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bugs - Why doesn't my expression evaluate at the subkernel?


Consider this code:



BeginPackage["Test`"];
f1::usage = "";
f2::usage = "";
f3::usage = "";
Begin["`Private`"];
fQ[myf_] := Head[myf] === f1;
f1[n_][t_] := 0;
f2[myf1_?fQ, myf2_?fQ][t_] := 0;
f3[myf1_] := myf1[0.];
End[];

EndPackage[];

The expression evaluate on main kernel


f3[f2[f1[1], f1[1]]]
(*0*)

but when I evaluate on subkernels, it seems that it is not evaluated


LaunchKernels[];
DistributeDefinitions[f1, f2, f3];


ParallelEvaluate[Block[{data}, data = f3[f2[f1[1], f1[1]]];
  Print[data];], (Kernels[])[[1]]]

(* (kernel 1) Test`f2[Test`f1[1],Test`f1[1]][0.]*)

Where do I do wrong?


And if I distribute the definition of the fQ, it then get evaluated:


DistributeDefinitions[f1, f2, f3, Test`Private`fQ];
ParallelEvaluate[Block[{data}, data = f3[f2[f1[1], f1[1]]];
  Print[data]], (Kernels[])[[1]]]

(*  (kernel 1) 0 *)

How should I understand this behavior?



Answer



As @image_doctor notes in a comment, the problem occurs because the definition of Test`Private`fQ is not being distributed to the other kernels.


DistributeDefinitions uses Language`ExtendedFullDefinition to determine which definitions to transmit. We can see this by evaluating the following expression:


On[Language`ExtendedFullDefinition]
DistributeDefinitions[f1, f2, f3];
Off[]


(* ...
   Language`ExtendedFullDefinition::trace :
   Language`ExtendedFullDefinition[{f1,f2,f3},ExcludedContexts->{Algebra,...}] -->
   Language`DefinitionList[
      f1->{...,SubValues->{HoldPattern[f1[<<1>>][<<1>>]]:>0},...},
      f2->{...,SubValues->{HoldPattern[f2[<<2>>][<<1>>]]:>0},...},
      f3->{...,DownValues->{HoldPattern[f3[<<1>>]]:>Test`Private`myf1[0.]},...}]. >>
*)

Test`Private`fQ is absent from the generated Language`DefinitionList.



Language`ExtendedFullDefinition is normally able to trace all dependencies in a function:


ff[x_] := gg[x]
gg[x_] := x + 1
Language`ExtendedFullDefinition[ff]

(*
   Language`DefinitionList[
     ff->{...,DownValues->{HoldPattern[ff[x_]]:>gg[x]},...},
     gg->{...,DownValues->{HoldPattern[gg[x_]]:>x+1},...}
   ]

*)

But apparently it does not account for pattern tests in definitions:


ff2[x_?gg2] := 1
gg2[x_] := True
Language`ExtendedFullDefinition[ff2]

(*
   Language`DefinitionList[
     ff2->{...,DownValues->{HoldPattern[ff2[x_?gg2]]:>1},NValues->{},...}

   ]
*)

The pattern test function gg2 is missed by the dependency scan. This would appear to be a bug, but I might just be unaware of some compelling reason to ignore pattern tests in these circumstances.


As noted in the question, the work-around is to manually identify and distribute any missing dependencies. The "distribute" part of that is easy -- it is the "identify" part that can be difficult.


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