diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 5aad799..15e073c 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1177,7 +1177,14 @@
 INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS += $(MKF2FSUSERIMG)
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(filter $(BOARD_PRODUCTIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE) $(BOARD_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE) $(BOARD_ODMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE) $(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE) $(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE),squashfs),)
+ifneq ($(filter \
+    $(BOARD_PRODUCTIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE) \
+    $(BOARD_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE) \
+    $(BOARD_ODMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE) \
+    $(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE) \
+    $(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE) \
+    $(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE) \
+  ,squashfs),)
 INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS += $(MKSQUASHFSUSERIMG)
 endif
 
@@ -1207,7 +1214,7 @@
 endif # PRODUCT_USE_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS
 
 # $(1): the path of the output dictionary file
-# $(2): a subset of "system vendor cache userdata product system_ext oem odm"
+# $(2): a subset of "system vendor cache userdata product system_ext oem odm vendor_dlkm"
 # $(3): additional "key=value" pairs to append to the dictionary file.
 define generate-image-prop-dictionary
 $(if $(filter $(2),system),\
@@ -1303,6 +1310,20 @@
     $(hide) echo "odm_selinux_fc=$(SELINUX_FC)" >> $(1)
     $(hide) echo "building_odm_image=$(BUILDING_ODM_IMAGE)" >> $(1)
 )
+$(if $(filter $(2),vendor_dlkm),\
+    $(if $(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE),$(hide) echo "vendor_dlkm_fs_type=$(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE)" >> $(1))
+    $(if $(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_EXTFS_INODE_COUNT),$(hide) echo "vendor_dlkm_extfs_inode_count=$(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_EXTFS_INODE_COUNT)" >> $(1))
+    $(if $(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_EXTFS_RSV_PCT),$(hide) echo "vendor_dlkm_extfs_rsv_pct=$(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_EXTFS_RSV_PCT)" >> $(1))
+    $(if $(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(hide) echo "vendor_dlkm_size=$(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE)" >> $(1))
+    $(if $(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_JOURNAL_SIZE),$(hide) echo "vendor_dlkm_journal_size=$(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_JOURNAL_SIZE)" >> $(1))
+    $(if $(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_SQUASHFS_COMPRESSOR),$(hide) echo "vendor_dlkm_squashfs_compressor=$(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_SQUASHFS_COMPRESSOR)" >> $(1))
+    $(if $(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_SQUASHFS_COMPRESSOR_OPT),$(hide) echo "vendor_dlkm_squashfs_compressor_opt=$(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_SQUASHFS_COMPRESSOR_OPT)" >> $(1))
+    $(if $(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_SQUASHFS_BLOCK_SIZE),$(hide) echo "vendor_dlkm_squashfs_block_size=$(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_SQUASHFS_BLOCK_SIZE)" >> $(1))
+    $(if $(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_SQUASHFS_DISABLE_4K_ALIGN),$(hide) echo "vendor_dlkm_squashfs_disable_4k_align=$(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_SQUASHFS_DISABLE_4K_ALIGN)" >> $(1))
+    $(if $(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_PARTITION_RESERVED_SIZE),$(hide) echo "vendor_dlkm_reserved_size=$(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_PARTITION_RESERVED_SIZE)" >> $(1))
+    $(hide) echo "vendor_dlkm_selinux_fc=$(SELINUX_FC)" >> $(1)
+    $(hide) echo "building_vendor_dlkm_image=$(BUILDING_VENDOR_DLKM_IMAGE)" >> $(1)
+)
 $(if $(filter $(2),oem),\
     $(if $(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(hide) echo "oem_size=$(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE)" >> $(1))
     $(if $(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_JOURNAL_SIZE),$(hide) echo "oem_journal_size=$(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_JOURNAL_SIZE)" >> $(1))
@@ -1329,6 +1350,7 @@
 $(if $(PRODUCT_VENDOR_VERITY_PARTITION),$(hide) echo "vendor_verity_block_device=$(PRODUCT_VENDOR_VERITY_PARTITION)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(PRODUCT_PRODUCT_VERITY_PARTITION),$(hide) echo "product_verity_block_device=$(PRODUCT_PRODUCT_VERITY_PARTITION)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(PRODUCT_SYSTEM_EXT_VERITY_PARTITION),$(hide) echo "system_ext_verity_block_device=$(PRODUCT_SYSTEM_EXT_VERITY_PARTITION)" >> $(1))
+$(if $(PRODUCT_VENDOR_DLKM_VERITY_PARTITION),$(hide) echo "vendor_dlkm_verity_block_device=$(PRODUCT_VENDOR_DLKM_VERITY_PARTITION)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VBOOT),$(hide) echo "vboot=$(PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VBOOT)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VBOOT),$(hide) echo "vboot_key=$(PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_KEY)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VBOOT),$(hide) echo "vboot_subkey=$(PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_SUBKEY)" >> $(1))
@@ -1377,6 +1399,14 @@
         $(hide) echo "avb_odm_key_path=$(BOARD_AVB_ODM_KEY_PATH)" >> $(1)
         $(hide) echo "avb_odm_algorithm=$(BOARD_AVB_ODM_ALGORITHM)" >> $(1)
         $(hide) echo "avb_odm_rollback_index_location=$(BOARD_AVB_ODM_ROLLBACK_INDEX_LOCATION)" >> $(1)))
+$(if $(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE),$(hide) echo "avb_vendor_dlkm_hashtree_enable=$(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE)" >> $(1))
+$(if $(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE),\
+    $(hide) echo "avb_vendor_dlkm_add_hashtree_footer_args=$(BOARD_AVB_VENDOR_DLKM_ADD_HASHTREE_FOOTER_ARGS)" >> $(1))
+$(if $(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE),\
+    $(if $(BOARD_AVB_VENDOR_DLKM_KEY_PATH),\
+        $(hide) echo "avb_vendor_dlkm_key_path=$(BOARD_AVB_VENDOR_DLKM_KEY_PATH)" >> $(1)
+        $(hide) echo "avb_vendor_dlkm_algorithm=$(BOARD_AVB_VENDOR_DLKM_ALGORITHM)" >> $(1)
+        $(hide) echo "avb_vendor_dlkm_rollback_index_location=$(BOARD_AVB_VENDOR_DLKM_ROLLBACK_INDEX_LOCATION)" >> $(1)))
 $(if $(filter true,$(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT)),\
     $(hide) echo "recovery_as_boot=true" >> $(1))
 $(if $(filter true,$(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE)),\
@@ -1414,6 +1444,9 @@
 ifdef BUILDING_ODM_IMAGE
   PROP_DICTIONARY_IMAGES += odm
 endif
+ifdef BUILDING_VENDOR_DLKM_IMAGE
+  PROP_DICTIONARY_IMAGES += vendor_dlkm
+endif
 define generate-userimage-prop-dictionary
   $(call generate-image-prop-dictionary,$(1),$(PROP_DICTIONARY_IMAGES),$(2))
 endef
@@ -2406,6 +2439,9 @@
 ifdef BUILDING_ODM_IMAGE
 	echo "-D $(TARGET_OUT_ODM)" >> $@.lst
 endif
+ifdef BUILDING_VENDOR_DLKM_IMAGE
+	echo "-D $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM)" >> $@.lst
+endif
 ifneq ($(PDK_PLATFORM_JAVA_ZIP_CONTENTS),)
 	echo "-C $(OUT_DIR)" >> $@.lst
 	for f in $(filter-out $(PRIVATE_DEX_FILES),$(addprefix -f $(OUT_DIR)/,$(PDK_PLATFORM_JAVA_ZIP_CONTENTS))); do \
@@ -2873,6 +2909,61 @@
 endif
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
+# vendor_dlkm partition image
+ifdef BUILDING_VENDOR_DLKM_IMAGE
+INTERNAL_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_FILES := \
+    $(filter $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM)/%,\
+      $(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES)\
+      $(ALL_PDK_FUSION_FILES)) \
+    $(PDK_FUSION_SYMLINK_STAMP)
+# platform.zip depends on $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_FILES).
+$(INSTALLED_PLATFORM_ZIP) : $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_FILES)
+
+INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_DLKM := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/installed-files-vendor_dlkm.txt
+INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_VENDOR_DLKM := $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_DLKM:.txt=.json)
+$(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_DLKM): .KATI_IMPLICIT_OUTPUTS := $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_VENDOR_DLKM)
+$(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_DLKM) : $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_FILES) $(FILESLIST) $(FILESLIST_UTIL)
+	@echo Installed file list: $@
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@rm -f $@
+	$(hide) $(FILESLIST) $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM) > $(@:.txt=.json)
+	$(hide) $(FILESLIST_UTIL) -c $(@:.txt=.json) > $@
+
+vendor_dlkmimage_intermediates := \
+    $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,vendor_dlkm)
+BUILT_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/vendor_dlkm.img
+define build-vendor_dlkmimage-target
+  $(call pretty,"Target vendor_dlkm fs image: $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET)")
+  @mkdir -p $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM)
+  @mkdir -p $(vendor_dlkmimage_intermediates) && rm -rf $(vendor_dlkmimage_intermediates)/vendor_dlkm_image_info.txt
+  $(call generate-userimage-prop-dictionary, $(vendor_dlkmimage_intermediates)/vendor_dlkm_image_info.txt, skip_fsck=true)
+  PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$$PATH \
+      $(BUILD_IMAGE) \
+          $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM) $(vendor_dlkmimage_intermediates)/vendor_dlkm_image_info.txt \
+          $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET) $(TARGET_OUT)
+  $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
+endef
+
+# We just build this directly to the install location.
+INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET := $(BUILT_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET)
+$(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET): \
+    $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS) \
+    $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_FILES) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_DLKM)
+	$(build-vendor_dlkmimage-target)
+
+.PHONY: vendor_dlkmimage-nodeps vdnod
+vendor_dlkmimage-nodeps vdnod: | $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS)
+	$(build-vendor_dlkmimage-target)
+
+sync: $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_FILES)
+
+else ifdef BOARD_PREBUILT_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE
+INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/vendor_dlkm.img
+$(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(BOARD_PREBUILT_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE),$(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET)))
+endif
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # dtbo image
 ifdef BOARD_PREBUILT_DTBOIMAGE
 INSTALLED_DTBOIMAGE_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/dtbo.img
@@ -3028,6 +3119,10 @@
     --prop com.android.build.odm.fingerprint:$(BUILD_FINGERPRINT_FROM_FILE) \
     --prop com.android.build.odm.os_version:$(PLATFORM_VERSION)
 
+BOARD_AVB_VENDOR_DLKM_ADD_HASHTREE_FOOTER_ARGS += \
+    --prop com.android.build.vendor_dlkm.fingerprint:$(BUILD_FINGERPRINT_FROM_FILE) \
+    --prop com.android.build.vendor_dlkm.os_version:$(PLATFORM_VERSION_LAST_STABLE)
+
 BOARD_AVB_DTBO_ADD_HASH_FOOTER_ARGS += \
     --prop com.android.build.dtbo.fingerprint:$(BUILD_FINGERPRINT_FROM_FILE)
 
@@ -3047,6 +3142,11 @@
     --prop com.android.build.odm.security_patch:$(ODM_SECURITY_PATCH)
 endif
 
+ifdef VENDOR_DLKM_SECURITY_PATCH
+BOARD_AVB_VENDOR_DLKM_ADD_HASHTREE_FOOTER_ARGS += \
+    --prop com.android.build.vendor_dlkm.security_patch:$(VENDOR_DLKM_SECURITY_PATCH)
+endif
+
 BOOT_FOOTER_ARGS := BOARD_AVB_BOOT_ADD_HASH_FOOTER_ARGS
 VENDOR_BOOT_FOOTER_ARGS := BOARD_AVB_VENDOR_BOOT_ADD_HASH_FOOTER_ARGS
 DTBO_FOOTER_ARGS := BOARD_AVB_DTBO_ADD_HASH_FOOTER_ARGS
@@ -3056,6 +3156,7 @@
 PRODUCT_FOOTER_ARGS := BOARD_AVB_PRODUCT_ADD_HASHTREE_FOOTER_ARGS
 SYSTEM_EXT_FOOTER_ARGS := BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_EXT_ADD_HASHTREE_FOOTER_ARGS
 ODM_FOOTER_ARGS := BOARD_AVB_ODM_ADD_HASHTREE_FOOTER_ARGS
+VENDOR_DLKM_FOOTER_ARGS := BOARD_AVB_VENDOR_DLKM_ADD_HASHTREE_FOOTER_ARGS
 
 # Helper function that checks and sets required build variables for an AVB chained partition.
 # $(1): the partition to enable AVB chain, e.g., boot or system or vbmeta_system.
@@ -3150,6 +3251,10 @@
 $(eval $(call check-and-set-avb-args,odm))
 endif
 
+ifdef INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET
+$(eval $(call check-and-set-avb-args,vendor_dlkm))
+endif
+
 ifdef INSTALLED_DTBOIMAGE_TARGET
 $(eval $(call check-and-set-avb-args,dtbo))
 endif
@@ -3230,6 +3335,9 @@
   $(if $(BOARD_AVB_ODM_KEY_PATH),\
     $(hide) $(AVBTOOL) extract_public_key --key $(BOARD_AVB_ODM_KEY_PATH) \
       --output $(1)/odm.avbpubkey)
+  $(if $(BOARD_AVB_VENDOR_DLKM_KEY_PATH),\
+    $(hide) $(AVBTOOL) extract_public_key --key $(BOARD_AVB_VENDOR_DLKM_KEY_PATH) \
+      --output $(1)/vendor_dlkm.avbpubkey)
   $(if $(BOARD_AVB_DTBO_KEY_PATH),\
     $(hide) $(AVBTOOL) extract_public_key --key $(BOARD_AVB_DTBO_KEY_PATH) \
       --output $(1)/dtbo.avbpubkey)
@@ -3312,6 +3420,7 @@
 	    $(INSTALLED_PRODUCTIMAGE_TARGET) \
 	    $(INSTALLED_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_TARGET) \
 	    $(INSTALLED_ODMIMAGE_TARGET) \
+	    $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET) \
 	    $(INSTALLED_DTBOIMAGE_TARGET) \
 	    $(INSTALLED_CUSTOMIMAGES_TARGET) \
 	    $(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET) \
@@ -3334,7 +3443,9 @@
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Check VINTF of build
 
+# Note: vendor_dlkm does not have VINTF files.
 ifeq (,$(TARGET_BUILD_UNBUNDLED))
+
 intermediates := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,check_vintf_all)
 check_vintf_all_deps :=
 
@@ -4119,6 +4230,7 @@
 	    $(INSTALLED_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_TARGET) \
 	    $(INSTALLED_VBMETAIMAGE_TARGET) \
 	    $(INSTALLED_ODMIMAGE_TARGET) \
+	    $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET) \
 	    $(INSTALLED_DTBOIMAGE_TARGET) \
 	    $(INSTALLED_CUSTOMIMAGES_TARGET) \
 	    $(INTERNAL_SYSTEMOTHERIMAGE_FILES) \
@@ -4134,6 +4246,7 @@
 	    $(PRODUCT_PRODUCT_BASE_FS_PATH) \
 	    $(PRODUCT_SYSTEM_EXT_BASE_FS_PATH) \
 	    $(PRODUCT_ODM_BASE_FS_PATH) \
+	    $(PRODUCT_VENDOR_DLKM_BASE_FS_PATH) \
 	    $(LPMAKE) \
 	    $(SELINUX_FC) \
 	    $(INSTALLED_MISC_INFO_TARGET) \
@@ -4271,6 +4384,11 @@
 	$(hide) $(call package_files-copy-root, \
 	    $(TARGET_OUT_ODM),$(zip_root)/ODM)
 endif
+ifdef BUILDING_VENDOR_DLKM_IMAGE
+	@# Contents of the vendor_dlkm image
+	$(hide) $(call package_files-copy-root, \
+	    $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM),$(zip_root)/VENDOR_DLKM)
+endif
 ifdef BUILDING_SYSTEM_OTHER_IMAGE
 	@# Contents of the system_other image
 	$(hide) $(call package_files-copy-root, \
@@ -4316,6 +4434,10 @@
 	$(hide) cp $(PRODUCT_ODM_BASE_FS_PATH) \
 	  $(zip_root)/META/$(notdir $(PRODUCT_ODM_BASE_FS_PATH))
 endif
+ifneq ($(PRODUCT_VENDOR_DLKM_BASE_FS_PATH),)
+	$(hide) cp $(PRODUCT_VENDOR_DLKM_BASE_FS_PATH) \
+	  $(zip_root)/META/$(notdir $(PRODUCT_VENDOR_DLKM_BASE_FS_PATH))
+endif
 ifeq ($(TARGET_OTA_ALLOW_NON_AB),true)
 ifneq ($(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET),)
 	$(hide) PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$$PATH MKBOOTIMG=$(MKBOOTIMG) \
@@ -4361,6 +4483,10 @@
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(zip_root)/IMAGES
 	$(hide) cp $(INSTALLED_ODMIMAGE_TARGET) $(zip_root)/IMAGES/
 endif
+ifdef BOARD_PREBUILT_VENDOR_DLKIMMAGE
+	$(hide) mkdir -p $(zip_root)/IMAGES
+	$(hide) cp $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKIMMAGE_TARGET) $(zip_root)/IMAGES/
+endif
 ifdef BOARD_PREBUILT_DTBOIMAGE
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(zip_root)/PREBUILT_IMAGES
 	$(hide) cp $(INSTALLED_DTBOIMAGE_TARGET) $(zip_root)/PREBUILT_IMAGES/
@@ -4392,6 +4518,9 @@
 ifdef BUILDING_ODM_IMAGE
 	$(hide) $(call fs_config,$(zip_root)/ODM,odm/) > $(zip_root)/META/odm_filesystem_config.txt
 endif
+ifdef BUILDING_VENDOR_DLKM_IMAGE
+	$(hide) $(call fs_config,$(zip_root)/VENDOR_DLKM,vendor_dlkm/) > $(zip_root)/META/vendor_dlkm_filesystem_config.txt
+endif
 	@# ROOT always contains the files for the root under normal boot.
 	$(hide) $(call fs_config,$(zip_root)/ROOT,) > $(zip_root)/META/root_filesystem_config.txt
 ifeq ($(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT),true)
@@ -4550,6 +4679,7 @@
 	    $(INSTALLED_PRODUCTIMAGE_TARGET) \
 	    $(INSTALLED_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_TARGET) \
 	    $(INSTALLED_ODMIMAGE_TARGET) \
+	    $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET) \
 	    $(updater_dep)
 endif
 $(SYMBOLS_ZIP): PRIVATE_LIST_FILE := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,symbols)/filelist
@@ -4575,7 +4705,8 @@
 	    $(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET) \
 	    $(INSTALLED_PRODUCTIMAGE_TARGET) \
 	    $(INSTALLED_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_TARGET) \
-	    $(INSTALLED_ODMIMAGE_TARGET)
+	    $(INSTALLED_ODMIMAGE_TARGET) \
+	    $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET)
 endif
 $(COVERAGE_ZIP): PRIVATE_LIST_FILE := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,coverage)/filelist
 $(COVERAGE_ZIP): $(SOONG_ZIP)
@@ -4652,6 +4783,7 @@
     $(INSTALLED_PRODUCTIMAGE_TARGET) \
     $(INSTALLED_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_TARGET) \
     $(INSTALLED_ODMIMAGE_TARGET) \
+    $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET) \
     $(updater_dep)
 endif
 $(PROGUARD_DICT_ZIP): PRIVATE_LIST_FILE := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,proguard)/filelist
@@ -4890,6 +5022,17 @@
 droidcore: $(INSTALLED_QEMU_ODMIMAGE)
 endif
 
+ifdef INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET
+INSTALLED_QEMU_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/vendor_dlkm-qemu.img
+$(INSTALLED_QEMU_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE): $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET) $(MK_QEMU_IMAGE_SH) $(SGDISK_HOST)
+	@echo Create vendor_dlkm-qemu.img
+	(export SGDISK=$(SGDISK_HOST); $(MK_QEMU_IMAGE_SH) $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET))
+
+vendor_dlkmimage: $(INSTALLED_QEMU_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE)
+droidcore: $(INSTALLED_QEMU_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE)
+endif
+
+
 QEMU_VERIFIED_BOOT_PARAMS := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/VerifiedBootParams.textproto
 $(QEMU_VERIFIED_BOOT_PARAMS): $(INSTALLED_VBMETAIMAGE_TARGET) $(INSTALLED_SYSTEMIMAGE_TARGET) \
     $(MK_VBMETA_BOOT_KERNEL_CMDLINE_SH) $(AVBTOOL)
diff --git a/core/board_config.mk b/core/board_config.mk
index a6e586d..70c1589 100644
--- a/core/board_config.mk
+++ b/core/board_config.mk
@@ -72,12 +72,15 @@
   BOARD_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE \
   BOARD_ODMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE \
   BOARD_ODMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE \
+  BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE \
+  BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE \
 
 # Logical partitions related variables.
 _dynamic_partitions_var_list += \
   BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_PARTITION_RESERVED_SIZE \
   BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_PARTITION_RESERVED_SIZE \
   BOARD_ODMIMAGE_PARTITION_RESERVED_SIZE \
+  BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_PARTITION_RESERVED_SIZE \
   BOARD_PRODUCTIMAGE_PARTITION_RESERVED_SIZE \
   BOARD_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_PARTITION_RESERVED_SIZE \
   BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_SIZE \
@@ -512,6 +515,40 @@
 .KATI_READONLY := BUILDING_SYSTEM_EXT_IMAGE
 
 ###########################################
+# Now we can substitute with the real value of TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM
+ifeq ($(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM),$(_vendor_dlkm_path_placeholder))
+  TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM := $(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/vendor_dlkm
+else ifeq ($(filter vendor_dlkm system/vendor/vendor_dlkm vendor/vendor_dlkm,$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM)),)
+  $(error TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM must be either 'vendor_dlkm', 'system/vendor/vendor_dlkm' or 'vendor/vendor_dlkm', seeing '$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM)'.)
+endif
+PRODUCT_COPY_FILES := $(subst $(_vendor_dlkm_path_placeholder),$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM),$(PRODUCT_COPY_FILES))
+
+BOARD_USES_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE :=
+ifdef BOARD_PREBUILT_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE
+  BOARD_USES_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE := true
+endif
+ifdef BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE
+  BOARD_USES_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE := true
+endif
+$(call check_image_config,vendor_dlkm)
+
+BUILDING_VENDOR_DLKM_IMAGE :=
+ifeq ($(PRODUCT_BUILD_VENDOR_DLKM_IMAGE),)
+  ifdef BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE
+    BUILDING_VENDOR_DLKM_IMAGE := true
+  endif
+else ifeq ($(PRODUCT_BUILD_VENDOR_DLKM_IMAGE),true)
+  BUILDING_VENDOR_DLKM_IMAGE := true
+  ifndef BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE
+    $(error PRODUCT_BUILD_VENDOR_DLKM_IMAGE set to true, but BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE not defined)
+  endif
+endif
+ifdef BOARD_PREBUILT_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE
+  BUILDING_VENDOR_DLKM_IMAGE :=
+endif
+.KATI_READONLY := BUILDING_VENDOR_DLKM_IMAGE
+
+###########################################
 # Now we can substitute with the real value of TARGET_COPY_OUT_ODM
 ifeq ($(TARGET_COPY_OUT_ODM),$(_odm_path_placeholder))
   TARGET_COPY_OUT_ODM := $(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/odm
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 5092e90..2689d80 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -930,6 +930,13 @@
 endif
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),)
+ifneq ($(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_PARTITION_RESERVED_SIZE),)
+$(error Should not define BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE and \
+    BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_PARTITION_RESERVED_SIZE together)
+endif
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(BOARD_PRODUCTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),)
 ifneq ($(BOARD_PRODUCTIMAGE_PARTITION_RESERVED_SIZE),)
 $(error Should not define BOARD_PRODUCTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE and \
@@ -965,7 +972,7 @@
 )
 
 # BOARD_*_PARTITION_LIST: a list of the following tokens
-valid_super_partition_list := system vendor product system_ext odm
+valid_super_partition_list := system vendor product system_ext odm vendor_dlkm
 $(foreach group,$(call to-upper,$(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_GROUPS)), \
     $(if $(filter-out $(valid_super_partition_list),$(BOARD_$(group)_PARTITION_LIST)), \
         $(error BOARD_$(group)_PARTITION_LIST contains invalid partition name \
diff --git a/core/envsetup.mk b/core/envsetup.mk
index 3aff007..1fb4605 100644
--- a/core/envsetup.mk
+++ b/core/envsetup.mk
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@
 _product_path_placeholder := ||PRODUCT-PATH-PH||
 _system_ext_path_placeholder := ||SYSTEM_EXT-PATH-PH||
 _odm_path_placeholder := ||ODM-PATH-PH||
+_vendor_dlkm_path_placeholder := ||VENDOR_DLKM-PATH-PH||
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR := $(_vendor_path_placeholder)
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR_RAMDISK := vendor-ramdisk
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_PRODUCT := $(_product_path_placeholder)
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_PRODUCT_SERVICES := $(_product_path_placeholder)
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_SYSTEM_EXT := $(_system_ext_path_placeholder)
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_ODM := $(_odm_path_placeholder)
+TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM := $(_vendor_dlkm_path_placeholder)
 
 # Returns the non-sanitized version of the path provided in $1.
 define get_non_asan_path
@@ -719,6 +721,40 @@
   $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_ODM_APPS \
   $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_ODM_APPS_PRIVILEGED
 
+TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM)
+
+TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_ETC := $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM)/etc
+.KATI_READONLY := \
+  TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_ETC
+
+# Unlike other partitions, vendor_dlkm should only contain kernel modules.
+TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_EXECUTABLES :=
+TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_OPTIONAL_EXECUTABLES :=
+TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_SHARED_LIBRARIES :=
+TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_RENDERSCRIPT_BITCODE :=
+TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_JAVA_LIBRARIES :=
+TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_APPS :=
+TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_APPS_PRIVILEGED :=
+$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_EXECUTABLES :=
+$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_SHARED_LIBRARIES :=
+$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_RENDERSCRIPT_BITCODE :=
+$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_APPS :=
+$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_APPS_PRIVILEGED :=
+$(KATI_obsolete_var \
+    TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_EXECUTABLES \
+    TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_OPTIONAL_EXECUTABLES \
+    TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_SHARED_LIBRARIES \
+    TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_RENDERSCRIPT_BITCODE \
+    TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_JAVA_LIBRARIES \
+    TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_APPS \
+    TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_APPS_PRIVILEGED \
+    $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_EXECUTABLES \
+    $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_SHARED_LIBRARIES \
+    $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_RENDERSCRIPT_BITCODE \
+    $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_APPS \
+    $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM_APPS_PRIVILEGED \
+    , vendor_dlkm should not contain any executables, libraries, or apps)
+
 TARGET_OUT_PRODUCT := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_PRODUCT)
 TARGET_OUT_PRODUCT_EXECUTABLES := $(TARGET_OUT_PRODUCT)/bin
 .KATI_READONLY := TARGET_OUT_PRODUCT
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index c2287bb..835c7ab 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -1141,7 +1141,8 @@
     $(subst $(_product_path_placeholder),$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_PRODUCT),\
       $(subst $(_system_ext_path_placeholder),$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_SYSTEM_EXT),\
         $(subst $(_odm_path_placeholder),$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_ODM),\
-          $(foreach p,$(1),$(call append-path,$(PRODUCT_OUT),$(p)$(2)))))))
+          $(subst $(_vendor_dlkm_path_placeholder),$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM),\
+            $(foreach p,$(1),$(call append-path,$(PRODUCT_OUT),$(p)$(2))))))))
 endef
 
 # Returns modules included automatically as a result of certain BoardConfig
@@ -1519,6 +1520,9 @@
 .PHONY: odmimage
 odmimage: $(INSTALLED_ODMIMAGE_TARGET)
 
+.PHONY: vendor_dlkmimage
+vendor_dlkmimage: $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET)
+
 .PHONY: systemotherimage
 systemotherimage: $(INSTALLED_SYSTEMOTHERIMAGE_TARGET)
 
@@ -1556,6 +1560,7 @@
     $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
     $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) \
     $(INSTALLED_ODMIMAGE_TARGET) \
+    $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET) \
     $(INSTALLED_SUPERIMAGE_EMPTY_TARGET) \
     $(INSTALLED_PRODUCTIMAGE_TARGET) \
     $(INSTALLED_SYSTEMOTHERIMAGE_TARGET) \
@@ -1565,6 +1570,8 @@
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_VENDOR) \
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_ODM) \
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_ODM) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_DLKM) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_VENDOR_DLKM) \
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_PRODUCT) \
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_PRODUCT) \
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_SYSTEM_EXT) \
@@ -1660,6 +1667,8 @@
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_VENDOR) \
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_ODM) \
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_ODM) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_DLKM) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_VENDOR_DLKM) \
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_PRODUCT) \
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_PRODUCT) \
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_SYSTEM_EXT) \
diff --git a/core/product.mk b/core/product.mk
index f531319..740563f 100644
--- a/core/product.mk
+++ b/core/product.mk
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_PRODUCT_VERITY_PARTITION
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_SYSTEM_EXT_VERITY_PARTITION
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_ODM_VERITY_PARTITION
+_product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_VENDOR_DLKM_VERITY_PARTITION
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_SYSTEM_SERVER_DEBUG_INFO
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_OTHER_JAVA_DEBUG_INFO
 
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_PRODUCT_BASE_FS_PATH
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_SYSTEM_EXT_BASE_FS_PATH
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_ODM_BASE_FS_PATH
+_product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_VENDOR_DLKM_BASE_FS_PATH
 
 # The first API level this product shipped with
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_SHIPPING_API_LEVEL
@@ -369,6 +371,7 @@
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_PRODUCT_IMAGE
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_SYSTEM_EXT_IMAGE
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_ODM_IMAGE
+_product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_VENDOR_DLKM_IMAGE
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_CACHE_IMAGE
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_RAMDISK_IMAGE
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_USERDATA_IMAGE
diff --git a/core/product_config.mk b/core/product_config.mk
index 7a7c4b7..d614e10 100644
--- a/core/product_config.mk
+++ b/core/product_config.mk
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@
     PRODUCT \
     SYSTEM_EXT \
     ODM \
+    VENDOR_DLKM \
     CACHE \
     RAMDISK \
     USERDATA \
diff --git a/core/soong_config.mk b/core/soong_config.mk
index bc0dc6e..c7bf61e 100644
--- a/core/soong_config.mk
+++ b/core/soong_config.mk
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
 $(call add_json_bool, Use_lmkd_stats_log,                $(filter true,$(TARGET_LMKD_STATS_LOG)))
 $(call add_json_str,  VendorPath,                        $(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR))
 $(call add_json_str,  OdmPath,                           $(TARGET_COPY_OUT_ODM))
+$(call add_json_str,  VendorDlkmPath,                    $(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM))
 $(call add_json_str,  ProductPath,                       $(TARGET_COPY_OUT_PRODUCT))
 $(call add_json_str,  SystemExtPath,                     $(TARGET_COPY_OUT_SYSTEM_EXT))
 $(call add_json_bool, MinimizeJavaDebugInfo,             $(filter true,$(PRODUCT_MINIMIZE_JAVA_DEBUG_INFO)))
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@
 
 $(call add_json_list, BoardVendorSepolicyDirs,           $(BOARD_VENDOR_SEPOLICY_DIRS) $(BOARD_SEPOLICY_DIRS))
 $(call add_json_list, BoardOdmSepolicyDirs,              $(BOARD_ODM_SEPOLICY_DIRS))
+$(call add_json_list, BoardVendorDlkmSepolicyDirs,       $(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKM_SEPOLICY_DIRS))
 $(call add_json_list, BoardPlatPublicSepolicyDirs,       $(BOARD_PLAT_PUBLIC_SEPOLICY_DIR))
 $(call add_json_list, BoardPlatPrivateSepolicyDirs,      $(BOARD_PLAT_PRIVATE_SEPOLICY_DIR))
 $(call add_json_list, BoardSepolicyM4Defs,               $(BOARD_SEPOLICY_M4DEFS))
diff --git a/core/tasks/vendor_module_check.mk b/core/tasks/vendor_module_check.mk
index b4c5a3b..89a34d6 100644
--- a/core/tasks/vendor_module_check.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/vendor_module_check.mk
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@
 
 $(foreach m, $(_vendor_check_modules), \
   $(if $(filter-out ,$(ALL_MODULES.$(m).INSTALLED)),\
-    $(if $(filter $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)/% $(TARGET_OUT_ODM)/% $(HOST_OUT)/%, $(ALL_MODULES.$(m).INSTALLED)),,\
+    $(if $(filter $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)/% $(TARGET_OUT_ODM)/% $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM)/% $(HOST_OUT)/%, $(ALL_MODULES.$(m).INSTALLED)),,\
       $(error Error: vendor module "$(m)" in $(ALL_MODULES.$(m).PATH) \
         in product "$(TARGET_PRODUCT)" being installed to \
-        $(ALL_MODULES.$(m).INSTALLED) which is not in the vendor tree or odm tree))))
+        $(ALL_MODULES.$(m).INSTALLED) which is not in the vendor, odm or vendor_dlkm tree))))
 
 endif