diff --git a/camera/provider/default/Android.bp b/camera/provider/default/Android.bp
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+//
+// Copyright (C) 2020 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: "android.hardware.camera.provider-V1-external-impl",
+    defaults: ["hidl_defaults"],
+    proprietary: true,
+    srcs: [
+        "ExternalCameraProvider.cpp",
+    ],
+    shared_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.camera.common-V1-ndk",
+        "android.hardware.camera.device-V1-ndk",
+        "android.hardware.camera.provider-V1-ndk",
+        "android.hardware.graphics.mapper@2.0",
+        "android.hardware.graphics.mapper@3.0",
+        "android.hardware.graphics.mapper@4.0",
+        "android.hidl.allocator@1.0",
+        "android.hidl.memory@1.0",
+        "camera.device-external-impl",
+        "libbinder_ndk",
+        "libcamera_metadata",
+        "libcutils",
+        "libfmq",
+        "libhardware",
+        "libhidlbase",
+        "liblog",
+        "libtinyxml2",
+        "libutils",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.camera.common@1.0-helper",
+    ],
+    export_include_dirs: ["."],
+}
+
+cc_defaults {
+    name: "camera_external_service_defaults",
+    defaults: ["hidl_defaults"],
+    proprietary: true,
+    relative_install_path: "hw",
+    srcs: ["external-service.cpp"],
+    compile_multilib: "first",
+    shared_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.camera.common-V1-ndk",
+        "android.hardware.camera.device-V1-ndk",
+        "android.hardware.camera.provider-V1-ndk",
+        "android.hardware.camera.provider-V1-external-impl",
+        "android.hardware.graphics.mapper@2.0",
+        "android.hardware.graphics.mapper@3.0",
+        "android.hardware.graphics.mapper@4.0",
+        "android.hidl.allocator@1.0",
+        "android.hidl.memory@1.0",
+        "camera.device-external-impl",
+        "libbinder_ndk",
+        "libcamera_metadata",
+        "libcutils",
+        "libfmq",
+        "libhardware",
+        "libhidlbase",
+        "liblog",
+        "libtinyxml2",
+        "libutils",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.camera.common@1.0-helper",
+    ],
+}
+
+cc_binary {
+    name: "android.hardware.camera.provider-V1-external-service",
+    defaults: ["camera_external_service_defaults"],
+    init_rc: ["android.hardware.camera.provider-V1-external-service.rc"],
+}
+
+cc_binary {
+    name: "android.hardware.camera.provider-V1-external-service-lazy",
+    overrides: ["android.hardware.camera.provider-V1-external-service"],
+    defaults: ["camera_external_service_defaults"],
+    init_rc: ["android.hardware.camera.provider-V1-external-service-lazy.rc"],
+    cflags: ["-DLAZY_SERVICE"],
+}
diff --git a/camera/provider/default/ExternalCameraProvider.cpp b/camera/provider/default/ExternalCameraProvider.cpp
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/camera/provider/default/ExternalCameraProvider.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.
+ */
+
+#define LOG_TAG "ExtCamPrvdr"
+// #define LOG_NDEBUG 0
+
+#include "ExternalCameraProvider.h"
+
+#include <ExternalCameraDevice.h>
+#include <aidl/android/hardware/camera/common/Status.h>
+#include <convert.h>
+#include <cutils/properties.h>
+#include <linux/videodev2.h>
+#include <log/log.h>
+#include <sys/inotify.h>
+#include <regex>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace hardware {
+namespace camera {
+namespace provider {
+namespace implementation {
+
+using ::aidl::android::hardware::camera::common::Status;
+using ::android::hardware::camera::device::implementation::ExternalCameraDevice;
+using ::android::hardware::camera::device::implementation::fromStatus;
+using ::android::hardware::camera::external::common::ExternalCameraConfig;
+
+namespace {
+// "device@<version>/external/<id>"
+const std::regex kDeviceNameRE("device@([0-9]+\\.[0-9]+)/external/(.+)");
+const int kMaxDevicePathLen = 256;
+constexpr char kDevicePath[] = "/dev/";
+constexpr char kPrefix[] = "video";
+constexpr int kPrefixLen = sizeof(kPrefix) - 1;
+constexpr int kDevicePrefixLen = sizeof(kDevicePath) + kPrefixLen + 1;
+
+bool matchDeviceName(int cameraIdOffset, const std::string& deviceName, std::string* deviceVersion,
+                     std::string* cameraDevicePath) {
+    std::smatch sm;
+    if (std::regex_match(deviceName, sm, kDeviceNameRE)) {
+        if (deviceVersion != nullptr) {
+            *deviceVersion = sm[1];
+        }
+        if (cameraDevicePath != nullptr) {
+            *cameraDevicePath = "/dev/video" + std::to_string(std::stoi(sm[2]) - cameraIdOffset);
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+}  // namespace
+
+ExternalCameraProvider::ExternalCameraProvider() : mCfg(ExternalCameraConfig::loadFromCfg()) {
+    mHotPlugThread = std::make_shared<HotplugThread>(this);
+    mHotPlugThread->run();
+}
+
+ExternalCameraProvider::~ExternalCameraProvider() {
+    mHotPlugThread->requestExitAndWait();
+}
+
+ndk::ScopedAStatus ExternalCameraProvider::setCallback(
+        const std::shared_ptr<ICameraProviderCallback>& in_callback) {
+    {
+        Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+        mCallback = in_callback;
+    }
+
+    if (mCallback == nullptr) {
+        return fromStatus(Status::OK);
+    }
+
+    for (const auto& pair : mCameraStatusMap) {
+        mCallback->cameraDeviceStatusChange(pair.first, pair.second);
+    }
+    return fromStatus(Status::OK);
+}
+
+ndk::ScopedAStatus ExternalCameraProvider::getVendorTags(
+        std::vector<VendorTagSection>* _aidl_return) {
+    if (_aidl_return == nullptr) {
+        return fromStatus(Status::ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT);
+    }
+    // No vendor tag support for USB camera
+    *_aidl_return = {};
+    return fromStatus(Status::OK);
+}
+
+ndk::ScopedAStatus ExternalCameraProvider::getCameraIdList(std::vector<std::string>* _aidl_return) {
+    if (_aidl_return == nullptr) {
+        return fromStatus(Status::ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT);
+    }
+    // External camera HAL always report 0 camera, and extra cameras
+    // are just reported via cameraDeviceStatusChange callbacks
+    *_aidl_return = {};
+    return fromStatus(Status::OK);
+}
+
+ndk::ScopedAStatus ExternalCameraProvider::getCameraDeviceInterface(
+        const std::string& in_cameraDeviceName, std::shared_ptr<ICameraDevice>* _aidl_return) {
+    if (_aidl_return == nullptr) {
+        return fromStatus(Status::ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT);
+    }
+    std::string cameraDevicePath, deviceVersion;
+    bool match = matchDeviceName(mCfg.cameraIdOffset, in_cameraDeviceName, &deviceVersion,
+                                 &cameraDevicePath);
+
+    if (!match) {
+        *_aidl_return = nullptr;
+        return fromStatus(Status::ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT);
+    }
+
+    if (mCameraStatusMap.count(in_cameraDeviceName) == 0 ||
+        mCameraStatusMap[in_cameraDeviceName] != CameraDeviceStatus::PRESENT) {
+        *_aidl_return = nullptr;
+        return fromStatus(Status::ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT);
+    }
+
+    ALOGV("Constructing external camera device");
+    std::shared_ptr<ExternalCameraDevice> deviceImpl =
+            ndk::SharedRefBase::make<ExternalCameraDevice>(cameraDevicePath, mCfg);
+    if (deviceImpl == nullptr || deviceImpl->isInitFailed()) {
+        ALOGE("%s: camera device %s init failed!", __FUNCTION__, cameraDevicePath.c_str());
+        *_aidl_return = nullptr;
+        return fromStatus(Status::INTERNAL_ERROR);
+    }
+
+    IF_ALOGV() {
+        int interfaceVersion;
+        deviceImpl->getInterfaceVersion(&interfaceVersion);
+        ALOGV("%s: device interface version: %d", __FUNCTION__, interfaceVersion);
+    }
+
+    *_aidl_return = deviceImpl;
+    return fromStatus(Status::OK);
+}
+
+ndk::ScopedAStatus ExternalCameraProvider::notifyDeviceStateChange(int64_t) {
+    return fromStatus(Status::OK);
+}
+
+ndk::ScopedAStatus ExternalCameraProvider::getConcurrentCameraIds(
+        std::vector<ConcurrentCameraIdCombination>* _aidl_return) {
+    if (_aidl_return == nullptr) {
+        return fromStatus(Status::ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT);
+    }
+    *_aidl_return = {};
+    return fromStatus(Status::OK);
+}
+
+ndk::ScopedAStatus ExternalCameraProvider::isConcurrentStreamCombinationSupported(
+        const std::vector<CameraIdAndStreamCombination>&, bool* _aidl_return) {
+    if (_aidl_return == nullptr) {
+        return fromStatus(Status::ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT);
+    }
+    // No concurrent stream combinations are supported
+    *_aidl_return = false;
+    return fromStatus(Status::OK);
+}
+
+void ExternalCameraProvider::addExternalCamera(const char* devName) {
+    ALOGV("%s: ExtCam: adding %s to External Camera HAL!", __FUNCTION__, devName);
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+    std::string deviceName;
+    std::string cameraId =
+            std::to_string(mCfg.cameraIdOffset + std::atoi(devName + kDevicePrefixLen));
+    deviceName =
+            std::string("device@") + ExternalCameraDevice::kDeviceVersion + "/external/" + cameraId;
+    mCameraStatusMap[deviceName] = CameraDeviceStatus::PRESENT;
+    if (mCallback != nullptr) {
+        mCallback->cameraDeviceStatusChange(deviceName, CameraDeviceStatus::PRESENT);
+    }
+}
+
+void ExternalCameraProvider::deviceAdded(const char* devName) {
+    {
+        base::unique_fd fd(::open(devName, O_RDWR));
+        if (fd.get() < 0) {
+            ALOGE("%s open v4l2 device %s failed:%s", __FUNCTION__, devName, strerror(errno));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        struct v4l2_capability capability;
+        int ret = ioctl(fd.get(), VIDIOC_QUERYCAP, &capability);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            ALOGE("%s v4l2 QUERYCAP %s failed", __FUNCTION__, devName);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!(capability.device_caps & V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_CAPTURE)) {
+            ALOGW("%s device %s does not support VIDEO_CAPTURE", __FUNCTION__, devName);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // See if we can initialize ExternalCameraDevice correctly
+    std::shared_ptr<ExternalCameraDevice> deviceImpl =
+            ndk::SharedRefBase::make<ExternalCameraDevice>(devName, mCfg);
+    if (deviceImpl == nullptr || deviceImpl->isInitFailed()) {
+        ALOGW("%s: Attempt to init camera device %s failed!", __FUNCTION__, devName);
+        return;
+    }
+    deviceImpl.reset();
+    addExternalCamera(devName);
+}
+
+void ExternalCameraProvider::deviceRemoved(const char* devName) {
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+    std::string deviceName;
+    std::string cameraId =
+            std::to_string(mCfg.cameraIdOffset + std::atoi(devName + kDevicePrefixLen));
+
+    deviceName =
+            std::string("device@") + ExternalCameraDevice::kDeviceVersion + "/external/" + cameraId;
+
+    if (mCameraStatusMap.erase(deviceName) == 0) {
+        // Unknown device, do not fire callback
+        ALOGE("%s: cannot find camera device to remove %s", __FUNCTION__, devName);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (mCallback != nullptr) {
+        mCallback->cameraDeviceStatusChange(deviceName, CameraDeviceStatus::NOT_PRESENT);
+    }
+}
+
+void ExternalCameraProvider::updateAttachedCameras() {
+    ALOGV("%s start scanning for existing V4L2 devices", __FUNCTION__);
+
+    // Find existing /dev/video* devices
+    DIR* devdir = opendir(kDevicePath);
+    if (devdir == nullptr) {
+        ALOGE("%s: cannot open %s! Exiting threadloop", __FUNCTION__, kDevicePath);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    struct dirent* de;
+    while ((de = readdir(devdir)) != nullptr) {
+        // Find external v4l devices that's existing before we start watching and add them
+        if (!strncmp(kPrefix, de->d_name, kPrefixLen)) {
+            std::string deviceId(de->d_name + kPrefixLen);
+            if (mCfg.mInternalDevices.count(deviceId) == 0) {
+                ALOGV("Non-internal v4l device %s found", de->d_name);
+                char v4l2DevicePath[kMaxDevicePathLen];
+                snprintf(v4l2DevicePath, kMaxDevicePathLen, "%s%s", kDevicePath, de->d_name);
+                deviceAdded(v4l2DevicePath);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    closedir(devdir);
+}
+
+// Start ExternalCameraProvider::HotplugThread functions
+
+ExternalCameraProvider::HotplugThread::HotplugThread(ExternalCameraProvider* parent)
+    : mParent(parent), mInternalDevices(parent->mCfg.mInternalDevices) {}
+
+ExternalCameraProvider::HotplugThread::~HotplugThread() {
+    // Clean up inotify descriptor if needed.
+    if (mINotifyFD >= 0) {
+        close(mINotifyFD);
+    }
+}
+
+bool ExternalCameraProvider::HotplugThread::initialize() {
+    // Update existing cameras
+    mParent->updateAttachedCameras();
+
+    // Set up non-blocking fd. The threadLoop will be responsible for polling read at the
+    // desired frequency
+    mINotifyFD = inotify_init();
+    if (mINotifyFD < 0) {
+        ALOGE("%s: inotify init failed! Exiting threadloop", __FUNCTION__);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Start watching /dev/ directory for created and deleted files
+    mWd = inotify_add_watch(mINotifyFD, kDevicePath, IN_CREATE | IN_DELETE);
+    if (mWd < 0) {
+        ALOGE("%s: inotify add watch failed! Exiting threadloop", __FUNCTION__);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    mPollFd = {.fd = mINotifyFD, .events = POLLIN};
+
+    mIsInitialized = true;
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool ExternalCameraProvider::HotplugThread::threadLoop() {
+    // Initialize inotify descriptors if needed.
+    if (!mIsInitialized && !initialize()) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // poll /dev/* and handle timeouts and error
+    int pollRet = poll(&mPollFd, /* fd_count= */ 1, /* timeout= */ 250);
+    if (pollRet == 0) {
+        // no read event in 100ms
+        mPollFd.revents = 0;
+        return true;
+    } else if (pollRet < 0) {
+        ALOGE("%s: error while polling for /dev/*: %d", __FUNCTION__, errno);
+        mPollFd.revents = 0;
+        return true;
+    } else if (mPollFd.revents & POLLERR) {
+        ALOGE("%s: polling /dev/ returned POLLERR", __FUNCTION__);
+        mPollFd.revents = 0;
+        return true;
+    } else if (mPollFd.revents & POLLHUP) {
+        ALOGE("%s: polling /dev/ returned POLLHUP", __FUNCTION__);
+        mPollFd.revents = 0;
+        return true;
+    } else if (mPollFd.revents & POLLNVAL) {
+        ALOGE("%s: polling /dev/ returned POLLNVAL", __FUNCTION__);
+        mPollFd.revents = 0;
+        return true;
+    }
+    // mPollFd.revents must contain POLLIN, so safe to reset it before reading
+    mPollFd.revents = 0;
+
+    uint64_t offset = 0;
+    ssize_t ret = read(mINotifyFD, mEventBuf, sizeof(mEventBuf));
+    if (ret < sizeof(struct inotify_event)) {
+        // invalid event. skip
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    while (offset < ret) {
+        struct inotify_event* event = (struct inotify_event*)&mEventBuf[offset];
+        offset += sizeof(struct inotify_event) + event->len;
+
+        if (event->wd != mWd) {
+            // event for an unrelated descriptor. ignore.
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        ALOGV("%s inotify_event %s", __FUNCTION__, event->name);
+        if (strncmp(kPrefix, event->name, kPrefixLen) != 0) {
+            // event not for /dev/video*. ignore.
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        std::string deviceId = event->name + kPrefixLen;
+        if (mInternalDevices.count(deviceId) != 0) {
+            // update to an internal device. ignore.
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        char v4l2DevicePath[kMaxDevicePathLen];
+        snprintf(v4l2DevicePath, kMaxDevicePathLen, "%s%s", kDevicePath, event->name);
+
+        if (event->mask & IN_CREATE) {
+            mParent->deviceAdded(v4l2DevicePath);
+        } else if (event->mask & IN_DELETE) {
+            mParent->deviceRemoved(v4l2DevicePath);
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+// End ExternalCameraProvider::HotplugThread functions
+
+}  // namespace implementation
+}  // namespace provider
+}  // namespace camera
+}  // namespace hardware
+}  // namespace android
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diff --git a/camera/provider/default/ExternalCameraProvider.h b/camera/provider/default/ExternalCameraProvider.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..347a53c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/camera/provider/default/ExternalCameraProvider.h
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef HARDWARE_INTERFACES_CAMERA_PROVIDER_DEFAULT_EXTERNALCAMERAPROVIDER_H_
+#define HARDWARE_INTERFACES_CAMERA_PROVIDER_DEFAULT_EXTERNALCAMERAPROVIDER_H_
+
+#include <ExternalCameraUtils.h>
+#include <SimpleThread.h>
+#include <aidl/android/hardware/camera/common/CameraDeviceStatus.h>
+#include <aidl/android/hardware/camera/common/VendorTagSection.h>
+#include <aidl/android/hardware/camera/device/ICameraDevice.h>
+#include <aidl/android/hardware/camera/provider/BnCameraProvider.h>
+#include <aidl/android/hardware/camera/provider/CameraIdAndStreamCombination.h>
+#include <aidl/android/hardware/camera/provider/ConcurrentCameraIdCombination.h>
+#include <aidl/android/hardware/camera/provider/ICameraProviderCallback.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <utils/Mutex.h>
+#include <utils/Thread.h>
+#include <thread>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace hardware {
+namespace camera {
+namespace provider {
+namespace implementation {
+
+using ::aidl::android::hardware::camera::common::CameraDeviceStatus;
+using ::aidl::android::hardware::camera::common::VendorTagSection;
+using ::aidl::android::hardware::camera::device::ICameraDevice;
+using ::aidl::android::hardware::camera::provider::BnCameraProvider;
+using ::aidl::android::hardware::camera::provider::CameraIdAndStreamCombination;
+using ::aidl::android::hardware::camera::provider::ConcurrentCameraIdCombination;
+using ::aidl::android::hardware::camera::provider::ICameraProviderCallback;
+using ::android::hardware::camera::common::helper::SimpleThread;
+using ::android::hardware::camera::external::common::ExternalCameraConfig;
+
+class ExternalCameraProvider : public BnCameraProvider {
+  public:
+    ExternalCameraProvider();
+    ~ExternalCameraProvider() override;
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus setCallback(
+            const std::shared_ptr<ICameraProviderCallback>& in_callback) override;
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus getVendorTags(std::vector<VendorTagSection>* _aidl_return) override;
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus getCameraIdList(std::vector<std::string>* _aidl_return) override;
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus getCameraDeviceInterface(
+            const std::string& in_cameraDeviceName,
+            std::shared_ptr<ICameraDevice>* _aidl_return) override;
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus notifyDeviceStateChange(int64_t in_deviceState) override;
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus getConcurrentCameraIds(
+            std::vector<ConcurrentCameraIdCombination>* _aidl_return) override;
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus isConcurrentStreamCombinationSupported(
+            const std::vector<CameraIdAndStreamCombination>& in_configs,
+            bool* _aidl_return) override;
+
+  private:
+    void addExternalCamera(const char* devName);
+    void deviceAdded(const char* devName);
+    void deviceRemoved(const char* devName);
+    void updateAttachedCameras();
+
+    // A separate thread to monitor '/dev' directory for '/dev/video*' entries
+    // This thread calls back into ExternalCameraProvider when an actionable change is detected.
+    class HotplugThread : public SimpleThread {
+      public:
+        explicit HotplugThread(ExternalCameraProvider* parent);
+        ~HotplugThread() override;
+
+      protected:
+        bool threadLoop() override;
+
+      private:
+        // Returns true if thread initialization succeeded, and false if thread initialization
+        // failed.
+        bool initialize();
+
+        ExternalCameraProvider* mParent = nullptr;
+        const std::unordered_set<std::string> mInternalDevices;
+
+        bool mIsInitialized = false;
+
+        int mINotifyFD = -1;
+        int mWd = -1;
+
+        // struct to wrap mINotifyFD and poll it with timeout
+        struct pollfd mPollFd = {};
+        char mEventBuf[512] = {0};
+    };
+
+    Mutex mLock;
+    std::shared_ptr<ICameraProviderCallback> mCallback = nullptr;
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, CameraDeviceStatus> mCameraStatusMap;  // camera id -> status
+    const ExternalCameraConfig mCfg;
+    std::shared_ptr<HotplugThread> mHotPlugThread;
+};
+
+}  // namespace implementation
+}  // namespace provider
+}  // namespace camera
+}  // namespace hardware
+}  // namespace android
+
+#endif  // HARDWARE_INTERFACES_CAMERA_PROVIDER_DEFAULT_EXTERNALCAMERAPROVIDER_H_
diff --git a/camera/provider/default/OWNERS b/camera/provider/default/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f48a95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/camera/provider/default/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include platform/frameworks/av:/camera/OWNERS
diff --git a/camera/provider/default/android.hardware.camera.provider-V1-external-service-lazy.rc b/camera/provider/default/android.hardware.camera.provider-V1-external-service-lazy.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcdd88c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/camera/provider/default/android.hardware.camera.provider-V1-external-service-lazy.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+service vendor.camera.provider-ext /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.camera.provider-V1-external-service-lazy
+    interface aidl android.hardware.camera.provider.ICameraProvider/external/0
+    class hal
+    oneshot
+    disabled
+    user cameraserver
+    group audio camera input drmrpc usb
+    ioprio rt 4
+    capabilities SYS_NICE
+    task_profiles CameraServiceCapacity MaxPerformance
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diff --git a/camera/provider/default/android.hardware.camera.provider-V1-external-service.rc b/camera/provider/default/android.hardware.camera.provider-V1-external-service.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..302c56f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/camera/provider/default/android.hardware.camera.provider-V1-external-service.rc
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+service vendor.camera.provider-ext /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.camera.provider-V1-external-service
+    interface aidl android.hardware.camera.provider.ICameraProvider/external/0
+    class hal
+    user cameraserver
+    group audio camera input drmrpc usb
+    ioprio rt 4
+    capabilities SYS_NICE
+    task_profiles CameraServiceCapacity MaxPerformance
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diff --git a/camera/provider/default/external-service.cpp b/camera/provider/default/external-service.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b18f182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/camera/provider/default/external-service.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * 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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