diff --git a/libcutils/Android.bp b/libcutils/Android.bp
index faaad0c..a21d1ca 100644
--- a/libcutils/Android.bp
+++ b/libcutils/Android.bp
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
 // which are also hard or even impossible to port to native Win32
 libcutils_nonwindows_sources = [
     "android_get_control_file.cpp",
-    "fs.c",
+    "fs.cpp",
     "multiuser.c",
-    "socket_inaddr_any_server_unix.c",
-    "socket_local_client_unix.c",
-    "socket_local_server_unix.c",
-    "socket_network_client_unix.c",
+    "socket_inaddr_any_server_unix.cpp",
+    "socket_local_client_unix.cpp",
+    "socket_local_server_unix.cpp",
+    "socket_network_client_unix.cpp",
     "sockets_unix.cpp",
-    "str_parms.c",
+    "str_parms.cpp",
 ]
 
 cc_library_headers {
@@ -56,21 +56,21 @@
     },
     host_supported: true,
     srcs: [
-        "config_utils.c",
+        "config_utils.cpp",
         "fs_config.cpp",
-        "canned_fs_config.c",
-        "hashmap.c",
-        "iosched_policy.c",
-        "load_file.c",
-        "native_handle.c",
+        "canned_fs_config.cpp",
+        "hashmap.cpp",
+        "iosched_policy.cpp",
+        "load_file.cpp",
+        "native_handle.cpp",
         "open_memstream.c",
-        "record_stream.c",
+        "record_stream.cpp",
         "sched_policy.cpp",
         "sockets.cpp",
-        "strdup16to8.c",
-        "strdup8to16.c",
+        "strdup16to8.cpp",
+        "strdup8to16.cpp",
         "strlcpy.c",
-        "threads.c",
+        "threads.cpp",
     ],
 
     target: {
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@
         },
         not_windows: {
             srcs: libcutils_nonwindows_sources + [
-                "ashmem-host.c",
-                "trace-host.c",
+                "ashmem-host.cpp",
+                "trace-host.cpp",
             ],
         },
         windows: {
             srcs: [
-                "socket_inaddr_any_server_windows.c",
-                "socket_network_client_windows.c",
+                "socket_inaddr_any_server_windows.cpp",
+                "socket_network_client_windows.cpp",
                 "sockets_windows.cpp",
             ],
 
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@
 
         android: {
             srcs: libcutils_nonwindows_sources + [
-                "android_reboot.c",
-                "ashmem-dev.c",
+                "android_reboot.cpp",
+                "ashmem-dev.cpp",
                 "klog.cpp",
-                "partition_utils.c",
+                "partition_utils.cpp",
                 "properties.cpp",
-                "qtaguid.c",
-                "trace-dev.c",
+                "qtaguid.cpp",
+                "trace-dev.cpp",
                 "uevent.cpp",
             ],
         },
diff --git a/libcutils/android_get_control_file.cpp b/libcutils/android_get_control_file.cpp
index 780d9f1..d8121f5 100644
--- a/libcutils/android_get_control_file.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/android_get_control_file.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
  * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
+
+#include <cutils/android_get_control_file.h>
+
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -36,8 +39,6 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <cutils/android_get_control_file.h>
-
 #include "android_get_control_env.h"
 
 #ifndef TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY
diff --git a/libcutils/android_reboot.c b/libcutils/android_reboot.cpp
similarity index 96%
rename from libcutils/android_reboot.c
rename to libcutils/android_reboot.cpp
index 996d89d..5e864d4 100644
--- a/libcutils/android_reboot.c
+++ b/libcutils/android_reboot.cpp
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
+#include <cutils/android_reboot.h>
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#include <cutils/android_reboot.h>
 #include <cutils/properties.h>
 
 #define TAG "android_reboot"
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@
     const char* restart_cmd = NULL;
     char* prop_value;
 
-    switch (cmd) {
+    switch (static_cast<unsigned>(cmd)) {
         case ANDROID_RB_RESTART:  // deprecated
         case ANDROID_RB_RESTART2:
             restart_cmd = "reboot";
diff --git a/libcutils/ashmem-dev.c b/libcutils/ashmem-dev.cpp
similarity index 94%
rename from libcutils/ashmem-dev.c
rename to libcutils/ashmem-dev.cpp
index 95f2259..15ace0e 100644
--- a/libcutils/ashmem-dev.c
+++ b/libcutils/ashmem-dev.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <cutils/ashmem.h>
+
 /*
  * Implementation of the user-space ashmem API for devices, which have our
  * ashmem-enabled kernel. See ashmem-sim.c for the "fake" tmp-based version,
@@ -31,8 +33,6 @@
 #include <sys/sysmacros.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-
-#include <cutils/ashmem.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
 
 #define ASHMEM_DEVICE "/dev/ashmem"
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@
 
 int ashmem_pin_region(int fd, size_t offset, size_t len)
 {
-    struct ashmem_pin pin = { offset, len };
+    // TODO: should LP64 reject too-large offset/len?
+    ashmem_pin pin = { static_cast<uint32_t>(offset), static_cast<uint32_t>(len) };
 
     int ret = __ashmem_is_ashmem(fd, 1);
     if (ret < 0) {
@@ -204,7 +205,8 @@
 
 int ashmem_unpin_region(int fd, size_t offset, size_t len)
 {
-    struct ashmem_pin pin = { offset, len };
+    // TODO: should LP64 reject too-large offset/len?
+    ashmem_pin pin = { static_cast<uint32_t>(offset), static_cast<uint32_t>(len) };
 
     int ret = __ashmem_is_ashmem(fd, 1);
     if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/libcutils/ashmem-host.c b/libcutils/ashmem-host.cpp
similarity index 92%
rename from libcutils/ashmem-host.c
rename to libcutils/ashmem-host.cpp
index 1f9f753..d2c28f3 100644
--- a/libcutils/ashmem-host.c
+++ b/libcutils/ashmem-host.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <cutils/ashmem.h>
+
 /*
  * Implementation of the user-space ashmem API for the simulator, which lacks
  * an ashmem-enabled kernel. See ashmem-dev.c for the real ashmem-based version.
@@ -31,7 +33,6 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <cutils/ashmem.h>
 #include <utils/Compat.h>
 
 #ifndef __unused
@@ -40,12 +41,12 @@
 
 int ashmem_create_region(const char *ignored __unused, size_t size)
 {
-    char template[PATH_MAX];
-    snprintf(template, sizeof(template), "/tmp/android-ashmem-%d-XXXXXXXXX", getpid());
-    int fd = mkstemp(template);
+    char pattern[PATH_MAX];
+    snprintf(pattern, sizeof(pattern), "/tmp/android-ashmem-%d-XXXXXXXXX", getpid());
+    int fd = mkstemp(pattern);
     if (fd == -1) return -1;
 
-    unlink(template);
+    unlink(pattern);
 
     if (TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(ftruncate(fd, size)) == -1) {
       close(fd);
diff --git a/libcutils/canned_fs_config.c b/libcutils/canned_fs_config.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from libcutils/canned_fs_config.c
rename to libcutils/canned_fs_config.cpp
index 819a846..6b5763b 100644
--- a/libcutils/canned_fs_config.c
+++ b/libcutils/canned_fs_config.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
+#include <private/canned_fs_config.h>
+#include <private/fs_config.h>
+
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <limits.h>
@@ -22,10 +26,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
-#include <private/fs_config.h>
-#include <private/canned_fs_config.h>
-
 typedef struct {
     const char* path;
     unsigned uid;
diff --git a/libcutils/config_utils.c b/libcutils/config_utils.cpp
similarity index 97%
rename from libcutils/config_utils.c
rename to libcutils/config_utils.cpp
index fc5ca78..a3af01a 100644
--- a/libcutils/config_utils.c
+++ b/libcutils/config_utils.cpp
@@ -14,20 +14,19 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <cutils/config_utils.h>
+
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <cutils/config_utils.h>
 #include <cutils/misc.h>
 
 cnode* config_node(const char *name, const char *value)
 {
-    cnode *node;
-
-    node = calloc(sizeof(cnode), 1);
+    cnode* node = static_cast<cnode*>(calloc(sizeof(cnode), 1));
     if(node) {
         node->name = name ? name : "";
         node->value = value ? value : "";
@@ -311,9 +310,9 @@
 
 void config_load_file(cnode *root, const char *fn)
 {
-    char *data;
-    data = load_file(fn, 0);
+    char* data = static_cast<char*>(load_file(fn, nullptr));
     config_load(root, data);
+    // TODO: deliberate leak :-/
 }
 
 void config_free(cnode *root)
diff --git a/libcutils/fs.c b/libcutils/fs.cpp
similarity index 93%
rename from libcutils/fs.c
rename to libcutils/fs.cpp
index b253b1c..ef85acc 100644
--- a/libcutils/fs.c
+++ b/libcutils/fs.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <cutils/fs.h>
+
 #define LOG_TAG "cutils"
 
 /* These defines are only needed because prebuilt headers are out of date */
@@ -32,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <cutils/fs.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
 
 #define ALL_PERMS (S_ISUID | S_ISGID | S_ISVTX | S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO)
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@
 
 static int fs_prepare_path_impl(const char* path, mode_t mode, uid_t uid, gid_t gid,
         int allow_fixup, int prepare_as_dir) {
+    // TODO: fix the goto hell below.
+    int type_ok;
+    int owner_match;
+    int mode_match;
+
     // Check if path needs to be created
     struct stat sb;
     int create_result = -1;
@@ -53,14 +59,14 @@
     }
 
     // Exists, verify status
-    int type_ok = prepare_as_dir ? S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode) : S_ISREG(sb.st_mode);
+    type_ok = prepare_as_dir ? S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode) : S_ISREG(sb.st_mode);
     if (!type_ok) {
         ALOGE("Not a %s: %s", (prepare_as_dir ? "directory" : "regular file"), path);
         return -1;
     }
 
-    int owner_match = ((sb.st_uid == uid) && (sb.st_gid == gid));
-    int mode_match = ((sb.st_mode & ALL_PERMS) == mode);
+    owner_match = ((sb.st_uid == uid) && (sb.st_gid == gid));
+    mode_match = ((sb.st_mode & ALL_PERMS) == mode);
     if (owner_match && mode_match) {
         return 0;
     } else if (allow_fixup) {
@@ -188,23 +194,20 @@
 #ifndef __APPLE__
 
 int fs_mkdirs(const char* path, mode_t mode) {
-    int res = 0;
-    int fd = 0;
-    struct stat sb;
-    char* buf = strdup(path);
-
-    if (*buf != '/') {
-        ALOGE("Relative paths are not allowed: %s", buf);
-        res = -EINVAL;
-        goto done;
+    if (*path != '/') {
+        ALOGE("Relative paths are not allowed: %s", path);
+        return -EINVAL;
     }
 
-    if ((fd = open("/", 0)) == -1) {
+    int fd = open("/", 0);
+    if (fd == -1) {
         ALOGE("Failed to open(/): %s", strerror(errno));
-        res = -errno;
-        goto done;
+        return -errno;
     }
 
+    struct stat sb;
+    int res = 0;
+    char* buf = strdup(path);
     char* segment = buf + 1;
     char* p = segment;
     while (*p != '\0') {
@@ -266,7 +269,6 @@
 
 done_close:
     close(fd);
-done:
     free(buf);
     return res;
 }
diff --git a/libcutils/fs_config.cpp b/libcutils/fs_config.cpp
index 7603ffc..f45472e 100644
--- a/libcutils/fs_config.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/fs_config.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <private/fs_config.h>
+
 // This file is used to define the properties of the filesystem
 // images generated by build tools (mkbootfs and mkyaffs2image) and
 // by the device side of adb.
@@ -31,7 +33,6 @@
 
 #include <log/log.h>
 #include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
-#include <private/fs_config.h>
 #include <utils/Compat.h>
 
 #ifndef O_BINARY
diff --git a/libcutils/hashmap.c b/libcutils/hashmap.cpp
similarity index 96%
rename from libcutils/hashmap.c
rename to libcutils/hashmap.cpp
index ede3b98..65b6ab1 100644
--- a/libcutils/hashmap.c
+++ b/libcutils/hashmap.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <cutils/hashmap.h>
+
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <cutils/threads.h>
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
     assert(hash != NULL);
     assert(equals != NULL);
     
-    Hashmap* map = malloc(sizeof(Hashmap));
+    Hashmap* map = static_cast<Hashmap*>(malloc(sizeof(Hashmap)));
     if (map == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
         map->bucketCount <<= 1; 
     }
 
-    map->buckets = calloc(map->bucketCount, sizeof(Entry*));
+    map->buckets = static_cast<Entry**>(calloc(map->bucketCount, sizeof(Entry*)));
     if (map->buckets == NULL) {
         free(map);
         return NULL;
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@
     if (map->size > (map->bucketCount * 3 / 4)) {
         // Start off with a 0.33 load factor.
         size_t newBucketCount = map->bucketCount << 1;
-        Entry** newBuckets = calloc(newBucketCount, sizeof(Entry*));
+        Entry** newBuckets = static_cast<Entry**>(calloc(newBucketCount, sizeof(Entry*)));
         if (newBuckets == NULL) {
             // Abort expansion.
             return;
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@
 }
 
 static Entry* createEntry(void* key, int hash, void* value) {
-    Entry* entry = malloc(sizeof(Entry));
+    Entry* entry = static_cast<Entry*>(malloc(sizeof(Entry)));
     if (entry == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
diff --git a/libcutils/include/cutils/android_reboot.h b/libcutils/include/cutils/android_reboot.h
index a903adb..99030ed 100644
--- a/libcutils/include/cutils/android_reboot.h
+++ b/libcutils/include/cutils/android_reboot.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #ifndef __CUTILS_ANDROID_REBOOT_H__
 #define __CUTILS_ANDROID_REBOOT_H__
 
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
 
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 
diff --git a/libcutils/include/cutils/partition_utils.h b/libcutils/include/cutils/partition_utils.h
index 72ca80d..7518559 100644
--- a/libcutils/include/cutils/partition_utils.h
+++ b/libcutils/include/cutils/partition_utils.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #ifndef __CUTILS_PARTITION_WIPED_H__
 #define __CUTILS_PARTITION_WIPED_H__
 
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 
 int partition_wiped(char *source);
diff --git a/libcutils/include/cutils/qtaguid.h b/libcutils/include/cutils/qtaguid.h
index 803fe0d..3f5e41f 100644
--- a/libcutils/include/cutils/qtaguid.h
+++ b/libcutils/include/cutils/qtaguid.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 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.
@@ -17,18 +17,14 @@
 #ifndef __CUTILS_QTAGUID_H
 #define __CUTILS_QTAGUID_H
 
-#include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /*
- * Set tags (and owning UIDs) for network sockets. The socket must be untagged
- * by calling qtaguid_untagSocket() before closing it, otherwise the qtaguid
- * module will keep a reference to it even after close.
+ * Set tags (and owning UIDs) for network sockets.
  */
 extern int qtaguid_tagSocket(int sockfd, int tag, uid_t uid);
 
@@ -46,8 +42,8 @@
 
 /*
  * Delete all tag info that relates to the given tag an uid.
- * If the tag is 0, then ALL info about the uid is freeded.
- * The delete data also affects active tagged socketd, which are
+ * If the tag is 0, then ALL info about the uid is freed.
+ * The delete data also affects active tagged sockets, which are
  * then untagged.
  * The calling process can only operate on its own tags.
  * Unless it is part of the happy AID_NET_BW_ACCT group.
diff --git a/libcutils/include/cutils/record_stream.h b/libcutils/include/cutils/record_stream.h
index bfac87a..bcfc80d 100644
--- a/libcutils/include/cutils/record_stream.h
+++ b/libcutils/include/cutils/record_stream.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+#include <stddef.h>
 
 typedef struct RecordStream RecordStream;
 
diff --git a/libcutils/include/private/canned_fs_config.h b/libcutils/include/private/canned_fs_config.h
index 71e1537..135b91c 100644
--- a/libcutils/include/private/canned_fs_config.h
+++ b/libcutils/include/private/canned_fs_config.h
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
+__BEGIN_DECLS
+
 int load_canned_fs_config(const char* fn);
 void canned_fs_config(const char* path, int dir, const char* target_out_path, unsigned* uid,
                       unsigned* gid, unsigned* mode, uint64_t* capabilities);
 
+__END_DECLS
+
 #endif
diff --git a/libcutils/include/private/fs_config.h b/libcutils/include/private/fs_config.h
index aab5042..8926491 100644
--- a/libcutils/include/private/fs_config.h
+++ b/libcutils/include/private/fs_config.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
 
 #if defined(__BIONIC__)
 #include <linux/capability.h>
diff --git a/libcutils/iosched_policy.c b/libcutils/iosched_policy.cpp
similarity index 95%
rename from libcutils/iosched_policy.c
rename to libcutils/iosched_policy.cpp
index 13c2ceb..012c537 100644
--- a/libcutils/iosched_policy.c
+++ b/libcutils/iosched_policy.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 ** limitations under the License.
 */
 
+#include <cutils/iosched_policy.h>
+
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -21,8 +23,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <cutils/iosched_policy.h>
-
 #if defined(__ANDROID__)
 #define IOPRIO_WHO_PROCESS (1)
 #define IOPRIO_CLASS_SHIFT (13)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         return -1;
     }
 
-    *clazz = (rc >> IOPRIO_CLASS_SHIFT);
+    *clazz = static_cast<IoSchedClass>(rc >> IOPRIO_CLASS_SHIFT);
     *ioprio = (rc & 0xff);
 #else
     *clazz = IoSchedClass_NONE;
diff --git a/libcutils/klog.cpp b/libcutils/klog.cpp
index d301276..6a9f4df 100644
--- a/libcutils/klog.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/klog.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <cutils/klog.h>
+
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -25,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <cutils/android_get_control_file.h>
-#include <cutils/klog.h>
 
 static int klog_level = KLOG_INFO_LEVEL;
 
diff --git a/libcutils/load_file.c b/libcutils/load_file.cpp
similarity index 97%
rename from libcutils/load_file.c
rename to libcutils/load_file.cpp
index 99f2965..346105c 100644
--- a/libcutils/load_file.c
+++ b/libcutils/load_file.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 ** limitations under the License.
 */
 
+#include <cutils/misc.h>
+
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
diff --git a/libcutils/native_handle.c b/libcutils/native_handle.cpp
similarity index 96%
rename from libcutils/native_handle.c
rename to libcutils/native_handle.cpp
index 95bbc41..66f7a3d 100644
--- a/libcutils/native_handle.c
+++ b/libcutils/native_handle.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     }
 
     size_t mallocSize = sizeof(native_handle_t) + (sizeof(int) * (numFds + numInts));
-    native_handle_t* h = malloc(mallocSize);
+    native_handle_t* h = static_cast<native_handle_t*>(malloc(mallocSize));
     if (h) {
         h->version = sizeof(native_handle_t);
         h->numFds = numFds;
diff --git a/libcutils/partition_utils.c b/libcutils/partition_utils.cpp
similarity index 97%
rename from libcutils/partition_utils.c
rename to libcutils/partition_utils.cpp
index 823b162..6735d6c 100644
--- a/libcutils/partition_utils.c
+++ b/libcutils/partition_utils.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <cutils/partition_utils.h>
+
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/mount.h> /* for BLKGETSIZE */
diff --git a/libcutils/properties.cpp b/libcutils/properties.cpp
index 25ff1a3..5dbbeba 100644
--- a/libcutils/properties.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/properties.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <cutils/properties.h>
+
 #define LOG_TAG "properties"
 // #define LOG_NDEBUG 0
 
@@ -25,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <cutils/properties.h>
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
 
diff --git a/libcutils/qtaguid.cpp b/libcutils/qtaguid.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b94d134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcutils/qtaguid.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2017, The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <cutils/qtaguid.h>
+
+// #define LOG_NDEBUG 0
+
+#define LOG_TAG "qtaguid"
+
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <log/log.h>
+
+class netdHandler {
+  public:
+    int (*netdTagSocket)(int, uint32_t, uid_t);
+    int (*netdUntagSocket)(int);
+    int (*netdSetCounterSet)(uint32_t, uid_t);
+    int (*netdDeleteTagData)(uint32_t, uid_t);
+};
+
+int dummyTagSocket(int, uint32_t, uid_t) {
+    return -EREMOTEIO;
+}
+
+int dummyUntagSocket(int) {
+    return -EREMOTEIO;
+}
+
+int dummySetCounterSet(uint32_t, uid_t) {
+    return -EREMOTEIO;
+}
+
+int dummyDeleteTagData(uint32_t, uid_t) {
+    return -EREMOTEIO;
+}
+
+netdHandler initHandler(void) {
+    netdHandler handler = {dummyTagSocket, dummyUntagSocket, dummySetCounterSet, dummyDeleteTagData};
+
+    void* netdClientHandle = dlopen("libnetd_client.so", RTLD_NOW);
+    if (!netdClientHandle) {
+        ALOGE("Failed to open libnetd_client.so: %s", dlerror());
+        return handler;
+    }
+
+    handler.netdTagSocket = (int (*)(int, uint32_t, uid_t))dlsym(netdClientHandle, "tagSocket");
+    if (!handler.netdTagSocket) {
+        ALOGE("load netdTagSocket handler failed: %s", dlerror());
+    }
+
+    handler.netdUntagSocket = (int (*)(int))dlsym(netdClientHandle, "untagSocket");
+    if (!handler.netdUntagSocket) {
+        ALOGE("load netdUntagSocket handler failed: %s", dlerror());
+    }
+
+    handler.netdSetCounterSet = (int (*)(uint32_t, uid_t))dlsym(netdClientHandle, "setCounterSet");
+    if (!handler.netdSetCounterSet) {
+        ALOGE("load netdSetCounterSet handler failed: %s", dlerror());
+    }
+
+    handler.netdDeleteTagData = (int (*)(uint32_t, uid_t))dlsym(netdClientHandle, "deleteTagData");
+    if (!handler.netdDeleteTagData) {
+        ALOGE("load netdDeleteTagData handler failed: %s", dlerror());
+    }
+    return handler;
+}
+
+// The language guarantees that this object will be initialized in a thread-safe way.
+static netdHandler& getHandler() {
+    static netdHandler instance = initHandler();
+    return instance;
+}
+
+int qtaguid_tagSocket(int sockfd, int tag, uid_t uid) {
+    // Check the socket fd passed to us is still valid before we load the netd
+    // client. Pass a already closed socket fd to netd client may let netd open
+    // the unix socket with the same fd number and pass it to server for
+    // tagging.
+    // TODO: move the check into netdTagSocket.
+    int res = fcntl(sockfd, F_GETFD);
+    if (res < 0) return res;
+
+    ALOGV("Tagging socket %d with tag %u for uid %d", sockfd, tag, uid);
+    return getHandler().netdTagSocket(sockfd, tag, uid);
+}
+
+int qtaguid_untagSocket(int sockfd) {
+    // Similiar to tag socket. We need a check before untag to make sure untag a closed socket fail
+    // as expected.
+    // TODO: move the check into netdTagSocket.
+    int res = fcntl(sockfd, F_GETFD);
+    if (res < 0) return res;
+
+    ALOGV("Untagging socket %d", sockfd);
+    return getHandler().netdUntagSocket(sockfd);
+}
+
+int qtaguid_setCounterSet(int counterSetNum, uid_t uid) {
+    ALOGV("Setting counters to set %d for uid %d", counterSetNum, uid);
+    return getHandler().netdSetCounterSet(counterSetNum, uid);
+}
+
+int qtaguid_deleteTagData(int tag, uid_t uid) {
+    ALOGV("Deleting tag data with tag %u for uid %d", tag, uid);
+    return getHandler().netdDeleteTagData(tag, uid);
+}
diff --git a/libcutils/record_stream.c b/libcutils/record_stream.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from libcutils/record_stream.c
rename to libcutils/record_stream.cpp
index 2bc4226..5a86b83 100644
--- a/libcutils/record_stream.c
+++ b/libcutils/record_stream.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 ** limitations under the License.
 */
 
+#include <cutils/record_stream.h>
+
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <cutils/record_stream.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #if defined(_WIN32)
diff --git a/libcutils/sched_policy.cpp b/libcutils/sched_policy.cpp
index b00fa85..0e6d333 100644
--- a/libcutils/sched_policy.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/sched_policy.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 ** limitations under the License.
 */
 
+#include <cutils/sched_policy.h>
+
 #define LOG_TAG "SchedPolicy"
 
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -24,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <log/log.h>
-#include <cutils/sched_policy.h>
 
 #define UNUSED __attribute__((__unused__))
 
diff --git a/libcutils/socket_inaddr_any_server_unix.c b/libcutils/socket_inaddr_any_server_unix.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from libcutils/socket_inaddr_any_server_unix.c
rename to libcutils/socket_inaddr_any_server_unix.cpp
index 387258f..27c5333 100644
--- a/libcutils/socket_inaddr_any_server_unix.c
+++ b/libcutils/socket_inaddr_any_server_unix.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 ** limitations under the License.
 */
 
+#include <cutils/sockets.h>
+
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -25,8 +27,6 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 
-#include <cutils/sockets.h>
-
 #define LISTEN_BACKLOG 4
 
 /* open listen() port on any interface */
diff --git a/libcutils/socket_inaddr_any_server_windows.c b/libcutils/socket_inaddr_any_server_windows.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from libcutils/socket_inaddr_any_server_windows.c
rename to libcutils/socket_inaddr_any_server_windows.cpp
index c15200a..1d73206 100644
--- a/libcutils/socket_inaddr_any_server_windows.c
+++ b/libcutils/socket_inaddr_any_server_windows.cpp
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include <errno.h>
-
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>
 
+#include <errno.h>
+
 #define LISTEN_BACKLOG 4
 
 extern bool initialize_windows_sockets();
diff --git a/libcutils/socket_local_client_unix.c b/libcutils/socket_local_client_unix.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from libcutils/socket_local_client_unix.c
rename to libcutils/socket_local_client_unix.cpp
index 92fb9f1..68b2b0c 100644
--- a/libcutils/socket_local_client_unix.c
+++ b/libcutils/socket_local_client_unix.cpp
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <cutils/sockets.h>
+
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <cutils/sockets.h>
-
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 
 int socket_local_client(const char *name, int namespaceId, int type)
diff --git a/libcutils/socket_local_server_unix.c b/libcutils/socket_local_server_unix.cpp
similarity index 94%
rename from libcutils/socket_local_server_unix.c
rename to libcutils/socket_local_server_unix.cpp
index db9e1e0..855e5da 100644
--- a/libcutils/socket_local_server_unix.c
+++ b/libcutils/socket_local_server_unix.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
  *  Returns fd on success, -1 on fail
  */
 
-int socket_local_server(const char *name, int namespace, int type)
+int socket_local_server(const char *name, int namespaceId, int type)
 {
     int err;
     int s;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     s = socket(AF_LOCAL, type, 0);
     if (s < 0) return -1;
 
-    err = socket_local_server_bind(s, name, namespace);
+    err = socket_local_server_bind(s, name, namespaceId);
 
     if (err < 0) {
         close(s);
diff --git a/libcutils/socket_network_client_unix.c b/libcutils/socket_network_client_unix.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from libcutils/socket_network_client_unix.c
rename to libcutils/socket_network_client_unix.cpp
index 1b87c49..be3c535 100644
--- a/libcutils/socket_network_client_unix.c
+++ b/libcutils/socket_network_client_unix.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 ** limitations under the License.
 */
 
+#include <cutils/sockets.h>
+
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
@@ -27,8 +29,6 @@
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
 
-#include <cutils/sockets.h>
-
 static int toggle_O_NONBLOCK(int s) {
     int flags = fcntl(s, F_GETFL);
     if (flags == -1 || fcntl(s, F_SETFL, flags ^ O_NONBLOCK) == -1) {
diff --git a/libcutils/socket_network_client_windows.c b/libcutils/socket_network_client_windows.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from libcutils/socket_network_client_windows.c
rename to libcutils/socket_network_client_windows.cpp
diff --git a/libcutils/sockets_unix.cpp b/libcutils/sockets_unix.cpp
index e91f358..2849aa8 100644
--- a/libcutils/sockets_unix.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/sockets_unix.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <cutils/sockets.h>
+
 #define LOG_TAG "socket-unix"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -26,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <cutils/android_get_control_file.h>
-#include <cutils/sockets.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
 
 #include "android_get_control_env.h"
diff --git a/libcutils/sockets_windows.cpp b/libcutils/sockets_windows.cpp
index 3064c70..3e49b85 100644
--- a/libcutils/sockets_windows.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/sockets_windows.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 // Both adb (1) and Chrome (2) purposefully avoid WSACleanup() with no issues.
 // (1) https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core.git/+/master/adb/sysdeps_win32.cpp
 // (2) https://code.google.com/p/chromium/codesearch#chromium/src/net/base/winsock_init.cc
-extern "C" bool initialize_windows_sockets() {
+bool initialize_windows_sockets() {
     // There's no harm in calling WSAStartup() multiple times but no benefit
     // either, we may as well skip it after the first.
     static bool init_success = false;
diff --git a/libcutils/str_parms.c b/libcutils/str_parms.cpp
similarity index 90%
rename from libcutils/str_parms.c
rename to libcutils/str_parms.cpp
index 8dafded..139d62f 100644
--- a/libcutils/str_parms.c
+++ b/libcutils/str_parms.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <cutils/str_parms.h>
+
 #define LOG_TAG "str_params"
 //#define LOG_NDEBUG 0
 
@@ -26,7 +28,6 @@
 
 #include <cutils/hashmap.h>
 #include <cutils/memory.h>
-#include <cutils/str_parms.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
 
 #define UNUSED __attribute__((unused))
@@ -62,30 +63,24 @@
 static int str_hash_fn(void *str)
 {
     uint32_t hash = 5381;
-    char *p;
 
-    for (p = str; p && *p; p++)
+    for (char* p = static_cast<char*>(str); p && *p; p++)
         hash = ((hash << 5) + hash) + *p;
     return (int)hash;
 }
 
 struct str_parms *str_parms_create(void)
 {
-    struct str_parms *str_parms;
+    str_parms* s = static_cast<str_parms*>(calloc(1, sizeof(str_parms)));
+    if (!s) return NULL;
 
-    str_parms = calloc(1, sizeof(struct str_parms));
-    if (!str_parms)
+    s->map = hashmapCreate(5, str_hash_fn, str_eq);
+    if (!s->map) {
+        free(s);
         return NULL;
+    }
 
-    str_parms->map = hashmapCreate(5, str_hash_fn, str_eq);
-    if (!str_parms->map)
-        goto err;
-
-    return str_parms;
-
-err:
-    free(str_parms);
-    return NULL;
+    return s;
 }
 
 struct remove_ctxt {
@@ -95,7 +90,7 @@
 
 static bool remove_pair(void *key, void *value, void *context)
 {
-    struct remove_ctxt *ctxt = context;
+    remove_ctxt* ctxt = static_cast<remove_ctxt*>(context);
     bool should_continue;
 
     /*
@@ -109,7 +104,7 @@
     if (!ctxt->key) {
         should_continue = true;
         goto do_remove;
-    } else if (!strcmp(ctxt->key, key)) {
+    } else if (!strcmp(ctxt->key, static_cast<const char*>(key))) {
         should_continue = false;
         goto do_remove;
     }
@@ -292,9 +287,8 @@
 int str_parms_get_str(struct str_parms *str_parms, const char *key, char *val,
                       int len)
 {
-    char *value;
-
-    value = hashmapGet(str_parms->map, (void *)key);
+    // TODO: hashmapGet should take a const* key.
+    char* value = static_cast<char*>(hashmapGet(str_parms->map, (void*)key));
     if (value)
         return strlcpy(val, value, len);
 
@@ -303,10 +297,10 @@
 
 int str_parms_get_int(struct str_parms *str_parms, const char *key, int *val)
 {
-    char *value;
     char *end;
 
-    value = hashmapGet(str_parms->map, (void *)key);
+    // TODO: hashmapGet should take a const* key.
+    char* value = static_cast<char*>(hashmapGet(str_parms->map, (void*)key));
     if (!value)
         return -ENOENT;
 
@@ -321,10 +315,10 @@
                         float *val)
 {
     float out;
-    char *value;
     char *end;
 
-    value = hashmapGet(str_parms->map, (void *)key);
+    // TODO: hashmapGet should take a const* key.
+    char* value = static_cast<char*>(hashmapGet(str_parms->map, (void*)(key)));
     if (!value)
         return -ENOENT;
 
@@ -338,7 +332,7 @@
 
 static bool combine_strings(void *key, void *value, void *context)
 {
-    char **old_str = context;
+    char** old_str = static_cast<char**>(context);
     char *new_str;
     int ret;
 
diff --git a/libcutils/strdup16to8.c b/libcutils/strdup16to8.cpp
similarity index 97%
rename from libcutils/strdup16to8.c
rename to libcutils/strdup16to8.cpp
index 4dc987e..d89181e 100644
--- a/libcutils/strdup16to8.c
+++ b/libcutils/strdup16to8.cpp
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 ** limitations under the License.
 */
 
-#include <limits.h>  /* for SIZE_MAX */
-
 #include <cutils/jstring.h>
+
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <limits.h>  /* for SIZE_MAX */
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 
@@ -145,14 +145,11 @@
  */
 char * strndup16to8 (const char16_t* s, size_t n)
 {
-    char*   ret;
-    size_t  len;
-
     if (s == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    len = strnlen16to8(s, n);
+    size_t len = strnlen16to8(s, n);
 
     /* We are paranoid, and we check for SIZE_MAX-1
      * too since it is an overflow value for our
@@ -161,7 +158,7 @@
     if (len >= SIZE_MAX-1)
         return NULL;
 
-    ret = malloc(len + 1);
+    char* ret = static_cast<char*>(malloc(len + 1));
     if (ret == NULL)
         return NULL;
 
diff --git a/libcutils/strdup8to16.c b/libcutils/strdup8to16.cpp
similarity index 98%
rename from libcutils/strdup8to16.c
rename to libcutils/strdup8to16.cpp
index c23cf8b..d1e51b9 100644
--- a/libcutils/strdup8to16.c
+++ b/libcutils/strdup8to16.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
 */
 
 #include <cutils/jstring.h>
+
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <limits.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 /* See http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr22/ for discussion
  * on invalid sequences
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@
     int i;
 
     /* Mask for leader byte for lengths 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively*/
-    static const char leaderMask[4] = {0xff, 0x1f, 0x0f, 0x07};
+    static const unsigned char leaderMask[4] = {0xff, 0x1f, 0x0f, 0x07};
 
     /* Bytes that start with bits "10" are not leading characters. */
     if (((**pUtf8Ptr) & 0xc0) == 0x80) {
diff --git a/libcutils/tests/trace-dev_test.cpp b/libcutils/tests/trace-dev_test.cpp
index edf981b..f8d4f00 100644
--- a/libcutils/tests/trace-dev_test.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/tests/trace-dev_test.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <android-base/test_utils.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include "../trace-dev.c"
+#include "../trace-dev.cpp"
 
 class TraceDevTest : public ::testing::Test {
  protected:
diff --git a/libcutils/threads.c b/libcutils/threads.cpp
similarity index 98%
rename from libcutils/threads.c
rename to libcutils/threads.cpp
index 4bae39e..beea8bd 100644
--- a/libcutils/threads.c
+++ b/libcutils/threads.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 ** limitations under the License.
 */
 
-#include "cutils/threads.h"
+#include <cutils/threads.h>
 
 // For gettid.
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
diff --git a/libcutils/trace-container.c b/libcutils/trace-container.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from libcutils/trace-container.c
rename to libcutils/trace-container.cpp
index 03e91b1..d981f8f 100644
--- a/libcutils/trace-container.c
+++ b/libcutils/trace-container.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <cutils/trace.h>
+
 #include "trace-dev.inc"
 
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>
diff --git a/libcutils/trace-dev.c b/libcutils/trace-dev.cpp
similarity index 98%
rename from libcutils/trace-dev.c
rename to libcutils/trace-dev.cpp
index 4468e83..4da8215 100644
--- a/libcutils/trace-dev.c
+++ b/libcutils/trace-dev.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <cutils/trace.h>
+
 #include "trace-dev.inc"
 
 static pthread_once_t atrace_once_control = PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT;
diff --git a/libcutils/trace-host.c b/libcutils/trace-host.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from libcutils/trace-host.c
rename to libcutils/trace-host.cpp
diff --git a/libqtaguid/Android.bp b/libqtaguid/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de632ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libqtaguid/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2017 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.
+//
+
+cc_library_headers {
+    name: "libqtaguid_headers",
+    vendor_available: false,
+    host_supported: false,
+    export_include_dirs: ["include"],
+    target: {
+        linux_bionic: {
+            enabled: true,
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+cc_library {
+    name: "libqtaguid",
+    vendor_available: false,
+    host_supported: false,
+    target: {
+        android: {
+            srcs: [
+                "qtaguid.c",
+            ],
+            sanitize: {
+                misc_undefined: ["integer"],
+            },
+        },
+    },
+
+    shared_libs: ["liblog"],
+    header_libs: [
+        "libqtaguid_headers",
+    ],
+    export_header_lib_headers: ["libqtaguid_headers"],
+    local_include_dirs: ["include"],
+
+    cflags: [
+        "-Werror",
+        "-Wall",
+        "-Wextra",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/libqtaguid/include/qtaguid/qtaguid.h b/libqtaguid/include/qtaguid/qtaguid.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72285e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libqtaguid/include/qtaguid/qtaguid.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __LEGACY_QTAGUID_H
+#define __LEGACY_QTAGUID_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Set tags (and owning UIDs) for network sockets. The socket must be untagged
+ * by calling qtaguid_untagSocket() before closing it, otherwise the qtaguid
+ * module will keep a reference to it even after close.
+ */
+extern int legacy_tagSocket(int sockfd, int tag, uid_t uid);
+
+/*
+ * Untag a network socket before closing.
+ */
+extern int legacy_untagSocket(int sockfd);
+
+/*
+ * For the given uid, switch counter sets.
+ * The kernel only keeps a limited number of sets.
+ * 2 for now.
+ */
+extern int legacy_setCounterSet(int counterSetNum, uid_t uid);
+
+/*
+ * Delete all tag info that relates to the given tag an uid.
+ * If the tag is 0, then ALL info about the uid is freeded.
+ * The delete data also affects active tagged socketd, which are
+ * then untagged.
+ * The calling process can only operate on its own tags.
+ * Unless it is part of the happy AID_NET_BW_ACCT group.
+ * In which case it can clobber everything.
+ */
+extern int legacy_deleteTagData(int tag, uid_t uid);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __LEGACY_QTAGUID_H */
diff --git a/libcutils/qtaguid.c b/libqtaguid/qtaguid.c
similarity index 72%
rename from libcutils/qtaguid.c
rename to libqtaguid/qtaguid.c
index 22b8325..cd38bad 100644
--- a/libcutils/qtaguid.c
+++ b/libqtaguid/qtaguid.c
@@ -27,12 +27,10 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <log/log.h>
-#include <cutils/qtaguid.h>
+#include <qtaguid/qtaguid.h>
 
 static const char* CTRL_PROCPATH = "/proc/net/xt_qtaguid/ctrl";
 static const int CTRL_MAX_INPUT_LEN = 128;
-static const char *GLOBAL_PACIFIER_PARAM = "/sys/module/xt_qtaguid/parameters/passive";
-static const char *TAG_PACIFIER_PARAM = "/sys/module/xt_qtaguid/parameters/tag_tracking_passive";
 
 /*
  * One per proccess.
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@
 pthread_once_t resTrackInitDone = PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT;
 
 /* Only call once per process. */
-void qtaguid_resTrack(void) {
+void legacy_resTrack(void) {
     resTrackFd = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(open("/dev/xt_qtaguid", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC));
 }
 
@@ -55,7 +53,7 @@
  *   0 on success.
  *   -errno on failure.
  */
-static int write_ctrl(const char *cmd) {
+static int write_ctrl(const char* cmd) {
     int fd, res, savedErrno;
 
     ALOGV("write_ctrl(%s)", cmd);
@@ -79,28 +77,12 @@
     return -savedErrno;
 }
 
-static int write_param(const char *param_path, const char *value) {
-    int param_fd;
-    int res;
-
-    param_fd = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(open(param_path, O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC));
-    if (param_fd < 0) {
-        return -errno;
-    }
-    res = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(write(param_fd, value, strlen(value)));
-    if (res < 0) {
-        return -errno;
-    }
-    close(param_fd);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int qtaguid_tagSocket(int sockfd, int tag, uid_t uid) {
+int legacy_tagSocket(int sockfd, int tag, uid_t uid) {
     char lineBuf[CTRL_MAX_INPUT_LEN];
     int res;
     uint64_t kTag = ((uint64_t)tag << 32);
 
-    pthread_once(&resTrackInitDone, qtaguid_resTrack);
+    pthread_once(&resTrackInitDone, legacy_resTrack);
 
     snprintf(lineBuf, sizeof(lineBuf), "t %d %" PRIu64 " %d", sockfd, kTag, uid);
 
@@ -108,14 +90,14 @@
 
     res = write_ctrl(lineBuf);
     if (res < 0) {
-        ALOGI("Tagging socket %d with tag %" PRIx64 "(%d) for uid %d failed errno=%d",
-             sockfd, kTag, tag, uid, res);
+        ALOGI("Tagging socket %d with tag %" PRIx64 "(%d) for uid %d failed errno=%d", sockfd, kTag,
+              tag, uid, res);
     }
 
     return res;
 }
 
-int qtaguid_untagSocket(int sockfd) {
+int legacy_untagSocket(int sockfd) {
     char lineBuf[CTRL_MAX_INPUT_LEN];
     int res;
 
@@ -130,7 +112,7 @@
     return res;
 }
 
-int qtaguid_setCounterSet(int counterSetNum, uid_t uid) {
+int legacy_setCounterSet(int counterSetNum, uid_t uid) {
     char lineBuf[CTRL_MAX_INPUT_LEN];
     int res;
 
@@ -141,34 +123,21 @@
     return res;
 }
 
-int qtaguid_deleteTagData(int tag, uid_t uid) {
+int legacy_deleteTagData(int tag, uid_t uid) {
     char lineBuf[CTRL_MAX_INPUT_LEN];
     int cnt = 0, res = 0;
     uint64_t kTag = (uint64_t)tag << 32;
 
     ALOGV("Deleting tag data with tag %" PRIx64 "{%d,0} for uid %d", kTag, tag, uid);
 
-    pthread_once(&resTrackInitDone, qtaguid_resTrack);
+    pthread_once(&resTrackInitDone, legacy_resTrack);
 
     snprintf(lineBuf, sizeof(lineBuf), "d %" PRIu64 " %d", kTag, uid);
     res = write_ctrl(lineBuf);
     if (res < 0) {
         ALOGI("Deleting tag data with tag %" PRIx64 "/%d for uid %d failed with cnt=%d errno=%d",
-             kTag, tag, uid, cnt, errno);
+              kTag, tag, uid, cnt, errno);
     }
 
     return res;
 }
-
-int qtaguid_setPacifier(int on) {
-    const char *value;
-
-    value = on ? "Y" : "N";
-    if (write_param(GLOBAL_PACIFIER_PARAM, value) < 0) {
-        return -errno;
-    }
-    if (write_param(TAG_PACIFIER_PARAM, value) < 0) {
-        return -errno;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
diff --git a/libvndksupport/linker.c b/libvndksupport/linker.c
index 696e978..bc5620b 100644
--- a/libvndksupport/linker.c
+++ b/libvndksupport/linker.c
@@ -21,26 +21,46 @@
 #define LOG_TAG "vndksupport"
 #include <log/log.h>
 
-extern struct android_namespace_t* android_get_exported_namespace(const char*);
+__attribute__((weak)) extern struct android_namespace_t* android_get_exported_namespace(const char*);
+__attribute__((weak)) extern void* android_dlopen_ext(const char*, int, const android_dlextinfo*);
+
+static const char* namespace_name = NULL;
+
+static struct android_namespace_t* get_vendor_namespace() {
+    const char* namespace_names[] = {"sphal", "default", NULL};
+    static struct android_namespace_t* vendor_namespace = NULL;
+    if (vendor_namespace == NULL) {
+        int name_idx = 0;
+        while (namespace_names[name_idx] != NULL) {
+            if (android_get_exported_namespace != NULL) {
+                vendor_namespace = android_get_exported_namespace(namespace_names[name_idx]);
+            }
+            if (vendor_namespace != NULL) {
+                namespace_name = namespace_names[name_idx];
+                break;
+            }
+            name_idx++;
+        }
+    }
+    return vendor_namespace;
+}
 
 void* android_load_sphal_library(const char* name, int flag) {
-    struct android_namespace_t* sphal_namespace = android_get_exported_namespace("sphal");
-    if (sphal_namespace != NULL) {
+    struct android_namespace_t* vendor_namespace = get_vendor_namespace();
+    if (vendor_namespace != NULL) {
         const android_dlextinfo dlextinfo = {
-            .flags = ANDROID_DLEXT_USE_NAMESPACE, .library_namespace = sphal_namespace,
+            .flags = ANDROID_DLEXT_USE_NAMESPACE, .library_namespace = vendor_namespace,
         };
-        void* handle = android_dlopen_ext(name, flag, &dlextinfo);
+        void* handle = NULL;
+        if (android_dlopen_ext != NULL) {
+            handle = android_dlopen_ext(name, flag, &dlextinfo);
+        }
         if (!handle) {
-            ALOGE(
-                "Could not load %s from sphal namespace: %s. ",
-                name, dlerror());
+            ALOGE("Could not load %s from %s namespace: %s.", name, namespace_name, dlerror());
         }
         return handle;
     } else {
-        ALOGI(
-            "sphal namespace is not configured for this process. "
-            "Loading %s from the current namespace instead.",
-            name);
+        ALOGD("Loading %s from current namespace instead of sphal namespace.", name);
         return dlopen(name, flag);
     }
 }
diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 96eb6f3..ca7b991 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@
     mkdir /data/misc/vold 0700 root root
     mkdir /data/misc/boottrace 0771 system shell
     mkdir /data/misc/update_engine 0700 root root
+    mkdir /data/misc/update_engine_log 02750 root log
     mkdir /data/misc/trace 0700 root root
     # profile file layout
     mkdir /data/misc/profiles 0771 system system