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Document the difference between device= vs .to(device) #8861

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tengyifei opened this issue Mar 19, 2025 · 0 comments
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Document the difference between device= vs .to(device) #8861

tengyifei opened this issue Mar 19, 2025 · 0 comments
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📚 Documentation

There's a subtle difference between torch.foo(device=xla) vs torch.foo().to(xla) and we should document this in a FAQ section or similar. The first one runs the foo on the TPU. The second one runs the foo on the CPU and then moves the buffer to the TPU.
@ysiraichi ysiraichi added the enhancement New feature or request label Mar 20, 2025
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