diff --git a/include/ui/Input.h b/include/ui/Input.h
index ba1c6b4..3b5aba4 100644
--- a/include/ui/Input.h
+++ b/include/ui/Input.h
@@ -674,6 +674,87 @@
     int32_t mActivePointerId;
 };
 
+
+/*
+ * Specifies parameters that govern pointer or wheel acceleration.
+ */
+struct VelocityControlParameters {
+    // A scale factor that is multiplied with the raw velocity deltas
+    // prior to applying any other velocity control factors.  The scale
+    // factor should be used to adapt the input device resolution
+    // (eg. counts per inch) to the output device resolution (eg. pixels per inch).
+    //
+    // Must be a positive value.
+    // Default is 1.0 (no scaling).
+    float scale;
+
+    // The scaled speed at which acceleration begins to be applied.
+    // This value establishes the upper bound of a low speed regime for
+    // small precise motions that are performed without any acceleration.
+    //
+    // Must be a non-negative value.
+    // Default is 0.0 (no low threshold).
+    float lowThreshold;
+
+    // The scaled speed at which maximum acceleration is applied.
+    // The difference between highThreshold and lowThreshold controls
+    // the range of speeds over which the acceleration factor is interpolated.
+    // The wider the range, the smoother the acceleration.
+    //
+    // Must be a non-negative value greater than or equal to lowThreshold.
+    // Default is 0.0 (no high threshold).
+    float highThreshold;
+
+    // The acceleration factor.
+    // When the speed is above the low speed threshold, the velocity will scaled
+    // by an interpolated value between 1.0 and this amount.
+    //
+    // Must be a positive greater than or equal to 1.0.
+    // Default is 1.0 (no acceleration).
+    float acceleration;
+
+    VelocityControlParameters() :
+            scale(1.0f), lowThreshold(0.0f), highThreshold(0.0f), acceleration(1.0f) {
+    }
+
+    VelocityControlParameters(float scale, float lowThreshold,
+            float highThreshold, float acceleration) :
+            scale(scale), lowThreshold(lowThreshold),
+            highThreshold(highThreshold), acceleration(acceleration) {
+    }
+};
+
+/*
+ * Implements mouse pointer and wheel speed control and acceleration.
+ */
+class VelocityControl {
+public:
+    VelocityControl();
+
+    /* Sets the various parameters. */
+    void setParameters(const VelocityControlParameters& parameters);
+
+    /* Resets the current movement counters to zero.
+     * This has the effect of nullifying any acceleration. */
+    void reset();
+
+    /* Translates a raw movement delta into an appropriately
+     * scaled / accelerated delta based on the current velocity. */
+    void move(nsecs_t eventTime, float* deltaX, float* deltaY);
+
+private:
+    // If no movements are received within this amount of time,
+    // we assume the movement has stopped and reset the movement counters.
+    static const nsecs_t STOP_TIME = 500 * 1000000; // 500 ms
+
+    VelocityControlParameters mParameters;
+
+    nsecs_t mLastMovementTime;
+    VelocityTracker::Position mRawPosition;
+    VelocityTracker mVelocityTracker;
+};
+
+
 /*
  * Describes the characteristics and capabilities of an input device.
  */
diff --git a/libs/ui/Input.cpp b/libs/ui/Input.cpp
index 1ba38a7..e95dbe4 100644
--- a/libs/ui/Input.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/Input.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 // Log debug messages about velocity tracking.
 #define DEBUG_VELOCITY 0
 
+// Log debug messages about acceleration.
+#define DEBUG_ACCELERATION 0
+
+
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <ui/Input.h>
 
 #include <math.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
 #include <binder/Parcel.h>
@@ -693,6 +698,11 @@
 
 // --- VelocityTracker ---
 
+const uint32_t VelocityTracker::HISTORY_SIZE;
+const nsecs_t VelocityTracker::MAX_AGE;
+const nsecs_t VelocityTracker::MIN_WINDOW;
+const nsecs_t VelocityTracker::MIN_DURATION;
+
 VelocityTracker::VelocityTracker() {
     clear();
 }
@@ -902,6 +912,85 @@
 }
 
 
+// --- VelocityControl ---
+
+const nsecs_t VelocityControl::STOP_TIME;
+
+VelocityControl::VelocityControl() {
+    reset();
+}
+
+void VelocityControl::setParameters(const VelocityControlParameters& parameters) {
+    mParameters = parameters;
+    reset();
+}
+
+void VelocityControl::reset() {
+    mLastMovementTime = LLONG_MIN;
+    mRawPosition.x = 0;
+    mRawPosition.y = 0;
+    mVelocityTracker.clear();
+}
+
+void VelocityControl::move(nsecs_t eventTime, float* deltaX, float* deltaY) {
+    if ((deltaX && *deltaX) || (deltaY && *deltaY)) {
+        if (eventTime >= mLastMovementTime + STOP_TIME) {
+#if DEBUG_ACCELERATION
+            LOGD("VelocityControl: stopped, last movement was %0.3fms ago",
+                    (eventTime - mLastMovementTime) * 0.000001f);
+#endif
+            reset();
+        }
+
+        mLastMovementTime = eventTime;
+        if (deltaX) {
+            mRawPosition.x += *deltaX;
+        }
+        if (deltaY) {
+            mRawPosition.y += *deltaY;
+        }
+        mVelocityTracker.addMovement(eventTime, BitSet32(BitSet32::valueForBit(0)), &mRawPosition);
+
+        float vx, vy;
+        float scale = mParameters.scale;
+        if (mVelocityTracker.getVelocity(0, &vx, &vy)) {
+            float speed = hypotf(vx, vy) * scale;
+            if (speed >= mParameters.highThreshold) {
+                // Apply full acceleration above the high speed threshold.
+                scale *= mParameters.acceleration;
+            } else if (speed > mParameters.lowThreshold) {
+                // Linearly interpolate the acceleration to apply between the low and high
+                // speed thresholds.
+                scale *= 1 + (speed - mParameters.lowThreshold)
+                        / (mParameters.highThreshold - mParameters.lowThreshold)
+                        * (mParameters.acceleration - 1);
+            }
+
+#if DEBUG_ACCELERATION
+            LOGD("VelocityControl(%0.3f, %0.3f, %0.3f, %0.3f): "
+                    "vx=%0.3f, vy=%0.3f, speed=%0.3f, accel=%0.3f",
+                    mParameters.scale, mParameters.lowThreshold, mParameters.highThreshold,
+                    mParameters.acceleration,
+                    vx, vy, speed, scale / mParameters.scale);
+#endif
+        } else {
+#if DEBUG_ACCELERATION
+            LOGD("VelocityControl(%0.3f, %0.3f, %0.3f, %0.3f): unknown velocity",
+                    mParameters.scale, mParameters.lowThreshold, mParameters.highThreshold,
+                    mParameters.acceleration);
+#endif
+        }
+
+        if (deltaX) {
+            *deltaX *= scale;
+        }
+        if (deltaY) {
+            *deltaY *= scale;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 // --- InputDeviceInfo ---
 
 InputDeviceInfo::InputDeviceInfo() {
diff --git a/libs/utils/BackupHelpers.cpp b/libs/utils/BackupHelpers.cpp
index f933199..b433fd3 100644
--- a/libs/utils/BackupHelpers.cpp
+++ b/libs/utils/BackupHelpers.cpp
@@ -503,10 +503,10 @@
         needExtended = true;
     }
 
-    // Non-7bit-clean path also means needing pax extended format
+    // Non-7bit-clean path or embedded spaces also mean needing pax extended format
     if (!needExtended) {
         for (size_t i = 0; i < filepath.length(); i++) {
-            if ((filepath[i] & 0x80) != 0) {
+            if ((filepath[i] & 0x80) != 0 || filepath[i] == ' ') {
                 needExtended = true;
                 break;
             }