use smaller batches for training

source/sample/transformer/T2TTrainer.cpp

@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ void T2TTrainer::Init(int argc, char ** argv)
     LoadParamBool(argc, argv, "epochcheckpoint", &useEpochCheckpoint, false);
     LoadParamBool(argc, argv, "epochcheckpoint", &useEpochCheckpoint, false);
     LoadParamInt(argc, argv, "updatestep", &updateStep, 1);
     LoadParamInt(argc, argv, "updatestep", &updateStep, 1);
     LoadParamBool(argc, argv, "doubledend", &isDoubledEnd, false);
     LoadParamBool(argc, argv, "doubledend", &isDoubledEnd, false);
-    LoadParamBool(argc, argv, "smallbatch", &isSmallBatch, false);
+    LoadParamBool(argc, argv, "smallbatch", &isSmallBatch, true);
+    LoadParamBool(argc, argv, "bigbatch", &isBigBatch, false);
 
 
     buf  = new int[bufSize];
     buf  = new int[bufSize];
     buf2 = new int[bufSize];
     buf2 = new int[bufSize];
@@ -692,7 +693,7 @@ int T2TTrainer::LoadBatchLM(FILE * file,
         if(max < wn)
         if(max < wn)
             max = wn;
             max = wn;
 
 
-        int tc = isSmallBatch ? max * sc : wc;
+        int tc = isBigBatch ? wc : max * sc;
         if(sc >= sBatch && tc >= wBatch)
         if(sc >= sBatch && tc >= wBatch)
             break;
             break;
     }
     }
@@ -836,8 +837,9 @@ int T2TTrainer::LoadBatchMT(FILE * file,
         if(maxDec < wnDec)
         if(maxDec < wnDec)
             maxDec = wnDec;
             maxDec = wnDec;
 
 
-        int tc = isSmallBatch ? maxEnc * sc / 2 : wcEnc;
-        if(sc >= sBatch * 2 && tc >= wBatch)
+        int tcEnc = isBigBatch ? wcEnc : maxEnc * sc / 2;
+        int tcDec = isBigBatch ? wcDec : maxDec * sc / 2;
+        if(sc >= sBatch * 2 && (tcEnc >= wBatch || tcDec >= wBatch))
             break;
             break;
     }
     }
 
 

source/sample/transformer/T2TTrainer.h

@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ public:
        length and sc is the sentence number */
        length and sc is the sentence number */
     bool isSmallBatch;
     bool isSmallBatch;
 
 
+    /* counterpart of "isSmallBatch" */
+    bool isBigBatch;
+
 public:
 public:
     /* constructor */
     /* constructor */
     T2TTrainer();
     T2TTrainer();