diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/android/snapshot/snapshot.proto b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/android/snapshot/snapshot.proto
index e902fa4..1ebc29f 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/android/snapshot/snapshot.proto
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/android/snapshot/snapshot.proto
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
     MergePhase merge_phase = 6;
 }
 
-// Next: 7
+// Next: 9
 message SnapshotMergeReport {
     // Status of the update after the merge attempts.
     UpdateState state = 1;
@@ -182,4 +182,10 @@
 
     // Sum of the estimated COW fields in the OTA manifest.
     uint64 estimated_cow_size_bytes = 6;
+
+    // Time from boot to sys.boot_completed, in milliseconds.
+    uint32 boot_complete_time_ms = 7;
+
+    // Time from sys.boot_completed to merge start, in milliseconds.
+    uint32 boot_complete_to_merge_start_time_ms = 8;
 }
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/snapshot_stats.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/snapshot_stats.h
index 3eeae64..e617d7a 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/snapshot_stats.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/snapshot_stats.h
@@ -32,9 +32,13 @@
     virtual void set_cow_file_size(uint64_t cow_file_size) = 0;
     virtual void set_total_cow_size_bytes(uint64_t bytes) = 0;
     virtual void set_estimated_cow_size_bytes(uint64_t bytes) = 0;
+    virtual void set_boot_complete_time_ms(uint32_t ms) = 0;
+    virtual void set_boot_complete_to_merge_start_time_ms(uint32_t ms) = 0;
     virtual uint64_t cow_file_size() = 0;
     virtual uint64_t total_cow_size_bytes() = 0;
     virtual uint64_t estimated_cow_size_bytes() = 0;
+    virtual uint32_t boot_complete_time_ms() = 0;
+    virtual uint32_t boot_complete_to_merge_start_time_ms() = 0;
 
     // Called when merge ends. Properly clean up permanent storage.
     class Result {
@@ -62,6 +66,10 @@
     void set_estimated_cow_size_bytes(uint64_t bytes) override;
     uint64_t total_cow_size_bytes() override;
     uint64_t estimated_cow_size_bytes() override;
+    void set_boot_complete_time_ms(uint32_t ms) override;
+    uint32_t boot_complete_time_ms() override;
+    void set_boot_complete_to_merge_start_time_ms(uint32_t ms) override;
+    uint32_t boot_complete_to_merge_start_time_ms() override;
     std::unique_ptr<Result> Finish() override;
 
   private:
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_stats.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_stats.cpp
index 35e2d92..7fcfcea 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_stats.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_stats.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,22 @@
     return report_.estimated_cow_size_bytes();
 }
 
+void SnapshotMergeStats::set_boot_complete_time_ms(uint32_t ms) {
+    report_.set_boot_complete_time_ms(ms);
+}
+
+uint32_t SnapshotMergeStats::boot_complete_time_ms() {
+    return report_.boot_complete_time_ms();
+}
+
+void SnapshotMergeStats::set_boot_complete_to_merge_start_time_ms(uint32_t ms) {
+    report_.set_boot_complete_to_merge_start_time_ms(ms);
+}
+
+uint32_t SnapshotMergeStats::boot_complete_to_merge_start_time_ms() {
+    return report_.boot_complete_to_merge_start_time_ms();
+}
+
 class SnapshotMergeStatsResultImpl : public SnapshotMergeStats::Result {
   public:
     SnapshotMergeStatsResultImpl(const SnapshotMergeReport& report,
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_stub.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_stub.cpp
index 079e606..43825cc 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_stub.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_stub.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@
     void set_estimated_cow_size_bytes(uint64_t) override {}
     uint64_t total_cow_size_bytes() override { return 0; }
     uint64_t estimated_cow_size_bytes() override { return 0; }
+    void set_boot_complete_time_ms(uint32_t) override {}
+    uint32_t boot_complete_time_ms() override { return 0; }
+    void set_boot_complete_to_merge_start_time_ms(uint32_t) override {}
+    uint32_t boot_complete_to_merge_start_time_ms() override { return 0; }
 };
 
 ISnapshotMergeStats* SnapshotManagerStub::GetSnapshotMergeStatsInstance() {
diff --git a/init/init.cpp b/init/init.cpp
index 70d6809..7264b22 100644
--- a/init/init.cpp
+++ b/init/init.cpp
@@ -518,11 +518,9 @@
     if (!android::base::GetBoolProperty("ro.oem_unlock_supported", false)) {
         return;
     }
-    ImportKernelCmdline([](const std::string& key, const std::string& value) {
-        if (key == "androidboot.verifiedbootstate") {
-            SetProperty("ro.boot.flash.locked", value == "orange" ? "0" : "1");
-        }
-    });
+    SetProperty(
+            "ro.boot.flash.locked",
+            android::base::GetProperty("ro.boot.verifiedbootstate", "") == "orange" ? "0" : "1");
 }
 
 static Result<void> property_enable_triggers_action(const BuiltinArguments& args) {
diff --git a/libstats/OWNERS b/libstats/OWNERS
index 7855774..d391679 100644
--- a/libstats/OWNERS
+++ b/libstats/OWNERS
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-joeo@google.com
+jeffreyhuang@google.com
+jtnguyen@google.com
 muhammadq@google.com
-ruchirr@google.com
+sharaienko@google.com
 singhtejinder@google.com
 tsaichristine@google.com
 yaochen@google.com
diff --git a/libstats/pull_lazy/Android.bp b/libstats/pull_lazy/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1d098b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstats/pull_lazy/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Lazy loading version of libstatspull that can be used by code
+// that is running before the statsd APEX is mounted and
+// libstatspull.so is available.
+cc_library_static {
+    name: "libstatspull_lazy",
+    header_libs: [
+        "libstatspull_headers",
+        "libstatssocket_headers",
+    ],
+    export_header_lib_headers: [
+        "libstatspull_headers",
+    ],
+    apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
+    srcs: ["libstatspull_lazy.cpp"],
+}
+
+cc_test {
+    name: "libstatspull_lazy_test",
+    srcs: [
+        "tests/libstatspull_lazy_test.cpp",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "libstatspull_lazy",
+        "libstatssocket_lazy",
+    ],
+    shared_libs: ["liblog"],
+    cflags: [
+        "-Wall",
+        "-Werror",
+    ],
+    test_suites: ["device-tests", "mts-statsd"],
+    test_config: "libstatspull_lazy_test.xml",
+    // TODO(b/153588990): Remove when the build system properly separates.
+    // 32bit and 64bit architectures.
+    compile_multilib: "both",
+    multilib: {
+        lib64: {
+            suffix: "64",
+        },
+        lib32: {
+            suffix: "32",
+        },
+    },
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libstats/pull_lazy/TEST_MAPPING b/libstats/pull_lazy/TEST_MAPPING
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89b8c2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstats/pull_lazy/TEST_MAPPING
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "presubmit" : [
+    {
+      "name" : "libstatspull_lazy_test"
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libstats/pull_lazy/libstatspull_lazy.cpp b/libstats/pull_lazy/libstatspull_lazy.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b11fcee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstats/pull_lazy/libstatspull_lazy.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "libstatspull_lazy.h"
+
+#include <mutex>
+
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <stdatomic.h>
+
+#include "log/log.h"
+
+#include "stats_pull_atom_callback.h"
+
+// This file provides a lazy interface to libstatspull.so to address early boot dependencies.
+// Specifically bootanimation, surfaceflinger, and lmkd run before the statsd APEX is loaded and
+// libstatspull.so is in the statsd APEX.
+
+// Method pointers to libstatspull methods are held in an array which simplifies checking
+// all pointers are initialized.
+enum MethodIndex {
+    // PullAtomMetadata APIs in stats_pull_atom_callback.h.
+    k_AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_obtain,
+    k_AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_release,
+    k_AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_setCoolDownMillis,
+    k_AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getCoolDownMillis,
+    k_AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_setTimeoutMillis,
+    k_AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getTimeoutMillis,
+    k_AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_setAdditiveFields,
+    k_AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getNumAdditiveFields,
+    k_AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getAdditiveFields,
+
+    // AStatsEventList APIs in stats_pull_atom_callback.h
+    k_AStatsEventList_addStatsEvent,
+
+    // PullAtomCallback APIs in stats_pull_atom_callback.h
+    k_AStatsManager_setPullAtomCallback,
+    k_AStatsManager_clearPullAtomCallback,
+
+    // Marker for count of methods
+    k_MethodCount
+};
+
+// Table of methods pointers in libstatspull APIs.
+static void* g_Methods[k_MethodCount];
+
+//
+// Libstatspull lazy loading.
+//
+
+static atomic_bool gPreventLibstatspullLoading = false;  // Allows tests to block loading.
+
+void PreventLibstatspullLazyLoadingForTests() {
+    gPreventLibstatspullLoading.store(true);
+}
+
+static void* LoadLibstatspull(int dlopen_flags) {
+    if (gPreventLibstatspullLoading.load()) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    return dlopen("libstatspull.so", dlopen_flags);
+}
+
+//
+// Initialization and symbol binding.
+
+static void BindSymbol(void* handle, const char* name, enum MethodIndex index) {
+    void* symbol = dlsym(handle, name);
+    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(symbol == nullptr, "Failed to find symbol '%s' in libstatspull.so: %s",
+                        name, dlerror());
+    g_Methods[index] = symbol;
+}
+
+static void InitializeOnce() {
+    void* handle = LoadLibstatspull(RTLD_NOW);
+    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(handle == nullptr, "Failed to load libstatspull.so: %s", dlerror());
+
+#undef BIND_SYMBOL
+#define BIND_SYMBOL(name) BindSymbol(handle, #name, k_##name);
+    // PullAtomMetadata APIs in stats_pull_atom_callback.h.
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_obtain);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_release);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_setCoolDownMillis);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getCoolDownMillis);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_setTimeoutMillis);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getTimeoutMillis);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_setAdditiveFields);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getNumAdditiveFields);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getAdditiveFields);
+
+    // AStatsEventList APIs in stats_pull_atom_callback.h
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsEventList_addStatsEvent);
+
+    // PullAtomCallback APIs in stats_pull_atom_callback.h
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsManager_setPullAtomCallback);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsManager_clearPullAtomCallback);
+
+#undef BIND_SYMBOL
+
+    // Check every symbol is bound.
+    for (int i = 0; i < k_MethodCount; ++i) {
+        LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(g_Methods[i] == nullptr,
+                            "Uninitialized method in libstatspull_lazy at index: %d", i);
+    }
+}
+
+static void EnsureInitialized() {
+    static std::once_flag initialize_flag;
+    std::call_once(initialize_flag, InitializeOnce);
+}
+
+#define INVOKE_METHOD(name, args...)                            \
+    do {                                                        \
+        EnsureInitialized();                                    \
+        void* method = g_Methods[k_##name];                     \
+        return reinterpret_cast<decltype(&name)>(method)(args); \
+    } while (0)
+
+//
+// Forwarding for methods in stats_pull_atom_callback.h.
+//
+
+AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata* AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_obtain() {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_obtain);
+}
+
+void AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_release(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata* metadata) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_release, metadata);
+}
+
+void AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_setCoolDownMillis(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata* metadata,
+                                                      int64_t cool_down_millis) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_setCoolDownMillis, metadata, cool_down_millis);
+}
+
+int64_t AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getCoolDownMillis(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata* metadata) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getCoolDownMillis, metadata);
+}
+
+void AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_setTimeoutMillis(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata* metadata,
+                                                     int64_t timeout_millis) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_setTimeoutMillis, metadata, timeout_millis);
+}
+
+int64_t AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getTimeoutMillis(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata* metadata) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getTimeoutMillis, metadata);
+}
+
+void AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_setAdditiveFields(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata* metadata,
+                                                      int32_t* additive_fields,
+                                                      int32_t num_fields) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_setAdditiveFields, metadata, additive_fields,
+                  num_fields);
+}
+
+int32_t AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getNumAdditiveFields(
+        AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata* metadata) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getNumAdditiveFields, metadata);
+}
+
+void AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getAdditiveFields(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata* metadata,
+                                                      int32_t* fields) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getAdditiveFields, metadata, fields);
+}
+
+AStatsEvent* AStatsEventList_addStatsEvent(AStatsEventList* pull_data) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsEventList_addStatsEvent, pull_data);
+}
+
+void AStatsManager_setPullAtomCallback(int32_t atom_tag, AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata* metadata,
+                                       AStatsManager_PullAtomCallback callback, void* cookie) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsManager_setPullAtomCallback, atom_tag, metadata, callback, cookie);
+}
+
+void AStatsManager_clearPullAtomCallback(int32_t atom_tag) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsManager_clearPullAtomCallback, atom_tag);
+}
diff --git a/libstats/pull_lazy/libstatspull_lazy.h b/libstats/pull_lazy/libstatspull_lazy.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2edddc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstats/pull_lazy/libstatspull_lazy.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+extern "C" void PreventLibstatspullLazyLoadingForTests();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libstats/pull_lazy/libstatspull_lazy_test.xml b/libstats/pull_lazy/libstatspull_lazy_test.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b619af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstats/pull_lazy/libstatspull_lazy_test.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+<configuration description="Runs libstatspull_lazy_test.">
+    <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct" />
+    <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct-native" />
+    <option name="test-suite-tag" value="mts" />
+
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer"/>
+
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.compatibility.common.tradefed.targetprep.FilePusher">
+        <option name="cleanup" value="true" />
+        <option name="push" value="libstatspull_lazy_test->/data/local/tmp/libstatspull_lazy_test" />
+        <option name="append-bitness" value="true" />
+    </target_preparer>
+
+    <test class="com.android.tradefed.testtype.GTest" >
+        <option name="native-test-device-path" value="/data/local/tmp" />
+        <option name="module-name" value="libstatspull_lazy_test" />
+    </test>
+
+    <object type="module_controller" class="com.android.tradefed.testtype.suite.module.MainlineTestModuleController">
+        <option name="mainline-module-package-name" value="com.google.android.os.statsd" />
+    </object>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libstats/pull_lazy/tests/libstatspull_lazy_test.cpp b/libstats/pull_lazy/tests/libstatspull_lazy_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41f82d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstats/pull_lazy/tests/libstatspull_lazy_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "../libstatspull_lazy.h"
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include "stats_pull_atom_callback.h"
+//#include "stats_event.h"
+
+// The tests here are just for the case when libstatspull.so cannot be loaded by
+// libstatspull_lazy.
+class LibstatspullLazyTest : public ::testing::Test {
+  protected:
+    virtual void SetUp() {
+        ::testing::Test::SetUp();
+        PreventLibstatspullLazyLoadingForTests();
+    }
+};
+
+static const char* kLoadFailed = "Failed to load libstatspull.so";
+
+TEST_F(LibstatspullLazyTest, NoLibstatspullForPullAtomMetadata) {
+    AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata* metadata = NULL;
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_obtain(), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_release(metadata), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_setCoolDownMillis(metadata, 0), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getCoolDownMillis(metadata), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_setTimeoutMillis(metadata, 0), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getTimeoutMillis(metadata), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_setAdditiveFields(metadata, NULL, 0), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getNumAdditiveFields(metadata), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsManager_PullAtomMetadata_getAdditiveFields(metadata, NULL), kLoadFailed);
+}
+
+TEST_F(LibstatspullLazyTest, NoLibstatspullForAStatsEventList) {
+    AStatsEventList* event_list = NULL;
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsEventList_addStatsEvent(event_list), kLoadFailed);
+}
+
+TEST_F(LibstatspullLazyTest, NoLibstatspullForPullAtomCallback) {
+    AStatsManager_PullAtomCallback callback = NULL;
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsManager_setPullAtomCallback(0, NULL, callback, NULL), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsManager_clearPullAtomCallback(0), kLoadFailed);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libstats/socket_lazy/Android.bp b/libstats/socket_lazy/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad6b4e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstats/socket_lazy/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Lazy loading version of libstatssocket that can be used by code
+// that is running before the statsd APEX is mounted and
+// libstatssocket.so is available.
+cc_library_static {
+    name: "libstatssocket_lazy",
+    header_libs: [
+        "libstatssocket_headers",
+    ],
+    export_header_lib_headers: [
+        "libstatssocket_headers",
+    ],
+    apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
+    srcs: ["libstatssocket_lazy.cpp"],
+}
+
+cc_test {
+    name: "libstatssocket_lazy_test",
+    srcs: [
+        "tests/libstatssocket_lazy_test.cpp",
+    ],
+    static_libs: ["libstatssocket_lazy"],
+    shared_libs: ["liblog"],
+    cflags: [
+        "-Wall",
+        "-Werror",
+    ],
+    test_suites: ["device-tests", "mts-statsd"],
+    test_config: "libstatssocket_lazy_test.xml",
+    // TODO(b/153588990): Remove when the build system properly separates.
+    // 32bit and 64bit architectures.
+    compile_multilib: "both",
+    multilib: {
+        lib64: {
+            suffix: "64",
+        },
+        lib32: {
+            suffix: "32",
+        },
+    },
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libstats/socket_lazy/TEST_MAPPING b/libstats/socket_lazy/TEST_MAPPING
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13afc00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstats/socket_lazy/TEST_MAPPING
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "presubmit" : [
+    {
+      "name" : "libstatssocket_lazy_test"
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libstats/socket_lazy/libstatssocket_lazy.cpp b/libstats/socket_lazy/libstatssocket_lazy.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd93eeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstats/socket_lazy/libstatssocket_lazy.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "libstatssocket_lazy.h"
+
+#include <mutex>
+
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <stdatomic.h>
+
+#include "log/log.h"
+
+#include "stats_event.h"
+#include "stats_socket.h"
+
+// This file provides a lazy interface to libstatssocket.so to address early boot dependencies.
+// Specifically bootanimation, surfaceflinger, and lmkd run before the statsd APEX is loaded and
+// libstatssocket.so is in the statsd APEX.
+
+// Method pointers to libstatssocket methods are held in an array which simplifies checking
+// all pointers are initialized.
+enum MethodIndex {
+    // Stats Event APIs in stats_event.h.
+    k_AStatsEvent_obtain,
+    k_AStatsEvent_build,
+    k_AStatsEvent_write,
+    k_AStatsEvent_release,
+    k_AStatsEvent_setAtomId,
+    k_AStatsEvent_writeInt32,
+    k_AStatsEvent_writeInt64,
+    k_AStatsEvent_writeFloat,
+    k_AStatsEvent_writeBool,
+    k_AStatsEvent_writeByteArray,
+    k_AStatsEvent_writeString,
+    k_AStatsEvent_writeAttributionChain,
+    k_AStatsEvent_addBoolAnnotation,
+    k_AStatsEvent_addInt32Annotation,
+
+    // Stats Socket APIs in stats_socket.h.
+    k_AStatsSocket_close,
+
+    // Marker for count of methods
+    k_MethodCount
+};
+
+// Table of methods pointers in libstatssocket APIs.
+static void* g_Methods[k_MethodCount];
+
+//
+// Libstatssocket lazy loading.
+//
+
+static atomic_bool gPreventLibstatssocketLoading = false;  // Allows tests to block loading.
+
+void PreventLibstatssocketLazyLoadingForTests() {
+    gPreventLibstatssocketLoading.store(true);
+}
+
+static void* LoadLibstatssocket(int dlopen_flags) {
+    if (gPreventLibstatssocketLoading.load()) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    return dlopen("libstatssocket.so", dlopen_flags);
+}
+
+//
+// Initialization and symbol binding.
+
+static void BindSymbol(void* handle, const char* name, enum MethodIndex index) {
+    void* symbol = dlsym(handle, name);
+    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(symbol == nullptr, "Failed to find symbol '%s' in libstatssocket.so: %s",
+                        name, dlerror());
+    g_Methods[index] = symbol;
+}
+
+static void InitializeOnce() {
+    void* handle = LoadLibstatssocket(RTLD_NOW);
+    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(handle == nullptr, "Failed to load libstatssocket.so: %s", dlerror());
+
+#undef BIND_SYMBOL
+#define BIND_SYMBOL(name) BindSymbol(handle, #name, k_##name);
+    // Methods in stats_event.h.
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsEvent_obtain);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsEvent_build);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsEvent_write);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsEvent_release);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsEvent_setAtomId);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsEvent_writeInt32);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsEvent_writeInt64);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsEvent_writeFloat);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsEvent_writeBool);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsEvent_writeByteArray);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsEvent_writeString);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsEvent_writeAttributionChain);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsEvent_addBoolAnnotation);
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsEvent_addInt32Annotation);
+
+    // Methods in stats_socket.h.
+    BIND_SYMBOL(AStatsSocket_close);
+#undef BIND_SYMBOL
+
+    // Check every symbol is bound.
+    for (int i = 0; i < k_MethodCount; ++i) {
+        LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(g_Methods[i] == nullptr,
+                            "Uninitialized method in libstatssocket_lazy at index: %d", i);
+    }
+}
+
+static void EnsureInitialized() {
+    static std::once_flag initialize_flag;
+    std::call_once(initialize_flag, InitializeOnce);
+}
+
+#define INVOKE_METHOD(name, args...)                            \
+    do {                                                        \
+        EnsureInitialized();                                    \
+        void* method = g_Methods[k_##name];                     \
+        return reinterpret_cast<decltype(&name)>(method)(args); \
+    } while (0)
+
+//
+// Forwarding for methods in stats_event.h.
+//
+
+AStatsEvent* AStatsEvent_obtain() {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsEvent_obtain);
+}
+
+void AStatsEvent_build(AStatsEvent* event) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsEvent_build, event);
+}
+
+int AStatsEvent_write(AStatsEvent* event) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsEvent_write, event);
+}
+
+void AStatsEvent_release(AStatsEvent* event) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsEvent_release, event);
+}
+
+void AStatsEvent_setAtomId(AStatsEvent* event, uint32_t atomId) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsEvent_setAtomId, event, atomId);
+}
+
+void AStatsEvent_writeInt32(AStatsEvent* event, int32_t value) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsEvent_writeInt32, event, value);
+}
+
+void AStatsEvent_writeInt64(AStatsEvent* event, int64_t value) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsEvent_writeInt64, event, value);
+}
+
+void AStatsEvent_writeFloat(AStatsEvent* event, float value) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsEvent_writeFloat, event, value);
+}
+
+void AStatsEvent_writeBool(AStatsEvent* event, bool value) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsEvent_writeBool, event, value);
+}
+
+void AStatsEvent_writeByteArray(AStatsEvent* event, const uint8_t* buf, size_t numBytes) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsEvent_writeByteArray, event, buf, numBytes);
+}
+
+void AStatsEvent_writeString(AStatsEvent* event, const char* value) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsEvent_writeString, event, value);
+}
+
+void AStatsEvent_writeAttributionChain(AStatsEvent* event, const uint32_t* uids,
+                                       const char* const* tags, uint8_t numNodes) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsEvent_writeAttributionChain, event, uids, tags, numNodes);
+}
+
+void AStatsEvent_addBoolAnnotation(AStatsEvent* event, uint8_t annotationId, bool value) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsEvent_addBoolAnnotation, event, annotationId, value);
+}
+
+void AStatsEvent_addInt32Annotation(AStatsEvent* event, uint8_t annotationId, int32_t value) {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsEvent_addInt32Annotation, event, annotationId, value);
+}
+
+//
+// Forwarding for methods in stats_socket.h.
+//
+
+void AStatsSocket_close() {
+    INVOKE_METHOD(AStatsSocket_close);
+}
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diff --git a/libstats/socket_lazy/libstatssocket_lazy.h b/libstats/socket_lazy/libstatssocket_lazy.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ff87cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstats/socket_lazy/libstatssocket_lazy.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+extern "C" void PreventLibstatssocketLazyLoadingForTests();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libstats/socket_lazy/libstatssocket_lazy_test.xml b/libstats/socket_lazy/libstatssocket_lazy_test.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca6339b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstats/socket_lazy/libstatssocket_lazy_test.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+<configuration description="Runs libstatssocket_lazy_test.">
+    <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct" />
+    <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct-native" />
+    <option name="test-suite-tag" value="mts" />
+
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer"/>
+
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.compatibility.common.tradefed.targetprep.FilePusher">
+        <option name="cleanup" value="true" />
+        <option name="push" value="libstatssocket_lazy_test->/data/local/tmp/libstatssocket_lazy_test" />
+        <option name="append-bitness" value="true" />
+    </target_preparer>
+
+    <test class="com.android.tradefed.testtype.GTest" >
+        <option name="native-test-device-path" value="/data/local/tmp" />
+        <option name="module-name" value="libstatssocket_lazy_test" />
+    </test>
+
+    <object type="module_controller" class="com.android.tradefed.testtype.suite.module.MainlineTestModuleController">
+        <option name="mainline-module-package-name" value="com.google.android.os.statsd" />
+    </object>
+</configuration>
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diff --git a/libstats/socket_lazy/tests/libstatssocket_lazy_test.cpp b/libstats/socket_lazy/tests/libstatssocket_lazy_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe13598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstats/socket_lazy/tests/libstatssocket_lazy_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "../libstatssocket_lazy.h"
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include "stats_event.h"
+#include "stats_socket.h"
+
+// The tests here are just for the case when libstatssocket.so cannot be loaded by
+// libstatssocket_lazy.
+class LibstatssocketLazyTest : public ::testing::Test {
+  protected:
+    virtual void SetUp() {
+        ::testing::Test::SetUp();
+        PreventLibstatssocketLazyLoadingForTests();
+    }
+};
+
+static const char* kLoadFailed = "Failed to load libstatssocket.so";
+
+TEST_F(LibstatssocketLazyTest, NoLibstatssocketForStatsEvent) {
+    AStatsEvent* event = NULL;
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsEvent_obtain(), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsEvent_build(event), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsEvent_write(event), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsEvent_release(event), kLoadFailed);
+
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsEvent_setAtomId(event, 0), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsEvent_writeInt32(event, 0), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsEvent_writeInt64(event, 0), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsEvent_writeFloat(event, 0), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsEvent_writeBool(event, false), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsEvent_writeByteArray(event, NULL, 0), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsEvent_writeString(event, NULL), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsEvent_writeAttributionChain(event, NULL, NULL, 0), kLoadFailed);
+
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsEvent_addBoolAnnotation(event, 0, false), kLoadFailed);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsEvent_addInt32Annotation(event, 0, 0), kLoadFailed);
+}
+
+TEST_F(LibstatssocketLazyTest, NoLibstatssocketForStatsSocket) {
+    EXPECT_DEATH(AStatsSocket_close(), kLoadFailed);
+}
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diff --git a/rootdir/etc/linker.config.json b/rootdir/etc/linker.config.json
index 2faf608..83cb6ff 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/linker.config.json
+++ b/rootdir/etc/linker.config.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "libnativebridge.so",
     "libnativehelper.so",
     "libnativeloader.so",
+    "libsigchain.so",
     "libandroidicu.so",
     "libicu.so",
     // TODO(b/122876336): Remove libpac.so once it's migrated to Webview
@@ -26,4 +27,4 @@
     "libadb_pairing_connection.so",
     "libadb_pairing_server.so"
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}