Update binderDied() error description to spell out the possibilities …

…for those unfamiliar with Android internals. (#11628) Callers are frequently confused by this message and waste time looking for problems in the client when the root cause is simply a server crash. See b/371447460 for more context.
grpc · Oct 24, 2024 · 46c1b38 · 46c1b38
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diff --git a/binder/src/main/java/io/grpc/binder/internal/BinderTransport.java b/binder/src/main/java/io/grpc/binder/internal/BinderTransport.java
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ protected boolean setOutgoingBinder(OneWayBinderProxy binder) {
 
   @Override
   public synchronized void binderDied() {
-    shutdownInternal(Status.UNAVAILABLE.withDescription("binderDied"), true);
+    shutdownInternal(Status.UNAVAILABLE.withDescription("Peer process crashed, exited or was killed (binderDied)"), true);
   }
 
   @GuardedBy("this")