""" module pyabc_split Executes python functions and their arguements as separate processes and returns their return values through pickling. This modules offers a single function: Function: split_all(funcs) The function returns a generator objects that allowes iteration over the results, Arguments: funcs: a list of tuples (f, args) where f is a python function and args is a collection of arguments for f. Caveats: 1. Global variables in the parent process are not affected by the child processes. 2. The functions can only return simple types, see the pickle module for details Usage: Assume you would like to run the function f_1(1), f_2(1,2), f_3(1,2,3) in different processes. def f_1(i): return i+1 def f_2(i,j): return i*10+j+1 def f_3(i,j,k): return i*100+j*10+k+1 Construct a tuple of the function and arguments for each function t_1 = (f_1, [1]) t_2 = (f_2, [1,2]) t_3 = (f_3, [1,2,3]) Create a list containing these tuples: funcs = [t_1, t_2, t_3] Use the function split_all() to run these functions in separate processes: for res in split_all(funcs): print res The output will be: 2 13 124 (The order may be different, except that in this case the processes are so fast that they terminate before the next one is created) Alternatively, you may quite in the middle, say after the first process returns: for res in split_all(funcs): print res break This will kill all processes not yet finished. To run ABC operations, that required saving the child process state and restoring it at the parent, use abc_split_all(). import pyabc def abc_f(truth): import os print "pid=%d, abc_f(%s)"%(os.getpid(), truth) pyabc.run_command('read_truth %s'%truth) pyabc.run_command('strash') funcs = [ defer(abc_f)("1000"), defer(abc_f)("0001") ] for _ in abc_split_all(funcs): pyabc.run_command('write_verilog /dev/stdout') Author: Baruch Sterin """ import os import errno import sys import pickle import signal from contextlib import contextmanager import pyabc class _splitter(object): def __init__(self, funcs): self.funcs = funcs self.pids = [] self.fds = {} self.results = {} def is_done(self): return len(self.fds) == 0 def cleanup(self): # close pipes and kill child processes for pid,(i,fd) in self.fds.iteritems(): os.close(fd) try: os.kill( pid, signal.SIGINT ) except Exception as e: print >>sys.stderr, 'exception while trying to kill pid=%d: '%pid, e raise # wait for termination and update result for pid, _ in self.fds.iteritems(): os.waitpid( pid, 0 ) self.results[pid] = None self.fds = {} def child( self, fdw, f): # call function res = f() # write return value into pipe with os.fdopen( fdw, "w" ) as fout: pickle.dump(res, fout) return 0 def fork_one(self, f): # create a pipe to communicate with the child process pr,pw = os.pipe() parentpid = os.getpid() rc = 1 try: # create child process pid = os.fork() if pid == 0: # child process: os.close(pr) pyabc.close_on_fork(pw) rc = self.child( pw, f) os._exit(rc) else: # parent process: os.close(pw) return (pid, pr) finally: if os.getpid() != parentpid: os._exit(rc) def fork_all(self): for i,f in enumerate(self.funcs): pid, fd = self.fork_one(f) self.pids.append(pid) self.fds[pid] = (i,fd) def get_next_result(self): # wait for the next child process to terminate pid, rc = os.wait() assert pid in self.fds # retrieve the pipe file descriptor1 i, fd = self.fds[pid] del self.fds[pid] assert pid not in self.fds # read result from file with os.fdopen( fd, "r" ) as fin: try: return (i,pickle.load(fin)) except EOFError, pickle.UnpicklingError: return (i, None) @contextmanager def _splitter_wrapper(funcs): # ensure cleanup of child processes s = _splitter(funcs) try: yield s finally: s.cleanup() def split_all_full(funcs): # provide an iterator for child process result with _splitter_wrapper(funcs) as s: s.fork_all() while not s.is_done(): yield s.get_next_result() def defer(f): return lambda *args, **kwargs: lambda : f(*args,**kwargs) def split_all(funcs): for _, res in split_all_full( ( defer(f)(*args) for f,args in funcs ) ): yield res import tempfile @contextmanager def temp_file_names(suffixes): names = [] try: for suffix in suffixes: with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=suffix) as file: names.append( file.name ) yield names finally: for name in names: os.unlink(name) class abc_state(object): def __init__(self): with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.aig') as file: self.aig = file.name with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.log') as file: self.log = file.name pyabc.run_command(r'write_status %s'%self.log) pyabc.run_command(r'write_aiger %s'%self.aig) def __del__(self): os.unlink( self.aig ) os.unlink( self.log ) def restore(self): pyabc.run_command(r'read_aiger %s'%self.aig) pyabc.run_command(r'read_status %s'%self.log) def abc_split_all(funcs): import pyabc def child(f, aig, log): res = f() pyabc.run_command(r'write_status %s'%log) pyabc.run_command(r'write_aiger %s'%aig) return res def parent(res, aig, log): pyabc.run_command(r'read_aiger %s'%aig) pyabc.run_command(r'read_status %s'%log) return res with temp_file_names( ['.aig','.log']*len(funcs) ) as tmp: funcs = [ defer(child)(f, tmp[2*i],tmp[2*i+1]) for i,f in enumerate(funcs) ] for i, res in split_all_full(funcs): yield i, parent(res, tmp[2*i],tmp[2*i+1]) if __name__ == "__main__": # define some functions to run def f_1(i): return i+1 def f_2(i,j): return i*10+j+1 def f_3(i,j,k): return i*100+j*10+k+1 # Construct a tuple of the function and arguments for each function t_1 = (f_1, [1]) t_2 = (f_2, [1,2]) t_3 = (f_3, [1,2,3]) # Create a list containing these tuples: funcs = [t_1, t_2, t_3] # Use the function split_all() to run these functions in separate processes: for res in split_all(funcs): print res # Alternatively, quit after the first process returns: for res in split_all(funcs): print res break # For operations with ABC that save and restore status import pyabc def abc_f(truth): import os print "pid=%d, abc_f(%s)"%(os.getpid(), truth) pyabc.run_command('read_truth %s'%truth) pyabc.run_command('strash') return 100 funcs = [ defer(abc_f)("1000"), defer(abc_f)("0001") ] best = None for i, res in abc_split_all(funcs): print i, res if best is None:\ # save state best = abc_state() pyabc.run_command('write_verilog /dev/stdout') # if there is a saved state, restore it if best is not None: best.restore() pyabc.run_command('write_verilog /dev/stdout')