1 files changed, 32 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/ext/client_channel/client_channel_factory.c b/src/core/ext/client_channel/client_channel_factory.c
index 4900832d57..4eb35dfcf7 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/client_channel/client_channel_factory.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/client_channel/client_channel_factory.c
@@ -55,3 +55,35 @@ grpc_channel* grpc_client_channel_factory_create_channel(
   return factory->vtable->create_client_channel(exec_ctx, factory, target, type,
                                                 args);
 }
+
+static void* factory_arg_copy(void* factory) {
+  grpc_client_channel_factory_ref(factory);
+  return factory;
+}
+
+static void factory_arg_destroy(void* factory) {
+  // TODO(roth): Remove local exec_ctx when
+  // https://github.com/grpc/grpc/pull/8705 is merged.
+  grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
+  grpc_client_channel_factory_unref(&exec_ctx, factory);
+  grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
+}
+
+static int factory_arg_cmp(void* factory1, void* factory2) {
+  if (factory1 < factory2) return -1;
+  if (factory1 > factory2) return 1;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static const grpc_arg_pointer_vtable factory_arg_vtable = {
+    factory_arg_copy, factory_arg_destroy, factory_arg_cmp};
+
+grpc_arg grpc_client_channel_factory_create_channel_arg(
+    grpc_client_channel_factory* factory) {
+  grpc_arg arg;
+  arg.type = GRPC_ARG_POINTER;
+  arg.key = GRPC_ARG_CLIENT_CHANNEL_FACTORY;
+  arg.value.pointer.p = factory;
+  arg.value.pointer.vtable = &factory_arg_vtable;
+  return arg;
+}