What does this code do in pytorch?

nlp
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class GradientReverse(torch.autograd.Function):

  lambd = 1.0

  @staticmethod
  def forward(ctx, inp):
    out = inp.clone()
    return out

  @staticmethod
  def backward(ctx, grad_out):
    return grad_out.neg() * GradientReverse.lambd


def reverse_gradient(x, lambd):
  GradientReverse.lambd = lambd
  return GradientReverse.apply(x)

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As I investigated, I found that this code is of gradient reversal layer.