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91 changes: 64 additions & 27 deletions cpp/src/barrier/barrier.cu
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Expand Up @@ -4009,16 +4009,20 @@ lp_status_t barrier_solver_t<i_t, f_t>::check_for_suboptimal_solution(
f_t& primal_residual_norm,
f_t& dual_residual_norm,
f_t& complementarity_residual_norm,
f_t& objective_gap,
f_t& relative_primal_residual,
f_t& relative_dual_residual,
f_t& relative_complementarity_residual,
f_t& relative_objective_gap,
lp_solution_t<i_t, f_t>& solution)
{
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.

relative_objective_gap < settings.barrier_relaxed_relative_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.

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);

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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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Learning: In cuOpt reviews, do not use the term “solver-scale.” Use “user” only for the original unpresolved problem. Use “presolved” for the problem after presolve. In `cpp/src/barrier/barrier.cu`, describe `primal_objective` and `dual_objective` as objectives of the presolved problem.

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raft::copy(data.x.data(), data.d_x_.data(), data.d_x_.size(), stream_view_);
raft::copy(data.y.data(), data.d_y_.data(), data.d_y_.size(), stream_view_);
raft::copy(data.z.data(), data.d_z_.data(), data.d_z_.size(), stream_view_);
Expand All @@ -4043,24 +4047,39 @@ lp_status_t barrier_solver_t<i_t, f_t>::check_for_suboptimal_solution(
settings.log.printf("Complementarity gap (abs/rel): %8.2e/%8.2e\n",
complementarity_residual_norm,
relative_complementarity_residual);
settings.log.printf(
"Objective gap (abs/rel): %8.2e/%8.2e\n", objective_gap, relative_objective_gap);
settings.log.printf("\n");
return lp_status_t::OPTIMAL; // TODO: Barrier should probably have a separate suboptimal
// status
}

f_t primal_objective_save = data.c.inner_product(data.x_save);
f_t dual_objective_save =
data.b.inner_product(data.y_save) - data.restrict_u_.inner_product(data.v_save);
if (data.Q.n > 0) {
dense_vector_t<i_t, f_t> Qx_save(data.Q.n);
dense_vector_t<i_t, f_t> x_save_host(data.Q.n);
std::copy(data.x_save.begin(), data.x_save.begin() + data.Q.n, x_save_host.begin());
matrix_vector_multiply(data.Q, 1.0, x_save_host, 0.0, Qx_save);
f_t quad_objective = 0.5 * x_save_host.inner_product(Qx_save);
primal_objective_save += quad_objective;
dual_objective_save -= quad_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 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.

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Why max though? min is much more conservative

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Yeah, min is stricter. The point is to include both primal and dual info for computation at this line.

objective_gap_save /
(1.0 + std::min(std::abs(user_primal_objective_save), std::abs(primal_objective_save)));
bool small_gap_save =
(!data.has_cones() && data.Q.n == 0) ||
relative_objective_gap_save < settings.barrier_relaxed_relative_objective_gap_tol;

if (data.relative_primal_residual_save < settings.barrier_relaxed_feasibility_tol &&
data.relative_dual_residual_save < settings.barrier_relaxed_optimality_tol &&
data.relative_complementarity_residual_save < settings.barrier_relaxed_complementarity_tol) {
data.relative_complementarity_residual_save < settings.barrier_relaxed_complementarity_tol &&
small_gap_save) {
settings.log.printf("Restoring previous solution\n");
data.restore_saved_iterate();
data.to_solution(lp,
Expand All @@ -4083,14 +4102,19 @@ lp_status_t barrier_solver_t<i_t, f_t>::check_for_suboptimal_solution(
settings.log.printf("Complementarity gap (abs/rel): %8.2e/%8.2e\n",
data.complementarity_residual_norm_save,
data.relative_complementarity_residual_save);
settings.log.printf("Objective gap (abs/rel): %8.2e/%8.2e\n",
objective_gap_save,
relative_objective_gap_save);
settings.log.printf("\n");
return lp_status_t::OPTIMAL; // TODO: Barrier should probably have a separate suboptimal
// status
} else {
settings.log.printf("Primal residual %.2e dual residual %.2e complementarity residual %.2e\n",
relative_primal_residual,
relative_dual_residual,
relative_complementarity_residual);
settings.log.printf(
"Primal residual %.2e dual residual %.2e complementarity residual %.2e objective gap %.2e\n",
relative_primal_residual,
relative_dual_residual,
relative_complementarity_residual,
relative_objective_gap);
}
settings.log.printf("Search direction computation failed\n");
return lp_status_t::NUMERICAL_ISSUES;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -4220,14 +4244,14 @@ lp_status_t barrier_solver_t<i_t, f_t>::solve(f_t start_time, lp_solution_t<i_t,
matrix_vector_multiply(data.Q, 1.0, data.x, 0.0, Qx);
quad_objective = 0.5 * data.x.inner_product(Qx);
}
f_t primal_objective = data.c.inner_product(data.x) + quad_objective;
f_t primal_objective = data.c.inner_product(data.x) + quad_objective;
f_t user_primal_objective = compute_user_objective(lp, primal_objective);

f_t relative_primal_residual = primal_residual_norm / (1.0 + norm_b);
f_t relative_dual_residual = dual_residual_norm / (1.0 + norm_c);
f_t relative_complementarity_residual =
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.


dense_vector_t<i_t, f_t> upper(lp.upper);
data.gather_upper_bounds(upper, data.restrict_u_);
Expand All @@ -4236,11 +4260,11 @@ lp_status_t barrier_solver_t<i_t, f_t>::solve(f_t start_time, lp_solution_t<i_t,
data.d_restrict_u_.data(), data.restrict_u_.data(), data.restrict_u_.size(), stream_view_);
f_t dual_objective =
data.b.inner_product(data.y) - data.restrict_u_.inner_product(data.v) - quad_objective;
f_t user_dual_objective = compute_user_objective(lp, dual_objective);

f_t objective_gap_abs = std::abs(primal_objective - dual_objective);
f_t objective_gap_rel =
objective_gap_abs /
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.


data.w_save = data.w;
data.x_save = data.x;
Expand All @@ -4257,16 +4281,19 @@ lp_status_t barrier_solver_t<i_t, f_t>::solve(f_t start_time, lp_solution_t<i_t,
float64_t elapsed_time = toc(start_time);
settings.log.printf("%3d %+.12e %+.12e %.2e %.2e %.2e %.1f\n",
iter,
compute_user_objective(lp, primal_objective),
compute_user_objective(lp, dual_objective),
user_primal_objective,
user_dual_objective,
relative_primal_residual,
relative_dual_residual,
relative_complementarity_residual,
elapsed_time);

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.

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Not yet, we have regressions on LP barrier

relative_objective_gap < settings.barrier_relaxed_relative_objective_gap_tol;
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 && small_gap;

const i_t iteration_limit = settings.iteration_limit;

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -4311,9 +4338,11 @@ lp_status_t barrier_solver_t<i_t, f_t>::solve(f_t start_time, lp_solution_t<i_t,
primal_residual_norm,
dual_residual_norm,
complementarity_residual_norm,
objective_gap,
relative_primal_residual,
relative_dual_residual,
relative_complementarity_residual,
relative_objective_gap,
solution);
}
if (toc(start_time) > settings.time_limit) {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -4351,9 +4380,11 @@ lp_status_t barrier_solver_t<i_t, f_t>::solve(f_t start_time, lp_solution_t<i_t,
primal_residual_norm,
dual_residual_norm,
complementarity_residual_norm,
objective_gap,
relative_primal_residual,
relative_dual_residual,
relative_complementarity_residual,
relative_objective_gap,
solution);
}
data.has_factorization = false;
Expand All @@ -4380,17 +4411,16 @@ lp_status_t barrier_solver_t<i_t, f_t>::solve(f_t start_time, lp_solution_t<i_t,

compute_primal_dual_objective(data, primal_objective, dual_objective);

relative_primal_residual = primal_residual_norm / (1.0 + norm_b);
relative_dual_residual = dual_residual_norm / (1.0 + norm_c);
f_t user_primal_objective = compute_user_objective(lp, primal_objective);
relative_primal_residual = primal_residual_norm / (1.0 + norm_b);
relative_dual_residual = dual_residual_norm / (1.0 + norm_c);
relative_complementarity_residual =
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::abs(primal_objective - dual_objective);
objective_gap_rel =
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.

std::abs(primal_objective)));

if (relative_primal_residual < settings.barrier_relaxed_feasibility_tol &&
relative_dual_residual < settings.barrier_relaxed_optimality_tol &&
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -4438,9 +4468,11 @@ lp_status_t barrier_solver_t<i_t, f_t>::solve(f_t start_time, lp_solution_t<i_t,
primal_residual_norm,
dual_residual_norm,
complementarity_residual_norm,
objective_gap,
relative_primal_residual,
relative_dual_residual,
relative_complementarity_residual,
relative_objective_gap,
solution);
}

Expand All @@ -4458,7 +4490,8 @@ lp_status_t barrier_solver_t<i_t, f_t>::solve(f_t start_time, lp_solution_t<i_t,
bool small_gap =
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.

relative_objective_gap < settings.barrier_relative_objective_gap_tol;

converged = primal_feasible && dual_feasible && small_gap && small_objective_gap;

Expand All @@ -4476,6 +4509,8 @@ lp_status_t barrier_solver_t<i_t, f_t>::solve(f_t start_time, lp_solution_t<i_t,
settings.log.printf("Complementarity gap (abs/rel): %8.2e/%8.2e\n",
complementarity_residual_norm,
relative_complementarity_residual);
settings.log.printf(
"Objective gap (abs/rel): %8.2e/%8.2e\n", objective_gap, relative_objective_gap);
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settings.log.printf("\n");
raft::copy(data.x.data(), data.d_x_.data(), data.d_x_.size(), stream_view_);
raft::copy(data.y.data(), data.d_y_.data(), data.d_y_.size(), stream_view_);
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -4510,9 +4545,11 @@ lp_status_t barrier_solver_t<i_t, f_t>::solve(f_t start_time, lp_solution_t<i_t,
primal_residual_norm,
dual_residual_norm,
complementarity_residual_norm,
objective_gap,
relative_primal_residual,
relative_dual_residual,
relative_complementarity_residual,
relative_objective_gap,
solution);
}
}
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions cpp/src/barrier/barrier.hpp
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Expand Up @@ -109,9 +109,11 @@ class barrier_solver_t {
f_t& primal_residual_norm,
f_t& dual_residual_norm,
f_t& complementarity_residual_norm,
f_t& objective_gap,
f_t& relative_primal_residual,
f_t& relative_dual_residual,
f_t& relative_complementarity_residual,
f_t& relative_objective_gap,
simplex::lp_solution_t<i_t, f_t>& solution);

const simplex::lp_problem_t<i_t, f_t>& lp;
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions cpp/src/dual_simplex/simplex_solver_settings.hpp
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ struct simplex_solver_settings_t {
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),
barrier_relaxed_feasibility_tol(1e-4),
barrier_relaxed_optimality_tol(1e-4),
barrier_relaxed_complementarity_tol(1e-4),
barrier_relaxed_relative_objective_gap_tol(1e-4),
cut_off(std::numeric_limits<f_t>::infinity()),
steepest_edge_ratio(0.5),
steepest_edge_primal_tol(1e-9),
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -140,9 +142,12 @@ struct simplex_solver_settings_t {
f_t barrier_relative_optimality_tol; // Relative optimality tolerance for barrier method
f_t
barrier_relative_complementarity_tol; // Relative complementarity tolerance for barrier method
f_t barrier_relative_objective_gap_tol; // Relative objective gap tolerance for barrier method
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_relative_objective_gap_tol; // Relative objective gap tolerance for barrier
// method
f_t cut_off; // If the dual objective is greater than the cutoff we stop
f_t
steepest_edge_ratio; // the ratio of computed steepest edge mismatch from updated steepest edge
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions cpp/src/pdlp/solve.cu
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Expand Up @@ -522,6 +522,8 @@ std::tuple<simplex::lp_solution_t<i_t, f_t>, simplex::lp_status_t, f_t, f_t, f_t
barrier_settings.barrier_relaxed_feasibility_tol = settings.tolerances.relative_primal_tolerance;
barrier_settings.barrier_relaxed_optimality_tol = settings.tolerances.relative_dual_tolerance;
barrier_settings.barrier_relaxed_complementarity_tol = settings.tolerances.relative_gap_tolerance;
barrier_settings.barrier_relaxed_relative_objective_gap_tol =
settings.tolerances.relative_gap_tolerance;
if (barrier_settings.concurrent_halt != nullptr) {
// Don't show the barrier log in concurrent mode. Show the PDLP log instead
barrier_settings.log.log = false;
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