diff --git a/soundtrigger/2.1/vts/functional/Android.bp b/soundtrigger/2.1/vts/functional/Android.bp
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+//
+// 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.
+//
+
+cc_test {
+    name: "VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_1TargetTest",
+    defaults: ["VtsHalTargetTestDefaults"],
+    srcs: ["VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_1TargetTest.cpp"],
+    static_libs: [
+                 "android.hidl.allocator@1.0",
+                 "android.hidl.memory@1.0",
+                 "android.hardware.soundtrigger@2.0",
+                 "android.hardware.soundtrigger@2.1",
+                 "libhidlmemory"
+                 ],
+}
diff --git a/soundtrigger/2.1/vts/functional/VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_1TargetTest.cpp b/soundtrigger/2.1/vts/functional/VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_1TargetTest.cpp
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+/*
+ * 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 LOG_TAG "SoundTriggerHidlHalTest"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <mutex>
+
+#include <android/log.h>
+#include <cutils/native_handle.h>
+#include <log/log.h>
+
+#include <android/hardware/audio/common/2.0/types.h>
+#include <android/hardware/soundtrigger/2.0/ISoundTriggerHw.h>
+#include <android/hardware/soundtrigger/2.0/types.h>
+#include <android/hardware/soundtrigger/2.1/ISoundTriggerHw.h>
+#include <android/hidl/allocator/1.0/IAllocator.h>
+#include <hidlmemory/mapping.h>
+
+#include <VtsHalHidlTargetTestBase.h>
+
+#define SHORT_TIMEOUT_PERIOD (1)
+
+using ::android::sp;
+using ::android::hardware::hidl_memory;
+using ::android::hardware::hidl_string;
+using ::android::hardware::hidl_vec;
+using ::android::hardware::Return;
+using ::android::hardware::Void;
+using ::android::hardware::audio::common::V2_0::AudioDevice;
+using ::android::hardware::soundtrigger::V2_0::PhraseRecognitionExtra;
+using ::android::hardware::soundtrigger::V2_0::RecognitionMode;
+using ::android::hardware::soundtrigger::V2_0::SoundModelHandle;
+using ::android::hardware::soundtrigger::V2_0::SoundModelType;
+using V2_0_ISoundTriggerHw = ::android::hardware::soundtrigger::V2_0::ISoundTriggerHw;
+using V2_0_ISoundTriggerHwCallback =
+    ::android::hardware::soundtrigger::V2_0::ISoundTriggerHwCallback;
+using ::android::hardware::soundtrigger::V2_1::ISoundTriggerHw;
+using ParameterValue = ::android::hardware::soundtrigger::V2_1::ISoundTriggerHw::ParameterValue;
+using ::android::hardware::soundtrigger::V2_1::ISoundTriggerHwCallback;
+using ::android::hidl::allocator::V1_0::IAllocator;
+using ::android::hidl::memory::V1_0::IMemory;
+
+/**
+ * Test code uses this class to wait for notification from callback.
+ */
+class Monitor {
+   public:
+    Monitor() : mCount(0) {}
+
+    /**
+     * Adds 1 to the internal counter and unblocks one of the waiting threads.
+     */
+    void notify() {
+        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mMtx);
+        mCount++;
+        mCv.notify_one();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Blocks until the internal counter becomes greater than 0.
+     *
+     * If notified, this method decreases the counter by 1 and returns true.
+     * If timeout, returns false.
+     */
+    bool wait(int timeoutSeconds) {
+        auto deadline = std::chrono::system_clock::now() + std::chrono::seconds(timeoutSeconds);
+        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mMtx);
+        if (!mCv.wait_until(lock, deadline, [& count = mCount] { return count > 0; })) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        mCount--;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+   private:
+    std::mutex mMtx;
+    std::condition_variable mCv;
+    int mCount;
+};
+
+// The main test class for Sound Trigger HIDL HAL.
+class SoundTriggerHidlTest : public ::testing::VtsHalHidlTargetTestBase {
+   public:
+    virtual void SetUp() override {
+        mSoundTriggerHal = ::testing::VtsHalHidlTargetTestBase::getService<ISoundTriggerHw>();
+        ASSERT_NE(nullptr, mSoundTriggerHal.get());
+        mCallback = new SoundTriggerHwCallback(*this);
+        ASSERT_NE(nullptr, mCallback.get());
+    }
+
+    static void SetUpTestCase() { srand(1234); }
+
+    class SoundTriggerHwCallback : public ISoundTriggerHwCallback {
+       private:
+        SoundTriggerHidlTest& mParent;
+
+       public:
+        SoundTriggerHwCallback(SoundTriggerHidlTest& parent) : mParent(parent) {}
+
+        Return<void> recognitionCallback(const V2_0_ISoundTriggerHwCallback::RecognitionEvent& event
+                                             __unused,
+                                         int32_t cookie __unused) override {
+            ALOGI("%s", __FUNCTION__);
+            return Void();
+        };
+
+        Return<void> phraseRecognitionCallback(
+            const V2_0_ISoundTriggerHwCallback::PhraseRecognitionEvent& event __unused,
+            int32_t cookie __unused) override {
+            ALOGI("%s", __FUNCTION__);
+            return Void();
+        };
+
+        Return<void> soundModelCallback(const V2_0_ISoundTriggerHwCallback::ModelEvent& event,
+                                        int32_t cookie __unused) override {
+            ALOGI("%s", __FUNCTION__);
+            mParent.lastModelEvent_2_0 = event;
+            mParent.monitor.notify();
+            return Void();
+        }
+
+        Return<void> recognitionCallback_2_1(const ISoundTriggerHwCallback::RecognitionEvent& event
+                                                 __unused,
+                                             int32_t cookie __unused) override {
+            ALOGI("%s", __FUNCTION__);
+            return Void();
+        }
+
+        Return<void> phraseRecognitionCallback_2_1(
+            const ISoundTriggerHwCallback::PhraseRecognitionEvent& event __unused,
+            int32_t cookie __unused) override {
+            ALOGI("%s", __FUNCTION__);
+            return Void();
+        }
+
+        Return<void> soundModelCallback_2_1(const ISoundTriggerHwCallback::ModelEvent& event,
+                                            int32_t cookie __unused) {
+            ALOGI("%s", __FUNCTION__);
+            mParent.lastModelEvent = event;
+            mParent.monitor.notify();
+            return Void();
+        }
+    };
+
+    virtual void TearDown() override {}
+
+    Monitor monitor;
+    // updated by soundModelCallback()
+    V2_0_ISoundTriggerHwCallback::ModelEvent lastModelEvent_2_0;
+    // updated by soundModelCallback_2_1()
+    ISoundTriggerHwCallback::ModelEvent lastModelEvent;
+
+   protected:
+    sp<ISoundTriggerHw> mSoundTriggerHal;
+    sp<SoundTriggerHwCallback> mCallback;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Test ISoundTriggerHw::getProperties() method
+ *
+ * Verifies that:
+ *  - the implementation implements the method
+ *  - the method returns 0 (no error)
+ *  - the implementation supports at least one sound model and one key phrase
+ *  - the implementation supports at least VOICE_TRIGGER recognition mode
+ */
+TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, GetProperties) {
+    ISoundTriggerHw::Properties halProperties;
+    Return<void> hidlReturn;
+    int ret = -ENODEV;
+
+    hidlReturn = mSoundTriggerHal->getProperties([&](int rc, auto res) {
+        ret = rc;
+        halProperties = res;
+    });
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(hidlReturn.isOk());
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, ret);
+    EXPECT_GT(halProperties.maxSoundModels, 0u);
+    EXPECT_GT(halProperties.maxKeyPhrases, 0u);
+    EXPECT_NE(0u, (halProperties.recognitionModes & (uint32_t)RecognitionMode::VOICE_TRIGGER));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test ISoundTriggerHw::loadPhraseSoundModel() method
+ *
+ * Verifies that:
+ *  - the implementation implements the method
+ *  - the implementation returns an error when passed a malformed sound model
+ *
+ * There is no way to verify that implementation actually can load a sound model because each
+ * sound model is vendor specific.
+ */
+TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, LoadInvalidModelFail) {
+    Return<void> hidlReturn;
+    int ret = -ENODEV;
+    V2_0_ISoundTriggerHw::PhraseSoundModel model;
+    SoundModelHandle handle;
+
+    model.common.type = SoundModelType::UNKNOWN;
+
+    hidlReturn =
+        mSoundTriggerHal->loadPhraseSoundModel(model, mCallback, 0, [&](int32_t retval, auto res) {
+            ret = retval;
+            handle = res;
+        });
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(hidlReturn.isOk());
+    EXPECT_NE(0, ret);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(monitor.wait(SHORT_TIMEOUT_PERIOD));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test ISoundTriggerHw::loadPhraseSoundModel_2_1() method
+ *
+ * Verifies that:
+ *  - the implementation implements the method
+ *  - the implementation returns an error when passed a malformed sound model
+ *
+ * There is no way to verify that implementation actually can load a sound model because each
+ * sound model is vendor specific.
+ */
+TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, LoadInvalidModelFail_2_1) {
+    Return<void> hidlReturn;
+    int ret = -ENODEV;
+    ISoundTriggerHw::PhraseSoundModel model;
+    SoundModelHandle handle;
+
+    model.common.header.type = SoundModelType::UNKNOWN;
+
+    hidlReturn = mSoundTriggerHal->loadPhraseSoundModel_2_1(model, mCallback, 0,
+                                                            [&](int32_t retval, auto res) {
+                                                                ret = retval;
+                                                                handle = res;
+                                                            });
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(hidlReturn.isOk());
+    EXPECT_NE(0, ret);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(monitor.wait(SHORT_TIMEOUT_PERIOD));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test ISoundTriggerHw::loadSoundModel() method
+ *
+ * Verifies that:
+ *  - the implementation returns an error when passed an empty sound model
+ */
+TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, LoadEmptyGenericSoundModelFail) {
+    int ret = -ENODEV;
+    V2_0_ISoundTriggerHw::SoundModel model;
+    SoundModelHandle handle = 0;
+
+    model.type = SoundModelType::GENERIC;
+
+    Return<void> loadReturn =
+        mSoundTriggerHal->loadSoundModel(model, mCallback, 0, [&](int32_t retval, auto res) {
+            ret = retval;
+            handle = res;
+        });
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(loadReturn.isOk());
+    EXPECT_NE(0, ret);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(monitor.wait(SHORT_TIMEOUT_PERIOD));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test ISoundTriggerHw::loadSoundModel() method
+ *
+ * Verifies that:
+ *  - the implementation returns error when passed a sound model with random data.
+ */
+TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, LoadGenericSoundModelFail) {
+    int ret = -ENODEV;
+    V2_0_ISoundTriggerHw::SoundModel model;
+    SoundModelHandle handle = 0;
+
+    model.type = SoundModelType::GENERIC;
+    model.data.resize(100);
+    for (auto& d : model.data) {
+        d = rand();
+    }
+
+    Return<void> loadReturn =
+        mSoundTriggerHal->loadSoundModel(model, mCallback, 0, [&](int32_t retval, auto res) {
+            ret = retval;
+            handle = res;
+        });
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(loadReturn.isOk());
+    EXPECT_NE(0, ret);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(monitor.wait(SHORT_TIMEOUT_PERIOD));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test ISoundTriggerHw::loadSoundModel_2_1() method
+ *
+ * Verifies that:
+ *  - the implementation returns error when passed a sound model with random data.
+ */
+TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, LoadEmptyGenericSoundModelFail_2_1) {
+    int ret = -ENODEV;
+    ISoundTriggerHw::SoundModel model;
+    SoundModelHandle handle = 0;
+
+    model.header.type = SoundModelType::GENERIC;
+
+    Return<void> loadReturn =
+        mSoundTriggerHal->loadSoundModel_2_1(model, mCallback, 0, [&](int32_t retval, auto res) {
+            ret = retval;
+            handle = res;
+        });
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(loadReturn.isOk());
+    EXPECT_NE(0, ret);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(monitor.wait(SHORT_TIMEOUT_PERIOD));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test ISoundTriggerHw::loadSoundModel_2_1() method
+ *
+ * Verifies that:
+ *  - the implementation returns error when passed a sound model with random data.
+ */
+TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, LoadGenericSoundModelFail_2_1) {
+    int ret = -ENODEV;
+    ISoundTriggerHw::SoundModel model;
+    SoundModelHandle handle = 0;
+
+    model.header.type = SoundModelType::GENERIC;
+    sp<IAllocator> ashmem = IAllocator::getService("ashmem");
+    ASSERT_NE(nullptr, ashmem.get());
+    hidl_memory hmemory;
+    int size = 100;
+    Return<void> allocReturn = ashmem->allocate(size, [&](bool success, const hidl_memory& m) {
+        ASSERT_TRUE(success);
+        hmemory = m;
+    });
+    sp<IMemory> memory = ::android::hardware::mapMemory(hmemory);
+    ASSERT_NE(nullptr, memory.get());
+    memory->update();
+    for (uint8_t *p = static_cast<uint8_t*>(static_cast<void*>(memory->getPointer())); size >= 0;
+         p++, size--) {
+        *p = rand();
+    }
+
+    Return<void> loadReturn =
+        mSoundTriggerHal->loadSoundModel_2_1(model, mCallback, 0, [&](int32_t retval, auto res) {
+            ret = retval;
+            handle = res;
+        });
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(loadReturn.isOk());
+    EXPECT_NE(0, ret);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(monitor.wait(SHORT_TIMEOUT_PERIOD));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test ISoundTriggerHw::unloadSoundModel() method
+ *
+ * Verifies that:
+ *  - the implementation implements the method
+ *  - the implementation returns an error when called without a valid loaded sound model
+ *
+ */
+TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, UnloadModelNoModelFail) {
+    Return<int32_t> hidlReturn(0);
+    SoundModelHandle halHandle = 0;
+
+    hidlReturn = mSoundTriggerHal->unloadSoundModel(halHandle);
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(hidlReturn.isOk());
+    EXPECT_NE(0, hidlReturn);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test ISoundTriggerHw::startRecognition() method
+ *
+ * Verifies that:
+ *  - the implementation implements the method
+ *  - the implementation returns an error when called without a valid loaded sound model
+ *
+ * There is no way to verify that implementation actually starts recognition because no model can
+ * be loaded.
+ */
+TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, StartRecognitionNoModelFail) {
+    Return<int32_t> hidlReturn(0);
+    SoundModelHandle handle = 0;
+    PhraseRecognitionExtra phrase;
+    V2_0_ISoundTriggerHw::RecognitionConfig config;
+
+    config.captureHandle = 0;
+    config.captureDevice = AudioDevice::IN_BUILTIN_MIC;
+    phrase.id = 0;
+    phrase.recognitionModes = (uint32_t)RecognitionMode::VOICE_TRIGGER;
+    phrase.confidenceLevel = 0;
+
+    config.phrases.setToExternal(&phrase, 1);
+
+    hidlReturn = mSoundTriggerHal->startRecognition(handle, config, mCallback, 0);
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(hidlReturn.isOk());
+    EXPECT_NE(0, hidlReturn);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test ISoundTriggerHw::startRecognition_2_1() method
+ *
+ * Verifies that:
+ *  - the implementation implements the method
+ *  - the implementation returns an error when called without a valid loaded sound model
+ *
+ * There is no way to verify that implementation actually starts recognition because no model can
+ * be loaded.
+ */
+TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, StartRecognitionNoModelFail_2_1) {
+    Return<int32_t> hidlReturn(0);
+    SoundModelHandle handle = 0;
+    PhraseRecognitionExtra phrase;
+    ISoundTriggerHw::RecognitionConfig config;
+
+    config.header.captureHandle = 0;
+    config.header.captureDevice = AudioDevice::IN_BUILTIN_MIC;
+    phrase.id = 0;
+    phrase.recognitionModes = (uint32_t)RecognitionMode::VOICE_TRIGGER;
+    phrase.confidenceLevel = 0;
+
+    config.header.phrases.setToExternal(&phrase, 1);
+
+    hidlReturn = mSoundTriggerHal->startRecognition_2_1(handle, config, mCallback, 0);
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(hidlReturn.isOk());
+    EXPECT_NE(0, hidlReturn);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test ISoundTriggerHw::stopRecognition() method
+ *
+ * Verifies that:
+ *  - the implementation implements the method
+ *  - the implementation returns an error when called without an active recognition running
+ *
+ */
+TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, StopRecognitionNoAStartFail) {
+    Return<int32_t> hidlReturn(0);
+    SoundModelHandle handle = 0;
+
+    hidlReturn = mSoundTriggerHal->stopRecognition(handle);
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(hidlReturn.isOk());
+    EXPECT_NE(0, hidlReturn);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test ISoundTriggerHw::stopAllRecognitions() method
+ *
+ * Verifies that:
+ *  - the implementation implements this optional method or indicates it is not supported by
+ *  returning -ENOSYS
+ */
+TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, stopAllRecognitions) {
+    Return<int32_t> hidlReturn(0);
+
+    hidlReturn = mSoundTriggerHal->stopAllRecognitions();
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(hidlReturn.isOk());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(hidlReturn == 0 || hidlReturn == -ENOSYS);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test ISoundTriggerHw::getParameters() and setParameters() methods
+ *
+ * Verifies that:
+ *  - the implementation implements these optional methods or indicates it is not supported by
+ *  returning -ENOSYS
+ */
+TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, getAndSetParameters) {
+    hidl_vec<hidl_string> keys;
+    hidl_vec<ParameterValue> values;
+
+    int32_t ret = -ENODEV;
+    Return<void> hidlReturn =
+        mSoundTriggerHal->getParameters(keys, [&](int32_t retval, auto params) {
+            ret = retval;
+            values = params;
+        });
+    EXPECT_TRUE(hidlReturn.isOk());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(ret == 0 || ret == -ENOSYS);
+    if (ret == 0) {
+        Return<int32_t> hidlReturn = mSoundTriggerHal->setParameters(values);
+        EXPECT_TRUE(hidlReturn.isOk());
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, hidlReturn);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test ISoundTriggerHw::setParameters() method
+ *
+ * Verifies that:
+ *  - the implementation accepts empty parameters to be set or indicates it is not supported by
+ *  returning -ENOSYS
+ */
+TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, setParameters) {
+    hidl_vec<ParameterValue> values;
+    Return<int32_t> hidlReturn = mSoundTriggerHal->setParameters(values);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(hidlReturn.isOk());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(hidlReturn == 0 || hidlReturn == -ENOSYS);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test ISoundTriggerHw::getSoundModelParameters() and setSoundModelParameters() methods
+ *
+ * Verifies that:
+ *  - the implementation implements these optional methods or indicates it is not supported by
+ *  returning -ENOSYS;
+ *  - if the methods are supported, the implementation returns an error when called without
+ *  an active recognition running.
+ *
+ */
+TEST_F(SoundTriggerHidlTest, getAndSetSoundModelParameters) {
+    SoundModelHandle handle = 0;
+    hidl_vec<hidl_string> keys;
+    hidl_vec<ParameterValue> values;
+
+    {
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+        Return<void> hidlReturn = mSoundTriggerHal->getSoundModelParameters(
+            handle, keys, [&](int32_t retval, auto params) {
+                ret = retval;
+                values = params;
+            });
+        EXPECT_TRUE(hidlReturn.isOk());
+        EXPECT_NE(0, ret);
+        EXPECT_EQ(0u, values.size());
+    }
+
+    values.resize(0);
+    {
+        Return<int32_t> hidlReturn = mSoundTriggerHal->setSoundModelParameters(handle, values);
+        EXPECT_TRUE(hidlReturn.isOk());
+        EXPECT_NE(0, hidlReturn);
+    }
+}