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QNN Execution Provider Backend Path Warning #493

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QNN Execution Provider Backend Path Warning

Severity: Warning (non-blocking)
Component: ONNX Runtime QNN Execution Provider
Reproduction: Loading any model on Snapdragon hardware with NPU support

[W:onnxruntime:FoundryLocalCore, qnn_execution_provider.cc:370 onnxruntime::QNNExecutionProvider::QNNExecutionProvider]
Unable to determine backend path from provider options. Using default.

Followed by node assignment warnings:

[W:onnxruntime:, session_state.cc:1316 onnxruntime::VerifyEachNodeIsAssignedToAnEp]
Some nodes were not assigned to the preferred execution providers which may or may not have a negative impact on performance.

Impact: Unclear whether the NPU is actually being utilised or if everything falls back to CPU. The warning offers no actionable guidance for developers.

Expected: Either suppress the warning when default fallback is the intended behaviour, or document which backend is actually selected.

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