add protubuf limit for tf 2.9.1

Signed-off-by: Deyu Huang <[email protected]>

Author: hwangdeyu

ci_build/azure_pipelines/pretrained_model_test.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
 - template: 'templates/job_generator.yml'
   parameters:
-    # 2.7, tf
+    # 2.8, tf
     python_versions: ['3.7']
     tf_versions: ['1.15.5','2.8.0']
     job:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
 
 - template: 'templates/job_generator.yml'
   parameters:
-    # 2.8, tf
+    # 2.9, tf
     python_versions: ['3.9']
     tf_versions: ['2.9.1']
     job:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
 
 - template: 'templates/job_generator.yml'
   parameters:
-    # 2.8, tf 3.10
+    # 2.9, tf; 3.10, py 
     python_versions: ['3.10']
     tf_versions: ['2.9.0']
     job:

ci_build/azure_pipelines/templates/setup.yml

@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ steps:
     pip install pytest pytest-cov pytest-runner coverage graphviz requests pyyaml pillow pandas parameterized sympy coloredlogs flatbuffers
     pip install $(CI_PIP_TF_NAME) $(CI_PIP_ONNX_NAME)
 
-    # protobuf release version 4.21.0 has some Python changes which is not compatible with tensorflow so far.
+    # Protobuf 3.20 results in linker errors on Windows in TF.
+    # Protobuf 4.0 is binary incompatible with what C++ TF uses.
+    # https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/c3337c73306b2b859d82fe130912f18e6a1c5c23/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/setup.py#L88
     pip uninstall -y protobuf
-    pip install "protobuf<4.21.0"
+    pip install "protobuf<3.20.0"
 
     # TF < 2.7 reuires numpy <= 1.19, but onnxruntime >= 1.11 requires numpy >= 1.21
     if [[ $CI_TF_VERSION < 2.7 ]] && [[ $CI_ONNX_BACKEND == "onnxruntime" ]] ;
@@ -64,6 +66,10 @@ steps:
       if [[ $CI_TF_VERSION == 2.8* ]] ;
       then
         pip install "tensorflow-text>=2.8,<2.9"
+      fi
+      if [[ $CI_TF_VERSION == 2.9* ]] ;
+        then
+          pip install "tensorflow-text>=2.9,<2.10"
       else
         pip install tensorflow-text
       fi

ci_build/azure_pipelines/unit_test.yml

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ stages:
     - template: 'templates/job_generator.yml'
       parameters:
         # tf 2.9
-        python_versions: ['3.8']
+        python_versions: ['3.10']
         tf_versions: ['2.9.1']
         onnx_opsets: ['']
         job:
@@ -125,28 +125,6 @@ stages:
           - template: 'unit_test.yml'
         report_coverage: 'True'
 
-    - template: 'templates/job_generator.yml'
-      parameters:
-        # tf 1.13
-        python_versions: ['3.7']
-        tf_versions: ['1.13.1']
-        onnx_opsets: ['9']
-        job:
-          steps:
-          - template: 'unit_test.yml'
-        report_coverage: 'True'
-
-    - template: 'templates/job_generator.yml'
-      parameters:
-        # tf 2.9
-        python_versions: ['3.10']
-        tf_versions: ['2.9.1']
-        onnx_opsets: ['']
-        job:
-          steps:
-          - template: 'unit_test.yml'
-        report_coverage: 'True'
-  
     - template: 'templates/job_generator.yml'
       parameters:
         platforms: ['windows']