diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/include/nnapi/hal/1.2/Utils.h b/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/include/nnapi/hal/1.2/Utils.h
index 3233114..09691b6 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/include/nnapi/hal/1.2/Utils.h
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/include/nnapi/hal/1.2/Utils.h
@@ -22,19 +22,25 @@
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <android/hardware/neuralnetworks/1.2/types.h>
 #include <nnapi/Result.h>
+#include <nnapi/TypeUtils.h>
 #include <nnapi/Types.h>
+#include <nnapi/Validation.h>
 #include <nnapi/hal/1.0/Conversions.h>
 #include <nnapi/hal/1.1/Conversions.h>
+#include <nnapi/hal/1.1/Utils.h>
+#include <nnapi/hal/HandleError.h>
 
 #include <limits>
 
 namespace android::hardware::neuralnetworks::V1_2::utils {
 
 using CacheToken = hidl_array<uint8_t, static_cast<size_t>(Constant::BYTE_SIZE_OF_CACHE_TOKEN)>;
+using V1_1::utils::kDefaultExecutionPreference;
 
 constexpr auto kDefaultMesaureTiming = MeasureTiming::NO;
 constexpr auto kNoTiming = Timing{.timeOnDevice = std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max(),
                                   .timeInDriver = std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max()};
+constexpr auto kVersion = nn::Version::ANDROID_Q;
 
 template <typename Type>
 nn::Result<void> validate(const Type& halObject) {
@@ -55,6 +61,15 @@
 }
 
 template <typename Type>
+nn::GeneralResult<void> compliantVersion(const Type& canonical) {
+    const auto version = NN_TRY(hal::utils::makeGeneralFailure(nn::validate(canonical)));
+    if (version > kVersion) {
+        return NN_ERROR() << "Insufficient version: " << version << " vs required " << kVersion;
+    }
+    return {};
+}
+
+template <typename Type>
 auto convertFromNonCanonical(const Type& nonCanonicalObject)
         -> decltype(convert(nn::convert(nonCanonicalObject).value())) {
     return convert(NN_TRY(nn::convert(nonCanonicalObject)));
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/Conversions.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
index 2c45583..29945b7 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
 
+#include "Utils.h"
+
 namespace {
 
 template <typename Type>
@@ -45,50 +47,23 @@
 }
 
 using HalDuration = std::chrono::duration<uint64_t, std::micro>;
-constexpr auto kVersion = android::nn::Version::ANDROID_Q;
-constexpr uint64_t kNoTiming = std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();
 
 }  // namespace
 
 namespace android::nn {
 namespace {
 
-constexpr bool validOperandType(OperandType operandType) {
-    switch (operandType) {
-        case OperandType::FLOAT32:
-        case OperandType::INT32:
-        case OperandType::UINT32:
-        case OperandType::TENSOR_FLOAT32:
-        case OperandType::TENSOR_INT32:
-        case OperandType::TENSOR_QUANT8_ASYMM:
-        case OperandType::BOOL:
-        case OperandType::TENSOR_QUANT16_SYMM:
-        case OperandType::TENSOR_FLOAT16:
-        case OperandType::TENSOR_BOOL8:
-        case OperandType::FLOAT16:
-        case OperandType::TENSOR_QUANT8_SYMM_PER_CHANNEL:
-        case OperandType::TENSOR_QUANT16_ASYMM:
-        case OperandType::TENSOR_QUANT8_SYMM:
-        case OperandType::OEM:
-        case OperandType::TENSOR_OEM_BYTE:
-            return true;
-        default:
-            break;
-    }
-    return isExtension(operandType);
-}
-
 using hardware::hidl_handle;
 using hardware::hidl_vec;
 
 template <typename Input>
-using unvalidatedConvertOutput =
+using UnvalidatedConvertOutput =
         std::decay_t<decltype(unvalidatedConvert(std::declval<Input>()).value())>;
 
 template <typename Type>
-GeneralResult<std::vector<unvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>>> unvalidatedConvertVec(
+GeneralResult<std::vector<UnvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>>> unvalidatedConvert(
         const hidl_vec<Type>& arguments) {
-    std::vector<unvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>> canonical;
+    std::vector<UnvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>> canonical;
     canonical.reserve(arguments.size());
     for (const auto& argument : arguments) {
         canonical.push_back(NN_TRY(nn::unvalidatedConvert(argument)));
@@ -97,29 +72,16 @@
 }
 
 template <typename Type>
-GeneralResult<std::vector<unvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>>> unvalidatedConvert(
-        const hidl_vec<Type>& arguments) {
-    return unvalidatedConvertVec(arguments);
-}
-
-template <typename Type>
-decltype(nn::unvalidatedConvert(std::declval<Type>())) validatedConvert(const Type& halObject) {
+GeneralResult<UnvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>> validatedConvert(const Type& halObject) {
     auto canonical = NN_TRY(nn::unvalidatedConvert(halObject));
-    const auto maybeVersion = validate(canonical);
-    if (!maybeVersion.has_value()) {
-        return error() << maybeVersion.error();
-    }
-    const auto version = maybeVersion.value();
-    if (version > kVersion) {
-        return NN_ERROR() << "Insufficient version: " << version << " vs required " << kVersion;
-    }
+    NN_TRY(hal::V1_2::utils::compliantVersion(canonical));
     return canonical;
 }
 
 template <typename Type>
-GeneralResult<std::vector<unvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>>> validatedConvert(
+GeneralResult<std::vector<UnvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>>> validatedConvert(
         const hidl_vec<Type>& arguments) {
-    std::vector<unvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>> canonical;
+    std::vector<UnvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>> canonical;
     canonical.reserve(arguments.size());
     for (const auto& argument : arguments) {
         canonical.push_back(NN_TRY(validatedConvert(argument)));
@@ -145,8 +107,7 @@
     const bool validOperandTypes = std::all_of(
             capabilities.operandPerformance.begin(), capabilities.operandPerformance.end(),
             [](const hal::V1_2::Capabilities::OperandPerformance& operandPerformance) {
-                const auto maybeType = unvalidatedConvert(operandPerformance.type);
-                return !maybeType.has_value() ? false : validOperandType(maybeType.value());
+                return validatedConvert(operandPerformance.type).has_value();
             });
     if (!validOperandTypes) {
         return NN_ERROR(nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE)
@@ -275,6 +236,7 @@
 GeneralResult<Timing> unvalidatedConvert(const hal::V1_2::Timing& timing) {
     constexpr uint64_t kMaxTiming = std::chrono::floor<HalDuration>(Duration::max()).count();
     constexpr auto convertTiming = [](uint64_t halTiming) -> OptionalDuration {
+        constexpr uint64_t kNoTiming = std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();
         if (halTiming == kNoTiming) {
             return {};
         }
@@ -378,25 +340,19 @@
 }
 
 template <typename Input>
-using unvalidatedConvertOutput =
+using UnvalidatedConvertOutput =
         std::decay_t<decltype(unvalidatedConvert(std::declval<Input>()).value())>;
 
 template <typename Type>
-nn::GeneralResult<hidl_vec<unvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>>> unvalidatedConvertVec(
+nn::GeneralResult<hidl_vec<UnvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>>> unvalidatedConvert(
         const std::vector<Type>& arguments) {
-    hidl_vec<unvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>> halObject(arguments.size());
+    hidl_vec<UnvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>> halObject(arguments.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < arguments.size(); ++i) {
         halObject[i] = NN_TRY(unvalidatedConvert(arguments[i]));
     }
     return halObject;
 }
 
-template <typename Type>
-nn::GeneralResult<hidl_vec<unvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>>> unvalidatedConvert(
-        const std::vector<Type>& arguments) {
-    return unvalidatedConvertVec(arguments);
-}
-
 nn::GeneralResult<Operand::ExtraParams> makeExtraParams(nn::Operand::NoParams /*noParams*/) {
     return Operand::ExtraParams{};
 }
@@ -416,22 +372,15 @@
 }
 
 template <typename Type>
-decltype(utils::unvalidatedConvert(std::declval<Type>())) validatedConvert(const Type& canonical) {
-    const auto maybeVersion = nn::validate(canonical);
-    if (!maybeVersion.has_value()) {
-        return nn::error() << maybeVersion.error();
-    }
-    const auto version = maybeVersion.value();
-    if (version > kVersion) {
-        return NN_ERROR() << "Insufficient version: " << version << " vs required " << kVersion;
-    }
-    return utils::unvalidatedConvert(canonical);
+nn::GeneralResult<UnvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>> validatedConvert(const Type& canonical) {
+    NN_TRY(compliantVersion(canonical));
+    return unvalidatedConvert(canonical);
 }
 
 template <typename Type>
-nn::GeneralResult<hidl_vec<unvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>>> validatedConvert(
+nn::GeneralResult<hidl_vec<UnvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>>> validatedConvert(
         const std::vector<Type>& arguments) {
-    hidl_vec<unvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>> halObject(arguments.size());
+    hidl_vec<UnvalidatedConvertOutput<Type>> halObject(arguments.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < arguments.size(); ++i) {
         halObject[i] = NN_TRY(validatedConvert(arguments[i]));
     }
@@ -469,7 +418,7 @@
                  capabilities.operandPerformance.asVector().end(),
                  std::back_inserter(operandPerformance),
                  [](const nn::Capabilities::OperandPerformance& operandPerformance) {
-                     return nn::validOperandType(operandPerformance.type);
+                     return compliantVersion(operandPerformance.type).has_value();
                  });
 
     return Capabilities{
@@ -570,6 +519,7 @@
 
 nn::GeneralResult<Timing> unvalidatedConvert(const nn::Timing& timing) {
     constexpr auto convertTiming = [](nn::OptionalDuration canonicalTiming) -> uint64_t {
+        constexpr uint64_t kNoTiming = std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();
         if (!canonicalTiming.has_value()) {
             return kNoTiming;
         }