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+#include <assert.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <thread>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <regex>
+#include <queue>
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#    include <sal.h>
+#else
+#    include <semaphore.h>
+#    include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wnested-anon-types"
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wgnu-anonymous-struct"
+
+#include <AEEStdErr.h>
+#include <dspqueue.h>
+#include <rpcmem.h>
+
+#define GGML_COMMON_IMPL_CPP
+#include "ggml-backend-impl.h"
+#include "ggml-common.h"
+#include "ggml-hexagon.h"
+#include "ggml-impl.h"
+#include "ggml-quants.h"
+#include "op-desc.h"
+#include "htp-ops.h"
+#include "htp_iface.h"
+#include "htp-drv.h"
+
+using intvec  = std::vector<int>;
+using uintvec = std::vector<unsigned int>;
+using u32vec  = std::vector<uint32_t>;
+
+static int    opt_arch    = 0; // autodetect
+static size_t opt_ndev    = 1;
+static size_t opt_nhvx    = 0; // use all
+static int    opt_use_hmx = 1; // when set, enable HMX; when 0, use HVX only
+static size_t opt_vmem    = HTP_OP_MAX_VMEM_DEFAULT;  // max available va space for buffer mappings
+static size_t opt_mbuf    = 1ul * 1024 * 1024 * 1024; // max buffer size
+static int    opt_etm     = 0;
+static int    opt_verbose = 0;
+static int    opt_profile = 0; // profiling mode (0-disabled, 1-basic, 2-pmu)
+static int    opt_hostbuf = 1; // hostbuf ON by default
+
+// Default PMU events, if profiling with PMU (mode=2) is enabled
+// See https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-N2040-60/topic/pmu-events.html
+//     https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-N2040-61/topic/hvx-pmu-events.html
+static u32vec opt_pmu_evt { 0x3, 0x111, 0x100, 0x105, 0x240, 0x256, 0x7D, 0x8C };
+
+// Enable all stages by default
+static int opt_opstage  = HTP_OPSTAGE_QUEUE | HTP_OPSTAGE_COMPUTE;
+static int opt_opbatch  = 1024; // max number of ops in a batch
+static int opt_opqueue  = 16;   // max number of pending batches
+
+static std::regex* opt_opfilter = NULL; // regex of ops to not claim
+
+#define HEX_VERBOSE(...) \
+    if (opt_verbose) GGML_LOG_DEBUG(__VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline uint64_t hex_is_aligned(void * addr, uint32_t align) {
+    return ((size_t) addr & (align - 1)) == 0;
+}
+
+static inline size_t hex_round_up(size_t n, size_t m) {
+    return m * ((n + m - 1) / m);
+}
+
+static const char * status_to_str(uint32_t status) {
+    switch (status) {
+        case HTP_STATUS_OK:
+            return "OK";
+        case HTP_STATUS_NO_SUPPORT:
+            return "NO-SUPPORT";
+        case HTP_STATUS_INVAL_PARAMS:
+            return "INVAL-PARAMS";
+        case HTP_STATUS_VTCM_TOO_SMALL:
+            return "VTCM-TOO-SMALL";
+        case HTP_STATUS_INTERNAL_ERR:
+            return "INTERNAL-ERROR";
+        default:
+            return "UNKNOWN";
+    }
+}
+
+// ** debug helpers
+
+static void ggml_hexagon_dump_op_exec(const std::string &sess_name, const ggml_tensor * op, const uint32_t req_flags) {
+    if (!opt_verbose) return;
+
+    op_desc desc(op);
+    GGML_LOG_DEBUG("ggml-hex: %s execute-op %s: %s : %s : %s : %s : %s : flags 0x%x\n", sess_name.c_str(),
+                ggml_op_desc(op), desc.names, desc.dims, desc.types, desc.strides, desc.buffs, req_flags);
+}
+
+static void ggml_hexagon_dump_op_supp(const std::string &sess_name, const struct ggml_tensor * op, bool supp) {
+    if (!opt_verbose) return;
+
+    op_desc desc(op);
+    GGML_LOG_DEBUG("ggml-hex: %s supports-op %s: %s : %s : %s : %s : %s : %s\n", sess_name.c_str(),
+                ggml_op_desc(op), desc.names, desc.dims, desc.types, desc.strides, desc.buffs, supp ? "yes" : "no");
+}
+
+static void ggml_hexagon_dump_op_prof(const std::string &sess_name, const ggml_tensor * op,
+                                      uint32_t op_usec, uint32_t op_cycles, const uint32_t pmu[]) {
+    if (!opt_profile) return;
+
+    char pmu_str[256] = "";
+    if (opt_profile > 1) {
+        static_assert(HTP_PROF_PMU_NCNT == 8, "current implementation assumes 8 PMU counters");
+        sprintf(pmu_str, " pmu [%u,%u,%u,%u,%u,%u,%u,%u]",
+                pmu[0], pmu[1], pmu[2], pmu[3], pmu[4], pmu[5], pmu[6], pmu[7]);
+    }
+
+    op_desc desc(op);
+    GGML_LOG_DEBUG("ggml-hex: %s profile-op %s: %s : %s : %s : %s : usec %u cycles %u%s\n", sess_name.c_str(),
+            ggml_op_desc(op), desc.names, desc.dims, desc.types, desc.strides, op_usec, op_cycles, pmu_str);
+}
+
+// ** backend sessions
+
+struct ggml_hexagon_opbatch;
+struct ggml_hexagon_opqueue;
+
+struct ggml_hexagon_session {
+    std::string      name;
+    remote_handle64  handle;
+    dspqueue_t       queue;
+    uint32_t         session_id;
+    uint32_t         domain_id;
+    uint64_t         queue_id;
+    int              dev_id;
+    bool             valid_session;
+    bool             valid_handle;
+    bool             valid_queue;
+    bool             valid_iface;
+
+    std::atomic<int>      op_pending;
+    ggml_hexagon_opbatch* op_batch;
+    ggml_hexagon_opqueue* op_queue;
+
+    ggml_backend_buffer_type buffer_type        = {};
+    ggml_backend_buffer_type repack_buffer_type = {};
+
+    ggml_hexagon_session(int dev_id, ggml_backend_dev_t dev) noexcept(false);
+    ~ggml_hexagon_session() noexcept(true);
+
+    const char* c_name() const { return name.c_str(); }
+
+    void allocate(int dev_id) noexcept(false);
+    void release() noexcept(true);
+
+    void enqueue_op(htp_op_code opcode, const ggml_tensor *op);
+    void flush(bool all = true);
+
+    void flush_pending(bool all = false);
+    void flush_batch();
+};
+
+// ** backend buffers
+
+struct ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_context {
+    ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_context(const std::string & name, ggml_hexagon_session * sess) {
+        this->sess = sess;
+        this->name = name;
+    }
+
+    ggml_hexagon_session * sess;
+    std::string            name;
+};
+
+struct ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer {
+    ggml_hexagon_session * sess;
+    uint8_t *              base;
+    size_t                 size;
+    int                    fd;
+    bool                   mapped;
+    bool                   pinned;
+
+    void mmap() {
+        fastrpc_map_flags flags = this->pinned ? FASTRPC_MAP_FD : FASTRPC_MAP_FD_DELAYED;
+
+        int err = fastrpc_mmap(sess->domain_id, this->fd, (void *) this->base, 0, this->size, flags);
+        if (err != 0) {
+            GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: %s buffer mapping failed : domain_id %d size %zu fd %d error 0x%08x\n", sess->c_name(),
+                    sess->domain_id, this->size, this->fd, (unsigned) err);
+            throw std::runtime_error("ggml-hex: fastrpc_mmap failed (see log for details)");
+        }
+
+        HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: %s mapped buffer: base %p size %zu fd %d pinned %u\n",
+                sess->c_name(), (void *) this->base, this->size, this->fd, pinned);
+
+        this->mapped = true;
+    }
+
+    void unmap() {
+        if (!this->mapped) return;
+
+        if (!this->pinned) {
+            // HTP might still hold a reference, tell it drop it
+            htp_iface_munmap(sess->handle, this->fd);
+        }
+
+        fastrpc_munmap(sess->domain_id, this->fd, (void *) this->base, this->size);
+
+        HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: %s unmapped buffer: base %p size %zu fd %d\n", sess->c_name(),
+                (void *) this->base, size, this->fd);
+
+        this->mapped = false;
+        this->fd     = -1;
+    }
+
+    void alloc(size_t size) {
+        if (this->base) return;
+
+        this->base = (uint8_t *) rpcmem_alloc2(RPCMEM_HEAP_ID_SYSTEM, RPCMEM_DEFAULT_FLAGS, size);
+        if (!this->base) {
+            GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: %s failed to allocate buffer : size %zu\n", sess->c_name(), size);
+            throw std::runtime_error("ggml-hex: rpcmem_alloc failed (see log for details)");
+        }
+
+        this->fd = rpcmem_to_fd(this->base);
+        if (this->fd < 0) {
+            GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: %s failed to get FD for buffer %p\n", sess->c_name(), (void *) this->base);
+            throw std::runtime_error("ggml-hex: rpcmem_to_fd failed (see log for details)");
+        }
+        this->size = size;
+
+        HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: %s allocated buffer: base %p size %zu fd %d pinned %d\n", sess->c_name(),
+                    (void *) this->base, this->size, this->fd, (int) pinned);
+        mmap();
+    }
+
+    void free() {
+        if (!this->base) return;
+
+        unmap();
+        rpcmem_free(this->base);
+
+        HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: %s freed buffer: base %p size %zu fd %d\n", sess->c_name(),
+                (void *) this->base, size, this->fd);
+
+        this->base = NULL;
+    }
+
+    ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer(ggml_hexagon_session * sess, size_t size, bool pinned = false) {
+        this->sess   = sess;
+        this->size   = 0;
+        this->base   = nullptr;
+        this->fd     = -1;
+        this->mapped = false;
+        this->pinned = pinned;
+
+        alloc(size);
+    }
+
+    ~ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer() {
+        free();
+    }
+};
+
+static ggml_hexagon_session * ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_get_sess(ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer) {
+    return static_cast<ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_context *>(buffer->buft->context)->sess;
+}
+
+static void ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_free_buffer(ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer) {
+    auto sbuf = static_cast<ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer *>(buffer->context);
+    delete sbuf;
+}
+
+static void * ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_get_base(ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer) {
+    auto sbuf = static_cast<ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer *>(buffer->context);
+    return sbuf->base;
+}
+
+static enum ggml_status ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_init_tensor(ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer, ggml_tensor * tensor) {
+    auto sbuf = static_cast<ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer *>(buffer->context);
+    auto sess = sbuf->sess;
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: %s init-tensor %s : base %p data %p nbytes %zu usage %d\n", sess->c_name(),
+                tensor->name, (void *) sbuf->base, tensor->data, ggml_nbytes(tensor), (int) buffer->usage);
+
+    if (tensor->view_src != NULL && tensor->view_offs == 0) {
+        return GGML_STATUS_SUCCESS; // nothing to do for the view
+    }
+
+    return GGML_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+// ======== Q4x4x2 ====================
+struct x2_q4 {
+    int v[2];
+};
+
+static x2_q4 unpack_q4(uint8_t v) {
+    x2_q4 x = { (int) (v & 0x0f) - 8, (int) (v >> 4) - 8 };
+    return x;
+}
+
+static void dump_block_q4_0(const block_q4_0 * b, int i) {
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: repack q4_0 %d: %d %d %d %d ... %d %d %d %d : %.6f\n", i, unpack_q4(b->qs[0]).v[0],
+                unpack_q4(b->qs[1]).v[0], unpack_q4(b->qs[2]).v[0], unpack_q4(b->qs[3]).v[0], unpack_q4(b->qs[12]).v[1],
+                unpack_q4(b->qs[13]).v[1], unpack_q4(b->qs[14]).v[1], unpack_q4(b->qs[15]).v[1],
+                GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(b->d));
+}
+
+static void dump_packed_block_q4x4x2(const uint8_t * v, unsigned int i, size_t k) {
+    static const int qk        = QK_Q4_0x4x2;
+    const int        dblk_size = 8 * 2;   // 8x __fp16
+    const int        qblk_size = qk / 2;  // int4
+    const int        qrow_size = k / 2;   // int4 (not padded)
+
+    const uint8_t * v_q = v + 0;          // quants first
+    const uint8_t * v_d = v + qrow_size;  // then scales
+
+    const uint8_t *   q = v_q + i * qblk_size;
+    const ggml_half * d = (const ggml_half *) (v_d + i * dblk_size);
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: repack q4x4x2-%d: %d %d %d %d ... %d %d %d %d ... %d %d %d %d : %.6f %.6f %.6f %.6f\n", i,
+                unpack_q4(q[0]).v[0], unpack_q4(q[1]).v[0], unpack_q4(q[2]).v[0], unpack_q4(q[3]).v[0],
+                unpack_q4(q[60]).v[0], unpack_q4(q[61]).v[0], unpack_q4(q[62]).v[0], unpack_q4(q[63]).v[0],
+                unpack_q4(q[124]).v[0], unpack_q4(q[125]).v[0], unpack_q4(q[126]).v[0], unpack_q4(q[127]).v[0],
+                GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(d[0]), GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(d[1]), GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(d[2]), GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(d[3]));
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: repack q4x4x2-%d: %d %d %d %d ... %d %d %d %d ... %d %d %d %d : %.6f %.6f %.6f %.6f\n",
+                i + 1, unpack_q4(q[0]).v[1], unpack_q4(q[1]).v[1], unpack_q4(q[2]).v[1], unpack_q4(q[3]).v[1],
+                unpack_q4(q[60]).v[1], unpack_q4(q[61]).v[1], unpack_q4(q[62]).v[1], unpack_q4(q[63]).v[1],
+                unpack_q4(q[124]).v[1], unpack_q4(q[125]).v[1], unpack_q4(q[126]).v[1], unpack_q4(q[127]).v[1],
+                GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(d[4]), GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(d[5]), GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(d[6]), GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(d[7]));
+}
+
+static void unpack_q4_0_quants(uint8_t * qs, const block_q4_0 * x, unsigned int bi) {
+    static const int qk = QK4_0;
+
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < qk / 2; ++i) {
+        const int x0             = (x->qs[i] & 0x0F);
+        const int x1             = (x->qs[i] >> 4);
+        qs[bi * qk + i + 0]      = x0;
+        qs[bi * qk + i + qk / 2] = x1;
+    }
+}
+
+static void pack_q4_0_quants(block_q4_0 * x, const uint8_t * qs, unsigned int bi) {
+    static const int qk = QK4_0;
+
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < qk / 2; ++i) {
+        const uint8_t x0 = qs[bi * qk + i + 0];
+        const uint8_t x1 = qs[bi * qk + i + qk / 2];
+        x->qs[i]         = x0 | (x1 << 4);
+    }
+}
+
+static void repack_row_q4x4x2(uint8_t * y, const block_q4_0 * x, int64_t k) {
+    static const int qk = QK_Q4_0x4x2;
+    const int        nb = (k + qk - 1) / qk;  // number of blocks (padded)
+    const int        nloe = k % qk;           // leftovers
+
+    const int dblk_size = 8 * 2;              // 8x __fp16
+    const int qblk_size = qk / 2;             // int4
+    const int qrow_size = k / 2;              // int4 (not padded to blocks)
+
+    uint8_t * y_q = y + 0;                    // quants first
+    uint8_t * y_d = y + qrow_size;            // then scales
+
+    if (opt_verbose > 2) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+            dump_block_q4_0(&x[i * 8 + 0], 0);
+            dump_block_q4_0(&x[i * 8 + 1], 1);
+            dump_block_q4_0(&x[i * 8 + 2], 2);
+            dump_block_q4_0(&x[i * 8 + 3], 3);
+            dump_block_q4_0(&x[i * 8 + 4], 4);
+            dump_block_q4_0(&x[i * 8 + 5], 5);
+            dump_block_q4_0(&x[i * 8 + 6], 6);
+            dump_block_q4_0(&x[i * 8 + 7], 7);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Repack the quants
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        uint8_t qs[QK_Q4_0x4x2];  // unpacked quants
+        unpack_q4_0_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 0], 0);
+        unpack_q4_0_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 1], 1);
+        unpack_q4_0_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 2], 2);
+        unpack_q4_0_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 3], 3);
+        unpack_q4_0_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 4], 4);
+        unpack_q4_0_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 5], 5);
+        unpack_q4_0_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 6], 6);
+        unpack_q4_0_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 7], 7);
+
+        bool partial = (nloe && i == nb-1);
+
+        uint8_t * q = y_q + (i * qblk_size);
+        for (int j = 0; j < qk / 2; j++) {
+            q[j] = partial ? (qs[j*2+1] << 4) | qs[j*2+0] : (qs[j+128] << 4) | qs[j+000];
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Repack the scales
+    // Note: Do not combine with the loop above. For tensor sizes not multiple of 256 (QK_Q4_0x4x2)
+    // the last block is truncated and overridden by the scales.
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        // Repack the scales
+        ggml_half * d = (ggml_half *) (y_d + i * dblk_size);
+        d[0]          = x[i * 8 + 0].d;
+        d[1]          = x[i * 8 + 1].d;
+        d[2]          = x[i * 8 + 2].d;
+        d[3]          = x[i * 8 + 3].d;
+        d[4]          = x[i * 8 + 4].d;
+        d[5]          = x[i * 8 + 5].d;
+        d[6]          = x[i * 8 + 6].d;
+        d[7]          = x[i * 8 + 7].d;
+    }
+
+    if (opt_verbose > 2) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+            dump_packed_block_q4x4x2(y, i, k);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void unpack_row_q4x4x2(block_q4_0 * x, const uint8_t * y, int64_t k) {
+    static const int qk = QK_Q4_0x4x2;
+    const int        nb = (k + qk - 1) / qk;  // number of blocks (padded)
+    const int        nloe = k % qk;           // leftovers
+
+    const int dblk_size = 8 * 2;              // 8x __fp16
+    const int qblk_size = qk / 2;             // int4
+    const int qrow_size = k / 2;              // int4 (not padded to blocks)
+
+    const uint8_t * y_q = y + 0;              // quants first
+    const uint8_t * y_d = y + qrow_size;      // then scales
+
+    if (opt_verbose > 2) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+            dump_packed_block_q4x4x2(y, i, k);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Unpack the quants
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        uint8_t qs[QK_Q4_0x4x2];  // unpacked quants
+
+        bool partial = (nloe && i == nb-1);
+
+        const uint8_t * q = y_q + (i * qblk_size);
+        for (int j = 0; j < qk / 2; j++) {
+            if (partial) {
+                qs[j*2+0] = q[j] & 0xf;
+                qs[j*2+1] = q[j] >> 4;
+            } else {
+                qs[j+000] = q[j] & 0xf;
+                qs[j+128] = q[j] >> 4;
+            }
+        }
+
+        pack_q4_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 0], qs, 0);
+        pack_q4_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 1], qs, 1);
+        pack_q4_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 2], qs, 2);
+        pack_q4_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 3], qs, 3);
+        pack_q4_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 4], qs, 4);
+        pack_q4_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 5], qs, 5);
+        pack_q4_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 6], qs, 6);
+        pack_q4_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 7], qs, 7);
+    }
+
+    // Repack the scales
+    // Note: Do not combine with the loop above. For tensor sizes not multiple of 256 (QK_Q4_0x4x2)
+    // the last block is truncated and overridden by the scales.
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        // Unpack the scales
+        const ggml_half * d = (const ggml_half *) (y_d + i * dblk_size);
+        x[i * 8 + 0].d      = d[0];
+        x[i * 8 + 1].d      = d[1];
+        x[i * 8 + 2].d      = d[2];
+        x[i * 8 + 3].d      = d[3];
+        x[i * 8 + 4].d      = d[4];
+        x[i * 8 + 5].d      = d[5];
+        x[i * 8 + 6].d      = d[6];
+        x[i * 8 + 7].d      = d[7];
+    }
+
+    if (opt_verbose > 2) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+            dump_block_q4_0(&x[i * 8 + 0], 0);
+            dump_block_q4_0(&x[i * 8 + 1], 1);
+            dump_block_q4_0(&x[i * 8 + 2], 2);
+            dump_block_q4_0(&x[i * 8 + 3], 3);
+            dump_block_q4_0(&x[i * 8 + 4], 4);
+            dump_block_q4_0(&x[i * 8 + 5], 5);
+            dump_block_q4_0(&x[i * 8 + 6], 6);
+            dump_block_q4_0(&x[i * 8 + 7], 7);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void init_row_q4x4x2(block_q4_0 * x, int64_t k) {
+    static const int qk = QK_Q4_0x4x2;
+    const int        nb = (k + qk - 1) / qk;  // number of blocks (padded)
+
+    // Init the quants such that they unpack into zeros
+    uint8_t qs[QK_Q4_0x4x2];  // unpacked quants
+    memset(qs, 8, sizeof(qs));
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        pack_q4_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 0], qs, 0);
+        pack_q4_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 1], qs, 1);
+        pack_q4_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 2], qs, 2);
+        pack_q4_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 3], qs, 3);
+        pack_q4_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 4], qs, 4);
+        pack_q4_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 5], qs, 5);
+        pack_q4_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 6], qs, 6);
+        pack_q4_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 7], qs, 7);
+    }
+
+    // Init the scales
+    // Note: Do not combine with the loop above. For tensor sizes not multiple of 256 (QK_Q4_0x4x2)
+    // the last block is truncated and overridden by the scales.
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        // Unpack the scales
+        x[i * 8 + 0].d = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 1].d = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 2].d = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 3].d = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 4].d = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 5].d = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 6].d = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 7].d = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+// repack q4_0 data into q4x4x2 tensor
+static void repack_q4_0_q4x4x2(ggml_tensor * t, const void * data, size_t size) {
+    int64_t nrows = ggml_nrows(t);
+
+    size_t row_size    = ggml_row_size(t->type, t->ne[0]);
+    size_t row_size_pd = ggml_row_size(t->type, hex_round_up(t->ne[0], QK_Q4_0x4x2));  // extra elements for the pad
+    size_t row_size_rp = row_size * 2;  // extra space for tmp pad (if any)
+
+    // Ensure we don't try to read more data than is available in the source buffer 'data'
+    // or write more than the tensor can hold.
+    const size_t total_tensor_size = (size_t)nrows * row_size;
+    const size_t n_bytes_to_copy = size < total_tensor_size ? size : total_tensor_size;
+
+    // Calculate how many full rows and how many remaining bytes we need to process.
+    const int64_t n_full_rows = n_bytes_to_copy / row_size;
+    const size_t  n_rem_bytes = n_bytes_to_copy % row_size;
+
+    void * buf_pd = ggml_aligned_malloc(row_size_pd);
+    GGML_ASSERT(buf_pd != NULL);
+
+    void * buf_rp = ggml_aligned_malloc(row_size_rp);
+    GGML_ASSERT(buf_rp != NULL);
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: repack-q4_0-q4x4x2 %s : data %p size %zu dims %ldx%ld row-size %zu\n", t->name, data, size,
+                t->ne[0], nrows, row_size);
+
+    init_row_q4x4x2((block_q4_0 *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);  // init padded buffer to make sure the tail is all zeros
+
+    // 1. Process all the full rows
+    for (int64_t i = 0; i < n_full_rows; i++) {
+        const uint8_t * src = (const uint8_t *) data + (i * row_size);
+        uint8_t *       dst = (uint8_t *) t->data + (i * row_size);
+
+        memcpy(buf_pd, src, row_size);
+        repack_row_q4x4x2((uint8_t *) buf_rp, (const block_q4_0 *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);
+        memcpy(dst, buf_rp, row_size);
+    }
+
+    // 2. Process the final, potentially partial, row
+    if (n_rem_bytes > 0) {
+        const int64_t i = n_full_rows;
+        const uint8_t * src = (const uint8_t *) data + (i * row_size);
+        uint8_t *       dst = (uint8_t *) t->data + (i * row_size);
+
+        // re-init the row because we are potentially copying a partial row
+        init_row_q4x4x2((block_q4_0 *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);
+
+        // Copy only the remaining bytes from the source.
+        memcpy(buf_pd, src, n_rem_bytes);
+
+        // Repack the entire buffer
+        repack_row_q4x4x2((uint8_t *) buf_rp, (const block_q4_0 *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);
+
+        // Write only the corresponding remaining bytes to the destination tensor.
+        memcpy(dst, buf_rp, n_rem_bytes);
+    }
+
+    ggml_aligned_free(buf_pd, row_size_pd);
+    ggml_aligned_free(buf_rp, row_size_rp);
+}
+
+// repack q4x4x2 tensor into q4_0 data
+static void repack_q4x4x2_q4_0(void * data, const ggml_tensor * t, size_t size) {
+    int64_t nrows = ggml_nrows(t);
+
+    size_t row_size    = ggml_row_size(t->type, t->ne[0]);
+    size_t row_size_pd = ggml_row_size(t->type, hex_round_up(t->ne[0], QK_Q4_0x4x2));  // extra elements for the pad
+    size_t row_size_rp = row_size * 2;  // extra space for tmp pad (if any)
+
+    // Ensure we don't try to copy more data than the tensor actually contains.
+    const size_t total_tensor_size = (size_t)nrows * row_size;
+    const size_t n_bytes_to_copy = size < total_tensor_size ? size : total_tensor_size;
+
+    // Calculate how many full rows and how many remaining bytes we need to process.
+    const int64_t n_full_rows = n_bytes_to_copy / row_size;
+    const size_t  n_rem_bytes = n_bytes_to_copy % row_size;
+
+    void * buf_pd = ggml_aligned_malloc(row_size_pd);
+    GGML_ASSERT(buf_pd != NULL);
+
+    void * buf_rp = ggml_aligned_malloc(row_size_rp);
+    GGML_ASSERT(buf_rp != NULL);
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: repack-q4x4x2-q4_0 %s : data %p size %zu dims %ldx%ld row-size %zu\n", t->name, data, size,
+                t->ne[0], nrows, row_size);
+
+    memset(buf_pd, 0, row_size_pd);  // clear-out padded buffer to make sure the tail is all zeros
+
+    // 1. Process all the full rows
+    for (int64_t i = 0; i < n_full_rows; i++) {
+        const uint8_t * src = (const uint8_t *) t->data + (i * row_size);
+        uint8_t *       dst = (uint8_t *) data + (i * row_size);
+
+        memcpy(buf_pd, src, row_size);
+        unpack_row_q4x4x2((block_q4_0 *) buf_rp, (const uint8_t *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);
+        memcpy(dst, buf_rp, row_size);
+    }
+
+    // 2. Process the final, potentially partial, row
+    if (n_rem_bytes > 0) {
+        const int64_t i = n_full_rows;
+        const uint8_t * src = (const uint8_t *) t->data + (i * row_size);
+        uint8_t *       dst = (uint8_t *) data + (i * row_size);
+
+        // We still need to read and unpack the entire source row because quantization is block-based.
+        memcpy(buf_pd, src, row_size);
+        unpack_row_q4x4x2((block_q4_0 *) buf_rp, (const uint8_t *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);
+
+        // But we only copy the remaining number of bytes to the destination.
+        memcpy(dst, buf_rp, n_rem_bytes);
+    }
+
+    ggml_aligned_free(buf_pd, row_size_pd);
+    ggml_aligned_free(buf_rp, row_size_rp);
+}
+
+// ======== Q8x4x2 ====================
+static void dump_block_q8_0(const block_q8_0 * b, int i) {
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: repack q8_0 %d: %d %d %d %d ... %d %d %d %d : %.6f\n", i, b->qs[0], b->qs[1], b->qs[2],
+                b->qs[3], b->qs[28], b->qs[29], b->qs[30], b->qs[31], GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(b->d));
+}
+
+static void dump_packed_block_q8x4x2(const uint8_t * v, unsigned int i, size_t k) {
+    static const int qk        = QK_Q8_0x4x2;
+    const int        dblk_size = 8 * 2;   // 8x __fp16
+    const int        qblk_size = qk;      // int8
+    const int        qrow_size = k;       // int8 (not padded)
+
+    const uint8_t * v_q = v + 0;          // quants first
+    const uint8_t * v_d = v + qrow_size;  // then scales
+
+    const uint8_t *   q = v_q + i * qblk_size;
+    const ggml_half * d = (const ggml_half *) (v_d + i * dblk_size);
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: repack q8x4x2-%d: %d %d %d %d ... %d %d %d %d ... %d %d %d %d : %.6f %.6f %.6f %.6f\n", i,
+                q[0], q[1], q[2], q[3], q[60], q[61], q[62], q[63], q[124], q[125], q[126], q[127],
+                GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(d[0]), GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(d[1]), GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(d[2]), GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(d[3]));
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: repack q8x4x2-%d: %d %d %d %d ... %d %d %d %d ... %d %d %d %d : %.6f %.6f %.6f %.6f\n",
+                i + 1, q[128], q[129], q[130], q[131], q[192], q[193], q[194], q[195], q[252], q[253], q[254], q[255],
+                GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(d[4]), GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(d[5]), GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(d[6]), GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(d[7]));
+}
+
+static void unpack_q8_0_quants(uint8_t * qs, const block_q8_0 * x, unsigned int bi) {
+    static const int qk = QK8_0;
+
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < qk; ++i) {
+        qs[bi * qk + i] = x->qs[i];
+    }
+}
+
+static void pack_q8_0_quants(block_q8_0 * x, const uint8_t * qs, unsigned int bi) {
+    static const int qk = QK8_0;
+
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < qk; ++i) {
+        x->qs[i] = qs[bi * qk + i];
+    }
+}
+
+static void repack_row_q8x4x2(uint8_t * y, const block_q8_0 * x, int64_t k) {
+    static const int qk = QK_Q8_0x4x2;
+    const int        nb = (k + qk - 1) / qk;  // number of blocks (padded)
+
+    const int dblk_size = 8 * 2;              // 8x __fp16
+    const int qblk_size = qk;                 // int8
+    const int qrow_size = k;                  // int8 (not padded to blocks)
+
+    uint8_t * y_q = y + 0;                    // quants first
+    uint8_t * y_d = y + qrow_size;            // then scales
+
+    if (opt_verbose > 2) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+            dump_block_q8_0(&x[i * 8 + 0], 0);
+            dump_block_q8_0(&x[i * 8 + 1], 1);
+            dump_block_q8_0(&x[i * 8 + 2], 2);
+            dump_block_q8_0(&x[i * 8 + 3], 3);
+            dump_block_q8_0(&x[i * 8 + 4], 4);
+            dump_block_q8_0(&x[i * 8 + 5], 5);
+            dump_block_q8_0(&x[i * 8 + 6], 6);
+            dump_block_q8_0(&x[i * 8 + 7], 7);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Repack the quants
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        uint8_t qs[QK_Q8_0x4x2];  // unpacked quants
+
+        unpack_q8_0_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 0], 0);
+        unpack_q8_0_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 1], 1);
+        unpack_q8_0_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 2], 2);
+        unpack_q8_0_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 3], 3);
+        unpack_q8_0_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 4], 4);
+        unpack_q8_0_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 5], 5);
+        unpack_q8_0_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 6], 6);
+        unpack_q8_0_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 7], 7);
+
+        uint8_t * q = y_q + (i * qblk_size);
+        for (int j = 0; j < qk; j++) {
+            q[j] = qs[j];
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Repack the scales
+    // Note: Do not combine with the loop above. For tensor sizes not multiple of 256 (QK_Q4_0x4x2)
+    // the last block is truncated and overridden by the scales.
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        // Repack the scales
+        ggml_half * d = (ggml_half *) (y_d + i * dblk_size);
+        d[0]          = x[i * 8 + 0].d;
+        d[1]          = x[i * 8 + 1].d;
+        d[2]          = x[i * 8 + 2].d;
+        d[3]          = x[i * 8 + 3].d;
+        d[4]          = x[i * 8 + 4].d;
+        d[5]          = x[i * 8 + 5].d;
+        d[6]          = x[i * 8 + 6].d;
+        d[7]          = x[i * 8 + 7].d;
+    }
+
+    if (opt_verbose > 2) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+            dump_packed_block_q8x4x2(y, i, k);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void unpack_row_q8x4x2(block_q8_0 * x, const uint8_t * y, int64_t k) {
+    static const int qk = QK_Q8_0x4x2;
+    const int        nb = (k + qk - 1) / qk;  // number of blocks (padded)
+
+    const int dblk_size = 8 * 2;              // 8x __fp16
+    const int qblk_size = qk;                 // int8
+    const int qrow_size = k;                  // int8 (not padded to blocks)
+
+    const uint8_t * y_q = y + 0;              // quants first
+    const uint8_t * y_d = y + qrow_size;      // then scales
+
+    if (opt_verbose > 2) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+            dump_packed_block_q8x4x2(y, i, k);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Unpack the quants
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        uint8_t qs[QK_Q4_0x4x2];  // unpacked quants
+
+        const uint8_t * q = y_q + (i * qblk_size);
+        for (int j = 0; j < qk; j++) {
+            qs[j] = q[j];
+        }
+
+        pack_q8_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 0], qs, 0);
+        pack_q8_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 1], qs, 1);
+        pack_q8_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 2], qs, 2);
+        pack_q8_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 3], qs, 3);
+        pack_q8_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 4], qs, 4);
+        pack_q8_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 5], qs, 5);
+        pack_q8_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 6], qs, 6);
+        pack_q8_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 7], qs, 7);
+    }
+
+    // Repack the scales
+    // Note: Do not combine with the loop above. For tensor sizes not multiple of 256 (QK_Q4_0x4x2)
+    // the last block is truncated and overridden by the scales.
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        // Unpack the scales
+        const ggml_half * d = (const ggml_half *) (y_d + i * dblk_size);
+        x[i * 8 + 0].d      = d[0];
+        x[i * 8 + 1].d      = d[1];
+        x[i * 8 + 2].d      = d[2];
+        x[i * 8 + 3].d      = d[3];
+        x[i * 8 + 4].d      = d[4];
+        x[i * 8 + 5].d      = d[5];
+        x[i * 8 + 6].d      = d[6];
+        x[i * 8 + 7].d      = d[7];
+    }
+
+    if (opt_verbose > 2) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+            dump_block_q8_0(&x[i * 8 + 0], 0);
+            dump_block_q8_0(&x[i * 8 + 1], 1);
+            dump_block_q8_0(&x[i * 8 + 2], 2);
+            dump_block_q8_0(&x[i * 8 + 3], 3);
+            dump_block_q8_0(&x[i * 8 + 4], 4);
+            dump_block_q8_0(&x[i * 8 + 5], 5);
+            dump_block_q8_0(&x[i * 8 + 6], 6);
+            dump_block_q8_0(&x[i * 8 + 7], 7);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void init_row_q8x4x2(block_q8_0 * x, int64_t k) {
+    static const int qk = QK_Q8_0x4x2;
+    const int        nb = (k + qk - 1) / qk;  // number of blocks (padded)
+
+    // Init the quants such that they unpack into zeros
+    uint8_t qs[QK_Q8_0x4x2];  // unpacked quants
+    memset(qs, 0, sizeof(qs));
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        pack_q8_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 0], qs, 0);
+        pack_q8_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 1], qs, 1);
+        pack_q8_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 2], qs, 2);
+        pack_q8_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 3], qs, 3);
+        pack_q8_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 4], qs, 4);
+        pack_q8_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 5], qs, 5);
+        pack_q8_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 6], qs, 6);
+        pack_q8_0_quants(&x[i * 8 + 7], qs, 7);
+    }
+
+    // Init the scales
+    // Note: Do not combine with the loop above. For tensor sizes not multiple of 256 (QK_Q8_0x4x2)
+    // the last block is truncated and overridden by the scales.
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        // Unpack the scales
+        x[i * 8 + 0].d = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 1].d = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 2].d = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 3].d = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 4].d = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 5].d = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 6].d = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 7].d = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+// repack q8_0 data into q8x4x2 tensor
+static void repack_q8_0_q8x4x2(ggml_tensor * t, const void * data, size_t size) {
+    int64_t nrows = ggml_nrows(t);
+
+    size_t row_size    = ggml_row_size(t->type, t->ne[0]);
+    size_t row_size_pd = ggml_row_size(t->type, hex_round_up(t->ne[0], QK_Q8_0x4x2));  // extra elements for the pad
+    size_t row_size_rp = row_size * 2;  // extra space for tmp pad (if any)
+
+    // Ensure we don't try to read more data than is available in the source buffer 'data'
+    // or write more than the tensor can hold.
+    const size_t total_tensor_size = (size_t)nrows * row_size;
+    const size_t n_bytes_to_copy = size < total_tensor_size ? size : total_tensor_size;
+
+    // Calculate how many full rows and how many remaining bytes we need to process.
+    const int64_t n_full_rows = n_bytes_to_copy / row_size;
+    const size_t  n_rem_bytes = n_bytes_to_copy % row_size;
+
+    void * buf_pd = ggml_aligned_malloc(row_size_pd);
+    GGML_ASSERT(buf_pd != NULL);
+
+    void * buf_rp = ggml_aligned_malloc(row_size_rp);
+    GGML_ASSERT(buf_rp != NULL);
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: repack-q8_0-q8x4x2 %s : data %p size %zu dims %ldx%ld row-size %zu\n", t->name, data, size,
+                t->ne[0], nrows, row_size);
+
+    init_row_q8x4x2((block_q8_0 *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);  // init padded buffer to make sure the tail is all zeros
+
+    // 1. Process all the full rows
+    for (int64_t i = 0; i < n_full_rows; i++) {
+        const uint8_t * src = (const uint8_t *) data + (i * row_size);
+        uint8_t *       dst = (uint8_t *) t->data + (i * row_size);
+
+        memcpy(buf_pd, src, row_size);
+        repack_row_q8x4x2((uint8_t *) buf_rp, (const block_q8_0 *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);
+        memcpy(dst, buf_rp, row_size);
+    }
+
+    // 2. Process the final, potentially partial, row
+    if (n_rem_bytes > 0) {
+        const int64_t i = n_full_rows;
+        const uint8_t * src = (const uint8_t *) data + (i * row_size);
+        uint8_t *       dst = (uint8_t *) t->data + (i * row_size);
+
+        // re-init the row because we are potentially copying a partial row
+        init_row_q8x4x2((block_q8_0 *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);
+
+        // Copy only the remaining bytes from the source.
+        memcpy(buf_pd, src, n_rem_bytes);
+
+        // Repack the entire buffer
+        repack_row_q8x4x2((uint8_t *) buf_rp, (const block_q8_0 *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);
+
+        // Write only the corresponding remaining bytes to the destination tensor.
+        memcpy(dst, buf_rp, n_rem_bytes);
+    }
+
+    ggml_aligned_free(buf_pd, row_size_pd);
+    ggml_aligned_free(buf_rp, row_size_rp);
+}
+
+// repack q8x4x2 tensor into q8_0 data
+static void repack_q8x4x2_q8_0(void * data, const ggml_tensor * t, size_t size) {
+    int64_t nrows = ggml_nrows(t);
+
+    size_t row_size    = ggml_row_size(t->type, t->ne[0]);
+    size_t row_size_pd = ggml_row_size(t->type, hex_round_up(t->ne[0], QK_Q8_0x4x2));  // extra elements for the pad
+    size_t row_size_rp = row_size * 2;  // extra space for tmp pad (if any)
+
+    // Ensure we don't try to copy more data than the tensor actually contains.
+    const size_t total_tensor_size = (size_t)nrows * row_size;
+    const size_t n_bytes_to_copy = size < total_tensor_size ? size : total_tensor_size;
+
+    // Calculate how many full rows and how many remaining bytes we need to process.
+    const int64_t n_full_rows = n_bytes_to_copy / row_size;
+    const size_t  n_rem_bytes = n_bytes_to_copy % row_size;
+
+    void * buf_pd = ggml_aligned_malloc(row_size_pd);
+    GGML_ASSERT(buf_pd != NULL);
+
+    void * buf_rp = ggml_aligned_malloc(row_size_rp);
+    GGML_ASSERT(buf_rp != NULL);
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: repack-q8x4x2-q8_0 %s : data %p size %zu dims %ldx%ld row-size %zu\n", t->name, data, size,
+                t->ne[0], nrows, row_size);
+
+    memset(buf_pd, 0, row_size_pd);  // clear-out padded buffer to make sure the tail is all zeros
+
+    // 1. Process all the full rows
+    for (int64_t i = 0; i < n_full_rows; i++) {
+        const uint8_t * src = (const uint8_t *) t->data + (i * row_size);
+        uint8_t *       dst = (uint8_t *) data + (i * row_size);
+
+        memcpy(buf_pd, src, row_size);
+        unpack_row_q8x4x2((block_q8_0 *) buf_rp, (const uint8_t *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);
+        memcpy(dst, buf_rp, row_size);
+    }
+
+    // 2. Process the final, potentially partial, row
+    if (n_rem_bytes > 0) {
+        const int64_t i = n_full_rows;
+        const uint8_t * src = (const uint8_t *) t->data + (i * row_size);
+        uint8_t *       dst = (uint8_t *) data + (i * row_size);
+
+        // We still need to read and unpack the entire source row because quantization is block-based.
+        memcpy(buf_pd, src, row_size);
+        unpack_row_q8x4x2((block_q8_0 *) buf_rp, (const uint8_t *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);
+
+        // But we only copy the remaining number of bytes to the destination.
+        memcpy(dst, buf_rp, n_rem_bytes);
+    }
+
+    ggml_aligned_free(buf_pd, row_size_pd);
+    ggml_aligned_free(buf_rp, row_size_rp);
+}
+
+// ======== MXFP4x4x2 ====================
+struct x2_mxfp4 {
+    int v[2];
+};
+
+static x2_mxfp4 unpack_mxfp4(uint8_t v) {
+    x2_mxfp4 x;
+    x.v[0] = kvalues_mxfp4[(v & 0x0f)];
+    x.v[1] = kvalues_mxfp4[(v >> 4)];
+    return x;
+}
+
+static void dump_block_mxfp4(const block_mxfp4 * b, int i) {
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: repack mxfp4 %d: %d %d %d %d ... %d %d %d %d : %.6f\n", i, unpack_mxfp4(b->qs[0]).v[0],
+                unpack_mxfp4(b->qs[1]).v[0], unpack_mxfp4(b->qs[2]).v[0], unpack_mxfp4(b->qs[3]).v[0],
+                unpack_mxfp4(b->qs[12]).v[1], unpack_mxfp4(b->qs[13]).v[1], unpack_mxfp4(b->qs[14]).v[1],
+                unpack_mxfp4(b->qs[15]).v[1], GGML_E8M0_TO_FP32_HALF(b->e));
+}
+
+static void dump_packed_block_mxfp4x4x2(const uint8_t * v, unsigned int i, size_t k) {
+    static const int qk        = QK_MXFP4x4x2;
+    const int        eblk_size = 8 * 1;   // 8x E8M0
+    const int        qblk_size = qk / 2;  // int4
+    const int        qrow_size = k / 2;   // int4 (not padded)
+
+    const uint8_t * v_q = v + 0;          // quants first
+    const uint8_t * v_e = v + qrow_size;  // then scales
+
+    const uint8_t * q = v_q + i * qblk_size;
+    const uint8_t * e = (const uint8_t *) (v_e + i * eblk_size);
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: repack mxfp4x4x2-%d: %d %d %d %d ... %d %d %d %d ... %d %d %d %d : %.6f %.6f %.6f %.6f\n", i,
+                unpack_mxfp4(q[0]).v[0], unpack_mxfp4(q[1]).v[0], unpack_mxfp4(q[2]).v[0], unpack_mxfp4(q[3]).v[0],
+                unpack_mxfp4(q[60]).v[0], unpack_mxfp4(q[61]).v[0], unpack_mxfp4(q[62]).v[0], unpack_mxfp4(q[63]).v[0],
+                unpack_mxfp4(q[124]).v[0], unpack_mxfp4(q[125]).v[0], unpack_mxfp4(q[126]).v[0],
+                unpack_mxfp4(q[127]).v[0], GGML_E8M0_TO_FP32_HALF(e[0]), GGML_E8M0_TO_FP32_HALF(e[1]),
+                GGML_E8M0_TO_FP32_HALF(e[2]), GGML_E8M0_TO_FP32_HALF(e[3]));
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: repack mxfp4x4x2-%d: %d %d %d %d ... %d %d %d %d ... %d %d %d %d : %.6f %.6f %.6f %.6f\n",
+                i + 1, unpack_mxfp4(q[0]).v[1], unpack_mxfp4(q[1]).v[1], unpack_mxfp4(q[2]).v[1],
+                unpack_mxfp4(q[3]).v[1], unpack_mxfp4(q[60]).v[1], unpack_mxfp4(q[61]).v[1], unpack_mxfp4(q[62]).v[1],
+                unpack_mxfp4(q[63]).v[1], unpack_mxfp4(q[124]).v[1], unpack_mxfp4(q[125]).v[1],
+                unpack_mxfp4(q[126]).v[1], unpack_mxfp4(q[127]).v[1], GGML_E8M0_TO_FP32_HALF(e[4]),
+                GGML_E8M0_TO_FP32_HALF(e[5]), GGML_E8M0_TO_FP32_HALF(e[6]), GGML_E8M0_TO_FP32_HALF(e[7]));
+}
+
+static void unpack_mxfp4_quants(uint8_t * qs, const block_mxfp4 * x, unsigned int bi) {
+    static const int qk = QK_MXFP4;
+
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < qk / 2; ++i) {
+        const uint8_t x0         = (x->qs[i] & 0x0F);
+        const uint8_t x1         = (x->qs[i] >> 4);
+        qs[bi * qk + i + 0]      = x0;
+        qs[bi * qk + i + qk / 2] = x1;
+    }
+}
+
+static void pack_mxfp4_quants(block_mxfp4 * x, const uint8_t * qs, unsigned int bi) {
+    static const int qk = QK4_0;
+
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < qk / 2; ++i) {
+        const uint8_t x0 = qs[bi * qk + i + 0];
+        const uint8_t x1 = qs[bi * qk + i + qk / 2];
+        x->qs[i]         = x0 | (x1 << 4);
+    }
+}
+
+static void repack_row_mxfp4x4x2(uint8_t * y, const block_mxfp4 * x, int64_t k) {
+    static const int qk = QK_MXFP4x4x2;
+    const int        nb = (k + qk - 1) / qk;  // number of blocks (padded)
+    const int        nloe = k % qk;           // leftovers
+
+    const int eblk_size = 8 * 1;              // 8x E8M0
+    const int qblk_size = qk / 2;             // int4
+    const int qrow_size = k / 2;              // int4 (not padded to blocks)
+
+    uint8_t * y_q = y + 0;                    // quants first
+    uint8_t * y_e = y + qrow_size;            // then scales
+
+    if (opt_verbose > 2) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+            dump_block_mxfp4(&x[i * 8 + 0], 0);
+            dump_block_mxfp4(&x[i * 8 + 1], 1);
+            dump_block_mxfp4(&x[i * 8 + 2], 2);
+            dump_block_mxfp4(&x[i * 8 + 3], 3);
+            dump_block_mxfp4(&x[i * 8 + 4], 4);
+            dump_block_mxfp4(&x[i * 8 + 5], 5);
+            dump_block_mxfp4(&x[i * 8 + 6], 6);
+            dump_block_mxfp4(&x[i * 8 + 7], 7);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Repack the quants
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        uint8_t qs[QK_MXFP4x4x2];  // unpacked quants
+
+        unpack_mxfp4_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 0], 0);
+        unpack_mxfp4_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 1], 1);
+        unpack_mxfp4_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 2], 2);
+        unpack_mxfp4_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 3], 3);
+        unpack_mxfp4_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 4], 4);
+        unpack_mxfp4_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 5], 5);
+        unpack_mxfp4_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 6], 6);
+        unpack_mxfp4_quants(qs, &x[i * 8 + 7], 7);
+
+        bool partial = (nloe && i == nb-1);
+
+        uint8_t * q = y_q + (i * qblk_size);
+        for (int j = 0; j < qk / 2; j++) {
+            q[j] = partial ? (qs[j*2+1] << 4) | qs[j*2+0] : (qs[j+128] << 4) | qs[j+000];
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Repack the scales
+    // Note: Do not combine with the loop above. For tensor sizes not multiple of 256 (QK_MXFP4x4x2)
+    // the last block is truncated and overridden by the scales.
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        // Repack the scales
+        uint8_t * e = (uint8_t *) (y_e + i * eblk_size);
+        e[0]        = x[i * 8 + 0].e;
+        e[1]        = x[i * 8 + 1].e;
+        e[2]        = x[i * 8 + 2].e;
+        e[3]        = x[i * 8 + 3].e;
+        e[4]        = x[i * 8 + 4].e;
+        e[5]        = x[i * 8 + 5].e;
+        e[6]        = x[i * 8 + 6].e;
+        e[7]        = x[i * 8 + 7].e;
+    }
+
+    if (opt_verbose > 2) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+            dump_packed_block_mxfp4x4x2(y, i, k);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void unpack_row_mxfp4x4x2(block_mxfp4 * x, const uint8_t * y, int64_t k) {
+    static const int qk = QK_MXFP4x4x2;
+    const int        nb = (k + qk - 1) / qk;  // number of blocks (padded)
+    const int        nloe = k % qk;           // leftovers
+
+    const int eblk_size = 8 * 1;              // 8x E8M0
+    const int qblk_size = qk / 2;             // int4
+    const int qrow_size = k / 2;              // int4 (not padded to blocks)
+
+    const uint8_t * y_q = y + 0;              // quants first
+    const uint8_t * y_e = y + qrow_size;      // then scales
+
+    if (opt_verbose > 2) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+            dump_packed_block_mxfp4x4x2(y, i, k);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Unpack the quants
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        uint8_t qs[QK_MXFP4x4x2];  // unpacked quants
+
+        bool partial = (nloe && i == nb-1);
+
+        const uint8_t * q = y_q + (i * qblk_size);
+        for (int j = 0; j < qk / 2; j++) {
+            if (partial) {
+                qs[j*2+0] = q[j] & 0xf;
+                qs[j*2+1] = q[j] >> 4;
+            } else {
+                qs[j+000] = q[j] & 0xf;
+                qs[j+128] = q[j] >> 4;
+            }
+        }
+
+        pack_mxfp4_quants(&x[i * 8 + 0], qs, 0);
+        pack_mxfp4_quants(&x[i * 8 + 1], qs, 1);
+        pack_mxfp4_quants(&x[i * 8 + 2], qs, 2);
+        pack_mxfp4_quants(&x[i * 8 + 3], qs, 3);
+        pack_mxfp4_quants(&x[i * 8 + 4], qs, 4);
+        pack_mxfp4_quants(&x[i * 8 + 5], qs, 5);
+        pack_mxfp4_quants(&x[i * 8 + 6], qs, 6);
+        pack_mxfp4_quants(&x[i * 8 + 7], qs, 7);
+    }
+
+    // Repack the scales
+    // Note: Do not combine with the loop above. For tensor sizes not multiple of 256 (QK_MXFP4_0x4x2)
+    // the last block is truncated and overridden by the scales.
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        // Unpack the scales
+        const uint8_t * e = (const uint8_t *) (y_e + i * eblk_size);
+        x[i * 8 + 0].e    = e[0];
+        x[i * 8 + 1].e    = e[1];
+        x[i * 8 + 2].e    = e[2];
+        x[i * 8 + 3].e    = e[3];
+        x[i * 8 + 4].e    = e[4];
+        x[i * 8 + 5].e    = e[5];
+        x[i * 8 + 6].e    = e[6];
+        x[i * 8 + 7].e    = e[7];
+    }
+
+    if (opt_verbose > 2) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+            dump_block_mxfp4(&x[i * 8 + 0], 0);
+            dump_block_mxfp4(&x[i * 8 + 1], 1);
+            dump_block_mxfp4(&x[i * 8 + 2], 2);
+            dump_block_mxfp4(&x[i * 8 + 3], 3);
+            dump_block_mxfp4(&x[i * 8 + 4], 4);
+            dump_block_mxfp4(&x[i * 8 + 5], 5);
+            dump_block_mxfp4(&x[i * 8 + 6], 6);
+            dump_block_mxfp4(&x[i * 8 + 7], 7);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void init_row_mxfp4x4x2(block_mxfp4 * x, int64_t k) {
+    static const int qk = QK_MXFP4x4x2;
+    const int        nb = (k + qk - 1) / qk;  // number of blocks (padded)
+
+    // Init the quants such that they unpack into zeros
+    uint8_t qs[QK_MXFP4x4x2];  // unpacked quants
+    memset(qs, 0, sizeof(qs));
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        pack_mxfp4_quants(&x[i * 8 + 0], qs, 0);
+        pack_mxfp4_quants(&x[i * 8 + 1], qs, 1);
+        pack_mxfp4_quants(&x[i * 8 + 2], qs, 2);
+        pack_mxfp4_quants(&x[i * 8 + 3], qs, 3);
+        pack_mxfp4_quants(&x[i * 8 + 4], qs, 4);
+        pack_mxfp4_quants(&x[i * 8 + 5], qs, 5);
+        pack_mxfp4_quants(&x[i * 8 + 6], qs, 6);
+        pack_mxfp4_quants(&x[i * 8 + 7], qs, 7);
+    }
+
+    // Init the scales
+    // Note: Do not combine with the loop above. For tensor sizes not multiple of 256 (QK_MXFP4x4x2)
+    // the last block is truncated and overridden by the scales.
+    for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+        // Unpack the scales
+        x[i * 8 + 0].e = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 1].e = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 2].e = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 3].e = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 4].e = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 5].e = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 6].e = 0;
+        x[i * 8 + 7].e = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+// repack mxfp4 data into mxfp4x4x2 tensor
+static void repack_mxfp4_mxfp4x4x2(ggml_tensor * t, const void * data, size_t size) {
+    int64_t nrows = ggml_nrows(t);
+
+    size_t row_size    = ggml_row_size(t->type, t->ne[0]);
+    size_t row_size_pd = ggml_row_size(t->type, hex_round_up(t->ne[0], QK_MXFP4x4x2));  // extra elements for the pad
+    size_t row_size_rp = row_size * 2;  // extra space for tmp pad (if any)
+
+    // Ensure we don't try to read more data than is available in the source buffer 'data'
+    // or write more than the tensor can hold.
+    const size_t total_tensor_size = (size_t)nrows * row_size;
+    const size_t n_bytes_to_copy = size < total_tensor_size ? size : total_tensor_size;
+
+    // Calculate how many full rows and how many remaining bytes we need to process.
+    const int64_t n_full_rows = n_bytes_to_copy / row_size;
+    const size_t  n_rem_bytes = n_bytes_to_copy % row_size;
+
+    void * buf_pd = ggml_aligned_malloc(row_size_pd);
+    GGML_ASSERT(buf_pd != NULL);
+
+    void * buf_rp = ggml_aligned_malloc(row_size_rp);
+    GGML_ASSERT(buf_rp != NULL);
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: repack-mxfp4-mxfp4x4x2 %s : data %p size %zu dims %ldx%ld row-size %zu\n", t->name, data,
+                size, t->ne[0], nrows, row_size);
+
+    init_row_mxfp4x4x2((block_mxfp4 *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);  // init padded buffer to make sure the tail is all zeros
+
+    // 1. Process all the full rows
+    for (int64_t i = 0; i < n_full_rows; i++) {
+        const uint8_t * src = (const uint8_t *) data + (i * row_size);
+        uint8_t *       dst = (uint8_t *) t->data + (i * row_size);
+
+        memcpy(buf_pd, src, row_size);
+        repack_row_mxfp4x4x2((uint8_t *) buf_rp, (const block_mxfp4 *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);
+        memcpy(dst, buf_rp, row_size);
+    }
+
+    // 2. Process the final, potentially partial, row
+    if (n_rem_bytes > 0) {
+        const int64_t i = n_full_rows;
+        const uint8_t * src = (const uint8_t *) data + (i * row_size);
+        uint8_t *       dst = (uint8_t *) t->data + (i * row_size);
+
+        // re-init the row because we are potentially copying a partial row
+        init_row_mxfp4x4x2((block_mxfp4 *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);
+
+        // Copy only the remaining bytes from the source.
+        memcpy(buf_pd, src, n_rem_bytes);
+
+        // Repack the entire buffer (partial data + zero padding).
+        repack_row_mxfp4x4x2((uint8_t *) buf_rp, (const block_mxfp4 *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);
+
+        // Write only the corresponding remaining bytes to the destination tensor.
+        memcpy(dst, buf_rp, n_rem_bytes);
+    }
+
+    ggml_aligned_free(buf_pd, row_size_pd);
+    ggml_aligned_free(buf_rp, row_size_rp);
+}
+
+// repack mxfp4x4x2 tensor into mxfp4 data
+static void repack_mxfp4x4x2_mxfp4(void * data, const ggml_tensor * t, size_t size) {
+    int64_t nrows = ggml_nrows(t);
+
+    size_t row_size    = ggml_row_size(t->type, t->ne[0]);
+    size_t row_size_pd = ggml_row_size(t->type, hex_round_up(t->ne[0], QK_MXFP4x4x2));  // extra elements for the pad
+    size_t row_size_rp = row_size * 2;  // extra space for tmp pad (if any)
+
+    // Ensure we don't try to copy more data than the tensor actually contains.
+    const size_t total_tensor_size = (size_t)nrows * row_size;
+    const size_t n_bytes_to_copy = size < total_tensor_size ? size : total_tensor_size;
+
+    // Calculate how many full rows and how many remaining bytes we need to process.
+    const int64_t n_full_rows = n_bytes_to_copy / row_size;
+    const size_t  n_rem_bytes = n_bytes_to_copy % row_size;
+
+    void * buf_pd = ggml_aligned_malloc(row_size_pd);
+    GGML_ASSERT(buf_pd != NULL);
+
+    void * buf_rp = ggml_aligned_malloc(row_size_rp);
+    GGML_ASSERT(buf_rp != NULL);
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: repack-mxfp4x4x2-mxfp4 %s : data %p size %zu dims %ldx%ld row-size %zu\n", t->name, data,
+                size, t->ne[0], nrows, row_size);
+
+    memset(buf_pd, 0, row_size_pd);  // clear-out padded buffer to make sure the tail is all zeros
+
+    // 1. Process all the full rows
+    for (int64_t i = 0; i < n_full_rows; i++) {
+        const uint8_t * src = (const uint8_t *) t->data + (i * row_size);
+        uint8_t *       dst = (uint8_t *) data + (i * row_size);
+
+        memcpy(buf_pd, src, row_size);
+        unpack_row_mxfp4x4x2((block_mxfp4 *) buf_rp, (const uint8_t *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);
+        memcpy(dst, buf_rp, row_size);
+    }
+
+    // 2. Process the final, potentially partial, row
+    if (n_rem_bytes > 0) {
+        const int64_t i = n_full_rows;
+        const uint8_t * src = (const uint8_t *) t->data + (i * row_size);
+        uint8_t *       dst = (uint8_t *) data + (i * row_size);
+
+        // We still need to read and unpack the entire source row because the format is block-based.
+        memcpy(buf_pd, src, row_size);
+        unpack_row_mxfp4x4x2((block_mxfp4 *) buf_rp, (const uint8_t *) buf_pd, t->ne[0]);
+
+        // But we only copy the remaining number of bytes to the destination to respect the size limit.
+        memcpy(dst, buf_rp, n_rem_bytes);
+    }
+
+    ggml_aligned_free(buf_pd, row_size_pd);
+    ggml_aligned_free(buf_rp, row_size_rp);
+}
+
+static void ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_set_tensor(ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer,
+                                                   ggml_tensor *         tensor,
+                                                   const void *          data,
+                                                   size_t                offset,
+                                                   size_t                size) {
+    auto sbuf = (ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer *) buffer->context;
+    auto sess = sbuf->sess;
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: %s set-tensor %s : data %p offset %zu size %zu\n", sess->c_name(), tensor->name, data, offset, size);
+
+    switch (tensor->type) {
+        case GGML_TYPE_Q4_0:
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset == 0);
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= ggml_nbytes(tensor));
+            repack_q4_0_q4x4x2(tensor, data, size);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_TYPE_Q8_0:
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset == 0);
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= ggml_nbytes(tensor));
+            repack_q8_0_q8x4x2(tensor, data, size);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_TYPE_IQ4_NL:
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset == 0);
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= ggml_nbytes(tensor));
+            // IQ4_NL has identical block layout to Q4_0 (ggml_half d + uint8_t qs[16])
+            repack_q4_0_q4x4x2(tensor, data, size);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_TYPE_MXFP4:
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset == 0);
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= ggml_nbytes(tensor));
+            repack_mxfp4_mxfp4x4x2(tensor, data, size);
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            memcpy((char *) tensor->data + offset, data, size);
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_get_tensor(ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer,
+                                                   const ggml_tensor *   tensor,
+                                                   void *                data,
+                                                   size_t                offset,
+                                                   size_t                size) {
+    auto sbuf = (ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer *) buffer->context;
+    auto sess = sbuf->sess;
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: %s get-tensor %s : data %p offset %zu size %zu\n", sess->c_name(), tensor->name, data, offset, size);
+
+    switch (tensor->type) {
+        case GGML_TYPE_Q4_0:
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset == 0);
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= ggml_nbytes(tensor));
+            repack_q4x4x2_q4_0(data, tensor, size);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_TYPE_Q8_0:
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset == 0);
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= ggml_nbytes(tensor));
+            repack_q8x4x2_q8_0(data, tensor, size);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_TYPE_IQ4_NL:
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset == 0);
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= ggml_nbytes(tensor));
+            repack_q4x4x2_q4_0(data, tensor, size);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_TYPE_MXFP4:
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset == 0);
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= ggml_nbytes(tensor));
+            repack_mxfp4x4x2_mxfp4(data, tensor, size);
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            memcpy(data, (const char *) tensor->data + offset, size);
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+static bool ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_cpy_tensor(ggml_backend_buffer_t      buffer,
+                                                   const struct ggml_tensor * src,
+                                                   struct ggml_tensor *       dst) {
+    GGML_UNUSED(buffer);
+    GGML_UNUSED(src);
+    GGML_UNUSED(dst);
+    // we might optimize this later, for now take the slow path (ie get/set_tensor)
+    return false;
+}
+
+static void ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_clear(ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer, uint8_t value) {
+    auto sbuf = (ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer *) buffer->context;
+    auto sess = sbuf->sess;
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: %s clear-buff base %p size %zu\n", sess->c_name(), (void *) sbuf->base, sbuf->size);
+    memset(sbuf->base, value, sbuf->size);
+}
+
+static ggml_backend_buffer_i ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_interface = {
+    /* .free_buffer     = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_free_buffer,
+    /* .get_base        = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_get_base,
+    /* .init_tensor     = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_init_tensor,
+    /* .memset_tensor   = */ NULL,
+    /* .set_tensor      = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_set_tensor,
+    /* .get_tensor      = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_get_tensor,
+    /* .set_tensor_2d   = */ NULL,
+    /* .get_tensor_2d   = */ NULL,
+    /* .cpy_tensor      = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_cpy_tensor,
+    /* .clear           = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_clear,
+    /* .reset           = */ NULL,
+};
+
+// ** backend buffer type
+
+static const char * ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_name(ggml_backend_buffer_type_t buffer_type) {
+    return static_cast<ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_context *>(buffer_type->context)->name.c_str();
+}
+
+static ggml_backend_buffer_t ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_alloc_buffer(
+            ggml_backend_buffer_type_t buffer_type, size_t size) {
+    auto sess = static_cast<ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_context *>(buffer_type->context)->sess;
+    try {
+        size += 4 * 1024;  // guard page
+        ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer * sbuf = new ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer(sess, size);
+        return ggml_backend_buffer_init(buffer_type, ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_interface, sbuf, size);
+    } catch (const std::exception & exc) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: %s failed to allocate buffer context (host): %s\n", sess->c_name(), exc.what());
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
+static ggml_backend_buffer_t ggml_backend_hexagon_repack_buffer_type_alloc_buffer(
+            ggml_backend_buffer_type_t buffer_type, size_t size) {
+    auto sess = static_cast<ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_context *>(buffer_type->context)->sess;
+    try {
+        size += 4 * 1024;  // guard page
+        ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer * sbuf = new ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer(sess, size);
+        return ggml_backend_buffer_init(buffer_type, ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_interface, sbuf, size);
+    } catch (const std::exception & exc) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: %s failed to allocate buffer context (repack): %s\n", sess->c_name(), exc.what());
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
+static size_t ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_get_alignment(ggml_backend_buffer_type_t buffer_type) {
+    return 128;  // HVX alignment
+    GGML_UNUSED(buffer_type);
+}
+
+static size_t ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_get_alloc_size(ggml_backend_buffer_type_t buft, const struct ggml_tensor * t) {
+    return ggml_nbytes(t);
+}
+
+static size_t ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_get_max_size(ggml_backend_buffer_type_t buffer_type) {
+    return opt_mbuf; // typically 1GB per buffer
+    GGML_UNUSED(buffer_type);
+}
+
+static bool ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_is_host(ggml_backend_buffer_type_t buft) {
+    return opt_hostbuf;
+    GGML_UNUSED(buft);
+}
+
+static bool ggml_backend_hexagon_repack_buffer_type_is_host(ggml_backend_buffer_type_t buft) {
+    return false;
+    GGML_UNUSED(buft);
+}
+
+static ggml_backend_buffer_type_i ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_interface = {
+    /* .get_name         = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_name,
+    /* .alloc_buffer     = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_alloc_buffer,
+    /* .get_alignment    = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_get_alignment,
+    /* .get_max_size     = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_get_max_size,
+    /* .get_alloc_size   = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_get_alloc_size,
+    /* .is_host          = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_is_host,
+};
+
+static ggml_backend_buffer_type_i ggml_backend_hexagon_repack_buffer_type_interface = {
+    /* .get_name         = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_name,
+    /* .alloc_buffer     = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_repack_buffer_type_alloc_buffer,
+    /* .get_alignment    = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_get_alignment,
+    /* .get_max_size     = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_get_max_size,
+    /* .get_alloc_size   = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_get_alloc_size,
+    /* .is_host          = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_repack_buffer_type_is_host,
+};
+
+// Backend session implementation
+
+struct ggml_hexagon_opbatch {
+    ggml_hexagon_session*            sess;
+
+    std::vector<const ggml_tensor*>  ops;       // pointers to original ops
+
+    std::vector<htp_buf_desc>        h_bufs;    // htp buffer descriptors
+    std::vector<htp_tensor>          h_tens;    // htp tensor descriptors
+    std::vector<htp_op_desc>         h_ops;     // htp op descriptors
+
+    std::unordered_map<int, int>                b_map; // buffer fd   to index
+    std::unordered_map<const ggml_tensor*, int> t_map; // tensor ptr  to index
+    std::unordered_multimap<void*, int>         d_map; // tensor data to index
+
+    unsigned int n_bufs;     // num buffers in the batch
+    unsigned int n_tens;     // num tensors ...
+    unsigned int n_ops;      // num ops ...
+    size_t       b_vmem;     // sum of all buffer sizes
+
+    unsigned int n_bufs_max;
+    unsigned int n_tens_max;
+    unsigned int n_ops_max;
+    size_t       b_vmem_max;
+
+    void reset() {
+        n_bufs = 0;
+        n_tens = 0;
+        n_ops  = 0;
+        b_vmem = 0;
+
+        b_map.clear();
+        t_map.clear();
+        d_map.clear();
+    }
+
+    ggml_hexagon_opbatch(ggml_hexagon_session *sess, size_t batch_size, size_t max_vmem) {
+        this->sess = sess;
+
+        n_bufs_max = HTP_OP_MAX_BUFS;
+        n_ops_max  = batch_size;
+        n_tens_max = n_ops_max + n_ops_max * HTP_OP_MAX_INPUTS;
+
+        b_vmem_max = max_vmem;
+
+        ops.resize(n_ops_max);
+
+        h_bufs.resize(n_bufs_max);
+        h_tens.resize(n_tens_max);
+        h_ops.resize(n_ops_max);
+
+        b_map.reserve(n_bufs_max);
+        t_map.reserve(n_tens_max);
+        d_map.reserve(n_tens_max);
+
+        GGML_LOG_INFO("ggml-hex: %s op batching: n-bufs %u n-tensors %u n-ops %u vmem %zu\n",
+                sess->c_name(), n_bufs_max, n_tens_max, n_ops_max, b_vmem_max);
+
+        reset();
+    }
+
+    bool empty() const { return n_ops == 0; }
+
+    // add buffer and return its index
+    int add_buffer(ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer * sbuf) {
+        // Lookup by fd
+        auto it = b_map.find(sbuf->fd);
+        if (it != b_map.end()) { return it->second; }
+
+        // Add new buffer to the batch
+        int bi = n_bufs++;
+        GGML_ASSERT(n_bufs < HTP_OP_MAX_BUFS);
+
+        b_map.insert({sbuf->fd, bi});
+
+        htp_buf_desc &b = h_bufs[bi];
+        b.base = (uint64_t) sbuf->base;
+        b.fd   = sbuf->fd;
+        b.size = sbuf->size;
+
+        b_vmem += b.size;
+
+        HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: add-buffer #%u : fd %d base %p size %zu : vmem %zu\n", bi, b.fd, (void*) sbuf->base, (size_t) b.size, b_vmem);
+
+        return bi;
+    }
+
+    bool same_shape(const htp_tensor * h, const ggml_tensor * t) const {
+        return (h->ne[0] == t->ne[0]) && (h->ne[1] == t->ne[1]) && (h->ne[2] == t->ne[2]) && (h->ne[3] == t->ne[3]) &&
+               (h->nb[0] == t->nb[0]) && (h->nb[1] == t->nb[1]) && (h->nb[2] == t->nb[2]) && (h->nb[3] == t->nb[3]);
+    }
+
+    // add tensor and return its index
+    int add_tensor(const ggml_tensor * t) {
+        auto sbuf = static_cast<ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer *>(t->buffer->context);
+
+        // First lookup by tensor data
+        auto range = d_map.equal_range(t->data);
+        for (auto it = range.first; it != range.second; ++it) {
+            htp_tensor * h = &h_tens[it->second];
+            if (same_shape(h, t)) { return it->second; }
+        }
+
+        // Lookup by tensor ptr
+        auto it = t_map.find(t);
+        if (it != t_map.end()) { return it->second; }
+
+        // Add new tensor to the batch
+        int ti = n_tens++;
+        GGML_ASSERT(n_tens <= n_tens_max);
+
+        t_map.insert({t,       ti});
+        d_map.insert({t->data, ti});
+
+        uint64_t t_offset = (uint8_t *) t->data - sbuf->base;
+        size_t   t_size   = ggml_nbytes(t);
+
+        htp_tensor &h = h_tens[ti];
+        h.bi    = add_buffer(sbuf);
+        h.data  = t_offset;
+        h.size  = t_size;
+        h.type  = t->type;
+        h.ne[0] = t->ne[0]; h.ne[1] = t->ne[1]; h.ne[2] = t->ne[2]; h.ne[3] = t->ne[3];
+        h.nb[0] = t->nb[0]; h.nb[1] = t->nb[1]; h.nb[2] = t->nb[2]; h.nb[3] = t->nb[3];
+
+        h.flags = 0;
+        if (ggml_backend_buffer_get_usage(t->buffer) == GGML_BACKEND_BUFFER_USAGE_COMPUTE) {
+            h.flags |= HTP_TENSOR_COMPUTE;
+        }
+
+        HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: add-tensor #%u %s : bi %d data %p offset %zu size %zu flags 0x%x : %zu:%zu:%zu:%zu\n",
+                ti, t->name, h.bi, (void*) t->data, (size_t) t_offset, t_size, h.flags,
+                (size_t) t->ne[0], (size_t) t->ne[1], (size_t) t->ne[2], (size_t) t->ne[3]);
+
+        return ti;
+    }
+
+    bool fit_op(const struct ggml_tensor *t) const {
+        if (n_ops >= n_ops_max ) return false;
+
+        // check how much extras we will need
+        size_t extra_bufs = 0;
+        size_t extra_vmem = 0;
+        size_t extra_tens = 0;
+
+        auto fit_tensor = [&](const ggml_tensor *t) {
+            if (!t_map.count(t)) {
+                extra_tens++;
+
+                auto sbuf = static_cast<ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer *>(t->buffer->context);
+                if (!b_map.count(sbuf->fd)) {
+                    extra_vmem += sbuf->size;
+                    extra_bufs += 1;
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        for (unsigned int i=0; i < HTP_OP_MAX_INPUTS && t->src[i]; i++) {
+            fit_tensor(t->src[i]);
+        }
+        fit_tensor(t);
+
+        if ((extra_bufs + n_bufs) > n_bufs_max) return false;
+        if ((extra_tens + n_tens) > n_tens_max) return false;
+        if ((extra_vmem + b_vmem) > b_vmem_max) return false;
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // assumes that fit_op() was called first and returned true
+    void add_op(htp_op_code opcode, const struct ggml_tensor * t) {
+        // Add new op
+
+        unsigned int n = n_ops++;
+        GGML_ASSERT(n_ops <= n_ops_max);
+
+        ops[n] = t;
+
+        htp_op_desc &o = h_ops[n];
+        memcpy(&o.params, &t->op_params, sizeof(t->op_params));
+        o.opcode = opcode;
+        o.flags  = 0;
+
+        if (!(opt_opstage & HTP_OPSTAGE_COMPUTE)) {
+            o.flags |= HTP_OPFLAGS_SKIP_COMPUTE;
+        }
+
+        ggml_hexagon_dump_op_exec(sess->c_name(), t, o.flags);
+
+        for (unsigned int i=0; i < HTP_OP_MAX_INPUTS; i++) {
+            o.src[i] = t->src[i] ? add_tensor(t->src[i]) : 0xffff;
+        }
+        o.dst = add_tensor(t);
+    }
+};
+
+struct ggml_hexagon_opqueue {
+    // Shared buffer for storing batches
+    ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer *shm_buf;
+    size_t                      shm_blk_size;
+
+    using opvec = std::vector<const ggml_tensor*>;
+
+    std::queue<unsigned int>    done;       // completed batch ids
+    std::vector<opvec>          op_cache;   // per batch op cache
+    std::vector<uint64_t>       start_usec; // per batch start time
+
+    ggml_hexagon_opqueue(ggml_hexagon_session *sess, size_t batch_size, size_t depth) {
+        size_t n_bufs    = HTP_OP_MAX_BUFS;
+        size_t n_ops     = batch_size;
+        size_t n_tensors = n_ops + n_ops * HTP_OP_MAX_INPUTS;
+
+        shm_blk_size = sizeof(htp_buf_desc)  * n_bufs    +
+                       sizeof(htp_tensor)    * n_tensors +
+                       sizeof(htp_op_desc)   * n_ops     +
+                       sizeof(htp_prof_desc) * n_ops;
+
+        shm_buf = new ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer(sess, shm_blk_size * depth, true /* pinned */);
+
+        op_cache.resize(depth);
+        start_usec.resize(depth, 0);
+
+        // init done queue
+        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < depth; i++) { done.push(i); }
+
+        if (opt_verbose) {
+            GGML_LOG_INFO("ggml-hex: %s allocated op-queue : batch-size %zu depth %zu shm-size %zu shm-block-size %zu\n",
+                    sess->c_name(), batch_size, depth, shm_buf->size, shm_blk_size);
+        }
+    }
+
+    ~ggml_hexagon_opqueue() {
+        delete shm_buf;
+    }
+
+    // push new batch
+    bool push(htp_opbatch_req& req, dspqueue_buffer& dbuf, ggml_hexagon_opbatch* op_batch) {
+        static_assert(sizeof(htp_opbatch_req) % 8 == 0, "sizeof(htp_opbatch_req) must be multiple of 8");
+        static_assert(sizeof(htp_opbatch_rsp) % 8 == 0, "sizeof(htp_opbatch_rsp) must be multiple of 8");
+        static_assert(sizeof(htp_buf_desc)    % 8 == 0, "sizeof(htp_buf_desc) must be multiple of 8");
+        static_assert(sizeof(htp_tensor)      % 8 == 0, "sizeof(htp_tensor) must be multiple of 8");
+        static_assert(sizeof(htp_op_desc)     % 8 == 0, "sizeof(htp_op_desc) must be multiple of 8");
+        static_assert(sizeof(htp_prof_desc)   % 8 == 0, "sizeof(htp_prof_desc) must be multiple of 8");
+
+        if (done.empty()) { return false; }
+
+        req.id        = done.front(); done.pop(); // batch id
+        req.n_bufs    = op_batch->n_bufs;
+        req.n_tensors = op_batch->n_tens;
+        req.n_ops     = op_batch->n_ops;
+
+        op_cache[req.id]   = op_batch->ops;
+        start_usec[req.id] = ggml_time_us();
+
+        const size_t b_size = sizeof(htp_buf_desc)  * req.n_bufs;
+        const size_t t_size = sizeof(htp_tensor)    * req.n_tensors;
+        const size_t o_size = sizeof(htp_op_desc)   * req.n_ops;
+        const size_t p_size = sizeof(htp_prof_desc) * req.n_ops;
+
+        dbuf.ptr      = shm_buf->base + (req.id * shm_blk_size);
+        dbuf.fd       = shm_buf->fd;
+        dbuf.flags    = DSPQUEUE_BUFFER_FLAG_FLUSH_SENDER | DSPQUEUE_BUFFER_FLAG_INVALIDATE_RECIPIENT;
+        dbuf.offset   = (uint8_t*) dbuf.ptr - (uint8_t*) shm_buf->base;
+        dbuf.size     = b_size + t_size + o_size + p_size;
+
+        GGML_ASSERT(dbuf.size <= shm_blk_size);
+
+        uint8_t * m_ptr = (uint8_t*) dbuf.ptr;
+        uint8_t * b_ptr = m_ptr; m_ptr += b_size;
+        uint8_t * t_ptr = m_ptr; m_ptr += t_size;
+        uint8_t * o_ptr = m_ptr;
+
+        memcpy(b_ptr, (void *) op_batch->h_bufs.data(), b_size);
+        memcpy(t_ptr, (void *) op_batch->h_tens.data(), t_size);
+        memcpy(o_ptr, (void *) op_batch->h_ops.data(),  o_size);
+
+        HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: %s op-queue push batch #%u : n-bufs %u n-tensors %u n-ops %u vmem %zu : b-size %zu t-size %zu o-size %zu m-size %zu\n",
+                shm_buf->sess->c_name(), req.id, req.n_bufs, req.n_tensors, req.n_ops, op_batch->b_vmem,
+                b_size, t_size, o_size, (size_t) dbuf.size);
+
+        op_batch->reset();
+
+        if (opt_verbose > 1) {
+            htp_buf_desc *b = (htp_buf_desc*) b_ptr;
+            for (unsigned int i=0; i < req.n_bufs; i++) {
+                GGML_LOG_DEBUG("ggml-hex: %s htp-buf #%u : fd %d base %p size %zu\n", shm_buf->sess->c_name(), i,
+                            b[i].fd, (void *) b[i].base, (size_t) b[i].size);
+            }
+            htp_tensor *t = (htp_tensor*) t_ptr;
+            for (unsigned int i=0; i < req.n_tensors; i++) {
+                GGML_LOG_DEBUG("ggml-hex: %s htp-tensor #%u : bi %u offset %u size %u : %zu:%zu:%zu:%zu\n",
+                            shm_buf->sess->c_name(), i, t[i].bi, t[i].data, t[i].size,
+                            (size_t) t[i].ne[0], (size_t) t[i].ne[1], (size_t) t[i].ne[2], (size_t) t[i].ne[3]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    void pop(htp_opbatch_rsp rsp, dspqueue_buffer dbuf) {
+        GGML_ASSERT(rsp.id < op_cache.size());
+
+        done.push(rsp.id);
+
+        const size_t b_size = sizeof(htp_buf_desc)  * rsp.n_bufs;
+        const size_t t_size = sizeof(htp_tensor)    * rsp.n_tensors;
+        const size_t o_size = sizeof(htp_op_desc)   * rsp.n_ops;
+        const size_t p_size = sizeof(htp_prof_desc) * rsp.n_ops;
+
+        const size_t m_size = b_size + t_size + o_size + p_size;
+        GGML_ASSERT(m_size <= shm_blk_size);
+
+        HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: %s op-queue pop batch #%u : n-bufs %u n-tensors %u n-ops %u : m-size %zu b-size %zu t-size %zu o-size %zu\n",
+                shm_buf->sess->c_name(), rsp.id, rsp.n_bufs, rsp.n_tensors, rsp.n_ops,
+                (size_t) dbuf.size, b_size, t_size, o_size);
+
+        uint8_t * m_ptr = (uint8_t*) dbuf.ptr;
+        uint8_t * p_ptr = m_ptr + (b_size + t_size + o_size);
+
+        if (opt_profile && rsp.n_ops > 0) {
+            auto & ops = op_cache[rsp.id];
+
+            uint64_t batch_usec = ggml_time_us() - start_usec[rsp.id];
+            uint32_t htp_usec   = 0;
+
+            GGML_ASSERT(rsp.n_ops <= ops.size());
+
+            const htp_prof_desc * pd = (const htp_prof_desc *) p_ptr;
+            for (uint32_t i = 0; i < rsp.n_ops; i++) {
+                htp_usec += pd[i].usecs;
+                ggml_hexagon_dump_op_prof(shm_buf->sess->name, ops[i], pd[i].usecs, pd[i].cycles, pd[i].pmu);
+            }
+
+            GGML_LOG_DEBUG("ggml-hex: %s profile-batch n-ops %u batch-dur-usec %lld htp-ops-usec %u\n",
+                           shm_buf->sess->c_name(), rsp.n_ops, (long long) batch_usec, htp_usec);
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+// Flush HTP response queue i.e wait for all outstanding requests to complete
+void ggml_hexagon_session::flush_pending(bool all) {
+    while (this->op_pending) {
+        struct htp_opbatch_rsp rsp;
+        uint32_t               rsp_size;
+        uint32_t               flags;
+
+        struct dspqueue_buffer dbuf;
+        uint32_t               n_dbufs;
+
+        // Read response packet from queue
+        int err = dspqueue_read(this->queue, &flags, 1, &n_dbufs, &dbuf, sizeof(rsp), &rsp_size, (uint8_t *) &rsp, DSPQUEUE_TIMEOUT);
+        if (err == AEE_EEXPIRED) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (err != 0) {
+            GGML_ABORT("ggml-hex: dspqueue_read failed: 0x%08x\n", (unsigned) err);
+        }
+
+        // Basic sanity checks
+        if (rsp_size != sizeof(rsp) || n_dbufs != 1) {
+            GGML_ABORT("ggml-hex: %s dspcall : bad response : size %u dspbufs %u\n", this->c_name(), rsp_size, n_dbufs);
+        }
+
+        if (rsp.status != HTP_STATUS_OK) {
+            GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: %s dspcall : dsp-rsp: %s\n", this->c_name(), status_to_str(rsp.status));
+            // TODO: handle errors
+        }
+
+        op_queue->pop(rsp, dbuf);
+
+        this->op_pending--;  // atomic dec
+
+        if (!all) break;
+    }
+}
+
+void ggml_hexagon_session::flush_batch() {
+    if (op_batch->empty()) { return; }
+
+    htp_opbatch_req req {};
+    dspqueue_buffer dbuf{};
+
+    if (!op_queue->push(req, dbuf, op_batch)) {
+        flush_pending(false);
+        op_queue->push(req, dbuf, op_batch);
+    }
+
+    // Bump pending flag (cleared in the session::flush once we get the response)
+    this->op_pending++;  // atomic inc
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: %s queue-opbatch: %p size %u\n", this->c_name(), dbuf.ptr, dbuf.size);
+
+    int err = dspqueue_write(this->queue, 0, 1, &dbuf, sizeof(req), (const uint8_t*) &req, DSPQUEUE_TIMEOUT);
+    if (err != 0) {
+        GGML_ABORT("ggml-hex: %s dspqueue_write failed: 0x%08x\n", this->c_name(), (unsigned) err);
+    }
+}
+
+void ggml_hexagon_session::enqueue_op(htp_op_code opcode, const ggml_tensor *op) {
+    if (!op_batch->fit_op(op)) {
+        flush_batch();
+    }
+    op_batch->add_op(opcode, op);
+}
+
+// Flush HTP response queue i.e wait for all outstanding requests to complete
+void ggml_hexagon_session::flush(bool all) {
+    flush_batch();
+    flush_pending(all);
+}
+
+static size_t ggml_hexagon_measure_max_vmem(ggml_hexagon_session *sess) {
+    // Allocate a bunch pinned buffers till failure.
+    // This is kind of expensive but handy for figuring out exactly how much we can mmap on a specific device.
+    // Typically we're going to allocate all/most of these buffers anyway for the model weights.
+
+    std::vector<ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer *> sbufs;
+
+    const size_t MiB = 1024 * 1024;
+    const size_t GiB = MiB  * 1024;
+
+    size_t vmem = 0;
+    size_t step = 256u * MiB;
+
+    try {
+        sbufs.push_back(new ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer(sess, GiB, true)); vmem += GiB;
+        sbufs.push_back(new ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer(sess, GiB, true)); vmem += GiB;
+        sbufs.push_back(new ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer(sess, GiB, true)); vmem += GiB;
+
+        while (1) {
+            sbufs.push_back(new ggml_hexagon_shared_buffer(sess, step, true));
+            vmem += step;
+        }
+    } catch (...) { }
+
+    for (auto b : sbufs) { delete b; }
+
+    return vmem - step; // backoff to account for overhead from internal mappings
+}
+
+void ggml_hexagon_session::allocate(int dev_id) noexcept(false) {
+    this->valid_session = false;
+    this->valid_handle  = false;
+    this->valid_queue   = false;
+    this->valid_iface   = false;
+
+    this->domain_id  = 3;  // Default for CDSP, updated after the session is created
+    this->session_id = 0;  // Default for CDSP, updated after the session is created
+    this->dev_id     = dev_id;
+    this->name       = std::string("HTP") + std::to_string(dev_id);
+
+    this->op_pending  = 0;
+
+    GGML_LOG_DEBUG("ggml-hex: %s allocating new session\n", this->name.c_str());
+
+    domain * my_domain = get_domain(this->domain_id);
+    if (my_domain == NULL) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: unable to get domain struct for CDSP\n");
+        throw std::runtime_error("ggml-hex: failed to get CDSP domain (see log for details)");
+    }
+
+    // Create new session
+    if (dev_id != 0) {
+        struct remote_rpc_reserve_new_session n;
+        n.domain_name_len  = strlen(CDSP_DOMAIN_NAME);
+        n.domain_name      = const_cast<char *>(CDSP_DOMAIN_NAME);
+        n.session_name     = const_cast<char *>(this->name.c_str());
+        n.session_name_len = this->name.size();
+
+        int err = remote_session_control(FASTRPC_RESERVE_NEW_SESSION, (void *) &n, sizeof(n));
+        if (err != AEE_SUCCESS) {
+            GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: failed to reserve new session %d : error 0x%x\n", dev_id, err);
+            throw std::runtime_error("ggml-hex: remote_session_control(new-sess) failed (see log for details)");
+        }
+
+        // Save the IDs
+        this->session_id    = n.session_id;
+        this->domain_id     = n.effective_domain_id;
+        this->valid_session = true;
+    }
+
+    // Get session URI
+
+    char session_uri[256];
+    {
+        char htp_uri[256];
+        snprintf(htp_uri, sizeof(htp_uri), "file:///libggml-htp-v%u.so?htp_iface_skel_handle_invoke&_modver=1.0", opt_arch);
+
+        struct remote_rpc_get_uri u = {};
+        u.session_id      = this->session_id;
+        u.domain_name     = const_cast<char *>(CDSP_DOMAIN_NAME);
+        u.domain_name_len = strlen(CDSP_DOMAIN_NAME);
+        u.module_uri      = const_cast<char *>(htp_uri);
+        u.module_uri_len  = strlen(htp_uri);
+        u.uri             = session_uri;
+        u.uri_len         = sizeof(session_uri);
+
+        int err = remote_session_control(FASTRPC_GET_URI, (void *) &u, sizeof(u));
+        if (err != AEE_SUCCESS) {
+            // fallback to single session uris
+            int htp_URI_domain_len = strlen(htp_uri) + MAX_DOMAIN_NAMELEN;
+
+            snprintf(session_uri, htp_URI_domain_len, "%s%s", htp_uri, my_domain->uri);
+
+            GGML_LOG_WARN("ggml-hex: failed to get URI for session %d : error 0x%x. Falling back to single session URI: %s\n", dev_id, err, session_uri);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Enable Unsigned PD
+    {
+        struct remote_rpc_control_unsigned_module u;
+        u.domain = this->domain_id;
+        u.enable = 1;
+        int err  = remote_session_control(DSPRPC_CONTROL_UNSIGNED_MODULE, (void *) &u, sizeof(u));
+        if (err != AEE_SUCCESS) {
+            GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: failed to enable unsigned PD for session %d : error 0x%x\n", dev_id, err);
+            throw std::runtime_error("ggml-hex: remote_session_control(unsign) failed (see log for details)");
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Open session
+    int err = htp_iface_open(session_uri, &this->handle);
+    if (err != AEE_SUCCESS) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: failed to open session %d : error 0x%x\n", dev_id, err);
+        throw std::runtime_error("ggml-hex: failed to open session (see log for details)");
+    }
+
+    this->valid_handle = true;
+
+    // Enable FastRPC QoS mode
+    {
+        struct remote_rpc_control_latency l;
+        l.enable = 1;
+
+        int err = remote_handle64_control(this->handle, DSPRPC_CONTROL_LATENCY, (void *) &l, sizeof(l));
+        if (err != 0) {
+            GGML_LOG_WARN("ggml-hex: failed to enable fastrpc QOS mode: 0x%08x\n", (unsigned) err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    GGML_LOG_INFO("ggml-hex: %s new session : session-id %d domain-id %d uri %s handle 0x%lx\n", this->c_name(),
+                  this->session_id, this->domain_id, session_uri, (unsigned long) this->handle);
+
+    const size_t req_q_size = (sizeof(htp_opbatch_req) * opt_opqueue * 2) + 1024;
+    const size_t rsp_q_size = (sizeof(htp_opbatch_rsp) * opt_opqueue * 2) + 1024;
+
+    // Now let's setup the DSP queue
+    err = dspqueue_create(this->domain_id,
+                          0,              // Flags
+                          req_q_size,     // Request  queue size (in bytes)
+                          rsp_q_size,     // Response queue size (in bytes)
+                          nullptr,        // Read packet callback (we handle reads explicitly)
+                          nullptr,        // Error callback (we handle errors during reads)
+                          (void *) this,  // Callback context
+                          &queue);
+    if (err != 0) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: %s dspqueue_create failed: 0x%08x\n", this->name.c_str(), (unsigned) err);
+        throw std::runtime_error("ggml-hex: failed to create dspqueue (see log for details)");
+    }
+
+    this->valid_queue = true;
+
+    // Export queue for use on the DSP
+    err = dspqueue_export(queue, &this->queue_id);
+    if (err != 0) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: dspqueue_export failed: 0x%08x\n", (unsigned) err);
+        throw std::runtime_error("ggml-hex: dspqueue export failed (see log for details)");
+    }
+
+    if (opt_etm) {
+        err = htp_iface_etm(this->handle, 1);
+        if (err != 0) {
+            GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: failed to enable ETM tracing: 0x%08x\n", (unsigned) err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (opt_profile) {
+        htp_iface_pmu_conf pmu_conf{};
+        std::copy(opt_pmu_evt.begin(), opt_pmu_evt.end(), pmu_conf.events);
+
+        err = htp_iface_profiler(this->handle, opt_profile, &pmu_conf);
+        if (err != 0) {
+            GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: failed to enable profiling: 0x%08x\n", (unsigned) err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Allocate buffers and state for op batching
+    this->op_queue = new ggml_hexagon_opqueue(this, opt_opbatch, opt_opqueue);
+
+    if (!opt_vmem) {
+        opt_vmem = ggml_hexagon_measure_max_vmem(this);
+        GGML_LOG_INFO("ggml-hex: %s measured max vmem %zu\n", this->c_name(), opt_vmem);
+    }
+
+    this->op_batch = new ggml_hexagon_opbatch(this, opt_opbatch, opt_vmem);
+
+    // Start dspqueue/opbatch processing
+    err = htp_iface_start(this->handle, dev_id, this->queue_id, opt_nhvx, opt_use_hmx, opt_vmem);
+    if (err != 0) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: %s failed to start session: 0x%08x\n", this->c_name(), (unsigned) err);
+        throw std::runtime_error("ggml-hex: iface start failed (see log for details)");
+    }
+    this->valid_iface = true;
+}
+
+void ggml_hexagon_session::release() noexcept(true) {
+    GGML_LOG_INFO("ggml-hex: releasing session: %s\n", this->name.c_str());
+
+    int err;
+
+    if (this->valid_iface) {
+        // Stop dspqueue/opbatch processing
+        err = htp_iface_stop(this->handle);
+        if (err != 0) {
+            GGML_ABORT("ggml-hex: htp_iface_stop failed: 0x%08x\n", (unsigned) err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    delete this->op_batch;
+    delete this->op_queue;
+
+    if (opt_etm) {
+        err = htp_iface_etm(this->handle, 0);
+        if (err != 0) {
+            GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: warn : failed to disable ETM tracing: 0x%08x\n", (unsigned) err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (opt_profile) {
+        htp_iface_pmu_conf pmu_conf{};
+        err = htp_iface_profiler(this->handle, 0, &pmu_conf);
+        if (err != 0) {
+            GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: warn : failed to disable profiling: 0x%08x\n", (unsigned) err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (this->valid_queue) {
+        err = dspqueue_close(queue);
+        if (err != 0) {
+            GGML_ABORT("ggml-hex: dspqueue_close failed: 0x%08x\n", (unsigned) err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (this->valid_handle) {
+        htp_iface_close(this->handle);
+    }
+}
+
+ggml_hexagon_session::ggml_hexagon_session(int dev_id, ggml_backend_dev_t dev) noexcept(false) {
+    buffer_type.device        = dev;
+    repack_buffer_type.device = dev;
+
+    op_batch = nullptr;
+    op_queue = nullptr;
+
+    try {
+        allocate(dev_id);
+
+        buffer_type.iface   = ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_interface;
+        buffer_type.context = new ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_context(this->name, this);
+
+        repack_buffer_type.iface   = ggml_backend_hexagon_repack_buffer_type_interface;
+        repack_buffer_type.context = new ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_context(this->name + "-REPACK", this);
+    } catch (const std::exception & exc) {
+        release();
+        throw;
+    }
+}
+
+ggml_hexagon_session::~ggml_hexagon_session() noexcept(true) {
+    release();
+
+    delete static_cast<ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_context *>(buffer_type.context);
+    delete static_cast<ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_context *>(repack_buffer_type.context);
+}
+
+// ** backend interface
+
+static bool ggml_backend_buffer_is_hexagon(const struct ggml_backend_buffer * b) {
+    return b->buft->iface.get_alignment == ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_get_alignment;
+}
+
+static inline bool ggml_backend_buffer_is_hexagon_repack(const struct ggml_backend_buffer * b) {
+    if (!opt_hostbuf) {
+        return ggml_backend_buffer_is_hexagon(b);
+    }
+    return b->buft->iface.alloc_buffer == ggml_backend_hexagon_repack_buffer_type_alloc_buffer;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_flash_attn_ext(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src1 = op->src[1];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src2 = op->src[2];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src3 = op->src[3];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src4 = op->src[4];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;
+
+    // Check for F16 support only as requested
+    if ((src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F16 && src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) || src1->type != GGML_TYPE_F16 || src2->type != GGML_TYPE_F16) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (src3 && src3->type != GGML_TYPE_F16) {  // mask
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (src4 && src4->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {  // sinks
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // For now we support F32 or F16 output as htp backend often converts output on the fly if needed,
+    // but the op implementation writes to F16 or F32.
+    // Let's assume dst can be F32 or F16.
+    if (dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 && dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F16) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (dst->ne[3] != 1) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_gated_delta_net(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * q     = op->src[0];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * k     = op->src[1];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * v     = op->src[2];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * g     = op->src[3];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * beta  = op->src[4];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * state = op->src[5];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst   = op;
+
+    if (!q || !k || !v || !g || !beta || !state) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (q->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 || k->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 || v->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 ||
+        g->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 || beta->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 || state->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 ||
+        dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!ggml_is_contiguous_rows(q) || !ggml_is_contiguous_rows(k) || !ggml_is_contiguous_rows(v) ||
+        !ggml_is_contiguous(g) || !ggml_is_contiguous(beta) || !ggml_is_contiguous(state) ||
+        !ggml_is_contiguous(dst)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    const int64_t S_v      = v->ne[0];
+    const int64_t H        = v->ne[1];
+    const int64_t n_tokens = v->ne[2];
+    const int64_t n_seqs   = v->ne[3];
+
+    if (S_v <= 0 || S_v > 128 || H <= 0 || n_tokens <= 0 || n_seqs <= 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (q->ne[0] != S_v || k->ne[0] != S_v || q->ne[1] <= 0 || k->ne[1] <= 0 ||
+        q->ne[2] != n_tokens || k->ne[2] != n_tokens || q->ne[3] <= 0 || k->ne[3] <= 0 ||
+        (n_seqs % q->ne[3]) != 0 || (n_seqs % k->ne[3]) != 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if ((g->ne[0] != 1 && g->ne[0] != S_v) || beta->ne[0] != 1) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (ggml_nelements(state) != S_v * S_v * H * n_seqs) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (dst->ne[0] != S_v * H || dst->ne[1] != n_tokens * n_seqs + S_v * n_seqs) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    GGML_UNUSED(sess);
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_mul_mat(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * dst) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = dst->src[0];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src1 = dst->src[1];
+
+    if (dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (src1->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 && src1->type != GGML_TYPE_F16) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    switch (src0->type) {
+        case GGML_TYPE_Q4_0:
+        case GGML_TYPE_Q8_0:
+        case GGML_TYPE_IQ4_NL:
+        case GGML_TYPE_MXFP4:
+            if (src0->ne[0] % 32) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (ggml_nrows(src0) > 16 * 1024) {
+                return false;  // typically the lm-head which would be too large for VTCM
+            }
+
+            if (ggml_nrows(src1) > 1024 || src1->ne[2] != 1 || src1->ne[3] != 1) {
+                return false;  // no huge batches or broadcasting (for now)
+            }
+
+            // src0 (weights) must be repacked
+            if (src0->buffer && !ggml_backend_buffer_is_hexagon_repack(src0->buffer)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_TYPE_F16:
+            if (src0->nb[1] < src0->nb[0]) {
+                GGML_LOG_DEBUG("ggml_hexagon_supported_mul_mat: permuted F16 src0 not supported\n");
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (ggml_nrows(src1) > 1024) {
+                return false;  // no huge batches (for now)
+            }
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_mul_mat_id(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src1 = op->src[1];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src2 = op->src[2];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;
+
+    if (src1->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 || dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 || src2->type != GGML_TYPE_I32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    switch (src0->type) {
+        case GGML_TYPE_Q4_0:
+        case GGML_TYPE_Q8_0:
+        case GGML_TYPE_IQ4_NL:
+        case GGML_TYPE_MXFP4:
+            if ((src0->ne[0] % 32)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // src0 (weights) must be repacked
+            if (src0->buffer && !ggml_backend_buffer_is_hexagon_repack(src0->buffer)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_binary(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src1 = op->src[1];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;
+
+    if (src0->type == GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        if (src1->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (src0->type == GGML_TYPE_F16) {
+        if (src1->type != GGML_TYPE_F16) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F16) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!ggml_are_same_shape(src0, dst)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!ggml_can_repeat(src1, src0) || ggml_is_permuted(src1)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_add_id(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src1 = op->src[1];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;
+
+    if (src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (src1->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!ggml_are_same_shape(src0, dst)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // REVISIT: add support for non-contigiuos tensors
+    if (!ggml_is_contiguous(src0) || !ggml_is_contiguous(src1) || !ggml_is_contiguous(dst)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_unary(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;
+
+    if (src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!ggml_are_same_shape(src0, dst)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // dst must be contiguous; src0 may be non-contiguous
+    if (!ggml_is_contiguous(dst)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_sum_rows(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;
+
+    if (src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // TODO: add support for non-contigiuos tensors
+    if (!ggml_is_contiguous(src0) || !ggml_is_contiguous(dst)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_activations(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess,
+                                               const struct ggml_tensor *          op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src1 = op->src[1];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;
+
+    if (src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!ggml_is_contiguous(src0) || !ggml_is_contiguous(dst)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (src1) {
+        if (src1->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!ggml_are_same_shape(src0, src1)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!ggml_is_contiguous(src1)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_softmax(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src1 = op->src[1];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src2 = op->src[2];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;
+
+    if (src2) {
+        return false;  // FIXME: add support for sinks
+    }
+
+    if (src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (src1) {
+        if (src1->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 && src1->type != GGML_TYPE_F16) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (src0->ne[0] != src1->ne[0]) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (src1->ne[1] < src0->ne[1]) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (src0->ne[2] % src1->ne[2] != 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (src0->ne[3] % src1->ne[3] != 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (src1) {
+        if (!ggml_is_contiguous(src0) || !ggml_is_contiguous(src1) || !ggml_is_contiguous(dst)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (!ggml_is_contiguous(src0) || !ggml_is_contiguous(dst)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Reject non-HVX-aligned sizes when ne[0] > HVX_F32_LANES
+    // The HVX softmax implementation has issues with tail handling for larger non-aligned sizes
+    // Small sizes (ne[0] <= 32) work correctly with tail-only processing
+    const int64_t ne0 = src0->ne[0];
+    if (ne0 > 32 && (ne0 & (32 - 1)) != 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // HVX vector size constraints for softmax
+    #define SOFTMAX_MAX_ROW_SIZE 131072  // 128K elements max for numerical precision
+
+    // Reject very large row sizes to avoid numerical precision issues
+    // Softmax accumulation over many elements can lead to precision loss
+    if (ne0 > SOFTMAX_MAX_ROW_SIZE) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_set_rows(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0]; // values
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src1 = op->src[1]; // indices
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;
+
+    if (src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (src1->type != GGML_TYPE_I32 && src1->type != GGML_TYPE_I64) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F16) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_get_rows(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0]; // values
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src1 = op->src[1]; // indices
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;
+
+    if (src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (src1->type != GGML_TYPE_I32 && src1->type != GGML_TYPE_I64) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_argsort(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0]; // values
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;         // indices
+
+    if (src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (dst->type != GGML_TYPE_I32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (src0->ne[0] > (16*1024)) {
+        // reject tensors with huge rows for now
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_rope(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const int32_t * op_params = &op->op_params[0];
+
+    int mode = op_params[2];
+
+    if ((mode & GGML_ROPE_TYPE_MROPE) || (mode & GGML_ROPE_TYPE_VISION)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (mode & 1) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src1 = op->src[1];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src2 = op->src[2];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;
+
+    if (src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;  // FIXME: add support for GGML_TYPE_F16 for src0
+    }
+    if (dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (src1->type != GGML_TYPE_I32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (src2) {
+        if (src2->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        int n_dims = op_params[1];
+        if (src2->ne[0] < (n_dims / 2)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (src2) {
+        if (!ggml_is_contiguous(src0) || !ggml_is_contiguous(src1) || !ggml_is_contiguous(src2) ||
+            !ggml_is_contiguous(dst)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (!ggml_is_contiguous(src0) || !ggml_is_contiguous(src1) || !ggml_is_contiguous(dst)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_ssm_conv(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src1 = op->src[1];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;
+
+    // Only support FP32 for now
+    if (src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 || src1->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 || dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Check IO tensor shapes and dims
+    if (src0->ne[3] != 1 || src1->ne[2] != 1 || src1->ne[3] != 1 || dst->ne[3] != 1) {
+        return false; // src0 should be effectively 3D
+    }
+
+    const int d_conv = src1->ne[0];
+    const int d_inner = src0->ne[1];
+    const int n_t = dst->ne[1];
+    const int n_s = dst->ne[2];
+
+    if (src0->ne[0] != d_conv - 1 + n_t || src0->ne[1] != d_inner || src0->ne[2] != n_s) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (src1->ne[0] != d_conv || src1->ne[1] != d_inner) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (dst->ne[0] != d_inner || dst->ne[1] != n_t || dst->ne[2] != n_s) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // TODO: add support for non-contiguous tensors
+    if (!ggml_is_contiguous(src0) || !ggml_is_contiguous(src1) || !ggml_is_contiguous(dst)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_cumsum(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;
+
+    if (src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 || dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!ggml_is_contiguous(src0) || !ggml_is_contiguous(dst)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    GGML_UNUSED(sess);
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_diag(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;
+
+    // diag only supports F32 currently
+    if (src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 || dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Input must have ne[1] == 1 (vector input)
+    if (src0->ne[1] != 1) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Output must be square in first two dimensions
+    if (dst->ne[0] != dst->ne[1] || dst->ne[0] != src0->ne[0]) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    GGML_UNUSED(sess);
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_solve_tri(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0]; // A
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src1 = op->src[1]; // B
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;         // X
+
+    if (!src0 || !src1) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 || src1->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 || dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (src0->ne[0] != src0->ne[1]) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (src0->ne[1] != src1->ne[1]) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (src0->ne[2] != src1->ne[2] || src0->ne[3] != src1->ne[3]) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (dst->ne[0] != src1->ne[0] || dst->ne[1] != src1->ne[1] || dst->ne[2] != src1->ne[2] || dst->ne[3] != src1->ne[3]) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    GGML_UNUSED(sess);
+    return true;
+}
+
+static const char * ggml_backend_hexagon_name(ggml_backend_t backend) {
+    auto sess = static_cast<ggml_hexagon_session *>(backend->context);
+    return sess->c_name();
+}
+
+static void ggml_backend_hexagon_free(ggml_backend_t backend) {
+    // we just need to delete the backend here
+    // the sessions are allocated & freed as part of the registry
+    delete backend;
+}
+
+static htp_op_code op_remap_to_htp(const ggml_tensor * t) {
+    switch (t->op) {
+        case GGML_OP_FLASH_ATTN_EXT:  return HTP_OP_FLASH_ATTN_EXT;
+        case GGML_OP_MUL_MAT:         return HTP_OP_MUL_MAT;
+        case GGML_OP_MUL_MAT_ID:      return HTP_OP_MUL_MAT_ID;
+        case GGML_OP_MUL:             return HTP_OP_MUL;
+        case GGML_OP_ADD:             return HTP_OP_ADD;
+        case GGML_OP_ADD_ID:          return HTP_OP_ADD_ID;
+        case GGML_OP_SUB:             return HTP_OP_SUB;
+        case GGML_OP_DIV:             return HTP_OP_DIV;
+        case GGML_OP_CPY:             return HTP_OP_CPY;
+        case GGML_OP_CONT:            return HTP_OP_CPY;
+        case GGML_OP_GET_ROWS:        return HTP_OP_GET_ROWS;
+        case GGML_OP_SET_ROWS:        return HTP_OP_SET_ROWS;
+        case GGML_OP_SUM_ROWS:        return HTP_OP_SUM_ROWS;
+        case GGML_OP_ARGSORT:         return HTP_OP_ARGSORT;
+        case GGML_OP_L2_NORM:         return HTP_OP_L2_NORM;
+        case GGML_OP_RMS_NORM:        return HTP_OP_RMS_NORM;
+        case GGML_OP_SCALE:           return HTP_OP_SCALE;
+        case GGML_OP_SQR:             return HTP_OP_SQR;
+        case GGML_OP_SQRT:            return HTP_OP_SQRT;
+        case GGML_OP_SOFT_MAX:        return HTP_OP_SOFTMAX;
+        case GGML_OP_SSM_CONV:        return HTP_OP_SSM_CONV;
+        case GGML_OP_GATED_DELTA_NET: return HTP_OP_GATED_DELTA_NET;
+        case GGML_OP_ROPE:            return HTP_OP_ROPE;
+        case GGML_OP_REPEAT:          return HTP_OP_REPEAT;
+        case GGML_OP_CUMSUM:          return HTP_OP_CUMSUM;
+        case GGML_OP_FILL:            return HTP_OP_FILL;
+        case GGML_OP_DIAG:            return HTP_OP_DIAG;
+        case GGML_OP_SOLVE_TRI:       return HTP_OP_SOLVE_TRI;
+        case GGML_OP_UNARY:
+            switch (ggml_get_unary_op(t)) {
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_SILU:     return HTP_OP_UNARY_SILU;
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_GELU:     return HTP_OP_UNARY_GELU;
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_SIGMOID:  return HTP_OP_UNARY_SIGMOID;
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_NEG:      return HTP_OP_UNARY_NEG;
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_EXP:      return HTP_OP_UNARY_EXP;
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_SOFTPLUS: return HTP_OP_UNARY_SOFTPLUS;
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_TANH:     return HTP_OP_UNARY_TANH;
+            default:
+                break;
+            }
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_GLU:
+            switch (ggml_get_glu_op(t)) {
+                case GGML_GLU_OP_SWIGLU:     return HTP_OP_GLU_SWIGLU;
+                case GGML_GLU_OP_SWIGLU_OAI: return HTP_OP_GLU_SWIGLU_OAI;
+                case GGML_GLU_OP_GEGLU:      return HTP_OP_GLU_GEGLU;
+                default: break;
+            }
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            GGML_ABORT("\nggml-hex: graph-compute %s is not supported\n", ggml_op_desc(t));
+    }
+    return HTP_OP_INVALID;
+}
+
+static inline bool op_is_compute(ggml_tensor *node)
+{
+    return !ggml_op_is_empty(node->op) && !ggml_is_empty(node) && (node->flags & GGML_TENSOR_FLAG_COMPUTE);
+}
+
+static ggml_status ggml_backend_hexagon_graph_compute(ggml_backend_t backend, ggml_cgraph * graph) {
+    auto sess = static_cast<ggml_hexagon_session *>(backend->context);
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: %s graph-compute n_nodes %d\n", sess->c_name(), graph->n_nodes);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < graph->n_nodes; ++i) {
+        ggml_tensor * n = graph->nodes[i];
+        if (op_is_compute(n) && (opt_opstage & HTP_OPSTAGE_QUEUE)) {
+            sess->enqueue_op(op_remap_to_htp(n), n);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Wait until all pending ops complete
+    sess->flush();
+
+    return GGML_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void ggml_backend_hexagon_synchronize(ggml_backend_t backend) {
+    auto sess = static_cast<ggml_hexagon_session *>(backend->context);
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: %s synchronize\n", sess->c_name());
+
+    // Wait until all pending ops complete
+    sess->flush();
+}
+
+struct node_info {
+    ggml_tensor * node;
+
+    std::vector<ggml_tensor *> fused;
+
+    ggml_op op() const {
+        return node->op;
+    }
+
+    const ggml_tensor * dst() const {
+        return fused.empty() ? node : fused.back();
+    }
+
+    const ggml_tensor * src0() const {
+        return node->src[0];
+    }
+
+    const ggml_tensor * src1() const {
+        return node->src[1];
+    }
+
+    bool is_empty() const {
+        return ggml_op_is_empty(node->op);
+    }
+
+    void add_fused(ggml_tensor * t) {
+        fused.push_back(t);
+    }
+
+    bool stackable() const {
+        switch (this->op()) {
+            case GGML_OP_MUL_MAT:
+            case GGML_OP_MUL_MAT_ID:
+                return ggml_is_quantized(this->src0()->type);
+            default:
+                return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool same_input(const node_info& n) const {
+        return n.src1() == this->src1();
+    }
+};
+
+static std::vector<int> ggml_hexagon_graph_optimize_reorder(const std::vector<node_info> & nodes) {
+    const int n = nodes.size();
+
+    std::vector<int> res;
+    res.reserve(n);
+
+    std::vector<bool> used(n, false);
+
+    // The main goal here is to stack the MUL_MAT ops with the same src1 input.
+    // This allows use to reuse dynamically quantized src1 in VTCM.
+
+    // TODO: the current version might do incorrect reordering in cases where quantized src0
+    //       input is an output of another Op.
+
+    for (int i0 = 0; i0 < n; i0++) {
+        if (used[i0]) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        res.push_back(i0);
+
+        const auto & node0 = nodes[i0];
+
+        if (!node0.stackable()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // that many nodes forward to search for stackable nodes that can reuse VTCM
+        constexpr int N_FORWARD = 16;
+
+        for (int i1 = i0 + 1; i1 < i0 + N_FORWARD && i1 < n; i1++) {
+            if (used[i1]) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            const auto & node1 = nodes[i1];
+
+            if (node1.stackable() && node1.same_input(node0)) {
+                res.push_back(i1);
+                used[i1] = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+static void ggml_backend_hexagon_graph_optimize(ggml_backend_t backend, ggml_cgraph * gf) {
+    const int n = gf->n_nodes;
+
+    constexpr int MAX_FUSE = 16;
+
+    enum ggml_op ops[MAX_FUSE];
+
+    std::vector<node_info> nodes;
+    nodes.reserve(gf->n_nodes);
+
+    // fuse nodes:
+    // we don't want to make reorders that break fusing, so we first pack all fusable tensors
+    //   and perform the reorder over the fused nodes. after the reorder is done, we unfuse
+    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+        node_info node = {
+            /*.node =*/gf->nodes[i],
+            /*.fused =*/{},
+        };
+
+        // fuse only ops that start with these operations
+        // can be expanded when needed
+        if (node.op() == GGML_OP_ADD ||
+            node.op() == GGML_OP_NORM ||
+            node.op() == GGML_OP_RMS_NORM) {
+            ops[0] = node.op();
+
+            int f = i + 1;
+            while (f < n && f < i + MAX_FUSE) {
+                // conservatively allow fusing only these ops
+                // can be expanded when needed
+                if (gf->nodes[f]->op != GGML_OP_ADD &&
+                    gf->nodes[f]->op != GGML_OP_MUL &&
+                    gf->nodes[f]->op != GGML_OP_NORM &&
+                    gf->nodes[f]->op != GGML_OP_RMS_NORM) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                ops[f - i] = gf->nodes[f]->op;
+                f++;
+            }
+
+            f -= i;
+            for (; f > 1; f--) {
+                if (ggml_can_fuse(gf, i, ops, f)) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // add the fused tensors into the node info so we can unfuse them later
+            for (int k = 1; k < f; k++) {
+                ++i;
+
+                // the .dst() becomes the last fused tensor
+                node.add_fused(gf->nodes[i]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        nodes.push_back(std::move(node));
+    }
+
+    const auto order = ggml_hexagon_graph_optimize_reorder(nodes);
+
+    // unfuse
+    {
+        int j = 0;
+        for (const auto i : order) {
+            const auto & node = nodes[i];
+
+            gf->nodes[j++] = node.node;
+
+            for (auto * fused : node.fused) {
+                gf->nodes[j++] = fused;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static struct ggml_backend_i hexagon_backend_i = {
+    /* .get_name                = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_name,
+    /* .free                    = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_free,
+    /* .set_tensor_async        = */ NULL,
+    /* .get_tensor_async        = */ NULL,
+    /* .set_tensor_2d_async     = */ NULL,
+    /* .get_tensor_2d_async     = */ NULL,
+    /* .cpy_tensor_async        = */ NULL,
+    /* .synchronize             = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_synchronize,
+    /* .graph_plan_create       = */ NULL,
+    /* .graph_plan_free         = */ NULL,
+    /* .graph_plan_update       = */ NULL,
+    /* .graph_plan_compute      = */ NULL,
+    /* .graph_compute           = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_graph_compute,
+    /* .event_record            = */ NULL,
+    /* .event_wait              = */ NULL,
+    /* .graph_optimize          = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_graph_optimize,
+};
+
+static ggml_guid_t ggml_backend_hexagon_guid() {
+    static ggml_guid guid = { 0x7b, 0x57, 0xdc, 0xaf, 0xde, 0x12, 0x1d, 0x49,
+                              0x11, 0x11, 0x11, 0x11, 0x11, 0x11, 0x11, 0x11 };
+    return &guid;
+}
+
+bool ggml_backend_is_hexagon(ggml_backend_t backend) {
+    return backend && backend->iface.get_name == ggml_backend_hexagon_name;
+}
+
+// device interface
+
+static ggml_backend_t ggml_backend_hexagon_device_init(ggml_backend_dev_t dev, const char * params) {
+    auto sess = static_cast<ggml_hexagon_session *>(dev->context);
+
+    return new ggml_backend{
+        /* .guid      = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_guid(),
+        /* .interface = */ hexagon_backend_i,
+        /* .device    = */ dev,
+        /* .context   = */ sess,
+    };
+
+    GGML_UNUSED(params);
+}
+
+static const char * ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_name(ggml_backend_dev_t dev) {
+    auto sess = static_cast<ggml_hexagon_session *>(dev->context);
+    return sess->c_name();
+
+    GGML_UNUSED(dev);
+}
+
+static const char * ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_description(ggml_backend_dev_t dev) {
+    return "Hexagon";
+    GGML_UNUSED(dev);
+}
+
+static void ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_memory(ggml_backend_dev_t dev, size_t * free, size_t * total) {
+    *free  = 0;
+    *total = *free;
+
+    GGML_UNUSED(dev);
+}
+
+static enum ggml_backend_dev_type ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_type(ggml_backend_dev_t dev) {
+    return GGML_BACKEND_DEVICE_TYPE_GPU;
+
+    GGML_UNUSED(dev);
+}
+
+static void ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_props(ggml_backend_dev_t dev, struct ggml_backend_dev_props * props) {
+    props->name        = ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_name(dev);
+    props->description = ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_description(dev);
+    props->type        = ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_type(dev);
+    ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_memory(dev, &props->memory_free, &props->memory_total);
+    props->caps = {
+        /* .async                 = */ true,
+        /* .host_buffer           = */ (bool) opt_hostbuf,
+        /* .buffer_from_host_ptr  = */ false,
+        /* .events                = */ false,
+    };
+}
+
+static ggml_backend_buffer_type_t ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_buffer_type(ggml_backend_dev_t dev) {
+    auto sess = static_cast<ggml_hexagon_session *>(dev->context);
+    return &sess->buffer_type;
+}
+
+static ggml_backend_buffer_type_t ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_repack_buffer_type(ggml_backend_dev_t dev) {
+    auto sess = static_cast<ggml_hexagon_session *>(dev->context);
+    return &sess->repack_buffer_type;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_buffer(ggml_hexagon_session *sess, const struct ggml_tensor * t) {
+    if (t && t->buffer) {
+        if (ggml_backend_buffer_is_hexagon(t->buffer)      == false) return false; // not our buffer
+        if (ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_get_sess(t->buffer) != sess) return false; // wrong session
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_buffers(ggml_hexagon_session *sess, const struct ggml_tensor * t) {
+    // all srcs & dsts must be mapped to the same session
+    if (!ggml_hexagon_supported_buffer(sess, t)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < GGML_MAX_SRC; i++) {
+        if (!ggml_hexagon_supported_buffer(sess, t->src[i])) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_cpy(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;
+
+    // for now we can do f32 -> f16 and f16 -> f32 (without reshaping)
+    if (src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 && src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F16) return false;
+    if ( dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 &&  dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F16) return false;
+
+    const bool sametype   = (src0->type == dst->type);
+    const bool transposed = ggml_is_transposed(src0) || ggml_is_transposed(dst);
+    const bool sameshape  = !transposed && ggml_are_same_shape(src0, dst);
+
+    // can handle any shape and any same-type (pretty slow if reshaping is required)
+    if (sametype) return true;
+
+    // cannot handle re-shaping and type conversion at the same time
+    if (!sameshape) return false;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_cont(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    GGML_UNUSED(sess);
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0];
+
+    // CONT is same-type only, supports f32 and f16
+    if (src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 && src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F16) return false;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_repeat(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    GGML_UNUSED(sess);
+    const struct ggml_tensor * src0 = op->src[0];
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst  = op;
+
+    // Support f32 and f16
+    if (src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 && src0->type != GGML_TYPE_F16) return false;
+
+    // src and dst must be the same type
+    if (src0->type != dst->type) return false;
+
+    // dst dims must be multiples of src dims
+    if (dst->ne[0] % src0->ne[0] != 0) return false;
+    if (dst->ne[1] % src0->ne[1] != 0) return false;
+    if (dst->ne[2] % src0->ne[2] != 0) return false;
+    if (dst->ne[3] % src0->ne[3] != 0) return false;
+
+    // require contiguous tensors (no transposition)
+    if (ggml_is_transposed(src0) || ggml_is_transposed(dst)) return false;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_hexagon_supported_fill(const struct ggml_hexagon_session * sess, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const struct ggml_tensor * dst = op;
+
+    if (dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F32 && dst->type != GGML_TYPE_F16) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    GGML_UNUSED(sess);
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_backend_hexagon_device_supports_op(ggml_backend_dev_t dev, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    auto sess = static_cast<ggml_hexagon_session *>(dev->context);
+
+    // reject ops that match the filter
+    if (opt_opfilter && std::regex_match(ggml_op_desc(op), *opt_opfilter)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // all srcs & dsts must be mapped to the same session
+    if (!ggml_hexagon_supported_buffers(sess, op)) {
+        ggml_hexagon_dump_op_supp(sess->name, op, false);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    bool supp = false;
+    switch (op->op) {
+        case GGML_OP_NONE:
+        case GGML_OP_RESHAPE:
+        case GGML_OP_VIEW:
+        case GGML_OP_PERMUTE:
+        case GGML_OP_TRANSPOSE:
+            supp = true;
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_MUL:
+        case GGML_OP_ADD:
+        case GGML_OP_SUB:
+        case GGML_OP_DIV:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_binary(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_MUL_MAT:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_mul_mat(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_MUL_MAT_ID:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_mul_mat_id(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_ADD_ID:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_add_id(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_L2_NORM:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_unary(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_RMS_NORM:
+        case GGML_OP_SCALE:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_unary(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_SQR:
+        case GGML_OP_SQRT:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_unary(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_SUM_ROWS:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_sum_rows(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_SOFT_MAX:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_softmax(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_UNARY:
+            switch (ggml_get_unary_op(op)) {
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_NEG:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_EXP:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_SIGMOID:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_SOFTPLUS:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_TANH:
+                    supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_unary(sess, op);
+                    break;
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_SILU:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_GELU:
+                    supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_activations(sess, op);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    break;
+            }
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_GLU:
+            switch (ggml_get_glu_op(op)) {
+                case GGML_GLU_OP_SWIGLU:
+                case GGML_GLU_OP_SWIGLU_OAI:
+                case GGML_GLU_OP_GEGLU:
+                    supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_activations(sess, op);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    break;
+            }
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_ROPE:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_rope(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_FLASH_ATTN_EXT:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_flash_attn_ext(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_SET_ROWS:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_set_rows(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_GET_ROWS:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_get_rows(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_CPY:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_cpy(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_CONT:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_cont(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_REPEAT:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_repeat(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_ARGSORT:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_argsort(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_SSM_CONV:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_ssm_conv(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_GATED_DELTA_NET:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_gated_delta_net(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_CUMSUM:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_cumsum(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_FILL:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_fill(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_DIAG:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_diag(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        case GGML_OP_SOLVE_TRI:
+            supp = ggml_hexagon_supported_solve_tri(sess, op);
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
+
+    ggml_hexagon_dump_op_supp(sess->name, op, supp);
+    return supp;
+}
+
+static bool ggml_backend_hexagon_device_supports_buft(ggml_backend_dev_t dev, ggml_backend_buffer_type_t buft) {
+    if (buft->iface.get_alignment != ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_get_alignment) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    auto s0 = static_cast<ggml_hexagon_session *>(dev->context);
+    auto s1 = static_cast<ggml_backend_hexagon_buffer_type_context *>(buft->context)->sess;
+
+    // Need session/domain-id for buffers to be compatible
+    bool supp = (s0->session_id == s1->session_id);
+
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: %s device-supports-buft %s (%d)\n", s0->name.c_str(), s1->name.c_str(), (int) supp);
+
+    return supp;
+}
+
+static ggml_backend_buffer_type_t * ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_extra_buffers_type(ggml_backend_dev_t dev) {
+    auto s0 = static_cast<ggml_hexagon_session *>(dev->context);
+    HEX_VERBOSE("ggml-hex: device-get-extra-buft : %s \n", s0->name.c_str());
+
+    static ggml_backend_buffer_type_t bufts[2];
+    bufts[0] = ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_repack_buffer_type(dev);
+    bufts[1] = NULL;
+    return bufts;
+}
+
+static const struct ggml_backend_device_i ggml_backend_hexagon_device_i = {
+    /* .get_name             = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_name,
+    /* .get_description      = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_description,
+    /* .get_memory           = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_memory,
+    /* .get_type             = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_type,
+    /* .get_props            = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_props,
+    /* .init_backend         = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_device_init,
+    /* .get_buffer_type      = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_buffer_type,
+    /* .get_host_buffer_type = */ NULL,  // ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_host_buffer_type,
+    /* .buffer_from_host_ptr = */ NULL,  // ggml_backend_hexagon_device_buffer_from_ptr,
+    /* .supports_op          = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_device_supports_op,
+    /* .supports_buft        = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_device_supports_buft,
+    /* .offload_op           = */ NULL,  // ggml_backend_hexagon_device_offload_op,
+    /* .event_new            = */ NULL,
+    /* .event_free           = */ NULL,
+    /* .event_synchronize    = */ NULL,
+};
+
+//** backend registry
+
+#define GGML_HEXAGON_MAX_SESSIONS 16
+
+struct ggml_hexagon_registry {
+    ggml_hexagon_registry(ggml_backend_reg_t reg);
+    ~ggml_hexagon_registry();
+
+    ggml_backend_device devices[GGML_HEXAGON_MAX_SESSIONS];
+};
+
+ggml_hexagon_registry::ggml_hexagon_registry(ggml_backend_reg_t reg) {
+    GGML_LOG_INFO("ggml-hex: Hexagon backend (experimental) : allocating new registry : ndev %zu\n", opt_ndev);
+
+    GGML_LOG_INFO("ggml-hex: Hexagon Arch version v%d\n", opt_arch);
+
+    // Create devices / sessions
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < opt_ndev; i++) {
+        devices[i].iface = ggml_backend_hexagon_device_i;
+        devices[i].reg   = reg;
+        try {
+            devices[i].context = new ggml_hexagon_session(i, &devices[i]);
+        } catch (const std::exception & exc) {
+            GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: failed to create device/session %zu\n", i);
+            devices[i].context = nullptr;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+ggml_hexagon_registry::~ggml_hexagon_registry() {
+    GGML_LOG_INFO("ggml-hex: releasing registry\n");
+
+    // Release devices / sessions
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < opt_ndev; i++) {
+        auto sess = static_cast<ggml_hexagon_session *>(devices[i].context);
+        delete sess;
+    }
+}
+
+static const char * ggml_backend_hexagon_reg_get_name(ggml_backend_reg_t reg) {
+    return "HTP";
+    GGML_UNUSED(reg);
+}
+
+static size_t ggml_backend_hexagon_reg_get_device_count(ggml_backend_reg_t reg) {
+    return opt_ndev;
+    GGML_UNUSED(reg);
+}
+
+static ggml_backend_dev_t ggml_backend_hexagon_reg_get_device(ggml_backend_reg_t reg, size_t index) {
+    auto hreg = static_cast<ggml_hexagon_registry *>(reg->context);
+
+    if (index >= opt_ndev || !hreg->devices[index].context) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    return &hreg->devices[index];
+}
+
+static void * ggml_backend_hexagon_get_proc_address(ggml_backend_reg_t reg, const char * name) {
+    if (strcmp(name, "ggml_backend_dev_get_extra_bufts") == 0 && opt_hostbuf) {
+        ggml_backend_dev_get_extra_bufts_t fct = ggml_backend_hexagon_device_get_extra_buffers_type;
+        return (void *) fct;
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+template<typename T> std::vector<T> str_to_vec(const char* str) {
+    std::stringstream ss(str);
+    std::vector<T> v;
+    std::string    t;
+
+    while (std::getline(ss, t, ',')) {
+        v.push_back(std::stoul(t, nullptr, 0));
+    }
+
+    return v;
+}
+
+template<typename T, int BASE=10> std::string vec_to_str(std::vector<T> v) {
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    ss << std::setbase(BASE) << std::showbase;
+    for (auto i : v) { ss << i << ','; }
+    auto str = ss.str(); str.pop_back(); // drop last comma
+    return str;
+}
+
+static void ggml_hexagon_init(ggml_backend_reg * reg) {
+    // Basic sanity checks to make sure definitions match
+    static_assert((unsigned int) HTP_TYPE_Q4_0 == (unsigned int) GGML_TYPE_Q4_0,
+                  "please update hexagon_type to match ggml_type");
+    static_assert((unsigned int) HTP_TYPE_Q8_0 == (unsigned int) GGML_TYPE_Q8_0,
+                  "please update hexagon_type to match ggml_type");
+    static_assert((unsigned int) HTP_TYPE_MXFP4 == (unsigned int) GGML_TYPE_MXFP4,
+                  "please update hexagon_type to match ggml_type");
+    static_assert((unsigned int) HTP_TYPE_IQ4_NL == (unsigned int) GGML_TYPE_IQ4_NL,
+                  "please update hexagon_type to match ggml_type");
+
+    const char * str_verbose  = getenv("GGML_HEXAGON_VERBOSE");
+    const char * str_hostbuf  = getenv("GGML_HEXAGON_HOSTBUF");
+    const char * str_opstage  = getenv("GGML_HEXAGON_OPSTAGE");
+    const char * str_opbatch  = getenv("GGML_HEXAGON_OPBATCH");
+    const char * str_opqueue  = getenv("GGML_HEXAGON_OPQUEUE");
+    const char * str_opfilter = getenv("GGML_HEXAGON_OPFILTER");
+    const char * str_profile  = getenv("GGML_HEXAGON_PROFILE");
+    const char * str_etm      = getenv("GGML_HEXAGON_ETM");
+    const char * str_nhvx     = getenv("GGML_HEXAGON_NHVX");
+    const char * str_use_hmx  = getenv("GGML_HEXAGON_USE_HMX");
+    const char * str_ndev     = getenv("GGML_HEXAGON_NDEV");
+    const char * str_arch     = getenv("GGML_HEXAGON_ARCH");
+    const char * str_vmem     = getenv("GGML_HEXAGON_VMEM");
+    const char * str_mbuf     = getenv("GGML_HEXAGON_MBUF");
+
+    // Init Arch first since it affects other defaults
+    if (!str_arch) {
+        int err = get_hex_arch_ver(CDSP_DOMAIN_ID, &opt_arch);
+        if (err != 0) {
+            GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml-hex: failed to query HTP version (err %d) defaulting to v73\n", err);
+            opt_arch = 73;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (str_arch[0] == 'v' || str_arch[0] == 'V') {
+            str_arch++;
+        }
+        opt_arch = strtoul(str_arch, NULL, 0);
+    }
+
+    size_t MiB = 1024 * 1024;
+
+    // Update vmem default
+    opt_vmem = opt_arch >= 75 ? HTP_OP_MAX_VMEM_DEFAULT : 3000 * MiB;
+
+    auto RE_ICASE = std::regex_constants::icase;
+
+    opt_opfilter  = str_opfilter ? new std::regex(str_opfilter, RE_ICASE) : NULL;
+    opt_verbose   = str_verbose  ? atoi(str_verbose)                      : 0;
+    opt_hostbuf   = str_hostbuf  ? atoi(str_hostbuf)                      : opt_hostbuf;
+    opt_opstage   = str_opstage  ? strtoul(str_opstage, NULL, 0)          : opt_opstage;
+    opt_opbatch   = str_opbatch  ? strtoul(str_opbatch, NULL, 0)          : opt_opbatch;
+    opt_opqueue   = str_opqueue  ? strtoul(str_opqueue, NULL, 0)          : opt_opqueue;
+    opt_profile   = str_profile  ? atoi(str_profile)                      : 0;
+    opt_etm       = str_etm      ? atoi(str_etm)                          : 0;
+    opt_nhvx      = str_nhvx     ? strtoul(str_nhvx, NULL, 0)             : opt_nhvx;
+    opt_use_hmx   = str_use_hmx  ? atoi(str_use_hmx)                      : opt_use_hmx;
+    opt_ndev      = str_ndev     ? strtoul(str_ndev, NULL, 0)             : opt_ndev;
+    opt_hostbuf   = str_hostbuf  ? atoi(str_hostbuf)                      : opt_hostbuf;
+    opt_mbuf      = str_mbuf     ? strtoul(str_mbuf, NULL, 0) * MiB       : opt_mbuf;
+    opt_vmem      = str_vmem     ? strtoul(str_vmem, NULL, 0) * MiB       : opt_vmem;
+
+    if (opt_ndev > GGML_HEXAGON_MAX_SESSIONS) {
+        opt_ndev = GGML_HEXAGON_MAX_SESSIONS;
+    }
+
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+    if (opt_arch < 75) {
+        opt_ndev = 1;
+        GGML_LOG_WARN("ggml-hex: forcing ndev to 1 for SoCs archs lower than v75.\n");
+    }
+#endif
+
+    if (str_profile) {
+        opt_pmu_evt = [&]() -> std::vector<uint32_t> {
+            auto v  = str_to_vec<uint32_t>(str_profile);
+            switch (v.size()) {
+                case 1:  opt_profile = v[0]; return opt_pmu_evt; // mode with default pmu events
+                case 8:  opt_profile = 2;    return v;           // mode with custom  pmu events
+                default: opt_profile = 0;    return {};          // garbage input
+            }}();
+        if (opt_profile == 1) opt_pmu_evt = {};
+        GGML_LOG_INFO("ggml-hex: Profiling mode %u : pmu-evt [ %s ]\n", opt_profile,
+                vec_to_str<uint32_t, 16>(opt_pmu_evt).c_str());
+    }
+
+    reg->context = new ggml_hexagon_registry(reg);
+}
+
+static const struct ggml_backend_reg_i ggml_backend_hexagon_reg_i = {
+    /* .get_name         = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_reg_get_name,
+    /* .get_device_count = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_reg_get_device_count,
+    /* .get_device       = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_reg_get_device,
+    /* .get_proc_address = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_get_proc_address,
+};
+
+ggml_backend_reg_t ggml_backend_hexagon_reg(void) {
+    static bool initialized = false;
+
+    static ggml_backend_reg reg = { /* .api_version = */ GGML_BACKEND_API_VERSION,
+                                    /* .iface       = */ ggml_backend_hexagon_reg_i,
+                                    /* .context     = */ NULL };
+
+    {
+        static std::mutex           mutex;
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
+        if (!initialized) {
+            auto nErr = htpdrv_init();
+            if (nErr != AEE_SUCCESS) {
+                return NULL;
+            }
+
+            ggml_hexagon_init(&reg);
+        }
+
+        initialized = true;
+    }
+
+    return &reg;
+}
+
+GGML_BACKEND_DL_IMPL(ggml_backend_hexagon_reg)