docs(LightningModule): update docs for .training mode in loops

docs/source-pytorch/common/lightning_module.rst

@@ -286,6 +286,9 @@ Under the hood, Lightning does the following (pseudocode):
         # ...
 
         if validate_at_some_point:
+            # capture .training mode of every submodule
+            capture_training_mode()
+
             # disable grads + batchnorm + dropout
             torch.set_grad_enabled(False)
             model.eval()
@@ -295,9 +298,11 @@ Under the hood, Lightning does the following (pseudocode):
                 val_out = model.validation_step(val_batch, val_batch_idx)
             # ----------------- VAL LOOP ---------------
 
-            # enable grads + batchnorm + dropout
+            # enable grads
             torch.set_grad_enabled(True)
-            model.train()
+
+            # restore .training mode of every submodule
+            restore_training_mode()
 
 You can also run just the validation loop on your validation dataloaders by overriding :meth:`~lightning.pytorch.core.LightningModule.validation_step`
 and calling :meth:`~lightning.pytorch.trainer.trainer.Trainer.validate`.
@@ -368,7 +373,7 @@ The only difference is that the test loop is only called when :meth:`~lightning.
     trainer = L.Trainer()
     trainer.fit(model=model, train_dataloaders=dataloader)
 
-    # automatically loads the best weights for you
+    # use the current weights
     trainer.test(model)
 
 There are two ways to call ``test()``:

src/lightning/pytorch/core/module.py

@@ -814,9 +814,10 @@ def validation_step(self, batch, batch_idx, dataloader_idx=0):
             If you don't need to validate you don't need to implement this method.
 
         Note:
-            When the :meth:`validation_step` is called, the model has been put in eval mode
-            and PyTorch gradients have been disabled. At the end of validation,
-            the model goes back to training mode and gradients are enabled.
+            When the :meth:`validation_step` is called, the model has been put
+            in eval mode and PyTorch gradients have been disabled. At the end
+            of the validation epoch, the ``.training`` mode of every submodule
+            is restored to what it was before and gradients are enabled.
 
         """
 
@@ -881,9 +882,10 @@ def test_step(self, batch, batch_idx, dataloader_idx=0):
             If you don't need to test you don't need to implement this method.
 
         Note:
-            When the :meth:`test_step` is called, the model has been put in eval mode and
-            PyTorch gradients have been disabled. At the end of the test epoch, the model goes back
-            to training mode and gradients are enabled.
+            When the :meth:`test_step` is called, the model has been put in
+            eval mode and PyTorch gradients have been disabled. At the end of
+            the test epoch, the ``.training`` mode of every submodule is
+            restored to what it was before and gradients are enabled.
 
         """
 
@@ -922,6 +924,12 @@ def predict_step(self, batch, batch_idx, dataloader_idx=0):
             trainer = Trainer(accelerator="gpu", devices=2)
             predictions = trainer.predict(model, dm)
 
+        Note:
+            When the :meth:`predict_step` is called, the model has been put in
+            eval mode and PyTorch gradients have been disabled. At the end of
+            the predict epoch, the ``.training`` mode of every submodule is
+            restored to what it was before and gradients are enabled.
+
         """
         # For backwards compatibility
         batch = kwargs.get("batch", args[0])