caffe源码剖析之Blob

2.Blob结构：
       Blob数据结构是caffe中基本的数据存储单元，它主要存储的数据是网络中的中间数据变量，比如各层的输入和输出；代价函数关于网络各层参数的梯度。为什么要专门为数据设计一个存储结构，我的理解是这样保证的网络中的数据存储结构的统一性，由于网络中每个网络的计算过程都是相似的，所以如果能把数据存储也统一起来，使得整个程序也就很有结构。

    1，Blob中除了存储重要的数据之外，还有一些标记数据的参数，下面就罗列一下Blob中的数据成员：

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1. protected:  
2.   shared_ptr<SyncedMemory> data_;  
3.   shared_ptr<SyncedMemory> diff_;  
4.   shared_ptr<SyncedMemory> shape_data_;  
5.   vector<int> shape_;  
6.   int count_;  
7.   int capacity_;  

     data_：表示网络各层的输入和输出；

    diff_：表示代价函数相对于各层参数的梯度；

    shape_：是一个可变数组，shape_中主要存储4个变量：num表示一个batch中的样本数量，从这我们可以看出Blob的存储是以batch为基本单位的；chennels表示对应层的通道，比如卷积层有20个卷积核，channels的值就是20；height和width就表示单个数据的尺寸，可能是一副图像的尺寸，也可能表示卷积核的尺寸，在每一层所代表的含义也不相同。

    count_：表示这个Blob里已经存储的元素的个数；

    capacity_：表示这个Blob的容量;

    网上说可以把Blob看作一个四维的数组，其实是可以从这个角度看，但是本质上Blob还是一维的存储结构，只不过是利用四个参数来进行寻址（shape_里的四个参数）。所以说Blob其实并不是含有什么复杂的结构。

    2，Blob中除了数据成员之外，也有很多用于操作数据的函数成员，下面就说几个比较重要的：

    void Blob<Dtype>::Reshape()：这个函数是在原来分配的内存不够的情况下重新分配内存。

    const Dtype* Blob<Dtype>::cpu_data()：这个是获取Blob结构体中的data_数据的指针，同时限制不能对返回的指针指向的内容进行更改。

    const Dtype* Blob<Dtype>::cpu_diff()：这个是获取Blob结构体中的diff_数据的指针，同时限制不能对返回的指针指向的内容进行更改。

    Dtype* Blob<Dtype>::mutable_cpu_data()：获取Blob结构体中的data_数据的指针，同时可以对指针指向的内容更改。

    Dtype* Blob<Dtype>::mutable_cpu_diff()：获取Blob结构体中的diff_数据的指针，同时可以对指针指向的内容更改。

    void Blob<Dtype>::ShareData(const Blob& other)：让其他Blob的data_数据和当前Blob共享。

    void Blob<Dtype>::ShareDiff(const Blob& other)：让其他Blob的diff_和当前的Blob共享。    

    这就是关于Blob的主要内容，关于Blob中的SyncedMemory数据类型，这里不深究，现在只知道data_和diff_都是使用这种数据类型构造数据。

#ifndef CAFFE_BLOB_HPP_
#define CAFFE_BLOB_HPP_

#include <algorithm>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

#include "caffe/common.hpp"
#include "caffe/proto/caffe.pb.h"
#include "caffe/syncedmem.hpp"

const int kMaxBlobAxes = 32;

namespace caffe {

/**
 * @brief A wrapper around SyncedMemory holders serving as the basic
 *        computational unit through which Layer%s, Net%s, and Solver%s
 *        interact.
 *
 * TODO(dox): more thorough description.
 */
template <typename Dtype>
class Blob {
 public:
  Blob()
       : data_(), diff_(), count_(0), capacity_(0) {}

  /// @brief Deprecated; use <code>Blob(const vector<int>& shape)</code>.
  explicit Blob(const int num, const int channels, const int height,
      const int width);
  explicit Blob(const vector<int>& shape);

  /// @brief Deprecated; use <code>Reshape(const vector<int>& shape)</code>.
  void Reshape(const int num, const int channels, const int height,
      const int width);
  /**
   * @brief Change the dimensions of the blob, allocating new memory if
   *        necessary.
   *
   * This function can be called both to create an initial allocation
   * of memory, and to adjust the dimensions of a top blob during Layer::Reshape
   * or Layer::Forward. When changing the size of blob, memory will only be
   * reallocated if sufficient memory does not already exist, and excess memory
   * will never be freed.
   *
   * Note that reshaping an input blob and immediately calling Net::Backward is
   * an error; either Net::Forward or Net::Reshape need to be called to
   * propagate the new input shape to higher layers.
   */
  void Reshape(const vector<int>& shape);
  void Reshape(const BlobShape& shape);
  void ReshapeLike(const Blob& other);
  inline string shape_string() const {
    ostringstream stream;
    for (int i = 0; i < shape_.size(); ++i) {
      stream << shape_[i] << " ";
    }
    stream << "(" << count_ << ")";
    return stream.str();
  }
  inline const vector<int>& shape() const { return shape_; }
  /**
   * @brief Returns the dimension of the index-th axis (or the negative index-th
   *        axis from the end, if index is negative).
   *
   * @param index the axis index, which may be negative as it will be
   *        "canonicalized" using CanonicalAxisIndex.
   *        Dies on out of range index.
   */
  inline int shape(int index) const {
    return shape_[CanonicalAxisIndex(index)];
  }
  inline int num_axes() const { return shape_.size(); }
  inline int count() const { return count_; }

  /**
   * @brief Compute the volume of a slice; i.e., the product of dimensions
   *        among a range of axes.
   *
   * @param start_axis The first axis to include in the slice.
   *
   * @param end_axis The first axis to exclude from the slice.
   */
  inline int count(int start_axis, int end_axis) const {
    CHECK_LE(start_axis, end_axis);
    CHECK_GE(start_axis, 0);
    CHECK_GE(end_axis, 0);
    CHECK_LE(start_axis, num_axes());
    CHECK_LE(end_axis, num_axes());
    int count = 1;
    for (int i = start_axis; i < end_axis; ++i) {
      count *= shape(i);
    }
    return count;
  }
  /**
   * @brief Compute the volume of a slice spanning from a particular first
   *        axis to the final axis.
   *
   * @param start_axis The first axis to include in the slice.
   */
  inline int count(int start_axis) const {
    return count(start_axis, num_axes());
  }

  /**
   * @brief Returns the 'canonical' version of a (usually) user-specified axis,
   *        allowing for negative indexing (e.g., -1 for the last axis).
   *
   * @param axis_index the axis index.
   *        If 0 <= index < num_axes(), return index.
   *        If -num_axes <= index <= -1, return (num_axes() - (-index)),
   *        e.g., the last axis index (num_axes() - 1) if index == -1,
   *        the second to last if index == -2, etc.
   *        Dies on out of range index.
   */
  inline int CanonicalAxisIndex(int axis_index) const {
    CHECK_GE(axis_index, -num_axes())
        << "axis " << axis_index << " out of range for " << num_axes()
        << "-D Blob with shape " << shape_string();
    CHECK_LT(axis_index, num_axes())
        << "axis " << axis_index << " out of range for " << num_axes()
        << "-D Blob with shape " << shape_string();
    if (axis_index < 0) {
      return axis_index + num_axes();
    }
    return axis_index;
  }

  /// @brief Deprecated legacy shape accessor num: use shape(0) instead.
  inline int num() const { return LegacyShape(0); }
  /// @brief Deprecated legacy shape accessor channels: use shape(1) instead.
  inline int channels() const { return LegacyShape(1); }
  /// @brief Deprecated legacy shape accessor height: use shape(2) instead.
  inline int height() const { return LegacyShape(2); }
  /// @brief Deprecated legacy shape accessor width: use shape(3) instead.
  inline int width() const { return LegacyShape(3); }
  inline int LegacyShape(int index) const {
    CHECK_LE(num_axes(), 4)
        << "Cannot use legacy accessors on Blobs with > 4 axes.";
    CHECK_LT(index, 4);
    CHECK_GE(index, -4);
    if (index >= num_axes() || index < -num_axes()) {
      // Axis is out of range, but still in [0, 3] (or [-4, -1] for reverse
      // indexing) -- this special case simulates the one-padding used to fill
      // extraneous axes of legacy blobs.
      return 1;
    }
    return shape(index);
  }

  inline int offset(const int n, const int c = 0, const int h = 0,
      const int w = 0) const {
    CHECK_GE(n, 0);
    CHECK_LE(n, num());
    CHECK_GE(channels(), 0);
    CHECK_LE(c, channels());
    CHECK_GE(height(), 0);
    CHECK_LE(h, height());
    CHECK_GE(width(), 0);
    CHECK_LE(w, width());
    return ((n * channels() + c) * height() + h) * width() + w;
  }

  inline int offset(const vector<int>& indices) const {
    CHECK_LE(indices.size(), num_axes());
    int offset = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < num_axes(); ++i) {
      offset *= shape(i);
      if (indices.size() > i) {
        CHECK_GE(indices[i], 0);
        CHECK_LT(indices[i], shape(i));
        offset += indices[i];
      }
    }
    return offset;
  }
  /**
   * @brief Copy from a source Blob.
   *
   * @param source the Blob to copy from
   * @param copy_diff if false, copy the data; if true, copy the diff
   * @param reshape if false, require this Blob to be pre-shaped to the shape
   *        of other (and die otherwise); if true, Reshape this Blob to other's
   *        shape if necessary
   */
  void CopyFrom(const Blob<Dtype>& source, bool copy_diff = false,
      bool reshape = false);

  inline Dtype data_at(const int n, const int c, const int h,
      const int w) const {
    return cpu_data()[offset(n, c, h, w)];
  }

  inline Dtype diff_at(const int n, const int c, const int h,
      const int w) const {
    return cpu_diff()[offset(n, c, h, w)];
  }

  inline Dtype data_at(const vector<int>& index) const {
    return cpu_data()[offset(index)];
  }

  inline Dtype diff_at(const vector<int>& index) const {
    return cpu_diff()[offset(index)];
  }

  inline const shared_ptr<SyncedMemory>& data() const {
    CHECK(data_);
    return data_;
  }

  inline const shared_ptr<SyncedMemory>& diff() const {
    CHECK(diff_);
    return diff_;
  }

  const Dtype* cpu_data() const;
  void set_cpu_data(Dtype* data);
  const int* gpu_shape() const;
  const Dtype* gpu_data() const;
  const Dtype* cpu_diff() const;
  const Dtype* gpu_diff() const;
  Dtype* mutable_cpu_data();
  Dtype* mutable_gpu_data();
  Dtype* mutable_cpu_diff();
  Dtype* mutable_gpu_diff();
  void Update();
  void FromProto(const BlobProto& proto, bool reshape = true);
  void ToProto(BlobProto* proto, bool write_diff = false) const;

  /// @brief Compute the sum of absolute values (L1 norm) of the data.
  Dtype asum_data() const;
  /// @brief Compute the sum of absolute values (L1 norm) of the diff.
  Dtype asum_diff() const;
  /// @brief Compute the sum of squares (L2 norm squared) of the data.
  Dtype sumsq_data() const;
  /// @brief Compute the sum of squares (L2 norm squared) of the diff.
  Dtype sumsq_diff() const;

  /// @brief Scale the blob data by a constant factor.
  void scale_data(Dtype scale_factor);
  /// @brief Scale the blob diff by a constant factor.
  void scale_diff(Dtype scale_factor);

  /**
   * @brief Set the data_ shared_ptr to point to the SyncedMemory holding the
   *        data_ of Blob other -- useful in Layer%s which simply perform a copy
   *        in their Forward pass.
   *
   * This deallocates the SyncedMemory holding this Blob's data_, as
   * shared_ptr calls its destructor when reset with the "=" operator.
   */
  void ShareData(const Blob& other);
  /**
   * @brief Set the diff_ shared_ptr to point to the SyncedMemory holding the
   *        diff_ of Blob other -- useful in Layer%s which simply perform a copy
   *        in their Forward pass.
   *
   * This deallocates the SyncedMemory holding this Blob's diff_, as
   * shared_ptr calls its destructor when reset with the "=" operator.
   */
  void ShareDiff(const Blob& other);

  bool ShapeEquals(const BlobProto& other);

 protected:
  shared_ptr<SyncedMemory> data_;
  shared_ptr<SyncedMemory> diff_;
  shared_ptr<SyncedMemory> shape_data_;
  vector<int> shape_;
  int count_;
  int capacity_;

  DISABLE_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Blob);
};  // class Blob

}  // namespace caffe

#endif  // CAFFE_BLOB_HPP_