diff --git a/fs_mgr/libdm/dm.cpp b/fs_mgr/libdm/dm.cpp
index e43c00b..b1d5b39 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libdm/dm.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libdm/dm.cpp
@@ -170,19 +170,18 @@
     return access("/system/bin/recovery", F_OK) == 0;
 }
 
-bool DeviceMapper::CreateDevice(const std::string& name, const DmTable& table, std::string* path,
-                                const std::chrono::milliseconds& timeout_ms) {
+bool DeviceMapper::CreateEmptyDevice(const std::string& name) {
     std::string uuid = GenerateUuid();
-    if (!CreateDevice(name, uuid)) {
-        return false;
-    }
+    return CreateDevice(name, uuid);
+}
 
+bool DeviceMapper::WaitForDevice(const std::string& name,
+                                 const std::chrono::milliseconds& timeout_ms, std::string* path) {
     // We use the unique path for testing whether the device is ready. After
     // that, it's safe to use the dm-N path which is compatible with callers
     // that expect it to be formatted as such.
     std::string unique_path;
-    if (!LoadTableAndActivate(name, table) || !GetDeviceUniquePath(name, &unique_path) ||
-        !GetDmDevicePathByName(name, path)) {
+    if (!GetDeviceUniquePath(name, &unique_path) || !GetDmDevicePathByName(name, path)) {
         DeleteDevice(name);
         return false;
     }
@@ -208,6 +207,25 @@
     return true;
 }
 
+bool DeviceMapper::CreateDevice(const std::string& name, const DmTable& table, std::string* path,
+                                const std::chrono::milliseconds& timeout_ms) {
+    if (!CreateEmptyDevice(name)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!LoadTableAndActivate(name, table)) {
+        DeleteDevice(name);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!WaitForDevice(name, timeout_ms, path)) {
+        DeleteDevice(name);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool DeviceMapper::GetDeviceUniquePath(const std::string& name, std::string* path) {
     struct dm_ioctl io;
     InitIo(&io, name);
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libdm/dm_test.cpp b/fs_mgr/libdm/dm_test.cpp
index 8006db2..8314ec5 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libdm/dm_test.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libdm/dm_test.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <thread>
 
 #include <android-base/file.h>
+#include <android-base/scopeguard.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
 #include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
@@ -679,3 +680,17 @@
     ASSERT_NE(0, access(path.c_str(), F_OK));
     ASSERT_EQ(ENOENT, errno);
 }
+
+TEST(libdm, CreateEmptyDevice) {
+    DeviceMapper& dm = DeviceMapper::Instance();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(dm.CreateEmptyDevice("empty-device"));
+    auto guard = android::base::make_scope_guard([&]() { dm.DeleteDevice("empty-device", 5s); });
+
+    // Empty device should be in suspended state.
+    ASSERT_EQ(DmDeviceState::SUSPENDED, dm.GetState("empty-device"));
+
+    std::string path;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(dm.WaitForDevice("empty-device", 5s, &path));
+    // Path should exist.
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, access(path.c_str(), F_OK));
+}
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libdm/include/libdm/dm.h b/fs_mgr/libdm/include/libdm/dm.h
index bdbbf91..e6698ea 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libdm/include/libdm/dm.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libdm/include/libdm/dm.h
@@ -119,6 +119,19 @@
     // - ACTIVE: resumes the device.
     bool ChangeState(const std::string& name, DmDeviceState state);
 
+    // Creates empty device.
+    // This supports a use case when a caller doesn't need a device straight away, but instead
+    // asks kernel to create it beforehand, thus avoiding blocking itself from waiting for ueventd
+    // to create user space paths.
+    // Callers are expected to then activate their device by calling LoadTableAndActivate function.
+    // To avoid race conditions, callers must still synchronize with ueventd by calling
+    // WaitForDevice function.
+    bool CreateEmptyDevice(const std::string& name);
+
+    // Waits for device paths to be created in the user space.
+    bool WaitForDevice(const std::string& name, const std::chrono::milliseconds& timeout_ms,
+                       std::string* path);
+
     // Creates a device, loads the given table, and activates it. If the device
     // is not able to be activated, it is destroyed, and false is returned.
     // After creation, |path| contains the result of calling
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd_readahead.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd_readahead.cpp
index 16d5919..e55fea3 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd_readahead.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd_readahead.cpp
@@ -226,9 +226,15 @@
     int num_ops = 0;
     int total_blocks_merged = 0;
 
+    // This memcpy is important as metadata_buffer_ will be an unaligned address and will fault
+    // on 32-bit systems
+    std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> metadata_buffer =
+            std::make_unique<uint8_t[]>(snapuserd_->GetBufferMetadataSize());
+    memcpy(metadata_buffer.get(), metadata_buffer_, snapuserd_->GetBufferMetadataSize());
+
     while (true) {
         struct ScratchMetadata* bm = reinterpret_cast<struct ScratchMetadata*>(
-                (char*)metadata_buffer_ + metadata_offset);
+                (char*)metadata_buffer.get() + metadata_offset);
 
         // Done reading metadata
         if (bm->new_block == 0 && bm->file_offset == 0) {
diff --git a/init/Android.bp b/init/Android.bp
index 7eeafa2..a57f3a4 100644
--- a/init/Android.bp
+++ b/init/Android.bp
@@ -89,7 +89,19 @@
     "host_init_verifier.cpp",
 ]
 
-cc_defaults {
+soong_config_module_type {
+    name: "libinit_cc_defaults",
+    module_type: "cc_defaults",
+    config_namespace: "ANDROID",
+    bool_variables: [
+        "PRODUCT_INSTALL_DEBUG_POLICY_TO_SYSTEM_EXT",
+    ],
+    properties: [
+        "cflags",
+    ],
+}
+
+libinit_cc_defaults {
     name: "init_defaults",
     sanitize: {
         misc_undefined: ["signed-integer-overflow"],
@@ -109,6 +121,7 @@
         "-DDUMP_ON_UMOUNT_FAILURE=0",
         "-DSHUTDOWN_ZERO_TIMEOUT=0",
         "-DINIT_FULL_SOURCES",
+        "-DINSTALL_DEBUG_POLICY_TO_SYSTEM_EXT=0",
     ],
     product_variables: {
         debuggable: {
@@ -137,6 +150,14 @@
             cppflags: ["-DUSER_MODE_LINUX"],
         },
     },
+    soong_config_variables: {
+        PRODUCT_INSTALL_DEBUG_POLICY_TO_SYSTEM_EXT: {
+            cflags: [
+                "-UINSTALL_DEBUG_POLICY_TO_SYSTEM_EXT",
+                "-DINSTALL_DEBUG_POLICY_TO_SYSTEM_EXT=1",
+            ],
+        },
+    },
     static_libs: [
         "libavb",
         "libc++fs",
diff --git a/init/first_stage_init.cpp b/init/first_stage_init.cpp
index 78e5b60..c7b7b0c 100644
--- a/init/first_stage_init.cpp
+++ b/init/first_stage_init.cpp
@@ -330,14 +330,21 @@
     // If "/force_debuggable" is present, the second-stage init will use a userdebug
     // sepolicy and load adb_debug.prop to allow adb root, if the device is unlocked.
     if (access("/force_debuggable", F_OK) == 0) {
+        constexpr const char adb_debug_prop_src[] = "/adb_debug.prop";
+        constexpr const char userdebug_plat_sepolicy_cil_src[] = "/userdebug_plat_sepolicy.cil";
         std::error_code ec;  // to invoke the overloaded copy_file() that won't throw.
-        if (!fs::copy_file("/adb_debug.prop", kDebugRamdiskProp, ec) ||
-            !fs::copy_file("/userdebug_plat_sepolicy.cil", kDebugRamdiskSEPolicy, ec)) {
-            LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to setup debug ramdisk";
-        } else {
-            // setenv for second-stage init to read above kDebugRamdisk* files.
-            setenv("INIT_FORCE_DEBUGGABLE", "true", 1);
+        if (access(adb_debug_prop_src, F_OK) == 0 &&
+            !fs::copy_file(adb_debug_prop_src, kDebugRamdiskProp, ec)) {
+            LOG(WARNING) << "Can't copy " << adb_debug_prop_src << " to " << kDebugRamdiskProp
+                         << ": " << ec.message();
         }
+        if (access(userdebug_plat_sepolicy_cil_src, F_OK) == 0 &&
+            !fs::copy_file(userdebug_plat_sepolicy_cil_src, kDebugRamdiskSEPolicy, ec)) {
+            LOG(WARNING) << "Can't copy " << userdebug_plat_sepolicy_cil_src << " to "
+                         << kDebugRamdiskSEPolicy << ": " << ec.message();
+        }
+        // setenv for second-stage init to read above kDebugRamdisk* files.
+        setenv("INIT_FORCE_DEBUGGABLE", "true", 1);
     }
 
     if (ForceNormalBoot(cmdline, bootconfig)) {
diff --git a/init/selinux.cpp b/init/selinux.cpp
index 42d3023..29c0ff3 100644
--- a/init/selinux.cpp
+++ b/init/selinux.cpp
@@ -295,6 +295,25 @@
     return access(plat_policy_cil_file, R_OK) != -1;
 }
 
+std::optional<const char*> GetUserdebugPlatformPolicyFile() {
+    // See if we need to load userdebug_plat_sepolicy.cil instead of plat_sepolicy.cil.
+    const char* force_debuggable_env = getenv("INIT_FORCE_DEBUGGABLE");
+    if (force_debuggable_env && "true"s == force_debuggable_env && AvbHandle::IsDeviceUnlocked()) {
+        const std::vector<const char*> debug_policy_candidates = {
+#if INSTALL_DEBUG_POLICY_TO_SYSTEM_EXT == 1
+            "/system_ext/etc/selinux/userdebug_plat_sepolicy.cil",
+#endif
+            kDebugRamdiskSEPolicy,
+        };
+        for (const char* debug_policy : debug_policy_candidates) {
+            if (access(debug_policy, F_OK) == 0) {
+                return debug_policy;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
+
 struct PolicyFile {
     unique_fd fd;
     std::string path;
@@ -310,13 +329,10 @@
     // secilc is invoked to compile the above three policy files into a single monolithic policy
     // file. This file is then loaded into the kernel.
 
-    // See if we need to load userdebug_plat_sepolicy.cil instead of plat_sepolicy.cil.
-    const char* force_debuggable_env = getenv("INIT_FORCE_DEBUGGABLE");
-    bool use_userdebug_policy =
-            ((force_debuggable_env && "true"s == force_debuggable_env) &&
-             AvbHandle::IsDeviceUnlocked() && access(kDebugRamdiskSEPolicy, F_OK) == 0);
+    const auto userdebug_plat_sepolicy = GetUserdebugPlatformPolicyFile();
+    const bool use_userdebug_policy = userdebug_plat_sepolicy.has_value();
     if (use_userdebug_policy) {
-        LOG(WARNING) << "Using userdebug system sepolicy";
+        LOG(INFO) << "Using userdebug system sepolicy " << *userdebug_plat_sepolicy;
     }
 
     // Load precompiled policy from vendor image, if a matching policy is found there. The policy
@@ -413,7 +429,7 @@
     // clang-format off
     std::vector<const char*> compile_args {
         "/system/bin/secilc",
-        use_userdebug_policy ? kDebugRamdiskSEPolicy: plat_policy_cil_file,
+        use_userdebug_policy ? *userdebug_plat_sepolicy : plat_policy_cil_file,
         "-m", "-M", "true", "-G", "-N",
         "-c", version_as_string.c_str(),
         plat_mapping_file.c_str(),
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json b/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json
index 449a505..45d3c7c 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json
+++ b/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json
@@ -183,7 +183,19 @@
         }
       ]
     },
-
+    {
+      "Name": "Dex2oatPerformance",
+      "Actions": [
+        {
+          "Name": "JoinCgroup",
+          "Params":
+          {
+            "Controller": "cpu",
+            "Path": "dex2oat"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "Name": "CpuPolicySpread",
       "Actions": [
@@ -638,7 +650,7 @@
     },
     {
       "Name": "Dex2OatBootComplete",
-      "Profiles": [ "SCHED_SP_BACKGROUND" ]
+      "Profiles": [ "Dex2oatPerformance", "LowIoPriority", "TimerSlackHigh" ]
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles_28.json b/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles_28.json
index 56053e0..e7be548 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles_28.json
+++ b/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles_28.json
@@ -117,7 +117,19 @@
         }
       ]
     },
-
+    {
+      "Name": "Dex2oatPerformance",
+      "Actions": [
+        {
+          "Name": "JoinCgroup",
+          "Params":
+          {
+            "Controller": "schedtune",
+            "Path": "background"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "Name": "CpuPolicySpread",
       "Actions": [
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles_29.json b/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles_29.json
index 52279b8..6174c8d 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles_29.json
+++ b/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles_29.json
@@ -117,7 +117,19 @@
         }
       ]
     },
-
+    {
+      "Name": "Dex2oatPerformance",
+      "Actions": [
+        {
+          "Name": "JoinCgroup",
+          "Params":
+          {
+            "Controller": "schedtune",
+            "Path": "background"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "Name": "CpuPolicySpread",
       "Actions": [
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles_30.json b/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles_30.json
index 56053e0..e7be548 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles_30.json
+++ b/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles_30.json
@@ -117,7 +117,19 @@
         }
       ]
     },
-
+    {
+      "Name": "Dex2oatPerformance",
+      "Actions": [
+        {
+          "Name": "JoinCgroup",
+          "Params":
+          {
+            "Controller": "schedtune",
+            "Path": "background"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "Name": "CpuPolicySpread",
       "Actions": [
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/sched_policy.cpp b/libprocessgroup/sched_policy.cpp
index 1a4196a..169b1d3 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/sched_policy.cpp
+++ b/libprocessgroup/sched_policy.cpp
@@ -165,27 +165,7 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-int get_sched_policy(int tid, SchedPolicy* policy) {
-    if (tid == 0) {
-        tid = GetThreadId();
-    }
-
-    std::string group;
-    if (schedboost_enabled()) {
-        if ((getCGroupSubsys(tid, "schedtune", group) < 0) &&
-            (getCGroupSubsys(tid, "cpu", group) < 0)) {
-                LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to find cpu cgroup for tid " << tid;
-                return -1;
-        }
-    }
-    if (group.empty() && cpusets_enabled()) {
-        if (getCGroupSubsys(tid, "cpuset", group) < 0) {
-            LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to find cpuset cgroup for tid " << tid;
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // TODO: replace hardcoded directories
+static int get_sched_policy_from_group(const std::string& group, SchedPolicy* policy) {
     if (group.empty()) {
         *policy = SP_FOREGROUND;
     } else if (group == "foreground") {
@@ -205,6 +185,35 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+int get_sched_policy(int tid, SchedPolicy* policy) {
+    if (tid == 0) {
+        tid = GetThreadId();
+    }
+
+    std::string group;
+    if (schedboost_enabled()) {
+        if ((getCGroupSubsys(tid, "schedtune", group) < 0) &&
+            (getCGroupSubsys(tid, "cpu", group) < 0)) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to find cpu cgroup for tid " << tid;
+            return -1;
+        }
+        // Wipe invalid group to fallback to cpuset
+        if (!group.empty()) {
+            if (get_sched_policy_from_group(group, policy) < 0) {
+                group.clear();
+            } else {
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (cpusets_enabled() && getCGroupSubsys(tid, "cpuset", group) < 0) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to find cpuset cgroup for tid " << tid;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return get_sched_policy_from_group(group, policy);
+}
+
 #else
 
 /* Stubs for non-Android targets. */
diff --git a/libutils/Threads.cpp b/libutils/Threads.cpp
index 6e293c7..3bf5779 100644
--- a/libutils/Threads.cpp
+++ b/libutils/Threads.cpp
@@ -317,10 +317,7 @@
     if (pri >= ANDROID_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND) {
         rc = SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"SCHED_SP_SYSTEM"}, true) ? 0 : -1;
     } else if (curr_pri >= ANDROID_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND) {
-        SchedPolicy policy = SP_FOREGROUND;
-        // Change to the sched policy group of the process.
-        get_sched_policy(getpid(), &policy);
-        rc = SetTaskProfiles(tid, {get_sched_policy_profile_name(policy)}, true) ? 0 : -1;
+        rc = SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"SCHED_SP_FOREGROUND"}, true) ? 0 : -1;
     }
 
     if (rc) {
diff --git a/llkd/libllkd.cpp b/llkd/libllkd.cpp
index c4c58ee..42602e9 100644
--- a/llkd/libllkd.cpp
+++ b/llkd/libllkd.cpp
@@ -1283,8 +1283,7 @@
     llkEnableSysrqT &= !llkLowRam;
     if (debuggable) {
         llkEnableSysrqT |= llkCheckEng(LLK_ENABLE_SYSRQ_T_PROPERTY);
-        if (!LLK_ENABLE_DEFAULT) {  // NB: default is currently true ...
-            llkEnable |= llkCheckEng(LLK_ENABLE_PROPERTY);
+        if (!LLK_ENABLE_DEFAULT) {
             khtEnable |= llkCheckEng(KHT_ENABLE_PROPERTY);
         }
     }
diff --git a/llkd/llkd-debuggable.rc b/llkd/llkd-debuggable.rc
index 4b11b1c..c075609 100644
--- a/llkd/llkd-debuggable.rc
+++ b/llkd/llkd-debuggable.rc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 on property:ro.debuggable=1
-    setprop llk.enable ${ro.llk.enable:-1}
+    setprop llk.enable ${ro.llk.enable:-0}
     setprop khungtask.enable ${ro.khungtask.enable:-1}
 
 on property:ro.llk.enable=eng
diff --git a/llkd/tests/llkd_test.cpp b/llkd/tests/llkd_test.cpp
index 475512c..8eb9b00 100644
--- a/llkd/tests/llkd_test.cpp
+++ b/llkd/tests/llkd_test.cpp
@@ -69,13 +69,9 @@
 seconds llkdSleepPeriod(char state) {
     auto default_eng = android::base::GetProperty(LLK_ENABLE_PROPERTY, "eng") == "eng";
     auto default_enable = LLK_ENABLE_DEFAULT;
-    if (!LLK_ENABLE_DEFAULT && default_eng &&
-        android::base::GetBoolProperty("ro.debuggable", false)) {
-        default_enable = true;
-    }
     default_enable = android::base::GetBoolProperty(LLK_ENABLE_PROPERTY, default_enable);
     if (default_eng) {
-        GTEST_LOG_INFO << LLK_ENABLE_PROPERTY " defaults to \"eng\" thus "
+        GTEST_LOG_INFO << LLK_ENABLE_PROPERTY " defaults to "
                        << (default_enable ? "true" : "false") << "\n";
     }
     // Hail Mary hope is unconfigured.
@@ -108,10 +104,6 @@
         rest();
     }
     default_enable = LLK_ENABLE_DEFAULT;
-    if (!LLK_ENABLE_DEFAULT && (android::base::GetProperty(LLK_ENABLE_PROPERTY, "eng") == "eng") &&
-        android::base::GetBoolProperty("ro.debuggable", false)) {
-        default_enable = true;
-    }
     default_enable = android::base::GetBoolProperty(LLK_ENABLE_PROPERTY, default_enable);
     if (default_enable) {
         execute("start llkd-1");
diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 4515950..3f5876f 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
     mkdir /dev/cpuctl/rt
     mkdir /dev/cpuctl/system
     mkdir /dev/cpuctl/system-background
+    mkdir /dev/cpuctl/dex2oat
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/foreground
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/background
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/rt
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/system
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/system-background
+    chown system system /dev/cpuctl/dex2oat
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/tasks
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/foreground/tasks
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/background/tasks
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/rt/tasks
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/system/tasks
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/system-background/tasks
+    chown system system /dev/cpuctl/dex2oat/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/foreground/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/background/tasks
@@ -176,6 +179,7 @@
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/rt/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/system/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/system-background/tasks
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/dex2oat/tasks
 
     # Create a cpu group for NNAPI HAL processes
     mkdir /dev/cpuctl/nnapi-hal