[Bug] [RISC-V RVV] avg_pool2d operator shows performance degradation
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Description
### Issue: [RISC-V RVV] avg_pool2d operator shows performance degradation
#### Description
The average pooling operator (avg_pool2d) shows performance regression with the RISC‑V Vector (RVV) extension, achieving only 0.621× the performance of the scalar implementation. This suggests suboptimal vectorization for 2D pooling operations.
#### Steps to Reproduce
1. Generate the avg_pool2d operator with the following configuration:
```python
params = {
"dtype": "float32",
"batch": 14,
"pool_channels": 23,
"pool_size": 2,
"stride": 4,
"padding": 1,
"input_height": 99,
"input_width": 95
}
```
2. Export the operator to two targets:
- **RV target** (scalar, without vector extension):
```
llvm -mtriple=riscv64-linux-gnu -mcpu=generic-rv64 -mabi=lp64d -mattr=+64bit,+m,+a,+f,+d,+c
```
- **RVV target** (with vector extension):
```
llvm -mtriple=riscv64-linux-gnu -mcpu=generic-rv64 -mabi=lp64d -mattr=+64bit,+m,+a,+f,+d,+c,+v
```
3. Run performance measurement on both targets.
Operator definition code:
```python
def export_avg_pool2d(params, set_dir=None, platform="rv"):
data = relay.var("data",
shape=(params["batch"], params["pool_channels"],
params["input_height"], params["input_width"]),
dtype=params["dtype"])
pool = relay.nn.avg_pool2d(
data,
pool_size=(params["pool_size"], params["pool_size"]),
strides=(params["stride"], params["stride"]),
padding=(params["padding"], params["padding"])
)
export_op(pool, params["op_name"], [data], params, set_dir=set_dir)
```
#### Performance Data
- **RV execution time**: 8.779250 ms
- **RVV execution time**: 14.134500 ms
- **Acceleration ratio (RV/RVV)**: 0.621 (RVV is ~1.6× slower)
#### Environment Information
- **TVM version**: 0.19.0
- **LLVM version**: [Please provide: `llvm-config --version`]
- **Hardware**: Spacemit K1‑X bit‑brick board
- **CPU**: Spacemit X60 (8 cores, 1.6 GHz)
- **ISA**: rv64imafdcv (with vector extensions)
- **Memory**: 7.6 GB
- **OS**: Bianbu 2.2, Linux kernel 6.6.63
- **Operation**: 2×2 average pooling with stride 4 on input shape (14, 23, 99, 95)
#### Expected Behavior
RVV vectorization should provide a performance improvement over the scalar RV baseline for 2D pooling operations like avg_pool2d.
#### Additional Context
- The operation performs 2×2 average pooling with stride 4 and padding 1 on a 4D tensor.
- The performance regression indicates that the vectorized implementation of 2D pooling may have inefficient memory access patterns or suboptimal use of vector instructions for reduction within pooling windows.
- This is part of a broader pattern where multiple operators show performance degradation with RVV, suggesting potential issues with vectorization strategies for 2D operations.
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Research direction
Start with the supplied export_avg_pool2d definition and reproduce the comparison using the exact RV and RVV compiler flags, parameters, and hardware described. Measure both targets and inspect the generated operator performance to determine where RVV loses time; done means the regression is explained and the RVV result is validated against the scalar baseline.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- compilers, performance
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100