Group Normalization

Overview

A primitive to perform group normalization. More…

// structs

struct dnnl::group_normalization_backward;
struct dnnl::group_normalization_forward;

// global functions

dnnl_status_t DNNL_API dnnl_group_normalization_forward_primitive_desc_create(
    dnnl_primitive_desc_t* primitive_desc,
    dnnl_engine_t engine,
    dnnl_prop_kind_t prop_kind,
    const_dnnl_memory_desc_t src_desc,
    const_dnnl_memory_desc_t dst_desc,
    dnnl_dim_t groups,
    float epsilon,
    unsigned flags,
    const_dnnl_primitive_attr_t attr
    );

dnnl_status_t DNNL_API dnnl_group_normalization_backward_primitive_desc_create(
    dnnl_primitive_desc_t* primitive_desc,
    dnnl_engine_t engine,
    dnnl_prop_kind_t prop_kind,
    const_dnnl_memory_desc_t diff_src_desc,
    const_dnnl_memory_desc_t diff_dst_desc,
    const_dnnl_memory_desc_t src_desc,
    dnnl_dim_t groups,
    float epsilon,
    unsigned flags,
    const_dnnl_primitive_desc_t hint_fwd_pd,
    const_dnnl_primitive_attr_t attr
    );

Detailed Documentation

A primitive to perform group normalization.

Both forward and backward propagation primitives support in-place operation; that is, src and dst can refer to the same memory for forward propagation, and diff_dst and diff_src can refer to the same memory for backward propagation.

The group normalization primitives computations can be controlled by specifying different dnnl::normalization_flags values. For example, group normalization forward propagation can be configured to either compute the mean and variance or take them as arguments. It can either perform scaling and shifting using gamma and beta parameters or not.

See also:

Group Normalization in developer guide

Global Functions

dnnl_status_t DNNL_API dnnl_group_normalization_forward_primitive_desc_create(
    dnnl_primitive_desc_t* primitive_desc,
    dnnl_engine_t engine,
    dnnl_prop_kind_t prop_kind,
    const_dnnl_memory_desc_t src_desc,
    const_dnnl_memory_desc_t dst_desc,
    dnnl_dim_t groups,
    float epsilon,
    unsigned flags,
    const_dnnl_primitive_attr_t attr
    )

Creates a primitive descriptor for a group normalization forward propagation primitive.

Note

In-place operation is supported: the dst can refer to the same memory as the src.

Parameters:

primitive_desc

Output primitive_descriptor.

engine

Engine to use.

prop_kind

Propagation kind. Possible values are dnnl_forward_training and dnnl_forward_inference.

src_desc

Source memory descriptor.

dst_desc

Destination memory descriptor.

groups

Group normalization groups parameter.

epsilon

Group normalization epsilon parameter.

flags

Group normalization flags (dnnl_normalization_flags_t).

attr

Primitive attributes (can be NULL).

Returns:

dnnl_success on success and a status describing the error otherwise.

dnnl_status_t DNNL_API dnnl_group_normalization_backward_primitive_desc_create(
    dnnl_primitive_desc_t* primitive_desc,
    dnnl_engine_t engine,
    dnnl_prop_kind_t prop_kind,
    const_dnnl_memory_desc_t diff_src_desc,
    const_dnnl_memory_desc_t diff_dst_desc,
    const_dnnl_memory_desc_t src_desc,
    dnnl_dim_t groups,
    float epsilon,
    unsigned flags,
    const_dnnl_primitive_desc_t hint_fwd_pd,
    const_dnnl_primitive_attr_t attr
    )

Creates a primitive descriptor for a group normalization backward propagation primitive.

Note

In-place operation is supported: the diff_dst can refer to the same memory as the diff_src.

Parameters:

primitive_desc

Output primitive_descriptor.

engine

Engine to use.

prop_kind

Propagation kind. Possible values are dnnl_backward_data and dnnl_backward (diffs for all parameters are computed in this case).

diff_src_desc

Diff source memory descriptor.

diff_dst_desc

Diff destination memory descriptor.

src_desc

Source memory descriptor.

groups

Group normalization groups parameter.

epsilon

Group normalization epsilon parameter.

flags

Group normalization flags (dnnl_normalization_flags_t).

hint_fwd_pd

Primitive descriptor for a respective forward propagation primitive.

attr

Primitive attributes (can be NULL).

Returns:

dnnl_success on success and a status describing the error otherwise.