diff --git a/Makefile.android b/Makefile.android
index c2010b3..aebc715 100644
--- a/Makefile.android
+++ b/Makefile.android
src/sdpd-service.c src/sdpd-request.c \
src/shared/util.h src/shared/util.c \
src/shared/mgmt.h src/shared/mgmt.c \
- android/adapter.h android/adapter.c
+ android/adapter.h android/adapter.c \
+ android/ipc.h android/ipc.c
android_bluetoothd_LDADD = lib/libbluetooth-internal.la @GLIB_LIBS@
diff --git a/android/Android.mk b/android/Android.mk
index bd3d48a..679c12b 100644
--- a/android/Android.mk
+++ b/android/Android.mk
main.c \
log.c \
adapter.c \
+ ipc.c ipc.h \
../src/shared/mgmt.c \
../src/shared/util.c \
../src/sdpd-database.c \
diff --git a/android/ipc.c b/android/ipc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1840624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/ipc.c
+/*
+ *
+ * BlueZ - Bluetooth protocol stack for Linux
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
+#include <glib.h>
+
+#include "hal-msg.h"
+#include "ipc.h"
+#include "log.h"
+
+void ipc_send(GIOChannel *io, uint8_t service_id, uint8_t opcode, uint16_t len,
+ void *param, int fd)
+{
+ struct msghdr msg;
+ struct iovec iv[2];
+ struct hal_msg_hdr hal_msg;
+ char cmsgbuf[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))];
+ struct cmsghdr *cmsg;
+
+ memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
+ memset(&hal_msg, 0, sizeof(hal_msg));
+
+ hal_msg.service_id = service_id;
+ hal_msg.opcode = opcode;
+ hal_msg.len = len;
+
+ iv[0].iov_base = &hal_msg;
+ iv[0].iov_len = sizeof(hal_msg);
+
+ iv[1].iov_base = param;
+ iv[1].iov_len = len;
+
+ msg.msg_iov = iv;
+ msg.msg_iovlen = 2;
+
+ if (fd >= 0) {
+ cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg);
+ cmsg->cmsg_level = SOL_SOCKET;
+ cmsg->cmsg_type = SCM_RIGHTS;
+ cmsg->cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(sizeof(int));
+
+ /* Initialize the payload */
+ memcpy(CMSG_DATA(cmsg), &fd, sizeof(int));
+
+ msg.msg_control = cmsgbuf;
+ msg.msg_controllen = sizeof(cmsgbuf);
+ }
+
+ if (sendmsg(g_io_channel_unix_get_fd(io), &msg, 0) < 0) {
+ error("IPC send failed, terminating :%s", strerror(errno));
+ raise(SIGTERM);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/android/ipc.h b/android/ipc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db92c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/ipc.h
+/*
+ *
+ * BlueZ - Bluetooth protocol stack for Linux
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ *
+ */
+
+void ipc_send(GIOChannel *io, uint8_t service_id, uint8_t opcode, uint16_t len,
+ void *param, int fd);