diff --git a/compatibility_matrices/compatibility_matrix.current.xml b/compatibility_matrices/compatibility_matrix.current.xml
index d39e339e79..5a5c5a6f1f 100644
--- a/compatibility_matrices/compatibility_matrix.current.xml
+++ b/compatibility_matrices/compatibility_matrix.current.xml
@@ -266,6 +266,14 @@
default
+
+ android.hardware.health.storage
+ 1
+
+ IStorage
+ default
+
+
android.hardware.identity
1-2
diff --git a/health/storage/aidl/Android.bp b/health/storage/aidl/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c39a46d48e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/health/storage/aidl/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2021 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.
+
+aidl_interface {
+ name: "android.hardware.health.storage",
+ vendor_available: true,
+ srcs: ["android/hardware/health/storage/*.aidl"],
+ stability: "vintf",
+ backend: {
+ cpp: {
+ enabled: false,
+ },
+ java: {
+ enabled: false,
+ },
+ ndk: {
+ vndk: {
+ enabled: true,
+ },
+ },
+ },
+}
diff --git a/health/storage/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.health.storage/current/android/hardware/health/storage/IGarbageCollectCallback.aidl b/health/storage/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.health.storage/current/android/hardware/health/storage/IGarbageCollectCallback.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f382d7e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/health/storage/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.health.storage/current/android/hardware/health/storage/IGarbageCollectCallback.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE. //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+// the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+// prompt you to update this file with `m -update-api`.
+//
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
+// with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
+// type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
+// independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
+// with such a backward incompatible change, it has a high risk of breaking
+// later when a module using the interface is updated, e.g., Mainline modules.
+
+package android.hardware.health.storage;
+@VintfStability
+interface IGarbageCollectCallback {
+ oneway void onFinish(in android.hardware.health.storage.Result result);
+}
diff --git a/health/storage/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.health.storage/current/android/hardware/health/storage/IStorage.aidl b/health/storage/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.health.storage/current/android/hardware/health/storage/IStorage.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61f838addd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/health/storage/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.health.storage/current/android/hardware/health/storage/IStorage.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE. //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+// the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+// prompt you to update this file with `m -update-api`.
+//
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
+// with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
+// type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
+// independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
+// with such a backward incompatible change, it has a high risk of breaking
+// later when a module using the interface is updated, e.g., Mainline modules.
+
+package android.hardware.health.storage;
+@VintfStability
+interface IStorage {
+ oneway void garbageCollect(in long timeoutSeconds, in android.hardware.health.storage.IGarbageCollectCallback callback);
+}
diff --git a/health/storage/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.health.storage/current/android/hardware/health/storage/Result.aidl b/health/storage/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.health.storage/current/android/hardware/health/storage/Result.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a34580855b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/health/storage/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.health.storage/current/android/hardware/health/storage/Result.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE. //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+// the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+// prompt you to update this file with `m -update-api`.
+//
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
+// with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
+// type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
+// independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
+// with such a backward incompatible change, it has a high risk of breaking
+// later when a module using the interface is updated, e.g., Mainline modules.
+
+package android.hardware.health.storage;
+@Backing(type="int") @VintfStability
+enum Result {
+ SUCCESS = 0,
+ IO_ERROR = 1,
+ UNKNOWN_ERROR = 2,
+}
diff --git a/health/storage/aidl/android/hardware/health/storage/IGarbageCollectCallback.aidl b/health/storage/aidl/android/hardware/health/storage/IGarbageCollectCallback.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ccd1b44829
--- /dev/null
+++ b/health/storage/aidl/android/hardware/health/storage/IGarbageCollectCallback.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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.
+ */
+
+package android.hardware.health.storage;
+
+import android.hardware.health.storage.Result;
+
+/**
+ * Callback interface to IStorage.garbageCollect.
+ */
+@VintfStability
+interface IGarbageCollectCallback {
+ /**
+ * When garbage collection has finished, the implementation must
+ * invoke this function to indicate the result of the garbage collection.
+ *
+ * @param out result Execution result. See documentation for Result for
+ * details.
+ */
+ oneway void onFinish(in Result result);
+}
diff --git a/health/storage/aidl/android/hardware/health/storage/IStorage.aidl b/health/storage/aidl/android/hardware/health/storage/IStorage.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78992a2bd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/health/storage/aidl/android/hardware/health/storage/IStorage.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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.
+ */
+
+package android.hardware.health.storage;
+
+import android.hardware.health.storage.IGarbageCollectCallback;
+
+/**
+ * IStorage is an interface that provides operations on underlying storage
+ * devices, including flash memory.
+ */
+@VintfStability
+interface IStorage {
+ /**
+ * Start garbage collection on the driver of storage devices.
+ *
+ * Garbage collection must be started at regular intervals when it is a good
+ * time for a longer-running cleanup tasks, roughly daily.
+ *
+ * When garbage collection finishes or encounters an error before the
+ * specified timeout, the implementation must call IGarbageCollect.finish
+ * immediately with appropriate result.
+ *
+ * If garbage collection does not finish within the specified timeout,
+ * the implementation must stop garbage collection, and must not call
+ * IGarbageCollect.finish.
+ *
+ * @param timeoutSeconds timeout in seconds. The implementation must
+ * return after the timeout is reached.
+ *
+ * @param callback callback interface. Callback must be null if the client
+ * does not need to receive any callbacks.
+ *
+ */
+ oneway void garbageCollect(in long timeoutSeconds, in IGarbageCollectCallback callback);
+}
diff --git a/health/storage/aidl/android/hardware/health/storage/Result.aidl b/health/storage/aidl/android/hardware/health/storage/Result.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73bb779f20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/health/storage/aidl/android/hardware/health/storage/Result.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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.
+ */
+
+package android.hardware.health.storage;
+
+/**
+ * Status values for HAL methods.
+ */
+@VintfStability
+@Backing(type="int")
+enum Result {
+ /**
+ * Execution of the method is successful.
+ */
+ SUCCESS = 0,
+ /**
+ * An IO error is encountered when the HAL communicates with the device.
+ */
+ IO_ERROR,
+ /**
+ * An unknown error is encountered.
+ */
+ UNKNOWN_ERROR,
+}