DP: application: cleanup unneeded conditions, use strong types #22169

Job	Run time
build-windows (-d, lnl)	9m 42s
build-windows (tgl tgl-h)	10m 45s
LP64-WIP	3m 48s
manifest-check	2m 37s
build-windows (imx8 imx8x imx8m imx8ulp)	16m 8s
build-windows (ptl)	10m 51s
build-windows (mtl lnl)	12m 4s
build-linux (zmain, mtl lnl)	5m 39s
build-linux (mnfst, ptl)	5m 46s
build-linux (-d, mnfst, lnl)	4m 36s
build-linux (zmain, tgl tgl-h)	5m 23s
build-linux (mnfst, mtl lnl)	5m 54s
build-linux (mnfst, tgl tgl-h)	5m 6s
build-linux (zmain, ptl)	5m 41s
build-linux (mnfst, imx8 imx8x imx8m imx8ulp)	6m 42s
build-linux (mnfst, wcl imx95)	6m 55s
build-linux (zmain, imx8 imx8x imx8m imx8ulp)	6m 35s
compare-linux-win	28s
	2h 4m 40s

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