diff --git a/cmds/installd/commands.c b/cmds/installd/commands.c
index 79bda74e84c34..1e8555be91b10 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/commands.c
+++ b/cmds/installd/commands.c
@@ -78,6 +78,30 @@ int uninstall(const char *pkgname, int encrypted_fs_flag)
     return delete_dir_contents(pkgdir, 1, 0);
 }
 
+int renamepkg(const char *oldpkgname, const char *newpkgname, int encrypted_fs_flag)
+{
+    char oldpkgdir[PKG_PATH_MAX];
+    char newpkgdir[PKG_PATH_MAX];
+
+    if (encrypted_fs_flag == USE_UNENCRYPTED_FS) {
+        if (create_pkg_path(oldpkgdir, PKG_DIR_PREFIX, oldpkgname, PKG_DIR_POSTFIX))
+            return -1;
+        if (create_pkg_path(newpkgdir, PKG_DIR_PREFIX, newpkgname, PKG_DIR_POSTFIX))
+            return -1;
+    } else {
+        if (create_pkg_path(oldpkgdir, PKG_SEC_DIR_PREFIX, oldpkgname, PKG_DIR_POSTFIX))
+            return -1;
+        if (create_pkg_path(newpkgdir, PKG_SEC_DIR_PREFIX, newpkgname, PKG_DIR_POSTFIX))
+            return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (rename(oldpkgdir, newpkgdir) < 0) {
+        LOGE("cannot rename dir '%s' to '%s': %s\n", oldpkgdir, newpkgdir, strerror(errno));
+        return -errno;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int delete_user_data(const char *pkgname, int encrypted_fs_flag)
 {
     char pkgdir[PKG_PATH_MAX];
@@ -636,3 +660,203 @@ fail:
     }
     return -1;
 }
+
+int create_move_path(char path[PKG_PATH_MAX],
+    const char* prefix,
+    const char* pkgname,
+    const char* leaf)
+{
+    if ((strlen(prefix) + strlen(pkgname) + strlen(leaf) + 1) >= PKG_PATH_MAX) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    sprintf(path, "%s%s/%s", prefix, pkgname, leaf);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void mkinnerdirs(char* path, int basepos, mode_t mode, int uid, int gid)
+{
+    while (path[basepos] != 0) {
+        if (path[basepos] == '/') {
+            path[basepos] = 0;
+            LOGI("Making directory: %s\n", path);
+            if (mkdir(path, mode) == 0) {
+                chown(path, uid, gid);
+            }
+            path[basepos] = '/';
+            basepos++;
+        }
+        basepos++;
+    }
+}
+
+int movefiles()
+{
+    DIR *d;
+    int dfd, subfd;
+    struct dirent *de;
+    struct stat s;
+    char buf[PKG_PATH_MAX+1];
+    int bufp, bufe, bufi, readlen;
+
+    char srcpkg[PKG_NAME_MAX];
+    char dstpkg[PKG_NAME_MAX];
+    char srcpath[PKG_PATH_MAX];
+    char dstpath[PKG_PATH_MAX];
+    int dstuid, dstgid;
+    int hasspace;
+
+    d = opendir(UPDATE_COMMANDS_DIR_PREFIX);
+    if (d == NULL) {
+        goto done;
+    }
+    dfd = dirfd(d);
+
+        /* Iterate through all files in the directory, executing the
+         * file movements requested there-in.
+         */
+    while ((de = readdir(d))) {
+        const char *name = de->d_name;
+
+        if (de->d_type == DT_DIR) {
+            continue;
+        } else {
+            subfd = openat(dfd, name, O_RDONLY);
+            if (subfd < 0) {
+                LOGW("Unable to open update commands at %s%s\n",
+                        UPDATE_COMMANDS_DIR_PREFIX, name);
+                continue;
+            }
+            
+            bufp = 0;
+            bufe = 0;
+            buf[PKG_PATH_MAX] = 0;
+            srcpkg[0] = dstpkg[0] = 0;
+            while (1) {
+                bufi = bufp;
+                while (bufi < bufe && buf[bufi] != '\n') {
+                    bufi++;
+                }
+                if (bufi < bufe) {
+                    buf[bufi] = 0;
+                    LOGV("Processing line: %s\n", buf+bufp);
+                    hasspace = 0;
+                    while (bufp < bufi && isspace(buf[bufp])) {
+                        hasspace = 1;
+                        bufp++;
+                    }
+                    if (buf[bufp] == '#' || bufp == bufi) {
+                        // skip comments and empty lines.
+                    } else if (hasspace) {
+                        if (dstpkg[0] == 0) {
+                            LOGW("Path before package line in %s%s: %s\n",
+                                    UPDATE_COMMANDS_DIR_PREFIX, name, buf+bufp);
+                        } else if (srcpkg[0] == 0) {
+                            // Skip -- source package no longer exists.
+                        } else {
+                            LOGV("Move file: %s (from %s to %s)\n", buf+bufp, srcpkg, dstpkg);
+                            if (!create_move_path(srcpath, PKG_DIR_PREFIX, srcpkg, buf+bufp) &&
+                                    !create_move_path(dstpath, PKG_DIR_PREFIX, dstpkg, buf+bufp)) {
+                                LOGI("Renaming %s to %s (uid %d)\n", srcpath, dstpath, dstuid);
+                                mkinnerdirs(dstpath, strlen(dstpath)-(bufi-bufp),
+                                    S_IRWXU|S_IRWXG|S_IXOTH, dstuid, dstgid);
+                                if (rename(srcpath, dstpath) >= 0) {
+                                    if (chown(dstpath, dstuid, dstgid) < 0) {
+                                        LOGE("cannot chown %s: %s\n", dstpath, strerror(errno));
+                                        unlink(dstpath);
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    LOGW("Unable to rename %s to %s: %s\n",
+                                        srcpath, dstpath, strerror(errno));
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        char* div = strchr(buf+bufp, ':');
+                        if (div == NULL) {
+                            LOGW("Bad package spec in %s%s; no ':' sep: %s\n",
+                                    UPDATE_COMMANDS_DIR_PREFIX, name, buf+bufp);
+                        } else {
+                            *div = 0;
+                            div++;
+                            if (strlen(buf+bufp) < PKG_NAME_MAX) {
+                                strcpy(dstpkg, buf+bufp);
+                            } else {
+                                srcpkg[0] = dstpkg[0] = 0;
+                                LOGW("Package name too long in %s%s: %s\n",
+                                        UPDATE_COMMANDS_DIR_PREFIX, name, buf+bufp);
+                            }
+                            if (strlen(div) < PKG_NAME_MAX) {
+                                strcpy(srcpkg, div);
+                            } else {
+                                srcpkg[0] = dstpkg[0] = 0;
+                                LOGW("Package name too long in %s%s: %s\n",
+                                        UPDATE_COMMANDS_DIR_PREFIX, name, div);
+                            }
+                            if (srcpkg[0] != 0) {
+                                if (!create_pkg_path(srcpath, PKG_DIR_PREFIX, srcpkg,
+                                        PKG_DIR_POSTFIX)) {
+                                    if (lstat(srcpath, &s) < 0) {
+                                        // Package no longer exists -- skip.
+                                        srcpkg[0] = 0;
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    srcpkg[0] = 0;
+                                    LOGW("Can't create path %s in %s%s\n",
+                                            div, UPDATE_COMMANDS_DIR_PREFIX, name);
+                                }
+                                if (srcpkg[0] != 0) {
+                                    if (!create_pkg_path(dstpath, PKG_DIR_PREFIX, dstpkg,
+                                            PKG_DIR_POSTFIX)) {
+                                        if (lstat(dstpath, &s) == 0) {
+                                            dstuid = s.st_uid;
+                                            dstgid = s.st_gid;
+                                        } else {
+                                            srcpkg[0] = 0;
+                                            LOGW("Can't stat path %s in %s%s: %s\n",
+                                                    dstpath, UPDATE_COMMANDS_DIR_PREFIX,
+                                                    name, strerror(errno));
+                                        }
+                                    } else {
+                                        srcpkg[0] = 0;
+                                        LOGW("Can't create path %s in %s%s\n",
+                                                div, UPDATE_COMMANDS_DIR_PREFIX, name);
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                LOGV("Transfering from %s to %s: uid=%d\n",
+                                    srcpkg, dstpkg, dstuid);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    bufp = bufi+1;
+                } else {
+                    if (bufp == 0) {
+                        if (bufp < bufe) {
+                            LOGW("Line too long in %s%s, skipping: %s\n",
+                                    UPDATE_COMMANDS_DIR_PREFIX, name, buf);
+                        }
+                    } else if (bufp < bufe) {
+                        memcpy(buf, buf+bufp, bufe-bufp);
+                        bufe -= bufp;
+                        bufp = 0;
+                    }
+                    readlen = read(subfd, buf+bufe, PKG_PATH_MAX-bufe);
+                    if (readlen < 0) {
+                        LOGW("Failure reading update commands in %s%s: %s\n",
+                                UPDATE_COMMANDS_DIR_PREFIX, name, strerror(errno));
+                        break;
+                    } else if (readlen == 0) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    bufe += readlen;
+                    buf[bufe] = 0;
+                    LOGV("Read buf: %s\n", buf);
+                }
+            }
+            close(subfd);
+        }
+    }
+    closedir(d);
+done:
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/cmds/installd/installd.c b/cmds/installd/installd.c
index 5bc6c86f14c98..882c493b59719 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/installd.c
+++ b/cmds/installd/installd.c
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ static int do_remove(char **arg, char reply[REPLY_MAX])
     return uninstall(arg[0], atoi(arg[1])); /* pkgname */
 }
 
+static int do_rename(char **arg, char reply[REPLY_MAX])
+{
+    return renamepkg(arg[0], arg[1], atoi(arg[2])); /* oldpkgname, newpkgname */
+}
+
 static int do_free_cache(char **arg, char reply[REPLY_MAX]) /* TODO int:free_size */
 {
     return free_cache(atoi(arg[0])); /* free_size */
@@ -87,6 +92,11 @@ static int do_rm_user_data(char **arg, char reply[REPLY_MAX])
     return delete_user_data(arg[0], atoi(arg[1])); /* pkgname */
 }
 
+static int do_movefiles(char **arg, char reply[REPLY_MAX])
+{
+    return movefiles();
+}
+
 struct cmdinfo {
     const char *name;
     unsigned numargs;
@@ -100,11 +110,13 @@ struct cmdinfo cmds[] = {
     { "movedex",              2, do_move_dex },
     { "rmdex",                1, do_rm_dex },
     { "remove",               2, do_remove },
+    { "rename",               3, do_rename },
     { "freecache",            1, do_free_cache },
     { "rmcache",              2, do_rm_cache },
     { "protect",              2, do_protect },
     { "getsize",              4, do_get_size },
     { "rmuserdata",           2, do_rm_user_data },
+    { "movefiles",            0, do_movefiles },
 };
 
 static int readx(int s, void *_buf, int count)
diff --git a/cmds/installd/installd.h b/cmds/installd/installd.h
index 35a173ea860d0..92ae310d1a3f9 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/installd.h
+++ b/cmds/installd/installd.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 #define DALVIK_CACHE_PREFIX   "/data/dalvik-cache/"
 #define DALVIK_CACHE_POSTFIX  "/classes.dex"
 
+#define UPDATE_COMMANDS_DIR_PREFIX  "/system/etc/updatecmds/"
 
 #define PKG_NAME_MAX  128   /* largest allowed package name */
 #define PKG_PATH_MAX  256   /* max size of any path we use */
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ int delete_dir_contents_fd(int dfd, const char *name);
 
 int install(const char *pkgname, int encrypted_fs_flag, uid_t uid, gid_t gid);
 int uninstall(const char *pkgname, int encrypted_fs_flag);
+int renamepkg(const char *oldpkgname, const char *newpkgname, int encrypted_fs_flag);
 int delete_user_data(const char *pkgname, int encrypted_fs_flag);
 int delete_cache(const char *pkgname, int encrypted_fs_flag);
 int move_dex(const char *src, const char *dst);
@@ -106,3 +108,4 @@ int get_size(const char *pkgname, const char *apkpath, const char *fwdlock_apkpa
              int *codesize, int *datasize, int *cachesize, int encrypted_fs_flag);
 int free_cache(int free_size);
 int dexopt(const char *apk_path, uid_t uid, int is_public);
+int movefiles();
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
index bbde0a6035bad..bac55cc01582f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
@@ -953,6 +953,39 @@ public class PackageParser {
                     return null;
                 }
                 
+            } else if (tagName.equals("original-package")) {
+                sa = res.obtainAttributes(attrs,
+                        com.android.internal.R.styleable.AndroidManifestOriginalPackage);
+
+                String name = sa.getNonResourceString(
+                        com.android.internal.R.styleable.AndroidManifestOriginalPackage_name);
+
+                sa.recycle();
+
+                if (name != null && (flags&PARSE_IS_SYSTEM) != 0) {
+                    pkg.mOriginalPackage = name;
+                }
+
+                XmlUtils.skipCurrentTag(parser);
+                
+            } else if (tagName.equals("adopt-permissions")) {
+                sa = res.obtainAttributes(attrs,
+                        com.android.internal.R.styleable.AndroidManifestOriginalPackage);
+
+                String name = sa.getNonResourceString(
+                        com.android.internal.R.styleable.AndroidManifestOriginalPackage_name);
+
+                sa.recycle();
+
+                if (name != null && (flags&PARSE_IS_SYSTEM) != 0) {
+                    if (pkg.mAdoptPermissions == null) {
+                        pkg.mAdoptPermissions = new ArrayList<String>();
+                    }
+                    pkg.mAdoptPermissions.add(name);
+                }
+
+                XmlUtils.skipCurrentTag(parser);
+                
             } else if (tagName.equals("eat-comment")) {
                 // Just skip this tag
                 XmlUtils.skipCurrentTag(parser);
@@ -2528,6 +2561,9 @@ public class PackageParser {
         public ArrayList<String> usesOptionalLibraries = null;
         public String[] usesLibraryFiles = null;
 
+        public String mOriginalPackage = null;
+        public ArrayList<String> mAdoptPermissions = null;
+        
         // We store the application meta-data independently to avoid multiple unwanted references
         public Bundle mAppMetaData = null;
 
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml
index 7728c501a6a6b..54781e3c520df 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml
@@ -923,6 +923,19 @@
         <attr name="name" />
     </declare-styleable>
 
+    <!-- Private tag to declare the original package name that this package is
+         based on.  Only used for packages installed in the system image.  If
+         given, and different than the actual package name, and the given
+         original package was previously installed on the device but the new
+         one was not, then the data for the old one will be renamed to be
+         for the new package.
+
+         <p>This appears as a child tag of the root
+         {@link #AndroidManifest manifest} tag. -->
+    <declare-styleable name="AndroidManifestOriginalPackage" parent="AndroidManifest">
+        <attr name="name" />
+    </declare-styleable>
+
     <!-- The <code>provider</code> tag declares a
          {@link android.content.ContentProvider} class that is available
          as part of the package's application components, supplying structured
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/Installer.java b/services/java/com/android/server/Installer.java
index 88b1f02aeabbf..11297d573b27a 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/Installer.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/Installer.java
@@ -222,6 +222,21 @@ class Installer {
         return execute(builder.toString());
     }
 
+    public int rename(String oldname, String newname, boolean useEncryptedFilesystem) {
+        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder("rename");
+        builder.append(' ');
+        builder.append(oldname);
+        builder.append(' ');
+        builder.append(newname);
+        builder.append(' ');
+        if (useEncryptedFilesystem) {
+            builder.append('1');
+        } else {
+            builder.append('0');
+        }
+        return execute(builder.toString());
+    }
+
     public int deleteCacheFiles(String name, boolean useEncryptedFilesystem) {
         StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder("rmcache");
         builder.append(' ');
@@ -308,4 +323,8 @@ class Installer {
             return -1;
         }
     }    
+
+    public int moveFiles() {
+        return execute("movefiles");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/PackageManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/PackageManagerService.java
index 238403c391433..387f139a51ce5 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -96,11 +96,13 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
     private static final String TAG = "PackageManager";
     private static final boolean DEBUG_SETTINGS = false;
     private static final boolean DEBUG_PREFERRED = false;
+    private static final boolean DEBUG_UPGRADE = false;
 
     private static final boolean MULTIPLE_APPLICATION_UIDS = true;
     private static final int RADIO_UID = Process.PHONE_UID;
@@ -221,7 +224,6 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
 
     final Settings mSettings;
     boolean mRestoredSettings;
-    boolean mReportedUidError;
 
     // Group-ids that are given to all packages as read from etc/permissions/*.xml.
     int[] mGlobalGids;
@@ -271,6 +273,10 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
     final HashMap<String, PackageParser.PermissionGroup> mPermissionGroups =
             new HashMap<String, PackageParser.PermissionGroup>();
 
+    // Packages whose data we have transfered into another package, thus
+    // should no longer exist.
+    final HashSet<String> mTransferedPackages = new HashSet<String>();
+    
     // Broadcast actions that are only available to the system.
     final HashSet<String> mProtectedBroadcasts = new HashSet<String>();
 
@@ -661,16 +667,43 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
                 }
             }
 
+            // Find base frameworks (resource packages without code).
             mFrameworkInstallObserver = new AppDirObserver(
                 mFrameworkDir.getPath(), OBSERVER_EVENTS, true);
             mFrameworkInstallObserver.startWatching();
             scanDirLI(mFrameworkDir, PackageParser.PARSE_IS_SYSTEM,
                     scanMode | SCAN_NO_DEX);
+            
+            // Collect all system packages.
             mSystemAppDir = new File(Environment.getRootDirectory(), "app");
             mSystemInstallObserver = new AppDirObserver(
                 mSystemAppDir.getPath(), OBSERVER_EVENTS, true);
             mSystemInstallObserver.startWatching();
             scanDirLI(mSystemAppDir, PackageParser.PARSE_IS_SYSTEM, scanMode);
+            
+            if (mInstaller != null) {
+                if (DEBUG_UPGRADE) Log.v(TAG, "Running installd update commands");
+                mInstaller.moveFiles();
+            }
+            
+            // Prune any system packages that no longer exist.
+            Iterator<PackageSetting> psit = mSettings.mPackages.values().iterator();
+            while (psit.hasNext()) {
+                PackageSetting ps = psit.next();
+                if ((ps.pkgFlags&ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM) != 0
+                        && !mPackages.containsKey(ps.name)) {
+                    psit.remove();
+                    String msg = "System package " + ps.name
+                            + " no longer exists; wiping its data";
+                    reportSettingsProblem(Log.WARN, msg);
+                    if (mInstaller != null) {
+                        // XXX how to set useEncryptedFSDir for packages that
+                        // are not encrypted?
+                        mInstaller.remove(ps.name, true);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            
             mAppInstallDir = new File(dataDir, "app");
             if (mInstaller == null) {
                 // Make sure these dirs exist, when we are running in
@@ -2081,14 +2114,21 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
         }
     }
 
+    private static File getSettingsProblemFile() {
+        File dataDir = Environment.getDataDirectory();
+        File systemDir = new File(dataDir, "system");
+        File fname = new File(systemDir, "uiderrors.txt");
+        return fname;
+    }
+    
     private static void reportSettingsProblem(int priority, String msg) {
         try {
-            File dataDir = Environment.getDataDirectory();
-            File systemDir = new File(dataDir, "system");
-            File fname = new File(systemDir, "uiderrors.txt");
+            File fname = getSettingsProblemFile();
             FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(fname, true);
             PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(out);
-            pw.println(msg);
+            SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat();
+            String dateString = formatter.format(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()));
+            pw.println(dateString + ": " + msg);
             pw.close();
             FileUtils.setPermissions(
                     fname.toString(),
@@ -2295,6 +2335,21 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
                 ((pkg.applicationInfo.flags & ApplicationInfo.FLAG_NEVER_ENCRYPT) == 0);
     }
     
+    private boolean verifyPackageUpdate(PackageSetting oldPkg, PackageParser.Package newPkg) {
+        if ((oldPkg.pkgFlags&ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM) == 0) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Unable to update from " + oldPkg.name
+                    + " to " + newPkg.packageName
+                    + ": old package not in system partition");
+            return false;
+        } else if (mPackages.get(oldPkg.name) != null) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Unable to update from " + oldPkg.name
+                    + " to " + newPkg.packageName
+                    + ": old package still exists");
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+    
     private PackageParser.Package scanPackageLI(
         PackageParser.Package pkg, int parseFlags, int scanMode) {
         File scanFile = new File(pkg.mScanPath);
@@ -2439,22 +2494,67 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
                 }
             }
 
+            // Check if we are renaming from an original package name.
+            PackageSetting origPackage = null;
+            if (pkg.mOriginalPackage != null) {
+                // We will only retrieve the setting for it if it already
+                // exists; otherwise we need to make a new one later.
+                origPackage = mSettings.peekPackageLP(pkg.mOriginalPackage);
+                if (origPackage != null) {
+                    if (!verifyPackageUpdate(origPackage, pkg)) {
+                        origPackage = null;
+                    } else if (origPackage.sharedUser != null) {
+                        if (!origPackage.sharedUser.name.equals(pkg.mSharedUserId)) {
+                            Log.w(TAG, "Unable to migrate data from " + origPackage.name
+                                    + " to " + pkg.packageName + ": old uid "
+                                    + origPackage.sharedUser.name
+                                    + " differs from " + pkg.mSharedUserId);
+                            origPackage = null;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        if (DEBUG_UPGRADE) Log.v(TAG, "Migrating data from "
+                                + origPackage.name + " to " + pkg.packageName);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            if (mTransferedPackages.contains(pkg.packageName)) {
+                Log.w(TAG, "Package " + pkg.packageName
+                        + " was transferred to another, but its .apk remains");
+            }
+            
             // Just create the setting, don't add it yet. For already existing packages
             // the PkgSetting exists already and doesn't have to be created.
-            pkgSetting = mSettings.getPackageLP(pkg, suid, destCodeFile,
+            pkgSetting = mSettings.getPackageLP(pkg, origPackage, suid, destCodeFile,
                             destResourceFile, pkg.applicationInfo.flags, true, false);
             if (pkgSetting == null) {
                 Log.w(TAG, "Creating application package " + pkgName + " failed");
                 mLastScanError = PackageManager.INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE;
                 return null;
             }
-            if(mSettings.mDisabledSysPackages.get(pkg.packageName) != null) {
+            if (mSettings.mDisabledSysPackages.get(pkg.packageName) != null) {
                 pkg.applicationInfo.flags |= ApplicationInfo.FLAG_UPDATED_SYSTEM_APP;
             }
 
             pkg.applicationInfo.uid = pkgSetting.userId;
             pkg.mExtras = pkgSetting;
 
+            if (pkg.mAdoptPermissions != null) {
+                // This package wants to adopt ownership of permissions from
+                // another package.
+                for (int i=pkg.mAdoptPermissions.size()-1; i>=0; i--) {
+                    String origName = pkg.mAdoptPermissions.get(i);
+                    PackageSetting orig = mSettings.peekPackageLP(origName);
+                    if (orig != null) {
+                        if (verifyPackageUpdate(orig, pkg)) {
+                            if (DEBUG_UPGRADE) Log.v(TAG, "Adopting permissions from "
+                                    + origName + " to " + pkg.packageName);
+                            mSettings.transferPermissions(origName, pkg.packageName);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            
             if (!verifySignaturesLP(pkgSetting, pkg, parseFlags,
                     (scanMode&SCAN_UPDATE_SIGNATURE) != 0)) {
                 if ((parseFlags&PackageParser.PARSE_IS_SYSTEM) == 0) {
@@ -2543,6 +2643,9 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
             } else {
                 dataPath = new File(mAppDataDir, pkgName);
             }
+            
+            boolean uidError = false;
+            
             if (dataPath.exists()) {
                 mOutPermissions[1] = 0;
                 FileUtils.getPermissions(dataPath.getPath(), mOutPermissions);
@@ -2556,7 +2659,7 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
                         // current data so the application will still work.
                         if (mInstaller != null) {
                             int ret = mInstaller.remove(pkgName, useEncryptedFSDir);
-                            if(ret >= 0) {
+                            if (ret >= 0) {
                                 // Old data gone!
                                 String msg = "System package " + pkg.packageName
                                         + " has changed from uid: "
@@ -2591,12 +2694,12 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
                                 + mOutPermissions[1] + " on disk, "
                                 + pkg.applicationInfo.uid + " in settings";
                         synchronized (mPackages) {
-                            if (!mReportedUidError) {
-                                mReportedUidError = true;
-                                msg = msg + "; read messages:\n"
-                                        + mSettings.getReadMessagesLP();
+                            mSettings.mReadMessages.append(msg);
+                            mSettings.mReadMessages.append('\n');
+                            uidError = true;
+                            if (!pkgSetting.uidError) {
+                                reportSettingsProblem(Log.ERROR, msg);
                             }
-                            reportSettingsProblem(Log.ERROR, msg);
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -2604,6 +2707,29 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
             } else {
                 if ((parseFlags&PackageParser.PARSE_CHATTY) != 0 && Config.LOGV)
                     Log.v(TAG, "Want this data dir: " + dataPath);
+                if (pkgSetting.origPackage != null) {
+                    synchronized (mPackages) {
+                        // This package is being update from another; rename the
+                        // old one's data dir.
+                        String msg = "Transfering data from old package "
+                                + pkgSetting.origPackage.name + " to new package "
+                                + pkgSetting.name;
+                        reportSettingsProblem(Log.WARN, msg);
+                        if (mInstaller != null) {
+                            int ret = mInstaller.rename(pkgSetting.origPackage.name,
+                                    pkgName, useEncryptedFSDir);
+                            if(ret < 0) {
+                                msg = "Error transfering data from old package "
+                                    + pkgSetting.origPackage.name + " to new package "
+                                    + pkgSetting.name;
+                                reportSettingsProblem(Log.WARN, msg);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        // And now uninstall the old package.
+                        mInstaller.remove(pkgSetting.origPackage.name, useEncryptedFSDir);
+                        mSettings.removePackageLP(pkgSetting.origPackage.name);
+                    }
+                }
                 //invoke installer to do the actual installation
                 if (mInstaller != null) {
                     int ret = mInstaller.install(pkgName, useEncryptedFSDir, pkg.applicationInfo.uid,
@@ -2629,8 +2755,16 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
                     pkg.applicationInfo.dataDir = null;
                 }
             }
+            
+            pkgSetting.uidError = uidError;
         }
 
+        // No longer need to retain this.
+        if (pkgSetting.origPackage != null) {
+            mTransferedPackages.add(pkgSetting.origPackage.name);
+            pkgSetting.origPackage = null;
+        }
+        
         // Perform shared library installation and dex validation and
         // optimization, if this is not a system app.
         if (mInstaller != null) {
@@ -5951,16 +6085,31 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            
             pw.println(" ");
             pw.println("Settings parse messages:");
             pw.println(mSettings.mReadMessages.toString());
+            
+            pw.println(" ");
+            pw.println("Package warning messages:");
+            File fname = getSettingsProblemFile();
+            FileInputStream in;
+            try {
+                in = new FileInputStream(fname);
+                int avail = in.available();
+                byte[] data = new byte[avail];
+                in.read(data);
+                pw.println(new String(data));
+            } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+            }
         }
 
         synchronized (mProviders) {
             pw.println(" ");
             pw.println("Registered ContentProviders:");
             for (PackageParser.Provider p : mProviders.values()) {
-                pw.println("  ["); pw.println(p.info.authority); pw.println("]: ");
+                pw.print("  ["); pw.print(p.info.authority); pw.print("]: ");
                         pw.println(p.toString());
             }
         }
@@ -5972,7 +6121,7 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
         final static int TYPE_DYNAMIC = 2;
 
         final String name;
-        final String sourcePackage;
+        String sourcePackage;
         final int type;
         PackageParser.Permission perm;
         PermissionInfo pendingInfo;
@@ -6437,6 +6586,8 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
         private String timeStampString = "0";
         int versionCode;
 
+        boolean uidError;
+        
         PackageSignatures signatures = new PackageSignatures();
 
         boolean permissionsFixed;
@@ -6448,6 +6599,8 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
         int enabled = COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DEFAULT;
         int installStatus = PKG_INSTALL_COMPLETE;
 
+        PackageSettingBase origPackage;
+        
         /* package name of the app that installed this package */
         String installerPackageName;
 
@@ -6455,13 +6608,17 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
                 int pVersionCode, int pkgFlags) {
             super(pkgFlags);
             this.name = name;
+            init(codePath, resourcePath, pVersionCode);
+        }
+
+        void init(File codePath, File resourcePath, int pVersionCode) {
             this.codePath = codePath;
             this.codePathString = codePath.toString();
             this.resourcePath = resourcePath;
             this.resourcePathString = resourcePath.toString();
             this.versionCode = pVersionCode;
         }
-
+        
         public void setInstallerPackageName(String packageName) {
             installerPackageName = packageName;
         }
@@ -6667,11 +6824,11 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
             mBackupSettingsFilename = new File(systemDir, "packages-backup.xml");
         }
 
-        PackageSetting getPackageLP(PackageParser.Package pkg,
+        PackageSetting getPackageLP(PackageParser.Package pkg, PackageSetting origPackage,
                 SharedUserSetting sharedUser, File codePath, File resourcePath,
                 int pkgFlags, boolean create, boolean add) {
             final String name = pkg.packageName;
-            PackageSetting p = getPackageLP(name, sharedUser, codePath,
+            PackageSetting p = getPackageLP(name, origPackage, sharedUser, codePath,
                     resourcePath, pkg.mVersionCode, pkgFlags, create, add);
             return p;
         }
@@ -6813,7 +6970,31 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
             return null;
         }
 
-        private PackageSetting getPackageLP(String name,
+        // Transfer ownership of permissions from one package to another.
+        private void transferPermissions(String origPkg, String newPkg) {
+            // Transfer ownership of permissions to the new package.
+            for (int i=0; i<2; i++) {
+                HashMap<String, BasePermission> permissions =
+                        i == 0 ? mPermissionTrees : mPermissions;
+                for (BasePermission bp : permissions.values()) {
+                    if (origPkg.equals(bp.sourcePackage)) {
+                        if (DEBUG_UPGRADE) Log.v(TAG,
+                                "Moving permission " + bp.name
+                                + " from pkg " + bp.sourcePackage
+                                + " to " + newPkg);
+                        bp.sourcePackage = newPkg;
+                        bp.perm = null;
+                        if (bp.pendingInfo != null) {
+                            bp.sourcePackage = newPkg;
+                        }
+                        bp.uid = 0;
+                        bp.gids = null;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        private PackageSetting getPackageLP(String name, PackageSetting origPackage,
                 SharedUserSetting sharedUser, File codePath, File resourcePath,
                 int vc, int pkgFlags, boolean create, boolean add) {
             PackageSetting p = mPackages.get(name);
@@ -6857,36 +7038,49 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
                     return null;
                 }
                 p = new PackageSetting(name, codePath, resourcePath, vc, pkgFlags);
-                p.setTimeStamp(codePath.lastModified());
-                p.sharedUser = sharedUser;
-                if (sharedUser != null) {
-                    p.userId = sharedUser.userId;
-                } else if (MULTIPLE_APPLICATION_UIDS) {
-                    // Clone the setting here for disabled system packages
-                    PackageSetting dis = mDisabledSysPackages.get(name);
-                    if (dis != null) {
-                        // For disabled packages a new setting is created
-                        // from the existing user id. This still has to be
-                        // added to list of user id's
-                        // Copy signatures from previous setting
-                        if (dis.signatures.mSignatures != null) {
-                            p.signatures.mSignatures = dis.signatures.mSignatures.clone();
-                        }
-                        p.userId = dis.userId;
-                        // Clone permissions
-                        p.grantedPermissions = new HashSet<String>(dis.grantedPermissions);
-                        p.loadedPermissions = new HashSet<String>(dis.loadedPermissions);
-                        // Clone component info
-                        p.disabledComponents = new HashSet<String>(dis.disabledComponents);
-                        p.enabledComponents = new HashSet<String>(dis.enabledComponents);
-                        // Add new setting to list of user ids
-                        addUserIdLP(p.userId, p, name);
-                    } else {
-                        // Assign new user id
-                        p.userId = newUserIdLP(p);
-                    }
+                if (origPackage != null) {
+                    // We are consuming the data from an existing package.
+                    if (DEBUG_UPGRADE) Log.v(TAG, "Package " + name
+                            + " is adopting original package " + origPackage.name);
+                    p.copyFrom(origPackage);
+                    p.sharedUser = origPackage.sharedUser;
+                    p.userId = origPackage.userId;
+                    p.origPackage = origPackage;
+                    transferPermissions(origPackage.name, name);
+                    // Update new package state.
+                    p.setTimeStamp(codePath.lastModified());
                 } else {
-                    p.userId = FIRST_APPLICATION_UID;
+                    p.setTimeStamp(codePath.lastModified());
+                    p.sharedUser = sharedUser;
+                    if (sharedUser != null) {
+                        p.userId = sharedUser.userId;
+                    } else if (MULTIPLE_APPLICATION_UIDS) {
+                        // Clone the setting here for disabled system packages
+                        PackageSetting dis = mDisabledSysPackages.get(name);
+                        if (dis != null) {
+                            // For disabled packages a new setting is created
+                            // from the existing user id. This still has to be
+                            // added to list of user id's
+                            // Copy signatures from previous setting
+                            if (dis.signatures.mSignatures != null) {
+                                p.signatures.mSignatures = dis.signatures.mSignatures.clone();
+                            }
+                            p.userId = dis.userId;
+                            // Clone permissions
+                            p.grantedPermissions = new HashSet<String>(dis.grantedPermissions);
+                            p.loadedPermissions = new HashSet<String>(dis.loadedPermissions);
+                            // Clone component info
+                            p.disabledComponents = new HashSet<String>(dis.disabledComponents);
+                            p.enabledComponents = new HashSet<String>(dis.enabledComponents);
+                            // Add new setting to list of user ids
+                            addUserIdLP(p.userId, p, name);
+                        } else {
+                            // Assign new user id
+                            p.userId = newUserIdLP(p);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        p.userId = FIRST_APPLICATION_UID;
+                    }
                 }
                 if (p.userId < 0) {
                     reportSettingsProblem(Log.WARN,
@@ -7248,6 +7442,9 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
                 serializer.attribute(null, "sharedUserId",
                         Integer.toString(pkg.userId));
             }
+            if (pkg.uidError) {
+                serializer.attribute(null, "uidError", "true");
+            }
             if (pkg.enabled != COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DEFAULT) {
                 serializer.attribute(null, "enabled",
                         pkg.enabled == COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED
@@ -7441,7 +7638,7 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
                 final PendingPackage pp = mPendingPackages.get(i);
                 Object idObj = getUserIdLP(pp.sharedId);
                 if (idObj != null && idObj instanceof SharedUserSetting) {
-                    PackageSetting p = getPackageLP(pp.name,
+                    PackageSetting p = getPackageLP(pp.name, null,
                             (SharedUserSetting)idObj, pp.codePath, pp.resourcePath,
                             pp.versionCode, pp.pkgFlags, true, true);
                     if (p == null) {
@@ -7610,6 +7807,7 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
             String resourcePathStr = null;
             String systemStr = null;
             String installerPackageName = null;
+            String uidError = null;
             int pkgFlags = 0;
             String timeStampStr;
             long timeStamp = 0;
@@ -7619,6 +7817,7 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
             try {
                 name = parser.getAttributeValue(null, "name");
                 idStr = parser.getAttributeValue(null, "userId");
+                uidError = parser.getAttributeValue(null, "uidError");
                 sharedIdStr = parser.getAttributeValue(null, "sharedUserId");
                 codePathStr = parser.getAttributeValue(null, "codePath");
                 resourcePathStr = parser.getAttributeValue(null, "resourcePath");
@@ -7712,6 +7911,7 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
                         + parser.getPositionDescription());
             }
             if (packageSetting != null) {
+                packageSetting.uidError = "true".equals(uidError);
                 packageSetting.installerPackageName = installerPackageName;
                 final String enabledStr = parser.getAttributeValue(null, "enabled");
                 if (enabledStr != null) {