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Is it possible to categorize the kernels befween forward and backward passes

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#206 opened on Nov 29, 2024

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Thanks for the great library!

analyzer.get_gpu_kernel_breakdown(visualize=True) returns a dataframe with kernels statistics. Is it possible to split those between forward/backward categories?

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Research direction
Investigate the existing GPU kernel breakdown functionality and explore methods to tag kernels by pass (forward/backward) using PyTorch's autograd or profiler hooks.
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pythonpytorch
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machine learningperformance
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PythonPyTorch
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