//  [python]
def fasterprune(
        self,
        args,
        sparsity,
        mask=None,
        prune_n=0,
        prune_m=0,
        blocksize=128,
        percdamp=0.01,
    ):
        W = self.layer.weight.data.clone()
        if isinstance(self.layer, nn.Conv2d):
            W = W.flatten(1)
        if isinstance(self.layer, transformers.Conv1D):
            W = W.t()
        W = W.float()

        tick = time.time()

        H = self.H
        del self.H
        dead = torch.diag(H) == 0
        H[dead, dead] = 1
        W[:, dead] = 0

        Losses = torch.zeros(self.rows, device=self.dev)

        damp = percdamp * torch.mean(torch.diag(H))
        diag = torch.arange(self.columns, device=self.dev)
        H[diag, diag] += damp
        H = torch.cholesky(H)
        H = torch.cholesky_inverse(H)
        H = torch.cholesky(H, upper=True)
        Hinv = H

        for i1 in range(0, self.columns, blocksize):
            i2 = min(i1 + blocksize, self.columns)
            count = i2 - i1

            W1 = W[:, i1:i2].clone()
            Q1 = torch.zeros_like(W1)
            Err1 = torch.zeros_like(W1)
            Losses1 = torch.zeros_like(W1)
            Hinv1 = Hinv[i1:i2, i1:i2]

            if prune_n == 0 or mask is not None:
                if mask is not None:
                    mask1 = mask[:, i1:i2]
                else:
                    # tmp = W1 ** 2 / (torch.diag(Hinv1).reshape((1, -1))) ** 2
                    if "wanda" in args.prune_method:
                        tmp = torch.abs(W1) * torch.sqrt(
                            self.scaler_row[i1:i2].reshape((1, -1))
                        )
                    elif "mag" in args.prune_method:
                        tmp = torch.abs(W1)
                    thresh = torch.sort(tmp.flatten())[0][int(tmp.numel() * sparsity)]
                    mask1 = tmp <= thresh
            else:
                mask1 = torch.zeros_like(W1) == 1

            for i in range(count):
                w = W1[:, i]
                d = Hinv1[i, i]

                if prune_n != 0 and i % prune_m == 0 and mask is None:
                    # tmp = W1[:, i:(i + prune_m)] ** 2 / (torch.diag(Hinv1)[i:(i + prune_m)].reshape((1, -1))) ** 2
                    if "wanda" in args.prune_method:
                        tmp = torch.abs(W1[:, i : (i + prune_m)]) * torch.sqrt(
                            self.scaler_row[(i + i1) : (i + i1 + prune_m)].reshape(
                                (1, -1)
                            )
                        )
                    elif "mag" in args.prune_method:
                        tmp = torch.abs(W1[:, i : (i + prune_m)])
                    mask1.scatter_(
                        1, i + torch.topk(tmp, prune_n, dim=1, largest=False)[1], True
                    )

                q = w.clone()
                q[mask1[:, i]] = 0

                Q1[:, i] = q
                Losses1[:, i] = (w - q) ** 2 / d**2

                err1 = (w - q) / d
                W1[:, i:] -= err1.unsqueeze(1).matmul(Hinv1[i, i:].unsqueeze(0))
                Err1[:, i] = err1

            W[:, i1:i2] = Q1
            Losses += torch.sum(Losses1, 1) / 2

            W[:, i2:] -= Err1.matmul(Hinv[i1:i2, i2:])

        torch.cuda.synchronize()
        if isinstance(self.layer, transformers.Conv1D):
            W = W.t()
        self.layer.weight.data = W.reshape(self.layer.weight.shape).to(
            self.layer.weight.data.dtype
        )