Summary of Df-gnn: Dynamic Fusion Framework For Attention Graph Neural Networks on Gpus, by Jiahui Liu et al.
DF-GNN: Dynamic Fusion Framework for Attention Graph Neural Networks on GPUs
by Jiahui Liu, Zhenkun Cai, Zhiyong Chen, Minjie Wang
First submitted to arxiv on: 25 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Performance (cs.PF)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper proposes a novel dynamic kernel fusion framework, DF-GNN, for efficient training of Attention Graph Neural Networks (AT-GNNs) on Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). Existing AT-GNN systems struggle to train efficiently due to intricate computation patterns and sub-optimal thread scheduling. The proposed framework introduces a dynamic bi-level thread scheduling strategy, enabling flexible adjustments to thread scheduling while retaining shared memory benefits within the fused kernel. DF-GNN is integrated with PyTorch for high programmability. Evaluations across diverse GNN models and datasets reveal speedups of up to 7.0over existing works like cuGraph and dgNN, as well as an average end-to-end training speedup of 2.16compared to DGL sparse library. This work showcases the potential of DF-GNN for accelerating AT-GNN-based applications in graph processing. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about making computers learn better from complex data, called graphs. Right now, there are some ways to do this that aren’t very fast or efficient. The researchers created a new method called DF-GNN that can help make training these models faster and more efficient. They tested it on many different types of graph models and found that it’s up to 7 times faster than other methods! This could be useful for many real-world applications, like analyzing social networks or recommending products based on user behavior. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Attention * Gnn
