diff --git a/include/sync/sync.h b/include/sync/sync.h
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/include/sync/sync.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ *  sync.h
+ *
+ *   Copyright 2012 Google, Inc
+ *
+ *  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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __SYS_CORE_SYNC_H
+#define __SYS_CORE_SYNC_H
+
+#include <linux/sync.h>
+#include <linux/sw_sync.h>
+
+__BEGIN_DECLS
+
+/* timeout in msecs */
+int sync_wait(int fd, unsigned int timeout);
+int sync_merge(const char *name, int fd1, int fd2);
+struct sync_fence_info_data *sync_fence_info(int fd);
+struct sync_pt_info *sync_pt_info(struct sync_fence_info_data *info,
+                                  struct sync_pt_info *itr);
+void sync_fence_info_free(struct sync_fence_info_data *info);
+
+/* sw_sync is mainly inteded for testing and should not be complied into
+ * production kernels
+ */
+
+int sw_sync_timeline_create(void);
+int sw_sync_timeline_inc(int fd, unsigned count);
+int sw_sync_fence_create(int fd, const char *name, unsigned value);
+
+__END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __SYS_CORE_SYNC_H */
diff --git a/libsync/Android.mk b/libsync/Android.mk
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsync/Android.mk
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+LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
+
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := sync.c
+LOCAL_MODULE := libsync
+LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := liblog
+include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
+
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := sync.c sync_test.c
+LOCAL_MODULE := sync_test
+LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional tests
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := liblog
+include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
diff --git a/libsync/sync.c b/libsync/sync.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..311da14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsync/sync.c
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/*
+ *  sync.c
+ *
+ *   Copyright 2012 Google, Inc
+ *
+ *  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 <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <sync/sync.h>
+
+int sync_wait(int fd, unsigned int timeout)
+{
+    __u32 to = timeout;
+
+    return ioctl(fd, SYNC_IOC_WAIT, &to);
+}
+
+int sync_merge(const char *name, int fd1, int fd2)
+{
+    struct sync_merge_data data;
+    int err;
+
+    data.fd2 = fd2;
+    strlcpy(data.name, name, sizeof(data.name));
+
+    err = ioctl(fd1, SYNC_IOC_MERGE, &data);
+    if (err < 0)
+        return err;
+
+    return data.fence;
+}
+
+struct sync_fence_info_data *sync_fence_info(int fd)
+{
+    struct sync_fence_info_data *info;
+    int err;
+
+    info = malloc(4096);
+    if (info == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+
+    info->len = 4096;
+    err = ioctl(fd, SYNC_IOC_FENCE_INFO, info);
+    if (err < 0) {
+        free(info);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return info;
+}
+
+struct sync_pt_info *sync_pt_info(struct sync_fence_info_data *info,
+                                  struct sync_pt_info *itr)
+{
+    if (itr == NULL)
+        itr = (struct sync_pt_info *) info->pt_info;
+    else
+        itr = (struct sync_pt_info *) ((__u8 *)itr + itr->len);
+
+    if ((__u8 *)itr - (__u8 *)info >= (int)info->len)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return itr;
+}
+
+void sync_fence_info_free(struct sync_fence_info_data *info)
+{
+    free(info);
+}
+
+
+int sw_sync_timeline_create(void)
+{
+    return open("/dev/sw_sync", O_RDWR);
+}
+
+int sw_sync_timeline_inc(int fd, unsigned count)
+{
+    __u32 arg = count;
+
+    return ioctl(fd, SW_SYNC_IOC_INC, &arg);
+}
+
+int sw_sync_fence_create(int fd, const char *name, unsigned value)
+{
+    struct sw_sync_create_fence_data data;
+    int err;
+
+    data.value = value;
+    strlcpy(data.name, name, sizeof(data.name));
+
+    err = ioctl(fd, SW_SYNC_IOC_CREATE_FENCE, &data);
+    if (err < 0)
+        return err;
+
+    return data.fence;
+}
diff --git a/libsync/sync_test.c b/libsync/sync_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a75f671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsync/sync_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+/*
+ *  sync_test.c
+ *
+ *   Copyright 2012 Google, Inc
+ *
+ *  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 <errno.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <sync/sync.h>
+
+pthread_mutex_t printf_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+
+struct sync_thread_data {
+    int thread_no;
+    int fd[2];
+};
+
+void *sync_thread(void *data)
+{
+    struct sync_thread_data *sync_data = data;
+    struct sync_fence_info_data *info;
+    int err;
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+        err = sync_wait(sync_data->fd[i], 10000);
+
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&printf_mutex);
+        if (err < 0) {
+            printf("thread %d wait %d failed: %s\n", sync_data->thread_no,
+                   i, strerror(errno));
+        } else {
+            printf("thread %d wait %d done\n", sync_data->thread_no, i);
+        }
+        info = sync_fence_info(sync_data->fd[i]);
+        if (info) {
+            struct sync_pt_info *pt_info = NULL;
+            printf("  fence %s %d\n", info->name, info->status);
+
+            while ((pt_info = sync_pt_info(info, pt_info))) {
+                int ts_sec = pt_info->timestamp_ns / 1000000000LL;
+                int ts_usec = (pt_info->timestamp_ns % 1000000000LL) / 1000LL;
+                printf("    pt %s %s %d %d.%06d", pt_info->obj_name,
+                       pt_info->driver_name, pt_info->status,
+                       ts_sec, ts_usec);
+                if (!strcmp(pt_info->driver_name, "sw_sync"))
+                    printf(" val=%d\n", *(uint32_t *)pt_info->driver_data);
+                else
+                    printf("\n");
+            }
+            sync_fence_info_free(info);
+        }
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&printf_mutex);
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    struct sync_thread_data sync_data[4];
+    pthread_t threads[4];
+    int sync_timeline_fd;
+    int i, j;
+    char str[256];
+
+    sync_timeline_fd = sw_sync_timeline_create();
+    if (sync_timeline_fd < 0) {
+        perror("can't create sw_sync_timeline:");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        sync_data[i].thread_no = i;
+
+        for (j = 0; j < 2; j++) {
+            unsigned val = i + j * 3 + 1;
+            sprintf(str, "test_fence%d-%d", i, j);
+            int fd = sw_sync_fence_create(sync_timeline_fd, str, val);
+            if (fd < 0) {
+                printf("can't create sync pt %d: %s", val, strerror(errno));
+                return 1;
+            }
+            sync_data[i].fd[j] = fd;
+            printf("sync_data[%d].fd[%d] = %d;\n", i, j, fd);
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    sync_data[3].thread_no = 3;
+    for (j = 0; j < 2; j++) {
+        sprintf(str, "merged_fence%d", j);
+        sync_data[3].fd[j] = sync_merge(str, sync_data[0].fd[j], sync_data[1].fd[j]);
+        if (sync_data[3].fd[j] < 0) {
+            printf("can't merge sync pts %d and %d: %s\n",
+                   sync_data[0].fd[j], sync_data[1].fd[j], strerror(errno));
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+        pthread_create(&threads[i], NULL, sync_thread, &sync_data[i]);
+
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        int err;
+        printf("press enter to inc to %d\n", i+1);
+        fgets(str, sizeof(str), stdin);
+        err = sw_sync_timeline_inc(sync_timeline_fd, 1);
+        if (err < 0) {
+            perror("can't increment sync obj:");
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    printf("press enter to close sync_timeline\n");
+    fgets(str, sizeof(str), stdin);
+
+    close(sync_timeline_fd);
+
+    printf("press enter to end test\n");
+    fgets(str, sizeof(str), stdin);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        void *val;
+        pthread_join(threads[i], &val);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}