diff --git a/tinygrad/device.py b/tinygrad/device.py
index 40ab4ad7ed..cd373bb859 100644
--- a/tinygrad/device.py
+++ b/tinygrad/device.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class Buffer:
     return self.allocator._as_dmaref(self._buf)
   def as_buffer(self, allow_zero_copy=False, force_zero_copy=False) -> memoryview:
     # zero copy with as_buffer (disabled by default due to use after free)
-    if (force_zero_copy or allow_zero_copy) and hasattr(self.allocator, '_as_buffer') and (self.options is None or self.options.image is None):
+    if (force_zero_copy or allow_zero_copy) and hasattr(self.allocator, '_as_buffer') and self.options is None:
       return self.allocator._as_buffer(self._buf)
     assert not force_zero_copy, "force zero copy was passed, but copy is required"
     return self.copyout(memoryview(bytearray(self.nbytes)))
diff --git a/tinygrad/renderer/__init__.py b/tinygrad/renderer/__init__.py
index bf9efb736b..ce4b655a64 100644
--- a/tinygrad/renderer/__init__.py
+++ b/tinygrad/renderer/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
-from typing import Callable, cast
+from typing import Any, Callable, cast
 import functools
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from tinygrad.helpers import to_function_name, dedup, prod
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class ProgramSpec:
   device:str
   ast:UOp  # save the base ast (this is method cache key)
   uops:list[UOp]|None=None
-  aux:dict|None=None
+  aux:Any=None
 
   # filled in from uops (if we have uops)
   global_size:list[int]|None=None
@@ -132,4 +132,4 @@ class Renderer:
   code_for_op: dict[Ops, Callable] = {}
 
   def __reduce__(self): return self.__class__, ()
-  def render(self, uops:list[UOp]) -> str: raise NotImplementedError("needs a renderer")
+  def render(self, uops:list[UOp]) -> str|tuple[str,...]: raise NotImplementedError("needs a renderer")
diff --git a/tinygrad/runtime/ops_qcom.py b/tinygrad/runtime/ops_qcom.py
index 2f3bc89dfd..20022194d1 100644
--- a/tinygrad/runtime/ops_qcom.py
+++ b/tinygrad/runtime/ops_qcom.py
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ class QCOMArgsState(HCQArgsState):
 
     if prg.samp_cnt > 0: to_mv(self.buf.va_addr + prg.samp_off, len(prg.samplers) * 4).cast('I')[:] = array.array('I', prg.samplers)
     for i, b in enumerate(bufs):
-      if prg.buf_info[i].type in {BUFTYPE_TEX, BUFTYPE_IBO}:
-        obj = prg.tex_infos[i].desc if prg.buf_info[i].type is BUFTYPE_TEX else prg.tex_infos[i].ibo
+      if (ti:=prg.tex_infos[i]) is not None:
+        obj = ti.desc if prg.buf_info[i].type is BUFTYPE_TEX else ti.ibo
         to_mv(self.buf.va_addr + prg.buf_info[i].offset, len(obj) * 4).cast('I')[:] = array.array('I', obj)
       self.bind_sints_to_buf(b.va_addr, buf=self.buf, fmt='Q', offset=self.buf_info[i].offset+(0 if self.buf_info[i].type is BUFTYPE_BUF else 16))
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class IR3ArgsState(HCQArgsState):
 
 class QCOMProgram(HCQProgram):
   def __init__(self, dev: QCOMDevice, name: str, lib: bytes, aux_render=None):
-    self.tex_infos = []
+    self.tex_infos:list[QCOMTextureInfo|None] = []
     for dtype in aux_render:
       if isinstance(dtype, ImageDType):
         imgw, imgh, itemsize_log = dtype.shape[1], dtype.shape[0], int(math.log2(dtype.itemsize))