In the ever-evolving landscape of AI, optimizing models for efficiency and performance is crucial. This guide will walk you through the steps to optimize the vuiseng9/bert-base-squadv1-block-pruning-hybrid-filled-lt model using OpenVINONNCF. With the optimization strategies such as magnitude sparsification, quantization-aware training, and custom distillation, you’ll enhance your model’s capabilities while minimizing resource consumption.

Prerequisites

• Python installed on your machine
• Access to Git and pip for package management
• A suitable environment for running PyTorch

Steps to Optimize Your Model

Follow these steps carefully to optimize your model:

1. Clone the Required Repositories

Open your terminal or command prompt, and execute the following commands to clone the necessary repositories:

git clone https://github.com/vuiseng9/nncf
cd nncf
git checkout tld-poc
git reset --hard 1dec7afe7a4b567c059fcf287ea2c234980fded2
python setup.py develop
pip install -r examples/torch/requirements.txt

2. Set Up Huggingface nn_pruning

Proceed with the nn_pruning module by executing:

git clone https://github.com/vuiseng9/nn_pruning
cd nn_pruning
git checkout reproduce-evaluation
git reset --hard 2d4e196d694c465e43e5fbce6c3836d0a60e1446
pip install -e .[dev]

3. Download and Prepare the Transformers Library

Lastly, clone the transformers repository. This will allow you to utilize pretrained models:

git clone https://github.com/vuiseng9/transformers
cd transformers
git checkout tld-poc
git reset --hard 10a1e29d84484e48fd106f58957d9ffc89dc43c5
pip install -e .

4. Train Your Model

Now you will set up and start training your model:

BASE_MODEL=path_to_cloned_repo_above
wget https://huggingface.co/vuiseng9/bert-base-squadv1-block-pruning-hybrid-filled-lt-nncf-60.0sparse-qat-lt/raw/main/nncf_bert_squad_sparsity.json
NNCF_CFG=path_to_downloaded_nncf_cfg_above
OUTROOT=path_to_train_output_root
WORKDIR=transformers/examples/pytorch/question-answering
RUNID=bert-base-squadv1-block-pruning-hybrid-filled-lt-nncf-60.0sparse-qat-lt

cd $WORKDIR
OUTDIR=$OUTROOT$RUNID
mkdir -p $OUTDIR
export CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0
NEPOCH=5

python run_qa.py \
    --model_name_or_path vuiseng9/bert-base-squadv1-block-pruning-hybrid \
    --optimize_model_before_eval \
    --optimized_checkpoint $BASE_MODEL \
    --dataset_name squad \
    --do_eval \
    --do_train \
    --evaluation_strategy steps \
    --eval_steps 250 \
    --learning_rate 3e-5 \
    --lr_scheduler_type cosine_with_restarts \
    --warmup_ratio 0.25 \
    --cosine_cycles 1 \
    --teacher bert-large-uncased-whole-word-masking-finetuned-squad \
    --teacher_ratio 0.9 \
    --num_train_epochs $NEPOCH \
    --per_device_eval_batch_size 128 \
    --per_device_train_batch_size 16 \
    --max_seq_length 384 \
    --doc_stride 128 \
    --save_steps 250 \
    --nncf_config $NNCF_CFG \
    --logging_steps 1 \
    --overwrite_output_dir \
    --run_name $RUNID \
    --output_dir $OUTDIR

5. Evaluate Your Model

To evaluate the performance of your optimized model, run the following commands:

git clone https://huggingface.co/vuiseng9/bert-base-squadv1-block-pruning-hybrid-filled-lt-nncf-60.0sparse-qat-lt
MODELROOT=path_to_cloned_repo_above

export CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0
OUTDIR=eval-bert-base-squadv1-block-pruning-hybrid-filled-lt-nncf-60.0sparse-qat-lt
WORKDIR=transformers/examples/pytorch/question-answering

cd $WORKDIR
mkdir $OUTDIR
nohup python run_qa.py \
      --model_name_or_path vuiseng9/bert-base-squadv1-block-pruning-hybrid \
      --dataset_name squad \
      --optimize_model_before_eval \
      --qat_checkpoint $MODELROOT/checkpoint-22000 \
      --nncf_config $MODELROOT/nncf_bert_squad_sparsity.json \
      --to_onnx $OUTDIR/bert-base-squadv1-block-pruning-hybrid-filled-lt-nncf-60.0sparse-qat-lt.onnx \
      --do_eval \
      --per_device_eval_batch_size 128 \
      --max_seq_length 384 \
      --doc_stride 128 \
      --overwrite_output_dir \
      --output_dir $OUTDIR 21 tee $OUTDIR/run.log

Understanding the Process: An Analogy

Think of optimizing your model as renovating a house for better energy efficiency. Each renovation step has a purpose:

• Magnitude Sparsification: Like removing bulky furniture that takes up unnecessary space, this step removes parameters that aren’t crucial.
• Quantization-Aware Training: This is akin to using eco-friendly appliances that consume less energy. By quantizing, we minimize the model’s computational load without compromising functionality.
• Custom Distillation: Imagine hiring a more efficient contractor who refines your design to be both effective and simplified. This distillation results in a well-tuned, capable model.

Troubleshooting Tips

• If you encounter issues with Git commands, ensure that you have the latest version of Git installed on your system.
• For Python-related errors, check that all libraries required are properly installed. It can be helpful to create a virtual environment using venv or conda.
• In case you face CUDA visibility errors, ensure that your GPU drivers are up to date and correctly configured.
• If performance metrics fail to improve, consider revisiting your learning rate and training epochs for adjustment.

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