onnx-mlir/doc/ImportONNXDefs.md

Import ONNX specifications into ONNF

The specifications of ONNX are defined under onnx/defs directory in ONNX projects. There is a python script onnx/defs/gen_doc.py that automatically generate documents about operations in ONNX (docs/Operations.md). ONNF modified this script to import ONNX specifications into ONNF. There are two files generated for ONNF with the modified gen_doc.py:

1. src/dialect/onnx/onnxop.inc: Operation defintion for MLIR tablegen. Will be included in src/dialect/onnx/onnx.td
2. src/builder/op_build_table.inc: c code for ONNF frontend to import operation nodes from ONNX model. Will be included in src/builder/frontend_dialect_transformer.cpp

How to use the script

1. Get ONNX. You can use ONNF/third_party/onnx
2. In your ONNX directory, copy the script docs/gen_doc.py in your ONNF to onnx/defs in ONNX
3. Run the script: python onnx/defs/gen_doc.py
4. Two files, onnxop.inc and op_buid_table.inc should be generated in current directory
5. copy the two file into your ONNF: cp onnxop.inc your_ONNF/src/dialect/onnx/onnxop.inc; cp op_build_table.inc your_ONNF/src/builder
6. go to your ONNF and build

Customization

In addition to following the ONNF specification, the modified gen_doc.py provides some mechanism for you to customize the output. Several tables are defined at the beginning of the script:

1. special_attr_defaults: gives attribute special default value.
2. special_op_handler: creates special import function in frontend_dialect_transformer.cpp. Currently special handler is used for operations with oprational arguments
3. ShapeInferenceList: list of operations which has shape inference defined
4. CanonicalList : list of operations which has canonical form
5. manual_code_in_op_def: provides a way to specify any code for an operation in its tablegen