Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] Documentation/filesystems: add binderfs
From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Date: 2019-01-15 00:24:04
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On Fri, 11 Jan 2019 14:40:59 +0100 Christian Brauner [off-list ref] wrote:
This documents the Android binderfs filesystem used to dynamically add and remove binder devices that are private to each instance. Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <redacted>
Two quick notes:
--- /* Changelog */ v1: - switch from *.txt to *.rst format --- Documentation/filesystems/binderfs.rst | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 70 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/filesystems/binderfs.rst
You didn't add it to index.rst, so it won't actually become part of the docs build.
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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/binderfs.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/binderfs.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..74a744b42db7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/binderfs.rst@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +The Android binderfs Filesystem +=============================== + +Android binderfs is a filesystem for the Android binder IPC mechanism. It +allows to dynamically add and remove binder devices at runtime. Binder devices +located in a new binderfs instance are independent of binder devices located in +other binderfs instances. Mounting a new binderfs instance makes it possible +to get a set of private binder devices. + +Mounting binderfs +----------------- + +Android binderfs can be mounted with: + +::
This can be more readably formatted as: Android binderfs can be mounted with:: I've applied the patches, taking the liberty of fixing both of those things up. Thanks! jon