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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe barrier solver computes user-scaled primal–dual objective gaps, applies configured gap tolerances during convergence and fallback handling, includes quadratic objective terms, and uses configurable adaptive regularization for conic problems. ChangesBarrier solver updates
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In `@cpp/src/barrier/barrier.cu`:
- Around line 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.
- Around line 4508-4509: Propagate objective_gap and relative_objective_gap from
barrier_solver_t::solve through lp_solution_t and to_solution, converting both
values to public objective units before convert_dual_simplex_sol reports them.
Add a regression test that exercises a barrier result with a nonzero gap and
verifies both diagnostics are preserved.
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| bool small_gap = (!data.has_cones() && data.Q.n == 0) || | ||
| relative_objective_gap < settings.barrier_relaxed_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 && | ||
| primal_objective == primal_objective) { | ||
| small_gap) { |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
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);
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- objective_gap = std::abs(primal_objective - dual_objective);
+ objective_gap = std::abs(user_primal_objective - user_dual_objective);Also applies to: 4049-4050, 4056-4080, 4103-4115, 4259-4263, 4287-4292, 4410-4419, 4489-4490, 4508-4509
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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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The dual info is not used in computing duality gap. Another suggestion is to enable duality gap for all problems, i.e. removing the check condition (!data.has_cones() && data.Q.n == 0).
| lp_solution_t<i_t, f_t>& solution) | ||
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| 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.
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| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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
| 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::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.
| 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.
| barrier_relaxed_feasibility_tol(1e-4), | ||
| barrier_relaxed_optimality_tol(1e-4), | ||
| barrier_relaxed_complementarity_tol(1e-4), | ||
| barrier_relaxed_objective_gap_tol(1e-4), |
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Shall we rename it as barrier_relaxed_relative_objective_gap_tol?
| 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_objective_gap_tol; // Relative objective gap tolerance for barrier method |
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Nit in comment: Relaxed relative objective gap tolerance for barrier method
| 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), |
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I'd make this 1e-8 to match the other tolerances.
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1e-8 is very tight criteria, 1e-6 seems to be reasonable in terms of current performance
| relative_objective_gap < settings.barrier_relaxed_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.
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525-526: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winAdd regression coverage for the relative objective-gap handoff.
This assignment changes the barrier termination configuration. Add a unit test that sets
settings.tolerances.relative_gap_toleranceto a non-default value and verifies that barrier convergence uses that value. Cover values just below and just above the configured threshold.As per coding guidelines, CUDA source changes must add unit tests.
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1888-1893: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winResize the primal solution for QCQP outputs.
The code resizes the dual and reduced-cost vectors but leaves
solution.get_primal_solution()at the reformulated SOC size. The projection inrun_barrierruns only forOPTIMALstatus at Lines [536-538]. Time-limit and other non-optimal QCQP results can therefore expose auxiliary SOC variables and violate the documented variable count.Resize the primal vector to
op_problem.get_n_variables()on this path as well.Proposed fix
solution.get_dual_solution().resize( op_problem.get_n_constraints() + op_problem.get_quadratic_constraints().size(), stream); + solution.get_primal_solution().resize(op_problem.get_n_variables(), stream); solution.get_reduced_cost().resize(op_problem.get_n_variables(), stream);As shown by the conditional projection at Lines [536-538], non-optimal QCQP results can retain reformulation variables.
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In `@cpp/src/pdlp/solve.cu`:
- Around line 525-526: Add regression coverage around the barrier settings
assignment in the solve path: configure a non-default
settings.tolerances.relative_gap_tolerance and verify barrier convergence uses
that value, with cases just below and just above the threshold. Keep the test
focused on the handoff to
barrier_settings.barrier_relaxed_relative_objective_gap_tol.
- Around line 1888-1893: In the QCQP output resizing path, update
solution.get_primal_solution() alongside solution.get_dual_solution() and
solution.get_reduced_cost() so it is resized to op_problem.get_n_variables().
Preserve the existing stream and documented-size handling.
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For LP, we need more work on improving the algorithm to be able to reach this level of duality gap. For this PR, lets stick to QP. |
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51-55: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy liftAdd gtest coverage for the new barrier settings.
Test the defaults and explicit values for
barrier_relative_objective_gap_tol,barrier_relaxed_relative_objective_gap_tol, andbarrier_adaptive_regularization. Also cover their propagation into barrier solves and the strict versus relaxed termination paths. The PR checklist does not mark testing complete.As per path instructions,
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- Around line 51-55: Update the gtest coverage in the existing barrier solver
tests to verify defaults and explicit values for
barrier_relative_objective_gap_tol, barrier_relaxed_relative_objective_gap_tol,
and barrier_adaptive_regularization. Add assertions that these settings
propagate into barrier solves and exercise both strict and relaxed termination
paths, following the established tests under cpp/src/tests.
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- Line 518: Add regression tests covering adaptive-regularization propagation
through both assignment paths: verify -1 automatic, 0 disabled, and 1 enabled
values, including automatic mode enabling regularization only for conic
problems. Also verify FP32 conversion preserves the setting before constructing
pdlp::pdlp_solver_t, using the existing test patterns under cpp/src/tests.
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