Ascend NPU Memory Snapshot Analyzer

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Analyzes PyTorch memory snapshot pickle files (memory snapshots exported via _dump_snapshot), providing peak memory, fragmentation, leak, and OOM detection with an interactive HTML report. Only triggers when the user explicitly mentions memory snapshot, 内存快照, _dump_snapshot, pickle memory files, or

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1. 技能目标

分析 torch_npu.npu.memory._dump_snapshot() 导出的 pickle 文件,提供多维度的内存分析能力和交互式可视化报告。

2. 输入规范

  • 输入数据:torch_npu.npu.memory._dump_snapshot() 或 torch.cuda.memory._dump_snapshot() 导出的 pickle 文件(支持 dict 和 list 两种格式)
  • 前置条件:需要先通过 snapshot_to_db.py 将 pickle 转换为 SQLite DB

3. 分析能力

Track A:快速通道(CTE 宏)

以下 CTE 宏可直接嵌入 SQL 查询,覆盖 80% 常见分析场景:

-- 宏1:设备内存概览
WITH device_overview AS (
    SELECT
        d.device_index,
        SUM(s.total_size)      AS reserved_bytes,
        SUM(s.allocated_size)  AS allocated_bytes,
        SUM(s.active_size)     AS active_bytes,
        ROUND((SUM(s.total_size) - SUM(s.allocated_size)) * 100.0 / NULLIF(SUM(s.total_size), 0), 2) AS frag_pct,
        COUNT(s.id)            AS segment_count,
        SUM(s.is_expandable)   AS expandable_segments
    FROM segments s
    JOIN devices d ON s.device_id = d.id
    GROUP BY d.device_index
)

-- 宏2:块状态分布
WITH block_state_dist AS (
    SELECT
        d.device_index,
        b.state,
        COUNT(b.id)      AS block_count,
        SUM(b.size)      AS total_size,
        AVG(b.size)      AS avg_size
    FROM blocks b
    JOIN segments s ON b.segment_id = s.id
    JOIN devices d ON s.device_id = d.id
    GROUP BY d.device_index, b.state
)

-- 宏3:扩容事件时间线
WITH expansion_timeline AS (
    SELECT
        d.device_index,
        t.trace_index,
        t.action,
        t.size,
        t.addr,
        cs.frames_json
    FROM traces t
    JOIN devices d ON t.device_id = d.id
    LEFT JOIN call_stacks cs ON t.stack_id = cs.id
    WHERE t.action IN ('segment_alloc', 'segment_map', 'segment_free', 'segment_unmap')
    ORDER BY d.device_index, t.trace_index
)

-- 宏4:大块分配 TOP N
WITH top_allocations AS (
    SELECT
        d.device_index,
        b.size,
        b.requested_size,
        b.state,
        cs.frames_json
    FROM blocks b
    JOIN segments s ON b.segment_id = s.id
    JOIN devices d ON s.device_id = d.id
    LEFT JOIN call_stacks cs ON b.stack_id = cs.id
    WHERE b.state = 'active_allocated'
    ORDER BY b.size DESC
    LIMIT 20
)

Track B:深度分析(脚本调用)

# 总体概览
python scripts/snapshot_analyze.py snapshot.db --mode overview

# 峰值分析(时序重放 + 峰值贡献者)
python scripts/snapshot_analyze.py snapshot.db --mode peak

# 碎片分析(整体 + 逐段 + 假性碎片)
python scripts/snapshot_analyze.py snapshot.db --mode fragment

# 泄漏检测(单调增长 + 长生命周期 + 堆栈归因)
python scripts/snapshot_analyze.py snapshot.db --mode leak

# OOM 分析(上下文回溯 + 根因推断)
python scripts/snapshot_analyze.py snapshot.db --mode oom

# 跨快照对比(ATTACH DATABASE)
python scripts/snapshot_analyze.py snapshot.db --mode compare --ref other.db

# 全模式 + HTML 报告
python scripts/snapshot_analyze.py snapshot.db --mode all -o report.html

4. 工作流

初始分析流程

  1. 用户提供 snapshot pickle 文件路径
  2. 转换: python scripts/snapshot_to_db.py snapshot.pkl
  3. 总览: python scripts/snapshot_analyze.py snapshot.db --mode overview
  4. 根据总览结果,按需执行深度分析

问题诊断流程

用户问题
    │
    ├─ "峰值/最高内存" → --mode peak
    ├─ "碎片/内存利用率" → --mode fragment
    ├─ "泄漏/不释放" → --mode leak
    ├─ "OOM/崩溃" → --mode oom
    ├─ "对比/差异" → --mode compare --ref other.db
    └─ "全面分析" → --mode all -o report.html

5. 输出规范

问题 → 证据 → 建议 三段式

每个分析结果包含:

  • 问题描述:现象是什么
  • 数据证据:具体数值和来源
  • 可执行建议:优先级 + 预期效果 + 参考链接

报告模板路由

分析结果按五层金字塔组织:

  1. 总览 & 一键结论(健康状态 + 核心指标卡片)
  2. 设备详情(各设备对比 + Segment 类型分布)
  3. 深度分析(峰值/碎片/泄漏/OOM 按需展开)
  4. 堆栈归因(TOP 10 堆栈 + 分配量占比)
  5. 优化建议(高/中优先级 + 类别标签 + 预期效果)

详见 references/analysis_templates.md。

6. 数据格式参考

详见 references/snapshot_schema.md。

7. 分析方法论

详见 references/analysis_methodology.md。

8. 脚本工具

脚本用途
scripts/snapshot_to_db.pypickle → SQLite DB 转换
scripts/snapshot_queries.pySQL 查询函数库(供 Agent 直接调用)
scripts/snapshot_analyze.py高层分析(6 种模式 + HTML 报告)

9. 使用示例

# 1. 转换
python scripts/snapshot_to_db.py snapshot_before.pkl

# 2. 总览
python scripts/snapshot_analyze.py snapshot_before.db --mode overview

# 3. 碎片分析
python scripts/snapshot_analyze.py snapshot_before.db --mode fragment

# 4. 泄漏检测
python scripts/snapshot_analyze.py snapshot_before.db --mode leak

# 5. 生成完整报告
python scripts/snapshot_analyze.py snapshot_before.db --mode all -o report.html

10. 约束与限制

  • 仅支持离线 pickle 文件,不支持实时采集
  • Phase 1 不解析 device_traces 的时序关联(仅存储)
  • 大文件 (>1GB) 导入时建议使用 --no-indexes 先导入,后手动建索引

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