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Summary of Changes

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This pull request focuses on enhancing the integration and stability of the auto-round quantization process. It updates the auto-round library to a specific release version, introduces a configurable batch size for finer control over quantization, and includes a minor type correction for the device argument to ensure seamless operation with the updated library.

Highlights

• Dependency Update: The auto-round dependency has been updated from a direct git reference to a specific version, 0.9.1, ensuring a stable and released version is used.
• New batch_size Parameter: A new batch_size parameter with a default value of 8 has been added to the AutoRoundModifier class, allowing for configurable batch processing during quantization.
• Device Argument Type Fix: The device argument passed to the auto-round quantization function is now explicitly cast to a string, improving compatibility and robustness.

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Code Review

This pull request updates the auto-round dependency to a pinned version and adapts the AutoRoundModifier to the new version's API. The changes include pinning auto-round to version 0.9.1 in setup.py, adding a batch_size parameter to AutoRoundModifier, and ensuring the device parameter is passed as a string. The changes are correct and improve dependency management and fix compatibility issues. I've added a couple of suggestions to improve code documentation and clarity for future maintenance.

[gemini-code-assist]

The new batch_size parameter should be documented. Please consider adding it to the class docstring, explaining its purpose, and including it in the sample YAML configuration to guide users on how to configure it. This will improve the usability of the modifier.

[gemini-code-assist]

This change to cast device to a string is a necessary fix. To improve code clarity for future maintainers, it would be helpful to add an inline comment explaining why this cast is needed, as the underlying auto-round library's expectation of a string is not immediately obvious.

Suggested change

	device=str(device),
	device=str(device), # auto-round expects device as a string