diff --git a/audio/aidl/Android.bp b/audio/aidl/Android.bp
index fd893ec..4f40d3d 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/aidl/Android.bp
@@ -64,3 +64,28 @@
     ],
 
 }
+
+aidl_interface {
+    name: "android.hardware.audio.core",
+    vendor_available: true,
+    srcs: [
+        "android/hardware/audio/core/AudioPatch.aidl",
+        "android/hardware/audio/core/AudioRoute.aidl",
+        "android/hardware/audio/core/IConfig.aidl",
+        "android/hardware/audio/core/IModule.aidl",
+        "android/hardware/audio/core/IStreamIn.aidl",
+        "android/hardware/audio/core/IStreamOut.aidl",
+    ],
+    imports: [
+        "android.hardware.audio.common",
+        "android.media.audio.common.types",
+    ],
+    stability: "vintf",
+    backend: {
+        java: {
+            platform_apis: true,
+        },
+    },
+    versions: [
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/AudioPatch.aidl b/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/AudioPatch.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cef4cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/AudioPatch.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
+//
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
+// with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
+// type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
+// independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
+// with such a backward incompatible change, it has a high risk of breaking
+// later when a module using the interface is updated, e.g., Mainline modules.
+
+package android.hardware.audio.core;
+@JavaDerive(equals=true, toString=true) @VintfStability
+parcelable AudioPatch {
+  int id;
+  int[] sourcePortConfigIds;
+  int[] sinkPortConfigIds;
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/AudioRoute.aidl b/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/AudioRoute.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..deeef87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/AudioRoute.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
+//
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
+// with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
+// type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
+// independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
+// with such a backward incompatible change, it has a high risk of breaking
+// later when a module using the interface is updated, e.g., Mainline modules.
+
+package android.hardware.audio.core;
+@JavaDerive(equals=true, toString=true) @VintfStability
+parcelable AudioRoute {
+  int[] sourcePortIds;
+  int sinkPortId;
+  boolean isExclusive;
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/IConfig.aidl b/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/IConfig.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd80715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/IConfig.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
+//
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
+// with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
+// type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
+// independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
+// with such a backward incompatible change, it has a high risk of breaking
+// later when a module using the interface is updated, e.g., Mainline modules.
+
+package android.hardware.audio.core;
+@VintfStability
+interface IConfig {
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/IModule.aidl b/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/IModule.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33e8290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/IModule.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
+//
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
+// with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
+// type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
+// independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
+// with such a backward incompatible change, it has a high risk of breaking
+// later when a module using the interface is updated, e.g., Mainline modules.
+
+package android.hardware.audio.core;
+@VintfStability
+interface IModule {
+  android.hardware.audio.core.AudioPatch[] getAudioPatches();
+  android.media.audio.common.AudioPort getAudioPort(int portId);
+  android.media.audio.common.AudioPortConfig[] getAudioPortConfigs();
+  android.media.audio.common.AudioPort[] getAudioPorts();
+  android.hardware.audio.core.AudioRoute[] getAudioRoutes();
+  android.hardware.audio.core.IStreamIn openInputStream(int portConfigId, in android.hardware.audio.common.SinkMetadata sinkMetadata);
+  android.hardware.audio.core.IStreamOut openOutputStream(int portConfigId, in android.hardware.audio.common.SourceMetadata sourceMetadata, in @nullable android.media.audio.common.AudioOffloadInfo offloadInfo);
+  android.hardware.audio.core.AudioPatch setAudioPatch(in android.hardware.audio.core.AudioPatch requested);
+  boolean setAudioPortConfig(in android.media.audio.common.AudioPortConfig requested, out android.media.audio.common.AudioPortConfig suggested);
+  void resetAudioPatch(int patchId);
+  void resetAudioPortConfig(int portConfigId);
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/IStreamIn.aidl b/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/IStreamIn.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5ab3e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/IStreamIn.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
+//
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
+// with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
+// type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
+// independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
+// with such a backward incompatible change, it has a high risk of breaking
+// later when a module using the interface is updated, e.g., Mainline modules.
+
+package android.hardware.audio.core;
+@VintfStability
+interface IStreamIn {
+  void close();
+  void updateMetadata(in android.hardware.audio.common.SinkMetadata sinkMetadata);
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/IStreamOut.aidl b/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/IStreamOut.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3021d94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.core/current/android/hardware/audio/core/IStreamOut.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
+//
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
+// with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
+// type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
+// independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
+// with such a backward incompatible change, it has a high risk of breaking
+// later when a module using the interface is updated, e.g., Mainline modules.
+
+package android.hardware.audio.core;
+@VintfStability
+interface IStreamOut {
+  void close();
+  void updateMetadata(in android.hardware.audio.common.SourceMetadata sourceMetadata);
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/core/AudioPatch.aidl b/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/core/AudioPatch.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48ca214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/core/AudioPatch.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+
+package android.hardware.audio.core;
+
+/**
+ * Audio patch specifies a connection between multiple audio port
+ * configurations.
+ */
+@JavaDerive(equals=true, toString=true)
+@VintfStability
+parcelable AudioPatch {
+    /** The ID of the patch, unique within the HAL module. */
+    int id;
+    /**
+     * The list of IDs of source audio port configs ('AudioPortConfig.id').
+     * There must be at least one source in a valid patch and all IDs must be
+     * unique.
+     */
+    int[] sourcePortConfigIds;
+    /**
+     * The list of IDs of sink audio port configs ('AudioPortConfig.id').
+     * There must be at least one sink in a valid patch and all IDs must be
+     * unique.
+     */
+    int[] sinkPortConfigIds;
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/core/AudioRoute.aidl b/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/core/AudioRoute.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e7b441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/core/AudioRoute.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+
+package android.hardware.audio.core;
+
+/**
+ * Audio route specifies a path from multiple audio source ports to one audio
+ * sink port. As an example, when emitting audio output, source ports typically
+ * are mix ports (audio data from the framework), the sink is a device
+ * port. When acquiring audio, source ports are device ports, the sink is a mix
+ * port.
+ */
+@JavaDerive(equals=true, toString=true)
+@VintfStability
+parcelable AudioRoute {
+    /**
+     * The list of IDs of source audio ports ('AudioPort.id').
+     * There must be at least one source in a valid route and all IDs must be
+     * unique.
+     */
+    int[] sourcePortIds;
+    /** The ID of the sink audio port ('AudioPort.id'). */
+    int sinkPortId;
+    /** If set, only one source can be active, mixing is not supported. */
+    boolean isExclusive;
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/core/IConfig.aidl b/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/core/IConfig.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7bb414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/core/IConfig.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+
+package android.hardware.audio.core;
+
+/**
+ * This interface provides system-wide configuration parameters for audio I/O
+ * (by "system" here we mean the device running Android).
+ */
+@VintfStability
+interface IConfig {}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/core/IModule.aidl b/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/core/IModule.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d47ea3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/core/IModule.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+
+package android.hardware.audio.core;
+
+import android.hardware.audio.common.SinkMetadata;
+import android.hardware.audio.common.SourceMetadata;
+import android.hardware.audio.core.AudioPatch;
+import android.hardware.audio.core.AudioRoute;
+import android.hardware.audio.core.IStreamIn;
+import android.hardware.audio.core.IStreamOut;
+import android.media.audio.common.AudioOffloadInfo;
+import android.media.audio.common.AudioPort;
+import android.media.audio.common.AudioPortConfig;
+
+/**
+ * Each instance of IModule corresponds to a separate audio module. The system
+ * (the term "system" as used here applies to the entire device running Android)
+ * may have multiple modules due to the physical architecture, for example, it
+ * can have multiple DSPs or other audio I/O units which are not interconnected
+ * in hardware directly. Usually there is at least one audio module which is
+ * responsible for the "main" (or "built-in") audio functionality of the
+ * system. Even if the system lacks any physical audio I/O capabilities, there
+ * will be a "null" audio module.
+ *
+ * On a typical mobile phone there is usually a main DSP module which handles
+ * most of the phone's audio I/O via the built-in speakers and microphones. USB
+ * audio can exist as a separate module. Some audio modules can be implemented
+ * purely in software, for example, the remote submix module.
+ */
+@VintfStability
+interface IModule {
+    /**
+     * Return all audio patches of this module.
+     *
+     * Returns a list of audio patches, that is, established connections between
+     * audio port configurations.
+     *
+     * @return The list of audio patches.
+     */
+    AudioPatch[] getAudioPatches();
+
+    /**
+     * Return the current state of the audio port.
+     *
+     * Using the port ID provided on input, returns the current state of the
+     * audio port. For device port representing a connection to some external
+     * device, e.g. over HDMI or USB, currently supported audio profiles and
+     * extra audio descriptors may change.
+     *
+     * For all other audio ports it must be the same configuration as returned
+     * for this port ID by 'getAudioPorts'.
+     *
+     * @return The current state of an audio port.
+     * @param portId The ID of the audio port.
+     * @throws EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT If the port can not be found by the ID.
+     */
+    AudioPort getAudioPort(int portId);
+
+    /**
+     * Return all active audio port configurations of this module.
+     *
+     * Returns a list of active configurations that are currently set for mix
+     * ports and device ports. Each returned configuration must have an unique
+     * ID within this module ('AudioPortConfig.id' field), which can coincide
+     * with an ID of an audio port, if the port only supports a single active
+     * configuration. Each returned configuration must also have a reference to
+     * an existing port ('AudioPortConfig.portId' field). All optional
+     * (nullable) fields of the configurations must be initialized by the HAL
+     * module.
+     *
+     * @return The list of active audio port configurations.
+     */
+    AudioPortConfig[] getAudioPortConfigs();
+
+    /**
+     * Return all audio ports provided by this module.
+     *
+     * Returns a list of all mix ports and device ports provided by this
+     * module. Each returned port must have a unique ID within this module
+     * ('AudioPort.id' field). The returned list must not change during
+     * the lifetime of the IModule instance. For audio ports with dynamic
+     * profiles (changing depending on external devices being connected
+     * to the system) an empty list of profiles must be returned. The list
+     * of currently supported audio profiles is obtained from 'getAudioPort'
+     * method.
+     *
+     * @return The list of audio ports.
+     */
+    AudioPort[] getAudioPorts();
+
+    /**
+     * Return all audio routes of this module.
+     *
+     * Returns a list of audio routes, that is, allowed connections between
+     * audio ports. The returned list must not change during the lifetime of the
+     * IModule instance.
+     *
+     * @return The list of audio routes.
+     */
+    AudioRoute[] getAudioRoutes();
+
+    /**
+     * Open an input stream using an existing audio mix port configuration.
+     *
+     * The audio port configuration ID must be obtained by calling
+     * 'setAudioPortConfig' method. Existence of an audio patch involving this
+     * port configuration is not required for successful opening of a stream.
+     *
+     * Only one stream is allowed per audio port configuration. HAL module can
+     * also set a limit on how many output streams can be opened for a particular
+     * mix port by using its 'AudioPortMixExt.maxOpenStreamCount' field.
+     *
+     * @return An opened input stream.
+     * @param portConfigId The ID of the audio mix port config.
+     * @param sinkMetadata Description of the audio that will be recorded.
+     * @throws EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT In the following cases:
+     *                             - If the port config can not be found by the ID.
+     *                             - If the port config is not of an input mix port.
+     * @throws EX_ILLEGAL_STATE In the following cases:
+     *                          - If the port config already has a stream opened on it.
+     *                          - If the limit on the open stream count for the port has
+     *                            been reached.
+     */
+    IStreamIn openInputStream(int portConfigId, in SinkMetadata sinkMetadata);
+
+    /**
+     * Open an output stream using an existing audio mix port configuration.
+     *
+     * The audio port configuration ID must be obtained by calling
+     * 'setAudioPortConfig' method. Existence of an audio patch involving this
+     * port configuration is not required for successful opening of a stream.
+     *
+     * If the port configuration has 'COMPRESS_OFFLOAD' output flag set,
+     * the framework must provide additional information about the encoded
+     * audio stream in 'offloadInfo' argument.
+     *
+     * Only one stream is allowed per audio port configuration. HAL module can
+     * also set a limit on how many output streams can be opened for a particular
+     * mix port by using its 'AudioPortMixExt.maxOpenStreamCount' field.
+     * Only one stream can be opened on the audio port with 'PRIMARY' output
+     * flag. This rule can not be overridden with 'maxOpenStreamCount' field.
+     *
+     * @return An opened output stream.
+     * @param portConfigId The ID of the audio mix port config.
+     * @param sourceMetadata Description of the audio that will be played.
+     * @param offloadInfo Additional information for offloaded playback.
+     * @throws EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT In the following cases:
+     *                             - If the port config can not be found by the ID.
+     *                             - If the port config is not of an output mix port.
+     * @throws EX_ILLEGAL_STATE In the following cases:
+     *                          - If the port config already has a stream opened on it.
+     *                          - If the limit on the open stream count for the port has
+     *                            been reached.
+     *                          - If another opened stream already exists for the 'PRIMARY'
+     *                            output port.
+     */
+    IStreamOut openOutputStream(int portConfigId, in SourceMetadata sourceMetadata,
+            in @nullable AudioOffloadInfo offloadInfo);
+
+    /**
+     * Set an audio patch.
+     *
+     * This method creates new or updates an existing audio patch. If the
+     * requested audio patch does not have a specified id, then a new patch is
+     * created and an ID is allocated for it by the HAL module. Otherwise an
+     * attempt to update an existing patch is made. It is recommended that
+     * updating of an existing audio patch should be performed by the HAL module
+     * in a way that does not interrupt active audio streams involving audio
+     * port configurations of the patch. If the HAL module is unable to avoid
+     * interruption when updating a certain patch, it is permitted to allocate a
+     * new patch ID for the result. The returned audio patch contains all the
+     * information about the new or updated audio patch.
+     *
+     * Audio port configurations specified in the patch must be obtained by
+     * calling 'setAudioPortConfig' method. There must be an audio route which
+     * allows connection between the audio ports whose configurations are used.
+     * An audio patch may be created before or after an audio steam is created
+     * for this configuration.
+     *
+     * @return Resulting audio patch.
+     * @param requested Requested audio patch.
+     * @throws EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT In the following cases:
+     *                             - If the patch is invalid (see AudioPatch).
+     *                             - If a port config can not be found from the specified IDs.
+     *                             - If there are no routes satisfying the patch.
+     *                             - If an existing patch can not be found by the ID.
+     * @throws EX_ILLEGAL_STATE In the following cases:
+     *                          - If application of the patch can only use a route with an
+     *                            exclusive use the sink port, and it is already patched.
+     * @throws EX_UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION If the patch can not be established because
+     *                                  the HAL module does not support this otherwise valid
+     *                                  patch configuration. For example, if it's a patch
+     *                                  between multiple sources and sinks, and the HAL module
+     *                                  does not support this.
+     */
+    AudioPatch setAudioPatch(in AudioPatch requested);
+
+    /**
+     * Set the active configuration of an audio port.
+     *
+     * This method is used to create or update an active configuration for a mix
+     * port or a device port. The port is specified using the
+     * 'AudioPortConfig.portId' field. If the requested audio port
+     * configuration does not have a specified id in the 'AudioPortConfig.id'
+     * field, then a new configuration is created and an ID is allocated for it
+     * by the HAL module. Otherwise an attempt to update an existing port
+     * configuration is made. The HAL module returns the resulting audio port
+     * configuration. Depending on the port and on the capabilities of the HAL
+     * module, it can either update an existing port configuration (same port
+     * configuration ID remains), or create a new one. The resulting port
+     * configuration ID is returned in the 'id' field of the 'suggested'
+     * argument.
+     *
+     * If the specified port configuration can not be set, this method must
+     * return 'false' and provide its own suggestion in the output
+     * parameter. The framework can then set the suggested configuration on a
+     * subsequent retry call to this method.
+     *
+     * @return Whether the requested configuration has been applied.
+     * @param requested Requested audio port configuration.
+     * @param suggested Same as requested configuration, if it was applied.
+     *                  Suggested audio port configuration if the requested
+     *                  configuration can't be applied.
+     * @throws EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT In the following cases:
+     *                             - If neither port config ID, nor port ID are specified.
+     *                             - If an existing port config can not be found by the ID.
+     *                             - If the port can not be found by the port ID.
+     *                             - If it is not possible to generate a suggested port
+     *                               configuration, for example, if the port only has dynamic
+     *                               profiles and they are currently empty.
+     */
+    boolean setAudioPortConfig(in AudioPortConfig requested, out AudioPortConfig suggested);
+
+    /**
+     * Reset the audio patch.
+     *
+     * Resets previously created audio patch using its ID ('AudioPatch.id').  It
+     * is allowed to reset a patch which uses audio port configurations having
+     * associated streams. In this case the mix port becomes disconnected from
+     * the hardware, but the stream does not close.
+     *
+     * @param patchId The ID of the audio patch.
+     * @throws EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT If an existing patch can not be found by the ID.
+     */
+    void resetAudioPatch(int patchId);
+
+    /**
+     * Reset the audio port configuration.
+     *
+     * Resets the specified audio port configuration, discarding all changes
+     * previously done by the framework. That means, if a call to this method is
+     * a success, the effect of all previous calls to 'setAudioPortConfig' which
+     * used or initially have generated the provided 'portConfigId', since the
+     * module start, or since the last call to this method, has been canceled.
+     *
+     * Audio port configurations of mix ports with streams opened on them can
+     * not be reset. Also can not be reset port configurations currently used by
+     * any patches.
+     *
+     * @param portConfigId The ID of the audio port config.
+     * @throws EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT If the port config can not be found by the ID.
+     * @throws EX_ILLEGAL_STATE In the following cases:
+     *                          - If the port config has a stream opened on it;
+     *                          - If the port config is used by a patch.
+     */
+    void resetAudioPortConfig(int portConfigId);
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/core/IStreamIn.aidl b/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/core/IStreamIn.aidl
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@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+
+package android.hardware.audio.core;
+
+import android.hardware.audio.common.SinkMetadata;
+
+/**
+ * This interface provides means for receiving audio data from input devices.
+ */
+@VintfStability
+interface IStreamIn {
+    /**
+     * Close the stream.
+     *
+     * Releases any resources allocated for this stream on the HAL module side.
+     * The stream can not be operated after it has been closed. Methods of this
+     * interface throw EX_ILLEGAL_STATE in for a closed stream.
+     *
+     * @throws EX_ILLEGAL_STATE If the stream has already been closed.
+     */
+    void close();
+
+    /**
+     * Update stream metadata.
+     *
+     * Updates the metadata initially provided at the stream creation.
+     *
+     * @param sinkMetadata Updated metadata.
+     * @throws EX_ILLEGAL_STATE If the stream is closed.
+     */
+    void updateMetadata(in SinkMetadata sinkMetadata);
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/core/IStreamOut.aidl b/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/core/IStreamOut.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60212fc
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+++ b/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/core/IStreamOut.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+
+package android.hardware.audio.core;
+
+import android.hardware.audio.common.SourceMetadata;
+
+/**
+ * This interface provides means for sending audio data to output devices.
+ */
+@VintfStability
+interface IStreamOut {
+    /**
+     * Close the stream.
+     *
+     * Releases any resources allocated for this stream on the HAL module side.
+     * The stream can not be operated after it has been closed. Methods of this
+     * interface throw EX_ILLEGAL_STATE in for a closed stream.
+     *
+     * @throws EX_ILLEGAL_STATE If the stream has already been closed.
+     */
+    void close();
+
+    /**
+     * Update stream metadata.
+     *
+     * Updates the metadata initially provided at the stream creation.
+     *
+     * @param sourceMetadata Updated metadata.
+     * @throws EX_ILLEGAL_STATE If the stream is closed.
+     */
+    void updateMetadata(in SourceMetadata sourceMetadata);
+}