diff -Naur protobuf-2.5.0/src/google/protobuf/stubs/atomicops.h protobuf-2.5.0.patched/src/google/protobuf/stubs/atomicops.h
--- protobuf-2.5.0/src/google/protobuf/stubs/atomicops.h	2013-02-26 12:56:38.000000000 -0500
+++ protobuf-2.5.0.patched/src/google/protobuf/stubs/atomicops.h	2016-06-02 13:00:06.088998252 -0400
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@
 #include <google/protobuf/stubs/atomicops_internals_x86_gcc.h>
 #elif defined(GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_ARCH_ARM)
 #include <google/protobuf/stubs/atomicops_internals_arm_gcc.h>
+#elif defined(GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_ARCH_AARCH64)
+#include <google/protobuf/stubs/atomicops_internals_arm64_gcc.h>
 #elif defined(GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_ARCH_ARM_QNX)
 #include <google/protobuf/stubs/atomicops_internals_arm_qnx.h>
 #elif defined(GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_ARCH_MIPS)
diff -Naur protobuf-2.5.0/src/google/protobuf/stubs/atomicops_internals_arm64_gcc.h protobuf-2.5.0.patched/src/google/protobuf/stubs/atomicops_internals_arm64_gcc.h
--- protobuf-2.5.0/src/google/protobuf/stubs/atomicops_internals_arm64_gcc.h	1969-12-31 19:00:00.000000000 -0500
+++ protobuf-2.5.0.patched/src/google/protobuf/stubs/atomicops_internals_arm64_gcc.h	2016-06-02 13:00:33.059490744 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,378 @@
+// Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
+// Copyright 2012 Google Inc.  All rights reserved.
+// http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+// This file is an internal atomic implementation, use atomicops.h instead.
+
+#ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_ATOMICOPS_INTERNALS_ARM64_GCC_H_
+#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_ATOMICOPS_INTERNALS_ARM64_GCC_H_
+
+namespace google {
+namespace protobuf {
+namespace internal {
+
+inline void MemoryBarrier() {
+  __asm__ __volatile__ (  // NOLINT
+    "dmb ish                                  \n\t"  // Data memory barrier.
+    ::: "memory"
+  );  // NOLINT
+}
+
+
+inline Atomic32 NoBarrier_CompareAndSwap(volatile Atomic32* ptr,
+                                         Atomic32 old_value,
+                                         Atomic32 new_value) {
+  Atomic32 prev;
+  int32_t temp;
+
+  __asm__ __volatile__ (  // NOLINT
+    "0:                                    \n\t"
+    "ldxr %w[prev], %[ptr]                 \n\t"  // Load the previous value.
+    "cmp %w[prev], %w[old_value]           \n\t"
+    "bne 1f                                \n\t"
+    "stxr %w[temp], %w[new_value], %[ptr]  \n\t"  // Try to store the new value.
+    "cbnz %w[temp], 0b                     \n\t"  // Retry if it did not work.
+    "1:                                    \n\t"
+    "clrex                                 \n\t"  // In case we didn't swap.
+    : [prev]"=&r" (prev),
+      [temp]"=&r" (temp),
+      [ptr]"+Q" (*ptr)
+    : [old_value]"r" (old_value),
+      [new_value]"r" (new_value)
+    : "memory", "cc"
+  );  // NOLINT
+
+  return prev;
+}
+
+inline Atomic32 NoBarrier_AtomicExchange(volatile Atomic32* ptr,
+                                         Atomic32 new_value) {
+  Atomic32 result;
+  int32_t temp;
+
+  __asm__ __volatile__ (  // NOLINT
+    "0:                                    \n\t"
+    "ldxr %w[result], %[ptr]               \n\t"  // Load the previous value.
+    "stxr %w[temp], %w[new_value], %[ptr]  \n\t"  // Try to store the new value.
+    "cbnz %w[temp], 0b                     \n\t"  // Retry if it did not work.
+    : [result]"=&r" (result),
+      [temp]"=&r" (temp),
+      [ptr]"+Q" (*ptr)
+    : [new_value]"r" (new_value)
+    : "memory"
+  );  // NOLINT
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+inline Atomic32 NoBarrier_AtomicIncrement(volatile Atomic32* ptr,
+                                          Atomic32 increment) {
+  Atomic32 result;
+  int32_t temp;
+
+  __asm__ __volatile__ (  // NOLINT
+    "0:                                       \n\t"
+    "ldxr %w[result], %[ptr]                  \n\t"  // Load the previous value.
+    "add %w[result], %w[result], %w[increment]\n\t"
+    "stxr %w[temp], %w[result], %[ptr]        \n\t"  // Try to store the result.
+    "cbnz %w[temp], 0b                        \n\t"  // Retry on failure.
+    : [result]"=&r" (result),
+      [temp]"=&r" (temp),
+      [ptr]"+Q" (*ptr)
+    : [increment]"r" (increment)
+    : "memory"
+  );  // NOLINT
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+inline Atomic32 Barrier_AtomicIncrement(volatile Atomic32* ptr,
+                                        Atomic32 increment) {
+  MemoryBarrier();
+  Atomic32 result = NoBarrier_AtomicIncrement(ptr, increment);
+  MemoryBarrier();
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+inline Atomic32 Acquire_CompareAndSwap(volatile Atomic32* ptr,
+                                       Atomic32 old_value,
+                                       Atomic32 new_value) {
+  Atomic32 prev;
+  int32_t temp;
+
+  __asm__ __volatile__ (  // NOLINT
+    "0:                                    \n\t"
+    "ldxr %w[prev], %[ptr]                 \n\t"  // Load the previous value.
+    "cmp %w[prev], %w[old_value]           \n\t"
+    "bne 1f                                \n\t"
+    "stxr %w[temp], %w[new_value], %[ptr]  \n\t"  // Try to store the new value.
+    "cbnz %w[temp], 0b                     \n\t"  // Retry if it did not work.
+    "dmb ish                               \n\t"  // Data memory barrier.
+    "1:                                    \n\t"
+    // If the compare failed the 'dmb' is unnecessary, but we still need a
+    // 'clrex'.
+    "clrex                                 \n\t"
+    : [prev]"=&r" (prev),
+      [temp]"=&r" (temp),
+      [ptr]"+Q" (*ptr)
+    : [old_value]"r" (old_value),
+      [new_value]"r" (new_value)
+    : "memory", "cc"
+  );  // NOLINT
+
+  return prev;
+}
+
+inline Atomic32 Release_CompareAndSwap(volatile Atomic32* ptr,
+                                       Atomic32 old_value,
+                                       Atomic32 new_value) {
+  Atomic32 prev;
+  int32_t temp;
+
+  MemoryBarrier();
+
+  __asm__ __volatile__ (  // NOLINT
+    "0:                                    \n\t"
+    "ldxr %w[prev], %[ptr]                 \n\t"  // Load the previous value.
+    "cmp %w[prev], %w[old_value]           \n\t"
+    "bne 1f                                \n\t"
+    "stxr %w[temp], %w[new_value], %[ptr]  \n\t"  // Try to store the new value.
+    "cbnz %w[temp], 0b                     \n\t"  // Retry if it did not work.
+    "1:                                    \n\t"
+    // If the compare failed the we still need a 'clrex'.
+    "clrex                                 \n\t"
+    : [prev]"=&r" (prev),
+      [temp]"=&r" (temp),
+      [ptr]"+Q" (*ptr)
+    : [old_value]"r" (old_value),
+      [new_value]"r" (new_value)
+    : "memory", "cc"
+  );  // NOLINT
+
+  return prev;
+}
+
+inline void NoBarrier_Store(volatile Atomic32* ptr, Atomic32 value) {
+  *ptr = value;
+}
+
+inline void Acquire_Store(volatile Atomic32* ptr, Atomic32 value) {
+  *ptr = value;
+  MemoryBarrier();
+}
+
+inline void Release_Store(volatile Atomic32* ptr, Atomic32 value) {
+  MemoryBarrier();
+  *ptr = value;
+}
+
+inline Atomic32 NoBarrier_Load(volatile const Atomic32* ptr) {
+  return *ptr;
+}
+
+inline Atomic32 Acquire_Load(volatile const Atomic32* ptr) {
+  Atomic32 value = *ptr;
+  MemoryBarrier();
+  return value;
+}
+
+inline Atomic32 Release_Load(volatile const Atomic32* ptr) {
+  MemoryBarrier();
+  return *ptr;
+}
+
+// 64-bit versions of the operations.
+// See the 32-bit versions for comments.
+
+inline Atomic64 NoBarrier_CompareAndSwap(volatile Atomic64* ptr,
+                                         Atomic64 old_value,
+                                         Atomic64 new_value) {
+  Atomic64 prev;
+  int32_t temp;
+
+  __asm__ __volatile__ (  // NOLINT
+    "0:                                    \n\t"
+    "ldxr %[prev], %[ptr]                  \n\t"
+    "cmp %[prev], %[old_value]             \n\t"
+    "bne 1f                                \n\t"
+    "stxr %w[temp], %[new_value], %[ptr]   \n\t"
+    "cbnz %w[temp], 0b                     \n\t"
+    "1:                                    \n\t"
+    "clrex                                 \n\t"
+    : [prev]"=&r" (prev),
+      [temp]"=&r" (temp),
+      [ptr]"+Q" (*ptr)
+    : [old_value]"r" (old_value),
+      [new_value]"r" (new_value)
+    : "memory", "cc"
+  );  // NOLINT
+
+  return prev;
+}
+
+inline Atomic64 NoBarrier_AtomicExchange(volatile Atomic64* ptr,
+                                         Atomic64 new_value) {
+  Atomic64 result;
+  int32_t temp;
+
+  __asm__ __volatile__ (  // NOLINT
+    "0:                                    \n\t"
+    "ldxr %[result], %[ptr]                \n\t"
+    "stxr %w[temp], %[new_value], %[ptr]   \n\t"
+    "cbnz %w[temp], 0b                     \n\t"
+    : [result]"=&r" (result),
+      [temp]"=&r" (temp),
+      [ptr]"+Q" (*ptr)
+    : [new_value]"r" (new_value)
+    : "memory"
+  );  // NOLINT
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+inline Atomic64 NoBarrier_AtomicIncrement(volatile Atomic64* ptr,
+                                          Atomic64 increment) {
+  Atomic64 result;
+  int32_t temp;
+
+  __asm__ __volatile__ (  // NOLINT
+    "0:                                     \n\t"
+    "ldxr %[result], %[ptr]                 \n\t"
+    "add %[result], %[result], %[increment] \n\t"
+    "stxr %w[temp], %[result], %[ptr]       \n\t"
+    "cbnz %w[temp], 0b                      \n\t"
+    : [result]"=&r" (result),
+      [temp]"=&r" (temp),
+      [ptr]"+Q" (*ptr)
+    : [increment]"r" (increment)
+    : "memory"
+  );  // NOLINT
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+inline Atomic64 Barrier_AtomicIncrement(volatile Atomic64* ptr,
+                                        Atomic64 increment) {
+  MemoryBarrier();
+  Atomic64 result = NoBarrier_AtomicIncrement(ptr, increment);
+  MemoryBarrier();
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+inline Atomic64 Acquire_CompareAndSwap(volatile Atomic64* ptr,
+                                       Atomic64 old_value,
+                                       Atomic64 new_value) {
+  Atomic64 prev;
+  int32_t temp;
+
+  __asm__ __volatile__ (  // NOLINT
+    "0:                                    \n\t"
+    "ldxr %[prev], %[ptr]                  \n\t"
+    "cmp %[prev], %[old_value]             \n\t"
+    "bne 1f                                \n\t"
+    "stxr %w[temp], %[new_value], %[ptr]   \n\t"
+    "cbnz %w[temp], 0b                     \n\t"
+    "dmb ish                               \n\t"
+    "1:                                    \n\t"
+    "clrex                                 \n\t"
+    : [prev]"=&r" (prev),
+      [temp]"=&r" (temp),
+      [ptr]"+Q" (*ptr)
+    : [old_value]"r" (old_value),
+      [new_value]"r" (new_value)
+    : "memory", "cc"
+  );  // NOLINT
+
+  return prev;
+}
+
+inline Atomic64 Release_CompareAndSwap(volatile Atomic64* ptr,
+                                       Atomic64 old_value,
+                                       Atomic64 new_value) {
+  Atomic64 prev;
+  int32_t temp;
+
+  MemoryBarrier();
+
+  __asm__ __volatile__ (  // NOLINT
+    "0:                                    \n\t"
+    "ldxr %[prev], %[ptr]                  \n\t"
+    "cmp %[prev], %[old_value]             \n\t"
+    "bne 1f                                \n\t"
+    "stxr %w[temp], %[new_value], %[ptr]   \n\t"
+    "cbnz %w[temp], 0b                     \n\t"
+    "1:                                    \n\t"
+    "clrex                                 \n\t"
+    : [prev]"=&r" (prev),
+      [temp]"=&r" (temp),
+      [ptr]"+Q" (*ptr)
+    : [old_value]"r" (old_value),
+      [new_value]"r" (new_value)
+    : "memory", "cc"
+  );  // NOLINT
+
+  return prev;
+}
+
+inline void NoBarrier_Store(volatile Atomic64* ptr, Atomic64 value) {
+  *ptr = value;
+}
+
+inline void Acquire_Store(volatile Atomic64* ptr, Atomic64 value) {
+  *ptr = value;
+  MemoryBarrier();
+}
+
+inline void Release_Store(volatile Atomic64* ptr, Atomic64 value) {
+  MemoryBarrier();
+  *ptr = value;
+}
+
+inline Atomic64 NoBarrier_Load(volatile const Atomic64* ptr) {
+  return *ptr;
+}
+
+inline Atomic64 Acquire_Load(volatile const Atomic64* ptr) {
+  Atomic64 value = *ptr;
+  MemoryBarrier();
+  return value;
+}
+
+inline Atomic64 Release_Load(volatile const Atomic64* ptr) {
+  MemoryBarrier();
+  return *ptr;
+}
+
+}  // namespace internal
+}  // namespace protobuf
+}  // namespace google
+
+#endif  // GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_ATOMICOPS_INTERNALS_ARM64_GCC_H_
diff -Naur protobuf-2.5.0/src/google/protobuf/stubs/platform_macros.h protobuf-2.5.0.patched/src/google/protobuf/stubs/platform_macros.h
--- protobuf-2.5.0/src/google/protobuf/stubs/platform_macros.h	2013-02-26 12:56:38.000000000 -0500
+++ protobuf-2.5.0.patched/src/google/protobuf/stubs/platform_macros.h	2016-06-02 13:15:02.815762398 -0400
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
 #elif defined(__ppc__)
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_ARCH_PPC 1
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_ARCH_32_BIT 1
+#elif defined(__aarch64__)
+#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_ARCH_AARCH64 1
+#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_ARCH_64_BIT 1
 #else
 #error Host architecture was not detected as supported by protobuf
 #endif
