diff --git a/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/effect/Spatializer.aidl b/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/effect/Spatializer.aidl
index 6ebe0d5..71e3ffe 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/effect/Spatializer.aidl
+++ b/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/effect/Spatializer.aidl
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@
     Spatialization.Mode spatializationMode;
 
     /**
-     * Head tracking sensor ID.
+     * Identifies the head tracking sensor using its unique sensor ID.
+     * The value corresponds to android.hardware.sensors.SensorInfo.sensorHandle.
      */
     int headTrackingSensorId;
 
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/Configuration.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/Configuration.cpp
index baaa55f..2a8e58f 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/Configuration.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/Configuration.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioFormatDescription;
 using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioFormatType;
 using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioGainConfig;
-using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioInputFlags;
 using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioIoFlags;
 using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioOutputFlags;
 using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioPort;
@@ -322,25 +321,20 @@
 //
 // Mix ports:
 //  * "r_submix output", maximum 10 opened streams, maximum 10 active streams
-//    - profile PCM 16-bit; STEREO; 8000, 11025, 16000, 32000, 44100, 48000, 192000
+//    - profile PCM 16-bit; STEREO; 8000, 11025, 16000, 32000, 44100, 48000
 //  * "r_submix input", maximum 10 opened streams, maximum 10 active streams
-//    - profile PCM 16-bit; STEREO; 8000, 11025, 16000, 32000, 44100, 48000, 192000
-//  * "r_submix output direct", DIRECT|IEC958_NONAUDIO, 1 max open, 1 max active
-//    - profile PCM 16-bit; STEREO; 8000, 11025, 16000, 32000, 44100, 48000, 192000
-//  * "r_submix input direct", DIRECT, 1 max open, 1 max active
-//    - profile PCM 16-bit; STEREO; 8000, 11025, 16000, 32000, 44100, 48000, 192000
-
+//    - profile PCM 16-bit; STEREO; 8000, 11025, 16000, 32000, 44100, 48000
 //
 // Routes:
-//  "r_submix output", "r_submix output direct" -> "Remote Submix Out"
-//  "Remote Submix In" -> "r_submix input", "r_submix input direct"
+//  "r_submix output" -> "Remote Submix Out"
+//  "Remote Submix In" -> "r_submix input"
 //
 std::unique_ptr<Configuration> getRSubmixConfiguration() {
     static const Configuration configuration = []() {
         Configuration c;
         const std::vector<AudioProfile> remoteSubmixPcmAudioProfiles{
                 createProfile(PcmType::INT_16_BIT, {AudioChannelLayout::LAYOUT_STEREO},
-                              {8000, 11025, 16000, 32000, 44100, 48000, 192000})};
+                              {8000, 11025, 16000, 32000, 44100, 48000})};
 
         // Device ports
 
@@ -365,41 +359,13 @@
         rsubmixOutMix.profiles = remoteSubmixPcmAudioProfiles;
         c.ports.push_back(rsubmixOutMix);
 
-        // Adding a DIRECT flag to rsubmixInMix breaks the mixer paths, so we need separate
-        // non direct and direct paths. It is added because for IEC61937 encapsulated over PCM, we
-        // need the DIRECT and IEC958_NONAUDIO flags as AudioFlinger adds them.
-        AudioPort rsubmixOutDirectMix =
-                createPort(c.nextPortId++, "r_submix output direct",
-                                makeBitPositionFlagMask({
-                                        AudioOutputFlags::DIRECT,
-                                        AudioOutputFlags::IEC958_NONAUDIO}),
-                                false /* isInput */,
-                                createPortMixExt(1 /* maxOpenStreamCount */,
-                                                 1 /* maxActiveStreamCount */));
-        rsubmixOutDirectMix.profiles = remoteSubmixPcmAudioProfiles;
-        c.ports.push_back(rsubmixOutDirectMix);
-
         AudioPort rsubmixInMix =
                 createPort(c.nextPortId++, "r_submix input", 0, true, createPortMixExt(10, 10));
         rsubmixInMix.profiles = remoteSubmixPcmAudioProfiles;
         c.ports.push_back(rsubmixInMix);
 
-        // Adding a DIRECT flag to rsubmixInMix breaks the capture paths, so we need separate
-        // non direct and direct paths. It is added because for IEC61937 encapsulated over PCM, we
-        // need the DIRECT flag for the capability so AudioFlinger can find a DIRECT input match.
-        AudioPort rsubmixInDirectMix =
-                createPort(c.nextPortId++, "r_submix input direct",
-                                makeBitPositionFlagMask({AudioInputFlags::DIRECT}),
-                                true /* isInput */,
-                                createPortMixExt(1 /* maxOpenStreamCount */,
-                                                 1 /* maxActiveStreamCount */));
-        rsubmixInDirectMix.profiles = remoteSubmixPcmAudioProfiles;
-        c.ports.push_back(rsubmixInDirectMix);
-
-        c.routes.push_back(createRoute(
-                {rsubmixOutMix, rsubmixOutDirectMix}, rsubmixOutDevice));
+        c.routes.push_back(createRoute({rsubmixOutMix}, rsubmixOutDevice));
         c.routes.push_back(createRoute({rsubmixInDevice}, rsubmixInMix));
-        c.routes.push_back(createRoute({rsubmixInDevice}, rsubmixInDirectMix));
 
         return c;
     }();
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/r_submix/ModuleRemoteSubmix.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/r_submix/ModuleRemoteSubmix.cpp
index 47ade49..7bc783c 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/r_submix/ModuleRemoteSubmix.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/r_submix/ModuleRemoteSubmix.cpp
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@
 ndk::ScopedAStatus ModuleRemoteSubmix::createInputStream(
         StreamContext&& context, const SinkMetadata& sinkMetadata,
         const std::vector<MicrophoneInfo>& microphones, std::shared_ptr<StreamIn>* result) {
-    if (context.getFormat().type != AudioFormatType::PCM) {
-        LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << ": not supported for format " << context.getFormat().toString();
-        return ndk::ScopedAStatus::fromExceptionCode(EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT);
-    }
     return createStreamInstance<StreamInRemoteSubmix>(result, std::move(context), sinkMetadata,
                                                       microphones);
 }
@@ -101,10 +97,6 @@
 ndk::ScopedAStatus ModuleRemoteSubmix::createOutputStream(
         StreamContext&& context, const SourceMetadata& sourceMetadata,
         const std::optional<AudioOffloadInfo>& offloadInfo, std::shared_ptr<StreamOut>* result) {
-    if (context.getFormat().type != AudioFormatType::PCM) {
-        LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << ": not supported for format " << context.getFormat().toString();
-        return ndk::ScopedAStatus::fromExceptionCode(EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT);
-    }
     return createStreamInstance<StreamOutRemoteSubmix>(result, std::move(context), sourceMetadata,
                                                        offloadInfo);
 }
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/Android.bp b/audio/aidl/vts/Android.bp
index 9b0e233..85319ec 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/Android.bp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
         "-Werror",
         "-Wthread-safety",
     ],
+    test_config_template: "VtsHalAudioTargetTestTemplate.xml",
     test_suites: [
         "general-tests",
         "vts",
@@ -71,7 +72,6 @@
         "VtsHalAudioCoreConfigTargetTest.cpp",
         "VtsHalAudioCoreModuleTargetTest.cpp",
     ],
-    test_config: "VtsHalAudioCoreTargetTest.xml",
 }
 
 cc_test {
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioCoreTargetTest.xml b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioTargetTestTemplate.xml
similarity index 86%
rename from audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioCoreTargetTest.xml
rename to audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioTargetTestTemplate.xml
index 9d3adc1..c92e852 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioCoreTargetTest.xml
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioTargetTestTemplate.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
      See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
      limitations under the License.
 -->
-<configuration description="Runs VtsHalAudioCoreTargetTest.">
+<configuration description="Runs {MODULE}.">
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct" />
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct-native" />
 
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
 
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.PushFilePreparer">
         <option name="cleanup" value="true" />
-        <option name="push" value="VtsHalAudioCoreTargetTest->/data/local/tmp/VtsHalAudioCoreTargetTest" />
+        <option name="push" value="{MODULE}->/data/local/tmp/{MODULE}" />
     </target_preparer>
 
     <test class="com.android.tradefed.testtype.GTest" >
         <option name="native-test-device-path" value="/data/local/tmp" />
-        <option name="module-name" value="VtsHalAudioCoreTargetTest" />
+        <option name="module-name" value="{MODULE}" />
         <option name="native-test-timeout" value="10m" />
     </test>
 </configuration>
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalDownmixTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalDownmixTargetTest.cpp
index 2272e92..b82bde1 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalDownmixTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalDownmixTargetTest.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 using android::audio_utils::channels::ChannelMix;
 using android::hardware::audio::common::testing::detail::TestExecutionTracer;
 
+// minimal HAL interface version to run downmix data path test
+constexpr int32_t kMinDataTestHalVersion = 2;
+
 // Testing for enum values
 static const std::vector<Downmix::Type> kTypeValues = {ndk::enum_range<Downmix::Type>().begin(),
                                                        ndk::enum_range<Downmix::Type>().end()};
@@ -228,6 +231,10 @@
 
     void SetUp() override {
         SetUpDownmix(mInputChannelLayout);
+        if (int32_t version;
+            mEffect->getInterfaceVersion(&version).isOk() && version < kMinDataTestHalVersion) {
+            GTEST_SKIP() << "Skipping the data test for version: " << version << "\n";
+        }
         if (!isLayoutValid(mInputChannelLayout)) {
             GTEST_SKIP() << "Layout not supported \n";
         }
@@ -375,6 +382,10 @@
 
     void SetUp() override {
         SetUpDownmix(mInputChannelLayout);
+        if (int32_t version;
+            mEffect->getInterfaceVersion(&version).isOk() && version < kMinDataTestHalVersion) {
+            GTEST_SKIP() << "Skipping the data test for version: " << version << "\n";
+        }
         if (!isLayoutValid(mInputChannelLayout)) {
             GTEST_SKIP() << "Layout not supported \n";
         }
@@ -418,7 +429,7 @@
         [](const testing::TestParamInfo<DownmixParamTest::ParamType>& info) {
             auto descriptor = std::get<PARAM_INSTANCE_NAME>(info.param).second;
             std::string type = std::to_string(static_cast<int>(std::get<PARAM_TYPE>(info.param)));
-            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_type" + type;
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_type_" + type;
             std::replace_if(
                     name.begin(), name.end(), [](const char c) { return !std::isalnum(c); }, '_');
             return name;
@@ -434,7 +445,7 @@
         [](const testing::TestParamInfo<DownmixFoldDataTest::ParamType>& info) {
             auto descriptor = std::get<FOLD_INSTANCE_NAME>(info.param).second;
             std::string layout = std::to_string(std::get<FOLD_INPUT_LAYOUT>(info.param));
-            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_fold" + "_layout" + layout;
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_fold_layout_" + layout;
             std::replace_if(
                     name.begin(), name.end(), [](const char c) { return !std::isalnum(c); }, '_');
             return name;
@@ -451,7 +462,7 @@
             auto descriptor = std::get<STRIP_INSTANCE_NAME>(info.param).second;
             std::string layout =
                     std::to_string(static_cast<int>(std::get<STRIP_INPUT_LAYOUT>(info.param)));
-            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_strip" + "_layout" + layout;
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_strip_layout_" + layout;
             std::replace_if(
                     name.begin(), name.end(), [](const char c) { return !std::isalnum(c); }, '_');
             return name;
diff --git a/camera/device/default/ExternalCameraDevice.cpp b/camera/device/default/ExternalCameraDevice.cpp
index 677fb42..649bf43 100644
--- a/camera/device/default/ExternalCameraDevice.cpp
+++ b/camera/device/default/ExternalCameraDevice.cpp
@@ -399,6 +399,10 @@
     const uint8_t hotPixelMode = ANDROID_HOT_PIXEL_MODE_OFF;
     UPDATE(ANDROID_HOT_PIXEL_AVAILABLE_HOT_PIXEL_MODES, &hotPixelMode, 1);
 
+    // android.info
+    const uint8_t bufMgrVer = ANDROID_INFO_SUPPORTED_BUFFER_MANAGEMENT_VERSION_HIDL_DEVICE_3_5;
+    UPDATE(ANDROID_INFO_SUPPORTED_BUFFER_MANAGEMENT_VERSION, &bufMgrVer, 1);
+
     // android.jpeg
     const int32_t jpegAvailableThumbnailSizes[] = {0,   0,   176, 144, 240, 144, 256,
                                                    144, 240, 160, 256, 154, 240, 180};
diff --git a/media/bufferpool/aidl/default/BufferPoolClient.cpp b/media/bufferpool/aidl/default/BufferPoolClient.cpp
index e9777d8..0e249d5 100644
--- a/media/bufferpool/aidl/default/BufferPoolClient.cpp
+++ b/media/bufferpool/aidl/default/BufferPoolClient.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
       mLastEvictCacheMs(::android::elapsedRealtime()) {
     IAccessor::ConnectionInfo conInfo;
     bool valid = false;
-    if(accessor->connect(observer, &conInfo).isOk()) {
+    if (accessor && accessor->connect(observer, &conInfo).isOk()) {
         auto channel = std::make_unique<BufferStatusChannel>(conInfo.toFmqDesc);
         auto observer = std::make_unique<BufferInvalidationListener>(conInfo.fromFmqDesc);
 
diff --git a/tetheroffload/config/1.0/Android.bp b/tetheroffload/config/1.0/Android.bp
index 116c9b6..b5c4185 100644
--- a/tetheroffload/config/1.0/Android.bp
+++ b/tetheroffload/config/1.0/Android.bp
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@
         "android.hidl.base@1.0",
     ],
     gen_java: true,
+    apex_available: [
+        "//apex_available:platform",
+        "com.android.tethering",
+    ],
 }
diff --git a/tetheroffload/control/1.0/Android.bp b/tetheroffload/control/1.0/Android.bp
index acb5ee8..6589ee2 100644
--- a/tetheroffload/control/1.0/Android.bp
+++ b/tetheroffload/control/1.0/Android.bp
@@ -21,4 +21,8 @@
         "android.hidl.base@1.0",
     ],
     gen_java: true,
+    apex_available: [
+        "//apex_available:platform",
+        "com.android.tethering",
+    ],
 }