Digamma

Applicability

Product

Supported

Atlas 350 Accelerator Card

Atlas A3 training product / Atlas A3 inference product

Atlas A2 training product / Atlas A2 inference product

Atlas 200I/500 A2 inference product

x

Atlas inference product AI Core

Atlas inference product Vector Core

x

Atlas training product

x

Function Usage

Computes the logarithmic derivative of the gamma function of x element-wise. The formula is as follows, where is the Gamma function.

Prototype

  • Pass the temporary space through the sharedTmpBuffer input parameter.
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    template <typename T, bool isReuseSource = false>
    __aicore__ inline void Digamma(LocalTensor<T>& dstTensor, const LocalTensor<T>& srcTensor, LocalTensor<uint8_t>& sharedTmpBuffer, const uint32_t calCount)
    
  • The API framework allocates temporary space.
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    template<typename T, bool isReuseSource = false>
    __aicore__ inline void Digamma(LocalTensor<T>& dstTensor, const LocalTensor<T>& srcTensor, const uint32_t calCount)
    

Due to the complex mathematical computation involved in the internal implementation of this API, extra temporary space is required to store intermediate variables generated during computation. The temporary space can be passed by developers through the sharedTmpBuffer input parameter or allocated by the API framework.

  • When the sharedTmpBuffer input parameter is used for passing the temporary space, the tensor serves as the temporary space. In this case, the API framework is not required for temporary space allocation. This enables developers to manage the sharedTmpBuffer space and reuse the buffer after calling the API, so that the buffer is not repeatedly allocated or deallocated, improving the flexibility and buffer utilization.
  • When the API framework allocates temporary space, developers do not need to allocate the space but must reserve the required size for the temporary space.

If sharedTmpBuffer is used, developers must allocate space for the tensor. If the API framework is used, developers must reserve the temporary space. To obtain the size of the temporary space (BufferSize) to be reserved, use the API provided in GetDigammaMaxMinTmpSize.

Parameters

Table 1 Template parameters

Parameter

Description

T

Operand data type.

For the Atlas 350 Accelerator Card, the supported data types are half and float.

For the Atlas A3 training product / Atlas A3 inference product , the supported data types are half and float.

For the Atlas A2 training product / Atlas A2 inference product , the supported data types are half and float.

For the Atlas inference product AI Core, the supported data types are half and float.

isReuseSource

Whether the source operand can be modified. The default value is false. This parameter is valid only when the input data type is float.

true: The source operand can be modified. In this case, this API can reuse srcTensor's buffer during internal computation, reducing buffer usage.

false: The srcTensor's buffer cannot be reused during internal computation of this API.

For details about how to use isReuseSource, see More Examples.

Table 2 API parameters

Parameter

Input/Output

Description

dstTensor

Output

Destination operand.

The type is LocalTensor, and TPosition can be VECIN, VECCALC, or VECOUT.

srcTensor

Input

Source operand.

The type is LocalTensor, and TPosition can be VECIN, VECCALC, or VECOUT.

The source operand must have the same data type as the destination operand.

sharedTmpBuffer

Input

Temporary buffer.

The type is LocalTensor, and TPosition can be VECIN, VECCALC, or VECOUT.

This parameter is used to store intermediate variables during complex computation in Digamma and is provided by developers.

For details about how to obtain the temporary space size (BufferSize), see GetDigammaMaxMinTmpSize.

calCount

Input

Number of elements involved in the computation.

Returns

None

Constraints

  • The source operand address must not overlap the destination operand address.
  • The address of sharedTmpBuffer cannot overlap that of the source or destination operand.
  • For details about the operand address alignment requirements, see General Address Alignment Restrictions.

Examples

For a complete call example, see More Examples.

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// dstLocal: output tensor
// srcLocal: input tensor
// sharedTmpBuffer: temporary space
// The input tensor length is 1024, the input data type of the operator is float, and the number of actually computed data elements is 1024.
AscendC::Digamma<float, false>(dstLocal, srcLocal, sharedTmpBuffer, 1024);
Result example:
Input data (srcLocal): [5.3675685 0.26528683 -2.872628 ... 2.9387941 9.001339]
Output data (dstLocal): [1.5843406 -3.978809 -6.2081366 ... 0.8983184 2.1407988]