diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 25429e7..f7a4ac0 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -7976,7 +7976,7 @@
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Desktop pack recovery image hook.
-ifneq (,$(strip $(PACK_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE)))
+ifeq ($(BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE),true)
 PACK_RECOVERY_IMAGE_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/android-desktop_recovery_image.bin
 PACK_RECOVERY_IMAGE_ARGS := --noarchive --recovery
 
@@ -7997,11 +7997,11 @@
 .PHONY: pack-recovery-image
 pack-recovery-image: $(PACK_RECOVERY_IMAGE_TARGET)
 
-endif # PACK_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE
+endif # BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Desktop pack update image hook.
-ifneq (,$(strip $(PACK_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE)))
+ifeq ($(BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE),true)
 PACK_UPDATE_IMAGE_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/android-desktop_update_image.bin
 PACK_UPDATE_IMAGE_ARGS := --noarchive --update
 
@@ -8022,7 +8022,7 @@
 .PHONY: pack-update-image
 pack-update-image: $(PACK_UPDATE_IMAGE_TARGET)
 
-endif # PACK_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE
+endif # BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE
 
 PACK_MIGRATION_IMAGE_SCRIPT := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/pack_migration_image
 
diff --git a/core/board_config.mk b/core/board_config.mk
index 38baa0a..ea0d022 100644
--- a/core/board_config.mk
+++ b/core/board_config.mk
@@ -924,6 +924,18 @@
 endif
 .KATI_READONLY := BOARD_USES_PVMFWIMAGE
 
+BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE :=
+ifeq ($(PRODUCT_BUILD_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE),true)
+  BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE := true
+endif
+.KATI_READONLY := BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE
+
+BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE :=
+ifeq ($(PRODUCT_BUILD_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE),true)
+  BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE := true
+endif
+.KATI_READONLY := BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE
+
 ###########################################
 # Ensure consistency among TARGET_RECOVERY_UPDATER_LIBS, AB_OTA_UPDATER, and PRODUCT_OTA_FORCE_NON_AB_PACKAGE.
 TARGET_RECOVERY_UPDATER_LIBS ?=
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index 30ff0cc..2b8c132 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -986,7 +986,6 @@
   $(foreach vndk_ver,$(PRODUCT_EXTRA_VNDK_VERSIONS),com.android.vndk.v$(vndk_ver)) \
   $(filter-out $(LLNDK_MOVED_TO_APEX_LIBRARIES),$(LLNDK_LIBRARIES)) \
   llndk.libraries.txt \
-  $(if $(DEVICE_MANIFEST_FILE),vendor_manifest.xml) \
   $(if $(DEVICE_MANIFEST_SKUS),$(foreach sku, $(DEVICE_MANIFEST_SKUS),vendor_manifest_$(sku).xml)) \
   $(if $(ODM_MANIFEST_FILES),odm_manifest.xml) \
   $(if $(ODM_MANIFEST_SKUS),$(foreach sku, $(ODM_MANIFEST_SKUS),odm_manifest_$(sku).xml)) \
diff --git a/core/product.mk b/core/product.mk
index 8fc40f8..7cf4ec2 100644
--- a/core/product.mk
+++ b/core/product.mk
@@ -366,6 +366,8 @@
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_VBMETA_IMAGE
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_SUPER_EMPTY_IMAGE
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_PVMFW_IMAGE
+_product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE
+_product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE
 
 # List of boot jars delivered via updatable APEXes, following the same format as
 # PRODUCT_BOOT_JARS.
diff --git a/core/tasks/general-tests-shared-libs.mk b/core/tasks/general-tests-shared-libs.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 2405140..0000000
--- a/core/tasks/general-tests-shared-libs.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-.PHONY: general-tests-shared-libs
-
-intermediates_dir := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,general-tests-shared-libs)
-
-general_tests_shared_libs_zip := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/general-tests_host-shared-libs.zip
-
-# Filter shared entries between general-tests and device-tests's HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES,
-# to avoid warning about overriding commands.
-my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests := \
-  $(foreach m,$(filter $(COMPATIBILITY.device-tests.HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES),\
-	   $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES)),$(call word-colon,2,$(m)))
-my_general_tests_shared_lib_files := \
-  $(filter-out $(COMPATIBILITY.device-tests.HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES),\
-	 $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES))
-
-my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests += $(call copy-many-files,$(my_general_tests_shared_lib_files))
-
-$(general_tests_shared_libs_zip) : PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates_dir)
-$(general_tests_shared_libs_zip) : PRIVATE_HOST_SHARED_LIBS := $(my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests)
-$(general_tests_shared_libs_zip) : PRIVATE_general_host_shared_libs_zip := $(general_tests_shared_libs_zip)
-$(general_tests_shared_libs_zip) : $(my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests) $(SOONG_ZIP)
-	rm -rf $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)
-	mkdir -p $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/tools
-	$(hide) for shared_lib in $(PRIVATE_HOST_SHARED_LIBS); do \
-	  echo $$shared_lib >> $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/shared-libs.list; \
-	done
-	grep $(HOST_OUT_TESTCASES) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/shared-libs.list > $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host-shared-libs.list || true
-	$(SOONG_ZIP) -d -o $(PRIVATE_general_host_shared_libs_zip) \
-	  -P host -C $(HOST_OUT) -l $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host-shared-libs.list
-
-general-tests-shared-libs: $(general_tests_shared_libs_zip)
-$(call dist-for-goals, general-tests-shared-libs, $(general_tests_shared_libs_zip))
-
-$(call declare-1p-container,$(general_tests_shared_libs_zip),)
-$(call declare-container-license-deps,$(general_tests_shared_libs_zip),$(my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests),$(PRODUCT_OUT)/:/)
-
-intermediates_dir :=
-general_tests_shared_libs_zip :=
diff --git a/core/tasks/general-tests.mk b/core/tasks/general-tests.mk
index d6fc072..d3e653f 100644
--- a/core/tasks/general-tests.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/general-tests.mk
@@ -37,22 +37,53 @@
 .PHONY: vts_kernel_ltp_tests
 vts_kernel_ltp_tests: $(copy_ltp_tests)
 
-general_tests_shared_libs_zip := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/general-tests_host-shared-libs.zip
+# Filter shared entries between general-tests and device-tests's HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES,
+# to avoid warning about overriding commands.
+my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests := \
+  $(foreach m,$(filter $(COMPATIBILITY.device-tests.HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES),\
+	   $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES)),$(call word-colon,2,$(m)))
+my_general_tests_shared_lib_files := \
+  $(filter-out $(COMPATIBILITY.device-tests.HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES),\
+	 $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES))
 
-$(general_tests_zip) : $(general_tests_shared_libs_zip)
+my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests += $(call copy-many-files,$(my_general_tests_shared_lib_files))
+
+my_general_tests_symlinks := \
+    $(filter-out $(COMPATIBILITY.camera-hal-tests.SYMLINKS),\
+    $(filter-out $(COMPATIBILITY.host-unit-tests.SYMLINKS),\
+	 $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.SYMLINKS)))
+
+my_symlinks_for_general_tests := $(foreach f,$(my_general_tests_symlinks),\
+	$(strip $(eval _cmf_tuple := $(subst :, ,$(f))) \
+	$(eval _cmf_dep := $(word 1,$(_cmf_tuple))) \
+	$(eval _cmf_src := $(word 2,$(_cmf_tuple))) \
+	$(eval _cmf_dest := $(word 3,$(_cmf_tuple))) \
+	$(call symlink-file,$(_cmf_dep),$(_cmf_src),$(_cmf_dest)) \
+	$(_cmf_dest)))
+
+
 $(general_tests_zip) : $(copy_ltp_tests)
 $(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_KERNEL_LTP_HOST_OUT := $(kernel_ltp_host_out)
 $(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_general_tests_list_zip := $(general_tests_list_zip)
 $(general_tests_zip) : .KATI_IMPLICIT_OUTPUTS := $(general_tests_list_zip) $(general_tests_configs_zip)
 $(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_TOOLS := $(general_tests_tools)
 $(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates_dir)
+$(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_HOST_SHARED_LIBS := $(my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests)
+$(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_SYMLINKS := $(my_symlinks_for_general_tests)
 $(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_general_tests_configs_zip := $(general_tests_configs_zip)
-$(general_tests_zip) : $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.FILES) $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.SOONG_INSTALLED_COMPATIBILITY_SUPPORT_FILES) $(general_tests_tools) $(SOONG_ZIP)
+$(general_tests_zip) : $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.FILES) $(my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests) $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.SOONG_INSTALLED_COMPATIBILITY_SUPPORT_FILES) $(general_tests_tools) $(my_symlinks_for_general_tests) $(SOONG_ZIP)
 	rm -rf $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)
 	rm -f $@ $(PRIVATE_general_tests_list_zip)
 	mkdir -p $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/tools
 	echo $(sort $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.FILES) $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.SOONG_INSTALLED_COMPATIBILITY_SUPPORT_FILES)) | tr " " "\n" > $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/list
 	find $(PRIVATE_KERNEL_LTP_HOST_OUT) >> $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/list
+	for symlink in $(PRIVATE_SYMLINKS); do \
+	  echo $$symlink >> $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/list; \
+	done
+	$(hide) for shared_lib in $(PRIVATE_HOST_SHARED_LIBS); do \
+	  echo $$shared_lib >> $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/shared-libs.list; \
+	done
+	grep $(HOST_OUT_TESTCASES) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/shared-libs.list > $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host-shared-libs.list || true
 	grep $(HOST_OUT_TESTCASES) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/list > $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host.list || true
 	grep $(TARGET_OUT_TESTCASES) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/list > $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/target.list || true
 	grep -e .*\\.config$$ $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host.list > $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host-test-configs.list || true
@@ -62,6 +93,7 @@
 	  -P host -C $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) -D $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/tools \
 	  -P host -C $(HOST_OUT) -l $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host.list \
 	  -P target -C $(PRODUCT_OUT) -l $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/target.list \
+	  -P host -C $(HOST_OUT) -l $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host-shared-libs.list \
 	  -sha256
 	$(SOONG_ZIP) -d -o $(PRIVATE_general_tests_configs_zip) \
 	  -P host -C $(HOST_OUT) -l $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host-test-configs.list \
@@ -82,3 +114,6 @@
 general_tests_list_zip :=
 general_tests_configs_zip :=
 general_tests_shared_libs_zip :=
+my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests :=
+my_symlinks_for_general_tests :=
+my_general_tests_shared_lib_files :=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/target/product/base_system.mk b/target/product/base_system.mk
index eb4d497..8f2f7e3 100644
--- a/target/product/base_system.mk
+++ b/target/product/base_system.mk
@@ -350,6 +350,11 @@
         com.android.ranging
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(RELEASE_MEMORY_MANAGEMENT_DAEMON),true)
+  PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
+        mm_daemon
+endif
+
 # VINTF data for system image
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
     system_manifest.xml \
diff --git a/target/product/base_vendor.mk b/target/product/base_vendor.mk
index b4e450e..16fc7fd 100644
--- a/target/product/base_vendor.mk
+++ b/target/product/base_vendor.mk
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 # VINTF data for vendor image
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
     vendor_compatibility_matrix.xml \
+    vendor_manifest.xml \
 
 # Base modules and settings for the debug ramdisk, which is then packed
 # into a boot-debug.img and a vendor_boot-debug.img.
diff --git a/target/product/generic/Android.bp b/target/product/generic/Android.bp
index 84db9e1..017f8fb 100644
--- a/target/product/generic/Android.bp
+++ b/target/product/generic/Android.bp
@@ -563,6 +563,11 @@
             "trace_redactor", // base_system (RELEASE_PACKAGE_PROFILING_MODULE)
         ],
         default: [],
+    }) + select(release_flag("RELEASE_MEMORY_MANAGEMENT_DAEMON"), {
+        true: [
+            "mm_daemon", // base_system (RELEASE_MEMORY_MANAGEMENT_DAEMON)
+        ],
+        default: [],
     }) + select(product_variable("debuggable"), {
         true: [
             "adevice_fingerprint",