feat: add to/from pointer

exla/Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Environment variables passed via elixir_make
+	# Environment variables passed via elixir_make
 # ERTS_INCLUDE_DIR
 # MIX_APP_PATH
 
@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@ CFLAGS = -fPIC -I$(ERTS_INCLUDE_DIR) -I$(XLA_INCLUDE_PATH) -Wall -Wno-sign-compa
 	 -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-comment \
 	 -std=c++17 -w -DLLVM_VERSION_STRING=
 
+NVCCFLAGS = -shared -Xcompiler -fPIC
+
 ifdef DEBUG
 	CFLAGS += -g
+	NVCCFLAGS += -g
 else
 	CFLAGS += -O3
 endif
@@ -60,7 +63,23 @@ $(EXLA_SO): $(EXLA_CACHE_SO)
 
 SOURCES = $(EXLA_DIR)/exla.cc $(EXLA_DIR)/mlir/ops.cc $(EXLA_DIR)/mlir/builder.cc $(EXLA_DIR)/mlir/custom_calls.cc $(EXLA_DIR)/exla_client.cc $(EXLA_DIR)/exla_nif_util.cc
 HEADERS = $(EXLA_DIR)/mlir/ops.h $(EXLA_DIR)/mlir/builder.h $(EXLA_DIR)/mlir/custom_calls.h $(EXLA_DIR)/exla_client.h $(EXLA_DIR)/exla_nif_util.h $(EXLA_DIR)/exla_log_sink.h
-OBJECTS = $(patsubst $(EXLA_DIR)/%.cc,$(EXLA_CACHE_OBJ_DIR)/%.o,$(SOURCES))
+OBJECTS = $(patsubst $(EXLA_DIR)/%.cc,$(EXLA_CACHE_OBJ_DIR)/%.o,$(SOURCES)) $(EXLA_CACHE_OBJ_DIR)/exla_cuda.o
+
+
+NVCC_RESULT := $(shell which nvcc 2> NULL)
+NVCC_TEST := $(notdir $(NVCC_RESULT))
+
+ifeq ($(NVCC_TEST),nvcc)
+  NVCC := nvcc
+	NVCCFLAGS += -DCUDA_ENABLED
+else
+  NVCC := g++
+	NVCCFLAGS = $(CFLAGS)
+endif
+
+$(EXLA_CACHE_OBJ_DIR)/exla_cuda.o: $(EXLA_DIR)/exla_cuda.cc $(EXLA_DIR)/exla_cuda.h
+	@ mkdir -p $(EXLA_CACHE_OBJ_DIR)
+	$(NVCC) $(NVCCFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
 $(EXLA_CACHE_OBJ_DIR)/%.o: $(EXLA_DIR)/%.cc $(HEADERS)
 	@ mkdir -p $(EXLA_CACHE_OBJ_DIR)

exla/c_src/exla/exla.cc

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "exla_client.h"
+#include "exla_cuda.h"
 #include "exla_log_sink.h"
 #include "exla_nif_util.h"
 #include "mlir/ops.h"
@@ -134,6 +135,104 @@ ERL_NIF_TERM create_sub_builder(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM arg
 
 // ExlaBuffer Functions
 
+ERL_NIF_TERM get_buffer_device_pointer(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
+  if (argc != 3) {
+    return exla::nif::error(env, "Bad argument count.");
+  }
+
+  exla::ExlaClient** client;
+  exla::ExlaBuffer** buffer;
+  std::string pointer_kind;
+
+  if (!exla::nif::get<exla::ExlaClient*>(env, argv[0], client)) {
+    return exla::nif::error(env, "Unable to get client.");
+  }
+  if (!exla::nif::get<exla::ExlaBuffer*>(env, argv[1], buffer)) {
+    return exla::nif::error(env, "Unable to get buffer.");
+  }
+  if (!exla::nif::get_atom(env, argv[2], pointer_kind)) {
+    return exla::nif::error(env, "Unable to get device pointer kind.");
+  }
+
+  EXLA_ASSIGN_OR_RETURN_NIF(std::uintptr_t ptr,
+                            (*buffer)->GetDevicePointer((*client)->client()), env);
+
+  std::vector<unsigned char> pointer_vec;
+  if (pointer_kind == "local") {
+    unsigned char* bytePtr = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(&ptr);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(void*); i++) {
+      pointer_vec.push_back(bytePtr[i]);
+    }
+  } else if (pointer_kind == "cuda_ipc") {
+    auto result = get_cuda_ipc_handle(ptr);
+    if (result.second) {
+      return exla::nif::error(env, "Unable to get cuda IPC handle");
+    }
+    pointer_vec = result.first;
+  }
+
+  EXLA_ASSIGN_OR_RETURN_NIF(unsigned long device_size, (*buffer)->GetOnDeviceSizeInBytes(), env);
+
+  ERL_NIF_TERM handle_list[pointer_vec.size()];
+  for (int i = 0; i < pointer_vec.size(); i++) {
+    handle_list[i] = enif_make_uint(env, pointer_vec[i]);
+  }
+
+  ERL_NIF_TERM handle_list_term = enif_make_list_from_array(env, handle_list, pointer_vec.size());
+  ERL_NIF_TERM device_size_term = enif_make_uint64(env, device_size);
+
+  return exla::nif::ok(env, enif_make_tuple2(env, handle_list_term, device_size_term));
+}
+
+ERL_NIF_TERM create_buffer_from_device_pointer(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
+  if (argc != 5) {
+    return exla::nif::error(env, "Bad argument count.");
+  }
+
+  exla::ExlaClient** client;
+  std::vector<int64_t> pointer_vec;
+  xla::Shape* shape;
+  int device_id;
+  std::string pointer_kind;
+
+  if (!exla::nif::get<exla::ExlaClient*>(env, argv[0], client)) {
+    return exla::nif::error(env, "Unable to get client.");
+  }
+  if (!exla::nif::get_list(env, argv[1], pointer_vec)) {
+    return exla::nif::error(env, "Unable to get device pointer.");
+  }
+  if (!exla::nif::get_atom(env, argv[2], pointer_kind)) {
+    return exla::nif::error(env, "Unable to get device pointer kind.");
+  }
+  if (!exla::nif::get<xla::Shape>(env, argv[3], shape)) {
+    return exla::nif::error(env, "Unable to get shape.");
+  }
+  if (!exla::nif::get(env, argv[4], &device_id)) {
+    return exla::nif::error(env, "Unable to get device ordinal.");
+  }
+
+  void* ptr;
+  if (pointer_kind == "local") {
+    unsigned char* bytePtr = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(&ptr);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(void*); i++) {
+      bytePtr[i] = pointer_vec[i];
+    }
+  } else if (pointer_kind == "cuda_ipc") {
+    auto result = get_pointer_for_ipc_handle(pointer_vec);
+    if (result.second) {
+      return exla::nif::error(env, "Unable to get pointer for IPC handle.");
+    }
+    ptr = result.first;
+  }
+
+  EXLA_ASSIGN_OR_RETURN_NIF(xla::PjRtDevice * device, (*client)->client()->LookupDevice(device_id), env);
+
+  std::function<void()> on_delete_callback = []() {};
+  EXLA_ASSIGN_OR_RETURN_NIF(std::unique_ptr<xla::PjRtBuffer> buffer, (*client)->client()->CreateViewOfDeviceBuffer(ptr, *shape, device, on_delete_callback), env);
+  exla::ExlaBuffer* exla_buffer = new exla::ExlaBuffer(std::move(buffer));
+  return exla::nif::ok(env, exla::nif::make<exla::ExlaBuffer*>(env, exla_buffer));
+}
+
 ERL_NIF_TERM binary_to_device_mem(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
   if (argc != 4) {
     return exla::nif::error(env, "Bad argument count.");
@@ -710,6 +809,8 @@ static ErlNifFunc exla_funcs[] = {
     {"get_supported_platforms", 0, get_supported_platforms},
     {"mlir_compile", 7, mlir_compile, ERL_NIF_DIRTY_JOB_CPU_BOUND},
     // ExlaBuffer
+    {"get_buffer_device_pointer", 3, get_buffer_device_pointer},
+    {"create_buffer_from_device_pointer", 5, create_buffer_from_device_pointer},
     {"binary_to_device_mem", 4, binary_to_device_mem, ERL_NIF_DIRTY_JOB_IO_BOUND},
     {"read_device_mem", 2, read_device_mem, ERL_NIF_DIRTY_JOB_IO_BOUND},
     {"deallocate_device_mem", 1, deallocate_device_mem, ERL_NIF_DIRTY_JOB_IO_BOUND},

exla/c_src/exla/exla_client.h

@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ class ExlaBuffer {
   xla::StatusOr<ERL_NIF_TERM> ToBinary(ErlNifEnv* env, exla::int64 size);
   xla::Status Deallocate();
 
+  xla::StatusOr<std::uintptr_t> GetDevicePointer(xla::PjRtClient* client) {
+    return client->UnsafeBufferPointer(buffer_.get());
+  }
+
+  xla::StatusOr<size_t> GetOnDeviceSizeInBytes() {
+    return buffer_.get()->GetOnDeviceSizeInBytes();
+  }
+
   ~ExlaBuffer() {
     // Theoretically this may block if a computation is running
     // but we always block the host until the computation is done.

exla/c_src/exla/exla_cuda.cc

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#include "exla_cuda.h"
+
+#ifdef CUDA_ENABLED
+#include <cuda_runtime.h>
+
+#include <cstring>
+#include <iostream>
+
+std::pair<std::vector<unsigned char>, int> get_cuda_ipc_handle(std::uintptr_t ptr) {
+  cudaIpcMemHandle_t ipc_handle;
+  cudaError_t status = cudaIpcGetMemHandle(&ipc_handle, reinterpret_cast<void*>(ptr));
+
+  // Assuming sizeof(cudaIpcMemHandle_t) is constant
+  const size_t size = sizeof(cudaIpcMemHandle_t);
+
+  // Copy the memory handle to a byte array
+  std::vector<unsigned char> result(size);
+  memcpy(result.data(), &ipc_handle, size);
+
+  return std::make_pair(result, status != cudaSuccess);
+}
+
+std::pair<void*, int> get_pointer_for_ipc_handle(std::vector<int64_t> handle_list) {
+  unsigned char ipc_handle_data[sizeof(cudaIpcMemHandle_t)];
+  for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(cudaIpcMemHandle_t); i++) {
+    ipc_handle_data[i] = (uint8_t)handle_list[i];
+  }
+
+  cudaIpcMemHandle_t ipc_handle;
+  memcpy(&ipc_handle, ipc_handle_data, sizeof(cudaIpcMemHandle_t));
+
+  int* ptr;
+  cudaError_t cuda_status = cudaSetDevice(0);  // Assuming device 0, change as needed
+  if (cuda_status != cudaSuccess) {
+    printf("Error setting CUDA device: %s\n", cudaGetErrorString(cuda_status));
+    return std::make_pair(nullptr, 1);  // Return with error status
+  }
+
+  cuda_status = cudaIpcOpenMemHandle((void**)&ptr, ipc_handle, cudaIpcMemLazyEnablePeerAccess);
+  if (cuda_status != cudaSuccess) {
+    printf("Error opening CUDA IPC memory handle: %s\n", cudaGetErrorString(cuda_status));
+    return std::make_pair(nullptr, 1);  // Return with error status
+  }
+
+  return std::make_pair(ptr, cuda_status != cudaSuccess);
+}
+#else
+std::pair<std::vector<unsigned char>, int> get_cuda_ipc_handle(std::uintptr_t ptr) {
+  return std::make_pair(std::vector<unsigned char>(0), 1);
+}
+
+std::pair<void*, int> get_pointer_for_ipc_handle(std::vector<int64_t> handle_list) {
+  return std::make_pair(nullptr, 1);
+}
+#endif

exla/c_src/exla/exla_cuda.h

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <vector>
+
+std::pair<std::vector<unsigned char>, int> get_cuda_ipc_handle(std::uintptr_t);
+std::pair<void*, int> get_pointer_for_ipc_handle(std::vector<int64_t>);

exla/c_src/exla/exla_nif_util.h

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ ERL_NIF_TERM make(ErlNifEnv* env, const char* string);
 // their signatures are the same for retrieving/returning
 // regular strings.
 
-int get_atom(ErlNifEnv* env, ERL_NIF_TERM term, std::string* var);
+int get_atom(ErlNifEnv* env, ERL_NIF_TERM term, std::string& var);
 
 ERL_NIF_TERM atom(ErlNifEnv* env, const char* status);
 

exla/lib/exla/backend.ex

@@ -82,6 +82,70 @@ defmodule EXLA.Backend do
     EXLA.DeviceBuffer.deallocate(buffer)
   end
 
+  @impl true
+  def to_pointer(%T{data: %B{buffer: buffer}}, opts \\ []) do
+    opts = Keyword.validate!(opts, mode: :local)
+
+    mode =
+      case opts[:mode] do
+        mode when mode in [:local, :cuda_ipc] ->
+          mode
+
+        mode ->
+          raise ArgumentError, "expected one of :local, :cuda_ipc, got: #{inspect(mode)}"
+      end
+
+    case buffer do
+      %EXLA.DeviceBuffer{} ->
+        :ok
+
+      _ ->
+        raise ArgumentError, "tensor must be allocated via a #{DeviceBuffer}"
+    end
+
+    client = EXLA.Client.fetch!(buffer.client_name)
+
+    case EXLA.NIF.get_buffer_device_pointer(client.ref, buffer.ref, mode) do
+      {:ok, {pointer, _size}} ->
+        {:ok, pointer}
+
+      error ->
+        error
+    end
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def from_pointer(pointer, type, dims, opts) do
+    template = Nx.template(dims, type, names: opts[:names])
+
+    opts = Keyword.validate!(opts[:backend_opts] || [], [:client_name, :device_id, mode: :local])
+
+    client_name = opts[:client_name] || EXLA.Client.default_name()
+    client = EXLA.Client.fetch!(client_name)
+
+    device_id = opts[:device_id] || client.default_device_id
+
+    shape = EXLA.Shape.make_shape(type, dims)
+
+    result =
+      EXLA.NIF.create_buffer_from_device_pointer(
+        client.ref,
+        pointer,
+        opts[:mode],
+        shape.ref,
+        device_id
+      )
+
+    case result do
+      {:ok, ref} ->
+        buffer = EXLA.DeviceBuffer.from_ref(ref, client, device_id, shape)
+        {:ok, %{template | data: %EXLA.Backend{buffer: buffer}}}
+
+      error ->
+        error
+    end
+  end
+
   @impl true
   def to_batched(out, tensor, opts) do
     leftover = opts[:leftover]

exla/lib/exla/nif.ex

@@ -229,6 +229,17 @@ defmodule EXLA.NIF do
       ),
       do: :erlang.nif_error(:undef)
 
+  def get_buffer_device_pointer(_client, _buffer, _pointer_kind), do: :erlang.nif_error(:undef)
+
+  def create_buffer_from_device_pointer(
+        _client,
+        _opaque_pointer,
+        _pointer_kind,
+        _shape,
+        _device_id
+      ),
+      do: :erlang.nif_error(:undef)
+
   def binary_to_device_mem(_client, _binary, _shape, _device_ordinal),
     do: :erlang.nif_error(:undef)
 

exla/mix.exs

@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ defmodule EXLA.MixProject do
 
   defp deps do
     [
-      {:nx, "~> 0.7.1"},
-      # {:nx, path: "../nx"},
+      # {:nx, "~> 0.7.1"},
+      {:nx, path: "../nx"},
       {:telemetry, "~> 0.4.0 or ~> 1.0"},
       {:xla, "~> 0.6.0", runtime: false},
       {:elixir_make, "~> 0.6", runtime: false},

exla/test/exla/device_memory_sharing_test.exs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+defmodule EXLA.DeviceMemorySharingTest do
+  use EXLA.Case, async: false
+
+  @moduletag :cuda_required
+
+  test "buffer sharing works as expected" do
+    t1 = Nx.tensor([1, 2, 3], backend: {EXLA.Backend, client: :cuda})
+
+    assert inspect(t1) =~ "1, 2, 3"
+
+    assert {:ok, pointer} = Nx.to_pointer(t1, mode: :local)
+
+    assert {:ok, t2} =
+             Nx.from_pointer(EXLA.Backend, pointer, t1.type, t1.shape,
+               backend_opts: [client_name: :cuda]
+             )
+
+    assert t1.data.buffer.ref != t2.data.buffer.ref
+    assert Nx.to_binary(t1) == Nx.to_binary(t2)
+  end
+end

exla/test/test_helper.exs

@@ -31,8 +31,15 @@ if client.platform == :host and client.device_count == 1 and System.schedulers_o
   )
 end
 
+cuda_required =
+  if Map.has_key?(EXLA.Client.get_supported_platforms(), :cuda) do
+    []
+  else
+    [:cuda_required]
+  end
+
 ExUnit.start(
-  exclude: [:platform, :integration] ++ exclude_multi_device ++ exclude,
+  exclude: [:platform, :integration] ++ exclude_multi_device ++ exclude ++ cuda_required,
   include: [platform: String.to_atom(target)],
   assert_receive_timeout: 1000
 )