Efficient batch processing in JAX is crucial for optimizing machine learning computations. Here are some examples of how JAX facilitates batch processing:
1. Mini-Batch Processing**
Mini-batch processing involves dividing the training data into smaller subsets for more efficient training. Here's a basic implementation using JAX:
python
import jax
import jax.numpy as jnp
from jax import random, grad, jit
def create_batches(data, batch_size):
num_samples = len(data)
indices = jnp.arange(num_samples)
key = random.PRNGKey(0)
shuffled_indices = random.permutation(key, indices)
return jnp.array_split(data[shuffled_indices], num_samples // batch_size)
def batch_forward_pass(params, batch):
W, b = params
return jnp.dot(batch, W) + b
batch_size = 32
learning_rate = 0.01
@jit
def update_params(params, batch, targets):
loss_fn = lambda p: jnp.mean((batch_forward_pass(p, batch) - targets) 2)
grads = grad(loss_fn)(params)
return [(w - learning_rate * dw) for w, dw in zip(params, grads)]
2. Dynamic Batch Sizing**
Dynamic batch sizing adapts the batch size during training to optimize performance and memory usage:
python
def dynamic_batch_size(data_size, memory_limit, compute_memory_usage):
initial_batch_size = 32
while initial_batch_size > 1:
memory_required = compute_memory_usage(initial_batch_size)
if memory_required = num_accumulation_steps:
break
batch_grads = compute_batch_gradient(params, batch)
accumulated_grads = [acc + bg for acc, bg in zip(accumulated_grads, batch_grads)]
return [(acc / num_accumulation_steps) for acc in accumulated_grads]
These examples demonstrate how JAX optimizes batch processing for efficient machine learning computations.
Citations:[1] https://app.studyraid.com/en/read/11969/381964/batch-processing-methods
[2] https://towardsdatascience.com/a-gentle-introduction-to-deep-reinforcement-learning-in-jax-c1e45a179b92/
[3] https://apxml.com/courses/getting-started-with-jax/chapter-4-vectorization-with-jax/batch-processing
[4] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75020544/is-vmap-efficient-as-compared-to-batched-ops
[5] https://docs.jax.dev/en/latest/notebooks/Distributed_arrays_and_automatic_parallelization.html
[6] https://www.kaggle.com/code/aakashnain/parallelization-and-distributed-training-in-jax
[7] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/68303110/jax-batching-with-different-lengths
[8] https://docs.jax.dev/en/latest/jep/17111-shmap-transpose.html