linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] binder: implement binderfs(Internet mail)

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Date:   Tue, 11 Dec 2018 06:54:56 +0100
From:   Christian Brauner <christian@...uner.io>
To:     chouryzhou(周威) <chouryzhou@...cent.com>
Cc:     Todd Kjos <tkjos@...gle.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Todd Kjos <tkjos@...roid.com>,
        Martijn Coenen <maco@...roid.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
        "joel@...lfernandes.org" <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        "darrick.wong@...cle.com" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>,
        "david@...morbit.com" <david@...morbit.com>,
        "kilobyte@...band.pl" <kilobyte@...band.pl>,
        "open list:ANDROID DRIVERS" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] binder: implement binderfs(Internet mail)

On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 03:44:48AM +0000, chouryzhou(周威) wrote:
> > chouryzhou@, can you confirm that this implementation works for your
> > android-in-container use-case?
> > 
> > -Todd
> > 
> We are running Android Pie in container now. If it works for later Android 
> release, it will works for us.

The patchset is absolutely agnostic as to what Android version is
running. :) It has no userspace consequences.
If at all it makes it possible for Android to upgrade its userspace to
use additional devices in the future without having to recompile the
kernel. There's a whole lot of interesting things one could potentially
do with this. :)