
for _ in range(10):
_ = conv(x)
elapsed = time.perf_counter() - start
times.append(elapsed)
# Time should increase with kernel size squared
# 5x5 is 25/9 ≈ 2.8x more ops than 3x3
# 7x7 is 49/25 ≈ 2x more ops than 5x5
ratio1 = times[1] / times[0]
ratio2 = times[2] / times[1]
# Very loose bounds due to timing variance
assert 1.5 < ratio1 < 5, f"Conv scaling unexpected: {ratio1:.1f}x for 3→5 kernel"
assert 1.2 < ratio2 < 4, f"Conv scaling unexpected: {ratio2:.1f}x for 5→7 kernel"
def test_matmul_vs_loops():
"""Matrix multiplication performance comparison."""
size = 100
a = Tensor(np.random.randn(size, size))
b = Tensor(np.random.randn(size, size))
# If matmul is optimized, it should be faster than naive loops
# This test documents the performance difference
# Time matmul
start = time.perf_counter()
for _ in range(10):
if hasattr(a, '__matmul__'):
_ = a @ b
else:
# Fallback to numpy
_ = Tensor(a.data @ b.data)
matmul_time = time.perf_counter() - start
# This just documents performance, not a hard requirement
ops_per_second = (size ** 3 * 10) / matmul_time
# print(f"Matrix multiply performance: {ops_per_second / 1e9:.2f} GFLOPs")
# ============== Scaling Behavior Tests ==============
def test_batch_size_scaling():
"""Performance scales linearly with batch size."""
model = Sequential([
Linear(100, 50),
ReLU(),
Linear(50, 10)
])
times = []
batch_sizes = [10, 20, 40]
for batch_size in batch_sizes:
x = Tensor(np.random.randn(batch_size, 100))
start = time.perf_counter()
for _ in range(100):
_ = model(x)
elapsed = time.perf_counter() - start
times.append(elapsed)
# Should scale linearly with batch size
ratio1 = times[1] / times[0] # Should be ~2
ratio2 = times[2] / times[1] # Should be ~2
assert 1.5 < ratio1 < 3, f"Batch scaling wrong: {ratio1:.1f}x for 2x batch"
assert 1.5 < ratio2 < 3, f"Batch scaling wrong: {ratio2:.1f}x for 2x batch"
def test_deep_network_scaling():
"""Performance with network depth."""
times = []
for depth in [5, 10, 20]:
layers = []
for _ in range(depth):
layers.append(Linear(50, 50))
layers.append(ReLU())
model = Sequential(layers)
x = Tensor(np.random.randn(10, 50))
start = time.perf_counter()
for _ in range(100):
_ = model(x)
elapsed = time.perf_counter() - start
times.append(elapsed)
# Should scale linearly with depth
ratio1 = times[1] / times[0] # Should be ~2
ratio2 = times[2] / times[1] # Should be ~2
assert 1.5 < ratio1 < 3, f"Depth scaling wrong: {ratio1:.1f}x for 2x depth"
assert 1.5 < ratio2 < 3, f"Depth scaling wrong: {ratio2:.1f}x for 2x depth"
# ============== Bottleneck Detection Tests ==============
def test_identify_bottlenecks():
"""Identify performance bottlenecks in pipeline."""
# Profile different components
timings = {}
# Data creation
start = time.perf_counter()
for _ in range(1000):
x = Tensor(np.random.randn(32, 100))
timings['tensor_creation'] = time.perf_counter() - start
# Linear forward
linear = Linear(100, 50)
x = Tensor(np.random.randn(32, 100))
start = time.perf_counter()
for _ in range(1000):
_ = linear(x)
timings['linear_forward'] = time.perf_counter() - start
# Activation
relu = ReLU()
x = Tensor(np.random.randn(32, 50))
start = time.perf_counter()
for _ in range(1000):
_ = relu(x)
timings['relu_forward'] = time.perf_counter() - start
# Loss computation
criterion = MeanSquaredError()
y_pred = Tensor(np.random.randn(32, 10))
y_true = Tensor(np.random.randn(32, 10))
start = time.perf_counter()
for _ in range(1000):
_ = criterion(y_pred, y_true)
timings['loss_computation'] = time.perf_counter() - start
# Find bottleneck
bottleneck = max(timings, key=timings.get)
bottleneck_time = timings[bottleneck]
total_time = sum(timings.values())
# No single component should dominate
assert bottleneck_time < total_time * 0.7, \
f"Performance bottleneck: {bottleneck} takes {bottleneck_time/total_time:.1%} of time"
def test_memory_bandwidth_bound():
"""Test if operations are memory bandwidth bound."""
# Large tensors that stress memory bandwidth
size = 10000
a = Tensor(np.random.randn(size))
b = Tensor(np.random.randn(size))
# Element-wise operations (memory bound)
start = time.perf_counter()
for _ in range(100):
c = Tensor(a.data + b.data) # Simple add
add_time = time.perf_counter() - start
start = time.perf_counter()
for _ in range(100):
c = Tensor(a.data * b.data) # Simple multiply
mul_time = time.perf_counter() - start
# These should take similar time (both memory bound)
ratio = max(add_time, mul_time) / min(add_time, mul_time)
assert ratio < 2, f"Element-wise ops have different performance: {ratio:.1f}x"
# ============== Optimization Validation Tests ==============
def test_relu_vectorization():
"""ReLU should use vectorized operations."""
x = Tensor(np.random.randn(1000, 1000))
relu = ReLU()
# Vectorized ReLU should be fast
start = time.perf_counter()
for _ in range(100):
_ = relu(x)
elapsed = time.perf_counter() - start
# Should process 100M elements quickly
elements_per_second = (1000 * 1000 * 100) / elapsed
# Even naive NumPy should achieve > 100M elem/sec
assert elements_per_second > 1e8, \
f"ReLU too slow: {elements_per_second/1e6:.1f}M elem/sec"
def test_batch_operation_efficiency():
"""Batch operations should be efficient."""
model = Linear(100, 50)
# Single sample vs batch
single = Tensor(np.random.randn(1, 100))
batch = Tensor(np.random.randn(32, 100))
# Time single samples
start = time.perf_counter()
for _ in range(320):
_ = model(single)
single_time = time.perf_counter() - start
# Time batch
start = time.perf_counter()
for _ in range(10):
_ = model(batch)
batch_time = time.perf_counter() - start
# Batch should be much faster than individual
speedup = single_time / batch_time
assert speedup > 2, f"Batch processing not efficient: only {speedup:.1f}x speedup"
# ============== Performance Regression Tests ==============
def test_performance_regression():
"""Ensure performance doesn't degrade over time."""
# Baseline timings (adjust based on initial measurements)
baselines = {
'linear_1000x1000': 0.5, # seconds for 100 iterations
'conv_32x32': 1.0,
'train_step': 0.1,
}
# Test Linear performance
linear = Linear(1000, 1000)
x = Tensor(np.random.randn(10, 1000))
start = time.perf_counter()
for _ in range(100):
_ = linear(x)
linear_time = time.perf_counter() - start
# Allow 2x slower than baseline (generous for different hardware)
# This mainly catches catastrophic regressions
if linear_time > baselines['linear_1000x1000'] * 10:
pytest.warns(
UserWarning,
f"Linear performance regression: {linear_time:.2f}s "
f"(baseline: {baselines['linear_1000x1000']:.2f}s)"
)
if __name__ == "__main__":
# When run directly, use pytest
import subprocess
result = subprocess.run(["pytest", __file__, "-v", "-s"], capture_output=True, text=True)
print(result.stdout)
if result.stderr:
print(result.stderr)
sys.exit(result.returncode)