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31_ELU31_elu_shared_mem_base

Level 1 • Task 31
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import torch.nn.functional as F


def module_fn(x: torch.Tensor, alpha: float) -> torch.Tensor:
    """
    Applies ELU activation to the input tensor.

    Args:
        x (torch.Tensor): Input tensor of any shape.
        alpha (float): The alpha parameter for the ELU function.

    Returns:
        torch.Tensor: Output tensor with ELU applied, same shape as input.
    """
    return F.elu(x, alpha=alpha)


class Model(nn.Module):
    """
    Simple model that performs an ELU activation.
    """

    def __init__(self, alpha):
        """
        Initializes the ELU model.

        Args:
            alpha (float): The alpha parameter for the ELU function.
        """
        super(Model, self).__init__()
        self.alpha = alpha

    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor, fn=module_fn) -> torch.Tensor:
        """
        Applies ELU activation to the input tensor.

        Args:
            x (torch.Tensor): Input tensor of any shape.

        Returns:
            torch.Tensor: Output tensor with ELU applied, same shape as input.
        """
        return fn(x, self.alpha)


batch_size = 16
dim = 16384
alpha = 1.0


def get_inputs():
    x = torch.randn(batch_size, dim)
    return [x]


def get_init_inputs():
    return [alpha]
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import torch.nn.functional as F

class Model(nn.Module):
    """
    Simple model that performs an ELU activation.
    """
    def __init__(self, alpha: float = 1.0):
        """
        Initializes the ELU model.

        Args:
            alpha (float, optional): The alpha parameter for the ELU function. Defaults to 1.0.
        """
        super(Model, self).__init__()
        self.alpha = alpha
    
    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
        """
        Applies ELU activation to the input tensor.

        Args:
            x (torch.Tensor): Input tensor of any shape.

        Returns:
            torch.Tensor: Output tensor with ELU applied, same shape as input.
        """
        return F.elu(x, alpha=self.alpha)

batch_size = 16
dim = 16384

def get_inputs():
    x = torch.randn(batch_size, dim)
    return [x]

def get_init_inputs():
    return [1.0]  # Provide alpha value for initialization

Kernel Information

Related Kernels (Level 1, Task 31 • 31_ELU)

Rank Kernel Name Runtime (ms) Speedup Native Speedup Compile
🥇 31_elu_shared_base 0.01 1.14 4.80
🥇 hybrid_elu_optimized_base 0.01 1.14 4.80
🥇 31_elu_vectorized_base 0.01 1.14 4.80
🥇 vec_shared_elu_base 0.01 1.14 4.80
🥇 31_elu_grid_stride_base_base 0.01 1.14 4.80
🥇 31_elu_vectorized_edit_1 0.01 1.14 4.80
🥇 elu_unroll_kernel_base 0.01 1.14 4.80
🥇 ldg_elu_128_base 0.01 1.14 4.80
9 31_ELU 0.01 0.97 4.12
9 31_elu_aligned_coalesced_base 0.01 0.97 4.12
9 hybrid_elu_base 0.01 0.97 4.12
9 31_elu_optimized_indexing_base 0.01 0.97 4.12
9 31_elu_reduced_divergence_base 0.01 0.97 4.12
9 elu_hybrid_base 0.01 0.97 4.12
9 31_elu_coalesced_base 0.01 0.97 4.12
9 31_elu_shared_mem_base 0.01 0.97 4.12
9 modular_elu_base 0.01 0.97 4.12
9 elu_vec4_shared_base 0.01 0.97 4.12
9 elu_tuned_blocksize_base 0.01 0.97 4.12
9 branchless_elu_vectorized_base 0.01 0.97 4.12
#include <torch/extension.h>
#include <cuda.h>
#include <cuda_runtime.h>
#include <math.h>

#define CHECK_CUDA(x) TORCH_CHECK(x.is_cuda(), #x " must be a CUDA tensor")
#define CHECK_CONTIGUOUS(x) TORCH_CHECK(x.is_contiguous(), #x " must be contiguous")
#define CHECK_INPUT(x) CHECK_CUDA(x); CHECK_CONTIGUOUS(x)

#define BLOCK_SIZE 256
#define SHARED_MEM_SIZE BLOCK_SIZE

__global__ void elu_kernel_shared(const float* __restrict__ x, float* __restrict__ out, float alpha, int n) {
    __shared__ float shared_data[SHARED_MEM_SIZE];
    
    int tid = threadIdx.x;
    int idx = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + tid;
    
    // Load data into shared memory
    if (idx < n) {
        shared_data[tid] = x[idx];
    }
    
    __syncthreads();
    
    // Process data from shared memory
    if (idx < n) {
        float val = shared_data[tid];
        out[idx] = (val > 0) ? val : alpha * (expf(val) - 1);
    }
}

torch::Tensor elu_cuda(torch::Tensor x, float alpha) {
    CHECK_INPUT(x);
    
    auto out = torch::empty_like(x);
    int n = x.numel();
    
    const int threads = BLOCK_SIZE;
    const int blocks = (n + threads - 1) / threads;
    
    elu_kernel_shared<<<blocks, threads>>>(x.data_ptr<float>(), out.data_ptr<float>(), alpha, n);
    
    return out;
}

PYBIND11_MODULE(TORCH_EXTENSION_NAME, m) {
    m.def("forward", &elu_cuda, "ELU activation with shared memory (CUDA)");
}
Performance Metrics
Metric Value Unit Variance Samples
Executed Ipc Active 0.774 inst/cycle 0.000 5
Executed Ipc Elapsed 0.304 inst/cycle 0.000 5
Issue Slots Busy 21.810 % 0.373 5
Issued Ipc Active 0.874 inst/cycle 0.001 5
SM Busy 21.810 % 0.373 5
Memory Throughput 279503678666.576 byte/second 31832746806588399616.000 5
Mem Busy 13.166 % 0.069 5
Max Bandwidth 12.280 % 0.070 5
L1/TEX Hit Rate 0.000 % 0.000 5
L2 Hit Rate 67.240 % 0.102 5
Mem Pipes Busy 16.532 % 0.128 5
Warp Cycles Per Issued Instruction 60.820 cycle 7.533 5
Warp Cycles Per Executed Instruction 68.578 cycle 9.590 5
Avg. Active Threads Per Warp 32.000 0.000 5
Avg. Not Predicated Off Threads Per Warp 28.140 0.000 5
Max Active Clusters 0.000 cluster 0.000 5
Max Cluster Size 8.000 block 0.000 5
Overall GPU Occupancy 0.000 % 0.000 5
Cluster Occupancy 0.000 % 0.000 5
Block Limit SM 32.000 block 0.000 5
Block Limit Registers 16.000 block 0.000 5
Block Limit Shared Mem 16.000 block 0.000 5
Block Limit Warps 8.000 block 0.000 5
Theoretical Active Warps per SM 64.000 warp 0.000 5
Theoretical Occupancy 100.000 % 0.000 5
Achieved Occupancy 83.652 % 0.052 5
Achieved Active Warps Per SM 53.538 warp 0.021 5
Analysis Rules
Rule Description
WRN HighPipeUtilization All compute pipelines are under-utilized. Either this kernel is very small or it doesn't issue enough warps per scheduler. Check the Launch Statistics and Scheduler Statistics sections for further details.
INF CPIStall Check the Warp Stall Sampling (All Cycles) table for the top stall locations in your source based on sampling data. The Kernel Profiling Guide (https://docs.nvidia.com/nsight-compute/ProfilingGuide/index.html#metrics-reference) provides more details on each stall reason.
WRN Occupancy This kernel's theoretical occupancy is not impacted by any block limit. The difference between calculated theoretical (100.0%) and measured achieved occupancy (83.8%) can be the result of warp scheduling overheads or workload imbalances during the kernel execution. Load imbalances can occur between warps within a block as well as across blocks of the same kernel. See the CUDA Best Practices Guide (https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-c-best-practices-guide/index.html#occupancy) for more details on optimizing occupancy.
Operation / Metric Value Unit
aten::to
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cudaLaunchKernel
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elu_kernel_shared(float const*, float*, float, int)
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cudaEventRecord
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aten::zero_
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aten::fill_
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void at::native::vectorized_elementwise_kernel<4, at::native::FillFunctor<int>, at::detail::Array<char*, 1> >(int, at::native::FillFunctor<int>, at::detail::Array<char*, 1>)
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Status: Completed
45282 warnings generated when compiling for host.
Suppressed 45322 warnings (45275 in non-user code, 47 NOLINT).
Use -header-filter=.* to display errors from all non-system headers. Use -system-headers to display errors from system headers as well.
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6 | #define CHECK_CUDA(x) TORCH_CHECK(x.is_cuda(), #x " must be a CUDA tensor")
| ^
| ()
/home/robert_sakana_ai/llm_cuda/experiments/20250202_optimize_b10_s4_e0_sweep/level_1/task_31/b2_s0_31_elu_shared_mem/base/base.cu:7:41: warning: macro argument should be enclosed in parentheses [bugprone-macro-parentheses]
7 | #define CHECK_CONTIGUOUS(x) TORCH_CHECK(x.is_contiguous(), #x " must be contiguous")
| ^
| ()
/home/robert_sakana_ai/llm_cuda/experiments/20250202_optimize_b10_s4_e0_sweep/level_1/task_31/b2_s0_31_elu_shared_mem/base/base.cu:13:89: warning: 2 adjacent parameters of 'elu_kernel_shared' of convertible types are easily swapped by mistake [bugprone-easily-swappable-parameters]
13 | __global__ void elu_kernel_shared(const float* __restrict__ x, float* __restrict__ out, float alpha, int n) {
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/home/robert_sakana_ai/llm_cuda/experiments/20250202_optimize_b10_s4_e0_sweep/level_1/task_31/b2_s0_31_elu_shared_mem/base/base.cu:13:95: note: the first parameter in the range is 'alpha'
13 | __global__ void elu_kernel_shared(const float* __restrict__ x, float* __restrict__ out, float alpha, int n) {
| ^~~~~
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13 | __global__ void elu_kernel_shared(const float* __restrict__ x, float* __restrict__ out, float alpha, int n) {
| ^
/home/robert_sakana_ai/llm_cuda/experiments/20250202_optimize_b10_s4_e0_sweep/level_1/task_31/b2_s0_31_elu_shared_mem/base/base.cu:13:102: note: 'float' and 'int' may be implicitly converted
13 | __global__ void elu_kernel_shared(const float* __restrict__ x, float* __restrict__ out, float alpha, int n) {
| ^
/home/robert_sakana_ai/llm_cuda/experiments/20250202_optimize_b10_s4_e0_sweep/level_1/task_31/b2_s0_31_elu_shared_mem/base/base.cu:16:15: warning: narrowing conversion from 'unsigned int' to signed type 'int' is implementation-defined [bugprone-narrowing-conversions]
16 | int tid = threadIdx.x;
| ^
/home/robert_sakana_ai/llm_cuda/experiments/20250202_optimize_b10_s4_e0_sweep/level_1/task_31/b2_s0_31_elu_shared_mem/base/base.cu:17:15: warning: narrowing conversion from 'unsigned int' to signed type 'int' is implementation-defined [bugprone-narrowing-conversions]
17 | int idx = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + tid;
| ^
/home/robert_sakana_ai/llm_cuda/experiments/20250202_optimize_b10_s4_e0_sweep/level_1/task_31/b2_s0_31_elu_shared_mem/base/base.cu:33:38: warning: the parameter 'x' is copied for each invocation but only used as a const reference; consider making it a const reference [performance-unnecessary-value-param]
33 | torch::Tensor elu_cuda(torch::Tensor x, float alpha) {
| ^
| const &
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37 | int n = x.numel();
| ^