Replicate network weights only to used NUMA nodes

On a system with multiple NUMA nodes, this patch avoids unneeded replicated
(e.g. 8x for a single threaded run), reducting memory use in that case.

Lazy initialization forced before search.

Passed STC:
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/66a28c524ff211be9d4ecdd4
LLR: 2.96 (-2.94,2.94) <-1.75,0.25>
Total: 691776 W: 179429 L: 179927 D: 332420
Ptnml(0-2): 2573, 79370, 182547, 78778, 2620

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/5515

No functional change

src/engine.cpp

@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ void Engine::set_numa_config_from_option(const std::string& o) {
 
     // Force reallocation of threads in case affinities need to change.
     resize_threads();
+    threads.ensure_network_replicated();
 }
 
 void Engine::resize_threads() {
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ void Engine::resize_threads() {
 
     // Reallocate the hash with the new threadpool size
     set_tt_size(options["Hash"]);
+    threads.ensure_network_replicated();
 }
 
 void Engine::set_tt_size(size_t mb) {
@@ -234,18 +236,21 @@ void Engine::load_networks() {
         networks_.small.load(binaryDirectory, options["EvalFileSmall"]);
     });
     threads.clear();
+    threads.ensure_network_replicated();
 }
 
 void Engine::load_big_network(const std::string& file) {
     networks.modify_and_replicate(
       [this, &file](NN::Networks& networks_) { networks_.big.load(binaryDirectory, file); });
     threads.clear();
+    threads.ensure_network_replicated();
 }
 
 void Engine::load_small_network(const std::string& file) {
     networks.modify_and_replicate(
       [this, &file](NN::Networks& networks_) { networks_.small.load(binaryDirectory, file); });
     threads.clear();
+    threads.ensure_network_replicated();
 }
 
 void Engine::save_network(const std::pair<std::optional<std::string>, std::string> files[2]) {

src/engine.h

@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ class Engine {
     StateListPtr states;
     Square       capSq;
 
-    OptionsMap                           options;
-    ThreadPool                           threads;
-    TranspositionTable                   tt;
-    NumaReplicated<Eval::NNUE::Networks> networks;
+    OptionsMap                               options;
+    ThreadPool                               threads;
+    TranspositionTable                       tt;
+    LazyNumaReplicated<Eval::NNUE::Networks> networks;
 
     Search::SearchManager::UpdateContext updateContext;
 };

src/numa.h

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <limits>
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
+#include <mutex>
 #include <set>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
@@ -1136,6 +1137,117 @@ class NumaReplicated: public NumaReplicatedBase {
     }
 };
 
+// We force boxing with a unique_ptr. If this becomes an issue due to added
+// indirection we may need to add an option for a custom boxing type.
+template<typename T>
+class LazyNumaReplicated: public NumaReplicatedBase {
+   public:
+    using ReplicatorFuncType = std::function<T(const T&)>;
+
+    LazyNumaReplicated(NumaReplicationContext& ctx) :
+        NumaReplicatedBase(ctx) {
+        prepare_replicate_from(T{});
+    }
+
+    LazyNumaReplicated(NumaReplicationContext& ctx, T&& source) :
+        NumaReplicatedBase(ctx) {
+        prepare_replicate_from(std::move(source));
+    }
+
+    LazyNumaReplicated(const LazyNumaReplicated&) = delete;
+    LazyNumaReplicated(LazyNumaReplicated&& other) noexcept :
+        NumaReplicatedBase(std::move(other)),
+        instances(std::exchange(other.instances, {})) {}
+
+    LazyNumaReplicated& operator=(const LazyNumaReplicated&) = delete;
+    LazyNumaReplicated& operator=(LazyNumaReplicated&& other) noexcept {
+        NumaReplicatedBase::operator=(*this, std::move(other));
+        instances = std::exchange(other.instances, {});
+
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    LazyNumaReplicated& operator=(T&& source) {
+        prepare_replicate_from(std::move(source));
+
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    ~LazyNumaReplicated() override = default;
+
+    const T& operator[](NumaReplicatedAccessToken token) const {
+        assert(token.get_numa_index() < instances.size());
+        ensure_present(token.get_numa_index());
+        return *(instances[token.get_numa_index()]);
+    }
+
+    const T& operator*() const { return *(instances[0]); }
+
+    const T* operator->() const { return instances[0].get(); }
+
+    template<typename FuncT>
+    void modify_and_replicate(FuncT&& f) {
+        auto source = std::move(instances[0]);
+        std::forward<FuncT>(f)(*source);
+        prepare_replicate_from(std::move(*source));
+    }
+
+    void on_numa_config_changed() override {
+        // Use the first one as the source. It doesn't matter which one we use,
+        // because they all must be identical, but the first one is guaranteed to exist.
+        auto source = std::move(instances[0]);
+        prepare_replicate_from(std::move(*source));
+    }
+
+   private:
+    mutable std::vector<std::unique_ptr<T>> instances;
+    mutable std::mutex                      mutex;
+
+    void ensure_present(NumaIndex idx) const {
+        assert(idx < instances.size());
+
+        if (instances[idx] != nullptr)
+            return;
+
+        assert(idx != 0);
+
+        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
+        // Check again for races.
+        if (instances[idx] != nullptr)
+            return;
+
+        const NumaConfig& cfg = get_numa_config();
+        cfg.execute_on_numa_node(
+          idx, [this, idx]() { instances[idx] = std::make_unique<T>(*instances[0]); });
+    }
+
+    void prepare_replicate_from(T&& source) {
+        instances.clear();
+
+        const NumaConfig& cfg = get_numa_config();
+        if (cfg.requires_memory_replication())
+        {
+            assert(cfg.num_numa_nodes() > 0);
+
+            // We just need to make sure the first instance is there.
+            // Note that we cannot move here as we need to reallocate the data
+            // on the correct NUMA node.
+            cfg.execute_on_numa_node(
+              0, [this, &source]() { instances.emplace_back(std::make_unique<T>(source)); });
+
+            // Prepare others for lazy init.
+            instances.resize(cfg.num_numa_nodes());
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            assert(cfg.num_numa_nodes() == 1);
+            // We take advantage of the fact that replication is not required
+            // and reuse the source value, avoiding one copy operation.
+            instances.emplace_back(std::make_unique<T>(std::move(source)));
+        }
+    }
+};
+
 class NumaReplicationContext {
    public:
     NumaReplicationContext(NumaConfig&& cfg) :

src/search.cpp

@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ Search::Worker::Worker(SharedState&                    sharedState,
     clear();
 }
 
+void Search::Worker::ensure_network_replicated() {
+    // Access once to force lazy initialization.
+    // We do this because we want to avoid initialization during search.
+    (void) (networks[numaAccessToken]);
+}
+
 void Search::Worker::start_searching() {
 
     // Non-main threads go directly to iterative_deepening()

src/search.h

@@ -131,19 +131,19 @@ struct LimitsType {
 // The UCI stores the uci options, thread pool, and transposition table.
 // This struct is used to easily forward data to the Search::Worker class.
 struct SharedState {
-    SharedState(const OptionsMap&                           optionsMap,
-                ThreadPool&                                 threadPool,
-                TranspositionTable&                         transpositionTable,
-                const NumaReplicated<Eval::NNUE::Networks>& nets) :
+    SharedState(const OptionsMap&                               optionsMap,
+                ThreadPool&                                     threadPool,
+                TranspositionTable&                             transpositionTable,
+                const LazyNumaReplicated<Eval::NNUE::Networks>& nets) :
         options(optionsMap),
         threads(threadPool),
         tt(transpositionTable),
         networks(nets) {}
 
-    const OptionsMap&                           options;
-    ThreadPool&                                 threads;
-    TranspositionTable&                         tt;
-    const NumaReplicated<Eval::NNUE::Networks>& networks;
+    const OptionsMap&                               options;
+    ThreadPool&                                     threads;
+    TranspositionTable&                             tt;
+    const LazyNumaReplicated<Eval::NNUE::Networks>& networks;
 };
 
 class Worker;
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ class Worker {
 
     bool is_mainthread() const { return threadIdx == 0; }
 
+    void ensure_network_replicated();
+
     // Public because they need to be updatable by the stats
     ButterflyHistory      mainHistory;
     CapturePieceToHistory captureHistory;
@@ -328,10 +330,10 @@ class Worker {
 
     Tablebases::Config tbConfig;
 
-    const OptionsMap&                           options;
-    ThreadPool&                                 threads;
-    TranspositionTable&                         tt;
-    const NumaReplicated<Eval::NNUE::Networks>& networks;
+    const OptionsMap&                               options;
+    ThreadPool&                                     threads;
+    TranspositionTable&                             tt;
+    const LazyNumaReplicated<Eval::NNUE::Networks>& networks;
 
     // Used by NNUE
     Eval::NNUE::AccumulatorCaches refreshTable;

src/thread.cpp

@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ void Thread::run_custom_job(std::function<void()> f) {
     cv.notify_one();
 }
 
+void Thread::ensure_network_replicated() { worker->ensure_network_replicated(); }
+
 // Thread gets parked here, blocked on the condition variable
 // when the thread has no work to do.
 
@@ -400,4 +402,9 @@ std::vector<size_t> ThreadPool::get_bound_thread_count_by_numa_node() const {
     return counts;
 }
 
+void ThreadPool::ensure_network_replicated() {
+    for (auto&& th : threads)
+        th->ensure_network_replicated();
+}
+
 }  // namespace Stockfish

src/thread.h

@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ class Thread {
     void clear_worker();
     void run_custom_job(std::function<void()> f);
 
+    void ensure_network_replicated();
+
     // Thread has been slightly altered to allow running custom jobs, so
     // this name is no longer correct. However, this class (and ThreadPool)
     // require further work to make them properly generic while maintaining
@@ -146,6 +148,8 @@ class ThreadPool {
 
     std::vector<size_t> get_bound_thread_count_by_numa_node() const;
 
+    void ensure_network_replicated();
+
     std::atomic_bool stop, abortedSearch, increaseDepth;
 
     auto cbegin() const noexcept { return threads.cbegin(); }