diff --git a/init/Android.bp b/init/Android.bp
index 69b4ee4..60394ef 100644
--- a/init/Android.bp
+++ b/init/Android.bp
@@ -194,4 +194,59 @@
     static_libs: ["libinit"],
 }
 
+// Host Verifier
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+genrule {
+    name: "generated_stub_builtin_function_map",
+    out: ["generated_stub_builtin_function_map.h"],
+    srcs: ["builtins.cpp"],
+    cmd: "sed -n '/Builtin-function-map start/{:a;n;/Builtin-function-map end/q;p;ba}' $(in) | sed -e 's/do_[^}]*/do_stub/g' > $(out)"
+}
+
+cc_binary {
+    name: "host_init_verifier",
+    host_supported: true,
+    cpp_std: "experimental",
+    cflags: [
+        "-Wall",
+        "-Wextra",
+        "-Wno-unused-parameter",
+        "-Werror",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "libbase",
+        "libselinux",
+    ],
+    whole_static_libs: ["libcap"],
+    shared_libs: [
+        "libprotobuf-cpp-lite",
+        "libhidl-gen-utils",
+        "libprocessgroup",
+        "liblog",
+        "libcutils",
+    ],
+    srcs: [
+        "action.cpp",
+        "action_manager.cpp",
+        "action_parser.cpp",
+        "capabilities.cpp",
+        "descriptors.cpp",
+        "import_parser.cpp",
+        "host_init_parser.cpp",
+        "host_init_stubs.cpp",
+        "parser.cpp",
+        "rlimit_parser.cpp",
+        "tokenizer.cpp",
+        "service.cpp",
+        "subcontext.cpp",
+        "subcontext.proto",
+        "util.cpp",
+    ],
+    proto: {
+        type: "lite",
+    },
+    generated_headers: ["generated_stub_builtin_function_map"],
+}
+
 subdirs = ["*"]
diff --git a/init/action.cpp b/init/action.cpp
index 11335ca..f782b51 100644
--- a/init/action.cpp
+++ b/init/action.cpp
@@ -18,11 +18,16 @@
 
 #include <android-base/chrono_utils.h>
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
-#include <android-base/properties.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
 
 #include "util.h"
 
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
+#else
+#include "host_init_stubs.h"
+#endif
+
 using android::base::Join;
 
 namespace android {
diff --git a/init/action_parser.cpp b/init/action_parser.cpp
index 8a4b518..a2c9671 100644
--- a/init/action_parser.cpp
+++ b/init/action_parser.cpp
@@ -16,11 +16,16 @@
 
 #include "action_parser.h"
 
-#include <android-base/properties.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
 
 #include "stable_properties.h"
 
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
+#else
+#include "host_init_stubs.h"
+#endif
+
 using android::base::GetBoolProperty;
 using android::base::StartsWith;
 
diff --git a/init/builtins.cpp b/init/builtins.cpp
index 1040b47..51c2c9b 100644
--- a/init/builtins.cpp
+++ b/init/builtins.cpp
@@ -968,8 +968,8 @@
     const char* value = args[2].c_str();
     size_t value_len = strlen(value);
 
-    if (!is_legal_property_name(name)) {
-        return Error() << "is_legal_property_name(" << name << ") failed";
+    if (!IsLegalPropertyName(name)) {
+        return Error() << "IsLegalPropertyName(" << name << ") failed";
     }
     if (value_len >= PROP_VALUE_MAX) {
         return Error() << "value too long";
@@ -1018,6 +1018,7 @@
                                    {"exec", "/system/bin/vdc", "--wait", "cryptfs", "init_user0"});
 }
 
+// Builtin-function-map start
 const BuiltinFunctionMap::Map& BuiltinFunctionMap::map() const {
     constexpr std::size_t kMax = std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max();
     // clang-format off
@@ -1075,6 +1076,7 @@
     // clang-format on
     return builtin_functions;
 }
+// Builtin-function-map end
 
 }  // namespace init
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/init/capabilities.cpp b/init/capabilities.cpp
index 50987db..a91cd1d 100644
--- a/init/capabilities.cpp
+++ b/init/capabilities.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 #include "capabilities.h"
 
-#include <sys/capability.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
 
 #include <map>
@@ -72,10 +71,15 @@
 static_assert(CAP_LAST_CAP == CAP_AUDIT_READ, "CAP_LAST_CAP is not CAP_AUDIT_READ");
 
 static bool ComputeCapAmbientSupported() {
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
     return prctl(PR_CAP_AMBIENT, PR_CAP_AMBIENT_IS_SET, CAP_CHOWN, 0, 0) >= 0;
+#else
+    return true;
+#endif
 }
 
 static unsigned int ComputeLastValidCap() {
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
     // Android does not support kernels < 3.8. 'CAP_WAKE_ALARM' has been present since 3.0, see
     // http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/include/linux/capability.h?v=3.0#L360.
     unsigned int last_valid_cap = CAP_WAKE_ALARM;
@@ -83,6 +87,9 @@
 
     // |last_valid_cap| will be the first failing value.
     return last_valid_cap - 1;
+#else
+    return CAP_LAST_CAP;
+#endif
 }
 
 static bool DropBoundingSet(const CapSet& to_keep) {
@@ -139,6 +146,7 @@
 }
 
 static bool SetAmbientCaps(const CapSet& to_raise) {
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
     for (size_t cap = 0; cap < to_raise.size(); ++cap) {
         if (to_raise.test(cap)) {
             if (prctl(PR_CAP_AMBIENT, PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE, cap, 0, 0) != 0) {
@@ -147,6 +155,7 @@
             }
         }
     }
+#endif
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/init/capabilities.h b/init/capabilities.h
index fc80c98..891e0ac 100644
--- a/init/capabilities.h
+++ b/init/capabilities.h
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <type_traits>
 
+#if !defined(__ANDROID__)
+#ifndef CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND
+#define CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND 36
+#endif
+#ifndef CAP_AUDIT_READ
+#define CAP_AUDIT_READ 37
+#endif
+#undef CAP_LAST_CAP
+#define CAP_LAST_CAP CAP_AUDIT_READ
+#endif
+
 namespace android {
 namespace init {
 
diff --git a/init/host_init_parser.cpp b/init/host_init_parser.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5232b7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/host_init_parser.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2018 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 <pwd.h>
+
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+
+#include "action.h"
+#include "action_manager.h"
+#include "action_parser.h"
+#include "parser.h"
+#include "result.h"
+#include "service.h"
+
+// The host passwd file won't have the Android entries, so we fake success here.
+passwd* getpwnam(const char* login) {  // NOLINT: implementing bad function.
+    char dummy_buf[] = "dummy";
+    static passwd dummy_passwd = {
+        .pw_name = dummy_buf,
+        .pw_dir = dummy_buf,
+        .pw_shell = dummy_buf,
+        .pw_uid = 123,
+        .pw_gid = 123,
+    };
+    return &dummy_passwd;
+}
+
+namespace android {
+namespace init {
+
+static Result<Success> do_stub(const BuiltinArguments& args) {
+    return Success();
+}
+
+#include "generated_stub_builtin_function_map.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    android::base::InitLogging(argv, &android::base::StderrLogger);
+    if (argc != 2) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " <init file to parse>";
+        return -1;
+    }
+    const BuiltinFunctionMap function_map;
+    Action::set_function_map(&function_map);
+    ActionManager& am = ActionManager::GetInstance();
+    ServiceList& sl = ServiceList::GetInstance();
+    Parser parser;
+    parser.AddSectionParser("service", std::make_unique<ServiceParser>(&sl, nullptr));
+    parser.AddSectionParser("on", std::make_unique<ActionParser>(&am, nullptr));
+
+    size_t num_errors = 0;
+    if (!parser.ParseConfig(argv[1], &num_errors)) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to find script";
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (num_errors > 0) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Parse failed with " << num_errors << " errors";
+        return -1;
+    }
+    LOG(INFO) << "Parse success!";
+    return 0;
+}
+
+}  // namespace init
+}  // namespace android
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    android::init::main(argc, argv);
+}
diff --git a/init/host_init_stubs.cpp b/init/host_init_stubs.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cde747d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/host_init_stubs.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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 "host_init_stubs.h"
+
+// unistd.h
+int setgroups(size_t __size, const gid_t* __list) {
+    return 0;
+}
+
+namespace android {
+namespace base {
+
+std::string GetProperty(const std::string&, const std::string& default_value) {
+    return default_value;
+}
+
+bool GetBoolProperty(const std::string&, bool default_value) {
+    return default_value;
+}
+
+}  // namespace base
+}  // namespace android
+
+namespace android {
+namespace init {
+
+// init.h
+std::string default_console = "/dev/console";
+
+// property_service.h
+uint32_t (*property_set)(const std::string& name, const std::string& value) = nullptr;
+uint32_t HandlePropertySet(const std::string&, const std::string&, const std::string&,
+                           const ucred&) {
+    return 0;
+}
+
+// selinux.h
+void SelabelInitialize() {}
+
+bool SelabelLookupFileContext(const std::string& key, int type, std::string* result) {
+    return false;
+}
+
+}  // namespace init
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/init/host_init_stubs.h b/init/host_init_stubs.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af96aea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/host_init_stubs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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 _INIT_HOST_INIT_STUBS_H
+#define _INIT_HOST_INIT_STUBS_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+// sys/system_properties.h
+#define PROP_VALUE_MAX 92
+
+// unistd.h
+int setgroups(size_t __size, const gid_t* __list);
+
+// android-base/properties.h
+namespace android {
+namespace base {
+
+std::string GetProperty(const std::string& key, const std::string& default_value);
+bool GetBoolProperty(const std::string& key, bool default_value);
+
+}  // namespace base
+}  // namespace android
+
+namespace android {
+namespace init {
+
+// init.h
+extern std::string default_console;
+
+// property_service.h
+extern uint32_t (*property_set)(const std::string& name, const std::string& value);
+uint32_t HandlePropertySet(const std::string& name, const std::string& value,
+                           const std::string& source_context, const ucred& cr);
+
+// selinux.h
+void SelabelInitialize();
+bool SelabelLookupFileContext(const std::string& key, int type, std::string* result);
+
+}  // namespace init
+}  // namespace android
+
+#endif
diff --git a/init/parser.cpp b/init/parser.cpp
index 4c69bac..4453aaa 100644
--- a/init/parser.cpp
+++ b/init/parser.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     line_callbacks_.emplace_back(prefix, callback);
 }
 
-void Parser::ParseData(const std::string& filename, const std::string& data) {
+void Parser::ParseData(const std::string& filename, const std::string& data, size_t* parse_errors) {
     // TODO: Use a parser with const input and remove this copy
     std::vector<char> data_copy(data.begin(), data.end());
     data_copy.push_back('\0');
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
         if (section_parser == nullptr) return;
 
         if (auto result = section_parser->EndSection(); !result) {
+            (*parse_errors)++;
             LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << section_start_line << ": " << result.error();
         }
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@
                         end_section();
 
                         if (auto result = callback(std::move(args)); !result) {
+                            (*parse_errors)++;
                             LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << state.line << ": " << result.error();
                         }
                         break;
@@ -92,12 +94,14 @@
                     if (auto result =
                             section_parser->ParseSection(std::move(args), filename, state.line);
                         !result) {
+                        (*parse_errors)++;
                         LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << state.line << ": " << result.error();
                         section_parser = nullptr;
                     }
                 } else if (section_parser) {
                     if (auto result = section_parser->ParseLineSection(std::move(args), state.line);
                         !result) {
+                        (*parse_errors)++;
                         LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << state.line << ": " << result.error();
                     }
                 }
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-bool Parser::ParseConfigFile(const std::string& path) {
+bool Parser::ParseConfigFile(const std::string& path, size_t* parse_errors) {
     LOG(INFO) << "Parsing file " << path << "...";
     android::base::Timer t;
     auto config_contents = ReadFile(path);
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@
     }
 
     config_contents->push_back('\n');  // TODO: fix parse_config.
-    ParseData(path, *config_contents);
+    ParseData(path, *config_contents, parse_errors);
     for (const auto& [section_name, section_parser] : section_parsers_) {
         section_parser->EndFile();
     }
@@ -129,7 +133,7 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-bool Parser::ParseConfigDir(const std::string& path) {
+bool Parser::ParseConfigDir(const std::string& path, size_t* parse_errors) {
     LOG(INFO) << "Parsing directory " << path << "...";
     std::unique_ptr<DIR, decltype(&closedir)> config_dir(opendir(path.c_str()), closedir);
     if (!config_dir) {
@@ -149,7 +153,7 @@
     // Sort first so we load files in a consistent order (bug 31996208)
     std::sort(files.begin(), files.end());
     for (const auto& file : files) {
-        if (!ParseConfigFile(file)) {
+        if (!ParseConfigFile(file, parse_errors)) {
             LOG(ERROR) << "could not import file '" << file << "'";
         }
     }
@@ -157,10 +161,16 @@
 }
 
 bool Parser::ParseConfig(const std::string& path) {
+    size_t parse_errors;
+    return ParseConfig(path, &parse_errors);
+}
+
+bool Parser::ParseConfig(const std::string& path, size_t* parse_errors) {
+    *parse_errors = 0;
     if (is_dir(path.c_str())) {
-        return ParseConfigDir(path);
+        return ParseConfigDir(path, parse_errors);
     }
-    return ParseConfigFile(path);
+    return ParseConfigFile(path, parse_errors);
 }
 
 }  // namespace init
diff --git a/init/parser.h b/init/parser.h
index 110a468..f6e237f 100644
--- a/init/parser.h
+++ b/init/parser.h
@@ -72,13 +72,14 @@
     Parser();
 
     bool ParseConfig(const std::string& path);
+    bool ParseConfig(const std::string& path, size_t* parse_errors);
     void AddSectionParser(const std::string& name, std::unique_ptr<SectionParser> parser);
     void AddSingleLineParser(const std::string& prefix, LineCallback callback);
 
   private:
-    void ParseData(const std::string& filename, const std::string& data);
-    bool ParseConfigFile(const std::string& path);
-    bool ParseConfigDir(const std::string& path);
+    void ParseData(const std::string& filename, const std::string& data, size_t* parse_errors);
+    bool ParseConfigFile(const std::string& path, size_t* parse_errors);
+    bool ParseConfigDir(const std::string& path, size_t* parse_errors);
 
     std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<SectionParser>> section_parsers_;
     std::vector<std::pair<std::string, LineCallback>> line_callbacks_;
diff --git a/init/property_service.cpp b/init/property_service.cpp
index 0cf6184..338c05a 100644
--- a/init/property_service.cpp
+++ b/init/property_service.cpp
@@ -117,35 +117,10 @@
     return has_access;
 }
 
-bool is_legal_property_name(const std::string& name) {
-    size_t namelen = name.size();
-
-    if (namelen < 1) return false;
-    if (name[0] == '.') return false;
-    if (name[namelen - 1] == '.') return false;
-
-    /* Only allow alphanumeric, plus '.', '-', '@', ':', or '_' */
-    /* Don't allow ".." to appear in a property name */
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < namelen; i++) {
-        if (name[i] == '.') {
-            // i=0 is guaranteed to never have a dot. See above.
-            if (name[i-1] == '.') return false;
-            continue;
-        }
-        if (name[i] == '_' || name[i] == '-' || name[i] == '@' || name[i] == ':') continue;
-        if (name[i] >= 'a' && name[i] <= 'z') continue;
-        if (name[i] >= 'A' && name[i] <= 'Z') continue;
-        if (name[i] >= '0' && name[i] <= '9') continue;
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    return true;
-}
-
 static uint32_t PropertySetImpl(const std::string& name, const std::string& value) {
     size_t valuelen = value.size();
 
-    if (!is_legal_property_name(name)) {
+    if (!IsLegalPropertyName(name)) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "property_set(\"" << name << "\", \"" << value << "\") failed: bad name";
         return PROP_ERROR_INVALID_NAME;
     }
@@ -416,7 +391,7 @@
 // This returns one of the enum of PROP_SUCCESS or PROP_ERROR*.
 uint32_t HandlePropertySet(const std::string& name, const std::string& value,
                            const std::string& source_context, const ucred& cr) {
-    if (!is_legal_property_name(name)) {
+    if (!IsLegalPropertyName(name)) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "PropertySet: illegal property name \"" << name << "\"";
         return PROP_ERROR_INVALID_NAME;
     }
diff --git a/init/property_service.h b/init/property_service.h
index 8161b40..d4973fc 100644
--- a/init/property_service.h
+++ b/init/property_service.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 void load_persist_props(void);
 void load_system_props(void);
 void start_property_service(void);
-bool is_legal_property_name(const std::string& name);
 
 }  // namespace init
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/init/service.cpp b/init/service.cpp
index 35dd319..09d8dae 100644
--- a/init/service.cpp
+++ b/init/service.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/system_properties.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <termios.h>
@@ -33,8 +32,6 @@
 #include <android-base/file.h>
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <android-base/parseint.h>
-#include <android-base/properties.h>
-#include <android-base/scopeguard.h>
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
 #include <hidl-util/FQName.h>
@@ -42,15 +39,23 @@
 #include <selinux/selinux.h>
 #include <system/thread_defs.h>
 
-#include "init.h"
-#include "property_service.h"
 #include "rlimit_parser.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+#include <sys/system_properties.h>
+
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
+
+#include "init.h"
+#include "property_service.h"
+#else
+#include "host_init_stubs.h"
+#endif
+
 using android::base::boot_clock;
 using android::base::GetProperty;
 using android::base::Join;
-using android::base::make_scope_guard;
 using android::base::ParseInt;
 using android::base::StartsWith;
 using android::base::StringPrintf;
@@ -1168,7 +1173,7 @@
     // Property values can contain any characters, but may only be a certain length.
     // (The latter restriction is needed because `start` and `stop` work by writing
     // the service name to the "ctl.start" and "ctl.stop" properties.)
-    return is_legal_property_name("init.svc." + name) && name.size() <= PROP_VALUE_MAX;
+    return IsLegalPropertyName("init.svc." + name) && name.size() <= PROP_VALUE_MAX;
 }
 
 }  // namespace init
diff --git a/init/subcontext.cpp b/init/subcontext.cpp
index f3b643a..faab368 100644
--- a/init/subcontext.cpp
+++ b/init/subcontext.cpp
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@
 #include <selinux/android.h>
 
 #include "action.h"
-#include "property_service.h"
-#include "selinux.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
-#define _REALLY_INCLUDE_SYS__SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_H_
-#include <sys/_system_properties.h>
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+#include "property_service.h"
+#include "selinux.h"
+#else
+#include "host_init_stubs.h"
+#endif
 
 using android::base::GetExecutablePath;
 using android::base::Join;
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@
 
 uint32_t SubcontextPropertySet(const std::string& name, const std::string& value) {
     properties_to_set.emplace_back(name, value);
-    return PROP_SUCCESS;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 class SubcontextProcess {
diff --git a/init/util.cpp b/init/util.cpp
index d80cb1e..4455b2e 100644
--- a/init/util.cpp
+++ b/init/util.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 
 #include <android-base/file.h>
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
-#include <android-base/properties.h>
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
 #include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
@@ -42,7 +41,14 @@
 #include <selinux/android.h>
 
 #include "reboot.h"
+
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
+
 #include "selinux.h"
+#else
+#include "host_init_stubs.h"
+#endif
 
 #ifdef _INIT_INIT_H
 #error "Do not include init.h in files used by ueventd or watchdogd; it will expose init's globals"
@@ -409,5 +415,30 @@
     return false;
 }
 
+bool IsLegalPropertyName(const std::string& name) {
+    size_t namelen = name.size();
+
+    if (namelen < 1) return false;
+    if (name[0] == '.') return false;
+    if (name[namelen - 1] == '.') return false;
+
+    /* Only allow alphanumeric, plus '.', '-', '@', ':', or '_' */
+    /* Don't allow ".." to appear in a property name */
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < namelen; i++) {
+        if (name[i] == '.') {
+            // i=0 is guaranteed to never have a dot. See above.
+            if (name[i - 1] == '.') return false;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (name[i] == '_' || name[i] == '-' || name[i] == '@' || name[i] == ':') continue;
+        if (name[i] >= 'a' && name[i] <= 'z') continue;
+        if (name[i] >= 'A' && name[i] <= 'Z') continue;
+        if (name[i] >= '0' && name[i] <= '9') continue;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 }  // namespace init
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/init/util.h b/init/util.h
index 2cfcf6c..07e4864 100644
--- a/init/util.h
+++ b/init/util.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
 bool read_android_dt_file(const std::string& sub_path, std::string* dt_content);
 bool is_android_dt_value_expected(const std::string& sub_path, const std::string& expected_content);
 
+bool IsLegalPropertyName(const std::string& name);
+
 }  // namespace init
 }  // namespace android