torch.LongTensor doesn't initialize to 0 above certain size

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Creation of a LongTensor with size < 74240 yields a tensor filled with random long int noise. Above 74240 yields a tensor filled with uniform 0s. Any idea why this is?

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In [1]: import torch

In [2]: max(torch.LongTensor(74240))
tensor(9222708909033422584)

In [3]: max(torch.LongTensor(74241))
tensor(0)
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Hi,

Creating a Tensor will not initialize the memory. It will contain whatever the memory contained when it was returned by the allocator.
In your case I guess that you have an allocator for small objects that don’t initialize memory and one for large objects that does zero-out all the values.

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Seems like Pytorch 0.4.0 doesn’t have this issue
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