diff --git a/liblog/Android.bp b/liblog/Android.bp
index 3a9196977..6051ac7fa 100644
--- a/liblog/Android.bp
+++ b/liblog/Android.bp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 liblog_sources = [
     "log_event_list.cpp",
     "log_event_write.cpp",
-    "log_size.cpp",
     "logger_name.cpp",
     "logger_read.cpp",
     "logger_write.cpp",
diff --git a/liblog/include/private/android_logger.h b/liblog/include/private/android_logger.h
index de4c430e3..166f387c7 100644
--- a/liblog/include/private/android_logger.h
+++ b/liblog/include/private/android_logger.h
@@ -144,13 +144,6 @@ int __android_log_security_bwrite(int32_t tag, const void* payload, size_t len);
 int __android_log_security_bswrite(int32_t tag, const char* payload);
 int __android_log_security(); /* Device Owner is present */
 
-#define LOG_BUFFER_SIZE (256 * 1024) /* Tuned with ro.logd.size per-platform \
-                                      */
-#define LOG_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE (64 * 1024UL)
-#define LOG_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE (256 * 1024 * 1024UL)
-unsigned long __android_logger_get_buffer_size(log_id_t logId);
-bool __android_logger_valid_buffer_size(unsigned long value);
-
 /* Retrieve the composed event buffer */
 int android_log_write_list_buffer(android_log_context ctx, const char** msg);
 
diff --git a/liblog/liblog.map.txt b/liblog/liblog.map.txt
index 2e0110171..8beb679c3 100644
--- a/liblog/liblog.map.txt
+++ b/liblog/liblog.map.txt
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ LIBLOG_PRIVATE {
   global:
     __android_log_pmsg_file_read;
     __android_log_pmsg_file_write;
-    __android_logger_get_buffer_size;
     android_openEventTagMap;
     android_log_processBinaryLogBuffer;
     android_log_processLogBuffer;
diff --git a/liblog/log_size.cpp b/liblog/log_size.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f13c8c2b..000000000
--- a/liblog/log_size.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 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 <private/android_logger.h>
-
-#include <array>
-#include <optional>
-#include <string>
-
-#include <android-base/parseint.h>
-
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
-#include <sys/system_properties.h>
-#endif
-
-bool __android_logger_valid_buffer_size(unsigned long value) {
-  return LOG_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE <= value && value <= LOG_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE;
-}
-
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
-
-static std::optional<unsigned long> GetBufferSizeProperty(const std::string& key) {
-  char value[PROP_VALUE_MAX] = {};
-  if (__system_property_get(key.c_str(), value) <= 0) {
-    return {};
-  }
-
-  uint32_t size;
-  if (!android::base::ParseByteCount(value, &size)) {
-    return {};
-  }
-
-  if (!__android_logger_valid_buffer_size(size)) {
-    return {};
-  }
-
-  return size;
-}
-
-unsigned long __android_logger_get_buffer_size(log_id_t log_id) {
-  std::string buffer_name = android_log_id_to_name(log_id);
-  std::array<std::string, 4> properties = {
-      "persist.logd.size." + buffer_name,
-      "ro.logd.size." + buffer_name,
-      "persist.logd.size",
-      "ro.logd.size",
-  };
-
-  for (const auto& property : properties) {
-    if (auto size = GetBufferSizeProperty(property)) {
-      return *size;
-    }
-  }
-
-  char value[PROP_VALUE_MAX] = {};
-  if (__system_property_get("ro.config.low_ram", value) > 0 && !strcmp(value, "true")) {
-    return LOG_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE;
-  }
-
-  return LOG_BUFFER_SIZE;
-}
-
-#else
-
-// Default to 1MB for host.
-unsigned long __android_logger_get_buffer_size(log_id_t) {
-  return 1024 * 1024;
-}
-
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/logd/Android.bp b/logd/Android.bp
index 265e19e8f..7f67ab0be 100644
--- a/logd/Android.bp
+++ b/logd/Android.bp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ cc_library_static {
         "LogReaderList.cpp",
         "LogReaderThread.cpp",
         "LogBufferElement.cpp",
+        "LogSize.cpp",
         "LogStatistics.cpp",
         "LogTags.cpp",
         "PruneList.cpp",
diff --git a/logd/CommandListener.cpp b/logd/CommandListener.cpp
index 6381ffaca..f2fe7ef3c 100644
--- a/logd/CommandListener.cpp
+++ b/logd/CommandListener.cpp
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ int CommandListener::GetBufSizeCmd::runCommand(SocketClient* cli, int argc,
         return 0;
     }
 
-    unsigned long size = buf()->GetSize((log_id_t)id);
+    size_t size = buf()->GetSize(static_cast<log_id_t>(id));
     char buf[512];
-    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%lu", size);
+    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%zu", size);
     cli->sendMsg(buf);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ int CommandListener::SetBufSizeCmd::runCommand(SocketClient* cli, int argc,
         return 0;
     }
 
-    unsigned long size = atol(argv[2]);
-    if (buf()->SetSize((log_id_t)id, size)) {
+    size_t size = atol(argv[2]);
+    if (!buf()->SetSize(static_cast<log_id_t>(id), size)) {
         cli->sendMsg("Range Error");
         return 0;
     }
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ int CommandListener::GetBufSizeReadableCmd::runCommand(SocketClient* cli, int ar
         return 0;
     }
 
-    unsigned long size = stats()->SizeReadable((log_id_t)id);
+    size_t size = stats()->SizeReadable(static_cast<log_id_t>(id));
     char buf[512];
-    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%lu", size);
+    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%zu", size);
     cli->sendMsg(buf);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ int CommandListener::GetBufSizeUsedCmd::runCommand(SocketClient* cli, int argc,
         return 0;
     }
 
-    unsigned long size = stats()->Sizes((log_id_t)id);
+    size_t size = stats()->Sizes(static_cast<log_id_t>(id));
     char buf[512];
-    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%lu", size);
+    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%zu", size);
     cli->sendMsg(buf);
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/logd/LogBuffer.h b/logd/LogBuffer.h
index c5d333a9e..a98c4b971 100644
--- a/logd/LogBuffer.h
+++ b/logd/LogBuffer.h
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ class LogBuffer {
                                              log_time realtime)>& filter) = 0;
 
     virtual bool Clear(log_id_t id, uid_t uid) = 0;
-    virtual unsigned long GetSize(log_id_t id) = 0;
-    virtual int SetSize(log_id_t id, unsigned long size) = 0;
+    virtual size_t GetSize(log_id_t id) = 0;
+    virtual bool SetSize(log_id_t id, size_t size) = 0;
 
     virtual uint64_t sequence() const = 0;
 };
diff --git a/logd/LogBufferTest.h b/logd/LogBufferTest.h
index 1fd22c236..eeeb98095 100644
--- a/logd/LogBufferTest.h
+++ b/logd/LogBufferTest.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ class LogBufferTest : public testing::TestWithParam<std::string> {
         } else {
             FAIL() << "Unknown buffer type selected for test";
         }
+
+        log_id_for_each(i) { log_buffer_->SetSize(i, 1024 * 1024); }
     }
 
     void LogMessages(const std::vector<LogMessage>& messages) {
diff --git a/logd/LogSize.cpp b/logd/LogSize.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe829baac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logd/LogSize.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 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 <LogSize.h>
+
+#include <array>
+#include <optional>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <android-base/parseint.h>
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
+
+bool IsValidBufferSize(size_t value) {
+    return kLogBufferMinSize <= value && value <= kLogBufferMaxSize;
+}
+
+static std::optional<size_t> GetBufferSizeProperty(const std::string& key) {
+    std::string value = android::base::GetProperty(key, "");
+    if (value.empty()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    uint32_t size;
+    if (!android::base::ParseByteCount(value, &size)) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    if (!IsValidBufferSize(size)) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    return size;
+}
+
+size_t GetBufferSizeFromProperties(log_id_t log_id) {
+    std::string buffer_name = android_log_id_to_name(log_id);
+    std::array<std::string, 4> properties = {
+            "persist.logd.size." + buffer_name,
+            "ro.logd.size." + buffer_name,
+            "persist.logd.size",
+            "ro.logd.size",
+    };
+
+    for (const auto& property : properties) {
+        if (auto size = GetBufferSizeProperty(property)) {
+            return *size;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (android::base::GetBoolProperty("ro.config.low_ram", false)) {
+        return kLogBufferMinSize;
+    }
+
+    return kDefaultLogBufferSize;
+}
diff --git a/logd/LogSize.h b/logd/LogSize.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5716ff48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logd/LogSize.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 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 <stddef.h>
+
+#include <log/log.h>
+
+static constexpr size_t kDefaultLogBufferSize = 256 * 1024;
+static constexpr size_t kLogBufferMinSize = 64 * 1024;
+static constexpr size_t kLogBufferMaxSize = 256 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+bool IsValidBufferSize(size_t value);
+
+// This returns the buffer size as set in system properties for use in LogBuffer::Init().
+// Note that `logcat -G` calls LogBuffer::SetSize(), which configures log buffer sizes without
+// setting these properties, so this function should never be used except for LogBuffer::Init().
+// LogBuffer::GetSize() should be used instead within logd.  Other processes can use
+// android_logger_get_log_size() or `logcat -g` to query the actual allotted buffer size.
+size_t GetBufferSizeFromProperties(log_id_t log_id);
diff --git a/logd/SerializedLogBuffer.cpp b/logd/SerializedLogBuffer.cpp
index 972a3f3a9..65fedb026 100644
--- a/logd/SerializedLogBuffer.cpp
+++ b/logd/SerializedLogBuffer.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <android-base/scopeguard.h>
 
+#include "LogSize.h"
 #include "LogStatistics.h"
 #include "SerializedFlushToState.h"
 
@@ -34,8 +35,8 @@ SerializedLogBuffer::SerializedLogBuffer(LogReaderList* reader_list, LogTags* ta
 
 void SerializedLogBuffer::Init() {
     log_id_for_each(i) {
-        if (SetSize(i, __android_logger_get_buffer_size(i))) {
-            SetSize(i, LOG_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE);
+        if (!SetSize(i, GetBufferSizeFromProperties(i))) {
+            SetSize(i, kLogBufferMinSize);
         }
     }
 
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ bool SerializedLogBuffer::Clear(log_id_t id, uid_t uid) {
     return Prune(id, ULONG_MAX, uid);
 }
 
-unsigned long SerializedLogBuffer::GetSizeUsed(log_id_t id) {
+size_t SerializedLogBuffer::GetSizeUsed(log_id_t id) {
     size_t total_size = 0;
     for (const auto& chunk : logs_[id]) {
         total_size += chunk.PruneSize();
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ unsigned long SerializedLogBuffer::GetSizeUsed(log_id_t id) {
     return total_size;
 }
 
-unsigned long SerializedLogBuffer::GetSize(log_id_t id) {
+size_t SerializedLogBuffer::GetSize(log_id_t id) {
     auto lock = std::lock_guard{lock_};
     return max_size_[id];
 }
@@ -315,10 +316,10 @@ unsigned long SerializedLogBuffer::GetSize(log_id_t id) {
 // New SerializedLogChunk objects will be allocated according to the new size, but older one are
 // unchanged.  MaybePrune() is called on the log buffer to reduce it to an appropriate size if the
 // new size is lower.
-int SerializedLogBuffer::SetSize(log_id_t id, unsigned long size) {
+bool SerializedLogBuffer::SetSize(log_id_t id, size_t size) {
     // Reasonable limits ...
-    if (!__android_logger_valid_buffer_size(size)) {
-        return -1;
+    if (!IsValidBufferSize(size)) {
+        return false;
     }
 
     auto lock = std::lock_guard{lock_};
@@ -326,5 +327,5 @@ int SerializedLogBuffer::SetSize(log_id_t id, unsigned long size) {
 
     MaybePrune(id);
 
-    return 0;
+    return true;
 }
diff --git a/logd/SerializedLogBuffer.h b/logd/SerializedLogBuffer.h
index a03050e22..32fbe5e98 100644
--- a/logd/SerializedLogBuffer.h
+++ b/logd/SerializedLogBuffer.h
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ class SerializedLogBuffer final : public LogBuffer {
                                                   log_time realtime)>& filter) override;
 
     bool Clear(log_id_t id, uid_t uid) override;
-    unsigned long GetSize(log_id_t id) override;
-    int SetSize(log_id_t id, unsigned long size) override;
+    size_t GetSize(log_id_t id) override;
+    bool SetSize(log_id_t id, size_t size) override;
 
     uint64_t sequence() const override { return sequence_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed); }
 
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ class SerializedLogBuffer final : public LogBuffer {
     void NotifyReadersOfPrune(log_id_t log_id, const std::list<SerializedLogChunk>::iterator& chunk)
             REQUIRES(reader_list_->reader_threads_lock());
     void RemoveChunkFromStats(log_id_t log_id, SerializedLogChunk& chunk);
-    unsigned long GetSizeUsed(log_id_t id) REQUIRES(lock_);
+    size_t GetSizeUsed(log_id_t id) REQUIRES(lock_);
 
     LogReaderList* reader_list_;
     LogTags* tags_;
     LogStatistics* stats_;
 
-    unsigned long max_size_[LOG_ID_MAX] GUARDED_BY(lock_) = {};
+    size_t max_size_[LOG_ID_MAX] GUARDED_BY(lock_) = {};
     std::list<SerializedLogChunk> logs_[LOG_ID_MAX] GUARDED_BY(lock_);
     RwLock lock_;
 
diff --git a/logd/SimpleLogBuffer.cpp b/logd/SimpleLogBuffer.cpp
index ec08d54d4..b00dd25be 100644
--- a/logd/SimpleLogBuffer.cpp
+++ b/logd/SimpleLogBuffer.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 
 #include "LogBufferElement.h"
+#include "LogSize.h"
 
 SimpleLogBuffer::SimpleLogBuffer(LogReaderList* reader_list, LogTags* tags, LogStatistics* stats)
     : reader_list_(reader_list), tags_(tags), stats_(stats) {
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ SimpleLogBuffer::~SimpleLogBuffer() {}
 
 void SimpleLogBuffer::Init() {
     log_id_for_each(i) {
-        if (SetSize(i, __android_logger_get_buffer_size(i))) {
-            SetSize(i, LOG_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE);
+        if (!SetSize(i, GetBufferSizeFromProperties(i))) {
+            SetSize(i, kLogBufferMinSize);
         }
     }
 
@@ -247,22 +248,22 @@ bool SimpleLogBuffer::Clear(log_id_t id, uid_t uid) {
 }
 
 // get the total space allocated to "id"
-unsigned long SimpleLogBuffer::GetSize(log_id_t id) {
+size_t SimpleLogBuffer::GetSize(log_id_t id) {
     auto lock = SharedLock{lock_};
     size_t retval = max_size_[id];
     return retval;
 }
 
 // set the total space allocated to "id"
-int SimpleLogBuffer::SetSize(log_id_t id, unsigned long size) {
+bool SimpleLogBuffer::SetSize(log_id_t id, size_t size) {
     // Reasonable limits ...
-    if (!__android_logger_valid_buffer_size(size)) {
-        return -1;
+    if (!IsValidBufferSize(size)) {
+        return false;
     }
 
     auto lock = std::lock_guard{lock_};
     max_size_[id] = size;
-    return 0;
+    return true;
 }
 
 void SimpleLogBuffer::MaybePrune(log_id_t id) {
diff --git a/logd/SimpleLogBuffer.h b/logd/SimpleLogBuffer.h
index 9f7d69903..8e5b50eb5 100644
--- a/logd/SimpleLogBuffer.h
+++ b/logd/SimpleLogBuffer.h
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ class SimpleLogBuffer : public LogBuffer {
                                                   log_time realtime)>& filter) override;
 
     bool Clear(log_id_t id, uid_t uid) override;
-    unsigned long GetSize(log_id_t id) override;
-    int SetSize(log_id_t id, unsigned long size) override final;
+    size_t GetSize(log_id_t id) override;
+    bool SetSize(log_id_t id, size_t size) override final;
 
     uint64_t sequence() const override { return sequence_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed); }
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class SimpleLogBuffer : public LogBuffer {
 
     LogStatistics* stats() { return stats_; }
     LogReaderList* reader_list() { return reader_list_; }
-    unsigned long max_size(log_id_t id) REQUIRES_SHARED(lock_) { return max_size_[id]; }
+    size_t max_size(log_id_t id) REQUIRES_SHARED(lock_) { return max_size_[id]; }
     std::list<LogBufferElement>& logs() { return logs_; }
 
     RwLock lock_;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class SimpleLogBuffer : public LogBuffer {
 
     std::atomic<uint64_t> sequence_ = 1;
 
-    unsigned long max_size_[LOG_ID_MAX] GUARDED_BY(lock_);
+    size_t max_size_[LOG_ID_MAX] GUARDED_BY(lock_);
     std::list<LogBufferElement> logs_ GUARDED_BY(lock_);
     // Keeps track of the iterator to the oldest log message of a given log type, as an
     // optimization when pruning logs.  Use GetOldest() to retrieve.