Feature request: upstream changes to pytorch

[Pandapip1]

Easier said than done, but: I'd really like it if you could upstream these changes to the main pytorch project. This comes with a number of advantages:

1. It allows Intel Arc cards to be used for all pytorch applications
2. It shifts the maintenance burden onto the pytorch project

[kta-intel]

Hi, this is a great suggestion. Actually, we do work very closely with the main PyTorch developers to upstream a lot of our optimizations. Right now, it is limited to CPU optimizations. In general, the intention of the extension is to provide the most up-to-date features and hardware targeted performance optimizations. A lot of this will eventually be upstreamed in later releases.

[Pandapip1]

Great! I'll keep this issue open for now, since there are non-upstreamed optimizations, but I'm glad to hear that this is on the roadmap! Go Intel Arc!