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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#define LOG_TAG "drmhwc"
+#define ATRACE_TAG (ATRACE_TAG_GRAPHICS | ATRACE_TAG_HAL)
+
+#include "Utils.h"
+
+#include <hardware/hwcomposer2.h>
+
+#include "utils/log.h"
+
+namespace aidl::android::hardware::graphics::composer3 {
+
+hwc3::Error Hwc2toHwc3Error(HWC2::Error error) {
+  switch (error) {
+    case HWC2::Error::None:
+      return hwc3::Error::kNone;
+    case HWC2::Error::BadConfig:
+      return hwc3::Error::kBadConfig;
+    case HWC2::Error::BadDisplay:
+      return hwc3::Error::kBadDisplay;
+    case HWC2::Error::BadLayer:
+      return hwc3::Error::kBadLayer;
+    case HWC2::Error::BadParameter:
+      return hwc3::Error::kBadParameter;
+    case HWC2::Error::NoResources:
+      return hwc3::Error::kNoResources;
+    case HWC2::Error::NotValidated:
+      return hwc3::Error::kNotValidated;
+    case HWC2::Error::Unsupported:
+      return hwc3::Error::kUnsupported;
+    case HWC2::Error::SeamlessNotAllowed:
+      return hwc3::Error::kSeamlessNotAllowed;
+    case HWC2::Error::SeamlessNotPossible:
+      return hwc3::Error::kSeamlessNotPossible;
+    default:
+      ALOGE("Unknown HWC2 error. Could not translate to HWC3 error: %d",
+            static_cast<int32_t>(error));
+      return hwc3::Error::kUnsupported;
+  }
+}
+
+};  // namespace aidl::android::hardware::graphics::composer3
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