Problem in understanding densenet model

I have a densenet121 model from pytorch
DenseNet(
(features): Sequential(
(conv0): Conv2d(3, 64, kernel_size=(7, 7), stride=(2, 2), padding=(3, 3), bias=False)
(norm0): BatchNorm2d(64, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu0): ReLU(inplace=True)
(pool0): MaxPool2d(kernel_size=3, stride=2, padding=1, dilation=1, ceil_mode=False)
(denseblock1): _DenseBlock(
(denselayer1): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(64, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(64, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer2): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(96, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(96, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer3): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(128, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer4): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(160, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(160, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer5): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(192, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(192, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer6): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(224, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(224, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
)
(transition1): _Transition(
(norm): BatchNorm2d(256, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv): Conv2d(256, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(pool): AvgPool2d(kernel_size=2, stride=2, padding=0)
)
(denseblock2): _DenseBlock(
(denselayer1): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(128, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer2): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(160, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(160, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer3): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(192, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(192, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer4): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(224, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(224, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer5): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(256, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(256, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer6): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(288, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(288, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer7): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(320, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(320, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer8): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(352, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(352, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer9): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(384, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(384, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer10): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(416, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(416, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer11): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(448, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(448, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer12): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(480, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(480, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
)
(transition2): _Transition(
(norm): BatchNorm2d(512, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv): Conv2d(512, 256, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(pool): AvgPool2d(kernel_size=2, stride=2, padding=0)
)
(denseblock3): _DenseBlock(
(denselayer1): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(256, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(256, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer2): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(288, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(288, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer3): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(320, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(320, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer4): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(352, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(352, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer5): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(384, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(384, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer6): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(416, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(416, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer7): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(448, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(448, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer8): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(480, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(480, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer9): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(512, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(512, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer10): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(544, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(544, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer11): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(576, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(576, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer12): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(608, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(608, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer13): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(640, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(640, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer14): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(672, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(672, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer15): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(704, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(704, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer16): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(736, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(736, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer17): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(768, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(768, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer18): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(800, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(800, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer19): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(832, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(832, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer20): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(864, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(864, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer21): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(896, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(896, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer22): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(928, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(928, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer23): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(960, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(960, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer24): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(992, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(992, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
)
(transition3): _Transition(
(norm): BatchNorm2d(1024, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv): Conv2d(1024, 512, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(pool): AvgPool2d(kernel_size=2, stride=2, padding=0)
)
(denseblock4): _DenseBlock(
(denselayer1): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(512, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(512, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer2): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(544, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(544, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer3): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(576, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(576, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer4): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(608, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(608, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer5): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(640, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(640, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer6): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(672, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(672, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer7): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(704, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(704, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer8): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(736, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(736, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer9): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(768, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(768, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer10): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(800, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(800, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer11): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(832, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(832, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer12): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(864, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(864, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer13): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(896, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(896, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer14): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(928, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(928, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer15): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(960, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(960, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
(denselayer16): _DenseLayer(
(norm1): BatchNorm2d(992, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu1): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv1): Conv2d(992, 128, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
(norm2): BatchNorm2d(128, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
(relu2): ReLU(inplace=True)
(conv2): Conv2d(128, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
)
)
(norm5): BatchNorm2d(1024, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
)
(classifier): Linear(in_features=1024, out_features=6, bias=True)
)
When I run the model, it works fine.

Case1: What works is:
model.classifier = Linear(in_features=1024, out_features=1024, bias=True)
out = model(input)

Case2: What does not work is:
f = model.features(input) # f.shape = torch.Size([1, 1024, 7, 7])
linear = torch.nn.Linear(in_features=1024, out_features=1024, bias=True)
output = linear(f)

input is a single image of shape 224*224 with three channels

My question is that when I extract the features from ‘features’ (extracted feature has shape 1, 1024, 7, 7) and pass it to a self-created Linear layer, it throws an error( ERROR: mat1 and mat2 shapes cannot be multiplied (14336x7 and 1024x7)). But, when I replace the model ‘classifier’ with the same linear layer, I get an output vector of size [1,1024].

To me, both of the operations are the same, but I keep getting the error in the second case.
Please let me know where I am going wrong.

They are not the same since you are missing these functional API calls.

Your model print suggests:

inputs → features → transition 1 → transition 2 → transition 3 → norm5 → classifier

But sounds like you tried:

inputs → features → classifier

Granted, your print statement says nothing about the actual flow of data in the model. We would need to see the forward method for that.

Thanks a lot. I should have looked into the forward method myself.

Thanks a lot. The forward method contains three more steps before performing classification.