RE: [Announcement] New Committer - Sam Skalicky

2020-07-29 Thread Chen, Ciyong
Congratulations Sam! Those are great features to MXNet. -Original Message- From: Zhao, Patric Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 8:40 AM To: dev@mxnet.incubator.apache.org Subject: RE: [Announcement] New Committer - Sam Skalicky Congratulations, Sam, thanks all of your great works in MXNet

RE: assimilation of mshadow into the MXNet codebase

2020-07-23 Thread Chen, Ciyong
Hi Justin, We're doing 1.7.0 source release recently, and the vote on dev@ was passed, vote thread [1], result thread[2]. Seems the discussion on mshadow donation is still not finalized, may I know if you have any concern to proceed the current release under DISCLAIMER-WIP? Thanks, -Ciyong [1

RE: [RESULTS] [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.7.0.rc1

2020-07-23 Thread Chen, Ciyong
; Markus Weimer ; Michael Wall Subject: Re: [RESULTS] [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.7.0.rc1 Thanks! Please don't forget the release vote on incubator. -Marco On Thu, Jul 23, 2020, 9:37 AM Chen, Ciyong wrote: > Dear MXNet community, > > I'm happy to announce

[RESULTS] [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.7.0.rc1

2020-07-23 Thread Chen, Ciyong
Dear MXNet community, I'm happy to announce the results of the vote. This vote passes with 10 +1 votes (3 binding) and no 0 or -1 votes. +1 votes * Sheng Zha / binding * Tao Lv / binding * Zhi Zhang / binding * Aston Zhang * Patric Zhao * Skalicky Sam * Karan Jariwala * Chaitanya Bapat * Kshitij

RE: [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.7.0.rc1

2020-07-20 Thread Chen, Ciyong
tor.apache.org > Cc: d...@mxnet.apache.org; Bob Paulin ; Henri Yandell > ; Jason Dai ; Markus Weimer > ; Michael Wall > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version > 1.7.0.rc1 > > +1 > Passed d2l-en v0.14.1: > https://github.com/d2l-ai/d2l-en/releases/tag/v0.14.1

[VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.7.0.rc1

2020-07-16 Thread Chen, Ciyong
Dear MXNet community, This is the vote to release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.7.0. Voting will start 16th July 23:59:59 PST and close on 19th July 23:59:59 PST. Link to release notes: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MXNET/1.7.0+Release+notes Link to release candidate: https:

RE: [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.7.0.rc0

2020-07-14 Thread Chen, Ciyong
18700 [3] https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/18703 Thanks, -Ciyong -Original Message----- From: Chen, Ciyong Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 10:13 AM To: dev@mxnet.incubator.apache.org; d...@mxnet.apache.org Subject: RE: [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.7.0.rc0 Tha

RE: [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.7.0.rc0

2020-07-13 Thread Chen, Ciyong
ce on CPU and those regression was not > caught. > > My 2-cent is it might not be a blocker for the release, and we can have room > for improvement for upcoming 2.0 and 1.7.1 if necessary > > Ziyi > > On 2020/07/13 08:40:32, "Chen, Ciyong" w

RE: RE: [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.7.0.rc0

2020-07-13 Thread Chen, Ciyong
issue for 1.7. Thanks, Ziyi On 2020/07/13 02:19:28, "Chen, Ciyong" wrote: > Hi Ziyi, Xingjian, > > Thanks for reporting the issues from GluonCV/AutoGluon perspective. > I just did a quick try by reverting the > https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/18358, then t

RE: [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.7.0.rc0

2020-07-12 Thread Chen, Ciyong
existing models and various > customer > >> models. > >>> > >>> So my 2-cents is reverting this PR in 1.7, and try patching the PR > >>> in > >> 1.x and 2.0, meaning that the 1.7 won't have memory usage optimized > >> by > that > >&g

RE: [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.7.0.rc0

2020-07-12 Thread Chen, Ciyong
in 1.x and 2.0, meaning that the 1.7 won't have memory usage optimized by that feature. I'd like to hear what you think about this issue. Thanks, Ziyi On 2020/07/10 06:18:02, "Chen, Ciyong" wrote: > Hi Community, > > I would like to

RE: [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.7.0.rc0

2020-07-09 Thread Chen, Ciyong
ou've tried with the pre-release code bases, thanks! Best regards, Ciyong -Original Message----- From: Chen, Ciyong Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 10:48 PM To: d...@mxnet.apache.org Cc: Bob Paulin ; Henri Yandell ; Jason Dai ; Markus Weimer ; Michael Wall Subject: RE: [VOTE] Release Ap

RE: [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.7.0.rc0

2020-07-06 Thread Chen, Ciyong
Chen -Original Message- From: Chen, Ciyong Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 10:39 PM To: d...@mxnet.apache.org Cc: Bob Paulin ; Henri Yandell ; Jason Dai ; Markus Weimer ; Michael Wall Subject: [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.7.0.rc0 Dear MXNet community, This is the vote

[VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.7.0.rc0

2020-07-06 Thread Chen, Ciyong
Dear MXNet community, This is the vote to release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.7.0. Voting will start July 6, 23:59:59 PST and close on July 9, 23:59:59 PST. Link to release notes: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MXNET/1.7.0+Release+notes Link to release candidate: https://gi

RE: Updates for 1.7.0 minor release

2020-07-06 Thread Chen, Ciyong
marking numpy operators being marked as experimental and going with v1.7 given numpy is still in progress and mainly targeted beginning v2.0. And, v1.7 has several significant features such as accelerator APIs. On Mon, 29 Jun 2020, 7:51 pm Chen, Ciyong, wrote: > Hi Chai, > > We've fi

RE: Updates for 1.7.0 minor release

2020-06-29 Thread Chen, Ciyong
0 at 06:32, Chen, Ciyong wrote: > Hi Leonard, > > Thanks for your confirmation on the build issue. As it's not a blocker > for > 1.7 release now, then we can consider to backport the fix to 1.7.x > branch when it's ready. > The only remaining item is how to deal with

RE: [DISCUSS] When to add Apache Headers to Third Party Code [WAS] Re: [MENTORS] PPMC case-by-case decision for major modifications of third-party work guidance

2020-06-23 Thread Chen, Ciyong
add Apache Headers to Third Party Code [WAS] Re: [MENTORS] PPMC case-by-case decision for major modifications of third-party work guidance Hi Ciyong, the consensus passed, so we should proceed according to the consensus. Thank you Leonard On Tue, 2020-06-23 at 09:04 +, Chen, Ciyong wrote

RE: [DISCUSS] When to add Apache Headers to Third Party Code [WAS] Re: [MENTORS] PPMC case-by-case decision for major modifications of third-party work guidance

2020-06-23 Thread Chen, Ciyong
Hi all, I'm wondering if there's any further concerns for this "72 hours lazy consensus"? Shall we continue with the option of "I believe PPMC would prefer to put the ASF header on top of the file (ie. 2 headers)" Thanks, -Ciyong -Original Message- From: Leonard Lausen Sent: Tuesday,

RE: [Lazy consensus] Turn on Branch Protection for Release branches and v1.x

2020-06-22 Thread Chen, Ciyong
+1, as v1.x and release branches are still moving forward -Ciyong -Original Message- From: Tao Lv Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 12:55 PM To: dev@mxnet.incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [Lazy consensus] Turn on Branch Protection for Release branches and v1.x +1 On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 7

RE: [DISCUSS] When to add Apache Headers to Third Party Code [WAS] Re: [MENTORS] PPMC case-by-case decision for major modifications of third-party work guidance

2020-06-16 Thread Chen, Ciyong
anks! >1) Numpy License Headers Only > 2) Apache Header with Numpy License Header (keep the license header as is now) Best Regards, -Ciyong From: Bob Paulin Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 11:38 PM To: dev@mxnet.incubator.apache.org; Chen, Ciyong ; lau...@apache.org; d...@mxnet.apache.org; gene...

RE: [DISCUSS] When to add Apache Headers to Third Party Code [WAS] Re: [MENTORS] PPMC case-by-case decision for major modifications of third-party work guidance

2020-06-15 Thread Chen, Ciyong
Hi Bob, Leonard, Thanks for the elaboration/guideline on the dual license issue. May I have the conclusion as below based on Bob’s direction/suggestion: * If there’s no any different opinion or objection, keep either origin Numpy license or ASF license but not dual, which depends on how MX

RE: Updates for 1.7.0 minor release

2020-06-13 Thread Chen, Ciyong
o: dev@mxnet.incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: RE: Updates for 1.7.0 minor release > > Hey Ciyong, > > Since the last discussion, the GPU memory regression PR has been reverted. > Is there any update for when the rc0 for 1.7 will be cut? > Can the community help exped

RE: RE: Updates for 1.7.0 minor release

2020-06-11 Thread Chen, Ciyong
mmunity help expedite the process in any way? Thanks Chai On Wed, 13 May 2020 at 18:28, Chen, Ciyong wrote: > Hi Ziyi, > > Thanks for reaching me for the known/found issue in the upcoming > release, let's fix all these potential issues before dropping the rc0 > tag 😊 > I&

RE: RE: Updates for 1.7.0 minor release

2020-05-13 Thread Chen, Ciyong
.0, but we should revert this in 1.x and 1.7 branches. I have made a reverting PR on 1.x https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/18309. I am thinking if you can help to merge the reverting into 1.x and 1.7 before making the rc0 tag? Thanks, Ziyi On 2020/05/12 00:58:22, "Chen, Ciyong

RE: Updates for 1.7.0 minor release

2020-05-11 Thread Chen, Ciyong
Hello Ciyong, With the https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/18261 merged, nightly pipeline passes for 1.7.x So as far as the 2 nightly test pipelines are concerned [NightlyTests and NightlyTestsForBinaries] 1.7.x is good to go! Thanks, Chai On Sun, 10 May 2020 at 04:53, Chen, Ciyong

Updates for 1.7.0 minor release

2020-05-10 Thread Chen, Ciyong
ps://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/18220 [4] https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/18237 [5] http://jenkins.mxnet-ci.amazon-ml.com/job/NightlyTestsForBinaries/job/v1.7.x/2/execution/node/232/log/ [6] https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/18261 -Original Message-

Code freeze for 1.7.0 minor release

2020-04-26 Thread Chen, Ciyong
Hi MXNet Community, Code freeze for 1.7.0 minor release is in effect (last commit: 38e6634)! Which means there're no more NEW features going to be accepted for this release. Many thanks to everyone who helped submitting/back porting/reviewing the PRs targeting this release. I've created a draft

RE: RE: [Announce] Upcoming Apache MXNet (incubating) 1.7.0 release

2020-04-21 Thread Chen, Ciyong
ssage- From: Chen, Ciyong Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2020 8:23 PM To: dev@mxnet.incubator.apache.org Cc: d...@mxnet.apache.org Subject: RE: RE: [Announce] Upcoming Apache MXNet (incubating) 1.7.0 release Hi dev, Please note that v1.7.x branch is rebased to the latest v1.x branch (4cf2ad39b)

RE: RE: [Announce] Upcoming Apache MXNet (incubating) 1.7.0 release

2020-04-18 Thread Chen, Ciyong
ow if you need a time extension. Can I get some help from CI team to help creating the NightlyTests/NightlyTestForBinaries task for v1.7.x branch? Thanks! Thanks, -Ciyong -Original Message- From: Chen, Ciyong Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2020 10:11 AM To: dev@mxnet.incubator.apache.org

RE: RE: [Announce] Upcoming Apache MXNet (incubating) 1.7.0 release

2020-04-15 Thread Chen, Ciyong
release! Sam On Apr 10, 2020, at 7:54 PM, Chen, Ciyong mailto:ciyong.c...@intel.com>> wrote: CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you can confirm the sender and know the content is safe. Hi Prezmek and all, Su

RE: RE: [Announce] Upcoming Apache MXNet (incubating) 1.7.0 release

2020-04-10 Thread Chen, Ciyong
e ops to the 1.7 scope, but will need a small extension - the PR should be ready to merge to master and cherry-picked to 1.7 early next week. Thanks Przemek On 2020/04/09 08:27:58, "Chen, Ciyong" wrote: > Hi dev, > > Just a remainder for you to do the backport of new

RE: [Announce] Upcoming Apache MXNet (incubating) 1.7.0 release

2020-04-09 Thread Chen, Ciyong
driving 1.7.0 release! > Looking forward to collaboration. > > Cheers, > Chai > > On Mon, 6 Apr 2020 at 02:51, Chen, Ciyong wrote: > > > Hi MXNet Community, > > > > > > > > As the 1.6.0 release is done (many thanks to Przemek) for a while, &

[Announce] Upcoming Apache MXNet (incubating) 1.7.0 release

2020-04-06 Thread Chen, Ciyong
Hi MXNet Community, As the 1.6.0 release is done (many thanks to Przemek) for a while, it's time to prepare for the next minor release of MXNet 1.7.0. Thanks to Patric (pengzhao-intel@github) who had created the GitHub issue[1] to discuss and collect the major features for 1.7.0. Please ad

RE: [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.6.0.rc1

2020-01-09 Thread Chen, Ciyong
+1 Build from source on CentOS 7.6 with GCC 4.8.5 with MKLDNN. Unit tests passed and imagenet examples (with MKL-DNN subgraph backend) looked good on performance and accuracy in both FP32 and INT8 mode, RNN training worked. Thanks, -Ciyong -Original Message- From: Lai Wei Sent: Wedne

RE: Proposal for MXNet website improving

2019-12-22 Thread Chen, Ciyong
is to keep the number of them down to less than five or six. - What about making performance a Key Feature and highlighting that on the main page? I'd switch it with Tools & Libraries since Ecosystem is the next thing below. Cheers, Aaron On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 2:03 AM Chen, Ciyo

Proposal for MXNet website improving

2019-12-19 Thread Chen, Ciyong
Hi MXNet community, While doing search for MXNet from the official website[https://mxnet.incubator.apache.org/], it's not that convenient to get the recent/latest performance data, besides there's some mismatch between the link and description in the current websites. We can also add some new c

RE: [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.6.0.rc0

2019-12-17 Thread Chen, Ciyong
Appreciate Tredak to push out voting for 1.6 release. +1 as we've done lots of tests with expected performance in many different scenarios including both single-node and multi-node (horovod based), both FP32 and INT8 precision on many topologies. -Ciyong -Original Message- From: Zhao,

RE: Custom C++ Operators

2019-12-08 Thread Chen, Ciyong
Really great features, it will provide a more convenient way for deployment. BTW, does it support backward ops too? -Ciyong -Original Message- From: Marco de Abreu Sent: Sunday, December 8, 2019 2:56 AM To: dev@mxnet.incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: Custom C++ Operators Awesome projec

RE: RE: MXNet 1.6.0 release

2019-11-26 Thread Chen, Ciyong
Many thanks @ Przemek for leading 1.6 release process! Can you share the latest status of 1.6 release as we don't see any updates for a while. Any plan or ETA for the following voting? Thanks! -Ciyong -Original Message- From: Zhao, Patric Sent: Monday, November 18, 2019 2:10 PM To: dev

RE: [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.5.0.rc1

2019-06-27 Thread Chen, Ciyong
atch 199, Speed=452.790825 Epoch 1, Duration=130.199421 Epoch 1, > > Training > > accuracy=0.183863 Epoch 1, Validation accuracy=0.237079 Epoch 2, > > Batch 199, Speed=451.406559 Epoch 2, Duration=126.320823 Epoch 2, > > Training > > accuracy=0.214844 Epoch 2, Validation accu

RE: [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.5.0.rc1

2019-06-26 Thread Chen, Ciyong
Hi Pedro, I'm looking at this case, and using the script of "incubator-mxnet/example/image-classification/train_cifar10.py" to get the timing data, but seems there's not much difference between mxnet 1.4.1.rc0 and 1.5.0.rc1 on C5.18xlarge. Not sure if there's any difference in the python script