# monkeypatch.gradient_checkpointing.offload_cpu – Axolotl

# monkeypatch.gradient_checkpointing.offload_cpu

`monkeypatch.gradient_checkpointing.offload_cpu`

CPU offloaded checkpointing

## Classes

Name | Description
--- | ---
CPU_Offloaded_Gradient_Checkpointer | Saves VRAM by smartly offloading to RAM.

### CPU_Offloaded_Gradient_Checkpointer

    monkeypatch.gradient_checkpointing.offload_cpu.CPU_Offloaded_Gradient_Checkpointer(
    )

Saves VRAM by smartly offloading to RAM. Tiny hit to performance, since we mask the movement via non blocking calls.