diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/automaticGainControl/Android.bp b/audio/aidl/default/automaticGainControl/Android.bp
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+/*
+ * 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 {
+    // See: http://go/android-license-faq
+    // A large-scale-change added 'default_applicable_licenses' to import
+    // all of the 'license_kinds' from "hardware_interfaces_license"
+    // to get the below license kinds:
+    //   SPDX-license-identifier-Apache-2.0
+    default_applicable_licenses: ["hardware_interfaces_license"],
+}
+
+cc_library_shared {
+    name: "libagcsw",
+    defaults: [
+        "aidlaudioeffectservice_defaults",
+        "latest_android_media_audio_common_types_ndk_shared",
+        "latest_android_hardware_audio_effect_ndk_shared",
+    ],
+    srcs: [
+        "AutomaticGainControlSw.cpp",
+        ":effectCommonFile",
+    ],
+    visibility: [
+        "//hardware/interfaces/audio/aidl/default",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/automaticGainControl/AutomaticGainControlSw.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/automaticGainControl/AutomaticGainControlSw.cpp
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+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <memory>
+#define LOG_TAG "AHAL_AutomaticGainControlSw"
+#include <Utils.h>
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <fmq/AidlMessageQueue.h>
+
+#include "AutomaticGainControlSw.h"
+
+using aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect::AutomaticGainControlSw;
+using aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect::Descriptor;
+using aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect::IEffect;
+using aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect::kAutomaticGainControlSwImplUUID;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioUuid;
+
+extern "C" binder_exception_t createEffect(const AudioUuid* in_impl_uuid,
+                                           std::shared_ptr<IEffect>* instanceSpp) {
+    if (!in_impl_uuid || *in_impl_uuid != kAutomaticGainControlSwImplUUID) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << "uuid not supported";
+        return EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT;
+    }
+    if (instanceSpp) {
+        *instanceSpp = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<AutomaticGainControlSw>();
+        LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << " instance " << instanceSpp->get() << " created";
+        return EX_NONE;
+    } else {
+        LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << " invalid input parameter!";
+        return EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT;
+    }
+}
+
+extern "C" binder_exception_t queryEffect(const AudioUuid* in_impl_uuid, Descriptor* _aidl_return) {
+    if (!in_impl_uuid || *in_impl_uuid != kAutomaticGainControlSwImplUUID) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << "uuid not supported";
+        return EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT;
+    }
+    *_aidl_return = AutomaticGainControlSw::kDescriptor;
+    return EX_NONE;
+}
+
+namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect {
+
+const std::string AutomaticGainControlSw::kEffectName = "AutomaticGainControlSw";
+const AutomaticGainControl::Capability AutomaticGainControlSw::kCapability = {
+        .maxFixedDigitalGainMb = 50000, .maxSaturationMarginMb = 10000};
+const Descriptor AutomaticGainControlSw::kDescriptor = {
+        .common = {.id = {.type = kAutomaticGainControlTypeUUID,
+                          .uuid = kAutomaticGainControlSwImplUUID,
+                          .proxy = std::nullopt},
+                   .flags = {.type = Flags::Type::INSERT,
+                             .insert = Flags::Insert::FIRST,
+                             .volume = Flags::Volume::CTRL},
+                   .name = AutomaticGainControlSw::kEffectName,
+                   .implementor = "The Android Open Source Project"},
+        .capability = Capability::make<Capability::automaticGainControl>(
+                AutomaticGainControlSw::kCapability)};
+
+ndk::ScopedAStatus AutomaticGainControlSw::getDescriptor(Descriptor* _aidl_return) {
+    LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << kDescriptor.toString();
+    *_aidl_return = kDescriptor;
+    return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
+ndk::ScopedAStatus AutomaticGainControlSw::setParameterSpecific(
+        const Parameter::Specific& specific) {
+    RETURN_IF(Parameter::Specific::automaticGainControl != specific.getTag(), EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT,
+              "EffectNotSupported");
+    RETURN_IF(!mContext, EX_NULL_POINTER, "nullContext");
+
+    auto& param = specific.get<Parameter::Specific::automaticGainControl>();
+    auto tag = param.getTag();
+
+    switch (tag) {
+        case AutomaticGainControl::fixedDigitalGainMb: {
+            RETURN_IF(mContext->setDigitalGain(
+                              param.get<AutomaticGainControl::fixedDigitalGainMb>()) !=
+                              RetCode::SUCCESS,
+                      EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT, "digitalGainNotSupported");
+            return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
+        }
+        case AutomaticGainControl::levelEstimator: {
+            RETURN_IF(
+                    mContext->setLevelEstimator(
+                            param.get<AutomaticGainControl::levelEstimator>()) != RetCode::SUCCESS,
+                    EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT, "levelEstimatorNotSupported");
+            return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
+        }
+        case AutomaticGainControl::saturationMarginMb: {
+            RETURN_IF(mContext->setSaturationMargin(
+                              param.get<AutomaticGainControl::saturationMarginMb>()) !=
+                              RetCode::SUCCESS,
+                      EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT, "saturationMarginNotSupported");
+            return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
+        }
+        default: {
+            LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << " unsupported tag: " << toString(tag);
+            return ndk::ScopedAStatus::fromExceptionCodeWithMessage(
+                    EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT, "AutomaticGainControlTagNotSupported");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+ndk::ScopedAStatus AutomaticGainControlSw::getParameterSpecific(const Parameter::Id& id,
+                                                                Parameter::Specific* specific) {
+    auto tag = id.getTag();
+    RETURN_IF(Parameter::Id::automaticGainControlTag != tag, EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT, "wrongIdTag");
+    auto specificId = id.get<Parameter::Id::automaticGainControlTag>();
+    auto specificIdTag = specificId.getTag();
+    switch (specificIdTag) {
+        case AutomaticGainControl::Id::commonTag:
+            return getParameterAutomaticGainControl(
+                    specificId.get<AutomaticGainControl::Id::commonTag>(), specific);
+        default:
+            LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << " unsupported tag: " << toString(tag);
+            return ndk::ScopedAStatus::fromExceptionCodeWithMessage(
+                    EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT, "AutomaticGainControlTagNotSupported");
+    }
+}
+
+ndk::ScopedAStatus AutomaticGainControlSw::getParameterAutomaticGainControl(
+        const AutomaticGainControl::Tag& tag, Parameter::Specific* specific) {
+    RETURN_IF(!mContext, EX_NULL_POINTER, "nullContext");
+    AutomaticGainControl param;
+    switch (tag) {
+        case AutomaticGainControl::fixedDigitalGainMb: {
+            param.set<AutomaticGainControl::fixedDigitalGainMb>(mContext->getDigitalGain());
+            break;
+        }
+        case AutomaticGainControl::levelEstimator: {
+            param.set<AutomaticGainControl::levelEstimator>(mContext->getLevelEstimator());
+            break;
+        }
+        case AutomaticGainControl::saturationMarginMb: {
+            param.set<AutomaticGainControl::saturationMarginMb>(mContext->getSaturationMargin());
+            break;
+        }
+        default: {
+            LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << " unsupported tag: " << toString(tag);
+            return ndk::ScopedAStatus::fromExceptionCodeWithMessage(
+                    EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT, "AutomaticGainControlTagNotSupported");
+        }
+    }
+
+    specific->set<Parameter::Specific::automaticGainControl>(param);
+    return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<EffectContext> AutomaticGainControlSw::createContext(
+        const Parameter::Common& common) {
+    if (mContext) {
+        LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << " context already exist";
+    } else {
+        mContext = std::make_shared<AutomaticGainControlSwContext>(1 /* statusFmqDepth */, common);
+    }
+    return mContext;
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<EffectContext> AutomaticGainControlSw::getContext() {
+    return mContext;
+}
+
+RetCode AutomaticGainControlSw::releaseContext() {
+    if (mContext) {
+        mContext.reset();
+    }
+    return RetCode::SUCCESS;
+}
+
+// Processing method running in EffectWorker thread.
+IEffect::Status AutomaticGainControlSw::effectProcessImpl(float* in, float* out, int samples) {
+    // TODO: get data buffer and process.
+    LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << " in " << in << " out " << out << " samples " << samples;
+    for (int i = 0; i < samples; i++) {
+        *out++ = *in++;
+    }
+    return {STATUS_OK, samples, samples};
+}
+
+RetCode AutomaticGainControlSwContext::setDigitalGain(int gain) {
+    if (gain < 0 || gain > AutomaticGainControlSw::kCapability.maxFixedDigitalGainMb) {
+        LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << " illegal digital gain " << gain;
+        return RetCode::ERROR_ILLEGAL_PARAMETER;
+    }
+    mDigitalGain = gain;
+    return RetCode::SUCCESS;
+}
+
+int AutomaticGainControlSwContext::getDigitalGain() {
+    return mDigitalGain;
+}
+
+RetCode AutomaticGainControlSwContext::setLevelEstimator(
+        AutomaticGainControl::LevelEstimator levelEstimator) {
+    mLevelEstimator = levelEstimator;
+    return RetCode::SUCCESS;
+}
+
+AutomaticGainControl::LevelEstimator AutomaticGainControlSwContext::getLevelEstimator() {
+    return mLevelEstimator;
+}
+
+RetCode AutomaticGainControlSwContext::setSaturationMargin(int margin) {
+    if (margin < 0 || margin > AutomaticGainControlSw::kCapability.maxSaturationMarginMb) {
+        LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << " illegal saturationMargin " << margin;
+        return RetCode::ERROR_ILLEGAL_PARAMETER;
+    }
+    mSaturationMargin = margin;
+    return RetCode::SUCCESS;
+}
+
+int AutomaticGainControlSwContext::getSaturationMargin() {
+    return mSaturationMargin;
+}
+
+}  // namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/automaticGainControl/AutomaticGainControlSw.h b/audio/aidl/default/automaticGainControl/AutomaticGainControlSw.h
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+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <aidl/android/hardware/audio/effect/BnEffect.h>
+#include <fmq/AidlMessageQueue.h>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "effect-impl/EffectImpl.h"
+#include "effect-impl/EffectUUID.h"
+
+namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect {
+
+class AutomaticGainControlSwContext final : public EffectContext {
+  public:
+    AutomaticGainControlSwContext(int statusDepth, const Parameter::Common& common)
+        : EffectContext(statusDepth, common) {
+        LOG(DEBUG) << __func__;
+    }
+
+    RetCode setDigitalGain(int gain);
+    int getDigitalGain();
+    RetCode setLevelEstimator(AutomaticGainControl::LevelEstimator levelEstimator);
+    AutomaticGainControl::LevelEstimator getLevelEstimator();
+    RetCode setSaturationMargin(int margin);
+    int getSaturationMargin();
+
+  private:
+    int mDigitalGain;
+    AutomaticGainControl::LevelEstimator mLevelEstimator;
+    int mSaturationMargin;
+};
+
+class AutomaticGainControlSw final : public EffectImpl {
+  public:
+    static const std::string kEffectName;
+    static const bool kStrengthSupported;
+    static const AutomaticGainControl::Capability kCapability;
+    static const Descriptor kDescriptor;
+    AutomaticGainControlSw() { LOG(DEBUG) << __func__; }
+    ~AutomaticGainControlSw() {
+        cleanUp();
+        LOG(DEBUG) << __func__;
+    }
+
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus getDescriptor(Descriptor* _aidl_return) override;
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus setParameterSpecific(const Parameter::Specific& specific) override;
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus getParameterSpecific(const Parameter::Id& id,
+                                            Parameter::Specific* specific) override;
+
+    std::shared_ptr<EffectContext> createContext(const Parameter::Common& common) override;
+    std::shared_ptr<EffectContext> getContext() override;
+    RetCode releaseContext() override;
+
+    std::string getEffectName() override { return kEffectName; };
+    IEffect::Status effectProcessImpl(float* in, float* out, int samples) override;
+
+  private:
+    std::shared_ptr<AutomaticGainControlSwContext> mContext;
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus getParameterAutomaticGainControl(const AutomaticGainControl::Tag& tag,
+                                                        Parameter::Specific* specific);
+};
+}  // namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect