multi_gpu_utils.py

import tensorflow as tf

def average_grads(tower_grads):

    def average_dense(grad_and_vars):
        if len(grad_and_vars) == 1:
            return grad_and_vars[0][0]

        grad = grad_and_vars[0][0]
        for g, _ in grad_and_vars[1:]:
            grad += g
        return grad / len(grad_and_vars)

    def average_sparse(grad_and_vars):
        if len(grad_and_vars) == 1:
            return grad_and_vars[0][0]

        indices = []
        values = []
        for g, _ in grad_and_vars:
            indices += [g.indices]
            values += [g.values]
        indices = tf.concat(0, indices)
        values = tf.concat(0, values)
        return tf.IndexedSlices(values, indices, grad_and_vars[0][0].dense_shape)

    average_grads = []
    for grad_and_vars in zip(*tower_grads):
        if grad_and_vars[0][0] is None:
            grad = None
        elif isinstance(grad_and_vars[0][0], tf.IndexedSlices):
            grad = average_sparse(grad_and_vars)
        else:
            grad = average_dense(grad_and_vars)

        # Bear in mind that the Variables are redundant because they are shared
        # across towers. Therefore, we will just return the first tower's pointer to
        # the Variable.
        v = grad_and_vars[0][1]
        grad_and_var = (grad, v)
        average_grads.append(grad_and_var)
    return average_grads