---
library_name: kernels
license: bsd-3-clause
---

This is the repository card of kernels-community/layer-norm that has been pushed on the Hub. It was built to be used with the [`kernels` library](https://github.com/huggingface/kernels). This card was automatically generated.

## How to use

```python
# make sure `kernels` is installed: `pip install -U kernels`
from kernels import get_kernel

kernel_module = get_kernel("kernels-community/layer-norm")
layers = kernel_module.layers

layers(...)
```

## Available functions
- `layers`
- `dropout_add_ln_fwd`
- `dropout_add_ln_bwd`
- `dropout_add_ln_parallel_residual_fwd`
- `dropout_add_ln_parallel_residual_bwd`

## Benchmarks

Benchmarking script is available for this kernel. Run `kernels benchmark kernels-community/layer-norm`.

### Performance

<img class="dark:hidden border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 rounded-lg" src="media/benches_light_animation.svg" />
<img class="hidden dark:block border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 rounded-lg" src="media/benches_dark_animation.svg" />

<img class="dark:hidden border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 rounded-lg" src="media/benches_light_latency.svg" />
<img class="hidden dark:block border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 rounded-lg" src="media/benches_dark_latency.svg" />

<img class="dark:hidden border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 rounded-lg" src="media/benches_light_throughput.svg" />
<img class="hidden dark:block border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 rounded-lg" src="media/benches_dark_throughput.svg" />