fix: Allow loading CUDA-saved models on CPU-only machines

cebra/integrations/sklearn/cebra.py

@@ -74,13 +74,32 @@ def _safe_torch_load(filename, weights_only=False, **kwargs):
     legacy_mode = packaging.version.parse(
         torch.__version__) < packaging.version.parse("2.6.0")
 
-    if legacy_mode:
-        checkpoint = torch.load(filename, weights_only=False, **kwargs)
-    else:
-        with torch.serialization.safe_globals(CEBRA_LOAD_SAFE_GLOBALS):
-            checkpoint = torch.load(filename,
-                                    weights_only=weights_only,
-                                    **kwargs)
+    try:
+        if legacy_mode:
+            checkpoint = torch.load(filename, weights_only=False, **kwargs)
+        else:
+            with torch.serialization.safe_globals(CEBRA_LOAD_SAFE_GLOBALS):
+                checkpoint = torch.load(filename,
+                                        weights_only=weights_only,
+                                        **kwargs)
+    except RuntimeError as e:
+        # Handle CUDA deserialization errors by retrying with map_location='cpu'
+        if "CUDA" in str(e) or "cuda" in str(e).lower():
+            if "map_location" not in kwargs:
+                kwargs["map_location"] = torch.device("cpu")
+                if legacy_mode:
+                    checkpoint = torch.load(filename, weights_only=False,
+                                            **kwargs)
+                else:
+                    with torch.serialization.safe_globals(
+                            CEBRA_LOAD_SAFE_GLOBALS):
+                        checkpoint = torch.load(filename,
+                                                weights_only=weights_only,
+                                                **kwargs)
+            else:
+                raise
+        else:
+            raise
 
     if not isinstance(checkpoint, dict):
         _check_type_checkpoint(checkpoint)
@@ -334,6 +353,32 @@ def _check_type_checkpoint(checkpoint):
     return checkpoint
 
 
+def _resolve_checkpoint_device(device):
+    """Resolve the device stored in a checkpoint for the current runtime.
+
+    If a checkpoint was saved on CUDA and CUDA is unavailable at load time, this
+    falls back to CPU.
+
+    Args:
+        device: The device from the checkpoint (str or torch.device).
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The resolved device string ('cpu' or validated device).
+    """
+    if isinstance(device, torch.device):
+        device = str(device)
+
+    if not isinstance(device, str):
+        raise TypeError(
+            "Expected checkpoint device to be a string or torch.device, "
+            f"got {type(device)}.")
+
+    if device.startswith("cuda") and not torch.cuda.is_available():
+        return "cpu"
+
+    return sklearn_utils.check_device(device)
+
+
 def _load_cebra_with_sklearn_backend(cebra_info: Dict) -> "CEBRA":
     """Loads a CEBRA model with a Sklearn backend.
 
@@ -357,11 +402,24 @@ def _load_cebra_with_sklearn_backend(cebra_info: Dict) -> "CEBRA":
 
     args, state, state_dict = cebra_info['args'], cebra_info[
         'state'], cebra_info['state_dict']
+
+    # Resolve device: use CPU when checkpoint was saved on CUDA but CUDA is not available
+    saved_device = state["device_"]
+    load_device = _resolve_checkpoint_device(saved_device)
+
     cebra_ = cebra.CEBRA(**args)
 
     for key, value in state.items():
         setattr(cebra_, key, value)
 
+    # Update device attributes to the resolved device for the current runtime
+    cebra_.device_ = load_device
+    saved_device_str = str(saved_device) if isinstance(saved_device,
+                                                       torch.device) else saved_device
+    if isinstance(saved_device_str,
+                  str) and saved_device_str.startswith("cuda") and load_device == "cpu":
+        cebra_.device = "cpu"
+
     #TODO(stes): unused right now
     #state_and_args = {**args, **state}
 
@@ -375,7 +433,7 @@ def _load_cebra_with_sklearn_backend(cebra_info: Dict) -> "CEBRA":
             num_neurons=state["n_features_in_"],
             num_units=args["num_hidden_units"],
             num_output=args["output_dimension"],
-        ).to(state['device_'])
+        ).to(load_device)
 
     elif isinstance(cebra_.num_sessions_, int):
         model = nn.ModuleList([
@@ -385,10 +443,10 @@ def _load_cebra_with_sklearn_backend(cebra_info: Dict) -> "CEBRA":
                 num_units=args["num_hidden_units"],
                 num_output=args["output_dimension"],
             ) for n_features in state["n_features_in_"]
-        ]).to(state['device_'])
+        ]).to(load_device)
 
     criterion = cebra_._prepare_criterion()
-    criterion.to(state['device_'])
+    criterion.to(load_device)
 
     optimizer = torch.optim.Adam(
         itertools.chain(model.parameters(), criterion.parameters()),
@@ -404,7 +462,7 @@ def _load_cebra_with_sklearn_backend(cebra_info: Dict) -> "CEBRA":
         tqdm_on=args['verbose'],
     )
     solver.load_state_dict(state_dict)
-    solver.to(state['device_'])
+    solver.to(load_device)
 
     cebra_.model_ = model
     cebra_.solver_ = solver

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tests/test_sklearn.py

@@ -1097,6 +1097,169 @@ def get_ordered_cuda_devices():
 ) else []
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("saved_device", [
+    "cuda",
+    "cuda:0",
+    torch.device("cuda"),
+    torch.device("cuda", 0),
+])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("model_architecture", ["offset1-model", "parametrized-model-5"])
+def test_load_cuda_checkpoint_falls_back_to_cpu(saved_device, model_architecture, monkeypatch):
+    """Test that CUDA-saved checkpoints can be loaded on CPU-only machines.
+
+    This tests the fix for: Loading a model saved on CUDA when only CPU is available
+    should gracefully fall back to CPU instead of raising RuntimeError.
+    """
+    X = np.random.uniform(0, 1, (100, 5))
+
+    # Train a model on CPU
+    cebra_model = cebra_sklearn_cebra.CEBRA(
+        model_architecture=model_architecture,
+        max_iterations=5,
+        device="cpu"
+    ).fit(X)
+
+    with _windows_compatible_tempfile(mode="w+b") as tempname:
+        # Save the model
+        cebra_model.save(tempname)
+
+        # Modify the checkpoint to have a CUDA device
+        checkpoint = cebra_sklearn_cebra._safe_torch_load(tempname)
+        checkpoint["state"]["device_"] = saved_device
+        torch.save(checkpoint, tempname)
+
+        # Mock CUDA as unavailable (simulating CPU-only machine)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(torch.cuda, "is_available", lambda: False)
+
+        # This should NOT raise RuntimeError: No CUDA GPUs are available
+        loaded_model = cebra_sklearn_cebra.CEBRA.load(tempname)
+
+    # Verify model is on CPU
+    assert loaded_model.device_ == "cpu", f"Expected device_='cpu', got {loaded_model.device_!r}"
+    assert loaded_model.device == "cpu", f"Expected device='cpu', got {loaded_model.device!r}"
+    assert next(loaded_model.solver_.model.parameters()).device == torch.device("cpu")
+
+    # Verify model actually works (can do inference)
+    X_test = np.random.uniform(0, 1, (10, 5))
+    embedding = loaded_model.transform(X_test)
+    assert embedding.shape[0] == 10  # Correct number of samples
+    assert embedding.shape[1] > 0   # Has some output dimensions
+    assert isinstance(embedding, np.ndarray)
+
+
+def test_safe_torch_load_cuda_fallback(monkeypatch):
+    """Test that _safe_torch_load retries with map_location='cpu' on CUDA errors.
+
+    This exercises the actual torch.load failure path when CUDA tensors are
+    present but CUDA is unavailable.
+    """
+    import tempfile
+    import os
+
+    # Create a simple checkpoint
+    checkpoint = {"test": torch.tensor([1.0, 2.0, 3.0])}
+
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".pt", delete=False) as f:
+        tempname = f.name
+        torch.save(checkpoint, tempname)
+
+    try:
+        # Mock torch.load to fail on first call (simulating CUDA tensor load error)
+        original_torch_load = torch.load
+        call_count = [0]
+
+        def mock_torch_load(*args, **kwargs):
+            call_count[0] += 1
+            if call_count[0] == 1 and "map_location" not in kwargs:
+                raise RuntimeError("Attempting to deserialize object on a CUDA device but torch.cuda.is_available() is False")
+            return original_torch_load(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(torch, "load", mock_torch_load)
+
+        # Should retry with map_location='cpu' and succeed
+        result = cebra_sklearn_cebra._safe_torch_load(tempname)
+        assert "test" in result
+        assert torch.allclose(result["test"], checkpoint["test"])
+        assert call_count[0] == 2  # First call failed, second retry succeeded
+
+    finally:
+        os.unlink(tempname)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("saved_device", ["cuda", "cuda:0"])
+def test_load_cuda_checkpoint_with_device_override(saved_device, monkeypatch):
+    """Test that automatic CPU fallback works with CUDA checkpoints."""
+    X = np.random.uniform(0, 1, (100, 5))
+
+    cebra_model = cebra_sklearn_cebra.CEBRA(
+        model_architecture="offset1-model",
+        max_iterations=5,
+        device="cpu"
+    ).fit(X)
+
+    with _windows_compatible_tempfile(mode="w+b") as tempname:
+        cebra_model.save(tempname)
+        checkpoint = cebra_sklearn_cebra._safe_torch_load(tempname)
+        checkpoint["state"]["device_"] = saved_device
+        torch.save(checkpoint, tempname)
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(torch.cuda, "is_available", lambda: False)
+
+        # Load should automatically fall back to CPU
+        loaded_model = cebra_sklearn_cebra.CEBRA.load(tempname)
+
+        # Model should be usable
+        X_test = np.random.uniform(0, 1, (10, 5))
+        embedding = loaded_model.transform(X_test)
+        assert embedding.shape[0] == 10
+        assert embedding.shape[1] > 0
+
+
+def test_load_real_cuda_checkpoint_on_cpu(monkeypatch):
+    """Verify real CUDA checkpoint exists and document the test asset.
+
+    This checkpoint was saved with CUDA tensors and is used to demonstrate
+    the real-world scenario that this fix addresses. The checkpoint file
+    is kept as a test fixture for future integration testing.
+
+    NOTE: Loading this checkpoint requires PyTorch 2.6+ with directory
+    format support, which is not available in the current test environment.
+    The fix is verified through the mock-based tests above.
+    """
+    import os
+
+    # Path to the real CUDA-saved checkpoint (PyTorch directory format)
+    checkpoint_path = os.path.join(
+        os.path.dirname(__file__), "test_data", "cuda_saved_checkpoint"
+    )
+
+    if not os.path.exists(checkpoint_path):
+        pytest.skip("Real CUDA checkpoint not available")
+
+    # Verify the checkpoint has the expected structure
+    pkl_file = os.path.join(checkpoint_path, "data.pkl")
+    version_file = os.path.join(checkpoint_path, "version")
+
+    assert os.path.exists(pkl_file), "Checkpoint should have data.pkl"
+    assert os.path.exists(version_file), "Checkpoint should have version file"
+
+    # Read version to confirm it's a valid checkpoint
+    with open(version_file) as f:
+        version = f.read().strip()
+    assert version == "3", f"Expected version 3, got {version}"
+
+    # Verify data directory exists with tensor files
+    data_dir = os.path.join(checkpoint_path, "data")
+    assert os.path.isdir(data_dir), "Checkpoint should have data directory"
+
+    # List some tensor files to confirm structure
+    tensor_files = os.listdir(data_dir)
+    assert len(tensor_files) > 0, "Checkpoint should contain tensor files"
+
+    # This documents the checkpoint exists and is valid
+    # Full loading test requires PyTorch 2.6+ directory format support
+
+
 def test_fit_after_moving_to_device():
     expected_device = 'cpu'
     expected_type = type(expected_device)