From 16348d8504d5376808066aaed4f9864254bcfcf2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:07:41 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 01/20] update torch version and docker

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel      |  8 +++
 .../docker/DockerfileCodeScan.devel           |  4 +-
 .azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel     | 51 +++++++++++++++++++
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh        |  4 +-
 .../models/run_pytorch_models_trigger.sh      |  2 +-
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/run_3x_pt.sh   |  2 +-
 .../scripts/ut/run_basic_adaptor.sh           |  2 +-
 .azure-pipelines/template/docker-template.yml |  3 +-
 .azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml     |  5 +-
 .azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml                 |  7 ++-
 .azure-pipelines/ut-3x-tf.yml                 |  3 +-
 .azure-pipelines/ut-basic.yml                 |  3 +-
 12 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel b/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel
index fbb7b8c4e57..974feade882 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends --fix-missing \
 
 RUN ln -sf $(which python3) /usr/bin/python
 
+ARG USER_ID=1000
+ARG GROUP_ID=1000
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} hostgroup && \
+    useradd -m -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} hostuser
+
+USER hostuser
+
 RUN python -m pip install pip packaging --upgrade
 RUN python -m pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools
 
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/docker/DockerfileCodeScan.devel b/.azure-pipelines/docker/DockerfileCodeScan.devel
index 611fe02e235..26b743ff295 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/docker/DockerfileCodeScan.devel
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/docker/DockerfileCodeScan.devel
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends --fix-missing \
 
 RUN ln -sf $(which python3) /usr/bin/python
 
+ARG USER_ID=1000
+ARG GROUP_ID=1000
+
 RUN python -m pip install --no-cache-dir \
     bandit\
-    pyspelling\
     pydocstyle
 
 WORKDIR /
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel b/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..158fcb4c01f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Intel Corporation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+ARG UBUNTU_VER=24.04
+FROM ubuntu:${UBUNTU_VER}
+
+# See http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
+ENV LANG C.UTF-8
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends --fix-missing \
+    python3 \
+    python3-pip \
+    python3.12-dev \
+    autoconf \
+    build-essential \
+    git \
+    libomp-dev \
+    numactl \
+    time \
+    wget \
+    bc \
+    jq \
+    vim
+
+RUN ln -sf $(which python3) /usr/bin/python
+
+ARG USER_ID=1000
+ARG GROUP_ID=1000
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} hostgroup && \
+    useradd -m -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} hostuser
+
+USER hostuser
+
+ENV PATH="/home/hostuser/.local/bin:$PATH"
+RUN pip config set global.break-system-packages true
+RUN pip list
+
+WORKDIR /
+
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh
index 8f9f8c0499e..30ba68510c0 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ if [[ $1 = *"3x_pt"* ]]; then
         python setup.py pt bdist_wheel
     else
         echo -e "\n Install torch CPU ... "
-        pip install torch==2.7.1 torchvision --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
-        python -m pip install intel-extension-for-pytorch==2.7.0 oneccl_bind_pt --index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/cpu/us/
+        pip install torch==2.8.0 torchvision --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+        python -m pip install intel-extension-for-pytorch==2.8.0 oneccl_bind_pt --index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/cpu/us/
         python -m pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
         python setup.py bdist_wheel
     fi
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/run_pytorch_models_trigger.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/run_pytorch_models_trigger.sh
index c5627cc7c00..2e501432f59 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/run_pytorch_models_trigger.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/run_pytorch_models_trigger.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ FRAMEWORK="pytorch"
 source /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/fwk_version.sh 'latest'
 if [[ "${inc_new_api}" == "3x"* ]]; then
     FRAMEWORK_VERSION="latest"
-    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/.local/lib/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 else
     FRAMEWORK_VERSION=${pytorch_version}
     TORCH_VISION_VERSION=${torchvision_version}
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/run_3x_pt.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/run_3x_pt.sh
index 098c2f6e640..4e5ad4ee375 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/run_3x_pt.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/run_3x_pt.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ echo "##[section]import check pass"
 
 # install requirements
 echo "##[group]set up UT env..."
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/.local/lib/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 sed -i '/^deepspeed/d' /neural-compressor/test/3x/torch/requirements.txt
 pip install -r /neural-compressor/test/3x/torch/requirements.txt --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
 pip install pytest-cov
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/run_basic_adaptor.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/run_basic_adaptor.sh
index 3f05474effa..762e0d6e514 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/run_basic_adaptor.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/run_basic_adaptor.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ source /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/fwk_version.sh $1
 echo "set up UT env..."
 bash /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/env_setup.sh "${test_case}"
 pip install cmake==4.0.0
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/.local/lib/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export COVERAGE_RCFILE=/neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/coverage.file
 lpot_path=$(python -c 'import neural_compressor; import os; print(os.path.dirname(neural_compressor.__file__))')
 cd /neural-compressor/test || exit 1
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/template/docker-template.yml b/.azure-pipelines/template/docker-template.yml
index a7625fc4d60..4585f8d581e 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/template/docker-template.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/template/docker-template.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ steps:
       - script: |
           docker image prune -a -f
           if [[ ! $(docker images | grep -i ${{ parameters.repoName }}:${{ parameters.repoTag }}) ]]; then
-            docker build -f ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/docker/${{parameters.dockerFileName}}.devel -t ${{ parameters.repoName }}:${{ parameters.repoTag }} .
+            docker build --build-arg USER_ID=$(id -u) --build-arg GROUP_ID=$(id -g) \
+             -f ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/docker/${{parameters.dockerFileName}}.devel -t ${{ parameters.repoName }}:${{ parameters.repoTag }} .
           fi
           docker images | grep -i ${{ parameters.repoName }}
           if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml b/.azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml
index d8908d22a35..45a80086c6e 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ parameters:
   - name: dockerConfigName
     type: string
     default: "commonDockerConfig"
+  - name: dockerFileName
+    type: string
+    default: "Dockerfile"
   - name: repo
     type: string
     default: "https://github.com/intel/neural-compressor"
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ steps:
       dockerConfigName: ${{ parameters.dockerConfigName }}
       repoName: "neural-compressor"
       repoTag: "py310"
-      dockerFileName: "Dockerfile"
+      dockerFileName: "${{ parameters.dockerFileName }}"
       containerName: ${{ parameters.utContainerName }}
       repo: ${{ parameters.repo }}
       imageSource: ${{ parameters.imageSource }}
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml
index 68083d3a2c6..2b8ccf7069f 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pool: ICX-16C
 
 variables:
   IMAGE_NAME: "neural-compressor"
-  IMAGE_TAG: "py310"
+  IMAGE_TAG: "py312"
   UPLOAD_PATH: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/log_dir
   DOWNLOAD_PATH: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/log_dir
   ARTIFACT_NAME: "UT_coverage_report_3x_pt"
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ stages:
           - template: template/ut-template.yml
             parameters:
               dockerConfigName: "commonDockerConfig"
+              dockerFileName: "ubuntu-2404"
               utScriptFileName: "3x/run_3x_pt"
               uploadPath: $(UPLOAD_PATH)
               utArtifact: "ut_3x"
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ stages:
           - template: template/ut-template.yml
             parameters:
               dockerConfigName: "gitCloneDockerConfig"
+              dockerFileName: "ubuntu-2404"
               utScriptFileName: "3x/run_3x_pt"
               uploadPath: $(UPLOAD_PATH)
               utArtifact: "ut_3x_baseline"
@@ -72,7 +74,8 @@ stages:
         steps:
           - script: |
               if [[ ! $(docker images | grep -i ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG}) ]]; then
-                docker build -f ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel -t ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG} .
+                docker build --build-arg USER_ID=$(id -u) --build-arg GROUP_ID=$(id -g) \
+                  -f ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel -t ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG} .
               fi
               docker images | grep -i ${IMAGE_NAME}
               if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-tf.yml b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-tf.yml
index d2733b1149b..17d17d8f678 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-tf.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-tf.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ stages:
         steps:
           - script: |
               if [[ ! $(docker images | grep -i ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG}) ]]; then
-                docker build -f ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel -t ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG} .
+                docker build --build-arg USER_ID=$(id -u) --build-arg GROUP_ID=$(id -g) \
+                  -f ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel -t ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG} .
               fi
               docker images | grep -i ${IMAGE_NAME}
               if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/ut-basic.yml b/.azure-pipelines/ut-basic.yml
index c4e9c9fdcfb..20692b3060e 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/ut-basic.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/ut-basic.yml
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ stages:
         steps:
           - script: |
               if [[ ! $(docker images | grep -i ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG}) ]]; then
-                docker build -f ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel -t ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG} .
+                docker build --build-arg USER_ID=$(id -u) --build-arg GROUP_ID=$(id -g) \
+                  -f ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel -t ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG} .
               fi
               docker images | grep -i ${IMAGE_NAME}
               if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then

From f52031dd3ac2e8005ccdf98b6ddaa8e23ebd3711 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:21:54 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 02/20] fix dockerfile

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel b/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel
index 158fcb4c01f..3577af788ad 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ USER hostuser
 
 ENV PATH="/home/hostuser/.local/bin:$PATH"
 RUN pip config set global.break-system-packages true
+RUN python -m pip install pip packaging --upgrade
+RUN python -m pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools
 RUN pip list
 
 WORKDIR /

From 9cd1e4efb6b8720e0abc57f95db7ac9b27fa6c28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:12:02 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 03/20] Add docker clean up

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/template/code-scan-template.yml | 3 ++-
 .azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml     | 3 ++-
 .azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml        | 3 ++-
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/template/code-scan-template.yml b/.azure-pipelines/template/code-scan-template.yml
index b8d121b4991..0aeb5389d06 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/template/code-scan-template.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/template/code-scan-template.yml
@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@ steps:
     inputs:
       targetType: "inline"
       script: |
-        docker exec ${{ parameters.codeScanContainerName }} bash -c "rm -fr /neural-compressor/* && rm -fr /neural-compressor/.* || true"
+        docker stop ${{ parameters.codeScanContainerName }}
+        docker rm -vf ${{ parameters.codeScanContainerName }} || true
     displayName: "Docker clean up"
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml b/.azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml
index 20fdd1a8cba..50a8072d479 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml
@@ -76,5 +76,6 @@ steps:
     inputs:
       targetType: "inline"
       script: |
-        docker exec ${{ parameters.modelContainerName }} bash -c "rm -fr /neural-compressor/* && rm -fr /neural-compressor/.* || true"
+        docker stop ${{ parameters.modelContainerName }}
+        docker rm -vf ${{ parameters.modelContainerName }} || true
     displayName: "Docker clean up"
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml b/.azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml
index 45a80086c6e..cc27116e61c 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml
@@ -60,5 +60,6 @@ steps:
     inputs:
       targetType: "inline"
       script: |
-        docker exec ${{ parameters.utContainerName }} bash -c "rm -fr /neural-compressor/* && rm -fr /neural-compressor/.* || true"
+        docker stop ${{ parameters.utContainerName }}
+        docker rm -vf ${{ parameters.utContainerName }} || true
     displayName: "Docker clean up"

From c3ef898ada9d5067b522c950bffdcf12d674c961 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:55:23 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 04/20] remove unused code

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel      |   1 -
 .azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel     |   1 -
 .../models/run_onnxrt_models_trigger.sh       |  62 ---------
 .../models/run_pytorch_models_trigger.sh      |  28 +----
 .../models/run_tensorflow_models_trigger.sh   | 118 ------------------
 .azure-pipelines/template/docker-template.yml |   4 +-
 .azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml  |   2 +-
 .github/workflows/check-stale-issue.yml       |   1 +
 README.md                                     |   2 +-
 neural_compressor/version.py                  |   2 +-
 10 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 214 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 .azure-pipelines/scripts/models/run_onnxrt_models_trigger.sh
 delete mode 100644 .azure-pipelines/scripts/models/run_tensorflow_models_trigger.sh

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel b/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel
index 974feade882..069f918f457 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel
@@ -50,4 +50,3 @@ RUN python -m pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools
 RUN pip list
 
 WORKDIR /
-
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel b/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel
index 3577af788ad..0d60d3d3252 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel
@@ -50,4 +50,3 @@ RUN python -m pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools
 RUN pip list
 
 WORKDIR /
-
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/run_onnxrt_models_trigger.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/run_onnxrt_models_trigger.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index d48a115bea5..00000000000
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/run_onnxrt_models_trigger.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -eo pipefail
-# get parameters
-PATTERN='[-a-zA-Z0-9_]*='
-
-for i in "$@"
-do
-    case $i in
-        --model=*)
-            model=`echo $i | sed "s/${PATTERN}//"`;;
-        --mode=*)
-            mode=`echo $i | sed "s/${PATTERN}//"`;;
-        --USE_TUNE_ACC=*)
-            USE_TUNE_ACC=`echo $i | sed "s/${PATTERN}//"`;;
-        --PERF_STABLE_CHECK=*)
-            PERF_STABLE_CHECK=`echo $i | sed "s/${PATTERN}//"`;;
-        --BUILD_BUILDID=*)
-            BUILD_BUILDID=`echo $i | sed "s/${PATTERN}//"`;;
-        *)
-            echo "Parameter $i not recognized."; exit 1;;
-    esac
-done
-
-echo "specify FWs version..."
-source /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/fwk_version.sh 'latest'
-FRAMEWORK="onnxrt"
-FRAMEWORK_VERSION=${onnxruntime_version}
-
-inc_new_api=false
-# ======== set up config for onnxrt models ========
-if [ "${model}" == "resnet50-v1-12" ]; then
-    model_src_dir="image_recognition/onnx_model_zoo/resnet50/quantization/ptq_static"
-    dataset_location="/tf_dataset2/datasets/imagenet/ImagenetRaw/ImagenetRaw_small_5000/ILSVRC2012_img_val"
-    input_model="/tf_dataset2/models/onnx/resnet50-v1-12/resnet50-v1-12.onnx"
-    yaml="resnet50_v1_5.yaml"
-    strategy="basic"
-    batch_size=1
-    new_benchmark=true
-    inc_new_api=true
-    tuning_cmd="bash run_quant.sh --input_model=${input_model} --dataset_location=${dataset_location}"
-    benchmark_cmd="bash run_benchmark.sh --config=${yaml} --mode=performance --dataset_location=${dataset_location}"
-fi
-
-
-/bin/bash run_model_trigger_common.sh \
-    --yaml=${yaml} \
-    --framework=${FRAMEWORK} \
-    --fwk_ver=${FRAMEWORK_VERSION} \
-    --model=${model} \
-    --model_src_dir=${model_src_dir} \
-    --dataset_location=${dataset_location} \
-    --input_model=${input_model} \
-    --batch_size=${batch_size} \
-    --strategy=${strategy} \
-    --new_benchmark=${new_benchmark} \
-    --tuning_cmd="${tuning_cmd}" \
-    --benchmark_cmd="${benchmark_cmd}" \
-    --inc_new_api="${inc_new_api}" \
-    --mode=${mode} \
-    --USE_TUNE_ACC=${USE_TUNE_ACC} \
-    --PERF_STABLE_CHECK=${PERF_STABLE_CHECK} \
-    --BUILD_BUILDID=${BUILD_BUILDID}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/run_pytorch_models_trigger.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/run_pytorch_models_trigger.sh
index 2e501432f59..16e1f2c9189 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/run_pytorch_models_trigger.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/run_pytorch_models_trigger.sh
@@ -30,29 +30,7 @@ new_benchmark=true
 inc_new_api=true
 benchmark_cmd=""
 # ======== set up config for pytorch models ========
-if [ "${model}" == "resnet18" ]; then
-    model_src_dir="image_recognition/torchvision_models/quantization/ptq/cpu/eager"
-    dataset_location="/tf_dataset2/datasets/mini-imageraw"
-    input_model=""
-    yaml="conf.yaml"
-    strategy="bayesian"
-    batch_size=1
-    new_benchmark=false
-    inc_new_api=false
-    tuning_cmd="bash run_tuning.sh --topology=resnet18 --dataset_location=${dataset_location} --input_model=${input_model}"
-    benchmark_cmd="bash run_benchmark.sh --topology=resnet18 --dataset_location=${dataset_location} --mode=benchmark --batch_size=${batch_size} --iters=500"
-elif [ "${model}" == "resnet18_fx" ]; then
-    model_src_dir="image_recognition/torchvision_models/quantization/ptq/cpu/fx/"
-    dataset_location="/tf_dataset2/datasets/mini-imageraw"
-    input_model="resnet18"
-    yaml=""
-    strategy="basic"
-    batch_size=1
-    new_benchmark=true
-    inc_new_api=true
-    tuning_cmd="bash run_quant.sh --topology=resnet18 --dataset_location=${dataset_location} --input_model=${input_model}"
-    benchmark_cmd="bash run_benchmark.sh --topology=resnet18 --dataset_location=${dataset_location} --mode=performance --batch_size=${batch_size} --iters=500"
-elif [ "${model}" == "opt_125m_woq_gptq_int4" ]; then
+if [ "${model}" == "opt_125m_woq_gptq_int4" ]; then
     model_src_dir="nlp/huggingface_models/language-modeling/quantization/weight_only"
     inc_new_api=3x_pt
     tuning_cmd="bash run_quant.sh --topology=opt_125m_woq_gptq_int4"
@@ -60,10 +38,6 @@ elif [ "${model}" == "opt_125m_woq_gptq_nf4_dq_bnb" ]; then
     model_src_dir="nlp/huggingface_models/language-modeling/quantization/weight_only"
     inc_new_api=3x_pt
     tuning_cmd="bash run_quant.sh --topology=opt_125m_woq_gptq_nf4_dq_bnb"
-elif [ "${model}" == "opt_125m_woq_gptq_int4_dq_ggml" ]; then
-    model_src_dir="nlp/huggingface_models/language-modeling/quantization/weight_only"
-    inc_new_api=3x_pt
-    tuning_cmd="bash run_quant.sh --topology=opt_125m_woq_gptq_int4_dq_ggml"
 fi
 
 echo "Specify FWs version..."
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/run_tensorflow_models_trigger.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/run_tensorflow_models_trigger.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 505fad4a6e5..00000000000
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/run_tensorflow_models_trigger.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -eo pipefail
-# get parameters
-PATTERN='[-a-zA-Z0-9_]*='
-
-for i in "$@"
-do
-    case $i in
-        --model=*)
-            model=`echo $i | sed "s/${PATTERN}//"`;;
-        --mode=*)
-            mode=`echo $i | sed "s/${PATTERN}//"`;;
-        --USE_TUNE_ACC=*)
-            USE_TUNE_ACC=`echo $i | sed "s/${PATTERN}//"`;;
-        --PERF_STABLE_CHECK=*)
-            PERF_STABLE_CHECK=`echo $i | sed "s/${PATTERN}//"`;;
-        --BUILD_BUILDID=*)
-            BUILD_BUILDID=`echo $i | sed "s/${PATTERN}//"`;;
-        *)
-            echo "Parameter $i not recognized."; exit 1;;
-    esac
-done
-
-echo "specify FWs version..."
-source /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/fwk_version.sh 'latest'
-FRAMEWORK="tensorflow"
-FRAMEWORK_VERSION=${tensorflow_version}
-
-inc_new_api=false
-# ======== set up config for tensorflow models ========
-if [ "${model}" == "resnet50v1.5" ]; then
-    model_src_dir="image_recognition/tensorflow_models/resnet50_v1_5/quantization/ptq"
-    dataset_location="/tf_dataset/dataset/TF_mini_imagenet"
-    input_model="/tf_dataset/pre-trained-models/resnet50v1_5/fp32/resnet50_v1.pb"
-    new_benchmark=true
-    inc_new_api=true
-    tuning_cmd="bash run_quant.sh --dataset_location=${dataset_location} --input_model=${input_model}"
-    benchmark_cmd="bash run_benchmark.sh --dataset_location=${dataset_location} --batch_size=1 --mode=performance"
-elif [ "${model}" == "ssd_resnet50_v1" ];then
-    model_src_dir="object_detection/tensorflow_models/ssd_resnet50_v1/quantization/ptq"
-    dataset_location="/tf_dataset/tensorflow/mini-coco-100.record"
-    input_model="/tf_dataset/pre-train-model-oob/object_detection/ssd_resnet50_v1/frozen_inference_graph.pb"
-    new_benchmark=true
-    inc_new_api=true
-    tuning_cmd="bash run_quant.sh --dataset_location=${dataset_location} --input_model=${input_model}"
-    benchmark_cmd="bash run_benchmark.sh --dataset_location=${dataset_location} --batch_size=1 --mode=performance"
-elif [ "${model}" == "ssd_mobilenet_v1_ckpt" ];then
-    model_src_dir="object_detection/tensorflow_models/ssd_mobilenet_v1/quantization/ptq"
-    dataset_location="/tf_dataset/tensorflow/mini-coco-100.record"
-    input_model="/tf_dataset/pre-train-model-oob/object_detection/ssd_mobilenet_v1"
-    new_benchmark=true
-    inc_new_api=true
-    tuning_cmd="bash run_quant.sh --dataset_location=${dataset_location} --input_model=${input_model}"
-    benchmark_cmd="bash run_benchmark.sh --dataset_location=${dataset_location} --batch_size=1 --mode=performance"
-elif [ "${model}" == "inception_v1" ]; then
-    model_src_dir="image_recognition/tensorflow_models/quantization/ptq"
-    dataset_location="/tf_dataset/dataset/TF_mini_imagenet"
-    input_model="/tf_dataset/pre-train-model-slim/pbfile/frozen_pb/frozen_inception_v1.pb"
-    yaml="inception_v1.yaml"
-    strategy="basic"
-    batch_size=1
-    new_benchmark=true
-    tuning_cmd="bash run_tuning.sh --config=${yaml} --input_model=${input_model}"
-    benchmark_cmd="bash run_benchmark.sh --config=${yaml} --mode=performance"
-elif [ "${model}" == "darknet19" ]; then
-    model_src_dir="oob_models/quantization/ptq"
-    dataset_location=""
-    input_model="/tf_dataset/tensorflow/tf_oob_models/ov/all_tf_models/PublicInHouse/classification/darknet19/darknet19.pb"
-    yaml="config.yaml"
-    strategy="basic"
-    batch_size=1
-    new_benchmark=false
-    inc_new_api=true
-    tuning_cmd="bash run_quant.sh --topology=${model} --input_model=${input_model}"
-    benchmark_cmd="bash run_benchmark.sh --topology=${model} --mode=performance --batch_size=1 --iters=500"
-elif [ "${model}" == "densenet-121" ]; then
-    model_src_dir="oob_models/quantization/ptq"
-    dataset_location=""
-    input_model="/tf_dataset/tensorflow/tf_oob_models/ov/all_tf_models/classification/densenet/121/tf/densenet-121.pb"
-    yaml="config.yaml"
-    strategy="basic"
-    batch_size=1
-    new_benchmark=false
-    inc_new_api=true
-    tuning_cmd="bash run_quant.sh --topology=${model} --input_model=${input_model}"
-    benchmark_cmd="bash run_benchmark.sh --topology=${model} --mode=performance --batch_size=1 --iters=500"
-elif [ "${model}" == "resnet-101" ]; then
-    model_src_dir="oob_models/quantization/ptq"
-    dataset_location=""
-    input_model="/tf_dataset/tensorflow/tf_oob_models/ov/all_tf_models/classification/resnet/v1/101/tf/resnet-101.pb"
-    yaml="config.yaml"
-    strategy="basic"
-    batch_size=1
-    new_benchmark=false
-    inc_new_api=true
-    tuning_cmd="bash run_quant.sh --topology=${model} --input_model=${input_model}"
-    benchmark_cmd="bash run_benchmark.sh --topology=${model} --mode=performance --batch_size=1 --iters=500"
-fi
-
-
-/bin/bash run_model_trigger_common.sh \
-    --yaml=${yaml} \
-    --framework=${FRAMEWORK} \
-    --fwk_ver=${FRAMEWORK_VERSION} \
-    --model=${model} \
-    --model_src_dir=${model_src_dir} \
-    --dataset_location=${dataset_location} \
-    --input_model=${input_model} \
-    --batch_size=${batch_size} \
-    --strategy=${strategy} \
-    --new_benchmark=${new_benchmark} \
-    --tuning_cmd="${tuning_cmd}" \
-    --benchmark_cmd="${benchmark_cmd}" \
-    --inc_new_api="${inc_new_api}" \
-    --mode=${mode} \
-    --USE_TUNE_ACC=${USE_TUNE_ACC} \
-    --PERF_STABLE_CHECK=${PERF_STABLE_CHECK} \
-    --BUILD_BUILDID=${BUILD_BUILDID}
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/template/docker-template.yml b/.azure-pipelines/template/docker-template.yml
index 4585f8d581e..25d143bd8d5 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/template/docker-template.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/template/docker-template.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ steps:
 
   - ${{ if eq(parameters.imageSource, 'pull') }}:
       - script: |
-          docker pull vault.habana.ai/gaudi-docker/1.22.0/ubuntu24.04/habanalabs/pytorch-installer-2.7.1:latest
+          docker pull vault.habana.ai/gaudi-docker/1.22.1/ubuntu24.04/habanalabs/pytorch-installer-2.7.1:latest
         displayName: "Pull habana docker image"
 
   - script: |
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ steps:
             else
                 docker run -dit --disable-content-trust --privileged --name=${{ parameters.containerName }} --shm-size="2g" \
                 --runtime=habana -e HABANA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all -e OMPI_MCA_btl_vader_single_copy_mechanism=none --cap-add=sys_nice --net=host --ipc=host \
-                -v ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}:/neural-compressor vault.habana.ai/gaudi-docker/1.22.0/ubuntu24.04/habanalabs/pytorch-installer-2.7.1:latest
+                -v ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}:/neural-compressor vault.habana.ai/gaudi-docker/1.22.1/ubuntu24.04/habanalabs/pytorch-installer-2.7.1:latest
                 docker exec ${{ parameters.containerName }} bash -c "ln -sf \$(which python3) /usr/bin/python"
             fi
             echo "Show the container list after docker run ... "
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml b/.azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml
index 50a8072d479..be9daae02cd 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ steps:
     parameters:
       dockerConfigName: "commonDockerConfig"
       repoName: "neural-compressor"
-      repoTag: "py310"
+      repoTag: "py312"
       dockerFileName: "Dockerfile"
       containerName: ${{ parameters.modelContainerName }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-stale-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/check-stale-issue.yml
index 6af25375328..46d0d38e7aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-stale-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-stale-issue.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/stale@v10
         with:
+          start-date: '2020-01-01T00:00:00Z'
           days-before-issue-stale: 60
           days-before-issue-close: 7
           stale-issue-message: "This issue is stale because it has been open 60 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 7 days."
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7831990f6ea..a91220d8f4d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ To try on Intel Gaudi2, docker image with Gaudi Software Stack is recommended, p
 
 Run a container with an interactive shell, [more info](https://docs.habana.ai/en/latest/Installation_Guide/Additional_Installation/Docker_Installation.html#docker-installation)
 ```
-docker run -it --runtime=habana -e HABANA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all -e OMPI_MCA_btl_vader_single_copy_mechanism=none --cap-add=sys_nice --net=host --ipc=host vault.habana.ai/gaudi-docker/1.22.0/ubuntu24.04/habanalabs/pytorch-installer-2.7.1:latest
+docker run -it --runtime=habana -e HABANA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all -e OMPI_MCA_btl_vader_single_copy_mechanism=none --cap-add=sys_nice --net=host --ipc=host vault.habana.ai/gaudi-docker/1.22.1/ubuntu24.04/habanalabs/pytorch-installer-2.7.1:latest
 ```
 
 > Note: Since Habana software >= 1.21.0, `PT_HPU_LAZY_MODE=0` is the default setting. However, most low-precision functions (such as `convert_from_uint4`) do not support this setting. Therefore, we recommend setting `PT_HPU_LAZY_MODE=1` to maintain compatibility.
diff --git a/neural_compressor/version.py b/neural_compressor/version.py
index 6f857d8faca..732a1dd612c 100644
--- a/neural_compressor/version.py
+++ b/neural_compressor/version.py
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 """Intel® Neural Compressor: An open-source Python library supporting popular model compression techniques."""
-__version__ = "3.6"
+__version__ = "3.7"

From 5f6037c6196a41308a142cb8e67592c5a7b82d39 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:19:46 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 05/20] fix path

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel | 1 +
 .github/workflows/check-stale-issue.yml  | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel b/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel
index 069f918f457..4d021f440ba 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} hostgroup && \
 
 USER hostuser
 
+ENV PATH="/home/hostuser/.local/bin:$PATH"
 RUN python -m pip install pip packaging --upgrade
 RUN python -m pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-stale-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/check-stale-issue.yml
index 46d0d38e7aa..2aae86025ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-stale-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-stale-issue.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ permissions:
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "30 22 * * *"
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   stale:

From 3062a93638c1aaec22c98e7af7ff9b073f06e8d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 15:34:50 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 06/20] fix cmake

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel        | 1 +
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh           | 1 -
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh     | 5 ++---
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/run_3x_tf.sh      | 1 -
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/env_setup.sh         | 2 --
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/run_basic_adaptor.sh | 1 -
 .azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml     | 1 +
 .azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml        | 1 +
 8 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel b/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel
index 0d60d3d3252..c717d137d7e 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends --fix-missing \
     python3.12-dev \
     autoconf \
     build-essential \
+    cmake \
     git \
     libomp-dev \
     numactl \
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh
index 30ba68510c0..8f6f7b4800b 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 echo -e "##[group]Install Neural Compressor ... "
 cd /neural-compressor
-pip install cmake==3.31.6
 if [[ $1 = *"3x_pt"* ]]; then
     python -m pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements_pt.txt
     if [[ $1 = *"3x_pt_fp8"* ]]; then
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh
index 0182b2781c9..852019466b1 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh
@@ -50,10 +50,9 @@ done
 SCRIPTS_PATH="/neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models"
 log_dir="/neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models"
 if [[ "${inc_new_api}" == "3x"* ]]; then
-    pip install cmake==3.31.6
     WORK_SOURCE_DIR="/neural-compressor/examples/${framework}"
-    git clone https://github.com/intel/intel-extension-for-transformers.git /itrex
-    cd /itrex
+    git clone https://github.com/intel/intel-extension-for-transformers.git ~/itrex
+    cd ~/itrex
     pip install -r requirements.txt
     pip install -v .
 else
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/run_3x_tf.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/run_3x_tf.sh
index 60986e4cf60..317b261be4d 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/run_3x_tf.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/run_3x_tf.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ pytest --cov="${inc_path}" --cov-append -vs --disable-warnings --html=report_tf.
 # test for tensorflow new api ut
 pip uninstall tensorflow -y
 pip install /tf_dataset/tf_binary/230928/tensorflow*.whl
-pip install cmake==3.31.6
 pip install protobuf==3.20.3
 pip install horovod==0.27.0
 pip list
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/env_setup.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/env_setup.sh
index c4eed7f0779..f12ee6efa07 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/env_setup.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/env_setup.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ if [[ "${tensorflow_version}" == *"-official" ]]; then
     pip install tensorflow==${tensorflow_version%-official}
 elif [[ "${tensorflow_version}" == "spr-base" ]]; then
     pip install /tf_dataset/tf_binary/230928/tensorflow*.whl
-    pip install cmake==3.31.6
     pip install protobuf==3.20.3
     pip install horovod==0.27.0
     if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ fi
 
 # install special test env requirements
 # common deps
-pip install cmake==3.31.6
 pip install transformers==4.50.0
 
 if [[ $(echo "${test_case}" | grep -c "others") != 0 ]];then
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/run_basic_adaptor.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/run_basic_adaptor.sh
index 762e0d6e514..0ed1d9c8255 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/run_basic_adaptor.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/run_basic_adaptor.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ source /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/fwk_version.sh $1
 
 echo "set up UT env..."
 bash /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/env_setup.sh "${test_case}"
-pip install cmake==4.0.0
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/.local/lib/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export COVERAGE_RCFILE=/neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/coverage.file
 lpot_path=$(python -c 'import neural_compressor; import os; print(os.path.dirname(neural_compressor.__file__))')
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml b/.azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml
index be9daae02cd..060758bbbc3 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ steps:
     inputs:
       targetType: "inline"
       script: |
+        docker exec ${{ parameters.modelContainerName }} bash -c "rm -fr /neural-compressor/* && rm -fr /neural-compressor/.* || true"      
         docker stop ${{ parameters.modelContainerName }}
         docker rm -vf ${{ parameters.modelContainerName }} || true
     displayName: "Docker clean up"
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml b/.azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml
index cc27116e61c..78536b3476b 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ steps:
     inputs:
       targetType: "inline"
       script: |
+        docker exec ${{ parameters.modelContainerName }} bash -c "rm -fr /neural-compressor/* && rm -fr /neural-compressor/.* || true"
         docker stop ${{ parameters.utContainerName }}
         docker rm -vf ${{ parameters.utContainerName }} || true
     displayName: "Docker clean up"

From ac461921369e6cdd5246ff27bb81cfce2bde2a21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "pre-commit-ci[bot]"
 <66853113+pre-commit-ci[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 07:36:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 07/20] [pre-commit.ci] auto fixes from pre-commit.com hooks

for more information, see https://pre-commit.ci
---
 .azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml b/.azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml
index 060758bbbc3..e8a6755bf2f 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/template/model-template.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ steps:
     inputs:
       targetType: "inline"
       script: |
-        docker exec ${{ parameters.modelContainerName }} bash -c "rm -fr /neural-compressor/* && rm -fr /neural-compressor/.* || true"      
+        docker exec ${{ parameters.modelContainerName }} bash -c "rm -fr /neural-compressor/* && rm -fr /neural-compressor/.* || true"
         docker stop ${{ parameters.modelContainerName }}
         docker rm -vf ${{ parameters.modelContainerName }} || true
     displayName: "Docker clean up"

From 2a0459b4978c55320eb379aa26aa5eec32436322 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 15:36:52 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 08/20] fix name

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml b/.azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml
index 78536b3476b..f083e4a3bca 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/template/ut-template.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ steps:
     inputs:
       targetType: "inline"
       script: |
-        docker exec ${{ parameters.modelContainerName }} bash -c "rm -fr /neural-compressor/* && rm -fr /neural-compressor/.* || true"
+        docker exec ${{ parameters.utContainerName }} bash -c "rm -fr /neural-compressor/* && rm -fr /neural-compressor/.* || true"
         docker stop ${{ parameters.utContainerName }}
         docker rm -vf ${{ parameters.utContainerName }} || true
     displayName: "Docker clean up"

From 9451d0e27e1a08ba9e697c6ff7f77a2b2614b46c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 15:58:38 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 09/20] test

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel b/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel
index c717d137d7e..d279adf93fc 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ USER hostuser
 
 ENV PATH="/home/hostuser/.local/bin:$PATH"
 RUN pip config set global.break-system-packages true
-RUN python -m pip install pip packaging --upgrade
-RUN python -m pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools
+RUN pip install pip packaging --upgrade
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools
 RUN pip list
 
 WORKDIR /

From b34323e9054f7ad48544af928510fd3230f03ec6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:32:35 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 10/20] remove unused code

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh | 37 +-------------------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh
index 852019466b1..ddbaa7a2676 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh
@@ -49,15 +49,7 @@ done
 
 SCRIPTS_PATH="/neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models"
 log_dir="/neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models"
-if [[ "${inc_new_api}" == "3x"* ]]; then
-    WORK_SOURCE_DIR="/neural-compressor/examples/${framework}"
-    git clone https://github.com/intel/intel-extension-for-transformers.git ~/itrex
-    cd ~/itrex
-    pip install -r requirements.txt
-    pip install -v .
-else
-    WORK_SOURCE_DIR="/neural-compressor/examples/deprecated/${framework}"
-fi
+WORK_SOURCE_DIR="/neural-compressor/examples/${framework}"
 
 $BOLD_YELLOW && echo "processing ${framework}-${fwk_ver}-${model}" && $RESET
 
@@ -74,17 +66,6 @@ $BOLD_YELLOW && echo "====== install requirements ======" && $RESET
 /bin/bash /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh ${inc_new_api}
 
 mkdir -p ${WORK_SOURCE_DIR}
-cd ${WORK_SOURCE_DIR}
-if [[ "${inc_new_api}" == "false" ]]; then
-    echo "copy old api examples to workspace..."
-    git clone -b old_api_examples https://github.com/intel/neural-compressor.git old-lpot-models
-    cd old-lpot-models
-    git branch
-    cd -
-    rm -rf ${model_src_dir}
-    mkdir -p ${model_src_dir}
-    cp -r old-lpot-models/examples/${framework}/${model_src_dir} ${WORK_SOURCE_DIR}/${model_src_dir}/../
-fi
 
 cd ${model_src_dir}
 
@@ -129,19 +110,3 @@ if [ -f "requirements.txt" ]; then
 else
     $BOLD_RED && echo "Not found requirements.txt file." && $RESET
 fi
-
-if [[ "${inc_new_api}" == "false" ]]; then
-    $BOLD_YELLOW && echo "======== update yaml config ========" && $RESET
-    $BOLD_YELLOW && echo -e "\nPrint origin yaml..." && $RESET
-    cat ${yaml}
-    python ${SCRIPTS_PATH}/update_yaml_config.py \
-        --yaml=${yaml} \
-        --framework=${framework} \
-        --dataset_location=${dataset_location} \
-        --batch_size=${batch_size} \
-        --strategy=${strategy} \
-        --new_benchmark=${new_benchmark} \
-        --multi_instance='true'
-    $BOLD_YELLOW && echo -e "\nPrint updated yaml... " && $RESET
-    cat ${yaml}
-fi

From e22df1347f4920784607e5ce5f85568bc780b62f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:14:36 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 11/20] disable tf CI

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/ut-basic.yml | 70 +++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/ut-basic.yml b/.azure-pipelines/ut-basic.yml
index 769f781ba6c..fddc5883a2e 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/ut-basic.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/ut-basic.yml
@@ -79,43 +79,43 @@ stages:
               utScriptFileName: "run_basic_pt_pruning"
               uploadPath: $(UPLOAD_PATH)
               utArtifact: "ut_pt-pruning"
-      - job:
-        displayName: Test TensorFlow Pruning
-        steps:
-          - template: template/ut-template.yml
-            parameters:
-              dockerConfigName: "commonDockerConfig"
-              utScriptFileName: "run_basic_tf_pruning"
-              uploadPath: $(UPLOAD_PATH)
-              utArtifact: "ut_tf-pruning"
+      # - job:
+      #   displayName: Test TensorFlow Pruning
+      #   steps:
+      #     - template: template/ut-template.yml
+      #       parameters:
+      #         dockerConfigName: "commonDockerConfig"
+      #         utScriptFileName: "run_basic_tf_pruning"
+      #         uploadPath: $(UPLOAD_PATH)
+      #         utArtifact: "ut_tf-pruning"
 
-  - stage: TFNewAPI
-    displayName: Unit Test TF newAPI
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - job:
-        displayName: Test TF newAPI
-        steps:
-          - template: template/ut-template.yml
-            parameters:
-              dockerConfigName: "commonDockerConfig"
-              utScriptFileName: "run_basic_adaptor_tfnewapi"
-              uploadPath: $(UPLOAD_PATH)
-              utArtifact: "ut_tfnewapi"
+  # - stage: TFNewAPI
+  #   displayName: Unit Test TF newAPI
+  #   dependsOn: []
+  #   jobs:
+  #     - job:
+  #       displayName: Test TF newAPI
+  #       steps:
+  #         - template: template/ut-template.yml
+  #           parameters:
+  #             dockerConfigName: "commonDockerConfig"
+  #             utScriptFileName: "run_basic_adaptor_tfnewapi"
+  #             uploadPath: $(UPLOAD_PATH)
+  #             utArtifact: "ut_tfnewapi"
 
-  - stage: ITEX
-    displayName: Unit Test ITEX
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - job:
-        displayName: Test ITEX
-        steps:
-          - template: template/ut-template.yml
-            parameters:
-              dockerConfigName: "commonDockerConfig"
-              utScriptFileName: "run_basic_itex"
-              uploadPath: $(UPLOAD_PATH)
-              utArtifact: "ut_itex"
+  # - stage: ITEX
+  #   displayName: Unit Test ITEX
+  #   dependsOn: []
+  #   jobs:
+  #     - job:
+  #       displayName: Test ITEX
+  #       steps:
+  #         - template: template/ut-template.yml
+  #           parameters:
+  #             dockerConfigName: "commonDockerConfig"
+  #             utScriptFileName: "run_basic_itex"
+  #             uploadPath: $(UPLOAD_PATH)
+  #             utArtifact: "ut_itex"
 
   - stage: Others
     displayName: Unit Test other basic case

From c493cbc7413b5019c64cca7ef96f6942384c04f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "pre-commit-ci[bot]"
 <66853113+pre-commit-ci[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 05:16:03 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 12/20] [pre-commit.ci] auto fixes from pre-commit.com hooks

for more information, see https://pre-commit.ci
---
 .github/workflows/pr-link-scan.yml | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-link-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-link-scan.yml
index edc1d5f7d14..dc0b7ac68b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-link-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-link-scan.yml
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ jobs:
           fail="FALSE"
           merged_commit=$(git log -1 --format='%H')
           changed_files="$(git diff --name-status --diff-filter=ARM $BASE_SHA ${merged_commit} | awk '/\.md$/ {print $NF}')"
-          
+
           echo "no_proxy=$no_proxy"
           echo "http_proxy=$http_proxy"
           echo "https_proxy=$https_proxy"
-          
+
           if  [ -n "$changed_files" ]; then
             for changed_file in $changed_files; do
               # echo $changed_file
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ jobs:
           merged_commit=$(git log -1 --format='%H')
           changed_files="$(git diff --name-status --diff-filter=ARM $BASE_SHA ${merged_commit} | awk '/\.md$/ {print $NF}')"
           png_lines=$(grep -Eo '\]\([^)]+\)' --include='*.md' -r .|grep -Ev 'http' | grep -Ev 'shape=' | grep -Ev 'mailto:inc.maintainers@intel.com')
-          
+
           echo "no_proxy=$no_proxy"
           echo "http_proxy=$http_proxy"
           echo "https_proxy=$https_proxy"
-          
+
           if [ -n "$png_lines" ]; then
             for png_line in $png_lines; do
               # echo "No.1----->png_line is $png_line"

From 98ec5c17d118367d4837f8ccbbb94861fce1ce25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:58:30 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 13/20] fix

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh | 16 ++----------
 .azure-pipelines/ut-basic.yml                | 26 ++++++++++----------
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh
index ddbaa7a2676..bf946035ce8 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh
@@ -65,21 +65,13 @@ fi
 $BOLD_YELLOW && echo "====== install requirements ======" && $RESET
 /bin/bash /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh ${inc_new_api}
 
-mkdir -p ${WORK_SOURCE_DIR}
-
-cd ${model_src_dir}
+cd ${WORK_SOURCE_DIR}/${model_src_dir}
 
 if [[ "${fwk_ver}" != "latest" ]]; then
     pip install ruamel.yaml==0.17.40
     pip install psutil
     pip install protobuf==4.23.4
-    if [[ "${framework}" == "tensorflow" ]]; then
-        if [[ "${fwk_ver}" == *"-official" ]]; then
-            pip install tensorflow==${fwk_ver%-official}
-        else
-            pip install intel-tensorflow==${fwk_ver}
-        fi
-    elif [[ "${framework}" == "pytorch" ]]; then
+    if [[ "${framework}" == "pytorch" ]]; then
         pip install torch==${fwk_ver} --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
         pip install torchvision==${torch_vision_ver} --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
     elif [[ "${framework}" == "onnxrt" ]]; then
@@ -93,10 +85,6 @@ if [ -f "requirements.txt" ]; then
     if [ "${framework}" == "onnxrt" ]; then
         sed -i '/^onnx>=/d;/^onnx==/d;/^onnxruntime>=/d;/^onnxruntime==/d' requirements.txt
     fi
-    if [ "${framework}" == "tensorflow" ]; then
-        sed -i '/tensorflow==/d;/tensorflow$/d' requirements.txt
-        sed -i '/^intel-tensorflow/d' requirements.txt
-    fi
     if [ "${framework}" == "pytorch" ]; then
         sed -i '/torch==/d;/torch$/d;/torchvision==/d;/torchvision$/d' requirements.txt
     fi
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/ut-basic.yml b/.azure-pipelines/ut-basic.yml
index fddc5883a2e..7cdca06f47c 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/ut-basic.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/ut-basic.yml
@@ -38,19 +38,19 @@ variables:
   REPO: $(Build.Repository.Uri)
 
 stages:
-  - stage: Adaptor
-    displayName: Unit Test FWKs adaptor
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - job:
-        displayName: Test FWKs adaptor
-        steps:
-          - template: template/ut-template.yml
-            parameters:
-              dockerConfigName: "commonDockerConfig"
-              utScriptFileName: "run_basic_adaptor"
-              uploadPath: $(UPLOAD_PATH)
-              utArtifact: "ut_adaptor"
+  # - stage: Adaptor
+  #   displayName: Unit Test FWKs adaptor
+  #   dependsOn: []
+  #   jobs:
+  #     - job:
+  #       displayName: Test FWKs adaptor
+  #       steps:
+  #         - template: template/ut-template.yml
+  #           parameters:
+  #             dockerConfigName: "commonDockerConfig"
+  #             utScriptFileName: "run_basic_adaptor"
+  #             uploadPath: $(UPLOAD_PATH)
+  #             utArtifact: "ut_adaptor"
 
   - stage: API
     displayName: Unit Test User facing API

From e7adcd78045089022587d04444f404027e99827d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:36:29 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 14/20] fix

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh | 1 +
 .azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml                | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh
index 03f4fd02dbf..326b14ee2e0 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
 source /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/change_color.sh
 
 set -e
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml
index 11040891056..32f9941cd19 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ stages:
         steps:
           - script: |
               if [[ ! $(docker images | grep -i ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG}) ]]; then
-                docker build -f ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/docker/Dockerfile.devel -t ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG} .
+                docker build -f ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel -t ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG} .
               fi
               docker images | grep -i ${IMAGE_NAME}
               if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then

From 4757831a4712c3148d933a4d38df870627bc36c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:31:06 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 15/20] fix coverage

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh        |  1 -
 .../scripts/ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh           | 36 +++++++++----------
 .azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml             | 30 ++--------------
 .azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml                 | 31 ++--------------
 4 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 74 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh
index 8f6f7b4800b..ba6f0f0e657 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 echo -e "##[group]Install Neural Compressor ... "
-cd /neural-compressor
 if [[ $1 = *"3x_pt"* ]]; then
     python -m pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements_pt.txt
     if [[ $1 = *"3x_pt_fp8"* ]]; then
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh
index 326b14ee2e0..d87a9596ba0 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-source /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/change_color.sh
+source ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/scripts/change_color.sh
 
 set -e
 pip install coverage
-export COVERAGE_RCFILE=/neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/coverage.${1}
-coverage_log="/neural-compressor/log_dir/coverage_log"
-coverage_log_base="/neural-compressor/log_dir/coverage_log_base"
-coverage_compare="/neural-compressor/log_dir/coverage_compare.html"
-cd /neural-compressor/log_dir
+export COVERAGE_RCFILE=${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/coverage.${1}
+coverage_log="${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/log_dir/coverage_log"
+coverage_log_base="${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/log_dir/coverage_log_base"
+coverage_compare="${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/log_dir/coverage_compare.html"
+cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/log_dir
 
 $BOLD_YELLOW && echo "collect coverage for PR branch" && $RESET
-cp ut_3x_coverage/.coverage /neural-compressor/
+cp ut_3x_coverage/.coverage ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/
 mkdir -p coverage_PR
-cd /neural-compressor
+cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}
 coverage report -m --rcfile=${COVERAGE_RCFILE} | tee ${coverage_log}
 coverage html -d log_dir/coverage_PR/htmlcov --rcfile=${COVERAGE_RCFILE}
 coverage xml -o log_dir/coverage_PR/coverage.xml --rcfile=${COVERAGE_RCFILE}
@@ -20,23 +20,23 @@ ls -l log_dir/coverage_PR/htmlcov
 
 
 $BOLD_YELLOW && echo "collect coverage for baseline" && $RESET
-cd /neural-compressor
-cp -r /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines .azure-pipelines-pr
-git config --global --add safe.directory /neural-compressor
+cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}
+cp -r ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines .azure-pipelines-pr
+git config --global --add safe.directory ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}
 git fetch
 git checkout master
 rm -rf build dist *egg-info
 binary_index="${1%_fp8}"
 echo y | pip uninstall neural_compressor_${binary_index}
-cd /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines-pr/scripts && bash install_nc.sh ${1}
+cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines-pr/scripts && bash install_nc.sh ${1}
 
 coverage erase
-cd /neural-compressor/log_dir
+cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/log_dir
 mkdir -p coverage_base
-rm -rf /neural-compressor/.coverage || true
-cp ut_3x_baseline_coverage/.coverage /neural-compressor
+rm -rf ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.coverage || true
+cp ut_3x_baseline_coverage/.coverage ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}
 
-cd /neural-compressor
+cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}
 coverage report -m --rcfile=${COVERAGE_RCFILE} | tee ${coverage_log_base}
 coverage html -d log_dir/coverage_base/htmlcov --rcfile=${COVERAGE_RCFILE}
 coverage xml -o log_dir/coverage_base/coverage.xml --rcfile=${COVERAGE_RCFILE}
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ if [[ ${#fail_items[@]} -ne 0 ]]; then
         $BOLD_RED && echo "Unit Test failed with ${item} coverage decrease ${decrease}%" && $RESET
     done
     $BOLD_RED && echo "compare coverage to give detail info" && $RESET
-    bash /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines-pr/scripts/ut/compare_coverage.sh ${coverage_compare} ${coverage_log} ${coverage_log_base} "FAILED" ${coverage_PR_lines_rate} ${coverage_base_lines_rate} ${coverage_PR_branches_rate} ${coverage_base_branches_rate}
+    bash ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines-pr/scripts/ut/compare_coverage.sh ${coverage_compare} ${coverage_log} ${coverage_log_base} "FAILED" ${coverage_PR_lines_rate} ${coverage_base_lines_rate} ${coverage_PR_branches_rate} ${coverage_base_branches_rate}
     exit 1
 else
     $BOLD_GREEN && echo "Unit Test success with coverage lines: ${coverage_PR_lines_rate}%, branches: ${coverage_PR_branches_rate}%" && $RESET
     $BOLD_GREEN && echo "compare coverage to give detail info" && $RESET
-    bash /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines-pr/scripts/ut/compare_coverage.sh ${coverage_compare} ${coverage_log} ${coverage_log_base} "SUCCESS" ${coverage_PR_lines_rate} ${coverage_base_lines_rate} ${coverage_PR_branches_rate} ${coverage_base_branches_rate}
+    bash ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines-pr/scripts/ut/compare_coverage.sh ${coverage_compare} ${coverage_log} ${coverage_log_base} "SUCCESS" ${coverage_PR_lines_rate} ${coverage_base_lines_rate} ${coverage_PR_branches_rate} ${coverage_base_branches_rate}
 fi
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml
index 32f9941cd19..aa68da7dad2 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml
@@ -74,17 +74,6 @@ stages:
     jobs:
       - job: CollectDatafiles
         steps:
-          - script: |
-              if [[ ! $(docker images | grep -i ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG}) ]]; then
-                docker build -f ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel -t ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG} .
-              fi
-              docker images | grep -i ${IMAGE_NAME}
-              if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-                echo "NO Such Repo"
-                exit 1
-              fi
-            displayName: "Build develop docker image"
-
           - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
             inputs:
               artifact:
@@ -92,14 +81,9 @@ stages:
               path: $(DOWNLOAD_PATH)
 
           - script: |
-              echo "--- create container ---"
-              docker run -d -it --name="collectLogs" -v ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}:/neural-compressor  ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG} /bin/bash
-              echo "--- docker ps ---"
-              docker ps
-              echo "--- collect logs ---"
-              docker exec collectLogs /bin/bash  +x -c "cd /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts \
-              && bash install_nc.sh 3x_pt_fp8 \
-              && bash ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh 3x_pt_fp8"
+              cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/scripts
+              bash install_nc.sh 3x_pt_fp8
+              bash ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh 3x_pt_fp8
             displayName: "Collect UT Coverage"
 
           - task: PublishCodeCoverageResults@2
@@ -112,11 +96,3 @@ stages:
               targetPath: $(UPLOAD_PATH)
               artifact: $(ARTIFACT_NAME)
               publishLocation: "pipeline"
-
-          - task: Bash@3
-            condition: always()
-            inputs:
-              targetType: "inline"
-              script: |
-                docker exec collectLogs bash -c "rm -fr /neural-compressor/* && rm -fr /neural-compressor/.* || true"
-            displayName: "Docker clean up"
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml
index 2b8ccf7069f..d5326319f2a 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml
@@ -72,18 +72,6 @@ stages:
     jobs:
       - job: CollectDatafiles
         steps:
-          - script: |
-              if [[ ! $(docker images | grep -i ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG}) ]]; then
-                docker build --build-arg USER_ID=$(id -u) --build-arg GROUP_ID=$(id -g) \
-                  -f ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/docker/ubuntu-2404.devel -t ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG} .
-              fi
-              docker images | grep -i ${IMAGE_NAME}
-              if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-                echo "NO Such Repo"
-                exit 1
-              fi
-            displayName: "Build develop docker image"
-
           - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
             inputs:
               artifact:
@@ -91,14 +79,9 @@ stages:
               path: $(DOWNLOAD_PATH)
 
           - script: |
-              echo "--- create container ---"
-              docker run -d -it --name="collectLogs" -v ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}:/neural-compressor  ${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG} /bin/bash
-              echo "--- docker ps ---"
-              docker ps
-              echo "--- collect logs ---"
-              docker exec collectLogs /bin/bash  +x -c "cd /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts \
-              && bash install_nc.sh 3x_pt \
-              && bash ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh 3x_pt"
+              cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/scripts
+              bash install_nc.sh 3x_pt
+              bash ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh 3x_pt
             displayName: "Collect UT Coverage"
 
           - task: PublishCodeCoverageResults@2
@@ -111,11 +94,3 @@ stages:
               targetPath: $(UPLOAD_PATH)
               artifact: $(ARTIFACT_NAME)
               publishLocation: "pipeline"
-
-          - task: Bash@3
-            condition: always()
-            inputs:
-              targetType: "inline"
-              script: |
-                docker exec collectLogs bash -c "rm -fr /neural-compressor/* && rm -fr /neural-compressor/.* || true"
-            displayName: "Docker clean up"

From 4fc997cb81f4f5c308bad72669c2d255a99434ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:38:34 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 16/20] fix

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh
index bf946035ce8..c8b6d59afb7 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ else
 fi
 
 $BOLD_YELLOW && echo "====== install requirements ======" && $RESET
-/bin/bash /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh ${inc_new_api}
+cd /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts
+bash install_nc.sh ${inc_new_api}
 
 cd ${WORK_SOURCE_DIR}/${model_src_dir}
 

From 49484d49beb75c932185bb2c42e54771d862d0d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:40:59 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 17/20] fix

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh
index c8b6d59afb7..56666dafcef 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/models/env_setup.sh
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ else
 fi
 
 $BOLD_YELLOW && echo "====== install requirements ======" && $RESET
-cd /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts
-bash install_nc.sh ${inc_new_api}
+cd /neural-compressor
+bash /neural-compressor/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh ${inc_new_api}
 
 cd ${WORK_SOURCE_DIR}/${model_src_dir}
 

From 86f0db7f2a9a251b6ca42b733c6da2bfe8042e13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:50:26 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 18/20] fix

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh | 1 +
 .azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml      | 7 ++++++-
 .azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml          | 8 +++++++-
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh
index ba6f0f0e657..8f6f7b4800b 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/install_nc.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 echo -e "##[group]Install Neural Compressor ... "
+cd /neural-compressor
 if [[ $1 = *"3x_pt"* ]]; then
     python -m pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements_pt.txt
     if [[ $1 = *"3x_pt_fp8"* ]]; then
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml
index aa68da7dad2..006b623b091 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml
@@ -80,9 +80,14 @@ stages:
               patterns: '*_coverage/.coverage'
               path: $(DOWNLOAD_PATH)
 
+          - task: UsePythonVersion@0
+            inputs:
+              versionSpec: '3.12'
+            displayName: 'Use Python 3.12'
+
           - script: |
+              python setup.py install
               cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/scripts
-              bash install_nc.sh 3x_pt_fp8
               bash ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh 3x_pt_fp8
             displayName: "Collect UT Coverage"
 
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml
index d5326319f2a..567f07a0e69 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml
@@ -78,9 +78,15 @@ stages:
               patterns: '*_coverage/.coverage'
               path: $(DOWNLOAD_PATH)
 
+          - task: UsePythonVersion@0
+            inputs:
+              versionSpec: '3.12'
+            displayName: 'Use Python 3.12'
+
           - script: |
+              pip install -r requirements.txt
+              python setup.py install
               cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/scripts
-              bash install_nc.sh 3x_pt
               bash ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh 3x_pt
             displayName: "Collect UT Coverage"
 

From 73be8a16d59d73004f727712f1f01eb09a834e02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:19:52 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 19/20] fix

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh | 2 +-
 .azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml                | 3 ++-
 .azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml                    | 3 ++-
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh
index d87a9596ba0..8595862a390 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ git checkout master
 rm -rf build dist *egg-info
 binary_index="${1%_fp8}"
 echo y | pip uninstall neural_compressor_${binary_index}
-cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines-pr/scripts && bash install_nc.sh ${1}
+cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY} && python setup.py install pt
 
 coverage erase
 cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/log_dir
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml
index 006b623b091..a7240e773f0 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ stages:
             displayName: 'Use Python 3.12'
 
           - script: |
-              python setup.py install
+              cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}
+              python setup.py install pt
               cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/scripts
               bash ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh 3x_pt_fp8
             displayName: "Collect UT Coverage"
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml
index 567f07a0e69..73108df9926 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ stages:
             displayName: 'Use Python 3.12'
 
           - script: |
+              cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}
               pip install -r requirements.txt
-              python setup.py install
+              python setup.py install pt
               cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/scripts
               bash ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh 3x_pt
             displayName: "Collect UT Coverage"

From 1181e2bf26d88862289fd99e7b8ebd738a598246 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Sun, Xuehao" <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:55:44 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 20/20] fix

Signed-off-by: Sun, Xuehao <xuehao.sun@intel.com>
---
 .azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml | 1 +
 .azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml     | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml
index a7240e773f0..8a70f9d70bc 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt-fp8.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ stages:
 
           - script: |
               cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}
+              pip install -U pip setuptools
               python setup.py install pt
               cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/scripts
               bash ut/3x/collect_log_3x.sh 3x_pt_fp8
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml
index 73108df9926..a7d03393bc0 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/ut-3x-pt.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ stages:
 
           - script: |
               cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}
+              pip install -U pip setuptools
               pip install -r requirements.txt
               python setup.py install pt
               cd ${BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY}/.azure-pipelines/scripts