SoftMaxBackward {#dev_guide_op_softmaxbackward}
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## General

SoftMaxBackward operation computes gradient for SoftMax.

## Operation attributes

| Attribute Name                           | Description                                               | Value Type | Supported Values                     | Required or Optional |
|:-----------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------|:-----------|:-------------------------------------|:---------------------|
| [axis](@ref dnnl::graph::op::attr::axis) | Represents the axis from which the SoftMax is calculated. | s64        | Arbitrary s64 value (`1` in default) | Optional             |

## Execution arguments

The inputs and outputs must be provided according to below index order when
constructing an operation.

### Inputs

| Index | Argument Name | Required or Optional |
|:------|---------------|----------------------|
| 0     | `diff_dst`    | Required             |
| 1     | `dst`         | Required             |

### Outputs

| Index | Argument Name | Required or Optional |
|:------|:--------------|:---------------------|
| 0     | `diff_src`    | Required             |

## Supported data types

SoftMaxBackward operation supports the following data type combinations.

| Dst  | Diff_dst | Diff_src |
|:-----|:---------|:---------|
| f32  | f32      | f32      |
| bf16 | bf16     | bf16     |
| f16  | f16      | f16      |