diff --git a/adb/Android.mk b/adb/Android.mk
index e2d0bb1b1..e271a63b0 100644
--- a/adb/Android.mk
+++ b/adb/Android.mk
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ endif
 
 LOCAL_MODULE := adbd
 
+LOCAL_INIT_RC := adbd.rc
+
 LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE := true
 LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT_SBIN)
 LOCAL_UNSTRIPPED_PATH := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT_SBIN_UNSTRIPPED)
diff --git a/adb/adbd.rc b/adb/adbd.rc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b91d8b5c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/adb/adbd.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+on post-fs-data
+    mkdir /data/misc/adb 02750 system shell
+    mkdir /data/adb 0700 root root
+
+# adbd is controlled via property triggers in init.<platform>.usb.rc
+service adbd /sbin/adbd --root_seclabel=u:r:su:s0
+    class core
+    socket adbd stream 660 system system
+    disabled
+    seclabel u:r:adbd:s0
+
+# adbd on at boot in emulator
+on property:ro.kernel.qemu=1
+    start adbd
diff --git a/debuggerd/Android.mk b/debuggerd/Android.mk
index 3fca709e3..f7a5f8207 100644
--- a/debuggerd/Android.mk
+++ b/debuggerd/Android.mk
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES_x86_64 := x86_64/machine.cpp
 
 LOCAL_CPPFLAGS := $(common_cppflags)
 
+LOCAL_INIT_RC_32 := debuggerd.rc
+LOCAL_INIT_RC_64 := debuggerd64.rc
+
 ifeq ($(TARGET_IS_64_BIT),true)
 LOCAL_CPPFLAGS += -DTARGET_IS_64_BIT
 endif
diff --git a/debuggerd/debuggerd.rc b/debuggerd/debuggerd.rc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4338ae92b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debuggerd/debuggerd.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+service debuggerd /system/bin/debuggerd
+    class main
diff --git a/debuggerd/debuggerd64.rc b/debuggerd/debuggerd64.rc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..341a3296d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debuggerd/debuggerd64.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+service debuggerd64 /system/bin/debuggerd64
+    class main
diff --git a/lmkd/Android.mk b/lmkd/Android.mk
index 39081d61f..8c886613d 100644
--- a/lmkd/Android.mk
+++ b/lmkd/Android.mk
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ LOCAL_CFLAGS := -Werror
 
 LOCAL_MODULE := lmkd
 
+LOCAL_INIT_RC := lmkd.rc
+
 include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
diff --git a/lmkd/lmkd.rc b/lmkd/lmkd.rc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83c5ff0f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lmkd/lmkd.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+service lmkd /system/bin/lmkd
+    class core
+    critical
+    socket lmkd seqpacket 0660 system system
diff --git a/logcat/Android.mk b/logcat/Android.mk
index 7115f9ba9..844ab8bff 100644
--- a/logcat/Android.mk
+++ b/logcat/Android.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ LOCAL_MODULE := logcat
 
 LOCAL_CFLAGS := -Werror
 
+LOCAL_INIT_RC := logcatd.rc
+
 include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
 
 include $(call first-makefiles-under,$(LOCAL_PATH))
diff --git a/logcat/logcatd.rc b/logcat/logcatd.rc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0bc581e91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logcat/logcatd.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+on property:persist.logd.logpersistd=logcatd
+    # all exec/services are called with umask(077), so no gain beyond 0700
+    mkdir /data/misc/logd 0700 logd log
+    # logd for write to /data/misc/logd, log group for read from pstore (-L)
+    exec - logd log -- /system/bin/logcat -L -b all -v threadtime -v usec -v printable -D -f /data/misc/logd/logcat -r 64 -n 256
+    start logcatd
+
+service logcatd /system/bin/logcat -b all -v threadtime -v usec -v printable -D -f /data/misc/logd/logcat -r 64 -n 256
+    class late_start
+    disabled
+    # logd for write to /data/misc/logd, log group for read from log daemon
+    user logd
+    group log
diff --git a/logd/Android.mk b/logd/Android.mk
index 615d03048..4d08a2342 100644
--- a/logd/Android.mk
+++ b/logd/Android.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 LOCAL_MODULE:= logd
 
+LOCAL_INIT_RC := logd.rc
+
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
     main.cpp \
     LogCommand.cpp \
diff --git a/logd/logd.rc b/logd/logd.rc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..498baecd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logd/logd.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+service logd /system/bin/logd
+    class core
+    socket logd stream 0666 logd logd
+    socket logdr seqpacket 0666 logd logd
+    socket logdw dgram 0222 logd logd
+
+service logd-reinit /system/bin/logd --reinit
+    oneshot
+    disabled