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+# Dynamic Sensors
+
+[TOC]
+
+## Links
+
+* [Sensor HAL dynamic sensor support](https://source.android.com/devices/sensors/sensors-hal2#dynamic-sensors)
+* [Sensors Multi-HAL](https://source.android.com/devices/sensors/sensors-multihal)
+
+## Adding dynamic sensor support to a device
+
+A few files need to be modified to add dynamic sensor support to a device. The
+dynamic sensor HAL must be enabled in the device product makefile and in the
+sensor sub-HAL configuration file, raw HID devices must be configured, and raw
+HID device and dynamic sensor property permissions must be set up in the SELinux
+policy files.
+
+```shell
+acme-co$ git -C device/acme/rocket-phone diff
+diff --git a/sensor_hal/hals.conf b/sensor_hal/hals.conf
+index a1f4b8b..d112546 100644
+--- a/sensor_hal/hals.conf
++++ b/sensor_hal/hals.conf
+@@ -1 +1,2 @@
++sensors.dynamic_sensor_hal.so
+ sensors.rocket-phone.so
+diff --git a/rocket-phone.mk b/rocket-phone.mk
+index 3fc8538..b1bd8a1 100644
+--- a/rocket-phone.mk
++++ b/rocket-phone.mk
+@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@
+ PRODUCT_PACKAGES += sensors.rocket-phone
+ PRODUCT_PACKAGES += thruster_stats
+
++# Add the dynamic sensor HAL.
++PRODUCT_PACKAGES += sensors.dynamic_sensor_hal
++
+ # Only install test tools in debug build or eng build.
+ ifneq ($(filter userdebug eng,$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT)),)
+ PRODUCT_PACKAGES += thruster_test
+diff --git a/conf/ueventd.rc b/conf/ueventd.rc
+index 88ee00b..2f03009 100644
+--- a/conf/ueventd.rc
++++ b/conf/ueventd.rc
+@@ -209,3 +209,7 @@
+
+ # Thrusters
+ /dev/thruster* 0600 system system
++
++# Raw HID devices
++/dev/hidraw* 0660 system system
++
+diff --git a/sepolicy/sensor_hal.te b/sepolicy/sensor_hal.te
+index 0797253..22a4208 100644
+--- a/sepolicy/sensor_hal.te
++++ b/sepolicy/sensor_hal.te
+@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
+ # Allow sensor HAL to read thruster state.
+ allow hal_sensors_default thruster_state:file r_file_perms;
+
++# Allow access for dynamic sensor properties.
++get_prop(hal_sensors_default, vendor_dynamic_sensor_prop)
++
++# Allow access to raw HID devices for dynamic sensors.
++allow hal_sensors_default device:dir r_dir_perms;
++allow hal_sensors_default hidraw_device:chr_file rw_file_perms;
++
+ #
+ # Thruster sensor enforcements.
+ #
+diff --git a/sepolicy/device.te b/sepolicy/device.te
+index bc3c947..bad0be0 100644
+--- a/sepolicy/device.te
++++ b/sepolicy/device.te
+@@ -55,3 +55,7 @@
+
+ # Thruster
+ type thruster_device, dev_type;
++
++# Raw HID device
++type hidraw_device, dev_type;
++
+diff --git a/sepolicy/property.te b/sepolicy/property.te
+index 4b671a4..bb0894f 100644
+--- a/sepolicy/property.te
++++ b/sepolicy/property.te
+@@ -49,3 +49,7 @@
+
+ # Thruster
+ vendor_internal_prop(vendor_thruster_debug_prop)
++
++# Dynamic sensor
++vendor_internal_prop(vendor_dynamic_sensor_prop)
++
+diff --git a/sepolicy/file_contexts b/sepolicy/file_contexts
+index bc03a78..ff401dc 100644
+--- a/sepolicy/file_contexts
++++ b/sepolicy/file_contexts
+@@ -441,3 +441,7 @@
+ /dev/thruster-fuel u:object_r:thruster_device:s0
+ /dev/thruster-output u:object_r:thruster_device:s0
+ /dev/thruster-telemetry u:object_r:thruster_device:s0
++
++# Raw HID device
++/dev/hidraw[0-9]* u:object_r:hidraw_device:s0
++
+diff --git a/sepolicy/property_contexts b/sepolicy/property_contexts
+index 5d2f018..18a6059 100644
+--- a/sepolicy/property_contexts
++++ b/sepolicy/property_contexts
+@@ -104,3 +104,7 @@
+
+ # Thruster
+ vendor.thruster.debug u:object_r:vendor_thruster_debug_prop:s0
++
++# Dynamic sensor
++vendor.dynamic_sensor. u:object_r:vendor_dynamic_sensor_prop:s0
++
+acme-co$
+```
+
+Once the file modifications are made, rebuild and flash. The dynamic sensor HAL
+should be initialized and appear in the sensor service.
+
+```shell
+acme-co$ make -j28 && fastboot flashall
+.
+.
+.
+acme-co$ adb logcat -d | grep DynamicSensorHal
+12-15 18:18:45.735 791 791 D DynamicSensorHal: DynamicSensorsSubHal::getSensorsList_2_1 invoked.
+12-15 18:18:47.474 791 791 D DynamicSensorHal: DynamicSensorsSubHal::initialize invoked.
+acme-co$ adb shell dumpsys sensorservice | grep Dynamic
+0000000000) Dynamic Sensor Manager | Google | ver: 1 | type: android.sensor.dynamic_sensor_meta(32) | perm: n/a | flags: 0x00000007
+Dynamic Sensor Manager (handle=0x00000000, connections=1)
+ Dynamic Sensor Manager 0x00000000 | status: active | pending flush events 0
+acme-co$ adb logcat -c
+acme-co$
+```
+
+When a dynamic sensor is paired with the device (e.g., Bluetooth rocket buds),
+it will appear in the sensor service.
+
+```shell
+acme-co$ adb logcat -d | grep "DynamicSensorHal\|hidraw\|Rocket"
+12-15 18:19:55.268 157 157 I hid-generic 0003: 1234:5678.0001: hidraw0: BLUETOOTH HID v0.00 Device [RocketBuds] on
+12-15 18:19:55.235 791 809 E DynamicSensorHal: return 1 sensors
+12-15 18:19:56.239 1629 1787 I SensorService: Dynamic sensor handle 0x1 connected, type 65536, name RocketBuds
+acme-co$ adb shell dumpsys sensorservice | grep Rocket
+0x00000001) RocketBuds | BLUETOOTH 1234:1234 | ver: 1 | type: com.google.hardware.sensor.hid_dynamic.headtracker(65536) | perm: n/a | flags: 0x00000020
+acme-co$
+```
+