在BpServiceManager::checkService中，首先是通过Parcel::writeInterfaceToken往data写入一个RPC头，这个我们在Android系统进程间通信（IPC）机制Binder中的Server启动过程源代码分析一文已经介绍过了，就是写往data里面写入了一个整数和一个字符串“Android.os.IServiceManager”， Service Manager来处理CHECK_SERVICE_TRANSACTION请求之前，会先验证一下这个RPC头，看看是否正确。接着再往data写入一个字符串name，这里就是“media.player”了。回忆一下Android系统进程间通信（IPC）机制Binder中的Server启动过程源代码分析这篇文章，那里已经往Service Manager中注册了一个名字为“media.player”的MediaPlayerService。
这里的remote()返回的是一个BpBinder，具体可以参考浅谈Android系统进程间通信（IPC）机制Binder中的Server和Client获得Service Manager接口之路一文，于是，就进行到BpBinder::transact函数了：
status_t BpBinder::transact( uint32_t code, const Parcel& data, Parcel* reply, uint32_t flags) { // Once a binder has died, it will never come back to life. if (mAlive) { status_t status = IPCThreadState::self()->transact( mHandle, code, data, reply, flags); if (status == DEAD_OBJECT) mAlive = 0; return status; } return DEAD_OBJECT; }这里的mHandle = 0，code = CHECK_SERVICE_TRANSACTION，flags = 0。
这里再进入到IPCThread::transact函数中：
status_t IPCThreadState::transact(int32_t handle, uint32_t code, const Parcel& data, Parcel* reply, uint32_t flags) { status_t err = data.errorCheck(); flags |= TF_ACCEPT_FDS; IF_LOG_TRANSACTIONS() { TextOutput::Bundle _b(alog); alog << "BC_TRANSACTION thr " << (void*)pthread_self() << " / hand " << handle << " / code " << TypeCode(code) << ": " << indent << data << dedent << endl; } if (err == NO_ERROR) { LOG_ONEWAY(">>>> SEND from pid %d uid %d %s", getpid(), getuid(), (flags & TF_ONE_WAY) == 0 ? "READ REPLY" : "ONE WAY"); err = writeTransactionData(BC_TRANSACTION, flags, handle, code, data, NULL); } if (err != NO_ERROR) { if (reply) reply->setError(err); return (mLastError = err); } if ((flags & TF_ONE_WAY) == 0) { #if 0 if (code == 4) { // relayout LOGI(">>>>>> CALLING transaction 4"); } else { LOGI(">>>>>> CALLING transaction %d", code); } #endif if (reply) { err = waitForResponse(reply); } else { Parcel fakeReply; err = waitForResponse(&fakeReply); } #if 0 if (code == 4) { // relayout LOGI("<<<<<< RETURNING transaction 4"); } else { LOGI("<<<<<< RETURNING transaction %d", code); } #endif IF_LOG_TRANSACTIONS() { TextOutput::Bundle _b(alog); alog << "BR_REPLY thr " << (void*)pthread_self() << " / hand " << handle << ": "; if (reply) alog << indent << *reply << dedent << endl; else alog << "(none requested)" << endl; } } else { err = waitForResponse(NULL, NULL); } return err; }
首先是调用函数writeTransactionData写入将要传输的数据到IPCThreadState的成员变量mOut中去：
status_t IPCThreadState::writeTransactionData(int32_t cmd, uint32_t binderFlags, int32_t handle, uint32_t code, const Parcel& data, status_t* statusBuffer) { binder_transaction_data tr; tr.target.handle = handle; tr.code = code; tr.flags = binderFlags; const status_t err = data.errorCheck(); if (err == NO_ERROR) { tr.data_size = data.ipcDataSize(); tr.data.ptr.buffer = data.ipcData(); tr.offsets_size = data.ipcObjectsCount()*sizeof(size_t); tr.data.ptr.offsets = data.ipcObjects(); } else if (statusBuffer) { tr.flags |= TF_STATUS_CODE; *statusBuffer = err; tr.data_size = sizeof(status_t); tr.data.ptr.buffer = statusBuffer; tr.offsets_size = 0; tr.data.ptr.offsets = NULL; } else { return (mLastError = err); } mOut.writeInt32(cmd); mOut.write(&tr, sizeof(tr)); return NO_ERROR; }