1 files changed, 33 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/libs/binder/ndk/include_platform/android/binder_stability.h b/libs/binder/ndk/include_platform/android/binder_stability.h
index f5e8bf60ef..f113ba8f21 100644
--- a/libs/binder/ndk/include_platform/android/binder_stability.h
+++ b/libs/binder/ndk/include_platform/android/binder_stability.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ enum {
     FLAG_PRIVATE_VENDOR = 0x10000000,
 };
 
-#if defined(__ANDROID_VNDK__) && !defined(__ANDROID_APEX__)
+#if defined(__ANDROID_VENDOR__)
 
 enum {
     FLAG_PRIVATE_LOCAL = FLAG_PRIVATE_VENDOR,
@@ -45,7 +45,19 @@ static inline void AIBinder_markCompilationUnitStability(AIBinder* binder) {
     AIBinder_markVendorStability(binder);
 }
 
-#else  // defined(__ANDROID_VNDK__) && !defined(__ANDROID_APEX__)
+/**
+ * Given a binder interface at a certain stability, there may be some
+ * requirements associated with that higher stability level. For instance, a
+ * VINTF stability binder is required to be in the VINTF manifest. This API
+ * can be called to use that same interface within the vendor partition.
+ */
+void AIBinder_forceDowngradeToVendorStability(AIBinder* binder);
+
+static inline void AIBinder_forceDowngradeToLocalStability(AIBinder* binder) {
+    AIBinder_forceDowngradeToVendorStability(binder);
+}
+
+#else  // defined(__ANDROID_VENDOR__)
 
 enum {
     FLAG_PRIVATE_LOCAL = 0,
@@ -62,9 +74,27 @@ static inline void AIBinder_markCompilationUnitStability(AIBinder* binder) {
     AIBinder_markSystemStability(binder);
 }
 
-#endif  // defined(__ANDROID_VNDK__) && !defined(__ANDROID_APEX__)
+/**
+ * Given a binder interface at a certain stability, there may be some
+ * requirements associated with that higher stability level. For instance, a
+ * VINTF stability binder is required to be in the VINTF manifest. This API
+ * can be called to use that same interface within the system partition.
+ */
+void AIBinder_forceDowngradeToSystemStability(AIBinder* binder);
+
+static inline void AIBinder_forceDowngradeToLocalStability(AIBinder* binder) {
+    AIBinder_forceDowngradeToSystemStability(binder);
+}
+
+#endif  // defined(__ANDROID_VENDOR__)
 
 /**
+ * WARNING: this is not expected to be used manually. When the build system has
+ * versioned checks in place for an interface that prevent it being changed year
+ * over year (specifically like those for @VintfStability stable AIDL
+ * interfaces), this could be called. Calling this without this or equivalent
+ * infrastructure will lead to de facto frozen APIs or GSI test failures.
+ *
  * This interface has system<->vendor stability
  */
 void AIBinder_markVintfStability(AIBinder* binder);