Worked on performance optimization within the CodeLinaro/onnxruntime repository, focusing on the Vitis AI Execution Provider lifecycle. Addressed system overhead by removing a redundant kernel registry reset during deinitialization, ensuring the registry is only repopulated when necessary on subsequent initializations. This change streamlined the initialization and shutdown process, reducing unnecessary work and clarifying the lifecycle management of the kernel registry. The work was implemented in C++ and emphasized performance tuning and system optimization, resulting in improved startup throughput for Vitis AI EP workloads. No bugs were fixed during this period, with efforts concentrated on refining feature behavior and maintainability.