⚡️ Speed up function multi_scale_deformable_attn_pytorch by 10%
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📄 10% (0.10x) speedup for
multi_scale_deformable_attn_pytorchinultralytics/nn/modules/utils.py⏱️ Runtime :
3.68 milliseconds→3.34 milliseconds(best of119runs)📝 Explanation and details
The optimized code achieves a 10% speedup through several targeted micro-optimizations that reduce computational overhead in the hot path:
Key Optimizations Applied:
Pre-compute spatial sizes: Instead of computing
H_ * W_for each level during the split operation, the code pre-computes all spatial sizes at once using vectorized tensor operations (value_spatial_shapes[:, 0] * value_spatial_shapes[:, 1]), reducing the expensive list comprehension overhead.Eliminate tensor dereferencing in loop: Converting
value_spatial_shapes.tolist()once outside the loop avoids repeated tensor attribute access and indexing operations inside the critical loop, which is particularly beneficial since this loop runs for each attention level.Reduce function lookup overhead: Moving
torch.stackandtorch.Tensor.flattento local variables eliminates repeated attribute lookups during execution.Optimize tensor operations flow: The code moves the
torch.stackandflattenoperations onsampling_value_listoutside the final computation chain, creatingsampling_valuesas an intermediate result. This reduces the complexity of the final expression and potentially improves memory access patterns.Performance Impact:
The line profiler shows the most significant improvements in:
value.split()operation (28.4% → 24.8% of total time)Workload Benefits:
Based on the function reference, this optimization is particularly valuable since
multi_scale_deformable_attn_pytorchis called within the forward pass of a transformer attention mechanism. The 10% improvement will compound across multiple attention heads and layers during model inference, making it especially beneficial for real-time applications or batch processing scenarios.Test Case Performance:
The optimizations show consistent 5-20% improvements across all test cases, with particularly strong performance on multi-level, multi-point scenarios (up to 19.8% faster), which are the most computationally intensive use cases this function is designed to handle.
✅ Correctness verification report:
🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime
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