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261 changes: 215 additions & 46 deletions cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -1485,6 +1485,18 @@ bool flow_cover_is_zero_one_integer_variable(const flow_cover_context_t<i_t, f_t
std::abs(context.lp.upper[j] - 1.0) <= bound_tol;
}

template <typename f_t>
static bool flow_cover_valid_endpoint_terms(f_t endpoint_term,
f_t binary_coefficient,
bool in_n2,
f_t bound_tol)
{
return in_n2 ? endpoint_term <= bound_tol &&
endpoint_term + binary_coefficient <= bound_tol
: endpoint_term >= -bound_tol &&
endpoint_term + binary_coefficient >= -bound_tol;
}

// Per-arc feasibility tolerances shared by the arc-acceptance gate and the assertion in
// build_single_node_flow_relaxation, so the two sites cannot drift apart.
template <typename i_t, typename f_t>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1685,6 +1697,78 @@ flow_cover_generation_t<i_t, f_t>::flow_cover_generation_t(
}
}

// Repeated (variable, side, coefficient) queries share the same a=0 candidate because xstar and
// implied bounds are fixed for the pass. Cache that candidate and index nonzero-a candidates by
// controller so each row examines only bounds affected by its binary coefficients, to avoid an
// O(N^2) occurrence-by-bound scan when both grow with the model.
template <typename i_t, typename f_t>
void flow_cover_generation_t<i_t, f_t>::preprocess_cut_pass(
const lp_problem_t<i_t, f_t>& lp,
const simplex_solver_settings_t<i_t, f_t>& settings,
const variable_bounds_t<i_t, f_t>& variable_bounds,
const std::vector<variable_type_t>& var_types,
const std::vector<f_t>& xstar)
{
cut_pass_preprocessed = false;
cuopt_assert(var_types.size() >= (size_t)lp.num_cols, "");
cuopt_assert(xstar.size() >= (size_t)lp.num_cols, "");
for (flow_cover_bound_side_t side :
{flow_cover_bound_side_t::UPPER, flow_cover_bound_side_t::LOWER}) {
const bool use_upper_bound = side == flow_cover_bound_side_t::UPPER;
const auto& offsets = use_upper_bound ? variable_bounds.upper_offsets
: variable_bounds.lower_offsets;
const auto& variables = use_upper_bound ? variable_bounds.upper_variables
: variable_bounds.lower_variables;
const auto& weights = use_upper_bound ? variable_bounds.upper_weights
: variable_bounds.lower_weights;
const auto& biases = use_upper_bound ? variable_bounds.upper_biases
: variable_bounds.lower_biases;
auto& preprocessed = use_upper_bound ? upper_implied_bounds : lower_implied_bounds;
cuopt_assert(offsets.size() >= (size_t)(lp.num_cols + 1), "");
cuopt_assert(variables.size() == weights.size(), "");
cuopt_assert(variables.size() == biases.size(), "");

preprocessed.bounds.resize(variables.size());
preprocessed.by_controller.clear();
preprocessed.by_controller.resize(lp.num_cols);
preprocessed.zero_candidate_cache.clear();
preprocessed.zero_candidate_cache.resize(lp.num_cols);

const f_t bound_tol = settings.primal_tol;
for (i_t j = 0; j < lp.num_cols; j++) {
cuopt_assert(offsets[j] <= offsets[j + 1], "");
cuopt_assert(offsets[j] >= 0, "");
cuopt_assert(offsets[j + 1] <= (i_t)variables.size(), "");
for (i_t p = offsets[j]; p < offsets[j + 1]; p++) {
const i_t x_col = variables[p];
cuopt_assert(x_col >= 0 && x_col < lp.num_cols, "");
const bool zero_one_eligible =
var_types[x_col] == variable_type_t::INTEGER &&
std::abs(lp.lower[x_col]) <= bound_tol &&
std::abs(lp.upper[x_col] - 1.0) <= bound_tol;
const bool finite_bound = std::isfinite(weights[p]) && std::isfinite(biases[p]);

auto& bound = preprocessed.bounds[p];
bound.zero_one_eligible = zero_one_eligible && finite_bound;
bound.active_bound = finite_bound ? weights[p] * xstar[x_col] + biases[p] : inf;
bound.distance = finite_bound ? std::abs(bound.active_bound - xstar[j]) : inf;
if (zero_one_eligible && finite_bound) {
auto& group = preprocessed.by_controller[j][x_col];
if (group.bounds.empty()) {
group.minimum_alpha = biases[p];
group.maximum_alpha = biases[p];
} else {
group.minimum_alpha = std::min(group.minimum_alpha, biases[p]);
group.maximum_alpha = std::max(group.maximum_alpha, biases[p]);
}
group.bounds.push_back(p);
}
}
}
}
cut_pass_preprocessed = true;
}

template <typename i_t, typename f_t>
bool flow_cover_generation_t<i_t, f_t>::normalize_row_side(
const flow_cover_context_t<i_t, f_t>& context,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1772,14 +1856,63 @@ bool flow_cover_generation_t<i_t, f_t>::normalize_row_side(
return true;
}

template <typename i_t, typename f_t>
bool flow_cover_generation_t<i_t, f_t>::try_add_implied_bound_candidate(
const flow_cover_context_t<i_t, f_t>& context,
i_t variable,
f_t coefficient,
bool use_upper_bound,
i_t bound,
f_t binary_coefficient)
{
const auto& preprocessed =
use_upper_bound ? upper_implied_bounds : lower_implied_bounds;
const auto& bound_variables = use_upper_bound ? context.variable_bounds.upper_variables
: context.variable_bounds.lower_variables;
const auto& bound_weights = use_upper_bound ? context.variable_bounds.upper_weights
: context.variable_bounds.lower_weights;
const auto& bound_biases = use_upper_bound ? context.variable_bounds.upper_biases
: context.variable_bounds.lower_biases;
cuopt_assert(preprocessed.bounds[bound].zero_one_eligible, "");

const f_t endpoint =
use_upper_bound ? context.lp.lower[variable] : context.lp.upper[variable];
const bool in_n2 = use_upper_bound ? coefficient < 0.0 : coefficient > 0.0;
const i_t x_col = bound_variables[bound];
const f_t gamma = bound_weights[bound];
const f_t alpha = bound_biases[bound];
const f_t signed_capacity = coefficient * gamma + binary_coefficient;
const f_t endpoint_term = coefficient * (endpoint - alpha);
const f_t bound_tol = context.settings.primal_tol;
const bool valid_endpoint =
flow_cover_valid_endpoint_terms(endpoint_term, binary_coefficient, in_n2, bound_tol) &&
(in_n2 ? signed_capacity <= bound_tol : signed_capacity >= -bound_tol);
if (!valid_endpoint) { return false; }

flow_cover_arc_spec_t<i_t, f_t> spec;
spec.u = in_n2 ? -signed_capacity : signed_capacity;
spec.in_n2 = in_n2;
spec.x_col = x_col;
spec.fixed_x = 0.0;
spec.y_const = in_n2 ? coefficient * alpha : -coefficient * alpha;
spec.y_col = variable;
spec.y_coeff = in_n2 ? -coefficient : coefficient;
spec.y_x_coeff = in_n2 ? -binary_coefficient : binary_coefficient;
spec.b_shift = coefficient * alpha;
spec.active_bound = preprocessed.bounds[bound].active_bound;
spec.absorbs_binary_coeff = std::abs(binary_coefficient) > static_cast<f_t>(1e-6);
const size_t size = candidates.size();
flow_cover_try_add_candidate(context, spec, context.xstar[variable], candidates);
return candidates.size() > size;
}

template <typename i_t, typename f_t>
bool flow_cover_generation_t<i_t, f_t>::build_single_node_flow_relaxation(
const flow_cover_context_t<i_t, f_t>& context, f_t b, f_t& single_node_flow_b)
{
auto& scratch = *this;
const f_t coefficient_tol = static_cast<f_t>(1e-6);
const f_t feasibility_tol = context.settings.primal_tol;
const f_t bound_tol = context.settings.primal_tol;
f_t b_shift = 0.0;

scratch.arcs.reserve(scratch.continuous_terms.size() + scratch.binary_columns.size());
Expand All @@ -1791,52 +1924,83 @@ bool flow_cover_generation_t<i_t, f_t>::build_single_node_flow_relaxation(
if (use_upper_bound && lower_j <= -inf) { return; }
if (!use_upper_bound && upper_j >= inf) { return; }

const i_t start = use_upper_bound ? context.variable_bounds.upper_offsets[j]
: context.variable_bounds.lower_offsets[j];
const i_t end = use_upper_bound ? context.variable_bounds.upper_offsets[j + 1]
: context.variable_bounds.lower_offsets[j + 1];
const f_t endpoint = use_upper_bound ? lower_j : upper_j;

for (i_t p = start; p < end; p++) {
const i_t x_col = use_upper_bound ? context.variable_bounds.upper_variables[p]
: context.variable_bounds.lower_variables[p];
if (!flow_cover_is_zero_one_integer_variable(context, x_col)) { continue; }
const f_t gamma = use_upper_bound ? context.variable_bounds.upper_weights[p]
: context.variable_bounds.lower_weights[p];
const f_t alpha = use_upper_bound ? context.variable_bounds.upper_biases[p]
: context.variable_bounds.lower_biases[p];
if (!std::isfinite(gamma) || !std::isfinite(alpha)) { continue; }

const f_t direct_coeff = scratch.binary_coefficients_touched[x_col]
? scratch.binary_coefficients[x_col]
: static_cast<f_t>(0.0);
const std::array<f_t, 2> a_values = {direct_coeff, 0.0};
const i_t num_a_values = std::abs(direct_coeff) > coefficient_tol ? 2 : 1;
for (i_t h = 0; h < num_a_values; h++) {
const f_t a = a_values[h];
const bool in_n2 = use_upper_bound ? c < 0.0 : c > 0.0;
const f_t signed_capacity = c * gamma + a;
const f_t endpoint_term = c * (endpoint - alpha);
const bool valid_endpoint =
in_n2 ? (endpoint_term <= bound_tol && endpoint_term + a <= bound_tol &&
signed_capacity <= bound_tol)
: (endpoint_term >= -bound_tol && endpoint_term + a >= -bound_tol &&
signed_capacity >= -bound_tol);
if (!valid_endpoint) { continue; }
auto& preprocessed = use_upper_bound ? upper_implied_bounds : lower_implied_bounds;
const auto& source_offsets = use_upper_bound ? context.variable_bounds.upper_offsets
: context.variable_bounds.lower_offsets;
const auto& bound_variables = use_upper_bound ? context.variable_bounds.upper_variables
: context.variable_bounds.lower_variables;
const i_t source_start = source_offsets[j];
const i_t source_end = source_offsets[j + 1];

// Small nonzero coefficients exclude a=0 for their controller, making the cache row-dependent.
bool has_small_direct_coeff = false;
for (i_t x_col : scratch.binary_columns) {
const f_t direct_coeff = scratch.binary_coefficients[x_col];
if (direct_coeff != 0.0 && std::abs(direct_coeff) <= coefficient_tol) {
has_small_direct_coeff = true;
break;
}
}
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Hoist has_small_direct_coeff out of the per-continuous-term scan.

add_variable_bound_candidates runs once per continuous term per side. This loop scans every entry of scratch.binary_columns on each of those calls. The cost is therefore 2 * |continuous_terms| * |binary_columns| for each row, and it is paid unconditionally — including on cache hits and on rows that contain no small coefficient.

That product is the same quadratic term this PR removes from the bound scan, so it caps the intended speedup on exactly the dense rows the change targets.

The value depends only on the row, not on j, c, or the bound side. Compute it once per row in build_single_node_flow_relaxation and capture it.

♻️ Proposed refactor 
   auto& scratch             = *this;
   const f_t coefficient_tol = static_cast<f_t>(1e-6);
   const f_t feasibility_tol = context.settings.primal_tol;
   f_t b_shift               = 0.0;
 
   scratch.arcs.reserve(scratch.continuous_terms.size() + scratch.binary_columns.size());
 
+  // Small nonzero coefficients exclude a=0 for their controller, making the a=0 cache
+  // row-dependent. This depends only on the row, so compute it once per row.
+  bool has_small_direct_coeff = false;
+  for (i_t x_col : scratch.binary_columns) {
+    const f_t direct_coeff = scratch.binary_coefficients[x_col];
+    if (direct_coeff != 0.0 && std::abs(direct_coeff) <= coefficient_tol) {
+      has_small_direct_coeff = true;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
   auto add_variable_bound_candidates = [&](i_t j, f_t c, flow_cover_bound_side_t side) {

Then delete the in-lambda recomputation:

-    // Small nonzero coefficients exclude a=0 for their controller, making the cache row-dependent.
-    bool has_small_direct_coeff = false;
-    for (i_t x_col : scratch.binary_columns) {
-      const f_t direct_coeff = scratch.binary_coefficients[x_col];
-      if (direct_coeff != 0.0 && std::abs(direct_coeff) <= coefficient_tol) {
-        has_small_direct_coeff = true;
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-
     auto& zero_candidate_cache = preprocessed.zero_candidate_cache[j];
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In `@cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp` around lines 1936 - 1943, Compute
has_small_direct_coeff once per row in build_single_node_flow_relaxation by
scanning scratch.binary_columns, then capture and reuse that value in
add_variable_bound_candidates for every continuous term and bound side. Remove
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flow_cover_arc_spec_t<i_t, f_t> spec;
spec.u = in_n2 ? -signed_capacity : signed_capacity;
spec.in_n2 = in_n2;
spec.x_col = x_col;
spec.fixed_x = 0.0;
spec.y_const = in_n2 ? c * alpha : -c * alpha;
spec.y_col = j;
spec.y_coeff = in_n2 ? -c : c;
spec.y_x_coeff = in_n2 ? -a : a;
spec.b_shift = c * alpha;
spec.active_bound = gamma * context.xstar[x_col] + alpha;
spec.absorbs_binary_coeff = std::abs(a) > coefficient_tol;
flow_cover_try_add_candidate(context, spec, context.xstar[j], scratch.candidates);
auto& zero_candidate_cache = preprocessed.zero_candidate_cache[j];
auto cached_zero = zero_candidate_cache.end();
if (!has_small_direct_coeff) { cached_zero = zero_candidate_cache.find(c); }
if (has_small_direct_coeff || cached_zero == zero_candidate_cache.end()) {
// Compute the best a=0 candidate when it is uncached or row-specific.
i_t best_zero = -1;
f_t best_distance = inf;
for (i_t p = source_start; p < source_end; p++) {
if (!preprocessed.bounds[p].zero_one_eligible) { continue; }
const i_t x_col = bound_variables[p];
const f_t direct_coeff = scratch.binary_coefficients_touched[x_col]
? scratch.binary_coefficients[x_col]
: 0.0;
if (direct_coeff != 0.0 && std::abs(direct_coeff) <= coefficient_tol) { continue; }
// The normal acceptance gate keeps cached and uncached candidate validity identical.
if (!try_add_implied_bound_candidate(context, j, c, use_upper_bound, p, 0.0)) {
continue;
}
scratch.candidates.pop_back();
if (best_zero < 0 || preprocessed.bounds[p].distance < best_distance) {
best_zero = p;
best_distance = preprocessed.bounds[p].distance;
}
}
if (!has_small_direct_coeff) { zero_candidate_cache.emplace(c, best_zero); }
if (best_zero >= 0) {
const bool added =
try_add_implied_bound_candidate(context, j, c, use_upper_bound, best_zero, 0.0);
cuopt_assert(added, "");
}
} else {
// Reuse the pass-wide a=0 candidate for this variable, side, and coefficient.
if (cached_zero->second >= 0) {
const i_t p = cached_zero->second;
const bool added =
try_add_implied_bound_candidate(context, j, c, use_upper_bound, p, 0.0);
cuopt_assert(added, "");
}
}

for (i_t x_col : scratch.binary_columns) {
const f_t direct_coeff = scratch.binary_coefficients[x_col];
if (direct_coeff == 0.0) { continue; }
const auto controller = preprocessed.by_controller[j].find(x_col);
if (controller == preprocessed.by_controller[j].end()) { continue; }
const auto& group = controller->second;
cuopt_assert(!group.bounds.empty(), "");
cuopt_assert(group.minimum_alpha <= group.maximum_alpha, "");
// Endpoint feasibility is monotone in alpha, so the side's extreme bounds the whole group.
const f_t endpoint = use_upper_bound ? lower_j : upper_j;
const f_t alpha = use_upper_bound ? group.minimum_alpha : group.maximum_alpha;
const f_t endpoint_term = c * (endpoint - alpha);
const bool in_n2 = use_upper_bound ? c < 0.0 : c > 0.0;
if (!flow_cover_valid_endpoint_terms(
endpoint_term, direct_coeff, in_n2, context.settings.primal_tol)) {
continue;
}
for (i_t p : group.bounds) {
try_add_implied_bound_candidate(context, j, c, use_upper_bound, p, direct_coeff);
}
}
};
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -2280,6 +2444,7 @@ i_t flow_cover_generation_t<i_t, f_t>::generate_cut(
const flow_cover_row_t<i_t>& flow_cover_row,
inequality_t<i_t, f_t>& cut)
{
cuopt_assert(cut_pass_preprocessed, "");
flow_cover_context_t<i_t, f_t> context{lp, settings, Arow, variable_bounds, var_types, xstar};
clear_cut_state(lp.num_cols);

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -3675,6 +3840,10 @@ void cut_generation_t<i_t, f_t>::generate_flow_cover_cuts(
f_t start_time)
{
if (flow_cover_generation_.num_constraints() > 0) {
if (toc(start_time) >= settings.time_limit) { return; }
flow_cover_generation_.preprocess_cut_pass(
lp, settings, variable_bounds, var_types, xstar);
if (toc(start_time) >= settings.time_limit) { return; }
for (const auto& flow_cover_row : flow_cover_generation_.get_constraints()) {
if (toc(start_time) >= settings.time_limit) { return; }
inequality_t<i_t, f_t> cut(lp.num_cols);
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Expand Up @@ -441,6 +441,12 @@ class flow_cover_generation_t {
csr_matrix_t<i_t, f_t>& Arow,
const std::vector<i_t>& new_slacks);

void preprocess_cut_pass(const simplex::lp_problem_t<i_t, f_t>& lp,
const simplex::simplex_solver_settings_t<i_t, f_t>& settings,
const variable_bounds_t<i_t, f_t>& variable_bounds,
const std::vector<simplex::variable_type_t>& var_types,
const std::vector<f_t>& xstar);

i_t generate_cut(const simplex::lp_problem_t<i_t, f_t>& lp,
const simplex::simplex_solver_settings_t<i_t, f_t>& settings,
csr_matrix_t<i_t, f_t>& Arow,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -486,6 +492,33 @@ class flow_cover_generation_t {
const flow_cover_evaluation_t<f_t>& simple_generalized_inequality,
inequality_t<i_t, f_t>& cut);

struct implied_bound_t {
f_t active_bound;
f_t distance;
uint8_t zero_one_eligible;
};

struct implied_bound_group_t {
std::vector<i_t> bounds;
f_t minimum_alpha;
f_t maximum_alpha;
};

struct implied_bound_index_t {
std::vector<implied_bound_t> bounds;
// Nonzero-a candidates only need bounds controlled by binaries in the current row.
std::vector<std::unordered_map<i_t, implied_bound_group_t>> by_controller;
// The best a=0 bound is invariant for a fixed row coefficient during a cut pass.
std::vector<std::unordered_map<f_t, i_t>> zero_candidate_cache;
};

bool try_add_implied_bound_candidate(const flow_cover_context_t<i_t, f_t>& context,
i_t variable,
f_t coefficient,
bool use_upper_bound,
i_t bound,
f_t binary_coefficient);

void clear_cut_state(i_t num_cols)
{
continuous_terms.clear();
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -531,6 +564,9 @@ class flow_cover_generation_t {

std::vector<i_t> is_slack_;
std::vector<flow_cover_row_t<i_t>> flow_cover_constraints_;
implied_bound_index_t upper_implied_bounds;
implied_bound_index_t lower_implied_bounds;
bool cut_pass_preprocessed{false};
std::vector<std::pair<i_t, f_t>> continuous_terms;
std::vector<i_t> binary_columns;
std::vector<f_t> binary_coefficients;
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Expand Up @@ -1912,6 +1912,8 @@ TEST(cuts, flow_cover_generates_valid_single_node_flow_cut)
test_problem.var_types,
test_problem.Arow,
test_problem.new_slacks);
generator.preprocess_cut_pass(
test_problem.lp, test_problem.settings, variable_bounds, test_problem.var_types, xstar);
ASSERT_GT(generator.num_constraints(), 0);

int generated_cuts = 0;
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