def make_viewless_tensor(inp, requires_grad, keep_graph):
    '''
    Entry-point for creating viewless tensors.

    This method should be used, rather than calling 'MakeViewlessTensor'
    or '_kernel_make_viewless_tensor' directly. This method acts as a
    switch for determining if an autograd function or a regular method
    should be used to create the tensor.
    '''

    # return tensor as-is, if not a 'view'
    if inp._base is None:
        return inp

    # create viewless tensor
    if keep_graph:
        return MakeViewlessTensor.apply(inp, requires_grad)
    else:
        return _kernel_make_viewless_tensor(inp, requires_grad)

    Entry-point for creating viewless tensors.

    This method should be used, rather than calling 'MakeViewlessTensor'
    or '_kernel_make_viewless_tensor' directly. This method acts as a
    switch for determining if an autograd function or a regular method
    should be used to create the tensor.
    
training/DeepSpeed-Domino/domino/utils.py