Method buffer

exir/program/_program.py:626–637

Returns the serialized ExecuTorch binary as a byte string. Note that the call to `buffer` may allocate a very large amount of contiguous memory, depending on the model size. If writing to a file, use `write_to_file` which won't incur additional copies.

(self)

    @property
    def buffer(self) -> bytes:
        """Returns the serialized ExecuTorch binary as a byte string.

        Note that the call to `buffer` may allocate a very large amount of
        contiguous memory, depending on the model size. If writing to a file,
        use `write_to_file` which won't incur additional copies.
        """
        # TODO(T181494963): update pybinding to remove buffer cache, which can consume large
        # amounts of memory longer than necessary.
        if self._buffer is None:
            self._buffer = bytes(self._get_pte_data())
        return self._buffer

    @property
    @experimental("This API is experimental and subject to change without notice.")