@Till
If we add "Class<T> externalResourceType" param, what if there are
multiple subtypes in the ExternalResourceInfos set of one external
resource? It seems user has to set the T to ExternalResourceInfo and
the mechanism is useless at this case.
Best,
Yangze Guo
On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 3:57 PM Till Rohrmann <trohrm...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> Ok, if there can be multiple resources of the same type then we definitely
> need the name as a differentiator.
>
> I agree that such an interface won't give compile time checks but I think
> that it could be easier to use from a user's perspective because there is
> no explicit casting required.
>
> public interface RuntimeContext {
> <T extends ExternalResourceInfo> Set<T> getExternalResourceInfos(String
> resourceName, Class<T> externalResourceType);
> }
>
> One minor note: I think the value of the returned map does not need to use
> a bounded wildcard type because for the user it won't make a difference.
>
> Cheers,
> Till
>
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 8:20 AM Yangze Guo <karma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Till,
> >
> > > ExternalResourceDriver could return a Set<? extends
> > ExternalResourceInfo>.
> > It sounds good.
> >
> > > then one could make the interface type-safe by changing it to
> > > public interface RuntimeContext {
> > > <T extends ExternalResourceInfo> Set<T>
> > > getExternalResourceInfo(Class<T> externalResourceType);
> > > }
> > I think it may not help.
> > - I think the assumption of "there is always only one resource of a
> > specific type" is too strong. The external resource framework should
> > only assume it gets a set of ExternalResourceInfo from the driver. The
> > concrete implementation is given by user. So, if we give such an
> > assumption, it would hurt the flexibility. There could be multiple
> > types in the returned externalResourceInfo set. There could also be
> > different types returned from different driver implementation or
> > version. The contract about the return type between Driver and
> > Operator should be guaranteed by user.
> > - Since the Drivers are loaded dynamically in runtime, if there is a
> > type mismatch, the job would fail in runtime instead of in compile
> > time, no matter the type extraction is done by Operator or Flink core.
> > This interface would not gain benefits for type safety.
> >
> > Best,
> > Yangze Guo
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 1:38 AM Till Rohrmann <trohrm...@apache.org>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks for updating the FLIP, Yangze.
> > >
> > > If ExternalResourceInfo is a marker interface, then
> > ExternalResourceDriver
> > > could return a Set<? extends ExternalResourceInfo>. This makes is a bit
> > > nicer for the implementor because he can use the concrete subtype.
> > >
> > > If we assume that users will always cast the ExternalResourceInfo
> > instance
> > > into the concrete subtype and if we assume that there is always only one
> > > resource of a specific type, then one could make the interface type-safe
> > by
> > > changing it to
> > >
> > > public interface RuntimeContext {
> > > <T extends ExternalResourceInfo> Set<T>
> > > getExternalResourceInfo(Class<T> externalResourceType);
> > > }
> > >
> > > If we want to support multiple GPU resources, then one would need to use
> > > the name of the respective resource as well.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Till
> > >
> > > On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 4:19 AM Xintong Song <tonysong...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thanks for updating the FLIP, Yangze.
> > > > The latest FLIP looks good to me.
> > > >
> > > > nit: Javadoc of `ExternalResourceDriver#retrieveResourceInfo` is out of
> > > > sync.
> > > >
> > > > > Retrieve the information of the external resources according to the
> > > > > resourceProfile.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thank you~
> > > >
> > > > Xintong Song
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 11:04 AM Becket Qin <becket....@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Good feedback form Xintong. The latest FLIP looks good to me.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 9:20 AM Yangze Guo <karma...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi there,
> > > > > > I've updated the FLIP accordingly. Please take a look. If you have
> > any
> > > > > > further concerns please let me know.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best,
> > > > > > Yangze Guo
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 6:40 PM Yangze Guo <karma...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks for the feedback, Xintong.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - Should we have a factory interface for
> > `ExternalResourceDriver`,
> > > > that
> > > > > > > takes the configuration and returns a driver instance?
> > Otherwise, if
> > > > we
> > > > > > are
> > > > > > > creating the driver instance with reflection, we kind of
> > implicitly
> > > > > > > requires the driver to have a public non-argument constructor.
> > If we
> > > > > > > decided to go with this approach, then we will not need
> > > > > > > `ExternalResourceDriver#open`.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > True, we could have an `ExternalResourceDriverFactory`, like
> > > > > > > interface ExternalResourceDriverFactory {
> > > > > > > ExternalResourceDriver fromConfiguration(Configuration
> > config);
> > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > Regarding the configuration, the user should provide
> > > > > > > "external-resource.{resourceName}.driver-factory.class" instead.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - Not sure about the necessity of
> > `ExternalResourceDriver#close`. I
> > > > > would
> > > > > > > suggest to avoid introduce more interfaces if not absolutely
> > > > necessary.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I add `ExternalResourceDriver#close` in case user needs to clean
> > up
> > > > > > > internal states and any other resources. It's true that it may
> > not
> > > > > > > absolutely necessary for our GPUDriver. From my side, I'm ok to
> > > > remove
> > > > > > > it.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - `ExternalResourceDriver#retrieveResourceInfo` should not take
> > > > > > > `ResourceProfile` as argument. This exposes more information
> > than it
> > > > > > needs.
> > > > > > > In addition, it requires the runtime/core to understand how to
> > > > properly
> > > > > > > wrap the external resource into `ResourceProfile`. E.g.,
> > > > > > > `ResourceProfile#extendedResources` takes `Resource`, which is an
> > > > > > abstract
> > > > > > > class. Runtime/core has to known which implementation of
> > `Resource`
> > > > to
> > > > > > use.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > True, at the moment, I think the amount of the resource is
> > enough for
> > > > > > > the `ExternalResourceDriver#retrieveResourceInfo`. In the
> > future, if
> > > > > > > the fine-grained external resource management is supported, the
> > > > amount
> > > > > > > of the resource seems to be enough either. If we want to leverage
> > > > some
> > > > > > > external resources which could not be measured by a single long
> > > > value,
> > > > > > > we might enrich this. But I'd like to keep it out of the scope of
> > > > this
> > > > > > > FLIP.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - Do we really need `ExternalResourceInfo#getInformation`? I
> > think it
> > > > > > > should be good enough to make `ExternalResourceInfo` an empty
> > > > > interface.
> > > > > > > User can define their own `ExternalResourceInfo` implementation
> > and
> > > > how
> > > > > > it
> > > > > > > is used by the operator user codes.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Sounds good.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Best,
> > > > > > > Yangze Guo
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 6:04 PM Xintong Song <
> > tonysong...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Sorry to pull this back. I have some concerns about the recent
> > > > > updated
> > > > > > > > interface details.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > - Should we have a factory interface for
> > `ExternalResourceDriver`,
> > > > > that
> > > > > > > > takes the configuration and returns a driver instance?
> > Otherwise,
> > > > if
> > > > > > we are
> > > > > > > > creating the driver instance with reflection, we kind of
> > implicitly
> > > > > > > > requires the driver to have a public non-argument constructor.
> > If
> > > > we
> > > > > > > > decided to go with this approach, then we will not need
> > > > > > > > `ExternalResourceDriver#open`.
> > > > > > > > - Not sure about the necessity of
> > `ExternalResourceDriver#close`. I
> > > > > > would
> > > > > > > > suggest to avoid introduce more interfaces if not absolutely
> > > > > necessary.
> > > > > > > > - `ExternalResourceDriver#retrieveResourceInfo` should not take
> > > > > > > > `ResourceProfile` as argument. This exposes more information
> > than
> > > > it
> > > > > > needs.
> > > > > > > > In addition, it requires the runtime/core to understand how to
> > > > > properly
> > > > > > > > wrap the external resource into `ResourceProfile`. E.g.,
> > > > > > > > `ResourceProfile#extendedResources` takes `Resource`, which is
> > an
> > > > > > abstract
> > > > > > > > class. Runtime/core has to known which implementation of
> > `Resource`
> > > > > to
> > > > > > use.
> > > > > > > > - Do we really need `ExternalResourceInfo#getInformation`? I
> > think
> > > > it
> > > > > > > > should be good enough to make `ExternalResourceInfo` an empty
> > > > > > interface.
> > > > > > > > User can define their own `ExternalResourceInfo`
> > implementation and
> > > > > > how it
> > > > > > > > is used by the operator user codes.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thank you~
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Xintong Song
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 2:25 PM Becket Qin <
> > becket....@gmail.com>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > +1
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Thanks for driving this effort, Ynagze. The latest FLIP wiki
> > > > looks
> > > > > > good to
> > > > > > > > > me.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 4:10 PM Yangze Guo <
> > karma...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Edit: RuntimeContext interface
> > > > > > > > > > From: Map<String, Set<ExternalResourceInfo>>
> > > > > > > > > > getExternalResourceInfo(ResourceSpec resourceSpec);
> > > > > > > > > > To: Map<String, Set<ExternalResourceInfo>>
> > > > > > getExternalResourceInfo();
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Best,
> > > > > > > > > > Yangze Guo
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 11:36 AM Yangze Guo <
> > karma...@gmail.com
> > > > >
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Hi, there
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > I have updated the FLIP, mainly target to make it more
> > > > detailed
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > clear. The general design is not changed, but there are
> > still
> > > > > > some
> > > > > > > > > > > changes need to be notified here:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > - Change the `ExternalResourceDriver` from abstract
> > class to
> > > > > > > > > > > interface, since it does not have an abstract
> > implementation.
> > > > > > Add life
> > > > > > > > > > > cycle method `open` and `close`.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > - Specify the method added to the RuntimeContext from
> > which
> > > > > user
> > > > > > get
> > > > > > > > > > > the information of external resources.
> > > > > > > > > > > Map<String, Set<ExternalResourceInfo>>
> > > > > > > > > > > getExternalResourceInfo(ResourceSpec resourceSpec);
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > - Add "String getInformation()" method to
> > > > > `ExternalResourceInfo`
> > > > > > > > > > interface.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > - Treat adding external resource info to RestAPI/WebUI
> > as a
> > > > > > future
> > > > > > > > > work.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > If you have any new concerns after that change, please
> > > > > mentioned
> > > > > > here.
> > > > > > > > > > > Sorry for disturbing you.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Best,
> > > > > > > > > > > Yangze Guo
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 9:55 AM Yang Wang <
> > > > > danrtsey...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Yangze for the efforts to support GPU extended
> > > > > > resources.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > +1 for this FLIP
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Best,
> > > > > > > > > > > > Yang
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Till Rohrmann <trohrm...@apache.org> 于2020年4月2日周四
> > > > 下午11:10写道：
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for driving this effort Yangze.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > +1
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Till
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 12:41 PM Canbin Zheng <
> > > > > > > > > felixzhen...@gmail.com
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Yangze for driving the initial CPU support!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > +1 (non-binding) from my side.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Xintong Song <tonysong...@gmail.com> 于2020年4月1日周三
> > > > > > 下午6:36写道：
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Yangze, the FLIP looks good to me.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +1 (non-binding) from my side.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you~
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Xintong Song
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 5:22 PM Yangze Guo <
> > > > > > karma...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'd like to start the vote of FLIP-108 [1],
> > which
> > > > > adds
> > > > > > GPU
> > > > > > > > > > support in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Flink. This FLIP is discussed in the thread[2].
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The vote will be open for at least 72 hours.
> > Unless
> > > > > > there is
> > > > > > > > > an
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > objection,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I will try to close it by April 4, 2020 10:00
> > UTC
> > > > if
> > > > > > we have
> > > > > > > > > > received
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > sufficient votes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [1]
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> > > > > > > > > > > > >
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> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-108%3A+Add+GPU+support+in+Flink
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [2]
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> > > >
> > http://apache-flink-mailing-list-archive.1008284.n3.nabble.com/DISCUSS-FLIP-108-Add-GPU-support-in-Flink-td38286.html
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Best,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yangze Guo
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