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+// Copyright 2023, 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.
+
+//! Supports for the communication between rialto and host.
+
+use crate::error::{Error, Result};
+use log::info;
+use virtio_drivers::{
+    self,
+    device::socket::{
+        SingleConnectionManager, SocketError, VirtIOSocket, VsockAddr, VsockEventType,
+    },
+    transport::Transport,
+    Hal,
+};
+
+const MAX_RECV_BUFFER_SIZE_BYTES: usize = 64;
+
+pub struct DataChannel<H: Hal, T: Transport> {
+    connection_manager: SingleConnectionManager<H, T>,
+}
+
+impl<H: Hal, T: Transport> From<VirtIOSocket<H, T>> for DataChannel<H, T> {
+    fn from(socket_device_driver: VirtIOSocket<H, T>) -> Self {
+        Self { connection_manager: SingleConnectionManager::new(socket_device_driver) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<H: Hal, T: Transport> DataChannel<H, T> {
+    /// Connects to the given destination.
+    pub fn connect(&mut self, destination: VsockAddr) -> virtio_drivers::Result {
+        // Use the same port on rialto and host for convenience.
+        self.connection_manager.connect(destination, destination.port)?;
+        self.connection_manager.wait_for_connect()?;
+        info!("Connected to the destination {destination:?}");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Processes the received requests and sends back a reply.
+    pub fn handle_incoming_request(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut buffer = [0u8; MAX_RECV_BUFFER_SIZE_BYTES];
+
+        // TODO(b/274441673): Handle the scenario when the given buffer is too short.
+        let len = self.wait_for_recv(&mut buffer).map_err(Error::ReceivingDataFailed)?;
+
+        // TODO(b/291732060): Implement the communication protocol.
+        // Just reverse the received message for now.
+        buffer[..len].reverse();
+        self.connection_manager.send(&buffer[..len])?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn wait_for_recv(&mut self, buffer: &mut [u8]) -> virtio_drivers::Result<usize> {
+        loop {
+            match self.connection_manager.wait_for_recv(buffer)?.event_type {
+                VsockEventType::Disconnected { .. } => {
+                    return Err(SocketError::ConnectionFailed.into())
+                }
+                VsockEventType::Received { length, .. } => return Ok(length),
+                VsockEventType::Connected
+                | VsockEventType::ConnectionRequest
+                | VsockEventType::CreditRequest
+                | VsockEventType::CreditUpdate => {}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Shuts down the data channel.
+    pub fn force_close(&mut self) -> virtio_drivers::Result {
+        self.connection_manager.force_close()?;
+        info!("Connection shutdown.");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}