3 files changed, 55 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
index d4c7acfdfd..e49209db26 100644
--- a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
@@ -591,6 +591,12 @@ void IPCThreadState::processPostWriteDerefs()
     mPostWriteStrongDerefs.clear();
 }
 
+void IPCThreadState::createTransactionReference(RefBase* ref)
+{
+    ref->incStrong(mProcess.get());
+    mPostWriteStrongDerefs.push(ref);
+}
+
 void IPCThreadState::joinThreadPool(bool isMain)
 {
     LOG_THREADPOOL("**** THREAD %p (PID %d) IS JOINING THE THREAD POOL\n", (void*)pthread_self(), getpid());
diff --git a/libs/binder/include/binder/IPCThreadState.h b/libs/binder/include/binder/IPCThreadState.h
index 4da8aa1dfe..2bbcb457da 100644
--- a/libs/binder/include/binder/IPCThreadState.h
+++ b/libs/binder/include/binder/IPCThreadState.h
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ public:
             // This constant needs to be kept in sync with Binder.UNSET_WORKSOURCE from the Java
             // side.
             static const int32_t kUnsetWorkSource = -1;
+
+            // Create a temp reference until commands in queue flushed to driver
+            // Internal only.
+            // @internal
+            void                 createTransactionReference(RefBase* ref);
+
 private:
                                 IPCThreadState();
                                 ~IPCThreadState();
diff --git a/libs/binder/include/binder/ParcelRef.h b/libs/binder/include/binder/ParcelRef.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..497da2d215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/binder/include/binder/ParcelRef.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+
+#include <binder/Parcel.h>
+#include <utils/RefBase.h>
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+namespace android {
+
+/**
+ * internal use only
+ * @internal
+ */
+class ParcelRef : public Parcel, public RefBase
+{
+public:
+    static sp<ParcelRef> create() {
+        return new ParcelRef();
+    }
+
+private:
+    ParcelRef() = default;
+};
+
+} // namespace android
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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