DanLing NestedTensor: Composable Multi-Ragged Tensors for Deep Learning
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arXiv:2609.30379v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Variable-size inputs are common in deep learning, but dense batching allocates a shared envelope and spends computation on padding. The cost multiplies across varying axes: an explicit pair state allocates $BN_{\max}^2$ positions instead of $\sum_i N_i^2$. Packing removes that waste, but composing packed operations still requires the logical axes and sample boundaries a flat buffer no longer exposes. We present DanLing NestedTensor, a PyTorch tensor abstraction that makes multi-ragged structure a property of the tensor itself. Packed values car
Key takeaways
- arXiv:2609.30379v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Variable-size inputs are common in deep learning, but dense batching allocates a shared envelope and spends computation on padding.
- The cost multiplies across varying axes: an explicit pair state allocates $BN_{\max}^2$ positions instead of $\sum_i N_i^2$.
- Packing removes that waste, but composing packed operations still requires the logical axes and sample boundaries a flat buffer no longer exposes.
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