NVIDIA error messages are cryptic
Dev tooling2 posts from 2 people2d active+00 posts in the last 7 days, 1 the 7 days before (fading)Unverified
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2, newest first[distributed] MemTracker memory accounting is CUDA-only: non-CUDA accelerators (NPU/XPU/MTIA) skip the 512-byte allocation rounding### 🐛 Describe the bug `_WeakRefInfo._calculate_mem_consumed` in `torch/distributed/_tools/mem_tracker.py` hardcodes the device check: `_PYTORCH_MIN_ALLOCATE` (512 bytes) is the minimum allocation granularity of the **caching allocator** - which is not CUDA-specific. All...pytorch/pytorch · wangdefeng1Open ↗"Waiting for resources" taking forever...nothing... is this normal? I tried changing from us-west to us-east, but not much luck. Any suggestions? Thanks!.r/googlecloud · u/InTakeJuanitoOpen ↗
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2 posts from 2 people in 2 places, about 2 a week over 6 days. Mostly on r/googlecloud, pytorch/pytorch. Tools named alongside: Google Cloud, PyTorch.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "errors-unclear" rule about NVIDIA. First post Oct 7, 2026, latest Oct 12, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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NVIDIA error messages are cryptic (2 posts)