#!/usr/bin/env python3 """Profile VLA chunk latency + ActionQueue underruns (no robot required). Async-style loop: inference runs in a worker thread while the control loop keeps consuming the queue. New chunks merge with ``real_delay`` ≈ steps consumed during inference. Mock:: PYTHONPATH=. python3 scripts/profile_inference_loop.py \\ --policy_mode mock --fps 20 --control_steps 120 --fake_chunk_ms 150 SmolVLA:: PYTHONPATH=. python3 scripts/profile_inference_loop.py \\ --policy_mode smolvla --policy_path outputs/test/060000/pretrained_model \\ --device cuda --control_steps 60 """ from __future__ import annotations import argparse import json import logging import threading import time from pathlib import Path import torch logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s") logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) def parse_args(): p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Inference loop profiler") p.add_argument("--policy_mode", choices=["mock", "smolvla"], default="mock") p.add_argument("--policy_path", type=str, default="outputs/test/060000/pretrained_model") p.add_argument("--device", type=str, default="cpu") p.add_argument("--fps", type=float, default=20.0) p.add_argument("--interpolation_multiplier", type=int, default=1) p.add_argument("--chunk_size", type=int, default=50) p.add_argument("--action_dim", type=int, default=7) p.add_argument("--control_steps", type=int, default=120) p.add_argument("--request_when_qsize_le", type=int, default=25) p.add_argument("--fake_chunk_ms", type=float, default=120.0) p.add_argument("--output", type=str, default="outputs/profiling/inference_loop_report.json") p.add_argument("--seed", type=int, default=0) return p.parse_args() class MockChunkPolicy: def __init__(self, chunk_size: int, action_dim: int, fake_ms: float, seed: int): self.chunk_size = chunk_size self.action_dim = action_dim self.fake_ms = fake_ms self.rng = torch.Generator().manual_seed(seed) self.t = 0 self._lock = threading.Lock() def predict_action_chunk(self, *_args, **_kwargs) -> torch.Tensor: time.sleep(self.fake_ms / 1000.0) with self._lock: base = torch.linspace(0, 1, self.chunk_size).unsqueeze(-1) noise = torch.randn(self.chunk_size, self.action_dim, generator=self.rng) * 0.02 self.t += 1 t = self.t return (base + noise + 0.01 * t).float() def load_smolvla(path: str, device: torch.device): from lerobot.common.policies.smolvla.modeling_smolvla import SmolVLAPolicy policy = SmolVLAPolicy.from_pretrained(path) policy.to(device) policy.eval() return policy def build_batch(policy, device: torch.device, seed: int) -> dict: g = torch.Generator(device="cpu").manual_seed(seed) state_dim = policy.config.robot_state_feature.shape[0] batch = { "observation.state": torch.randn(1, state_dim, generator=g).to(device), "task": "profile inference loop", } img = torch.rand(1, 3, 240, 320, generator=g).to(device) for key in policy.config.image_features: batch[key] = img.clone() return batch @torch.no_grad() def main() -> int: args = parse_args() if args.interpolation_multiplier < 1: raise SystemExit("interpolation_multiplier must be >= 1") from lerobot.common.policies.rtc.action_interpolator import ActionInterpolator from lerobot.common.policies.rtc.action_queue import ActionQueue from lerobot.common.policies.rtc.configuration_rtc import RTCConfig from lerobot.common.policies.rtc.loop_metrics import InferenceLoopReport device = torch.device(args.device if torch.cuda.is_available() or args.device == "cpu" else "cpu") report = InferenceLoopReport( target_fps=args.fps, interpolation_multiplier=args.interpolation_multiplier, policy_mode=args.policy_mode, ) if args.policy_mode == "mock": policy = MockChunkPolicy(args.chunk_size, args.action_dim, args.fake_chunk_ms, args.seed) batch = None action_dim = args.action_dim chunk_size = args.chunk_size else: policy = load_smolvla(args.policy_path, device) batch = build_batch(policy, device, args.seed) action_dim = int(policy.config.action_feature.shape[0]) chunk_size = int(policy.config.chunk_size) rtc_cfg = RTCConfig(enabled=True, execution_horizon=10) queue = ActionQueue(rtc_cfg) interp = ActionInterpolator(multiplier=args.interpolation_multiplier) control_fps = args.fps * args.interpolation_multiplier control_dt = 1.0 / control_fps lock = threading.Lock() pending = False result: dict | None = None def infer_worker(start_index: int): nonlocal result, pending t0 = time.perf_counter() try: if args.policy_mode == "mock": chunk = policy.predict_action_chunk() else: noise = torch.randn(1, chunk_size, action_dim, device=device) chunk = policy.predict_action_chunk(batch, noise=noise).squeeze(0).detach().cpu() if chunk.ndim == 3: chunk = chunk.squeeze(0) latency = time.perf_counter() - t0 with lock: result = { "chunk": chunk.cpu(), "latency": latency, "start_index": start_index, } except Exception as exc: # noqa: BLE001 logger.exception("inference failed: %s", exc) with lock: result = {"error": str(exc)} finally: with lock: pending = False def start_inference(): nonlocal pending with lock: if pending: return pending = True start_index = queue.get_action_index() threading.Thread(target=infer_worker, args=(start_index,), daemon=True).start() def maybe_merge(): nonlocal result with lock: payload = result result = None if payload is None: return if "error" in payload: return chunk = payload["chunk"] latency = payload["latency"] delay = int(round(latency * args.fps)) delay = max(0, min(delay, max(0, len(chunk) - 1))) report.add_chunk_latency(latency) queue.merge( chunk, chunk, real_delay=delay, action_index_before_inference=payload["start_index"], ) logger.info( "merged T=%d delay=%d latency=%.1fms qsize=%d", len(chunk), delay, latency * 1000, queue.qsize(), ) # Prime first chunk synchronously so the loop has actions t0 = time.perf_counter() if args.policy_mode == "mock": chunk0 = policy.predict_action_chunk() else: noise = torch.randn(1, chunk_size, action_dim, device=device) chunk0 = policy.predict_action_chunk(batch, noise=noise).squeeze(0).cpu() if chunk0.ndim == 3: chunk0 = chunk0.squeeze(0) lat0 = time.perf_counter() - t0 report.add_chunk_latency(lat0) queue.merge(chunk0.cpu(), chunk0.cpu(), real_delay=0) for step in range(args.control_steps): tick_t0 = time.perf_counter() underrun = False maybe_merge() if interp.needs_new_action(): nxt = queue.get() if nxt is None: underrun = True else: interp.add(nxt) report.add_policy_action() _ = interp.get() qsize = queue.qsize() report.add_control_tick( dt_seconds=time.perf_counter() - tick_t0, queue_depth=qsize, underrun=underrun, ) with lock: is_pending = pending if (not is_pending) and qsize <= args.request_when_qsize_le: start_inference() elapsed = time.perf_counter() - tick_t0 sleep = control_dt - elapsed if sleep > 0: time.sleep(sleep) if step % 30 == 0: logger.info( "step %d qsize=%d underruns=%d chunks=%d", step, qsize, report.underruns, report.n_chunks, ) # Drain pending deadline = time.time() + 5.0 while time.time() < deadline: with lock: if not pending and result is None: break maybe_merge() time.sleep(0.01) maybe_merge() out = Path(args.output) report.save(out) summary = report.summary() print(json.dumps(summary, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)) logger.info("wrote %s", out) return 0 if summary["pass"] else 1 if __name__ == "__main__": raise SystemExit(main())