Add strict-flag to ExportSession

export/export.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
 # All rights reserved.
+# Copyright 2025 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates.
 #
 # This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
 # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
@@ -200,7 +201,9 @@ def _build_stages(self, stages: List[StageType]) -> Dict[StageType, Stage]:
                     aten_transform_passes = list(
                         self._export_recipe.aten_transform_passes
                     )
-                stage = TorchExportStage(aten_transform_passes)
+                stage = TorchExportStage(
+                    aten_transform_passes, strict=self._export_recipe.strict
+                )
             elif stage_type == StageType.TO_EDGE_TRANSFORM_AND_LOWER:
                 stage = EdgeTransformAndLowerStage.from_recipe(self._lowering_recipe)
             elif stage_type == StageType.TO_EDGE:

export/recipe.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
 # All rights reserved.
+# Copyright 2025 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates.
 #
 # This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
 # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ class ExportRecipe:
         executorch_backend_config: Optional backend configuration for ExecuTorch
         pipeline_stages: Optional list of stages to execute, defaults to a standard pipeline.
         mode: Export mode (debug or release)
+        strict: Set the strict flag in the torch export call.
     """
 
     name: Optional[str] = None
@@ -163,6 +165,7 @@ class ExportRecipe:
     executorch_backend_config: Optional[ExecutorchBackendConfig] = None
     pipeline_stages: Optional[List[StageType]] = None
     mode: Mode = Mode.RELEASE
+    strict: bool = True
 
     @classmethod
     def get_recipe(cls, recipe: "RecipeType", **kwargs) -> "ExportRecipe":

export/stages.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
 # All rights reserved.
+# Copyright 2025 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates.
 #
 # This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
 # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
@@ -110,9 +111,11 @@ def __init__(
         aten_transform_passes: Optional[
             List[Callable[[str, ExportedProgram], ExportedProgram]]
         ] = None,
+        strict=True,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__()
         self._aten_transform_passes = aten_transform_passes
+        self.strict = strict
 
     @property
     def stage_type(self) -> str:
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ def run(self, artifact: PipelineArtifact) -> None:
                     model,
                     example_inputs[method_name][0],
                     dynamic_shapes=method_dynamic_shapes,
-                    strict=True,
+                    strict=self.strict,
                 )
 
                 # Apply pre-edge transform passes if available