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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 <ExternalCameraProvider.h>
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android/binder_manager.h>
+#include <android/binder_process.h>
+
+using ::android::hardware::camera::provider::implementation::ExternalCameraProvider;
+
+namespace {
+// Default recommended RPC thread count for camera provider implementations
+const int HWBINDER_THREAD_COUNT = 6;
+}  // namespace
+
+int main() {
+    ALOGI("CameraProvider: external webcam service is starting.");
+
+    ABinderProcess_setThreadPoolMaxThreadCount(HWBINDER_THREAD_COUNT);
+
+    std::shared_ptr<ExternalCameraProvider> defaultProvider =
+            ndk::SharedRefBase::make<ExternalCameraProvider>();
+    const std::string serviceName = std::string(ExternalCameraProvider::descriptor) + "/external/0";
+
+#ifdef LAZY_SERVICE
+    binder_exception_t ret = AServiceManager_registerLazyService(defaultProvider->asBinder().get(),
+                                                                 serviceName.c_str());
+    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(ret != EX_NONE,
+                        "Error while registering lazy ext camera provider service: %d", ret);
+#else
+    binder_exception_t ret =
+            AServiceManager_addService(defaultProvider->asBinder().get(), serviceName.c_str());
+    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(ret != EX_NONE, "Error while registering ext camera provider service: %d",
+                        ret);
+#endif
+
+    ABinderProcess_joinThreadPool();
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;  // should not reach
+}
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