diff --git a/audio/common/all-versions/default/service/android.hardware.audio.service.rc b/audio/common/all-versions/default/service/android.hardware.audio.service.rc
index f859f21..0de4eea 100644
--- a/audio/common/all-versions/default/service/android.hardware.audio.service.rc
+++ b/audio/common/all-versions/default/service/android.hardware.audio.service.rc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     user audioserver
     # media gid needed for /dev/fm (radio) and for /data/misc/media (tee)
     group audio camera drmrpc inet media mediadrm net_bt net_bt_admin net_bw_acct wakelock context_hub
-    capabilities BLOCK_SUSPEND
+    capabilities BLOCK_SUSPEND SYS_NICE
     # setting RLIMIT_RTPRIO allows binder RT priority inheritance
     rlimit rtprio 10 10
     ioprio rt 4
diff --git a/audio/effect/all-versions/default/Effect.cpp b/audio/effect/all-versions/default/Effect.cpp
index 5dc42dc..87e1ab7 100644
--- a/audio/effect/all-versions/default/Effect.cpp
+++ b/audio/effect/all-versions/default/Effect.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@
 #define ATRACE_TAG ATRACE_TAG_AUDIO
 #include <HidlUtils.h>
 #include <android/log.h>
+#include <cutils/properties.h>
 #include <media/EffectsFactoryApi.h>
 #include <mediautils/ScopedStatistics.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <system/audio_effects/effect_spatializer.h>
 #include <util/EffectUtils.h>
 #include <utils/Trace.h>
 
@@ -47,6 +50,160 @@
 
 namespace {
 
+/**
+ * Some basic scheduling tools.
+ */
+namespace scheduler {
+
+int getCpu() {
+    return sched_getcpu();
+}
+
+uint64_t getAffinity(pid_t tid) {
+    cpu_set_t set;
+    CPU_ZERO_S(sizeof(set), &set);
+
+    if (sched_getaffinity(tid, sizeof(set), &set)) {
+        ALOGW("%s: for tid:%d returning 0, failed %s", __func__, tid, strerror(errno));
+        return 0;
+    }
+    const int count = CPU_COUNT_S(sizeof(set), &set);
+    uint64_t mask = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < CPU_SETSIZE; ++i) {
+        if (CPU_ISSET_S(i, sizeof(set), &set)) {
+            mask |= 1 << i;
+        }
+    }
+    ALOGV("%s: for tid:%d returning cpu count %d mask %llu", __func__, tid, count,
+          (unsigned long long)mask);
+    return mask;
+}
+
+status_t setAffinity(pid_t tid, uint64_t mask) {
+    cpu_set_t set;
+    CPU_ZERO_S(sizeof(set), &set);
+
+    for (uint64_t m = mask; m != 0;) {
+        uint64_t tz = __builtin_ctz(m);
+        CPU_SET_S(tz, sizeof(set), &set);
+        m &= ~(1 << tz);
+    }
+    if (sched_setaffinity(tid, sizeof(set), &set)) {
+        ALOGW("%s: for tid:%d setting cpu mask %llu failed %s", __func__, tid,
+              (unsigned long long)mask, strerror(errno));
+        return -errno;
+    }
+    ALOGV("%s: for tid:%d setting cpu mask %llu", __func__, tid, (unsigned long long)mask);
+    return OK;
+}
+
+__unused status_t setPriority(pid_t tid, int policy, int priority) {
+    struct sched_param param {
+        .sched_priority = priority,
+    };
+    if (sched_setscheduler(tid, policy, &param) != 0) {
+        ALOGW("%s: Cannot set FIFO priority for tid %d to policy %d priority %d  %s", __func__, tid,
+              policy, priority, strerror(errno));
+        return -errno;
+    }
+    ALOGV("%s: Successfully set priority for tid %d to policy %d priority %d", __func__, tid,
+          policy, priority);
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}
+
+status_t setUtilMin(pid_t tid, uint32_t utilMin) {
+    // Currently, there is no wrapper in bionic: b/183240349.
+    struct {
+        uint32_t size;
+        uint32_t sched_policy;
+        uint64_t sched_flags;
+        int32_t sched_nice;
+        uint32_t sched_priority;
+        uint64_t sched_runtime;
+        uint64_t sched_deadline;
+        uint64_t sched_period;
+        uint32_t sched_util_min;
+        uint32_t sched_util_max;
+    } attr{
+            .size = sizeof(attr),
+            .sched_flags = SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_ALL | SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP_MIN,
+            .sched_util_min = utilMin,
+    };
+
+    if (syscall(__NR_sched_setattr, tid, &attr, 0 /* flags */)) {
+        ALOGW("%s: Cannot set sched_util_min for pid %d to %u  %s", __func__, tid, utilMin,
+              strerror(errno));
+        return -errno;
+    }
+    ALOGV("%s: Successfully set sched_util_min for pid %d to %u", __func__, tid, utilMin);
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}
+
+/*
+   Attempts to raise the priority and usage of tid for spatialization.
+   Returns OK if everything works.
+*/
+status_t updateSpatializerPriority(pid_t tid) {
+    status_t status = OK;
+
+    const int cpu = getCpu();
+    ALOGV("%s: current CPU:%d", __func__, cpu);
+
+    const auto currentAffinity = getAffinity(tid);
+    ALOGV("%s: current Affinity:%llx", __func__, (unsigned long long)currentAffinity);
+
+    // Set the desired CPU core affinity.
+    // Typically this would be done to move the Spatializer effect off of the little cores.
+    // The mid cores and large cores typically have more FP/NEON units
+    // and will advantageously reduce power and prevent glitches due CPU limitations.
+    //
+    // Since this is SOC dependent, we do not set the core affinity here but
+    // prefer to set the util_clamp_min below.
+    //
+    constexpr uint64_t kDefaultAffinity = 0;
+    const int32_t desiredAffinity =
+            property_get_int32("audio.spatializer.effect.affinity", kDefaultAffinity);
+    if (desiredAffinity != 0 && (desiredAffinity & ~currentAffinity) == 0) {
+        const status_t localStatus = setAffinity(tid, desiredAffinity);
+        status = status ? status : localStatus;
+    }
+
+    // Set the util_clamp_min.
+    // This is beneficial to reduce glitches when starting up, or due to scheduler
+    // thread statistics reset (e.g. core migration), which cause the CPU frequency to drop
+    // to minimum.
+    //
+    // Experimentation has found that moving to a mid core over a little core reduces
+    // power if the mid core (e.g. A76/78) has more (e.g. 2x) FP/NEON units
+    // than the little core (e.g. A55).
+    // A possible value is 300.
+    //
+    constexpr uint32_t kUtilMin = 0;
+    const int32_t utilMin = property_get_int32("audio.spatializer.effect.util_clamp_min", kUtilMin);
+    if (utilMin > 0 && utilMin <= 1024) {
+        const status_t localStatus = setUtilMin(tid, utilMin);
+        status = status ? status : localStatus;
+    }
+
+#if 0
+    // Provided for local vendor testing but not enabled as audioserver does this for us.
+    //
+    // Set priority if specified.
+    constexpr int32_t kRTPriorityMin = 1;
+    constexpr int32_t kRTPriorityMax = 3;
+    const int32_t priorityBoost =
+            property_get_int32("audio.spatializer.priority", kRTPriorityMin);
+    if (priorityBoost >= kRTPriorityMin && priorityBoost <= kRTPriorityMax) {
+        const status_t localStatus = scheduler::setPriority(threadId, SCHED_FIFO, priorityBoost);
+        status = status ? status : localStatus;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    return status;
+}
+
+}  // namespace scheduler
+
 #define SCOPED_STATS()                                                       \
     ::android::mediautils::ScopedStatistics scopedStatistics {               \
         std::string("EffectHal::").append(__func__), mEffectHal->mStatistics \
@@ -83,6 +240,16 @@
 };
 
 bool ProcessThread::threadLoop() {
+    // For a spatializer effect, we perform scheduler adjustments to reduce glitches and power.
+    {
+        effect_descriptor_t halDescriptor{};
+        if ((*mEffect)->get_descriptor(mEffect, &halDescriptor) == NO_ERROR &&
+            memcmp(&halDescriptor.type, FX_IID_SPATIALIZER, sizeof(effect_uuid_t)) == 0) {
+            const status_t status = scheduler::updateSpatializerPriority(gettid());
+            ALOGW_IF(status != OK, "Failed to update Spatializer priority");
+        }
+    }
+
     // This implementation doesn't return control back to the Thread until it decides to stop,
     // as the Thread uses mutexes, and this can lead to priority inversion.
     while (!std::atomic_load_explicit(mStop, std::memory_order_acquire)) {
diff --git a/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/default_config/include/DefaultConfig.h b/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/default_config/include/DefaultConfig.h
index 9a93e1a..622846a 100644
--- a/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/default_config/include/DefaultConfig.h
+++ b/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/default_config/include/DefaultConfig.h
@@ -190,6 +190,40 @@
                  },
          .initialValue = {.int32Values = {toInt(VehicleUnit::KILOWATT_HOUR)}}},
 
+        {.config = {.prop = toInt(VehicleProperty::SEAT_MEMORY_SELECT),
+                    .access = VehiclePropertyAccess::WRITE,
+                    .changeMode = VehiclePropertyChangeMode::ON_CHANGE,
+                    .areaConfigs = {VehicleAreaConfig{.areaId = SEAT_1_LEFT,
+                                                      .minInt32Value = 0,
+                                                      .maxInt32Value = 3},
+                                    VehicleAreaConfig{.areaId = SEAT_1_RIGHT,
+                                                      .minInt32Value = 0,
+                                                      .maxInt32Value = 3},
+                                    VehicleAreaConfig{.areaId = SEAT_2_LEFT,
+                                                      .minInt32Value = 0,
+                                                      .maxInt32Value = 3},
+                                    VehicleAreaConfig{.areaId = SEAT_2_RIGHT,
+                                                      .minInt32Value = 0,
+                                                      .maxInt32Value = 3}}},
+         .initialValue = {.int32Values = {1}}},
+
+        {.config = {.prop = toInt(VehicleProperty::SEAT_MEMORY_SET),
+                    .access = VehiclePropertyAccess::WRITE,
+                    .changeMode = VehiclePropertyChangeMode::ON_CHANGE,
+                    .areaConfigs = {VehicleAreaConfig{.areaId = SEAT_1_LEFT,
+                                                      .minInt32Value = 0,
+                                                      .maxInt32Value = 3},
+                                    VehicleAreaConfig{.areaId = SEAT_1_RIGHT,
+                                                      .minInt32Value = 0,
+                                                      .maxInt32Value = 3},
+                                    VehicleAreaConfig{.areaId = SEAT_2_LEFT,
+                                                      .minInt32Value = 0,
+                                                      .maxInt32Value = 3},
+                                    VehicleAreaConfig{.areaId = SEAT_2_RIGHT,
+                                                      .minInt32Value = 0,
+                                                      .maxInt32Value = 3}}},
+         .initialValue = {.int32Values = {1}}},
+
         {.config = {.prop = toInt(VehicleProperty::SEAT_BELT_BUCKLED),
                     .access = VehiclePropertyAccess::READ_WRITE,
                     .changeMode = VehiclePropertyChangeMode::ON_CHANGE,
diff --git a/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/utils/common/include/RecurrentTimer.h b/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/utils/common/include/RecurrentTimer.h
index 5f0f716..cd2b727 100644
--- a/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/utils/common/include/RecurrentTimer.h
+++ b/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/utils/common/include/RecurrentTimer.h
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@
     // each time we might introduce outdated elements to the top. We must make sure the heap is
     // always valid from the top.
     void removeInvalidCallbackLocked() REQUIRES(mLock);
-    // Pops the next closest callback (must be valid) from the heap.
-    std::unique_ptr<CallbackInfo> popNextCallbackLocked() REQUIRES(mLock);
+    // Gets the next calblack to run (must be valid) from the heap, update its nextTime and put
+    // it back to the heap.
+    std::shared_ptr<Callback> getNextCallbackLocked(int64_t now) REQUIRES(mLock);
 };
 
 }  // namespace vehicle
diff --git a/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/utils/common/src/RecurrentTimer.cpp b/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/utils/common/src/RecurrentTimer.cpp
index 2eca6b7..908564c 100644
--- a/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/utils/common/src/RecurrentTimer.cpp
+++ b/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/utils/common/src/RecurrentTimer.cpp
@@ -101,68 +101,71 @@
     }
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<RecurrentTimer::CallbackInfo> RecurrentTimer::popNextCallbackLocked() {
+std::shared_ptr<RecurrentTimer::Callback> RecurrentTimer::getNextCallbackLocked(int64_t now) {
     std::pop_heap(mCallbackQueue.begin(), mCallbackQueue.end(), CallbackInfo::cmp);
-    std::unique_ptr<CallbackInfo> info = std::move(mCallbackQueue[mCallbackQueue.size() - 1]);
-    mCallbackQueue.pop_back();
+    auto& callbackInfo = mCallbackQueue[mCallbackQueue.size() - 1];
+    auto nextCallback = callbackInfo->callback;
+    // intervalCount is the number of interval we have to advance until we pass now.
+    size_t intervalCount = (now - callbackInfo->nextTime) / callbackInfo->interval + 1;
+    callbackInfo->nextTime += intervalCount * callbackInfo->interval;
+    std::push_heap(mCallbackQueue.begin(), mCallbackQueue.end(), CallbackInfo::cmp);
+
     // Make sure the first element is always valid.
     removeInvalidCallbackLocked();
-    return info;
+
+    return nextCallback;
 }
 
 void RecurrentTimer::loop() {
-    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> uniqueLock(mLock);
-
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Callback>> callbacksToRun;
     while (true) {
-        // Wait until the timer exits or we have at least one recurrent callback.
-        mCond.wait(uniqueLock, [this] {
-            ScopedLockAssertion lockAssertion(mLock);
-            return mStopRequested || mCallbackQueue.size() != 0;
-        });
-
-        int64_t interval;
         {
+            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> uniqueLock(mLock);
             ScopedLockAssertion lockAssertion(mLock);
+            // Wait until the timer exits or we have at least one recurrent callback.
+            mCond.wait(uniqueLock, [this] {
+                ScopedLockAssertion lockAssertion(mLock);
+                return mStopRequested || mCallbackQueue.size() != 0;
+            });
+
+            int64_t interval;
             if (mStopRequested) {
                 return;
             }
             // The first element is the nearest next event.
             int64_t nextTime = mCallbackQueue[0]->nextTime;
             int64_t now = uptimeNanos();
+
             if (nextTime > now) {
                 interval = nextTime - now;
             } else {
                 interval = 0;
             }
-        }
 
-        // Wait for the next event or the timer exits.
-        if (mCond.wait_for(uniqueLock, std::chrono::nanoseconds(interval), [this] {
-                ScopedLockAssertion lockAssertion(mLock);
-                return mStopRequested;
-            })) {
-            return;
-        }
+            // Wait for the next event or the timer exits.
+            if (mCond.wait_for(uniqueLock, std::chrono::nanoseconds(interval), [this] {
+                    ScopedLockAssertion lockAssertion(mLock);
+                    return mStopRequested;
+                })) {
+                return;
+            }
 
-        {
-            ScopedLockAssertion lockAssertion(mLock);
-            int64_t now = uptimeNanos();
+            now = uptimeNanos();
+            callbacksToRun.clear();
             while (mCallbackQueue.size() > 0) {
                 int64_t nextTime = mCallbackQueue[0]->nextTime;
                 if (nextTime > now) {
                     break;
                 }
 
-                std::unique_ptr<CallbackInfo> info = popNextCallbackLocked();
-                info->nextTime += info->interval;
-
-                auto callback = info->callback;
-                mCallbackQueue.push_back(std::move(info));
-                std::push_heap(mCallbackQueue.begin(), mCallbackQueue.end(), CallbackInfo::cmp);
-
-                (*callback)();
+                callbacksToRun.push_back(getNextCallbackLocked(now));
             }
         }
+
+        // Do not execute the callback while holding the lock.
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < callbacksToRun.size(); i++) {
+            (*callbacksToRun[i])();
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/utils/common/test/RecurrentTimerTest.cpp b/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/utils/common/test/RecurrentTimerTest.cpp
index a033a24..141efc1 100644
--- a/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/utils/common/test/RecurrentTimerTest.cpp
+++ b/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/utils/common/test/RecurrentTimerTest.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,33 @@
     ASSERT_EQ(countTimerCallbackQueue(&timer), static_cast<size_t>(0));
 }
 
+TEST_F(RecurrentTimerTest, testRegisterCallbackMultipleTimesNoDeadLock) {
+    // We want to avoid the following situation:
+    // Caller holds a lock while calling registerTimerCallback, registerTimerCallback will try
+    // to obtain an internal lock inside timer.
+    // Meanwhile an recurrent action happens with timer holding an internal lock. The action
+    // tries to obtain the lock currently hold by the caller.
+    // The solution is that while calling recurrent actions, timer must not hold the internal lock.
+
+    std::unique_ptr<RecurrentTimer> timer = std::make_unique<RecurrentTimer>();
+    std::mutex lock;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
+        std::scoped_lock<std::mutex> lockGuard(lock);
+        auto action = std::make_shared<RecurrentTimer::Callback>([&lock] {
+            // While calling this function, the timer must not hold lock in order not to dead
+            // lock.
+            std::scoped_lock<std::mutex> lockGuard(lock);
+        });
+        // 10ms
+        int64_t interval = 10'000'000;
+        timer->registerTimerCallback(interval, action);
+        // Sleep for a little while to let the recurrent actions begin.
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1));
+    }
+    // Make sure we stop the timer before we destroy lock.
+    timer.reset();
+}
+
 }  // namespace vehicle
 }  // namespace automotive
 }  // namespace hardware
diff --git a/gnss/aidl/default/Gnss.cpp b/gnss/aidl/default/Gnss.cpp
index cf2c90d..2d6490c 100644
--- a/gnss/aidl/default/Gnss.cpp
+++ b/gnss/aidl/default/Gnss.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
     IGnssCallback::GnssSystemInfo systemInfo = {
             .yearOfHw = 2022,
-            .name = "Google Mock GNSS Implementation AIDL v2",
+            .name = "Google, Cuttlefish, AIDL v2",
     };
     status = sGnssCallback->gnssSetSystemInfoCb(systemInfo);
     if (!status.isOk()) {
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/BurstUtils.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/BurstUtils.cpp
index b589c46..c4c096d 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/BurstUtils.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/BurstUtils.cpp
@@ -190,12 +190,13 @@
     size_t index = 0;
 
     // validate packet information
-    if (data.size() == 0 || data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::packetInformation) {
+    if (index >= data.size() ||
+        data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::packetInformation) {
         return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Request packet ill-formed";
     }
 
     // unpackage packet information
-    const FmqRequestDatum::PacketInformation& packetInfo = data[index].packetInformation();
+    const FmqRequestDatum::PacketInformation& packetInfo = data.at(index).packetInformation();
     index++;
     const uint32_t packetSize = packetInfo.packetSize;
     const uint32_t numberOfInputOperands = packetInfo.numberOfInputOperands;
@@ -212,13 +213,14 @@
     inputs.reserve(numberOfInputOperands);
     for (size_t operand = 0; operand < numberOfInputOperands; ++operand) {
         // validate input operand information
-        if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::inputOperandInformation) {
+        if (index >= data.size() ||
+            data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::inputOperandInformation) {
             return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Request packet ill-formed";
         }
 
         // unpackage operand information
         const FmqRequestDatum::OperandInformation& operandInfo =
-                data[index].inputOperandInformation();
+                data.at(index).inputOperandInformation();
         index++;
         const bool hasNoValue = operandInfo.hasNoValue;
         const V1_0::DataLocation location = operandInfo.location;
@@ -229,12 +231,13 @@
         dimensions.reserve(numberOfDimensions);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < numberOfDimensions; ++i) {
             // validate dimension
-            if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::inputOperandDimensionValue) {
+            if (index >= data.size() ||
+                data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::inputOperandDimensionValue) {
                 return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Request packet ill-formed";
             }
 
             // unpackage dimension
-            const uint32_t dimension = data[index].inputOperandDimensionValue();
+            const uint32_t dimension = data.at(index).inputOperandDimensionValue();
             index++;
 
             // store result
@@ -251,13 +254,14 @@
     outputs.reserve(numberOfOutputOperands);
     for (size_t operand = 0; operand < numberOfOutputOperands; ++operand) {
         // validate output operand information
-        if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::outputOperandInformation) {
+        if (index >= data.size() ||
+            data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::outputOperandInformation) {
             return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Request packet ill-formed";
         }
 
         // unpackage operand information
         const FmqRequestDatum::OperandInformation& operandInfo =
-                data[index].outputOperandInformation();
+                data.at(index).outputOperandInformation();
         index++;
         const bool hasNoValue = operandInfo.hasNoValue;
         const V1_0::DataLocation location = operandInfo.location;
@@ -268,12 +272,13 @@
         dimensions.reserve(numberOfDimensions);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < numberOfDimensions; ++i) {
             // validate dimension
-            if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::outputOperandDimensionValue) {
+            if (index >= data.size() ||
+                data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::outputOperandDimensionValue) {
                 return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Request packet ill-formed";
             }
 
             // unpackage dimension
-            const uint32_t dimension = data[index].outputOperandDimensionValue();
+            const uint32_t dimension = data.at(index).outputOperandDimensionValue();
             index++;
 
             // store result
@@ -290,12 +295,13 @@
     slots.reserve(numberOfPools);
     for (size_t pool = 0; pool < numberOfPools; ++pool) {
         // validate input operand information
-        if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::poolIdentifier) {
+        if (index >= data.size() ||
+            data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::poolIdentifier) {
             return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Request packet ill-formed";
         }
 
         // unpackage operand information
-        const int32_t poolId = data[index].poolIdentifier();
+        const int32_t poolId = data.at(index).poolIdentifier();
         index++;
 
         // store result
@@ -303,17 +309,17 @@
     }
 
     // validate measureTiming
-    if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::measureTiming) {
+    if (index >= data.size() || data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::measureTiming) {
         return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Request packet ill-formed";
     }
 
     // unpackage measureTiming
-    const V1_2::MeasureTiming measure = data[index].measureTiming();
+    const V1_2::MeasureTiming measure = data.at(index).measureTiming();
     index++;
 
     // validate packet information
     if (index != packetSize) {
-        return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Result packet ill-formed";
+        return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Request packet ill-formed";
     }
 
     // return request
@@ -328,12 +334,13 @@
     size_t index = 0;
 
     // validate packet information
-    if (data.size() == 0 || data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::packetInformation) {
+    if (index >= data.size() ||
+        data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::packetInformation) {
         return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Result packet ill-formed";
     }
 
     // unpackage packet information
-    const FmqResultDatum::PacketInformation& packetInfo = data[index].packetInformation();
+    const FmqResultDatum::PacketInformation& packetInfo = data.at(index).packetInformation();
     index++;
     const uint32_t packetSize = packetInfo.packetSize;
     const V1_0::ErrorStatus errorStatus = packetInfo.errorStatus;
@@ -349,12 +356,13 @@
     outputShapes.reserve(numberOfOperands);
     for (size_t operand = 0; operand < numberOfOperands; ++operand) {
         // validate operand information
-        if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::operandInformation) {
+        if (index >= data.size() ||
+            data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::operandInformation) {
             return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Result packet ill-formed";
         }
 
         // unpackage operand information
-        const FmqResultDatum::OperandInformation& operandInfo = data[index].operandInformation();
+        const FmqResultDatum::OperandInformation& operandInfo = data.at(index).operandInformation();
         index++;
         const bool isSufficient = operandInfo.isSufficient;
         const uint32_t numberOfDimensions = operandInfo.numberOfDimensions;
@@ -364,12 +372,13 @@
         dimensions.reserve(numberOfDimensions);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < numberOfDimensions; ++i) {
             // validate dimension
-            if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::operandDimensionValue) {
+            if (index >= data.size() ||
+                data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::operandDimensionValue) {
                 return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Result packet ill-formed";
             }
 
             // unpackage dimension
-            const uint32_t dimension = data[index].operandDimensionValue();
+            const uint32_t dimension = data.at(index).operandDimensionValue();
             index++;
 
             // store result
@@ -381,12 +390,13 @@
     }
 
     // validate execution timing
-    if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::executionTiming) {
+    if (index >= data.size() ||
+        data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::executionTiming) {
         return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Result packet ill-formed";
     }
 
     // unpackage execution timing
-    const V1_2::Timing timing = data[index].executionTiming();
+    const V1_2::Timing timing = data.at(index).executionTiming();
     index++;
 
     // validate packet information