diff --git a/threads/busthread.cpp b/threads/busthread.cpp
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+/**
+ * Copyright 2017 Google Inc.
+ *
+ * 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 <string>
+
+#include "busthread.hpp"
+
+
+void BusThread(struct ThreadParams& params)
+{
+    if (params.name.length() > 0)
+    {
+        params.bus.request_name(params.name.c_str());
+    }
+
+    while (true)
+    {
+        params.bus.process_discard();
+        /* block indefinitely for updates. */
+        params.bus.wait();
+    }
+
+    return;
+}
diff --git a/threads/busthread.hpp b/threads/busthread.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
+
+struct ThreadParams
+{
+    sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus;
+    std::string name;
+};
+
+void BusThread(struct ThreadParams& params);