diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index 4a3d285..e8e7a79 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 
 
 include $(commands_recovery_local_path)/minui/Android.mk
+include $(commands_recovery_local_path)/minelf/Android.mk
 include $(commands_recovery_local_path)/minzip/Android.mk
 include $(commands_recovery_local_path)/mtdutils/Android.mk
 include $(commands_recovery_local_path)/tools/Android.mk
diff --git a/applypatch/Android.mk b/applypatch/Android.mk
index e91e4bf..eff1d77 100644
--- a/applypatch/Android.mk
+++ b/applypatch/Android.mk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := main.c
 LOCAL_MODULE := applypatch
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += bootable/recovery
-LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libapplypatch libmtdutils libmincrypt libbz
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libapplypatch libmtdutils libmincrypt libbz libminelf
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libz libcutils libstdc++ libc
 
 include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE := true
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := eng
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += bootable/recovery
-LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libapplypatch libmtdutils libmincrypt libbz
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libapplypatch libmtdutils libmincrypt libbz libminelf
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libz libcutils libstdc++ libc
 
 include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
diff --git a/applypatch/applypatch.c b/applypatch/applypatch.c
index d182821..1d9ef6e 100644
--- a/applypatch/applypatch.c
+++ b/applypatch/applypatch.c
@@ -30,16 +30,21 @@
 #include "mtdutils/mtdutils.h"
 #include "edify/expr.h"
 
-static int SaveFileContents(const char* filename, FileContents file);
+int SaveFileContents(const char* filename, FileContents file);
 static int LoadPartitionContents(const char* filename, FileContents* file);
 int ParseSha1(const char* str, uint8_t* digest);
 static ssize_t FileSink(unsigned char* data, ssize_t len, void* token);
 
 static int mtd_partitions_scanned = 0;
 
-// Read a file into memory; store it and its associated metadata in
-// *file.  Return 0 on success.
-int LoadFileContents(const char* filename, FileContents* file) {
+// Read a file into memory; optionally (retouch_flag == RETOUCH_DO_MASK) mask
+// the retouched entries back to their original value (such that SHA-1 checks
+// don't fail due to randomization); store the file contents and associated
+// metadata in *file.
+//
+// Return 0 on success.
+int LoadFileContents(const char* filename, FileContents* file,
+                     int retouch_flag) {
     file->data = NULL;
 
     // A special 'filename' beginning with "MTD:" or "EMMC:" means to
@@ -75,6 +80,20 @@
     }
     fclose(f);
 
+    // apply_patch[_check] functions are blind to randomization. Randomization
+    // is taken care of in [Undo]RetouchBinariesFn. If there is a mismatch
+    // within a file, this means the file is assumed "corrupt" for simplicity.
+    if (retouch_flag) {
+        int32_t desired_offset = 0;
+        if (retouch_mask_data(file->data, file->size,
+                              &desired_offset, NULL) != RETOUCH_DATA_MATCHED) {
+            printf("error trying to mask retouch entries\n");
+            free(file->data);
+            file->data = NULL;
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
     SHA(file->data, file->size, file->sha1);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -303,7 +322,7 @@
 
 // Save the contents of the given FileContents object under the given
 // filename.  Return 0 on success.
-static int SaveFileContents(const char* filename, FileContents file) {
+int SaveFileContents(const char* filename, FileContents file) {
     int fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC);
     if (fd < 0) {
         printf("failed to open \"%s\" for write: %s\n",
@@ -477,7 +496,7 @@
     // LoadFileContents is successful.  (Useful for reading
     // partitions, where the filename encodes the sha1s; no need to
     // check them twice.)
-    if (LoadFileContents(filename, &file) != 0 ||
+    if (LoadFileContents(filename, &file, RETOUCH_DO_MASK) != 0 ||
         (num_patches > 0 &&
          FindMatchingPatch(file.sha1, patch_sha1_str, num_patches) < 0)) {
         printf("file \"%s\" doesn't have any of expected "
@@ -491,7 +510,7 @@
         // exists and matches the sha1 we're looking for, the check still
         // passes.
 
-        if (LoadFileContents(CACHE_TEMP_SOURCE, &file) != 0) {
+        if (LoadFileContents(CACHE_TEMP_SOURCE, &file, RETOUCH_DO_MASK) != 0) {
             printf("failed to load cache file\n");
             return 1;
         }
@@ -617,7 +636,8 @@
     int made_copy = 0;
 
     // We try to load the target file into the source_file object.
-    if (LoadFileContents(target_filename, &source_file) == 0) {
+    if (LoadFileContents(target_filename, &source_file,
+                         RETOUCH_DO_MASK) == 0) {
         if (memcmp(source_file.sha1, target_sha1, SHA_DIGEST_SIZE) == 0) {
             // The early-exit case:  the patch was already applied, this file
             // has the desired hash, nothing for us to do.
@@ -633,7 +653,8 @@
         // Need to load the source file:  either we failed to load the
         // target file, or we did but it's different from the source file.
         free(source_file.data);
-        LoadFileContents(source_filename, &source_file);
+        LoadFileContents(source_filename, &source_file,
+                         RETOUCH_DO_MASK);
     }
 
     if (source_file.data != NULL) {
@@ -648,7 +669,8 @@
         free(source_file.data);
         printf("source file is bad; trying copy\n");
 
-        if (LoadFileContents(CACHE_TEMP_SOURCE, &copy_file) < 0) {
+        if (LoadFileContents(CACHE_TEMP_SOURCE, &copy_file,
+                             RETOUCH_DO_MASK) < 0) {
             // fail.
             printf("failed to read copy file\n");
             return 1;
diff --git a/applypatch/applypatch.h b/applypatch/applypatch.h
index 10c0125..a78c89b 100644
--- a/applypatch/applypatch.h
+++ b/applypatch/applypatch.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include "mincrypt/sha.h"
+#include "minelf/Retouch.h"
 #include "edify/expr.h"
 
 typedef struct _Patch {
@@ -59,10 +60,12 @@
                      int num_patches,
                      char** const patch_sha1_str);
 
-// Read a file into memory; store it and its associated metadata in
-// *file.  Return 0 on success.
-int LoadFileContents(const char* filename, FileContents* file);
+int LoadFileContents(const char* filename, FileContents* file,
+                     int retouch_flag);
+int SaveFileContents(const char* filename, FileContents file);
 void FreeFileContents(FileContents* file);
+int FindMatchingPatch(uint8_t* sha1, char** const patch_sha1_str,
+                      int num_patches);
 
 // bsdiff.c
 void ShowBSDiffLicense();
diff --git a/applypatch/main.c b/applypatch/main.c
index 3917f86..7025a2e 100644
--- a/applypatch/main.c
+++ b/applypatch/main.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
             (*patches)[i] = NULL;
         } else {
             FileContents fc;
-            if (LoadFileContents(colon, &fc) != 0) {
+            if (LoadFileContents(colon, &fc, RETOUCH_DONT_MASK) != 0) {
                 goto abort;
             }
             (*patches)[i] = malloc(sizeof(Value));
diff --git a/minelf/Android.mk b/minelf/Android.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f41ff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/minelf/Android.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2009 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.
+
+LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
+	Retouch.c
+
+LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += bootable/recovery
+
+LOCAL_MODULE := libminelf
+
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -Wall
+
+include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/minelf/Retouch.c b/minelf/Retouch.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33809cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/minelf/Retouch.c
@@ -0,0 +1,406 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 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 <errno.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <strings.h>
+#include "Retouch.h"
+#include "applypatch/applypatch.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+    int32_t mmap_addr;
+    char tag[4]; /* 'P', 'R', 'E', ' ' */
+} prelink_info_t __attribute__((packed));
+
+#define false 0
+#define true 1
+
+static int32_t offs_prev;
+static uint32_t cont_prev;
+
+static void init_compression_state(void) {
+    offs_prev = 0;
+    cont_prev = 0;
+}
+
+// For details on the encoding used for relocation lists, please
+// refer to build/tools/retouch/retouch-prepare.c. The intent is to
+// save space by removing most of the inherent redundancy.
+
+static void decode_bytes(uint8_t *encoded_bytes, int encoded_size,
+                         int32_t *dst_offset, uint32_t *dst_contents) {
+    if (encoded_size == 2) {
+        *dst_offset = offs_prev + (((encoded_bytes[0]&0x60)>>5)+1)*4;
+
+        // if the original was negative, we need to 1-pad before applying delta
+        int32_t tmp = (((encoded_bytes[0] & 0x0000001f) << 8) |
+                       encoded_bytes[1]);
+        if (tmp & 0x1000) tmp = 0xffffe000 | tmp;
+        *dst_contents = cont_prev + tmp;
+    } else if (encoded_size == 3) {
+        *dst_offset = offs_prev + (((encoded_bytes[0]&0x30)>>4)+1)*4;
+
+        // if the original was negative, we need to 1-pad before applying delta
+        int32_t tmp = (((encoded_bytes[0] & 0x0000000f) << 16) |
+                       (encoded_bytes[1] << 8) |
+                       encoded_bytes[2]);
+        if (tmp & 0x80000) tmp = 0xfff00000 | tmp;
+        *dst_contents = cont_prev + tmp;
+    } else {
+        *dst_offset =
+          (encoded_bytes[0]<<24) |
+          (encoded_bytes[1]<<16) |
+          (encoded_bytes[2]<<8) |
+          encoded_bytes[3];
+        if (*dst_offset == 0x3fffffff) *dst_offset = -1;
+        *dst_contents =
+          (encoded_bytes[4]<<24) |
+          (encoded_bytes[5]<<16) |
+          (encoded_bytes[6]<<8) |
+          encoded_bytes[7];
+    }
+}
+
+static uint8_t *decode_in_memory(uint8_t *encoded_bytes,
+                                 int32_t *offset, uint32_t *contents) {
+    int input_size, charIx;
+    uint8_t input[8];
+
+    input[0] = *(encoded_bytes++);
+    if (input[0] & 0x80)
+        input_size = 2;
+    else if (input[0] & 0x40)
+        input_size = 3;
+    else
+        input_size = 8;
+
+    // we already read one byte..
+    charIx = 1;
+    while (charIx < input_size) {
+        input[charIx++] = *(encoded_bytes++);
+    }
+
+    // depends on the decoder state!
+    decode_bytes(input, input_size, offset, contents);
+
+    offs_prev = *offset;
+    cont_prev = *contents;
+
+    return encoded_bytes;
+}
+
+int retouch_mask_data(uint8_t *binary_object,
+                      int32_t binary_size,
+                      int32_t *desired_offset,
+                      int32_t *retouch_offset) {
+    retouch_info_t *r_info;
+    prelink_info_t *p_info;
+
+    int32_t target_offset = 0;
+    if (desired_offset) target_offset = *desired_offset;
+
+    int32_t p_offs = binary_size-sizeof(prelink_info_t); // prelink_info_t
+    int32_t r_offs = p_offs-sizeof(retouch_info_t); // retouch_info_t
+    int32_t b_offs; // retouch data blob
+
+    // If not retouched, we say it was a match. This might get invoked on
+    // non-retouched binaries, so that's why we need to do this.
+    if (retouch_offset != NULL) *retouch_offset = target_offset;
+    if (r_offs < 0) return (desired_offset == NULL) ?
+                      RETOUCH_DATA_NOTAPPLICABLE : RETOUCH_DATA_MATCHED;
+    p_info = (prelink_info_t *)(binary_object+p_offs);
+    r_info = (retouch_info_t *)(binary_object+r_offs);
+    if (strncmp(p_info->tag, "PRE ", 4) ||
+        strncmp(r_info->tag, "RETOUCH ", 8))
+        return (desired_offset == NULL) ?
+          RETOUCH_DATA_NOTAPPLICABLE : RETOUCH_DATA_MATCHED;
+
+    b_offs = r_offs-r_info->blob_size;
+    if (b_offs < 0) {
+        printf("negative binary offset: %d = %d - %d\n",
+               b_offs, r_offs, r_info->blob_size);
+        return RETOUCH_DATA_ERROR;
+    }
+    uint8_t *b_ptr = binary_object+b_offs;
+
+    // Retouched: let's go through the work then.
+    int32_t offset_candidate = target_offset;
+    bool offset_set = false, offset_mismatch = false;
+    init_compression_state();
+    while (b_ptr < (uint8_t *)r_info) {
+        int32_t retouch_entry_offset;
+        uint32_t *retouch_entry;
+        uint32_t retouch_original_value;
+
+        b_ptr = decode_in_memory(b_ptr,
+                                 &retouch_entry_offset,
+                                 &retouch_original_value);
+        if (retouch_entry_offset < (-1) ||
+            retouch_entry_offset >= b_offs) {
+            printf("bad retouch_entry_offset: %d", retouch_entry_offset);
+            return RETOUCH_DATA_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        // "-1" means this is the value in prelink_info_t, which also gets
+        // randomized.
+        if (retouch_entry_offset == -1)
+            retouch_entry = (uint32_t *)&(p_info->mmap_addr);
+        else
+            retouch_entry = (uint32_t *)(binary_object+retouch_entry_offset);
+
+        if (desired_offset)
+            *retouch_entry = retouch_original_value + target_offset;
+
+        // Infer the randomization shift, compare to previously inferred.
+        int32_t offset_of_this_entry = (int32_t)(*retouch_entry-
+                                                 retouch_original_value);
+        if (!offset_set) {
+            offset_candidate = offset_of_this_entry;
+            offset_set = true;
+        } else {
+            if (offset_candidate != offset_of_this_entry) {
+                offset_mismatch = true;
+                printf("offset is mismatched: %d, this entry is %d,"
+                       " original 0x%x @ 0x%x",
+                       offset_candidate, offset_of_this_entry,
+                       retouch_original_value, retouch_entry_offset);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (b_ptr > (uint8_t *)r_info) {
+        printf("b_ptr went too far: %p, while r_info is %p",
+               b_ptr, r_info);
+        return RETOUCH_DATA_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (offset_mismatch) return RETOUCH_DATA_MISMATCHED;
+    if (retouch_offset != NULL) *retouch_offset = offset_candidate;
+    return RETOUCH_DATA_MATCHED;
+}
+
+// On success, _override is set to the offset that was actually applied.
+// This implies that once we randomize to an offset we stick with it.
+// This in turn is necessary in order to guarantee recovery after crash.
+bool retouch_one_library(const char *binary_name,
+                         const char *binary_sha1,
+                         int32_t retouch_offset,
+                         int32_t *retouch_offset_override) {
+    bool success = true;
+    int result;
+
+    FileContents file;
+    file.data = NULL;
+
+    char binary_name_atomic[strlen(binary_name)+10];
+    strcpy(binary_name_atomic, binary_name);
+    strcat(binary_name_atomic, ".atomic");
+
+    // We need a path that exists for calling statfs() later.
+    //
+    // Assume that binary_name (eg "/system/app/Foo.apk") is located
+    // on the same filesystem as its top-level directory ("/system").
+    char target_fs[strlen(binary_name)+1];
+    char* slash = strchr(binary_name+1, '/');
+    if (slash != NULL) {
+        int count = slash - binary_name;
+        strncpy(target_fs, binary_name, count);
+        target_fs[count] = '\0';
+    } else {
+        strcpy(target_fs, binary_name);
+    }
+
+    result = LoadFileContents(binary_name, &file, RETOUCH_DONT_MASK);
+
+    if (result == 0) {
+        // Figure out the *apparent* offset to which this file has been
+        // retouched. If it looks good, we will skip processing (we might
+        // have crashed and during this recovery pass we don't want to
+        // overwrite a valuable saved file in /cache---which would happen
+        // if we blindly retouch everything again). NOTE: This implies
+        // that we might have to override the supplied retouch offset. We
+        // can do the override only once though: everything should match
+        // afterward.
+
+        int32_t inferred_offset;
+        int retouch_probe_result = retouch_mask_data(file.data,
+                                                     file.size,
+                                                     NULL,
+                                                     &inferred_offset);
+
+        if (retouch_probe_result == RETOUCH_DATA_MATCHED) {
+            if ((retouch_offset == inferred_offset) ||
+                ((retouch_offset != 0 && inferred_offset != 0) &&
+                 (retouch_offset_override != NULL))) {
+                // This file is OK already and we are allowed to override.
+                // Let's just return the offset override value. It is critical
+                // to skip regardless of override: a broken file might need
+                // recovery down the list and we should not mess up the saved
+                // copy by doing unnecessary retouching.
+                //
+                // NOTE: If retouching was already started with a different
+                // value, we will not be allowed to override. This happens
+                // if on the retouch list there is a patched binary (which is
+                // masked in apply_patch()) before there is a non-patched
+                // binary.
+                if (retouch_offset_override != NULL)
+                    *retouch_offset_override = inferred_offset;
+                success = true;
+                goto out;
+            } else {
+                // Retouch to zero (mask the retouching), to make sure that
+                // the SHA-1 check will pass below.
+                int32_t zero = 0;
+                retouch_mask_data(file.data, file.size, &zero, NULL);
+                SHA(file.data, file.size, file.sha1);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (retouch_probe_result == RETOUCH_DATA_NOTAPPLICABLE) {
+            // In the case of not retouchable, fake it. We do not want
+            // to do the normal processing and overwrite the backup file:
+            // we might be recovering!
+            //
+            // We return a zero override, which tells the caller that we
+            // simply skipped the file.
+            if (retouch_offset_override != NULL)
+                *retouch_offset_override = 0;
+            success = true;
+            goto out;
+        }
+
+        // If we get here, either there was a mismatch in the offset, or
+        // the file has not been processed yet. Continue with normal
+        // processing.
+    }
+
+    if (result != 0 || FindMatchingPatch(file.sha1, &binary_sha1, 1) < 0) {
+        free(file.data);
+        printf("Attempting to recover source from '%s' ...\n",
+               CACHE_TEMP_SOURCE);
+        result = LoadFileContents(CACHE_TEMP_SOURCE, &file, RETOUCH_DO_MASK);
+        if (result != 0 || FindMatchingPatch(file.sha1, &binary_sha1, 1) < 0) {
+            printf(" failed.\n");
+            success = false;
+            goto out;
+        }
+        printf(" succeeded.\n");
+    }
+
+    // Retouch in-memory before worrying about backing up the original.
+    //
+    // Recovery steps will be oblivious to the actual retouch offset used,
+    // so might as well write out the already-retouched copy. Then, in the
+    // usual case, we will just swap the file locally, with no more writes
+    // needed. In the no-free-space case, we will then write the same to the
+    // original location.
+
+    result = retouch_mask_data(file.data, file.size, &retouch_offset, NULL);
+    if (result != RETOUCH_DATA_MATCHED) {
+        success = false;
+        goto out;
+    }
+    if (retouch_offset_override != NULL)
+        *retouch_offset_override = retouch_offset;
+
+    // How much free space do we need?
+    bool enough_space = false;
+    size_t free_space = FreeSpaceForFile(target_fs);
+    // 50% margin when estimating the space needed.
+    enough_space = (free_space > (file.size * 3 / 2));
+
+    // The experts say we have to allow for a retry of the
+    // whole process to avoid filesystem weirdness.
+    int retry = 1;
+    bool made_copy = false;
+    do {
+        // First figure out where to store a copy of the original.
+        // Ideally leave the original itself intact until the
+        // atomic swap. If no room on the same partition, fall back
+        // to the cache partition and remove the original.
+
+        if (!enough_space) {
+            printf("Target is %ldB; free space is %ldB: not enough.\n",
+                   (long)file.size, (long)free_space);
+
+            retry = 0;
+            if (MakeFreeSpaceOnCache(file.size) < 0) {
+                printf("Not enough free space on '/cache'.\n");
+                success = false;
+                goto out;
+            }
+            if (SaveFileContents(CACHE_TEMP_SOURCE, file) < 0) {
+                printf("Failed to back up source file.\n");
+                success = false;
+                goto out;
+            }
+            made_copy = true;
+            unlink(binary_name);
+
+            size_t free_space = FreeSpaceForFile(target_fs);
+            printf("(now %ld bytes free for target)\n", (long)free_space);
+        }
+
+        result = SaveFileContents(binary_name_atomic, file);
+        if (result != 0) {
+            // Maybe the filesystem was optimistic: retry.
+            enough_space = false;
+            unlink(binary_name_atomic);
+            printf("Saving the retouched contents failed; retrying.\n");
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // Succeeded; no need to retry.
+        break;
+    } while (retry-- > 0);
+
+    // Give the .atomic file the same owner, group, and mode of the
+    // original source file.
+    if (chmod(binary_name_atomic, file.st.st_mode) != 0) {
+        printf("chmod of \"%s\" failed: %s\n",
+               binary_name_atomic, strerror(errno));
+        success = false;
+        goto out;
+    }
+    if (chown(binary_name_atomic, file.st.st_uid, file.st.st_gid) != 0) {
+        printf("chown of \"%s\" failed: %s\n",
+               binary_name_atomic,
+               strerror(errno));
+        success = false;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    // Finally, rename the .atomic file to replace the target file.
+    if (rename(binary_name_atomic, binary_name) != 0) {
+        printf("rename of .atomic to \"%s\" failed: %s\n",
+               binary_name, strerror(errno));
+        success = false;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    // If this run created a copy, and we're here, we can delete it.
+    if (made_copy) unlink(CACHE_TEMP_SOURCE);
+
+  out:
+    // clean up
+    free(file.data);
+    unlink(binary_name_atomic);
+
+    return success;
+}
diff --git a/minelf/Retouch.h b/minelf/Retouch.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..048d78e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/minelf/Retouch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 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 _MINELF_RETOUCH
+#define _MINELF_RETOUCH
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+  char tag[8];        /* "RETOUCH ", not zero-terminated */
+  uint32_t blob_size; /* in bytes, located right before this struct */
+} retouch_info_t __attribute__((packed));
+
+// Retouch a file. Use CACHED_SOURCE_TEMP to store a copy.
+bool retouch_one_library(const char *binary_name,
+                         const char *binary_sha1,
+                         int32_t retouch_offset,
+                         int32_t *retouch_offset_override);
+
+#define RETOUCH_DONT_MASK           0
+#define RETOUCH_DO_MASK             1
+
+#define RETOUCH_DATA_ERROR          0 // This is bad. Should not happen.
+#define RETOUCH_DATA_MATCHED        1 // Up to an uniform random offset.
+#define RETOUCH_DATA_MISMATCHED     2 // Partially randomized, or total mess.
+#define RETOUCH_DATA_NOTAPPLICABLE  3 // Not retouched. Only when inferring.
+
+// Mask retouching in-memory. Used before apply_patch[_check].
+// Also used to determine status of retouching after a crash.
+//
+// If desired_offset is not NULL, then apply retouching instead,
+// and return that in retouch_offset.
+int retouch_mask_data(uint8_t *binary_object,
+                      int32_t binary_size,
+                      int32_t *desired_offset,
+                      int32_t *retouch_offset);
+#endif
diff --git a/updater/Android.mk b/updater/Android.mk
index c8f61f4..e3d62bc 100644
--- a/updater/Android.mk
+++ b/updater/Android.mk
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += $(TARGET_RECOVERY_UPDATER_LIBS) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_UPDATER_EXTRA_LIBS)
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libapplypatch libedify libmtdutils libminzip libz
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libmincrypt libbz
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libminelf
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libcutils libstdc++ libc
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(LOCAL_PATH)/..
 
diff --git a/updater/install.c b/updater/install.c
index 167b402..6a8c5d4 100644
--- a/updater/install.c
+++ b/updater/install.c
@@ -25,12 +25,15 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 #include "cutils/misc.h"
 #include "cutils/properties.h"
 #include "edify/expr.h"
 #include "mincrypt/sha.h"
 #include "minzip/DirUtil.h"
+#include "minelf/Retouch.h"
 #include "mtdutils/mounts.h"
 #include "mtdutils/mtdutils.h"
 #include "updater.h"
@@ -429,6 +432,121 @@
 }
 
 
+// retouch_binaries(lib1, lib2, ...)
+Value* RetouchBinariesFn(const char* name, State* state,
+                         int argc, Expr* argv[]) {
+    UpdaterInfo* ui = (UpdaterInfo*)(state->cookie);
+
+    char **retouch_entries  = ReadVarArgs(state, argc, argv);
+    if (retouch_entries == NULL) {
+        return StringValue(strdup("t"));
+    }
+
+    // some randomness from the clock
+    int32_t override_base;
+    bool override_set = false;
+    int32_t random_base = time(NULL) % 1024;
+    // some more randomness from /dev/random
+    FILE *f_random = fopen("/dev/random", "rb");
+    uint16_t random_bits = 0;
+    if (f_random != NULL) {
+        fread(&random_bits, 2, 1, f_random);
+        random_bits = random_bits % 1024;
+        fclose(f_random);
+    }
+    random_base = (random_base + random_bits) % 1024;
+    fprintf(ui->cmd_pipe, "ui_print Random offset: 0x%x\n", random_base);
+    fprintf(ui->cmd_pipe, "ui_print\n");
+
+    // make sure we never randomize to zero; this let's us look at a file
+    // and know for sure whether it has been processed; important in the
+    // crash recovery process
+    if (random_base == 0) random_base = 1;
+    // make sure our randomization is page-aligned
+    random_base *= -0x1000;
+    override_base = random_base;
+
+    int i = 0;
+    bool success = true;
+    while (i < (argc - 1)) {
+        success = success && retouch_one_library(retouch_entries[i],
+                                                 retouch_entries[i+1],
+                                                 random_base,
+                                                 override_set ?
+                                                   NULL :
+                                                   &override_base);
+        if (!success)
+            ErrorAbort(state, "Failed to retouch '%s'.", retouch_entries[i]);
+
+        free(retouch_entries[i]);
+        free(retouch_entries[i+1]);
+        i += 2;
+
+        if (success && override_base != 0) {
+            random_base = override_base;
+            override_set = true;
+        }
+    }
+    if (i < argc) {
+        free(retouch_entries[i]);
+        success = false;
+    }
+    free(retouch_entries);
+
+    if (!success) {
+      Value* v = malloc(sizeof(Value));
+      v->type = VAL_STRING;
+      v->data = NULL;
+      v->size = -1;
+      return v;
+    }
+    return StringValue(strdup("t"));
+}
+
+
+// undo_retouch_binaries(lib1, lib2, ...)
+Value* UndoRetouchBinariesFn(const char* name, State* state,
+                             int argc, Expr* argv[]) {
+    UpdaterInfo* ui = (UpdaterInfo*)(state->cookie);
+
+    char **retouch_entries  = ReadVarArgs(state, argc, argv);
+    if (retouch_entries == NULL) {
+        return StringValue(strdup("t"));
+    }
+
+    int i = 0;
+    bool success = true;
+    int32_t override_base;
+    while (i < (argc-1)) {
+        success = success && retouch_one_library(retouch_entries[i],
+                                                 retouch_entries[i+1],
+                                                 0 /* undo => offset==0 */,
+                                                 NULL);
+        if (!success)
+            ErrorAbort(state, "Failed to unretouch '%s'.",
+                       retouch_entries[i]);
+
+        free(retouch_entries[i]);
+        free(retouch_entries[i+1]);
+        i += 2;
+    }
+    if (i < argc) {
+        free(retouch_entries[i]);
+        success = false;
+    }
+    free(retouch_entries);
+
+    if (!success) {
+      Value* v = malloc(sizeof(Value));
+      v->type = VAL_STRING;
+      v->data = NULL;
+      v->size = -1;
+      return v;
+    }
+    return StringValue(strdup("t"));
+}
+
+
 // symlink target src1 src2 ...
 //    unlinks any previously existing src1, src2, etc before creating symlinks.
 Value* SymlinkFn(const char* name, State* state, int argc, Expr* argv[]) {
@@ -1007,7 +1125,7 @@
     return args[i];
 }
 
-// Read a local file and return its contents (the char* returned
+// Read a local file and return its contents (the Value* returned
 // is actually a FileContents*).
 Value* ReadFileFn(const char* name, State* state, int argc, Expr* argv[]) {
     if (argc != 1) {
@@ -1020,7 +1138,7 @@
     v->type = VAL_BLOB;
 
     FileContents fc;
-    if (LoadFileContents(filename, &fc) != 0) {
+    if (LoadFileContents(filename, &fc, RETOUCH_DONT_MASK) != 0) {
         ErrorAbort(state, "%s() loading \"%s\" failed: %s",
                    name, filename, strerror(errno));
         free(filename);
@@ -1047,6 +1165,8 @@
     RegisterFunction("delete_recursive", DeleteFn);
     RegisterFunction("package_extract_dir", PackageExtractDirFn);
     RegisterFunction("package_extract_file", PackageExtractFileFn);
+    RegisterFunction("retouch_binaries", RetouchBinariesFn);
+    RegisterFunction("undo_retouch_binaries", UndoRetouchBinariesFn);
     RegisterFunction("symlink", SymlinkFn);
     RegisterFunction("set_perm", SetPermFn);
     RegisterFunction("set_perm_recursive", SetPermFn);