Merge changes from topic "statsd_socket_review" into pi-dev

* changes:
  Add socket listener to statsd. And remove Davey atom.
  Allow StatsLog to directly write to statsd's socket.
diff --git a/cmds/statsd/Android.mk b/cmds/statsd/Android.mk
index e0222d9..b085a09 100644
--- a/cmds/statsd/Android.mk
+++ b/cmds/statsd/Android.mk
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
     src/subscriber/IncidentdReporter.cpp \
     src/subscriber/SubscriberReporter.cpp \
     src/HashableDimensionKey.cpp \
-    src/guardrail/StatsdStats.cpp
+    src/guardrail/StatsdStats.cpp \
+    src/socket/StatsSocketListener.cpp
 
 statsd_common_c_includes := \
     $(LOCAL_PATH)/src \
@@ -96,7 +97,10 @@
     android.hardware.health@2.0 \
     android.hardware.power@1.0 \
     android.hardware.power@1.1 \
-    android.hardware.thermal@1.0
+    android.hardware.thermal@1.0 \
+    libpackagelistparser \
+    libsysutils \
+    libcutils
 
 # =========
 # statsd
diff --git a/cmds/statsd/src/main.cpp b/cmds/statsd/src/main.cpp
index 8ce9ec7..e8904c6 100644
--- a/cmds/statsd/src/main.cpp
+++ b/cmds/statsd/src/main.cpp
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#define DEBUG false  // STOPSHIP if true
 #include "Log.h"
 
 #include "StatsService.h"
 #include "logd/LogReader.h"
+#include "socket/StatsSocketListener.h"
 
 #include <binder/IInterface.h>
 #include <binder/IPCThreadState.h>
@@ -35,7 +37,9 @@
 using namespace android;
 using namespace android::os::statsd;
 
-// ================================================================================
+const bool kUseLogd = false;
+const bool kUseStatsdSocket = true;
+
 /**
  * Thread function data.
  */
@@ -48,12 +52,8 @@
  */
 static void* log_reader_thread_func(void* cookie) {
     log_reader_thread_data* data = static_cast<log_reader_thread_data*>(cookie);
-
     sp<LogReader> reader = new LogReader(data->service);
 
-    // Tell StatsService that we're ready to go.
-    data->service->Startup();
-
     // Run the read loop. Never returns.
     reader->Run();
 
@@ -96,10 +96,7 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
-// ================================================================================
 int main(int /*argc*/, char** /*argv*/) {
-    status_t err;
-
     // Set up the looper
     sp<Looper> looper(Looper::prepare(0 /* opts */));
 
@@ -118,10 +115,25 @@
     }
     service->sayHiToStatsCompanion();
 
-    // Start the log reader thread
-    err = start_log_reader_thread(service);
-    if (err != NO_ERROR) {
-        return 1;
+    service->Startup();
+
+    sp<StatsSocketListener> socketListener = new StatsSocketListener(service);
+
+    if (kUseLogd) {
+        ALOGI("using logd");
+        // Start the log reader thread
+        status_t err = start_log_reader_thread(service);
+        if (err != NO_ERROR) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (kUseStatsdSocket) {
+        ALOGI("using statsd socket");
+        // Backlog and /proc/sys/net/unix/max_dgram_qlen set to large value
+        if (socketListener->startListener(600)) {
+            exit(1);
+        }
     }
 
     // Loop forever -- the reports run on this thread in a handler, and the
diff --git a/cmds/statsd/src/socket/StatsSocketListener.cpp b/cmds/statsd/src/socket/StatsSocketListener.cpp
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0392d67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmds/statsd/src/socket/StatsSocketListener.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+#define DEBUG false  // STOPSHIP if true
+#include "Log.h"
+
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <cutils/sockets.h>
+#include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
+#include <private/android_logger.h>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+#include "StatsSocketListener.h"
+#include "guardrail/StatsdStats.h"
+#include "stats_log_util.h"
+
+namespace android {
+namespace os {
+namespace statsd {
+
+static const int kLogMsgHeaderSize = 28;
+
+StatsSocketListener::StatsSocketListener(const sp<LogListener>& listener)
+    : SocketListener(getLogSocket(), false /*start listen*/), mListener(listener) {
+}
+
+StatsSocketListener::~StatsSocketListener() {
+}
+
+bool StatsSocketListener::onDataAvailable(SocketClient* cli) {
+    static bool name_set;
+    if (!name_set) {
+        prctl(PR_SET_NAME, "statsd.writer");
+        name_set = true;
+    }
+
+    // + 1 to ensure null terminator if MAX_PAYLOAD buffer is received
+    char buffer[sizeof_log_id_t + sizeof(uint16_t) + sizeof(log_time) + LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_PAYLOAD +
+                1];
+    struct iovec iov = {buffer, sizeof(buffer) - 1};
+
+    alignas(4) char control[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(struct ucred))];
+    struct msghdr hdr = {
+            NULL, 0, &iov, 1, control, sizeof(control), 0,
+    };
+
+    int socket = cli->getSocket();
+
+    // To clear the entire buffer is secure/safe, but this contributes to 1.68%
+    // overhead under logging load. We are safe because we check counts, but
+    // still need to clear null terminator
+    // memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));
+    ssize_t n = recvmsg(socket, &hdr, 0);
+    if (n <= (ssize_t)(sizeof(android_log_header_t))) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    buffer[n] = 0;
+
+    struct ucred* cred = NULL;
+
+    struct cmsghdr* cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&hdr);
+    while (cmsg != NULL) {
+        if (cmsg->cmsg_level == SOL_SOCKET && cmsg->cmsg_type == SCM_CREDENTIALS) {
+            cred = (struct ucred*)CMSG_DATA(cmsg);
+            break;
+        }
+        cmsg = CMSG_NXTHDR(&hdr, cmsg);
+    }
+
+    struct ucred fake_cred;
+    if (cred == NULL) {
+        cred = &fake_cred;
+        cred->pid = 0;
+        cred->uid = DEFAULT_OVERFLOWUID;
+    }
+
+    char* ptr = ((char*)buffer) + sizeof(android_log_header_t);
+    n -= sizeof(android_log_header_t);
+
+    log_msg msg;
+
+    msg.entry.len = n;
+    msg.entry.hdr_size = kLogMsgHeaderSize;
+    msg.entry.sec = time(nullptr);
+    msg.entry.pid = cred->pid;
+    msg.entry.uid = cred->uid;
+
+    memcpy(msg.buf + kLogMsgHeaderSize, ptr, n + 1);
+    LogEvent event(msg);
+
+    // Call the listener
+    mListener->OnLogEvent(&event, false /*reconnected, N/A in statsd socket*/);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+int StatsSocketListener::getLogSocket() {
+    static const char socketName[] = "statsdw";
+    int sock = android_get_control_socket(socketName);
+
+    if (sock < 0) {  // statsd started up in init.sh
+        sock = socket_local_server(socketName, ANDROID_SOCKET_NAMESPACE_RESERVED, SOCK_DGRAM);
+
+        int on = 1;
+        if (setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PASSCRED, &on, sizeof(on))) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+    return sock;
+}
+
+}  // namespace statsd
+}  // namespace os
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/cmds/statsd/src/socket/StatsSocketListener.h b/cmds/statsd/src/socket/StatsSocketListener.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73e4d33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmds/statsd/src/socket/StatsSocketListener.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <sysutils/SocketListener.h>
+#include <utils/RefBase.h>
+#include "logd/LogListener.h"
+
+// DEFAULT_OVERFLOWUID is defined in linux/highuid.h, which is not part of
+// the uapi headers for userspace to use.  This value is filled in on the
+// out-of-band socket credentials if the OS fails to find one available.
+// One of the causes of this is if SO_PASSCRED is set, all the packets before
+// that point will have this value.  We also use it in a fake credential if
+// no socket credentials are supplied.
+#ifndef DEFAULT_OVERFLOWUID
+#define DEFAULT_OVERFLOWUID 65534
+#endif
+
+namespace android {
+namespace os {
+namespace statsd {
+
+class StatsSocketListener : public SocketListener, public virtual android::RefBase {
+public:
+    StatsSocketListener(const sp<LogListener>& listener);
+
+    virtual ~StatsSocketListener();
+
+protected:
+    virtual bool onDataAvailable(SocketClient* cli);
+
+private:
+    static int getLogSocket();
+    /**
+     * Who is going to get the events when they're read.
+     */
+    sp<LogListener> mListener;
+};
+}  // namespace statsd
+}  // namespace os
+}  // namespace android
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmds/statsd/statsd.rc b/cmds/statsd/statsd.rc
index 3a0c224..f349292 100644
--- a/cmds/statsd/statsd.rc
+++ b/cmds/statsd/statsd.rc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 service statsd /system/bin/statsd
     class main
+    socket statsdw dgram+passcred 0222 statsd statsd
     user statsd
     group statsd log
     writepid /dev/cpuset/system-background/tasks
diff --git a/libs/hwui/Android.bp b/libs/hwui/Android.bp
index 213fa8e..0f04b5d 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/hwui/Android.bp
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@
     name: "libhwui_defaults",
     defaults: ["hwui_defaults"],
 
-    shared_libs: ["libstatslog"],
-
     whole_static_libs: ["libskia"],
 
     srcs: [
@@ -336,7 +334,6 @@
     ],
     shared_libs: [
         "libmemunreachable",
-        "libstatslog",
     ],
     cflags: [
         "-include debug/wrap_gles.h",
@@ -404,7 +401,6 @@
     whole_static_libs: ["libhwui"],
     shared_libs: [
         "libmemunreachable",
-        "libstatslog",
     ],
 
     srcs: [
@@ -429,7 +425,6 @@
     whole_static_libs: ["libhwui_static_debug"],
     shared_libs: [
         "libmemunreachable",
-        "libstatslog",
     ],
 
     srcs: [
diff --git a/libs/hwui/JankTracker.cpp b/libs/hwui/JankTracker.cpp
index 81a7980..e6d2a6f 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/JankTracker.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/JankTracker.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
-#include <statslog.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -182,7 +181,6 @@
         ALOGI("%s", ss.str().c_str());
         // Just so we have something that counts up, the value is largely irrelevant
         ATRACE_INT(ss.str().c_str(), ++sDaveyCount);
-        android::util::stats_write(android::util::DAVEY_OCCURRED, getuid(), ns2ms(totalDuration));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/stats_log_api_gen/Android.bp b/tools/stats_log_api_gen/Android.bp
index 17819db..73b715a 100644
--- a/tools/stats_log_api_gen/Android.bp
+++ b/tools/stats_log_api_gen/Android.bp
@@ -98,9 +98,16 @@
     name: "libstatslog",
     generated_sources: ["statslog.cpp"],
     generated_headers: ["statslog.h"],
+    srcs: [
+        "stats_event_list.cpp",
+        "statsd_writer.cpp",
+    ],
     cflags: [
         "-Wall",
         "-Werror",
+        "-DLIBLOG_LOG_TAG=1006",
+        "-DWRITE_TO_STATSD=1",
+        "-DWRITE_TO_LOGD=0",
     ],
     export_generated_headers: ["statslog.h"],
     shared_libs: [
diff --git a/tools/stats_log_api_gen/main.cpp b/tools/stats_log_api_gen/main.cpp
index 4146e02..638549d 100644
--- a/tools/stats_log_api_gen/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/stats_log_api_gen/main.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     fprintf(out, "#include <mutex>\n");
     fprintf(out, "#include <chrono>\n");
     fprintf(out, "#include <thread>\n");
-    fprintf(out, "#include <log/log_event_list.h>\n");
+    fprintf(out, "#include <stats_event_list.h>\n");
     fprintf(out, "#include <log/log.h>\n");
     fprintf(out, "#include <statslog.h>\n");
     fprintf(out, "#include <utils/SystemClock.h>\n");
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 
         fprintf(out, "{\n");
         argIndex = 1;
-        fprintf(out, "    android_log_event_list event(kStatsEventTag);\n");
+        fprintf(out, "    stats_event_list event(kStatsEventTag);\n");
         fprintf(out, "    event << android::elapsedRealtimeNano();\n\n");
         fprintf(out, "    event << code;\n\n");
         for (vector<java_type_t>::const_iterator arg = signature->begin();
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
 
         fprintf(out, "{\n");
         argIndex = 1;
-        fprintf(out, "    android_log_event_list event(kStatsEventTag);\n");
+        fprintf(out, "    stats_event_list event(kStatsEventTag);\n");
         fprintf(out, "    event << android::elapsedRealtimeNano();\n\n");
         fprintf(out, "    event << code;\n\n");
         for (vector<java_type_t>::const_iterator arg = signature->begin();
diff --git a/tools/stats_log_api_gen/stats_event_list.cpp b/tools/stats_log_api_gen/stats_event_list.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d456ef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/stats_log_api_gen/stats_event_list.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+/*
+ * 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 "stats_event_list.h"
+
+#include "statsd_writer.h"
+
+namespace android {
+namespace util {
+
+enum ReadWriteFlag {
+    kAndroidLoggerRead = 1,
+    kAndroidLoggerWrite = 2,
+};
+
+typedef struct {
+    uint32_t tag;
+    unsigned pos; /* Read/write position into buffer */
+    unsigned count[ANDROID_MAX_LIST_NEST_DEPTH + 1]; /* Number of elements   */
+    unsigned list[ANDROID_MAX_LIST_NEST_DEPTH + 1];  /* pos for list counter */
+    unsigned list_nest_depth;
+    unsigned len; /* Length or raw buffer. */
+    bool overflow;
+    bool list_stop; /* next call decrement list_nest_depth and issue a stop */
+    ReadWriteFlag read_write_flag;
+    uint8_t storage[LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_PAYLOAD];
+} android_log_context_internal;
+
+extern struct android_log_transport_write statsdLoggerWrite;
+
+static int __write_to_statsd_init(struct iovec* vec, size_t nr);
+static int (*write_to_statsd)(struct iovec* vec,
+                              size_t nr) = __write_to_statsd_init;
+
+int stats_write_list(android_log_context ctx) {
+    android_log_context_internal* context;
+    const char* msg;
+    ssize_t len;
+
+    context = (android_log_context_internal*)(ctx);
+    if (!context || (kAndroidLoggerWrite != context->read_write_flag)) {
+        return -EBADF;
+    }
+
+    if (context->list_nest_depth) {
+        return -EIO;
+    }
+
+    /* NB: if there was overflow, then log is truncated. Nothing reported */
+    context->storage[1] = context->count[0];
+    len = context->len = context->pos;
+    msg = (const char*)context->storage;
+    /* it's not a list */
+    if (context->count[0] <= 1) {
+        len -= sizeof(uint8_t) + sizeof(uint8_t);
+        if (len < 0) {
+            len = 0;
+        }
+        msg += sizeof(uint8_t) + sizeof(uint8_t);
+    }
+
+    struct iovec vec[2];
+    vec[0].iov_base = &context->tag;
+    vec[0].iov_len = sizeof(context->tag);
+    vec[1].iov_base = (void*)msg;
+    vec[1].iov_len = len;
+    return write_to_statsd(vec, 2);
+}
+
+int stats_event_list::write_to_logger(android_log_context ctx, log_id_t id) {
+    int retValue = 0;
+
+    if (WRITE_TO_LOGD) {
+        retValue = android_log_write_list(ctx, id);
+    }
+
+    if (WRITE_TO_STATSD) {
+        // log_event_list's cast operator is overloaded.
+        int ret = stats_write_list(static_cast<android_log_context>(*this));
+        // In debugging phase, we may write to both logd and statsd. Prefer to return
+        // statsd socket write error code here.
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            retValue = ret;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return retValue;
+}
+
+/* log_init_lock assumed */
+static int __write_to_statsd_initialize_locked() {
+    if (!statsdLoggerWrite.open || ((*statsdLoggerWrite.open)() < 0)) {
+        if (statsdLoggerWrite.close) {
+            (*statsdLoggerWrite.close)();
+            return -ENODEV;
+        }
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static int __write_to_stats_daemon(struct iovec* vec, size_t nr) {
+    int ret, save_errno;
+    struct timespec ts;
+    size_t len, i;
+
+    for (len = i = 0; i < nr; ++i) {
+        len += vec[i].iov_len;
+    }
+    if (!len) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    save_errno = errno;
+    clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
+
+    ret = 0;
+
+    ssize_t retval;
+    retval = (*statsdLoggerWrite.write)(&ts, vec, nr);
+    if (ret >= 0) {
+        ret = retval;
+    }
+
+    errno = save_errno;
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int __write_to_statsd_init(struct iovec* vec, size_t nr) {
+    int ret, save_errno = errno;
+
+    statsd_writer_init_lock();
+
+    if (write_to_statsd == __write_to_statsd_init) {
+        ret = __write_to_statsd_initialize_locked();
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            statsd_writer_init_unlock();
+            errno = save_errno;
+            return ret;
+        }
+
+        write_to_statsd = __write_to_stats_daemon;
+    }
+
+    statsd_writer_init_unlock();
+
+    ret = write_to_statsd(vec, nr);
+    errno = save_errno;
+    return ret;
+}
+
+}  // namespace util
+}  // namespace android
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/stats_log_api_gen/stats_event_list.h b/tools/stats_log_api_gen/stats_event_list.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66b9918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/stats_log_api_gen/stats_event_list.h
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+/*
+ * 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 ANDROID_STATS_LOG_STATS_EVENT_LIST_H
+#define ANDROID_STATS_LOG_STATS_EVENT_LIST_H
+
+#include <log/log_event_list.h>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace util {
+
+/**
+ * A copy of android_log_event_list class.
+ *
+ * android_log_event_list is going to be deprecated soon, so copy it here to avoid creating
+ * dependency on upstream code. TODO(b/78304629): Rewrite this code.
+ */
+class stats_event_list {
+private:
+    android_log_context ctx;
+    int ret;
+
+    stats_event_list(const stats_event_list&) = delete;
+    void operator=(const stats_event_list&) = delete;
+
+    int write_to_logger(android_log_context context, log_id_t id);
+
+public:
+    explicit stats_event_list(int tag) : ret(0) {
+        ctx = create_android_logger(static_cast<uint32_t>(tag));
+    }
+    explicit stats_event_list(log_msg& log_msg) : ret(0) {
+        ctx = create_android_log_parser(log_msg.msg() + sizeof(uint32_t),
+                                        log_msg.entry.len - sizeof(uint32_t));
+    }
+    ~stats_event_list() {
+        android_log_destroy(&ctx);
+    }
+
+    int close() {
+        int retval = android_log_destroy(&ctx);
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return retval;
+    }
+
+    /* To allow above C calls to use this class as parameter */
+    operator android_log_context() const {
+        return ctx;
+    }
+
+    /* return errors or transmit status */
+    int status() const {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    int begin() {
+        int retval = android_log_write_list_begin(ctx);
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return ret;
+    }
+    int end() {
+        int retval = android_log_write_list_end(ctx);
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    stats_event_list& operator<<(int32_t value) {
+        int retval = android_log_write_int32(ctx, value);
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    stats_event_list& operator<<(uint32_t value) {
+        int retval = android_log_write_int32(ctx, static_cast<int32_t>(value));
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    stats_event_list& operator<<(bool value) {
+        int retval = android_log_write_int32(ctx, value ? 1 : 0);
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    stats_event_list& operator<<(int64_t value) {
+        int retval = android_log_write_int64(ctx, value);
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    stats_event_list& operator<<(uint64_t value) {
+        int retval = android_log_write_int64(ctx, static_cast<int64_t>(value));
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    stats_event_list& operator<<(const char* value) {
+        int retval = android_log_write_string8(ctx, value);
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+#if defined(_USING_LIBCXX)
+    stats_event_list& operator<<(const std::string& value) {
+        int retval = android_log_write_string8_len(ctx, value.data(), value.length());
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return *this;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    stats_event_list& operator<<(float value) {
+        int retval = android_log_write_float32(ctx, value);
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    int write(log_id_t id = LOG_ID_EVENTS) {
+        /* facilitate -EBUSY retry */
+        if ((ret == -EBUSY) || (ret > 0)) ret = 0;
+        int retval = write_to_logger(ctx, id);
+        /* existing errors trump transmission errors */
+        if (!ret) ret = retval;
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    int operator<<(log_id_t id) {
+        write(id);
+        android_log_destroy(&ctx);
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Append<Type> methods removes any integer promotion
+     * confusion, and adds access to string with length.
+     * Append methods are also added for all types for
+     * convenience.
+     */
+
+    bool AppendInt(int32_t value) {
+        int retval = android_log_write_int32(ctx, value);
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return ret >= 0;
+    }
+
+    bool AppendLong(int64_t value) {
+        int retval = android_log_write_int64(ctx, value);
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return ret >= 0;
+    }
+
+    bool AppendString(const char* value) {
+        int retval = android_log_write_string8(ctx, value);
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return ret >= 0;
+    }
+
+    bool AppendString(const char* value, size_t len) {
+        int retval = android_log_write_string8_len(ctx, value, len);
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return ret >= 0;
+    }
+
+#if defined(_USING_LIBCXX)
+    bool AppendString(const std::string& value) {
+        int retval = android_log_write_string8_len(ctx, value.data(), value.length());
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    bool Append(const std::string& value) {
+        int retval = android_log_write_string8_len(ctx, value.data(), value.length());
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return ret;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    bool AppendFloat(float value) {
+        int retval = android_log_write_float32(ctx, value);
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return ret >= 0;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Tvalue>
+    bool Append(Tvalue value) {
+        *this << value;
+        return ret >= 0;
+    }
+
+    bool Append(const char* value, size_t len) {
+        int retval = android_log_write_string8_len(ctx, value, len);
+        if (retval < 0) ret = retval;
+        return ret >= 0;
+    }
+
+    android_log_list_element read() {
+        return android_log_read_next(ctx);
+    }
+    android_log_list_element peek() {
+        return android_log_peek_next(ctx);
+    }
+};
+
+}  // namespace util
+}  // namespace android
+
+#endif  // ANDROID_STATS_LOG_STATS_EVENT_LIST_H
diff --git a/tools/stats_log_api_gen/statsd_writer.cpp b/tools/stats_log_api_gen/statsd_writer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d736f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/stats_log_api_gen/statsd_writer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+/*
+ * 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 "statsd_writer.h"
+
+#include <cutils/sockets.h>
+#include <endian.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
+#include <private/android_logger.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdatomic.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+/* branchless on many architectures. */
+#define min(x, y) ((y) ^ (((x) ^ (y)) & -((x) < (y))))
+
+namespace android {
+namespace util {
+
+static pthread_mutex_t log_init_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+
+void statsd_writer_init_lock() {
+    /*
+     * If we trigger a signal handler in the middle of locked activity and the
+     * signal handler logs a message, we could get into a deadlock state.
+     */
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&log_init_lock);
+}
+
+int statd_writer_trylock() {
+    return pthread_mutex_trylock(&log_init_lock);
+}
+
+void statsd_writer_init_unlock() {
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&log_init_lock);
+}
+
+static int statsdAvailable();
+static int statsdOpen();
+static void statsdClose();
+static int statsdWrite(struct timespec* ts, struct iovec* vec, size_t nr);
+
+struct android_log_transport_write statsdLoggerWrite = {
+        .name = "statsd",
+        .available = statsdAvailable,
+        .open = statsdOpen,
+        .close = statsdClose,
+        .write = statsdWrite,
+};
+
+std::atomic_int android_log_transport_write::sock(-EBADF);
+
+/* log_init_lock assumed */
+static int statsdOpen() {
+    int i, ret = 0;
+
+    i = atomic_load(&statsdLoggerWrite.sock);
+    if (i < 0) {
+        int sock = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(
+                socket(PF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC | SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0));
+        if (sock < 0) {
+            ret = -errno;
+        } else {
+            struct sockaddr_un un;
+            memset(&un, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_un));
+            un.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+            strcpy(un.sun_path, "/dev/socket/statsdw");
+
+            if (TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(connect(sock, (struct sockaddr*)&un,
+                                           sizeof(struct sockaddr_un))) < 0) {
+                ret = -errno;
+                switch (ret) {
+                    case -ENOTCONN:
+                    case -ECONNREFUSED:
+                    case -ENOENT:
+                        i = atomic_exchange(&statsdLoggerWrite.sock, ret);
+                    /* FALLTHRU */
+                    default:
+                        break;
+                }
+                close(sock);
+            } else {
+                ret = atomic_exchange(&statsdLoggerWrite.sock, sock);
+                if ((ret >= 0) && (ret != sock)) {
+                    close(ret);
+                }
+                ret = 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static void __statsdClose(int negative_errno) {
+    int sock = atomic_exchange(&statsdLoggerWrite.sock, negative_errno);
+    if (sock >= 0) {
+        close(sock);
+    }
+}
+
+static void statsdClose() {
+    __statsdClose(-EBADF);
+}
+
+static int statsdAvailable() {
+    if (atomic_load(&statsdLoggerWrite.sock) < 0) {
+        if (access("/dev/socket/statsdw", W_OK) == 0) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        return -EBADF;
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static int statsdWrite(struct timespec* ts, struct iovec* vec, size_t nr) {
+    ssize_t ret;
+    int sock;
+    static const unsigned headerLength = 1;
+    struct iovec newVec[nr + headerLength];
+    android_log_header_t header;
+    size_t i, payloadSize;
+    static atomic_int dropped;
+
+    sock = atomic_load(&statsdLoggerWrite.sock);
+    if (sock < 0)
+        switch (sock) {
+            case -ENOTCONN:
+            case -ECONNREFUSED:
+            case -ENOENT:
+                break;
+            default:
+                return -EBADF;
+        }
+    /*
+     *  struct {
+     *      // what we provide to socket
+     *      android_log_header_t header;
+     *      // caller provides
+     *      union {
+     *          struct {
+     *              char     prio;
+     *              char     payload[];
+     *          } string;
+     *          struct {
+     *              uint32_t tag
+     *              char     payload[];
+     *          } binary;
+     *      };
+     *  };
+     */
+
+    header.tid = gettid();
+    header.realtime.tv_sec = ts->tv_sec;
+    header.realtime.tv_nsec = ts->tv_nsec;
+
+    newVec[0].iov_base = (unsigned char*)&header;
+    newVec[0].iov_len = sizeof(header);
+
+    // If we dropped events before, try to tell statsd.
+    if (sock >= 0) {
+        int32_t snapshot =
+                atomic_exchange_explicit(&dropped, 0, memory_order_relaxed);
+        if (snapshot) {
+            android_log_event_int_t buffer;
+            header.id = LOG_ID_STATS;
+            buffer.header.tag = htole32(LIBLOG_LOG_TAG);
+            buffer.payload.type = EVENT_TYPE_INT;
+            buffer.payload.data = htole32(snapshot);
+
+            newVec[headerLength].iov_base = &buffer;
+            newVec[headerLength].iov_len = sizeof(buffer);
+
+            ret = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(writev(sock, newVec, 2));
+            if (ret != (ssize_t)(sizeof(header) + sizeof(buffer))) {
+                atomic_fetch_add_explicit(&dropped, snapshot,
+                                          memory_order_relaxed);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    header.id = LOG_ID_STATS;
+
+    for (payloadSize = 0, i = headerLength; i < nr + headerLength; i++) {
+        newVec[i].iov_base = vec[i - headerLength].iov_base;
+        payloadSize += newVec[i].iov_len = vec[i - headerLength].iov_len;
+
+        if (payloadSize > LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_PAYLOAD) {
+            newVec[i].iov_len -= payloadSize - LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_PAYLOAD;
+            if (newVec[i].iov_len) {
+                ++i;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * The write below could be lost, but will never block.
+     *
+     * ENOTCONN occurs if statsd has died.
+     * ENOENT occurs if statsd is not running and socket is missing.
+     * ECONNREFUSED occurs if we can not reconnect to statsd.
+     * EAGAIN occurs if statsd is overloaded.
+     */
+    if (sock < 0) {
+        ret = sock;
+    } else {
+        ret = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(writev(sock, newVec, i));
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            ret = -errno;
+        }
+    }
+    switch (ret) {
+        case -ENOTCONN:
+        case -ECONNREFUSED:
+        case -ENOENT:
+            if (statd_writer_trylock()) {
+                return ret; /* in a signal handler? try again when less stressed
+                             */
+            }
+            __statsdClose(ret);
+            ret = statsdOpen();
+            statsd_writer_init_unlock();
+
+            if (ret < 0) {
+                return ret;
+            }
+
+            ret = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(
+                    writev(atomic_load(&statsdLoggerWrite.sock), newVec, i));
+            if (ret < 0) {
+                ret = -errno;
+            }
+        /* FALLTHRU */
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
+
+    if (ret > (ssize_t)sizeof(header)) {
+        ret -= sizeof(header);
+    } else if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
+        atomic_fetch_add_explicit(&dropped, 1, memory_order_relaxed);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+}  // namespace util
+}  // namespace android
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/stats_log_api_gen/statsd_writer.h b/tools/stats_log_api_gen/statsd_writer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05ebc6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/stats_log_api_gen/statsd_writer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * 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 ANDROID_STATS_LOG_STATS_WRITER_H
+#define ANDROID_STATS_LOG_STATS_WRITER_H
+
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdatomic.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace util {
+
+/**
+ * Internal lock should not be exposed. This is bad design.
+ * TODO: rewrite it in c++ code and encapsulate the functionality in a
+ * StatsdWriter class.
+ */
+void statsd_writer_init_lock();
+int statsd_writer_init_trylock();
+void statsd_writer_init_unlock();
+
+struct android_log_transport_write {
+    const char* name; /* human name to describe the transport */
+    static std::atomic_int sock;
+    int (*available)(); /* Does not cause resources to be taken */
+    int (*open)(); /* can be called multiple times, reusing current resources */
+    void (*close)(); /* free up resources */
+    /* write log to transport, returns number of bytes propagated, or -errno */
+    int (*write)(struct timespec* ts, struct iovec* vec, size_t nr);
+};
+
+}  // namespace util
+}  // namespace android
+
+#endif  // ANDROID_STATS_LOG_STATS_WRITER_H