⚡️ Speed up function reduce_shape by 21%

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📄 21% (0.21x) speedup for reduce_shape in keras/src/ops/operation_utils.py

⏱️ Runtime : 1.12 milliseconds → 931 microseconds (best of 138 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves a 20% speedup through several strategic micro-optimizations targeting hot paths:

Key Optimizations:

1. Conditional operator.index() call in canonicalize_axis: Added an isinstance(axis, int) check to skip the expensive operator.index() conversion when the input is already an integer. This eliminates ~1.4ms of overhead for the majority of calls where axis is already int (which is common from reduce_shape's usage).

2. Deferred list creation in reduce_shape: Moved shape = list(shape) after the axis is None checks, avoiding unnecessary list creation for the common case where no axis manipulation is needed. This particularly benefits the "axis=None" path.

3. Optimized tuple creation for axis=None cases: Replaced tuple([1 for _ in shape]) with (1,) * len_shape and tuple([]) with (), eliminating list comprehension overhead and using more efficient tuple operations.

4. Cached length calculation: Stored len(shape) in len_shape to avoid repeated function calls, and used this cached value in canonicalization.

5. Pre-computed canonical axes: Stored the result of the generator expression in canonical_axes to avoid re-evaluation in the loops below.

Performance Impact by Test Case:

• Largest gains (30-60% faster) occur in axis=None scenarios, especially with large shapes (e.g., 610% faster for large shape with keepdims=True)
• Moderate gains (5-15% faster) for single/multiple axis reductions
• Consistent improvements across error cases due to more efficient axis validation

Hot Path Relevance:
Based on the function reference showing reduce_shape being called from linalg operations for norm computations, this optimization will benefit linear algebra operations that frequently compute tensor norms - a common operation in neural network training and inference pipelines where these micro-optimizations compound significantly.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 98 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import operator

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from keras.src.ops.operation_utils import reduce_shape

# unit tests

# ----------- BASIC TEST CASES ------------

def test_reduce_shape_basic_axis_none_keepdims_false():
    # When axis=None and keepdims=False, shape should reduce to ()
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=None, keepdims=False) # 1.12μs -> 777ns (44.1% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_basic_axis_none_keepdims_true():
    # When axis=None and keepdims=True, shape should reduce to all ones
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=None, keepdims=True) # 1.60μs -> 1.07μs (49.3% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_basic_single_axis_keepdims_false():
    # Reduce along one axis, keepdims=False
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=1, keepdims=False) # 3.94μs -> 3.68μs (7.21% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_basic_single_axis_keepdims_true():
    # Reduce along one axis, keepdims=True
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=1, keepdims=True) # 2.85μs -> 2.63μs (8.56% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_basic_multiple_axes_keepdims_false():
    # Reduce along multiple axes, keepdims=False
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4, 5), axis=(1, 3), keepdims=False) # 4.03μs -> 3.96μs (1.92% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_basic_multiple_axes_keepdims_true():
    # Reduce along multiple axes, keepdims=True
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4, 5), axis=(1, 3), keepdims=True) # 2.91μs -> 2.90μs (0.414% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_basic_negative_axis_keepdims_false():
    # Negative axis should be canonicalized
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=-1, keepdims=False) # 3.45μs -> 3.37μs (2.31% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_basic_negative_axis_keepdims_true():
    # Negative axis, keepdims=True
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=-1, keepdims=True) # 2.86μs -> 2.75μs (4.26% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_basic_negative_axes_tuple():
    # Multiple negative axes
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4, 5), axis=(-4, -1), keepdims=True) # 3.20μs -> 2.89μs (10.8% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_basic_axis_zero():
    # Axis 0 reduction
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=0, keepdims=False) # 3.38μs -> 3.13μs (8.05% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=0, keepdims=True) # 1.55μs -> 1.37μs (13.2% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_basic_axis_tuple_unsorted():
    # Axis tuple unsorted, should still work
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(2, 0), keepdims=False) # 3.82μs -> 3.71μs (3.05% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(2, 0), keepdims=True) # 1.65μs -> 1.54μs (6.54% faster)

# ----------- EDGE TEST CASES ------------

def test_reduce_shape_edge_empty_shape():
    # Empty shape, should return () or () of ones
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((), axis=None, keepdims=False) # 839ns -> 541ns (55.1% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((), axis=None, keepdims=True) # 868ns -> 654ns (32.7% faster)
    # Any axis should raise ValueError
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        reduce_shape((), axis=0, keepdims=False) # 2.66μs -> 2.50μs (6.48% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_edge_axis_out_of_bounds_positive():
    # Axis out of bounds (positive)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        reduce_shape((2, 3), axis=2, keepdims=False) # 3.34μs -> 2.91μs (14.7% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_edge_axis_out_of_bounds_negative():
    # Axis out of bounds (negative)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        reduce_shape((2, 3), axis=-3, keepdims=False) # 3.18μs -> 2.77μs (14.7% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_edge_duplicate_axes_keepdims_false():
    # Duplicate axes, keepdims=False
    # Removing axis 1 twice should only remove it once
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(1, 1), keepdims=False) # 4.27μs -> 4.01μs (6.64% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_edge_duplicate_axes_keepdims_true():
    # Duplicate axes, keepdims=True
    # Setting axis 1 to 1 twice should be fine
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(1, 1), keepdims=True) # 3.10μs -> 2.80μs (10.8% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_edge_axis_tuple_with_negative_and_positive():
    # Mixed negative and positive axes
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(0, -1), keepdims=False) # 4.04μs -> 4.05μs (0.148% slower)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(0, -1), keepdims=True) # 1.59μs -> 1.61μs (1.55% slower)

def test_reduce_shape_edge_shape_as_list():
    # Shape as list instead of tuple
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape([2, 3, 4], axis=1, keepdims=False) # 4.25μs -> 3.98μs (6.65% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_edge_shape_with_length_one():
    # Shape with only one dimension
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((5,), axis=0, keepdims=False) # 3.51μs -> 3.24μs (8.24% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((5,), axis=0, keepdims=True) # 1.37μs -> 1.28μs (6.93% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_edge_axis_tuple_with_repeats_and_negatives():
    # Axis tuple with repeats and negatives
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4, 5), axis=(1, -1, 1), keepdims=False) # 4.41μs -> 4.40μs (0.136% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4, 5), axis=(1, -1, 1), keepdims=True) # 1.77μs -> 1.70μs (4.66% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_edge_axis_tuple_with_all_axes():
    # Axis tuple covers all axes
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(0, 1, 2), keepdims=False) # 4.03μs -> 3.89μs (3.44% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(0, 1, 2), keepdims=True) # 1.62μs -> 1.59μs (1.76% faster)

# ----------- LARGE SCALE TEST CASES ------------

def test_reduce_shape_large_shape_axis_none():
    # Large shape, axis=None, keepdims=False
    shape = tuple(range(1, 1001))
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=None, keepdims=False) # 2.76μs -> 770ns (259% faster)
    # keepdims=True
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=None, keepdims=True) # 14.4μs -> 2.03μs (610% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_large_shape_reduce_first_axis():
    # Large shape, reduce first axis
    shape = tuple(range(1, 1001))
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=0, keepdims=False); result = codeflash_output # 6.51μs -> 6.43μs (1.15% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=0, keepdims=True); result_keepdims = codeflash_output # 4.05μs -> 4.07μs (0.492% slower)

def test_reduce_shape_large_shape_reduce_last_axis():
    # Large shape, reduce last axis
    shape = tuple(range(1, 1001))
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=-1, keepdims=False); result = codeflash_output # 6.37μs -> 6.13μs (3.92% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=-1, keepdims=True); result_keepdims = codeflash_output # 4.06μs -> 3.98μs (2.09% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_large_shape_reduce_middle_axis():
    # Large shape, reduce middle axis
    shape = tuple(range(1, 1001))
    middle = 500
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=middle, keepdims=False); result = codeflash_output # 6.20μs -> 5.91μs (4.80% faster)
    expected = tuple(shape[:middle] + shape[middle+1:])
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=middle, keepdims=True); result_keepdims = codeflash_output # 4.07μs -> 4.05μs (0.469% faster)
    expected_keepdims = tuple(shape[:middle]) + (1,) + tuple(shape[middle+1:])

def test_reduce_shape_large_shape_reduce_multiple_axes():
    # Large shape, reduce multiple axes
    shape = tuple(range(1, 1001))
    axes = (0, 999)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=axes, keepdims=False); result = codeflash_output # 6.86μs -> 6.82μs (0.601% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=axes, keepdims=True); result_keepdims = codeflash_output # 4.17μs -> 4.13μs (0.871% faster)
    expected = (1,) + tuple(range(2, 1000)) + (1,)

def test_reduce_shape_large_shape_reduce_all_axes():
    # Large shape, reduce all axes
    shape = tuple(range(1, 1001))
    axes = tuple(range(1000))
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=axes, keepdims=False); result = codeflash_output # 141μs -> 116μs (22.2% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=axes, keepdims=True); result_keepdims = codeflash_output # 129μs -> 104μs (24.0% faster)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

import operator

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from keras.src.ops.operation_utils import reduce_shape

# unit tests

# 1. Basic Test Cases

def test_reduce_shape_no_axis_no_keepdims():
    # Reducing all axes, no keepdims
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4)) # 777ns -> 556ns (39.7% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((5,)) # 363ns -> 234ns (55.1% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(()) # 233ns -> 151ns (54.3% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_no_axis_keepdims():
    # Reducing all axes, keepdims=True
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), keepdims=True) # 1.53μs -> 1.13μs (34.9% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((5,), keepdims=True) # 671ns -> 334ns (101% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((), keepdims=True) # 554ns -> 275ns (101% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_single_axis_no_keepdims():
    # Reduce along axis 1, no keepdims
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=1) # 3.68μs -> 3.40μs (8.38% faster)
    # Reduce along axis 0, no keepdims
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=0) # 1.47μs -> 1.50μs (2.20% slower)
    # Reduce along last axis, no keepdims
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=-1) # 1.11μs -> 1.13μs (1.77% slower)

def test_reduce_shape_single_axis_keepdims():
    # Reduce along axis 1, keepdims
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=1, keepdims=True) # 2.72μs -> 2.54μs (7.20% faster)
    # Reduce along axis 0, keepdims
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=0, keepdims=True) # 1.31μs -> 1.15μs (14.2% faster)
    # Reduce along last axis, keepdims
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=-1, keepdims=True) # 990ns -> 1.04μs (5.26% slower)

def test_reduce_shape_multiple_axes_no_keepdims():
    # Reduce along axes 0 and 2, no keepdims
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(0, 2)) # 3.67μs -> 3.66μs (0.027% faster)
    # Reduce along axes 1 and -1, no keepdims
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(1, -1)) # 1.76μs -> 1.84μs (4.02% slower)
    # Reduce along all axes, no keepdims
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(0, 1, 2)) # 1.76μs -> 1.73μs (2.20% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_multiple_axes_keepdims():
    # Reduce along axes 0 and 2, keepdims
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(0, 2), keepdims=True) # 2.73μs -> 2.56μs (6.80% faster)
    # Reduce along axes 1 and -1, keepdims
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(1, -1), keepdims=True) # 1.51μs -> 1.49μs (1.82% faster)
    # Reduce along all axes, keepdims
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(0, 1, 2), keepdims=True) # 1.28μs -> 1.19μs (7.58% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_axis_as_list():
    # Accepts axis as list
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=[0, 2], keepdims=True) # 2.73μs -> 2.67μs (2.09% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=[1, -1], keepdims=False) # 2.39μs -> 2.29μs (4.50% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_axis_unsorted():
    # Axis order does not matter for result
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(2, 0), keepdims=False) # 3.59μs -> 3.42μs (4.94% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(1, 0), keepdims=False) # 1.57μs -> 1.50μs (4.95% faster)

# 2. Edge Test Cases

def test_reduce_shape_empty_shape():
    # Empty shape, axis=None
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(()) # 780ns -> 542ns (43.9% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((), keepdims=True) # 1.05μs -> 809ns (30.4% faster)
    # Empty shape, axis=0 (should raise)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        reduce_shape((), axis=0) # 2.75μs -> 2.59μs (6.13% faster)
    # Empty shape, axis=-1 (should raise)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        reduce_shape((), axis=-1) # 1.77μs -> 1.66μs (6.67% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_axis_out_of_bounds():
    # Axis too large
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=3) # 2.96μs -> 2.78μs (6.74% faster)
    # Axis too small
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=-4) # 1.70μs -> 1.56μs (8.72% faster)
    # Multiple axes, one out of bounds
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(0, 3)) # 1.96μs -> 1.82μs (7.41% faster)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(0, -4)) # 1.24μs -> 1.23μs (1.31% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_axis_type_errors():
    # Axis not int/tuple/list
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis='a') # 2.71μs -> 2.89μs (6.33% slower)
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=[None]) # 1.65μs -> 1.62μs (1.98% faster)
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=[1.5]) # 1.09μs -> 1.39μs (21.4% slower)

def test_reduce_shape_duplicate_axes():
    # Duplicate axes, keepdims
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(1, 1), keepdims=True)
    # Duplicate axes, no keepdims (should only delete once)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(1, 1), keepdims=False)
    # Duplicate axes with negative index
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=(2, -1), keepdims=False)

def test_reduce_shape_axis_as_range():
    # Axis as range object
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=range(3), keepdims=False) # 5.47μs -> 5.12μs (6.76% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=range(3), keepdims=True) # 1.85μs -> 1.73μs (6.71% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_singleton_dimensions():
    # Shape with singleton dimensions
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((1, 1, 1), axis=0, keepdims=True) # 2.74μs -> 2.63μs (4.26% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((1, 1, 1), axis=(0, 1), keepdims=False) # 2.67μs -> 2.73μs (2.38% slower)

def test_reduce_shape_axis_as_bool():
    # Axis as bool (should be interpreted as 0 or 1)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=True, keepdims=True) # 2.69μs -> 2.76μs (2.47% slower)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape((2, 3, 4), axis=False, keepdims=True) # 1.33μs -> 1.31μs (1.61% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_large_shape_reduce_all():
    # Large shape, reduce all axes
    shape = tuple([2]*100)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape) # 1.31μs -> 709ns (84.9% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, keepdims=True) # 3.46μs -> 1.05μs (229% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_large_shape_reduce_some():
    # Large shape, reduce first 10 axes
    shape = tuple(range(1, 101))
    axes = tuple(range(10))
    expected_shape = tuple(range(11, 101))
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=axes, keepdims=False) # 6.60μs -> 6.08μs (8.46% faster)
    # With keepdims
    expected_shape_keepdims = tuple([1]*10) + tuple(range(11, 101))
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=axes, keepdims=True) # 3.01μs -> 2.88μs (4.58% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_large_shape_reduce_last_axes():
    # Large shape, reduce last 10 axes
    shape = tuple(range(1, 101))
    axes = tuple(range(-10, 0))
    expected_shape = tuple(range(1, 91))
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=axes, keepdims=False) # 5.62μs -> 5.14μs (9.22% faster)
    expected_shape_keepdims = tuple(range(1, 91)) + tuple([1]*10)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=axes, keepdims=True) # 2.88μs -> 2.56μs (12.7% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_large_shape_duplicate_axes():
    # Large shape, duplicate axes
    shape = tuple(range(1, 101))
    axes = (5, 5, 5)
    # Only one axis 5 removed
    expected_shape = tuple(shape[:5]) + tuple(shape[6:])
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=axes, keepdims=False) # 4.33μs -> 4.07μs (6.52% faster)
    expected_shape_keepdims = tuple(shape[:5]) + (1,) + tuple(shape[6:])
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=axes, keepdims=True) # 1.92μs -> 1.82μs (5.72% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_large_shape_axis_as_range():
    # Large shape, axis as range
    shape = tuple(range(1, 1001))
    axes = range(1000)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=axes, keepdims=False) # 147μs -> 122μs (20.4% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=axes, keepdims=True) # 134μs -> 109μs (22.9% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_large_shape_axis_as_negative_range():
    # Large shape, axis as negative range
    shape = tuple(range(1, 1001))
    axes = range(-1000, 0)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=axes, keepdims=False) # 162μs -> 133μs (22.0% faster)
    codeflash_output = reduce_shape(shape, axis=axes, keepdims=True) # 150μs -> 121μs (24.0% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_large_shape_axis_out_of_bounds():
    # Large shape, axis out of bounds
    shape = tuple(range(1, 1001))
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        reduce_shape(shape, axis=1000) # 4.51μs -> 3.11μs (44.9% faster)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        reduce_shape(shape, axis=-1001) # 2.91μs -> 1.84μs (58.0% faster)

def test_reduce_shape_large_shape_axis_type_error():
    # Large shape, axis as string
    shape = tuple(range(1, 1001))
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        reduce_shape(shape, axis='foo') # 4.27μs -> 3.19μs (33.8% faster)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

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