diff --git a/boot/1.0/default/service.cpp b/boot/1.0/default/service.cpp
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+#define LOG_TAG "android.hardware.boot@1.0-service"
+#include <utils/Log.h>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <android/hardware/boot/1.0/IBootControl.h>
+
+#include <hidl/IServiceManager.h>
+#include <hwbinder/IPCThreadState.h>
+#include <hwbinder/ProcessState.h>
+#include <utils/Errors.h>
+#include <utils/StrongPointer.h>
+
+using android::sp;
+
+using android::hardware::IPCThreadState;
+using android::hardware::ProcessState;
+
+using ::android::hardware::boot::V1_0::IBootControl;
+
+int main (int /* argc */, char * /* argv */ []) {
+    ALOGI("Service is starting.");
+    const char instance[] = "bootctrl";
+    ALOGI("Retrieving default implementation of instance %s.",
+          instance);
+
+    sp<IBootControl> service = IBootControl::getService(instance, true /* getStub */);
+
+    if (service.get() == nullptr) {
+        ALOGE("IBootControl::getService returned NULL, exiting");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    LOG_FATAL_IF(service->isRemote(), "Implementation is REMOTE!");
+
+    ALOGI("Registering instance %s.", instance);
+    service->registerAsService(instance);
+    ALOGI("Ready.");
+
+    ProcessState::self()->setThreadPoolMaxThreadCount(0);
+    ProcessState::self()->startThreadPool();
+    IPCThreadState::self()->joinThreadPool();
+}