diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
index 710eb18..3e70f79 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
@@ -216,10 +216,6 @@
          */
         if (!(*fs_stat & FS_STAT_FULL_MOUNT_FAILED)) {  // already tried if full mount failed
             errno = 0;
-            if (fs_type == "ext4") {
-                // This option is only valid with ext4
-                tmpmnt_opts += ",nomblk_io_submit";
-            }
             ret = mount(blk_device.c_str(), target.c_str(), fs_type.c_str(), tmpmnt_flags,
                         tmpmnt_opts.c_str());
             PINFO << __FUNCTION__ << "(): mount(" << blk_device << "," << target << "," << fs_type
diff --git a/init/first_stage_mount.cpp b/init/first_stage_mount.cpp
index 55cce6e..927b45f 100644
--- a/init/first_stage_mount.cpp
+++ b/init/first_stage_mount.cpp
@@ -305,6 +305,11 @@
             return false;
         }
     }
+
+    if (IsArcvm() && !block_dev_init_.InitHvcDevice("hvc1")) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/init/selinux.cpp b/init/selinux.cpp
index c2d9b8d..01af2b6 100644
--- a/init/selinux.cpp
+++ b/init/selinux.cpp
@@ -474,6 +474,8 @@
     RestoreconIfExists(SnapshotManager::GetGlobalRollbackIndicatorPath().c_str(), 0);
     RestoreconIfExists("/metadata/gsi",
                        SELINUX_ANDROID_RESTORECON_RECURSE | SELINUX_ANDROID_RESTORECON_SKIP_SEHASH);
+
+    RestoreconIfExists("/dev/hvc1", 0);
 }
 
 int SelinuxKlogCallback(int type, const char* fmt, ...) {
diff --git a/init/util.h b/init/util.h
index aa24123..0565391 100644
--- a/init/util.h
+++ b/init/util.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/unistd.h>
 
 #include <chrono>
 #include <functional>
@@ -108,6 +109,10 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+inline bool IsArcvm() {
+    return !access("/is_arcvm", F_OK);
+}
+
 bool Has32BitAbi();
 
 std::string GetApexNameFromFileName(const std::string& path);
diff --git a/libcutils/abi-dumps/arm64/source-based/libcutils.so.lsdump b/libcutils/abi-dumps/arm64/source-based/libcutils.so.lsdump
index 67c7514..7ed131c 100644
--- a/libcutils/abi-dumps/arm64/source-based/libcutils.so.lsdump
+++ b/libcutils/abi-dumps/arm64/source-based/libcutils.so.lsdump
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
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    "name" : "int[0]",
    "referenced_type" : "_ZTIi",
-   "self_type" : "_ZTIA0_i",
    "source_file" : "system/core/libcutils/include/cutils/native_handle.h"
   }
  ],
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    "is_integral" : true,
    "linker_set_key" : "_ZTIa",
    "name" : "signed char",
-   "referenced_type" : "_ZTIa",
-   "self_type" : "_ZTIa",
    "size" : 1
   },
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    "name" : "bool",
-   "referenced_type" : "_ZTIb",
-   "self_type" : "_ZTIb",
    "size" : 1
   },
   {
@@ -37,25 +32,27 @@
    "is_unsigned" : true,
    "linker_set_key" : "_ZTIc",
    "name" : "char",
-   "referenced_type" : "_ZTIc",
-   "self_type" : "_ZTIc",
    "size" : 1
   },
   {
    "alignment" : 4,
    "linker_set_key" : "_ZTIf",
    "name" : "float",
-   "referenced_type" : "_ZTIf",
-   "self_type" : "_ZTIf",
    "size" : 4
   },
   {
+   "alignment" : 1,
+   "is_integral" : true,
+   "is_unsigned" : true,
+   "linker_set_key" : "_ZTIh",
+   "name" : "unsigned char",
+   "size" : 1
+  },
+  {
    "alignment" : 4,
    "is_integral" : true,
    "linker_set_key" : "_ZTIi",
    "name" : "int",
-   "referenced_type" : "_ZTIi",
-   "self_type" : "_ZTIi",
    "size" : 4
   },
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    "name" : "unsigned int",
-   "referenced_type" : "_ZTIj",
-   "self_type" : "_ZTIj",
    "size" : 4
   },
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    "linker_set_key" : "_ZTIl",
    "name" : "long",
-   "referenced_type" : "_ZTIl",
-   "self_type" : "_ZTIl",
    "size" : 8
   },
   {
@@ -83,15 +76,49 @@
    "is_unsigned" : true,
    "linker_set_key" : "_ZTIm",
    "name" : "unsigned long",
-   "referenced_type" : "_ZTIm",
-   "self_type" : "_ZTIm",
    "size" : 8
   },
   {
+   "alignment" : 16,
+   "is_integral" : true,
+   "is_unsigned" : true,
+   "linker_set_key" : "_ZTIo",
+   "name" : "unsigned __int128",
+   "size" : 16
+  },
+  {
+   "alignment" : 2,
+   "is_integral" : true,
+   "linker_set_key" : "_ZTIs",
+   "name" : "short",
+   "size" : 2
+  },
+  {
+   "alignment" : 2,
+   "is_integral" : true,
+   "is_unsigned" : true,
+   "linker_set_key" : "_ZTIt",
+   "name" : "unsigned short",
+   "size" : 2
+  },
+  {
    "linker_set_key" : "_ZTIv",
-   "name" : "void",
-   "referenced_type" : "_ZTIv",
-   "self_type" : "_ZTIv"
+   "name" : "void"
+  },
+  {
+   "alignment" : 8,
+   "is_integral" : true,
+   "linker_set_key" : "_ZTIx",
+   "name" : "long long",
+   "size" : 8
+  },
+  {
+   "alignment" : 8,
+   "is_integral" : true,
+   "is_unsigned" : true,
+   "linker_set_key" : "_ZTIy",
+   "name" : "unsigned long long",
+   "size" : 8
   }
  ],
  "elf_functions" :
@@ -100,70 +127,6 @@
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   },
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-   "name" : "_ZN7android4base4TrimIRNSt3__112basic_stringIcNS2_11char_traitsIcEENS2_9allocatorIcEEEEEES8_OT_"
-  },
-  {
-   "binding" : "weak",
-   "name" : "_ZNSt3__113basic_filebufIcNS_11char_traitsIcEEE4syncEv"
-  },
-  {
-   "binding" : "weak",
-   "name" : "_ZNSt3__113basic_filebufIcNS_11char_traitsIcEEE5imbueERKNS_6localeE"
-  },
-  {
-   "binding" : "weak",
-   "name" : "_ZNSt3__113basic_filebufIcNS_11char_traitsIcEEE6setbufEPcl"
-  },
-  {
-   "binding" : "weak",
-   "name" : "_ZNSt3__113basic_filebufIcNS_11char_traitsIcEEE7seekoffExNS_8ios_base7seekdirEj"
-  },
-  {
-   "binding" : "weak",
-   "name" : "_ZNSt3__113basic_filebufIcNS_11char_traitsIcEEE7seekposENS_4fposI9mbstate_tEEj"
-  },
-  {
-   "binding" : "weak",
-   "name" : "_ZNSt3__113basic_filebufIcNS_11char_traitsIcEEE8overflowEi"
-  },
-  {
-   "binding" : "weak",
-   "name" : "_ZNSt3__113basic_filebufIcNS_11char_traitsIcEEE9pbackfailEi"
-  },
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-   "name" : "_ZNSt3__113basic_filebufIcNS_11char_traitsIcEEE9underflowEv"
-  },
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-   "name" : "_ZNSt3__113basic_filebufIcNS_11char_traitsIcEEEC2Ev"
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-   "name" : "_ZNSt3__113basic_filebufIcNS_11char_traitsIcEEED0Ev"
-  },
-  {
-   "binding" : "weak",
-   "name" : "_ZNSt3__113basic_filebufIcNS_11char_traitsIcEEED2Ev"
-  },
-  {
-   "binding" : "weak",
-   "name" : "_ZNSt3__124__put_character_sequenceIcNS_11char_traitsIcEEEERNS_13basic_ostreamIT_T0_EES7_PKS4_m"
-  },
-  {
-   "binding" : "weak",
-   "name" : "_ZNSt3__16vectorI5EntryNS_9allocatorIS1_EEE24__emplace_back_slow_pathIJS1_EEEvDpOT_"
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-  {
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-  },
-  {
-   "binding" : "weak",
-   "name" : "_ZNSt3__1lsINS_11char_traitsIcEEEERNS_13basic_ostreamIcT_EES6_PKc"
-  },
-  {
    "name" : "android_get_control_file"
   },
   {
@@ -488,6 +451,12 @@
    "name" : "str_parms_to_str"
   },
   {
+   "name" : "uevent_bind"
+  },
+  {
+   "name" : "uevent_create_socket"
+  },
+  {
    "name" : "uevent_kernel_multicast_recv"
   },
   {
@@ -503,22 +472,6 @@
  "elf_objects" :
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-   "name" : "_ZTCNSt3__114basic_ifstreamIcNS_11char_traitsIcEEEE0_NS_13basic_istreamIcS2_EE"
-  },
-  {
-   "binding" : "weak",
-   "name" : "_ZTTNSt3__114basic_ifstreamIcNS_11char_traitsIcEEEE"
-  },
-  {
-   "binding" : "weak",
-   "name" : "_ZTVNSt3__113basic_filebufIcNS_11char_traitsIcEEEE"
-  },
-  {
-   "binding" : "weak",
-   "name" : "_ZTVNSt3__114basic_ifstreamIcNS_11char_traitsIcEEEE"
-  },
-  {
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@@ -553,8 +506,6 @@
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-   "self_type" : "_ZTI12IoSchedClass",
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@@ -632,9 +577,7 @@
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   }
  ],
@@ -2267,6 +2210,33 @@
    "source_file" : "system/core/libcutils/include/cutils/str_parms.h"
   },
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+   "linker_set_key" : "uevent_bind",
+   "parameters" :
+   [
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+    }
+   ],
+   "return_type" : "_ZTIi",
+   "source_file" : "system/core/libcutils/include/cutils/uevent.h"
+  },
+  {
+   "function_name" : "uevent_create_socket",
+   "linker_set_key" : "uevent_create_socket",
+   "parameters" :
+   [
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+    },
+    {
+     "referenced_type" : "_ZTIb"
+    }
+   ],
+   "return_type" : "_ZTIi",
+   "source_file" : "system/core/libcutils/include/cutils/uevent.h"
+  },
+  {
    "function_name" : "uevent_kernel_multicast_recv",
    "linker_set_key" : "uevent_kernel_multicast_recv",
    "parameters" :
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    "referenced_type" : "_ZTIc",
-   "self_type" : "_ZTIKc",
    "size" : 1,
    "source_file" : "system/core/libcutils/include/cutils/config_utils.h"
   },
@@ -2634,7 +2563,6 @@
    "linker_set_key" : "_ZTIKv",
    "name" : "const void",
    "referenced_type" : "_ZTIv",
-   "self_type" : "_ZTIKv",
    "source_file" : "system/core/libcutils/include/cutils/sockets.h"
   }
  ],
@@ -2666,8 +2594,6 @@
    ],
    "linker_set_key" : "_ZTI13native_handle",
    "name" : "native_handle",
-   "referenced_type" : "_ZTI13native_handle",
-   "self_type" : "_ZTI13native_handle",
    "size" : 12,
    "source_file" : "system/core/libcutils/include/cutils/native_handle.h"
   },
@@ -2687,8 +2613,6 @@
    ],
    "linker_set_key" : "_ZTI22cutils_socket_buffer_t",
    "name" : "cutils_socket_buffer_t",
-   "referenced_type" : "_ZTI22cutils_socket_buffer_t",
-   "self_type" : "_ZTI22cutils_socket_buffer_t",
    "size" : 8,
    "source_file" : "system/core/libcutils/include/cutils/sockets.h"
   },
@@ -2723,8 +2647,6 @@
    ],
    "linker_set_key" : "_ZTI5cnode",
    "name" : "cnode",
-   "referenced_type" : "_ZTI5cnode",
-   "self_type" : "_ZTI5cnode",
    "size" : 20,
    "source_file" : "system/core/libcutils/include/cutils/config_utils.h"
   },
@@ -2754,8 +2676,6 @@
    ],
    "linker_set_key" : "_ZTI9fs_config",
    "name" : "fs_config",
-   "referenced_type" : "_ZTI9fs_config",
-   "self_type" : "_ZTI9fs_config",
    "size" : 24,
    "source_file" : "system/core/libcutils/include/private/fs_config.h"
   }
diff --git a/libcutils/include/cutils/uevent.h b/libcutils/include/cutils/uevent.h
index da1c2aa..1be981b 100644
--- a/libcutils/include/cutils/uevent.h
+++ b/libcutils/include/cutils/uevent.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+int uevent_create_socket(int buf_sz, bool passcred);
+int uevent_bind(int socket);
 int uevent_open_socket(int buf_sz, bool passcred);
 ssize_t uevent_kernel_multicast_recv(int socket, void *buffer, size_t length);
 ssize_t uevent_kernel_multicast_uid_recv(int socket, void *buffer, size_t length, uid_t *uid);
diff --git a/libcutils/uevent.cpp b/libcutils/uevent.cpp
index 40bbd5c..f01a479 100644
--- a/libcutils/uevent.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/uevent.cpp
@@ -92,20 +92,22 @@
     return -1;
 }
 
-int uevent_open_socket(int buf_sz, bool passcred) {
-    struct sockaddr_nl addr;
-    int on = passcred;
+/*
+ * Creates an unbound netlink socket for receiving uevent messages.
+ * @buf_sz: socket receive buffer size.
+ * @passcred: whether or not to enable receiving the SCM_CREDENTIALS control
+ *	message.
+ *
+ * Returns: a socket descriptor upon success or -1 upon failure.
+ */
+int uevent_create_socket(int buf_sz, bool passcred) {
+    int s = socket(PF_NETLINK, SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT);
+    if (s < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     int buf_sz_readback = 0;
     socklen_t optlen = sizeof(buf_sz_readback);
-    int s;
-
-    memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
-    addr.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
-    addr.nl_pid = 0;
-    addr.nl_groups = 0xffffffff;
-
-    s = socket(PF_NETLINK, SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT);
-    if (s < 0) return -1;
 
     if (setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &buf_sz, sizeof(buf_sz)) < 0 ||
           getsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &buf_sz_readback, &optlen) < 0) {
@@ -123,9 +125,43 @@
         }
     }
 
+    int on = passcred;
+
     setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PASSCRED, &on, sizeof(on));
 
-    if (bind(s, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
+    return s;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Binds a netlink socket. Binding a netlink socket makes the kernel start
+ * sending netlink messages to that netlink socket.
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 upon success; -1 upon error.
+ */
+int uevent_bind(int socket) {
+    struct sockaddr_nl addr = {
+            .nl_family = AF_NETLINK,
+            .nl_pid = 0,
+            .nl_groups = 0xffffffff,
+    };
+    return bind(socket, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr));
+}
+
+/*
+ * Creates a bound netlink socket for receiving uevent messages.
+ * @buf_sz: socket receive buffer size.
+ * @passcred: whether or not to enable receiving the SCM_CREDENTIALS control
+ *	message.
+ *
+ * Returns: a socket descriptor upon success or -1 upon failure.
+ */
+int uevent_open_socket(int buf_sz, bool passcred) {
+    int s = uevent_create_socket(buf_sz, passcred);
+    if (s < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (uevent_bind(s) < 0) {
         close(s);
         return -1;
     }