Episode 36
TensorAccessor
What's TensorAccessor? Why not just use a raw pointer? What's PackedTensorAccessor? What are some future directions for mixing statically typed and typed erase code inside PyTorch proper?
June 23, 202111m 40s
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Show Notes
What's TensorAccessor? Why not just use a raw pointer? What's PackedTensorAccessor? What are some future directions for mixing statically typed and typed erase code inside PyTorch proper?
Further reading.
- TensorAccessor source code, short and sweet https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/blob/master/aten/src/ATen/core/TensorAccessor.h
- Legacy THCDeviceTensor https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/blob/master/aten/src/THC/THCDeviceTensor.cuh