diff --git a/fs_mgr/liblp/builder.cpp b/fs_mgr/liblp/builder.cpp
index 777743c..6dc288e 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/liblp/builder.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/liblp/builder.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
     }
     if (opener) {
         for (size_t i = 0; i < builder->block_devices_.size(); i++) {
-            std::string partition_name = GetBlockDevicePartitionName(builder->block_devices_[i]);
+            std::string partition_name = builder->GetBlockDevicePartitionName(i);
             BlockDeviceInfo device_info;
             if (opener->GetInfo(partition_name, &device_info)) {
                 builder->UpdateBlockDeviceInfo(i, device_info);
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
     // name and system properties.
     // See comments for UpdateMetadataForOtherSuper.
     auto super_device = GetMetadataSuperBlockDevice(*metadata.get());
-    if (GetBlockDevicePartitionName(*super_device) != "super" &&
+    if (android::fs_mgr::GetBlockDevicePartitionName(*super_device) != "super" &&
         IsRetrofitDynamicPartitionsDevice()) {
         if (!UpdateMetadataForOtherSuper(metadata.get(), source_slot_number, target_slot_number)) {
             return nullptr;
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@
     // Translate block devices.
     auto source_block_devices = std::move(metadata->block_devices);
     for (const auto& source_block_device : source_block_devices) {
-        std::string partition_name = GetBlockDevicePartitionName(source_block_device);
+        std::string partition_name =
+                android::fs_mgr::GetBlockDevicePartitionName(source_block_device);
         std::string slot_suffix = GetPartitionSlotSuffix(partition_name);
         if (slot_suffix.empty() || slot_suffix != source_slot_suffix) {
             // This should never happen. It means that the source metadata
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@
             block_devices_.emplace_back(out);
         }
     }
-    if (GetBlockDevicePartitionName(block_devices_[0]) != super_partition) {
+    if (GetBlockDevicePartitionName(0) != super_partition) {
         LERROR << "No super partition was specified.";
         return false;
     }
@@ -458,7 +459,7 @@
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-PartitionGroup* MetadataBuilder::FindGroup(const std::string& group_name) {
+PartitionGroup* MetadataBuilder::FindGroup(std::string_view group_name) {
     for (const auto& group : groups_) {
         if (group->name() == group_name) {
             return group.get();
@@ -582,8 +583,7 @@
     CHECK_NE(sectors_per_block, 0);
     CHECK(sectors_needed % sectors_per_block == 0);
 
-    if (IsABDevice() && !IsRetrofitMetadata() &&
-        GetPartitionSlotSuffix(partition->name()) == "_b") {
+    if (IsABDevice() && ShouldHalveSuper() && GetPartitionSlotSuffix(partition->name()) == "_b") {
         // Allocate "a" partitions top-down and "b" partitions bottom-up, to
         // minimize fragmentation during OTA.
         free_regions = PrioritizeSecondHalfOfSuper(free_regions);
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@
 bool MetadataBuilder::FindBlockDeviceByName(const std::string& partition_name,
                                             uint32_t* index) const {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < block_devices_.size(); i++) {
-        if (GetBlockDevicePartitionName(block_devices_[i]) == partition_name) {
+        if (GetBlockDevicePartitionName(i) == partition_name) {
             *index = i;
             return true;
         }
@@ -974,7 +974,8 @@
     // Note: we don't compare alignment, since it's a performance thing and
     // won't affect whether old extents continue to work.
     return first.first_logical_sector == second.first_logical_sector && first.size == second.size &&
-           GetBlockDevicePartitionName(first) == GetBlockDevicePartitionName(second);
+           android::fs_mgr::GetBlockDevicePartitionName(first) ==
+                   android::fs_mgr::GetBlockDevicePartitionName(second);
 }
 
 bool MetadataBuilder::ImportPartitions(const LpMetadata& metadata,
@@ -1056,8 +1057,9 @@
                                                             false);
 }
 
-bool MetadataBuilder::IsRetrofitMetadata() const {
-    return GetBlockDevicePartitionName(block_devices_[0]) != LP_METADATA_DEFAULT_PARTITION_NAME;
+bool MetadataBuilder::ShouldHalveSuper() const {
+    return GetBlockDevicePartitionName(0) == LP_METADATA_DEFAULT_PARTITION_NAME &&
+           !IPropertyFetcher::GetInstance()->GetBoolProperty("ro.virtual_ab.enabled", false);
 }
 
 bool MetadataBuilder::AddLinearExtent(Partition* partition, const std::string& block_device,
@@ -1083,7 +1085,7 @@
     return partitions;
 }
 
-bool MetadataBuilder::ChangePartitionGroup(Partition* partition, const std::string& group_name) {
+bool MetadataBuilder::ChangePartitionGroup(Partition* partition, std::string_view group_name) {
     if (!FindGroup(group_name)) {
         LERROR << "Partition cannot change to unknown group: " << group_name;
         return false;
@@ -1121,5 +1123,11 @@
     return true;
 }
 
+std::string MetadataBuilder::GetBlockDevicePartitionName(uint64_t index) const {
+    return index < block_devices_.size()
+                   ? android::fs_mgr::GetBlockDevicePartitionName(block_devices_[index])
+                   : "";
+}
+
 }  // namespace fs_mgr
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/fs_mgr/liblp/builder_test.cpp b/fs_mgr/liblp/builder_test.cpp
index 6d27873..b3c13e6 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/liblp/builder_test.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/liblp/builder_test.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     IPropertyFetcher::OverrideForTesting(std::make_unique<NiceMock<MockPropertyFetcher>>());
 }
 
-MockPropertyFetcher* GetMockedInstance() {
+MockPropertyFetcher* GetMockedPropertyFetcher() {
     return static_cast<MockPropertyFetcher*>(IPropertyFetcher::GetInstance());
 }
 
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@
 
     // A and B slots should be allocated from separate halves of the partition,
     // to mitigate allocating too many extents. (b/120433288)
-    ON_CALL(*GetMockedInstance(), GetProperty("ro.boot.slot_suffix", _))
+    ON_CALL(*GetMockedPropertyFetcher(), GetProperty("ro.boot.slot_suffix", _))
             .WillByDefault(Return("_a"));
 
     auto builder = MetadataBuilder::New(device_info, 65536, 2);
diff --git a/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/builder.h b/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/builder.h
index 3b229bd..c3f6e91 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/builder.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/builder.h
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 
   private:
     void ShrinkTo(uint64_t aligned_size);
-    void set_group_name(const std::string& group_name) { group_name_ = group_name; }
+    void set_group_name(std::string_view group_name) { group_name_ = group_name; }
 
     std::string name_;
     std::string group_name_;
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
     Partition* FindPartition(const std::string& name);
 
     // Find a group by name. If no group is found, nullptr is returned.
-    PartitionGroup* FindGroup(const std::string& name);
+    PartitionGroup* FindGroup(std::string_view name);
 
     // Add a predetermined extent to a partition.
     bool AddLinearExtent(Partition* partition, const std::string& block_device,
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
     // the metadata is exported, to avoid errors during potential group and
     // size shuffling operations. This will return false if the new group does
     // not exist.
-    bool ChangePartitionGroup(Partition* partition, const std::string& group_name);
+    bool ChangePartitionGroup(Partition* partition, std::string_view group_name);
 
     // Changes the size of a partition group. Size constraints will not be
     // checked until metadata is exported, to avoid errors during group
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@
     // Return true if a block device is found, else false.
     bool HasBlockDevice(const std::string& partition_name) const;
 
+    // Return the name of the block device at |index|.
+    std::string GetBlockDevicePartitionName(uint64_t index) const;
+
   private:
     MetadataBuilder();
     MetadataBuilder(const MetadataBuilder&) = delete;
@@ -314,8 +317,8 @@
     // Return true if the device is retrofitting dynamic partitions.
     static bool IsRetrofitDynamicPartitionsDevice();
 
-    // Return true if "this" metadata represents a metadata on a retrofit device.
-    bool IsRetrofitMetadata() const;
+    // Return true if _b partitions should be prioritized at the second half of the device.
+    bool ShouldHalveSuper() const;
 
     bool ValidatePartitionGroups() const;
 
diff --git a/fs_mgr/liblp/io_test.cpp b/fs_mgr/liblp/io_test.cpp
index 2990863..3dace25 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/liblp/io_test.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/liblp/io_test.cpp
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
 }
 
 TEST(liblp, UpdateRetrofit) {
-    ON_CALL(*GetMockedInstance(), GetBoolProperty("ro.boot.dynamic_partitions_retrofit", _))
+    ON_CALL(*GetMockedPropertyFetcher(), GetBoolProperty("ro.boot.dynamic_partitions_retrofit", _))
             .WillByDefault(Return(true));
 
     unique_ptr<MetadataBuilder> builder = CreateDefaultBuilder();
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@
 }
 
 TEST(liblp, UpdateNonRetrofit) {
-    ON_CALL(*GetMockedInstance(), GetBoolProperty("ro.boot.dynamic_partitions_retrofit", _))
+    ON_CALL(*GetMockedPropertyFetcher(), GetBoolProperty("ro.boot.dynamic_partitions_retrofit", _))
             .WillByDefault(Return(false));
 
     unique_fd fd = CreateFlashedDisk();
diff --git a/fs_mgr/liblp/mock_property_fetcher.h b/fs_mgr/liblp/mock_property_fetcher.h
index eb91de2..0c28710 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/liblp/mock_property_fetcher.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/liblp/mock_property_fetcher.h
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@
 }  // namespace fs_mgr
 }  // namespace android
 
-android::fs_mgr::MockPropertyFetcher* GetMockedInstance();
+android::fs_mgr::MockPropertyFetcher* GetMockedPropertyFetcher();
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
index 75a1f26..07f90d2 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@
     // There may be an extra device, since the kernel doesn't let us have a
     // snapshot and linear target in the same table.
     auto dm_name = GetSnapshotDeviceName(name, status);
-    if (name != dm_name && !dm.DeleteDevice(dm_name)) {
+    if (name != dm_name && dm.GetState(dm_name) != DmDeviceState::INVALID &&
+        !dm.DeleteDevice(dm_name)) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Could not delete inner snapshot device: " << dm_name;
         return false;
     }