[RLlib] Moving sampling coordination for batch_mode=complete_episodes to synchronous_parallel_sample.
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…ot reducing workload when scaled and b) was using 'train_batch_size' neglecting 'train_batch_size_per_learner'. Signed-off-by: simonsays1980 <simon.zehnder@gmail.com>
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| # For complete episodes mode, sample as long as the number of timesteps | ||
| # done is smaller than the `train_batch_size`. | ||
| # For complete episodes mode, sample a single episode and | ||
| # leave coordination of sampling to `synchronous_parallel_sample`. |
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I very much like this!
Can we add a small TODO comment here that this logic, currently handled by synchronous_parallel_sample will eventually be moved fully into EnvRunnerGroup? So from the algo, you would do:
if self.config.batch_mode == "complete_episodes"
self.env_runner_group.sample(num_timesteps=[batch size], complete_episodes=True)
something like this ^. Don't have to do this in this PR!
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Awesome. I would love this move!
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Nice elegant cleanup PR. Thanks @simonsays1980 !
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Signed-off-by: simonsays1980 <simon.zehnder@gmail.com>
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synchronous_parallel_sample.batch_mode=complete_episodes to synchronous_parallel_sample.
…th 'complete_episodes' sampling happens multiple times until the number of timesteps for the 'train_batch_size' is reached. Signed-off-by: simonsays1980 <simon.zehnder@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: simonsays1980 <simon.zehnder@gmail.com>
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Why are these changes needed
When sampling complete episodes each
EnvRunnersampledtrain_batch_sizebefore returning. This made sampling inefficient and led to long waiting times in case slow environments were used. Furthermore, scaling could not reduce the workload in sampling. This PR changes this and moves coordination of the sampling whencomplete_episodesare needed fully tosynchronous_parallel_samplethat can coordinate better across allEnvRunners. This should reduce sampling duration linearly by the number ofEnvRunners chosen.Related issue number
Closes #45826
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git commit -s) in this PR.scripts/format.shto lint the changes in this PR.method in Tune, I've added it in
doc/source/tune/api/under thecorresponding
.rstfile.