diff --git a/bmlutils/Android.mk b/bmlutils/Android.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e20ce37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bmlutils/Android.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
+
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+BOARD_RECOVERY_DEFINES := BOARD_BML_BOOT BOARD_BML_RECOVERY
+
+$(foreach board_define,$(BOARD_RECOVERY_DEFINES), \
+  $(if $($(board_define)), \
+    $(eval LOCAL_CFLAGS += -D$(board_define)=\"$($(board_define))\") \
+  ) \
+  )
+
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libcrecovery
+LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := bootable/recovery/libcrecovery
+
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := bmlutils.c
+LOCAL_MODULE := libbmlutils
+LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := eng
+include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
+
+#Added for building TWRP dynamic:
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+BOARD_RECOVERY_DEFINES := BOARD_BML_BOOT BOARD_BML_RECOVERY
+
+$(foreach board_define,$(BOARD_RECOVERY_DEFINES), \
+  $(if $($(board_define)), \
+    $(eval LOCAL_CFLAGS += -D$(board_define)=\"$($(board_define))\") \
+  ) \
+  )
+
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := bmlutils.c
+LOCAL_MODULE := libbmlutils
+LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := eng
+include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/bmlutils/bmlutils.c b/bmlutils/bmlutils.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6971b76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bmlutils/bmlutils.c
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <linux/input.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/reboot.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/limits.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include "../extra-functions.h"
+
+//extern int __system(const char *command);
+#define BML_UNLOCK_ALL				0x8A29		///< unlock all partition RO -> RW
+
+#ifndef BOARD_BML_BOOT
+#define BOARD_BML_BOOT              "/dev/block/bml7"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef BOARD_BML_RECOVERY
+#define BOARD_BML_RECOVERY          "/dev/block/bml8"
+#endif
+
+#undef _PATH_BSHELL
+#define _PATH_BSHELL "/sbin/sh"
+
+int __system(const char *command)
+{
+  pid_t pid;
+	sig_t intsave, quitsave;
+	sigset_t mask, omask;
+	int pstat;
+	char *argp[] = {"sh", "-c", NULL, NULL};
+
+	if (!command)		/* just checking... */
+		return(1);
+
+	argp[2] = (char *)command;
+
+	sigemptyset(&mask);
+	sigaddset(&mask, SIGCHLD);
+	sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &mask, &omask);
+	switch (pid = vfork()) {
+	case -1:			/* error */
+		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &omask, NULL);
+		return(-1);
+	case 0:				/* child */
+		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &omask, NULL);
+		execve(_PATH_BSHELL, argp, environ);
+    _exit(127);
+  }
+
+	intsave = (sig_t)  bsd_signal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);
+	quitsave = (sig_t) bsd_signal(SIGQUIT, SIG_IGN);
+	pid = waitpid(pid, (int *)&pstat, 0);
+	sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &omask, NULL);
+	(void)bsd_signal(SIGINT, intsave);
+	(void)bsd_signal(SIGQUIT, quitsave);
+	return (pid == -1 ? -1 : pstat);
+}
+
+static struct pid {
+	struct pid *next;
+	FILE *fp;
+	pid_t pid;
+} *pidlist;
+
+
+static int restore_internal(const char* bml, const char* filename)
+{
+    char buf[4096];
+    int dstfd, srcfd, bytes_read, bytes_written, total_read = 0;
+    if (filename == NULL)
+        srcfd = 0;
+    else {
+        srcfd = open(filename, O_RDONLY | O_LARGEFILE);
+        if (srcfd < 0)
+            return 2;
+    }
+    dstfd = open(bml, O_RDWR | O_LARGEFILE);
+    if (dstfd < 0)
+        return 3;
+    if (ioctl(dstfd, BML_UNLOCK_ALL, 0))
+        return 4;
+    do {
+        total_read += bytes_read = read(srcfd, buf, 4096);
+        if (!bytes_read)
+            break;
+        if (bytes_read < 4096)
+            memset(&buf[bytes_read], 0, 4096 - bytes_read);
+        if (write(dstfd, buf, 4096) < 4096)
+            return 5;
+    } while(bytes_read == 4096);
+    
+    close(dstfd);
+    close(srcfd);
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int cmd_bml_restore_raw_partition(const char *partition, const char *filename)
+{
+    if (strcmp(partition, "boot") != 0 && strcmp(partition, "recovery") != 0 && strcmp(partition, "recoveryonly") != 0 && partition[0] != '/')
+        return 6;
+
+    int ret = -1;
+    if (strcmp(partition, "recoveryonly") != 0) {
+        // always restore boot, regardless of whether recovery or boot is flashed.
+        // this is because boot and recovery are the same on some samsung phones.
+        // unless of course, recoveryonly is explictly chosen (bml8)
+        ret = restore_internal(BOARD_BML_BOOT, filename);
+        if (ret != 0)
+            return ret;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(partition, "recovery") == 0 || strcmp(partition, "recoveryonly") == 0)
+        ret = restore_internal(BOARD_BML_RECOVERY, filename);
+
+    // support explicitly provided device paths
+    if (partition[0] == '/')
+        ret = restore_internal(partition, filename);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int cmd_bml_backup_raw_partition(const char *partition, const char *out_file)
+{
+    char* bml;
+    if (strcmp("boot", partition) == 0)
+        bml = BOARD_BML_BOOT;
+    else if (strcmp("recovery", partition) == 0)
+        bml = BOARD_BML_RECOVERY;
+    else if (partition[0] == '/') {
+        // support explicitly provided device paths
+        bml = partition;
+    }
+    else {
+        printf("Invalid partition.\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    int ch;
+    FILE *in;
+    FILE *out;
+    int val = 0;
+    char buf[512];
+    unsigned sz = 0;
+    unsigned i;
+    int ret = -1;
+    char *in_file = bml;
+
+    in  = fopen ( in_file,  "r" );
+    if (in == NULL)
+        goto ERROR3;
+
+    out = fopen ( out_file,  "w" );
+    if (out == NULL)
+        goto ERROR2;
+
+    fseek(in, 0L, SEEK_END);
+    sz = ftell(in);
+    fseek(in, 0L, SEEK_SET);
+
+    if (sz % 512)
+    {
+        while ( ( ch = fgetc ( in ) ) != EOF )
+            fputc ( ch, out );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        for (i=0; i< (sz/512); i++)
+        {
+            if ((fread(buf, 512, 1, in)) != 1)
+                goto ERROR1;
+            if ((fwrite(buf, 512, 1, out)) != 1)
+                goto ERROR1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fsync(out);
+    ret = 0;
+ERROR1:
+    fclose ( out );
+ERROR2:
+    fclose ( in );
+ERROR3:
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int cmd_bml_erase_raw_partition(const char *partition)
+{
+    // TODO: implement raw wipe
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int cmd_bml_erase_partition(const char *partition, const char *filesystem)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+
+int cmd_bml_mount_partition(const char *partition, const char *mount_point, const char *filesystem, int read_only)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+
+int cmd_bml_get_partition_device(const char *partition, char *device)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+
+int format_rfs_device (const char *device, const char *path) {
+    const char *fatsize = "32";
+    const char *sectorsize = "1";
+
+    if (strcmp(path, "/datadata") == 0 || strcmp(path, "/cache") == 0) {
+        fatsize = "16";
+    }
+
+    // Just in case /data sector size needs to be altered
+    else if (strcmp(path, "/data") == 0 ) {
+        sectorsize = "1";
+    } 
+
+    // dump 10KB of zeros to partition before format due to fat.format bug
+    char cmd[PATH_MAX];
+
+    sprintf(cmd, "/sbin/dd if=/dev/zero of=%s bs=4096 count=10", device);
+    if(__system(cmd)) {
+        printf("failure while zeroing rfs partition.\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    // Run fat.format
+    sprintf(cmd, "/sbin/fat.format -F %s -S 4096 -s %s %s", fatsize, sectorsize, device);
+    if(__system(cmd)) {
+        printf("failure while running fat.format\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/bmlutils/bmlutils.h b/bmlutils/bmlutils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6ffeee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bmlutils/bmlutils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef BMLUTILS_H_
+#define BMLUTILS_H_
+
+int format_rfs_device (const char *device, const char *path);
+
+#endif // BMLUTILS_H_