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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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/logging.h>
+#include <android/binder_manager.h>
+#include <android/binder_process.h>
+
+#include "Nfc.h"
+using ::aidl::android::hardware::nfc::Nfc;
+
+int main() {
+    LOG(INFO) << "NFC HAL starting up";
+    if (!ABinderProcess_setThreadPoolMaxThreadCount(1)) {
+        LOG(INFO) << "failed to set thread pool max thread count";
+        return 1;
+    }
+    std::shared_ptr<Nfc> nfc_service = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Nfc>();
+
+    const std::string instance = std::string() + Nfc::descriptor + "/default";
+    binder_status_t status =
+            AServiceManager_addService(nfc_service->asBinder().get(), instance.c_str());
+    CHECK(status == STATUS_OK);
+    ABinderProcess_joinThreadPool();
+    return 0;
+}