tf.contrib.layers.rev_block

A block of reversible residual layers.

tf.contrib.layers.rev_block(
    x1, x2, f, g, num_layers=1, f_side_input=None, g_side_input=None,
    is_training=True
)

A reversible residual layer is defined as:

y1 = x1 + f(x2, f_side_input)
y2 = x2 + g(y1, g_side_input)

A reversible residual block, defined here, is a series of reversible residual layers.

Limitations:

• f and g must not close over any Tensors; all side inputs to f and g should be passed in with f_side_input and g_side_input which will be forwarded to f and g.
• f and g must not change the dimensionality of their inputs in order for the addition in the equations above to work.

Args
x1	a float Tensor.
x2	a float Tensor.
f	a function, (Tensor) -> (Tensor) (or list of such of length num_layers). Should not change the shape of the Tensor. Can make calls to get_variable. See f_side_input if there are side inputs.
g	a function, (Tensor) -> (Tensor) (or list of such of length num_layers). Should not change the shape of the Tensor. Can make calls to get_variable. See g_side_input if there are side inputs.
num_layers	int, number of reversible residual layers. Each layer will apply f and g according to the equations above, with new variables in each layer.
f_side_input	list of Tensors, side input to f. If not None, signature of f should be (Tensor, list) -> (Tensor).
g_side_input	list of Tensors, side input to g. If not None, signature of g should be (Tensor, list) -> (Tensor).
is_training	bool, whether to actually use the efficient backprop codepath.

Returns
y1, y2: tuple of float Tensors.