Update Workflow Inputs, Runner, and PR Validation Process (#11501)

* update check-artifact runner label to Shire

* update github.event.inputs to inputs

* update PR template

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 ### 4. How to test?
 - [ ] N/A
-- [ ] Unit test: Please manually trigger the PR Validation [here](https://github.com/intel-analytics/ipex-llm-workflow/actions/workflows/llm-PR-validation.yml) by inputting the full commit ID (SHA value) of your last commit (e.g., `a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0`). And paste your action link here once it has been successfully finished.
+- [ ] Unit test: Please manually trigger the PR Validation [here](https://github.com/intel-analytics/ipex-llm-workflow/actions/workflows/llm-PR-validation.yml) by inputting the PR number (e.g., `1234`). And paste your action link here once it has been successfully finished.
 - [ ] Application test
 - [ ] Document test
 - [ ] ...

.github/workflows/llm-binary-build.yml

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   check-linux-avxvnni-artifact:
     if: ${{contains(inputs.platform, 'Linux')}}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [Shire]
     outputs:
       if-exists: ${{steps.check_artifact.outputs.exists}}
     steps:
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
 
   check-linux-avx512-artifact:
     if: ${{contains(inputs.platform, 'Linux')}}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [Shire]
     outputs:
       if-exists: ${{steps.check_artifact.outputs.exists}}
     steps:
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ jobs:
 
   check-linux-amx-artifact:
     if: ${{contains(inputs.platform, 'Linux')}}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [Shire]
     outputs:
       if-exists: ${{steps.check_artifact.outputs.exists}}
     steps:
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ jobs:
           
   check-windows-avx2-artifact:
     if: ${{contains(inputs.platform, 'Windows')}}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [Shire]
     outputs:
       if-exists: ${{steps.check_artifact.outputs.exists}}
     steps:
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ jobs:
 
   check-windows-avx-vnni-artifact:
     if: ${{contains(inputs.platform, 'Windows')}}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [Shire]
     outputs:
       if-exists: ${{steps.check_artifact.outputs.exists}}
     steps:
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ jobs:
 
   check-windows-avx-artifact:
     if: ${{contains(inputs.platform, 'Windows')}}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [Shire]
     outputs:
       if-exists: ${{steps.check_artifact.outputs.exists}}
     steps:

.github/workflows/llm-nightly-test.yml

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           repository: 'intel-analytics/ipex-llm'
-          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ jobs:
     needs: llm-cpp-build
     uses: ./.github/workflows/llm_unit_tests.yml
     with:
-      checkout-ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.checkout-ref }}
+      checkout-ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
   llm-example-test:
     needs: llm-cpp-build
     uses: ./.github/workflows/llm_example_tests.yml
     with:
-      checkout-ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.checkout-ref }}
+      checkout-ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}

.github/workflows/llm_example_tests.yml

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@ee0669bd1cc54295c223e0bb666b733df41de1c5 # actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           repository: 'intel-analytics/ipex-llm'
-          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:

.github/workflows/llm_performance_tests.yml

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
       platform: ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && (inputs.checkout-ref != 'main')) && 'Windows,Linux' || 'Dummy' }}
 
   llm-performance-test-on-arc:
-    if: ${{ github.event.schedule || ( github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.arc ) || github.event.inputs.artifact == 'llm-performance-test-on-arc' || github.event.inputs.artifact == 'all' }} # please comment it for PR tests
+    if: ${{ github.event.schedule || ( github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.arc ) }} # please comment it for PR tests
     needs: llm-cpp-build
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ jobs:
           
           
   llm-performance-test-on-spr:
-    if: ${{ github.event.schedule || ( github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.spr ) || github.event.inputs.artifact == 'llm-performance-test-on-spr' || github.event.inputs.artifact == 'all' }} # please comment it for PR tests
+    if: ${{ github.event.schedule || ( github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.spr ) }} # please comment it for PR tests
     needs: llm-cpp-build
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ jobs:
           done
 
   llm-performance-test-on-core:
-    if: ${{ github.event.schedule || ( github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.core ) || github.event.inputs.artifact == 'llm-performance-test-on-core' || github.event.inputs.artifact == 'all' }} # please comment it for PR tests
+    if: ${{ github.event.schedule || ( github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.core ) }} # please comment it for PR tests
     needs: llm-cpp-build
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
   llm-performance-test-on-igpu:
-    if: ${{ github.event.schedule || ( github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.igpu ) || github.event.inputs.artifact == 'llm-performance-test-on-igpu' || github.event.inputs.artifact == 'all' }} # please comment it for PR tests
+    if: ${{ github.event.schedule || ( github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.igpu ) }} # please comment it for PR tests
     needs: llm-cpp-build
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false

.github/workflows/llm_unit_tests.yml

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           repository: 'intel-analytics/ipex-llm'
-          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           repository: 'intel-analytics/ipex-llm'
-          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:

.github/workflows/manually_build.yml

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       checkout-ref:
-        description: 'commit id (SHA-1 hash)'
+        description: 'ref for checking out, including branch, tag or SHA'
         required: true
         type: string
       artifact:

.github/workflows/release-pypi.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         repository: 'intel-analytics/ipex-llm'
-        ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.checkout-ref }}
+        ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
 
     - name: Set up Python 
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: set release version
       run: |
-        if [[ "${{ github.event.inputs.schedule-event }}" == "true" ]]; then
+        if [[ "${{ inputs.schedule-event }}" == "true" ]]; then
           export TIMESTAMP=`date '+%Y%m%d'`
           export PYPI_VERSION=2.1.0
           export RELEASE_VERSION=${PYPI_VERSION}b${TIMESTAMP}
         else
-          export RELEASE_VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.release-version }}
+          export RELEASE_VERSION=${{ inputs.release-version }}
         fi
         echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${RELEASE_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV