diff --git a/audio/common/all-versions/test/utility/include/utility/ValidateXml.h b/audio/common/all-versions/test/utility/include/utility/ValidateXml.h
index ee206f7..274a10b 100644
--- a/audio/common/all-versions/test/utility/include/utility/ValidateXml.h
+++ b/audio/common/all-versions/test/utility/include/utility/ValidateXml.h
@@ -51,8 +51,31 @@
  */
 template <bool atLeastOneRequired = true>
 ::testing::AssertionResult validateXmlMultipleLocations(
-    const char* xmlFileNameExpr, const char* xmlFileLocationsExpr, const char* xsdFilePathExpr,
-    const char* xmlFileName, std::vector<const char*> xmlFileLocations, const char* xsdFilePath);
+        const char* xmlFileNameExpr, const char* xmlFileLocationsExpr, const char* xsdFilePathExpr,
+        const char* xmlFileName, const std::vector<std::string>& xmlFileLocations,
+        const char* xsdFilePath);
+template <bool atLeastOneRequired = true>
+::testing::AssertionResult validateXmlMultipleLocations(
+        const char* xmlFileNameExpr, const char* xmlFileLocationsExpr, const char* xsdFilePathExpr,
+        const char* xmlFileName, std::initializer_list<const char*> xmlFileLocations,
+        const char* xsdFilePath) {
+    return validateXmlMultipleLocations<atLeastOneRequired>(
+            xmlFileNameExpr, xmlFileLocationsExpr, xsdFilePathExpr, xmlFileName,
+            std::vector<std::string>(xmlFileLocations.begin(), xmlFileLocations.end()),
+            xsdFilePath);
+}
+template <bool atLeastOneRequired = true>
+::testing::AssertionResult validateXmlMultipleLocations(const char* xmlFileNameExpr,
+                                                        const char* xmlFileLocationsExpr,
+                                                        const char* xsdFilePathExpr,
+                                                        const char* xmlFileName,
+                                                        std::vector<const char*> xmlFileLocations,
+                                                        const char* xsdFilePath) {
+    return validateXmlMultipleLocations<atLeastOneRequired>(
+            xmlFileNameExpr, xmlFileLocationsExpr, xsdFilePathExpr, xmlFileName,
+            std::vector<std::string>(xmlFileLocations.begin(), xmlFileLocations.end()),
+            xsdFilePath);
+}
 
 /** ASSERT that all found XML are valid according to an xsd. */
 #define ASSERT_VALID_XML_MULTIPLE_LOCATIONS(xmlFileName, xmlFileLocations, xsdFilePath)         \
diff --git a/audio/common/all-versions/test/utility/src/ValidateXml.cpp b/audio/common/all-versions/test/utility/src/ValidateXml.cpp
index bdafa82..a866104 100644
--- a/audio/common/all-versions/test/utility/src/ValidateXml.cpp
+++ b/audio/common/all-versions/test/utility/src/ValidateXml.cpp
@@ -131,14 +131,15 @@
 
 template <bool atLeastOneRequired>
 ::testing::AssertionResult validateXmlMultipleLocations(
-    const char* xmlFileNameExpr, const char* xmlFileLocationsExpr, const char* xsdFilePathExpr,
-    const char* xmlFileName, std::vector<const char*> xmlFileLocations, const char* xsdFilePath) {
+        const char* xmlFileNameExpr, const char* xmlFileLocationsExpr, const char* xsdFilePathExpr,
+        const char* xmlFileName, const std::vector<std::string>& xmlFileLocations,
+        const char* xsdFilePath) {
     using namespace std::string_literals;
 
     std::vector<std::string> errors;
     std::vector<std::string> foundFiles;
 
-    for (const char* location : xmlFileLocations) {
+    for (const auto& location : xmlFileLocations) {
         std::string xmlFilePath = location + "/"s + xmlFileName;
         if (access(xmlFilePath.c_str(), F_OK) != 0) {
             // If the file does not exist ignore this location and fallback on the next one
@@ -166,14 +167,12 @@
                                   : "\nWhere no file might exist.");
 }
 
-template ::testing::AssertionResult validateXmlMultipleLocations<true>(const char*, const char*,
-                                                                       const char*, const char*,
-                                                                       std::vector<const char*>,
-                                                                       const char*);
-template ::testing::AssertionResult validateXmlMultipleLocations<false>(const char*, const char*,
-                                                                        const char*, const char*,
-                                                                        std::vector<const char*>,
-                                                                        const char*);
+template ::testing::AssertionResult validateXmlMultipleLocations<true>(
+        const char*, const char*, const char*, const char*, const std::vector<std::string>&,
+        const char*);
+template ::testing::AssertionResult validateXmlMultipleLocations<false>(
+        const char*, const char*, const char*, const char*, const std::vector<std::string>&,
+        const char*);
 
 }  // namespace utility
 }  // namespace test
diff --git a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.h b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.h
index 5d82e7b..d5af335 100644
--- a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.h
+++ b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <hwbinder/IPCThreadState.h>
 
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <system/audio_config.h>
 
 #include PATH(android/hardware/audio/FILE_VERSION/IDevice.h)
 #include PATH(android/hardware/audio/FILE_VERSION/IDevicesFactory.h)
@@ -135,7 +136,6 @@
 ////////////////////////// Audio policy configuration ////////////////////////
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-static const std::vector<const char*> kConfigLocations = {"/odm/etc", "/vendor/etc", "/system/etc"};
 static constexpr char kConfigFileName[] = "audio_policy_configuration.xml";
 
 // Stringify the argument.
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@
     PolicyConfig()
         : AudioPolicyConfig(hwModules, availableOutputDevices, availableInputDevices,
                             defaultOutputDevice) {
-        for (const char* location : kConfigLocations) {
-            std::string path = std::string(location) + '/' + kConfigFileName;
+        for (const auto& location : android::audio_get_configuration_paths()) {
+            std::string path = location + '/' + kConfigFileName;
             if (access(path.c_str(), F_OK) == 0) {
                 mFilePath = path;
                 break;
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
     std::string getError() const {
         if (mFilePath.empty()) {
             return std::string{"Could not find "} + kConfigFileName +
-                   " file in: " + testing::PrintToString(kConfigLocations);
+                   " file in: " + testing::PrintToString(android::audio_get_configuration_paths());
         } else {
             return "Invalid config file: " + mFilePath;
         }
@@ -304,7 +304,8 @@
                    "is valid according to the schema");
 
     const char* xsd = "/data/local/tmp/audio_policy_configuration_" STRINGIFY(CPP_VERSION) ".xsd";
-    EXPECT_ONE_VALID_XML_MULTIPLE_LOCATIONS(kConfigFileName, kConfigLocations, xsd);
+    EXPECT_ONE_VALID_XML_MULTIPLE_LOCATIONS(kConfigFileName,
+                                            android::audio_get_configuration_paths(), xsd);
 }
 
 class AudioPolicyConfigTest : public AudioHidlTestWithDeviceParameter {
diff --git a/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/ValidateAudioEffectsConfiguration.cpp b/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/ValidateAudioEffectsConfiguration.cpp
index 9c0135b..f251634 100644
--- a/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/ValidateAudioEffectsConfiguration.cpp
+++ b/audio/effect/all-versions/vts/functional/ValidateAudioEffectsConfiguration.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <iterator>
 
 #include <media/EffectsConfig.h>
+#include <system/audio_config.h>
 // clang-format off
 #include PATH(android/hardware/audio/effect/FILE_VERSION/IEffectsFactory.h)
 // clang-format on
@@ -41,13 +42,14 @@
         GTEST_SKIP() << "No Effects HAL version " STRINGIFY(CPP_VERSION) " on this device";
     }
 
-    std::vector<const char*> locations(std::begin(DEFAULT_LOCATIONS), std::end(DEFAULT_LOCATIONS));
     const char* xsd = "/data/local/tmp/audio_effects_conf_" STRINGIFY(CPP_VERSION) ".xsd";
 #if MAJOR_VERSION == 2
     // In V2, audio effect XML is not required. .conf is still allowed though deprecated
-    EXPECT_VALID_XML_MULTIPLE_LOCATIONS(DEFAULT_NAME, locations, xsd);
+    EXPECT_VALID_XML_MULTIPLE_LOCATIONS(DEFAULT_NAME, android::audio_get_configuration_paths(),
+                                        xsd);
 #elif MAJOR_VERSION >= 4
     // Starting with V4, audio effect XML is required
-    EXPECT_ONE_VALID_XML_MULTIPLE_LOCATIONS(DEFAULT_NAME, locations, xsd);
+    EXPECT_ONE_VALID_XML_MULTIPLE_LOCATIONS(DEFAULT_NAME, android::audio_get_configuration_paths(),
+                                            xsd);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/audio/policy/1.0/vts/functional/ValidateEngineConfiguration.cpp b/audio/policy/1.0/vts/functional/ValidateEngineConfiguration.cpp
index a0aaa6e..5741fa9 100644
--- a/audio/policy/1.0/vts/functional/ValidateEngineConfiguration.cpp
+++ b/audio/policy/1.0/vts/functional/ValidateEngineConfiguration.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 #include <string>
 #include "utility/ValidateXml.h"
 
-static const std::vector<const char*> locations = {"/odm/etc", "/vendor/etc", "/system/etc"};
+#include <system/audio_config.h>
+
 static const std::string config = "audio_policy_engine_configuration.xml";
 static const std::string schema =
         std::string(XSD_DIR) + "/audio_policy_engine_configuration_V1_0.xsd";
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@
     RecordProperty("description",
                    "Verify that the audio policy engine configuration file "
                    "is valid according to the schemas");
-    EXPECT_VALID_XML_MULTIPLE_LOCATIONS(config.c_str(), locations, schema.c_str());
+    EXPECT_VALID_XML_MULTIPLE_LOCATIONS(config.c_str(), android::audio_get_configuration_paths(),
+                                        schema.c_str());
 }
 
 /**
@@ -52,9 +54,11 @@
  */
 static bool deviceUsesConfigurableEngine() {
     return android::hardware::audio::common::test::utility::validateXmlMultipleLocations<true>(
-                   "", "", "", config.c_str(), locations, schema.c_str()) &&
+                   "", "", "", config.c_str(), android::audio_get_configuration_paths(),
+                   schema.c_str()) &&
            android::hardware::audio::common::test::utility::validateXmlMultipleLocations<true>(
-                   "", "", "", configurableConfig.c_str(), locations, configurableSchemas.c_str());
+                   "", "", "", configurableConfig.c_str(), android::audio_get_configuration_paths(),
+                   configurableSchemas.c_str());
 }
 
 TEST(ValidateConfiguration, audioPolicyEngineConfigurable) {
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/ValidateModel.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/ValidateModel.cpp
index 4c0100e..e590fda 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/ValidateModel.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/ValidateModel.cpp
@@ -535,13 +535,18 @@
     removeValueAndDecrementGreaterValues(&model->main.outputIndexes, index);
 }
 
-static bool removeOperandSkip(size_t operand, const Model& model) {
+static bool removeOperandSkip(size_t operandIndex, const Model& model) {
+    const Operand& operand = model.main.operands[operandIndex];
+    if (operand.numberOfConsumers == 0) {
+        // Removing an unused operand has no effect.
+        return true;
+    }
     for (const Operation& operation : model.main.operations) {
         // Skip removeOperandTest for the following operations.
         // - SPLIT's outputs are not checked during prepareModel.
         if (operation.type == OperationType::SPLIT) {
-            for (const size_t outOprand : operation.outputs) {
-                if (operand == outOprand) {
+            for (const size_t index : operation.outputs) {
+                if (index == operandIndex) {
                     return true;
                 }
             }
@@ -556,8 +561,8 @@
             operation.type == OperationType::UNIDIRECTIONAL_SEQUENCE_RNN ||
             operation.type == OperationType::BIDIRECTIONAL_SEQUENCE_LSTM ||
             operation.type == OperationType::BIDIRECTIONAL_SEQUENCE_RNN) {
-            for (const size_t outOprand : operation.outputs) {
-                if (operand == outOprand) {
+            for (const size_t index : operation.outputs) {
+                if (index == operandIndex) {
                     return true;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/wifi/1.0/vts/functional/wifi_sta_iface_hidl_test.cpp b/wifi/1.0/vts/functional/wifi_sta_iface_hidl_test.cpp
index 7db0526..e311c84 100644
--- a/wifi/1.0/vts/functional/wifi_sta_iface_hidl_test.cpp
+++ b/wifi/1.0/vts/functional/wifi_sta_iface_hidl_test.cpp
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@
 
 /*
  * SetScanningMacOui:
- * Ensures that calls to set scanning MAC OUI will return a success status
- * code.
+ * Ensures that calls to set scanning MAC OUI will return a NOT_SUPPORTED
+ * code since it is now deprecated.
  */
 TEST_P(WifiStaIfaceHidlTest, SetScanningMacOui) {
     if (!isCapabilitySupported(
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
     }
     const android::hardware::hidl_array<uint8_t, 3> kOui{
         std::array<uint8_t, 3>{{0x10, 0x22, 0x33}}};
-    EXPECT_EQ(WifiStatusCode::SUCCESS,
+    EXPECT_EQ(WifiStatusCode::ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED,
               HIDL_INVOKE(wifi_sta_iface_, setScanningMacOui, kOui).code);
 }
 
diff --git a/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal.cpp b/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal.cpp
index f596195..29123bf 100644
--- a/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal.cpp
+++ b/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal.cpp
@@ -801,13 +801,6 @@
         cmd_id, getIfaceHandle(iface_name));
 }
 
-wifi_error WifiLegacyHal::setScanningMacOui(const std::string& iface_name,
-                                            const std::array<uint8_t, 3>& oui) {
-    std::vector<uint8_t> oui_internal(oui.data(), oui.data() + oui.size());
-    return global_func_table_.wifi_set_scanning_mac_oui(
-        getIfaceHandle(iface_name), oui_internal.data());
-}
-
 wifi_error WifiLegacyHal::selectTxPowerScenario(const std::string& iface_name,
                                                 wifi_power_scenario scenario) {
     return global_func_table_.wifi_select_tx_power_scenario(
diff --git a/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal.h b/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal.h
index c697ff9..9964460 100644
--- a/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal.h
+++ b/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal.h
@@ -252,8 +252,6 @@
         const std::array<uint8_t, 6>& dst_address, uint32_t period_in_ms);
     wifi_error stopSendingOffloadedPacket(const std::string& iface_name,
                                           uint32_t cmd_id);
-    wifi_error setScanningMacOui(const std::string& iface_name,
-                                 const std::array<uint8_t, 3>& oui);
     virtual wifi_error selectTxPowerScenario(const std::string& iface_name,
                                              wifi_power_scenario scenario);
     virtual wifi_error resetTxPowerScenario(const std::string& iface_name);
diff --git a/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_sta_iface.cpp b/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_sta_iface.cpp
index e2ea6e4..49f383a 100644
--- a/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_sta_iface.cpp
+++ b/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_sta_iface.cpp
@@ -578,10 +578,9 @@
 }
 
 WifiStatus WifiStaIface::setScanningMacOuiInternal(
-    const std::array<uint8_t, 3>& oui) {
-    legacy_hal::wifi_error legacy_status =
-        legacy_hal_.lock()->setScanningMacOui(ifname_, oui);
-    return createWifiStatusFromLegacyError(legacy_status);
+    const std::array<uint8_t, 3>& /* oui */) {
+    // deprecated.
+    return createWifiStatus(WifiStatusCode::ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
 }
 
 WifiStatus WifiStaIface::startDebugPacketFateMonitoringInternal() {