diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 228127d..a13dd33 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -384,6 +384,18 @@ case $ac_cv_audioresample_format in
     AC_SUBST(AUDIORESAMPLE_FORMAT_AUTO)
 esac
 
+dnl Check for mmap (needed by allocators library)
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(if mmap is supported)
+AC_TRY_LINK(
+  [#include <fcntl.h>
+   #include <unistd.h>
+   #include <sys/mman.h>],
+  [char * p = (char *)mmap(NULL, 10, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, -1, 2);
+   munmap(p,10);],
+  [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_MMAP, 1, [Defined if mmap is supported])],
+  [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)] )
+
 dnl *** plug-ins to include ***
 
 dnl these are all the gst plug-ins, compilable without additional libs
@@ -844,6 +856,7 @@ ext/theora/Makefile
 ext/vorbis/Makefile
 gst-libs/Makefile
 gst-libs/gst/Makefile
+gst-libs/gst/allocators/Makefile
 gst-libs/gst/audio/Makefile
 gst-libs/gst/app/Makefile
 gst-libs/gst/fft/Makefile
@@ -857,6 +870,8 @@ gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstpluginsbaseversion.h
 gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile
 tools/Makefile
 pkgconfig/Makefile
+pkgconfig/gstreamer-allocators.pc
+pkgconfig/gstreamer-allocators-uninstalled.pc
 pkgconfig/gstreamer-audio.pc
 pkgconfig/gstreamer-audio-uninstalled.pc
 pkgconfig/gstreamer-app.pc
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/Makefile.am
index 514a0b8..f7bb92e 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 	audio \
 	pbutils \
 	riff \
-	app
+	app \
+	allocators
 
 noinst_HEADERS = gettext.h gst-i18n-plugin.h glib-compat-private.h
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/allocators/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/allocators/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cc127c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/allocators/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libgstallocators-@GST_API_VERSION@.la
+
+libgstallocators_@GST_API_VERSION@_includedir = $(includedir)/gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@/gst/allocators
+
+libgstallocators_@GST_API_VERSION@_include_HEADERS = \
+	gstdmabuf.h
+
+noinst_HEADERS =
+
+libgstallocators_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_SOURCES = \
+	gstdmabuf.c 
+
+libgstallocators_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = $(GST_LIBS) $(LIBM)
+libgstallocators_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
+libgstallocators_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_LIB_LDFLAGS) $(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS) $(GST_LT_LDFLAGS)
+
+if HAVE_INTROSPECTION
+BUILT_GIRSOURCES = GstAllocators-@GST_API_VERSION@.gir
+
+gir_headers=$(patsubst %,$(srcdir)/%, $(libgstallocators_@GST_API_VERSION@_include_HEADERS))
+gir_sources=$(patsubst %,$(srcdir)/%, $(libgstallocators_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_SOURCES))
+gir_cincludes=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/allocators/%',$(libgstallocators_@GST_API_VERSION@_include_HEADERS))
+
+GstAllocators-@GST_API_VERSION@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstallocators-@GST_API_VERSION@.la
+	$(AM_V_GEN)PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(GST_PKG_CONFIG_PATH)" \
+		GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH="" GST_PLUGIN_PATH="" GST_REGISTRY_UPDATE=no \
+		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) -v --namespace GstAllocators \
+		--nsversion=@GST_API_VERSION@ \
+		--strip-prefix=Gst \
+		--warn-all \
+		$(gir_cincludes) \
+		--add-include-path=`PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(GST_PKG_CONFIG_PATH)" $(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=girdir gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@` \
+		--library=libgstallocators-@GST_API_VERSION@.la \
+		--include=Gst-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
+		--libtool="$(top_builddir)/libtool" \
+		--pkg gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
+		--pkg-export gstreamer-allocators-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
+		--output $@ \
+		$(gir_headers) \
+		$(gir_sources)
+
+# INTROSPECTION_GIRDIR/INTROSPECTION_TYPELIBDIR aren't the right place to
+# install anything - we need to install inside our prefix.
+girdir = $(datadir)/gir-1.0
+gir_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES)
+
+typelibsdir = $(libdir)/girepository-1.0/
+
+typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib)
+
+%.typelib: %.gir $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(GST_PKG_CONFIG_PATH)" \
+		$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) \
+		--includedir=$(srcdir) \
+		--includedir=$(builddir) \
+		--includedir=`PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(GST_PKG_CONFIG_PATH)" $(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=girdir gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@` \
+		$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
+
+CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(typelibs_DATA)
+endif
+
+Android.mk: Makefile.am
+	androgenizer -:PROJECT libgstallocators -:SHARED libgstallocators-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
+	 -:TAGS eng debug \
+         -:REL_TOP $(top_srcdir) -:ABS_TOP $(abs_top_srcdir) \
+	 -:SOURCES $(libgstallocators_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_SOURCES) \
+	 -:CFLAGS $(DEFS) $(libgstallocators_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_CFLAGS) \
+	 -:LDFLAGS $(libgstallocators_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS) \
+	           $(libgstallocators_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD) \
+	           -ldl \
+	 -:HEADER_TARGET gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@/gst/allocators \
+	 -:HEADERS $(libgstallocatorsinclude_HEADERS) \
+	 -:PASSTHROUGH LOCAL_ARM_MODE:=arm \
+	> $@
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/allocators/gstdmabuf.c b/gst-libs/gst/allocators/gstdmabuf.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67d5053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/allocators/gstdmabuf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,325 @@
+/*
+ * gstdmabuf.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) Linaro SA 2013
+ * Author: Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@linaro.org> for Linaro.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for mordetails.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "gstdmabuf.h"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_MMAP
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+/**
+ * GstDmaBufMemory
+ * @fd: the file descriptor associated this memory
+ * @data: mmapped address
+ * @mmapping_flags: mmapping flags
+ * @mmap_count: mmapping counter
+ * @lock: a mutex to make mmapping thread safe
+ */
+typedef struct
+{
+  GstMemory mem;
+
+  gint fd;
+  gpointer data;
+  gint mmapping_flags;
+  gint mmap_count;
+  GMutex lock;
+} GstDmaBufMemory;
+
+#define ALLOCATOR_NAME "dmabuf"
+
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (dmabuf_debug);
+#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT dmabuf_debug
+
+static GstMemory *
+_dmabuf_alloc (GstAllocator * allocator, gsize size,
+    GstAllocationParams * params)
+{
+  g_warning ("Use dmabuf_mem_alloc() to allocate from this allocator");
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+_dmabuf_free (GstAllocator * allocator, GstMemory * mem)
+{
+  GstDmaBufMemory *dbmem = (GstDmaBufMemory *) mem;
+
+  if (dbmem->data)
+    g_warning ("Freeing memory still mapped");
+
+  close (dbmem->fd);
+  g_mutex_clear (&dbmem->lock);
+  g_slice_free (GstDmaBufMemory, dbmem);
+  GST_DEBUG ("%p: freed", dbmem);
+}
+
+static gpointer
+_dmabuf_mem_map (GstDmaBufMemory * mem, gsize maxsize, GstMapFlags flags)
+{
+  gint prot;
+  gpointer ret = NULL;
+
+  g_mutex_lock (&mem->lock);
+
+  prot = flags & GST_MAP_READ ? PROT_READ : 0;
+  prot |= flags & GST_MAP_WRITE ? PROT_WRITE : 0;
+
+  /* do not mmap twice the buffer */
+  if (mem->data) {
+    /* only return address if mapping flags are a subset
+     * of the previous flags */
+    if (mem->mmapping_flags & prot)
+      ret = mem->data;
+
+    goto out;
+  }
+
+  if (mem->fd != -1)
+    mem->data = mmap (0, maxsize, prot, MAP_SHARED, mem->fd, 0);
+
+  GST_DEBUG ("%p: fd %d: mapped %p", mem, mem->fd, mem->data);
+
+  if (mem->data) {
+    mem->mmapping_flags = prot;
+    mem->mem.size = maxsize;
+    mem->mmap_count++;
+    ret = mem->data;
+  }
+
+out:
+  g_mutex_unlock (&mem->lock);
+  return ret;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+_dmabuf_mem_unmap (GstDmaBufMemory * mem)
+{
+  g_mutex_lock (&mem->lock);
+
+  if (mem->data && !(--mem->mmap_count)) {
+    munmap ((void *) mem->data, mem->mem.size);
+    mem->data = NULL;
+    mem->mem.size = 0;
+    mem->mmapping_flags = 0;
+    GST_DEBUG ("%p: fd %d unmapped", mem, mem->fd);
+  }
+  g_mutex_unlock (&mem->lock);
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static GstDmaBufMemory *
+_dmabuf_mem_share (GstDmaBufMemory * mem, gssize offset, gsize size)
+{
+  GstDmaBufMemory *sub;
+  GstMemory *parent;
+  GST_DEBUG ("%p: share %" G_GSSIZE_FORMAT " %" G_GSIZE_FORMAT, mem, offset,
+      size);
+
+  /* find the real parent */
+  if ((parent = mem->mem.parent) == NULL)
+    parent = (GstMemory *) mem;
+
+  if (size == -1)
+    size = mem->mem.size - offset;
+
+  sub = g_slice_new (GstDmaBufMemory);
+  /* the shared memory is always readonly */
+  gst_memory_init (GST_MEMORY_CAST (sub), GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAGS (parent) |
+      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LOCK_READONLY, mem->mem.allocator, parent,
+      mem->mem.maxsize, mem->mem.align, mem->mem.offset + offset, size);
+
+  return sub;
+}
+
+static GstDmaBufMemory *
+_dmabuf_mem_copy (GstDmaBufMemory * mem, gssize offset, gsize size)
+{
+  gint newfd = dup (mem->fd);
+
+  if (newfd == -1) {
+	  GST_WARNING ("Can't duplicate dmabuf file descriptor");
+	  return NULL;
+  }
+
+  GST_DEBUG ("%p: copy %" G_GSSIZE_FORMAT " %" G_GSIZE_FORMAT, mem, offset,
+      size);
+  return (GstDmaBufMemory *) gst_dmabuf_allocator_alloc (mem->mem.allocator,
+      newfd, size);
+}
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  GstAllocator parent;
+} dmabuf_mem_Allocator;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  GstAllocatorClass parent_class;
+} dmabuf_mem_AllocatorClass;
+
+GType dmabuf_mem_allocator_get_type (void);
+G_DEFINE_TYPE (dmabuf_mem_Allocator, dmabuf_mem_allocator, GST_TYPE_ALLOCATOR);
+
+#define GST_TYPE_DMABUF_ALLOCATOR   (dmabuf_mem_allocator_get_type())
+#define GST_IS_DMABUF_ALLOCATOR(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GST_TYPE_DMABUF_ALLOCATOR))
+
+static void
+dmabuf_mem_allocator_class_init (dmabuf_mem_AllocatorClass * klass)
+{
+  GstAllocatorClass *allocator_class;
+
+  allocator_class = (GstAllocatorClass *) klass;
+
+  allocator_class->alloc = _dmabuf_alloc;
+  allocator_class->free = _dmabuf_free;
+}
+
+static void
+dmabuf_mem_allocator_init (dmabuf_mem_Allocator * allocator)
+{
+  GstAllocator *alloc = GST_ALLOCATOR_CAST (allocator);
+
+  alloc->mem_type = ALLOCATOR_NAME;
+  alloc->mem_map = (GstMemoryMapFunction) _dmabuf_mem_map;
+  alloc->mem_unmap = (GstMemoryUnmapFunction) _dmabuf_mem_unmap;
+  alloc->mem_share = (GstMemoryShareFunction) _dmabuf_mem_share;
+  alloc->mem_copy = (GstMemoryCopyFunction) _dmabuf_mem_copy;
+}
+
+static void
+_dmabuf_mem_init (void)
+{
+  GstAllocator *allocator =
+      g_object_new (dmabuf_mem_allocator_get_type (), NULL);
+  gst_allocator_register (ALLOCATOR_NAME, allocator);
+
+  GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (dmabuf_debug, "dmabuf", 0, "dmabuf memory");
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_dmabuf_allocator_obtain
+ * return a dmabuf allocator or NULL if the allocator isn't found
+ * Use gst_object_unref() to release the allocator after usage.
+ */
+GstAllocator *
+gst_dmabuf_allocator_obtain (void)
+{
+  static GOnce dmabuf_allocator_once = G_ONCE_INIT;
+  GstAllocator *allocator;
+  g_once (&dmabuf_allocator_once, (GThreadFunc) _dmabuf_mem_init, NULL);
+
+  allocator = gst_allocator_find (ALLOCATOR_NAME);
+  if (!allocator)
+    GST_WARNING ("No allocator named %s found", ALLOCATOR_NAME);
+  return allocator;
+}
+
+/*
+ * gst_dmabuf_allocator_alloc
+ * @allocator: allocator to be used for this memory
+ * @fd: dmabuf file descriptor
+ * @size: memory size
+ * return a GstMemory based on @allocator.
+ * When the buffer will be released dmabuf allocator will close the @fd.
+ * The memory is only mmapped on gst_buffer_mmap request.
+ */
+GstMemory *
+gst_dmabuf_allocator_alloc (GstAllocator * allocator, gint fd, gsize size)
+{
+  GstDmaBufMemory *mem;
+
+  if (!allocator) {
+    allocator = gst_dmabuf_allocator_obtain();
+  }
+
+  if (!GST_IS_DMABUF_ALLOCATOR (allocator)) {
+    GST_WARNING ("it isn't the correct allocator for dmabuf");
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  GST_DEBUG ("alloc from allocator %p", allocator);
+
+  mem = g_slice_new (GstDmaBufMemory);
+
+  gst_memory_init (GST_MEMORY_CAST (mem), 0, allocator, NULL, size, 0, 0, 0);
+
+  mem->fd = fd;
+  mem->data = NULL;
+  mem->mmapping_flags = 0;
+  mem->mmap_count = 0;
+  g_mutex_init (&mem->lock);
+
+  GST_DEBUG ("%p: fd: %d size %d", mem, mem->fd, mem->mem.maxsize);
+  return (GstMemory *) mem;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_dmabuf_memory_get_fd
+ * @mem: the memory to get the file descriptor
+ * return the file descriptor associated with the memory
+ * else return -1
+ */
+gint
+gst_dmabuf_memory_get_fd (GstMemory * mem)
+{
+  GstDmaBufMemory *dbmem = (GstDmaBufMemory *) mem;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (gst_is_dmabuf_memory (mem), -1);
+
+  return dbmem->fd;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_is_dmabuf_memory
+ * @mem: the memory to be check
+ * return true is the memory allocator is the dmabuf one
+ */
+gboolean
+gst_is_dmabuf_memory (GstMemory * mem)
+{
+  return g_strcmp0 (mem->allocator->mem_type, ALLOCATOR_NAME) == 0;
+}
+
+#else
+
+GstAllocator * gst_dmabuf_allocator_obtain(void)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+GstMemory * gst_dmabuf_allocator_alloc(GstAllocator * allocator, gint fd, gsize size)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+gint gst_dmabuf_memory_get_fd(GstMemory * mem)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
+gboolean gst_is_dmabuf_memory(GstMemory * mem)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+#endif /* HAVE_MMAP */
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/allocators/gstdmabuf.h b/gst-libs/gst/allocators/gstdmabuf.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02d7440
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/allocators/gstdmabuf.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * gstdmabuf.h
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) Linaro SA 2013
+ * Author: Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@linaro.org> for Linaro.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+#ifndef __GST_DMABUF_H__
+#define __GST_DMABUF_H__
+
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+GstAllocator * gst_dmabuf_allocator_obtain(void);
+
+GstMemory * gst_dmabuf_allocator_alloc(GstAllocator * allocator, gint fd, gsize size);
+
+gint gst_dmabuf_memory_get_fd(GstMemory * mem);
+
+gboolean gst_is_dmabuf_memory(GstMemory * mem);
+
+#endif /* __GST_DMABUF_H__ */
diff --git a/pkgconfig/Makefile.am b/pkgconfig/Makefile.am
index 766305a..9976f95 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/Makefile.am
+++ b/pkgconfig/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ### all of the standard pc files we need to generate
 pcverfiles =  \
+	gstreamer-allocators-@GST_API_VERSION@.pc \
 	gstreamer-audio-@GST_API_VERSION@.pc \
 	gstreamer-app-@GST_API_VERSION@.pc \
 	gstreamer-fft-@GST_API_VERSION@.pc \
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ pcverfiles =  \
 	gstreamer-video-@GST_API_VERSION@.pc \
 	gstreamer-plugins-base-@GST_API_VERSION@.pc
 pcverfiles_uninstalled = \
+	gstreamer-allocators-@GST_API_VERSION@-uninstalled.pc \
 	gstreamer-audio-@GST_API_VERSION@-uninstalled.pc \
 	gstreamer-app-@GST_API_VERSION@-uninstalled.pc \
 	gstreamer-fft-@GST_API_VERSION@-uninstalled.pc \
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ pkgconfig_DATA = $(pcverfiles)
 
 CLEANFILES = $(pcverfiles) $(pcverfiles_uninstalled)
 pcinfiles = \
+		   gstreamer-allocators.pc.in gstreamer-allocators-uninstalled.pc.in \
            gstreamer-audio.pc.in gstreamer-audio-uninstalled.pc.in \
            gstreamer-app.pc.in gstreamer-app-uninstalled.pc.in \
            gstreamer-fft.pc.in gstreamer-fft-uninstalled.pc.in \
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-allocators-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-allocators-uninstalled.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9736c10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-allocators-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# the standard variables don't make sense for an uninstalled copy
+prefix=
+exec_prefix=
+libdir=
+# includedir is builddir because it is used to find gstconfig.h in places
+includedir=@abs_top_builddir@/gst-libs
+girdir=@abs_top_builddir@/gst-libs/gst/allocators
+typelibdir=@abs_top_builddir@/gst-libs/gst/allocators
+
+Name: GStreamer Allocators Library, Uninstalled
+Description: Allocators implementation, uninstalled
+Version: @VERSION@
+Requires: gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@
+Libs: @abs_top_builddir@/gst-libs/gst/allocators/libgstallocators-@GST_API_VERSION@.la
+Cflags: -I@abs_top_srcdir@/gst-libs -I@abs_top_builddir@/gst-libs
+
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-allocators.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-allocators.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f109158
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-allocators.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@/gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@
+datarootdir=${prefix}/share
+datadir=${datarootdir}
+girdir=${datadir}/gir-1.0
+typelibdir=${libdir}/girepository-1.0
+
+Name: GStreamer Allocators Library
+Description: Allocators implementation
+Requires: gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@
+Version: @VERSION@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstallocators-@GST_API_VERSION@
+Cflags: -I${includedir}
+
