CWG-D078 BLOCK_256 Partitions

Performance relative to v5 anchor:
| CONFIG |  b2  | PSNR_YUV | Enc Time | Dec Time |
| :----: | :--: | :------: | :------: | :------: |
|   AI   |  w/o |  +0.04%  |   102%   |   109%   |
|        | only |  +0.02%  |   104%   |   109%   |
|        |      |          |          |          |
|   RA   |  w/o |  -0.47%  |   116%   |   105%   |
|        | only |  -0.16%  |   132%   |   104%   |
|        |      |          |          |          |
|   LD   |  w/o |  -0.41%  |   118%   |   107%   |
|        | only |  -0.47%  |   129%   |   103%   |

STATS_CHANGED
diff --git a/av1/encoder/aq_complexity.c b/av1/encoder/aq_complexity.c
index bbf9a1e..1fff321 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/aq_complexity.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/aq_complexity.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
     // It is converted to bits << AV1_PROB_COST_SHIFT units.
     const int64_t num = (int64_t)(cpi->rc.sb64_target_rate * xmis * ymis)
                         << AV1_PROB_COST_SHIFT;
-    const int denom = cm->seq_params.mib_size * cm->seq_params.mib_size;
+    const int denom = cm->mib_size * cm->mib_size;
     const int target_rate = (int)(num / denom);
     double logvar;
     double low_var_thresh;
diff --git a/av1/encoder/aq_cyclicrefresh.c b/av1/encoder/aq_cyclicrefresh.c
index dec9b59..a7ce0c0 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/aq_cyclicrefresh.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/aq_cyclicrefresh.c
@@ -270,10 +270,8 @@
   int i, block_count, bl_index, sb_rows, sb_cols, sbs_in_frame;
   int xmis, ymis, x, y;
   memset(seg_map, CR_SEGMENT_ID_BASE, mi_params->mi_rows * mi_params->mi_cols);
-  sb_cols = (mi_params->mi_cols + cm->seq_params.mib_size - 1) /
-            cm->seq_params.mib_size;
-  sb_rows = (mi_params->mi_rows + cm->seq_params.mib_size - 1) /
-            cm->seq_params.mib_size;
+  sb_cols = (mi_params->mi_cols + cm->mib_size - 1) / cm->mib_size;
+  sb_rows = (mi_params->mi_rows + cm->mib_size - 1) / cm->mib_size;
   sbs_in_frame = sb_cols * sb_rows;
   // Number of target blocks to get the q delta (segment 1).
   block_count =
@@ -290,8 +288,8 @@
     // Get the mi_row/mi_col corresponding to superblock index i.
     int sb_row_index = (i / sb_cols);
     int sb_col_index = i - sb_row_index * sb_cols;
-    int mi_row = sb_row_index * cm->seq_params.mib_size;
-    int mi_col = sb_col_index * cm->seq_params.mib_size;
+    int mi_row = sb_row_index * cm->mib_size;
+    int mi_col = sb_col_index * cm->mib_size;
     // TODO(any): Ensure the population of
     // cpi->common.features.allow_screen_content_tools and use the same instead
     // of cpi->oxcf.tune_cfg.content == AOM_CONTENT_SCREEN
@@ -305,8 +303,8 @@
     assert(mi_col >= 0 && mi_col < mi_params->mi_cols);
     bl_index = mi_row * mi_params->mi_cols + mi_col;
     // Loop through all MI blocks in superblock and update map.
-    xmis = AOMMIN(mi_params->mi_cols - mi_col, cm->seq_params.mib_size);
-    ymis = AOMMIN(mi_params->mi_rows - mi_row, cm->seq_params.mib_size);
+    xmis = AOMMIN(mi_params->mi_cols - mi_col, cm->mib_size);
+    ymis = AOMMIN(mi_params->mi_rows - mi_row, cm->mib_size);
     for (y = 0; y < ymis; y++) {
       for (x = 0; x < xmis; x++) {
         const int bl_index2 = bl_index + y * mi_params->mi_cols + x;
diff --git a/av1/encoder/bitstream.c b/av1/encoder/bitstream.c
index 2752709..19d0548 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/bitstream.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/bitstream.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "aom_ports/bitops.h"
 #include "aom_ports/mem_ops.h"
 #include "aom_ports/system_state.h"
+#include "av1/common/av1_common_int.h"
 #include "av1/common/blockd.h"
 #include "av1/common/enums.h"
 #if CONFIG_BITSTREAM_DEBUG
@@ -1550,7 +1551,7 @@
 #endif  // CONFIG_FIX_CDEF_SYNTAX
   // At the start of a superblock, mark that we haven't yet written CDEF
   // strengths for any of the CDEF units contained in this superblock.
-  const int sb_mask = (cm->seq_params.mib_size - 1);
+  const int sb_mask = (cm->mib_size - 1);
   const int mi_row_in_sb = (xd->mi_row & sb_mask);
   const int mi_col_in_sb = (xd->mi_col & sb_mask);
   if (mi_row_in_sb == 0 && mi_col_in_sb == 0) {
@@ -1680,11 +1681,10 @@
     const MB_MODE_INFO *const mbmi = xd->mi[0];
     const BLOCK_SIZE bsize = mbmi->sb_type[xd->tree_type == CHROMA_PART];
     const int super_block_upper_left =
-        ((xd->mi_row & (cm->seq_params.mib_size - 1)) == 0) &&
-        ((xd->mi_col & (cm->seq_params.mib_size - 1)) == 0);
+        ((xd->mi_row & (cm->mib_size - 1)) == 0) &&
+        ((xd->mi_col & (cm->mib_size - 1)) == 0);
 
-    if ((bsize != cm->seq_params.sb_size || skip == 0) &&
-        super_block_upper_left) {
+    if ((bsize != cm->sb_size || skip == 0) && super_block_upper_left) {
       assert(mbmi->current_qindex > 0);
       const int reduced_delta_qindex =
           (mbmi->current_qindex - xd->current_base_qindex) /
@@ -2858,7 +2858,7 @@
   const BLOCK_SIZE bsize = mbmi->sb_type[xd->tree_type == CHROMA_PART];
   if (xd->tree_type == SHARED_PART)
     assert(mbmi->sb_type[PLANE_TYPE_Y] == mbmi->sb_type[PLANE_TYPE_UV]);
-  assert(bsize <= cm->seq_params.sb_size ||
+  assert(bsize <= cm->sb_size ||
          (bsize >= BLOCK_SIZES && bsize < BLOCK_SIZES_ALL));
 
   const int bh = mi_size_high[bsize];
@@ -2970,7 +2970,7 @@
   }
 #endif  // CONFIG_PC_WIENER
 
-  av1_mark_block_as_coded(xd, bsize, cm->seq_params.sb_size);
+  av1_mark_block_as_coded(xd, bsize, cm->sb_size);
 }
 
 static AOM_INLINE void write_partition(const AV1_COMMON *const cm,
@@ -2982,27 +2982,21 @@
                                        const PARTITION_TREE *ptree_luma,
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
                                        aom_writer *w) {
-  if (!is_partition_point(bsize)) return;
-
   const int plane = xd->tree_type == CHROMA_PART;
+#if !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
+  if (!is_partition_point(bsize)) return;
   if (bsize == BLOCK_8X8 && plane > 0) return;
+#endif  // !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   const int ssx = cm->seq_params.subsampling_x;
   const int ssy = cm->seq_params.subsampling_y;
-  if (is_luma_chroma_share_same_partition(xd->tree_type, ptree_luma, bsize)) {
-    assert(ptree_luma);
-    assert(p ==
-           sdp_chroma_part_from_luma(bsize, ptree_luma->partition, ssx, ssy));
-    return;
-  }
-
-  PARTITION_TYPE implied_partition;
-  const bool is_part_implied = is_partition_implied_at_boundary(
-      &cm->mi_params, xd->tree_type, ssx, ssy, mi_row, mi_col, bsize,
-      &ptree->chroma_ref_info, &implied_partition);
-  if (is_part_implied) {
-    assert(p == implied_partition);
+  const PARTITION_TYPE derived_partition =
+      av1_get_normative_forced_partition_type(
+          &cm->mi_params, xd->tree_type, ssx, ssy, mi_row, mi_col, bsize,
+          ptree_luma, &ptree->chroma_ref_info);
+  if (derived_partition != PARTITION_INVALID) {
+    assert(p == derived_partition);
     return;
   }
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
@@ -3016,6 +3010,19 @@
   if (!do_split) {
     return;
   }
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  const bool do_square_split = p == PARTITION_SPLIT;
+  if (is_square_split_eligible(bsize, cm->sb_size)) {
+    const int square_split_ctx =
+        square_split_context(xd, mi_row, mi_col, bsize);
+    aom_write_symbol(w, do_square_split,
+                     ec_ctx->do_square_split_cdf[plane][square_split_ctx], 2);
+  }
+  if (do_square_split) {
+    assert(p == PARTITION_SPLIT);
+    return;
+  }
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
   RECT_PART_TYPE rect_type = get_rect_part_type(p);
   if (rect_type_implied_by_bsize(bsize, xd->tree_type) == RECT_INVALID) {
     aom_write_symbol(w, rect_type, ec_ctx->rect_type_cdf[plane][ctx],
@@ -3096,7 +3103,7 @@
     const TokenExtra **tok, const TokenExtra *const tok_end,
     PARTITION_TREE *ptree,
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-    PARTITION_TREE *ptree_luma,
+    const PARTITION_TREE *ptree_luma,
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
     int mi_row, int mi_col, BLOCK_SIZE bsize) {
   const AV1_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
@@ -3151,6 +3158,9 @@
                   w);
   const int track_ptree_luma =
       is_luma_chroma_share_same_partition(xd->tree_type, ptree_luma, bsize);
+  if (!track_ptree_luma) {
+    ptree_luma = NULL;
+  }
   assert(IMPLIES(track_ptree_luma, ptree_luma));
 #else
   write_partition(cm, xd, mi_row, mi_col, partition, bsize, w);
@@ -3162,11 +3172,11 @@
     case PARTITION_HORZ:
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[0],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[0] : NULL, mi_row,
-                     mi_col, subsize);
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 0), mi_row, mi_col,
+                     subsize);
       if (mi_row + hbs_h < mi_params->mi_rows) {
         write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[1],
-                       track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[1] : NULL,
+                       get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 1),
                        mi_row + hbs_h, mi_col, subsize);
       }
 #else   // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
@@ -3178,12 +3188,12 @@
     case PARTITION_VERT:
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[0],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[0] : NULL, mi_row,
-                     mi_col, subsize);
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 0), mi_row, mi_col,
+                     subsize);
       if (mi_col + hbs_w < mi_params->mi_cols) {
         write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[1],
-                       track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[1] : NULL,
-                       mi_row, mi_col + hbs_w, subsize);
+                       get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 1), mi_row,
+                       mi_col + hbs_w, subsize);
       }
 #else  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
       write_modes_b(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, mi_row, mi_col);
@@ -3199,19 +3209,19 @@
           get_partition_subsize(bsize_big, PARTITION_HORZ);
       assert(subsize == get_partition_subsize(bsize_med, PARTITION_HORZ));
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[0],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[0] : NULL, mi_row,
-                     mi_col, subsize);
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 0), mi_row, mi_col,
+                     subsize);
       if (mi_row + ebs_h >= mi_params->mi_rows) break;
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[1],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[1] : NULL,
-                     mi_row + ebs_h, mi_col, bsize_med);
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 1), mi_row + ebs_h,
+                     mi_col, bsize_med);
       if (mi_row + 3 * ebs_h >= mi_params->mi_rows) break;
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[2],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[2] : NULL,
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 2),
                      mi_row + 3 * ebs_h, mi_col, bsize_big);
       if (mi_row + 7 * ebs_h >= mi_params->mi_rows) break;
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[3],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[3] : NULL,
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 3),
                      mi_row + 7 * ebs_h, mi_col, subsize);
       break;
     }
@@ -3221,19 +3231,19 @@
           get_partition_subsize(bsize_big, PARTITION_HORZ);
       assert(subsize == get_partition_subsize(bsize_med, PARTITION_HORZ));
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[0],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[0] : NULL, mi_row,
-                     mi_col, subsize);
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 0), mi_row, mi_col,
+                     subsize);
       if (mi_row + ebs_h >= mi_params->mi_rows) break;
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[1],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[1] : NULL,
-                     mi_row + ebs_h, mi_col, bsize_big);
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 1), mi_row + ebs_h,
+                     mi_col, bsize_big);
       if (mi_row + 5 * ebs_h >= mi_params->mi_rows) break;
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[2],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[2] : NULL,
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 2),
                      mi_row + 5 * ebs_h, mi_col, bsize_med);
       if (mi_row + 7 * ebs_h >= mi_params->mi_rows) break;
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[3],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[3] : NULL,
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 3),
                      mi_row + 7 * ebs_h, mi_col, subsize);
       break;
     }
@@ -3243,19 +3253,19 @@
           get_partition_subsize(bsize_big, PARTITION_VERT);
       assert(subsize == get_partition_subsize(bsize_med, PARTITION_VERT));
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[0],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[0] : NULL, mi_row,
-                     mi_col, subsize);
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 0), mi_row, mi_col,
+                     subsize);
       if (mi_col + ebs_w >= mi_params->mi_cols) break;
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[1],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[1] : NULL, mi_row,
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 1), mi_row,
                      mi_col + ebs_w, bsize_med);
       if (mi_col + 3 * ebs_w >= mi_params->mi_cols) break;
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[2],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[2] : NULL, mi_row,
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 2), mi_row,
                      mi_col + 3 * ebs_w, bsize_big);
       if (mi_col + 7 * ebs_w >= mi_params->mi_cols) break;
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[3],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[3] : NULL, mi_row,
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 3), mi_row,
                      mi_col + 7 * ebs_w, subsize);
       break;
     }
@@ -3265,19 +3275,19 @@
           get_partition_subsize(bsize_big, PARTITION_VERT);
       assert(subsize == get_partition_subsize(bsize_med, PARTITION_VERT));
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[0],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[0] : NULL, mi_row,
-                     mi_col, subsize);
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 0), mi_row, mi_col,
+                     subsize);
       if (mi_col + ebs_w >= mi_params->mi_cols) break;
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[1],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[1] : NULL, mi_row,
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 1), mi_row,
                      mi_col + ebs_w, bsize_big);
       if (mi_col + 5 * ebs_w >= mi_params->mi_cols) break;
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[2],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[2] : NULL, mi_row,
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 2), mi_row,
                      mi_col + 5 * ebs_w, bsize_med);
       if (mi_col + 7 * ebs_w >= mi_params->mi_cols) break;
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[3],
-                     track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[3] : NULL, mi_row,
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 3), mi_row,
                      mi_col + 7 * ebs_w, subsize);
       break;
     }
@@ -3301,10 +3311,26 @@
         }
 
         write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[i],
-                       track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[i] : NULL,
-                       this_mi_row, this_mi_col, this_bsize);
+                       get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, i), this_mi_row,
+                       this_mi_col, this_bsize);
       }
       break;
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    case PARTITION_SPLIT:
+      write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[0],
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 0), mi_row, mi_col,
+                     subsize);
+      write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[1],
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 1), mi_row,
+                     mi_col + hbs_w, subsize);
+      write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[2],
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 2), mi_row + hbs_h,
+                     mi_col, subsize);
+      write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[3],
+                     get_partition_subtree_const(ptree_luma, 3), mi_row + hbs_h,
+                     mi_col + hbs_w, subsize);
+      break;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 #else   // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
     case PARTITION_SPLIT:
       write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, tok, tok_end, ptree->sub_tree[0], mi_row,
@@ -3380,10 +3406,9 @@
     }
   }
 
-  for (int mi_row = mi_row_start; mi_row < mi_row_end;
-       mi_row += cm->seq_params.mib_size) {
+  for (int mi_row = mi_row_start; mi_row < mi_row_end; mi_row += cm->mib_size) {
     const int sb_row_in_tile =
-        (mi_row - tile->mi_row_start) >> cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2;
+        (mi_row - tile->mi_row_start) >> cm->mib_size_log2;
     const TokenExtra *tok =
         cpi->token_info.tplist[tile_row][tile_col][sb_row_in_tile].start;
     const TokenExtra *tok_end =
@@ -3392,8 +3417,8 @@
     av1_zero_left_context(xd);
 
     for (int mi_col = mi_col_start; mi_col < mi_col_end;
-         mi_col += cm->seq_params.mib_size) {
-      av1_reset_is_mi_coded_map(xd, cm->seq_params.mib_size);
+         mi_col += cm->mib_size) {
+      av1_reset_is_mi_coded_map(xd, cm->mib_size);
       xd->sbi = av1_get_sb_info(cm, mi_row, mi_col);
       cpi->td.mb.cb_coef_buff = av1_get_cb_coeff_buffer(cpi, mi_row, mi_col);
       const int total_loop_num =
@@ -3407,7 +3432,7 @@
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
                      NULL,
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-                     mi_row, mi_col, cm->seq_params.sb_size);
+                     mi_row, mi_col, cm->sb_size);
       if (total_loop_num == 2) {
         xd->tree_type = CHROMA_PART;
         write_modes_sb(cpi, tile, w, &tok, tok_end,
@@ -3415,7 +3440,7 @@
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
                        xd->sbi->ptree_root[0],
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-                       mi_row, mi_col, cm->seq_params.sb_size);
+                       mi_row, mi_col, cm->sb_size);
         xd->tree_type = SHARED_PART;
       }
     }
@@ -3584,20 +3609,38 @@
   }
 #else
   if (!all_none) {
-    assert(cm->seq_params.sb_size == BLOCK_64X64 ||
-           cm->seq_params.sb_size == BLOCK_128X128);
-    const int sb_size = cm->seq_params.sb_size == BLOCK_128X128 ? 128 : 64;
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    assert(cm->sb_size == BLOCK_64X64 || cm->sb_size == BLOCK_128X128 ||
+           cm->sb_size == BLOCK_256X256);
+#else
+    assert(cm->sb_size == BLOCK_64X64 || cm->sb_size == BLOCK_128X128);
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    const int sb_size =
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+        cm->sb_size == BLOCK_256X256 ? 256 :
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+        cm->sb_size == BLOCK_128X128 ? 128
+                                     : 64;
 
     RestorationInfo *rsi = &cm->rst_info[0];
 
     assert(rsi->restoration_unit_size >= sb_size);
     assert(RESTORATION_UNITSIZE_MAX == 256);
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    if (sb_size <= 128) {
+      aom_wb_write_bit(wb, rsi->restoration_unit_size > 128);
+    }
+    if (sb_size == 64) {
+      aom_wb_write_bit(wb, rsi->restoration_unit_size > 64);
+    }
+#else
     if (sb_size == 64) {
       aom_wb_write_bit(wb, rsi->restoration_unit_size > 64);
     }
     if (rsi->restoration_unit_size > 64) {
       aom_wb_write_bit(wb, rsi->restoration_unit_size > 128);
     }
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
   }
 
   if (num_planes > 1) {
@@ -4301,12 +4344,10 @@
 
 static AOM_INLINE void write_tile_info_max_tile(
     const AV1_COMMON *const cm, struct aom_write_bit_buffer *wb) {
-  int width_mi =
-      ALIGN_POWER_OF_TWO(cm->mi_params.mi_cols, cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2);
-  int height_mi =
-      ALIGN_POWER_OF_TWO(cm->mi_params.mi_rows, cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2);
-  int width_sb = width_mi >> cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2;
-  int height_sb = height_mi >> cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2;
+  int width_mi = ALIGN_POWER_OF_TWO(cm->mi_params.mi_cols, cm->mib_size_log2);
+  int height_mi = ALIGN_POWER_OF_TWO(cm->mi_params.mi_rows, cm->mib_size_log2);
+  int width_sb = width_mi >> cm->mib_size_log2;
+  int height_sb = height_mi >> cm->mib_size_log2;
   int size_sb, i;
   const CommonTileParams *const tiles = &cm->tiles;
 
@@ -4766,9 +4807,21 @@
   (void)wb;
   assert(seq_params->mib_size == mi_size_wide[seq_params->sb_size]);
   assert(seq_params->mib_size == 1 << seq_params->mib_size_log2);
+
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  assert(seq_params->sb_size == BLOCK_256X256 ||
+         seq_params->sb_size == BLOCK_128X128 ||
+         seq_params->sb_size == BLOCK_64X64);
+  const bool is_256 = seq_params->sb_size == BLOCK_256X256;
+  aom_wb_write_bit(wb, is_256);
+  if (is_256) {
+    return;
+  }
+#else
   assert(seq_params->sb_size == BLOCK_128X128 ||
          seq_params->sb_size == BLOCK_64X64);
-  aom_wb_write_bit(wb, seq_params->sb_size == BLOCK_128X128 ? 1 : 0);
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  aom_wb_write_bit(wb, seq_params->sb_size == BLOCK_128X128);
 }
 
 static AOM_INLINE void write_sequence_header(
diff --git a/av1/encoder/block.h b/av1/encoder/block.h
index 1db8135..c04d0c3 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/block.h
+++ b/av1/encoder/block.h
@@ -534,8 +534,28 @@
 } SimpleMotionData;
 
 /*!\cond */
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+
+#define BLOCK_256_COUNT 1
+#define BLOCK_128_COUNT 3
+#define BLOCK_64_COUNT 7
+
+#if CONFIG_UNEVEN_4WAY
+#define BLOCK_32_COUNT 31
+#define BLOCK_16_COUNT 63
+#define BLOCK_8_COUNT 64
+#else
+#define BLOCK_32_COUNT 15
+#define BLOCK_16_COUNT 31
+#define BLOCK_8_COUNT 63
+#endif  // CONFIG_UNEVEN_4WAY
+
+#define BLOCK_4_COUNT 64
+
+#else
 #define BLOCK_128_COUNT 1
 #define BLOCK_64_COUNT 3
+
 #if CONFIG_UNEVEN_4WAY
 #define BLOCK_32_COUNT 15
 #define BLOCK_16_COUNT 31
@@ -545,7 +565,9 @@
 #define BLOCK_16_COUNT 15
 #define BLOCK_8_COUNT 31
 #endif  // CONFIG_UNEVEN_4WAY
+
 #define BLOCK_4_COUNT 32
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 
 #define MAKE_SM_DATA_BUF(width, height) \
   SimpleMotionData                      \
@@ -557,6 +579,9 @@
 typedef struct SimpleMotionDataBufs {
   /*!\cond */
   // Square blocks
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  MAKE_SM_DATA_BUF(256, 256);
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
   MAKE_SM_DATA_BUF(128, 128);
   MAKE_SM_DATA_BUF(64, 64);
   MAKE_SM_DATA_BUF(32, 32);
@@ -565,6 +590,9 @@
   MAKE_SM_DATA_BUF(4, 4);
 
   // 1:2 blocks
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  MAKE_SM_DATA_BUF(128, 256);
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
   MAKE_SM_DATA_BUF(64, 128);
   MAKE_SM_DATA_BUF(32, 64);
   MAKE_SM_DATA_BUF(16, 32);
@@ -572,6 +600,9 @@
   MAKE_SM_DATA_BUF(4, 8);
 
   // 2:1 blocks
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  MAKE_SM_DATA_BUF(256, 128);
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
   MAKE_SM_DATA_BUF(128, 64);
   MAKE_SM_DATA_BUF(64, 32);
   MAKE_SM_DATA_BUF(32, 16);
@@ -785,12 +816,13 @@
    * \name Partition Costs
    ****************************************************************************/
   /**@{*/
-  //! Cost for coding the partition.
-  int partition_cost[PARTITION_STRUCTURE_NUM][PARTITION_CONTEXTS]
-                    [EXT_PARTITION_TYPES];
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   /*! Cost for sending split token. */
   int do_split_cost[PARTITION_STRUCTURE_NUM][PARTITION_CONTEXTS][2];
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  /*! Cost for sending square split token. */
+  int do_square_split_cost[PARTITION_STRUCTURE_NUM][SQUARE_SPLIT_CONTEXTS][2];
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
   /*! Cost for sending rectangular type token. */
   int rect_type_cost[PARTITION_STRUCTURE_NUM][PARTITION_CONTEXTS][2];
   /*! Cost for sending do_ext_partition token. */
@@ -805,6 +837,13 @@
                                      [PARTITION_CONTEXTS]
                                      [NUM_UNEVEN_4WAY_PARTS];
 #endif  // CONFIG_UNEVEN_4WAY
+  //! Cost for coding the partition.
+  int partition_cost[PARTITION_STRUCTURE_NUM][PARTITION_CONTEXTS]
+                    [ALL_PARTITION_TYPES];
+#else
+  //! Cost for coding the partition.
+  int partition_cost[PARTITION_STRUCTURE_NUM][PARTITION_CONTEXTS]
+                    [EXT_PARTITION_TYPES];
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   /**@}*/
 
@@ -1706,6 +1745,11 @@
     1,  // BLOCK_64X128
     1,  // BLOCK_128X64
     1,  // BLOCK_128X128
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    1,  // BLOCK_128X256
+    1,  // BLOCK_256X128
+    1,  // BLOCK_256X256
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
     1,  // BLOCK_4X16
     1,  // BLOCK_16X4
     1,  // BLOCK_8X32
@@ -1729,6 +1773,11 @@
     0,  // BLOCK_64X128
     0,  // BLOCK_128X64
     0,  // BLOCK_128X128
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    0,  // BLOCK_128X256
+    0,  // BLOCK_256X128
+    0,  // BLOCK_256X256
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
     1,  // BLOCK_4X16
     1,  // BLOCK_16X4
     1,  // BLOCK_8X32
diff --git a/av1/encoder/compound_type.c b/av1/encoder/compound_type.c
index a165d82..90a4edc 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/compound_type.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/compound_type.c
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
                                   const BLOCK_SIZE bsize, const uint16_t *pred0,
                                   int stride0, const uint16_t *pred1,
                                   int stride1) {
+  /* clang-format off */
   static const BLOCK_SIZE split_qtr[BLOCK_SIZES_ALL] = {
     //                            4X4
     BLOCK_INVALID,
@@ -144,11 +145,16 @@
     BLOCK_16X32, BLOCK_32X16, BLOCK_32X32,
     // 64x128,     128x64,        128x128
     BLOCK_32X64, BLOCK_64X32, BLOCK_64X64,
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    // 128X256,    256X128,       256X256
+    BLOCK_64X128, BLOCK_128X64, BLOCK_128X128,
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
     // 4X16,       16X4,          8X32
     BLOCK_INVALID, BLOCK_INVALID, BLOCK_4X16,
     // 32X8,       16X64,         64X16
     BLOCK_16X4, BLOCK_8X32, BLOCK_32X8
   };
+  /* clang-format on */
   const struct macroblock_plane *const p = &x->plane[0];
   const uint16_t *src = p->src.buf;
   int src_stride = p->src.stride;
diff --git a/av1/encoder/context_tree.c b/av1/encoder/context_tree.c
index e436eff..c63b274 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/context_tree.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/context_tree.c
@@ -11,20 +11,25 @@
  */
 
 #include "av1/encoder/context_tree.h"
+#include "av1/common/av1_common_int.h"
 #include "av1/encoder/encoder.h"
 #include "av1/encoder/rd.h"
 
 static const BLOCK_SIZE square[MAX_SB_SIZE_LOG2 - 1] = {
-  BLOCK_4X4, BLOCK_8X8, BLOCK_16X16, BLOCK_32X32, BLOCK_64X64, BLOCK_128X128,
+  BLOCK_4X4,     BLOCK_8X8,   BLOCK_16X16,
+  BLOCK_32X32,   BLOCK_64X64, BLOCK_128X128,
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  BLOCK_256X256,
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 };
 
 void av1_copy_tree_context(PICK_MODE_CONTEXT *dst_ctx,
                            PICK_MODE_CONTEXT *src_ctx) {
   dst_ctx->mic = src_ctx->mic;
 #if CONFIG_C071_SUBBLK_WARPMV
-  if (is_warp_mode(src_ctx->mic.motion_mode))
-    memcpy(dst_ctx->submic, src_ctx->submic,
-           MAX_MIB_SIZE * MAX_MIB_SIZE * sizeof(*src_ctx->submic));
+  if (is_warp_mode(src_ctx->mic.motion_mode)) {
+    av1_copy_array(dst_ctx->submic, src_ctx->submic, src_ctx->num_4x4_blk);
+  }
 #endif  // CONFIG_C071_SUBBLK_WARPMV
   dst_ctx->mbmi_ext_best = src_ctx->mbmi_ext_best;
 
@@ -48,12 +53,15 @@
   dst_ctx->rd_stats = src_ctx->rd_stats;
   dst_ctx->rd_mode_is_ready = src_ctx->rd_mode_is_ready;
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-  for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
-    const int num_blk =
-        (i == 0) ? src_ctx->num_4x4_blk : src_ctx->num_4x4_blk_chroma;
-    const int color_map_size = num_blk * 16;
-    memcpy(dst_ctx->color_index_map[i], src_ctx->color_index_map[i],
-           sizeof(src_ctx->color_index_map[i][0]) * color_map_size);
+  const int num_pix = src_ctx->num_4x4_blk * 16;
+  if (num_pix <= MAX_PALETTE_SQUARE) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
+      const int num_blk =
+          (i == 0) ? src_ctx->num_4x4_blk : src_ctx->num_4x4_blk_chroma;
+      const int color_map_size = num_blk * 16;
+      memcpy(dst_ctx->color_index_map[i], src_ctx->color_index_map[i],
+             sizeof(src_ctx->color_index_map[i][0]) * color_map_size);
+    }
   }
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 }
@@ -123,6 +131,11 @@
                       aom_calloc(num_blk, sizeof(*ctx->blk_skip)));
   AOM_CHECK_MEM_ERROR(&error, ctx->tx_type_map,
                       aom_calloc(num_blk, sizeof(*ctx->tx_type_map)));
+#if CONFIG_C071_SUBBLK_WARPMV
+  if (!frame_is_intra_only(cm)) {
+    ctx->submic = malloc(num_blk * sizeof(*ctx->submic));
+  }
+#endif  // CONFIG_C071_SUBBLK_WARPMV
 #if CONFIG_CROSS_CHROMA_TX
   AOM_CHECK_MEM_ERROR(&error, ctx->cctx_type_map,
                       aom_calloc(num_blk, sizeof(*ctx->cctx_type_map)));
@@ -160,6 +173,11 @@
 void av1_free_pmc(PICK_MODE_CONTEXT *ctx, int num_planes) {
   if (ctx == NULL) return;
 
+#if CONFIG_C071_SUBBLK_WARPMV
+  if (ctx->submic) {
+    free(ctx->submic);
+  }
+#endif  // CONFIG_C071_SUBBLK_WARPMV
   aom_free(ctx->blk_skip);
   ctx->blk_skip = NULL;
   aom_free(ctx->tx_type_map);
@@ -640,9 +658,18 @@
 }
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 
-static AOM_INLINE int get_pc_tree_nodes(const int is_sb_size_128,
+static AOM_INLINE int get_pc_tree_nodes(const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size,
                                         int stat_generation_stage) {
-  const int tree_nodes_inc = is_sb_size_128 ? 1024 : 0;
+  const int is_sb_size_128 = sb_size == BLOCK_128X128;
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  const int is_sb_size_256 = sb_size == BLOCK_256X256;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  const int tree_nodes_inc =
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      is_sb_size_256 ? (1024 + 4 * 1024) :
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      is_sb_size_128 ? 1024
+                     : 0;
   const int tree_nodes =
       stat_generation_stage ? 1 : (tree_nodes_inc + 256 + 64 + 16 + 4 + 1);
   return tree_nodes;
@@ -651,9 +678,11 @@
 void av1_setup_sms_tree(AV1_COMP *const cpi, ThreadData *td) {
   AV1_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
   const int stat_generation_stage = is_stat_generation_stage(cpi);
-  const int is_sb_size_128 = cm->seq_params.sb_size == BLOCK_128X128;
-  const int tree_nodes =
-      get_pc_tree_nodes(is_sb_size_128, stat_generation_stage);
+  const int is_sb_size_128 = cm->sb_size == BLOCK_128X128;
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  const int is_sb_size_256 = cm->sb_size == BLOCK_256X256;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  const int tree_nodes = get_pc_tree_nodes(cm->sb_size, stat_generation_stage);
   int sms_tree_index = 0;
   SIMPLE_MOTION_DATA_TREE *this_sms;
   int square_index = 1;
@@ -665,7 +694,13 @@
   this_sms = &td->sms_tree[0];
 
   if (!stat_generation_stage) {
-    const int leaf_factor = is_sb_size_128 ? 4 : 1;
+    const int leaf_factor =
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+        is_sb_size_256 ? 16 :
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+        is_sb_size_128 ? 4
+                       : 1;
+
     const int leaf_nodes = 256 * leaf_factor;
 
     // Sets up all the leaf nodes in the tree.
diff --git a/av1/encoder/context_tree.h b/av1/encoder/context_tree.h
index 3aaafe5..d99cb98 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/context_tree.h
+++ b/av1/encoder/context_tree.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 typedef struct PICK_MODE_CONTEXT {
   MB_MODE_INFO mic;
 #if CONFIG_C071_SUBBLK_WARPMV
-  SUBMB_INFO submic[MAX_MIB_SIZE * MAX_MIB_SIZE];
+  SUBMB_INFO *submic;
 #endif  // CONFIG_C071_SUBBLK_WARPMV
   MB_MODE_INFO_EXT_FRAME mbmi_ext_best;
   uint8_t *color_index_map[2];
diff --git a/av1/encoder/encodeframe.c b/av1/encoder/encodeframe.c
index d755568..ecd0ee6 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/encodeframe.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/encodeframe.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
   const DeltaQInfo *const delta_q_info = &cm->delta_q_info;
   assert(delta_q_info->delta_q_present_flag);
 
-  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->seq_params.sb_size;
+  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->sb_size;
   // Delta-q modulation based on variance
   av1_setup_src_planes(x, cpi->source, mi_row, mi_col, num_planes, NULL);
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
         (int8_t)clamp(delta_lf_from_base, -MAX_LOOP_FILTER, MAX_LOOP_FILTER);
     const int frame_lf_count =
         av1_num_planes(cm) > 1 ? FRAME_LF_COUNT : FRAME_LF_COUNT - 2;
-    const int mib_size = cm->seq_params.mib_size;
+    const int mib_size = cm->mib_size;
 
     // pre-set the delta lf for loop filter. Note that this value is set
     // before mi is assigned for each block in current superblock
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
   const int tpl_stride = tpl_frame->stride;
   int64_t inter_cost[INTER_REFS_PER_FRAME] = { 0 };
   const int step = 1 << block_mis_log2;
-  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->seq_params.sb_size;
+  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->sb_size;
 
   const int mi_row_end =
       AOMMIN(mi_size_high[sb_size] + mi_row, mi_params->mi_rows);
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
 
 static AOM_INLINE void adjust_rdmult_tpl_model(AV1_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x,
                                                int mi_row, int mi_col) {
-  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cpi->common.seq_params.sb_size;
+  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cpi->common.sb_size;
   const int orig_rdmult = cpi->rd.RDMULT;
 
   assert(IMPLIES(cpi->gf_group.size > 0,
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@
   if (gather_tpl_data) {
     if (cm->delta_q_info.delta_q_present_flag) {
       const int num_planes = av1_num_planes(cm);
-      const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->seq_params.sb_size;
+      const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->sb_size;
       setup_delta_q(cpi, td, x, tile_info, mi_row, mi_col, num_planes);
       av1_tpl_rdmult_setup_sb(cpi, x, sb_size, mi_row, mi_col);
     }
@@ -514,8 +514,7 @@
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   SimpleMotionDataBufs *data_bufs = x->sms_bufs;
   av1_init_sms_data_bufs(data_bufs);
-  fill_sms_buf(data_bufs, sms_root, mi_row, mi_col, cm->seq_params.sb_size,
-               cm->seq_params.sb_size);
+  fill_sms_buf(data_bufs, sms_root, mi_row, mi_col, cm->sb_size, cm->sb_size);
 
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   if (x->e_mbd.tree_type == CHROMA_PART) {
@@ -551,7 +550,7 @@
   MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &x->e_mbd;
   SuperBlockEnc *sb_enc = &x->sb_enc;
   SIMPLE_MOTION_DATA_TREE *const sms_root = td->sms_root;
-  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->seq_params.sb_size;
+  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->sb_size;
   const int ss_x = cm->seq_params.subsampling_x;
   const int ss_y = cm->seq_params.subsampling_y;
   RD_STATS dummy_rdc;
@@ -612,7 +611,7 @@
     const int mi_row, const int mi_col) {
   SIMPLE_MOTION_DATA_TREE *const sms_root = td->sms_root;
   AV1_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
-  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->seq_params.sb_size;
+  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->sb_size;
 
   // First pass
   SB_FIRST_PASS_STATS sb_fp_stats;
@@ -676,6 +675,7 @@
 #endif  // CONFIG_UNEVEN_4WAY
     case PARTITION_HORZ_3:
     case PARTITION_VERT_3: num_subtrees = 4; break;
+    case PARTITION_SPLIT: num_subtrees = 4; break;
     default:
       assert(0 && "Invalid partition type in set_min_none_to_invalid!");
       return;
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@
   MACROBLOCK *const x = &td->mb;
   MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &x->e_mbd;
 
-  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->seq_params.sb_size;
+  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->sb_size;
   assert(!frame_is_intra_only(cm));
 
   // First pass to estimate  partition structures
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@
   const TileInfo *const tile_info = &tile_data->tile_info;
   MB_MODE_INFO **mi = cm->mi_params.mi_grid_base +
                       get_mi_grid_idx(&cm->mi_params, mi_row, mi_col);
-  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->seq_params.sb_size;
+  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->sb_size;
   const int num_planes = av1_num_planes(cm);
   int dummy_rate;
   int64_t dummy_dist;
@@ -920,9 +920,9 @@
   MACROBLOCK *const x = &td->mb;
   MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &x->e_mbd;
   const int sb_cols_in_tile = av1_get_sb_cols_in_tile(cm, tile_data->tile_info);
-  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->seq_params.sb_size;
-  const int mib_size = cm->seq_params.mib_size;
-  const int mib_size_log2 = cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2;
+  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->sb_size;
+  const int mib_size = cm->mib_size;
+  const int mib_size_log2 = cm->mib_size_log2;
   const int sb_row = (mi_row - tile_info->mi_row_start) >> mib_size_log2;
 
 #if CONFIG_COLLECT_COMPONENT_TIMING
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@
   for (int mi_col = tile_info->mi_col_start, sb_col_in_tile = 0;
        mi_col < tile_info->mi_col_end; mi_col += mib_size, sb_col_in_tile++) {
     (*(enc_row_mt->sync_read_ptr))(row_mt_sync, sb_row, sb_col_in_tile);
-    av1_reset_is_mi_coded_map(xd, cm->seq_params.mib_size);
+    av1_reset_is_mi_coded_map(xd, cm->mib_size);
     av1_set_sb_info(cm, xd, mi_row, mi_col);
 
     if (tile_data->allow_update_cdf && row_mt_enabled &&
@@ -1064,9 +1064,8 @@
       if (pre_tok != NULL && tplist != NULL) {
         token_info->tile_tok[tile_row][tile_col] = pre_tok + tile_tok;
         pre_tok = token_info->tile_tok[tile_row][tile_col];
-        tile_tok = allocated_tokens(*tile_info,
-                                    cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2 + MI_SIZE_LOG2,
-                                    num_planes);
+        tile_tok = allocated_tokens(
+            *tile_info, cm->mib_size_log2 + MI_SIZE_LOG2, num_planes);
         token_info->tplist[tile_row][tile_col] = tplist + tplist_count;
         tplist = token_info->tplist[tile_row][tile_col];
         tplist_count = av1_get_sb_rows_in_tile(cm, tile_data->tile_info);
@@ -1093,14 +1092,14 @@
   TokenExtra *tok = NULL;
   TokenList *const tplist = cpi->token_info.tplist[tile_row][tile_col];
   const int sb_row_in_tile =
-      (mi_row - tile_info->mi_row_start) >> cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2;
+      (mi_row - tile_info->mi_row_start) >> cm->mib_size_log2;
   const int tile_mb_cols =
       (tile_info->mi_col_end - tile_info->mi_col_start + 2) >> 2;
   const int num_mb_rows_in_sb =
-      ((1 << (cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2 + MI_SIZE_LOG2)) + 8) >> 4;
+      ((1 << (cm->mib_size_log2 + MI_SIZE_LOG2)) + 8) >> 4;
 
   get_start_tok(cpi, tile_row, tile_col, mi_row, &tok,
-                cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2 + MI_SIZE_LOG2, num_planes);
+                cm->mib_size_log2 + MI_SIZE_LOG2, num_planes);
   tplist[sb_row_in_tile].start = tok;
 
   encode_sb_row(cpi, td, this_tile, mi_row, &tok);
@@ -1110,8 +1109,7 @@
 
   assert((unsigned int)(tok - tplist[sb_row_in_tile].start) <=
          get_token_alloc(num_mb_rows_in_sb, tile_mb_cols,
-                         cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2 + MI_SIZE_LOG2,
-                         num_planes));
+                         cm->mib_size_log2 + MI_SIZE_LOG2, num_planes));
 
   (void)tile_mb_cols;
   (void)num_mb_rows_in_sb;
@@ -1142,7 +1140,7 @@
       &td->mb.txfm_search_info.mb_rd_record.crc_calculator);
 
   for (int mi_row = tile_info->mi_row_start; mi_row < tile_info->mi_row_end;
-       mi_row += cm->seq_params.mib_size) {
+       mi_row += cm->mib_size) {
 #if CONFIG_REF_MV_BANK
     av1_zero(td->mb.e_mbd.ref_mv_bank);
 #if !CONFIG_MVP_IMPROVEMENT
@@ -1582,8 +1580,7 @@
                                       block_hash_values[0], is_block_same[0]);
     // Hash data generated for screen contents is used for intraBC ME
     const int min_alloc_size = block_size_wide[mi_params->mi_alloc_bsize];
-    const int max_sb_size =
-        (1 << (cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2 + MI_SIZE_LOG2));
+    const int max_sb_size = (1 << (cm->mib_size_log2 + MI_SIZE_LOG2));
     int src_idx = 0;
     for (int size = 4; size <= max_sb_size; size *= 2, src_idx = !src_idx) {
       const int dst_idx = !src_idx;
diff --git a/av1/encoder/encodeframe_utils.c b/av1/encoder/encodeframe_utils.c
index 4405d12..d38dbac 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/encodeframe_utils.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/encodeframe_utils.c
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@
 static int get_superblock_tpl_column_end(const AV1_COMMON *const cm, int mi_col,
                                          int num_mi_w) {
   // Find the start column of this superblock.
-  const int sb_mi_col_start = (mi_col >> cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2)
-                              << cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2;
+  const int sb_mi_col_start = (mi_col >> cm->mib_size_log2)
+                              << cm->mib_size_log2;
   // Same but in superres upscaled dimension.
   const int sb_mi_col_start_sr =
       coded_to_superres_mi(sb_mi_col_start, cm->superres_scale_denominator);
   // Width of this superblock in mi units.
-  const int sb_mi_width = mi_size_wide[cm->seq_params.sb_size];
+  const int sb_mi_width = mi_size_wide[cm->sb_size];
   // Same but in superres upscaled dimension.
   const int sb_mi_width_sr =
       coded_to_superres_mi(sb_mi_width, cm->superres_scale_denominator);
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
   rdmult = AOMMAX(rdmult, 0);
   av1_set_error_per_bit(&x->mv_costs, rdmult);
   aom_clear_system_state();
-  if (bsize == cm->seq_params.sb_size) {
+  if (bsize == cm->sb_size) {
     const int rdmult_sb = set_deltaq_rdmult(cpi, x);
     assert(rdmult_sb == rdmult);
     (void)rdmult_sb;
@@ -759,8 +759,7 @@
   memcpy(xd->left_txfm_context, ctx->tl,
          sizeof(*xd->left_txfm_context) * mi_height);
 #endif  // !CONFIG_TX_PARTITION_CTX
-  av1_mark_block_as_not_coded(xd, mi_row, mi_col, bsize,
-                              cm->seq_params.sb_size);
+  av1_mark_block_as_not_coded(xd, mi_row, mi_col, bsize, cm->sb_size);
 }
 
 void av1_save_context(const MACROBLOCK *x, RD_SEARCH_MACROBLOCK_CONTEXT *ctx,
@@ -805,9 +804,9 @@
                                      MB_MODE_INFO **mib) {
   int bh = bh_in;
   int r, c;
-  for (r = 0; r < cm->seq_params.mib_size; r += bh) {
+  for (r = 0; r < cm->mib_size; r += bh) {
     int bw = bw_in;
-    for (c = 0; c < cm->seq_params.mib_size; c += bw) {
+    for (c = 0; c < cm->mib_size; c += bw) {
       const int grid_index = get_mi_grid_idx(&cm->mi_params, r, c);
       const int mi_index = get_alloc_mi_idx(&cm->mi_params, r, c);
       mib[grid_index] = mi + mi_index;
@@ -840,12 +839,10 @@
   assert((mi_rows_remaining > 0) && (mi_cols_remaining > 0));
 
   // Apply the requested partition size to the SB if it is all "in image"
-  if ((mi_cols_remaining >= cm->seq_params.mib_size) &&
-      (mi_rows_remaining >= cm->seq_params.mib_size)) {
-    for (int block_row = 0; block_row < cm->seq_params.mib_size;
-         block_row += bh) {
-      for (int block_col = 0; block_col < cm->seq_params.mib_size;
-           block_col += bw) {
+  if ((mi_cols_remaining >= cm->mib_size) &&
+      (mi_rows_remaining >= cm->mib_size)) {
+    for (int block_row = 0; block_row < cm->mib_size; block_row += bh) {
+      for (int block_col = 0; block_col < cm->mib_size; block_col += bw) {
         const int grid_index = get_mi_grid_idx(mi_params, block_row, block_col);
         const int mi_index = get_alloc_mi_idx(mi_params, block_row, block_col);
         mib[grid_index] = mi_upper_left + mi_index;
@@ -1479,6 +1476,15 @@
                   ctx_tr->do_split_cdf[plane_index][i], 2);
     }
   }
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  for (int plane_index = 0; plane_index < PARTITION_STRUCTURE_NUM;
+       plane_index++) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < SQUARE_SPLIT_CONTEXTS; i++) {
+      AVERAGE_CDF(ctx_left->do_square_split_cdf[plane_index][i],
+                  ctx_tr->do_square_split_cdf[plane_index][i], 2);
+    }
+  }
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
   for (int plane_index = 0; plane_index < PARTITION_STRUCTURE_NUM;
        plane_index++) {
     for (int i = 0; i < PARTITION_CONTEXTS; i++) {
@@ -1665,7 +1671,7 @@
 
   const AV1_COMMON *cm = &cpi->common;
   const int num_planes = av1_num_planes(cm);
-  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->seq_params.sb_size;
+  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->sb_size;
 
 #if !CONFIG_TX_PARTITION_CTX
   xd->above_txfm_context =
@@ -1707,7 +1713,7 @@
 
   const AV1_COMMON *cm = &cpi->common;
   const int num_planes = av1_num_planes(cm);
-  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->seq_params.sb_size;
+  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->sb_size;
 
   av1_restore_context(cm, x, &sb_fp_stats->x_ctx, mi_row, mi_col, sb_size,
                       num_planes);
diff --git a/av1/encoder/encodeframe_utils.h b/av1/encoder/encodeframe_utils.h
index 5fc666f..abe641e 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/encodeframe_utils.h
+++ b/av1/encoder/encodeframe_utils.h
@@ -151,14 +151,13 @@
   // RD cost summed across all blocks of partition type.
   RD_STATS sum_rdc;
 
+#if !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   // Array holding partition type cost.
   int tmp_partition_cost[PARTITION_TYPES];
-#if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-  int partition_cost_table[EXT_PARTITION_TYPES];
-#endif
+#endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 
   // Pointer to partition cost buffer
-  int *partition_cost;
+  const int *partition_cost;
 
   // RD costs for different partition types.
   int64_t none_rd;
@@ -304,6 +303,9 @@
     case 32: return BLOCK_32X32;
     case 64: return BLOCK_64X64;
     case 128: return BLOCK_128X128;
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    case 256: return BLOCK_256X256;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
     default: assert(0); return 0;
   }
 }
@@ -321,10 +323,8 @@
   sb_enc->min_partition_size =
       AOMMAX(sf->part_sf.default_min_partition_size,
              dim_to_size(cpi->oxcf.part_cfg.min_partition_size));
-  sb_enc->max_partition_size =
-      AOMMIN(sb_enc->max_partition_size, cm->seq_params.sb_size);
-  sb_enc->min_partition_size =
-      AOMMIN(sb_enc->min_partition_size, cm->seq_params.sb_size);
+  sb_enc->max_partition_size = AOMMIN(sb_enc->max_partition_size, cm->sb_size);
+  sb_enc->min_partition_size = AOMMIN(sb_enc->min_partition_size, cm->sb_size);
 
   if (use_auto_max_partition(cpi, sb_size, mi_row, mi_col)) {
     float features[FEATURE_SIZE_MAX_MIN_PART_PRED] = { 0.0f };
diff --git a/av1/encoder/encoder.c b/av1/encoder/encoder.c
index 28c4263..d9c66b4 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/encoder.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/encoder.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#include "av1/common/av1_common_int.h"
 #include "config/aom_config.h"
 #include "config/aom_dsp_rtcd.h"
 
@@ -245,59 +246,6 @@
   return uncompressed_frame_size / (double)encoded_frame_size;
 }
 
-static void set_tile_info(AV1_COMMON *const cm,
-                          const TileConfig *const tile_cfg) {
-  const CommonModeInfoParams *const mi_params = &cm->mi_params;
-  const SequenceHeader *const seq_params = &cm->seq_params;
-  CommonTileParams *const tiles = &cm->tiles;
-  int i, start_sb;
-
-  av1_get_tile_limits(cm);
-
-  // configure tile columns
-  if (tile_cfg->tile_width_count == 0 || tile_cfg->tile_height_count == 0) {
-    tiles->uniform_spacing = 1;
-    tiles->log2_cols = AOMMAX(tile_cfg->tile_columns, tiles->min_log2_cols);
-    tiles->log2_cols = AOMMIN(tiles->log2_cols, tiles->max_log2_cols);
-  } else {
-    int mi_cols =
-        ALIGN_POWER_OF_TWO(mi_params->mi_cols, seq_params->mib_size_log2);
-    int sb_cols = mi_cols >> seq_params->mib_size_log2;
-    int size_sb, j = 0;
-    tiles->uniform_spacing = 0;
-    for (i = 0, start_sb = 0; start_sb < sb_cols && i < MAX_TILE_COLS; i++) {
-      tiles->col_start_sb[i] = start_sb;
-      size_sb = tile_cfg->tile_widths[j++];
-      if (j >= tile_cfg->tile_width_count) j = 0;
-      start_sb += AOMMIN(size_sb, tiles->max_width_sb);
-    }
-    tiles->cols = i;
-    tiles->col_start_sb[i] = sb_cols;
-  }
-  av1_calculate_tile_cols(seq_params, mi_params->mi_rows, mi_params->mi_cols,
-                          tiles);
-
-  // configure tile rows
-  if (tiles->uniform_spacing) {
-    tiles->log2_rows = AOMMAX(tile_cfg->tile_rows, tiles->min_log2_rows);
-    tiles->log2_rows = AOMMIN(tiles->log2_rows, tiles->max_log2_rows);
-  } else {
-    int mi_rows =
-        ALIGN_POWER_OF_TWO(mi_params->mi_rows, seq_params->mib_size_log2);
-    int sb_rows = mi_rows >> seq_params->mib_size_log2;
-    int size_sb, j = 0;
-    for (i = 0, start_sb = 0; start_sb < sb_rows && i < MAX_TILE_ROWS; i++) {
-      tiles->row_start_sb[i] = start_sb;
-      size_sb = tile_cfg->tile_heights[j++];
-      if (j >= tile_cfg->tile_height_count) j = 0;
-      start_sb += AOMMIN(size_sb, tiles->max_height_sb);
-    }
-    tiles->rows = i;
-    tiles->row_start_sb[i] = sb_rows;
-  }
-  av1_calculate_tile_rows(seq_params, mi_params->mi_rows, tiles);
-}
-
 static void update_frame_size(AV1_COMP *cpi) {
   AV1_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
   MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &cpi->td.mb.e_mbd;
@@ -314,10 +262,15 @@
   if (!is_stat_generation_stage(cpi))
     alloc_context_buffers_ext(cm, &cpi->mbmi_ext_info);
 
-  if (!cpi->seq_params_locked)
-    set_sb_size(&cm->seq_params, av1_select_sb_size(cpi));
+  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = av1_select_sb_size(cpi);
+  if (!cpi->seq_params_locked) {
+    set_sb_size(cm, sb_size);
+  } else {
+    av1_set_frame_sb_size(cm, sb_size);
+  }
+  cpi->td.sb_size = cm->sb_size;
 
-  set_tile_info(cm, &cpi->oxcf.tile_cfg);
+  av1_set_tile_info(cm, &cpi->oxcf.tile_cfg);
 }
 
 static INLINE int does_level_match(int width, int height, double fps,
@@ -645,8 +598,10 @@
 
   cm->width = oxcf->frm_dim_cfg.width;
   cm->height = oxcf->frm_dim_cfg.height;
-  set_sb_size(seq_params,
-              av1_select_sb_size(cpi));  // set sb size before allocations
+  // set sb size before allocations
+  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = av1_select_sb_size(cpi);
+  set_sb_size(cm, sb_size);
+  cpi->td.sb_size = cm->sb_size;
   alloc_compressor_data(cpi);
 
   av1_update_film_grain_parameters(cpi, oxcf);
@@ -909,18 +864,21 @@
   cm->width = frm_dim_cfg->width;
   cm->height = frm_dim_cfg->height;
 
-  int sb_size = seq_params->sb_size;
+  BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->sb_size;
+  BLOCK_SIZE new_sb_size = av1_select_sb_size(cpi);
   // Superblock size should not be updated after the first key frame.
   if (!cpi->seq_params_locked) {
-    set_sb_size(&cm->seq_params, av1_select_sb_size(cpi));
+    set_sb_size(cm, new_sb_size);
     for (int i = 0; i < MAX_NUM_OPERATING_POINTS; ++i)
       seq_params->tier[i] = (oxcf->tier_mask >> i) & 1;
+  } else {
+    av1_set_frame_sb_size(cm, new_sb_size);
   }
+  cpi->td.sb_size = cm->sb_size;
 
-  if (initial_dimensions->width || sb_size != seq_params->sb_size) {
+  if (initial_dimensions->width || sb_size != cm->sb_size) {
     if (cm->width > initial_dimensions->width ||
-        cm->height > initial_dimensions->height ||
-        seq_params->sb_size != sb_size) {
+        cm->height > initial_dimensions->height || cm->sb_size != sb_size) {
       av1_free_context_buffers(cm);
       av1_free_shared_coeff_buffer(&cpi->td.shared_coeff_buf);
       av1_free_sms_tree(&cpi->td);
@@ -938,7 +896,7 @@
 
   rc->is_src_frame_alt_ref = 0;
 
-  set_tile_info(cm, &cpi->oxcf.tile_cfg);
+  av1_set_tile_info(cm, &cpi->oxcf.tile_cfg);
 
   cpi->ext_flags.refresh_frame.update_pending = 0;
   cpi->ext_flags.refresh_frame_context_pending = 0;
@@ -2341,6 +2299,7 @@
     if (cm->cdef_info.cdef_frame_enable)
 #endif  // CONFIG_FIX_CDEF_SYNTAX
       av1_cdef_frame(&cm->cur_frame->buf, cm, xd);
+
 #if CONFIG_COLLECT_COMPONENT_TIMING
     end_timing(cpi, cdef_time);
 #endif
diff --git a/av1/encoder/encoder.h b/av1/encoder/encoder.h
index f481bd9..0e62818 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/encoder.h
+++ b/av1/encoder/encoder.h
@@ -235,12 +235,12 @@
    * Indicates the minimum partition size that should be allowed. Both width and
    * height of a partition cannot be smaller than the min_partition_size.
    */
-  BLOCK_SIZE min_partition_size;
+  unsigned int min_partition_size;
   /*!
    * Indicates the maximum partition size that should be allowed. Both width and
    * height of a partition cannot be larger than the max_partition_size.
    */
-  BLOCK_SIZE max_partition_size;
+  unsigned int max_partition_size;
 } PartitionCfg;
 
 /*!
@@ -1270,6 +1270,8 @@
                                      [PALETTE_COLORS];
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   unsigned int do_split[PARTITION_STRUCTURE_NUM][PARTITION_CONTEXTS][2];
+  unsigned int do_square_split[PARTITION_STRUCTURE_NUM][SQUARE_SPLIT_CONTEXTS]
+                              [2];
   unsigned int rect_type[PARTITION_STRUCTURE_NUM][PARTITION_CONTEXTS][2];
   unsigned int do_ext_partition[PARTITION_STRUCTURE_NUM][NUM_RECT_PARTS]
                                [PARTITION_CONTEXTS][2];
@@ -1703,6 +1705,7 @@
   SIMPLE_MOTION_DATA_TREE *sms_root;
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   struct SimpleMotionDataBufs *sms_bufs;
+  BLOCK_SIZE sb_size;
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   InterModesInfo *inter_modes_info;
   uint32_t *hash_value_buffer[2][2];
diff --git a/av1/encoder/encoder_alloc.h b/av1/encoder/encoder_alloc.h
index d40a3a8..2b6e702 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/encoder_alloc.h
+++ b/av1/encoder/encoder_alloc.h
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
 
 static AOM_INLINE void variance_partition_alloc(AV1_COMP *cpi) {
   AV1_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
-  const int num_64x64_blocks = (cm->seq_params.sb_size == BLOCK_64X64) ? 1 : 4;
+  const int num_64x64_blocks = (cm->sb_size == BLOCK_64X64) ? 1 : 4;
   if (cpi->td.vt64x64) {
     if (num_64x64_blocks != cpi->td.num_64x64_blocks) {
       aom_free(cpi->td.vt64x64);
diff --git a/av1/encoder/encoder_utils.c b/av1/encoder/encoder_utils.c
index e18009c..3822b43 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/encoder_utils.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/encoder_utils.c
@@ -168,19 +168,171 @@
     { 1024, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } }
 };
 
-const int default_obmc_probs[FRAME_UPDATE_TYPES][BLOCK_SIZES_ALL] = {
-  { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
-  { 0,  0,  0,  106, 90, 90, 97, 67, 59, 70, 28,
-    30, 38, 16, 16,  16, 0,  0,  44, 50, 26, 25 },
-  { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
-  { 0,  0,  0,  98, 93, 97, 68, 82, 85, 33, 30,
-    33, 16, 16, 16, 16, 0,  0,  43, 37, 26, 16 },
-  { 0,  0,  0,  91, 80, 76, 78, 55, 49, 24, 16,
-    16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 0,  0,  29, 45, 16, 38 },
-  { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
-  { 0,  0,  0,  103, 89, 89, 89, 62, 63, 76, 34,
-    35, 32, 19, 16,  16, 0,  0,  49, 55, 29, 19 }
+/* clang-format off */
+const int default_obmc_probs[FRAME_UPDATE_TYPES][BLOCK_SIZES_ALL] = { {
+    // BLOCK_4X4
+    0,
+    // BLOCK_4X8 .. BLOCK_8X8
+    0, 0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_8X16 .. BLOCK_16X16
+    0, 0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_16X32 .. BLOCK_32X32
+    0, 0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_32X64 .. BLOCK_64X64
+    0, 0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_64X128 .. BLOCK_128X128
+    0, 0, 0,
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    // BLOCK_128X256 .. BLOCK_256X256
+    0, 0, 0,
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    // BLOCK_4X16, BLOCK_16X4
+    0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_8X32, BLOCK_32X8
+    0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_16X64, BLOCK_64X16
+    0, 0
+  }, {
+    // BLOCK_4X4
+    0,
+    // BLOCK_4X8 .. BLOCK_8X8
+    0,  0,  106,
+    // BLOCK_8X16 .. BLOCK_16X16
+    90, 90, 97,
+    // BLOCK_16X32 .. BLOCK_32X32
+    67, 59, 70,
+    // BLOCK_32X64 .. BLOCK_64X64
+    28, 30, 38,
+    // BLOCK_64X128 .. BLOCK_128X128
+    16, 16,  16,
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    // BLOCK_128X256 .. BLOCK_256X256
+    16, 16,  16,
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    // BLOCK_4X16, BLOCK_16X4
+    0,  0,
+    // BLOCK_8X32, BLOCK_32X8
+    44, 50,
+    // BLOCK_16X64, BLOCK_64X16
+    26, 25
+  }, {
+    // BLOCK_4X4
+    0,
+    // BLOCK_4X8 .. BLOCK_8X8
+    0, 0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_8X16 .. BLOCK_16X16
+    0, 0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_16X32 .. BLOCK_32X32
+    0, 0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_32X64 .. BLOCK_64X64
+    0, 0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_64X128 .. BLOCK_128X128
+    0, 0, 0,
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    // BLOCK_128X256 .. BLOCK_256X256
+    0, 0, 0,
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    // BLOCK_4X16, BLOCK_16X4
+    0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_8X32, BLOCK_32X8
+    0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_16X64, BLOCK_64X16
+    0, 0
+  }, {
+    // BLOCK_4X4
+    0,
+    // BLOCK_4X8 .. BLOCK_8X8
+    0,  0,  98,
+    // BLOCK_8X16 .. BLOCK_16X16
+    93, 97, 68,
+    // BLOCK_16X32 .. BLOCK_32X32
+    82, 85, 33,
+    // BLOCK_32X64 .. BLOCK_64X64
+    30, 33, 16,
+    // BLOCK_64X128 .. BLOCK_128X128
+    16, 16, 16,
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    // BLOCK_128X256 .. BLOCK_256X256
+    16, 16, 16,
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    // BLOCK_4X16, BLOCK_16X4
+    0,  0,
+    // BLOCK_8X32, BLOCK_32X8
+    43, 37,
+    // BLOCK_16X64, BLOCK_64X16
+    26, 16
+  }, {
+    // BLOCK_4X4
+    0,
+    // BLOCK_4X8 .. BLOCK_8X8
+    0,  0,  91,
+    // BLOCK_8X16 .. BLOCK_16X16
+    80, 76, 78,
+    // BLOCK_16X32 .. BLOCK_32X32
+    55, 49, 24,
+    // BLOCK_32X64 .. BLOCK_64X64
+    16, 16, 16,
+    // BLOCK_64X128 .. BLOCK_128X128
+    16, 16, 16,
+    // BLOCK_128X256 .. BLOCK_256X256
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    16, 16, 16,
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    // BLOCK_4X16, BLOCK_16X4
+    0,  0,
+    // BLOCK_8X32, BLOCK_32X8
+    29, 45,
+    // BLOCK_16X64, BLOCK_64X16
+    16, 38
+  }, {
+    // BLOCK_4X4
+    0,
+    // BLOCK_4X8 .. BLOCK_8X8
+    0, 0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_8X16 .. BLOCK_16X16
+    0, 0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_16X32 .. BLOCK_32X32
+    0, 0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_32X64 .. BLOCK_64X64
+    0, 0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_64X128 .. BLOCK_128X128
+    0, 0, 0,
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    // BLOCK_128X256 .. BLOCK_256X256
+    0, 0, 0,
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    // BLOCK_4X16, BLOCK_16X4
+    0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_8X32, BLOCK_32X8
+    0, 0,
+    // BLOCK_16X64, BLOCK_64X16
+    0, 0
+  }, {
+    // BLOCK_4X4
+    0,
+    // BLOCK_4X8 .. BLOCK_8X8
+    0,  0,  103,
+    // BLOCK_8X16 .. BLOCK_16X16
+    89, 89, 89,
+    // BLOCK_16X32 .. BLOCK_32X32
+    62, 63, 76,
+    // BLOCK_32X64 .. BLOCK_64X64
+    34, 35, 32,
+    // BLOCK_64X128 .. BLOCK_128X128
+    19, 16,  16,
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    // BLOCK_128X256 .. BLOCK_256X256
+    19, 16,  16,
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    // BLOCK_4X16, BLOCK_16X4
+    0,  0,
+    // BLOCK_8X32, BLOCK_32X8
+    49, 55,
+    // BLOCK_16X64, BLOCK_64X16
+    29, 19
+  }
 };
+/* clang-format on */
 
 const int default_warped_probs[FRAME_UPDATE_TYPES] = { 64, 64, 64, 64,
                                                        64, 64, 64 };
@@ -601,8 +753,53 @@
       oxcf->resize_cfg.resize_mode == RESIZE_NONE && oxcf->speed >= 1) {
     return AOMMIN(cm->width, cm->height) > 480 ? BLOCK_128X128 : BLOCK_64X64;
   }
-
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  return AOMMIN(oxcf->frm_dim_cfg.width, oxcf->frm_dim_cfg.height) >= 720
+             ? BLOCK_256X256
+             : BLOCK_128X128;
+#else
   return BLOCK_128X128;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+}
+
+static AOM_INLINE void reallocate_sb_size_dependent_buffers(AV1_COMP *cpi) {
+  // Note: this is heavier than it needs to be. We can avoid reallocating some
+  // of the buffers.
+  AV1_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
+  const int num_planes = av1_num_planes(cm);
+
+  av1_set_tile_info(cm, &cpi->oxcf.tile_cfg);
+  av1_free_context_buffers(cm);
+  av1_free_shared_coeff_buffer(&cpi->td.shared_coeff_buf);
+  av1_free_sms_tree(&cpi->td);
+#if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
+  av1_free_sms_bufs(&cpi->td);
+#endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
+  av1_free_pmc(cpi->td.firstpass_ctx, num_planes);
+  cpi->td.firstpass_ctx = NULL;
+  alloc_compressor_data(cpi);
+  if (av1_alloc_above_context_buffers(&cm->above_contexts, cm->tiles.rows,
+                                      cm->mi_params.mi_cols, num_planes)) {
+    aom_internal_error(&cm->error, AOM_CODEC_MEM_ERROR,
+                       "Failed to allocate context buffers");
+  }
+
+  const int old_restoration_unit_size = cm->rst_info[0].restoration_unit_size;
+
+  const SequenceHeader *const seq_params = &cm->seq_params;
+  const int frame_width = cm->superres_upscaled_width;
+  const int frame_height = cm->superres_upscaled_height;
+
+  set_restoration_unit_size(frame_width, frame_height,
+                            seq_params->subsampling_x,
+                            seq_params->subsampling_y, cm->rst_info);
+
+  if (old_restoration_unit_size != cm->rst_info[0].restoration_unit_size) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < num_planes; ++i)
+      cm->rst_info[i].frame_restoration_type = RESTORE_NONE;
+
+    av1_alloc_restoration_buffers(cm);
+  }
 }
 
 void av1_setup_frame(AV1_COMP *cpi) {
@@ -618,10 +815,11 @@
     av1_setup_past_independence(cm);
   }
 
+  const BLOCK_SIZE old_sb_size = cm->sb_size;
   if ((cm->current_frame.frame_type == KEY_FRAME && cm->show_frame) ||
       frame_is_sframe(cm)) {
     if (!cpi->seq_params_locked) {
-      set_sb_size(&cm->seq_params, av1_select_sb_size(cpi));
+      set_sb_size(cm, av1_select_sb_size(cpi));
     }
   } else {
     const RefCntBuffer *const primary_ref_buf = get_primary_ref_frame_buf(cm);
@@ -633,6 +831,31 @@
       *cm->fc = primary_ref_buf->frame_context;
     }
   }
+  av1_set_frame_sb_size(cm, cm->seq_params.sb_size);
+  cpi->td.sb_size = cm->sb_size;
+  av1_set_tile_info(cm, &cpi->oxcf.tile_cfg);
+  if (cm->sb_size != old_sb_size) {
+    av1_free_context_buffers(cm);
+    av1_free_shared_coeff_buffer(&cpi->td.shared_coeff_buf);
+    av1_free_sms_tree(&cpi->td);
+#if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
+    av1_free_sms_bufs(&cpi->td);
+#endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
+    av1_free_pmc(cpi->td.firstpass_ctx, av1_num_planes(cm));
+    cpi->td.firstpass_ctx = NULL;
+    alloc_compressor_data(cpi);
+    if (av1_alloc_above_context_buffers(&cm->above_contexts, cm->tiles.rows,
+                                        cm->mi_params.mi_cols,
+                                        av1_num_planes(cm))) {
+      aom_internal_error(&cm->error, AOM_CODEC_MEM_ERROR,
+                         "Failed to allocate context buffers");
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (cm->seq_params.sb_size != old_sb_size) {
+    // Reallocate sb_size-dependent buffers if the sb_size has changed.
+    reallocate_sb_size_dependent_buffers(cpi);
+  }
 
   av1_zero(cm->cur_frame->interp_filter_selected);
   cm->prev_frame = get_primary_ref_frame_buf(cm);
diff --git a/av1/encoder/encoder_utils.h b/av1/encoder/encoder_utils.h
index 612bde5..5399797 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/encoder_utils.h
+++ b/av1/encoder/encoder_utils.h
@@ -248,6 +248,19 @@
            4;                                                               \
   }
 
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+MAKE_BFP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad256x256)
+MAKE_BFP_SADAVG_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad256x256_avg)
+MAKE_BFP_SAD4D_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad256x256x4d)
+
+MAKE_BFP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad256x128)
+MAKE_BFP_SADAVG_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad256x128_avg)
+MAKE_BFP_SAD4D_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad256x128x4d)
+
+MAKE_BFP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad128x256)
+MAKE_BFP_SADAVG_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad128x256_avg)
+MAKE_BFP_SAD4D_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad128x256x4d)
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 MAKE_BFP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad128x128)
 MAKE_BFP_SADAVG_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad128x128_avg)
 MAKE_BFP_SAD4D_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad128x128x4d)
@@ -316,6 +329,11 @@
 MAKE_BFP_SADAVG_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad64x16_avg)
 MAKE_BFP_SAD4D_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad64x16x4d)
 
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+MAKE_BFP_JSADAVG_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_dist_wtd_sad256x256_avg)
+MAKE_BFP_JSADAVG_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_dist_wtd_sad256x128_avg)
+MAKE_BFP_JSADAVG_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_dist_wtd_sad128x256_avg)
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 MAKE_BFP_JSADAVG_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_dist_wtd_sad128x128_avg)
 MAKE_BFP_JSADAVG_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_dist_wtd_sad128x64_avg)
 MAKE_BFP_JSADAVG_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_dist_wtd_sad64x128_avg)
@@ -373,6 +391,11 @@
            4;                                                              \
   }
 
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+MAKE_MBFP_COMPOUND_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_masked_sad256x256)
+MAKE_MBFP_COMPOUND_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_masked_sad256x128)
+MAKE_MBFP_COMPOUND_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_masked_sad128x256)
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 MAKE_MBFP_COMPOUND_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_masked_sad128x128)
 MAKE_MBFP_COMPOUND_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_masked_sad128x64)
 MAKE_MBFP_COMPOUND_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_masked_sad64x128)
@@ -440,6 +463,11 @@
     for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) sad_array[i] >>= 4;                                \
   }
 
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+MAKE_SDSF_SKIP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad_skip_256x256)
+MAKE_SDSF_SKIP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad_skip_256x128)
+MAKE_SDSF_SKIP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad_skip_128x256)
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 MAKE_SDSF_SKIP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad_skip_128x128)
 MAKE_SDSF_SKIP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad_skip_128x64)
 MAKE_SDSF_SKIP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad_skip_64x128)
@@ -460,6 +488,11 @@
 MAKE_SDSF_SKIP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad_skip_4x8)
 MAKE_SDSF_SKIP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad_skip_8x32)
 
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+MAKE_SDSF_SKIP_SAD_4D_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad_skip_256x256x4d)
+MAKE_SDSF_SKIP_SAD_4D_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad_skip_256x128x4d)
+MAKE_SDSF_SKIP_SAD_4D_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad_skip_128x256x4d)
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 MAKE_SDSF_SKIP_SAD_4D_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad_skip_128x128x4d)
 MAKE_SDSF_SKIP_SAD_4D_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad_skip_128x64x4d)
 MAKE_SDSF_SKIP_SAD_4D_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_sad_skip_64x128x4d)
@@ -514,6 +547,11 @@
     return fnname(ref, ref_stride, wsrc, msk) >> 4;                        \
   }
 
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+MAKE_OBFP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_obmc_sad256x256)
+MAKE_OBFP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_obmc_sad256x128)
+MAKE_OBFP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_obmc_sad128x256)
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 MAKE_OBFP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_obmc_sad128x128)
 MAKE_OBFP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_obmc_sad128x64)
 MAKE_OBFP_SAD_WRAPPER(aom_highbd_obmc_sad64x128)
@@ -563,7 +601,15 @@
       HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(128, 128, 8)
       HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(128, 64, 8)
       HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(64, 128, 8)
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(128, 256, 8)
+      HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(256, 128, 8)
+      HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(256, 256, 8)
 
+      HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(256, 256, 8)
+      HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(256, 128, 8)
+      HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(128, 256, 8)
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_128
       HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(128, 128, 8)
       HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(128, 64, 8)
       HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(64, 128, 8)
@@ -587,6 +633,11 @@
       HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(16, 4, 8)
       HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(4, 16, 8)
 
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      LOWBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(256, 256)
+      LOWBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(256, 128)
+      LOWBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(128, 256)
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_128
       LOWBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(128, 128)
       LOWBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(128, 64)
       LOWBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(64, 128)
@@ -610,6 +661,11 @@
       LOWBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(16, 4)
       LOWBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(4, 16)
 
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(256, 256, 8)
+      HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(256, 128, 8)
+      HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(128, 256, 8)
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_128
       HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(128, 128, 8);
       HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(128, 64, 8);
       HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(64, 128, 8);
@@ -654,7 +710,15 @@
       HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(128, 128, 10)
       HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(128, 64, 10)
       HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(64, 128, 10)
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(128, 256, 10)
+      HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(256, 128, 10)
+      HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(256, 256, 10)
 
+      HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(256, 256, 10)
+      HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(256, 128, 10)
+      HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(128, 256, 10)
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_128
       HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(128, 128, 10)
       HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(128, 64, 10)
       HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(64, 128, 10)
@@ -678,6 +742,11 @@
       HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(16, 4, 10)
       HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(4, 16, 10)
 
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      HIGHBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(256, 256, 10)
+      HIGHBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(256, 128, 10)
+      HIGHBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(128, 256, 10)
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_128
       HIGHBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(128, 128, 10)
       HIGHBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(128, 64, 10)
       HIGHBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(64, 128, 10)
@@ -701,6 +770,11 @@
       HIGHBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(16, 4, 10)
       HIGHBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(4, 16, 10)
 
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(256, 256, 10)
+      HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(256, 128, 10)
+      HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(128, 256, 10)
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_128
       HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(128, 128, 10);
       HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(128, 64, 10);
       HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(64, 128, 10);
@@ -745,7 +819,15 @@
       HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(128, 128, 12)
       HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(128, 64, 12)
       HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(64, 128, 12)
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(128, 256, 12)
+      HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(256, 128, 12)
+      HIGHBD_BFP_WRAPPER(256, 256, 12)
 
+      HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(128, 256, 12)
+      HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(256, 128, 12)
+      HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(256, 256, 12)
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_128
       HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(128, 128, 12)
       HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(128, 64, 12)
       HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(64, 128, 12)
@@ -769,6 +851,11 @@
       HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(16, 4, 12)
       HIGHBD_MBFP_WRAPPER(4, 16, 12)
 
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      HIGHBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(256, 256, 12)
+      HIGHBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(256, 128, 12)
+      HIGHBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(128, 256, 12)
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_128
       HIGHBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(128, 128, 12)
       HIGHBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(128, 64, 12)
       HIGHBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(64, 128, 12)
@@ -792,6 +879,11 @@
       HIGHBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(16, 4, 12)
       HIGHBD_OBFP_WRAPPER(4, 16, 12)
 
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(256, 256, 12)
+      HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(256, 128, 12)
+      HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(128, 256, 12)
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_128
       HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(128, 128, 12);
       HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(128, 64, 12);
       HIGHBD_SDSFP_WRAPPER(64, 128, 12);
@@ -996,6 +1088,54 @@
 
 void av1_save_all_coding_context(AV1_COMP *cpi);
 
+static AOM_INLINE void av1_set_tile_info(AV1_COMMON *const cm,
+                                         const TileConfig *const tile_cfg) {
+  const CommonModeInfoParams *const mi_params = &cm->mi_params;
+  CommonTileParams *const tiles = &cm->tiles;
+  int i, start_sb;
+
+  av1_get_tile_limits(cm);
+
+  // configure tile columns
+  if (tile_cfg->tile_width_count == 0 || tile_cfg->tile_height_count == 0) {
+    tiles->uniform_spacing = 1;
+    tiles->log2_cols = AOMMAX(tile_cfg->tile_columns, tiles->min_log2_cols);
+    tiles->log2_cols = AOMMIN(tiles->log2_cols, tiles->max_log2_cols);
+  } else {
+    int mi_cols = ALIGN_POWER_OF_TWO(mi_params->mi_cols, cm->mib_size_log2);
+    int sb_cols = mi_cols >> cm->mib_size_log2;
+    int size_sb, j = 0;
+    tiles->uniform_spacing = 0;
+    for (i = 0, start_sb = 0; start_sb < sb_cols && i < MAX_TILE_COLS; i++) {
+      tiles->col_start_sb[i] = start_sb;
+      size_sb = tile_cfg->tile_widths[j++];
+      if (j >= tile_cfg->tile_width_count) j = 0;
+      start_sb += AOMMIN(size_sb, tiles->max_width_sb);
+    }
+    tiles->cols = i;
+    tiles->col_start_sb[i] = sb_cols;
+  }
+  av1_calculate_tile_cols(cm, mi_params->mi_rows, mi_params->mi_cols, tiles);
+
+  // configure tile rows
+  if (tiles->uniform_spacing) {
+    tiles->log2_rows = AOMMAX(tile_cfg->tile_rows, tiles->min_log2_rows);
+    tiles->log2_rows = AOMMIN(tiles->log2_rows, tiles->max_log2_rows);
+  } else {
+    int mi_rows = ALIGN_POWER_OF_TWO(mi_params->mi_rows, cm->mib_size_log2);
+    int sb_rows = mi_rows >> cm->mib_size_log2;
+    int size_sb, j = 0;
+    for (i = 0, start_sb = 0; start_sb < sb_rows && i < MAX_TILE_ROWS; i++) {
+      tiles->row_start_sb[i] = start_sb;
+      size_sb = tile_cfg->tile_heights[j++];
+      if (j >= tile_cfg->tile_height_count) j = 0;
+      start_sb += AOMMIN(size_sb, tiles->max_height_sb);
+    }
+    tiles->rows = i;
+    tiles->row_start_sb[i] = sb_rows;
+  }
+  av1_calculate_tile_rows(cm, mi_params->mi_rows, tiles);
+}
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }  // extern "C"
 #endif
diff --git a/av1/encoder/encodetxb.c b/av1/encoder/encodetxb.c
index b841090..0a14dff 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/encodetxb.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/encodetxb.c
@@ -96,8 +96,11 @@
 
 void av1_alloc_txb_buf(AV1_COMP *cpi) {
   AV1_COMMON *cm = &cpi->common;
-  int size = ((cm->mi_params.mi_rows >> cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2) + 1) *
-             ((cm->mi_params.mi_cols >> cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2) + 1);
+  // We use the frame level sb size here instead of the seq level sb size. This
+  // is because fr_sb_size <= seq_sb_size, and we want to avoid repeated
+  // allocations. So we prefer to to allocate a larger memory in one go here.
+  int size = ((cm->mi_params.mi_rows >> cm->mib_size_log2) + 1) *
+             ((cm->mi_params.mi_cols >> cm->mib_size_log2) + 1);
 
   av1_free_txb_buf(cpi);
   // TODO(jingning): This should be further reduced.
@@ -4760,7 +4763,7 @@
 CB_COEFF_BUFFER *av1_get_cb_coeff_buffer(const struct AV1_COMP *cpi, int mi_row,
                                          int mi_col) {
   const AV1_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
-  const int mib_size_log2 = cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2;
+  const int mib_size_log2 = cm->mib_size_log2;
   const int stride = (cm->mi_params.mi_cols >> mib_size_log2) + 1;
   const int offset =
       (mi_row >> mib_size_log2) * stride + (mi_col >> mib_size_log2);
diff --git a/av1/encoder/ethread.c b/av1/encoder/ethread.c
index f606924..a1d0de8 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/ethread.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/ethread.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 static AOM_INLINE void update_delta_lf_for_row_mt(AV1_COMP *cpi) {
   AV1_COMMON *cm = &cpi->common;
   MACROBLOCKD *xd = &cpi->td.mb.e_mbd;
-  const int mib_size = cm->seq_params.mib_size;
+  const int mib_size = cm->mib_size;
   const int frame_lf_count =
       av1_num_planes(cm) > 1 ? FRAME_LF_COUNT : FRAME_LF_COUNT - 2;
   for (int row = 0; row < cm->tiles.rows; row++) {
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@
           MB_MODE_INFO **mi = cm->mi_params.mi_grid_base + idx_str;
           MB_MODE_INFO *mbmi = mi[0];
           if (mbmi->skip_txfm[xd->tree_type == CHROMA_PART] == 1 &&
-              (mbmi->sb_type[xd->tree_type == CHROMA_PART] ==
-               cm->seq_params.sb_size)) {
+              (mbmi->sb_type[xd->tree_type == CHROMA_PART] == cm->sb_size)) {
             for (int lf_id = 0; lf_id < frame_lf_count; ++lf_id)
               mbmi->delta_lf[lf_id] = xd->delta_lf[lf_id];
             mbmi->delta_lf_from_base = xd->delta_lf_from_base;
@@ -351,7 +350,7 @@
     // which will be the least processed tile.
     *cur_tile_id = tile_id;
     get_next_job(&tile_data[tile_id], current_mi_row,
-                 is_firstpass ? FP_MIB_SIZE : cm->seq_params.mib_size);
+                 is_firstpass ? FP_MIB_SIZE : cm->mib_size);
   }
 }
 
@@ -428,7 +427,7 @@
     pthread_mutex_lock(enc_row_mt_mutex_);
 #endif
     if (!get_next_job(&cpi->tile_data[cur_tile_id], &current_mi_row,
-                      cm->seq_params.mib_size)) {
+                      cm->mib_size)) {
       // No jobs are available for the current tile. Query for the status of
       // other tiles and get the next job if available
       switch_tile_and_get_next_job(cm, cpi->tile_data, &cur_tile_id,
@@ -553,6 +552,7 @@
     thread_data->thread_id = i;
 
     if (i > 0) {
+      thread_data->td->sb_size = cpi->td.sb_size;
       // Set up sms_tree.
       av1_setup_sms_tree(cpi, thread_data->td);
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
@@ -788,6 +788,10 @@
     if (thread_data->td->counts != &cpi->counts) {
       memcpy(thread_data->td->counts, &cpi->counts, sizeof(cpi->counts));
     }
+    if (thread_data->td->sb_size != cpi->common.sb_size) {
+      av1_free_sms_tree(thread_data->td);
+      av1_setup_sms_tree(cpi, thread_data->td);
+    }
 
     if (i > 0) {
       thread_data->td->mb.palette_buffer = thread_data->td->palette_buffer;
diff --git a/av1/encoder/hash.h b/av1/encoder/hash.h
index 143947a..a06a149 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/hash.h
+++ b/av1/encoder/hash.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 // init table for software version crc32c
 void av1_crc32c_calculator_init(CRC32C *p_crc32c);
 
-#define AOM_BUFFER_SIZE_FOR_BLOCK_HASH (4096)
+#define AOM_BUFFER_SIZE_FOR_BLOCK_HASH (1 << (2 * (MAX_SB_SIZE_LOG2 - 1)))
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }  // extern "C"
diff --git a/av1/encoder/hash_motion.c b/av1/encoder/hash_motion.c
index 1d501c5..879c4fe 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/hash_motion.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/hash_motion.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 }
 
 // the hash value (hash_value1 consists two parts, the first 3 bits relate to
-// the block size and the remaining 16 bits are the crc values. This fuction
+// the block size and the remaining 16 bits are the crc values. This function
 // is used to get the first 3 bits.
 static int hash_block_size_to_index(int block_size) {
   switch (block_size) {
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
     case 32: return 3;
     case 64: return 4;
     case 128: return 5;
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    case 256: return 6;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
     default: return -1;
   }
 }
diff --git a/av1/encoder/mcomp.c b/av1/encoder/mcomp.c
index dd5ab29..6ab4fcb 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/mcomp.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/mcomp.c
@@ -147,12 +147,18 @@
   init_ms_buffers(&ms_params->ms_buffers, x);
 
   SEARCH_METHODS search_method = mv_sf->search_method;
+  const int min_dim = AOMMIN(block_size_wide[bsize], block_size_high[bsize]);
   if (mv_sf->use_bsize_dependent_search_method) {
-    const int min_dim = AOMMIN(block_size_wide[bsize], block_size_high[bsize]);
     if (min_dim >= 32) {
       search_method = get_faster_search_method(search_method);
     }
   }
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  const int max_dim = AOMMAX(block_size_wide[bsize], block_size_high[bsize]);
+  if (cpi->sf.mv_sf.fast_motion_estimation_on_block_256 && max_dim >= 256) {
+    search_method = get_faster_search_method(search_method);
+  }
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 #if CONFIG_FLEX_MVRES
   // MV search of flex MV precision is supported only for NSTEP or DIAMOND
   // search
@@ -307,6 +313,13 @@
   ms_params->var_params.subpel_search_type =
       cpi->sf.mv_sf.use_accurate_subpel_search;
 #endif
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  if (cpi->sf.mv_sf.fast_motion_estimation_on_block_256 &&
+      AOMMAX(block_size_wide[bsize], block_size_high[bsize]) >= 256) {
+    ms_params->var_params.subpel_search_type =
+        AOMMIN(ms_params->var_params.subpel_search_type, USE_2_TAPS);
+  }
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 
   ms_params->var_params.w = block_size_wide[bsize];
   ms_params->var_params.h = block_size_high[bsize];
@@ -2738,8 +2751,13 @@
   // Should we allow a follow on exhaustive search?
   if (!run_mesh_search && search_method == NSTEP) {
     int exhaustive_thr = ms_params->force_mesh_thresh;
-    exhaustive_thr >>=
+    const int right_shift =
         10 - (mi_size_wide_log2[bsize] + mi_size_high_log2[bsize]);
+    if (right_shift >= 0) {
+      exhaustive_thr >>= right_shift;
+    } else {
+      exhaustive_thr <<= (-right_shift);
+    }
     // Threshold variance for an exhaustive full search.
     if (var > exhaustive_thr) run_mesh_search = 1;
   }
@@ -2855,7 +2873,7 @@
   const FullMvLimits *mv_limits = &ms_params->mv_limits;
   const MV *dv = ms_params->mv_cost_params.ref_mv;
   if (!av1_is_dv_valid(*dv, &cpi->common, xd, mi_row, mi_col, bsize,
-                       cpi->common.seq_params.mib_size_log2))
+                       cpi->common.mib_size_log2))
     return INT_MAX;
 
   FULLPEL_MV cur_mv = get_fullmv_from_mv(dv);
@@ -2890,7 +2908,7 @@
     const TileInfo *const tile = &fullms_params->xd->tile;
     const AV1_COMMON *cm = fullms_params->cm;
     const int mi_row = fullms_params->mi_row;
-    av1_find_ref_dv(cur_ref_bv, tile, cm->seq_params.mib_size, mi_row);
+    av1_find_ref_dv(cur_ref_bv, tile, cm->mib_size, mi_row);
   }
   // Ref DV should not have sub-pel.
   assert((cur_ref_bv->as_mv.col & 7) == 0);
@@ -3041,7 +3059,7 @@
       const MV dv = { GET_MV_SUBPEL(ref_block_hash.y - y_pos),
                       GET_MV_SUBPEL(ref_block_hash.x - x_pos) };
       if (!av1_is_dv_valid(dv, &cpi->common, xd, mi_row, mi_col, bsize,
-                           cpi->common.seq_params.mib_size_log2))
+                           cpi->common.mib_size_log2))
         continue;
 
       FULLPEL_MV hash_mv;
diff --git a/av1/encoder/motion_search_facade.c b/av1/encoder/motion_search_facade.c
index 891fa86..b6481a4 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/motion_search_facade.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/motion_search_facade.c
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@
       const int nh = mi_size_high[bsize] / tplh;
 
       if (nw >= 1 && nh >= 1) {
-        const int of_h = mi_row % mi_size_high[cm->seq_params.sb_size];
-        const int of_w = mi_col % mi_size_wide[cm->seq_params.sb_size];
+        const int of_h = mi_row % mi_size_high[cm->sb_size];
+        const int of_w = mi_col % mi_size_wide[cm->sb_size];
         const int start = of_h / tplh * sb_enc->tpl_stride + of_w / tplw;
         int valid = 1;
 
diff --git a/av1/encoder/mv_prec.c b/av1/encoder/mv_prec.c
index 3746342..2b0f175 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/mv_prec.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/mv_prec.c
@@ -682,15 +682,16 @@
       collect_mv_stats_b(mv_stats, cpi, mi_row, mi_col + hbs_w);
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
       break;
-#if !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
     case PARTITION_SPLIT:
-      collect_mv_stats_sb(mv_stats, cpi, mi_row, mi_col, subsize);
-      collect_mv_stats_sb(mv_stats, cpi, mi_row, mi_col + hbs_w, subsize);
-      collect_mv_stats_sb(mv_stats, cpi, mi_row + hbs_h, mi_col, subsize);
+      collect_mv_stats_sb(mv_stats, cpi, mi_row, mi_col, subsize,
+                          ptree->sub_tree[0]);
+      collect_mv_stats_sb(mv_stats, cpi, mi_row, mi_col + hbs_w, subsize,
+                          ptree->sub_tree[1]);
+      collect_mv_stats_sb(mv_stats, cpi, mi_row + hbs_h, mi_col, subsize,
+                          ptree->sub_tree[2]);
       collect_mv_stats_sb(mv_stats, cpi, mi_row + hbs_h, mi_col + hbs_w,
-                          subsize);
+                          subsize, ptree->sub_tree[3]);
       break;
-#endif  // !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 #if CONFIG_UNEVEN_4WAY
     case PARTITION_HORZ_4A: {
@@ -815,8 +816,8 @@
   const int mi_row_end = tile_info->mi_row_end;
   const int mi_col_start = tile_info->mi_col_start;
   const int mi_col_end = tile_info->mi_col_end;
-  const int sb_size_mi = cm->seq_params.mib_size;
-  BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->seq_params.sb_size;
+  const int sb_size_mi = cm->mib_size;
+  BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->sb_size;
   for (int mi_row = mi_row_start; mi_row < mi_row_end; mi_row += sb_size_mi) {
     for (int mi_col = mi_col_start; mi_col < mi_col_end; mi_col += sb_size_mi) {
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
diff --git a/av1/encoder/partition_search.c b/av1/encoder/partition_search.c
index 8758d6b..75de5fa 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/partition_search.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/partition_search.c
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  av1_mark_block_as_coded(xd, bsize, cm->seq_params.sb_size);
+  av1_mark_block_as_coded(xd, bsize, cm->sb_size);
 }
 
 void setup_block_rdmult(const AV1_COMP *const cpi, MACROBLOCK *const x,
@@ -1251,12 +1251,11 @@
 
 #if CONFIG_ENTROPY_STATS
   // delta quant applies to both intra and inter
-  const int super_block_upper_left =
-      ((xd->mi_row & (cm->seq_params.mib_size - 1)) == 0) &&
-      ((xd->mi_col & (cm->seq_params.mib_size - 1)) == 0);
+  const int super_block_upper_left = ((xd->mi_row & (cm->mib_size - 1)) == 0) &&
+                                     ((xd->mi_col & (cm->mib_size - 1)) == 0);
   const DeltaQInfo *const delta_q_info = &cm->delta_q_info;
   if (delta_q_info->delta_q_present_flag &&
-      (bsize != cm->seq_params.sb_size ||
+      (bsize != cm->sb_size ||
        !mbmi->skip_txfm[xd->tree_type == CHROMA_PART]) &&
       super_block_upper_left) {
     const int dq = (mbmi->current_qindex - xd->current_base_qindex) /
@@ -2034,7 +2033,7 @@
     for (int plane = plane_start; plane < plane_end; plane++) {
       x->mbmi_ext_frame->cb_offset[plane] = x->cb_offset[plane];
       assert(x->cb_offset[plane] <
-             (1 << num_pels_log2_lookup[cpi->common.seq_params.sb_size]));
+             (1 << num_pels_log2_lookup[cpi->common.sb_size]));
     }
 #if CONFIG_PC_WIENER
     av1_init_txk_skip_array(&cpi->common, mi_row, mi_col, bsize, 0,
@@ -2056,7 +2055,7 @@
             block_size_wide[bsize_base] * block_size_high[bsize_base];
       }
     }
-    if (bsize == cpi->common.seq_params.sb_size &&
+    if (bsize == cpi->common.sb_size &&
         mbmi->skip_txfm[xd->tree_type == CHROMA_PART] == 1 &&
         cm->delta_q_info.delta_lf_present_flag) {
       const int frame_lf_count =
@@ -2073,12 +2072,11 @@
     }
 
     // delta quant applies to both intra and inter
-    const int super_block_upper_left =
-        ((mi_row & (cm->seq_params.mib_size - 1)) == 0) &&
-        ((mi_col & (cm->seq_params.mib_size - 1)) == 0);
+    const int super_block_upper_left = ((mi_row & (cm->mib_size - 1)) == 0) &&
+                                       ((mi_col & (cm->mib_size - 1)) == 0);
     const DeltaQInfo *const delta_q_info = &cm->delta_q_info;
     if (delta_q_info->delta_q_present_flag &&
-        (bsize != cm->seq_params.sb_size ||
+        (bsize != cm->sb_size ||
          !mbmi->skip_txfm[xd->tree_type == CHROMA_PART]) &&
         super_block_upper_left) {
       xd->current_base_qindex = mbmi->current_qindex;
@@ -2243,36 +2241,25 @@
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
                                    PARTITION_TYPE partition, const int mi_row,
                                    const int mi_col, BLOCK_SIZE bsize,
-                                   const int ctx) {
-  const int plane_index = xd->tree_type == CHROMA_PART;
+                                   const int ctx, BLOCK_SIZE sb_size) {
+#if !CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  (void)sb_size;
+#endif  // !CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  const TREE_TYPE tree_type = xd->tree_type;
+  const int plane_index = tree_type == CHROMA_PART;
   FRAME_CONTEXT *fc = xd->tile_ctx;
 
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-  if (!is_partition_point(bsize)) {
-    return;
-  }
-  if (xd->tree_type == CHROMA_PART && bsize == BLOCK_8X8) {
-    return;
-  }
+  const bool ss_x = xd->plane[1].subsampling_x;
+  const bool ss_y = xd->plane[1].subsampling_y;
 
-  const int ss_x = xd->plane[1].subsampling_x;
-  const int ss_y = xd->plane[1].subsampling_y;
-  if (is_luma_chroma_share_same_partition(xd->tree_type, ptree_luma, bsize)) {
-    PARTITION_TYPE derived_partition_mode =
-        sdp_chroma_part_from_luma(bsize, ptree_luma->partition, ss_x, ss_y);
-    assert(partition == derived_partition_mode &&
-           "Chroma partition does not match the derived mode.");
-    (void)derived_partition_mode;
-    return;
-  }
-
-  PARTITION_TYPE implied_partition;
-  const bool is_part_implied = is_partition_implied_at_boundary(
-      mi_params, xd->tree_type, ss_x, ss_y, mi_row, mi_col, bsize,
-      chroma_ref_info, &implied_partition);
-  if (is_part_implied) {
-    assert(partition == implied_partition &&
-           "Partition doesn't match the implied partition at boundary.");
+  const PARTITION_TYPE derived_partition =
+      av1_get_normative_forced_partition_type(mi_params, tree_type, ss_x, ss_y,
+                                              mi_row, mi_col, bsize, ptree_luma,
+                                              chroma_ref_info);
+  if (derived_partition != PARTITION_INVALID) {
+    assert(partition == derived_partition &&
+           "Partition does not match normatively derived partition.");
     return;
   }
 
@@ -2286,16 +2273,34 @@
   if (!do_split) {
     return;
   }
+
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  const bool do_square_split = partition == PARTITION_SPLIT;
+  if (is_square_split_eligible(bsize, sb_size)) {
+    const int square_split_ctx =
+        square_split_context(xd, mi_row, mi_col, bsize);
+#if CONFIG_ENTROPY_STATS
+    counts->do_sqaure_split[plane_index][square_split_ctx][do_square_split]++;
+#endif  // CONFIG_ENTROPY_STATS
+    update_cdf(fc->do_square_split_cdf[plane_index][square_split_ctx],
+               do_square_split, 2);
+  }
+  if (do_square_split) {
+    return;
+  }
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+
   RECT_PART_TYPE rect_type = get_rect_part_type(partition);
-  if (rect_type_implied_by_bsize(bsize, xd->tree_type) == RECT_INVALID) {
+  if (rect_type_implied_by_bsize(bsize, tree_type) == RECT_INVALID) {
 #if CONFIG_ENTROPY_STATS
     counts->rect_type[plane_index][ctx][rect_type]++;
 #endif  // CONFIG_ENTROPY_STATS
     update_cdf(fc->rect_type_cdf[plane_index][ctx], rect_type, 2);
   }
+
   const bool ext_partition_allowed =
       !disable_ext_part &&
-      is_ext_partition_allowed(bsize, rect_type, xd->tree_type);
+      is_ext_partition_allowed(bsize, rect_type, tree_type);
   if (ext_partition_allowed) {
     const bool do_ext_partition = (partition >= PARTITION_HORZ_3);
 #if CONFIG_ENTROPY_STATS
@@ -2306,7 +2311,7 @@
 #if CONFIG_UNEVEN_4WAY
     if (do_ext_partition) {
       const bool uneven_4way_partition_allowed =
-          is_uneven_4way_partition_allowed(bsize, rect_type, xd->tree_type);
+          is_uneven_4way_partition_allowed(bsize, rect_type, tree_type);
       if (uneven_4way_partition_allowed) {
         const bool do_uneven_4way_partition = (partition >= PARTITION_HORZ_4A);
 #if CONFIG_ENTROPY_STATS
@@ -2341,8 +2346,7 @@
   if (has_rows && has_cols) {
     int luma_split_flag = 0;
     int parent_block_width = block_size_wide[bsize];
-    if (xd->tree_type == CHROMA_PART &&
-        parent_block_width >= SHARED_PART_SIZE) {
+    if (tree_type == CHROMA_PART && parent_block_width >= SHARED_PART_SIZE) {
       luma_split_flag = get_luma_split_flag(bsize, mi_params, mi_row, mi_col);
     }
     if (luma_split_flag <= 3) {
@@ -2397,7 +2401,7 @@
                       TileDataEnc *tile_data, TokenExtra **tp, int mi_row,
                       int mi_col, RUN_TYPE dry_run, BLOCK_SIZE bsize,
                       const PC_TREE *pc_tree, PARTITION_TREE *ptree,
-                      PARTITION_TREE *ptree_luma, int *rate) {
+                      const PARTITION_TREE *ptree_luma, int *rate) {
 #else
 /*!\brief Reconstructs a partition (may contain multiple coding blocks)
  *
@@ -2468,9 +2472,6 @@
 #endif  // !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 
   if (subsize == BLOCK_INVALID) return;
-#if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-  assert(partition != PARTITION_SPLIT);
-#endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 
   if (!dry_run && ctx >= 0)
     update_partition_stats(xd,
@@ -2482,7 +2483,7 @@
                            disable_ext_part, ptree_luma,
                            &pc_tree->chroma_ref_info,
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-                           partition, mi_row, mi_col, bsize, ctx);
+                           partition, mi_row, mi_col, bsize, ctx, cm->sb_size);
 
   PARTITION_TREE *sub_tree[4] = { NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL };
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
@@ -2543,8 +2544,15 @@
   const int track_ptree_luma =
       is_luma_chroma_share_same_partition(xd->tree_type, ptree_luma, bsize);
 
-  if (track_ptree_luma && partition != PARTITION_NONE) {
-    assert(ptree_luma);
+  if (track_ptree_luma) {
+    assert(partition ==
+           sdp_chroma_part_from_luma(bsize, ptree_luma->partition,
+                                     cm->seq_params.subsampling_x,
+                                     cm->seq_params.subsampling_x));
+    if (partition != PARTITION_NONE) {
+      assert(ptree_luma);
+      assert(ptree_luma->sub_tree);
+    }
   }
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   switch (partition) {
@@ -2705,6 +2713,20 @@
       }
       break;
     }
+    case PARTITION_SPLIT:
+      encode_sb(cpi, td, tile_data, tp, mi_row, mi_col, dry_run, subsize,
+                pc_tree->split[0], sub_tree[0],
+                track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[0] : NULL, rate);
+      encode_sb(cpi, td, tile_data, tp, mi_row, mi_col + hbs_w, dry_run,
+                subsize, pc_tree->split[1], sub_tree[1],
+                track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[1] : NULL, rate);
+      encode_sb(cpi, td, tile_data, tp, mi_row + hbs_h, mi_col, dry_run,
+                subsize, pc_tree->split[2], sub_tree[2],
+                track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[2] : NULL, rate);
+      encode_sb(cpi, td, tile_data, tp, mi_row + hbs_h, mi_col + hbs_w, dry_run,
+                subsize, pc_tree->split[3], sub_tree[3],
+                track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[3] : NULL, rate);
+      break;
 #else   // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
     case PARTITION_SPLIT:
       encode_sb(cpi, td, tile_data, tp, mi_row, mi_col, dry_run, subsize,
@@ -2829,18 +2851,36 @@
     first_partition = PARTITION_VERT;
   }
   assert(first_partition != PARTITION_INVALID);
-  const PARTITION_TYPE second_partition =
-      (first_partition == PARTITION_HORZ) ? PARTITION_VERT : PARTITION_HORZ;
 
+  const BLOCK_SIZE subsize = subsize_lookup[PARTITION_SPLIT][bsize];
   const int hbs_w = mi_size_wide[bsize] >> 1;
   const int hbs_h = mi_size_high[bsize] >> 1;
 
-  const BLOCK_SIZE subsize = subsize_lookup[PARTITION_SPLIT][bsize];
-
   ptree->partition = first_partition;
+
+  if (first_partition == PARTITION_SPLIT) {
+    ptree->partition = first_partition;
+    ptree->sub_tree[0] = av1_alloc_ptree_node(ptree, 0);
+    ptree->sub_tree[1] = av1_alloc_ptree_node(ptree, 1);
+    ptree->sub_tree[2] = av1_alloc_ptree_node(ptree, 2);
+    ptree->sub_tree[3] = av1_alloc_ptree_node(ptree, 3);
+    build_one_split_tree(cm, tree_type, mi_row, mi_col, subsize, final_bsize,
+                         ptree->sub_tree[0]);
+    build_one_split_tree(cm, tree_type, mi_row, mi_col + hbs_w, subsize,
+                         final_bsize, ptree->sub_tree[1]);
+    build_one_split_tree(cm, tree_type, mi_row + hbs_h, mi_col, subsize,
+                         final_bsize, ptree->sub_tree[2]);
+    build_one_split_tree(cm, tree_type, mi_row + hbs_h, mi_col + hbs_w, subsize,
+                         final_bsize, ptree->sub_tree[3]);
+    return;
+  }
+
   ptree->sub_tree[0] = av1_alloc_ptree_node(ptree, 0);
   ptree->sub_tree[1] = av1_alloc_ptree_node(ptree, 1);
 
+  const PARTITION_TYPE second_partition =
+      (first_partition == PARTITION_HORZ) ? PARTITION_VERT : PARTITION_HORZ;
+
 #ifndef NDEBUG
   // Boundary sanity checks for 2nd partitions.
   {
@@ -2905,7 +2945,7 @@
                                                  int mi_row, int mi_col,
                                                  BLOCK_SIZE bsize,
                                                  PARTITION_TREE *ptree) {
-  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->seq_params.sb_size;
+  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->sb_size;
 
   build_one_split_tree(cm, tree_type, mi_row, mi_col, sb_size, bsize, ptree);
 }
@@ -2918,13 +2958,14 @@
   if (ptree) {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-    const bool ssx = cm->cur_frame->buf.subsampling_x;
-    const bool ssy = cm->cur_frame->buf.subsampling_y;
-    PARTITION_TYPE implied_partition;
-    const bool is_part_implied = is_partition_implied_at_boundary(
-        &cm->mi_params, tree_type, ssx, ssy, mi_row, mi_col, bsize,
-        &ptree->chroma_ref_info, &implied_partition);
-    assert(IMPLIES(is_part_implied, ptree->partition == implied_partition));
+    const bool ss_x = cm->cur_frame->buf.subsampling_x;
+    const bool ss_y = cm->cur_frame->buf.subsampling_y;
+    const PARTITION_TYPE derived_partition =
+        av1_get_normative_forced_partition_type(
+            &cm->mi_params, tree_type, ss_x, ss_y, mi_row, mi_col, bsize,
+            /* ptree_luma= */ NULL, &ptree->chroma_ref_info);
+    assert(IMPLIES(derived_partition != PARTITION_INVALID,
+                   ptree->partition == derived_partition));
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 #endif  // NDEBUG
     return ptree->partition;
@@ -3159,6 +3200,37 @@
       }
       break;
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
+    case PARTITION_SPLIT:
+      last_part_rdc.rate = 0;
+      last_part_rdc.dist = 0;
+      last_part_rdc.rdcost = 0;
+      for (int i = 0; i < SUB_PARTITIONS_SPLIT; i++) {
+        int x_idx = (i & 1) * hbs;
+        int y_idx = (i >> 1) * hbs;
+        int jj = i >> 1, ii = i & 0x01;
+        RD_STATS tmp_rdc;
+        if ((mi_row + y_idx >= mi_params->mi_rows) ||
+            (mi_col + x_idx >= mi_params->mi_cols))
+          continue;
+        pc_tree->split[i] = av1_alloc_pc_tree_node(
+            xd->tree_type, mi_row + y_idx, mi_col + x_idx, subsize, pc_tree,
+            PARTITION_SPLIT, i, i == 3, ss_x, ss_y);
+
+        av1_init_rd_stats(&tmp_rdc);
+        av1_rd_use_partition(
+            cpi, td, tile_data,
+            mib + jj * hbs * mi_params->mi_stride + ii * hbs, tp,
+            mi_row + y_idx, mi_col + x_idx, subsize, &tmp_rdc.rate,
+            &tmp_rdc.dist, i != (SUB_PARTITIONS_SPLIT - 1),
+            ptree ? ptree->sub_tree[1] : NULL, pc_tree->split[i]);
+        if (tmp_rdc.rate == INT_MAX || tmp_rdc.dist == INT64_MAX) {
+          av1_invalid_rd_stats(&last_part_rdc);
+          break;
+        }
+        last_part_rdc.rate += tmp_rdc.rate;
+        last_part_rdc.dist += tmp_rdc.dist;
+      }
+      break;
 #if CONFIG_UNEVEN_4WAY
     case PARTITION_HORZ_4A:
     case PARTITION_HORZ_4B:
@@ -3222,11 +3294,11 @@
 
   // We must have chosen a partitioning and encoding or we'll fail later on.
   // No other opportunities for success.
-  if (bsize == cm->seq_params.sb_size)
+  if (bsize == cm->sb_size)
     assert(last_part_rdc.rate < INT_MAX && last_part_rdc.dist < INT64_MAX);
 
   if (do_recon) {
-    if (bsize == cm->seq_params.sb_size) {
+    if (bsize == cm->sb_size) {
       // NOTE: To get estimate for rate due to the tokens, use:
       // int rate_coeffs = 0;
       // encode_sb(cpi, td, tile_data, tp, mi_row, mi_col, DRY_RUN_COSTCOEFFS,
@@ -3397,29 +3469,25 @@
     BLOCK_SIZE bsize, const PARTITION_TREE *ptree_luma,
     const PARTITION_TREE *template_tree,
     const CHROMA_REF_INFO *chroma_ref_info) {
-  const MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &x->e_mbd;
-  const int ss_x = cm->seq_params.subsampling_x;
-  const int ss_y = cm->seq_params.subsampling_y;
-
   // Partition types forced by bitstream syntax.
-  if (is_luma_chroma_share_same_partition(xd->tree_type, ptree_luma, bsize)) {
-    return sdp_chroma_part_from_luma(bsize, ptree_luma->partition, ss_x, ss_y);
+  const MACROBLOCKD *xd = &x->e_mbd;
+  const bool ss_x = cm->seq_params.subsampling_x;
+  const bool ss_y = cm->seq_params.subsampling_y;
+  const PARTITION_TYPE derived_partition =
+      av1_get_normative_forced_partition_type(&cm->mi_params, xd->tree_type,
+                                              ss_x, ss_y, mi_row, mi_col, bsize,
+                                              ptree_luma, chroma_ref_info);
+  if (derived_partition != PARTITION_INVALID) {
+    return derived_partition;
   }
 
-  PARTITION_TYPE implied_partition;
-  const bool is_part_implied = is_partition_implied_at_boundary(
-      &cm->mi_params, xd->tree_type, ss_x, ss_y, mi_row, mi_col, bsize,
-      chroma_ref_info, &implied_partition);
-  if (is_part_implied) return implied_partition;
-
   // Partition types forced by speed_features.
   if (template_tree) {
     return template_tree->partition;
   }
 
   if (should_reuse_mode(x, REUSE_PARTITION_MODE_FLAG)) {
-    return av1_get_prev_partition(x, mi_row, mi_col, bsize,
-                                  cm->seq_params.sb_size);
+    return av1_get_prev_partition(x, mi_row, mi_col, bsize, cm->sb_size);
   }
   return PARTITION_INVALID;
 }
@@ -3531,6 +3599,8 @@
   // than the bound best_rdc has been found.
   part_search_state->found_best_partition = false;
 }
+
+static const int kZeroPartitionCosts[ALL_PARTITION_TYPES];
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 // Initialize state variables of partition search used in
 // av1_rd_pick_partition().
@@ -3545,6 +3615,7 @@
   const AV1_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
   PartitionBlkParams *blk_params = &part_search_state->part_blk_params;
   const CommonModeInfoParams *const mi_params = &cpi->common.mi_params;
+  const TREE_TYPE tree_type = xd->tree_type;
 
   assert(bsize < BLOCK_SIZES_ALL);
 
@@ -3577,6 +3648,10 @@
 #endif  // !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   blk_params->bsize = bsize;
 
+  // Chroma subsampling.
+  part_search_state->ss_x = x->e_mbd.plane[1].subsampling_x;
+  part_search_state->ss_y = x->e_mbd.plane[1].subsampling_y;
+
   // Check if the partition corresponds to edge block.
   blk_params->has_rows = (blk_params->mi_row_edge < mi_params->mi_rows);
   blk_params->has_cols = (blk_params->mi_col_edge < mi_params->mi_cols);
@@ -3607,8 +3682,16 @@
   // Partition cost buffer update
   ModeCosts *mode_costs = &x->mode_costs;
   part_search_state->partition_cost =
-      mode_costs->partition_cost[xd->tree_type == CHROMA_PART]
+      mode_costs->partition_cost[tree_type == CHROMA_PART]
                                 [part_search_state->pl_ctx_idx];
+#if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
+  if (av1_get_normative_forced_partition_type(
+          mi_params, tree_type, part_search_state->ss_x,
+          part_search_state->ss_y, mi_row, mi_col, bsize, ptree_luma,
+          &pc_tree->chroma_ref_info) != PARTITION_INVALID) {
+    part_search_state->partition_cost = kZeroPartitionCosts;
+  }
+#endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 
   // Initialize HORZ and VERT win flags as true for all split partitions.
   for (int i = 0; i < SUB_PARTITIONS_SPLIT; i++) {
@@ -3629,10 +3712,6 @@
   // Initialize HORZ and VERT partitions to be not ready.
   av1_zero(part_search_state->is_rect_ctx_is_ready);
 
-  // Chroma subsampling.
-  part_search_state->ss_x = x->e_mbd.plane[1].subsampling_x;
-  part_search_state->ss_y = x->e_mbd.plane[1].subsampling_y;
-
   // Initialize partition search flags to defaults.
   part_search_state->terminate_partition_search = 0;
 
@@ -3652,7 +3731,7 @@
                                 template_tree, &pc_tree->chroma_ref_info);
 
   init_allowed_partitions(part_search_state, &cpi->oxcf.part_cfg,
-                          &pc_tree->chroma_ref_info, xd->tree_type);
+                          &pc_tree->chroma_ref_info, tree_type);
 
   if (max_recursion_depth == 0) {
     part_search_state->prune_rect_part[HORZ] =
@@ -3669,10 +3748,10 @@
 #else
   part_search_state->do_square_split =
       blk_params->bsize_at_least_8x8 &&
-      (xd->tree_type != CHROMA_PART || bsize > BLOCK_8X8);
+      (tree_type != CHROMA_PART || bsize > BLOCK_8X8);
   part_search_state->do_rectangular_split =
       cpi->oxcf.part_cfg.enable_rect_partitions &&
-      (xd->tree_type != CHROMA_PART || bsize > BLOCK_8X8);
+      (tree_type != CHROMA_PART || bsize > BLOCK_8X8);
 
   const BLOCK_SIZE horz_subsize = get_partition_subsize(bsize, PARTITION_HORZ);
   const BLOCK_SIZE vert_subsize = get_partition_subsize(bsize, PARTITION_VERT);
@@ -3685,7 +3764,7 @@
       get_plane_block_size(vert_subsize, part_search_state->ss_x,
                            part_search_state->ss_y) != BLOCK_INVALID;
   const bool no_sub_16_chroma_part =
-      xd->tree_type != CHROMA_PART ||
+      tree_type != CHROMA_PART ||
       (block_size_wide[bsize] > 8 && block_size_high[bsize] > 8);
 
   // Initialize allowed partition types for the partition block.
@@ -3707,27 +3786,11 @@
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 }
 
+#if !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 // Override partition cost buffer for the edge blocks.
 static void set_partition_cost_for_edge_blk(
     AV1_COMMON const *cm, MACROBLOCKD *const xd,
-#if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-    const CHROMA_REF_INFO *chroma_ref_info,
-#endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
     PartitionSearchState *part_search_state) {
-#if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-  const PartitionBlkParams *blk_params = &part_search_state->part_blk_params;
-  const bool is_part_implied = is_partition_implied_at_boundary(
-      &cm->mi_params, xd->tree_type, part_search_state->ss_x,
-      part_search_state->ss_y, blk_params->mi_row, blk_params->mi_col,
-      blk_params->bsize, chroma_ref_info, NULL);
-  if (is_part_implied) {
-    for (int i = 0; i < PARTITION_TYPES; ++i) {
-      part_search_state->tmp_partition_cost[i] = 0;
-    }
-    part_search_state->partition_cost = part_search_state->tmp_partition_cost;
-  }
-  (void)xd;
-#else   // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   PartitionBlkParams blk_params = part_search_state->part_blk_params;
   assert(blk_params.bsize_at_least_8x8 && part_search_state->pl_ctx_idx >= 0);
   const int plane = xd->tree_type == CHROMA_PART;
@@ -3756,10 +3819,8 @@
   }
   // Override the partition cost buffer.
   part_search_state->partition_cost = part_search_state->tmp_partition_cost;
-#endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 }
 
-#if !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 // Reset the partition search state flags when
 // must_find_valid_partition is equal to 1.
 static AOM_INLINE void reset_part_limitations(
@@ -4092,9 +4153,12 @@
         blk_params.subsize, pc_tree, partition_type, 1, 1, ss_x, ss_y);
 
     bool both_blocks_skippable = true;
-    const bool track_ptree_luma =
-        is_luma_chroma_share_same_partition(xd->tree_type, ptree_luma, bsize);
 
+    const int track_ptree_luma =
+        is_luma_chroma_share_same_partition(x->e_mbd.tree_type, ptree_luma,
+                                            bsize) &&
+        partition_type ==
+            sdp_chroma_part_from_luma(bsize, ptree_luma->partition, ss_x, ss_y);
     rd_pick_rect_partition(
         cpi, td, tile_data, tp, x, pc_tree, part_search_state, best_rdc, i,
         mi_pos_rect, blk_params.subsize, is_not_edge_block, multi_pass_mode,
@@ -4189,10 +4253,15 @@
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
     if (sum_rdc->rdcost < INT64_MAX && both_blocks_skippable &&
         !frame_is_intra_only(cm)) {
-      const int64_t dist_breakout_thr =
-          (int64_t)(cpi->sf.part_sf.partition_search_breakout_dist_thr / 4) >>
-          ((2 * (MAX_SB_SIZE_LOG2 - 2)) -
+      const int right_shift =
+          ((2 * (BLOCK_128_MI_SIZE_LOG2)) -
            (mi_size_wide_log2[bsize] + mi_size_high_log2[bsize]));
+      const int64_t dist_breakout_thr =
+          (right_shift >= 0)
+              ? ((cpi->sf.part_sf.partition_search_breakout_dist_thr / 4) >>
+                 right_shift)
+              : ((cpi->sf.part_sf.partition_search_breakout_dist_thr / 4)
+                 << (-right_shift));
       const int rate_breakout_thr =
           (int64_t)25 * cpi->sf.part_sf.partition_search_breakout_rate_thr *
           num_pels_log2_lookup[bsize];
@@ -4731,10 +4800,15 @@
     }
 
     // Adjust dist breakout threshold according to the partition size.
-    const int64_t dist_breakout_thr =
-        cpi->sf.part_sf.partition_search_breakout_dist_thr >>
-        ((2 * (MAX_SB_SIZE_LOG2 - 2)) -
+    const int right_shift =
+        ((2 * (BLOCK_128_MI_SIZE_LOG2)) -
          (mi_size_wide_log2[bsize] + mi_size_high_log2[bsize]));
+    const int64_t dist_breakout_thr =
+        (right_shift >= 0)
+            ? (cpi->sf.part_sf.partition_search_breakout_dist_thr >>
+               right_shift)
+            : (cpi->sf.part_sf.partition_search_breakout_dist_thr
+               << (-right_shift));
     const int rate_breakout_thr =
         cpi->sf.part_sf.partition_search_breakout_rate_thr *
         num_pels_log2_lookup[bsize];
@@ -4887,8 +4961,8 @@
   }
 #endif
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-  SimpleMotionData *sms_data = av1_get_sms_data_entry(
-      x->sms_bufs, mi_row, mi_col, bsize, cm->seq_params.sb_size);
+  SimpleMotionData *sms_data =
+      av1_get_sms_data_entry(x->sms_bufs, mi_row, mi_col, bsize, cm->sb_size);
   av1_set_best_mode_cache(x, sms_data->mode_cache);
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 
@@ -4925,8 +4999,8 @@
     // Record picked ref frame to prune ref frames for other partition types.
     if (cpi->sf.inter_sf.prune_ref_frame_for_rect_partitions) {
       const int ref_type = av1_ref_frame_type(pc_tree->none->mic.ref_frame);
-      av1_update_picked_ref_frames_mask(
-          x, ref_type, bsize, cm->seq_params.mib_size, mi_row, mi_col);
+      av1_update_picked_ref_frames_mask(x, ref_type, bsize, cm->mib_size,
+                                        mi_row, mi_col);
     }
 
     // Calculate the total cost and update the best partition.
@@ -4962,7 +5036,6 @@
 #endif  // CONFIG_MVP_IMPROVEMENT || WARP_CU_BANK
 }
 
-#if !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 // PARTITION_SPLIT search.
 static void split_partition_search(
     AV1_COMP *const cpi, ThreadData *td, TileDataEnc *tile_data,
@@ -4973,7 +5046,12 @@
 #if CONFIG_MVP_IMPROVEMENT || WARP_CU_BANK
     ,
     LevelBanksRDO *level_banks
-#endif  // CONFIG_MVP_IMPROVEMENT || WARP_CU_BANK
+#endif  // CONFIG_C043_MVP_IMPROVEMENTS
+#if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
+    ,
+    const PARTITION_TREE *ptree_luma, const PARTITION_TREE *template_tree,
+    int max_recursion_depth
+#endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 ) {
   const AV1_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
   PartitionBlkParams blk_params = part_search_state->part_blk_params;
@@ -4986,9 +5064,38 @@
   const BLOCK_SIZE subsize = get_partition_subsize(bsize, PARTITION_SPLIT);
 
   // Check if partition split is allowed.
+#if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
+  (void)sms_tree;
+  if (part_search_state->terminate_partition_search ||
+      !is_square_split_eligible(bsize, cm->sb_size)) {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (part_search_state->forced_partition != PARTITION_INVALID &&
+      part_search_state->forced_partition != PARTITION_SPLIT) {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (max_recursion_depth < 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const int num_planes = av1_num_planes(cm);
+  PC_TREE **sub_tree = pc_tree->split;
+  assert(sub_tree);
+  for (int idx = 0; idx < SUB_PARTITIONS_SPLIT; idx++) {
+    if (sub_tree[idx]) {
+      av1_free_pc_tree_recursive(sub_tree[idx], num_planes, 0, 0);
+      sub_tree[idx] = NULL;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &x->e_mbd;
+  const int track_ptree_luma =
+      is_luma_chroma_share_same_partition(xd->tree_type, ptree_luma, bsize);
+#else
   if (part_search_state->terminate_partition_search ||
       !part_search_state->do_square_split)
     return;
+#endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 
   // Initialization of this partition RD stats.
   av1_init_rd_stats(&sum_rdc);
@@ -5019,7 +5126,9 @@
           PARTITION_SPLIT, idx, idx == 3, part_search_state->ss_x,
           part_search_state->ss_y);
     }
+#if !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
     int64_t *p_split_rd = &part_search_state->split_rd[idx];
+#endif  // !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
     RD_STATS best_remain_rdcost;
     av1_rd_stats_subtraction(x->rdmult, best_rdc, &sum_rdc,
                              &best_remain_rdcost);
@@ -5033,6 +5142,16 @@
     // Split partition evaluation of corresponding idx.
     // If the RD cost exceeds the best cost then do not
     // evaluate other split sub-partitions.
+#if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
+    if (!av1_rd_pick_partition(
+            cpi, td, tile_data, tp, mi_row + y_idx, mi_col + x_idx, subsize,
+            &part_search_state->this_rdc, best_remain_rdcost, sub_tree[idx],
+            track_ptree_luma ? ptree_luma->sub_tree[idx] : NULL,
+            get_partition_subtree_const(template_tree, idx),
+            max_recursion_depth, NULL, NULL, multi_pass_mode, NULL)) {
+      break;
+    }
+#else
     if (!av1_rd_pick_partition(
             cpi, td, tile_data, tp, mi_row + y_idx, mi_col + x_idx, subsize,
             &part_search_state->this_rdc, best_remain_rdcost,
@@ -5041,6 +5160,7 @@
       av1_invalid_rd_stats(&sum_rdc);
       break;
     }
+#endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
     if (frame_is_intra_only(cm) && bsize <= BLOCK_64X64) {
       part_search_state->intra_part_info->quad_tree_idx = curr_quad_tree_idx;
     }
@@ -5084,6 +5204,7 @@
       pc_tree->partitioning = PARTITION_SPLIT;
     }
   } else if (cpi->sf.part_sf.less_rectangular_check_level > 0) {
+#if !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
     // Skip rectangular partition test when partition type none gives better
     // rd than partition type split.
     if (cpi->sf.part_sf.less_rectangular_check_level == 2 || idx <= 2) {
@@ -5093,13 +5214,13 @@
       part_search_state->do_rectangular_split &=
           !(partition_none_valid && partition_none_better);
     }
+#endif  // !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   }
   av1_restore_context(cm, x, x_ctx, mi_row, mi_col, bsize, av1_num_planes(cm));
 #if CONFIG_MVP_IMPROVEMENT || WARP_CU_BANK
   restore_level_banks(&x->e_mbd, level_banks);
 #endif  // CONFIG_MVP_IMPROVEMENT || WARP_CU_BANK
 }
-#endif  // !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 /*!\brief Stores some data used by rd_try_subblock_new to do rdopt. */
@@ -6431,6 +6552,81 @@
 
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 
+static AOM_INLINE int get_partition_depth(const PC_TREE *pc_tree,
+                                          int curr_depth) {
+  const PARTITION_TYPE partition = pc_tree->partitioning;
+  int max_depth = curr_depth;
+  switch (partition) {
+    case PARTITION_NONE: break;
+    case PARTITION_SPLIT:
+      for (int idx = 0; idx < 4; idx++) {
+        max_depth = AOMMAX(max_depth, get_partition_depth(pc_tree->split[idx],
+                                                          curr_depth + 2));
+      }
+      break;
+    case PARTITION_HORZ:
+      for (int idx = 0; idx < 2; idx++) {
+        max_depth = AOMMAX(
+            max_depth,
+            get_partition_depth(pc_tree->horizontal[idx], curr_depth + 1));
+      }
+      break;
+    case PARTITION_VERT:
+      for (int idx = 0; idx < 2; idx++) {
+        max_depth =
+            AOMMAX(max_depth,
+                   get_partition_depth(pc_tree->vertical[idx], curr_depth + 1));
+      }
+      break;
+    case PARTITION_HORZ_3:
+      for (int idx = 0; idx < 4; idx++) {
+        max_depth = AOMMAX(
+            max_depth,
+            get_partition_depth(pc_tree->horizontal3[idx], curr_depth + 1));
+      }
+      break;
+    case PARTITION_VERT_3:
+      for (int idx = 0; idx < 4; idx++) {
+        max_depth = AOMMAX(
+            max_depth,
+            get_partition_depth(pc_tree->vertical3[idx], curr_depth + 1));
+      }
+      break;
+#if CONFIG_UNEVEN_4WAY
+    case PARTITION_HORZ_4A:
+      for (int idx = 0; idx < 4; idx++) {
+        max_depth = AOMMAX(
+            max_depth,
+            get_partition_depth(pc_tree->horizontal4a[idx], curr_depth + 1));
+      }
+      break;
+    case PARTITION_HORZ_4B:
+      for (int idx = 0; idx < 4; idx++) {
+        max_depth = AOMMAX(
+            max_depth,
+            get_partition_depth(pc_tree->horizontal4b[idx], curr_depth + 1));
+      }
+      break;
+    case PARTITION_VERT_4A:
+      for (int idx = 0; idx < 4; idx++) {
+        max_depth = AOMMAX(
+            max_depth,
+            get_partition_depth(pc_tree->vertical4a[idx], curr_depth + 1));
+      }
+      break;
+    case PARTITION_VERT_4B:
+      for (int idx = 0; idx < 4; idx++) {
+        max_depth = AOMMAX(
+            max_depth,
+            get_partition_depth(pc_tree->vertical4b[idx], curr_depth + 1));
+      }
+      break;
+#endif  // CONFIG_UNEVEN_4WAY
+    default: assert(0); break;
+  }
+  return max_depth;
+}
+
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 static AOM_INLINE bool try_none_after_rect(
     const MACROBLOCKD *xd, const CommonModeInfoParams *mi_params,
@@ -6509,19 +6705,29 @@
 
   const PARTITION_TYPE cur_best_partition = pc_tree->partitioning;
   PC_TREE *const *tree = NULL;
-  if (cur_best_partition == PARTITION_HORZ) {
+  int num_sub_parts = 0;
+  if (cur_best_partition == PARTITION_SPLIT) {
+    tree = pc_tree->split;
+    num_sub_parts = SUB_PARTITIONS_SPLIT;
+  } else if (cur_best_partition == PARTITION_HORZ) {
     tree = pc_tree->horizontal;
+    num_sub_parts = NUM_RECT_PARTS;
   } else if (cur_best_partition == PARTITION_VERT) {
     tree = pc_tree->vertical;
+    num_sub_parts = NUM_RECT_PARTS;
   } else {
     assert(0 &&
            "Unexpected best partition type in prune_none_with_rect_results.");
   }
   // Give up on PARTITION_NONE if either of the subtrees decided to split
   // further.
-  part_search_state->prune_partition_none |=
-      tree[0]->partitioning != PARTITION_NONE ||
-      tree[1]->partitioning != PARTITION_NONE;
+  for (int idx = 0; idx < num_sub_parts; idx++) {
+    if (!tree[idx]) {
+      break;
+    }
+    part_search_state->prune_partition_none |=
+        tree[idx]->partitioning != PARTITION_NONE;
+  }
 }
 
 /*!\brief AV1 block partition search (full search).
@@ -6665,8 +6871,8 @@
 #if WARP_CU_BANK
       x->e_mbd.warp_param_bank = counterpart_block->warp_param_bank;
 #endif  // WARP_CU_BANK
-      assert(bsize != cm->seq_params.sb_size);
-      if (bsize == cm->seq_params.sb_size) exit(0);
+      assert(bsize != cm->sb_size);
+      if (bsize == cm->sb_size) exit(0);
 
       if (!pc_tree->is_last_subblock) {
         encode_sb(cpi, td, tile_data, tp, mi_row, mi_col, DRY_RUN_NORMAL, bsize,
@@ -6683,7 +6889,7 @@
     }
   }
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-  if (bsize == cm->seq_params.sb_size) x->must_find_valid_partition = 0;
+  if (bsize == cm->sb_size) x->must_find_valid_partition = 0;
 
   // Override skipping rectangular partition operations for edge blocks.
   if (none_rd) *none_rd = 0;
@@ -6700,14 +6906,12 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#if !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   // Override partition costs at the edges of the frame in the same
   // way as in read_partition (see decodeframe.c).
   if (!(blk_params.has_rows && blk_params.has_cols))
-    set_partition_cost_for_edge_blk(cm, xd,
-#if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-                                    &pc_tree->chroma_ref_info,
-#endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-                                    &part_search_state);
+    set_partition_cost_for_edge_blk(cm, xd, &part_search_state);
+#endif  // !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 
   // Disable rectangular partitions for inner blocks when the current block is
   // forced to only use square partitions.
@@ -6735,12 +6939,18 @@
   av1_set_offsets(cpi, tile_info, x, mi_row, mi_col, bsize,
                   &pc_tree->chroma_ref_info);
 
+  bool search_none_after_split = false;
   bool search_none_after_rect = false;
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-  if (cpi->sf.part_sf.adaptive_partition_search_order &&
-      part_search_state.forced_partition == PARTITION_INVALID) {
-    search_none_after_rect =
-        try_none_after_rect(xd, &cm->mi_params, bsize, mi_row, mi_col);
+  if (part_search_state.forced_partition == PARTITION_INVALID) {
+    if (cpi->sf.part_sf.adaptive_partition_search_order) {
+      search_none_after_rect =
+          try_none_after_rect(xd, &cm->mi_params, bsize, mi_row, mi_col);
+    }
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    // For 256X256, always search the subblocks first.
+    search_none_after_split |= bsize == BLOCK_256X256;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
   }
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 
@@ -6774,8 +6984,8 @@
 #endif  // CONFIG_MVP_IMPROVEMENT
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   {
-    SimpleMotionData *sms_data = av1_get_sms_data_entry(
-        x->sms_bufs, mi_row, mi_col, bsize, cm->seq_params.sb_size);
+    SimpleMotionData *sms_data =
+        av1_get_sms_data_entry(x->sms_bufs, mi_row, mi_col, bsize, cm->sb_size);
     sms_tree = sms_data->old_sms;
   }
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
@@ -6853,7 +7063,7 @@
 
   // PARTITION_NONE search stage.
   int64_t part_none_rd = INT64_MAX;
-  if (!search_none_after_rect) {
+  if (!search_none_after_rect && !search_none_after_split) {
     none_partition_search(cpi, td, tile_data, x, pc_tree, sms_tree, &x_ctx,
                           &part_search_state, &best_rdc, &pb_source_variance,
                           none_rd, &part_none_rd
@@ -6879,7 +7089,6 @@
   }
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 
-#if !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   // PARTITION_SPLIT search stage.
   int64_t part_split_rd = INT64_MAX;
   split_partition_search(cpi, td, tile_data, tp, x, pc_tree, sms_tree, &x_ctx,
@@ -6889,13 +7098,18 @@
                          ,
                          &level_banks
 #endif  // CONFIG_MVP_IMPROVEMENT || WARP_CU_BANK
+#if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
+                         ,
+                         ptree_luma, template_tree, max_recursion_depth - 1
+#endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   );
 
+#if !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   // Terminate partition search for child partition,
   // when NONE and SPLIT partition rd_costs are INT64_MAX.
   if (cpi->sf.part_sf.early_term_after_none_split &&
       part_none_rd == INT64_MAX && part_split_rd == INT64_MAX &&
-      !x->must_find_valid_partition && (bsize != cm->seq_params.sb_size)) {
+      !x->must_find_valid_partition && (bsize != cm->sb_size)) {
     part_search_state.terminate_partition_search = 1;
   }
 
@@ -6903,6 +7117,45 @@
   prune_partitions_after_split(cpi, x, sms_tree, &part_search_state, &best_rdc,
                                part_none_rd, part_split_rd);
 #endif  // !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  if (search_none_after_split) {
+    // Based on split result, decide if we want to further delay the search to
+    // after rect
+    assert(pc_tree->partitioning == PARTITION_SPLIT);
+    for (int idx = 0; idx < 4; idx++) {
+      const int depth = get_partition_depth(pc_tree->split[idx], 0);
+      search_none_after_split &= depth == 0;
+    }
+  }
+  if (cpi->sf.part_sf.prune_rect_with_split_depth && !frame_is_intra_only(cm) &&
+      part_search_state.forced_partition == PARTITION_INVALID &&
+      pc_tree->split[0] && pc_tree->split[1] && pc_tree->split[2] &&
+      pc_tree->split[3]) {
+    int min_depth = INT_MAX, max_depth = 0;
+    for (int idx = 0; idx < 4; idx++) {
+      const int depth = get_partition_depth(pc_tree->split[idx], 0);
+      min_depth = AOMMIN(min_depth, depth);
+      max_depth = AOMMAX(max_depth, depth);
+    }
+    if (min_depth > 4) {
+      part_search_state.prune_rect_part[HORZ] =
+          part_search_state.prune_rect_part[VERT] = true;
+    }
+    (void)max_depth;
+  }
+
+  if (part_search_state.forced_partition == PARTITION_INVALID &&
+      search_none_after_split) {
+    none_partition_search(cpi, td, tile_data, x, pc_tree, sms_tree, &x_ctx,
+                          &part_search_state, &best_rdc, &pb_source_variance,
+                          none_rd, &part_none_rd
+#if CONFIG_MVP_IMPROVEMENT || WARP_CU_BANK
+                          ,
+                          &level_banks
+#endif  // CONFIG_MVP_IMPROVEMENT || WARP_CU_BANK
+    );
+  }
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 
   // Rectangular partitions search stage.
   rectangular_partition_search(
@@ -6925,7 +7178,7 @@
   assert(IMPLIES(!cpi->oxcf.part_cfg.enable_rect_partitions,
                  !part_search_state.do_rectangular_split));
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-  if (search_none_after_rect) {
+  if (search_none_after_rect && !search_none_after_split) {
     prune_none_with_rect_results(&part_search_state, pc_tree);
     none_partition_search(cpi, td, tile_data, x, pc_tree, sms_tree, &x_ctx,
                           &part_search_state, &best_rdc, &pb_source_variance,
@@ -7086,8 +7339,7 @@
                            multi_pass_mode, ext_recur_depth);
 #endif  // CONFIG_UNEVEN_4WAY
 
-  if (bsize == cm->seq_params.sb_size &&
-      !part_search_state.found_best_partition) {
+  if (bsize == cm->sb_size && !part_search_state.found_best_partition) {
     if (x->must_find_valid_partition) {
       aom_internal_error(
           &cpi->common.error, AOM_CODEC_ERROR,
@@ -7135,8 +7387,8 @@
     av1_invalid_rd_stats(&pc_tree->rd_cost);
   } else {
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-    av1_cache_best_partition(x->sms_bufs, mi_row, mi_col, bsize,
-                             cm->seq_params.sb_size, pc_tree->partitioning);
+    av1_cache_best_partition(x->sms_bufs, mi_row, mi_col, bsize, cm->sb_size,
+                             pc_tree->partitioning);
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
   }
 
@@ -7196,10 +7448,7 @@
   // If a valid partition is found and reconstruction is required for future
   // sub-blocks in the same group.
   if (part_search_state.found_best_partition && pc_tree->index != 3) {
-#if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-    assert(pc_tree->partitioning != PARTITION_SPLIT);
-#endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-    if (bsize == cm->seq_params.sb_size) {
+    if (bsize == cm->sb_size) {
       // Encode the superblock.
       const int emit_output = multi_pass_mode != SB_DRY_PASS;
       const RUN_TYPE run_type = emit_output ? OUTPUT_ENABLED : DRY_RUN_NORMAL;
@@ -7241,7 +7490,7 @@
     av1_free_pc_tree_recursive(pc_tree, num_planes, 1, 1);
   }
 
-  if (bsize == cm->seq_params.sb_size) {
+  if (bsize == cm->sb_size) {
     assert(best_rdc.rate < INT_MAX);
     assert(best_rdc.dist < INT64_MAX);
   } else {
diff --git a/av1/encoder/partition_strategy.c b/av1/encoder/partition_strategy.c
index ac792a7..18fa5c1 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/partition_strategy.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/partition_strategy.c
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@
                                   int *partition_vert_allowed,
                                   int *do_rectangular_split,
                                   int *do_square_split) {
-  assert(cm->seq_params.sb_size >= BLOCK_64X64 &&
-         "Invalid sb_size for intra_cnn!");
+  assert(cm->sb_size >= BLOCK_64X64 && "Invalid sb_size for intra_cnn!");
   const int bsize_idx = convert_bsize_to_idx(bsize);
 
   if (bsize == BLOCK_128X128) {
@@ -618,6 +617,10 @@
     ml_mean = av1_simple_motion_search_term_none_mean_16;
     ml_std = av1_simple_motion_search_term_none_std_16;
     ml_model = av1_simple_motion_search_term_none_model_16;
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  } else if (bsize == BLOCK_256X256) {
+    return;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
   } else {
     assert(0 && "Unexpected block size in simple_motion_term_none");
   }
@@ -641,7 +644,7 @@
                                         float *features) {
   AV1_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
   MACROBLOCKD *xd = &x->e_mbd;
-  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->seq_params.sb_size;
+  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->sb_size;
 
   assert(sb_size == BLOCK_128X128);
 
@@ -770,7 +773,7 @@
     }
   } else if (cpi->sf.part_sf.auto_max_partition_based_on_simple_motion ==
              ADAPT_PRED) {
-    const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cpi->common.seq_params.sb_size;
+    const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cpi->common.sb_size;
     const MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &x->e_mbd;
     // TODO(debargha): x->source_variance is unavailable at this point,
     // so compute. The redundant recomputation later can be removed.
@@ -1264,6 +1267,9 @@
       nn_config = &av1_partition_breakout_nnconfig_128;
       thresh = cpi->sf.part_sf.ml_partition_search_breakout_thresh[4];
       break;
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    case BLOCK_256X256: return 0; break;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
     default: assert(0 && "Unexpected bsize.");
   }
   if (!nn_config || thresh < 0) return 0;
@@ -1317,7 +1323,7 @@
   const int try_intra_cnn_split =
       !cpi->is_screen_content_type && frame_is_intra_only(cm) &&
       cpi->sf.part_sf.intra_cnn_split && xd->tree_type != CHROMA_PART &&
-      cm->seq_params.sb_size >= BLOCK_64X64 && bsize <= BLOCK_64X64 &&
+      cm->sb_size >= BLOCK_64X64 && bsize <= BLOCK_64X64 &&
       bsize >= BLOCK_8X8 &&
       mi_row + mi_size_high[bsize] <= mi_params->mi_rows &&
       mi_col + mi_size_wide[bsize] <= mi_params->mi_cols;
@@ -1348,14 +1354,14 @@
         do_square_split);
 #if CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
     if (!*partition_none_allowed) {
-      av1_cache_best_partition(x->sms_bufs, mi_row, mi_col, bsize,
-                               cm->seq_params.sb_size, PARTITION_HORZ);
+      av1_cache_best_partition(x->sms_bufs, mi_row, mi_col, bsize, cm->sb_size,
+                               PARTITION_HORZ);
       const int mi_step = block_size_high[bsize] / 2;
       BLOCK_SIZE subsize = get_partition_subsize(bsize, PARTITION_HORZ);
       av1_cache_best_partition(x->sms_bufs, mi_row, mi_col, subsize,
-                               cm->seq_params.sb_size, PARTITION_VERT);
+                               cm->sb_size, PARTITION_VERT);
       av1_cache_best_partition(x->sms_bufs, mi_row + mi_step, mi_col, subsize,
-                               cm->seq_params.sb_size, PARTITION_VERT);
+                               cm->sb_size, PARTITION_VERT);
     }
     (void)pc_tree;
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
@@ -1613,6 +1619,9 @@
 // Gets the number of sms data in a single dimension
 static INLINE int get_sms_count_from_length(int mi_length) {
   switch (mi_length) {
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    case 64: return BLOCK_256_COUNT;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
     case 32: return BLOCK_128_COUNT;
     case 16: return BLOCK_64_COUNT;
     case 8: return BLOCK_32_COUNT;
@@ -1666,6 +1675,9 @@
                                             BLOCK_SIZE bsize) {
   switch (bsize) {
     // Square blocks
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    MAKE_SMS_ARR_SWITCH_CASE(256, 256);
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
     MAKE_SMS_ARR_SWITCH_CASE(128, 128);
     MAKE_SMS_ARR_SWITCH_CASE(64, 64);
     MAKE_SMS_ARR_SWITCH_CASE(32, 32);
@@ -1674,6 +1686,9 @@
     MAKE_SMS_ARR_SWITCH_CASE(4, 4);
 
     // 1:2 blocks
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    MAKE_SMS_ARR_SWITCH_CASE(128, 256);
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
     MAKE_SMS_ARR_SWITCH_CASE(64, 128);
     MAKE_SMS_ARR_SWITCH_CASE(32, 64);
     MAKE_SMS_ARR_SWITCH_CASE(16, 32);
@@ -1681,6 +1696,9 @@
     MAKE_SMS_ARR_SWITCH_CASE(4, 8);
 
     // 2:1 blocks
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+    MAKE_SMS_ARR_SWITCH_CASE(256, 128);
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
     MAKE_SMS_ARR_SWITCH_CASE(128, 64);
     MAKE_SMS_ARR_SWITCH_CASE(64, 32);
     MAKE_SMS_ARR_SWITCH_CASE(32, 16);
@@ -1820,10 +1838,9 @@
     SimpleMotionDataBufs *sms_bufs, int mi_row, int mi_col, BLOCK_SIZE bsize,
     BLOCK_SIZE sb_size, PARTITION_TYPE partition, MV start_mv) {
   assert(bsize < BLOCK_SIZES_ALL);
-
   const int eighth_step_h = block_size_high[bsize] / 8;
   const int eighth_step_w = block_size_wide[bsize] / 8;
-  static const int subblock_count[EXT_PARTITION_TYPES] = {
+  static const int subblock_count[ALL_PARTITION_TYPES] = {
     1,  // PARTITION_NONE
     2,  // PARTITION_HORZ
     2,  // PARTITION_VERT
@@ -1835,9 +1852,10 @@
     4,  // PARTITION_VERT_4A
     4,  // PARTITION_VERT_4B
 #endif  // CONFIG_UNEVEN_4WAY
+    4,  // PARTITION_SPLIT
   };
   // PARTITION x NUM_SUBBLOCKS x (ROW and COL)
-  static const int step_multiplier[EXT_PARTITION_TYPES][4][2] = {
+  static const int step_multiplier[ALL_PARTITION_TYPES][4][2] = {
     { { 0, 0 }, { 0, 0 }, { 0, 0 }, { 0, 0 } },  // PARTITION_NONE
     { { 0, 0 }, { 4, 0 }, { 0, 0 }, { 0, 0 } },  // PARTITION_HORZ
     { { 0, 0 }, { 0, 4 }, { 0, 0 }, { 0, 0 } },  // PARTITION_VERT
@@ -1849,6 +1867,7 @@
     { { 0, 0 }, { 0, 1 }, { 0, 3 }, { 0, 7 } },  // PARTITION_VERT_4A
     { { 0, 0 }, { 0, 1 }, { 0, 5 }, { 0, 7 } },  // PARTITION_VERT_4B
 #endif                                           // CONFIG_UNEVEN_4WAY
+    { { 0, 0 }, { 0, 4 }, { 4, 0 }, { 4, 4 } },  // PARTITION_SPLIT
   };
 
   // Sizes of subblocks.
@@ -1897,7 +1916,7 @@
                                    const TileInfo *const tile, MACROBLOCK *x,
                                    int mi_row, int mi_col, BLOCK_SIZE bsize) {
   const AV1_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
-  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->seq_params.sb_size;
+  const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->sb_size;
   SimpleMotionDataBufs *sms_bufs = x->sms_bufs;
   SimpleMotionData *cur_block =
       av1_get_sms_data_entry(sms_bufs, mi_row, mi_col, bsize, sb_size);
diff --git a/av1/encoder/pickcdef.c b/av1/encoder/pickcdef.c
index 9d06025..8399c27 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/pickcdef.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/pickcdef.c
@@ -360,7 +360,11 @@
     return;
   }
 
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  cdef_list dlist[MI_SIZE_256X256 * MI_SIZE_256X256];
+#else
   cdef_list dlist[MI_SIZE_128X128 * MI_SIZE_128X128];
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
   int dir[CDEF_NBLOCKS][CDEF_NBLOCKS] = { { 0 } };
   int var[CDEF_NBLOCKS][CDEF_NBLOCKS] = { { 0 } };
   const CommonModeInfoParams *const mi_params = &cm->mi_params;
@@ -422,17 +426,56 @@
       const MB_MODE_INFO *const mbmi =
           mi_params->mi_grid_base[MI_SIZE_64X64 * fbr * mi_params->mi_stride +
                                   MI_SIZE_64X64 * fbc];
+      BLOCK_SIZE bs = mbmi->sb_type[PLANE_TYPE_Y];
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      if (bs > BLOCK_64X64 && bs <= BLOCK_256X256) {
+        const int bw = block_size_wide[bs];
+        const int bh = block_size_high[bs];
+        if ((bw == 256 && (fbc & 3)) || (bh == 256 && (fbr & 3))) {
+          continue;
+        };
+        if ((bw == 128 && (fbc & 1)) || (bh == 128 && (fbr & 1))) {
+          continue;
+        };
+      }
+#else
       if (((fbc & 1) && (mbmi->sb_type[PLANE_TYPE_Y] == BLOCK_128X128 ||
                          mbmi->sb_type[PLANE_TYPE_Y] == BLOCK_128X64)) ||
           ((fbr & 1) && (mbmi->sb_type[PLANE_TYPE_Y] == BLOCK_128X128 ||
                          mbmi->sb_type[PLANE_TYPE_Y] == BLOCK_64X128)))
         continue;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 
       int nhb = AOMMIN(MI_SIZE_64X64, mi_params->mi_cols - MI_SIZE_64X64 * fbc);
       int nvb = AOMMIN(MI_SIZE_64X64, mi_params->mi_rows - MI_SIZE_64X64 * fbr);
       int hb_step = 1;
       int vb_step = 1;
-      BLOCK_SIZE bs;
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      if (bs > BLOCK_64X64 && bs <= BLOCK_256X256) {
+        if (block_size_wide[bs] == 256) {
+          nhb =
+              AOMMIN(MI_SIZE_256X256, mi_params->mi_cols - MI_SIZE_64X64 * fbc);
+          hb_step = 4;
+        }
+        if (block_size_high[bs] == 256) {
+          nvb =
+              AOMMIN(MI_SIZE_256X256, mi_params->mi_rows - MI_SIZE_64X64 * fbr);
+          vb_step = 4;
+        }
+        if (block_size_wide[bs] == 128) {
+          nhb =
+              AOMMIN(MI_SIZE_128X128, mi_params->mi_cols - MI_SIZE_64X64 * fbc);
+          hb_step = 2;
+        }
+        if (block_size_high[bs] == 128) {
+          nvb =
+              AOMMIN(MI_SIZE_128X128, mi_params->mi_rows - MI_SIZE_64X64 * fbr);
+          vb_step = 2;
+        }
+      } else {
+        bs = BLOCK_64X64;
+      }
+#else
       if (mbmi->sb_type[PLANE_TYPE_Y] == BLOCK_128X128 ||
           mbmi->sb_type[PLANE_TYPE_Y] == BLOCK_128X64 ||
           mbmi->sb_type[PLANE_TYPE_Y] == BLOCK_64X128) {
@@ -450,6 +493,7 @@
       } else {
         bs = BLOCK_64X64;
       }
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 
       const int cdef_count = av1_cdef_compute_sb_list(
           mi_params, fbr * MI_SIZE_64X64, fbc * MI_SIZE_64X64, dlist, bs);
@@ -552,17 +596,19 @@
       }
     }
     mi_params->mi_grid_base[sb_index[i]]->cdef_strength = best_gi;
-    int bsize_y = mi_params->mi_grid_base[sb_index[i]]->sb_type[PLANE_TYPE_Y];
+    BLOCK_SIZE bsize_y =
+        mi_params->mi_grid_base[sb_index[i]]->sb_type[PLANE_TYPE_Y];
     const int bh = mi_size_high[bsize_y];
     const int bw = mi_size_wide[bsize_y];
     int mi_row = sb_index[i] / mi_params->mi_stride;
     int mi_col = sb_index[i] % mi_params->mi_stride;
-    if (mi_params->mi_grid_base[sb_index[i]]->sb_type[PLANE_TYPE_Y] ==
-            BLOCK_64X128 ||
-        mi_params->mi_grid_base[sb_index[i]]->sb_type[PLANE_TYPE_Y] ==
-            BLOCK_128X128 ||
-        mi_params->mi_grid_base[sb_index[i]]->sb_type[PLANE_TYPE_Y] ==
-            BLOCK_128X64) {
+    if (
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+        bsize_y == BLOCK_256X256 || bsize_y == BLOCK_256X128 ||
+        bsize_y == BLOCK_128X256 ||
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+        bsize_y == BLOCK_128X128 || bsize_y == BLOCK_128X64 ||
+        bsize_y == BLOCK_64X128) {
       const int x_inside_boundary = AOMMIN(bw, mi_params->mi_cols - mi_col);
       const int y_inside_boundary = AOMMIN(bh, mi_params->mi_rows - mi_row);
       int idx = mi_params->mi_stride;
diff --git a/av1/encoder/pickrst.c b/av1/encoder/pickrst.c
index eef3d93..5c49b56 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/pickrst.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/pickrst.c
@@ -4358,13 +4358,13 @@
   reset_rsc(rsc);
   rsc_on_tile(rsc, *processed);
   for (int mi_row = tile_info.mi_row_start; mi_row < tile_info.mi_row_end;
-       mi_row += rsc->cm->seq_params.mib_size) {
+       mi_row += rsc->cm->mib_size) {
     for (int mi_col = tile_info.mi_col_start; mi_col < tile_info.mi_col_end;
-         mi_col += rsc->cm->seq_params.mib_size) {
+         mi_col += rsc->cm->mib_size) {
       int rrow0, rrow1, rcol0, rcol1;
-      if (av1_loop_restoration_corners_in_sb(
-              rsc->cm, rsc->plane, mi_row, mi_col, rsc->cm->seq_params.sb_size,
-              &rcol0, &rcol1, &rrow0, &rrow1)) {
+      if (av1_loop_restoration_corners_in_sb(rsc->cm, rsc->plane, mi_row,
+                                             mi_col, rsc->cm->sb_size, &rcol0,
+                                             &rcol1, &rrow0, &rrow1)) {
         // RU domain rectangle for the coded SB
         AV1PixelRect ru_sb_rect = av1_get_rutile_rect(
             rsc->cm, is_uv, rrow0, rrow1, rcol0, rcol1, ru_size, ru_size);
diff --git a/av1/encoder/rd.c b/av1/encoder/rd.c
index 3c6d75a..1671707 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/rd.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/rd.c
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <math.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include "av1/common/blockd.h"
+#include "av1/common/enums.h"
 #include "config/av1_rtcd.h"
 
 #include "aom_dsp/aom_dsp_common.h"
@@ -55,7 +57,11 @@
 // This table is used to correct for block size.
 // The factors here are << 2 (2 = x0.5, 32 = x8 etc).
 static const uint8_t rd_thresh_block_size_factor[BLOCK_SIZES_ALL] = {
-  2, 3, 3, 4, 6, 6, 8, 12, 12, 16, 24, 24, 32, 48, 48, 64, 4, 4, 8, 8, 16, 16
+  2,  3,  3,   4, 6,  6, 8, 12, 12, 16, 24, 24, 32, 48, 48, 64,
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  96, 96, 128,
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  4,  4,  8,   8, 16, 16
 };
 
 static const int use_intra_ext_tx_for_txsize[EXT_TX_SETS_INTRA]
@@ -108,6 +114,15 @@
                                fc->do_split_cdf[plane_index][i], NULL);
     }
   }
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  for (int plane_index = (xd->tree_type == CHROMA_PART);
+       plane_index < PARTITION_STRUCTURE_NUM; plane_index++) {
+    for (i = 0; i < SQUARE_SPLIT_CONTEXTS; ++i) {
+      av1_cost_tokens_from_cdf(mode_costs->do_square_split_cost[plane_index][i],
+                               fc->do_square_split_cdf[plane_index][i], NULL);
+    }
+  }
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
   for (int plane_index = (xd->tree_type == CHROMA_PART);
        plane_index < PARTITION_STRUCTURE_NUM; plane_index++) {
     for (i = 0; i < PARTITION_CONTEXTS; ++i) {
@@ -142,7 +157,7 @@
        plane_index < PARTITION_STRUCTURE_NUM; plane_index++) {
     const TREE_TYPE tree_type = plane_index ? CHROMA_PART : LUMA_PART;
     for (BLOCK_SIZE bsize = 0; bsize < BLOCK_SIZES; bsize++) {
-      for (PARTITION_TYPE part = 0; part < EXT_PARTITION_TYPES; part++) {
+      for (PARTITION_TYPE part = 0; part < ALL_PARTITION_TYPES; part++) {
         for (int context = 0; context < PARTITION_PLOFFSET; context++) {
           const int ctx = PARTITION_PLOFFSET * bsize + context;
           const bool do_split = part != PARTITION_NONE;
@@ -151,6 +166,17 @@
           if (!do_split) {
             continue;
           }
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+          const bool do_square_split = part == PARTITION_SPLIT;
+          if (is_square_split_eligible(bsize, cm->sb_size)) {
+            mode_costs->partition_cost[plane_index][ctx][part] +=
+                mode_costs->do_square_split_cost[plane_index][context]
+                                                [do_square_split];
+          }
+          if (do_square_split) {
+            continue;
+          }
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
           RECT_PART_TYPE rect_type = get_rect_part_type(part);
           if (rect_type_implied_by_bsize(bsize, tree_type) == RECT_INVALID) {
             mode_costs->partition_cost[plane_index][ctx][part] +=
@@ -1471,7 +1497,33 @@
 */
 
 static const uint8_t bsize_curvfit_model_cat_lookup[BLOCK_SIZES_ALL] = {
-  0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3
+  0,
+  0,
+  0,
+  1,
+  1,
+  1,
+  2,
+  2,
+  2,
+  3,
+  3,
+  3,
+  3,
+  3,
+  3,
+  3,
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  3,
+  3,
+  3,
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  1,
+  1,
+  2,
+  2,
+  3,
+  3
 };
 
 static int sse_norm_curvfit_model_cat_lookup(double sse_norm) {
@@ -1496,9 +1548,36 @@
 }
 
 static const uint8_t bsize_surffit_model_cat_lookup[BLOCK_SIZES_ALL] = {
-  0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 0, 0, 2, 2, 4, 4
+  0,
+  0,
+  0,
+  0,
+  1,
+  1,
+  2,
+  3,
+  3,
+  4,
+  5,
+  5,
+  6,
+  7,
+  7,
+  8,
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  8,
+  8,
+  8,
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  0,
+  0,
+  2,
+  2,
+  4,
+  4
 };
 
+// TODO(any): Add models for BLOCK_256
 static const double surffit_rate_params[9][4] = {
   {
       638.390212,
@@ -1883,7 +1962,7 @@
   assert(use_adaptive_rd_thresh > 0);
   const int max_rd_thresh_factor = use_adaptive_rd_thresh * RD_THRESH_MAX_FACT;
 
-  const int bsize_is_1_to_4 = bsize > cm->seq_params.sb_size;
+  const int bsize_is_1_to_4 = bsize > cm->sb_size;
   BLOCK_SIZE min_size, max_size;
   if (bsize_is_1_to_4) {
     // This part handles block sizes with 1:4 and 4:1 aspect ratios
@@ -1892,7 +1971,7 @@
     max_size = bsize;
   } else {
     min_size = AOMMAX(bsize - 2, BLOCK_4X4);
-    max_size = AOMMIN(bsize + 2, (int)cm->seq_params.sb_size);
+    max_size = AOMMIN(bsize + 2, (int)cm->sb_size);
   }
 
   for (PREDICTION_MODE mode = 0; mode < MB_MODE_COUNT; ++mode) {
diff --git a/av1/encoder/rdopt.c b/av1/encoder/rdopt.c
index 50121c3..e5c1dd0 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/rdopt.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/rdopt.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@
   const int mi_col = xd->mi_col;
   const int x_inside_boundary = AOMMIN(bw, cm->mi_params.mi_cols - mi_col);
   const int y_inside_boundary = AOMMIN(bh, cm->mi_params.mi_rows - mi_row);
-  const int dst_stride = MAX_MIB_SIZE;
+  const int dst_stride = bw;
   const int src_stride = cm->mi_params.mi_stride;
   for (int y = 0; y < y_inside_boundary; y++) {
     for (int x = 0; x < x_inside_boundary; x++) {
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@
   const int mi_col = xd->mi_col;
   const int x_inside_boundary = AOMMIN(bw, cm->mi_params.mi_cols - mi_col);
   const int y_inside_boundary = AOMMIN(bh, cm->mi_params.mi_rows - mi_row);
-  const int src_stride = MAX_MIB_SIZE;
+  const int src_stride = bw;
   const int dst_stride = cm->mi_params.mi_stride;
   for (int y = 0; y < y_inside_boundary; y++) {
     for (int x = 0; x < x_inside_boundary; x++) {
@@ -6113,8 +6113,7 @@
 #endif
                               ))
     return 0;
-  if (!av1_is_dv_valid(dv, cm, xd, mi_row, mi_col, bsize,
-                       cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2))
+  if (!av1_is_dv_valid(dv, cm, xd, mi_row, mi_col, bsize, cm->mib_size_log2))
     return 0;
   return 1;
 }
@@ -6160,7 +6159,7 @@
         cur_ref_bv.as_int = 0;
       }
       if (cur_ref_bv.as_int == 0) {
-        av1_find_ref_dv(&cur_ref_bv, tile, cm->seq_params.mib_size, mi_row);
+        av1_find_ref_dv(&cur_ref_bv, tile, cm->mib_size, mi_row);
       }
       // Ref DV should not have sub-pel.
       assert((cur_ref_bv.as_mv.col & 7) == 0);
@@ -6218,7 +6217,7 @@
       cur_ref_bv.as_int = 0;
     }
     if (cur_ref_bv.as_int == 0) {
-      av1_find_ref_dv(&cur_ref_bv, tile, cm->seq_params.mib_size, mi_row);
+      av1_find_ref_dv(&cur_ref_bv, tile, cm->mib_size, mi_row);
     }
     // Ref DV should not have sub-pel.
     assert((cur_ref_bv.as_mv.col & 7) == 0);
@@ -6275,8 +6274,8 @@
   const int mi_col = xd->mi_col;
   const int w = block_size_wide[bsize];
   const int h = block_size_high[bsize];
-  const int sb_row = mi_row >> cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2;
-  const int sb_col = mi_col >> cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2;
+  const int sb_row = mi_row >> cm->mib_size_log2;
+  const int sb_col = mi_col >> cm->mib_size_log2;
 
   MB_MODE_INFO_EXT *const mbmi_ext = x->mbmi_ext;
   MV_REFERENCE_FRAME ref_frame = INTRA_FRAME;
@@ -6319,7 +6318,7 @@
   }
 #endif  // CONFIG_IBC_BV_IMPROVEMENT
   if (dv_ref.as_int == 0) {
-    av1_find_ref_dv(&dv_ref, tile, cm->seq_params.mib_size, mi_row);
+    av1_find_ref_dv(&dv_ref, tile, cm->mib_size, mi_row);
   }
   // Ref DV should not have sub-pel.
   assert((dv_ref.as_mv.col & 7) == 0);
@@ -6380,7 +6379,7 @@
 #if CONFIG_IBC_SR_EXT
   fullms_params.xd = xd;
   fullms_params.cm = cm;
-  fullms_params.mib_size_log2 = cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2;
+  fullms_params.mib_size_log2 = cm->mib_size_log2;
   fullms_params.mi_col = mi_col;
   fullms_params.mi_row = mi_row;
 #endif  // CONFIG_IBC_SR_EXT
@@ -6417,7 +6416,7 @@
           fullms_params.mv_limits.row_max = -h;
 #else
         fullms_params.mv_limits.row_max =
-            (sb_row * cm->seq_params.mib_size - mi_row) * MI_SIZE - h;
+            (sb_row * cm->mib_size - mi_row) * MI_SIZE - h;
 #endif  // CONFIG_IBC_SR_EXT
           break;
         case IBC_MOTION_LEFT:
@@ -6427,14 +6426,14 @@
           fullms_params.mv_limits.col_max = -w;
 #else
         fullms_params.mv_limits.col_max =
-            (sb_col * cm->seq_params.mib_size - mi_col) * MI_SIZE - w;
+            (sb_col * cm->mib_size - mi_col) * MI_SIZE - w;
 #endif  // CONFIG_IBC_SR_EXT
         // TODO(aconverse@google.com): Minimize the overlap between above and
         // left areas.
           fullms_params.mv_limits.row_min =
               (tile->mi_row_start - mi_row) * MI_SIZE;
           int bottom_coded_mi_edge =
-              AOMMIN((sb_row + 1) * cm->seq_params.mib_size, tile->mi_row_end);
+              AOMMIN((sb_row + 1) * cm->mib_size, tile->mi_row_end);
           fullms_params.mv_limits.row_max =
               (bottom_coded_mi_edge - mi_row) * MI_SIZE - h;
           break;
@@ -6443,13 +6442,12 @@
 #if CONFIG_IBC_SR_EXT
     } else {
       int left_coded_mi_edge =
-          AOMMAX((sb_col - 1) * cm->seq_params.mib_size, tile->mi_col_start);
+          AOMMAX((sb_col - 1) * cm->mib_size, tile->mi_col_start);
       int right_coded_mi_edge =
-          AOMMIN((sb_col + 1) * cm->seq_params.mib_size, tile->mi_col_end);
-      int up_coded_mi_edge =
-          AOMMAX((sb_row)*cm->seq_params.mib_size, tile->mi_row_start);
+          AOMMIN((sb_col + 1) * cm->mib_size, tile->mi_col_end);
+      int up_coded_mi_edge = AOMMAX((sb_row)*cm->mib_size, tile->mi_row_start);
       int bottom_coded_mi_edge =
-          AOMMIN((sb_row + 1) * cm->seq_params.mib_size, tile->mi_row_end);
+          AOMMIN((sb_row + 1) * cm->mib_size, tile->mi_row_end);
 
       switch (dir) {
         case IBC_MOTION_ABOVE:
@@ -6611,8 +6609,7 @@
 #endif
                                 ))
       continue;
-    if (!av1_is_dv_valid(dv, cm, xd, mi_row, mi_col, bsize,
-                         cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2))
+    if (!av1_is_dv_valid(dv, cm, xd, mi_row, mi_col, bsize, cm->mib_size_log2))
       continue;
 #endif  // CONFIG_IBC_BV_IMPROVEMENT
 
@@ -9460,10 +9457,9 @@
           continue;
         }
         for (int sub_idx = 0; sub_idx < 2; sub_idx++) {
-          const PARTITION_TYPE prev_part =
-              av1_get_prev_partition(x, mi_pos_rect[rect_type][sub_idx][0],
-                                     mi_pos_rect[rect_type][sub_idx][1],
-                                     subsize, cm->seq_params.sb_size);
+          const PARTITION_TYPE prev_part = av1_get_prev_partition(
+              x, mi_pos_rect[rect_type][sub_idx][0],
+              mi_pos_rect[rect_type][sub_idx][1], subsize, cm->sb_size);
           if (prev_part != PARTITION_INVALID) {
             prune_ref_frames = true;
             break;
@@ -9474,7 +9470,7 @@
 
     if (prune_ref_frames) {
       picked_ref_frames_mask =
-          fetch_picked_ref_frames_mask(x, bsize, cm->seq_params.mib_size);
+          fetch_picked_ref_frames_mask(x, bsize, cm->mib_size);
     }
   }
 #else   // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
@@ -9487,7 +9483,7 @@
          mbmi->partition != PARTITION_HORZ) ||
         cpi->sf.inter_sf.prune_ref_frame_for_rect_partitions >= 2) {
       picked_ref_frames_mask =
-          fetch_picked_ref_frames_mask(x, bsize, cm->seq_params.mib_size);
+          fetch_picked_ref_frames_mask(x, bsize, cm->mib_size);
     }
   }
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
@@ -9593,7 +9589,7 @@
       (AOMMIN(cm->width, cm->height) > 480 && cpi->speed <= 1) ? 0 : 1;
   if (do_pruning && sf->intra_sf.skip_intra_in_interframe) {
     // Only consider full SB.
-    const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->seq_params.sb_size;
+    const BLOCK_SIZE sb_size = cm->sb_size;
     const int tpl_bsize_1d = cpi->tpl_data.tpl_bsize_1d;
     const int len = (block_size_wide[sb_size] / tpl_bsize_1d) *
                     (block_size_high[sb_size] / tpl_bsize_1d);
diff --git a/av1/encoder/rdopt.h b/av1/encoder/rdopt.h
index 3647c7d..de2167f 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/rdopt.h
+++ b/av1/encoder/rdopt.h
@@ -164,10 +164,8 @@
 static INLINE int av1_get_sb_mi_size(const AV1_COMMON *const cm) {
   const int mi_alloc_size_1d = mi_size_wide[cm->mi_params.mi_alloc_bsize];
   int sb_mi_rows =
-      (mi_size_wide[cm->seq_params.sb_size] + mi_alloc_size_1d - 1) /
-      mi_alloc_size_1d;
-  assert(mi_size_wide[cm->seq_params.sb_size] ==
-         mi_size_high[cm->seq_params.sb_size]);
+      (mi_size_wide[cm->sb_size] + mi_alloc_size_1d - 1) / mi_alloc_size_1d;
+  assert(mi_size_wide[cm->sb_size] == mi_size_high[cm->sb_size]);
   int sb_mi_size = sb_mi_rows * sb_mi_rows;
 
   return sb_mi_size;
diff --git a/av1/encoder/segmentation.c b/av1/encoder/segmentation.c
index 766184d..7da61f4 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/segmentation.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/segmentation.c
@@ -291,19 +291,18 @@
                  tile_info.mi_row_start * cm->mi_params.mi_stride +
                  tile_info.mi_col_start;
         for (mi_row = tile_info.mi_row_start; mi_row < tile_info.mi_row_end;
-             mi_row += cm->seq_params.mib_size,
-            mi_ptr += cm->seq_params.mib_size * cm->mi_params.mi_stride) {
+             mi_row += cm->mib_size,
+            mi_ptr += cm->mib_size * cm->mi_params.mi_stride) {
           MB_MODE_INFO **mi = mi_ptr;
           for (mi_col = tile_info.mi_col_start; mi_col < tile_info.mi_col_end;
-               mi_col += cm->seq_params.mib_size,
-              mi += cm->seq_params.mib_size) {
+               mi_col += cm->mib_size, mi += cm->mib_size) {
             const SB_INFO *sbi = av1_get_sb_info(cm, mi_row, mi_col);
             const PARTITION_TREE *ptree = sbi->ptree_root[AOM_PLANE_Y];
             count_segs_sb(cm, xd, &tile_info, mi, no_pred_segcounts,
                           temporal_predictor_count, t_unpred_seg_counts, mi_row,
                           mi_col,
 #if !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
-                          cm->seq_params.sb_size,
+                          cm->sb_size,
 #endif  // !CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
                           ptree);
           }
diff --git a/av1/encoder/speed_features.c b/av1/encoder/speed_features.c
index 68fa3ee..0c8304f 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/speed_features.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/speed_features.c
@@ -309,6 +309,9 @@
       sf->inter_sf.prune_ref_mv_idx_search = 1;
     }
   }
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  sf->part_sf.use_square_partition_only_threshold = BLOCK_MAX;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 }
 
 static void set_good_speed_features_framesize_independent(
@@ -393,6 +396,9 @@
   } else {
     sf->mv_sf.exhaustive_searches_thresh = (1 << 25);
   }
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  sf->mv_sf.fast_motion_estimation_on_block_256 = 1;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 
   sf->rd_sf.perform_coeff_opt = 1;
   sf->hl_sf.superres_auto_search_type = SUPERRES_AUTO_DUAL;
@@ -754,6 +760,10 @@
   part_sf->prune_rect_with_ml = 0;
   part_sf->end_part_search_after_consec_failures = 0;
   part_sf->ext_recur_depth = INT_MAX;
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  part_sf->prune_rect_with_split_depth = 0;
+  part_sf->search_256_after_128 = 0;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
   part_sf->prune_part_h_with_partition_boundary = 0;
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 }
@@ -780,6 +790,9 @@
   mv_sf->use_downsampled_sad = 0;
   mv_sf->warp_search_method = WARP_SEARCH_SQUARE;
   mv_sf->warp_search_iters = 8;
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  mv_sf->fast_motion_estimation_on_block_256 = 0;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 }
 
 #if CONFIG_FLEX_MVRES
@@ -990,6 +1003,12 @@
       } else {
         sf->part_sf.partition_search_breakout_dist_thr = (1 << 22);
       }
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      const int is_720p_or_larger = AOMMIN(cm->width, cm->height) >= 720;
+      if (is_720p_or_larger) {
+        sf->part_sf.prune_rect_with_split_depth = 1;
+      }
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
       sf->part_sf.partition_search_breakout_rate_thr = 100;
       AOM_FALLTHROUGH_INTENDED;
     case 4: AOM_FALLTHROUGH_INTENDED;
@@ -1069,6 +1088,9 @@
       sf->inter_sf.reuse_erp_mode_flag =
           (REUSE_PARTITION_MODE_FLAG | REUSE_INTERFRAME_FLAG);
       sf->part_sf.prune_rect_with_none_rd = 1;
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      sf->part_sf.search_256_after_128 = 1;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
       AOM_FALLTHROUGH_INTENDED;
     case 0: break;
     default: assert(0 && "Invalid ERP pruning level.");
diff --git a/av1/encoder/speed_features.h b/av1/encoder/speed_features.h
index 90d048d..4607d30 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/speed_features.h
+++ b/av1/encoder/speed_features.h
@@ -515,6 +515,11 @@
   // The recursion depth allowed for ext partitions
   int ext_recur_depth;
 
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  // Prune rect partitions if PARTITION_SPLIT goes deep.
+  int prune_rect_with_split_depth;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+
   // Search horizontal and vertical split before PARTITION_NONE if the neighbor
   // blocks are much smaller than the current block size.
   int adaptive_partition_search_order;
@@ -529,6 +534,10 @@
   // H-parts.
   int prune_part_4_with_partition_boundary;
 #endif  // CONFIG_UNEVEN_4WAY
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  // Delay the search for block 256 to after block 128
+  int search_256_after_128;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 #endif  // CONFIG_EXT_RECUR_PARTITIONS
 } PARTITION_SPEED_FEATURES;
 
@@ -605,6 +614,11 @@
 
   // Maximum number of iterations in WARPED_CAUSAL refinement search
   int warp_search_iters;
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  // Use faster motion search settings for partition blocks with at least one
+  // dimension that's >= 256
+  int fast_motion_estimation_on_block_256;
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
 } MV_SPEED_FEATURES;
 
 typedef struct INTER_MODE_SPEED_FEATURES {
diff --git a/av1/encoder/tokenize.h b/av1/encoder/tokenize.h
index 5968d87..b886ea6 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/tokenize.h
+++ b/av1/encoder/tokenize.h
@@ -104,9 +104,12 @@
 
 // Allocate memory for token related info.
 static AOM_INLINE void alloc_token_info(AV1_COMMON *cm, TokenInfo *token_info) {
+  // We use the frame level sb size here instead of the seq level sb size. This
+  // is because fr_sb_size <= seq_sb_size, and we want to avoid repeated
+  // allocations. So we prefer to to allocate a larger memory in one go here.
   int mi_rows_aligned_to_sb =
-      ALIGN_POWER_OF_TWO(cm->mi_params.mi_rows, cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2);
-  int sb_rows = mi_rows_aligned_to_sb >> cm->seq_params.mib_size_log2;
+      ALIGN_POWER_OF_TWO(cm->mi_params.mi_rows, cm->mib_size_log2);
+  int sb_rows = mi_rows_aligned_to_sb >> cm->mib_size_log2;
   const int num_planes = av1_num_planes(cm);
   unsigned int tokens =
       get_token_alloc(cm->mi_params.mb_rows, cm->mi_params.mb_cols,
diff --git a/av1/encoder/tx_search.c b/av1/encoder/tx_search.c
index 53f4f4d..a98428c 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/tx_search.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/tx_search.c
@@ -56,16 +56,25 @@
 // origin_threshold * 128 / 100
 static const uint32_t skip_pred_threshold[3][BLOCK_SIZES_ALL] = {
   {
-      64, 64, 64, 70, 60, 60, 68, 68, 68, 68, 68,
-      68, 68, 68, 68, 68, 64, 64, 70, 70, 68, 68,
+      64, 64, 64, 70, 60, 60, 68, 68, 68, 68, 68, 68, 68, 68, 68, 68,
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      68, 68, 68,
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      64, 64, 70, 70, 68, 68,
   },
   {
-      88, 88, 88, 86, 87, 87, 68, 68, 68, 68, 68,
-      68, 68, 68, 68, 68, 88, 88, 86, 86, 68, 68,
+      88, 88, 88, 86, 87, 87, 68, 68, 68, 68, 68, 68, 68, 68, 68, 68,
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      68, 68, 68,
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      88, 88, 86, 86, 68, 68,
   },
   {
-      90, 93, 93, 90, 93, 93, 74, 74, 74, 74, 74,
-      74, 74, 74, 74, 74, 90, 90, 90, 90, 74, 74,
+      90, 93, 93, 90, 93, 93, 74, 74, 74, 74, 74, 74, 74, 74, 74, 74,
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      74, 74, 74,
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+      90, 90, 90, 90, 74, 74,
   },
 };
 
@@ -76,8 +85,11 @@
 static const TX_SIZE max_predict_sf_tx_size[BLOCK_SIZES_ALL] = {
   TX_4X4,   TX_4X8,   TX_8X4,   TX_8X8,   TX_8X16,  TX_16X8,
   TX_16X16, TX_16X16, TX_16X16, TX_16X16, TX_16X16, TX_16X16,
-  TX_16X16, TX_16X16, TX_16X16, TX_16X16, TX_4X16,  TX_16X4,
-  TX_8X8,   TX_8X8,   TX_16X16, TX_16X16,
+  TX_16X16, TX_16X16, TX_16X16, TX_16X16,
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  TX_16X16, TX_16X16, TX_16X16,
+#endif  // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  TX_4X16,  TX_16X4,  TX_8X8,   TX_8X8,   TX_16X16, TX_16X16,
 };
 
 // look-up table for sqrt of number of pixels in a transform block
@@ -191,6 +203,7 @@
   { 0, { 5, 6, -1, -1 } },
 };
 
+// TODO(any): Support rd_record_tree for BLOCK_256X256
 static const RD_RECORD_IDX_NODE *rd_record_tree[BLOCK_SIZES_ALL] = {
   NULL,                    // BLOCK_4X4
   NULL,                    // BLOCK_4X8
@@ -208,12 +221,17 @@
   rd_record_tree_64x128,   // BLOCK_64X128
   rd_record_tree_128x64,   // BLOCK_128X64
   rd_record_tree_128x128,  // BLOCK_128X128
-  NULL,                    // BLOCK_4X16
-  NULL,                    // BLOCK_16X4
-  rd_record_tree_1_4,      // BLOCK_8X32
-  rd_record_tree_4_1,      // BLOCK_32X8
-  rd_record_tree_1_4,      // BLOCK_16X64
-  rd_record_tree_4_1,      // BLOCK_64X16
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  NULL,                // BLOCK_128X256
+  NULL,                // BLOCK_256X128
+  NULL,                // BLOCK_256X256
+#endif                 // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  NULL,                // BLOCK_4X16
+  NULL,                // BLOCK_16X4
+  rd_record_tree_1_4,  // BLOCK_8X32
+  rd_record_tree_4_1,  // BLOCK_32X8
+  rd_record_tree_1_4,  // BLOCK_16X64
+  rd_record_tree_4_1,  // BLOCK_64X16
 };
 
 static const int rd_record_tree_size[BLOCK_SIZES_ALL] = {
@@ -233,12 +251,17 @@
   sizeof(rd_record_tree_64x128) / sizeof(RD_RECORD_IDX_NODE),   // BLOCK_64X128
   sizeof(rd_record_tree_128x64) / sizeof(RD_RECORD_IDX_NODE),   // BLOCK_128X64
   sizeof(rd_record_tree_128x128) / sizeof(RD_RECORD_IDX_NODE),  // BLOCK_128X128
-  0,                                                            // BLOCK_4X16
-  0,                                                            // BLOCK_16X4
-  sizeof(rd_record_tree_1_4) / sizeof(RD_RECORD_IDX_NODE),      // BLOCK_8X32
-  sizeof(rd_record_tree_4_1) / sizeof(RD_RECORD_IDX_NODE),      // BLOCK_32X8
-  sizeof(rd_record_tree_1_4) / sizeof(RD_RECORD_IDX_NODE),      // BLOCK_16X64
-  sizeof(rd_record_tree_4_1) / sizeof(RD_RECORD_IDX_NODE),      // BLOCK_64X16
+#if CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  0,                                                        // BLOCK_128X256
+  0,                                                        // BLOCK_256X128
+  0,                                                        // BLOCK_256X256
+#endif                                                      // CONFIG_BLOCK_256
+  0,                                                        // BLOCK_4X16
+  0,                                                        // BLOCK_16X4
+  sizeof(rd_record_tree_1_4) / sizeof(RD_RECORD_IDX_NODE),  // BLOCK_8X32
+  sizeof(rd_record_tree_4_1) / sizeof(RD_RECORD_IDX_NODE),  // BLOCK_32X8
+  sizeof(rd_record_tree_1_4) / sizeof(RD_RECORD_IDX_NODE),  // BLOCK_16X64
+  sizeof(rd_record_tree_4_1) / sizeof(RD_RECORD_IDX_NODE),  // BLOCK_64X16
 };
 
 static INLINE void init_rd_record_tree(TXB_RD_INFO_NODE *tree,
@@ -2210,6 +2233,7 @@
     if (plane) {
       const CctxType cctx_type = av1_get_cctx_type(xd, blk_row, blk_col);
       assert(cctx_type == CCTX_NONE);
+      (void)cctx_type;
     }
 #endif  // CONFIG_DEBUG && CONFIG_CROSS_CHROMA_TX
 
@@ -3028,12 +3052,18 @@
   // The buffer used to swap dqcoeff in macroblockd_plane so we can keep dqcoeff
   // of the best tx_type. best_dqcoeff are initialized as those dqcoeffs
   // obtained earlier with CCTX_NONE
+  const int max_sb_square_y = 1 << num_pels_log2_lookup[cm->sb_size];
+  const int max_sb_square_uv =
+      max_sb_square_y >>
+      (cm->seq_params.subsampling_x + cm->seq_params.subsampling_y);
   tran_low_t *this_dqcoeff_c1 =
-      aom_memalign(32, MAX_SB_SQUARE * sizeof(tran_low_t));
+      aom_memalign(32, max_sb_square_uv * sizeof(tran_low_t));
   tran_low_t *this_dqcoeff_c2 =
-      aom_memalign(32, MAX_SB_SQUARE * sizeof(tran_low_t));
-  memcpy(this_dqcoeff_c1, p_c1->dqcoeff, sizeof(tran_low_t) * MAX_SB_SQUARE);
-  memcpy(this_dqcoeff_c2, p_c2->dqcoeff, sizeof(tran_low_t) * MAX_SB_SQUARE);
+      aom_memalign(32, max_sb_square_uv * sizeof(tran_low_t));
+  memcpy(this_dqcoeff_c1 + BLOCK_OFFSET(block),
+         p_c1->dqcoeff + BLOCK_OFFSET(block), sizeof(tran_low_t) * max_eob);
+  memcpy(this_dqcoeff_c2 + BLOCK_OFFSET(block),
+         p_c2->dqcoeff + BLOCK_OFFSET(block), sizeof(tran_low_t) * max_eob);
   tran_low_t *orig_dqcoeff_c1 = p_c1->dqcoeff;
   tran_low_t *orig_dqcoeff_c2 = p_c2->dqcoeff;
   tran_low_t *best_dqcoeff_c1 = this_dqcoeff_c1;