diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 46b487afb..444bf4488 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ Build and install `xdna-driver`, use commit `59f1d62`:
 git clone git@github.com:amd/xdna-driver.git
 cd <root-of-source-tree>
 # get code for submodules
-git checkout 59f1d62
+git checkout 929e8ab
 git submodule update --init --recursive
 ```
 
-Follow the instructions to build and install the driver module: [xdna-driver](https://github.com/amd/xdna-driver/tree/59f1d6235334499b22dbd056a60ab00bfec142ee).
+Follow the instructions to build and install the driver module: [xdna-driver](https://github.com/amd/xdna-driver/tree/929e8ab459cab5915631849b9f1ef9a4982d1c11).
 
 ## Building (along with IREE)
 
diff --git a/runtime/src/iree-amd-aie/driver/xrt-lite/shim/linux/kmq/amdxdna_accel.h b/runtime/src/iree-amd-aie/driver/xrt-lite/shim/linux/kmq/amdxdna_accel.h
index b3960d814..914feac0a 100644
--- a/runtime/src/iree-amd-aie/driver/xrt-lite/shim/linux/kmq/amdxdna_accel.h
+++ b/runtime/src/iree-amd-aie/driver/xrt-lite/shim/linux/kmq/amdxdna_accel.h
@@ -57,6 +57,23 @@ enum amdxdna_device_type {
   AMDXDNA_DEV_TYPE_UMQ,
 };
 
+/*
+ * Enum for priority in application's QoS. Values copied from Window shim layer.
+ * AMDXDNA_QOS_DEFAULT_PRIORITY: Default priority.
+ * AMDXDNA_QOS_REALTIME_PRIORITY: Real time clients.
+ * AMDXDNA_QOS_HIGH_PRIORITY: Best effort foreground clients.
+ * AMDXDNA_QOS_NORMAL_PRIORITY: Best effort or background clients.
+ * AMDXDNA_QOS_LOW_PRIORITY: Clients that can wait indefinite amount of time for
+ *                           completion.
+ */
+enum amdxdna_qos_priority {
+  AMDXDNA_QOS_DEFAULT_PRIORITY = 0x0,
+  AMDXDNA_QOS_REALTIME_PRIORITY = 0x100,
+  AMDXDNA_QOS_HIGH_PRIORITY = 0x180,
+  AMDXDNA_QOS_NORMAL_PRIORITY = 0x200,
+  AMDXDNA_QOS_LOW_PRIORITY = 0x280
+};
+
 /**
  * struct qos_info - QoS information for driver.
  * @gops: Giga operations per second.
@@ -496,6 +513,17 @@ struct amdxdna_drm_query_firmware_version {
   __u32 build; /* out */
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct amdxdna_drm_get_force_preempt_state - Get force preemption state.
+ * @force_preempt_state: 1 implies force preemption is enabled.
+ *                       0 implies disabled.
+ * @pad: MBZ.
+ */
+struct amdxdna_drm_get_force_preempt_state {
+  __u8 state;
+  __u8 pad[7];
+};
+
 enum amdxdna_drm_get_param {
   DRM_AMDXDNA_QUERY_AIE_STATUS,
   DRM_AMDXDNA_QUERY_AIE_METADATA,
@@ -508,6 +536,7 @@ enum amdxdna_drm_get_param {
   DRM_AMDXDNA_QUERY_FIRMWARE_VERSION,
   DRM_AMDXDNA_GET_POWER_MODE,
   DRM_AMDXDNA_QUERY_TELEMETRY,
+  DRM_AMDXDNA_GET_FORCE_PREEMPT_STATE,
   DRM_AMDXDNA_NUM_GET_PARAM,
 };
 
@@ -534,10 +563,22 @@ struct amdxdna_drm_set_power_mode {
   __u8 pad[7];
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct amdxdna_drm_set_force_preempt_state - set force preemption state
+ * @force_preempt_state: 1 implies force preemption is enabled.
+ *                       0 implies disabled
+ * @pad: MBZ.
+ */
+struct amdxdna_drm_set_force_preempt_state {
+  __u8 state;
+  __u8 pad[7];
+};
+
 enum amdxdna_drm_set_param {
   DRM_AMDXDNA_SET_POWER_MODE,
   DRM_AMDXDNA_WRITE_AIE_MEM,
   DRM_AMDXDNA_WRITE_AIE_REG,
+  DRM_AMDXDNA_SET_FORCE_PREEMPT,
   DRM_AMDXDNA_NUM_SET_PARAM,
 };
 
diff --git a/runtime/src/iree-amd-aie/driver/xrt-lite/shim/linux/kmq/hwq.cpp b/runtime/src/iree-amd-aie/driver/xrt-lite/shim/linux/kmq/hwq.cpp
index 5ac7d9f34..38952fc38 100644
--- a/runtime/src/iree-amd-aie/driver/xrt-lite/shim/linux/kmq/hwq.cpp
+++ b/runtime/src/iree-amd-aie/driver/xrt-lite/shim/linux/kmq/hwq.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ int wait_cmd(const shim_xdna::pdev &pdev, const shim_xdna::hw_ctx *ctx,
 
   if (syncobj != AMDXDNA_INVALID_FENCE_HANDLE) {
     int64_t timeout = std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max();
-
     if (timeout_ms) {
       timeout = timeout_ms;
       timeout *= 1000000;
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ int wait_cmd(const shim_xdna::pdev &pdev, const shim_xdna::hw_ctx *ctx,
                             "DRM_IOCTL_SYNCOBJ_TIMELINE_WAIT IOCTL failed");
       }
     }
-    // pdev.ioctl(DRM_IOCTL_SYNCOBJ_TIMELINE_WAIT, &wsobj);
   } else {
     amdxdna_drm_wait_cmd wcmd = {
         .hwctx = ctx->m_handle,