QNN Execution Provider
ONNX Runtime 的 QNN Execution Provider 可在高通 SoC 平台上启用 NPU 硬件加速推理 ONNX 格式模型。 它使用 Qualcomm® AI Runtime (QAIRT SDK),将 ONNX 模型 构建为一个 QNN 计算图,并通过 加速器后端库 来执行该计算图。 ONNX Runtime 的 QNN Execution Provider 可用于搭载 高通平台 SoC 的 Linux, Android, Windows 设备。
支持设备
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瑞莎 Dragon Q6A (Linux)
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瑞莎 Dragon Q8B (Linux)
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瑞莎 Fogwise AIRbox Q900 (Linux)
安装方法
安装方式有两种,可选择 pip 安装 与 源码编译安装
无论选择哪种方式都需要按照 QAIRT SDK 安装 下载 QAIRT SDK
创建 python 虚拟环境
sudo apt install python3-venv
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip3 install --upgrade pip
pip 安装
radxa 已经提供预编译 Linux 版本的 onnxruntime-qnn whl 文件
pip3 install https://github.com/ZIFENG278/onnxruntime/releases/download/v1.23.2/onnxruntime_qnn-1.23.2-cp312-cp312-linux_aarch64.whl
源码编译
克隆 onnxruntime 仓库
git clone --depth 1 -b v1.23.2 https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime.git
修改 CMakeLists.txt
因为 onnxruntime 不直接支持 Linux 系统,若编译为支持 Linux 系统的 onnxruntime-qnn whl 包,需要手动更改 cmake/CMakeLists.txt 的 840 行。
将 L840 set(QNN_ARCH_ABI aarch64-android) 修改为 set(QNN_ARCH_ABI aarch64-oe-linux-gcc11.2)
若编译为 Android 或 Windows 则不需要修改。
cd onnxruntime
vim cmake/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b37ade..f4621e5 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ if (onnxruntime_USE_QNN OR onnxruntime_USE_QNN_INTERFACE)
if (${GEN_PLATFORM} STREQUAL "x86_64")
set(QNN_ARCH_ABI x86_64-linux-clang)
else()
- set(QNN_ARCH_ABI aarch64-android)
+ set(QNN_ARCH_ABI aarch64-oe-linux-gcc11.2)
endif()
endif()
endif()
编译项目
请根据实际 QAIRT SDK 路径修改 QNN_SDK_PATH 路径
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
./build.sh --use_qnn --qnn_home [QNN_SDK_PATH] --build_shared_lib --build_wheel --config Release --parallel --skip_tests --build_dir build/Linux
项目编译完成后,目标 whl 包生成在 build/Linux/Release/dist 下
pip3 install ./build/Linux/Release/dist/onnxruntime_qnn-1.23.2-cp312-cp312-linux_aarch64.whl
验证 QNN Execution Provider
导入环境变量
- QCS6490
- SC8280XP
- QCS9075
export PRODUCT_SOC=6490 DSP_ARCH=68
export PRODUCT_SOC=8280 DSP_ARCH=68
export PRODUCT_SOC=9075 DSP_ARCH=73
cd qairt/2.42.0.251225
source bin/envsetup.sh
export ADSP_LIBRARY_PATH=$QNN_SDK_ROOT/lib/hexagon-v${DSP_ARCH}/unsigned
下载 INT8 量化的 ONNX 模型
在 Qualcomm AI Hub 上下载一个 ONNX Runtime 格式的 w8a8 量化模型

测试 QNN Execution Provider
以下 Python 代码使用 QNN EP 创建 ONNX Runtime 会话,并使用 NPU 推理 w8a8 量化 ONNX 模型。代码参考 Running a quantized model on Windows ARM64
vim run_qdq_model.py
请根据实际 QAIRT SDK 路径修改 backend_path 路径
请根据下载的 onnx 模型路径修改 InferenceSession 中的模型路径参数
# run_qdq_model.py
import onnxruntime
import numpy as np
options = onnxruntime.SessionOptions()
# (Optional) Enable configuration that raises an exception if the model can't be
# run entirely on the QNN HTP backend.
options.add_session_config_entry("session.disable_cpu_ep_fallback", "1")
# Create an ONNX Runtime session.
# NOTE: Replace with your ONNX model path before running.
session = onnxruntime.InferenceSession("job_jpy6ye005_optimized_onnx/model.onnx",
sess_options=options,
providers=["QNNExecutionProvider"],
provider_options=[{"backend_path": "libQnnHtp.so"}]) # Provide path to Htp dll in QNN SDK
# Run the model with your input.
# NOTE: Replace with real input loading logic (file or generated sample) before running.
input0 = np.ones((1,3,224,224), dtype=np.uint8)
result = session.run(None, {"image_tensor": input0})
# Print output.
print(result)
python3 run_qdq_model.py
(.venv) rock@radxa-dragon-q6a:~/ssd/qualcomm/onnxruntime/build/Linux/Release$ python3 run_qdq_model.py
2025-12-22 06:31:37.527811909 [W:onnxruntime:Default, device_discovery.cc:164 DiscoverDevicesForPlatform] GPU device discovery failed: device_discovery.cc:89 ReadFileContents Failed to open file: "/sys/class/drm/card0/device/vendor"
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