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Type of change: New feature

Calibrating a 30B MoE (found while quantizing nvidia/Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B to NVFP4) is the expensive step of hf_ptq.py, but a failure in the export step forced re-running all of it. This adds two flags so export can be retried from a saved calibrated model:

  • --save_quantized_state PATH writes the calibrated model (mto.save: full weights plus ModelOpt state, so the file is about as large as the model) after calibration and after the optional --cast_mxfp4_to_nvfp4 override, so a restore reproduces exactly what would have been exported.
  • --restore_quantized_state PATH restores it (mto.restore) and goes straight to export. Batch-size probing, calibration data loading and the pre-quantize generation preview are skipped, so a retry doesn't need the original calibration dataset.

Both are for the plain recipe/--qformat path only. parse_args() rejects using the two together, and rejects either with an AutoQuantize recipe (its search state isn't a single quantized model state).

Usage

# 1) calibrate once, keep the state
python examples/hf_ptq/hf_ptq.py --pyt_ckpt_path <model> --qformat nvfp4 \
    --save_quantized_state /path/to/calibrated.pt --export_path <out>

# 2) export failed? retry without recalibrating
python examples/hf_ptq/hf_ptq.py --pyt_ckpt_path <model> --qformat nvfp4 \
    --restore_quantized_state /path/to/calibrated.pt --export_path <out>

Testing

pytest tests/examples/hf_ptq/test_hf_ptq_args.py (plus tests/unit/torch/utils/test_dataset_utils.py and tests/unit/torch/export/test_quant_aware_conversion.py as regression checks on the merged tree): 181 passed, 28 skipped, run on a DGX Spark (aarch64) in the TensorRT-LLM 1.4.0rc0 container. The new tests cover a real (non-mocked) mto.save/mto.restore round trip, restore skipping calibration setup, save running after the MXFP4→NVFP4 cast, and the parse_args() rejection cases.

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Earlier revisions of this PR also carried an exclude_modules sentinel fix, a NemotronH TypeError fix, a calibration checkpoint hook, and a rejection of a deprecated flag. Upstream has since superseded the first two (#2508, #2427), and the last two were dropped as unneeded.

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Walkthrough

The PR adds quantized-state save and restore to HF PTQ, restores legacy NemotronH export fields, rejects corrupted reverse-name sentinels, and adds periodic checkpoint callbacks to dataset forward loops.

Changes: HF PTQ workflow updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
HF PTQ state and recipe flow
examples/hf_ptq/hf_ptq.py, tests/examples/hf_ptq/test_hf_ptq_args.py
HF PTQ can save and restore ModelOpt state. Restore mode skips calibration setup and previews. CLI validation covers state-file exclusivity and recipe restrictions. Deprecated AutoQuantize arguments remain parseable, while --auto_quantize_bits fails explicitly.

NemotronH configuration compatibility

Layer / File(s) Summary
NemotronH schema restoration
modelopt/torch/export/plugins/hf_checkpoint_utils.py, tests/unit/torch/export/test_hf_checkpoint_utils.py
Deployment sanitization reconstructs legacy fields for recognized NemotronH layer types. Unknown or malformed schemas remain unchanged with warnings.

Reverse name mapping validation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Sentinel suffix validation
modelopt/torch/export/quant_aware_conversion.py, tests/unit/torch/export/test_quant_aware_conversion.py
Reverse name mapping requires the internal sentinel to remain an exact suffix. Corrupted sentinels raise QuantConversionUnsupportedError.

Forward-loop checkpoint callbacks

Layer / File(s) Summary
Periodic forward-loop checkpoints
modelopt/torch/utils/dataset_utils.py, tests/unit/torch/utils/test_dataset_utils.py
Forward-loop APIs accept a checkpoint interval and callback. The callback runs after completed intervals. A zero interval disables checkpointing, and invalid settings raise validation errors.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

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sequenceDiagram
  participant CLI
  participant hf_ptq
  participant ModelOpt
  participant Export
  CLI->>hf_ptq: Select recipe and save or restore mode
  hf_ptq->>ModelOpt: Quantize or restore quantized state
  ModelOpt-->>hf_ptq: Return calibrated or restored model
  hf_ptq->>ModelOpt: Save quantized state when requested
  hf_ptq->>Export: Export the model
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The restore workflow can permit unsafe checkpoint deserialization under a supported environment setting, and its save/restore ordering can produce inconsistent quantized exports after the format cast. These issues can cause security exposure or incorrect deployment artifacts, so the PR is not merge-ready until they are fixed or explicitly accepted by the owner.

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1352-1365: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Move restore handling before calibration preparation.

At Line 1352, restore handling occurs after batch-size probing, calibration dataloader creation, and pre_quantize. A retry with --restore_quantized_state still depends on calibration inputs and performs model work before export. This can fail when the original dataset is unavailable and defeats the export-retry path. Resolve restore mode before calibration setup, or skip setup that is not required by export.

The PR objective is to retry export without repeating calibration.

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In `@examples/hf_ptq/hf_ptq.py` around lines 1352 - 1365, Move the
`_restore_quantized_state_if_requested` handling before batch-size probing,
calibration dataloader creation, and `pre_quantize`; in restore mode, bypass
calibration-only setup and proceed directly to export. Preserve the existing
`quant_cfg` calibration path and quantized-state save behavior for non-restore
runs.
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tests/examples/hf_ptq/test_hf_ptq_args.py (1)

73-88: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Exercise CLI validation through parse_args().

This test bypasses the CLI boundary by calling _restore_quantized_state_if_requested directly. It cannot detect whether parse_args() rejects both flags, and it does not cover state flags supplied with AutoQuantize. Add parser-level tests for both invalid combinations.

As per path instructions, validate CLI/API inputs at boundaries, including incompatible save/restore and checkpoint settings.

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In `@tests/examples/hf_ptq/test_hf_ptq_args.py` around lines 73 - 88, Update the
tests around _parse_hf_ptq_args to exercise parse_args() validation instead of
calling _restore_quantized_state_if_requested directly. Add parser-level
coverage for both incompatible save/restore and checkpoint/AutoQuantize flag
combinations, asserting each raises ValueError with the appropriate validation
message before any restore or processing occurs.

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modelopt/torch/utils/dataset_utils.py (1)

1188-1189: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Document checkpoint_fn rank semantics.

No production caller currently supplies checkpoint_every or checkpoint_fn. The callback runs on every process that invokes the loop. Document that distributed callbacks must be rank-safe or collective before they write shared checkpoints.

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In `@examples/hf_ptq/hf_ptq.py`:
- Around line 1594-1614: Update examples/hf_ptq/hf_ptq.py lines 1594-1614 to
validate --save_quantized_state and --restore_quantized_state during
parse_args(), rejecting their simultaneous use and rejecting either flag with an
AutoQuantize recipe before calibration begins. Update
tests/examples/hf_ptq/test_hf_ptq_args.py lines 73-88 to exercise these invalid
combinations through parse_args() rather than only the private validation
helper.

In `@modelopt/torch/export/plugins/hf_checkpoint_utils.py`:
- Around line 144-156: Update the pattern reconstruction around
_NEMOTRON_H_PATTERN_CHAR_BY_LAYER_TYPE in hf_checkpoint_utils.py to handle
non-string, non-hashable layer_types entries without aborting export: validate
entries before lookup or handle TypeError alongside KeyError, then issue the
existing warning and preserve the native schema. Add a regression test covering
a list or object layers_block_type entry.

In `@modelopt/torch/utils/dataset_utils.py`:
- Around line 1203-1204: Validate checkpoint settings at the public API boundary
before constructing the dataloader or closure: reject checkpoint_every values
below zero, and require checkpoint_fn to be callable whenever checkpoint_every
is positive. Keep zero as the disabled-checkpoint case, let internal checkpoint
logic trust these validated invariants, and add regression tests covering both
invalid combinations.

In `@tests/examples/hf_ptq/test_hf_ptq_args.py`:
- Around line 58-70: Add a focused end-to-end persistence test alongside the
existing mocked tests, using a small local model and pytest tmp_path with the
real mto.save and mto.restore implementations. Verify state is written, restored
into the model, and remains usable by the export retry path; retain the current
delegation and rejection-flow unit tests unchanged.

In `@tests/unit/torch/utils/test_dataset_utils.py`:
- Around line 306-315: Update test_forward_loop_checkpoints_every_n_steps to
record the completed forward count in the checkpoint callback rather than
appending a constant value, then assert calls == [2, 4]. Preserve the existing
five-batch setup and checkpoint_every=2 configuration.
- Around line 293-296: Update the nested _Model class inside _tiny_loader to
define an __init__ method that calls torch.nn.Module’s initializer via
super().__init__(), while preserving its existing forward behavior.

---

Outside diff comments:
In `@examples/hf_ptq/hf_ptq.py`:
- Around line 1352-1365: Move the `_restore_quantized_state_if_requested`
handling before batch-size probing, calibration dataloader creation, and
`pre_quantize`; in restore mode, bypass calibration-only setup and proceed
directly to export. Preserve the existing `quant_cfg` calibration path and
quantized-state save behavior for non-restore runs.

---

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In `@tests/examples/hf_ptq/test_hf_ptq_args.py`:
- Around line 73-88: Update the tests around _parse_hf_ptq_args to exercise
parse_args() validation instead of calling _restore_quantized_state_if_requested
directly. Add parser-level coverage for both incompatible save/restore and
checkpoint/AutoQuantize flag combinations, asserting each raises ValueError with
the appropriate validation message before any restore or processing occurs.
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Good thing these can keep getting merged cleanly ...

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1179-1185: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reject or remove the deprecated AutoQuantize CLI flags.

Line 1179 makes AutoQuantize recipe-only. However, parse_args() still accepts --auto_quantize_bits and documents that it enables AutoQuantize. The provided flow no longer reads this value to create aq_config. A legacy command can therefore run plain PTQ instead of AutoQuantize.

Remove these flags, or fail parsing when --auto_quantize_bits is set. Add a parse_args() test for that failure.

As per path instructions, validate new public API inputs at the boundary.

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Three fixes, found while quantizing nvidia/Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B to NVFP4:

1. examples/hf_ptq/hf_ptq.py: --save_quantized_state/--restore_quantized_state
   flags. Lets a failed *export* be retried without redoing calibration.

2. modelopt/torch/utils/dataset_utils.py: checkpoint_every/checkpoint_fn hook in
   _forward_loop/create_forward_loop. Periodic-checkpoint mechanism (not yet
   wired into hf_ptq.py's calibration call -- follow-up, not done here).

3. modelopt/torch/export/quant_aware_conversion.py: build_reverse_name_mapper's
   sentinel-strip logic (_map) silently accepted a mangled sentinel instead of
   raising, when a reverse-rename rule's `.` (matched as "any path separator
   char") ate into the appended sentinel before it could be stripped. In our
   export this corrupted 77/77 exclude_modules entries with an unsubstituted
   placeholder (`\x00backbone.pt_name_sentinel`, not matching the real sentinel
   `\x00modelopt_name_sentinel` -- direct evidence a rename rule rewrote it).
   vLLM couldn't match any excluded layer, defaulted every quant-aware fused
   linear (e.g. Mamba's in_proj, a MergedColumnParallelLinear) to quantized-width
   allocation, and crashed loading the correctly-unquantized-but-unlabeled
   weight. Extracted the strip logic into _strip_sentinel_or_raise(), which now
   raises QuantConversionUnsupportedError on a failed strip -- exactly the
   exception build_reverse_name_mapper's own docstring already promised for
   this case. No caller changes needed: both call sites in unified_export_hf.py
   already wrap this in a broad try/except that falls back to safe in-memory
   names with a warning: this fix just makes that safety net actually trigger,
   converting a silent, deployment-time failure (bare AssertionError in vLLM,
   no useful diagnostic) into a loud, immediate one at export time.

All three built test-first (Red -> Green). 26 total tests passing across the
two touched test files (2 new for the checkpoint flags, 3 new for the sentinel
fix), no regressions on pre-existing tests.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01BZby2EsEkVQKwwNKFDpwBm
Signed-off-by: Wyatt Neal <wyatt.neal+git@gmail.com>
…on export

Root cause: transformers now ships native NemotronH support
(transformers/models/nemotron_h/configuration_nemotron_h.py) with a newer
config schema -- layers_block_type as a real stored field, with
hybrid_override_pattern/num_hidden_layers as read-only properties derived
from it. Many NemotronH checkpoints on the Hub (e.g.
nvidia/Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B) still ship their own older, bundled
trust_remote_code configuration_nemotron_h.py written against the *opposite*
schema: hybrid_override_pattern/num_hidden_layers as real fields, with
layers_block_type as a computed property that has no setter.

When ModelOpt loads such a checkpoint for PTQ, transformers' AutoConfig
resolves the model via its own newer native class (no trust_remote_code
needed once a model_type is natively registered), silently converting the
config to the new schema in memory. save_pretrained's plain to_dict() only
serializes __dict__, so neither hybrid_override_pattern nor num_hidden_layers
(both properties on the native class) makes it into config.json -- but
layers_block_type does, since it's a real field there. The result: an
exported config.json in the new schema, sitting next to a copied
configuration_nemotron_h.py file that only understands the old one. Loading
the export back through its own bundled class then fails outright
(AttributeError: property 'layers_block_type' has no setter) or silently
loses the pattern/layer-count metadata.

Reproduced on three separate nvidia/Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B NVFP4 exports
in a row; each one required hand-patching config.json afterward.

Fix: sanitize_hf_config_for_deployment now reconstructs
hybrid_override_pattern from layers_block_type using the exact inverse of
transformers' own NemotronHConfig._list_to_pattern mapping (linear_attention
-> M, moe -> E, full_attention -> *, mlp -> -), restores num_hidden_layers as
len(layers_block_type), and drops the now-redundant layers_block_type /
mtp_layers_block_type fields the old schema's class doesn't expect. No-op for
non-NemotronH exports, no-op if hybrid_override_pattern is already present
(nothing was dropped), and warns without guessing if layers_block_type
contains an unrecognized value.

Built test-first (Red -> Green): 4 new tests (restores correctly, ignores
other model types, no-ops when already legacy schema, warns on unrecognized
layer type), 19/19 passing in the touched test file, 165/165 passing across
the full export test suite -- no regressions.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01BZby2EsEkVQKwwNKFDpwBm
Signed-off-by: Wyatt Neal <wyatt.neal+git@gmail.com>
Reject --save_quantized_state and --restore_quantized_state together, and
reject either with an AutoQuantize recipe (or the deprecated
--auto_quantize_bits CLI path), at the CLI boundary instead of only at
runtime inside _restore_quantized_state_if_requested. AutoQuantize's search
state is not a single quantized model state, so persistence flags for it
must fail before calibration work begins, not mid-run.

Also exercises the save/restore rejection through parse_args() instead of
only the private helper, per review feedback on PR NVIDIA#2129.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01JjBHecV84Y6tcMJWKiBRzn
Signed-off-by: Wyatt Neal <wyatt.neal+git@gmail.com>
…store

A malformed config.json (e.g. layers_block_type containing a nested list or
dict) raised TypeError from the dict lookup, which the existing KeyError
handler did not catch. That aborted export instead of warning and leaving
the schema untouched, same as the already-handled unrecognized-string case.

Catch TypeError alongside KeyError and add a regression test.

Signed-off-by: Wyatt Neal <wyatt.neal+git@gmail.com>
…ard_loop boundary

A negative checkpoint_every stays truthy under the modulo check inside
_forward_loop, and a positive checkpoint_every with checkpoint_fn=None
would call None once the first interval completes -- both failures only
surface deep inside the loop, mid-run. Validate both at the public
create_forward_loop boundary instead, before the dataloader/closure are
built, and document that checkpoint_fn runs on every process and must be
rank-safe or collective if it persists shared state.

Signed-off-by: Wyatt Neal <wyatt.neal+git@gmail.com>
Matches the other nn.Module test double in this file, which does call
super().__init__() explicitly rather than relying on the implicit default.

Signed-off-by: Wyatt Neal <wyatt.neal+git@gmail.com>
…ount

len(calls) == 2 also passes if checkpoint_fn fires at the wrong batches
(e.g. after 1 and 3 instead of 2 and 4). Record the completed forward count
in the callback and assert calls == [2, 4] so the test actually pins down
where the callback fires.

Signed-off-by: Wyatt Neal <wyatt.neal+git@gmail.com>
--restore_quantized_state retries a failed or interrupted export from a
previously calibrated state, so it should not depend on calibration inputs
at all. Previously the restore check ran deep inside the mono-quantization
branch, after batch-size probing, calibration dataloader construction, and
the pre-quantize generation preview had already run -- defeating the
export-retry path when the original calibration dataset is unavailable.

Check for a requested restore at the top of quantize_main instead, and skip
straight to post_quantize/export when it happens. The generation-preview
args passed to post_quantize are None in this path, which disables the
before/after generation comparison (matching --skip_generate's existing
None-preview behavior) without needing calib_dataloader, which post_quantize
never actually used.

Signed-off-by: Wyatt Neal <wyatt.neal+git@gmail.com>
The existing save/restore tests mock both mto.save and mto.restore, so they
verify delegation and rejection flow but never that ModelOpt state is
actually written, restored, or usable afterward. Add a focused test that
quantizes a small local Linear layer, saves its state through hf_ptq's
--save_quantized_state helper, restores it into a fresh model via
--restore_quantized_state, and confirms the restored quantizer state matches
and the model runs a forward pass.

Also switches the existing mocked save test off a hardcoded /tmp path onto
tmp_path.

Signed-off-by: Wyatt Neal <wyatt.neal+git@gmail.com>
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ugh ... what a fiasoco ... dco-s fixed

wyattearp and others added 2 commits August 21, 2026 07:30
--auto_quantize_bits (and its sibling --auto_quantize_method/
--auto_quantize_score_size/--auto_quantize_cost_model/
--auto_quantize_active_moe_expert_ratio flags) was documented as still
enabling the AutoQuantize CLI path via a conversion shim
(_auto_quantize_config_from_cli), but that function does not exist in
this file. quantize_main() only checks whether --recipe resolves to a
ModelOptAutoQuantizeRecipe; args.auto_quantize_bits is never read in
the actual quantization path. A legacy command relying on the old flag
therefore silently ran plain PTQ instead of AutoQuantize, with no
warning.

Reject --auto_quantize_bits at parse_args() instead, pointing users at
an AutoQuantize --recipe. Also drops the now-dead
'args.auto_quantize_bits is not None' clause from the
save/restore-vs-AutoQuantize incompatibility check, since that branch
is unreachable once auto_quantize_bits itself is always rejected
earlier.

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Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01JjBHecV84Y6tcMJWKiBRzn
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Filed #2230 for the deprecated --auto_quantize_bits silent-no-op bug CodeRabbit flagged here — fixed in this PR.

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In `@examples/hf_ptq/hf_ptq.py`:
- Line 1345: Move _save_quantized_state_if_requested after
apply_cast_mxfp4_to_nvfp4, preserving the existing plain-PTQ-only guard so
quantized state is saved after casting. Add a regression test covering save,
cast, restore, and export-state equivalence.
- Line 727: Update the restore path around mto.restore to pass weights_only=True
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wyattearp and others added 7 commits August 21, 2026 22:10
_save_quantized_state_if_requested() ran before the --cast_mxfp4_to_nvfp4
block, which overwrites each matched weight quantizer's global_amax with
a closed-form value. Combining --save_quantized_state with
--cast_mxfp4_to_nvfp4 saved a pre-cast snapshot, so a later
--restore_quantized_state retry would export a model that never got the
cast applied.

Move the save call to after the cast, gated on whether mono_quantize
actually ran this pass (quantized_this_run), matching the existing
plain-PTQ-only guard.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01JjBHecV84Y6tcMJWKiBRzn
Signed-off-by: Wyatt Neal <wyatt.neal+git@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Wyatt Neal <wyatt.neal+git@gmail.com>

# Conflicts:
#	tests/examples/hf_ptq/test_hf_ptq_args.py
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Conflicts resolved @meenchen - a review would be appreciated.

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@meenchen ?

Signed-off-by: Wyatt Neal <wyatt.neal+git@gmail.com>
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Thanks for the contribution! This PR now has merge conflicts with main. Could you update your branch with the latest main and fix the conflicts so we can continue the review?

We've added the waiting for feedback label while we wait for your update.

wyattearp and others added 3 commits October 26, 2026 18:12
Conflicts:
- quant_aware_conversion.py (+ test): took upstream. NVIDIA#2508 replaced the
  sentinel probe with a real .weight key, which removes the failure that
  _strip_sentinel_or_raise guarded against, so that helper and its tests
  are dropped.
- hf_ptq.py: kept both sides (save/restore + deprecated-flag handling,
  and upstream's --kv_auto_quantize_checkpoint).

Also adapt to upstream signature changes: quantize_main/post_quantize no
longer take default_padding_side/default_pad_token, and export_quantized
takes four args. The restore early-return and two tests are updated.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: Wyatt Neal <wyatt.neal+git@gmail.com>
Upstream's post_quantize now asserts preview inputs are present, which
restore mode intentionally doesn't have. After the early exit it only
adds the generation preview before export_quantized, so call
export_quantized directly.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: Wyatt Neal <wyatt.neal+git@gmail.com>
- Drop the checkpoint_every/checkpoint_fn hook in dataset_utils: nothing
  calls it and restore does not depend on it.
- Drop the deprecated --auto_quantize_* flags and the --auto_quantize_bits
  rejection. Upstream NVIDIA#2182 already removed these flags; they were
  resurrected on this branch by a cherry-pick conflict resolution.
- Remove an unreachable save+restore check (parse_args already rejects it)
  and say in --save_quantized_state's help that the file holds full weights.

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Correction to my earlier note: #2230 was not a real bug on main. The --auto_quantize_* flags had been removed upstream by #2182, and this branch had resurrected them by accident during a conflict resolution. They are dropped here now, so this PR no longer touches them and does not fix #2230 (closed as invalid). The PR is also trimmed to just the save/restore quantized-state change.

@wyattearp wyattearp changed the title PTQ reliability fixes: checkpoint resume + exclude_modules sentinel corruption hf_ptq: save/restore quantized state to retry export without recalibrating Oct 26, 2026
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As stated before, this is one of my first PR's for your repo and I most certainly don't understand it completely; so if there are changes you'd like, please let me know.

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