Implement your own HIDL

HIDL | Android Open Source Project

Purpose: HIDL is intended to be used for inter-process communication (IPC). Some HALs are using another IPC methods like JNI or Socket to communicate with processes.

What do we do for HIDL? How to implement ? 1. (C++->.so)OEM/Vendor should write HAL (server) to register service to system. https://source.android.com/devices/architecture/hidl/services#register

Ref. https://android.googlesource.com/platform/hardware/ril/+/refs/heads/master/libril/ril_service.cpp#8568 2. (.hal) HIDL formats and example: https://source.android.com/devices/architecture/hidl/code-style

Ref. https://android.googlesource.com/platform/hardware/interfaces/+/refs/heads/master/radio/1.5/ 3. Add your HAL to framework (client) and let upper layer’s service know your driver’s service. (.java) https://source.android.com/devices/architecture/hidl-java

Ref. Using the method of HIDL: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/opt/telephony/+/refs/heads/master/src/java/com/android/internal/telephony/RIL.java#5273 Modify Android.dp https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/opt/telephony/+/refs/heads/master/Android.bp?autodive=0#81 How to build your HIDL as .so and .jar ? Method 1: using update-makefiles.sh:

source system/tools/hidl/update-makefiles-helper.sh
do_makefiles_update \
"{HIDL library name}:{path}"

Output: out/soong/.intermediates/hardware/interfaces/ … / You can find .java and .so which are generated by your HIDL. Method 2: using hidl-gen tool: You may use hidl-gen -h to find the manual. hidl-gen -o {output_path} -L {language} -r {interface name with path}:{interface path} -r android.hidl:system/libhidl/transport {output library name} e.g.

hidl-gen -o output -L c++ -r android.hardware:hardware/interfaces -r android.hidl:system/libhidl/transport android.hardware.nfc@1.0::INfc.hal

Hash:

hidl-gen -L hash -r vendor.awesome:vendor/awesome/hardware/interfaces -r android.hardware:hardware/interfaces -r android.hidl:system/libhidl/transport vendor.awesome.nfc@1.0

hidl-gen User Guide: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/tools/hidl/+/master/README.md