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Deprecates the IPEX inference backend by shifting user guidance toward the ark (auto-round-lib) backend and emitting a runtime deprecation warning when IPEX is used, aligning with the discussion in #1427.
Changes:
- Update English/Chinese step-by-step docs to recommend
arkfor CPU/Intel GPU inference and mark IPEX as “to be deprecated”. - Add a one-time deprecation warning when an
ipex*backend is detected during inference post-init. - Expand
arkbackend metadata to includebfloat16in supported compute dtypes.
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| File | Description |
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| docs/step_by_step.md | Updates inference backend recommendations and backend support table (EN). |
| docs/step_by_step_CN.md | Same doc updates for the Chinese translation (CN). |
| auto_round/inference/convert_model.py | Emits a one-time deprecation warning when IPEX backends are used. |
| auto_round/inference/backend.py | Updates ark backend metadata to include BF16 in compute_dtype. |
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Description
Update ipex backend to be deprecated.
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Related Issues
Fixes or relates to #1427
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