diff --git a/media/utils/ServiceUtilities.cpp b/media/utils/ServiceUtilities.cpp
index 0315ac9..e13f8f7 100644
--- a/media/utils/ServiceUtilities.cpp
+++ b/media/utils/ServiceUtilities.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
+namespace {
+constexpr auto PERMISSION_HARD_DENIED = permission::PermissionChecker::PERMISSION_HARD_DENIED;
+}
+
 using content::AttributionSourceState;
 
 static const String16 sAndroidPermissionRecordAudio("android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO");
@@ -115,7 +119,7 @@
     return std::optional<AttributionSourceState>{myAttributionSource};
 }
 
-    static bool checkRecordingInternal(const AttributionSourceState &attributionSource,
+    static int checkRecordingInternal(const AttributionSourceState &attributionSource,
                                        const uint32_t virtualDeviceId,
                                        const String16 &msg, bool start, audio_source_t source) {
     // Okay to not track in app ops as audio server or media server is us and if
@@ -138,15 +142,15 @@
     const int32_t attributedOpCode = getOpForSource(source);
 
     permission::PermissionChecker permissionChecker;
-    bool permitted = false;
+    int permitted;
     if (start) {
-        permitted = (permissionChecker.checkPermissionForStartDataDeliveryFromDatasource(
+        permitted = permissionChecker.checkPermissionForStartDataDeliveryFromDatasource(
                 sAndroidPermissionRecordAudio, resolvedAttributionSource.value(), msg,
-                attributedOpCode) != permission::PermissionChecker::PERMISSION_HARD_DENIED);
+                attributedOpCode);
     } else {
-        permitted = (permissionChecker.checkPermissionForPreflightFromDatasource(
+        permitted = permissionChecker.checkPermissionForPreflightFromDatasource(
                 sAndroidPermissionRecordAudio, resolvedAttributionSource.value(), msg,
-                attributedOpCode) != permission::PermissionChecker::PERMISSION_HARD_DENIED);
+                attributedOpCode);
     }
 
     return permitted;
@@ -156,17 +160,17 @@
 
 bool recordingAllowed(const AttributionSourceState &attributionSource, audio_source_t source) {
     return checkRecordingInternal(attributionSource, DEVICE_ID_DEFAULT, String16(), /*start*/ false,
-                                  source);
+                                  source) != PERMISSION_HARD_DENIED;
 }
 
 bool recordingAllowed(const AttributionSourceState &attributionSource,
                       const uint32_t virtualDeviceId,
                       audio_source_t source) {
     return checkRecordingInternal(attributionSource, virtualDeviceId,
-                                  String16(), /*start*/ false, source);
+                                  String16(), /*start*/ false, source) != PERMISSION_HARD_DENIED;
 }
 
-bool startRecording(const AttributionSourceState& attributionSource,
+int startRecording(const AttributionSourceState& attributionSource,
                     const uint32_t virtualDeviceId,
                     const String16& msg,
                     audio_source_t source) {