diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hmx-flash-attn-ops.c b/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hmx-flash-attn-ops.c
index 8a6d7c14ed..4a4ff0b331 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hmx-flash-attn-ops.c
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hmx-flash-attn-ops.c
@@ -760,8 +760,9 @@ static void fa_softmax_thread(unsigned int n, unsigned int i, void * data) {
             // ALiBi slopes — only needed when has_alibi (scheme A)
             HVX_Vector v_slope0, v_slope1;
             if (args->has_alibi) {
-                v_slope0 = hvx_vec_splat_f16(args->slopes[r + 0]);
-                v_slope1 = (r + 1 < (int) n_rows_g) ? hvx_vec_splat_f16(args->slopes[r + 1]) : Q6_V_vzero();
+                HVX_Vector v_s = hvx_vmemu(args->slopes + r);
+                v_slope0 = hvx_vec_repl_f16(v_s);
+                v_slope1 = (r + 1 < (int) n_rows_g) ? hvx_vec_repl_f16(Q6_V_vror_VR(v_s, 2)) : Q6_V_vzero();
             }
 
             const HVX_Vector v_threshold = Q6_Vh_vsplat_R(0xcc00);  // fp16 -16.0 (hoisted outside for-c)
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hmx-matmul-ops.c b/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hmx-matmul-ops.c
index 9e8c9966e0..e05ccfd5fc 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hmx-matmul-ops.c
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hmx-matmul-ops.c
@@ -180,12 +180,10 @@ next_nc:
 // Dequantize one x4x2 Q4_0 group (32 elements from 32 packed bytes) -> 32 FP16 in first 64 bytes.
 // In x4x2, sub-blocks 0..3 use lower nibbles, sub-blocks 4..7 use upper nibbles
 // of the same 32 packed bytes.
-static inline HVX_Vector dequantize_x4x2_q4_0_group_hvx(
-         const uint8_t *packed_32, bool upper_nibbles,
-         const __fp16 *scale, const HVX_Vector vlut_cvt) {
+static inline HVX_Vector dequantize_x4x2_q4_0_group_hvx(const uint8_t *packed_32, bool upper_nibbles, const __fp16 *scale, const HVX_Vector vlut_cvt) {
     HVX_Vector vq = hvx_vmemu(packed_32);
     const HVX_Vector mask_h4 = Q6_Vb_vsplat_R(0x0F);
-    HVX_Vector v_scales = hvx_vec_splat_f16(*scale);
+    HVX_Vector v_scales = hvx_vec_repl_f16(hvx_vmemu(scale));
     // q4x4x2 stores two int4 values per byte. Keep only the selected nibble.
     HVX_Vector v_quants =  Q6_Vub_vlsr_VubR(vq, 4 * upper_nibbles);
     v_quants = Q6_V_vand_VV(v_quants, mask_h4);
@@ -223,9 +221,10 @@ static inline void dequantize_x4x2_q4_0_x4groups_hvx(
     HVX_Vector v_hi = Q6_V_hi_W(vp);  // [group2: 32 fp16 | group3: 32 fp16]
 
     // Build per-group scale vectors: first 64 bytes use scale_a, last 64 use scale_b
-    HVX_VectorPred q64 = Q6_Q_vsetq_R(64);
-    HVX_Vector v_sc01 = Q6_V_vmux_QVV(q64, hvx_vec_splat_f16(scales_4[0]), hvx_vec_splat_f16(scales_4[1]));
-    HVX_Vector v_sc23 = Q6_V_vmux_QVV(q64, hvx_vec_splat_f16(scales_4[2]), hvx_vec_splat_f16(scales_4[3]));
+    volatile HVX_Vector vscale = hvx_vmemu(scales_4);
+
+    HVX_Vector v_sc01 = hvx_vec_repl_2x_f16(vscale);
+    HVX_Vector v_sc23 = hvx_vec_repl_2x_f16(Q6_V_vror_VR(vscale, 4));
 
     v_lo = Q6_Vhf_equals_Vqf16(Q6_Vqf16_vmpy_VhfVhf(v_lo, v_sc01));
     v_hi = Q6_Vhf_equals_Vqf16(Q6_Vqf16_vmpy_VhfVhf(v_hi, v_sc23));
@@ -237,10 +236,10 @@ static inline void dequantize_x4x2_q4_0_x4groups_hvx(
 
 // Dequantize one x4x2 Q8_0 group (32 int8 quants) -> 32 FP16 in first 64 bytes.
 static inline HVX_Vector dequantize_x4x2_q8_0_group_hvx(const int8_t *quants_32, const __fp16 *scale) {
-    HVX_Vector vq = hvx_vmemu(quants_32);
-    HVX_Vector v_scales = hvx_vec_splat_f16(*scale);
-    HVX_Vector v0 = Q6_V_lo_W(Q6_Wh_vunpack_Vb(vq));
-    HVX_Vector v_hf = Q6_Vhf_equals_Vh(v0);
+    HVX_Vector vq       = hvx_vmemu(quants_32);
+    HVX_Vector v_scales = hvx_vec_repl_f16(hvx_vmemu(scale));
+    HVX_Vector v0       = Q6_V_lo_W(Q6_Wh_vunpack_Vb(vq));
+    HVX_Vector v_hf     = Q6_Vhf_equals_Vh(v0);
     return Q6_Vhf_equals_Vqf16(Q6_Vqf16_vmpy_VhfVhf(v_hf, v_scales));
 }
 
@@ -521,12 +520,8 @@ static void dequantize_x4x2_weight_to_fp16_tiles_task(
                 const uint8_t *r0 = vtcm_src + row0 * row_stride;
                 const uint8_t *r1 = vtcm_src + row1 * row_stride;
 
-                HVX_Vector v0 = dequantize_x4x2_q8_0_group_hvx(
-                    (const int8_t *)(r0 + byte_off), (const __fp16 *)(r0 + scale_off));
-                HVX_Vector v1 = (row1 < n_cols)
-                    ? dequantize_x4x2_q8_0_group_hvx(
-                        (const int8_t *)(r1 + byte_off), (const __fp16 *)(r1 + scale_off))
-                    : Q6_V_vzero();
+                HVX_Vector v0 = dequantize_x4x2_q8_0_group_hvx((const int8_t *)(r0 + byte_off), (const __fp16 *)(r0 + scale_off));
+                HVX_Vector v1 = (row1 < n_cols) ? dequantize_x4x2_q8_0_group_hvx((const int8_t *)(r1 + byte_off), (const __fp16 *)(r1 + scale_off)) : Q6_V_vzero();
 
                 Q6_vscatter_QRMVwV(q_mask64, (size_t)tile_base, HMX_FP16_TILE_SIZE - 1, v_off, v0);
                 v_off = Q6_Vw_vadd_VwVw(v_off, v_scat_step);
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hmx-utils.h b/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hmx-utils.h
index 68f174d693..f448ee3372 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hmx-utils.h
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hmx-utils.h
@@ -77,16 +77,18 @@ static inline void hmx_interleave_rows_to_tiles(__fp16 * restrict vtcm_dst,
             const HVX_Vector v_off0         = Q6_Vw_vadd_VwVw(v_scat_base, Q6_V_vsplat_R(local_r * 4));
             const HVX_Vector v_off1         = Q6_Vw_vadd_VwVw(v_off0, v_scat_step);
 
-            __fp16 *        tile_base = vtcm_dst + (size_t) ct * n_k_tiles * HMX_FP16_TILE_N_ELMS;
-            const uint8_t * p0        = (const uint8_t *) (vtcm_src + r * src_stride);
-            const uint8_t * p1        = next_row_valid ? (const uint8_t *) (vtcm_src + (r + 1) * src_stride) : NULL;
+            __fp16 * tile_base = vtcm_dst + (size_t) ct * n_k_tiles * HMX_FP16_TILE_N_ELMS;
+            const uint8_t * p0 = (const uint8_t *) (vtcm_src + r * src_stride);
+            const uint8_t * p1 = next_row_valid ? (const uint8_t *) (vtcm_src + (r + 1) * src_stride) : NULL;
+
+            assert(hex_is_aligned(p0, 128));
+            assert(hex_is_aligned(p1, 128));
+            assert(c_byte_step % 128 == 0);
 
             if (p1) {
                 for (int i = 0; i < n_c_iters; ++i) {
-                    HVX_Vector v0 = hvx_vmemu(p0);
-                    p0 += c_byte_step;
-                    HVX_Vector v1 = hvx_vmemu(p1);
-                    p1 += c_byte_step;
+                    HVX_Vector v0 = hvx_vmem(p0); p0 += c_byte_step;
+                    HVX_Vector v1 = hvx_vmem(p1); p1 += c_byte_step;
                     Q6_vscatter_RMVwV((size_t) tile_base, pair_region, v_off0, v0);
                     Q6_vscatter_RMVwV((size_t) tile_base, pair_region, v_off1, v1);
                     tile_base += dst_step;
@@ -94,8 +96,7 @@ static inline void hmx_interleave_rows_to_tiles(__fp16 * restrict vtcm_dst,
             } else {
                 const HVX_Vector vzero = Q6_V_vzero();
                 for (int i = 0; i < n_c_iters; ++i) {
-                    HVX_Vector v0 = hvx_vmemu(p0);
-                    p0 += c_byte_step;
+                    HVX_Vector v0 = hvx_vmem(p0); p0 += c_byte_step;
                     Q6_vscatter_RMVwV((size_t) tile_base, pair_region, v_off0, v0);
                     Q6_vscatter_RMVwV((size_t) tile_base, pair_region, v_off1, vzero);
                     tile_base += dst_step;
@@ -116,16 +117,14 @@ static inline void hmx_interleave_rows_to_tiles(__fp16 * restrict vtcm_dst,
             const HVX_Vector v_off0         = Q6_Vw_vadd_VwVw(v_scat_base, Q6_V_vsplat_R(local_r * 4));
             const HVX_Vector v_off1         = Q6_Vw_vadd_VwVw(v_off0, v_scat_step);
 
-            __fp16 *        tile_base = vtcm_dst + (size_t) ct * n_k_tiles * HMX_FP16_TILE_N_ELMS;
-            const uint8_t * p0        = (const uint8_t *) (vtcm_src + r * src_stride);
-            const uint8_t * p1        = next_row_valid ? (const uint8_t *) (vtcm_src + (r + 1) * src_stride) : NULL;
+            __fp16 * tile_base = vtcm_dst + (size_t) ct * n_k_tiles * HMX_FP16_TILE_N_ELMS;
+            const uint8_t * p0 = (const uint8_t *) (vtcm_src + r * src_stride);
+            const uint8_t * p1 = next_row_valid ? (const uint8_t *) (vtcm_src + (r + 1) * src_stride) : NULL;
 
             if (p1) {
                 for (int i = 0; i < n_c_iters; ++i) {
-                    HVX_Vector v0 = hvx_vmemu(p0);
-                    p0 += c_byte_step;
-                    HVX_Vector v1 = hvx_vmemu(p1);
-                    p1 += c_byte_step;
+                    HVX_Vector v0 = hvx_vmemu(p0); p0 += c_byte_step;
+                    HVX_Vector v1 = hvx_vmemu(p1); p1 += c_byte_step;
                     Q6_vscatter_QRMVwV(q_mask64, (size_t) tile_base, single_region, v_off0, v0);
                     Q6_vscatter_QRMVwV(q_mask64, (size_t) tile_base, single_region, v_off1, v1);
                     tile_base += dst_step;
@@ -133,8 +132,7 @@ static inline void hmx_interleave_rows_to_tiles(__fp16 * restrict vtcm_dst,
             } else {
                 const HVX_Vector vzero = Q6_V_vzero();
                 for (int i = 0; i < n_c_iters; ++i) {
-                    HVX_Vector v0 = hvx_vmemu(p0);
-                    p0 += c_byte_step;
+                    HVX_Vector v0 = hvx_vmemu(p0); p0 += c_byte_step;
                     Q6_vscatter_QRMVwV(q_mask64, (size_t) tile_base, single_region, v_off0, v0);
                     Q6_vscatter_QRMVwV(q_mask64, (size_t) tile_base, single_region, v_off1, vzero);
                     tile_base += dst_step;
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hvx-repl.h b/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hvx-repl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdc7e6c7d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hvx-repl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#ifndef HVX_REPL_H
+#define HVX_REPL_H
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "hvx-base.h"
+
+static inline HVX_Vector hvx_vec_repl(HVX_Vector v, const uint8_t * ctrl) {
+    return Q6_V_vdelta_VV(v, hvx_vmem(ctrl));
+}
+
+static inline HVX_Vector hvx_vec_repl_u32(HVX_Vector v) {
+    // vdelta control to replicate first 4 bytes across all lanes
+    static const uint8_t __attribute__((aligned(128))) repl[128] = {
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04,
+        0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04,
+        0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04,
+        0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04,
+        0x40, 0x40, 0x40, 0x40, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04,
+        0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04,
+        0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04,
+        0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04,
+    };
+    return hvx_vec_repl(v, repl);
+}
+
+static inline HVX_Vector hvx_vec_repl_f32(HVX_Vector v) {
+    // vdelta control to replicate first 4 bytes across all lanes
+    static const uint8_t __attribute__((aligned(128))) repl[128] = {
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04,
+        0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04,
+        0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04,
+        0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04,
+        0x40, 0x40, 0x40, 0x40, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04,
+        0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04,
+        0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04,
+        0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04,
+    };
+    return hvx_vec_repl(v, repl);
+}
+
+static inline HVX_Vector hvx_vec_repl_f16(HVX_Vector v) {
+    // vdelta control to replicate first two bytes across all lanes
+    static const uint8_t __attribute__((aligned(128))) repl[128] = {
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02, 0x08, 0x08, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02,
+        0x10, 0x10, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02, 0x08, 0x08, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02,
+        0x20, 0x20, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02, 0x08, 0x08, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02,
+        0x10, 0x10, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02, 0x08, 0x08, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02,
+        0x40, 0x40, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02, 0x08, 0x08, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02,
+        0x10, 0x10, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02, 0x08, 0x08, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02,
+        0x20, 0x20, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02, 0x08, 0x08, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02,
+        0x10, 0x10, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02, 0x08, 0x08, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02,
+    };
+    return hvx_vec_repl(v, repl);
+}
+
+static inline HVX_Vector hvx_vec_repl_2x_f16(HVX_Vector v) {
+    // vdelta control to splat a pair of f16s: first half = f16[0], second half = f16[1]
+    static const uint8_t __attribute__((aligned(128))) repl[128] = {
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02, 0x08, 0x08, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02,
+        0x10, 0x10, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02, 0x08, 0x08, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02,
+        0x20, 0x20, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02, 0x08, 0x08, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02,
+        0x10, 0x10, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02, 0x08, 0x08, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02,
+        0x02, 0x02, 0x40, 0x40, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02, 0x08, 0x08, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04,
+        0x02, 0x02, 0x10, 0x10, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02, 0x08, 0x08, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04,
+        0x02, 0x02, 0x20, 0x20, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02, 0x08, 0x08, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04,
+        0x02, 0x02, 0x10, 0x10, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02, 0x08, 0x08, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04,
+    };
+    return hvx_vec_repl(v, repl);
+}
+
+#endif // HVX_REPL_H
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hvx-utils.h b/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hvx-utils.h
index a518ad3733..e0452811ec 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hvx-utils.h
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-hexagon/htp/hvx-utils.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "hvx-types.h"
 #include "hvx-copy.h"
+#include "hvx-repl.h"
 #include "hvx-scale.h"
 #include "hvx-exp.h"
 #include "hvx-inverse.h"
diff --git a/scripts/snapdragon/adb/run-completion.sh b/scripts/snapdragon/adb/run-completion.sh
index 638823b882..1b904c77b3 100755
--- a/scripts/snapdragon/adb/run-completion.sh
+++ b/scripts/snapdragon/adb/run-completion.sh
@@ -70,5 +70,5 @@ adb $adbserial $adbhost shell " \
       ./$branch/bin/llama-completion --no-mmap -m $basedir/../gguf/$model \
          --poll 1000 -t 6 --cpu-mask 0xfc --cpu-strict 1                  \
          --ctx-size 8192 --ubatch-size 256 -fa on                         \
-         -ngl 99 -no-cnv --device $device $cli_opts $@                    \
+         -ngl 99 --device $device $cli_opts $@                    \
 "