diff --git a/adb/adb.h b/adb/adb.h
index 89d7663..f575adb 100644
--- a/adb/adb.h
+++ b/adb/adb.h
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #if ADB_HOST
-asocket* host_service_to_socket(const char* name, const char* serial, TransportId transport_id);
+asocket* host_service_to_socket(std::string_view name, std::string_view serial,
+                                TransportId transport_id);
 #endif
 
 #if !ADB_HOST
diff --git a/adb/services.cpp b/adb/services.cpp
index 0061f0e..1ed7182 100644
--- a/adb/services.cpp
+++ b/adb/services.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <thread>
+
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>
@@ -63,11 +64,11 @@
         adb_setsockopt(s[0], SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, &max_buf, sizeof(max_buf));
         adb_setsockopt(s[1], SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, &max_buf, sizeof(max_buf));
     }
-#endif // !ADB_HOST
+#endif  // !ADB_HOST
 
     std::thread(service_bootstrap_func, service_name, func, unique_fd(s[1])).detach();
 
-    D("service thread started, %d:%d",s[0], s[1]);
+    D("service thread started, %d:%d", s[0], s[1]);
     return unique_fd(s[0]);
 }
 
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@
             SendOkay(fd);
             break;
         } else if (!is_ambiguous) {
-            adb_pollfd pfd = {.fd = fd, .events = POLLIN };
+            adb_pollfd pfd = {.fd = fd, .events = POLLIN};
             int rc = adb_poll(&pfd, 1, 1000);
             if (rc < 0) {
                 SendFail(fd, error);
@@ -187,45 +188,41 @@
 #endif
 
 #if ADB_HOST
-asocket* host_service_to_socket(const char* name, const char* serial, TransportId transport_id) {
-    if (!strcmp(name,"track-devices")) {
+asocket* host_service_to_socket(std::string_view name, std::string_view serial,
+                                TransportId transport_id) {
+    if (name == "track-devices") {
         return create_device_tracker(false);
-    } else if (!strcmp(name, "track-devices-l")) {
+    } else if (name == "track-devices-l") {
         return create_device_tracker(true);
-    } else if (android::base::StartsWith(name, "wait-for-")) {
-        name += strlen("wait-for-");
-
+    } else if (ConsumePrefix(&name, "wait-for-")) {
         std::shared_ptr<state_info> sinfo = std::make_shared<state_info>();
         if (sinfo == nullptr) {
             fprintf(stderr, "couldn't allocate state_info: %s", strerror(errno));
             return nullptr;
         }
 
-        if (serial) sinfo->serial = serial;
+        sinfo->serial = serial;
         sinfo->transport_id = transport_id;
 
-        if (android::base::StartsWith(name, "local")) {
-            name += strlen("local");
+        if (ConsumePrefix(&name, "local")) {
             sinfo->transport_type = kTransportLocal;
-        } else if (android::base::StartsWith(name, "usb")) {
-            name += strlen("usb");
+        } else if (ConsumePrefix(&name, "usb")) {
             sinfo->transport_type = kTransportUsb;
-        } else if (android::base::StartsWith(name, "any")) {
-            name += strlen("any");
+        } else if (ConsumePrefix(&name, "any")) {
             sinfo->transport_type = kTransportAny;
         } else {
             return nullptr;
         }
 
-        if (!strcmp(name, "-device")) {
+        if (name == "-device") {
             sinfo->state = kCsDevice;
-        } else if (!strcmp(name, "-recovery")) {
+        } else if (name == "-recovery") {
             sinfo->state = kCsRecovery;
-        } else if (!strcmp(name, "-sideload")) {
+        } else if (name == "-sideload") {
             sinfo->state = kCsSideload;
-        } else if (!strcmp(name, "-bootloader")) {
+        } else if (name == "-bootloader") {
             sinfo->state = kCsBootloader;
-        } else if (!strcmp(name, "-any")) {
+        } else if (name == "-any") {
             sinfo->state = kCsAny;
         } else {
             return nullptr;
@@ -235,8 +232,8 @@
             wait_for_state(fd, sinfo.get());
         });
         return create_local_socket(std::move(fd));
-    } else if (!strncmp(name, "connect:", 8)) {
-        std::string host(name + strlen("connect:"));
+    } else if (ConsumePrefix(&name, "connect:")) {
+        std::string host(name);
         unique_fd fd = create_service_thread(
                 "connect", std::bind(connect_service, std::placeholders::_1, host));
         return create_local_socket(std::move(fd));
diff --git a/adb/sockets.cpp b/adb/sockets.cpp
index df0104b..04d92db 100644
--- a/adb/sockets.cpp
+++ b/adb/sockets.cpp
@@ -426,22 +426,6 @@
     return s;
 }
 
-#if ADB_HOST
-static asocket* create_host_service_socket(const char* name, const char* serial,
-                                           TransportId transport_id) {
-    asocket* s;
-
-    s = host_service_to_socket(name, serial, transport_id);
-
-    if (s != nullptr) {
-        D("LS(%d) bound to '%s'", s->id, name);
-        return s;
-    }
-
-    return s;
-}
-#endif /* ADB_HOST */
-
 static int remote_socket_enqueue(asocket* s, apacket::payload_type data) {
     D("entered remote_socket_enqueue RS(%d) WRITE fd=%d peer.fd=%d", s->id, s->fd, s->peer->fd);
     apacket* p = get_apacket();
@@ -825,8 +809,7 @@
         ** and tear down here.
         */
         // TODO: Convert to string_view.
-        s2 = create_host_service_socket(std::string(service).c_str(), std::string(serial).c_str(),
-                                        transport_id);
+        s2 = host_service_to_socket(service, serial, transport_id);
         if (s2 == nullptr) {
             LOG(VERBOSE) << "SS(" << s->id << "): couldn't create host service '" << service << "'";
             SendFail(s->peer->fd, "unknown host service");