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(beta) Building a Simple CPU Performance Profiler with FX#
Created On: Mar 04, 2021 | Last Updated: Jul 14, 2025 | Last Verified: Not Verified
Author: James Reed
In this tutorial, we are going to use FX to do the following:
Capture PyTorch Python code in a way that we can inspect and gather statistics about the structure and execution of the code
Build out a small class that will serve as a simple performance “profiler”, collecting runtime statistics about each part of the model from actual runs.
For this tutorial, we are going to use the torchvision ResNet18 model for demonstration purposes.
import torch
import torch.fx
import torchvision.models as models
rn18 = models.resnet18()
rn18.eval()
ResNet(
(conv1): Conv2d(3, 64, kernel_size=(7, 7), stride=(2, 2), padding=(3, 3), bias=False)
(bn1): BatchNorm2d(64, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu): ReLU(inplace=True)
(maxpool): MaxPool2d(kernel_size=3, stride=2, padding=1, dilation=1, ceil_mode=False)
(layer1): Sequential(
(0): BasicBlock(
(conv1): Conv2d(64, 64, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
(bn1): BatchNorm2d(64, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(64, 64, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
(bn2): BatchNorm2d(64, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
)
(1): BasicBlock(
(conv1): Conv2d(64, 64, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
(bn1): BatchNorm2d(64, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(64, 64, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
(bn2): BatchNorm2d(64, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
)
)
(layer2): Sequential(
(0): BasicBlock(
(conv1): Conv2d(64, 128, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(2, 2), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
(bn1): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 128, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
(bn2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
(downsample): Sequential(
(0): Conv2d(64, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(2, 2), bias=False)
(1): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
)
)
(1): BasicBlock(
(conv1): Conv2d(128, 128, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
(bn1): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 128, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
(bn2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
)
)
(layer3): Sequential(
(0): BasicBlock(
(conv1): Conv2d(128, 256, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(2, 2), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
(bn1): BatchNorm2d(256, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(256, 256, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
(bn2): BatchNorm2d(256, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
(downsample): Sequential(
(0): Conv2d(128, 256, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(2, 2), bias=False)
(1): BatchNorm2d(256, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
)
)
(1): BasicBlock(
(conv1): Conv2d(256, 256, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
(bn1): BatchNorm2d(256, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(256, 256, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
(bn2): BatchNorm2d(256, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
)
)
(layer4): Sequential(
(0): BasicBlock(
(conv1): Conv2d(256, 512, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(2, 2), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
(bn1): BatchNorm2d(512, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(512, 512, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
(bn2): BatchNorm2d(512, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
(downsample): Sequential(
(0): Conv2d(256, 512, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(2, 2), bias=False)
(1): BatchNorm2d(512, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
)
)
(1): BasicBlock(
(conv1): Conv2d(512, 512, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
(bn1): BatchNorm2d(512, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(512, 512, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
(bn2): BatchNorm2d(512, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, bias=True, track_running_stats=True)
)
)
(avgpool): AdaptiveAvgPool2d(output_size=(1, 1))
(fc): Linear(in_features=512, out_features=1000, bias=True)
)
Now that we have our model, we want to inspect deeper into its performance. That is, for the following invocation, which parts of the model are taking the longest?
input = torch.randn(5, 3, 224, 224)
output = rn18(input)
A common way of answering that question is to go through the program source, add code that collects timestamps at various points in the program, and compare the difference between those timestamps to see how long the regions between the timestamps take.
That technique is certainly applicable to PyTorch code, however it would be nicer if we didn’t have to copy over model code and edit it, especially code we haven’t written (like this torchvision model). Instead, we are going to use FX to automate this “instrumentation” process without needing to modify any source.
First, let’s get some imports out of the way (we will be using all of these later in the code).
import statistics, tabulate, time
from typing import Any, Dict, List
from torch.fx import Interpreter
Note
tabulate is an external library that is not a dependency of PyTorch.
We will be using it to more easily visualize performance data. Please
make sure you’ve installed it from your favorite Python package source.
Capturing the Model with Symbolic Tracing#
Next, we are going to use FX’s symbolic tracing mechanism to capture the definition of our model in a data structure we can manipulate and examine.
traced_rn18 = torch.fx.symbolic_trace(rn18)
print(traced_rn18.graph)
graph():
%x : torch.Tensor [num_users=1] = placeholder[target=x]
%conv1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=conv1](args = (%x,), kwargs = {})
%bn1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=bn1](args = (%conv1,), kwargs = {})
%relu : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=relu](args = (%bn1,), kwargs = {})
%maxpool : [num_users=2] = call_module[target=maxpool](args = (%relu,), kwargs = {})
%layer1_0_conv1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer1.0.conv1](args = (%maxpool,), kwargs = {})
%layer1_0_bn1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer1.0.bn1](args = (%layer1_0_conv1,), kwargs = {})
%layer1_0_relu : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer1.0.relu](args = (%layer1_0_bn1,), kwargs = {})
%layer1_0_conv2 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer1.0.conv2](args = (%layer1_0_relu,), kwargs = {})
%layer1_0_bn2 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer1.0.bn2](args = (%layer1_0_conv2,), kwargs = {})
%add : [num_users=1] = call_function[target=operator.add](args = (%layer1_0_bn2, %maxpool), kwargs = {})
%layer1_0_relu_1 : [num_users=2] = call_module[target=layer1.0.relu](args = (%add,), kwargs = {})
%layer1_1_conv1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer1.1.conv1](args = (%layer1_0_relu_1,), kwargs = {})
%layer1_1_bn1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer1.1.bn1](args = (%layer1_1_conv1,), kwargs = {})
%layer1_1_relu : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer1.1.relu](args = (%layer1_1_bn1,), kwargs = {})
%layer1_1_conv2 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer1.1.conv2](args = (%layer1_1_relu,), kwargs = {})
%layer1_1_bn2 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer1.1.bn2](args = (%layer1_1_conv2,), kwargs = {})
%add_1 : [num_users=1] = call_function[target=operator.add](args = (%layer1_1_bn2, %layer1_0_relu_1), kwargs = {})
%layer1_1_relu_1 : [num_users=2] = call_module[target=layer1.1.relu](args = (%add_1,), kwargs = {})
%layer2_0_conv1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer2.0.conv1](args = (%layer1_1_relu_1,), kwargs = {})
%layer2_0_bn1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer2.0.bn1](args = (%layer2_0_conv1,), kwargs = {})
%layer2_0_relu : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer2.0.relu](args = (%layer2_0_bn1,), kwargs = {})
%layer2_0_conv2 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer2.0.conv2](args = (%layer2_0_relu,), kwargs = {})
%layer2_0_bn2 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer2.0.bn2](args = (%layer2_0_conv2,), kwargs = {})
%layer2_0_downsample_0 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer2.0.downsample.0](args = (%layer1_1_relu_1,), kwargs = {})
%layer2_0_downsample_1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer2.0.downsample.1](args = (%layer2_0_downsample_0,), kwargs = {})
%add_2 : [num_users=1] = call_function[target=operator.add](args = (%layer2_0_bn2, %layer2_0_downsample_1), kwargs = {})
%layer2_0_relu_1 : [num_users=2] = call_module[target=layer2.0.relu](args = (%add_2,), kwargs = {})
%layer2_1_conv1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer2.1.conv1](args = (%layer2_0_relu_1,), kwargs = {})
%layer2_1_bn1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer2.1.bn1](args = (%layer2_1_conv1,), kwargs = {})
%layer2_1_relu : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer2.1.relu](args = (%layer2_1_bn1,), kwargs = {})
%layer2_1_conv2 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer2.1.conv2](args = (%layer2_1_relu,), kwargs = {})
%layer2_1_bn2 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer2.1.bn2](args = (%layer2_1_conv2,), kwargs = {})
%add_3 : [num_users=1] = call_function[target=operator.add](args = (%layer2_1_bn2, %layer2_0_relu_1), kwargs = {})
%layer2_1_relu_1 : [num_users=2] = call_module[target=layer2.1.relu](args = (%add_3,), kwargs = {})
%layer3_0_conv1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer3.0.conv1](args = (%layer2_1_relu_1,), kwargs = {})
%layer3_0_bn1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer3.0.bn1](args = (%layer3_0_conv1,), kwargs = {})
%layer3_0_relu : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer3.0.relu](args = (%layer3_0_bn1,), kwargs = {})
%layer3_0_conv2 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer3.0.conv2](args = (%layer3_0_relu,), kwargs = {})
%layer3_0_bn2 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer3.0.bn2](args = (%layer3_0_conv2,), kwargs = {})
%layer3_0_downsample_0 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer3.0.downsample.0](args = (%layer2_1_relu_1,), kwargs = {})
%layer3_0_downsample_1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer3.0.downsample.1](args = (%layer3_0_downsample_0,), kwargs = {})
%add_4 : [num_users=1] = call_function[target=operator.add](args = (%layer3_0_bn2, %layer3_0_downsample_1), kwargs = {})
%layer3_0_relu_1 : [num_users=2] = call_module[target=layer3.0.relu](args = (%add_4,), kwargs = {})
%layer3_1_conv1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer3.1.conv1](args = (%layer3_0_relu_1,), kwargs = {})
%layer3_1_bn1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer3.1.bn1](args = (%layer3_1_conv1,), kwargs = {})
%layer3_1_relu : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer3.1.relu](args = (%layer3_1_bn1,), kwargs = {})
%layer3_1_conv2 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer3.1.conv2](args = (%layer3_1_relu,), kwargs = {})
%layer3_1_bn2 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer3.1.bn2](args = (%layer3_1_conv2,), kwargs = {})
%add_5 : [num_users=1] = call_function[target=operator.add](args = (%layer3_1_bn2, %layer3_0_relu_1), kwargs = {})
%layer3_1_relu_1 : [num_users=2] = call_module[target=layer3.1.relu](args = (%add_5,), kwargs = {})
%layer4_0_conv1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer4.0.conv1](args = (%layer3_1_relu_1,), kwargs = {})
%layer4_0_bn1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer4.0.bn1](args = (%layer4_0_conv1,), kwargs = {})
%layer4_0_relu : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer4.0.relu](args = (%layer4_0_bn1,), kwargs = {})
%layer4_0_conv2 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer4.0.conv2](args = (%layer4_0_relu,), kwargs = {})
%layer4_0_bn2 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer4.0.bn2](args = (%layer4_0_conv2,), kwargs = {})
%layer4_0_downsample_0 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer4.0.downsample.0](args = (%layer3_1_relu_1,), kwargs = {})
%layer4_0_downsample_1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer4.0.downsample.1](args = (%layer4_0_downsample_0,), kwargs = {})
%add_6 : [num_users=1] = call_function[target=operator.add](args = (%layer4_0_bn2, %layer4_0_downsample_1), kwargs = {})
%layer4_0_relu_1 : [num_users=2] = call_module[target=layer4.0.relu](args = (%add_6,), kwargs = {})
%layer4_1_conv1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer4.1.conv1](args = (%layer4_0_relu_1,), kwargs = {})
%layer4_1_bn1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer4.1.bn1](args = (%layer4_1_conv1,), kwargs = {})
%layer4_1_relu : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer4.1.relu](args = (%layer4_1_bn1,), kwargs = {})
%layer4_1_conv2 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer4.1.conv2](args = (%layer4_1_relu,), kwargs = {})
%layer4_1_bn2 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer4.1.bn2](args = (%layer4_1_conv2,), kwargs = {})
%add_7 : [num_users=1] = call_function[target=operator.add](args = (%layer4_1_bn2, %layer4_0_relu_1), kwargs = {})
%layer4_1_relu_1 : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=layer4.1.relu](args = (%add_7,), kwargs = {})
%avgpool : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=avgpool](args = (%layer4_1_relu_1,), kwargs = {})
%flatten : [num_users=1] = call_function[target=torch.flatten](args = (%avgpool, 1), kwargs = {})
%fc : [num_users=1] = call_module[target=fc](args = (%flatten,), kwargs = {})
return fc
This gives us a Graph representation of the ResNet18 model. A Graph
consists of a series of Nodes connected to each other. Each Node
represents a call-site in the Python code (whether to a function,
a module, or a method) and the edges (represented as args and kwargs
on each node) represent the values passed between these call-sites. More
information about the Graph representation and the rest of FX’s APIs ca
be found at the FX documentation https://pytorch.org/docs/master/fx.html.
Creating a Profiling Interpreter#
Next, we are going to create a class that inherits from torch.fx.Interpreter.
Though the GraphModule that symbolic_trace produces compiles Python code
that is run when you call a GraphModule, an alternative way to run a
GraphModule is by executing each Node in the Graph one by one. That is
the functionality that Interpreter provides: It interprets the graph node-
by-node.
By inheriting from Interpreter, we can override various functionality and
install the profiling behavior we want. The goal is to have an object to which
we can pass a model, invoke the model 1 or more times, then get statistics about
how long the model and each part of the model took during those runs.
Let’s define our ProfilingInterpreter class:
class ProfilingInterpreter(Interpreter):
def __init__(self, mod : torch.nn.Module):
# Rather than have the user symbolically trace their model,
# we're going to do it in the constructor. As a result, the
# user can pass in any ``Module`` without having to worry about
# symbolic tracing APIs
gm = torch.fx.symbolic_trace(mod)
super().__init__(gm)
# We are going to store away two things here:
#
# 1. A list of total runtimes for ``mod``. In other words, we are
# storing away the time ``mod(...)`` took each time this
# interpreter is called.
self.total_runtime_sec : List[float] = []
# 2. A map from ``Node`` to a list of times (in seconds) that
# node took to run. This can be seen as similar to (1) but
# for specific sub-parts of the model.
self.runtimes_sec : Dict[torch.fx.Node, List[float]] = {}
######################################################################
# Next, let's override our first method: ``run()``. ``Interpreter``'s ``run``
# method is the top-level entry point for execution of the model. We will
# want to intercept this so that we can record the total runtime of the
# model.
def run(self, *args) -> Any:
# Record the time we started running the model
t_start = time.time()
# Run the model by delegating back into Interpreter.run()
return_val = super().run(*args)
# Record the time we finished running the model
t_end = time.time()
# Store the total elapsed time this model execution took in the
# ``ProfilingInterpreter``
self.total_runtime_sec.append(t_end - t_start)
return return_val
######################################################################
# Now, let's override ``run_node``. ``Interpreter`` calls ``run_node`` each
# time it executes a single node. We will intercept this so that we
# can measure and record the time taken for each individual call in
# the model.
def run_node(self, n : torch.fx.Node) -> Any:
# Record the time we started running the op
t_start = time.time()
# Run the op by delegating back into Interpreter.run_node()
return_val = super().run_node(n)
# Record the time we finished running the op
t_end = time.time()
# If we don't have an entry for this node in our runtimes_sec
# data structure, add one with an empty list value.
self.runtimes_sec.setdefault(n, [])
# Record the total elapsed time for this single invocation
# in the runtimes_sec data structure
self.runtimes_sec[n].append(t_end - t_start)
return return_val
######################################################################
# Finally, we are going to define a method (one which doesn't override
# any ``Interpreter`` method) that provides us a nice, organized view of
# the data we have collected.
def summary(self, should_sort : bool = False) -> str:
# Build up a list of summary information for each node
node_summaries : List[List[Any]] = []
# Calculate the mean runtime for the whole network. Because the
# network may have been called multiple times during profiling,
# we need to summarize the runtimes. We choose to use the
# arithmetic mean for this.
mean_total_runtime = statistics.mean(self.total_runtime_sec)
# For each node, record summary statistics
for node, runtimes in self.runtimes_sec.items():
# Similarly, compute the mean runtime for ``node``
mean_runtime = statistics.mean(runtimes)
# For easier understanding, we also compute the percentage
# time each node took with respect to the whole network.
pct_total = mean_runtime / mean_total_runtime * 100
# Record the node's type, name of the node, mean runtime, and
# percent runtime.
node_summaries.append(
[node.op, str(node), mean_runtime, pct_total])
# One of the most important questions to answer when doing performance
# profiling is "Which op(s) took the longest?". We can make this easy
# to see by providing sorting functionality in our summary view
if should_sort:
node_summaries.sort(key=lambda s: s[2], reverse=True)
# Use the ``tabulate`` library to create a well-formatted table
# presenting our summary information
headers : List[str] = [
'Op type', 'Op', 'Average runtime (s)', 'Pct total runtime'
]
return tabulate.tabulate(node_summaries, headers=headers)
Note
We use Python’s time.time function to pull wall clock
timestamps and compare them. This is not the most accurate
way to measure performance, and will only give us a first-
order approximation. We use this simple technique only for the
purpose of demonstration in this tutorial.
Investigating the Performance of ResNet18#
We can now use ProfilingInterpreter to inspect the performance
characteristics of our ResNet18 model;
interp = ProfilingInterpreter(rn18)
interp.run(input)
print(interp.summary(True))
Op type Op Average runtime (s) Pct total runtime
------------- --------------------- --------------------- -------------------
call_module maxpool 0.00458217 8.16839
call_module conv1 0.00446177 7.95376
call_module layer1_0_conv1 0.00311804 5.55837
call_module layer4_0_conv2 0.00305319 5.44276
call_module layer4_1_conv1 0.0030396 5.41853
call_module layer4_1_conv2 0.0029037 5.17628
call_module layer1_0_conv2 0.00271058 4.83201
call_module layer1_1_conv2 0.00262022 4.67093
call_module layer1_1_conv1 0.00235915 4.20554
call_module layer3_1_conv1 0.00233936 4.17026
call_module layer2_1_conv2 0.00229621 4.09333
call_module layer3_0_conv2 0.00225496 4.01981
call_module layer2_0_conv2 0.00208306 3.71337
call_module layer3_1_conv2 0.00204706 3.64919
call_module layer2_1_conv1 0.00201249 3.58756
call_module layer4_0_conv1 0.00190353 3.39333
call_module bn1 0.00142121 2.53352
call_module layer3_0_conv1 0.00125694 2.24069
call_module layer2_0_conv1 0.00124764 2.22411
call_module layer2_0_downsample_0 0.000755072 1.34603
call_module layer4_0_downsample_0 0.000464916 0.828782
call_module layer3_0_downsample_0 0.000463963 0.827082
call_function add 0.000458479 0.817307
call_function add_1 0.000383854 0.684277
call_module layer1_0_bn1 0.000329733 0.587798
call_module relu 0.0003016 0.537646
call_module layer1_0_bn2 0.000289917 0.51682
call_module layer1_1_bn2 0.000277996 0.495569
call_function add_3 0.000235558 0.419916
call_module fc 0.000204086 0.363814
call_module layer2_1_bn2 0.000168085 0.299637
call_module layer1_1_bn1 0.000159025 0.283486
call_module layer2_0_bn1 0.000141859 0.252885
call_module layer2_0_downsample_1 0.000133753 0.238434
call_module avgpool 0.000123501 0.220159
call_module layer3_1_bn2 0.000112057 0.199758
call_module layer4_1_bn2 0.000111818 0.199333
call_function flatten 0.00010848 0.193382
call_module layer4_0_bn2 0.000106812 0.190407
call_module layer1_0_relu 9.56059e-05 0.170432
call_module layer4_1_bn1 9.48906e-05 0.169157
call_module layer3_0_downsample_1 9.01222e-05 0.160656
call_module layer3_0_bn2 8.7738e-05 0.156406
call_module layer1_0_relu_1 8.65459e-05 0.154281
call_module layer2_0_bn2 8.53539e-05 0.152156
call_function add_2 8.05855e-05 0.143656
call_module layer1_1_relu_1 7.96318e-05 0.141956
call_module layer2_1_bn1 7.82013e-05 0.139405
call_module layer4_0_bn1 7.7486e-05 0.13813
call_function add_5 7.51019e-05 0.13388
call_module layer1_1_relu 7.31945e-05 0.13048
call_module layer4_0_downsample_1 7.27177e-05 0.12963
call_module layer3_1_bn1 6.93798e-05 0.12368
call_module layer3_0_bn1 6.79493e-05 0.12113
call_module layer2_0_relu 6.7234e-05 0.119855
call_function add_7 6.34193e-05 0.113054
call_function add_6 6.29425e-05 0.112204
call_function add_4 5.8651e-05 0.104554
output output 5.8651e-05 0.104554
call_module layer4_1_relu 5.48363e-05 0.0977538
call_module layer4_0_relu 5.00679e-05 0.0892535
call_module layer2_1_relu_1 4.81606e-05 0.0858533
call_module layer2_0_relu_1 4.74453e-05 0.0845783
call_module layer4_0_relu_1 4.52995e-05 0.0807531
call_module layer4_1_relu_1 4.48227e-05 0.0799031
call_module layer2_1_relu 4.22001e-05 0.0752279
call_module layer3_1_relu 3.79086e-05 0.0675776
call_module layer3_0_relu 3.76701e-05 0.0671526
call_module layer3_0_relu_1 3.69549e-05 0.0658776
call_module layer3_1_relu_1 3.62396e-05 0.0646025
placeholder x 3.55244e-05 0.0633275
There are two things we should call out here:
MaxPool2dtakes up the most time. This is a known issue: pytorch/pytorch#51393
Conclusion#
As we can see, using FX we can easily capture PyTorch programs (even ones we don’t have the source code for!) in a machine-interpretable format and use that for analysis, such as the performance analysis we’ve done here. FX opens up an exciting world of possibilities for working with PyTorch programs.
Finally, since FX is still in beta, we would be happy to hear any feedback you have about using it. Please feel free to use the PyTorch Forums (https://discuss.pytorch.org/) and the issue tracker (pytorch/pytorch#issues) to provide any feedback you might have.
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