diff --git a/tools/pnnx/src/pass_level0/shape_inference.cpp b/tools/pnnx/src/pass_level0/shape_inference.cpp
index e7c2d759e..a273dd79d 100644
--- a/tools/pnnx/src/pass_level0/shape_inference.cpp
+++ b/tools/pnnx/src/pass_level0/shape_inference.cpp
@@ -25,39 +25,98 @@
 
 namespace pnnx {
 
-static bool value_link_input(const torch::jit::Value* v, const std::vector<torch::jit::Value*>& inputs, bool ignore_aten_size)
+static bool is_inplace_op(const std::string& optype)
 {
-    if (ignore_aten_size)
+    return optype.size() > 2 && optype[optype.size() - 2] != '_' && optype[optype.size() - 1] == '_';
+}
+
+static bool is_alias_op(const std::string& optype)
+{
+    return optype == "aten::slice" || optype == "aten::select" || optype == "aten::view";
+}
+
+static bool is_static_shape_foldable(const std::string& optype)
+{
+    return optype == "aten::size"
+           || optype == "aten::new_empty"
+           || optype == "aten::new_full"
+           || optype == "aten::new_ones"
+           || optype == "aten::new_zeros"
+           || optype == "aten::empty_like"
+           || optype == "aten::full_like"
+           || optype == "aten::ones_like"
+           || optype == "aten::zeros_like"
+           || optype == "aten::_shape_as_tensor";
+}
+
+static void build_value_link_input_map(const torch::jit::Node* node, const std::unordered_map<std::string, torch::jit::Value*>& value_alias_map, std::unordered_map<std::string, int>& value_link_input_map, bool ignore_aten_size)
+{
+    std::string optype = node->kind().toDisplayString();
+
+    if (ignore_aten_size && is_static_shape_foldable(optype))
     {
-        // any intermediate shape is constant with static input shape
-        std::string optype = v->node()->kind().toDisplayString();
-        if (optype == "aten::size"
-                || optype == "aten::new_empty"
-                || optype == "aten::new_full"
-                || optype == "aten::new_ones"
-                || optype == "aten::new_zeros"
-                || optype == "aten::empty_like"
-                || optype == "aten::full_like"
-                || optype == "aten::ones_like"
-                || optype == "aten::zeros_like"
-                || optype == "aten::_shape_as_tensor")
-            return false;
+        return;
     }
 
-    for (auto x : inputs)
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < node->outputs().size(); i++)
     {
-        if (v == x)
-            return true;
+        auto out2 = node->outputs()[i];
+
+        std::string os = out2->debugName();
+
+        if (!os.empty() && value_link_input_map.find(os) != value_link_input_map.end())
+            continue;
+
+        auto tensor_type = out2->type()->cast<torch::jit::TensorType>();
+        if (tensor_type)
+        {
+            value_link_input_map[os] = 1;
+        }
+
+        for (size_t j = 0; j < out2->uses().size(); j++)
+        {
+            auto node2 = out2->uses()[j].user;
+
+            build_value_link_input_map(node2, value_alias_map, value_link_input_map, true);
+        }
     }
 
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < v->node()->inputs().size(); i++)
+    if (is_inplace_op(optype) || is_alias_op(optype))
     {
-        bool link = value_link_input(v->node()->inputs()[i], inputs, ignore_aten_size);
-        if (link)
-            return true;
-    }
+        // infect input0 and its alias
+        while (1)
+        {
+            auto in2 = node->inputs()[0];
 
-    return false;
+            std::string is = in2->debugName();
+
+            if (is.empty())
+                break;
+
+            if (value_alias_map.find(is) == value_alias_map.end())
+                break;
+
+            auto in3 = value_alias_map.at(is);
+
+            auto tensor_type = in3->type()->cast<torch::jit::TensorType>();
+            if (!tensor_type)
+                break;
+
+            is = in3->debugName();
+
+            if (value_link_input_map.find(is) != value_link_input_map.end())
+                break;
+
+            for (size_t j = 0; j < in3->uses().size(); j++)
+            {
+                auto node2 = in3->uses()[j].user;
+
+                build_value_link_input_map(node2, value_alias_map, value_link_input_map, true);
+            }
+
+            break;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 static bool value_link_output(const torch::jit::Value* v, const std::vector<torch::jit::Value*>& outputs)
@@ -79,8 +138,7 @@ static bool value_link_output(const torch::jit::Value* v, const std::vector<torc
         }
 
         std::string op_type = node->kind().toDisplayString();
-        bool is_inplace_op = op_type.size() > 2 && op_type[op_type.size() - 2] != '_' && op_type[op_type.size() - 1] == '_';
-        if (is_inplace_op)
+        if (is_inplace_op(op_type))
         {
             // optimize me: track other inplace op inputs
             return true;
@@ -154,6 +212,91 @@ void shape_inference(const torch::jit::Module& mod, std::shared_ptr<torch::jit::
         inputs2.push_back(it);
     }
 
+    // bookkeep foldable tensors
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, int> value_link_input_map;
+    {
+        // build value alias map for inplace op
+        std::unordered_map<std::string, torch::jit::Value*> value_alias_map;
+
+        for (const auto& n : graph->block()->nodes())
+        {
+            if (n->kind() == c10::prim::GetAttr)
+                continue;
+
+            if (n->kind() == c10::prim::Constant)
+                continue;
+
+            if (n->kind() == c10::prim::CallMethod)
+                continue;
+
+            std::string optype = n->kind().toDisplayString();
+
+            // fprintf(stderr, "optype = %s\n", optype.c_str());
+
+            if (!is_inplace_op(optype) && !is_alias_op(optype))
+                continue;
+
+            if (n->inputs().size() == 0)
+                continue;
+
+            if (n->outputs().size() == 0)
+                continue;
+
+            std::string is = n->input(0)->debugName();
+
+            if (is.empty())
+                continue;
+
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < n->outputs().size(); i++)
+            {
+                auto out2 = n->output(i);
+
+                auto tensor_type = out2->type()->cast<torch::jit::TensorType>();
+                if (!tensor_type)
+                    continue;
+
+                std::string os = out2->debugName();
+
+                if (os.empty())
+                    continue;
+
+                if (value_alias_map.find(is) == value_alias_map.end())
+                {
+                    value_alias_map[os] = n->input(0);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    value_alias_map[os] = value_alias_map[is];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // print value_alias_map
+        // for (const auto& x : value_alias_map)
+        // {
+        //     fprintf(stderr, "alias %s -> %s\n", x.first.c_str(), x.second->debugName().c_str());
+        // }
+
+        bool ignore_aten_size = input_tensors2.empty();
+        for (size_t i = 1; i < graph->inputs().size(); i++)
+        {
+            auto in0 = graph->inputs()[i];
+
+            for (size_t j = 0; j < in0->uses().size(); j++)
+            {
+                auto node = in0->uses()[j].user;
+
+                build_value_link_input_map(node, value_alias_map, value_link_input_map, ignore_aten_size);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // print value_link_input_map
+        // for (const auto& x : value_link_input_map)
+        // {
+        //     fprintf(stderr, "link_input %s %d\n", x.first.c_str(), x.second);
+        // }
+    }
+
     StoreZipWriter zip;
     zip.open(foldable_constants_zippath);
 
@@ -246,7 +389,7 @@ void shape_inference(const torch::jit::Module& mod, std::shared_ptr<torch::jit::
                 v->setType(c10::TensorType::create(t));
 
                 // check if value that does not depend on inputs
-                if (!value_link_input(v, g_inputs, true) && value_link_output(v, g_outputs))
+                if (value_link_input_map.find(v->debugName()) == value_link_input_map.end() && value_link_output(v, g_outputs))
                 {
                     // fprintf(stderr, "foldable_constant %s\n", v->debugName().c_str());
                     foldable_constants.insert(v->debugName());
@@ -288,7 +431,7 @@ void shape_inference(const torch::jit::Module& mod, std::shared_ptr<torch::jit::
                 v->setType(finaltype);
 
                 // check if value that does not depend on inputs
-                if (!value_link_input(v, g_inputs, false) && value_link_output(v, g_outputs))
+                if (value_link_input_map.find(v->debugName()) == value_link_input_map.end() && value_link_output(v, g_outputs))
                 {
                     // fprintf(stderr, "foldable_constant %s\n", v->debugName().c_str());
                     foldable_constants.insert(v->debugName());