diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 823f4743dc..d22b031ed2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ tools/libs/hypfs/headers.chk
 tools/libs/hypfs/xenhypfs.pc
 tools/libs/call/headers.chk
 tools/libs/call/xencall.pc
+tools/libs/ctrl/_*.[ch]
+tools/libs/ctrl/libxenctrl.map
+tools/libs/ctrl/xencontrol.pc
 tools/libs/foreignmemory/headers.chk
 tools/libs/foreignmemory/xenforeignmemory.pc
 tools/libs/devicemodel/headers.chk
@@ -195,6 +198,11 @@ tools/include/xen-foreign/*.(c|h|size)
 tools/include/xen-foreign/checker
 tools/libvchan/xenvchan.pc
 tools/libxc/*.pc
+tools/libxc/xc_bitops.h
+tools/libxc/xc_core.h
+tools/libxc/xc_core_arm.h
+tools/libxc/xc_core_x86.h
+tools/libxc/xc_private.h
 tools/libxl/_libxl.api-for-check
 tools/libxl/*.api-ok
 tools/libxl/*.pc
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index ffe2310294..26c5382075 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ M:	Stewart Hildebrand <stewart.hildebrand@dornerworks.com>
 S:	Supported
 L:	xen-devel@dornerworks.com
 F:	xen/common/sched/arinc653.c
-F:	tools/libxc/xc_arinc653.c
+F:	tools/libs/ctrl/xc_arinc653.c
 
 ARM (W/ VIRTUALISATION EXTENSIONS) ARCHITECTURE
 M:	Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@kernel.org>
diff --git a/stubdom/Makefile b/stubdom/Makefile
index c466858db0..961a9f8704 100644
--- a/stubdom/Makefile
+++ b/stubdom/Makefile
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ endif
 # libraries under tools/libs
 #######
 
-STUB_LIBS := toolcore toollog evtchn gnttab call foreignmemory devicemodel
+STUB_LIBS := toolcore toollog evtchn gnttab call foreignmemory devicemodel ctrl
 
 #######
 # common handling
@@ -396,12 +396,11 @@ $(TARGETS_MINIOS): mini-os-%:
 #######
 
 .PHONY: libxc
-libxc: libxc-$(XEN_TARGET_ARCH)/libxenctrl.a libxc-$(XEN_TARGET_ARCH)/libxenguest.a
-libxc-$(XEN_TARGET_ARCH)/libxenctrl.a: mk-headers-$(XEN_TARGET_ARCH) libxentoollog libxenevtchn libxengnttab libxencall libxenforeignmemory libxendevicemodel cross-zlib
+libxc: libxc-$(XEN_TARGET_ARCH)/libxenguest.a
+libxc-$(XEN_TARGET_ARCH)/libxenguest.a: libxenevtchn libxenctrl cross-zlib
+libxc-$(XEN_TARGET_ARCH)/libxenguest.a: mk-headers-$(XEN_TARGET_ARCH) $(NEWLIB_STAMPFILE)
 	CPPFLAGS="$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS)" CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" $(MAKE) DESTDIR= CONFIG_LIBXC_MINIOS=y -C libxc-$(XEN_TARGET_ARCH)
 
- libxc-$(XEN_TARGET_ARCH)/libxenguest.a: libxc-$(XEN_TARGET_ARCH)/libxenctrl.a
-
 #######
 # ioemu
 #######
diff --git a/stubdom/grub/Makefile b/stubdom/grub/Makefile
index 26dff45a8f..d33fa2f71e 100644
--- a/stubdom/grub/Makefile
+++ b/stubdom/grub/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ vpath %.c ../grub-upstream
 BOOT=$(OBJ_DIR)/boot-$(XEN_TARGET_ARCH).o
 
 DEF_CPPFLAGS += -I$(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libs/toollog/include
-DEF_CPPFLAGS += -I$(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libxc/include -I$(XEN_ROOT)/tools/include -I.
+DEF_CPPFLAGS += -I$(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libs/ctrl/include
+DEF_CPPFLAGS += -I$(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libxc/include
+DEF_CPPFLAGS += -I$(XEN_ROOT)/tools/include -I.
 DEF_CPPFLAGS += -I../grub-upstream/stage1
 DEF_CPPFLAGS += -I../grub-upstream/stage2
 DEF_CPPFLAGS += -I../grub-upstream/netboot
diff --git a/stubdom/mini-os.mk b/stubdom/mini-os.mk
index 32528bb91f..b1387df3f8 100644
--- a/stubdom/mini-os.mk
+++ b/stubdom/mini-os.mk
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ GNTTAB_PATH = $(XEN_ROOT)/stubdom/libs-$(MINIOS_TARGET_ARCH)/gnttab
 CALL_PATH = $(XEN_ROOT)/stubdom/libs-$(MINIOS_TARGET_ARCH)/call
 FOREIGNMEMORY_PATH = $(XEN_ROOT)/stubdom/libs-$(MINIOS_TARGET_ARCH)/foreignmemory
 DEVICEMODEL_PATH = $(XEN_ROOT)/stubdom/libs-$(MINIOS_TARGET_ARCH)/devicemodel
-CTRL_PATH = $(XEN_ROOT)/stubdom/libxc-$(MINIOS_TARGET_ARCH)
+CTRL_PATH = $(XEN_ROOT)/stubdom/libs-$(MINIOS_TARGET_ARCH)/ctrl
 GUEST_PATH = $(XEN_ROOT)/stubdom/libxc-$(MINIOS_TARGET_ARCH)
diff --git a/tools/Rules.mk b/tools/Rules.mk
index 4f3aaaacd3..1cc56e9ab8 100644
--- a/tools/Rules.mk
+++ b/tools/Rules.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ XEN_INCLUDE        = $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/include
 
 include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libs/uselibs.mk
 
-XEN_libxenctrl     = $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libxc
 XEN_libxenguest    = $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libxc
 XEN_libxenlight    = $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libxl
 # Currently libxlutil lives in the same directory as libxenlight
@@ -105,13 +104,10 @@ $(foreach lib,$(LIBS_LIBS),$(eval $(call LIB_defs,$(lib))))
 
 # code which compiles against libxenctrl get __XEN_TOOLS__ and
 # therefore sees the unstable hypercall interfaces.
-CFLAGS_libxenctrl = -I$(XEN_libxenctrl)/include $(CFLAGS_libxentoollog) $(CFLAGS_libxenforeignmemory) $(CFLAGS_libxendevicemodel) $(CFLAGS_xeninclude) -D__XEN_TOOLS__
-SHDEPS_libxenctrl = $(SHLIB_libxentoollog) $(SHLIB_libxenevtchn) $(SHLIB_libxengnttab) $(SHLIB_libxencall) $(SHLIB_libxenforeignmemory) $(SHLIB_libxendevicemodel)
-LDLIBS_libxenctrl = $(SHDEPS_libxenctrl) $(XEN_libxenctrl)/libxenctrl$(libextension)
-SHLIB_libxenctrl  = $(SHDEPS_libxenctrl) -Wl,-rpath-link=$(XEN_libxenctrl)
+CFLAGS_libxenctrl += $(CFLAGS_libxentoollog) $(CFLAGS_libxenforeignmemory) $(CFLAGS_libxendevicemodel) -D__XEN_TOOLS__
 
 CFLAGS_libxenguest = -I$(XEN_libxenguest)/include $(CFLAGS_libxenevtchn) $(CFLAGS_libxenforeignmemory) $(CFLAGS_xeninclude)
-SHDEPS_libxenguest = $(SHLIB_libxenevtchn)
+SHDEPS_libxenguest = $(SHLIB_libxenevtchn) $(SHLIB_libxenctrl)
 LDLIBS_libxenguest = $(SHDEPS_libxenguest) $(XEN_libxenguest)/libxenguest$(libextension)
 SHLIB_libxenguest  = $(SHDEPS_libxenguest) -Wl,-rpath-link=$(XEN_libxenguest)
 
diff --git a/tools/libs/Makefile b/tools/libs/Makefile
index 69cdfb5975..7648ea0e4c 100644
--- a/tools/libs/Makefile
+++ b/tools/libs/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ SUBDIRS-y += gnttab
 SUBDIRS-y += call
 SUBDIRS-y += foreignmemory
 SUBDIRS-y += devicemodel
+SUBDIRS-y += ctrl
 SUBDIRS-y += hypfs
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RUMP),y)
diff --git a/tools/libs/ctrl/Makefile b/tools/libs/ctrl/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec93fb5b73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/libs/ctrl/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+XEN_ROOT = $(CURDIR)/../../..
+include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/Rules.mk
+
+SRCS-y       += xc_altp2m.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_core.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_X86) += xc_core_x86.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_ARM) += xc_core_arm.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_cpupool.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_domain.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_evtchn.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_gnttab.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_misc.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_flask.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_physdev.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_private.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_csched.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_csched2.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_arinc653.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_rt.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_tbuf.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_pm.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_cpu_hotplug.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_resume.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_vm_event.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_monitor.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_mem_paging.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_mem_access.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_memshr.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_hcall_buf.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_foreign_memory.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_kexec.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_resource.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_X86) += xc_psr.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_X86) += xc_pagetab.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_Linux) += xc_linux.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_FreeBSD) += xc_freebsd.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_SunOS) += xc_solaris.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_NetBSD) += xc_netbsd.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_NetBSDRump) += xc_netbsd.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_MiniOS) += xc_minios.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_evtchn_compat.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_gnttab_compat.c
+SRCS-y       += xc_devicemodel_compat.c
+
+CFLAGS   += -D__XEN_TOOLS__
+CFLAGS	+= $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
+CFLAGS += -include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/config.h
+
+# Needed for posix_fadvise64() in xc_linux.c
+CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_Linux) += -D_GNU_SOURCE
+
+LIBHEADER := xenctrl.h xenctrl_compat.h xenctrl_dom.h
+PKG_CONFIG := xencontrol.pc
+PKG_CONFIG_NAME := Xencontrol
+
+NO_HEADERS_CHK := y
+
+include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libs/libs.mk
+
+genpath-target = $(call buildmakevars2header,_paths.h)
+$(eval $(genpath-target))
+
+$(LIB_OBJS) $(PIC_OBJS): _paths.h
+
+$(PKG_CONFIG_LOCAL): PKG_CONFIG_INCDIR = $(XEN_libxenctrl)/include
+$(PKG_CONFIG_LOCAL): PKG_CONFIG_CFLAGS_LOCAL = $(CFLAGS_xeninclude)
+
+clean: cleanlocal
+
+.PHONY: cleanlocal
+cleanlocal:
+	rm -f libxenctrl.map
diff --git a/tools/libxc/include/xenctrl.h b/tools/libs/ctrl/include/xenctrl.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/include/xenctrl.h
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/include/xenctrl.h
diff --git a/tools/libxc/include/xenctrl_compat.h b/tools/libs/ctrl/include/xenctrl_compat.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/include/xenctrl_compat.h
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/include/xenctrl_compat.h
diff --git a/tools/libxc/include/xenctrl_dom.h b/tools/libs/ctrl/include/xenctrl_dom.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/include/xenctrl_dom.h
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/include/xenctrl_dom.h
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_altp2m.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_altp2m.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_altp2m.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_altp2m.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_arinc653.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_arinc653.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_arinc653.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_arinc653.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_bitops.h b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_bitops.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_bitops.h
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_bitops.h
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_core.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_core.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_core.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_core.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_core.h b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_core.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_core.h
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_core.h
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_core_arm.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_core_arm.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_core_arm.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_core_arm.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_core_arm.h b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_core_arm.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_core_arm.h
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_core_arm.h
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_core_x86.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_core_x86.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_core_x86.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_core_x86.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_core_x86.h b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_core_x86.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_core_x86.h
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_core_x86.h
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_cpu_hotplug.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_cpu_hotplug.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_cpu_hotplug.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_cpu_hotplug.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_cpupool.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_cpupool.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_cpupool.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_cpupool.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_csched.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_csched.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_csched.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_csched.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_csched2.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_csched2.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_csched2.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_csched2.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_devicemodel_compat.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_devicemodel_compat.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_devicemodel_compat.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_devicemodel_compat.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_domain.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_domain.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_domain.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_domain.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_evtchn.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_evtchn.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_evtchn.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_evtchn.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_evtchn_compat.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_evtchn_compat.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_evtchn_compat.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_evtchn_compat.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_flask.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_flask.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_flask.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_flask.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_foreign_memory.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_foreign_memory.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_foreign_memory.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_foreign_memory.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_freebsd.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_freebsd.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_freebsd.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_freebsd.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_gnttab.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_gnttab.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_gnttab.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_gnttab.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_gnttab_compat.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_gnttab_compat.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_gnttab_compat.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_gnttab_compat.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_hcall_buf.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_hcall_buf.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_hcall_buf.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_hcall_buf.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_kexec.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_kexec.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_kexec.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_kexec.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_linux.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_linux.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_linux.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_linux.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_mem_access.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_mem_access.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_mem_access.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_mem_access.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_mem_paging.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_mem_paging.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_mem_paging.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_mem_paging.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_memshr.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_memshr.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_memshr.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_memshr.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_minios.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_minios.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_minios.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_minios.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_misc.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_misc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_misc.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_misc.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_monitor.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_monitor.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_monitor.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_monitor.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_msr_x86.h b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_msr_x86.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_msr_x86.h
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_msr_x86.h
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_netbsd.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_netbsd.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_netbsd.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_netbsd.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_pagetab.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_pagetab.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_pagetab.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_pagetab.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_physdev.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_physdev.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_physdev.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_physdev.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_pm.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_pm.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_pm.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_pm.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_private.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_private.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_private.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_private.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_private.h b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_private.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_private.h
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_private.h
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_psr.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_psr.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_psr.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_psr.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_resource.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_resource.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_resource.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_resource.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_resume.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_resume.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_resume.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_resume.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_rt.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_rt.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_rt.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_rt.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_solaris.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_solaris.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_solaris.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_solaris.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_tbuf.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_tbuf.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_tbuf.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_tbuf.c
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_vm_event.c b/tools/libs/ctrl/xc_vm_event.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxc/xc_vm_event.c
rename to tools/libs/ctrl/xc_vm_event.c
diff --git a/tools/libs/uselibs.mk b/tools/libs/uselibs.mk
index db73fe314e..8e45e8d917 100644
--- a/tools/libs/uselibs.mk
+++ b/tools/libs/uselibs.mk
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ LIBS_LIBS += devicemodel
 USELIBS_devicemodel := toollog toolcore call
 LIBS_LIBS += hypfs
 USELIBS_hypfs := toollog toolcore call
+LIBS_LIBS += ctrl
+USELIBS_ctrl := toollog call evtchn gnttab foreignmemory devicemodel
diff --git a/tools/libxc/Makefile b/tools/libxc/Makefile
index faf2639894..44fa0488c9 100644
--- a/tools/libxc/Makefile
+++ b/tools/libxc/Makefile
@@ -9,47 +9,10 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_LIBXC_MINIOS),y)
 override CONFIG_MIGRATE := n
 endif
 
-CTRL_SRCS-y       :=
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_altp2m.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_core.c
-CTRL_SRCS-$(CONFIG_X86) += xc_core_x86.c
-CTRL_SRCS-$(CONFIG_ARM) += xc_core_arm.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_cpupool.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_domain.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_evtchn.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_gnttab.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_misc.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_flask.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_physdev.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_private.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_csched.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_csched2.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_arinc653.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_rt.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_tbuf.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_pm.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_cpu_hotplug.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_resume.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_vm_event.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_monitor.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_mem_paging.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_mem_access.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_memshr.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_hcall_buf.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_foreign_memory.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_kexec.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_resource.c
-CTRL_SRCS-$(CONFIG_X86) += xc_psr.c
-CTRL_SRCS-$(CONFIG_X86) += xc_pagetab.c
-CTRL_SRCS-$(CONFIG_Linux) += xc_linux.c
-CTRL_SRCS-$(CONFIG_FreeBSD) += xc_freebsd.c
-CTRL_SRCS-$(CONFIG_SunOS) += xc_solaris.c
-CTRL_SRCS-$(CONFIG_NetBSD) += xc_netbsd.c
-CTRL_SRCS-$(CONFIG_NetBSDRump) += xc_netbsd.c
-CTRL_SRCS-$(CONFIG_MiniOS) += xc_minios.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_evtchn_compat.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_gnttab_compat.c
-CTRL_SRCS-y       += xc_devicemodel_compat.c
+LINK_FILES := xc_private.h xc_core.h xc_core_x86.h xc_core_arm.h xc_bitops.h
+
+$(LINK_FILES):
+	ln -sf $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libs/ctrl/$(notdir $@) $@
 
 GUEST_SRCS-y :=
 GUEST_SRCS-y += xg_private.c
@@ -124,26 +87,14 @@ CFLAGS	+= $(CFLAGS_libxentoollog)
 CFLAGS	+= $(CFLAGS_libxenevtchn)
 CFLAGS	+= $(CFLAGS_libxendevicemodel)
 
-CTRL_LIB_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(CTRL_SRCS-y))
-CTRL_PIC_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,%.opic,$(CTRL_SRCS-y))
-
 GUEST_LIB_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(GUEST_SRCS-y))
 GUEST_PIC_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,%.opic,$(GUEST_SRCS-y))
 
-$(CTRL_LIB_OBJS) $(GUEST_LIB_OBJS) \
-$(CTRL_PIC_OBJS) $(GUEST_PIC_OBJS): CFLAGS += -include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/config.h
+$(GUEST_LIB_OBJS) $(GUEST_PIC_OBJS): CFLAGS += -include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/config.h
 
 # libxenguest includes xc_private.h, so needs this despite not using
 # this functionality directly.
-$(CTRL_LIB_OBJS) $(GUEST_LIB_OBJS) \
-$(CTRL_PIC_OBJS) $(GUEST_PIC_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_libxencall) $(CFLAGS_libxenforeignmemory)
-
-$(CTRL_LIB_OBJS) $(CTRL_PIC_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_libxengnttab)
-
-LIB := libxenctrl.a
-ifneq ($(nosharedlibs),y)
-LIB += libxenctrl.so libxenctrl.so.$(MAJOR) libxenctrl.so.$(MAJOR).$(MINOR)
-endif
+$(GUEST_LIB_OBJS) $(GUEST_PIC_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_libxencall) $(CFLAGS_libxenforeignmemory)
 
 LIB += libxenguest.a
 ifneq ($(nosharedlibs),y)
@@ -155,28 +106,17 @@ $(eval $(genpath-target))
 
 xc_private.h: _paths.h
 
-$(CTRL_LIB_OBJS) $(GUEST_LIB_OBJS) \
-$(CTRL_PIC_OBJS) $(GUEST_PIC_OBJS): xc_private.h
+$(GUEST_LIB_OBJS) $(GUEST_PIC_OBJS): $(LINK_FILES)
 
-PKG_CONFIG := xencontrol.pc xenguest.pc
+PKG_CONFIG := xenguest.pc
 PKG_CONFIG_VERSION := $(MAJOR).$(MINOR)
 
-xencontrol.pc: PKG_CONFIG_NAME = Xencontrol
-xencontrol.pc: PKG_CONFIG_DESC = The Xencontrol library for Xen hypervisor
-xencontrol.pc: PKG_CONFIG_USELIBS = $(SHLIB_libxenctrl)
-xencontrol.pc: PKG_CONFIG_LIB = xenctrl
-xencontrol.pc: PKG_CONFIG_REQPRIV = xenevtchn,xengnttab,xencall,xenforeignmemory,xendevicemodel,xentoollog
 xenguest.pc: PKG_CONFIG_NAME = Xenguest
 xenguest.pc: PKG_CONFIG_DESC = The Xenguest library for Xen hypervisor
 xenguest.pc: PKG_CONFIG_USELIBS = $(SHLIB_libxenguest)
 xenguest.pc: PKG_CONFIG_LIB = xenguest
 xenguest.pc: PKG_CONFIG_REQPRIV = xentoollog,xencall,xenforeignmemory,xenevtchn
 
-$(PKG_CONFIG_DIR)/xencontrol.pc: PKG_CONFIG_NAME = Xencontrol
-$(PKG_CONFIG_DIR)/xencontrol.pc: PKG_CONFIG_DESC = The Xencontrol library for Xen hypervisor
-$(PKG_CONFIG_DIR)/xencontrol.pc: PKG_CONFIG_USELIBS = $(SHLIB_libxenctrl)
-$(PKG_CONFIG_DIR)/xencontrol.pc: PKG_CONFIG_LIB = xenctrl
-$(PKG_CONFIG_DIR)/xencontrol.pc: PKG_CONFIG_REQPRIV = xenevtchn,xengnttab,xencall,xenforeignmemory,xendevicemodel,xentoollog
 $(PKG_CONFIG_DIR)/xenguest.pc: PKG_CONFIG_NAME = Xenguest
 $(PKG_CONFIG_DIR)/xenguest.pc: PKG_CONFIG_DESC = The Xenguest library for Xen hypervisor
 $(PKG_CONFIG_DIR)/xenguest.pc: PKG_CONFIG_USELIBS = $(SHLIB_libxenguest)
@@ -211,17 +151,11 @@ libs: $(LIB) $(PKG_CONFIG_INST) $(PKG_CONFIG_LOCAL)
 install: build
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)
-	$(INSTALL_SHLIB) libxenctrl.so.$(MAJOR).$(MINOR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) libxenctrl.a $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-	$(SYMLINK_SHLIB) libxenctrl.so.$(MAJOR).$(MINOR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libxenctrl.so.$(MAJOR)
-	$(SYMLINK_SHLIB) libxenctrl.so.$(MAJOR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libxenctrl.so
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) include/xenctrl.h include/xenctrl_compat.h include/xenctrl_dom.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)
 	$(INSTALL_SHLIB) libxenguest.so.$(MAJOR).$(MINOR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) libxenguest.a $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	$(SYMLINK_SHLIB) libxenguest.so.$(MAJOR).$(MINOR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libxenguest.so.$(MAJOR)
 	$(SYMLINK_SHLIB) libxenguest.so.$(MAJOR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libxenguest.so
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) include/xenguest.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) xencontrol.pc $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_INSTALLDIR)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) xenguest.pc $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_INSTALLDIR)
 
 .PHONY: uninstall
@@ -232,14 +166,6 @@ uninstall:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libxenguest.so.$(MAJOR)
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libxenguest.so.$(MAJOR).$(MINOR)
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libxenguest.a
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_INSTALLDIR)/xencontrol.pc
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/xenctrl.h
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/xenctrl_compat.h
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/xenctrl_dom.h
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libxenctrl.so
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libxenctrl.so.$(MAJOR)
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libxenctrl.so.$(MAJOR).$(MINOR)
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libxenctrl.a
 
 .PHONY: TAGS
 TAGS:
@@ -249,8 +175,8 @@ TAGS:
 clean:
 	rm -rf *.rpm $(LIB) *~ $(DEPS_RM) \
             _paths.h \
-	    xencontrol.pc xenguest.pc \
-            $(CTRL_LIB_OBJS) $(CTRL_PIC_OBJS) \
+	    $(LINK_FILES) \
+	    xenguest.pc \
             $(GUEST_LIB_OBJS) $(GUEST_PIC_OBJS)
 
 .PHONY: distclean
@@ -266,19 +192,6 @@ rpm: build
 	mv staging/i386/*.rpm .
 	rm -rf staging
 
-# libxenctrl
-
-libxenctrl.a: $(CTRL_LIB_OBJS)
-	$(AR) rc $@ $^
-
-libxenctrl.so: libxenctrl.so.$(MAJOR)
-	$(SYMLINK_SHLIB) $< $@
-libxenctrl.so.$(MAJOR): libxenctrl.so.$(MAJOR).$(MINOR)
-	$(SYMLINK_SHLIB) $< $@
-
-libxenctrl.so.$(MAJOR).$(MINOR): $(CTRL_PIC_OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_LDFLAGS) -Wl,$(SONAME_LDFLAG) -Wl,libxenctrl.so.$(MAJOR) $(SHLIB_LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LDLIBS_libxentoollog) $(LDLIBS_libxenevtchn) $(LDLIBS_libxengnttab) $(LDLIBS_libxencall) $(LDLIBS_libxenforeignmemory) $(LDLIBS_libxendevicemodel) $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(APPEND_LDFLAGS)
-
 # libxenguest
 
 libxenguest.a: $(GUEST_LIB_OBJS)
@@ -299,7 +212,7 @@ xc_dom_bzimageloader.o: CFLAGS += $(filter -D%,$(zlib-options))
 xc_dom_bzimageloader.opic: CFLAGS += $(filter -D%,$(zlib-options))
 
 libxenguest.so.$(MAJOR).$(MINOR): COMPRESSION_LIBS = $(filter -l%,$(zlib-options))
-libxenguest.so.$(MAJOR).$(MINOR): $(GUEST_PIC_OBJS) libxenctrl.so
+libxenguest.so.$(MAJOR).$(MINOR): $(GUEST_PIC_OBJS)
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -Wl,$(SONAME_LDFLAG) -Wl,libxenguest.so.$(MAJOR) $(SHLIB_LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(GUEST_PIC_OBJS) $(COMPRESSION_LIBS) -lz $(LDLIBS_libxenevtchn) $(LDLIBS_libxenctrl) $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(APPEND_LDFLAGS)
 
 -include $(DEPS_INCLUDE)
diff --git a/tools/ocaml/xenstored/Makefile b/tools/ocaml/xenstored/Makefile
index 692a62584e..89ec3ec76a 100644
--- a/tools/ocaml/xenstored/Makefile
+++ b/tools/ocaml/xenstored/Makefile
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ XENSTOREDLIBS = \
 	-ccopt -L -ccopt $(OCAML_TOPLEVEL)/libs/eventchn $(OCAML_TOPLEVEL)/libs/eventchn/xeneventchn.cmxa \
 	-ccopt -L -ccopt $(OCAML_TOPLEVEL)/libs/xc $(OCAML_TOPLEVEL)/libs/xc/xenctrl.cmxa \
 	-ccopt -L -ccopt $(OCAML_TOPLEVEL)/libs/xb $(OCAML_TOPLEVEL)/libs/xb/xenbus.cmxa \
-	-ccopt -L -ccopt $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libxc
+	-ccopt -L -ccopt $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libs/ctrl
 
 PROGRAMS = oxenstored
 
diff --git a/tools/python/Makefile b/tools/python/Makefile
index 8d22c03676..8dc755d6e8 100644
--- a/tools/python/Makefile
+++ b/tools/python/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ uninstall:
 
 .PHONY: test
 test:
-	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$$(readlink -f ../libxc):$$(readlink -f ../xenstore) $(PYTHON) -m unittest discover
+	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$$(readlink -f ../libs/ctrl):$$(readlink -f ../xenstore) $(PYTHON) -m unittest discover
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
diff --git a/tools/python/setup.py b/tools/python/setup.py
index 44696b3998..24b284af39 100644
--- a/tools/python/setup.py
+++ b/tools/python/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ extra_compile_args  = [ "-fno-strict-aliasing", "-Werror" ]
 PATH_XEN      = XEN_ROOT + "/tools/include"
 PATH_LIBXENTOOLLOG = XEN_ROOT + "/tools/libs/toollog"
 PATH_LIBXENEVTCHN = XEN_ROOT + "/tools/libs/evtchn"
-PATH_LIBXC    = XEN_ROOT + "/tools/libxc"
+PATH_LIBXENCTRL = XEN_ROOT + "/tools/libs/ctrl"
 PATH_LIBXL    = XEN_ROOT + "/tools/libxl"
 PATH_XENSTORE = XEN_ROOT + "/tools/xenstore"
 
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ xc = Extension("xc",
                include_dirs       = [ PATH_XEN,
                                       PATH_LIBXENTOOLLOG + "/include",
                                       PATH_LIBXENEVTCHN + "/include",
-                                      PATH_LIBXC + "/include",
+                                      PATH_LIBXENCTRL + "/include",
                                       "xen/lowlevel/xc" ],
-               library_dirs       = [ PATH_LIBXC ],
+               library_dirs       = [ PATH_LIBXENCTRL ],
                libraries          = [ "xenctrl" ],
-               depends            = [ PATH_LIBXC + "/libxenctrl.so" ],
+               depends            = [ PATH_LIBXENCTRL + "/libxenctrl.so" ],
                extra_link_args    = [ "-Wl,-rpath-link="+PATH_LIBXENTOOLLOG ],
                sources            = [ "xen/lowlevel/xc/xc.c" ])
 
