lllyasviel / lllyasviel/ControlNet

Any way to "unload" a controlnet model from memory when Controlnet is disabled?

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Description

I know I'm really pushing it with a 1660TI 6GB on a laptop but, I've noticed if I use a difference control and then use a different one I get CUDA OOM errors and I have to restart the webUI completely to use another. So my guess is they just hang around in memory even if you don't have Controlnet enabled.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how ControlNet models are loaded and retained when switching controls or disabling ControlNet, then reproduce the CUDA out-of-memory error on a 6GB GPU. Done means switching to a different control or disabling ControlNet releases enough model memory to avoid restarting the web UI.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
ai, machine-learning
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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