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Bug#1114868: Please enable CONFIG_DRM_ACCEL_AMDXDNA for AMD Ryzen AI NPU support

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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 "Strix/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.

Helmut

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Bug#1114868: Please enable CONFIG_DRM_ACCEL_AMDXDNA for AMD Ryzen AI NPU support neptune <nomail@address.com> - 2025-09-11 01:10 +0200
  Bug#1114868: Please enable CONFIG_DRM_ACCEL_AMDXDNA for AMD Ryzen AI NPU support Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de> - 2025-12-05 15:10 +0100
    Bug#1114868: Please enable CONFIG_DRM_ACCEL_AMDXDNA for AMD Ryzen AI NPU support Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org> - 2025-12-06 13:30 +0100
  Processed: Re: Bug#1114868: Please enable CONFIG_DRM_ACCEL_AMDXDNA  for AMD Ryzen AI NPU support "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2025-12-06 13:30 +0100
  Bug#1114868: marked as done (Please enable CONFIG_DRM_ACCEL_AMDXDNA  for AMD Ryzen AI NPU support) "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2025-12-15 21:20 +0100

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