n record_shapes=True is specified, profiler will temporarily hold references to the tensors; that may further prevent certain optimizations that depend on the reference count and introduce extra tensor copies. Examples: .. code-block:: python with torch.profiler.profile( activities=[ torch.profiler.ProfilerActivity.CPU, torch.profiler.ProfilerActivity.CUDA, ] ) as p: code_to_profile() print(p.key_averages().table( sort_by="self_cuda_time_total", row_limit=-1)) Using the profiler's ``schedule``, ``on_trace_ready`` and ``step`` functions: .. code-block:: python # Non-default profiler schedule allows user to turn profiler on and off # on different iterations of the training loop; # trace_handler is called every time a new trace becomes available def trace_handler(prof): print(prof.key_averages().table( sort_by="self_cuda_time_total", row_limit=-1)) # prof.export_chrome_trace("/tmp/test_trace_" + str(prof.step_num) + ".json") with torch.profiler.profile( activities=[ torch.profiler.ProfilerActivity.CPU, torch.profiler.ProfilerActivity.CUDA, ], # In this example with wait=1, warmup=1, active=2, repeat=1, # profiler will skip the first step/iteration, # start warming up on the second, record # the third and the forth iterations, # after which the trace will become available # and on_trace_ready (when set) is called; # the cycle repeats starting with the next step schedule=torch.profiler.schedule( wait=1, warmup=1, active=2, repeat=1), on_trace_ready=trace_handler # on_trace_ready=torch.profiler.tensorboard_trace_handler('./log') # used when outputting for tensorboard ) as p: for iter in range(N): code_iteration_to_profile(iter) # send a signal to the profiler that the next iteration has started p.step() NF) r"