diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/AudioEndpointParcelable.cpp b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/AudioEndpointParcelable.cpp
index 9eed96d..61d7d27 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/AudioEndpointParcelable.cpp
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/AudioEndpointParcelable.cpp
@@ -64,27 +64,54 @@
  * The read and write must be symmetric.
  */
 status_t AudioEndpointParcelable::writeToParcel(Parcel* parcel) const {
-    parcel->writeInt32(mNumSharedMemories);
+    status_t status = AAudioConvert_aaudioToAndroidStatus(validate());
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
+
+    status = parcel->writeInt32(mNumSharedMemories);
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
+
     for (int i = 0; i < mNumSharedMemories; i++) {
-        mSharedMemories[i].writeToParcel(parcel);
+        status = mSharedMemories[i].writeToParcel(parcel);
+        if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
     }
-    mUpMessageQueueParcelable.writeToParcel(parcel);
-    mDownMessageQueueParcelable.writeToParcel(parcel);
-    mUpDataQueueParcelable.writeToParcel(parcel);
-    mDownDataQueueParcelable.writeToParcel(parcel);
-    return NO_ERROR; // TODO check for errors above
+    status = mUpMessageQueueParcelable.writeToParcel(parcel);
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
+    status = mDownMessageQueueParcelable.writeToParcel(parcel);
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
+    status = mUpDataQueueParcelable.writeToParcel(parcel);
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
+    status = mDownDataQueueParcelable.writeToParcel(parcel);
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
+
+    return NO_ERROR;
+
+error:
+    ALOGE("%s returning %d", __func__, status);
+    return status;
 }
 
 status_t AudioEndpointParcelable::readFromParcel(const Parcel* parcel) {
-    parcel->readInt32(&mNumSharedMemories);
+    status_t status = parcel->readInt32(&mNumSharedMemories);
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
+
     for (int i = 0; i < mNumSharedMemories; i++) {
         mSharedMemories[i].readFromParcel(parcel);
+        if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
     }
-    mUpMessageQueueParcelable.readFromParcel(parcel);
-    mDownMessageQueueParcelable.readFromParcel(parcel);
-    mUpDataQueueParcelable.readFromParcel(parcel);
-    mDownDataQueueParcelable.readFromParcel(parcel);
-    return NO_ERROR; // TODO check for errors above
+    status = mUpMessageQueueParcelable.readFromParcel(parcel);
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
+    status = mDownMessageQueueParcelable.readFromParcel(parcel);
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
+    status = mUpDataQueueParcelable.readFromParcel(parcel);
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
+    status = mDownDataQueueParcelable.readFromParcel(parcel);
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
+
+    return AAudioConvert_aaudioToAndroidStatus(validate());
+
+error:
+    ALOGE("%s returning %d", __func__, status);
+    return status;
 }
 
 aaudio_result_t AudioEndpointParcelable::resolve(EndpointDescriptor *descriptor) {
@@ -109,35 +136,11 @@
     return AAudioConvert_androidToAAudioResult(err);
 }
 
-aaudio_result_t AudioEndpointParcelable::validate() {
-    aaudio_result_t result;
+aaudio_result_t AudioEndpointParcelable::validate() const {
     if (mNumSharedMemories < 0 || mNumSharedMemories >= MAX_SHARED_MEMORIES) {
         ALOGE("invalid mNumSharedMemories = %d", mNumSharedMemories);
         return AAUDIO_ERROR_INTERNAL;
     }
-    for (int i = 0; i < mNumSharedMemories; i++) {
-        result = mSharedMemories[i].validate();
-        if (result != AAUDIO_OK) {
-            ALOGE("invalid mSharedMemories[%d] = %d", i, result);
-            return result;
-        }
-    }
-    if ((result = mUpMessageQueueParcelable.validate()) != AAUDIO_OK) {
-        ALOGE("invalid mUpMessageQueueParcelable = %d", result);
-        return result;
-    }
-    if ((result = mDownMessageQueueParcelable.validate()) != AAUDIO_OK) {
-        ALOGE("invalid mDownMessageQueueParcelable = %d", result);
-        return result;
-    }
-    if ((result = mUpDataQueueParcelable.validate()) != AAUDIO_OK) {
-        ALOGE("invalid mUpDataQueueParcelable = %d", result);
-        return result;
-    }
-    if ((result = mDownDataQueueParcelable.validate()) != AAUDIO_OK) {
-        ALOGE("invalid mDownDataQueueParcelable = %d", result);
-        return result;
-    }
     return AAUDIO_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/AudioEndpointParcelable.h b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/AudioEndpointParcelable.h
index aa8573f..e4f8b9e 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/AudioEndpointParcelable.h
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/AudioEndpointParcelable.h
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@
 
     aaudio_result_t resolve(EndpointDescriptor *descriptor);
 
-    aaudio_result_t validate();
-
     aaudio_result_t close();
 
     void dump();
@@ -70,6 +68,8 @@
     RingBufferParcelable    mDownDataQueueParcelable;    // eg. playback
 
 private:
+    aaudio_result_t         validate() const;
+
     int32_t                 mNumSharedMemories = 0;
     SharedMemoryParcelable  mSharedMemories[MAX_SHARED_MEMORIES];
 };
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/IAAudioService.cpp b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/IAAudioService.cpp
index b3c4934..620edc7 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/IAAudioService.cpp
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/IAAudioService.cpp
@@ -121,17 +121,11 @@
             ALOGE("BpAAudioService::client GET_STREAM_DESCRIPTION passed result %d", result);
             return result;
         }
-        err = parcelable.readFromParcel(&reply);;
+        err = parcelable.readFromParcel(&reply);
         if (err != NO_ERROR) {
             ALOGE("BpAAudioService::client transact(GET_STREAM_DESCRIPTION) read endpoint %d", err);
             return AAudioConvert_androidToAAudioResult(err);
         }
-        //parcelable.dump();
-        result = parcelable.validate();
-        if (result != AAUDIO_OK) {
-            ALOGE("BpAAudioService::client GET_STREAM_DESCRIPTION validation fails %d", result);
-            return result;
-        }
         return result;
     }
 
@@ -250,6 +244,7 @@
     pid_t tid;
     int64_t nanoseconds;
     aaudio_result_t result;
+    status_t status = NO_ERROR;
     ALOGV("BnAAudioService::onTransact(%i) %i", code, flags);
 
     switch(code) {
@@ -294,21 +289,20 @@
 
         case GET_STREAM_DESCRIPTION: {
             CHECK_INTERFACE(IAAudioService, data, reply);
-            data.readInt32(&streamHandle);
+            status = data.readInt32(&streamHandle);
+            if (status != NO_ERROR) {
+                return status;
+            }
             aaudio::AudioEndpointParcelable parcelable;
             result = getStreamDescription(streamHandle, parcelable);
             if (result != AAUDIO_OK) {
                 return AAudioConvert_aaudioToAndroidStatus(result);
             }
-            result = parcelable.validate();
-            if (result != AAUDIO_OK) {
-                ALOGE("BnAAudioService::onTransact getStreamDescription() returns %d", result);
-                parcelable.dump();
-                return AAudioConvert_aaudioToAndroidStatus(result);
+            status = reply->writeInt32(result);
+            if (status != NO_ERROR) {
+                return status;
             }
-            reply->writeInt32(result);
-            parcelable.writeToParcel(reply);
-            return NO_ERROR;
+            return parcelable.writeToParcel(reply);
         } break;
 
         case START_STREAM: {
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/RingBufferParcelable.cpp b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/RingBufferParcelable.cpp
index 2babbff..4996b3f 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/RingBufferParcelable.cpp
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/RingBufferParcelable.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <binder/Parcelable.h>
+#include <utility/AAudioUtilities.h>
 
 #include "binding/AAudioServiceDefinitions.h"
 #include "binding/SharedRegionParcelable.h"
@@ -79,7 +80,10 @@
  * The read and write must be symmetric.
  */
 status_t RingBufferParcelable::writeToParcel(Parcel* parcel) const {
-    status_t status = parcel->writeInt32(mCapacityInFrames);
+    status_t status = AAudioConvert_aaudioToAndroidStatus(validate());
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
+
+    status = parcel->writeInt32(mCapacityInFrames);
     if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
     if (mCapacityInFrames > 0) {
         status = parcel->writeInt32(mBytesPerFrame);
@@ -97,7 +101,7 @@
     }
     return NO_ERROR;
 error:
-    ALOGE("writeToParcel() error = %d", status);
+    ALOGE("%s returning %d", __func__, status);
     return status;
 }
 
@@ -118,9 +122,9 @@
         status = mDataParcelable.readFromParcel(parcel);
         if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
     }
-    return NO_ERROR;
+    return AAudioConvert_aaudioToAndroidStatus(validate());
 error:
-    ALOGE("readFromParcel() error = %d", status);
+    ALOGE("%s returning %d", __func__, status);
     return status;
 }
 
@@ -151,8 +155,7 @@
     return AAUDIO_OK;
 }
 
-aaudio_result_t RingBufferParcelable::validate() {
-    aaudio_result_t result;
+aaudio_result_t RingBufferParcelable::validate() const {
     if (mCapacityInFrames < 0 || mCapacityInFrames >= 32 * 1024) {
         ALOGE("invalid mCapacityInFrames = %d", mCapacityInFrames);
         return AAUDIO_ERROR_INTERNAL;
@@ -165,18 +168,6 @@
         ALOGE("invalid mFramesPerBurst = %d", mFramesPerBurst);
         return AAUDIO_ERROR_INTERNAL;
     }
-    if ((result = mReadCounterParcelable.validate()) != AAUDIO_OK) {
-        ALOGE("invalid mReadCounterParcelable = %d", result);
-        return result;
-    }
-    if ((result = mWriteCounterParcelable.validate()) != AAUDIO_OK) {
-        ALOGE("invalid mWriteCounterParcelable = %d", result);
-        return result;
-    }
-    if ((result = mDataParcelable.validate()) != AAUDIO_OK) {
-        ALOGE("invalid mDataParcelable = %d", result);
-        return result;
-    }
     return AAUDIO_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/RingBufferParcelable.h b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/RingBufferParcelable.h
index bd562f2..1dbcf07 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/RingBufferParcelable.h
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/RingBufferParcelable.h
@@ -66,11 +66,12 @@
 
     aaudio_result_t resolve(SharedMemoryParcelable *memoryParcels, RingBufferDescriptor *descriptor);
 
-    aaudio_result_t validate();
-
     void dump();
 
 private:
+
+    aaudio_result_t validate() const;
+
     SharedRegionParcelable  mReadCounterParcelable;
     SharedRegionParcelable  mWriteCounterParcelable;
     SharedRegionParcelable  mDataParcelable;
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/SharedMemoryParcelable.cpp b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/SharedMemoryParcelable.cpp
index 4e3e5d1..0b0cf77 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/SharedMemoryParcelable.cpp
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/SharedMemoryParcelable.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@
 }
 
 status_t SharedMemoryParcelable::writeToParcel(Parcel* parcel) const {
-    status_t status = parcel->writeInt32(mSizeInBytes);
+    status_t status = AAudioConvert_aaudioToAndroidStatus(validate());
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) return status;
+
+    status = parcel->writeInt32(mSizeInBytes);
     if (status != NO_ERROR) return status;
     if (mSizeInBytes > 0) {
         ALOGV("writeToParcel() mFd = %d, this = %p\n", mFd.get(), this);
@@ -61,21 +64,27 @@
 
 status_t SharedMemoryParcelable::readFromParcel(const Parcel* parcel) {
     status_t status = parcel->readInt32(&mSizeInBytes);
-    if (status != NO_ERROR) {
-        return status;
-    }
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
+
     if (mSizeInBytes > 0) {
         // The Parcel owns the file descriptor and will close it later.
         unique_fd mmapFd;
         status = parcel->readUniqueFileDescriptor(&mmapFd);
         if (status != NO_ERROR) {
             ALOGE("readFromParcel() readUniqueFileDescriptor() failed : %d", status);
-        } else {
-            // Resolve the memory now while we still have the FD from the Parcel.
-            // Closing the FD will not affect the shared memory once mmap() has been called.
-            status = AAudioConvert_androidToAAudioResult(resolveSharedMemory(mmapFd));
+            goto error;
         }
+
+        // Resolve the memory now while we still have the FD from the Parcel.
+        // Closing the FD will not affect the shared memory once mmap() has been called.
+        aaudio_result_t result = resolveSharedMemory(mmapFd);
+        status = AAudioConvert_aaudioToAndroidStatus(result);
+        if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
     }
+
+    return AAudioConvert_aaudioToAndroidStatus(validate());
+
+error:
     return status;
 }
 
@@ -136,7 +145,7 @@
     return mSizeInBytes;
 }
 
-aaudio_result_t SharedMemoryParcelable::validate() {
+aaudio_result_t SharedMemoryParcelable::validate() const {
     if (mSizeInBytes < 0 || mSizeInBytes >= MAX_MMAP_SIZE_BYTES) {
         ALOGE("invalid mSizeInBytes = %d", mSizeInBytes);
         return AAUDIO_ERROR_OUT_OF_RANGE;
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/SharedMemoryParcelable.h b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/SharedMemoryParcelable.h
index 2a634e0..82c2240 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/SharedMemoryParcelable.h
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/SharedMemoryParcelable.h
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@
 
     int32_t getSizeInBytes();
 
-    aaudio_result_t validate();
-
     void dump();
 
 protected:
@@ -74,6 +72,11 @@
     android::base::unique_fd   mFd;
     int32_t     mSizeInBytes = 0;
     uint8_t    *mResolvedAddress = MMAP_UNRESOLVED_ADDRESS;
+
+private:
+
+    aaudio_result_t validate() const;
+
 };
 
 } /* namespace aaudio */
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/SharedRegionParcelable.cpp b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/SharedRegionParcelable.cpp
index 7aa80bf..c776116 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/SharedRegionParcelable.cpp
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/SharedRegionParcelable.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <binder/Parcelable.h>
 
 #include <aaudio/AAudio.h>
+#include <utility/AAudioUtilities.h>
 
 #include "binding/SharedMemoryParcelable.h"
 #include "binding/SharedRegionParcelable.h"
@@ -47,21 +48,38 @@
 }
 
 status_t SharedRegionParcelable::writeToParcel(Parcel* parcel) const {
-    parcel->writeInt32(mSizeInBytes);
+    status_t status = AAudioConvert_aaudioToAndroidStatus(validate());
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
+
+    status = parcel->writeInt32(mSizeInBytes);
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
     if (mSizeInBytes > 0) {
-        parcel->writeInt32(mSharedMemoryIndex);
-        parcel->writeInt32(mOffsetInBytes);
+        status = parcel->writeInt32(mSharedMemoryIndex);
+        if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
+        status = parcel->writeInt32(mOffsetInBytes);
+        if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
     }
-    return NO_ERROR; // TODO check for errors above
+    return NO_ERROR;
+
+error:
+    ALOGE("%s returning %d", __func__, status);
+    return status;
 }
 
 status_t SharedRegionParcelable::readFromParcel(const Parcel* parcel) {
-    parcel->readInt32(&mSizeInBytes);
+    status_t status = parcel->readInt32(&mSizeInBytes);
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
     if (mSizeInBytes > 0) {
-        parcel->readInt32(&mSharedMemoryIndex);
-        parcel->readInt32(&mOffsetInBytes);
+        status = parcel->readInt32(&mSharedMemoryIndex);
+        if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
+        status = parcel->readInt32(&mOffsetInBytes);
+        if (status != NO_ERROR) goto error;
     }
-    return NO_ERROR; // TODO check for errors above
+    return AAudioConvert_aaudioToAndroidStatus(validate());
+
+error:
+    ALOGE("%s returning %d", __func__, status);
+    return status;
 }
 
 aaudio_result_t SharedRegionParcelable::resolve(SharedMemoryParcelable *memoryParcels,
@@ -78,7 +96,7 @@
     return memoryParcel->resolve(mOffsetInBytes, mSizeInBytes, regionAddressPtr);
 }
 
-aaudio_result_t SharedRegionParcelable::validate() {
+aaudio_result_t SharedRegionParcelable::validate() const {
     if (mSizeInBytes < 0 || mSizeInBytes >= MAX_MMAP_SIZE_BYTES) {
         ALOGE("invalid mSizeInBytes = %d", mSizeInBytes);
         return AAUDIO_ERROR_OUT_OF_RANGE;
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/SharedRegionParcelable.h b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/SharedRegionParcelable.h
index f6babfd..0cd8c04 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/SharedRegionParcelable.h
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/SharedRegionParcelable.h
@@ -47,14 +47,15 @@
 
     bool isFileDescriptorSafe(SharedMemoryParcelable *memoryParcels);
 
-    aaudio_result_t validate();
-
     void dump();
 
 protected:
     int32_t mSharedMemoryIndex = -1;
     int32_t mOffsetInBytes     = 0;
     int32_t mSizeInBytes       = 0;
+
+private:
+    aaudio_result_t validate() const;
 };
 
 } /* namespace aaudio */