diff --git a/core/xsd/Android.bp b/core/xsd/Android.bp
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+xsd_config {
+ name: "permission",
+ srcs: ["permission.xsd"],
+ api_dir: "schema",
+ package_name: "com.android.xml.permission",
+}
diff --git a/core/xsd/permission.xsd b/core/xsd/permission.xsd
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diff --git a/core/xsd/schema/README.md b/core/xsd/schema/README.md
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+Please see the [README](https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/tools/xsdc/+/refs/heads/master/README.md) for details regarding the Configfile as API.
diff --git a/core/xsd/schema/current.txt b/core/xsd/schema/current.txt
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+// Signature format: 2.0
+package com.android.xml.permission {
+
+ public class AllowAssociation {
+ ctor public AllowAssociation();
+ method public String getAllowed();
+ method public String getTarget();
+ method public void setAllowed(String);
+ method public void setTarget(String);
+ }
+
+ public class AllowIgnoreLocationSettings {
+ ctor public AllowIgnoreLocationSettings();
+ method public String get_package();
+ method public void set_package(String);
+ }
+
+ public class AllowImplicitBroadcast {
+ ctor public AllowImplicitBroadcast();
+ method public String getAction();
+ method public void setAction(String);
+ }
+
+ public class AllowInDataUsageSave {
+ ctor public AllowInDataUsageSave();
+ method public String get_package();
+ method public void set_package(String);
+ }
+
+ public class AllowInPowerSave {
+ ctor public AllowInPowerSave();
+ method public String get_package();
+ method public void set_package(String);
+ }
+
+ public class AllowInPowerSaveExceptIdle {
+ ctor public AllowInPowerSaveExceptIdle();
+ method public String get_package();
+ method public void set_package(String);
+ }
+
+ public class AllowUnthrottledLocation {
+ ctor public AllowUnthrottledLocation();
+ method public String get_package();
+ method public void set_package(String);
+ }
+
+ public class AppLink {
+ ctor public AppLink();
+ method public String get_package();
+ method public void set_package(String);
+ }
+
+ public class AssignPermission {
+ ctor public AssignPermission();
+ method public String getName();
+ method public int getUid();
+ method public void setName(String);
+ method public void setUid(int);
+ }
+
+ public class BackupTransportWhitelistedService {
+ ctor public BackupTransportWhitelistedService();
+ method public String getService();
+ method public void setService(String);
+ }
+
+ public class BugreportWhitelisted {
+ ctor public BugreportWhitelisted();
+ method public String get_package();
+ method public void set_package(String);
+ }
+
+ public class DefaultEnabledVrApp {
+ ctor public DefaultEnabledVrApp();
+ method public String get_class();
+ method public String get_package();
+ method public void set_class(String);
+ method public void set_package(String);
+ }
+
+ public class DisabledUntilUsedPreinstalledCarrierApp {
+ ctor public DisabledUntilUsedPreinstalledCarrierApp();
+ method public String get_package();
+ method public void set_package(String);
+ }
+
+ public class DisabledUntilUsedPreinstalledCarrierAssociatedApp {
+ ctor public DisabledUntilUsedPreinstalledCarrierAssociatedApp();
+ method public String getCarrierAppPackage();
+ method public String get_package();
+ method public void setCarrierAppPackage(String);
+ method public void set_package(String);
+ }
+
+ public class Feature {
+ ctor public Feature();
+ method public String getName();
+ method public String getNotLowRam();
+ method public void setName(String);
+ method public void setNotLowRam(String);
+ }
+
+ public class Group {
+ ctor public Group();
+ method public int getGid();
+ method public void setGid(int);
+ }
+
+ public class HiddenApiWhitelistedApp {
+ ctor public HiddenApiWhitelistedApp();
+ method public String get_package();
+ method public void set_package(String);
+ }
+
+ public class Library {
+ ctor public Library();
+ method public String getDependency();
+ method public String getFile();
+ method public String getName();
+ method public void setDependency(String);
+ method public void setFile(String);
+ method public void setName(String);
+ }
+
+ public class OemPermissions {
+ ctor public OemPermissions();
+ method public java.util.List getDenyPermission();
+ method public java.util.List getPermission();
+ method public String get_package();
+ method public void set_package(String);
+ }
+
+ public static class OemPermissions.DenyPermission {
+ ctor public OemPermissions.DenyPermission();
+ method public String getName();
+ method public void setName(String);
+ }
+
+ public static class OemPermissions.Permission {
+ ctor public OemPermissions.Permission();
+ method public String getName();
+ method public void setName(String);
+ }
+
+ public class Permission {
+ ctor public Permission();
+ method public String getName();
+ method public void setName(String);
+ }
+
+ public class Permissions {
+ ctor public Permissions();
+ method public java.util.List getAllowAssociation();
+ method public java.util.List getAllowIgnoreLocationSettings();
+ method public java.util.List getAllowImplicitBroadcast();
+ method public java.util.List getAllowInDataUsageSave();
+ method public java.util.List getAllowInPowerSave();
+ method public java.util.List getAllowInPowerSaveExceptIdle();
+ method public java.util.List getAllowUnthrottledLocation();
+ method public java.util.List getAppLink();
+ method public java.util.List getAssignPermission();
+ method public java.util.List getBackupTransportWhitelistedService();
+ method public java.util.List getBugreportWhitelisted();
+ method public java.util.List getDefaultEnabledVrApp();
+ method public java.util.List getDisabledUntilUsedPreinstalledCarrierApp();
+ method public java.util.List getDisabledUntilUsedPreinstalledCarrierAssociatedApp();
+ method public java.util.List getFeature();
+ method public java.util.List getGroup();
+ method public java.util.List getHiddenApiWhitelistedApp();
+ method public java.util.List getLibrary();
+ method public java.util.List getOemPermissions();
+ method public java.util.List getPermission();
+ method public java.util.List getPrivappPermissions();
+ method public java.util.List getSplitPermission();
+ method public java.util.List getSystemUserBlacklistedApp();
+ method public java.util.List getSystemUserWhitelistedApp();
+ method public java.util.List getUnavailableFeature();
+ }
+
+ public class PrivappPermissions {
+ ctor public PrivappPermissions();
+ method public java.util.List getDenyPermission();
+ method public java.util.List getPermission();
+ method public String get_package();
+ method public void set_package(String);
+ }
+
+ public static class PrivappPermissions.DenyPermission {
+ ctor public PrivappPermissions.DenyPermission();
+ method public String getName();
+ method public void setName(String);
+ }
+
+ public static class PrivappPermissions.Permission {
+ ctor public PrivappPermissions.Permission();
+ method public String getName();
+ method public void setName(String);
+ }
+
+ public class SplitPermission {
+ ctor public SplitPermission();
+ method public java.util.List getLibrary();
+ method public String getName();
+ method public int getTargetSdk();
+ method public void setName(String);
+ method public void setTargetSdk(int);
+ }
+
+ public static class SplitPermission.Library {
+ ctor public SplitPermission.Library();
+ method public String getName();
+ method public void setName(String);
+ }
+
+ public class SystemUserBlacklistedApp {
+ ctor public SystemUserBlacklistedApp();
+ method public String get_package();
+ method public void set_package(String);
+ }
+
+ public class SystemUserWhitelistedApp {
+ ctor public SystemUserWhitelistedApp();
+ method public String get_package();
+ method public void set_package(String);
+ }
+
+ public class UnavailableFeature {
+ ctor public UnavailableFeature();
+ method public String getName();
+ method public void setName(String);
+ }
+
+ public class XmlParser {
+ ctor public XmlParser();
+ method public static com.android.xml.permission.Permissions read(java.io.InputStream) throws javax.xml.datatype.DatatypeConfigurationException, java.io.IOException, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
+ method public static String readText(org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser) throws java.io.IOException, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
+ method public static void skip(org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser) throws java.io.IOException, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
+ }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/core/xsd/schema/last_current.txt b/core/xsd/schema/last_current.txt
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diff --git a/core/xsd/schema/last_removed.txt b/core/xsd/schema/last_removed.txt
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diff --git a/core/xsd/schema/removed.txt b/core/xsd/schema/removed.txt
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+++ b/core/xsd/schema/removed.txt
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+// Signature format: 2.0