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   From: carnil@debian.org   
      
   Control: forwarded -1 https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux   
   -/merge_requests/1737   
   Control: tags -1 + patch   
      
   Hi Helmut,   
      
   On Thu, Dec 04, 2025 at 01:44:36PM +0100, Helmut Grohne wrote:   
   > On Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 01:04:10AM +0200, neptune wrote:   
   > > Package: linux-image-amd64   
   > > Version: 6.16.5-1   
   > > Severity: wishlist   
   > > X-Debbugs-Cc: nomail@address.com   
   > >   
   > >    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or   
   > >      ineffective)?   
   > >   
   > > - Verified hardware detection: NPU visible via lspci as "Str   
   x/Krackan/Strix Halo Neural Processing Unit"   
   > > - Installed latest firmware-amd-graphics from testing   
   > > - Updated to kernel 6.16.5+deb14-amd64 (latest unstable)   
   > > - Checked kernel configuration: CONFIG_DRM_ACCEL_AMDXDNA is disabled   
   > >   
   > >    * What was the outcome of this action?   
   > >   
   > > The AMDXDNA driver module is not available, preventing NPU functionality   
   despite hardware support and upstream driver availability since kernel 6.14.   
   > >   
   > > Additional details:   
   > > Hardware: AMD Ryzen AI HX 370 with NPU   
   > > $ lspci | grep Neural   
   > > c7:00.1 Signal processing controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]   
   Strix/Krackan/Strix Halo Neural Processing Unit (rev 10)   
   > >   
   > > Kernel config status:   
   > > $ grep -i AMDXDNA /boot/config-$(uname -r)   
   > > # CONFIG_DRM_ACCEL_AMDXDNA is not set   
   > >   
   > > However: CONFIG_DRM_ACCEL=y (framework is enabled)   
   > >   
   > > Request: Please enable CONFIG_DRM_ACCEL_AMDXDNA=m in future Debian kernel   
   builds to support AMD Ryzen AI NPU hardware acceleration.   
   > >   
   > > The AMDXDNA driver has been upstream and stable since kernel 6.14, and   
   would benefit many users with recent AMD Ryzen AI processors.   
   >   
   > I note that this driver also applies to all AMD Ryzen AI 5 and AMD Ryzen   
   > AI 7 processors such as those installed into Framework 13 AMD   
   > and Tuxedo Infinity Book 14 laptops.   
   >   
   > The userland software for this driver is completely missing in Debian.   
   > Cordell Bloor has done an initial writeup of what is needed at   
   > https://wiki.debian.org/XDNA   
   >   
   > In any case, the availability of this driver would lay the foundation of   
   > forwarding the hardware device into podman containers that would   
   > actually be able to make use o the functionality. Therefore, I suggest   
   > that the addition of the driver would be useful to enable tinkering with   
   > this hardware feature.   
      
   Okay make sense to me. I have opened a MR for this for review of the   
   other team members if they agree on having it already enabled.   
      
   https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/merge_requests/1737   
      
   Regards,   
   Salvatore   
      
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