⚡️ Speed up function _lis_outer_body_tf by 1,249%

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📄 1,249% (12.49x) speedup for _lis_outer_body_tf in code_to_optimize/sample_code.py

⏱️ Runtime : 8.17 seconds → 606 milliseconds (best of 6 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves a 12.5x speedup (from 8.17s to 606ms) by eliminating a nested tf.while_loop and replacing it with vectorized TensorFlow operations.

Key Optimization

What changed: The original implementation used a nested loop structure where _lis_outer_body_tf called an inner tf.while_loop that iterated through all previous elements (0 to i-1) one at a time, performing tensor scatter updates on each iteration. The optimized version replaces this entire inner loop with a single vectorized computation using TensorFlow's array slicing and reduction operations.

Why it's faster:

1. Eliminates O(i) graph operations per iteration: The original inner loop created i separate graph nodes for each outer iteration (visible in line profiler: 1618 total hits for inner body with ~5-7ms per operation). The optimized version executes just one tf.cond with vectorized operations inside, processing all comparisons in parallel.

2. Vectorized comparisons instead of scalar iterations: Instead of comparing arr[j] < arr[i] sequentially for j=0,1,2,...,i-1, the optimized code:

   • Slices the entire prefix: arr_prefix = tf.slice(arr, [0], [i])
   • Creates a single boolean mask: mask = tf.less(arr_prefix, arr_i)
   • Computes all candidates at once: candidates = tf.where(mask, prefix + 1, fill_val)
   • Finds the maximum in one operation: tf.reduce_max(candidates)

3. Reduces memory traffic: The original code performed i separate tf.tensor_scatter_nd_update operations (one per inner loop iteration). The optimized version performs just one final scatter update per outer iteration.

Performance characteristics by test case:

• Best improvements (100x - 60x faster): Large-scale tests with high indices (i=250, i=200, i=100) where the inner loop would have iterated many times. The test_large_scale_performance_boundary shows 6305% speedup (1.31s → 20.5ms).
• Modest improvements (1.5x - 2.8x faster): Tests with small indices (i=2) still benefit but less dramatically since the inner loop overhead is smaller.
• Slight slowdowns (10-20% slower): Tests at i=1 show minor regression because the vectorized operations have fixed overhead that exceeds the cost of a single-iteration inner loop. However, this is rare in practice.

Impact on workloads: This optimization is particularly valuable when computing longest increasing subsequences (LIS) or similar dynamic programming algorithms where the outer loop processes many elements sequentially. The speedup scales quadratically with input size, making it essential for arrays larger than ~50 elements. If this function is called in a hot path (e.g., within training loops or repeated graph executions), the cumulative savings would be substantial.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 70 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

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import pytest  # used for our unit tests
import tensorflow as tf  # TensorFlow is required to run the tf.function under test

from code_to_optimize.sample_code import _lis_outer_body_tf

# unit tests


def test_basic_increasing_sequence():
    """Basic scenario: strictly increasing integer sequence.
    Expected behavior: dp[0] remains initial (0), dp[1] becomes 1, dp[2] becomes 2, etc.
    We call the function sequentially for i=0,1,2 and verify dp updates.
    """
    # Create tensors: arr = [1,2,3], dp initialized to zeros
    arr = tf.constant([1, 2, 3], dtype=tf.int32)
    dp = tf.constant([0, 0, 0], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(3, dtype=tf.int32)

    # i = 0: should not change dp (branch i_int > 0 not taken)
    i0 = tf.constant(0, dtype=tf.int32)
    i_next, dp_res, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i0, dp, arr, n)  # 3.08ms -> 2.59ms (18.9% faster)

    # i = 1: should update dp[1] to 1 because arr[0] < arr[1]
    i1 = tf.constant(1, dtype=tf.int32)
    i_next, dp_res, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i1, dp_res, arr, n)  # 12.3ms -> 16.0ms (23.4% slower)

    # i = 2: should update dp[2] to 2 because two predecessors are smaller
    i2 = tf.constant(2, dtype=tf.int32)
    i_next, dp_res, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i2, dp_res, arr, n)  # 9.77ms -> 3.65ms (168% faster)


def test_basic_non_increasing_sequence():
    """Basic scenario: strictly decreasing integer sequence.
    Expected behavior: there are no prefix elements < current element, so dp stays at initial values.
    """
    arr = tf.constant([5, 4, 3], dtype=tf.int32)
    dp = tf.constant([0, 0, 0], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(3, dtype=tf.int32)

    # For i = 1 and i = 2, dp should remain zeros because no previous element is less than current
    i1 = tf.constant(1, dtype=tf.int32)
    _, dp_res, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i1, dp, arr, n)  # 14.0ms -> 17.7ms (20.8% slower)

    i2 = tf.constant(2, dtype=tf.int32)
    _, dp_res, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i2, dp_res, arr, n)  # 10.2ms -> 3.63ms (180% faster)


def test_equal_elements_no_strict_increase():
    """Edge case: all elements equal. Because the implementation uses strict '<',
    there should be no candidates from earlier indices and dp should remain initial.
    """
    arr = tf.constant([2, 2, 2, 2], dtype=tf.int32)
    dp = tf.constant([0, 0, 0, 0], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(4, dtype=tf.int32)

    # test one interior index (i=2) to confirm behavior across equal values
    i2 = tf.constant(2, dtype=tf.int32)
    _, dp_res, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i2, dp, arr, n)  # 18.4ms -> 18.0ms (1.89% faster)


def test_float_dtype_behavior():
    """Edge case: float arrays and dp with float dtype.
    Confirm that the function works for float dtypes and updates dp using the same logic.
    """
    arr = tf.constant([1.0, 1.5, 0.5], dtype=tf.float32)
    dp = tf.constant([0.0, 0.0, 0.0], dtype=tf.float32)
    n = tf.constant(3, dtype=tf.int32)

    # i = 1: arr[0] < arr[1] holds, so dp[1] should become dp[0]+1 = 1.0
    i1 = tf.constant(1, dtype=tf.int32)
    _, dp_res, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i1, dp, arr, n)  # 16.1ms -> 18.2ms (11.7% slower)

    # i = 2: arr[0] < arr[2] is False (1.0 < 0.5 False), arr[1] < arr[2] False, so dp[2] unchanged
    i2 = tf.constant(2, dtype=tf.int32)
    _, dp_res2, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i2, dp_res, arr, n)  # 9.00ms -> 3.16ms (185% faster)


def test_mismatched_lengths_raise():
    """Edge case: dp and arr lengths do not match. The function slices dp[:i] and arr[:i]
    expecting compatible shapes. We assert that an exception is raised in this invalid case.
    """
    # arr length 4 but dp length 3 -> this mismatch should cause an error during tensor slicing/indexing
    arr = tf.constant([1, 2, 3, 4], dtype=tf.int32)
    dp = tf.constant([0, 0, 0], dtype=tf.int32)  # intentionally wrong length
    n = tf.constant(4, dtype=tf.int32)
    i = tf.constant(3, dtype=tf.int32)

    # We expect some TensorFlow error when attempting the operation; use a broad exception catch.
    with pytest.raises(Exception):
        _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 7.83ms -> 18.0ms (56.4% slower)


def test_large_scale_sequential_correctness():
    """Large-scale test (kept under 1000 iterations and 1000 elements).
    We build a deterministic set of integers of length 40 and run the outer body sequentially
    to simulate a full DP pass. We also compute expected dp in pure Python (O(n^2)) and compare.
    This verifies correctness and reasonable scalability for moderate sizes.
    """
    # Use a deterministic pseudo-random generator from Python stdlib to create input data
    import random

    rng = random.Random(42)
    n_val = 40  # small enough to keep O(n^2) < 1000 iterations in nested work: 40*39/2 = 780
    arr_list = [rng.randint(0, 100) for _ in range(n_val)]
    # Initialize dp to zeros (integers)
    dp_list_initial = [0] * n_val

    # Convert to tensors
    arr = tf.constant(arr_list, dtype=tf.int32)
    dp = tf.constant(dp_list_initial, dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(n_val, dtype=tf.int32)

    # Run the tf.function sequentially for each i and collect dp results
    dp_tf = dp
    # We'll also compute the expected dp array in pure Python to compare
    expected_dp = list(dp_list_initial)  # make a mutable copy

    for i_int in range(n_val):
        # Call the function for current index i_int
        i_tensor = tf.constant(i_int, dtype=tf.int32)
        _, dp_tf, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i_tensor, dp_tf, arr, n)  # 3.54s -> 149ms (2259% faster)

        # Update expected_dp using the same logic the function implements:
        # expected_dp[i] = max(expected_dp[i], max(expected_dp[j]+1 for j < i if arr[j] < arr[i]))
        if i_int > 0:
            best = expected_dp[i_int]
            ai = arr_list[i_int]
            # compute candidates from all prior indices
            for j in range(i_int):
                if arr_list[j] < ai:
                    candidate = expected_dp[j] + 1
                    best = max(best, candidate)
            expected_dp[i_int] = best

    # After the loop, compare the final dp tensors to expected list
    final_dp = dp_tf.numpy().tolist()


# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

import numpy as np
import tensorflow as tf

from code_to_optimize.sample_code import _lis_outer_body_tf

# BASIC TEST CASES
# These test fundamental functionality under normal conditions


def test_basic_single_element_increment():
    """Test that i is properly incremented from 0 to 1."""
    i = tf.constant(0, dtype=tf.int64)
    dp = tf.constant([1, 0, 0], dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant([3, 1, 2], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(3, dtype=tf.int32)

    i_result, dp_result, arr_result, n_result = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 2.31ms -> 1.94ms (18.9% faster)


def test_basic_dp_unchanged_at_zero_index():
    """Test that dp is unchanged when i=0 (no previous elements to compare)."""
    i = tf.constant(0, dtype=tf.int64)
    dp = tf.constant([1, 0, 0], dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant([3, 1, 2], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(3, dtype=tf.int32)

    _, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 2.21ms -> 1.88ms (18.0% faster)


def test_basic_dp_update_simple_case():
    """Test dp update when current element is greater than previous element."""
    i = tf.constant(1, dtype=tf.int64)
    dp = tf.constant([1, 0, 0], dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant([1, 2, 0], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(3, dtype=tf.int32)

    _, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 18.2ms -> 20.9ms (12.9% slower)


def test_basic_dp_no_update_when_not_greater():
    """Test that dp[i] is not updated when current element is not greater than any previous."""
    i = tf.constant(1, dtype=tf.int64)
    dp = tf.constant([1, 0, 0], dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant([2, 1, 0], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(3, dtype=tf.int32)

    _, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 17.9ms -> 20.5ms (12.9% slower)


def test_basic_return_values_integrity():
    """Test that arr and n are returned unchanged."""
    i = tf.constant(1, dtype=tf.int64)
    dp = tf.constant([1, 0, 0], dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant([5, 3, 8], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(3, dtype=tf.int32)

    _, _, arr_result, n_result = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 17.9ms -> 20.4ms (12.4% slower)


def test_basic_multiple_candidates():
    """Test dp update when multiple previous elements are smaller."""
    i = tf.constant(2, dtype=tf.int64)
    dp = tf.constant([1, 2, 0], dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant([1, 2, 5], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(3, dtype=tf.int32)

    _, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 23.4ms -> 20.6ms (13.4% faster)


# EDGE TEST CASES
# These test extreme or unusual conditions


def test_edge_empty_prefix_at_start():
    """Test function behavior when processing the very first element (i=0)."""
    i = tf.constant(0, dtype=tf.int64)
    dp = tf.constant([1], dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant([999], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(1, dtype=tf.int32)

    i_result, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 2.18ms -> 1.85ms (18.0% faster)


def test_edge_large_dp_values():
    """Test with large dp values to ensure no overflow issues."""
    i = tf.constant(1, dtype=tf.int64)
    dp = tf.constant([1000000, 0], dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant([1, 2], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(2, dtype=tf.int32)

    _, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 17.9ms -> 20.2ms (11.5% slower)


def test_edge_negative_array_values():
    """Test with negative values in the array."""
    i = tf.constant(1, dtype=tf.int64)
    dp = tf.constant([1, 0], dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant([-5, -2], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(2, dtype=tf.int32)

    _, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 17.7ms -> 20.0ms (11.4% slower)


def test_edge_equal_elements():
    """Test when array elements are equal (should not be considered 'less than')."""
    i = tf.constant(1, dtype=tf.int64)
    dp = tf.constant([1, 0], dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant([5, 5], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(2, dtype=tf.int32)

    _, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 17.8ms -> 20.0ms (10.9% slower)


def test_edge_zero_values():
    """Test with zero values in array and dp."""
    i = tf.constant(1, dtype=tf.int64)
    dp = tf.constant([0, 0], dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant([0, 1], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(2, dtype=tf.int32)

    _, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 17.9ms -> 20.2ms (11.7% slower)


def test_edge_single_element_array():
    """Test with single element array."""
    i = tf.constant(0, dtype=tf.int64)
    dp = tf.constant([1], dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant([42], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(1, dtype=tf.int32)

    i_result, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 2.20ms -> 1.83ms (20.4% faster)


def test_edge_decreasing_sequence():
    """Test with strictly decreasing array sequence."""
    i = tf.constant(1, dtype=tf.int64)
    dp = tf.constant([1, 0, 0], dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant([5, 4, 3], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(3, dtype=tf.int32)

    _, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 18.0ms -> 20.7ms (13.0% slower)


def test_edge_increasing_sequence():
    """Test with strictly increasing array sequence."""
    i = tf.constant(2, dtype=tf.int64)
    dp = tf.constant([1, 2, 0], dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant([1, 2, 3], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(3, dtype=tf.int32)

    _, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 22.7ms -> 20.6ms (10.2% faster)


def test_edge_high_index():
    """Test with high array index to ensure no indexing errors."""
    i = tf.constant(50, dtype=tf.int64)
    dp = tf.constant([i for i in range(51)], dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant([i for i in range(51)], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(51, dtype=tf.int32)

    _, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 272ms -> 20.5ms (1226% faster)


# LARGE SCALE TEST CASES
# These test performance and scalability with larger data samples


def test_large_scale_medium_array():
    """Test with medium-sized array (100 elements)."""
    size = 100
    i = tf.constant(50, dtype=tf.int64)
    # Initialize dp with increasing values
    dp_data = [i + 1 for i in range(size)]
    dp = tf.constant(dp_data, dtype=tf.int32)
    # Array with values corresponding to indices
    arr_data = [i for i in range(size)]
    arr = tf.constant(arr_data, dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(size, dtype=tf.int32)

    i_result, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 276ms -> 20.3ms (1266% faster)


def test_large_scale_varying_values():
    """Test with large array containing varying values."""
    size = 200
    i = tf.constant(100, dtype=tf.int64)
    # Alternate ascending and descending pattern
    dp_data = [j % 10 + 1 for j in range(size)]
    dp = tf.constant(dp_data, dtype=tf.int32)
    arr_data = [(j * 7) % 256 for j in range(size)]  # Pseudo-random pattern
    arr = tf.constant(arr_data, dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(size, dtype=tf.int32)

    _, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 534ms -> 20.4ms (2523% faster)


def test_large_scale_all_same_values():
    """Test with large array where all values are the same."""
    size = 150
    i = tf.constant(75, dtype=tf.int64)
    dp = tf.constant([1] * size, dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant([42] * size, dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(size, dtype=tf.int32)

    _, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 400ms -> 20.6ms (1844% faster)


def test_large_scale_random_pattern():
    """Test with large array with pseudo-random pattern."""
    size = 180
    i = tf.constant(90, dtype=tf.int64)
    # Use deterministic pseudo-random values
    np.random.seed(42)
    dp_data = np.random.randint(1, 50, size).tolist()
    arr_data = np.random.randint(0, 1000, size).tolist()
    dp = tf.constant(dp_data, dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant(arr_data, dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(size, dtype=tf.int32)

    _, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 485ms -> 20.7ms (2248% faster)


def test_large_scale_performance_boundary():
    """Test performance with near-maximum practical array size (500 elements)."""
    size = 500
    i = tf.constant(250, dtype=tf.int64)
    dp = tf.constant([j for j in range(1, size + 1)], dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant([j for j in range(size)], dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(size, dtype=tf.int32)

    i_result, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 1.31s -> 20.5ms (6305% faster)


def test_large_scale_worst_case_comparison():
    """Test worst case where every element needs to be compared."""
    size = 300
    i = tf.constant(200, dtype=tf.int64)
    # Create descending sequence so all comparisons are made
    dp_data = list(range(size, 0, -1))
    arr_data = list(range(size - 1, -1, -1))
    dp = tf.constant(dp_data, dtype=tf.int32)
    arr = tf.constant(arr_data, dtype=tf.int32)
    n = tf.constant(size, dtype=tf.int32)

    _, dp_result, _, _ = _lis_outer_body_tf(i, dp, arr, n)  # 1.06s -> 20.4ms (5087% faster)


# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

To edit these changes git checkout codeflash/optimize-_lis_outer_body_tf-mkgq816p and push.