fix(losses): BarlowTwinsLoss preserves float16/bfloat16 input dtype by tritsystem · Pull Request #9103 · Project-MONAI/MONAI

tritsystem · 2026-09-06T18:55:36Z

Fixes # .

Description

BarlowTwinsLoss silently upcasts float16/bfloat16 inputs to float32.

import torch
from monai.losses import BarlowTwinsLoss

loss_fn = BarlowTwinsLoss()
for dt in (torch.float64, torch.float32, torch.bfloat16, torch.float16):
    x = torch.randn(8, 16, dtype=dt)
    y = torch.randn(8, 16, dtype=dt)
    print(dt, "->", loss_fn(x, y).dtype)
# float64 -> float64,  float32 -> float32
# bfloat16 -> float32,  float16 -> float32   <-- dtype lost

The cross-correlation matrix c correctly follows the input dtype (no
explicit dtype anywhere in its construction), but:

c_diff = (c - torch.eye(c.size(0), device=c.device)).pow_(2)  # FxF

torch.eye(...) is given device= but no dtype=, so it defaults to
the global default dtype (float32). Subtracting it from a lower-precision
c promotes the whole expression — and therefore the returned loss
value — to float32. float32/float64 inputs are unaffected since
promotion only goes up, which is why this was never caught by the
existing float32-only test cases.

The second torch.eye(...) call on the next line (used only via
.bool() to build a boolean mask) is unaffected by this — a torch.eye
matrix's 0/1 values produce the identical boolean mask regardless of its
dtype — so it's left as-is.

Fix

Add dtype=c.dtype to the first torch.eye() call.

Verified

float16/bfloat16/float32/float64 inputs all now return a loss
at their own dtype.
All 5 existing TEST_CASES (byte-identical float32 values),
test_ill_shape, test_ill_batch_size, test_with_cuda pass
unchanged.
Added test_preserves_input_dtype, parametrized over all four dtypes.
Confirmed it fails on unpatched code (float16/bfloat16 return
float32) and passes with the fix.

Types of changes

Non-breaking change (fix or new feature that would not break existing functionality).
Breaking change (fix or new feature that would cause existing functionality to change).
New tests added to cover the changes.
Integration tests passed locally by running ./runtests.sh -f -u --net --coverage.
Quick tests passed locally (pytest tests/losses/test_barlow_twins_loss.py — 12 passed).
In-line docstrings updated.
Documentation updated, tested make html command in the docs/ folder.

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Found via a metamorphic dtype-preservation sweep (an automated check
that a loss/op's output dtype should follow its input dtype), which
flagged this exact function. Claude (Anthropic) was used to trace the
root cause, write the fix and the test, and verify fail-on-unpatched /
pass-with-fix directly by running the code, not assumed. I reviewed the
root cause, the fix, and the test before opening this PR.

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BarlowTwinsLoss now creates its identity matrix with c.dtype. A parameterized test verifies output dtype preservation for float64, float32, bfloat16, and float16 inputs.

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108-108: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a Google-style docstring to the new test.

Document the dtype argument.

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     `@parameterized.expand`([(torch.float64,), (torch.float32,), (torch.bfloat16,), (torch.float16,)])
     def test_preserves_input_dtype(self, dtype):
+        """Verify that BarlowTwinsLoss preserves the input tensor dtype.
+
+        Args:
+            dtype: Floating-point dtype used for the input and target tensors.
+        """

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Use descriptive names for the test tensors.

i and j do not identify the input and target tensors. Rename them to input_tensor and target_tensor.

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-        i = torch.randn(4, 8, dtype=dtype)
-        j = torch.randn(4, 8, dtype=dtype)
-        output = loss(i, j)
+        input_tensor = torch.randn(4, 8, dtype=dtype)
+        target_tensor = torch.randn(4, 8, dtype=dtype)
+        output = loss(input_tensor, target_tensor)

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c_diff = (c - torch.eye(c.size(0), device=c.device)).pow_(2) built the identity matrix with no dtype=, defaulting to the global default (float32). Subtracting it from `c` (which correctly follows the input dtype) silently upcast the entire loss computation to float32 whenever the input was float16 or bfloat16 -- float32/float64 inputs were unaffected since promotion only goes up. Add dtype=c.dtype to the torch.eye() call. The second torch.eye() call (used only to build a boolean mask via .bool()) is unaffected regardless of its dtype, since torch.eye()'s 0/1 values produce the same boolean mask at any dtype -- left as-is. Verified: float16/bfloat16/float32/float64 all now preserve their input dtype; existing float32 test cases are byte-identical (all 5 TEST_CASES plus ill_shape/ill_batch_size/with_cuda pass unchanged). Added test_preserves_input_dtype, parametrized over all four dtypes; fails on unpatched code for float16/bfloat16 (returns float32), passes with the fix. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: tritsystem <gbranaa4@gmail.com>

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…#9104) Fixes # . ### Description `GlobalNet`/`LocalNet` (both build on `AffineHead`) crash immediately on the first half-precision forward call: ```python import torch from monai.networks.nets import GlobalNet net = GlobalNet(image_size=[16,16], spatial_dims=2, in_channels=1, num_channel_initial=4, depth=2).half() net(torch.randn(1, 1, 16, 16, dtype=torch.float16)) # RuntimeError: expected scalar type Half but found Float ``` `AffineHead.grid` is a plain attribute (`torch.stack(...).to(dtype=torch.float)` in `get_reference_grid`, never `register_buffer`'d), so `.half()` on the containing module never touches it. `forward()` re-derives only its *device* every call: ```python self.grid = self.grid.to(device=f.device) ``` never its dtype. So after `.half()`, `theta` (from `self.fc`, whose weights *do* move) becomes `float16`, but `self.grid` stays `float32`, and `affine_transform`'s `torch.einsum(..., grid_padded, theta...)` raises immediately since it requires matching dtypes. ### Fix Re-derive dtype alongside device every forward call: ```python self.grid = self.grid.to(device=f.device, dtype=f.dtype) ``` `f`'s dtype is a safe reference point here: `self.fc(f.reshape(...))` (the very next line) already requires `f`'s dtype to match `self.fc`'s weights for that call to succeed, so by the time `affine_transform(theta) - self.grid` runs, `f.dtype` is guaranteed consistent with `theta`'s dtype. ### Verified - Half-precision forward no longer crashes, on `AffineHead` directly and through the full `GlobalNet` network; output is `float16` at the correct shape. - `float32` path is unaffected (`f.dtype` was already `torch.float` in that case, so this is a no-op there). - Added `test_half_precision_forward` to `test_globalnet.py` (parametrized over the existing `TEST_CASES_GLOBAL_NET`). Confirmed it fails with the exact `RuntimeError` above on unpatched code, passes with the fix. - Full existing `test_globalnet.py` and `test_regunet.py` suites pass unchanged (8/8 and 4/4 real tests respectively). ### Types of changes - [x] Non-breaking change (fix or new feature that would not break existing functionality). - [ ] Breaking change (fix or new feature that would cause existing functionality to change). - [x] New tests added to cover the changes. - [ ] Integration tests passed locally by running `./runtests.sh -f -u --net --coverage`. - [x] Quick tests passed locally (`pytest tests/networks/nets/test_globalnet.py tests/networks/nets/regunet/test_regunet.py`). - [ ] In-line docstrings updated. - [ ] Documentation updated, tested `make html` command in the `docs/` folder. ### AI-assistance disclosure Found via the same metamorphic dtype-preservation sweep that flagged #9103 (checking whether a module's registered state actually follows `.to()`/`.half()`). Claude (Anthropic) was used to trace the root cause, write the fix and the test, and verify fail-on-unpatched / pass-with-fix by actually running the code. I reviewed the root cause, the fix, and the test before opening this PR. --------- Signed-off-by: tritsystem <gbranaa4@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Co-authored-by: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>

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fix(networks): AffineHead follows the module's dtype, not just device #9104

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