RuntimeError: Cannot insert a Tensor that requires grad as a constant

cmandel · March 5, 2021, 12:30am

Hi - torch.jit.trace is throwing a runtime error on a forward method that is returning outputs from every layer in a sequence. Any suggestions on how to make this work? Thanks!

Code in question:

    def forward(self, x):
        outs = []
        for idx, layer in enumerate(self.layers):
            x = layer(x)
            outs.append(x)
        return tuple(outs)

self.layers:

ModuleList(
  (0): ConvBNAct(
    (0): Conv2d(3, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(2, 2), padding=(1, 1), bias=False)
    (1): BatchNorm2d(32, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
    (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
  )
  (1): Sequential(
    (0): InvertedResidual(
      (conv): Sequential(
        (0): ConvBNAct(
          (0): Conv2d(32, 32, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), groups=32, bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(32, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (1): Conv2d(32, 16, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
        (2): BatchNorm2d(16, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
      )
    )
  )
  (2): Sequential(
    (0): InvertedResidual(
      (conv): Sequential(
        (0): ConvBNAct(
          (0): Conv2d(16, 96, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(96, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (1): ConvBNAct(
          (0): Conv2d(96, 96, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(2, 2), padding=(1, 1), groups=96, bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(96, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (2): Conv2d(96, 24, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
        (3): BatchNorm2d(24, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
      )
    )
    (1): InvertedResidual(
      (conv): Sequential(
        (0): ConvBNAct(
          (0): Conv2d(24, 144, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(144, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (1): ConvBNAct(
          (0): Conv2d(144, 144, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), groups=144, bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(144, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (2): Conv2d(144, 24, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
        (3): BatchNorm2d(24, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
      )
    )
  )
  (3): Sequential(
    (0): InvertedResidual(
      (conv): Sequential(
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          (1): BatchNorm2d(144, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (1): ConvBNAct(
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          (1): BatchNorm2d(144, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (2): Conv2d(144, 32, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
        (3): BatchNorm2d(32, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
      )
    )
    (1): InvertedResidual(
      (conv): Sequential(
        (0): ConvBNAct(
          (0): Conv2d(32, 192, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(192, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (1): ConvBNAct(
          (0): Conv2d(192, 192, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), groups=192, bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(192, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (2): Conv2d(192, 32, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
        (3): BatchNorm2d(32, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
      )
    )
    (2): InvertedResidual(
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          (1): BatchNorm2d(192, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (1): ConvBNAct(
          (0): Conv2d(192, 192, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), groups=192, bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(192, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (2): Conv2d(192, 32, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
        (3): BatchNorm2d(32, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
      )
    )
  )
  (4): Sequential(
    (0): InvertedResidual(
      (conv): Sequential(
        (0): ConvBNAct(
          (0): Conv2d(32, 192, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(192, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (1): ConvBNAct(
          (0): Conv2d(192, 192, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(2, 2), padding=(1, 1), groups=192, bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(192, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (2): Conv2d(192, 64, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
        (3): BatchNorm2d(64, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
      )
    )
    (1): InvertedResidual(
      (conv): Sequential(
        (0): ConvBNAct(
          (0): Conv2d(64, 384, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(384, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (1): ConvBNAct(
          (0): Conv2d(384, 384, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), groups=384, bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(384, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (2): Conv2d(384, 64, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
        (3): BatchNorm2d(64, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
      )
    )
    (2): InvertedResidual(
      (conv): Sequential(
        (0): ConvBNAct(
          (0): Conv2d(64, 384, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(384, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (1): ConvBNAct(
          (0): Conv2d(384, 384, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), groups=384, bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(384, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (2): Conv2d(384, 64, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
        (3): BatchNorm2d(64, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
      )
    )
    (3): InvertedResidual(
      (conv): Sequential(
        (0): ConvBNAct(
          (0): Conv2d(64, 384, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(384, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (1): ConvBNAct(
          (0): Conv2d(384, 384, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), groups=384, bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(384, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (2): Conv2d(384, 64, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
        (3): BatchNorm2d(64, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
      )
    )
  )
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          (1): BatchNorm2d(384, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
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          (1): BatchNorm2d(384, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (2): Conv2d(384, 96, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
        (3): BatchNorm2d(96, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
      )
    )
    (1): InvertedResidual(
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          (0): Conv2d(96, 576, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(576, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (1): ConvBNAct(
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          (1): BatchNorm2d(576, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (2): Conv2d(576, 96, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
        (3): BatchNorm2d(96, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
      )
    )
    (2): InvertedResidual(
      (conv): Sequential(
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          (1): BatchNorm2d(576, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (1): ConvBNAct(
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          (1): BatchNorm2d(576, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (2): Conv2d(576, 96, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
        (3): BatchNorm2d(96, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
      )
    )
  )
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      (conv): Sequential(
        (0): ConvBNAct(
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          (1): BatchNorm2d(576, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
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          (1): BatchNorm2d(576, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (2): Conv2d(576, 160, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
        (3): BatchNorm2d(160, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
      )
    )
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          (1): BatchNorm2d(960, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (1): ConvBNAct(
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          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
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      )
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  )
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        (0): ConvBNAct(
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          (1): BatchNorm2d(960, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (1): ConvBNAct(
          (0): Conv2d(960, 960, kernel_size=(3, 3), stride=(1, 1), padding=(1, 1), groups=960, bias=False)
          (1): BatchNorm2d(960, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
          (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
        )
        (2): Conv2d(960, 320, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
        (3): BatchNorm2d(320, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
      )
    )
  )
  (8): ConvBNAct(
    (0): Conv2d(320, 1280, kernel_size=(1, 1), stride=(1, 1), bias=False)
    (1): BatchNorm2d(1280, eps=1e-05, momentum=0.1, affine=True, track_running_stats=True)
    (2): ReLU6(inplace=True)
  )
)

Error:

RuntimeError: Cannot insert a Tensor that requires grad as a constant. Consider making it a parameter or input, or detaching the gradient

mycpuorg · June 16, 2021, 12:27am

BUMP!
Somewhat related: I am trying to save my model as shown below:


    with torch.no_grad():
        input_shape = [1, 3, 512, 256]
        input_data = torch.randn(input_shape)
        input_data = input_data.to(DEVICE) # GPU
        out_res = model(input_data)
        scripted_model = torch.jit.trace(model, input_data)
        scripted_model.eval()
    # Save your model. The following code saves it with the .pth file extension
    scripted_model.save('model.pth')

I keep getting this error which makes no sense to me (since I am adding the no_grad() )

RuntimeError: Cannot insert a Tensor that requires grad as a constant. Consider making it a parameter or input, or detaching the gradient
Tensor:
(1,1,.,.) =
 0.01 * ...

Any hints would be very helpful. Thanks.

smkoop · February 18, 2022, 1:20pm

Hi, did you ever find out what caused this error?
Because I’m getting the same error with very similar code, and any hints would be greatly appreciated!

wangyang_zuo · October 20, 2022, 8:05am

I meet the same problem. The core problem is that torch.no_grad() can not make all net parameters to remove grad. So we can just manually set all parameters required_grad = False.

oguzel · October 5, 2024, 9:20am

Hi, I have the same problem with torch.jit.trace. The solution above doesn’t work for my case. Anyone has an update on this ?