diff --git a/qemu/qemu.c b/qemu/qemu.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 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.
+ */
+
+/* this file contains various functions used by all libhardware modules
+ * that support QEMU emulation
+ */
+#include "qemu.h"
+#define  LOG_TAG  "hardware-qemu"
+#include <cutils/log.h>
+#include <cutils/properties.h>
+#include <cutils/sockets.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <termios.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+#define  QEMU_DEBUG  0
+
+#if QEMU_DEBUG
+#  define  D(...)   LOGD(__VA_ARGS__)
+#else
+#  define  D(...)   ((void)0)
+#endif
+
+
+int
+qemu_check(void)
+{
+    static int  in_qemu = -1;
+
+    if (__builtin_expect(in_qemu < 0,0)) {
+        char  propBuf[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+        property_get("ro.kernel.qemu", propBuf, "");
+        in_qemu = (propBuf[0] == '1');
+    }
+    return in_qemu;
+}
+
+
+int
+qemu_channel_open( QemuChannel*  channel,
+                   const char*   name,
+                   int           mode )
+{
+    int  fd = -1;
+
+    /* initialize the channel is needed */
+    if (!channel->is_inited)
+    {
+        int  done = 0;
+
+        // try to connect to qemud socket first
+        do {
+            snprintf(channel->device, sizeof channel->device,
+                     "qemud_%s", name);
+
+            fd = socket_local_client( channel->device,
+                                      ANDROID_SOCKET_NAMESPACE_RESERVED,
+                                      SOCK_STREAM );
+            if (fd < 0) {
+                D("no '%s' control socket available: %s",
+                  channel->device, strerror(errno));
+                break;
+            }
+            close(fd);
+            channel->is_qemud = 1;
+            done = 1;
+        } while (0);
+
+        // otherwise, look for a kernel-provided device name
+        if (!done) do {
+            char   key[PROPERTY_KEY_MAX];
+            char   prop[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+            int    ret;
+
+            ret = snprintf(key, sizeof key, "ro.kernel.android.%s", name);
+            if (ret >= (int)sizeof key)
+                break;
+
+            if (property_get(key, prop, "") == 0) {
+                D("no kernel-provided %s device name", name);
+                break;
+            }
+
+            ret = snprintf(channel->device, sizeof channel->device,
+                           "/dev/%s", prop);
+            if (ret >= (int)sizeof channel->device) {
+                D("%s device name too long: '%s'", name, prop);
+                break;
+            }
+            channel->is_tty = !memcmp("/dev/tty", channel->device, 8);
+            done            = 1;
+
+        } while (0);
+
+        channel->is_available = done; 
+        channel->is_inited    = 1;
+    }
+
+    /* try to open the file */
+    if (!channel->is_available) {
+        fd = -1;
+        errno = ENOENT;
+    } else if (channel->is_qemud) {
+        do {
+            fd = socket_local_client( channel->device,
+                                      ANDROID_SOCKET_NAMESPACE_RESERVED,
+                                      SOCK_STREAM );
+        } while (fd < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+    } else {
+        do {
+            fd = open(channel->device, mode);
+        } while (fd < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+
+        /* disable ECHO on serial lines */
+        if (fd >= 0 && channel->is_tty) {
+            struct termios  ios;
+            tcgetattr( fd, &ios );
+            ios.c_lflag = 0;  /* disable ECHO, ICANON, etc... */
+            tcsetattr( fd, TCSANOW, &ios );
+        }
+    }
+    return fd;
+}
+
+
+static int
+qemu_command_vformat( char*        buffer, 
+                      int          buffer_size,
+                      const char*  format,
+                      va_list      args )
+{
+    char     header[5];
+    int      len;
+
+    if (buffer_size < 6)
+        return -1;
+
+    len = vsnprintf(buffer+4, buffer_size-4, format, args);
+    if (len >= buffer_size-4)
+        return -1;
+
+    snprintf(header, sizeof header, "%04x", len);
+    memcpy(buffer, header, 4);
+    return len + 4;
+}
+
+extern int
+qemu_command_format( char*        buffer, 
+                     int          buffer_size,
+                     const char*  format,
+                     ... )
+{
+    va_list  args;
+    int      ret;
+
+    va_start(args, format);
+    ret = qemu_command_format(buffer, buffer_size, format, args);
+    va_end(args);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
+static int
+qemu_control_fd(void)
+{
+    static QemuChannel  channel[1];
+    int                 fd;
+
+    fd = qemu_channel_open( channel, "control", O_RDWR );
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        D("%s: could not open control channel: %s", __FUNCTION__,
+          strerror(errno));
+    }
+    return fd;
+}
+
+static int
+qemu_control_write( int  fd, const char*  cmd, int  len )
+{
+    int  len2;
+    do {
+        len2 = write(fd, cmd, len);
+    } while (len2 < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+    return len2;
+}
+
+static int
+qemu_control_read( int  fd, char*  buff, int  len )
+{
+    int  len2;
+    do {
+        len2 = read(fd, buff, len);
+    } while (len2 < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+    return len2;
+}
+
+static int
+qemu_control_send(const char*  cmd, int  len)
+{
+    int  fd, len2;
+
+    if (len < 0) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    fd = qemu_control_fd();
+    if (fd < 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    len2 = qemu_control_write(fd, cmd, len);
+    close(fd);
+    if (len2 != len) {
+        D("%s: could not send everything %d < %d",
+          __FUNCTION__, len2, len);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+int
+qemu_control_command( const char*  fmt, ... )
+{
+    va_list  args;
+    char     command[256];
+    int      len, fd;
+
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+    len = qemu_command_vformat( command, sizeof command, fmt, args );
+    va_end(args);
+
+    if (len < 0 || len >= (int)sizeof command) {
+        if (len < 0) {
+            D("%s: could not send: %s", __FUNCTION__, strerror(errno));
+        } else {
+            D("%s: too large %d > %d", __FUNCTION__, len, (int)(sizeof command));
+        }
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return qemu_control_send( command, len );
+}
+
+extern int  qemu_control_query( const char*  question, int  questionlen,
+                                char*        answer,   int  answersize )
+{
+    int   ret, fd, len, result = -1;
+    char  header[5], *end;
+
+    if (questionlen <= 0) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    fd = qemu_control_fd();
+    if (fd < 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    ret = qemu_control_write( fd, question, questionlen );
+    if (ret != questionlen) {
+        D("%s: could not write all: %d < %d", __FUNCTION__,
+          ret, questionlen);
+        goto Exit;
+    }
+
+    /* read a 4-byte header giving the length of the following content */
+    ret = qemu_control_read( fd, header, 4 );
+    if (ret != 4) {
+        D("%s: could not read header (%d != 4)",
+          __FUNCTION__, ret);
+        goto Exit;
+    }
+
+    header[5] = 0;
+    len = strtol( header, &end,  16 );
+    if ( len < 0 || end == NULL || end != header+4 || len > answersize ) {
+        D("%s: could not parse header: '%s'",
+          __FUNCTION__, header);
+        goto Exit;
+    }
+
+    /* read the answer */
+    ret = qemu_control_read( fd, answer, len );
+    if (ret != len) {
+        D("%s: could not read all of answer %d < %d",
+          __FUNCTION__, ret, len);
+        goto Exit;
+    }
+
+    result = len;
+
+Exit:
+    close(fd);
+    return result;
+}