akladiev
diff --git a/‎.gitmodules
+4 b/‎.gitmodules
+4
diff --git a/‎3rdparty/mkldnn b/‎3rdparty/mkldnn
diff --git a/‎CMakeLists.txt
+27-15 b/‎CMakeLists.txt
+27-15
diff --git a/‎Jenkinsfile
+31-30 b/‎Jenkinsfile
+31-30
diff --git a/‎Makefile
+23-22 b/‎Makefile
+23-22
diff --git a/‎amalgamation/mxnet_predict0.cc
+1-1 b/‎amalgamation/mxnet_predict0.cc
+1-1
diff --git a/‎cmake/ChooseBlas.cmake
+2-2 b/‎cmake/ChooseBlas.cmake
+2-2
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@
 [submodule "3rdparty/googletest"]
 	path = 3rdparty/googletest
 	url = https://github.com/google/googletest.git
+[submodule "3rdparty/mkldnn"]
+	path = 3rdparty/mkldnn
+	url = https://github.com/intel/mkl-dnn.git
+	branch = master
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ mxnet_option(USE_OPENMP           "Build with Openmp support" ON)
 mxnet_option(USE_CUDNN            "Build with cudnn support"  ON) # one could set CUDNN_ROOT for search path
 mxnet_option(USE_LAPACK           "Build with lapack support" ON IF NOT MSVC)
 mxnet_option(USE_MKL_IF_AVAILABLE "Use MKL if found" ON)
-mxnet_option(USE_MKLML_MKL        "Use MKLML variant of MKL (if MKL found)" ON IF USE_MKL_IF_AVAILABLE AND UNIX AND (NOT APPLE))
-mxnet_option(USE_MKL_EXPERIMENTAL "Use experimental MKL (if MKL enabled and found)" OFF)
+mxnet_option(USE_MKLML_MKL        "Use MKLDNN variant of MKL (if MKL found)" ON IF USE_MKL_IF_AVAILABLE AND UNIX AND (NOT APPLE))
+mxnet_option(USE_MKLDNN           "Use MKLDNN variant of MKL (if MKL found)" ON IF USE_MKL_IF_AVAILABLE AND UNIX AND (NOT APPLE))
 mxnet_option(USE_OPERATOR_TUNING  "Enable auto-tuning of operators" ON IF NOT MSVC)
 mxnet_option(USE_GPERFTOOLS       "Build with GPerfTools support (if found)" ON)
 mxnet_option(USE_JEMALLOC         "Build with Jemalloc support"   ON)
@@ -148,14 +148,18 @@ if(USE_VTUNE)
 endif()
 
 if(USE_MKL_IF_AVAILABLE)
-  if(USE_MKL_EXPERIMENTAL AND NOT USE_MKLML_MKL)
-    message(ERROR " USE_MKL_EXPERIMENTAL can only be used when USE_MKL_EXPERIMENTAL is enabled")
-  endif()
+  if(USE_MKLDNN)
+    add_subdirectory(3rdparty/mkldnn)
+    include_directories(3rdparty/mkldnn/include)
+    list(APPEND mxnet_LINKER_LIBS mkldnn)
+    set(MKL_FOUND TRUE)
+  else()
   find_package(MKL)
+  endif()
   if(MKL_FOUND)
     include_directories(${MKL_INCLUDE_DIR})
     include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/operator/mkl)
-    add_definitions(-DMXNET_USE_MKL2017=1)
+	add_definitions(-DMXNET_USE_MKLDNN=1)
     add_definitions(-DUSE_MKL=1)
     add_definitions(-DCUB_MKL=1)
     list(APPEND mxnet_LINKER_LIBS ${MKL_LIBRARIES})
@@ -164,11 +168,6 @@ if(USE_MKL_IF_AVAILABLE)
     endif()
     # If using MKL, use the Intel OMP libraries
     list(APPEND mxnet_LINKER_LIBS iomp5)
-    if(USE_MKL_EXPERIMENTAL)
-      add_definitions(-DMKL_EXPERIMENTAL=1)
-    else()
-      add_definitions(-DMKL_EXPERIMENTAL=0)
-    endif()
   else()
     message(STATUS " MKL not found")
   endif()
@@ -248,9 +247,8 @@ if(NOT MSVC AND NOT APPLE)
   set(BEGIN_WHOLE_ARCHIVE -Wl,--whole-archive)
   set(END_WHOLE_ARCHIVE -Wl,--no-whole-archive)
 elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
-  set(BEGIN_WHOLE_ARCHIVE -Wl,-force_load) # force_load loads all symbols of the next library
-  #set(BEGIN_WHOLE_ARCHIVE -Wl,-all_load) # loads all symbols from all libraries
-  #set(END_WHOLE_ARCHIVE -Wl,-noall_load)
+  # using regular Clang or AppleClang
+  set(BEGIN_WHOLE_ARCHIVE -Wl,-force_load)
 endif()
 
 if(UNIX)
@@ -319,6 +317,9 @@ if(USE_OPENMP)
     add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/openmp)
     list(REMOVE_ITEM mxnet_LINKER_LIBS iomp5)
     list(APPEND mxnet_LINKER_LIBS omp)
+    if(UNIX)
+      list(APPEND mxnet_LINKER_LIBS pthread)
+    endif()
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${OpenMP_C_FLAGS}")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${OpenMP_CXX_FLAGS}")
   else()
@@ -610,7 +611,18 @@ endif()
 
 if(USE_OPENCV)
   add_executable(im2rec "tools/im2rec.cc")
-  target_link_libraries(im2rec ${BEGIN_WHOLE_ARCHIVE} mxnet ${END_WHOLE_ARCHIVE} ${mxnet_LINKER_LIBS} ${OpenCV_LIBS} dmlc)
+  if(MSVC)
+    target_link_libraries(im2rec mxnet)
+  else()
+    target_link_libraries(im2rec ${BEGIN_WHOLE_ARCHIVE} mxnet_static ${END_WHOLE_ARCHIVE})
+  endif()
+  target_link_libraries(im2rec
+    ${mxnet_LINKER_LIBS}
+    ${OpenCV_LIBS}
+    dmlc
+    ${nnvm_LINKER_LIBS}
+    ${pslite_LINKER_LIBS}
+    )
 endif()
 
 target_link_libraries(mxnet PUBLIC dmlc)
 
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 mx_lib = 'lib/libmxnet.so, lib/libmxnet.a, dmlc-core/libdmlc.a, nnvm/lib/libnnvm.a'
 // mxnet cmake libraries, in cmake builds we do not produce a libnvvm static library by default.
 mx_cmake_lib = 'build/libmxnet.so, build/libmxnet.a, build/dmlc-core/libdmlc.a, build/tests/mxnet_unit_tests, build/3rdparty/openmp/runtime/src/libomp.so'
+mx_mkldnn_lib = 'lib/libmxnet.so, lib/libmxnet.a, lib/libiomp5.so, lib/libmklml_gnu.so, lib/libmkldnn.so, lib/libmkldnn.so.0, lib/libmklml_intel.so, dmlc-core/libdmlc.a, nnvm/lib/libnnvm.a'
 // command to start a docker container
 docker_run = 'tests/ci_build/ci_build.sh'
 // timeout in minutes
@@ -160,18 +161,18 @@ def python3_gpu_ut(docker_type) {
 }
 
 // Python 2
-def python2_mklml_ut(docker_type) {
+def python2_mkldnn_ut(docker_type) {
   timeout(time: max_time, unit: 'MINUTES') {
     sh "${docker_run} ${docker_type} find . -name '*.pyc' -type f -delete"
-    sh "${docker_run} ${docker_type} PYTHONPATH=./python/ nosetests-2.7 --with-timer --verbose tests/python/cpu"
+    sh "${docker_run} ${docker_type} PYTHONPATH=./python/ MXNET_MKLDNN_DEBUG=1 nosetests-2.7 --with-timer --verbose tests/python/cpu"
   }
 }
 
 // Python 3
-def python3_mklml_ut(docker_type) {
+def python3_mkldnn_ut(docker_type) {
   timeout(time: max_time, unit: 'MINUTES') {
     sh "${docker_run} ${docker_type} find . -name '*.pyc' -type f -delete"
-    sh "${docker_run} ${docker_type} PYTHONPATH=./python/ nosetests-3.4 --with-timer --verbose tests/python/cpu"
+    sh "${docker_run} ${docker_type} PYTHONPATH=./python/ MXNET_MKLDNN_DEBUG=1 nosetests-3.4 --with-timer --verbose tests/python/cpu"
   }
 }
 
@@ -242,21 +243,20 @@ try {
         }
       }
     },
-    'CPU: MKLML': {
+    'CPU: MKLDNN': {
       node('mxnetlinux-cpu') {
-        ws('workspace/build-mklml-cpu') {
+        ws('workspace/build-mkldnn-cpu') {
           init_git()
           def flag = """ \
             DEV=1                         \
             USE_PROFILER=1                \
             USE_CPP_PACKAGE=1             \
             USE_BLAS=openblas             \
-            USE_MKL2017=1                 \
-            USE_MKL2017_EXPERIMENTAL=1    \
+            USE_MKLDNN=1                  \
             -j\$(nproc)
             """
           make("cpu_mklml", flag)
-          pack_lib('mklml_cpu')
+          pack_lib('mkldnn_cpu', mx_mkldnn_lib)
         }
       }
     },
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ try {
           def defines = """            \
             -DUSE_CUDA=1               \
             -DUSE_CUDNN=1              \
+            -DUSE_MKLML_MKL=0          \
+            -DUSE_MKLDNN=0             \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
             """
             def flag = "-v"
@@ -275,24 +277,23 @@ try {
         }
       }
     },
-    'GPU: MKLML': {
+    'GPU: MKLDNN': {
       node('mxnetlinux-cpu') {
-        ws('workspace/build-mklml-gpu') {
+        ws('workspace/build-mkldnn-gpu') {
           init_git()
           def flag = """ \
             DEV=1                         \
             USE_PROFILER=1                \
             USE_CPP_PACKAGE=1             \
             USE_BLAS=openblas             \
-            USE_MKL2017=1                 \
-            USE_MKL2017_EXPERIMENTAL=1    \
+            USE_MKLDNN=1                  \
             USE_CUDA=1                    \
             USE_CUDA_PATH=/usr/local/cuda \
             USE_CUDNN=1                   \
             -j\$(nproc)
             """
           make("build_cuda", flag)
-          pack_lib('mklml_gpu')
+          pack_lib('mkldnn_gpu', mx_mkldnn_lib)
         }
       }
     },
@@ -439,43 +440,43 @@ try {
         }
       }
     },
-    'Python2: MKLML-CPU': {
+    'Python2: MKLDNN-CPU': {
       node('mxnetlinux-cpu') {
-        ws('workspace/ut-python2-mklml-cpu') {
+        ws('workspace/ut-python2-mkldnn-cpu') {
           init_git()
-          unpack_lib('mklml_cpu')
+          unpack_lib('mkldnn_cpu', mx_mkldnn_lib)
           python2_ut('cpu_mklml')
-          python2_mklml_ut('cpu_mklml')
+          python2_mkldnn_ut('cpu_mklml')
         }
       }
     },
-    'Python2: MKLML-GPU': {
+    'Python2: MKLDNN-GPU': {
       node('mxnetlinux-gpu') {
-        ws('workspace/ut-python2-mklml-gpu') {
+        ws('workspace/ut-python2-mkldnn-gpu') {
           init_git()
-          unpack_lib('mklml_gpu')
+          unpack_lib('mkldnn_gpu', mx_mkldnn_lib)
           python2_gpu_ut('gpu_mklml')
-          python2_mklml_ut('gpu_mklml')
+          python2_mkldnn_ut('gpu_mklml')
         }
       }
     },
-    'Python3: MKLML-CPU': {
+    'Python3: MKLDNN-CPU': {
       node('mxnetlinux-cpu') {
-        ws('workspace/ut-python3-mklml-cpu') {
+        ws('workspace/ut-python3-mkldnn-cpu') {
           init_git()
-          unpack_lib('mklml_cpu')
+          unpack_lib('mkldnn_cpu', mx_mkldnn_lib)
           python3_ut('cpu_mklml')
-          python3_mklml_ut('cpu_mklml')
+          python3_mkldnn_ut('cpu_mklml')
         }
       }
     },
-    'Python3: MKLML-GPU': {
+    'Python3: MKLDNN-GPU': {
       node('mxnetlinux-gpu') {
-        ws('workspace/ut-python3-mklml-gpu') {
+        ws('workspace/ut-python3-mkldnn-gpu') {
           init_git()
-          unpack_lib('mklml_gpu')
+          unpack_lib('mkldnn_gpu', mx_mkldnn_lib)
           python3_gpu_ut('gpu_mklml')
-          python3_mklml_ut('gpu_mklml')
+          python3_mkldnn_ut('gpu_mklml')
         }
       }
     },
 
@@ -60,10 +60,17 @@ endif
 include $(config)
 
 ifeq ($(USE_MKL2017), 1)
-# must run ./prepare_mkl before including mshadow.mk
-	RETURN_STRING := $(shell ./prepare_mkl.sh $(MKLML_ROOT))
-	MKLROOT := $(firstword $(RETURN_STRING))
-	export USE_MKLML = $(lastword $(RETURN_STRING))
+$(warning "USE_MKL2017 is deprecated. We will switch to USE_MKLDNN.")
+	USE_MKLDNN=1
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(USE_MKLDNN), 1)
+	RETURN_STRING := $(shell ./prepare_mkldnn.sh $(MKLDNN_ROOT))
+	LAST_WORD_INDEX := $(words $(RETURN_STRING))
+	# fetch the 2nd last word as MKLDNNROOT
+	MKLDNNROOT := $(word $(shell echo $$(($(LAST_WORD_INDEX) - 1))),$(RETURN_STRING))
+	MKLROOT := $(lastword $(RETURN_STRING))
+	export USE_MKLML = 1
 endif
 
 include mshadow/make/mshadow.mk
@@ -131,23 +138,16 @@ ifeq ($(USE_NNPACK), 1)
 	LDFLAGS += -lnnpack
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(USE_MKL2017), 1)
-	CFLAGS += -DMXNET_USE_MKL2017=1
+ifeq ($(USE_MKLDNN), 1)
+	CFLAGS += -DMXNET_USE_MKLDNN=1
 	CFLAGS += -DUSE_MKL=1
-	CFLAGS += -I$(ROOTDIR)/src/operator/mkl/
-	CFLAGS += -I$(MKLML_ROOT)/include
-	LDFLAGS += -L$(MKLML_ROOT)/lib
-	ifeq ($(USE_MKL2017_EXPERIMENTAL), 1)
-		CFLAGS += -DMKL_EXPERIMENTAL=1
-	else
-		CFLAGS += -DMKL_EXPERIMENTAL=0
-	endif
-	ifeq ($(UNAME_S), Darwin)
-		LDFLAGS += -lmklml
-	else
-		LDFLAGS += -Wl,--as-needed -lmklml_intel -lmklml_gnu
+	CFLAGS += -I$(ROOTDIR)/src/operator/nn/mkldnn/
+	ifneq ($(MKLDNNROOT), $(MKLROOT))
+		CFLAGS += -I$(MKLROOT)/include
+		LDFLAGS += -L$(MKLROOT)/lib
 	endif
-	LDFLAGS +=  -liomp5
+	CFLAGS += -I$(MKLDNNROOT)/include
+	LDFLAGS += -L$(MKLDNNROOT)/lib -lmkldnn -Wl,-rpath,'$${ORIGIN}'
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(USE_OPERATOR_TUNING), 1)
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ endif
 #   -  for Ubuntu, installing atlas will not automatically install the atlas provided lapack library
 # silently switching lapack off instead of letting the build fail because of backward compatibility
 ifeq ($(USE_LAPACK), 1)
-ifeq ($(USE_BLAS),$(filter $(USE_BLAS),blas openblas atlas))
+ifeq ($(USE_BLAS),$(filter $(USE_BLAS),blas openblas atlas mkl))
 ifeq (,$(wildcard /lib/liblapack.a))
 ifeq (,$(wildcard /usr/lib/liblapack.a))
 ifeq (,$(wildcard /usr/lib64/liblapack.a))
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ ifeq ($(USE_LAPACK), 1)
 	ifneq ($(USE_LAPACK_PATH), )
 		LDFLAGS += -L$(USE_LAPACK_PATH)
 	endif
-	ifeq ($(USE_BLAS),$(filter $(USE_BLAS),blas openblas atlas))
+	ifeq ($(USE_BLAS),$(filter $(USE_BLAS),blas openblas atlas mkl))
 		LDFLAGS += -llapack
 	endif
 	CFLAGS += -DMXNET_USE_LAPACK
@@ -569,7 +569,8 @@ clean: cyclean $(EXTRA_PACKAGES_CLEAN)
 else
 clean: cyclean testclean $(EXTRA_PACKAGES_CLEAN)
 	$(RM) -r build lib bin *~ */*~ */*/*~ */*/*/*~ R-package/NAMESPACE R-package/man R-package/R/mxnet_generated.R \
-		R-package/inst R-package/src/image_recordio.h R-package/src/*.o R-package/src/*.so mxnet_*.tar.gz
+		R-package/inst R-package/src/image_recordio.h R-package/src/*.o R-package/src/*.so mxnet_*.tar.gz \
+		3rdparty/mkldnn/install/*
 	cd $(DMLC_CORE); $(MAKE) clean; cd -
 	cd $(PS_PATH); $(MAKE) clean; cd -
 	cd $(NNVM_PATH); $(MAKE) clean; cd -
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 #include "src/operator/operator_util.cc"
 #include "src/operator/nn/activation.cc"
 #include "src/operator/nn/batch_norm.cc"
-#include "src/operator/concat.cc"
+#include "src/operator/nn/concat.cc"
 #include "src/operator/nn/convolution.cc"
 #include "src/operator/nn/deconvolution.cc"
 #include "src/operator/nn/dropout.cc"
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if(USE_MKL_IF_AVAILABLE)
     find_package(MKL)
   endif()
   if(MKL_FOUND)
-    if(USE_MKLML_MKL)
+	if(USE_MKLDNN)
       set(BLAS "open")
     else()
       set(BLAS "MKL")
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ elseif(BLAS STREQUAL "apple")
   list(APPEND mshadow_LINKER_LIBS ${Accelerate_LIBRARIES})
   add_definitions(-DMSHADOW_USE_MKL=0)
   add_definitions(-DMSHADOW_USE_CBLAS=1)
-endif()
+endif()