diff --git a/libs/utils/Asset.cpp b/libs/utils/Asset.cpp
index 91203dd..23cb72d 100644
--- a/libs/utils/Asset.cpp
+++ b/libs/utils/Asset.cpp
@@ -582,11 +582,14 @@
     if ((((size_t)data)&0x3) == 0) {
         // We can return this directly if it is aligned on a word
         // boundary.
+        LOGV("Returning aligned FileAsset %p (%s).", this,
+                getAssetSource());
         return data;
     }
     // If not aligned on a word boundary, then we need to copy it into
     // our own buffer.
-    LOGV("Copying FileAsset %p to buffer size %d to make it aligned.", this, (int)mLength);
+    LOGV("Copying FileAsset %p (%s) to buffer size %d to make it aligned.", this,
+            getAssetSource(), (int)mLength);
     unsigned char* buf = new unsigned char[mLength];
     if (buf == NULL) {
         LOGE("alloc of %ld bytes failed\n", (long) mLength);
diff --git a/libs/utils/AssetManager.cpp b/libs/utils/AssetManager.cpp
index 4126bfb..5a05e6a 100644
--- a/libs/utils/AssetManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/utils/AssetManager.cpp
@@ -395,21 +395,41 @@
     const size_t N = mAssetPaths.size();
     for (size_t i=0; i<N; i++) {
         Asset* ass = NULL;
+        ResTable* sharedRes = NULL;
         bool shared = true;
         const asset_path& ap = mAssetPaths.itemAt(i);
         LOGV("Looking for resource asset in '%s'\n", ap.path.string());
         if (ap.type != kFileTypeDirectory) {
-            ass = const_cast<AssetManager*>(this)->
-                mZipSet.getZipResourceTable(ap.path);
-            if (ass == NULL) {
-                LOGV("loading resource table %s\n", ap.path.string());
+            if (i == 0) {
+                // The first item is typically the framework resources,
+                // which we want to avoid parsing every time.
+                sharedRes = const_cast<AssetManager*>(this)->
+                    mZipSet.getZipResourceTable(ap.path);
+            }
+            if (sharedRes == NULL) {
                 ass = const_cast<AssetManager*>(this)->
-                    openNonAssetInPathLocked("resources.arsc",
-                                             Asset::ACCESS_BUFFER,
-                                             ap);
-                if (ass != NULL && ass != kExcludedAsset) {
+                    mZipSet.getZipResourceTableAsset(ap.path);
+                if (ass == NULL) {
+                    LOGV("loading resource table %s\n", ap.path.string());
                     ass = const_cast<AssetManager*>(this)->
-                        mZipSet.setZipResourceTable(ap.path, ass);
+                        openNonAssetInPathLocked("resources.arsc",
+                                                 Asset::ACCESS_BUFFER,
+                                                 ap);
+                    if (ass != NULL && ass != kExcludedAsset) {
+                        ass = const_cast<AssetManager*>(this)->
+                            mZipSet.setZipResourceTableAsset(ap.path, ass);
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                if (i == 0 && ass != NULL) {
+                    // If this is the first resource table in the asset
+                    // manager, then we are going to cache it so that we
+                    // can quickly copy it out for others.
+                    LOGV("Creating shared resources for %s", ap.path.string());
+                    sharedRes = new ResTable();
+                    sharedRes->add(ass, (void*)(i+1), false);
+                    sharedRes = const_cast<AssetManager*>(this)->
+                        mZipSet.setZipResourceTable(ap.path, sharedRes);
                 }
             }
         } else {
@@ -420,13 +440,19 @@
                                          ap);
             shared = false;
         }
-        if (ass != NULL && ass != kExcludedAsset) {
+        if ((ass != NULL || sharedRes != NULL) && ass != kExcludedAsset) {
             if (rt == NULL) {
                 mResources = rt = new ResTable();
                 updateResourceParamsLocked();
             }
             LOGV("Installing resource asset %p in to table %p\n", ass, mResources);
-            rt->add(ass, (void*)(i+1), !shared);
+            if (sharedRes != NULL) {
+                LOGV("Copying existing resources for %s", ap.path.string());
+                rt->add(sharedRes);
+            } else {
+                LOGV("Parsing resources for %s", ap.path.string());
+                rt->add(ass, (void*)(i+1), !shared);
+            }
 
             if (!shared) {
                 delete ass;
@@ -1510,7 +1536,8 @@
 DefaultKeyedVector<String8, wp<AssetManager::SharedZip> > AssetManager::SharedZip::gOpen;
 
 AssetManager::SharedZip::SharedZip(const String8& path, time_t modWhen)
-    : mPath(path), mZipFile(NULL), mModWhen(modWhen), mResourceTableAsset(NULL)
+    : mPath(path), mZipFile(NULL), mModWhen(modWhen),
+      mResourceTableAsset(NULL), mResourceTable(NULL)
 {
     //LOGI("Creating SharedZip %p %s\n", this, (const char*)mPath);
     mZipFile = new ZipFileRO;
@@ -1563,6 +1590,25 @@
     return mResourceTableAsset;
 }
 
+ResTable* AssetManager::SharedZip::getResourceTable()
+{
+    LOGV("Getting from SharedZip %p resource table %p\n", this, mResourceTable);
+    return mResourceTable;
+}
+
+ResTable* AssetManager::SharedZip::setResourceTable(ResTable* res)
+{
+    {
+        AutoMutex _l(gLock);
+        if (mResourceTable == NULL) {
+            mResourceTable = res;
+            return res;
+        }
+    }
+    delete res;
+    return mResourceTable;
+}
+
 bool AssetManager::SharedZip::isUpToDate()
 {
     time_t modWhen = getFileModDate(mPath.string());
@@ -1572,6 +1618,9 @@
 AssetManager::SharedZip::~SharedZip()
 {
     //LOGI("Destroying SharedZip %p %s\n", this, (const char*)mPath);
+    if (mResourceTable != NULL) {
+        delete mResourceTable;
+    }
     if (mResourceTableAsset != NULL) {
         delete mResourceTableAsset;
     }
@@ -1627,7 +1676,7 @@
     return zip->getZip();
 }
 
-Asset* AssetManager::ZipSet::getZipResourceTable(const String8& path)
+Asset* AssetManager::ZipSet::getZipResourceTableAsset(const String8& path)
 {
     int idx = getIndex(path);
     sp<SharedZip> zip = mZipFile[idx];
@@ -1638,7 +1687,7 @@
     return zip->getResourceTableAsset();
 }
 
-Asset* AssetManager::ZipSet::setZipResourceTable(const String8& path,
+Asset* AssetManager::ZipSet::setZipResourceTableAsset(const String8& path,
                                                  Asset* asset)
 {
     int idx = getIndex(path);
@@ -1647,6 +1696,26 @@
     return zip->setResourceTableAsset(asset);
 }
 
+ResTable* AssetManager::ZipSet::getZipResourceTable(const String8& path)
+{
+    int idx = getIndex(path);
+    sp<SharedZip> zip = mZipFile[idx];
+    if (zip == NULL) {
+        zip = SharedZip::get(path);
+        mZipFile.editItemAt(idx) = zip;
+    }
+    return zip->getResourceTable();
+}
+
+ResTable* AssetManager::ZipSet::setZipResourceTable(const String8& path,
+                                                    ResTable* res)
+{
+    int idx = getIndex(path);
+    sp<SharedZip> zip = mZipFile[idx];
+    // doesn't make sense to call before previously accessing.
+    return zip->setResourceTable(res);
+}
+
 /*
  * Generate the partial pathname for the specified archive.  The caller
  * gets to prepend the asset root directory.
diff --git a/libs/utils/ResourceTypes.cpp b/libs/utils/ResourceTypes.cpp
index 4a5063a..109f28d 100644
--- a/libs/utils/ResourceTypes.cpp
+++ b/libs/utils/ResourceTypes.cpp
@@ -1136,8 +1136,9 @@
 
 struct ResTable::Header
 {
-    Header() : ownedData(NULL), header(NULL) { }
+    Header(ResTable* _owner) : owner(_owner), ownedData(NULL), header(NULL) { }
 
+    ResTable* const                 owner;
     void*                           ownedData;
     const ResTable_header*          header;
     size_t                          size;
@@ -1163,8 +1164,8 @@
 
 struct ResTable::Package
 {
-    Package(const Header* _header, const ResTable_package* _package)
-        : header(_header), package(_package) { }
+    Package(ResTable* _owner, const Header* _header, const ResTable_package* _package)
+        : owner(_owner), header(_header), package(_package) { }
     ~Package()
     {
         size_t i = types.size();
@@ -1174,10 +1175,14 @@
         }
     }
     
+    ResTable* const                 owner;
     const Header* const             header;
     const ResTable_package* const   package;
     Vector<Type*>                   types;
 
+    ResStringPool                   typeStrings;
+    ResStringPool                   keyStrings;
+    
     const Type* getType(size_t idx) const {
         return idx < types.size() ? types[idx] : NULL;
     }
@@ -1188,13 +1193,16 @@
 // table that defined the package); the ones after are skins on top of it.
 struct ResTable::PackageGroup
 {
-    PackageGroup(const String16& _name, uint32_t _id)
-        : name(_name), id(_id), typeCount(0), bags(NULL) { }
+    PackageGroup(ResTable* _owner, const String16& _name, uint32_t _id)
+        : owner(_owner), name(_name), id(_id), typeCount(0), bags(NULL) { }
     ~PackageGroup() {
         clearBagCache();
         const size_t N = packages.size();
         for (size_t i=0; i<N; i++) {
-            delete packages[i];
+            Package* pkg = packages[i];
+            if (pkg->owner == owner) {
+                delete pkg;
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1225,15 +1233,17 @@
         }
     }
     
+    ResTable* const                 owner;
     String16 const                  name;
     uint32_t const                  id;
     Vector<Package*>                packages;
+    
+    // This is for finding typeStrings and other common package stuff.
+    Package*                        basePackage;
 
-    // Taken from the root package.
-    ResStringPool                   typeStrings;
-    ResStringPool                   keyStrings;
+    // For quick access.
     size_t                          typeCount;
-
+    
     // Computed attribute bags, first indexed by the type and second
     // by the entry in that type.
     bag_set***                      bags;
@@ -1560,11 +1570,36 @@
     return add(data, size, cookie, asset, copyData);
 }
 
+status_t ResTable::add(ResTable* src)
+{
+    mError = src->mError;
+    mParams = src->mParams;
+    
+    for (size_t i=0; i<src->mHeaders.size(); i++) {
+        mHeaders.add(src->mHeaders[i]);
+    }
+    
+    for (size_t i=0; i<src->mPackageGroups.size(); i++) {
+        PackageGroup* srcPg = src->mPackageGroups[i];
+        PackageGroup* pg = new PackageGroup(this, srcPg->name, srcPg->id);
+        for (size_t j=0; j<srcPg->packages.size(); j++) {
+            pg->packages.add(srcPg->packages[j]);
+        }
+        pg->basePackage = srcPg->basePackage;
+        pg->typeCount = srcPg->typeCount;
+        mPackageGroups.add(pg);
+    }
+    
+    memcpy(mPackageMap, src->mPackageMap, sizeof(mPackageMap));
+    
+    return mError;
+}
+
 status_t ResTable::add(const void* data, size_t size, void* cookie,
                        Asset* asset, bool copyData)
 {
     if (!data) return NO_ERROR;
-    Header* header = new Header;
+    Header* header = new Header(this);
     header->index = mHeaders.size();
     header->cookie = cookie;
     mHeaders.add(header);
@@ -1682,10 +1717,12 @@
     N = mHeaders.size();
     for (size_t i=0; i<N; i++) {
         Header* header = mHeaders[i];
-        if (header->ownedData) {
-            free(header->ownedData);
+        if (header->owner == this) {
+            if (header->ownedData) {
+                free(header->ownedData);
+            }
+            delete header;
         }
-        delete header;
     }
 
     mPackageGroups.clear();
@@ -1728,8 +1765,8 @@
 
         outName->package = grp->name.string();
         outName->packageLen = grp->name.size();
-        outName->type = grp->typeStrings.stringAt(t, &outName->typeLen);
-        outName->name = grp->keyStrings.stringAt(
+        outName->type = grp->basePackage->typeStrings.stringAt(t, &outName->typeLen);
+        outName->name = grp->basePackage->keyStrings.stringAt(
             dtohl(entry->key.index), &outName->nameLen);
         return true;
     }
@@ -2331,13 +2368,13 @@
             continue;
         }
 
-        const ssize_t ti = group->typeStrings.indexOfString(type, typeLen);
+        const ssize_t ti = group->basePackage->typeStrings.indexOfString(type, typeLen);
         if (ti < 0) {
             TABLE_NOISY(printf("Type not found in package %s\n", String8(group->name).string()));
             continue;
         }
 
-        const ssize_t ei = group->keyStrings.indexOfString(name, nameLen);
+        const ssize_t ei = group->basePackage->keyStrings.indexOfString(name, nameLen);
         if (ei < 0) {
             TABLE_NOISY(printf("Name not found in package %s\n", String8(group->name).string()));
             continue;
@@ -3630,25 +3667,36 @@
     PackageGroup* group = NULL;
     uint32_t id = dtohl(pkg->id);
     if (id != 0 && id < 256) {
+    
+        package = new Package(this, header, pkg);
+        if (package == NULL) {
+            return (mError=NO_MEMORY);
+        }
+        
         size_t idx = mPackageMap[id];
         if (idx == 0) {
             idx = mPackageGroups.size()+1;
 
             char16_t tmpName[sizeof(pkg->name)/sizeof(char16_t)];
             strcpy16_dtoh(tmpName, pkg->name, sizeof(pkg->name)/sizeof(char16_t));
-            group = new PackageGroup(String16(tmpName), id);
+            group = new PackageGroup(this, String16(tmpName), id);
             if (group == NULL) {
+                delete package;
                 return (mError=NO_MEMORY);
             }
 
-            err = group->typeStrings.setTo(base+dtohl(pkg->typeStrings),
+            err = package->typeStrings.setTo(base+dtohl(pkg->typeStrings),
                                            header->dataEnd-(base+dtohl(pkg->typeStrings)));
             if (err != NO_ERROR) {
+                delete group;
+                delete package;
                 return (mError=err);
             }
-            err = group->keyStrings.setTo(base+dtohl(pkg->keyStrings),
+            err = package->keyStrings.setTo(base+dtohl(pkg->keyStrings),
                                           header->dataEnd-(base+dtohl(pkg->keyStrings)));
             if (err != NO_ERROR) {
+                delete group;
+                delete package;
                 return (mError=err);
             }
 
@@ -3657,6 +3705,8 @@
             if (err < NO_ERROR) {
                 return (mError=err);
             }
+            group->basePackage = package;
+            
             mPackageMap[id] = (uint8_t)idx;
         } else {
             group = mPackageGroups.itemAt(idx-1);
@@ -3664,10 +3714,6 @@
                 return (mError=UNKNOWN_ERROR);
             }
         }
-        package = new Package(header, pkg);
-        if (package == NULL) {
-            return (mError=NO_MEMORY);
-        }
         err = group->packages.add(package);
         if (err < NO_ERROR) {
             return (mError=err);