diff --git a/devlib/utils/android_build.py b/devlib/utils/android_build.py
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2015, ARM Limited and contributors.
+#
+# 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.
+#
+
+import logging
+import os
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+class Build(object):
+    BuildParams = namedtuple("BuildParams", "arch defconfig cross_compile")
+
+    device_kernel_build_params = {
+        'hikey960': BuildParams('arm64', 'hikey960_defconfig', 'aarch64-linux-android-'),
+        'hikey': BuildParams('arm64', 'hikey_defconfig', 'aarch64-linux-android-')
+    }
+
+    """
+    Collection of Android related build actions
+    """
+    def __init__(self, te):
+        if (te.ANDROID_BUILD_TOP and te.TARGET_PRODUCT and te.TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT):
+            self._te = te
+        else:
+            te._log.warning('Build initialization failed: invalid paramterers')
+            raise
+
+    def build_module(self, module_path):
+        """
+        Build a module and its dependencies.
+
+        :param module_path: module path
+        :type module_path: str
+
+        """
+        self._te._log.info('BUILDING module %s', module_path)
+        cur_dir = os.getcwd()
+        os.chdir(self._te.ANDROID_BUILD_TOP)
+        lunch_target = self._te.TARGET_PRODUCT + '-' + self._te.TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT
+        os.system('source build/envsetup.sh && lunch ' +
+            lunch_target + ' && mmma -j16 ' + module_path)
+        os.chdir(cur_dir)
+
+
+    def build_kernel(self, kernel_path, arch, defconfig, cross_compile, clean=False):
+        """
+        Build kernel.
+
+        :param kernel_path: path to kernel sources
+        :type kernel_path: str
+
+        :param arch: device architecture string used in ARCH command line parameter
+        :type arch: str
+
+        :param defconfig: defconfig file name
+        :type defconfig: str
+
+        :param cross_compile: compiler string used in CROSS_COMPILE command line parameter
+        :type cross_compile: str
+
+        :param clean: flag to clean the previous build
+        :type clean: boolean
+
+        """
+        self._te._log.info('BUILDING kernel @ %s', kernel_path)
+        cur_dir = os.getcwd()
+        os.chdir(kernel_path)
+        os.system('. ./build.config')
+        if clean:
+            os.system('make clean')
+        os.system('make ARCH=' + arch + ' ' + defconfig)
+        os.system('make -j24 ARCH=' + arch + ' CROSS_COMPILE=' + cross_compile)
+        os.chdir(cur_dir)
+
+    def build_kernel_for_device(self, kernel_path, device_name, clean):
+        """
+        Build kernel for specified device.
+
+        :param kernel_path: path to kernel sources
+        :type kernel_path: str
+
+        :param device_name: device name
+        :type device_name: str
+
+        :param clean: flag to clean the previous build
+        :type clean: boolean
+
+        """
+        if not device_name in self.device_kernel_build_params:
+            return False
+
+        params = self.device_kernel_build_params[device_name]
+        self.build_kernel(kernel_path, params.arch,
+            params.defconfig, params.cross_compile, clean)
+        return True
+
+
+# vim :set tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 expandtab