Merge "Remove typo'd variables"
diff --git a/build/apex/Android.bp b/build/apex/Android.bp
index f7ed826..735755f 100644
--- a/build/apex/Android.bp
+++ b/build/apex/Android.bp
@@ -94,7 +94,16 @@
     "libartd-disassembler"
 ]
 
-// Libcore native libraries.
+// Core Java libraries.
+libcore_java_libs = [
+    "core-oj",
+    "core-libart",
+    "okhttp",
+    "bouncycastle",
+    "apache-xml",
+]
+
+// Native libraries that support the core Java libraries.
 libcore_native_shared_libs = [
     "libjavacore",
     "libopenjdk",
@@ -103,15 +112,6 @@
     "libziparchive"
 ]
 
-// Java libraries
-libcore_target_java_libs = [
-    "core-oj",
-    "core-libart",
-    "okhttp",
-    "bouncycastle",
-    "apache-xml",
-]
-
 // Temporary library includes for b/123591866 as all libraries are moved into the main art-apex.
 art_runtime_libraries_zipapex = [
     "libnativebridge",
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
     name: "com.android.runtime.release",
     compile_multilib: "both",
     manifest: "manifest.json",
-    java_libs: libcore_target_java_libs,
+    java_libs: libcore_java_libs,
     native_shared_libs: art_runtime_base_native_shared_libs
         + bionic_native_shared_libs
         + libcore_native_shared_libs,
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
     name: "com.android.runtime.debug",
     compile_multilib: "both",
     manifest: "manifest.json",
-    java_libs: libcore_target_java_libs,
+    java_libs: libcore_java_libs,
     native_shared_libs: art_runtime_base_native_shared_libs
         + art_runtime_debug_native_shared_libs
         + bionic_native_shared_libs
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
     host_supported: true,
     device_supported: false,
     manifest: "manifest.json",
-    java_libs: libcore_target_java_libs,
+    java_libs: libcore_java_libs,
     ignore_system_library_special_case: true,
     native_shared_libs: art_runtime_base_native_shared_libs
         + art_runtime_debug_native_shared_libs
diff --git a/cmdline/cmdline.h b/cmdline/cmdline.h
index 81a2179..90be30b 100644
--- a/cmdline/cmdline.h
+++ b/cmdline/cmdline.h
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 
 #include "android-base/stringprintf.h"
 
 #include "base/file_utils.h"
 #include "base/logging.h"
 #include "base/mutex.h"
-#include "base/stringpiece.h"
+#include "base/string_view_cpp20.h"
 #include "noop_compiler_callbacks.h"
 #include "runtime.h"
 
@@ -151,14 +152,15 @@
 
     std::string error_msg;
     for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
-      const StringPiece option(argv[i]);
-      if (option.starts_with("--boot-image=")) {
-        boot_image_location_ = option.substr(strlen("--boot-image=")).data();
-      } else if (option.starts_with("--instruction-set=")) {
-        StringPiece instruction_set_str = option.substr(strlen("--instruction-set=")).data();
-        instruction_set_ = GetInstructionSetFromString(instruction_set_str.data());
+      const char* const raw_option = argv[i];
+      const std::string_view option(raw_option);
+      if (StartsWith(option, "--boot-image=")) {
+        boot_image_location_ = raw_option + strlen("--boot-image=");
+      } else if (StartsWith(option, "--instruction-set=")) {
+        const char* const instruction_set_str = raw_option + strlen("--instruction-set=");
+        instruction_set_ = GetInstructionSetFromString(instruction_set_str);
         if (instruction_set_ == InstructionSet::kNone) {
-          fprintf(stderr, "Unsupported instruction set %s\n", instruction_set_str.data());
+          fprintf(stderr, "Unsupported instruction set %s\n", instruction_set_str);
           PrintUsage();
           return false;
         }
@@ -170,8 +172,8 @@
         }
         ++i;
         runtime_args_.push_back(argv[i]);
-      } else if (option.starts_with("--output=")) {
-        output_name_ = option.substr(strlen("--output=")).ToString();
+      } else if (StartsWith(option, "--output=")) {
+        output_name_ = std::string(option.substr(strlen("--output=")));
         const char* filename = output_name_.c_str();
         out_.reset(new std::ofstream(filename));
         if (!out_->good()) {
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@
         }
         os_ = out_.get();
       } else {
-        ParseStatus parse_status = ParseCustom(option, &error_msg);
+        ParseStatus parse_status = ParseCustom(raw_option, option.length(), &error_msg);
 
         if (parse_status == kParseUnknownArgument) {
           fprintf(stderr, "Unknown argument %s\n", option.data());
@@ -315,7 +317,8 @@
   }
 
  protected:
-  virtual ParseStatus ParseCustom(const StringPiece& option ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+  virtual ParseStatus ParseCustom(const char* raw_option ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                                  size_t raw_option_length ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                   std::string* error_msg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED) {
     return kParseUnknownArgument;
   }
diff --git a/compiler/driver/compiler_driver.cc b/compiler/driver/compiler_driver.cc
index 2ab4c60..f39d8fc 100644
--- a/compiler/driver/compiler_driver.cc
+++ b/compiler/driver/compiler_driver.cc
@@ -1885,10 +1885,10 @@
     // Merge all VerifierDeps into the main one.
     verifier::VerifierDeps* verifier_deps = Thread::Current()->GetVerifierDeps();
     for (ThreadPoolWorker* worker : parallel_thread_pool_->GetWorkers()) {
-      verifier::VerifierDeps* thread_deps = worker->GetThread()->GetVerifierDeps();
-      worker->GetThread()->SetVerifierDeps(nullptr);
-      verifier_deps->MergeWith(*thread_deps, GetCompilerOptions().GetDexFilesForOatFile());
-      delete thread_deps;
+      std::unique_ptr<verifier::VerifierDeps> thread_deps(worker->GetThread()->GetVerifierDeps());
+      worker->GetThread()->SetVerifierDeps(nullptr);  // We just took ownership.
+      verifier_deps->MergeWith(std::move(thread_deps),
+                               GetCompilerOptions().GetDexFilesForOatFile());
     }
     Thread::Current()->SetVerifierDeps(nullptr);
   }
diff --git a/compiler/jit/jit_compiler.cc b/compiler/jit/jit_compiler.cc
index 4d7ae9b..2c20b32 100644
--- a/compiler/jit/jit_compiler.cc
+++ b/compiler/jit/jit_compiler.cc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "arch/instruction_set_features.h"
 #include "art_method-inl.h"
 #include "base/logging.h"  // For VLOG
-#include "base/stringpiece.h"
+#include "base/string_view_cpp20.h"
 #include "base/systrace.h"
 #include "base/time_utils.h"
 #include "base/timing_logger.h"
@@ -71,19 +71,19 @@
     DCHECK_EQ(instruction_set, kRuntimeISA);
   }
   std::unique_ptr<const InstructionSetFeatures> instruction_set_features;
-  for (const StringPiece option : runtime->GetCompilerOptions()) {
+  for (const std::string& option : runtime->GetCompilerOptions()) {
     VLOG(compiler) << "JIT compiler option " << option;
     std::string error_msg;
-    if (option.starts_with("--instruction-set-variant=")) {
-      StringPiece str = option.substr(strlen("--instruction-set-variant=")).data();
+    if (StartsWith(option, "--instruction-set-variant=")) {
+      const char* str = option.c_str() + strlen("--instruction-set-variant=");
       VLOG(compiler) << "JIT instruction set variant " << str;
       instruction_set_features = InstructionSetFeatures::FromVariant(
-          instruction_set, str.as_string(), &error_msg);
+          instruction_set, str, &error_msg);
       if (instruction_set_features == nullptr) {
         LOG(WARNING) << "Error parsing " << option << " message=" << error_msg;
       }
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--instruction-set-features=")) {
-      StringPiece str = option.substr(strlen("--instruction-set-features=")).data();
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--instruction-set-features=")) {
+      const char* str = option.c_str() + strlen("--instruction-set-features=");
       VLOG(compiler) << "JIT instruction set features " << str;
       if (instruction_set_features == nullptr) {
         instruction_set_features = InstructionSetFeatures::FromVariant(
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         }
       }
       instruction_set_features =
-          instruction_set_features->AddFeaturesFromString(str.as_string(), &error_msg);
+          instruction_set_features->AddFeaturesFromString(str, &error_msg);
       if (instruction_set_features == nullptr) {
         LOG(WARNING) << "Error parsing " << option << " message=" << error_msg;
       }
diff --git a/dex2oat/dex2oat.cc b/dex2oat/dex2oat.cc
index ad1dda4..1f18172 100644
--- a/dex2oat/dex2oat.cc
+++ b/dex2oat/dex2oat.cc
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 #include "base/os.h"
 #include "base/scoped_flock.h"
 #include "base/stl_util.h"
-#include "base/stringpiece.h"
 #include "base/time_utils.h"
 #include "base/timing_logger.h"
 #include "base/unix_file/fd_file.h"
diff --git a/dex2oat/linker/arm/relative_patcher_thumb2_test.cc b/dex2oat/linker/arm/relative_patcher_thumb2_test.cc
index d8cbbaf..04a897e 100644
--- a/dex2oat/linker/arm/relative_patcher_thumb2_test.cc
+++ b/dex2oat/linker/arm/relative_patcher_thumb2_test.cc
@@ -140,50 +140,63 @@
                       | (((diff >> 20) & 1) << 26);     // S
   }
 
-  bool Create2MethodsWithGap(const ArrayRef<const uint8_t>& method1_code,
-                             const ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>& method1_patches,
-                             const ArrayRef<const uint8_t>& method3_code,
-                             const ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>& method3_patches,
-                             uint32_t distance_without_thunks) {
+  uint32_t Create2MethodsWithGap(const ArrayRef<const uint8_t>& method1_code,
+                                 const ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>& method1_patches,
+                                 const ArrayRef<const uint8_t>& last_method_code,
+                                 const ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>& last_method_patches,
+                                 uint32_t distance_without_thunks) {
     CHECK_EQ(distance_without_thunks % kArmAlignment, 0u);
     uint32_t method1_offset =
         kTrampolineSize + CodeAlignmentSize(kTrampolineSize) + sizeof(OatQuickMethodHeader);
     AddCompiledMethod(MethodRef(1u), method1_code, method1_patches);
+    const uint32_t gap_start = method1_offset + method1_code.size();
 
-    // We want to put the method3 at a very precise offset.
-    const uint32_t method3_offset = method1_offset + distance_without_thunks;
-    CHECK_ALIGNED(method3_offset, kArmAlignment);
+    // We want to put the last method at a very precise offset.
+    const uint32_t last_method_offset = method1_offset + distance_without_thunks;
+    CHECK_ALIGNED(last_method_offset, kArmAlignment);
+    const uint32_t gap_end = last_method_offset - sizeof(OatQuickMethodHeader);
 
-    // Calculate size of method2 so that we put method3 at the correct place.
-    const uint32_t method1_end = method1_offset + method1_code.size();
-    const uint32_t method2_offset =
-        method1_end + CodeAlignmentSize(method1_end) + sizeof(OatQuickMethodHeader);
-    const uint32_t method2_size = (method3_offset - sizeof(OatQuickMethodHeader) - method2_offset);
-    std::vector<uint8_t> method2_raw_code(method2_size);
-    ArrayRef<const uint8_t> method2_code(method2_raw_code);
-    AddCompiledMethod(MethodRef(2u), method2_code);
+    // Fill the gap with intermediate methods in chunks of 2MiB and the first in [2MiB, 4MiB).
+    // (This allows deduplicating the small chunks to avoid using 32MiB of memory for +-16MiB
+    // offsets by this test. Making the first chunk bigger makes it easy to give all intermediate
+    // methods the same alignment of the end, so the thunk insertion adds a predictable size as
+    // long as it's after the first chunk.)
+    uint32_t method_idx = 2u;
+    constexpr uint32_t kSmallChunkSize = 2 * MB;
+    std::vector<uint8_t> gap_code;
+    uint32_t gap_size = gap_end - gap_start;
+    uint32_t num_small_chunks = std::max(gap_size / kSmallChunkSize, 1u) - 1u;
+    uint32_t chunk_start = gap_start;
+    uint32_t chunk_size = gap_size - num_small_chunks * kSmallChunkSize;
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i <= num_small_chunks; ++i) {  // num_small_chunks+1 iterations.
+      uint32_t chunk_code_size =
+          chunk_size - CodeAlignmentSize(chunk_start) - sizeof(OatQuickMethodHeader);
+      gap_code.resize(chunk_code_size, 0u);
+      AddCompiledMethod(MethodRef(method_idx), ArrayRef<const uint8_t>(gap_code));
+      method_idx += 1u;
+      chunk_start += chunk_size;
+      chunk_size = kSmallChunkSize;  // For all but the first chunk.
+      DCHECK_EQ(CodeAlignmentSize(gap_end), CodeAlignmentSize(chunk_start));
+    }
 
-    AddCompiledMethod(MethodRef(3u), method3_code, method3_patches);
-
+    // Add the last method and link
+    AddCompiledMethod(MethodRef(method_idx), last_method_code, last_method_patches);
     Link();
 
     // Check assumptions.
     CHECK_EQ(GetMethodOffset(1), method1_offset);
-    CHECK_EQ(GetMethodOffset(2), method2_offset);
-    auto result3 = method_offset_map_.FindMethodOffset(MethodRef(3));
-    CHECK(result3.first);
+    auto last_result = method_offset_map_.FindMethodOffset(MethodRef(method_idx));
+    CHECK(last_result.first);
     // There may be a thunk before method2.
-    if (result3.second == method3_offset + 1 /* thumb mode */) {
-      return false;  // No thunk.
-    } else {
+    if (last_result.second != last_method_offset + 1 /* thumb mode */) {
+      // Thunk present. Check that there's only one.
       uint32_t thunk_end =
-          CompiledCode::AlignCode(method3_offset - sizeof(OatQuickMethodHeader),
-                                  InstructionSet::kThumb2) +
-          MethodCallThunkSize();
+          CompiledCode::AlignCode(gap_end, InstructionSet::kThumb2) + MethodCallThunkSize();
       uint32_t header_offset = thunk_end + CodeAlignmentSize(thunk_end);
-      CHECK_EQ(result3.second, header_offset + sizeof(OatQuickMethodHeader) + 1 /* thumb mode */);
-      return true;   // Thunk present.
+      CHECK_EQ(last_result.second,
+               header_offset + sizeof(OatQuickMethodHeader) + 1 /* thumb mode */);
     }
+    return method_idx;
   }
 
   uint32_t GetMethodOffset(uint32_t method_idx) {
@@ -447,32 +460,37 @@
 
 TEST_F(Thumb2RelativePatcherTest, CallTrampolineTooFar) {
   constexpr uint32_t missing_method_index = 1024u;
-  auto method3_raw_code = GenNopsAndBl(3u, kBlPlus0);
-  constexpr uint32_t bl_offset_in_method3 = 3u * 2u;  // After NOPs.
-  ArrayRef<const uint8_t> method3_code(method3_raw_code);
-  ASSERT_EQ(bl_offset_in_method3 + 4u, method3_code.size());
-  const LinkerPatch method3_patches[] = {
-      LinkerPatch::RelativeCodePatch(bl_offset_in_method3, nullptr, missing_method_index),
+  auto last_method_raw_code = GenNopsAndBl(3u, kBlPlus0);
+  constexpr uint32_t bl_offset_in_last_method = 3u * 2u;  // After NOPs.
+  ArrayRef<const uint8_t> last_method_code(last_method_raw_code);
+  ASSERT_EQ(bl_offset_in_last_method + 4u, last_method_code.size());
+  const LinkerPatch last_method_patches[] = {
+      LinkerPatch::RelativeCodePatch(bl_offset_in_last_method, nullptr, missing_method_index),
   };
 
   constexpr uint32_t just_over_max_negative_disp = 16 * MB + 2 - 4u /* PC adjustment */;
-  bool thunk_in_gap = Create2MethodsWithGap(kNopCode,
-                                            ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(),
-                                            method3_code,
-                                            ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(method3_patches),
-                                            just_over_max_negative_disp - bl_offset_in_method3);
-  ASSERT_FALSE(thunk_in_gap);  // There should be a thunk but it should be after the method2.
+  uint32_t last_method_idx = Create2MethodsWithGap(
+      kNopCode,
+      ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(),
+      last_method_code,
+      ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(last_method_patches),
+      just_over_max_negative_disp - bl_offset_in_last_method);
+  uint32_t method1_offset = GetMethodOffset(1u);
+  uint32_t last_method_offset = GetMethodOffset(last_method_idx);
+  ASSERT_EQ(method1_offset,
+            last_method_offset + bl_offset_in_last_method - just_over_max_negative_disp);
   ASSERT_FALSE(method_offset_map_.FindMethodOffset(MethodRef(missing_method_index)).first);
 
   // Check linked code.
-  uint32_t method3_offset = GetMethodOffset(3u);
-  uint32_t thunk_offset = CompiledCode::AlignCode(method3_offset + method3_code.size(),
-                                                  InstructionSet::kThumb2);
-  uint32_t diff = thunk_offset - (method3_offset + bl_offset_in_method3 + 4u /* PC adjustment */);
-  ASSERT_EQ(diff & 1u, 0u);
+  uint32_t thunk_offset = CompiledCode::AlignCode(
+      last_method_offset + last_method_code.size(), InstructionSet::kThumb2);
+  uint32_t diff =
+      thunk_offset - (last_method_offset + bl_offset_in_last_method + 4u /* PC adjustment */);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(IsAligned<2u>(diff));
   ASSERT_LT(diff >> 1, 1u << 8);  // Simple encoding, (diff >> 1) fits into 8 bits.
   auto expected_code = GenNopsAndBl(3u, kBlPlus0 | ((diff >> 1) & 0xffu));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(CheckLinkedMethod(MethodRef(3u), ArrayRef<const uint8_t>(expected_code)));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(CheckLinkedMethod(MethodRef(last_method_idx),
+                                ArrayRef<const uint8_t>(expected_code)));
   EXPECT_TRUE(CheckThunk(thunk_offset));
 }
 
@@ -481,17 +499,18 @@
   constexpr uint32_t bl_offset_in_method1 = 3u * 2u;  // After NOPs.
   ArrayRef<const uint8_t> method1_code(method1_raw_code);
   ASSERT_EQ(bl_offset_in_method1 + 4u, method1_code.size());
+  const uint32_t kExpectedLastMethodIdx = 9u;  // Based on 2MiB chunks in Create2MethodsWithGap().
   const LinkerPatch method1_patches[] = {
-      LinkerPatch::RelativeCodePatch(bl_offset_in_method1, nullptr, 3u),
+      LinkerPatch::RelativeCodePatch(bl_offset_in_method1, nullptr, kExpectedLastMethodIdx),
   };
 
   constexpr uint32_t max_positive_disp = 16 * MB - 2u + 4u /* PC adjustment */;
-  bool thunk_in_gap = Create2MethodsWithGap(method1_code,
-                                            ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(method1_patches),
-                                            kNopCode,
-                                            ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(),
-                                            bl_offset_in_method1 + max_positive_disp);
-  ASSERT_FALSE(thunk_in_gap);  // There should be no thunk.
+  uint32_t last_method_idx = Create2MethodsWithGap(method1_code,
+                                                   ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(method1_patches),
+                                                   kNopCode,
+                                                   ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(),
+                                                   bl_offset_in_method1 + max_positive_disp);
+  ASSERT_EQ(kExpectedLastMethodIdx, last_method_idx);
 
   // Check linked code.
   auto expected_code = GenNopsAndBl(3u, kBlPlusMax);
@@ -499,25 +518,28 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(Thumb2RelativePatcherTest, CallOtherAlmostTooFarBefore) {
-  auto method3_raw_code = GenNopsAndBl(2u, kBlPlus0);
-  constexpr uint32_t bl_offset_in_method3 = 2u * 2u;  // After NOPs.
-  ArrayRef<const uint8_t> method3_code(method3_raw_code);
-  ASSERT_EQ(bl_offset_in_method3 + 4u, method3_code.size());
-  const LinkerPatch method3_patches[] = {
-      LinkerPatch::RelativeCodePatch(bl_offset_in_method3, nullptr, 1u),
+  auto last_method_raw_code = GenNopsAndBl(2u, kBlPlus0);
+  constexpr uint32_t bl_offset_in_last_method = 2u * 2u;  // After NOPs.
+  ArrayRef<const uint8_t> last_method_code(last_method_raw_code);
+  ASSERT_EQ(bl_offset_in_last_method + 4u, last_method_code.size());
+  const LinkerPatch last_method_patches[] = {
+      LinkerPatch::RelativeCodePatch(bl_offset_in_last_method, nullptr, 1u),
   };
 
-  constexpr uint32_t just_over_max_negative_disp = 16 * MB - 4u /* PC adjustment */;
-  bool thunk_in_gap = Create2MethodsWithGap(kNopCode,
-                                            ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(),
-                                            method3_code,
-                                            ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(method3_patches),
-                                            just_over_max_negative_disp - bl_offset_in_method3);
-  ASSERT_FALSE(thunk_in_gap);  // There should be no thunk.
+  constexpr uint32_t max_negative_disp = 16 * MB - 4u /* PC adjustment */;
+  uint32_t last_method_idx = Create2MethodsWithGap(kNopCode,
+                                                   ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(),
+                                                   last_method_code,
+                                                   ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(last_method_patches),
+                                                   max_negative_disp - bl_offset_in_last_method);
+  uint32_t method1_offset = GetMethodOffset(1u);
+  uint32_t last_method_offset = GetMethodOffset(last_method_idx);
+  ASSERT_EQ(method1_offset, last_method_offset + bl_offset_in_last_method - max_negative_disp);
 
   // Check linked code.
   auto expected_code = GenNopsAndBl(2u, kBlMinusMax);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(CheckLinkedMethod(MethodRef(3u), ArrayRef<const uint8_t>(expected_code)));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(CheckLinkedMethod(MethodRef(last_method_idx),
+                                ArrayRef<const uint8_t>(expected_code)));
 }
 
 TEST_F(Thumb2RelativePatcherTest, CallOtherJustTooFarAfter) {
@@ -525,61 +547,78 @@
   constexpr uint32_t bl_offset_in_method1 = 2u * 2u;  // After NOPs.
   ArrayRef<const uint8_t> method1_code(method1_raw_code);
   ASSERT_EQ(bl_offset_in_method1 + 4u, method1_code.size());
+  const uint32_t kExpectedLastMethodIdx = 9u;  // Based on 2MiB chunks in Create2MethodsWithGap().
   const LinkerPatch method1_patches[] = {
-      LinkerPatch::RelativeCodePatch(bl_offset_in_method1, nullptr, 3u),
+      LinkerPatch::RelativeCodePatch(bl_offset_in_method1, nullptr, kExpectedLastMethodIdx),
   };
 
   constexpr uint32_t just_over_max_positive_disp = 16 * MB + 4u /* PC adjustment */;
-  bool thunk_in_gap = Create2MethodsWithGap(method1_code,
-                                            ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(method1_patches),
-                                            kNopCode,
-                                            ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(),
-                                            bl_offset_in_method1 + just_over_max_positive_disp);
-  ASSERT_TRUE(thunk_in_gap);
+  uint32_t last_method_idx = Create2MethodsWithGap(
+      method1_code,
+      ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(method1_patches),
+      kNopCode,
+      ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(),
+      bl_offset_in_method1 + just_over_max_positive_disp);
+  ASSERT_EQ(kExpectedLastMethodIdx, last_method_idx);
+  uint32_t method_after_thunk_idx = last_method_idx;
+  if (sizeof(OatQuickMethodHeader) < kArmAlignment) {
+    // The thunk needs to start on a kArmAlignment-aligned address before the address where the
+    // last method would have been if there was no thunk. If the size of the OatQuickMethodHeader
+    // is at least kArmAlignment, the thunk start shall fit between the previous filler method
+    // and that address. Otherwise, it shall be inserted before that filler method.
+    method_after_thunk_idx -= 1u;
+  }
 
   uint32_t method1_offset = GetMethodOffset(1u);
-  uint32_t method3_offset = GetMethodOffset(3u);
-  ASSERT_TRUE(IsAligned<kArmAlignment>(method3_offset));
-  uint32_t method3_header_offset = method3_offset - sizeof(OatQuickMethodHeader);
+  uint32_t method_after_thunk_offset = GetMethodOffset(method_after_thunk_idx);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(IsAligned<kArmAlignment>(method_after_thunk_offset));
+  uint32_t method_after_thunk_header_offset =
+      method_after_thunk_offset - sizeof(OatQuickMethodHeader);
   uint32_t thunk_size = MethodCallThunkSize();
-  uint32_t thunk_offset = RoundDown(method3_header_offset - thunk_size, kArmAlignment);
+  uint32_t thunk_offset = RoundDown(method_after_thunk_header_offset - thunk_size, kArmAlignment);
   DCHECK_EQ(thunk_offset + thunk_size + CodeAlignmentSize(thunk_offset + thunk_size),
-            method3_header_offset);
+            method_after_thunk_header_offset);
   ASSERT_TRUE(IsAligned<kArmAlignment>(thunk_offset));
   uint32_t diff = thunk_offset - (method1_offset + bl_offset_in_method1 + 4u /* PC adjustment */);
-  ASSERT_EQ(diff & 1u, 0u);
-  ASSERT_GE(diff, 16 * MB - (1u << 9));  // Simple encoding, unknown bits fit into the low 8 bits.
-  auto expected_code = GenNopsAndBl(2u, 0xf3ffd700 | ((diff >> 1) & 0xffu));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(IsAligned<2u>(diff));
+  ASSERT_GE(diff, 16 * MB - (1u << 22));  // Simple encoding, unknown bits fit into imm10:imm11:0.
+  auto expected_code =
+      GenNopsAndBl(2u, 0xf000d000 | ((diff >> 1) & 0x7ffu) | (((diff >> 12) & 0x3ffu) << 16));
   EXPECT_TRUE(CheckLinkedMethod(MethodRef(1u), ArrayRef<const uint8_t>(expected_code)));
   CheckThunk(thunk_offset);
 }
 
 TEST_F(Thumb2RelativePatcherTest, CallOtherJustTooFarBefore) {
-  auto method3_raw_code = GenNopsAndBl(3u, kBlPlus0);
-  constexpr uint32_t bl_offset_in_method3 = 3u * 2u;  // After NOPs.
-  ArrayRef<const uint8_t> method3_code(method3_raw_code);
-  ASSERT_EQ(bl_offset_in_method3 + 4u, method3_code.size());
-  const LinkerPatch method3_patches[] = {
-      LinkerPatch::RelativeCodePatch(bl_offset_in_method3, nullptr, 1u),
+  auto last_method_raw_code = GenNopsAndBl(3u, kBlPlus0);
+  constexpr uint32_t bl_offset_in_last_method = 3u * 2u;  // After NOPs.
+  ArrayRef<const uint8_t> last_method_code(last_method_raw_code);
+  ASSERT_EQ(bl_offset_in_last_method + 4u, last_method_code.size());
+  const LinkerPatch last_method_patches[] = {
+      LinkerPatch::RelativeCodePatch(bl_offset_in_last_method, nullptr, 1u),
   };
 
   constexpr uint32_t just_over_max_negative_disp = 16 * MB + 2 - 4u /* PC adjustment */;
-  bool thunk_in_gap = Create2MethodsWithGap(kNopCode,
-                                            ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(),
-                                            method3_code,
-                                            ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(method3_patches),
-                                            just_over_max_negative_disp - bl_offset_in_method3);
-  ASSERT_FALSE(thunk_in_gap);  // There should be a thunk but it should be after the method2.
+  uint32_t last_method_idx = Create2MethodsWithGap(
+      kNopCode,
+      ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(),
+      last_method_code,
+      ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(last_method_patches),
+      just_over_max_negative_disp - bl_offset_in_last_method);
+  uint32_t method1_offset = GetMethodOffset(1u);
+  uint32_t last_method_offset = GetMethodOffset(last_method_idx);
+  ASSERT_EQ(method1_offset,
+            last_method_offset + bl_offset_in_last_method - just_over_max_negative_disp);
 
   // Check linked code.
-  uint32_t method3_offset = GetMethodOffset(3u);
-  uint32_t thunk_offset = CompiledCode::AlignCode(method3_offset + method3_code.size(),
-                                                  InstructionSet::kThumb2);
-  uint32_t diff = thunk_offset - (method3_offset + bl_offset_in_method3 + 4u /* PC adjustment */);
-  ASSERT_EQ(diff & 1u, 0u);
+  uint32_t thunk_offset = CompiledCode::AlignCode(
+      last_method_offset + last_method_code.size(), InstructionSet::kThumb2);
+  uint32_t diff =
+      thunk_offset - (last_method_offset + bl_offset_in_last_method + 4u /* PC adjustment */);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(IsAligned<2u>(diff));
   ASSERT_LT(diff >> 1, 1u << 8);  // Simple encoding, (diff >> 1) fits into 8 bits.
   auto expected_code = GenNopsAndBl(3u, kBlPlus0 | ((diff >> 1) & 0xffu));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(CheckLinkedMethod(MethodRef(3u), ArrayRef<const uint8_t>(expected_code)));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(CheckLinkedMethod(MethodRef(last_method_idx),
+                                ArrayRef<const uint8_t>(expected_code)));
   EXPECT_TRUE(CheckThunk(thunk_offset));
 }
 
diff --git a/dex2oat/linker/arm64/relative_patcher_arm64_test.cc b/dex2oat/linker/arm64/relative_patcher_arm64_test.cc
index 678574b..9e54bbf 100644
--- a/dex2oat/linker/arm64/relative_patcher_arm64_test.cc
+++ b/dex2oat/linker/arm64/relative_patcher_arm64_test.cc
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
     AddCompiledMethod(MethodRef(1u), method1_code, method1_patches);
     const uint32_t gap_start = method1_offset + method1_code.size();
 
-    // We want to put the method3 at a very precise offset.
+    // We want to put the last method at a very precise offset.
     const uint32_t last_method_offset = method1_offset + distance_without_thunks;
     CHECK_ALIGNED(last_method_offset, kArm64Alignment);
     const uint32_t gap_end = last_method_offset - sizeof(OatQuickMethodHeader);
@@ -638,7 +638,9 @@
 
   constexpr uint32_t just_over_max_negative_disp = 128 * MB + 4;
   uint32_t last_method_idx = Create2MethodsWithGap(
-      kNopCode, ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(), last_method_code,
+      kNopCode,
+      ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(),
+      last_method_code,
       ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(last_method_patches),
       just_over_max_negative_disp - bl_offset_in_last_method);
   uint32_t method1_offset = GetMethodOffset(1u);
@@ -651,7 +653,7 @@
   uint32_t thunk_offset =
       CompiledCode::AlignCode(last_method_offset + last_method_code.size(), InstructionSet::kArm64);
   uint32_t diff = thunk_offset - (last_method_offset + bl_offset_in_last_method);
-  CHECK_ALIGNED(diff, 4u);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(IsAligned<4u>(diff));
   ASSERT_LT(diff, 128 * MB);
   auto expected_code = GenNopsAndBl(1u, kBlPlus0 | (diff >> 2));
   EXPECT_TRUE(CheckLinkedMethod(MethodRef(last_method_idx),
@@ -664,9 +666,9 @@
   constexpr uint32_t bl_offset_in_method1 = 1u * 4u;  // After NOPs.
   ArrayRef<const uint8_t> method1_code(method1_raw_code);
   ASSERT_EQ(bl_offset_in_method1 + 4u, method1_code.size());
-  uint32_t expected_last_method_idx = 65;  // Based on 2MiB chunks in Create2MethodsWithGap().
+  const uint32_t kExpectedLastMethodIdx = 65u;  // Based on 2MiB chunks in Create2MethodsWithGap().
   const LinkerPatch method1_patches[] = {
-      LinkerPatch::RelativeCodePatch(bl_offset_in_method1, nullptr, expected_last_method_idx),
+      LinkerPatch::RelativeCodePatch(bl_offset_in_method1, nullptr, kExpectedLastMethodIdx),
   };
 
   constexpr uint32_t max_positive_disp = 128 * MB - 4u;
@@ -675,7 +677,7 @@
                                                    kNopCode,
                                                    ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(),
                                                    bl_offset_in_method1 + max_positive_disp);
-  ASSERT_EQ(expected_last_method_idx, last_method_idx);
+  ASSERT_EQ(kExpectedLastMethodIdx, last_method_idx);
 
   uint32_t method1_offset = GetMethodOffset(1u);
   uint32_t last_method_offset = GetMethodOffset(last_method_idx);
@@ -716,9 +718,9 @@
   constexpr uint32_t bl_offset_in_method1 = 0u * 4u;  // After NOPs.
   ArrayRef<const uint8_t> method1_code(method1_raw_code);
   ASSERT_EQ(bl_offset_in_method1 + 4u, method1_code.size());
-  uint32_t expected_last_method_idx = 65;  // Based on 2MiB chunks in Create2MethodsWithGap().
+  const uint32_t kExpectedLastMethodIdx = 65u;  // Based on 2MiB chunks in Create2MethodsWithGap().
   const LinkerPatch method1_patches[] = {
-      LinkerPatch::RelativeCodePatch(bl_offset_in_method1, nullptr, expected_last_method_idx),
+      LinkerPatch::RelativeCodePatch(bl_offset_in_method1, nullptr, kExpectedLastMethodIdx),
   };
 
   constexpr uint32_t just_over_max_positive_disp = 128 * MB;
@@ -728,7 +730,7 @@
       kNopCode,
       ArrayRef<const LinkerPatch>(),
       bl_offset_in_method1 + just_over_max_positive_disp);
-  ASSERT_EQ(expected_last_method_idx, last_method_idx);
+  ASSERT_EQ(kExpectedLastMethodIdx, last_method_idx);
   uint32_t method_after_thunk_idx = last_method_idx;
   if (sizeof(OatQuickMethodHeader) < kArm64Alignment) {
     // The thunk needs to start on a kArm64Alignment-aligned address before the address where the
@@ -747,8 +749,9 @@
   uint32_t thunk_offset = RoundDown(method_after_thunk_header_offset - thunk_size, kArm64Alignment);
   DCHECK_EQ(thunk_offset + thunk_size + CodeAlignmentSize(thunk_offset + thunk_size),
             method_after_thunk_header_offset);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(IsAligned<kArm64Alignment>(thunk_offset));
   uint32_t diff = thunk_offset - (method1_offset + bl_offset_in_method1);
-  CHECK_ALIGNED(diff, 4u);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(IsAligned<4u>(diff));
   ASSERT_LT(diff, 128 * MB);
   auto expected_code = GenNopsAndBl(0u, kBlPlus0 | (diff >> 2));
   EXPECT_TRUE(CheckLinkedMethod(MethodRef(1u), ArrayRef<const uint8_t>(expected_code)));
@@ -778,7 +781,7 @@
   uint32_t thunk_offset =
       CompiledCode::AlignCode(last_method_offset + last_method_code.size(), InstructionSet::kArm64);
   uint32_t diff = thunk_offset - (last_method_offset + bl_offset_in_last_method);
-  CHECK_ALIGNED(diff, 4u);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(IsAligned<4u>(diff));
   ASSERT_LT(diff, 128 * MB);
   auto expected_code = GenNopsAndBl(1u, kBlPlus0 | (diff >> 2));
   EXPECT_TRUE(CheckLinkedMethod(MethodRef(last_method_idx),
diff --git a/dexlayout/dex_verify.cc b/dexlayout/dex_verify.cc
index 718d66f..83a7c69 100644
--- a/dexlayout/dex_verify.cc
+++ b/dexlayout/dex_verify.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
+#include <set>
+
 #include "android-base/stringprintf.h"
 
 namespace art {
diff --git a/dexlayout/dexdiag.cc b/dexlayout/dexdiag.cc
index 28d4048..ca9018d 100644
--- a/dexlayout/dexdiag.cc
+++ b/dexlayout/dexdiag.cc
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "android-base/stringprintf.h"
 
 #include "base/logging.h"  // For InitLogging.
-#include "base/stringpiece.h"
+#include "base/string_view_cpp20.h"
 
 #include "dexlayout.h"
 #include "dex/dex_file.h"
@@ -462,14 +464,14 @@
   std::vector<std::string> name_filters;
   // TODO: add option to track usage by class name, etc.
   for (int i = 1; i < argc - 1; ++i) {
-    const StringPiece option(argv[i]);
+    const std::string_view option(argv[i]);
     if (option == "--help") {
       Usage(argv[0]);
       return EXIT_SUCCESS;
     } else if (option == "--verbose") {
       g_verbose = true;
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--contains=")) {
-      std::string contains(option.substr(strlen("--contains=")).data());
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--contains=")) {
+      std::string contains(option.substr(strlen("--contains=")));
       name_filters.push_back(contains);
     } else {
       Usage(argv[0]);
diff --git a/dexlayout/dexlayout.h b/dexlayout/dexlayout.h
index 535f789..60076bf 100644
--- a/dexlayout/dexlayout.h
+++ b/dexlayout/dexlayout.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <set>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
 #include "dex/compact_dex_level.h"
diff --git a/imgdiag/imgdiag.cc b/imgdiag/imgdiag.cc
index a1edd00..5cd77e0 100644
--- a/imgdiag/imgdiag.cc
+++ b/imgdiag/imgdiag.cc
@@ -1674,23 +1674,27 @@
  protected:
   using Base = CmdlineArgs;
 
-  ParseStatus ParseCustom(const StringPiece& option, std::string* error_msg) override {
+  ParseStatus ParseCustom(const char* raw_option,
+                          size_t raw_option_length,
+                          std::string* error_msg) override {
+    DCHECK_EQ(strlen(raw_option), raw_option_length);
     {
-      ParseStatus base_parse = Base::ParseCustom(option, error_msg);
+      ParseStatus base_parse = Base::ParseCustom(raw_option, raw_option_length, error_msg);
       if (base_parse != kParseUnknownArgument) {
         return base_parse;
       }
     }
 
-    if (option.starts_with("--image-diff-pid=")) {
-      const char* image_diff_pid = option.substr(strlen("--image-diff-pid=")).data();
+    std::string_view option(raw_option, raw_option_length);
+    if (StartsWith(option, "--image-diff-pid=")) {
+      const char* image_diff_pid = raw_option + strlen("--image-diff-pid=");
 
       if (!android::base::ParseInt(image_diff_pid, &image_diff_pid_)) {
         *error_msg = "Image diff pid out of range";
         return kParseError;
       }
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--zygote-diff-pid=")) {
-      const char* zygote_diff_pid = option.substr(strlen("--zygote-diff-pid=")).data();
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--zygote-diff-pid=")) {
+      const char* zygote_diff_pid = raw_option + strlen("--zygote-diff-pid=");
 
       if (!android::base::ParseInt(zygote_diff_pid, &zygote_diff_pid_)) {
         *error_msg = "Zygote diff pid out of range";
diff --git a/libartbase/base/stl_util.h b/libartbase/base/stl_util.h
index 9d944b1..1e071ce 100644
--- a/libartbase/base/stl_util.h
+++ b/libartbase/base/stl_util.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #define ART_LIBARTBASE_BASE_STL_UTIL_H_
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <set>
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
@@ -136,12 +135,6 @@
   }
 };
 
-// Merge `other` entries into `to_update`.
-template <typename T>
-static inline void MergeSets(std::set<T>& to_update, const std::set<T>& other) {
-  to_update.insert(other.begin(), other.end());
-}
-
 // Returns a copy of the passed vector that doesn't memory-own its entries.
 template <typename T>
 static inline std::vector<T*> MakeNonOwningPointerVector(const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<T>>& src) {
diff --git a/libartbase/base/stringpiece.h b/libartbase/base/stringpiece.h
deleted file mode 100644
index e8cc2c3..0000000
--- a/libartbase/base/stringpiece.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,289 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2010 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 ART_LIBARTBASE_BASE_STRINGPIECE_H_
-#define ART_LIBARTBASE_BASE_STRINGPIECE_H_
-
-#include <string.h>
-#include <string>
-
-#include <android-base/logging.h>
-
-namespace art {
-
-// A string-like object that points to a sized piece of memory.
-//
-// Functions or methods may use const StringPiece& parameters to accept either
-// a "const char*" or a "string" value that will be implicitly converted to
-// a StringPiece.  The implicit conversion means that it is often appropriate
-// to include this .h file in other files rather than forward-declaring
-// StringPiece as would be appropriate for most other Google classes.
-class StringPiece {
- public:
-  // standard STL container boilerplate
-  typedef char value_type;
-  typedef const char* pointer;
-  typedef const char& reference;
-  typedef const char& const_reference;
-  typedef size_t size_type;
-  typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
-  static constexpr size_type npos = size_type(-1);
-  typedef const char* const_iterator;
-  typedef const char* iterator;
-  typedef std::reverse_iterator<const_iterator> const_reverse_iterator;
-  typedef std::reverse_iterator<iterator> reverse_iterator;
-
-  // We provide non-explicit singleton constructors so users can pass
-  // in a "const char*" or a "string" wherever a "StringPiece" is
-  // expected.
-  StringPiece() : ptr_(nullptr), length_(0) { }
-  StringPiece(const char* str)  // NOLINT implicit constructor desired
-    : ptr_(str), length_((str == nullptr) ? 0 : strlen(str)) { }
-  StringPiece(const std::string& str)  // NOLINT implicit constructor desired
-    : ptr_(str.data()), length_(str.size()) { }
-  StringPiece(const char* offset, size_t len) : ptr_(offset), length_(len) { }
-
-  // data() may return a pointer to a buffer with embedded NULs, and the
-  // returned buffer may or may not be null terminated.  Therefore it is
-  // typically a mistake to pass data() to a routine that expects a NUL
-  // terminated string.
-  const char* data() const { return ptr_; }
-  size_type size() const { return length_; }
-  size_type length() const { return length_; }
-  bool empty() const { return length_ == 0; }
-
-  void clear() {
-    ptr_ = nullptr;
-    length_ = 0;
-  }
-  void set(const char* data_in, size_type len) {
-    ptr_ = data_in;
-    length_ = len;
-  }
-  void set(const char* str) {
-    ptr_ = str;
-    if (str != nullptr) {
-      length_ = strlen(str);
-    } else {
-      length_ = 0;
-    }
-  }
-  void set(const void* data_in, size_type len) {
-    ptr_ = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(data_in);
-    length_ = len;
-  }
-
-  char operator[](size_type i) const {
-    DCHECK_LT(i, length_);
-    return ptr_[i];
-  }
-
-  void remove_prefix(size_type n) {
-    ptr_ += n;
-    length_ -= n;
-  }
-
-  void remove_suffix(size_type n) {
-    length_ -= n;
-  }
-
-  int compare(const StringPiece& x) const {
-    int r = memcmp(ptr_, x.ptr_, std::min(length_, x.length_));
-    if (r == 0) {
-      if (length_ < x.length_) r = -1;
-      else if (length_ > x.length_) r = +1;
-    }
-    return r;
-  }
-
-  std::string as_string() const {
-    return std::string(data(), size());
-  }
-  // We also define ToString() here, since many other string-like
-  // interfaces name the routine that converts to a C++ string
-  // "ToString", and it's confusing to have the method that does that
-  // for a StringPiece be called "as_string()".  We also leave the
-  // "as_string()" method defined here for existing code.
-  std::string ToString() const {
-    return std::string(data(), size());
-  }
-
-  void CopyToString(std::string* target) const {
-    target->assign(ptr_, length_);
-  }
-
-  void AppendToString(std::string* target) const;
-
-  // Does "this" start with "x"
-  bool starts_with(const StringPiece& x) const {
-    return ((length_ >= x.length_) &&
-            (memcmp(ptr_, x.ptr_, x.length_) == 0));
-  }
-
-  // Does "this" end with "x"
-  bool ends_with(const StringPiece& x) const {
-    return ((length_ >= x.length_) &&
-            (memcmp(ptr_ + (length_-x.length_), x.ptr_, x.length_) == 0));
-  }
-
-  iterator begin() const { return ptr_; }
-  iterator end() const { return ptr_ + length_; }
-  const_reverse_iterator rbegin() const {
-    return const_reverse_iterator(ptr_ + length_);
-  }
-  const_reverse_iterator rend() const {
-    return const_reverse_iterator(ptr_);
-  }
-
-  size_type copy(char* buf, size_type n, size_type pos = 0) const {
-    size_type ret = std::min(length_ - pos, n);
-    memcpy(buf, ptr_ + pos, ret);
-    return ret;
-  }
-
-  size_type find(const StringPiece& s, size_type pos = 0) const {
-    if (length_ == 0 || pos > static_cast<size_type>(length_)) {
-      return npos;
-    }
-    const char* result = std::search(ptr_ + pos, ptr_ + length_, s.ptr_, s.ptr_ + s.length_);
-    const size_type xpos = result - ptr_;
-    return xpos + s.length_ <= length_ ? xpos : npos;
-  }
-
-  size_type find(char c, size_type pos = 0) const {
-    if (length_ == 0 || pos >= length_) {
-      return npos;
-    }
-    const char* result = std::find(ptr_ + pos, ptr_ + length_, c);
-    return result != ptr_ + length_ ? result - ptr_ : npos;
-  }
-
-  size_type rfind(const StringPiece& s, size_type pos = npos) const {
-    if (length_ < s.length_) return npos;
-    const size_t ulen = length_;
-    if (s.length_ == 0) return std::min(ulen, pos);
-
-    const char* last = ptr_ + std::min(ulen - s.length_, pos) + s.length_;
-    const char* result = std::find_end(ptr_, last, s.ptr_, s.ptr_ + s.length_);
-    return result != last ? result - ptr_ : npos;
-  }
-
-  size_type rfind(char c, size_type pos = npos) const {
-    if (length_ == 0) return npos;
-    for (int i = std::min(pos, static_cast<size_type>(length_ - 1));
-         i >= 0; --i) {
-      if (ptr_[i] == c) {
-        return i;
-      }
-    }
-    return npos;
-  }
-
-  StringPiece substr(size_type pos, size_type n = npos) const {
-    if (pos > static_cast<size_type>(length_)) pos = length_;
-    if (n > length_ - pos) n = length_ - pos;
-    return StringPiece(ptr_ + pos, n);
-  }
-
-  int Compare(const StringPiece& rhs) const {
-    const int r = memcmp(data(), rhs.data(), std::min(size(), rhs.size()));
-    if (r != 0) {
-      return r;
-    }
-    if (size() < rhs.size()) {
-      return -1;
-    } else if (size() > rhs.size()) {
-      return 1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-  }
-
- private:
-  // Pointer to char data, not necessarily zero terminated.
-  const char* ptr_;
-  // Length of data.
-  size_type length_;
-};
-
-// This large function is defined inline so that in a fairly common case where
-// one of the arguments is a literal, the compiler can elide a lot of the
-// following comparisons.
-inline bool operator==(const StringPiece& x, const StringPiece& y) {
-  StringPiece::size_type len = x.size();
-  if (len != y.size()) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  const char* p1 = x.data();
-  const char* p2 = y.data();
-  if (p1 == p2) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  if (len == 0) {
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  // Test last byte in case strings share large common prefix
-  if (p1[len-1] != p2[len-1]) return false;
-  if (len == 1) return true;
-
-  // At this point we can, but don't have to, ignore the last byte.  We use
-  // this observation to fold the odd-length case into the even-length case.
-  len &= ~1;
-
-  return memcmp(p1, p2, len) == 0;
-}
-
-inline bool operator==(const StringPiece& x, const char* y) {
-  if (y == nullptr) {
-    return x.size() == 0;
-  } else {
-    return strncmp(x.data(), y, x.size()) == 0 && y[x.size()] == '\0';
-  }
-}
-
-inline bool operator!=(const StringPiece& x, const StringPiece& y) {
-  return !(x == y);
-}
-
-inline bool operator!=(const StringPiece& x, const char* y) {
-  return !(x == y);
-}
-
-inline bool operator<(const StringPiece& x, const StringPiece& y) {
-  return x.Compare(y) < 0;
-}
-
-inline bool operator>(const StringPiece& x, const StringPiece& y) {
-  return y < x;
-}
-
-inline bool operator<=(const StringPiece& x, const StringPiece& y) {
-  return !(x > y);
-}
-
-inline bool operator>=(const StringPiece& x, const StringPiece& y) {
-  return !(x < y);
-}
-
-inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& o, const StringPiece& piece) {
-  o.write(piece.data(), piece.size());
-  return o;
-}
-
-}  // namespace art
-
-#endif  // ART_LIBARTBASE_BASE_STRINGPIECE_H_
diff --git a/oatdump/oatdump.cc b/oatdump/oatdump.cc
index 89826c6..655c2c9 100644
--- a/oatdump/oatdump.cc
+++ b/oatdump/oatdump.cc
@@ -3358,20 +3358,24 @@
  protected:
   using Base = CmdlineArgs;
 
-  ParseStatus ParseCustom(const StringPiece& option, std::string* error_msg) override {
+  ParseStatus ParseCustom(const char* raw_option,
+                          size_t raw_option_length,
+                          std::string* error_msg) override {
+    DCHECK_EQ(strlen(raw_option), raw_option_length);
     {
-      ParseStatus base_parse = Base::ParseCustom(option, error_msg);
+      ParseStatus base_parse = Base::ParseCustom(raw_option, raw_option_length, error_msg);
       if (base_parse != kParseUnknownArgument) {
         return base_parse;
       }
     }
 
-    if (option.starts_with("--oat-file=")) {
-      oat_filename_ = option.substr(strlen("--oat-file=")).data();
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--dex-file=")) {
-      dex_filename_ = option.substr(strlen("--dex-file=")).data();
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--image=")) {
-      image_location_ = option.substr(strlen("--image=")).data();
+    std::string_view option(raw_option, raw_option_length);
+    if (StartsWith(option, "--oat-file=")) {
+      oat_filename_ = raw_option + strlen("--oat-file=");
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--dex-file=")) {
+      dex_filename_ = raw_option + strlen("--dex-file=");
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--image=")) {
+      image_location_ = raw_option + strlen("--image=");
     } else if (option == "--no-dump:vmap") {
       dump_vmap_ = false;
     } else if (option =="--dump:code_info_stack_maps") {
@@ -3380,32 +3384,32 @@
       disassemble_code_ = false;
     } else if (option =="--header-only") {
       dump_header_only_ = true;
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--symbolize=")) {
-      oat_filename_ = option.substr(strlen("--symbolize=")).data();
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--symbolize=")) {
+      oat_filename_ = raw_option + strlen("--symbolize=");
       symbolize_ = true;
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--only-keep-debug")) {
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--only-keep-debug")) {
       only_keep_debug_ = true;
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--class-filter=")) {
-      class_filter_ = option.substr(strlen("--class-filter=")).data();
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--method-filter=")) {
-      method_filter_ = option.substr(strlen("--method-filter=")).data();
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--list-classes")) {
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--class-filter=")) {
+      class_filter_ = raw_option + strlen("--class-filter=");
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--method-filter=")) {
+      method_filter_ = raw_option + strlen("--method-filter=");
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--list-classes")) {
       list_classes_ = true;
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--list-methods")) {
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--list-methods")) {
       list_methods_ = true;
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--export-dex-to=")) {
-      export_dex_location_ = option.substr(strlen("--export-dex-to=")).data();
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--addr2instr=")) {
-      if (!android::base::ParseUint(option.substr(strlen("--addr2instr=")).data(), &addr2instr_)) {
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--export-dex-to=")) {
+      export_dex_location_ = raw_option + strlen("--export-dex-to=");
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--addr2instr=")) {
+      if (!android::base::ParseUint(raw_option + strlen("--addr2instr="), &addr2instr_)) {
         *error_msg = "Address conversion failed";
         return kParseError;
       }
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--app-image=")) {
-      app_image_ = option.substr(strlen("--app-image=")).data();
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--app-oat=")) {
-      app_oat_ = option.substr(strlen("--app-oat=")).data();
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--dump-imt=")) {
-      imt_dump_ = option.substr(strlen("--dump-imt=")).data();
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--app-image=")) {
+      app_image_ = raw_option + strlen("--app-image=");
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--app-oat=")) {
+      app_oat_ = raw_option + strlen("--app-oat=");
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--dump-imt=")) {
+      imt_dump_ = std::string(option.substr(strlen("--dump-imt=")));
     } else if (option == "--dump-imt-stats") {
       imt_stat_dump_ = true;
     } else {
diff --git a/openjdkjvmti/ti_thread.cc b/openjdkjvmti/ti_thread.cc
index 051db4c..1021648 100644
--- a/openjdkjvmti/ti_thread.cc
+++ b/openjdkjvmti/ti_thread.cc
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "mirror/class.h"
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/string.h"
+#include "mirror/throwable.h"
 #include "nativehelper/scoped_local_ref.h"
 #include "nativehelper/scoped_utf_chars.h"
 #include "obj_ptr.h"
@@ -83,6 +84,17 @@
   }
 
   void ThreadStart(art::Thread* self) override REQUIRES_SHARED(art::Locks::mutator_lock_) {
+    // Needs to be checked first because we might start these threads before we actually send the
+    // VMInit event.
+    if (self->IsSystemDaemon()) {
+      // System daemon threads are things like the finalizer or gc thread. It would be dangerous to
+      // allow agents to get in the way of these threads starting up. These threads include things
+      // like the HeapTaskDaemon and the finalizer daemon.
+      //
+      // This event can happen during the time before VMInit or just after zygote fork. Since the
+      // second is hard to distinguish we unfortunately cannot really check the state here.
+      return;
+    }
     if (!started) {
       // Runtime isn't started. We only expect at most the signal handler or JIT threads to be
       // started here.
@@ -132,16 +144,35 @@
   gThreadCallback.Post<ArtJvmtiEvent::kThreadStart>(art::Thread::Current());
 }
 
+
+static void WaitForSystemDaemonStart(art::Thread* self) REQUIRES_SHARED(art::Locks::mutator_lock_) {
+  {
+    art::ScopedThreadStateChange strc(self, art::kNative);
+    JNIEnv* jni = self->GetJniEnv();
+    jni->CallStaticVoidMethod(art::WellKnownClasses::java_lang_Daemons,
+                              art::WellKnownClasses::java_lang_Daemons_waitForDaemonStart);
+  }
+  if (self->IsExceptionPending()) {
+    LOG(WARNING) << "Exception occured when waiting for system daemons to start: "
+                 << self->GetException()->Dump();
+    self->ClearException();
+  }
+}
+
 void ThreadUtil::CacheData() {
   // We must have started since it is now safe to cache our data;
   gThreadCallback.started = true;
-  art::ScopedObjectAccess soa(art::Thread::Current());
+  art::Thread* self = art::Thread::Current();
+  art::ScopedObjectAccess soa(self);
   art::ObjPtr<art::mirror::Class> thread_class =
       soa.Decode<art::mirror::Class>(art::WellKnownClasses::java_lang_Thread);
   CHECK(thread_class != nullptr);
   context_class_loader_ = thread_class->FindDeclaredInstanceField("contextClassLoader",
                                                                   "Ljava/lang/ClassLoader;");
   CHECK(context_class_loader_ != nullptr);
+  // Now wait for all required system threads to come up before allowing the rest of loading to
+  // continue.
+  WaitForSystemDaemonStart(self);
 }
 
 void ThreadUtil::Unregister() {
diff --git a/runtime/runtime.cc b/runtime/runtime.cc
index 1465b14..7ecfdc7 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime.cc
+++ b/runtime/runtime.cc
@@ -869,15 +869,22 @@
                             GetInstructionSetString(kRuntimeISA));
   }
 
-  // Send the initialized phase event. Send it before starting daemons, as otherwise
-  // sending thread events becomes complicated.
+  StartDaemonThreads();
+
+  // Make sure the environment is still clean (no lingering local refs from starting daemon
+  // threads).
+  {
+    ScopedObjectAccess soa(self);
+    self->GetJniEnv()->AssertLocalsEmpty();
+  }
+
+  // Send the initialized phase event. Send it after starting the Daemon threads so that agents
+  // cannot delay the daemon threads from starting forever.
   {
     ScopedObjectAccess soa(self);
     callbacks_->NextRuntimePhase(RuntimePhaseCallback::RuntimePhase::kInit);
   }
 
-  StartDaemonThreads();
-
   {
     ScopedObjectAccess soa(self);
     self->GetJniEnv()->AssertLocalsEmpty();
diff --git a/runtime/thread.cc b/runtime/thread.cc
index 4828aae..44b45cf 100644
--- a/runtime/thread.cc
+++ b/runtime/thread.cc
@@ -4258,4 +4258,12 @@
   return priority;
 }
 
+bool Thread::IsSystemDaemon() const {
+  if (GetPeer() == nullptr) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return jni::DecodeArtField(
+      WellKnownClasses::java_lang_Thread_systemDaemon)->GetBoolean(GetPeer());
+}
+
 }  // namespace art
diff --git a/runtime/thread.h b/runtime/thread.h
index 7a14fd7..ec276b5 100644
--- a/runtime/thread.h
+++ b/runtime/thread.h
@@ -1230,6 +1230,8 @@
     return this == jit_sensitive_thread_;
   }
 
+  bool IsSystemDaemon() const REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
+
   // Returns true if StrictMode events are traced for the current thread.
   static bool IsSensitiveThread() {
     if (is_sensitive_thread_hook_ != nullptr) {
diff --git a/runtime/verifier/verifier_deps.cc b/runtime/verifier/verifier_deps.cc
index bd98997..6793a0a 100644
--- a/runtime/verifier/verifier_deps.cc
+++ b/runtime/verifier/verifier_deps.cc
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "base/indenter.h"
 #include "base/leb128.h"
 #include "base/mutex-inl.h"
-#include "base/stl_util.h"
 #include "compiler_callbacks.h"
 #include "dex/class_accessor-inl.h"
 #include "dex/dex_file-inl.h"
@@ -48,21 +47,22 @@
 VerifierDeps::VerifierDeps(const std::vector<const DexFile*>& dex_files)
     : VerifierDeps(dex_files, /*output_only=*/ true) {}
 
-void VerifierDeps::MergeWith(const VerifierDeps& other,
+void VerifierDeps::MergeWith(std::unique_ptr<VerifierDeps> other,
                              const std::vector<const DexFile*>& dex_files) {
-  DCHECK(dex_deps_.size() == other.dex_deps_.size());
+  DCHECK(other != nullptr);
+  DCHECK_EQ(dex_deps_.size(), other->dex_deps_.size());
   for (const DexFile* dex_file : dex_files) {
     DexFileDeps* my_deps = GetDexFileDeps(*dex_file);
-    const DexFileDeps& other_deps = *other.GetDexFileDeps(*dex_file);
+    DexFileDeps& other_deps = *other->GetDexFileDeps(*dex_file);
     // We currently collect extra strings only on the main `VerifierDeps`,
     // which should be the one passed as `this` in this method.
     DCHECK(other_deps.strings_.empty());
-    MergeSets(my_deps->assignable_types_, other_deps.assignable_types_);
-    MergeSets(my_deps->unassignable_types_, other_deps.unassignable_types_);
-    MergeSets(my_deps->classes_, other_deps.classes_);
-    MergeSets(my_deps->fields_, other_deps.fields_);
-    MergeSets(my_deps->methods_, other_deps.methods_);
-    MergeSets(my_deps->unverified_classes_, other_deps.unverified_classes_);
+    my_deps->assignable_types_.merge(other_deps.assignable_types_);
+    my_deps->unassignable_types_.merge(other_deps.unassignable_types_);
+    my_deps->classes_.merge(other_deps.classes_);
+    my_deps->fields_.merge(other_deps.fields_);
+    my_deps->methods_.merge(other_deps.methods_);
+    my_deps->unverified_classes_.merge(other_deps.unverified_classes_);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/verifier/verifier_deps.h b/runtime/verifier/verifier_deps.h
index 7c43a3b..fb4a4bf 100644
--- a/runtime/verifier/verifier_deps.h
+++ b/runtime/verifier/verifier_deps.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
   // Merge `other` into this `VerifierDeps`'. `other` and `this` must be for the
   // same set of dex files.
-  void MergeWith(const VerifierDeps& other, const std::vector<const DexFile*>& dex_files);
+  void MergeWith(std::unique_ptr<VerifierDeps> other, const std::vector<const DexFile*>& dex_files);
 
   // Record the verification status of the class at `type_idx`.
   static void MaybeRecordVerificationStatus(const DexFile& dex_file,
diff --git a/runtime/well_known_classes.cc b/runtime/well_known_classes.cc
index 955a455..19fbf63 100644
--- a/runtime/well_known_classes.cc
+++ b/runtime/well_known_classes.cc
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 jmethodID WellKnownClasses::java_lang_ClassNotFoundException_init;
 jmethodID WellKnownClasses::java_lang_Daemons_start;
 jmethodID WellKnownClasses::java_lang_Daemons_stop;
+jmethodID WellKnownClasses::java_lang_Daemons_waitForDaemonStart;
 jmethodID WellKnownClasses::java_lang_Double_valueOf;
 jmethodID WellKnownClasses::java_lang_Float_valueOf;
 jmethodID WellKnownClasses::java_lang_Integer_valueOf;
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@
 jfieldID WellKnownClasses::java_lang_Thread_name;
 jfieldID WellKnownClasses::java_lang_Thread_priority;
 jfieldID WellKnownClasses::java_lang_Thread_nativePeer;
+jfieldID WellKnownClasses::java_lang_Thread_systemDaemon;
 jfieldID WellKnownClasses::java_lang_Thread_unparkedBeforeStart;
 jfieldID WellKnownClasses::java_lang_ThreadGroup_groups;
 jfieldID WellKnownClasses::java_lang_ThreadGroup_ngroups;
@@ -351,6 +353,7 @@
 
   java_lang_Daemons_start = CacheMethod(env, java_lang_Daemons, true, "start", "()V");
   java_lang_Daemons_stop = CacheMethod(env, java_lang_Daemons, true, "stop", "()V");
+  java_lang_Daemons_waitForDaemonStart = CacheMethod(env, java_lang_Daemons, true, "waitForDaemonStart", "()V");
   java_lang_invoke_MethodHandles_lookup = CacheMethod(env, "java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles", true, "lookup", "()Ljava/lang/invoke/MethodHandles$Lookup;");
   java_lang_invoke_MethodHandles_Lookup_findConstructor = CacheMethod(env, "java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles$Lookup", false, "findConstructor", "(Ljava/lang/Class;Ljava/lang/invoke/MethodType;)Ljava/lang/invoke/MethodHandle;");
 
@@ -385,6 +388,7 @@
   java_lang_Thread_name = CacheField(env, java_lang_Thread, false, "name", "Ljava/lang/String;");
   java_lang_Thread_priority = CacheField(env, java_lang_Thread, false, "priority", "I");
   java_lang_Thread_nativePeer = CacheField(env, java_lang_Thread, false, "nativePeer", "J");
+  java_lang_Thread_systemDaemon = CacheField(env, java_lang_Thread, false, "systemDaemon", "Z");
   java_lang_Thread_unparkedBeforeStart = CacheField(env, java_lang_Thread, false, "unparkedBeforeStart", "Z");
   java_lang_ThreadGroup_groups = CacheField(env, java_lang_ThreadGroup, false, "groups", "[Ljava/lang/ThreadGroup;");
   java_lang_ThreadGroup_ngroups = CacheField(env, java_lang_ThreadGroup, false, "ngroups", "I");
diff --git a/runtime/well_known_classes.h b/runtime/well_known_classes.h
index 872b562..3c5144f 100644
--- a/runtime/well_known_classes.h
+++ b/runtime/well_known_classes.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
   static jmethodID java_lang_ClassNotFoundException_init;
   static jmethodID java_lang_Daemons_start;
   static jmethodID java_lang_Daemons_stop;
+  static jmethodID java_lang_Daemons_waitForDaemonStart;
   static jmethodID java_lang_Double_valueOf;
   static jmethodID java_lang_Float_valueOf;
   static jmethodID java_lang_Integer_valueOf;
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@
   static jfieldID java_lang_Thread_name;
   static jfieldID java_lang_Thread_priority;
   static jfieldID java_lang_Thread_nativePeer;
+  static jfieldID java_lang_Thread_systemDaemon;
   static jfieldID java_lang_Thread_unparkedBeforeStart;
   static jfieldID java_lang_ThreadGroup_groups;
   static jfieldID java_lang_ThreadGroup_ngroups;
diff --git a/tools/art_verifier/art_verifier.cc b/tools/art_verifier/art_verifier.cc
index 0ef6c06..b4aa678 100644
--- a/tools/art_verifier/art_verifier.cc
+++ b/tools/art_verifier/art_verifier.cc
@@ -92,28 +92,32 @@
  protected:
   using Base = CmdlineArgs;
 
-  ParseStatus ParseCustom(const StringPiece& option, std::string* error_msg) override {
+  ParseStatus ParseCustom(const char* raw_option,
+                          size_t raw_option_length,
+                          std::string* error_msg) override {
+    DCHECK_EQ(strlen(raw_option), raw_option_length);
     {
-      ParseStatus base_parse = Base::ParseCustom(option, error_msg);
+      ParseStatus base_parse = Base::ParseCustom(raw_option, raw_option_length, error_msg);
       if (base_parse != kParseUnknownArgument) {
         return base_parse;
       }
     }
 
-    if (option.starts_with("--dex-file=")) {
-      dex_filename_ = option.substr(strlen("--dex-file=")).data();
+    std::string_view option(raw_option, raw_option_length);
+    if (StartsWith(option, "--dex-file=")) {
+      dex_filename_ = raw_option + strlen("--dex-file=");
     } else if (option == "--dex-file-verifier") {
       dex_file_verifier_ = true;
     } else if (option == "--verbose") {
       method_verifier_verbose_ = true;
     } else if (option == "--verbose-debug") {
       method_verifier_verbose_debug_ = true;
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--repetitions=")) {
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--repetitions=")) {
       char* end;
-      repetitions_ = strtoul(option.substr(strlen("--repetitions=")).data(), &end, 10);
-    } else if (option.starts_with("--api-level=")) {
+      repetitions_ = strtoul(raw_option + strlen("--repetitions="), &end, 10);
+    } else if (StartsWith(option, "--api-level=")) {
       char* end;
-      api_level_ = strtoul(option.substr(strlen("--api-level=")).data(), &end, 10);
+      api_level_ = strtoul(raw_option + strlen("--api-level="), &end, 10);
     } else {
       return kParseUnknownArgument;
     }