Avoid the use of restrict in the evaluator.#11540
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This PR removes the __restrict__ qualifier from evaluator methods to avoid caching the written best_split pointer in the GPU register and ensure correct behavior across iterations.
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__restrict__onDeviceSplitCandidate* best_splitparameters in four evaluator routines - Verified no observable performance regression after removal
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src/tree/gpu_hist/evaluate_splits.cu:113
- [nitpick] Pointer declarator spacing is inconsistent; consider standardizing to either
DeviceSplitCandidate* best_splitorDeviceSplitCandidate *best_splitacross all methods for consistency.
__device__ __forceinline__ void Numerical(DeviceSplitCandidate * best_split) {
src/tree/gpu_hist/evaluate_splits.cu:148
- [nitpick] Pointer declarator spacing is inconsistent; consider standardizing to either
DeviceSplitCandidate* best_splitorDeviceSplitCandidate *best_splitacross all methods for consistency.
__device__ __forceinline__ void OneHot(DeviceSplitCandidate *best_split) {
src/tree/gpu_hist/evaluate_splits.cu:184
- [nitpick] Pointer declarator spacing is inconsistent; consider standardizing to either
DeviceSplitCandidate* best_splitorDeviceSplitCandidate *best_splitacross all methods for consistency.
DeviceSplitCandidate *best_split) {
src/tree/gpu_hist/evaluate_splits.cu:207
- [nitpick] Pointer declarator spacing is inconsistent; consider standardizing to either
DeviceSplitCandidate* best_splitorDeviceSplitCandidate *best_splitacross all methods for consistency.
__device__ __forceinline__ void Partition(DeviceSplitCandidate *best_split,
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It somehow caches the written value in the registry, resulting in an incorrect value in the second iteration of the scan.
No performance loss is observed.