diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
index 21df8af..8896ec3 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,22 @@
             FS_STAT_SET_RESERVED_BLOCKS_FAILED | FS_STAT_ENABLE_ENCRYPTION_FAILED);
 }
 
+static bool umount_retry(const std::string& mount_point) {
+    int retry_count = 5;
+    bool umounted = false;
+
+    while (retry_count-- > 0) {
+        umounted = umount(mount_point.c_str()) == 0;
+        if (umounted) {
+            LINFO << __FUNCTION__ << "(): unmount(" << mount_point << ") succeeded";
+            break;
+        }
+        PERROR << __FUNCTION__ << "(): umount(" << mount_point << ") failed";
+        if (retry_count) sleep(1);
+    }
+    return umounted;
+}
+
 static void check_fs(const std::string& blk_device, const std::string& fs_type,
                      const std::string& target, int* fs_stat) {
     int status;
@@ -209,25 +225,12 @@
                         tmpmnt_opts.c_str());
             PINFO << __FUNCTION__ << "(): mount(" << blk_device << "," << target << "," << fs_type
                   << ")=" << ret;
-            if (!ret) {
-                bool umounted = false;
-                int retry_count = 5;
-                while (retry_count-- > 0) {
-                    umounted = umount(target.c_str()) == 0;
-                    if (umounted) {
-                        LINFO << __FUNCTION__ << "(): unmount(" << target << ") succeeded";
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    PERROR << __FUNCTION__ << "(): umount(" << target << ") failed";
-                    if (retry_count) sleep(1);
-                }
-                if (!umounted) {
-                    // boot may fail but continue and leave it to later stage for now.
-                    PERROR << __FUNCTION__ << "(): umount(" << target << ") timed out";
-                    *fs_stat |= FS_STAT_RO_UNMOUNT_FAILED;
-                }
-            } else {
+            if (ret) {
                 *fs_stat |= FS_STAT_RO_MOUNT_FAILED;
+            } else if (!umount_retry(target)) {
+                // boot may fail but continue and leave it to later stage for now.
+                PERROR << __FUNCTION__ << "(): umount(" << target << ") timed out";
+                *fs_stat |= FS_STAT_RO_UNMOUNT_FAILED;
             }
         }
 
@@ -268,12 +271,12 @@
             LINFO << "Running " << F2FS_FSCK_BIN << " -f -c 10000 --debug-cache "
                   << realpath(blk_device);
             ret = logwrap_fork_execvp(ARRAY_SIZE(f2fs_fsck_forced_argv), f2fs_fsck_forced_argv,
-                                      &status, false, LOG_KLOG | LOG_FILE, false, FSCK_LOG_FILE);
+                                      &status, false, LOG_KLOG | LOG_FILE, false, nullptr);
         } else {
             LINFO << "Running " << F2FS_FSCK_BIN << " -a -c 10000 --debug-cache "
                   << realpath(blk_device);
             ret = logwrap_fork_execvp(ARRAY_SIZE(f2fs_fsck_argv), f2fs_fsck_argv, &status, false,
-                                      LOG_KLOG | LOG_FILE, false, FSCK_LOG_FILE);
+                                      LOG_KLOG | LOG_FILE, false, nullptr);
         }
         if (ret < 0) {
             /* No need to check for error in fork, we can't really handle it now */
@@ -1029,12 +1032,11 @@
             return FS_MGR_MNTALL_DEV_NOT_ENCRYPTED;
         }
     } else if (should_use_metadata_encryption(entry)) {
-        if (umount(entry.mount_point.c_str()) == 0) {
+        if (umount_retry(entry.mount_point)) {
             return FS_MGR_MNTALL_DEV_NEEDS_METADATA_ENCRYPTION;
-        } else {
-            PERROR << "Could not umount " << entry.mount_point << " - fail since can't encrypt";
-            return FS_MGR_MNTALL_FAIL;
         }
+        PERROR << "Could not umount " << entry.mount_point << " - fail since can't encrypt";
+        return FS_MGR_MNTALL_FAIL;
     } else if (entry.fs_mgr_flags.file_encryption || entry.fs_mgr_flags.force_fde_or_fbe) {
         LINFO << entry.mount_point << " is file encrypted";
         return FS_MGR_MNTALL_DEV_FILE_ENCRYPTED;
@@ -1880,9 +1882,13 @@
     auto& mount_point = alt_mount_point.empty() ? entry.mount_point : alt_mount_point;
 
     // Run fsck if needed
-    prepare_fs_for_mount(entry.blk_device, entry, mount_point);
+    int ret = prepare_fs_for_mount(entry.blk_device, entry, mount_point);
+    // Wiped case doesn't require to try __mount below.
+    if (ret & FS_STAT_INVALID_MAGIC) {
+      return FS_MGR_DOMNT_FAILED;
+    }
 
-    int ret = __mount(entry.blk_device, mount_point, entry);
+    ret = __mount(entry.blk_device, mount_point, entry);
     if (ret) {
       ret = (errno == EBUSY) ? FS_MGR_DOMNT_BUSY : FS_MGR_DOMNT_FAILED;
     }
diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp
index 4d32bda..cb2f249 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp
@@ -866,9 +866,14 @@
             errno = save_errno;
         }
         entry.flags &= ~MS_RDONLY;
+        entry.flags |= MS_SYNCHRONOUS;
+        entry.fs_options = "nodiscard";
         fs_mgr_set_blk_ro(device_path, false);
     }
-    entry.fs_mgr_flags.check = true;
+    // check_fs requires apex runtime library
+    if (fs_mgr_overlayfs_already_mounted("/data", false)) {
+        entry.fs_mgr_flags.check = true;
+    }
     auto save_errno = errno;
     if (mounted) mounted = fs_mgr_do_mount_one(entry) == 0;
     if (!mounted) {
diff --git a/libcutils/fs_config.cpp b/libcutils/fs_config.cpp
index e9497a8..a6835fc 100644
--- a/libcutils/fs_config.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/fs_config.cpp
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@
     { 00755, AID_ROOT,      AID_ROOT,      0, "first_stage_ramdisk/system/bin/resize2fs" },
     { 00755, AID_ROOT,      AID_ROOT,      0, "first_stage_ramdisk/system/bin/snapuserd" },
     { 00755, AID_ROOT,      AID_ROOT,      0, "first_stage_ramdisk/system/bin/tune2fs" },
+    { 00755, AID_ROOT,      AID_ROOT,      0, "first_stage_ramdisk/system/bin/fsck.f2fs" },
     // generic defaults
     { 00755, AID_ROOT,      AID_ROOT,      0, "bin/*" },
     { 00640, AID_ROOT,      AID_SHELL,     0, "fstab.*" },
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/include/processgroup/processgroup.h b/libprocessgroup/include/processgroup/processgroup.h
index fa2642d..50416fa 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/include/processgroup/processgroup.h
+++ b/libprocessgroup/include/processgroup/processgroup.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 
 #ifndef __ANDROID_VNDK__
 
+bool SetProcessProfilesCached(uid_t uid, pid_t pid, const std::vector<std::string>& profiles);
+
 static constexpr const char* CGROUPS_RC_PATH = "/dev/cgroup_info/cgroup.rc";
 
 bool UsePerAppMemcg();
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/processgroup.cpp b/libprocessgroup/processgroup.cpp
index c824376..2ce3fa0 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/processgroup.cpp
+++ b/libprocessgroup/processgroup.cpp
@@ -112,11 +112,16 @@
 }
 
 void DropTaskProfilesResourceCaching() {
-    TaskProfiles::GetInstance().DropResourceCaching();
+    TaskProfiles::GetInstance().DropResourceCaching(ProfileAction::RCT_TASK);
+    TaskProfiles::GetInstance().DropResourceCaching(ProfileAction::RCT_PROCESS);
 }
 
 bool SetProcessProfiles(uid_t uid, pid_t pid, const std::vector<std::string>& profiles) {
-    return TaskProfiles::GetInstance().SetProcessProfiles(uid, pid, profiles);
+    return TaskProfiles::GetInstance().SetProcessProfiles(uid, pid, profiles, false);
+}
+
+bool SetProcessProfilesCached(uid_t uid, pid_t pid, const std::vector<std::string>& profiles) {
+    return TaskProfiles::GetInstance().SetProcessProfiles(uid, pid, profiles, true);
 }
 
 bool SetTaskProfiles(int tid, const std::vector<std::string>& profiles, bool use_fd_cache) {
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp
index 3834f91..74ba7f6 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp
+++ b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,67 @@
 static constexpr const char* TEMPLATE_TASK_PROFILE_API_FILE =
         "/etc/task_profiles/task_profiles_%u.json";
 
+class FdCacheHelper {
+  public:
+    enum FdState {
+        FDS_INACCESSIBLE = -1,
+        FDS_APP_DEPENDENT = -2,
+        FDS_NOT_CACHED = -3,
+    };
+
+    static void Cache(const std::string& path, android::base::unique_fd& fd);
+    static void Drop(android::base::unique_fd& fd);
+    static void Init(const std::string& path, android::base::unique_fd& fd);
+    static bool IsCached(const android::base::unique_fd& fd) { return fd > FDS_INACCESSIBLE; }
+
+  private:
+    static bool IsAppDependentPath(const std::string& path);
+};
+
+void FdCacheHelper::Init(const std::string& path, android::base::unique_fd& fd) {
+    // file descriptors for app-dependent paths can't be cached
+    if (IsAppDependentPath(path)) {
+        // file descriptor is not cached
+        fd.reset(FDS_APP_DEPENDENT);
+        return;
+    }
+    // file descriptor can be cached later on request
+    fd.reset(FDS_NOT_CACHED);
+}
+
+void FdCacheHelper::Cache(const std::string& path, android::base::unique_fd& fd) {
+    if (fd != FDS_NOT_CACHED) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (access(path.c_str(), W_OK) != 0) {
+        // file is not accessible
+        fd.reset(FDS_INACCESSIBLE);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    unique_fd tmp_fd(TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(open(path.c_str(), O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC)));
+    if (tmp_fd < 0) {
+        PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to cache fd '" << path << "'";
+        fd.reset(FDS_INACCESSIBLE);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    fd = std::move(tmp_fd);
+}
+
+void FdCacheHelper::Drop(android::base::unique_fd& fd) {
+    if (fd == FDS_NOT_CACHED) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    fd.reset(FDS_NOT_CACHED);
+}
+
+bool FdCacheHelper::IsAppDependentPath(const std::string& path) {
+    return path.find("<uid>", 0) != std::string::npos || path.find("<pid>", 0) != std::string::npos;
+}
+
 void ProfileAttribute::Reset(const CgroupController& controller, const std::string& file_name) {
     controller_ = controller;
     file_name_ = file_name;
@@ -144,57 +205,11 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-void CachedFdProfileAction::EnableResourceCaching() {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fd_mutex_);
-    if (fd_ != FDS_NOT_CACHED) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    std::string tasks_path = GetPath();
-
-    if (access(tasks_path.c_str(), W_OK) != 0) {
-        // file is not accessible
-        fd_.reset(FDS_INACCESSIBLE);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    unique_fd fd(TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(open(tasks_path.c_str(), O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC)));
-    if (fd < 0) {
-        PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to cache fd '" << tasks_path << "'";
-        fd_.reset(FDS_INACCESSIBLE);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    fd_ = std::move(fd);
-}
-
-void CachedFdProfileAction::DropResourceCaching() {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fd_mutex_);
-    if (fd_ == FDS_NOT_CACHED) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    fd_.reset(FDS_NOT_CACHED);
-}
-
-bool CachedFdProfileAction::IsAppDependentPath(const std::string& path) {
-    return path.find("<uid>", 0) != std::string::npos || path.find("<pid>", 0) != std::string::npos;
-}
-
-void CachedFdProfileAction::InitFd(const std::string& path) {
-    // file descriptors for app-dependent paths can't be cached
-    if (IsAppDependentPath(path)) {
-        // file descriptor is not cached
-        fd_.reset(FDS_APP_DEPENDENT);
-        return;
-    }
-    // file descriptor can be cached later on request
-    fd_.reset(FDS_NOT_CACHED);
-}
-
 SetCgroupAction::SetCgroupAction(const CgroupController& c, const std::string& p)
     : controller_(c), path_(p) {
-    InitFd(controller_.GetTasksFilePath(path_));
+    FdCacheHelper::Init(controller_.GetTasksFilePath(path_), fd_[ProfileAction::RCT_TASK]);
+    // uid and pid don't matter because IsAppDependentPath ensures the path doesn't use them
+    FdCacheHelper::Init(controller_.GetProcsFilePath(path_, 0, 0), fd_[ProfileAction::RCT_PROCESS]);
 }
 
 bool SetCgroupAction::AddTidToCgroup(int tid, int fd, const char* controller_name) {
@@ -232,7 +247,40 @@
     return false;
 }
 
+ProfileAction::CacheUseResult SetCgroupAction::UseCachedFd(ResourceCacheType cache_type,
+                                                           int id) const {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fd_mutex_);
+    if (FdCacheHelper::IsCached(fd_[cache_type])) {
+        // fd is cached, reuse it
+        if (!AddTidToCgroup(id, fd_[cache_type], controller()->name())) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to add task into cgroup";
+            return ProfileAction::FAIL;
+        }
+        return ProfileAction::SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (fd_[cache_type] == FdCacheHelper::FDS_INACCESSIBLE) {
+        // no permissions to access the file, ignore
+        return ProfileAction::SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (cache_type == ResourceCacheType::RCT_TASK &&
+        fd_[cache_type] == FdCacheHelper::FDS_APP_DEPENDENT) {
+        // application-dependent path can't be used with tid
+        PLOG(ERROR) << "Application profile can't be applied to a thread";
+        return ProfileAction::FAIL;
+    }
+
+    return ProfileAction::UNUSED;
+}
+
 bool SetCgroupAction::ExecuteForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const {
+    CacheUseResult result = UseCachedFd(ProfileAction::RCT_PROCESS, pid);
+    if (result != ProfileAction::UNUSED) {
+        return result == ProfileAction::SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    // fd was not cached or cached fd can't be used
     std::string procs_path = controller()->GetProcsFilePath(path_, uid, pid);
     unique_fd tmp_fd(TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(open(procs_path.c_str(), O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC)));
     if (tmp_fd < 0) {
@@ -248,28 +296,12 @@
 }
 
 bool SetCgroupAction::ExecuteForTask(int tid) const {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fd_mutex_);
-    if (IsFdValid()) {
-        // fd is cached, reuse it
-        if (!AddTidToCgroup(tid, fd_, controller()->name())) {
-            LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to add task into cgroup";
-            return false;
-        }
-        return true;
+    CacheUseResult result = UseCachedFd(ProfileAction::RCT_TASK, tid);
+    if (result != ProfileAction::UNUSED) {
+        return result == ProfileAction::SUCCESS;
     }
 
-    if (fd_ == FDS_INACCESSIBLE) {
-        // no permissions to access the file, ignore
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    if (fd_ == FDS_APP_DEPENDENT) {
-        // application-dependent path can't be used with tid
-        PLOG(ERROR) << "Application profile can't be applied to a thread";
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    // fd was not cached because cached fd can't be used
+    // fd was not cached or cached fd can't be used
     std::string tasks_path = controller()->GetTasksFilePath(path_);
     unique_fd tmp_fd(TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(open(tasks_path.c_str(), O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC)));
     if (tmp_fd < 0) {
@@ -284,10 +316,36 @@
     return true;
 }
 
+void SetCgroupAction::EnableResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType cache_type) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fd_mutex_);
+    // Return early to prevent unnecessary calls to controller_.Get{Tasks|Procs}FilePath() which
+    // include regex evaluations
+    if (fd_[cache_type] != FdCacheHelper::FDS_NOT_CACHED) {
+        return;
+    }
+    switch (cache_type) {
+        case (ProfileAction::RCT_TASK):
+            FdCacheHelper::Cache(controller_.GetTasksFilePath(path_), fd_[cache_type]);
+            break;
+        case (ProfileAction::RCT_PROCESS):
+            // uid and pid don't matter because IsAppDependentPath ensures the path doesn't use them
+            FdCacheHelper::Cache(controller_.GetProcsFilePath(path_, 0, 0), fd_[cache_type]);
+            break;
+        default:
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Invalid cache type is specified!";
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+void SetCgroupAction::DropResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType cache_type) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fd_mutex_);
+    FdCacheHelper::Drop(fd_[cache_type]);
+}
+
 WriteFileAction::WriteFileAction(const std::string& path, const std::string& value,
                                  bool logfailures)
     : path_(path), value_(value), logfailures_(logfailures) {
-    InitFd(path_);
+    FdCacheHelper::Init(path_, fd_);
 }
 
 bool WriteFileAction::WriteValueToFile(const std::string& value, const std::string& path,
@@ -309,13 +367,43 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-bool WriteFileAction::ExecuteForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const {
+ProfileAction::CacheUseResult WriteFileAction::UseCachedFd(ResourceCacheType cache_type,
+                                                           const std::string& value) const {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fd_mutex_);
+    if (FdCacheHelper::IsCached(fd_)) {
+        // fd is cached, reuse it
+        if (!WriteStringToFd(value, fd_)) {
+            if (logfailures_) PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to write '" << value << "' to " << path_;
+            return ProfileAction::FAIL;
+        }
+        return ProfileAction::SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (fd_ == FdCacheHelper::FDS_INACCESSIBLE) {
+        // no permissions to access the file, ignore
+        return ProfileAction::SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (cache_type == ResourceCacheType::RCT_TASK && fd_ == FdCacheHelper::FDS_APP_DEPENDENT) {
+        // application-dependent path can't be used with tid
+        PLOG(ERROR) << "Application profile can't be applied to a thread";
+        return ProfileAction::FAIL;
+    }
+    return ProfileAction::UNUSED;
+}
+
+bool WriteFileAction::ExecuteForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const {
     std::string value(value_);
-    std::string path(path_);
 
     value = StringReplace(value, "<uid>", std::to_string(uid), true);
     value = StringReplace(value, "<pid>", std::to_string(pid), true);
+
+    CacheUseResult result = UseCachedFd(ProfileAction::RCT_PROCESS, value);
+    if (result != ProfileAction::UNUSED) {
+        return result == ProfileAction::SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    std::string path(path_);
     path = StringReplace(path, "<uid>", std::to_string(uid), true);
     path = StringReplace(path, "<pid>", std::to_string(pid), true);
 
@@ -323,41 +411,33 @@
 }
 
 bool WriteFileAction::ExecuteForTask(int tid) const {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fd_mutex_);
     std::string value(value_);
     int uid = getuid();
 
     value = StringReplace(value, "<uid>", std::to_string(uid), true);
     value = StringReplace(value, "<pid>", std::to_string(tid), true);
 
-    if (IsFdValid()) {
-        // fd is cached, reuse it
-        if (!WriteStringToFd(value, fd_)) {
-            if (logfailures_) PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to write '" << value << "' to " << path_;
-            return false;
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    if (fd_ == FDS_INACCESSIBLE) {
-        // no permissions to access the file, ignore
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    if (fd_ == FDS_APP_DEPENDENT) {
-        // application-dependent path can't be used with tid
-        PLOG(ERROR) << "Application profile can't be applied to a thread";
-        return false;
+    CacheUseResult result = UseCachedFd(ProfileAction::RCT_TASK, value);
+    if (result != ProfileAction::UNUSED) {
+        return result == ProfileAction::SUCCESS;
     }
 
     return WriteValueToFile(value, path_, logfailures_);
 }
 
+void WriteFileAction::EnableResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fd_mutex_);
+    FdCacheHelper::Cache(path_, fd_);
+}
+
+void WriteFileAction::DropResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fd_mutex_);
+    FdCacheHelper::Drop(fd_);
+}
+
 bool ApplyProfileAction::ExecuteForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const {
     for (const auto& profile : profiles_) {
-        if (!profile->ExecuteForProcess(uid, pid)) {
-            PLOG(WARNING) << "ExecuteForProcess failed for aggregate profile";
-        }
+        profile->ExecuteForProcess(uid, pid);
     }
     return true;
 }
@@ -369,15 +449,15 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-void ApplyProfileAction::EnableResourceCaching() {
+void ApplyProfileAction::EnableResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType cache_type) {
     for (const auto& profile : profiles_) {
-        profile->EnableResourceCaching();
+        profile->EnableResourceCaching(cache_type);
     }
 }
 
-void ApplyProfileAction::DropResourceCaching() {
+void ApplyProfileAction::DropResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType cache_type) {
     for (const auto& profile : profiles_) {
-        profile->DropResourceCaching();
+        profile->DropResourceCaching(cache_type);
     }
 }
 
@@ -407,33 +487,33 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-void TaskProfile::EnableResourceCaching() {
+void TaskProfile::EnableResourceCaching(ProfileAction::ResourceCacheType cache_type) {
     if (res_cached_) {
         return;
     }
 
     for (auto& element : elements_) {
-        element->EnableResourceCaching();
+        element->EnableResourceCaching(cache_type);
     }
 
     res_cached_ = true;
 }
 
-void TaskProfile::DropResourceCaching() {
+void TaskProfile::DropResourceCaching(ProfileAction::ResourceCacheType cache_type) {
     if (!res_cached_) {
         return;
     }
 
     for (auto& element : elements_) {
-        element->DropResourceCaching();
+        element->DropResourceCaching(cache_type);
     }
 
     res_cached_ = false;
 }
 
-void TaskProfiles::DropResourceCaching() const {
+void TaskProfiles::DropResourceCaching(ProfileAction::ResourceCacheType cache_type) const {
     for (auto& iter : profiles_) {
-        iter.second->DropResourceCaching();
+        iter.second->DropResourceCaching(cache_type);
     }
 }
 
@@ -457,8 +537,7 @@
                 android::base::StringPrintf(TEMPLATE_TASK_PROFILE_API_FILE, api_level);
         if (!access(api_profiles_path.c_str(), F_OK) || errno != ENOENT) {
             if (!Load(CgroupMap::GetInstance(), api_profiles_path)) {
-                LOG(ERROR) << "Loading " << api_profiles_path << " for [" << getpid()
-                           << "] failed";
+                LOG(ERROR) << "Loading " << api_profiles_path << " for [" << getpid() << "] failed";
             }
         }
     }
@@ -651,10 +730,13 @@
 }
 
 bool TaskProfiles::SetProcessProfiles(uid_t uid, pid_t pid,
-                                      const std::vector<std::string>& profiles) {
+                                      const std::vector<std::string>& profiles, bool use_fd_cache) {
     for (const auto& name : profiles) {
         TaskProfile* profile = GetProfile(name);
         if (profile != nullptr) {
+            if (use_fd_cache) {
+                profile->EnableResourceCaching(ProfileAction::RCT_PROCESS);
+            }
             if (!profile->ExecuteForProcess(uid, pid)) {
                 PLOG(WARNING) << "Failed to apply " << name << " process profile";
             }
@@ -671,7 +753,7 @@
         TaskProfile* profile = GetProfile(name);
         if (profile != nullptr) {
             if (use_fd_cache) {
-                profile->EnableResourceCaching();
+                profile->EnableResourceCaching(ProfileAction::RCT_TASK);
             }
             if (!profile->ExecuteForTask(tid)) {
                 PLOG(WARNING) << "Failed to apply " << name << " task profile";
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.h b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.h
index 278892d..1aaa196 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.h
+++ b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.h
@@ -45,14 +45,19 @@
 // Abstract profile element
 class ProfileAction {
   public:
+    enum ResourceCacheType { RCT_TASK = 0, RCT_PROCESS, RCT_COUNT };
+
     virtual ~ProfileAction() {}
 
     // Default implementations will fail
     virtual bool ExecuteForProcess(uid_t, pid_t) const { return false; };
     virtual bool ExecuteForTask(int) const { return false; };
 
-    virtual void EnableResourceCaching() {}
-    virtual void DropResourceCaching() {}
+    virtual void EnableResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType) {}
+    virtual void DropResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType) {}
+
+  protected:
+    enum CacheUseResult { SUCCESS, FAIL, UNUSED };
 };
 
 // Profile actions
@@ -108,67 +113,47 @@
     std::string value_;
 };
 
-// Abstract profile element for cached fd
-class CachedFdProfileAction : public ProfileAction {
-  public:
-    virtual void EnableResourceCaching();
-    virtual void DropResourceCaching();
-
-  protected:
-    enum FdState {
-        FDS_INACCESSIBLE = -1,
-        FDS_APP_DEPENDENT = -2,
-        FDS_NOT_CACHED = -3,
-    };
-
-    android::base::unique_fd fd_;
-    mutable std::mutex fd_mutex_;
-
-    static bool IsAppDependentPath(const std::string& path);
-
-    void InitFd(const std::string& path);
-    bool IsFdValid() const { return fd_ > FDS_INACCESSIBLE; }
-
-    virtual const std::string GetPath() const = 0;
-};
-
 // Set cgroup profile element
-class SetCgroupAction : public CachedFdProfileAction {
+class SetCgroupAction : public ProfileAction {
   public:
     SetCgroupAction(const CgroupController& c, const std::string& p);
 
     virtual bool ExecuteForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const;
     virtual bool ExecuteForTask(int tid) const;
+    virtual void EnableResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType cache_type);
+    virtual void DropResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType cache_type);
 
     const CgroupController* controller() const { return &controller_; }
 
-  protected:
-    const std::string GetPath() const override { return controller_.GetTasksFilePath(path_); }
-
   private:
     CgroupController controller_;
     std::string path_;
+    android::base::unique_fd fd_[ProfileAction::RCT_COUNT];
+    mutable std::mutex fd_mutex_;
 
     static bool AddTidToCgroup(int tid, int fd, const char* controller_name);
+    CacheUseResult UseCachedFd(ResourceCacheType cache_type, int id) const;
 };
 
 // Write to file action
-class WriteFileAction : public CachedFdProfileAction {
+class WriteFileAction : public ProfileAction {
   public:
     WriteFileAction(const std::string& path, const std::string& value, bool logfailures);
 
     virtual bool ExecuteForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const;
     virtual bool ExecuteForTask(int tid) const;
-
-  protected:
-    const std::string GetPath() const override { return path_; }
+    virtual void EnableResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType cache_type);
+    virtual void DropResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType cache_type);
 
   private:
     std::string path_, value_;
     bool logfailures_;
+    android::base::unique_fd fd_;
+    mutable std::mutex fd_mutex_;
 
     static bool WriteValueToFile(const std::string& value, const std::string& path,
                                  bool logfailures);
+    CacheUseResult UseCachedFd(ResourceCacheType cache_type, const std::string& value) const;
 };
 
 class TaskProfile {
@@ -180,8 +165,8 @@
 
     bool ExecuteForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const;
     bool ExecuteForTask(int tid) const;
-    void EnableResourceCaching();
-    void DropResourceCaching();
+    void EnableResourceCaching(ProfileAction::ResourceCacheType cache_type);
+    void DropResourceCaching(ProfileAction::ResourceCacheType cache_type);
 
   private:
     bool res_cached_;
@@ -196,8 +181,8 @@
 
     virtual bool ExecuteForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const;
     virtual bool ExecuteForTask(int tid) const;
-    virtual void EnableResourceCaching();
-    virtual void DropResourceCaching();
+    virtual void EnableResourceCaching(ProfileAction::ResourceCacheType cache_type);
+    virtual void DropResourceCaching(ProfileAction::ResourceCacheType cache_type);
 
   private:
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<TaskProfile>> profiles_;
@@ -210,8 +195,9 @@
 
     TaskProfile* GetProfile(const std::string& name) const;
     const ProfileAttribute* GetAttribute(const std::string& name) const;
-    void DropResourceCaching() const;
-    bool SetProcessProfiles(uid_t uid, pid_t pid, const std::vector<std::string>& profiles);
+    void DropResourceCaching(ProfileAction::ResourceCacheType cache_type) const;
+    bool SetProcessProfiles(uid_t uid, pid_t pid, const std::vector<std::string>& profiles,
+                            bool use_fd_cache);
     bool SetTaskProfiles(int tid, const std::vector<std::string>& profiles, bool use_fd_cache);
 
   private:
diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 5116c0f..8a38559 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -142,11 +142,21 @@
     chown system system /dev/stune/background/tasks
     chown system system /dev/stune/top-app/tasks
     chown system system /dev/stune/rt/tasks
+    chown system system /dev/stune/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/stune/foreground/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/stune/background/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/stune/top-app/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/stune/rt/cgroup.procs
     chmod 0664 /dev/stune/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/stune/foreground/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/stune/background/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/stune/top-app/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/stune/rt/tasks
+    chmod 0664 /dev/stune/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/stune/foreground/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/stune/background/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/stune/top-app/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/stune/rt/cgroup.procs
 
     # cpuctl hierarchy for devices using utilclamp
     mkdir /dev/cpuctl/foreground
@@ -172,6 +182,14 @@
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/system/tasks
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/system-background/tasks
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/dex2oat/tasks
+    chown system system /dev/cpuctl/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/cpuctl/foreground/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/cpuctl/background/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/cpuctl/top-app/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/cpuctl/rt/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/cpuctl/system/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/cpuctl/system-background/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/cpuctl/dex2oat/cgroup.procs
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/foreground/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/background/tasks
@@ -180,12 +198,22 @@
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/system/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/system-background/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/dex2oat/tasks
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/foreground/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/background/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/top-app/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/rt/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/system/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/system-background/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/dex2oat/cgroup.procs
 
     # Create a cpu group for NNAPI HAL processes
     mkdir /dev/cpuctl/nnapi-hal
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/nnapi-hal
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/nnapi-hal/tasks
+    chown system system /dev/cpuctl/nnapi-hal/cgroup.procs
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/nnapi-hal/tasks
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/nnapi-hal/cgroup.procs
     write /dev/cpuctl/nnapi-hal/cpu.uclamp.min 1
     write /dev/cpuctl/nnapi-hal/cpu.uclamp.latency_sensitive 1
 
@@ -193,19 +221,25 @@
     mkdir /dev/cpuctl/camera-daemon
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/camera-daemon
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/camera-daemon/tasks
+    chown system system /dev/cpuctl/camera-daemon/cgroup.procs
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/camera-daemon/tasks
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/camera-daemon/cgroup.procs
 
     # Create an stune group for camera-specific processes
     mkdir /dev/stune/camera-daemon
     chown system system /dev/stune/camera-daemon
     chown system system /dev/stune/camera-daemon/tasks
+    chown system system /dev/stune/camera-daemon/cgroup.procs
     chmod 0664 /dev/stune/camera-daemon/tasks
+    chmod 0664 /dev/stune/camera-daemon/cgroup.procs
 
     # Create an stune group for NNAPI HAL processes
     mkdir /dev/stune/nnapi-hal
     chown system system /dev/stune/nnapi-hal
     chown system system /dev/stune/nnapi-hal/tasks
+    chown system system /dev/stune/nnapi-hal/cgroup.procs
     chmod 0664 /dev/stune/nnapi-hal/tasks
+    chmod 0664 /dev/stune/nnapi-hal/cgroup.procs
     write /dev/stune/nnapi-hal/schedtune.boost 1
     write /dev/stune/nnapi-hal/schedtune.prefer_idle 1
 
@@ -217,8 +251,12 @@
     chown system system /dev/blkio/background
     chown system system /dev/blkio/tasks
     chown system system /dev/blkio/background/tasks
+    chown system system /dev/blkio/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/blkio/background/cgroup.procs
     chmod 0664 /dev/blkio/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/blkio/background/tasks
+    chmod 0664 /dev/blkio/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/blkio/background/cgroup.procs
     write /dev/blkio/blkio.weight 1000
     write /dev/blkio/background/blkio.weight 200
     write /dev/blkio/background/blkio.bfq.weight 10
@@ -367,6 +405,13 @@
     chown system system /dev/cpuset/top-app/tasks
     chown system system /dev/cpuset/restricted/tasks
     chown system system /dev/cpuset/camera-daemon/tasks
+    chown system system /dev/cpuset/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/cpuset/foreground/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/cpuset/background/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/cpuset/system-background/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/cpuset/top-app/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/cpuset/restricted/cgroup.procs
+    chown system system /dev/cpuset/camera-daemon/cgroup.procs
 
     # set system-background to 0775 so SurfaceFlinger can touch it
     chmod 0775 /dev/cpuset/system-background
@@ -378,6 +423,13 @@
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuset/restricted/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuset/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuset/camera-daemon/tasks
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuset/foreground/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuset/background/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuset/system-background/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuset/top-app/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuset/restricted/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuset/cgroup.procs
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuset/camera-daemon/cgroup.procs
 
     # make the PSI monitor accessible to others
     chown system system /proc/pressure/memory
diff --git a/trusty/storage/proxy/Android.bp b/trusty/storage/proxy/Android.bp
index 38d8685..94f26d8 100644
--- a/trusty/storage/proxy/Android.bp
+++ b/trusty/storage/proxy/Android.bp
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@
         "liblog",
         "libhardware_legacy",
     ],
-    header_libs: ["libcutils_headers"],
+    header_libs: [
+        "libcutils_headers",
+        "libgsi_headers",
+    ],
 
     static_libs: [
         "libfstab",
diff --git a/trusty/storage/proxy/checkpoint_handling.cpp b/trusty/storage/proxy/checkpoint_handling.cpp
index 6c2fd36..3305d8d 100644
--- a/trusty/storage/proxy/checkpoint_handling.cpp
+++ b/trusty/storage/proxy/checkpoint_handling.cpp
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@
 #include "log.h"
 
 #include <fstab/fstab.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <string>
 
+#include <libgsi/libgsi.h>
+
 namespace {
 
 bool checkpointingDoneForever = false;
@@ -75,3 +78,15 @@
 
     return 0;
 }
+
+/**
+ * is_gsi_running() - Check if a GSI image is running via DSU.
+ *
+ * This function is equivalent to android::gsi::IsGsiRunning(), but this API is
+ * not yet vendor-accessible although the underlying metadata file is.
+ *
+ */
+bool is_gsi_running() {
+    /* TODO(b/210501710): Expose GSI image running state to vendor storageproxyd */
+    return !access(android::gsi::kGsiBootedIndicatorFile, F_OK);
+}
diff --git a/trusty/storage/proxy/checkpoint_handling.h b/trusty/storage/proxy/checkpoint_handling.h
index f1bf27c..dfe2947 100644
--- a/trusty/storage/proxy/checkpoint_handling.h
+++ b/trusty/storage/proxy/checkpoint_handling.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
  */
 int is_data_checkpoint_active(bool* active);
 
+bool is_gsi_running();
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/trusty/storage/proxy/proxy.c b/trusty/storage/proxy/proxy.c
index c690a28..2620034 100644
--- a/trusty/storage/proxy/proxy.c
+++ b/trusty/storage/proxy/proxy.c
@@ -104,8 +104,11 @@
         return -1;
     }
 
-    /* no-execute for user, no access for group and other */
-    umask(S_IXUSR | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO);
+    /*
+     * No access for group and other. We need execute access for user to create
+     * an accessible directory.
+     */
+    umask(S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO);
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/trusty/storage/proxy/storage.c b/trusty/storage/proxy/storage.c
index 2fde30f..d74a708 100644
--- a/trusty/storage/proxy/storage.c
+++ b/trusty/storage/proxy/storage.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -24,13 +25,16 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include "log.h"
+#include "checkpoint_handling.h"
 #include "ipc.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "storage.h"
 
 #define FD_TBL_SIZE 64
 #define MAX_READ_SIZE 4096
 
+#define ALTERNATE_DATA_DIR "alternate/"
+
 enum sync_state {
     SS_UNUSED = -1,
     SS_CLEAN =  0,
@@ -44,6 +48,8 @@
 static enum sync_state dir_state;
 static enum sync_state fd_state[FD_TBL_SIZE];
 
+static bool alternate_mode;
+
 static struct {
    struct storage_file_read_resp hdr;
    uint8_t data[MAX_READ_SIZE];
@@ -216,6 +222,7 @@
                       const void *r, size_t req_len)
 {
     char *path = NULL;
+    char* parent_path;
     const struct storage_file_open_req *req = r;
     struct storage_file_open_resp resp = {0};
 
@@ -234,6 +241,24 @@
         goto err_response;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * TODO(b/210501710): Expose GSI image running state to vendor
+     * storageproxyd. We want to control data file paths in vendor_init, but we
+     * don't have access to the necessary property there yet. When we have
+     * access to that property we can set the root data path read-only and only
+     * allow creation of files in alternate/. Checking paths here temporarily
+     * until that is fixed.
+     *
+     * We are just checking for "/" instead of "alternate/" because we still
+     * want to still allow access to "persist/" in alternate mode (for now, this
+     * may change in the future).
+     */
+    if (alternate_mode && !strchr(req->name, '/')) {
+        ALOGE("%s: Cannot open root data file \"%s\" in alternate mode\n", __func__, req->name);
+        msg->result = STORAGE_ERR_ACCESS;
+        goto err_response;
+    }
+
     int rc = asprintf(&path, "%s/%s", ssdir_name, req->name);
     if (rc < 0) {
         ALOGE("%s: asprintf failed\n", __func__);
@@ -246,7 +271,23 @@
     if (req->flags & STORAGE_FILE_OPEN_TRUNCATE)
         open_flags |= O_TRUNC;
 
+    parent_path = dirname(path);
     if (req->flags & STORAGE_FILE_OPEN_CREATE) {
+        /*
+         * Create the alternate parent dir if needed & allowed.
+         *
+         * TODO(b/210501710): Expose GSI image running state to vendor
+         * storageproxyd. This directory should be created by vendor_init, once
+         * it has access to the necessary bit of information.
+         */
+        if (strstr(req->name, ALTERNATE_DATA_DIR) == req->name) {
+            rc = mkdir(parent_path, S_IRWXU);
+            if (rc && errno != EEXIST) {
+                ALOGE("%s: Could not create parent directory \"%s\": %s\n", __func__, parent_path,
+                      strerror(errno));
+            }
+        }
+
         /* open or create */
         if (req->flags & STORAGE_FILE_OPEN_CREATE_EXCLUSIVE) {
             /* create exclusive */
@@ -467,6 +508,9 @@
 
 int storage_init(const char *dirname)
 {
+    /* If there is an active DSU image, use the alternate fs mode. */
+    alternate_mode = is_gsi_running();
+
     fs_state = SS_CLEAN;
     dir_state = SS_CLEAN;
     for (uint i = 0; i < FD_TBL_SIZE; i++) {