diff --git a/cmds/surfaceflinger/main_surfaceflinger.cpp b/cmds/surfaceflinger/main_surfaceflinger.cpp
index d650721..78b1007 100644
--- a/cmds/surfaceflinger/main_surfaceflinger.cpp
+++ b/cmds/surfaceflinger/main_surfaceflinger.cpp
@@ -1,18 +1,25 @@
-#include <binder/IPCThreadState.h>
-#include <binder/ProcessState.h>
-#include <binder/IServiceManager.h>
-#include <utils/Log.h>
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 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 <binder/BinderService.h>
 #include <SurfaceFlinger.h>
 
 using namespace android;
 
-int main(int argc, char** argv)
-{
-    sp<ProcessState> proc(ProcessState::self());
-    sp<IServiceManager> sm = defaultServiceManager();
-    LOGI("ServiceManager: %p", sm.get());
-    SurfaceFlinger::instantiate();
-    ProcessState::self()->startThreadPool();
-    IPCThreadState::self()->joinThreadPool();
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    SurfaceFlinger::publishAndJoinThreadPool();
+    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/binder/BinderService.h b/include/binder/BinderService.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2316fef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/binder/BinderService.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 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_BINDER_SERVICE_H
+#define ANDROID_BINDER_SERVICE_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include <utils/Errors.h>
+#include <utils/String16.h>
+
+#include <binder/IServiceManager.h>
+#include <binder/IPCThreadState.h>
+#include <binder/ProcessState.h>
+#include <binder/IServiceManager.h>
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+namespace android {
+
+template<typename SERVICE>
+class BinderService
+{
+public:
+    static status_t publish() {
+        sp<IServiceManager> sm(defaultServiceManager());
+        return sm->addService(String16(SERVICE::getServiceName()), new SERVICE());
+    }
+
+    static void publishAndJoinThreadPool() {
+        sp<ProcessState> proc(ProcessState::self());
+        sp<IServiceManager> sm(defaultServiceManager());
+        sm->addService(String16(SERVICE::getServiceName()), new SERVICE());
+        ProcessState::self()->startThreadPool();
+        IPCThreadState::self()->joinThreadPool();
+    }
+
+    static void instantiate() { publish(); }
+
+    static status_t shutdown() {
+        return NO_ERROR;
+    }
+};
+
+
+}; // namespace android
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#endif // ANDROID_BINDER_SERVICE_H
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index 97eb6c0..771d885 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -6068,11 +6068,4 @@
     return BnAudioFlinger::onTransact(code, data, reply, flags);
 }
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-void AudioFlinger::instantiate() {
-    defaultServiceManager()->addService(
-            String16("media.audio_flinger"), new AudioFlinger());
-}
-
 }; // namespace android
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
index 507c9ac..7013d76 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@
 #include <utils/Atomic.h>
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
 #include <utils/threads.h>
-#include <binder/MemoryDealer.h>
 #include <utils/SortedVector.h>
 #include <utils/Vector.h>
 
+#include <binder/BinderService.h>
+#include <binder/MemoryDealer.h>
+
 #include <hardware_legacy/AudioHardwareInterface.h>
 
 #include "AudioBufferProvider.h"
@@ -58,10 +60,13 @@
 
 static const nsecs_t kStandbyTimeInNsecs = seconds(3);
 
-class AudioFlinger : public BnAudioFlinger
+class AudioFlinger :
+    public BinderService<AudioFlinger>,
+    public BnAudioFlinger
 {
+    friend class BinderService<AudioFlinger>;
 public:
-    static void instantiate();
+    static char const* getServiceName() { return "media.audio_flinger"; }
 
     virtual     status_t    dump(int fd, const Vector<String16>& args);
 
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp
index 10668a4..c786f94 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp
@@ -192,11 +192,6 @@
     return mClient[cameraId].promote();
 }
 
-void CameraService::instantiate() {
-    defaultServiceManager()->addService(String16("media.camera"),
-        new CameraService());
-}
-
 status_t CameraService::onTransact(
     uint32_t code, const Parcel& data, Parcel* reply, uint32_t flags) {
     // Permission checks
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.h b/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.h
index 8193e77..b0b2d7a 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.h
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #ifndef ANDROID_SERVERS_CAMERA_CAMERASERVICE_H
 #define ANDROID_SERVERS_CAMERA_CAMERASERVICE_H
 
+#include <binder/BinderService.h>
+
 #include <camera/ICameraService.h>
 #include <camera/CameraHardwareInterface.h>
 
@@ -30,11 +32,14 @@
 class MemoryHeapBase;
 class MediaPlayer;
 
-class CameraService: public BnCameraService
+class CameraService :
+    public BinderService<CameraService>,
+    public BnCameraService
 {
     class Client;
+    friend class BinderService<CameraService>;
 public:
-    static void         instantiate();
+    static char const* getServiceName() { return "media.camera"; }
 
                         CameraService();
     virtual             ~CameraService();
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 68e8f19..3167c4c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -63,20 +63,6 @@
 #define DISPLAY_COUNT       1
 
 namespace android {
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-void SurfaceFlinger::instantiate() {
-    defaultServiceManager()->addService(
-            String16("SurfaceFlinger"), new SurfaceFlinger());
-}
-
-void SurfaceFlinger::shutdown() {
-    // we should unregister here, but not really because
-    // when (if) the service manager goes away, all the services
-    // it has a reference to will leave too.
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 SurfaceFlinger::LayerVector::LayerVector(const SurfaceFlinger::LayerVector& rhs)
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index 0bfc170..8821e5c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <binder/IMemory.h>
 #include <binder/Permission.h>
+#include <binder/BinderService.h>
 
 #include <ui/PixelFormat.h>
 #include <surfaceflinger/ISurfaceComposer.h>
@@ -167,11 +168,13 @@
     eTraversalNeeded        = 0x02
 };
 
-class SurfaceFlinger : public BnSurfaceComposer, protected Thread
+class SurfaceFlinger :
+        public BinderService<SurfaceFlinger>,
+        public BnSurfaceComposer,
+        protected Thread
 {
 public:
-    static void instantiate();
-    static void shutdown();
+    static char const* getServiceName() { return "SurfaceFlinger"; }
 
                     SurfaceFlinger();
     virtual         ~SurfaceFlinger();