diff --git a/atrace/1.0/Android.bp b/atrace/1.0/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7c9078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atrace/1.0/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// This file is autogenerated by hidl-gen -Landroidbp.
+
+hidl_interface {
+    name: "android.hardware.atrace@1.0",
+    root: "android.hardware",
+    vndk: {
+        enabled: true,
+    },
+    srcs: [
+        "types.hal",
+        "IAtraceDevice.hal",
+    ],
+    interfaces: [
+        "android.hidl.base@1.0",
+    ],
+    types: [
+        "Status",
+        "TracingCategory",
+    ],
+    gen_java: true,
+}
+
diff --git a/atrace/1.0/IAtraceDevice.hal b/atrace/1.0/IAtraceDevice.hal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6e78b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atrace/1.0/IAtraceDevice.hal
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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.atrace@1.0;
+
+interface IAtraceDevice {
+    /**
+     * Get vendor extended atrace points.
+     *
+     *
+     * @return categories of tracing points the device extended.
+     */
+    listCategories() generates (vec<TracingCategory> categories);
+
+    /**
+     * A hook when atrace set to enable specific categories, so HAL
+     * can enable kernel tracing points and/or notify other things
+     * for userspace tracing turning on.
+     *
+     * @param categories A vector of strings of categories (corresponding to
+     *        TracingCategory.name) atrace needs to be enabled.
+     *
+     * @return status SUCCESS on success,
+     *         ERROR_TRACING_POINT on error with enabling categories,
+     *         ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT on invalid argument passed.
+     */
+    enableCategories(vec<string> categories) generates (Status status);
+
+    /**
+     * A hook when atrace set to clean up tracing categories, so HAL
+     * can disable all kernel tracing points and/or notify other things
+     * for userspace tracing turning off.
+     *
+     * @return status SUCCESS on success,
+     *         ERROR_TRACING_POINT on error with disabling categories.
+     */
+    disableAllCategories() generates (Status status);
+};
diff --git a/atrace/1.0/default/Android.bp b/atrace/1.0/default/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcaf064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atrace/1.0/default/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2018 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.
+
+cc_binary {
+    name: "android.hardware.atrace@1.0-service",
+    defaults: ["hidl_defaults"],
+    relative_install_path: "hw",
+    vendor: true,
+    init_rc: ["android.hardware.atrace@1.0-service.rc"],
+    vintf_fragments: ["android.hardware.atrace@1.0-service.xml"],
+    srcs: [
+        "AtraceDevice.cpp",
+        "service.cpp",
+    ],
+    shared_libs: [
+        "liblog",
+        "libbase",
+        "libutils",
+        "libhidlbase",
+        "libhidltransport",
+        "android.hardware.atrace@1.0",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/atrace/1.0/default/AtraceDevice.cpp b/atrace/1.0/default/AtraceDevice.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43bcd9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atrace/1.0/default/AtraceDevice.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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 <android-base/file.h>
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+
+#include "AtraceDevice.h"
+
+namespace android {
+namespace hardware {
+namespace atrace {
+namespace V1_0 {
+namespace implementation {
+
+using ::android::hardware::atrace::V1_0::Status;
+using ::android::hardware::atrace::V1_0::TracingCategory;
+
+struct TracingConfig {
+    std::string description;
+    std::vector<std::pair<std::string, bool>> paths;
+};
+
+// This is a map stores categories and their sysfs paths with required flags
+const std::map<std::string, TracingConfig> kTracingMap = {
+    // gfx
+    {
+        "gfx",
+        {"Graphics",
+         {{"/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/mdss/enable", false},
+          {"/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/sde/enable", false},
+          {"/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/mali_systrace/enable", false}}},
+    },
+    {
+        "ion",
+        {"ION allocation",
+         {{"/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/kmem/ion_alloc_buffer_start/enable", true}}},
+    },
+};
+
+// Methods from ::android::hardware::atrace::V1_0::IAtraceDevice follow.
+Return<void> AtraceDevice::listCategories(listCategories_cb _hidl_cb) {
+    hidl_vec<TracingCategory> categories;
+    categories.resize(kTracingMap.size());
+    std::size_t i = 0;
+    for (auto& c : kTracingMap) {
+        categories[i].name = c.first;
+        categories[i].description = c.second.description;
+        i++;
+    }
+    _hidl_cb(categories);
+    return Void();
+}
+
+Return<::android::hardware::atrace::V1_0::Status> AtraceDevice::enableCategories(
+    const hidl_vec<hidl_string>& categories) {
+    if (!categories.size()) {
+        return Status::ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+    }
+    for (auto& c : categories) {
+        if (kTracingMap.count(c)) {
+            for (auto& p : kTracingMap.at(c).paths) {
+                if (!android::base::WriteStringToFile("1", p.first)) {
+                    LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to enable tracing on: " << p.first;
+                    if (p.second) {
+                        // disable before return
+                        disableAllCategories();
+                        return Status::ERROR_TRACING_POINT;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            return Status::ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+        }
+    }
+    return Status::SUCCESS;
+}
+
+Return<::android::hardware::atrace::V1_0::Status> AtraceDevice::disableAllCategories() {
+    auto ret = Status::SUCCESS;
+    for (auto& c : kTracingMap) {
+        for (auto& p : c.second.paths) {
+            if (!android::base::WriteStringToFile("0", p.first)) {
+                LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to enable tracing on: " << p.first;
+                if (p.second) {
+                    ret = Status::ERROR_TRACING_POINT;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+}  // namespace implementation
+}  // namespace V1_0
+}  // namespace atrace
+}  // namespace hardware
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/atrace/1.0/default/AtraceDevice.h b/atrace/1.0/default/AtraceDevice.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e700f89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atrace/1.0/default/AtraceDevice.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANDROID_HARDWARE_ATRACE_V1_0_ATRACEDEVICE_H
+#define ANDROID_HARDWARE_ATRACE_V1_0_ATRACEDEVICE_H
+
+#include <android/hardware/atrace/1.0/IAtraceDevice.h>
+#include <hidl/MQDescriptor.h>
+#include <hidl/Status.h>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace hardware {
+namespace atrace {
+namespace V1_0 {
+namespace implementation {
+
+using ::android::sp;
+using ::android::hardware::hidl_array;
+using ::android::hardware::hidl_memory;
+using ::android::hardware::hidl_string;
+using ::android::hardware::hidl_vec;
+using ::android::hardware::Return;
+using ::android::hardware::Void;
+
+struct AtraceDevice : public IAtraceDevice {
+    // Methods from ::android::hardware::atrace::V1_0::IAtraceDevice follow.
+    Return<void> listCategories(listCategories_cb _hidl_cb) override;
+    Return<::android::hardware::atrace::V1_0::Status> enableCategories(
+        const hidl_vec<hidl_string>& categories) override;
+    Return<::android::hardware::atrace::V1_0::Status> disableAllCategories() override;
+
+    // Methods from ::android::hidl::base::V1_0::IBase follow.
+};
+
+}  // namespace implementation
+}  // namespace V1_0
+}  // namespace atrace
+}  // namespace hardware
+}  // namespace android
+
+#endif  // ANDROID_HARDWARE_ATRACE_V1_0_ATRACEDEVICE_H
diff --git a/atrace/1.0/default/android.hardware.atrace@1.0-service.rc b/atrace/1.0/default/android.hardware.atrace@1.0-service.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb54c39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atrace/1.0/default/android.hardware.atrace@1.0-service.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+on late-init
+    # vendor graphics trace points
+    chmod 0666 /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/sde/enable
+    chmod 0666 /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/mdss/enable
+    chmod 0666 /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/mali_systrace/enable
+    # ion allocation trace point
+    chmod 0666 /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/kmem/ion_alloc_buffer_start/enable
+
+service vendor.atrace-hal-1-0 /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.atrace@1.0-service
+    interface android.hardware.atrace@1.0::IAtraceDevice default
+    class early_hal
+    user system
+    group system
diff --git a/atrace/1.0/default/android.hardware.atrace@1.0-service.xml b/atrace/1.0/default/android.hardware.atrace@1.0-service.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd3631c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atrace/1.0/default/android.hardware.atrace@1.0-service.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<manifest version="1.0" type="device">
+    <hal format="hidl">
+        <name>android.hardware.atrace</name>
+        <transport>hwbinder</transport>
+        <version>1.0</version>
+        <interface>
+            <name>IAtraceDevice</name>
+            <instance>default</instance>
+        </interface>
+    </hal>
+</manifest>
diff --git a/atrace/1.0/default/service.cpp b/atrace/1.0/default/service.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..662fd73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atrace/1.0/default/service.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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 "android.hardware.atrace@1.0-service"
+
+#include <hidl/HidlSupport.h>
+#include <hidl/HidlTransportSupport.h>
+
+#include "AtraceDevice.h"
+
+using ::android::OK;
+using ::android::sp;
+using ::android::hardware::configureRpcThreadpool;
+using ::android::hardware::joinRpcThreadpool;
+using ::android::hardware::atrace::V1_0::IAtraceDevice;
+using ::android::hardware::atrace::V1_0::Status;
+using ::android::hardware::atrace::V1_0::TracingCategory;
+using ::android::hardware::atrace::V1_0::implementation::AtraceDevice;
+
+int main(int /* argc */, char* /* argv */ []) {
+    sp<IAtraceDevice> atrace = new AtraceDevice;
+    configureRpcThreadpool(1, true /* will join */);
+    if (atrace->registerAsService() != OK) {
+        ALOGE("Could not register service.");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    joinRpcThreadpool();
+
+    ALOGE("Service exited!");
+    return 1;
+}
diff --git a/atrace/1.0/types.hal b/atrace/1.0/types.hal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f137ef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atrace/1.0/types.hal
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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.atrace@1.0;
+
+enum Status : uint32_t {
+    /**
+     * Operation completed without errors.
+     */
+    SUCCESS = 0,
+    /**
+     * Operation failed with errors on enabling tracing point.
+     */
+    ERROR_TRACING_POINT = 1,
+    /**
+     * Operation failed because of invalid argument.
+     */
+    ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT = 2
+};
+
+struct TracingCategory {
+    /**
+     * Tracing category name, unique to frameworks's category.
+     */
+    string name;
+    /**
+     * Tracing category description.
+     */
+    string description;
+};
diff --git a/atrace/1.0/vts/functional/Android.bp b/atrace/1.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b50fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atrace/1.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2018 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.
+//
+
+cc_test {
+    name: "VtsHalAtraceV1_0TargetTest",
+    defaults: ["VtsHalTargetTestDefaults"],
+    srcs: ["VtsHalAtraceV1_0TargetTest.cpp"],
+    static_libs: ["android.hardware.atrace@1.0"],
+}
diff --git a/atrace/1.0/vts/functional/VtsHalAtraceV1_0TargetTest.cpp b/atrace/1.0/vts/functional/VtsHalAtraceV1_0TargetTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c62c2f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atrace/1.0/vts/functional/VtsHalAtraceV1_0TargetTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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 <unordered_set>
+
+#include <android/hardware/atrace/1.0/IAtraceDevice.h>
+
+#include <VtsHalHidlTargetTestBase.h>
+#include <VtsHalHidlTargetTestEnvBase.h>
+
+using ::android::sp;
+using ::android::hardware::hidl_string;
+using ::android::hardware::hidl_vec;
+using ::android::hardware::Return;
+using ::android::hardware::atrace::V1_0::IAtraceDevice;
+using ::android::hardware::atrace::V1_0::Status;
+
+// Test environment for Boot HIDL HAL.
+class AtraceHidlEnvironment : public ::testing::VtsHalHidlTargetTestEnvBase {
+   public:
+    // get the test environment singleton
+    static AtraceHidlEnvironment* Instance() {
+        static AtraceHidlEnvironment* instance = new AtraceHidlEnvironment;
+        return instance;
+    }
+
+    virtual void registerTestServices() override { registerTestService<IAtraceDevice>(); }
+
+   private:
+    AtraceHidlEnvironment() {}
+};
+
+/**
+ * There is no expected behaviour that can be tested so these tests check the
+ * HAL doesn't crash with different execution orders.
+ */
+struct AtraceHidlTest : public ::testing::VtsHalHidlTargetTestBase {
+    virtual void SetUp() override {
+        atrace = ::testing::VtsHalHidlTargetTestBase::getService<IAtraceDevice>(
+            AtraceHidlEnvironment::Instance()->getServiceName<IAtraceDevice>());
+        ASSERT_NE(atrace, nullptr);
+    }
+
+    sp<IAtraceDevice> atrace;
+};
+
+hidl_vec<hidl_string> getVendorCategoryName(sp<IAtraceDevice> atrace) {
+    std::unordered_set<std::string> categories_set;
+    Return<void> ret = atrace->listCategories([&](const auto& list) {
+        for (const auto& category : list) {
+            std::string name = category.name;
+            if (categories_set.count(name)) {
+                ADD_FAILURE() << "Duplicate category: " << name;
+            } else {
+                categories_set.emplace(name);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+    if (!ret.isOk()) {
+        ADD_FAILURE();
+    }
+    hidl_vec<hidl_string> categories;
+    categories.resize(categories_set.size());
+    std::size_t i = 0;
+    for (auto& c : categories_set) {
+        categories[i++] = c;
+    }
+    return categories;
+}
+
+/* list categories from vendors. */
+TEST_F(AtraceHidlTest, listCategories) {
+    hidl_vec<hidl_string> vnd_categories = getVendorCategoryName(atrace);
+    EXPECT_NE(0, vnd_categories.size());
+}
+
+/* enable categories. */
+TEST_F(AtraceHidlTest, enableCategories) {
+    hidl_vec<hidl_string> vnd_categories = getVendorCategoryName(atrace);
+    // empty Category with ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT
+    hidl_vec<hidl_string> empty_categories;
+    auto ret = atrace->enableCategories(empty_categories);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(ret.isOk());
+    EXPECT_EQ(Status::ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT, ret);
+    // non-empty categories SUCCESS
+    ret = atrace->enableCategories(vnd_categories);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(ret.isOk());
+    EXPECT_EQ(Status::SUCCESS, ret);
+}
+
+/* enable categories. */
+TEST_F(AtraceHidlTest, disableAllCategories) {
+    auto ret = atrace->disableAllCategories();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(ret.isOk());
+    EXPECT_EQ(Status::SUCCESS, ret);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    ::testing::AddGlobalTestEnvironment(AtraceHidlEnvironment::Instance());
+    ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
+    AtraceHidlEnvironment::Instance()->init(&argc, argv);
+    int status = RUN_ALL_TESTS();
+    ALOGI("Test result = %d", status);
+    return status;
+}
diff --git a/compatibility_matrices/compatibility_matrix.current.xml b/compatibility_matrices/compatibility_matrix.current.xml
index 78d1bf6..0d60be6 100644
--- a/compatibility_matrices/compatibility_matrix.current.xml
+++ b/compatibility_matrices/compatibility_matrix.current.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 <compatibility-matrix version="1.0" type="framework" level="4">
     <hal format="hidl" optional="false">
+        <name>android.hardware.atrace</name>
+        <version>1.0</version>
+        <interface>
+            <name>IAtraceDevice</name>
+            <instance>default</instance>
+        </interface>
+    </hal>
+    <hal format="hidl" optional="false">
         <name>android.hardware.audio</name>
         <version>4.0</version>
         <interface>