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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# 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.
+#
+"""Utils to determine whether to enable UFFD GC."""
+
+import re
+import sys
+
+
+def should_enable_uffd_gc(kernel_version_file):
+  with open(kernel_version_file, 'r') as f:
+    kernel_version = f.read().strip()
+  return should_enable_uffd_gc_impl(kernel_version)
+
+def should_enable_uffd_gc_impl(kernel_version):
+  # See https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/kernel/gki-versioning#determine-release
+  p = r"^(?P<w>\d+)[.](?P<x>\d+)[.](?P<y>\d+)(-android(?P<z>\d+)-(?P<k>\d+).*$)?"
+  m = re.match(p, kernel_version)
+  if m is not None:
+    if m.group('z') is not None:
+      android_release = int(m.group('z'))
+      # No need to check w, x, y because all Android 12 kernels have backports.
+      return android_release >= 12
+    else:
+      # Old kernel or non-GKI kernel.
+      version = int(m.group('w'))
+      patch_level = int(m.group('x'))
+      if version < 5:
+        # Old kernel.
+        return False
+      elif (version == 5 and patch_level >= 7) or version >= 6:
+        # New non-GKI kernel. 5.7 supports MREMAP_DONTUNMAP without the need for
+        # backports.
+        return True
+      else:
+        # Non-GKI kernel between 5 and 5.6. It may have backports.
+        raise exit_with_error(kernel_version)
+  elif kernel_version == '<unknown-kernel>':
+    # The kernel information isn't available to the build system, probably
+    # because PRODUCT_OTA_ENFORCE_VINTF_KERNEL_REQUIREMENTS is set to false. We
+    # assume that the kernel supports UFFD GC because it is the case for most of
+    # the products today and it is the future.
+    return True
+  else:
+    # Unrecognizable non-GKI kernel.
+    raise exit_with_error(kernel_version)
+
+def exit_with_error(kernel_version):
+  sys.exit(f"""
+Unable to determine UFFD GC flag for kernel version "{kernel_version}".
+You can fix this by explicitly setting PRODUCT_ENABLE_UFFD_GC to "true" or
+"false" based on the kernel version.
+1. Set PRODUCT_ENABLE_UFFD_GC to "true" if the kernel supports userfaultfd(2)
+   and MREMAP_DONTUNMAP.
+2. Set PRODUCT_ENABLE_UFFD_GC to "false" otherwise.""")