diff --git a/torch/_inductor/codecache.py b/torch/_inductor/codecache.py
index 810ffa40255a..86929421fc4b 100644
--- a/torch/_inductor/codecache.py
+++ b/torch/_inductor/codecache.py
@@ -522,7 +522,13 @@ def dumps(cls, obj) -> bytes:
         """
         with io.BytesIO() as stream:
             pickler = cls(stream)
-            pickler.dump(obj)
+            try:
+                pickler.dump(obj)
+            except (TypeError, AttributeError) as e:
+                # Some configs options are callables, e.g., post_grad_custom_pre_pass,
+                # and may not pickle.
+                log.warning("Can't pickle", exc_info=True)
+                raise BypassFxGraphCache from e
             return stream.getvalue()
 
     @classmethod
@@ -661,14 +667,7 @@ def __init__(
         # Also hash on various system info (including the triton compiler version).
         self.torch_version = torch_key()
         self.system_info = CacheBase.get_system()
-
-        try:
-            self.inductor_config = config.save_config()
-        except (TypeError, AttributeError) as e:
-            # Some configs options are callables, e.g., post_grad_custom_pre_pass,
-            # and may not pickle.
-            log.debug("Can't pickle inductor config: %s", e)
-            raise BypassFxGraphCache from e
+        self.inductor_config = config.save_config_portable()
 
     def debug_str(self) -> str:
         """
diff --git a/torch/_inductor/config.py b/torch/_inductor/config.py
index a7dc6cd026fe..e15181ce0263 100644
--- a/torch/_inductor/config.py
+++ b/torch/_inductor/config.py
@@ -875,10 +875,19 @@ class trace:
     log_autotuning_results: bool = False
 
 
-_save_config_ignore = {
+_save_config_ignore = [
     # workaround: "Can't pickle <function ...>"
     "trace.upload_tar",
-}
+]
+
+_cache_config_ignore_prefix = [
+    # trace functions are not relevant to config caching
+    "trace",
+    # uses absolute path
+    "cuda.cutlass_dir",
+    # not relevant
+    "compile_threads",
+]
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from torch.utils._config_typing import *  # noqa: F401, F403
diff --git a/torch/utils/_config_module.py b/torch/utils/_config_module.py
index ef0478535772..f468e2d84890 100644
--- a/torch/utils/_config_module.py
+++ b/torch/utils/_config_module.py
@@ -156,6 +156,19 @@ def save_config(self) -> bytes:
             config.pop(key)
         return pickle.dumps(config, protocol=2)
 
+    def save_config_portable(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Convert config to portable format"""
+        config: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+        for key in sorted(self._config):
+            if key.startswith("_"):
+                continue
+            if any(
+                key.startswith(e) for e in self._config["_cache_config_ignore_prefix"]
+            ):
+                continue
+            config[key] = self._config[key]
+        return config
+
     def codegen_config(self) -> str:
         """Convert config to Python statements that replicate current config.
         This does NOT include config settings that are at default values.
diff --git a/torch/utils/_config_typing.pyi b/torch/utils/_config_typing.pyi
index c31eb5f34a59..b2d99e67fabb 100644
--- a/torch/utils/_config_typing.pyi
+++ b/torch/utils/_config_typing.pyi
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Note that the import should happen before the call to install_config_module(), o
 assert TYPE_CHECKING, "Do not use at runtime"
 
 def save_config() -> bytes: ...
+def save_config_portable() -> Dict[str, Any]: ...
 def codegen_config() -> str: ...
 def get_hash() -> bytes: ...
 def to_dict() -> Dict[str, Any]: ...