diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
index 1a513c4..6a224ac 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
@@ -266,10 +266,9 @@
         audio_devices_t outDevice, audio_devices_t inDevice, type_t type)
     :   Thread(false /*canCallJava*/),
         mType(type),
-        mAudioFlinger(audioFlinger), mSampleRate(0), mFrameCount(0), mNormalFrameCount(0),
-        // mChannelMask
-        mChannelCount(0),
-        mFrameSize(1), mFormat(AUDIO_FORMAT_INVALID),
+        mAudioFlinger(audioFlinger),
+        // mSampleRate, mFrameCount, mChannelMask, mChannelCount, mFrameSize, and mFormat are
+        // set by PlaybackThread::readOutputParameters() or RecordThread::readInputParameters()
         mParamStatus(NO_ERROR),
         mStandby(false), mOutDevice(outDevice), mInDevice(inDevice),
         mAudioSource(AUDIO_SOURCE_DEFAULT), mId(id),
@@ -425,8 +424,6 @@
     result.append(buffer);
     snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "HAL frame count: %d\n", mFrameCount);
     result.append(buffer);
-    snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "Normal frame count: %d\n", mNormalFrameCount);
-    result.append(buffer);
     snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "Channel Count: %u\n", mChannelCount);
     result.append(buffer);
     snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "Channel Mask: 0x%08x\n", mChannelMask);
@@ -932,6 +929,7 @@
                                              audio_devices_t device,
                                              type_t type)
     :   ThreadBase(audioFlinger, id, device, AUDIO_DEVICE_NONE, type),
+        mNormalFrameCount(0), mMixBuffer(NULL),
         mAllocMixBuffer(NULL), mSuspended(0), mBytesWritten(0),
         // mStreamTypes[] initialized in constructor body
         mOutput(output),
@@ -1054,6 +1052,8 @@
 
     snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "\nOutput thread %p internals\n", this);
     result.append(buffer);
+    snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "Normal frame count: %d\n", mNormalFrameCount);
+    result.append(buffer);
     snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "last write occurred (msecs): %llu\n",
             ns2ms(systemTime() - mLastWriteTime));
     result.append(buffer);
@@ -4920,7 +4920,6 @@
     mFrameSize = audio_stream_frame_size(&mInput->stream->common);
     mInputBytes = mInput->stream->common.get_buffer_size(&mInput->stream->common);
     mFrameCount = mInputBytes / mFrameSize;
-    mNormalFrameCount = mFrameCount; // not used by record, but used by input effects
     mRsmpInBuffer = new int16_t[mFrameCount * mChannelCount];
 
     if (mSampleRate != mReqSampleRate && mChannelCount <= FCC_2 && mReqChannelCount <= FCC_2)