diff --git a/libs/gui/BitTube.cpp b/libs/gui/BitTube.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 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.
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+#include <utils/Errors.h>
+
+#include <binder/Parcel.h>
+
+#include <gui/BitTube.h>
+
+namespace android {
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+BitTube::BitTube()
+    : mSendFd(-1), mReceiveFd(-1)
+{
+    int fds[2];
+    if (pipe(fds) == 0) {
+        mReceiveFd = fds[0];
+        mSendFd = fds[1];
+        fcntl(mReceiveFd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+        fcntl(mSendFd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+    } else {
+        mReceiveFd = -errno;
+        LOGE("BitTube: pipe creation failed (%s)", strerror(-mReceiveFd));
+    }
+}
+
+BitTube::BitTube(const Parcel& data)
+    : mSendFd(-1), mReceiveFd(-1)
+{
+    mReceiveFd = dup(data.readFileDescriptor());
+    if (mReceiveFd >= 0) {
+        fcntl(mReceiveFd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+    } else {
+        mReceiveFd = -errno;
+        LOGE("BitTube(Parcel): can't dup filedescriptor (%s)",
+                strerror(-mReceiveFd));
+    }
+}
+
+BitTube::~BitTube()
+{
+    if (mSendFd >= 0)
+        close(mSendFd);
+
+    if (mReceiveFd >= 0)
+        close(mReceiveFd);
+}
+
+status_t BitTube::initCheck() const
+{
+    if (mReceiveFd < 0) {
+        return status_t(mReceiveFd);
+    }
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}
+
+int BitTube::getFd() const
+{
+    return mReceiveFd;
+}
+
+ssize_t BitTube::write(void const* vaddr, size_t size)
+{
+    ssize_t err, len;
+    do {
+        len = ::write(mSendFd, vaddr, size);
+        err = len < 0 ? errno : 0;
+    } while (err == EINTR);
+    return err == 0 ? len : -err;
+
+}
+
+ssize_t BitTube::read(void* vaddr, size_t size)
+{
+    ssize_t err, len;
+    do {
+        len = ::read(mReceiveFd, vaddr, size);
+        err = len < 0 ? errno : 0;
+    } while (err == EINTR);
+    return err == 0 ? len : -err;
+}
+
+status_t BitTube::writeToParcel(Parcel* reply) const
+{
+    if (mReceiveFd < 0)
+        return -EINVAL;
+
+    status_t result = reply->writeDupFileDescriptor(mReceiveFd);
+    close(mReceiveFd);
+    mReceiveFd = -1;
+    return result;
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+}; // namespace android