1 // Ceres Solver - A fast non-linear least squares minimizer 2 // Copyright 2014 Google Inc. 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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE 21 // LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR 22 // CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF 23 // SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS 24 // INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN 25 // CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) 26 // ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE 27 // POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 28 // 29 // Author: keir (at) google.com (Keir Mierle) 30 31 #include "ceres/solver_impl.h" 32 33 #include <cstdio> 34 #include <iostream> // NOLINT 35 #include <numeric> 36 #include <string> 37 #include "ceres/array_utils.h" 38 #include "ceres/callbacks.h" 39 #include "ceres/coordinate_descent_minimizer.h" 40 #include "ceres/cxsparse.h" 41 #include "ceres/evaluator.h" 42 #include "ceres/gradient_checking_cost_function.h" 43 #include "ceres/iteration_callback.h" 44 #include "ceres/levenberg_marquardt_strategy.h" 45 #include "ceres/line_search_minimizer.h" 46 #include "ceres/linear_solver.h" 47 #include "ceres/map_util.h" 48 #include "ceres/minimizer.h" 49 #include "ceres/ordered_groups.h" 50 #include "ceres/parameter_block.h" 51 #include "ceres/parameter_block_ordering.h" 52 #include "ceres/preconditioner.h" 53 #include "ceres/problem.h" 54 #include "ceres/problem_impl.h" 55 #include "ceres/program.h" 56 #include "ceres/reorder_program.h" 57 #include "ceres/residual_block.h" 58 #include "ceres/stringprintf.h" 59 #include "ceres/suitesparse.h" 60 #include "ceres/summary_utils.h" 61 #include "ceres/trust_region_minimizer.h" 62 #include "ceres/wall_time.h" 63 64 namespace ceres { 65 namespace internal { 66 67 void SolverImpl::TrustRegionMinimize( 68 const Solver::Options& options, 69 Program* program, 70 CoordinateDescentMinimizer* inner_iteration_minimizer, 71 Evaluator* evaluator, 72 LinearSolver* linear_solver, 73 Solver::Summary* summary) { 74 Minimizer::Options minimizer_options(options); 75 minimizer_options.is_constrained = program->IsBoundsConstrained(); 76 77 // The optimizer works on contiguous parameter vectors; allocate 78 // some. 79 Vector parameters(program->NumParameters()); 80 81 // Collect the discontiguous parameters into a contiguous state 82 // vector. 83 program->ParameterBlocksToStateVector(parameters.data()); 84 85 LoggingCallback logging_callback(TRUST_REGION, 86 options.minimizer_progress_to_stdout); 87 if (options.logging_type != SILENT) { 88 minimizer_options.callbacks.insert(minimizer_options.callbacks.begin(), 89 &logging_callback); 90 } 91 92 StateUpdatingCallback updating_callback(program, parameters.data()); 93 if (options.update_state_every_iteration) { 94 // This must get pushed to the front of the callbacks so that it is run 95 // before any of the user callbacks. 96 minimizer_options.callbacks.insert(minimizer_options.callbacks.begin(), 97 &updating_callback); 98 } 99 100 minimizer_options.evaluator = evaluator; 101 scoped_ptr<SparseMatrix> jacobian(evaluator->CreateJacobian()); 102 103 minimizer_options.jacobian = jacobian.get(); 104 minimizer_options.inner_iteration_minimizer = inner_iteration_minimizer; 105 106 TrustRegionStrategy::Options trust_region_strategy_options; 107 trust_region_strategy_options.linear_solver = linear_solver; 108 trust_region_strategy_options.initial_radius = 109 options.initial_trust_region_radius; 110 trust_region_strategy_options.max_radius = options.max_trust_region_radius; 111 trust_region_strategy_options.min_lm_diagonal = options.min_lm_diagonal; 112 trust_region_strategy_options.max_lm_diagonal = options.max_lm_diagonal; 113 trust_region_strategy_options.trust_region_strategy_type = 114 options.trust_region_strategy_type; 115 trust_region_strategy_options.dogleg_type = options.dogleg_type; 116 scoped_ptr<TrustRegionStrategy> strategy( 117 TrustRegionStrategy::Create(trust_region_strategy_options)); 118 minimizer_options.trust_region_strategy = strategy.get(); 119 120 TrustRegionMinimizer minimizer; 121 double minimizer_start_time = WallTimeInSeconds(); 122 minimizer.Minimize(minimizer_options, parameters.data(), summary); 123 124 // If the user aborted mid-optimization or the optimization 125 // terminated because of a numerical failure, then do not update 126 // user state. 127 if (summary->termination_type != USER_FAILURE && 128 summary->termination_type != FAILURE) { 129 program->StateVectorToParameterBlocks(parameters.data()); 130 program->CopyParameterBlockStateToUserState(); 131 } 132 133 summary->minimizer_time_in_seconds = 134 WallTimeInSeconds() - minimizer_start_time; 135 } 136 137 void SolverImpl::LineSearchMinimize( 138 const Solver::Options& options, 139 Program* program, 140 Evaluator* evaluator, 141 Solver::Summary* summary) { 142 Minimizer::Options minimizer_options(options); 143 144 // The optimizer works on contiguous parameter vectors; allocate some. 145 Vector parameters(program->NumParameters()); 146 147 // Collect the discontiguous parameters into a contiguous state vector. 148 program->ParameterBlocksToStateVector(parameters.data()); 149 150 LoggingCallback logging_callback(LINE_SEARCH, 151 options.minimizer_progress_to_stdout); 152 if (options.logging_type != SILENT) { 153 minimizer_options.callbacks.insert(minimizer_options.callbacks.begin(), 154 &logging_callback); 155 } 156 157 StateUpdatingCallback updating_callback(program, parameters.data()); 158 if (options.update_state_every_iteration) { 159 // This must get pushed to the front of the callbacks so that it is run 160 // before any of the user callbacks. 161 minimizer_options.callbacks.insert(minimizer_options.callbacks.begin(), 162 &updating_callback); 163 } 164 165 minimizer_options.evaluator = evaluator; 166 167 LineSearchMinimizer minimizer; 168 double minimizer_start_time = WallTimeInSeconds(); 169 minimizer.Minimize(minimizer_options, parameters.data(), summary); 170 171 // If the user aborted mid-optimization or the optimization 172 // terminated because of a numerical failure, then do not update 173 // user state. 174 if (summary->termination_type != USER_FAILURE && 175 summary->termination_type != FAILURE) { 176 program->StateVectorToParameterBlocks(parameters.data()); 177 program->CopyParameterBlockStateToUserState(); 178 } 179 180 summary->minimizer_time_in_seconds = 181 WallTimeInSeconds() - minimizer_start_time; 182 } 183 184 void SolverImpl::Solve(const Solver::Options& options, 185 ProblemImpl* problem_impl, 186 Solver::Summary* summary) { 187 VLOG(2) << "Initial problem: " 188 << problem_impl->NumParameterBlocks() 189 << " parameter blocks, " 190 << problem_impl->NumParameters() 191 << " parameters, " 192 << problem_impl->NumResidualBlocks() 193 << " residual blocks, " 194 << problem_impl->NumResiduals() 195 << " residuals."; 196 if (options.minimizer_type == TRUST_REGION) { 197 TrustRegionSolve(options, problem_impl, summary); 198 } else { 199 LineSearchSolve(options, problem_impl, summary); 200 } 201 } 202 203 void SolverImpl::TrustRegionSolve(const Solver::Options& original_options, 204 ProblemImpl* original_problem_impl, 205 Solver::Summary* summary) { 206 EventLogger event_logger("TrustRegionSolve"); 207 double solver_start_time = WallTimeInSeconds(); 208 209 Program* original_program = original_problem_impl->mutable_program(); 210 ProblemImpl* problem_impl = original_problem_impl; 211 212 summary->minimizer_type = TRUST_REGION; 213 214 SummarizeGivenProgram(*original_program, summary); 215 OrderingToGroupSizes(original_options.linear_solver_ordering.get(), 216 &(summary->linear_solver_ordering_given)); 217 OrderingToGroupSizes(original_options.inner_iteration_ordering.get(), 218 &(summary->inner_iteration_ordering_given)); 219 220 Solver::Options options(original_options); 221 222 #ifndef CERES_USE_OPENMP 223 if (options.num_threads > 1) { 224 LOG(WARNING) 225 << "OpenMP support is not compiled into this binary; " 226 << "only options.num_threads=1 is supported. Switching " 227 << "to single threaded mode."; 228 options.num_threads = 1; 229 } 230 if (options.num_linear_solver_threads > 1) { 231 LOG(WARNING) 232 << "OpenMP support is not compiled into this binary; " 233 << "only options.num_linear_solver_threads=1 is supported. Switching " 234 << "to single threaded mode."; 235 options.num_linear_solver_threads = 1; 236 } 237 #endif 238 239 summary->num_threads_given = original_options.num_threads; 240 summary->num_threads_used = options.num_threads; 241 242 if (options.trust_region_minimizer_iterations_to_dump.size() > 0 && 243 options.trust_region_problem_dump_format_type != CONSOLE && 244 options.trust_region_problem_dump_directory.empty()) { 245 summary->message = 246 "Solver::Options::trust_region_problem_dump_directory is empty."; 247 LOG(ERROR) << summary->message; 248 return; 249 } 250 251 if (!original_program->ParameterBlocksAreFinite(&summary->message)) { 252 LOG(ERROR) << "Terminating: " << summary->message; 253 return; 254 } 255 256 if (!original_program->IsFeasible(&summary->message)) { 257 LOG(ERROR) << "Terminating: " << summary->message; 258 return; 259 } 260 261 event_logger.AddEvent("Init"); 262 263 original_program->SetParameterBlockStatePtrsToUserStatePtrs(); 264 event_logger.AddEvent("SetParameterBlockPtrs"); 265 266 // If the user requests gradient checking, construct a new 267 // ProblemImpl by wrapping the CostFunctions of problem_impl inside 268 // GradientCheckingCostFunction and replacing problem_impl with 269 // gradient_checking_problem_impl. 270 scoped_ptr<ProblemImpl> gradient_checking_problem_impl; 271 if (options.check_gradients) { 272 VLOG(1) << "Checking Gradients"; 273 gradient_checking_problem_impl.reset( 274 CreateGradientCheckingProblemImpl( 275 problem_impl, 276 options.numeric_derivative_relative_step_size, 277 options.gradient_check_relative_precision)); 278 279 // From here on, problem_impl will point to the gradient checking 280 // version. 281 problem_impl = gradient_checking_problem_impl.get(); 282 } 283 284 if (options.linear_solver_ordering.get() != NULL) { 285 if (!IsOrderingValid(options, problem_impl, &summary->message)) { 286 LOG(ERROR) << summary->message; 287 return; 288 } 289 event_logger.AddEvent("CheckOrdering"); 290 } else { 291 options.linear_solver_ordering.reset(new ParameterBlockOrdering); 292 const ProblemImpl::ParameterMap& parameter_map = 293 problem_impl->parameter_map(); 294 for (ProblemImpl::ParameterMap::const_iterator it = parameter_map.begin(); 295 it != parameter_map.end(); 296 ++it) { 297 options.linear_solver_ordering->AddElementToGroup(it->first, 0); 298 } 299 event_logger.AddEvent("ConstructOrdering"); 300 } 301 302 // Create the three objects needed to minimize: the transformed program, the 303 // evaluator, and the linear solver. 304 scoped_ptr<Program> reduced_program(CreateReducedProgram(&options, 305 problem_impl, 306 &summary->fixed_cost, 307 &summary->message)); 308 309 event_logger.AddEvent("CreateReducedProgram"); 310 if (reduced_program == NULL) { 311 return; 312 } 313 314 OrderingToGroupSizes(options.linear_solver_ordering.get(), 315 &(summary->linear_solver_ordering_used)); 316 SummarizeReducedProgram(*reduced_program, summary); 317 318 if (summary->num_parameter_blocks_reduced == 0) { 319 summary->preprocessor_time_in_seconds = 320 WallTimeInSeconds() - solver_start_time; 321 322 double post_process_start_time = WallTimeInSeconds(); 323 324 summary->message = 325 "Function tolerance reached. " 326 "No non-constant parameter blocks found."; 327 summary->termination_type = CONVERGENCE; 328 VLOG_IF(1, options.logging_type != SILENT) << summary->message; 329 330 summary->initial_cost = summary->fixed_cost; 331 summary->final_cost = summary->fixed_cost; 332 333 // Ensure the program state is set to the user parameters on the way out. 334 original_program->SetParameterBlockStatePtrsToUserStatePtrs(); 335 original_program->SetParameterOffsetsAndIndex(); 336 337 summary->postprocessor_time_in_seconds = 338 WallTimeInSeconds() - post_process_start_time; 339 return; 340 } 341 342 scoped_ptr<LinearSolver> 343 linear_solver(CreateLinearSolver(&options, &summary->message)); 344 event_logger.AddEvent("CreateLinearSolver"); 345 if (linear_solver == NULL) { 346 return; 347 } 348 349 summary->linear_solver_type_given = original_options.linear_solver_type; 350 summary->linear_solver_type_used = options.linear_solver_type; 351 352 summary->preconditioner_type = options.preconditioner_type; 353 summary->visibility_clustering_type = options.visibility_clustering_type; 354 355 summary->num_linear_solver_threads_given = 356 original_options.num_linear_solver_threads; 357 summary->num_linear_solver_threads_used = options.num_linear_solver_threads; 358 359 summary->dense_linear_algebra_library_type = 360 options.dense_linear_algebra_library_type; 361 summary->sparse_linear_algebra_library_type = 362 options.sparse_linear_algebra_library_type; 363 364 summary->trust_region_strategy_type = options.trust_region_strategy_type; 365 summary->dogleg_type = options.dogleg_type; 366 367 scoped_ptr<Evaluator> evaluator(CreateEvaluator(options, 368 problem_impl->parameter_map(), 369 reduced_program.get(), 370 &summary->message)); 371 372 event_logger.AddEvent("CreateEvaluator"); 373 374 if (evaluator == NULL) { 375 return; 376 } 377 378 scoped_ptr<CoordinateDescentMinimizer> inner_iteration_minimizer; 379 if (options.use_inner_iterations) { 380 if (reduced_program->parameter_blocks().size() < 2) { 381 LOG(WARNING) << "Reduced problem only contains one parameter block." 382 << "Disabling inner iterations."; 383 } else { 384 inner_iteration_minimizer.reset( 385 CreateInnerIterationMinimizer(options, 386 *reduced_program, 387 problem_impl->parameter_map(), 388 summary)); 389 if (inner_iteration_minimizer == NULL) { 390 LOG(ERROR) << summary->message; 391 return; 392 } 393 } 394 } 395 event_logger.AddEvent("CreateInnerIterationMinimizer"); 396 397 double minimizer_start_time = WallTimeInSeconds(); 398 summary->preprocessor_time_in_seconds = 399 minimizer_start_time - solver_start_time; 400 401 // Run the optimization. 402 TrustRegionMinimize(options, 403 reduced_program.get(), 404 inner_iteration_minimizer.get(), 405 evaluator.get(), 406 linear_solver.get(), 407 summary); 408 event_logger.AddEvent("Minimize"); 409 410 double post_process_start_time = WallTimeInSeconds(); 411 412 SetSummaryFinalCost(summary); 413 414 // Ensure the program state is set to the user parameters on the way 415 // out. 416 original_program->SetParameterBlockStatePtrsToUserStatePtrs(); 417 original_program->SetParameterOffsetsAndIndex(); 418 419 const map<string, double>& linear_solver_time_statistics = 420 linear_solver->TimeStatistics(); 421 summary->linear_solver_time_in_seconds = 422 FindWithDefault(linear_solver_time_statistics, 423 "LinearSolver::Solve", 424 0.0); 425 426 const map<string, double>& evaluator_time_statistics = 427 evaluator->TimeStatistics(); 428 429 summary->residual_evaluation_time_in_seconds = 430 FindWithDefault(evaluator_time_statistics, "Evaluator::Residual", 0.0); 431 summary->jacobian_evaluation_time_in_seconds = 432 FindWithDefault(evaluator_time_statistics, "Evaluator::Jacobian", 0.0); 433 434 // Stick a fork in it, we're done. 435 summary->postprocessor_time_in_seconds = 436 WallTimeInSeconds() - post_process_start_time; 437 event_logger.AddEvent("PostProcess"); 438 } 439 440 void SolverImpl::LineSearchSolve(const Solver::Options& original_options, 441 ProblemImpl* original_problem_impl, 442 Solver::Summary* summary) { 443 double solver_start_time = WallTimeInSeconds(); 444 445 Program* original_program = original_problem_impl->mutable_program(); 446 ProblemImpl* problem_impl = original_problem_impl; 447 448 SummarizeGivenProgram(*original_program, summary); 449 summary->minimizer_type = LINE_SEARCH; 450 summary->line_search_direction_type = 451 original_options.line_search_direction_type; 452 summary->max_lbfgs_rank = original_options.max_lbfgs_rank; 453 summary->line_search_type = original_options.line_search_type; 454 summary->line_search_interpolation_type = 455 original_options.line_search_interpolation_type; 456 summary->nonlinear_conjugate_gradient_type = 457 original_options.nonlinear_conjugate_gradient_type; 458 459 if (original_program->IsBoundsConstrained()) { 460 summary->message = "LINE_SEARCH Minimizer does not support bounds."; 461 LOG(ERROR) << "Terminating: " << summary->message; 462 return; 463 } 464 465 Solver::Options options(original_options); 466 467 // This ensures that we get a Block Jacobian Evaluator along with 468 // none of the Schur nonsense. This file will have to be extensively 469 // refactored to deal with the various bits of cleanups related to 470 // line search. 471 options.linear_solver_type = CGNR; 472 473 474 #ifndef CERES_USE_OPENMP 475 if (options.num_threads > 1) { 476 LOG(WARNING) 477 << "OpenMP support is not compiled into this binary; " 478 << "only options.num_threads=1 is supported. Switching " 479 << "to single threaded mode."; 480 options.num_threads = 1; 481 } 482 #endif // CERES_USE_OPENMP 483 484 summary->num_threads_given = original_options.num_threads; 485 summary->num_threads_used = options.num_threads; 486 487 if (!original_program->ParameterBlocksAreFinite(&summary->message)) { 488 LOG(ERROR) << "Terminating: " << summary->message; 489 return; 490 } 491 492 if (options.linear_solver_ordering.get() != NULL) { 493 if (!IsOrderingValid(options, problem_impl, &summary->message)) { 494 LOG(ERROR) << summary->message; 495 return; 496 } 497 } else { 498 options.linear_solver_ordering.reset(new ParameterBlockOrdering); 499 const ProblemImpl::ParameterMap& parameter_map = 500 problem_impl->parameter_map(); 501 for (ProblemImpl::ParameterMap::const_iterator it = parameter_map.begin(); 502 it != parameter_map.end(); 503 ++it) { 504 options.linear_solver_ordering->AddElementToGroup(it->first, 0); 505 } 506 } 507 508 509 original_program->SetParameterBlockStatePtrsToUserStatePtrs(); 510 511 // If the user requests gradient checking, construct a new 512 // ProblemImpl by wrapping the CostFunctions of problem_impl inside 513 // GradientCheckingCostFunction and replacing problem_impl with 514 // gradient_checking_problem_impl. 515 scoped_ptr<ProblemImpl> gradient_checking_problem_impl; 516 if (options.check_gradients) { 517 VLOG(1) << "Checking Gradients"; 518 gradient_checking_problem_impl.reset( 519 CreateGradientCheckingProblemImpl( 520 problem_impl, 521 options.numeric_derivative_relative_step_size, 522 options.gradient_check_relative_precision)); 523 524 // From here on, problem_impl will point to the gradient checking 525 // version. 526 problem_impl = gradient_checking_problem_impl.get(); 527 } 528 529 // Create the three objects needed to minimize: the transformed program, the 530 // evaluator, and the linear solver. 531 scoped_ptr<Program> reduced_program(CreateReducedProgram(&options, 532 problem_impl, 533 &summary->fixed_cost, 534 &summary->message)); 535 if (reduced_program == NULL) { 536 return; 537 } 538 539 SummarizeReducedProgram(*reduced_program, summary); 540 if (summary->num_parameter_blocks_reduced == 0) { 541 summary->preprocessor_time_in_seconds = 542 WallTimeInSeconds() - solver_start_time; 543 544 summary->message = 545 "Function tolerance reached. " 546 "No non-constant parameter blocks found."; 547 summary->termination_type = CONVERGENCE; 548 VLOG_IF(1, options.logging_type != SILENT) << summary->message; 549 summary->initial_cost = summary->fixed_cost; 550 summary->final_cost = summary->fixed_cost; 551 552 const double post_process_start_time = WallTimeInSeconds(); 553 SetSummaryFinalCost(summary); 554 555 // Ensure the program state is set to the user parameters on the way out. 556 original_program->SetParameterBlockStatePtrsToUserStatePtrs(); 557 original_program->SetParameterOffsetsAndIndex(); 558 559 summary->postprocessor_time_in_seconds = 560 WallTimeInSeconds() - post_process_start_time; 561 return; 562 } 563 564 scoped_ptr<Evaluator> evaluator(CreateEvaluator(options, 565 problem_impl->parameter_map(), 566 reduced_program.get(), 567 &summary->message)); 568 if (evaluator == NULL) { 569 return; 570 } 571 572 const double minimizer_start_time = WallTimeInSeconds(); 573 summary->preprocessor_time_in_seconds = 574 minimizer_start_time - solver_start_time; 575 576 // Run the optimization. 577 LineSearchMinimize(options, reduced_program.get(), evaluator.get(), summary); 578 579 const double post_process_start_time = WallTimeInSeconds(); 580 581 SetSummaryFinalCost(summary); 582 583 // Ensure the program state is set to the user parameters on the way out. 584 original_program->SetParameterBlockStatePtrsToUserStatePtrs(); 585 original_program->SetParameterOffsetsAndIndex(); 586 587 const map<string, double>& evaluator_time_statistics = 588 evaluator->TimeStatistics(); 589 590 summary->residual_evaluation_time_in_seconds = 591 FindWithDefault(evaluator_time_statistics, "Evaluator::Residual", 0.0); 592 summary->jacobian_evaluation_time_in_seconds = 593 FindWithDefault(evaluator_time_statistics, "Evaluator::Jacobian", 0.0); 594 595 // Stick a fork in it, we're done. 596 summary->postprocessor_time_in_seconds = 597 WallTimeInSeconds() - post_process_start_time; 598 } 599 600 bool SolverImpl::IsOrderingValid(const Solver::Options& options, 601 const ProblemImpl* problem_impl, 602 string* error) { 603 if (options.linear_solver_ordering->NumElements() != 604 problem_impl->NumParameterBlocks()) { 605 *error = "Number of parameter blocks in user supplied ordering " 606 "does not match the number of parameter blocks in the problem"; 607 return false; 608 } 609 610 const Program& program = problem_impl->program(); 611 const vector<ParameterBlock*>& parameter_blocks = program.parameter_blocks(); 612 for (vector<ParameterBlock*>::const_iterator it = parameter_blocks.begin(); 613 it != parameter_blocks.end(); 614 ++it) { 615 if (!options.linear_solver_ordering 616 ->IsMember(const_cast<double*>((*it)->user_state()))) { 617 *error = "Problem contains a parameter block that is not in " 618 "the user specified ordering."; 619 return false; 620 } 621 } 622 623 if (IsSchurType(options.linear_solver_type) && 624 options.linear_solver_ordering->NumGroups() > 1) { 625 const vector<ResidualBlock*>& residual_blocks = program.residual_blocks(); 626 const set<double*>& e_blocks = 627 options.linear_solver_ordering->group_to_elements().begin()->second; 628 if (!IsParameterBlockSetIndependent(e_blocks, residual_blocks)) { 629 *error = "The user requested the use of a Schur type solver. " 630 "But the first elimination group in the ordering is not an " 631 "independent set."; 632 return false; 633 } 634 } 635 return true; 636 } 637 638 bool SolverImpl::IsParameterBlockSetIndependent( 639 const set<double*>& parameter_block_ptrs, 640 const vector<ResidualBlock*>& residual_blocks) { 641 // Loop over each residual block and ensure that no two parameter 642 // blocks in the same residual block are part of 643 // parameter_block_ptrs as that would violate the assumption that it 644 // is an independent set in the Hessian matrix. 645 for (vector<ResidualBlock*>::const_iterator it = residual_blocks.begin(); 646 it != residual_blocks.end(); 647 ++it) { 648 ParameterBlock* const* parameter_blocks = (*it)->parameter_blocks(); 649 const int num_parameter_blocks = (*it)->NumParameterBlocks(); 650 int count = 0; 651 for (int i = 0; i < num_parameter_blocks; ++i) { 652 count += parameter_block_ptrs.count( 653 parameter_blocks[i]->mutable_user_state()); 654 } 655 if (count > 1) { 656 return false; 657 } 658 } 659 return true; 660 } 661 662 Program* SolverImpl::CreateReducedProgram(Solver::Options* options, 663 ProblemImpl* problem_impl, 664 double* fixed_cost, 665 string* error) { 666 CHECK_NOTNULL(options->linear_solver_ordering.get()); 667 Program* original_program = problem_impl->mutable_program(); 668 669 vector<double*> removed_parameter_blocks; 670 scoped_ptr<Program> reduced_program( 671 original_program->CreateReducedProgram(&removed_parameter_blocks, 672 fixed_cost, 673 error)); 674 if (reduced_program.get() == NULL) { 675 return NULL; 676 } 677 678 VLOG(2) << "Reduced problem: " 679 << reduced_program->NumParameterBlocks() 680 << " parameter blocks, " 681 << reduced_program->NumParameters() 682 << " parameters, " 683 << reduced_program->NumResidualBlocks() 684 << " residual blocks, " 685 << reduced_program->NumResiduals() 686 << " residuals."; 687 688 if (reduced_program->NumParameterBlocks() == 0) { 689 LOG(WARNING) << "No varying parameter blocks to optimize; " 690 << "bailing early."; 691 return reduced_program.release(); 692 } 693 694 ParameterBlockOrdering* linear_solver_ordering = 695 options->linear_solver_ordering.get(); 696 const int min_group_id = 697 linear_solver_ordering->MinNonZeroGroup(); 698 linear_solver_ordering->Remove(removed_parameter_blocks); 699 700 ParameterBlockOrdering* inner_iteration_ordering = 701 options->inner_iteration_ordering.get(); 702 if (inner_iteration_ordering != NULL) { 703 inner_iteration_ordering->Remove(removed_parameter_blocks); 704 } 705 706 if (IsSchurType(options->linear_solver_type) && 707 linear_solver_ordering->GroupSize(min_group_id) == 0) { 708 // If the user requested the use of a Schur type solver, and 709 // supplied a non-NULL linear_solver_ordering object with more than 710 // one elimination group, then it can happen that after all the 711 // parameter blocks which are fixed or unused have been removed from 712 // the program and the ordering, there are no more parameter blocks 713 // in the first elimination group. 714 // 715 // In such a case, the use of a Schur type solver is not possible, 716 // as they assume there is at least one e_block. Thus, we 717 // automatically switch to the closest solver to the one indicated 718 // by the user. 719 if (options->linear_solver_type == ITERATIVE_SCHUR) { 720 options->preconditioner_type = 721 Preconditioner::PreconditionerForZeroEBlocks( 722 options->preconditioner_type); 723 } 724 725 options->linear_solver_type = 726 LinearSolver::LinearSolverForZeroEBlocks( 727 options->linear_solver_type); 728 } 729 730 if (IsSchurType(options->linear_solver_type)) { 731 if (!ReorderProgramForSchurTypeLinearSolver( 732 options->linear_solver_type, 733 options->sparse_linear_algebra_library_type, 734 problem_impl->parameter_map(), 735 linear_solver_ordering, 736 reduced_program.get(), 737 error)) { 738 return NULL; 739 } 740 return reduced_program.release(); 741 } 742 743 if (options->linear_solver_type == SPARSE_NORMAL_CHOLESKY && 744 !options->dynamic_sparsity) { 745 if (!ReorderProgramForSparseNormalCholesky( 746 options->sparse_linear_algebra_library_type, 747 *linear_solver_ordering, 748 reduced_program.get(), 749 error)) { 750 return NULL; 751 } 752 753 return reduced_program.release(); 754 } 755 756 reduced_program->SetParameterOffsetsAndIndex(); 757 return reduced_program.release(); 758 } 759 760 LinearSolver* SolverImpl::CreateLinearSolver(Solver::Options* options, 761 string* error) { 762 CHECK_NOTNULL(options); 763 CHECK_NOTNULL(options->linear_solver_ordering.get()); 764 CHECK_NOTNULL(error); 765 766 if (options->trust_region_strategy_type == DOGLEG) { 767 if (options->linear_solver_type == ITERATIVE_SCHUR || 768 options->linear_solver_type == CGNR) { 769 *error = "DOGLEG only supports exact factorization based linear " 770 "solvers. If you want to use an iterative solver please " 771 "use LEVENBERG_MARQUARDT as the trust_region_strategy_type"; 772 return NULL; 773 } 774 } 775 776 #ifdef CERES_NO_LAPACK 777 if (options->linear_solver_type == DENSE_NORMAL_CHOLESKY && 778 options->dense_linear_algebra_library_type == LAPACK) { 779 *error = "Can't use DENSE_NORMAL_CHOLESKY with LAPACK because " 780 "LAPACK was not enabled when Ceres was built."; 781 return NULL; 782 } 783 784 if (options->linear_solver_type == DENSE_QR && 785 options->dense_linear_algebra_library_type == LAPACK) { 786 *error = "Can't use DENSE_QR with LAPACK because " 787 "LAPACK was not enabled when Ceres was built."; 788 return NULL; 789 } 790 791 if (options->linear_solver_type == DENSE_SCHUR && 792 options->dense_linear_algebra_library_type == LAPACK) { 793 *error = "Can't use DENSE_SCHUR with LAPACK because " 794 "LAPACK was not enabled when Ceres was built."; 795 return NULL; 796 } 797 #endif 798 799 #ifdef CERES_NO_SUITESPARSE 800 if (options->linear_solver_type == SPARSE_NORMAL_CHOLESKY && 801 options->sparse_linear_algebra_library_type == SUITE_SPARSE) { 802 *error = "Can't use SPARSE_NORMAL_CHOLESKY with SUITESPARSE because " 803 "SuiteSparse was not enabled when Ceres was built."; 804 return NULL; 805 } 806 807 if (options->preconditioner_type == CLUSTER_JACOBI) { 808 *error = "CLUSTER_JACOBI preconditioner not suppored. Please build Ceres " 809 "with SuiteSparse support."; 810 return NULL; 811 } 812 813 if (options->preconditioner_type == CLUSTER_TRIDIAGONAL) { 814 *error = "CLUSTER_TRIDIAGONAL preconditioner not suppored. Please build " 815 "Ceres with SuiteSparse support."; 816 return NULL; 817 } 818 #endif 819 820 #ifdef CERES_NO_CXSPARSE 821 if (options->linear_solver_type == SPARSE_NORMAL_CHOLESKY && 822 options->sparse_linear_algebra_library_type == CX_SPARSE) { 823 *error = "Can't use SPARSE_NORMAL_CHOLESKY with CXSPARSE because " 824 "CXSparse was not enabled when Ceres was built."; 825 return NULL; 826 } 827 #endif 828 829 if (options->max_linear_solver_iterations <= 0) { 830 *error = "Solver::Options::max_linear_solver_iterations is not positive."; 831 return NULL; 832 } 833 if (options->min_linear_solver_iterations <= 0) { 834 *error = "Solver::Options::min_linear_solver_iterations is not positive."; 835 return NULL; 836 } 837 if (options->min_linear_solver_iterations > 838 options->max_linear_solver_iterations) { 839 *error = "Solver::Options::min_linear_solver_iterations > " 840 "Solver::Options::max_linear_solver_iterations."; 841 return NULL; 842 } 843 844 LinearSolver::Options linear_solver_options; 845 linear_solver_options.min_num_iterations = 846 options->min_linear_solver_iterations; 847 linear_solver_options.max_num_iterations = 848 options->max_linear_solver_iterations; 849 linear_solver_options.type = options->linear_solver_type; 850 linear_solver_options.preconditioner_type = options->preconditioner_type; 851 linear_solver_options.visibility_clustering_type = 852 options->visibility_clustering_type; 853 linear_solver_options.sparse_linear_algebra_library_type = 854 options->sparse_linear_algebra_library_type; 855 linear_solver_options.dense_linear_algebra_library_type = 856 options->dense_linear_algebra_library_type; 857 linear_solver_options.use_postordering = options->use_postordering; 858 linear_solver_options.dynamic_sparsity = options->dynamic_sparsity; 859 860 // Ignore user's postordering preferences and force it to be true if 861 // cholmod_camd is not available. This ensures that the linear 862 // solver does not assume that a fill-reducing pre-ordering has been 863 // done. 864 #if !defined(CERES_NO_SUITESPARSE) && defined(CERES_NO_CAMD) 865 if (IsSchurType(linear_solver_options.type) && 866 options->sparse_linear_algebra_library_type == SUITE_SPARSE) { 867 linear_solver_options.use_postordering = true; 868 } 869 #endif 870 871 linear_solver_options.num_threads = options->num_linear_solver_threads; 872 options->num_linear_solver_threads = linear_solver_options.num_threads; 873 874 OrderingToGroupSizes(options->linear_solver_ordering.get(), 875 &linear_solver_options.elimination_groups); 876 // Schur type solvers, expect at least two elimination groups. If 877 // there is only one elimination group, then CreateReducedProgram 878 // guarantees that this group only contains e_blocks. Thus we add a 879 // dummy elimination group with zero blocks in it. 880 if (IsSchurType(linear_solver_options.type) && 881 linear_solver_options.elimination_groups.size() == 1) { 882 linear_solver_options.elimination_groups.push_back(0); 883 } 884 885 return LinearSolver::Create(linear_solver_options); 886 } 887 888 Evaluator* SolverImpl::CreateEvaluator( 889 const Solver::Options& options, 890 const ProblemImpl::ParameterMap& parameter_map, 891 Program* program, 892 string* error) { 893 Evaluator::Options evaluator_options; 894 evaluator_options.linear_solver_type = options.linear_solver_type; 895 evaluator_options.num_eliminate_blocks = 896 (options.linear_solver_ordering->NumGroups() > 0 && 897 IsSchurType(options.linear_solver_type)) 898 ? (options.linear_solver_ordering 899 ->group_to_elements().begin() 900 ->second.size()) 901 : 0; 902 evaluator_options.num_threads = options.num_threads; 903 evaluator_options.dynamic_sparsity = options.dynamic_sparsity; 904 return Evaluator::Create(evaluator_options, program, error); 905 } 906 907 CoordinateDescentMinimizer* SolverImpl::CreateInnerIterationMinimizer( 908 const Solver::Options& options, 909 const Program& program, 910 const ProblemImpl::ParameterMap& parameter_map, 911 Solver::Summary* summary) { 912 summary->inner_iterations_given = true; 913 914 scoped_ptr<CoordinateDescentMinimizer> inner_iteration_minimizer( 915 new CoordinateDescentMinimizer); 916 scoped_ptr<ParameterBlockOrdering> inner_iteration_ordering; 917 ParameterBlockOrdering* ordering_ptr = NULL; 918 919 if (options.inner_iteration_ordering.get() == NULL) { 920 inner_iteration_ordering.reset( 921 CoordinateDescentMinimizer::CreateOrdering(program)); 922 ordering_ptr = inner_iteration_ordering.get(); 923 } else { 924 ordering_ptr = options.inner_iteration_ordering.get(); 925 if (!CoordinateDescentMinimizer::IsOrderingValid(program, 926 *ordering_ptr, 927 &summary->message)) { 928 return NULL; 929 } 930 } 931 932 if (!inner_iteration_minimizer->Init(program, 933 parameter_map, 934 *ordering_ptr, 935 &summary->message)) { 936 return NULL; 937 } 938 939 summary->inner_iterations_used = true; 940 summary->inner_iteration_time_in_seconds = 0.0; 941 OrderingToGroupSizes(ordering_ptr, 942 &(summary->inner_iteration_ordering_used)); 943 return inner_iteration_minimizer.release(); 944 } 945 946 } // namespace internal 947 } // namespace ceres 948