Source code for chainer.functions.math.maximum

import numpy

from chainer import cuda
from chainer import function
from chainer import utils
from chainer.utils import type_check


class Maximum(function.Function):
    """Element-wise maximum of input variables."""

    def check_type_forward(self, in_types):
        type_check.expect(
            in_types.size() == 2,
            in_types[0].dtype.kind == 'f',
            in_types[0].dtype == in_types[1].dtype,
            in_types[0].shape == in_types[1].shape
        )

    def forward_cpu(self, inputs):
        x1, x2 = inputs
        y = numpy.maximum(x1, x2)
        return utils.force_array(y),

    def backward_cpu(self, inputs, grads):
        x1, x2 = inputs
        gy, = grads
        gx1 = gy * (x1 >= x2)
        gx2 = gy * (x1 < x2)
        return utils.force_array(gx1), utils.force_array(gx2)

    def forward_gpu(self, inputs):
        x1, x2 = inputs
        return cuda.cupy.maximum(x1, x2),

    def backward_gpu(self, inputs, grads):
        x1, x2 = inputs
        gy, = grads
        gx1 = cuda.elementwise(
            'T x1, T x2, T gy', 'T gx1',
            'gx1 = (x1 >= x2) ? gy : (T)0.0',
            'maximum_bwd1')(x1, x2, gy)
        gx2 = cuda.elementwise(
            'T x1, T x2, T gy', 'T gx1',
            'gx1 = (x1 < x2) ? gy : (T)0.0',
            'maximum_bwd2')(x1, x2, gy)
        return gx1, gx2


[docs]def maximum(x1, x2): """Element-wise maximum of input variables. Args: x1 (~chainer.Variable): Input variables to be compared. x2 (~chainer.Variable): Input variables to be compared. Returns: ~chainer.Variable: Output variable. """ return Maximum()(x1, x2)