Include objective gap in QP termination criteria - #1733
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In `@cpp/src/barrier/barrier.cu`:
- Around line 4019-4024: Update the objective-gap calculations in the initial,
saved-iterate, and post-iteration termination paths to subtract
user_primal_objective from user_dual_objective, and compute every relative-gap
denominator from user-scale objective values. Apply the same user-unit
normalization to objective_gap and objective_gap_save so QP/conic termination,
fallback acceptance, and diagnostics remain correct when
objective_scaling_factor is not 1.
- Around line 4508-4509: Propagate objective_gap and relative_objective_gap from
barrier_solver_t::solve through lp_solution_t and to_solution, converting both
values to public objective units before convert_dual_simplex_sol reports them.
Add a regression test that exercises a barrier result with a nonzero gap and
verifies both diagnostics are preserved.
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| bool small_gap = (!data.has_cones() && data.Q.n == 0) || | ||
| relative_objective_gap < settings.barrier_relaxed_objective_gap_tol; | ||
| if (relative_primal_residual < settings.barrier_relaxed_feasibility_tol && | ||
| relative_dual_residual < settings.barrier_relaxed_optimality_tol && | ||
| relative_complementarity_residual < settings.barrier_relaxed_complementarity_tol && | ||
| primal_objective == primal_objective) { | ||
| small_gap) { |
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Compute the objective gap in user units.
primal_objective and dual_objective are solver-scale values. The code computes user_primal_objective and user_dual_objective, but objective_gap and objective_gap_save still subtract solver-scale values. The relative-gap denominator also mixes user-scale and solver-scale values.
When objective_scaling_factor is not 1, QP and conic termination, fallback acceptance, and gap diagnostics use the wrong scale. Compute the gap from the two user objectives and keep the normalization in user units in the initial, saved-iterate, and post-iteration paths.
Proposed fix
- f_t objective_gap = std::abs(primal_objective - dual_objective);
+ f_t objective_gap = std::abs(user_primal_objective - user_dual_objective);
f_t relative_objective_gap =
- objective_gap /
- (1.0 + std::min(std::abs(user_primal_objective), std::abs(primal_objective)));
+ objective_gap / (1.0 + std::abs(user_primal_objective));
- f_t objective_gap_save = std::abs(primal_objective_save - dual_objective_save);
f_t user_primal_objective_save = compute_user_objective(lp, primal_objective_save);
+ f_t user_dual_objective_save = compute_user_objective(lp, dual_objective_save);
+ f_t objective_gap_save =
+ std::abs(user_primal_objective_save - user_dual_objective_save);
f_t relative_objective_gap_save =
- objective_gap_save /
- (1.0 + std::min(std::abs(user_primal_objective_save), std::abs(primal_objective_save)));
+ objective_gap_save / (1.0 + std::abs(user_primal_objective_save));
f_t user_primal_objective = compute_user_objective(lp, primal_objective);
+ f_t user_dual_objective = compute_user_objective(lp, dual_objective);
...
- objective_gap = std::abs(primal_objective - dual_objective);
+ objective_gap = std::abs(user_primal_objective - user_dual_objective);Also applies to: 4049-4050, 4056-4080, 4103-4115, 4259-4263, 4287-4292, 4410-4419, 4489-4490, 4508-4509
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In `@cpp/src/barrier/barrier.cu` around lines 4019 - 4024, Update the
objective-gap calculations in the initial, saved-iterate, and post-iteration
termination paths to subtract user_primal_objective from user_dual_objective,
and compute every relative-gap denominator from user-scale objective values.
Apply the same user-unit normalization to objective_gap and objective_gap_save
so QP/conic termination, fallback acceptance, and diagnostics remain correct
when objective_scaling_factor is not 1.
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Please do not use the language "solver-scale". Please use user to refer to the original unpresolved problem. Please use "presolved" to describe the problem after presolve has been performed.
So you can say "primal_objective" and "dual_objective" are the objective of the presolved problem. But do not say "primal_objective" and "dual_objective" are solver-scale values. Please add this as a learning.
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@chris-maes, thanks for the terminology guidance. I will describe primal_objective and dual_objective as objectives of the presolved problem. I will use “user” only for the original unpresolved problem.
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| settings.log.printf( | ||
| "Objective gap (abs/rel): %8.2e/%8.2e\n", objective_gap, relative_objective_gap); |
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printf '%s\n' '--- candidate files ---'
git ls-files 'cpp/src/barrier/barrier.cu' 'cpp/src/pdlp/solve.cu' 'cpp/src/pdlp/*' 'cpp/src/barrier/*' | sed -n '1,120p'
printf '%s\n' '--- changed-file summary ---'
git diff --stat
printf '%s\n' '--- barrier objective-gap and return-path references ---'
rg -n -C 5 'objective_gap|relative_objective_gap|convert_dual_simplex_sol|additional_termination_information|lp_solution_t|termination' \
cpp/src/barrier/barrier.cu cpp/src/pdlp/solve.cu cpp/src/pdlp cpp/src/barrier \
| sed -n '1,260p'
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant source ranges ---'
sed -n '4300,4560p' cpp/src/barrier/barrier.cu
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printf '%s\n' '--- lp_solution_t definition and objective fields ---'
rg -n -C 12 'struct lp_solution_t|class lp_solution_t|lp_solution_t<' cpp/src cpp/include | sed -n '1,260p'
printf '%s\n' '--- barrier solution conversion and call sites ---'
rg -n -C 16 'to_solution\(|convert_dual_simplex_sol\(|convert_.*simplex|additional_termination_information_t' \
cpp/src/barrier cpp/src/pdlp cpp/include | sed -n '1,360p'
printf '%s\n' '--- all assignments to termination objective/gap fields ---'
rg -n -C 5 '\.(primal_objective|dual_objective|gap|relative_gap)\s*=' cpp/src cpp/include | sed -n '1,320p'
printf '%s\n' '--- objective scaling declarations and use ---'
rg -n -C 8 'objective_scaling_factor|compute_user_objective|user_objective' \
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for f in $(rg -l 'struct lp_solution_t|class lp_solution_t' cpp); do
echo "FILE: $f"
grep -n -A90 -B8 'struct lp_solution_t\|class lp_solution_t' "$f" | sed -n '1,130p'
done
printf '%s\n' '--- barrier to_solution implementation ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- solve conversion declarations and callers ---'
rg -n -C 20 'convert_dual_simplex_sol' cpp/src/pdlp/solve.cu cpp/src/pdlp/*.cu cpp/src/pdlp/*.cuh cpp/src/pdlp/*.hpp | sed -n '1,260p'
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cpp/include/cuopt/mathematical_optimization/optimization_problem_solution.hpp \
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printf '%s\n' '--- conversion and barrier data-flow verifier ---'
python3 - <<'PY'
from pathlib import Path
import re
barrier = Path("cpp/src/barrier/barrier.cu").read_text()
solve = Path("cpp/src/pdlp/solve.cu").read_text()
solution = Path("cpp/src/dual_simplex/solution.hpp").read_text()
checks = {
"barrier computes absolute gap": bool(re.search(
r'objective_gap\s*=\s*std::abs\s*\(\s*primal_objective\s*-\s*dual_objective\s*\)',
barrier)),
"barrier computes relative gap": "relative_objective_gap = objective_gap /" in barrier,
"barrier to_solution omits gap assignment": not re.search(
r'solution\.(?:gap|relative_gap|objective_gap|relative_objective_gap)\s*=',
barrier),
"lp_solution_t has no gap member": not re.search(
r'\b(?:gap|relative_gap|objective_gap|relative_objective_gap)\b',
solution),
"public conversion hard-codes zero gaps": bool(re.search(
r'info\[0\]\.gap\s*=\s*0\.0;.*info\[0\]\.relative_gap\s*=\s*0\.0;',
solve, re.S)),
"barrier result uses public conversion": bool(re.search(
r'auto sol_barrier\s*=\s*convert_dual_simplex_sol\s*\(',
solve)),
}
for name, result in checks.items():
print(f"{name}: {'YES' if result else 'NO'}")
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printf '%s\n' '--- concise data-flow verifier ---'
python3 - <<'PY'
from pathlib import Path
import re
barrier = Path("cpp/src/barrier/barrier.cu").read_text()
solve = Path("cpp/src/pdlp/solve.cu").read_text()
solution = Path("cpp/src/dual_simplex/solution.hpp").read_text()
patterns = [
("barrier gap calculation", r'objective_gap\s*=\s*std::abs\s*\(\s*primal_objective\s*-\s*dual_objective\s*\)'),
("barrier relative gap calculation", r'relative_objective_gap\s*=\s*objective_gap\s*/'),
("barrier to_solution gap assignment", r'solution\.(?:gap|relative_gap|objective_gap|relative_objective_gap)\s*='),
("lp_solution gap member", r'\b(?:gap|relative_gap|objective_gap|relative_objective_gap)\b'),
("public zero gap assignments", r'info\[0\]\.gap\s*=\s*0\.0;\s*info\[0\]\.relative_gap\s*=\s*0\.0;'),
("barrier public conversion", r'auto\s+sol_barrier\s*=\s*convert_dual_simplex_sol\s*\('),
]
for name, pattern in patterns:
haystack = solution if name == "lp_solution gap member" else barrier if name.startswith("barrier") else solve
print(f"{name}: {bool(re.search(pattern, haystack, re.S))}")
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Propagate barrier objective-gap diagnostics to termination information.
barrier_solver_t::solve computes both gap values, but lp_solution_t and to_solution drop them. convert_dual_simplex_sol then reports zero gaps for every barrier result. Carry the diagnostics through the barrier return path, convert them to public objective units, and add a regression test with a nonzero gap.
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In `@cpp/src/barrier/barrier.cu` around lines 4508 - 4509, Propagate objective_gap
and relative_objective_gap from barrier_solver_t::solve through lp_solution_t
and to_solution, converting both values to public objective units before
convert_dual_simplex_sol reports them. Add a regression test that exercises a
barrier result with a nonzero gap and verifies both diagnostics are preserved.
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The dual info is not used in computing duality gap. Another suggestion is to enable duality gap for all problems, i.e. removing the check condition (!data.has_cones() && data.Q.n == 0).
| lp_solution_t<i_t, f_t>& solution) | ||
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| raft::common::nvtx::range fun_scope("Barrier: check_for_suboptimal_solution"); | ||
| bool small_gap = (!data.has_cones() && data.Q.n == 0) || |
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Why do we need (!data.has_cones() && data.Q.n == 0)? I think we should have duality gap check for all kinds of problems solved by barrier.
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| f_t objective_gap_save = std::abs(primal_objective_save - dual_objective_save); | ||
| f_t user_primal_objective_save = compute_user_objective(lp, primal_objective_save); | ||
| f_t relative_objective_gap_save = |
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Only primal info is used in computingrelative_objective_gap_save. We should also use dual info for the denominator.
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How would you use that info in the denominator? Take the min over the primal and dual objectives?
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I think we can take the max over the absolute values of primal and dual, and then min operation over solver objective and user objective.
| complementarity_residual_norm / | ||
| (1.0 + std::min(std::abs(compute_user_objective(lp, primal_objective)), | ||
| std::abs(primal_objective))); | ||
| (1.0 + std::min(std::abs(user_primal_objective), std::abs(primal_objective))); |
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We should also use dual info for the denominator here.
| std::max(f_t(1), std::min(std::abs(primal_objective), std::abs(dual_objective))); | ||
| f_t objective_gap = std::abs(primal_objective - dual_objective); | ||
| f_t relative_objective_gap = | ||
| objective_gap / (1.0 + std::min(std::abs(user_primal_objective), std::abs(primal_objective))); |
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Also need dual info in the denominator.
| bool converged = primal_residual_norm < settings.barrier_relative_feasibility_tol && | ||
| dual_residual_norm < settings.barrier_relative_optimality_tol && | ||
| complementarity_residual_norm < settings.barrier_relative_complementarity_tol; | ||
| bool small_gap = (!data.has_cones() && data.Q.n == 0) || |
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!data.has_cones() && data.Q.n == 0): we may want duality check for all problems.
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Let's test if we can do this for all problems. Hopefully, we can.
| complementarity_residual_norm / | ||
| (1.0 + std::min(std::abs(compute_user_objective(lp, primal_objective)), | ||
| std::abs(primal_objective))); | ||
| (1.0 + std::min(std::abs(user_primal_objective), std::abs(primal_objective))); |
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Same issue for missing dual info.
| objective_gap_abs / | ||
| std::max(f_t(1), std::min(std::abs(primal_objective), std::abs(dual_objective))); | ||
| objective_gap = std::abs(primal_objective - dual_objective); | ||
| relative_objective_gap = objective_gap / (1.0 + std::min(std::abs(user_primal_objective), |
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Same issue for missing dual info.
| relative_complementarity_residual < settings.barrier_relative_complementarity_tol; | ||
| bool small_objective_gap = | ||
| !data.has_cones() || objective_gap_rel < settings.barrier_relaxed_complementarity_tol; | ||
| (!data.has_cones() && data.Q.n == 0) || |
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Same concern for (!data.has_cones() && data.Q.n == 0) above.
| barrier_relaxed_feasibility_tol(1e-4), | ||
| barrier_relaxed_optimality_tol(1e-4), | ||
| barrier_relaxed_complementarity_tol(1e-4), | ||
| barrier_relaxed_objective_gap_tol(1e-4), |
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Shall we rename it as barrier_relaxed_relative_objective_gap_tol?
| f_t barrier_relaxed_feasibility_tol; // Relative feasibility tolerance for barrier method | ||
| f_t barrier_relaxed_optimality_tol; // Relative optimality tolerance for barrier method | ||
| f_t barrier_relaxed_complementarity_tol; // Relative complementarity tolerance for barrier method | ||
| f_t barrier_relaxed_objective_gap_tol; // Relative objective gap tolerance for barrier method |
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Nit in comment: Relaxed relative objective gap tolerance for barrier method
| barrier_relative_feasibility_tol(1e-8), | ||
| barrier_relative_optimality_tol(1e-8), | ||
| barrier_relative_complementarity_tol(1e-8), | ||
| barrier_relative_objective_gap_tol(1e-6), |
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I'd make this 1e-8 to match the other tolerances.
| relative_objective_gap < settings.barrier_relaxed_objective_gap_tol; | ||
| if (relative_primal_residual < settings.barrier_relaxed_feasibility_tol && | ||
| relative_dual_residual < settings.barrier_relaxed_optimality_tol && | ||
| relative_complementarity_residual < settings.barrier_relaxed_complementarity_tol && |
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The purpose of primal_objective == primal_objective is not record solutions that lead to NaN in the objective. Maybe this is no longer necessary with small_gap.
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