2 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/AsyncTask.java b/core/java/android/os/AsyncTask.java
index 832ce84..aadacab 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/AsyncTask.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/AsyncTask.java
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ public abstract class AsyncTask<Params, Progress, Result> {
         FINISHED,
     }
 
+    /** @hide Used to force static handler to be created. */
+    public static void init() {
+        sHandler.getLooper();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a new asynchronous task. This constructor must be invoked on the UI thread.
      */
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/ParcelFileDescriptor.java b/core/java/android/os/ParcelFileDescriptor.java
index 9d213b3..d853f13 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/ParcelFileDescriptor.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/ParcelFileDescriptor.java
@@ -134,6 +134,25 @@ public class ParcelFileDescriptor implements Parcelable {
     private static native FileDescriptor getFileDescriptorFromSocket(Socket socket);
 
     /**
+     * Create two ParcelFileDescriptors structured as a data pipe.  The first
+     * ParcelFileDescriptor in the returned array is the read side; the second
+     * is the write side.
+     */
+    public static ParcelFileDescriptor[] createPipe() throws IOException {
+        FileDescriptor[] fds = new FileDescriptor[2];
+        int res = createPipeNative(fds);
+        if (res == 0) {
+            ParcelFileDescriptor[] pfds = new ParcelFileDescriptor[2];
+            pfds[0] = new ParcelFileDescriptor(fds[0]);
+            pfds[1] = new ParcelFileDescriptor(fds[1]);
+            return pfds;
+        }
+        throw new IOException("Unable to create pipe: errno=" + -res);
+    }
+
+    private static native int createPipeNative(FileDescriptor[] outFds);
+
+    /**
      * Retrieve the actual FileDescriptor associated with this object.
      * 
      * @return Returns the FileDescriptor associated with this object.