diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.c b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.c
index d2938cf..183712a 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.c
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
          * fix the filesystem.
          */
         ret = mount(blk_device, target, fs_type, tmpmnt_flags, tmpmnt_opts);
+        INFO("%s(): mount(%s,%s,%s)=%d\n", __func__, blk_device, target, fs_type, ret);
         if (!ret) {
             umount(target);
         }
@@ -190,16 +191,19 @@
  * sets the underlying block device to read-only if the mount is read-only.
  * See "man 2 mount" for return values.
  */
-static int __mount(const char *source, const char *target,
-                   const char *filesystemtype, unsigned long mountflags,
-                   const void *data)
+static int __mount(const char *source, const char *target, const struct fstab_rec *rec)
 {
-    int ret = mount(source, target, filesystemtype, mountflags, data);
+    unsigned long mountflags = rec->flags;
+    int ret;
+    int save_errno;
 
+    ret = mount(source, target, rec->fs_type, mountflags, rec->fs_options);
+    save_errno = errno;
+    INFO("%s(source=%s,target=%s,type=%s)=%d\n", __func__, source, target, rec->fs_type, ret);
     if ((ret == 0) && (mountflags & MS_RDONLY) != 0) {
         fs_set_blk_ro(source);
     }
-
+    errno = save_errno;
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -232,13 +236,18 @@
     return strcmp(value, "1") ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
+/* When multiple fstab records share the same mount_point, it will
+ * try to mount each one in turn, and ignore any duplicates after a
+ * first successful mount.
+ */
 int fs_mgr_mount_all(struct fstab *fstab)
 {
-    int i = 0;
+    int i = 0, j = 0;
     int encryptable = 0;
     int error_count = 0;
-    int mret;
-    int mount_errno;
+    int mret = -1;
+    int mount_errno = 0;
+    const char *last_ok_mount_point = NULL;
 
     if (!fstab) {
         return -1;
@@ -261,11 +270,6 @@
             wait_for_file(fstab->recs[i].blk_device, WAIT_TIMEOUT);
         }
 
-        if (fstab->recs[i].fs_mgr_flags & MF_CHECK) {
-            check_fs(fstab->recs[i].blk_device, fstab->recs[i].fs_type,
-                     fstab->recs[i].mount_point);
-        }
-
         if ((fstab->recs[i].fs_mgr_flags & MF_VERIFY) &&
             !device_is_debuggable()) {
             if (fs_mgr_setup_verity(&fstab->recs[i]) < 0) {
@@ -274,10 +278,41 @@
             }
         }
 
-        mret = __mount(fstab->recs[i].blk_device, fstab->recs[i].mount_point,
-                       fstab->recs[i].fs_type, fstab->recs[i].flags,
-                       fstab->recs[i].fs_options);
+        /*
+         * Don't try to mount/encrypt the same mount point again.
+         * Deal with alternate entries for the same point which are required to be all following
+         * each other.
+         */
+        if (last_ok_mount_point && !strcmp(last_ok_mount_point, fstab->recs[i].mount_point)) {
+            INFO("%s(): skipping fstab dup mountpoint=%s rec[%d].fs_type=%s already mounted.\n", __func__,
+                 last_ok_mount_point, i, fstab->recs[i].fs_type);
+            continue;
+        }
+        /* Hunt down an fstab entry for the same mount point that might succeed */
+        for (j = i;
+             /* We required that fstab entries for the same mountpoint be consecutive */
+             j < fstab->num_entries && !strcmp(fstab->recs[i].mount_point, fstab->recs[j].mount_point);
+             j++) {
+                if (fstab->recs[i].fs_mgr_flags & MF_CHECK) {
+                    check_fs(fstab->recs[j].blk_device, fstab->recs[j].fs_type,
+                             fstab->recs[j].mount_point);
+                }
+                mret = __mount(fstab->recs[j].blk_device, fstab->recs[j].mount_point, &fstab->recs[j]);
+                if (!mret) {
+                    last_ok_mount_point = fstab->recs[j].mount_point;
+                    if (i != j) {
+                        INFO("%s(): some alternate mount worked for mount_point=%s fs_type=%s instead of fs_type=%s\n", __func__,
+                             last_ok_mount_point, fstab->recs[j].fs_type, fstab->recs[i].fs_type);
+                        i = j;   /* We advance the recs index to the working entry */
+                    }
+                    break;
+                } else {
+                    /* back up errno for crypto decisions */
+                    mount_errno = errno;
+                }
+        }
 
+        /* Deal with encryptability. */
         if (!mret) {
             /* If this is encryptable, need to trigger encryption */
             if ((fstab->recs[i].fs_mgr_flags & MF_FORCECRYPT)) {
@@ -294,24 +329,18 @@
                     continue;
                 }
             }
-
             /* Success!  Go get the next one */
             continue;
         }
 
-        /* back up errno as partition_wipe clobbers the value */
-        mount_errno = errno;
         /* mount(2) returned an error, check if it's encryptable and deal with it */
-        if (mount_errno != EBUSY && mount_errno != EACCES &&
+        if (mret && mount_errno != EBUSY && mount_errno != EACCES &&
             (fstab->recs[i].fs_mgr_flags & (MF_CRYPT | MF_FORCECRYPT)) &&
             !partition_wiped(fstab->recs[i].blk_device)) {
             /* Need to mount a tmpfs at this mountpoint for now, and set
              * properties that vold will query later for decrypting
              */
-            if (mount("tmpfs", fstab->recs[i].mount_point, "tmpfs",
-                      MS_NOATIME | MS_NOSUID | MS_NODEV, CRYPTO_TMPFS_OPTIONS) < 0) {
-                ERROR("Cannot mount tmpfs filesystem for encryptable fs at %s error: %s\n",
-                       fstab->recs[i].mount_point, strerror(errno));
+            if (fs_mgr_do_tmpfs_mount(fstab->recs[i].mount_point) < 0) {
                 ++error_count;
                 continue;
             }
@@ -335,12 +364,16 @@
 
 /* If tmp_mount_point is non-null, mount the filesystem there.  This is for the
  * tmp mount we do to check the user password
+ * If multiple fstab entries are to be mounted on "n_name", it will try to mount each one
+ * in turn, and stop on 1st success, or no more match.
  */
 int fs_mgr_do_mount(struct fstab *fstab, char *n_name, char *n_blk_device,
                     char *tmp_mount_point)
 {
     int i = 0;
     int ret = -1;
+    int mount_errors = 0;
+    int first_mount_errno = 0;
     char *m;
 
     if (!fstab) {
@@ -386,19 +419,23 @@
         } else {
             m = fstab->recs[i].mount_point;
         }
-        if (__mount(n_blk_device, m, fstab->recs[i].fs_type,
-                    fstab->recs[i].flags, fstab->recs[i].fs_options)) {
-            ERROR("Cannot mount filesystem on %s at %s options: %s error: %s\n",
-                n_blk_device, m, fstab->recs[i].fs_options, strerror(errno));
-            goto out;
+        if (__mount(n_blk_device, m, &fstab->recs[i])) {
+            if (!first_mount_errno) first_mount_errno = errno;
+            mount_errors++;
+            continue;
         } else {
             ret = 0;
             goto out;
         }
     }
-
-    /* We didn't find a match, say so and return an error */
-    ERROR("Cannot find mount point %s in fstab\n", fstab->recs[i].mount_point);
+    if (mount_errors) {
+        ERROR("Cannot mount filesystem on %s at %s. error: %s\n",
+            n_blk_device, m, strerror(first_mount_errno));
+        ret = -1;
+    } else {
+        /* We didn't find a match, say so and return an error */
+        ERROR("Cannot find mount point %s in fstab\n", fstab->recs[i].mount_point);
+    }
 
 out:
     return ret;
diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.c b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.c
index 6c21425..3f84179 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.c
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.c
@@ -367,25 +367,47 @@
      return 0;
 }
 
-struct fstab_rec *fs_mgr_get_entry_for_mount_point(struct fstab *fstab, const char *path)
+/*
+ * Returns the 1st matching fstab_rec that follows the start_rec.
+ * start_rec is the result of a previous search or NULL.
+ */
+struct fstab_rec *fs_mgr_get_entry_for_mount_point_after(struct fstab_rec *start_rec, struct fstab *fstab, const char *path)
 {
     int i;
-
     if (!fstab) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    for (i = 0; i < fstab->num_entries; i++) {
+    if (start_rec) {
+        for (i = 0; i < fstab->num_entries; i++) {
+            if (&fstab->recs[i] == start_rec) {
+                i++;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        i = 0;
+    }
+    for (; i < fstab->num_entries; i++) {
         int len = strlen(fstab->recs[i].mount_point);
         if (strncmp(path, fstab->recs[i].mount_point, len) == 0 &&
             (path[len] == '\0' || path[len] == '/')) {
             return &fstab->recs[i];
         }
     }
-
     return NULL;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Returns the 1st matching mount point.
+ * There might be more. To look for others, use fs_mgr_get_entry_for_mount_point_after()
+ * and give the fstab_rec from the previous search.
+ */
+struct fstab_rec *fs_mgr_get_entry_for_mount_point(struct fstab *fstab, const char *path)
+{
+    return fs_mgr_get_entry_for_mount_point_after(NULL, fstab, path);
+}
+
 int fs_mgr_is_voldmanaged(struct fstab_rec *fstab)
 {
     return fstab->fs_mgr_flags & MF_VOLDMANAGED;
diff --git a/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h b/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h
index 835cf64..b8bb5aa 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * The entries must be kept in the same order as they were seen in the fstab.
+ * Unless explicitly requested, a lookup on mount point should always
+ * return the 1st one.
+ */
 struct fstab {
     int num_entries;
     struct fstab_rec *recs;