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# Copyright (c) 2013 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
# found in the LICENSE file.
"""The hill genetic algorithm.
Part of the Chrome build flags optimization.
"""
__author__ = 'yuhenglong@google.com (Yuheng Long)'
import random
import flags
from flags import Flag
from flags import FlagSet
from generation import Generation
from task import Task
def CrossoverWith(first_flag, second_flag):
"""Get a crossed over gene.
At present, this just picks either/or of these values. However, it could be
implemented as an integer maskover effort, if required.
Args:
first_flag: The first gene (Flag) to cross over with.
second_flag: The second gene (Flag) to cross over with.
Returns:
A Flag that can be considered appropriately randomly blended between the
first and second input flag.
"""
return first_flag if random.randint(0, 1) else second_flag
def RandomMutate(specs, flag_set, mutation_rate):
"""Randomly mutate the content of a task.
Args:
specs: A list of spec from which the flag set is created.
flag_set: The current flag set being mutated
mutation_rate: What fraction of genes to mutate.
Returns:
A Genetic Task constructed by randomly mutating the input flag set.
"""
results_flags = []
for spec in specs:
# Randomly choose whether this flag should be mutated.
if random.randint(0, int(1 / mutation_rate)):
continue
# If the flag is not already in the flag set, it is added.
if spec not in flag_set:
results_flags.append(Flag(spec))
continue
# If the flag is already in the flag set, it is mutated.
numeric_flag_match = flags.Search(spec)
# The value of a numeric flag will be changed, and a boolean flag will be
# dropped.
if not numeric_flag_match:
continue
value = flag_set[spec].GetValue()
# Randomly select a nearby value of the current value of the flag.
rand_arr = [value]
if value + 1 < int(numeric_flag_match.group('end')):
rand_arr.append(value + 1)
rand_arr.append(value - 1)
value = random.sample(rand_arr, 1)[0]
# If the value is smaller than the start of the spec, this flag will be
# dropped.
if value != int(numeric_flag_match.group('start')) - 1:
results_flags.append(Flag(spec, value))
return GATask(FlagSet(results_flags))
class GATask(Task):
def __init__(self, flag_set):
Task.__init__(self, flag_set)
def ReproduceWith(self, other, specs, mutation_rate):
"""Reproduce with other FlagSet.
Args:
other: A FlagSet to reproduce with.
specs: A list of spec from which the flag set is created.
mutation_rate: one in mutation_rate flags will be mutated (replaced by a
random version of the same flag, instead of one from either of the
parents). Set to 0 to disable mutation.
Returns:
A GA task made by mixing self with other.
"""
# Get the flag dictionary.
father_flags = self.GetFlags().GetFlags()
mother_flags = other.GetFlags().GetFlags()
# Flags that are common in both parents and flags that belong to only one
# parent.
self_flags = []
other_flags = []
common_flags = []
# Find out flags that are common to both parent and flags that belong soly
# to one parent.
for self_flag in father_flags:
if self_flag in mother_flags:
common_flags.append(self_flag)
else:
self_flags.append(self_flag)
for other_flag in mother_flags:
if other_flag not in father_flags:
other_flags.append(other_flag)
# Randomly select flags that belong to only one parent.
output_flags = [father_flags[f] for f in self_flags if random.randint(0, 1)]
others = [mother_flags[f] for f in other_flags if random.randint(0, 1)]
output_flags.extend(others)
# Turn on flags that belong to both parent. Randomly choose the value of the
# flag from either parent.
for flag in common_flags:
output_flags.append(CrossoverWith(father_flags[flag], mother_flags[flag]))
# Mutate flags
if mutation_rate:
return RandomMutate(specs, FlagSet(output_flags), mutation_rate)
return GATask(FlagSet(output_flags))
class GAGeneration(Generation):
"""The Genetic Algorithm."""
# The value checks whether the algorithm has converged and arrives at a fixed
# point. If STOP_THRESHOLD of generations have not seen any performance
# improvement, the Genetic Algorithm stops.
STOP_THRESHOLD = None
# Number of tasks in each generation.
NUM_CHROMOSOMES = None
# The value checks whether the algorithm has converged and arrives at a fixed
# point. If NUM_TRIALS of trials have been attempted to generate a new task
# without a success, the Genetic Algorithm stops.
NUM_TRIALS = None
# The flags that can be used to generate new tasks.
SPECS = None
# What fraction of genes to mutate.
MUTATION_RATE = 0
@staticmethod
def InitMetaData(stop_threshold, num_chromosomes, num_trials, specs,
mutation_rate):
"""Set up the meta data for the Genetic Algorithm.
Args:
stop_threshold: The number of generations, upon which no performance has
seen, the Genetic Algorithm stops.
num_chromosomes: Number of tasks in each generation.
num_trials: The number of trials, upon which new task has been tried to
generated without success, the Genetic Algorithm stops.
specs: The flags that can be used to generate new tasks.
mutation_rate: What fraction of genes to mutate.
"""
GAGeneration.STOP_THRESHOLD = stop_threshold
GAGeneration.NUM_CHROMOSOMES = num_chromosomes
GAGeneration.NUM_TRIALS = num_trials
GAGeneration.SPECS = specs
GAGeneration.MUTATION_RATE = mutation_rate
def __init__(self, tasks, parents, total_stucks):
"""Set up the meta data for the Genetic Algorithm.
Args:
tasks: A set of tasks to be run.
parents: A set of tasks from which this new generation is produced. This
set also contains the best tasks generated so far.
total_stucks: The number of generations that have not seen improvement.
The Genetic Algorithm will stop once the total_stucks equals to
NUM_TRIALS defined in the GAGeneration class.
"""
Generation.__init__(self, tasks, parents)
self._total_stucks = total_stucks
def IsImproved(self):
"""True if this generation has improvement upon its parent generation."""
tasks = self.Pool()
parents = self.CandidatePool()
# The first generate does not have parents.
if not parents:
return True
# Found out whether a task has improvement upon the best task in the
# parent generation.
best_parent = sorted(parents, key=lambda task: task.GetTestResult())[0]
best_current = sorted(tasks, key=lambda task: task.GetTestResult())[0]
# At least one task has improvement.
if best_current.IsImproved(best_parent):
self._total_stucks = 0
return True
# If STOP_THRESHOLD of generations have no improvement, the algorithm stops.
if self._total_stucks >= GAGeneration.STOP_THRESHOLD:
return False
self._total_stucks += 1
return True
def Next(self, cache):
"""Calculate the next generation.
Generate a new generation from the a set of tasks. This set contains the
best set seen so far and the tasks executed in the parent generation.
Args:
cache: A set of tasks that have been generated before.
Returns:
A set of new generations.
"""
target_len = GAGeneration.NUM_CHROMOSOMES
specs = GAGeneration.SPECS
mutation_rate = GAGeneration.MUTATION_RATE
# Collect a set of size target_len of tasks. This set will be used to
# produce a new generation of tasks.
gen_tasks = [task for task in self.Pool()]
parents = self.CandidatePool()
if parents:
gen_tasks.extend(parents)
# A set of tasks that are the best. This set will be used as the parent
# generation to produce the next generation.
sort_func = lambda task: task.GetTestResult()
retained_tasks = sorted(gen_tasks, key=sort_func)[:target_len]
child_pool = set()
for father in retained_tasks:
num_trials = 0
# Try num_trials times to produce a new child.
while num_trials < GAGeneration.NUM_TRIALS:
# Randomly select another parent.
mother = random.choice(retained_tasks)
# Cross over.
child = mother.ReproduceWith(father, specs, mutation_rate)
if child not in child_pool and child not in cache:
child_pool.add(child)
break
else:
num_trials += 1
num_trials = 0
while len(child_pool) < target_len and num_trials < GAGeneration.NUM_TRIALS:
for keep_task in retained_tasks:
# Mutation.
child = RandomMutate(specs, keep_task.GetFlags(), mutation_rate)
if child not in child_pool and child not in cache:
child_pool.add(child)
if len(child_pool) >= target_len:
break
else:
num_trials += 1
# If NUM_TRIALS of tries have been attempted without generating a set of new
# tasks, the algorithm stops.
if num_trials >= GAGeneration.NUM_TRIALS:
return []
assert len(child_pool) == target_len
return [GAGeneration(child_pool, set(retained_tasks), self._total_stucks)]