diff --git a/fastboot/Android.bp b/fastboot/Android.bp
index 43b2ddd..ce702a0 100644
--- a/fastboot/Android.bp
+++ b/fastboot/Android.bp
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
     ],
 
     static_libs: [
+        "libc++fs",
         "libgtest_prod",
         "libhealthhalutils",
         "libsnapshot_cow",
diff --git a/fastboot/device/flashing.cpp b/fastboot/device/flashing.cpp
index 333ca50..ee0aa58 100644
--- a/fastboot/device/flashing.cpp
+++ b/fastboot/device/flashing.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <android-base/file.h>
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
 #include <ext4_utils/ext4_utils.h>
 #include <fs_mgr_overlayfs.h>
@@ -162,7 +163,9 @@
                 partition_name == "boot_b")) {
         CopyAVBFooter(&data, block_device_size);
     }
-    WipeOverlayfsForPartition(device, partition_name);
+    if (android::base::GetProperty("ro.system.build.type", "") != "user") {
+        WipeOverlayfsForPartition(device, partition_name);
+    }
     int result = FlashBlockDevice(handle.fd(), data);
     sync();
     return result;
diff --git a/fastboot/fastboot.cpp b/fastboot/fastboot.cpp
index 700d4bd..e5319a5 100644
--- a/fastboot/fastboot.cpp
+++ b/fastboot/fastboot.cpp
@@ -411,6 +411,13 @@
             " gsi wipe|disable           Wipe or disable a GSI installation (fastbootd only).\n"
             " wipe-super [SUPER_EMPTY]   Wipe the super partition. This will reset it to\n"
             "                            contain an empty set of default dynamic partitions.\n"
+            " create-logical-partition NAME SIZE\n"
+            "                            Create a logical partition with the given name and\n"
+            "                            size, in the super partition.\n"
+            " delete-logical-partition NAME\n"
+            "                            Delete a logical partition with the given name.\n"
+            " resize-logical-partition NAME SIZE\n"
+            "                            Change the size of the named logical partition.\n"
             " snapshot-update cancel     On devices that support snapshot-based updates, cancel\n"
             "                            an in-progress update. This may make the device\n"
             "                            unbootable until it is reflashed.\n"
@@ -673,7 +680,7 @@
     return fd;
 }
 
-static void CheckRequirement(const std::string& cur_product, const std::string& var,
+static bool CheckRequirement(const std::string& cur_product, const std::string& var,
                              const std::string& product, bool invert,
                              const std::vector<std::string>& options) {
     Status("Checking '" + var + "'");
@@ -685,7 +692,7 @@
             double split = now();
             fprintf(stderr, "IGNORE, product is %s required only for %s [%7.3fs]\n",
                     cur_product.c_str(), product.c_str(), (split - start));
-            return;
+            return true;
         }
     }
 
@@ -694,7 +701,7 @@
         fprintf(stderr, "FAILED\n\n");
         fprintf(stderr, "Could not getvar for '%s' (%s)\n\n", var.c_str(),
                 fb->Error().c_str());
-        die("requirements not met!");
+        return false;
     }
 
     bool match = false;
@@ -714,7 +721,7 @@
     if (match) {
         double split = now();
         fprintf(stderr, "OKAY [%7.3fs]\n", (split - start));
-        return;
+        return true;
     }
 
     fprintf(stderr, "FAILED\n\n");
@@ -724,7 +731,7 @@
         fprintf(stderr, " or '%s'", it->c_str());
     }
     fprintf(stderr, ".\n\n");
-    die("requirements not met!");
+    return false;
 }
 
 bool ParseRequirementLine(const std::string& line, std::string* name, std::string* product,
@@ -788,7 +795,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static void CheckRequirements(const std::string& data) {
+static void CheckRequirements(const std::string& data, bool force_flash) {
     std::string cur_product;
     if (fb->GetVar("product", &cur_product) != fastboot::SUCCESS) {
         fprintf(stderr, "getvar:product FAILED (%s)\n", fb->Error().c_str());
@@ -812,7 +819,14 @@
         if (name == "partition-exists") {
             HandlePartitionExists(options);
         } else {
-            CheckRequirement(cur_product, name, product, invert, options);
+            bool met = CheckRequirement(cur_product, name, product, invert, options);
+            if (!met) {
+                if (!force_flash) {
+                  die("requirements not met!");
+                } else {
+                  fprintf(stderr, "requirements not met! but proceeding due to --force\n");
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1405,7 +1419,8 @@
 
 class FlashAllTool {
   public:
-    FlashAllTool(const ImageSource& source, const std::string& slot_override, bool skip_secondary, bool wipe);
+    FlashAllTool(const ImageSource& source, const std::string& slot_override, bool skip_secondary,
+                 bool wipe, bool force_flash);
 
     void Flash();
 
@@ -1421,16 +1436,19 @@
     std::string slot_override_;
     bool skip_secondary_;
     bool wipe_;
+    bool force_flash_;
     std::string secondary_slot_;
     std::vector<std::pair<const Image*, std::string>> boot_images_;
     std::vector<std::pair<const Image*, std::string>> os_images_;
 };
 
-FlashAllTool::FlashAllTool(const ImageSource& source, const std::string& slot_override, bool skip_secondary, bool wipe)
+FlashAllTool::FlashAllTool(const ImageSource& source, const std::string& slot_override,
+                           bool skip_secondary, bool wipe, bool force_flash)
    : source_(source),
      slot_override_(slot_override),
      skip_secondary_(skip_secondary),
-     wipe_(wipe)
+     wipe_(wipe),
+     force_flash_(force_flash)
 {
 }
 
@@ -1478,7 +1496,7 @@
     if (!source_.ReadFile("android-info.txt", &contents)) {
         die("could not read android-info.txt");
     }
-    ::CheckRequirements({contents.data(), contents.size()});
+    ::CheckRequirements({contents.data(), contents.size()}, force_flash_);
 }
 
 void FlashAllTool::DetermineSecondarySlot() {
@@ -1598,14 +1616,15 @@
     return unzip_to_file(zip_, name.c_str());
 }
 
-static void do_update(const char* filename, const std::string& slot_override, bool skip_secondary) {
+static void do_update(const char* filename, const std::string& slot_override, bool skip_secondary,
+                      bool force_flash) {
     ZipArchiveHandle zip;
     int error = OpenArchive(filename, &zip);
     if (error != 0) {
         die("failed to open zip file '%s': %s", filename, ErrorCodeString(error));
     }
 
-    FlashAllTool tool(ZipImageSource(zip), slot_override, skip_secondary, false);
+    FlashAllTool tool(ZipImageSource(zip), slot_override, skip_secondary, false, force_flash);
     tool.Flash();
 
     CloseArchive(zip);
@@ -1630,8 +1649,9 @@
     return unique_fd(TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(open(path.c_str(), O_RDONLY | O_BINARY)));
 }
 
-static void do_flashall(const std::string& slot_override, bool skip_secondary, bool wipe) {
-    FlashAllTool tool(LocalImageSource(), slot_override, skip_secondary, wipe);
+static void do_flashall(const std::string& slot_override, bool skip_secondary, bool wipe,
+                        bool force_flash) {
+    FlashAllTool tool(LocalImageSource(), slot_override, skip_secondary, wipe, force_flash);
     tool.Flash();
 }
 
@@ -2179,9 +2199,9 @@
         } else if (command == "flashall") {
             if (slot_override == "all") {
                 fprintf(stderr, "Warning: slot set to 'all'. Secondary slots will not be flashed.\n");
-                do_flashall(slot_override, true, wants_wipe);
+                do_flashall(slot_override, true, wants_wipe, force_flash);
             } else {
-                do_flashall(slot_override, skip_secondary, wants_wipe);
+                do_flashall(slot_override, skip_secondary, wants_wipe, force_flash);
             }
             wants_reboot = true;
         } else if (command == "update") {
@@ -2193,7 +2213,7 @@
             if (!args.empty()) {
                 filename = next_arg(&args);
             }
-            do_update(filename.c_str(), slot_override, skip_secondary || slot_all);
+            do_update(filename.c_str(), slot_override, skip_secondary || slot_all, force_flash);
             wants_reboot = true;
         } else if (command == FB_CMD_SET_ACTIVE) {
             std::string slot = verify_slot(next_arg(&args), false);
diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
index 6952cdf..bbbb7e8 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
@@ -647,6 +647,46 @@
     return sb == cpu_to_le32(F2FS_SUPER_MAGIC);
 }
 
+static void SetReadAheadSize(const std::string& entry_block_device, off64_t size_kb) {
+    std::string block_device;
+    if (!Realpath(entry_block_device, &block_device)) {
+        PERROR << "Failed to realpath " << entry_block_device;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    static constexpr std::string_view kDevBlockPrefix("/dev/block/");
+    if (!android::base::StartsWith(block_device, kDevBlockPrefix)) {
+        LWARNING << block_device << " is not a block device";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    DeviceMapper& dm = DeviceMapper::Instance();
+    while (true) {
+        std::string block_name = block_device;
+        if (android::base::StartsWith(block_device, kDevBlockPrefix)) {
+            block_name = block_device.substr(kDevBlockPrefix.length());
+        }
+        std::string sys_partition =
+                android::base::StringPrintf("/sys/class/block/%s/partition", block_name.c_str());
+        struct stat info;
+        if (lstat(sys_partition.c_str(), &info) == 0) {
+            // it has a partition like "sda12".
+            block_name += "/..";
+        }
+        std::string sys_ra = android::base::StringPrintf("/sys/class/block/%s/queue/read_ahead_kb",
+                                                         block_name.c_str());
+        std::string size = android::base::StringPrintf("%llu", (long long)size_kb);
+        android::base::WriteStringToFile(size, sys_ra.c_str());
+        LINFO << "Set readahead_kb: " << size << " on " << sys_ra;
+
+        auto parent = dm.GetParentBlockDeviceByPath(block_device);
+        if (!parent) {
+            return;
+        }
+        block_device = *parent;
+    }
+}
+
 //
 // Prepare the filesystem on the given block device to be mounted.
 //
@@ -667,6 +707,11 @@
     }
     mkdir(mount_point.c_str(), 0755);
 
+    // Don't need to return error, since it's a salt
+    if (entry.readahead_size_kb != -1) {
+        SetReadAheadSize(blk_device, entry.readahead_size_kb);
+    }
+
     int fs_stat = 0;
 
     if (is_extfs(entry.fs_type)) {
diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp
index ad48dd1..42bf356 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp
@@ -255,6 +255,13 @@
             } else {
                 entry->reserved_size = static_cast<off64_t>(size);
             }
+        } else if (StartsWith(flag, "readahead_size_kb=")) {
+            int val;
+            if (ParseInt(arg, &val, 0, 16 * 1024)) {
+                entry->readahead_size_kb = val;
+            } else {
+                LWARNING << "Warning: readahead_size_kb= flag malformed (0 ~ 16MB): " << arg;
+            }
         } else if (StartsWith(flag, "eraseblk=")) {
             // The erase block size flag is followed by an = and the flash erase block size. Get it,
             // check that it is a power of 2 and at least 4096, and return it.
diff --git a/fs_mgr/include_fstab/fstab/fstab.h b/fs_mgr/include_fstab/fstab/fstab.h
index 8ecf41b..2704e47 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/include_fstab/fstab/fstab.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/include_fstab/fstab/fstab.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     int max_comp_streams = 0;
     off64_t zram_size = 0;
     off64_t reserved_size = 0;
+    off64_t readahead_size_kb = -1;
     std::string encryption_options;
     off64_t erase_blk_size = 0;
     off64_t logical_blk_size = 0;
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/Android.bp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/Android.bp
index ea92d25..3cb4123 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/Android.bp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/Android.bp
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@
         "android.hardware.boot@1.0",
         "android.hardware.boot@1.1",
         "libbrotli",
+        "libc++fs",
         "libfs_mgr",
         "libgsi",
         "libgmock",
@@ -297,6 +298,7 @@
     ],
     static_libs: [
         "libbrotli",
+        "libc++fs",
         "libfstab",
         "libsnapshot",
         "libsnapshot_cow",
@@ -326,6 +328,7 @@
         "power_test.cpp",
     ],
     static_libs: [
+        "libc++fs",
         "libsnapshot",
         "update_metadata-protos",
     ],
@@ -355,6 +358,7 @@
     static_libs: [
         "libbase",
         "libbrotli",
+        "libc++fs",
         "libchrome",
         "libcrypto_static",
         "libcutils",
@@ -416,7 +420,7 @@
         "snapuserd_server.cpp",
         "snapuserd.cpp",
         "snapuserd_daemon.cpp",
-	"snapuserd_worker.cpp",
+        "snapuserd_worker.cpp",
     ],
 
     cflags: [
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/cow_api_test.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/cow_api_test.cpp
index 5d63220..b75b154 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/cow_api_test.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/cow_api_test.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 #include <libsnapshot/cow_reader.h>
 #include <libsnapshot/cow_writer.h>
 
+using testing::AssertionFailure;
+using testing::AssertionResult;
+using testing::AssertionSuccess;
+
 namespace android {
 namespace snapshot {
 
@@ -781,6 +785,202 @@
     ASSERT_TRUE(reader.Parse(cow_->fd));
 }
 
+AssertionResult WriteDataBlock(CowWriter* writer, uint64_t new_block, std::string data) {
+    data.resize(writer->options().block_size, '\0');
+    if (!writer->AddRawBlocks(new_block, data.data(), data.size())) {
+        return AssertionFailure() << "Failed to add raw block";
+    }
+    return AssertionSuccess();
+}
+
+AssertionResult CompareDataBlock(CowReader* reader, const CowOperation& op,
+                                 const std::string& data) {
+    CowHeader header;
+    reader->GetHeader(&header);
+
+    std::string cmp = data;
+    cmp.resize(header.block_size, '\0');
+
+    StringSink sink;
+    if (!reader->ReadData(op, &sink)) {
+        return AssertionFailure() << "Failed to read data block";
+    }
+    if (cmp != sink.stream()) {
+        return AssertionFailure() << "Data blocks did not match, expected " << cmp << ", got "
+                                  << sink.stream();
+    }
+
+    return AssertionSuccess();
+}
+
+TEST_F(CowTest, ResumeMidCluster) {
+    CowOptions options;
+    options.cluster_ops = 7;
+    auto writer = std::make_unique<CowWriter>(options);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writer->Initialize(cow_->fd));
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 1, "Block 1"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 2, "Block 2"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 3, "Block 3"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writer->AddLabel(1));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writer->Finalize());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 4, "Block 4"));
+    ASSERT_EQ(lseek(cow_->fd, 0, SEEK_SET), 0);
+
+    writer = std::make_unique<CowWriter>(options);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writer->InitializeAppend(cow_->fd, 1));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 4, "Block 4"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 5, "Block 5"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 6, "Block 6"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 7, "Block 7"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 8, "Block 8"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writer->AddLabel(2));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writer->Finalize());
+    ASSERT_EQ(lseek(cow_->fd, 0, SEEK_SET), 0);
+
+    CowReader reader;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(reader.Parse(cow_->fd));
+
+    auto iter = reader.GetOpIter();
+    size_t num_replace = 0;
+    size_t max_in_cluster = 0;
+    size_t num_in_cluster = 0;
+    size_t num_clusters = 0;
+    while (!iter->Done()) {
+        const auto& op = iter->Get();
+
+        num_in_cluster++;
+        max_in_cluster = std::max(max_in_cluster, num_in_cluster);
+
+        if (op.type == kCowReplaceOp) {
+            num_replace++;
+
+            ASSERT_EQ(op.new_block, num_replace);
+            ASSERT_TRUE(CompareDataBlock(&reader, op, "Block " + std::to_string(num_replace)));
+        } else if (op.type == kCowClusterOp) {
+            num_in_cluster = 0;
+            num_clusters++;
+        }
+
+        iter->Next();
+    }
+    ASSERT_EQ(num_replace, 8);
+    ASSERT_EQ(max_in_cluster, 7);
+    ASSERT_EQ(num_clusters, 2);
+}
+
+TEST_F(CowTest, ResumeEndCluster) {
+    CowOptions options;
+    int cluster_ops = 5;
+    options.cluster_ops = cluster_ops;
+    auto writer = std::make_unique<CowWriter>(options);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writer->Initialize(cow_->fd));
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 1, "Block 1"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 2, "Block 2"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 3, "Block 3"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writer->AddLabel(1));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writer->Finalize());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 4, "Block 4"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 5, "Block 5"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 6, "Block 6"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 7, "Block 7"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 8, "Block 8"));
+    ASSERT_EQ(lseek(cow_->fd, 0, SEEK_SET), 0);
+
+    writer = std::make_unique<CowWriter>(options);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writer->InitializeAppend(cow_->fd, 1));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 4, "Block 4"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 5, "Block 5"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 6, "Block 6"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 7, "Block 7"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 8, "Block 8"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writer->AddLabel(2));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writer->Finalize());
+    ASSERT_EQ(lseek(cow_->fd, 0, SEEK_SET), 0);
+
+    CowReader reader;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(reader.Parse(cow_->fd));
+
+    auto iter = reader.GetOpIter();
+    size_t num_replace = 0;
+    size_t max_in_cluster = 0;
+    size_t num_in_cluster = 0;
+    size_t num_clusters = 0;
+    while (!iter->Done()) {
+        const auto& op = iter->Get();
+
+        num_in_cluster++;
+        max_in_cluster = std::max(max_in_cluster, num_in_cluster);
+
+        if (op.type == kCowReplaceOp) {
+            num_replace++;
+
+            ASSERT_EQ(op.new_block, num_replace);
+            ASSERT_TRUE(CompareDataBlock(&reader, op, "Block " + std::to_string(num_replace)));
+        } else if (op.type == kCowClusterOp) {
+            num_in_cluster = 0;
+            num_clusters++;
+        }
+
+        iter->Next();
+    }
+    ASSERT_EQ(num_replace, 8);
+    ASSERT_EQ(max_in_cluster, cluster_ops);
+    ASSERT_EQ(num_clusters, 3);
+}
+
+TEST_F(CowTest, DeleteMidCluster) {
+    CowOptions options;
+    options.cluster_ops = 7;
+    auto writer = std::make_unique<CowWriter>(options);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writer->Initialize(cow_->fd));
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 1, "Block 1"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 2, "Block 2"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 3, "Block 3"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writer->AddLabel(1));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writer->Finalize());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 4, "Block 4"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 5, "Block 5"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteDataBlock(writer.get(), 6, "Block 6"));
+    ASSERT_EQ(lseek(cow_->fd, 0, SEEK_SET), 0);
+
+    writer = std::make_unique<CowWriter>(options);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writer->InitializeAppend(cow_->fd, 1));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writer->Finalize());
+    ASSERT_EQ(lseek(cow_->fd, 0, SEEK_SET), 0);
+
+    CowReader reader;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(reader.Parse(cow_->fd));
+
+    auto iter = reader.GetOpIter();
+    size_t num_replace = 0;
+    size_t max_in_cluster = 0;
+    size_t num_in_cluster = 0;
+    size_t num_clusters = 0;
+    while (!iter->Done()) {
+        const auto& op = iter->Get();
+
+        num_in_cluster++;
+        max_in_cluster = std::max(max_in_cluster, num_in_cluster);
+        if (op.type == kCowReplaceOp) {
+            num_replace++;
+
+            ASSERT_EQ(op.new_block, num_replace);
+            ASSERT_TRUE(CompareDataBlock(&reader, op, "Block " + std::to_string(num_replace)));
+        } else if (op.type == kCowClusterOp) {
+            num_in_cluster = 0;
+            num_clusters++;
+        }
+
+        iter->Next();
+    }
+    ASSERT_EQ(num_replace, 3);
+    ASSERT_EQ(max_in_cluster, 5);  // 3 data, 1 label, 1 cluster op
+    ASSERT_EQ(num_clusters, 1);
+}
+
 }  // namespace snapshot
 }  // namespace android
 
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/cow_writer.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/cow_writer.cpp
index 59f6d6f..645ae9d 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/cow_writer.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/cow_writer.cpp
@@ -232,15 +232,11 @@
     // Free reader so we own the descriptor position again.
     reader = nullptr;
 
-    // Remove excess data
-    if (!Truncate(next_op_pos_)) {
-        return false;
-    }
     if (lseek(fd_.get(), next_op_pos_, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
         PLOG(ERROR) << "lseek failed";
         return false;
     }
-    return true;
+    return EmitClusterIfNeeded();
 }
 
 bool CowWriter::EmitCopy(uint64_t new_block, uint64_t old_block) {
@@ -319,6 +315,14 @@
     return WriteOperation(op);
 }
 
+bool CowWriter::EmitClusterIfNeeded() {
+    // If there isn't room for another op and the cluster end op, end the current cluster
+    if (cluster_size_ && cluster_size_ < current_cluster_size_ + 2 * sizeof(CowOperation)) {
+        if (!EmitCluster()) return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 std::basic_string<uint8_t> CowWriter::Compress(const void* data, size_t length) {
     switch (compression_) {
         case kCowCompressGz: {
@@ -379,6 +383,21 @@
     auto continue_num_ops = footer_.op.num_ops;
     bool extra_cluster = false;
 
+    // Blank out extra ops, in case we're in append mode and dropped ops.
+    if (cluster_size_) {
+        auto unused_cluster_space = cluster_size_ - current_cluster_size_;
+        std::string clr;
+        clr.resize(unused_cluster_space, '\0');
+        if (lseek(fd_.get(), next_op_pos_, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
+            PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to seek to footer position.";
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!android::base::WriteFully(fd_, clr.data(), clr.size())) {
+            PLOG(ERROR) << "clearing unused cluster area failed";
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     // Footer should be at the end of a file, so if there is data after the current block, end it
     // and start a new cluster.
     if (cluster_size_ && current_data_size_ > 0) {
@@ -403,6 +422,17 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+    // Remove excess data, if we're in append mode and threw away more data
+    // than we wrote before.
+    off_t offs = lseek(fd_.get(), 0, SEEK_CUR);
+    if (offs < 0) {
+        PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to lseek to find current position";
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!Truncate(offs)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     // Reposition for additional Writing
     if (extra_cluster) {
         current_cluster_size_ = continue_cluster_size;
@@ -445,12 +475,7 @@
         if (!WriteRawData(data, size)) return false;
     }
     AddOperation(op);
-    // If there isn't room for another op and the cluster end op, end the current cluster
-    if (cluster_size_ && op.type != kCowClusterOp &&
-        cluster_size_ < current_cluster_size_ + 2 * sizeof(op)) {
-        if (!EmitCluster()) return false;
-    }
-    return true;
+    return EmitClusterIfNeeded();
 }
 
 void CowWriter::AddOperation(const CowOperation& op) {
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/cow_writer.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/cow_writer.h
index 6ffd5d8..a9efad8 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/cow_writer.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/cow_writer.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
 
   private:
     bool EmitCluster();
+    bool EmitClusterIfNeeded();
     void SetupHeaders();
     bool ParseOptions();
     bool OpenForWrite();
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/mock_snapshot_merge_stats.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/mock_snapshot_merge_stats.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac2c787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/mock_snapshot_merge_stats.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+//
+// 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
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
+#include <libsnapshot/snapshot_stats.h>
+
+namespace android::snapshot {
+
+class MockSnapshotMergeStats final : public ISnapshotMergeStats {
+  public:
+    virtual ~MockSnapshotMergeStats() = default;
+    // Called when merge starts or resumes.
+    MOCK_METHOD(bool, Start, (), (override));
+    MOCK_METHOD(void, set_state, (android::snapshot::UpdateState, bool), (override));
+    MOCK_METHOD(void, set_cow_file_size, (uint64_t), ());
+    MOCK_METHOD(void, set_total_cow_size_bytes, (uint64_t), (override));
+    MOCK_METHOD(void, set_estimated_cow_size_bytes, (uint64_t), (override));
+    MOCK_METHOD(void, set_boot_complete_time_ms, (uint32_t), (override));
+    MOCK_METHOD(void, set_boot_complete_to_merge_start_time_ms, (uint32_t), (override));
+    MOCK_METHOD(uint64_t, cow_file_size, (), (override));
+    MOCK_METHOD(uint64_t, total_cow_size_bytes, (), (override));
+    MOCK_METHOD(uint64_t, estimated_cow_size_bytes, (), (override));
+    MOCK_METHOD(uint32_t, boot_complete_time_ms, (), (override));
+    MOCK_METHOD(uint32_t, boot_complete_to_merge_start_time_ms, (), (override));
+    MOCK_METHOD(std::unique_ptr<Result>, Finish, (), (override));
+
+    using ISnapshotMergeStats::Result;
+    // Return nullptr if any failure.
+};
+
+}  // namespace android::snapshot
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/snapshot.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/snapshot.h
index 7e74fac..126e1a0 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/snapshot.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/snapshot.h
@@ -493,6 +493,9 @@
     // Unmap a COW image device previously mapped with MapCowImage().
     bool UnmapCowImage(const std::string& name);
 
+    // Unmap a COW and remove it from a MetadataBuilder.
+    void UnmapAndDeleteCowPartition(MetadataBuilder* current_metadata);
+
     // Unmap and remove all known snapshots.
     bool RemoveAllSnapshots(LockedFile* lock);
 
@@ -738,6 +741,10 @@
     // Helper of UpdateUsesCompression
     bool UpdateUsesCompression(LockedFile* lock);
 
+    // Wrapper around libdm, with diagnostics.
+    bool DeleteDeviceIfExists(const std::string& name,
+                              const std::chrono::milliseconds& timeout_ms = {});
+
     std::string gsid_dir_;
     std::string metadata_dir_;
     std::unique_ptr<IDeviceInfo> device_;
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
index a0a1e4f..c504355 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/unistd.h>
 
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <optional>
 #include <thread>
 #include <unordered_set>
@@ -587,8 +588,7 @@
 bool SnapshotManager::UnmapSnapshot(LockedFile* lock, const std::string& name) {
     CHECK(lock);
 
-    auto& dm = DeviceMapper::Instance();
-    if (!dm.DeleteDeviceIfExists(name)) {
+    if (!DeleteDeviceIfExists(name)) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Could not delete snapshot device: " << name;
         return false;
     }
@@ -1252,25 +1252,6 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-static bool DeleteDmDevice(const std::string& name, const std::chrono::milliseconds& timeout_ms) {
-    auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-    auto& dm = DeviceMapper::Instance();
-    while (true) {
-        if (dm.DeleteDeviceIfExists(name)) {
-            break;
-        }
-        auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-        auto elapsed = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(now - start);
-        if (elapsed >= timeout_ms) {
-            LOG(ERROR) << "DeleteDevice timeout: " << name;
-            return false;
-        }
-        std::this_thread::sleep_for(400ms);
-    }
-
-    return true;
-}
-
 bool SnapshotManager::CollapseSnapshotDevice(const std::string& name,
                                              const SnapshotStatus& status) {
     auto& dm = DeviceMapper::Instance();
@@ -1326,11 +1307,11 @@
         UnmapDmUserDevice(name);
     }
     auto base_name = GetBaseDeviceName(name);
-    if (!dm.DeleteDeviceIfExists(base_name)) {
+    if (!DeleteDeviceIfExists(base_name)) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Unable to delete base device for snapshot: " << base_name;
     }
 
-    if (!DeleteDmDevice(GetSourceDeviceName(name), 4000ms)) {
+    if (!DeleteDeviceIfExists(GetSourceDeviceName(name), 4000ms)) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Unable to delete source device for snapshot: " << GetSourceDeviceName(name);
     }
 
@@ -2083,15 +2064,14 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    auto& dm = DeviceMapper::Instance();
     auto base_name = GetBaseDeviceName(target_partition_name);
-    if (!dm.DeleteDeviceIfExists(base_name)) {
+    if (!DeleteDeviceIfExists(base_name)) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Cannot delete base device: " << base_name;
         return false;
     }
 
     auto source_name = GetSourceDeviceName(target_partition_name);
-    if (!dm.DeleteDeviceIfExists(source_name)) {
+    if (!DeleteDeviceIfExists(source_name)) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Cannot delete source device: " << source_name;
         return false;
     }
@@ -2181,7 +2161,7 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (!DeleteDmDevice(GetCowName(name), 4000ms)) {
+    if (!DeleteDeviceIfExists(GetCowName(name), 4000ms)) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Cannot unmap: " << GetCowName(name);
         return false;
     }
@@ -2202,7 +2182,7 @@
         return true;
     }
 
-    if (!dm.DeleteDeviceIfExists(dm_user_name)) {
+    if (!DeleteDeviceIfExists(dm_user_name)) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Cannot unmap " << dm_user_name;
         return false;
     }
@@ -2593,11 +2573,10 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-static void UnmapAndDeleteCowPartition(MetadataBuilder* current_metadata) {
-    auto& dm = DeviceMapper::Instance();
+void SnapshotManager::UnmapAndDeleteCowPartition(MetadataBuilder* current_metadata) {
     std::vector<std::string> to_delete;
     for (auto* existing_cow_partition : current_metadata->ListPartitionsInGroup(kCowGroupName)) {
-        if (!dm.DeleteDeviceIfExists(existing_cow_partition->name())) {
+        if (!DeleteDeviceIfExists(existing_cow_partition->name())) {
             LOG(WARNING) << existing_cow_partition->name()
                          << " cannot be unmapped and its space cannot be reclaimed";
             continue;
@@ -3626,5 +3605,71 @@
     stats->set_estimated_cow_size_bytes(estimated_cow_size);
 }
 
+bool SnapshotManager::DeleteDeviceIfExists(const std::string& name,
+                                           const std::chrono::milliseconds& timeout_ms) {
+    auto& dm = DeviceMapper::Instance();
+    auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    while (true) {
+        if (dm.DeleteDeviceIfExists(name)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        auto elapsed = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(now - start);
+        if (elapsed >= timeout_ms) {
+            break;
+        }
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(400ms);
+    }
+
+    // Try to diagnose why this failed. First get the actual device path.
+    std::string full_path;
+    if (!dm.GetDmDevicePathByName(name, &full_path)) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unable to diagnose DM_DEV_REMOVE failure.";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Check for child dm-devices.
+    std::string block_name = android::base::Basename(full_path);
+    std::string sysfs_holders = "/sys/class/block/" + block_name + "/holders";
+
+    std::error_code ec;
+    std::filesystem::directory_iterator dir_iter(sysfs_holders, ec);
+    if (auto begin = std::filesystem::begin(dir_iter); begin != std::filesystem::end(dir_iter)) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Child device-mapper device still mapped: " << begin->path();
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Check for mounted partitions.
+    android::fs_mgr::Fstab fstab;
+    android::fs_mgr::ReadFstabFromFile("/proc/mounts", &fstab);
+    for (const auto& entry : fstab) {
+        if (android::base::Basename(entry.blk_device) == block_name) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Partition still mounted: " << entry.mount_point;
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Check for detached mounted partitions.
+    for (const auto& fs : std::filesystem::directory_iterator("/sys/fs", ec)) {
+        std::string fs_type = android::base::Basename(fs.path().c_str());
+        if (!(fs_type == "ext4" || fs_type == "f2fs")) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        std::string path = fs.path().c_str() + "/"s + block_name;
+        if (access(path.c_str(), F_OK) == 0) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Block device was lazily unmounted and is still in-use: " << full_path
+                       << "; possibly open file descriptor or attached loop device.";
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Device-mapper device " << name << "(" << full_path << ")"
+               << " still in use."
+               << "  Probably a file descriptor was leaked or held open, or a loop device is"
+               << " attached.";
+    return false;
+}
+
 }  // namespace snapshot
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/fs_mgr/tests/fs_mgr_test.cpp b/fs_mgr/tests/fs_mgr_test.cpp
index 5887641..9adb6bd 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/tests/fs_mgr_test.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/tests/fs_mgr_test.cpp
@@ -1097,3 +1097,59 @@
     ASSERT_NE(nullptr, fs_mgr_get_mounted_entry_for_userdata(&fstab, block_device))
             << "/data wasn't mounted from default fstab";
 }
+
+TEST(fs_mgr, ReadFstabFromFile_FsMgrOptions_Readahead_Size_KB) {
+    TemporaryFile tf;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(tf.fd != -1);
+    std::string fstab_contents = R"fs(
+source none0       swap   defaults      readahead_size_kb=blah
+source none1       swap   defaults      readahead_size_kb=128
+source none2       swap   defaults      readahead_size_kb=5%
+source none3       swap   defaults      readahead_size_kb=5kb
+source none4       swap   defaults      readahead_size_kb=16385
+source none5       swap   defaults      readahead_size_kb=-128
+source none6       swap   defaults      readahead_size_kb=0
+)fs";
+    ASSERT_TRUE(android::base::WriteStringToFile(fstab_contents, tf.path));
+
+    Fstab fstab;
+    EXPECT_TRUE(ReadFstabFromFile(tf.path, &fstab));
+    ASSERT_EQ(7U, fstab.size());
+
+    FstabEntry::FsMgrFlags flags = {};
+
+    auto entry = fstab.begin();
+    EXPECT_EQ("none0", entry->mount_point);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(CompareFlags(flags, entry->fs_mgr_flags));
+    EXPECT_EQ(-1, entry->readahead_size_kb);
+    entry++;
+
+    EXPECT_EQ("none1", entry->mount_point);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(CompareFlags(flags, entry->fs_mgr_flags));
+    EXPECT_EQ(128, entry->readahead_size_kb);
+    entry++;
+
+    EXPECT_EQ("none2", entry->mount_point);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(CompareFlags(flags, entry->fs_mgr_flags));
+    EXPECT_EQ(-1, entry->readahead_size_kb);
+    entry++;
+
+    EXPECT_EQ("none3", entry->mount_point);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(CompareFlags(flags, entry->fs_mgr_flags));
+    EXPECT_EQ(-1, entry->readahead_size_kb);
+    entry++;
+
+    EXPECT_EQ("none4", entry->mount_point);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(CompareFlags(flags, entry->fs_mgr_flags));
+    EXPECT_EQ(-1, entry->readahead_size_kb);
+    entry++;
+
+    EXPECT_EQ("none5", entry->mount_point);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(CompareFlags(flags, entry->fs_mgr_flags));
+    EXPECT_EQ(-1, entry->readahead_size_kb);
+    entry++;
+
+    EXPECT_EQ("none6", entry->mount_point);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(CompareFlags(flags, entry->fs_mgr_flags));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, entry->readahead_size_kb);
+}
diff --git a/init/init.cpp b/init/init.cpp
index 7264b22..a7325ca 100644
--- a/init/init.cpp
+++ b/init/init.cpp
@@ -849,21 +849,6 @@
     auto is_installed = android::gsi::IsGsiInstalled() ? "1" : "0";
     SetProperty(gsi::kGsiInstalledProp, is_installed);
 
-    /*
-     * For debug builds of S launching devices, init mounts debugfs for
-     * enabling vendor debug data collection setup at boot time. Init will unmount it on
-     * boot-complete after vendor code has performed the required initializations
-     * during boot. Dumpstate will then mount debugfs in order to read data
-     * from the same using the dumpstate HAL during bugreport creation.
-     * Dumpstate will also unmount debugfs after bugreport creation.
-     * first_api_level comparison is done here instead
-     * of init.rc since init.rc parser does not support >/< operators.
-     */
-    auto api_level = android::base::GetIntProperty("ro.product.first_api_level", 0);
-    bool is_debuggable = android::base::GetBoolProperty("ro.debuggable", false);
-    auto mount_debugfs = (is_debuggable && (api_level >= 31)) ? "1" : "0";
-    SetProperty("init.mount_debugfs", mount_debugfs);
-
     am.QueueBuiltinAction(SetupCgroupsAction, "SetupCgroups");
     am.QueueBuiltinAction(SetKptrRestrictAction, "SetKptrRestrict");
     am.QueueBuiltinAction(TestPerfEventSelinuxAction, "TestPerfEventSelinux");
diff --git a/init/property_service.cpp b/init/property_service.cpp
index 0dc8159..17c36bb 100644
--- a/init/property_service.cpp
+++ b/init/property_service.cpp
@@ -1187,8 +1187,6 @@
         if (StartsWith(key, ANDROIDBOOT_PREFIX)) {
             InitPropertySet("ro.boot." + key.substr(ANDROIDBOOT_PREFIX.size()), value);
         } else if (StartsWith(key, qemu_prefix)) {
-            InitPropertySet("ro.kernel." + key, value);  // emulator specific, deprecated
-
             // emulator specific, should be retired once emulator migrates to
             // androidboot.
             const auto new_name =
@@ -1200,6 +1198,22 @@
             // emulator specific, should be retired once emulator migrates to
             // androidboot.
             InitPropertySet("ro.boot." + key, value);
+        } else if (key == "android.bootanim" && value == "0") {
+            // emulator specific, should be retired once emulator migrates to
+            // androidboot.
+            InitPropertySet("ro.boot.debug.sf.nobootanimation", "1");
+        } else if (key == "android.checkjni") {
+            // emulator specific, should be retired once emulator migrates to
+            // androidboot.
+            std::string value_bool;
+            if (value == "0") {
+                value_bool = "false";
+            } else if (value == "1") {
+                value_bool = "true";
+            } else {
+                value_bool = value;
+            }
+            InitPropertySet("ro.boot.dalvik.vm.checkjni", value_bool);
         }
     });
 }
diff --git a/init/selinux.cpp b/init/selinux.cpp
index 2d3e06e..35a96f9 100644
--- a/init/selinux.cpp
+++ b/init/selinux.cpp
@@ -372,6 +372,12 @@
         system_ext_mapping_file.clear();
     }
 
+    std::string system_ext_compat_cil_file("/system_ext/etc/selinux/mapping/" + vend_plat_vers +
+                                           ".compat.cil");
+    if (access(system_ext_compat_cil_file.c_str(), F_OK) == -1) {
+        system_ext_compat_cil_file.clear();
+    }
+
     std::string product_policy_cil_file("/product/etc/selinux/product_sepolicy.cil");
     if (access(product_policy_cil_file.c_str(), F_OK) == -1) {
         product_policy_cil_file.clear();
@@ -426,6 +432,9 @@
     if (!system_ext_mapping_file.empty()) {
         compile_args.push_back(system_ext_mapping_file.c_str());
     }
+    if (!system_ext_compat_cil_file.empty()) {
+        compile_args.push_back(system_ext_compat_cil_file.c_str());
+    }
     if (!product_policy_cil_file.empty()) {
         compile_args.push_back(product_policy_cil_file.c_str());
     }
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json b/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json
index 5b57bdd..bd94621 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json
+++ b/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@
       "Name": "Frozen",
       "Actions": [
         {
-          "Name": "JoinCgroup",
+          "Name": "SetAttribute",
           "Params":
           {
-            "Controller": "freezer",
-            "Path": ""
+            "Name": "FreezerState",
+            "Value": "1"
           }
         }
       ]
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@
       "Name": "Unfrozen",
       "Actions": [
         {
-          "Name": "JoinCgroup",
+          "Name": "SetAttribute",
           "Params":
           {
-            "Controller": "freezer",
-            "Path": "../"
+            "Name": "FreezerState",
+            "Value": "0"
           }
         }
       ]
@@ -558,32 +558,6 @@
         }
       ]
     },
-    {
-      "Name": "FreezerDisabled",
-      "Actions": [
-        {
-          "Name": "SetAttribute",
-          "Params":
-          {
-            "Name": "FreezerState",
-            "Value": "0"
-          }
-        }
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "Name": "FreezerEnabled",
-      "Actions": [
-        {
-          "Name": "SetAttribute",
-          "Params":
-          {
-            "Name": "FreezerState",
-            "Value": "1"
-          }
-        }
-      ]
-    }
   ],
 
   "AggregateProfiles": [
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp
index f13a681..db00a49 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp
+++ b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp
@@ -518,10 +518,10 @@
                 std::string attr_filepath = params_val["FilePath"].asString();
                 std::string attr_value = params_val["Value"].asString();
                 if (!attr_filepath.empty() && !attr_value.empty()) {
-                    const Json::Value& logfailures = params_val["LogFailures"];
-                    bool attr_logfailures = logfailures.isNull() || logfailures.asBool();
+                    std::string attr_logfailures = params_val["LogFailures"].asString();
+                    bool logfailures = attr_logfailures.empty() || attr_logfailures == "true";
                     profile->Add(std::make_unique<WriteFileAction>(attr_filepath, attr_value,
-                                                                   attr_logfailures));
+                                                                   logfailures));
                 } else if (attr_filepath.empty()) {
                     LOG(WARNING) << "WriteFile: invalid parameter: "
                                  << "empty filepath";
diff --git a/libutils/RefBase_test.cpp b/libutils/RefBase_test.cpp
index dcc469e..93f9654 100644
--- a/libutils/RefBase_test.cpp
+++ b/libutils/RefBase_test.cpp
@@ -242,12 +242,12 @@
 }
 
 TEST(RefBase, AssertWeakRefExistsSuccess) {
-    // uses some other refcounting method, or non at all
     bool isDeleted;
     sp<Foo> foo = sp<Foo>::make(&isDeleted);
     wp<Foo> weakFoo = foo;
 
     EXPECT_EQ(weakFoo, wp<Foo>::fromExisting(foo.get()));
+    EXPECT_EQ(weakFoo.unsafe_get(), wp<Foo>::fromExisting(foo.get()).unsafe_get());
 
     EXPECT_FALSE(isDeleted);
     foo = nullptr;
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 }
 
 TEST(RefBase, AssertWeakRefExistsDeath) {
-    // uses some other refcounting method, or non at all
+    // uses some other refcounting method, or none at all
     bool isDeleted;
     Foo* foo = new Foo(&isDeleted);
 
diff --git a/libutils/String16.cpp b/libutils/String16.cpp
index 70bf5a0..e3e5f11 100644
--- a/libutils/String16.cpp
+++ b/libutils/String16.cpp
@@ -390,28 +390,6 @@
     return static_cast<size_t>(*(p - 1));
 }
 
-status_t String16::makeLower()
-{
-    const size_t N = size();
-    const char16_t* str = string();
-    char16_t* edited = nullptr;
-    for (size_t i=0; i<N; i++) {
-        const char16_t v = str[i];
-        if (v >= 'A' && v <= 'Z') {
-            if (!edited) {
-                SharedBuffer* buf = static_cast<SharedBuffer*>(edit());
-                if (!buf) {
-                    return NO_MEMORY;
-                }
-                edited = (char16_t*)buf->data();
-                mString = str = edited;
-            }
-            edited[i] = tolower((char)v);
-        }
-    }
-    return OK;
-}
-
 status_t String16::replaceAll(char16_t replaceThis, char16_t withThis)
 {
     const size_t N = size();
diff --git a/libutils/String16_fuzz.cpp b/libutils/String16_fuzz.cpp
index 63c2800..defa0f5 100644
--- a/libutils/String16_fuzz.cpp
+++ b/libutils/String16_fuzz.cpp
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
                     str1.size();
                 }),
 
-                // Casing
-                ([](FuzzedDataProvider&, android::String16 str1, android::String16) -> void {
-                    str1.makeLower();
-                }),
-
                 // Comparison
                 ([](FuzzedDataProvider&, android::String16 str1, android::String16 str2) -> void {
                     str1.startsWith(str2);
diff --git a/libutils/String16_test.cpp b/libutils/String16_test.cpp
index 2505f44..c2e9b02 100644
--- a/libutils/String16_test.cpp
+++ b/libutils/String16_test.cpp
@@ -97,13 +97,6 @@
     EXPECT_STR16EQ(u" m", tmp);
 }
 
-TEST(String16Test, MakeLower) {
-    String16 tmp("Verify Me!");
-    tmp.makeLower();
-    EXPECT_EQ(10U, tmp.size());
-    EXPECT_STR16EQ(u"verify me!", tmp);
-}
-
 TEST(String16Test, ReplaceAll) {
     String16 tmp("Verify verify Verify");
     tmp.replaceAll(u'r', u'!');
@@ -176,14 +169,6 @@
     EXPECT_FALSE(tmp.isStaticString());
 }
 
-TEST(String16Test, StaticStringMakeLower) {
-    StaticString16 tmp(u"Verify me!");
-    tmp.makeLower();
-    EXPECT_EQ(10U, tmp.size());
-    EXPECT_STR16EQ(u"verify me!", tmp);
-    EXPECT_FALSE(tmp.isStaticString());
-}
-
 TEST(String16Test, StaticStringReplaceAll) {
     StaticString16 tmp(u"Verify verify Verify");
     tmp.replaceAll(u'r', u'!');
diff --git a/libutils/String8.cpp b/libutils/String8.cpp
index 3dc2026..2974aa3 100644
--- a/libutils/String8.cpp
+++ b/libutils/String8.cpp
@@ -415,50 +415,15 @@
 
 void String8::toLower()
 {
-    toLower(0, size());
-}
+    const size_t length = size();
+    if (length == 0) return;
 
-void String8::toLower(size_t start, size_t length)
-{
-    const size_t len = size();
-    if (start >= len) {
-        return;
-    }
-    if (start+length > len) {
-        length = len-start;
-    }
-    char* buf = lockBuffer(len);
-    buf += start;
-    while (length > 0) {
+    char* buf = lockBuffer(length);
+    for (size_t i = length; i > 0; --i) {
         *buf = static_cast<char>(tolower(*buf));
         buf++;
-        length--;
     }
-    unlockBuffer(len);
-}
-
-void String8::toUpper()
-{
-    toUpper(0, size());
-}
-
-void String8::toUpper(size_t start, size_t length)
-{
-    const size_t len = size();
-    if (start >= len) {
-        return;
-    }
-    if (start+length > len) {
-        length = len-start;
-    }
-    char* buf = lockBuffer(len);
-    buf += start;
-    while (length > 0) {
-        *buf = static_cast<char>(toupper(*buf));
-        buf++;
-        length--;
-    }
-    unlockBuffer(len);
+    unlockBuffer(length);
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/libutils/String8_fuzz.cpp b/libutils/String8_fuzz.cpp
index b02683c..a45d675 100644
--- a/libutils/String8_fuzz.cpp
+++ b/libutils/String8_fuzz.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
 
                 // Casing
                 [](FuzzedDataProvider*, android::String8* str1, android::String8*) -> void {
-                    str1->toUpper();
-                },
-                [](FuzzedDataProvider*, android::String8* str1, android::String8*) -> void {
                     str1->toLower();
                 },
                 [](FuzzedDataProvider*, android::String8* str1, android::String8* str2) -> void {
diff --git a/libutils/include/utils/RefBase.h b/libutils/include/utils/RefBase.h
index 5a5bd56..e07f574 100644
--- a/libutils/include/utils/RefBase.h
+++ b/libutils/include/utils/RefBase.h
@@ -416,13 +416,16 @@
     wp(std::nullptr_t) : wp() {}
 #else
     wp(T* other);  // NOLINT(implicit)
+    template <typename U>
+    wp(U* other);  // NOLINT(implicit)
+    wp& operator=(T* other);
+    template <typename U>
+    wp& operator=(U* other);
 #endif
+
     wp(const wp<T>& other);
     explicit wp(const sp<T>& other);
 
-#if !defined(ANDROID_UTILS_REF_BASE_DISABLE_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTION)
-    template<typename U> wp(U* other);  // NOLINT(implicit)
-#endif
     template<typename U> wp(const sp<U>& other);  // NOLINT(implicit)
     template<typename U> wp(const wp<U>& other);  // NOLINT(implicit)
 
@@ -430,15 +433,9 @@
 
     // Assignment
 
-#if !defined(ANDROID_UTILS_REF_BASE_DISABLE_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTION)
-    wp& operator = (T* other);
-#endif
     wp& operator = (const wp<T>& other);
     wp& operator = (const sp<T>& other);
 
-#if !defined(ANDROID_UTILS_REF_BASE_DISABLE_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTION)
-    template<typename U> wp& operator = (U* other);
-#endif
     template<typename U> wp& operator = (const wp<U>& other);
     template<typename U> wp& operator = (const sp<U>& other);
 
@@ -547,6 +544,7 @@
     refs->incWeakRequireWeak(other);
 
     wp<T> ret;
+    ret.m_ptr = other;
     ret.m_refs = refs;
     return ret;
 }
@@ -558,6 +556,31 @@
 {
     m_refs = other ? m_refs = other->createWeak(this) : nullptr;
 }
+
+template <typename T>
+template <typename U>
+wp<T>::wp(U* other) : m_ptr(other) {
+    m_refs = other ? other->createWeak(this) : nullptr;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+wp<T>& wp<T>::operator=(T* other) {
+    weakref_type* newRefs = other ? other->createWeak(this) : nullptr;
+    if (m_ptr) m_refs->decWeak(this);
+    m_ptr = other;
+    m_refs = newRefs;
+    return *this;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+template <typename U>
+wp<T>& wp<T>::operator=(U* other) {
+    weakref_type* newRefs = other ? other->createWeak(this) : 0;
+    if (m_ptr) m_refs->decWeak(this);
+    m_ptr = other;
+    m_refs = newRefs;
+    return *this;
+}
 #endif
 
 template<typename T>
@@ -574,15 +597,6 @@
     m_refs = m_ptr ? m_ptr->createWeak(this) : nullptr;
 }
 
-#if !defined(ANDROID_UTILS_REF_BASE_DISABLE_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTION)
-template<typename T> template<typename U>
-wp<T>::wp(U* other)
-    : m_ptr(other)
-{
-    m_refs = other ? other->createWeak(this) : nullptr;
-}
-#endif
-
 template<typename T> template<typename U>
 wp<T>::wp(const wp<U>& other)
     : m_ptr(other.m_ptr)
@@ -608,19 +622,6 @@
     if (m_ptr) m_refs->decWeak(this);
 }
 
-#if !defined(ANDROID_UTILS_REF_BASE_DISABLE_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTION)
-template<typename T>
-wp<T>& wp<T>::operator = (T* other)
-{
-    weakref_type* newRefs =
-        other ? other->createWeak(this) : nullptr;
-    if (m_ptr) m_refs->decWeak(this);
-    m_ptr = other;
-    m_refs = newRefs;
-    return *this;
-}
-#endif
-
 template<typename T>
 wp<T>& wp<T>::operator = (const wp<T>& other)
 {
@@ -645,19 +646,6 @@
     return *this;
 }
 
-#if !defined(ANDROID_UTILS_REF_BASE_DISABLE_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTION)
-template<typename T> template<typename U>
-wp<T>& wp<T>::operator = (U* other)
-{
-    weakref_type* newRefs =
-        other ? other->createWeak(this) : 0;
-    if (m_ptr) m_refs->decWeak(this);
-    m_ptr = other;
-    m_refs = newRefs;
-    return *this;
-}
-#endif
-
 template<typename T> template<typename U>
 wp<T>& wp<T>::operator = (const wp<U>& other)
 {
diff --git a/libutils/include/utils/String16.h b/libutils/include/utils/String16.h
index 1a4b47e..5ce48c6 100644
--- a/libutils/include/utils/String16.h
+++ b/libutils/include/utils/String16.h
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@
 
             bool                contains(const char16_t* chrs) const;
 
-            status_t            makeLower();
-
             status_t            replaceAll(char16_t replaceThis,
                                            char16_t withThis);
 
diff --git a/libutils/include/utils/String8.h b/libutils/include/utils/String8.h
index 0bcb716..cee5dc6 100644
--- a/libutils/include/utils/String8.h
+++ b/libutils/include/utils/String8.h
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@
             bool                removeAll(const char* other);
 
             void                toLower();
-            void                toLower(size_t start, size_t numChars);
-            void                toUpper();
-            void                toUpper(size_t start, size_t numChars);
 
 
     /*
diff --git a/libutils/include/utils/StrongPointer.h b/libutils/include/utils/StrongPointer.h
index 1f07052..bb1941b 100644
--- a/libutils/include/utils/StrongPointer.h
+++ b/libutils/include/utils/StrongPointer.h
@@ -62,31 +62,34 @@
     sp(std::nullptr_t) : sp() {}
 #else
     sp(T* other);  // NOLINT(implicit)
+    template <typename U>
+    sp(U* other);  // NOLINT(implicit)
+    sp& operator=(T* other);
+    template <typename U>
+    sp& operator=(U* other);
 #endif
+
     sp(const sp<T>& other);
     sp(sp<T>&& other) noexcept;
 
-#if !defined(ANDROID_UTILS_REF_BASE_DISABLE_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTION)
-    template<typename U> sp(U* other);  // NOLINT(implicit)
-#endif
     template<typename U> sp(const sp<U>& other);  // NOLINT(implicit)
     template<typename U> sp(sp<U>&& other);  // NOLINT(implicit)
 
+    // Cast a strong pointer directly from one type to another. Constructors
+    // allow changing types, but only if they are pointer-compatible. This does
+    // a static_cast internally.
+    template <typename U>
+    static inline sp<T> cast(const sp<U>& other);
+
     ~sp();
 
     // Assignment
 
-#if !defined(ANDROID_UTILS_REF_BASE_DISABLE_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTION)
-    sp& operator = (T* other);
-#endif
     sp& operator = (const sp<T>& other);
     sp& operator=(sp<T>&& other) noexcept;
 
     template<typename U> sp& operator = (const sp<U>& other);
     template<typename U> sp& operator = (sp<U>&& other);
-#if !defined(ANDROID_UTILS_REF_BASE_DISABLE_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTION)
-    template<typename U> sp& operator = (U* other);
-#endif
 
     //! Special optimization for use by ProcessState (and nobody else).
     void force_set(T* other);
@@ -241,6 +244,28 @@
         other->incStrong(this);
     }
 }
+
+template <typename T>
+template <typename U>
+sp<T>::sp(U* other) : m_ptr(other) {
+    if (other) {
+        check_not_on_stack(other);
+        (static_cast<T*>(other))->incStrong(this);
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+sp<T>& sp<T>::operator=(T* other) {
+    T* oldPtr(*const_cast<T* volatile*>(&m_ptr));
+    if (other) {
+        check_not_on_stack(other);
+        other->incStrong(this);
+    }
+    if (oldPtr) oldPtr->decStrong(this);
+    if (oldPtr != *const_cast<T* volatile*>(&m_ptr)) sp_report_race();
+    m_ptr = other;
+    return *this;
+}
 #endif
 
 template<typename T>
@@ -255,17 +280,6 @@
     other.m_ptr = nullptr;
 }
 
-#if !defined(ANDROID_UTILS_REF_BASE_DISABLE_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTION)
-template<typename T> template<typename U>
-sp<T>::sp(U* other)
-        : m_ptr(other) {
-    if (other) {
-        check_not_on_stack(other);
-        (static_cast<T*>(other))->incStrong(this);
-    }
-}
-#endif
-
 template<typename T> template<typename U>
 sp<T>::sp(const sp<U>& other)
         : m_ptr(other.m_ptr) {
@@ -279,6 +293,12 @@
     other.m_ptr = nullptr;
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+template <typename U>
+sp<T> sp<T>::cast(const sp<U>& other) {
+    return sp<T>::fromExisting(static_cast<T*>(other.get()));
+}
+
 template<typename T>
 sp<T>::~sp() {
     if (m_ptr)
@@ -307,21 +327,6 @@
     return *this;
 }
 
-#if !defined(ANDROID_UTILS_REF_BASE_DISABLE_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTION)
-template<typename T>
-sp<T>& sp<T>::operator =(T* other) {
-    T* oldPtr(*const_cast<T* volatile*>(&m_ptr));
-    if (other) {
-        check_not_on_stack(other);
-        other->incStrong(this);
-    }
-    if (oldPtr) oldPtr->decStrong(this);
-    if (oldPtr != *const_cast<T* volatile*>(&m_ptr)) sp_report_race();
-    m_ptr = other;
-    return *this;
-}
-#endif
-
 template<typename T> template<typename U>
 sp<T>& sp<T>::operator =(const sp<U>& other) {
     T* oldPtr(*const_cast<T* volatile*>(&m_ptr));
diff --git a/rootdir/Android.bp b/rootdir/Android.bp
index 6a80808..ae21633 100644
--- a/rootdir/Android.bp
+++ b/rootdir/Android.bp
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
     name: "init.rc",
     src: "init.rc",
     sub_dir: "init/hw",
-    required: ["fsverity_init"],
+    required: [
+        "fsverity_init",
+        "platform-bootclasspath",
+    ],
 }
 
 prebuilt_etc {
@@ -35,3 +38,11 @@
     src: "etc/linker.config.json",
     installable: false,
 }
+
+// TODO(b/185211376) Scope the native APIs that microdroid will provide to the app payload
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "public.libraries.android.txt",
+    src: "etc/public.libraries.android.txt",
+    filename: "public.libraries.txt",
+    installable: false,
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rootdir/etc/linker.config.json b/rootdir/etc/linker.config.json
index 83cb6ff..d9f5526 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/linker.config.json
+++ b/rootdir/etc/linker.config.json
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 {
   "requireLibs": [
-    // Keep in sync with the "platform" namespace in art/build/apex/ld.config.txt.
-    "libdexfile_external.so",
-    "libdexfiled_external.so",
+    "libdexfile.so",
+    "libdexfiled.so",
     "libnativebridge.so",
     "libnativehelper.so",
     "libnativeloader.so",
diff --git a/rootdir/init-debug.rc b/rootdir/init-debug.rc
index 435d4cb..cac88fd 100644
--- a/rootdir/init-debug.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init-debug.rc
@@ -6,3 +6,10 @@
 
 on property:persist.mmc.cache_size=*
     write /sys/block/mmcblk0/cache_size ${persist.mmc.cache_size}
+
+on early-init && property:ro.product.enforce_debugfs_restrictions=true
+    mount debugfs debugfs /sys/kernel/debug
+    chmod 0755 /sys/kernel/debug
+
+on property:sys.boot_completed=1 && property:ro.product.enforce_debugfs_restrictions=true
+   umount /sys/kernel/debug
diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 9a30ead..4a58f8e 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
     mkdir /data/misc/snapshotctl_log 0755 root root
     # create location to store pre-reboot information
     mkdir /data/misc/prereboot 0700 system system
+    # directory used for on-device refresh metrics file.
+    mkdir /data/misc/odrefresh 0777 system system
     # directory used for on-device signing key blob
     mkdir /data/misc/odsign 0700 root root
 
@@ -985,9 +987,6 @@
     write /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs 200
     write /proc/sys/vm/dirty_background_ratio  5
 
-on property:sys.boot_completed=1 && property:init.mount_debugfs=1
-   umount /sys/kernel/debug
-
 on boot
     # basic network init
     ifup lo
@@ -1263,10 +1262,6 @@
 on property:sys.boot_completed=1 && property:sys.init.userspace_reboot.in_progress=1
   setprop sys.init.userspace_reboot.in_progress ""
 
-on early-init && property:init.mount_debugfs=1
-    mount debugfs debugfs /sys/kernel/debug
-    chmod 0755 /sys/kernel/debug
-
 # Migrate tasks again in case kernel threads are created during boot
 on property:sys.boot_completed=1
   copy_per_line /dev/cpuctl/tasks /dev/cpuctl/system/tasks
diff --git a/rootdir/ueventd.rc b/rootdir/ueventd.rc
index 65e29c1..56e774b 100644
--- a/rootdir/ueventd.rc
+++ b/rootdir/ueventd.rc
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@
 # CDMA radio interface MUX
 /dev/ppp                  0660   radio      vpn
 
+# Virtualisation is managed by Virt Manager
+/dev/kvm                  0600   virtmanager root
+/dev/vhost-vsock          0600   virtmanager root
+
 # sysfs properties
 /sys/devices/platform/trusty.*      trusty_version        0440  root   log
 /sys/devices/virtual/input/input*   enable      0660  root   input
diff --git a/trusty/fuzz/include/trusty/fuzz/utils.h b/trusty/fuzz/include/trusty/fuzz/utils.h
index bca84e9..c906412 100644
--- a/trusty/fuzz/include/trusty/fuzz/utils.h
+++ b/trusty/fuzz/include/trusty/fuzz/utils.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     android::base::Result<void> Connect();
     android::base::Result<void> Read(void* buf, size_t len);
     android::base::Result<void> Write(const void* buf, size_t len);
+    void Disconnect();
 
     android::base::Result<int> GetRawFd();
 
diff --git a/trusty/fuzz/tipc_fuzzer.cpp b/trusty/fuzz/tipc_fuzzer.cpp
index 3258944..f265ced 100644
--- a/trusty/fuzz/tipc_fuzzer.cpp
+++ b/trusty/fuzz/tipc_fuzzer.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #error "Binary file name must be parameterized using -DTRUSTY_APP_FILENAME."
 #endif
 
+static TrustyApp kTrustyApp(TIPC_DEV, TRUSTY_APP_PORT);
 static std::unique_ptr<CoverageRecord> record;
 
 extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerInitialize(int* /* argc */, char*** /* argv */) {
@@ -52,8 +53,7 @@
     }
 
     /* Make sure lazy-loaded TAs have started and connected to coverage service. */
-    TrustyApp ta(TIPC_DEV, TRUSTY_APP_PORT);
-    auto ret = ta.Connect();
+    auto ret = kTrustyApp.Connect();
     if (!ret.ok()) {
         std::cerr << ret.error() << std::endl;
         exit(-1);
@@ -79,22 +79,18 @@
     ExtraCounters counters(record.get());
     counters.Reset();
 
-    TrustyApp ta(TIPC_DEV, TRUSTY_APP_PORT);
-    auto ret = ta.Connect();
+    auto ret = kTrustyApp.Write(data, size);
+    if (ret.ok()) {
+        ret = kTrustyApp.Read(&buf, sizeof(buf));
+    }
+
+    // Reconnect to ensure that the service is still up
+    kTrustyApp.Disconnect();
+    ret = kTrustyApp.Connect();
     if (!ret.ok()) {
         std::cerr << ret.error() << std::endl;
         android::trusty::fuzz::Abort();
     }
 
-    ret = ta.Write(data, size);
-    if (!ret.ok()) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    ret = ta.Read(&buf, sizeof(buf));
-    if (!ret.ok()) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
+    return ret.ok() ? 0 : -1;
 }
diff --git a/trusty/fuzz/utils.cpp b/trusty/fuzz/utils.cpp
index 3526337..bb096be 100644
--- a/trusty/fuzz/utils.cpp
+++ b/trusty/fuzz/utils.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@
     return ta_fd_;
 }
 
+void TrustyApp::Disconnect() {
+    ta_fd_.reset();
+}
+
 void Abort() {
     PrintTrustyLog();
     exit(-1);