diff --git a/docs/getting_started.md b/docs/getting_started.md
index d970c12..74f2012 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started.md
+++ b/docs/getting_started.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 payload using the following command:
 
 ```shell
-package/modules/Virtualization/vm/vm_shell.sh start-microdroid --auto-connect -- --protected
+packages/modules/Virtualization/vm/vm_shell.sh start-microdroid --auto-connect -- --protected
 ```
 
 You will see the log messages like the below.
diff --git a/libs/libfdt/src/lib.rs b/libs/libfdt/src/lib.rs
index afc36d0..a305e03 100644
--- a/libs/libfdt/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libs/libfdt/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 //! to a bare-metal environment.
 
 #![no_std]
-#![deny(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
-#![deny(clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks)]
 
 mod iterators;
 
diff --git a/microdroid/init.rc b/microdroid/init.rc
index 91931ab..c257cdb 100644
--- a/microdroid/init.rc
+++ b/microdroid/init.rc
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 
 # Cgroups are mounted right before early-init using list from /etc/cgroups.json
 on early-init
+    # Android doesn't need kernel module autoloading, and it causes SELinux
+    # denials.  So disable it by setting modprobe to the empty string.  Note: to
+    # explicitly set a sysctl to an empty string, a trailing newline is needed.
+    write /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe \n
+
     # set RLIMIT_NICE to allow priorities from 19 to -20
     setrlimit nice 40 40
 
diff --git a/pvmfw/Android.bp b/pvmfw/Android.bp
index bbe00b5..1aa5935 100644
--- a/pvmfw/Android.bp
+++ b/pvmfw/Android.bp
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
     crate_name: "pvmfw",
     defaults: ["vmbase_ffi_defaults"],
     srcs: ["src/main.rs"],
-    // Require unsafe blocks for inside unsafe functions.
-    flags: ["-Dunsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn"],
     features: [
         "legacy",
     ],
diff --git a/pvmfw/avb/Android.bp b/pvmfw/avb/Android.bp
index 49c4717..4efee6a 100644
--- a/pvmfw/avb/Android.bp
+++ b/pvmfw/avb/Android.bp
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
     crate_name: "pvmfw_avb",
     srcs: ["src/lib.rs"],
     prefer_rlib: true,
-    // Require unsafe blocks for inside unsafe functions.
-    flags: ["-Dunsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn"],
     rustlibs: [
         "libavb_bindgen_nostd",
         "libtinyvec_nostd",
diff --git a/pvmfw/src/dice.rs b/pvmfw/src/dice.rs
index 28271d3..9542429 100644
--- a/pvmfw/src/dice.rs
+++ b/pvmfw/src/dice.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 use core::mem::size_of;
 use core::slice;
 use diced_open_dice::{
-    bcc_format_config_descriptor, bcc_handover_main_flow, hash, Config, DiceMode, Hash,
-    InputValues, HIDDEN_SIZE,
+    bcc_format_config_descriptor, bcc_handover_main_flow, hash, Config, DiceConfigValues, DiceMode,
+    Hash, InputValues, HIDDEN_SIZE,
 };
 use pvmfw_avb::{DebugLevel, Digest, VerifiedBootData};
 use vmbase::cstr;
@@ -63,12 +63,10 @@
         next_bcc: &mut [u8],
     ) -> diced_open_dice::Result<()> {
         let mut config_descriptor_buffer = [0; 128];
-        let config_descriptor_size = bcc_format_config_descriptor(
-            Some(cstr!("vm_entry")),
-            None,  // component_version
-            false, // resettable
-            &mut config_descriptor_buffer,
-        )?;
+        let config_values =
+            DiceConfigValues { component_name: Some(cstr!("vm_entry")), ..Default::default() };
+        let config_descriptor_size =
+            bcc_format_config_descriptor(&config_values, &mut config_descriptor_buffer)?;
         let config = &config_descriptor_buffer[..config_descriptor_size];
 
         let dice_inputs = InputValues::new(
diff --git a/pvmfw/src/memory.rs b/pvmfw/src/memory.rs
index 27ab719..06158dd 100644
--- a/pvmfw/src/memory.rs
+++ b/pvmfw/src/memory.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 
 //! Low-level allocation and tracking of main memory.
 
-#![deny(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
-
 use crate::helpers::PVMFW_PAGE_SIZE;
 use aarch64_paging::paging::VirtualAddress;
 use aarch64_paging::MapError;
diff --git a/service_vm/client_apk/src/main.rs b/service_vm/client_apk/src/main.rs
index 1f8db96..672dd4a 100644
--- a/service_vm/client_apk/src/main.rs
+++ b/service_vm/client_apk/src/main.rs
@@ -49,12 +49,7 @@
 fn request_certificate(csr: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
     // SAFETY: It is safe as we only request the size of the certificate in this call.
     let certificate_size = unsafe {
-        AVmPayload_requestCertificate(
-            csr.as_ptr() as *const c_void,
-            csr.len(),
-            [].as_mut_ptr() as *mut c_void,
-            0,
-        )
+        AVmPayload_requestCertificate(csr.as_ptr() as *const c_void, csr.len(), [].as_mut_ptr(), 0)
     };
     let mut certificate = vec![0u8; certificate_size];
     // SAFETY: It is safe as we only write the data into the given buffer within the buffer
diff --git a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
index 68cc7f2..6372fa8 100644
--- a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
+++ b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
@@ -529,8 +529,10 @@
                         MemoryTrimLevel::TRIM_MEMORY_RUNNING_MODERATE => 10,
                         _ => bail!("Invalid memory trim level {:?}", level),
                     };
-                    let command =
-                        BalloonControlCommand::Adjust { num_bytes: total_memory * pct / 100 };
+                    let command = BalloonControlCommand::Adjust {
+                        num_bytes: total_memory * pct / 100,
+                        wait_for_success: false,
+                    };
                     if let Err(e) = vm_control::client::handle_request(
                         &VmRequest::BalloonCommand(command),
                         &self.crosvm_control_socket_path,
diff --git a/vm_payload/Android.bp b/vm_payload/Android.bp
index ae0d1a6..49b7f5f 100644
--- a/vm_payload/Android.bp
+++ b/vm_payload/Android.bp
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
     srcs: ["src/*.rs"],
     include_dirs: ["include"],
     prefer_rlib: true,
-    // Require unsafe blocks for inside unsafe functions.
-    flags: ["-Dunsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn"],
     rustlibs: [
         "android.system.virtualization.payload-rust",
         "libandroid_logger",
diff --git a/vmbase/example/src/main.rs b/vmbase/example/src/main.rs
index a6f3bfa..ebd981c 100644
--- a/vmbase/example/src/main.rs
+++ b/vmbase/example/src/main.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 #![no_main]
 #![no_std]
-#![deny(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
-#![deny(clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks)]
 
 mod exceptions;
 mod layout;
diff --git a/vmbase/src/lib.rs b/vmbase/src/lib.rs
index ca8756d..431e899 100644
--- a/vmbase/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vmbase/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 //! Basic functionality for bare-metal binaries to run in a VM under crosvm.
 
 #![no_std]
-#![deny(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
-#![deny(clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks)]
 
 extern crate alloc;