diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/Android.mk b/libs/surfaceflinger/Android.mk
index ebd588b..b8077c7 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/Android.mk
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/Android.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     BootAnimation.cpp \
     BlurFilter.cpp.arm \
     BufferAllocator.cpp \
-    CPUGauge.cpp \
     Layer.cpp \
     LayerBase.cpp \
     LayerBuffer.cpp \
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/BootAnimation.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/BootAnimation.cpp
index 4aa8c2c..519b112 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/BootAnimation.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/BootAnimation.cpp
@@ -128,12 +128,14 @@
         return -1;
 
     // create the native surface
-    sp<Surface> s = session()->createSurface(getpid(), 0, dinfo.w, dinfo.h,
-            PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB_565);
+    sp<SurfaceControl> control = session()->createSurface(
+            getpid(), 0, dinfo.w, dinfo.h, PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB_565);
     session()->openTransaction();
-    s->setLayer(0x40000000);
+    control->setLayer(0x40000000);
     session()->closeTransaction();
 
+    sp<Surface> s = control->getSurface();
+
     // initialize opengl and egl
     const EGLint attribs[] = { EGL_RED_SIZE, 5, EGL_GREEN_SIZE, 6,
             EGL_BLUE_SIZE, 5, EGL_DEPTH_SIZE, 0, EGL_NONE };
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@
     mSurface = surface;
     mWidth = w;
     mHeight = h;
+    mFlingerSurfaceControl = control;
     mFlingerSurface = s;
 
     // initialize GL
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@
     eglMakeCurrent(mDisplay, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_CONTEXT);
     eglDestroyContext(mDisplay, mContext);
     eglDestroySurface(mDisplay, mSurface);
-    mFlingerSurface.clear();
+    mFlingerSurfaceControl.clear();
     return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/BootAnimation.h b/libs/surfaceflinger/BootAnimation.h
index 8484623..0e35434 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/BootAnimation.h
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/BootAnimation.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     EGLDisplay  mDisplay;
     EGLDisplay  mContext;
     EGLDisplay  mSurface;
+    sp<SurfaceControl> mFlingerSurfaceControl;
     sp<Surface> mFlingerSurface;
     Barrier mBarrier;
 };
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/CPUGauge.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/CPUGauge.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 91dd236..0000000
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/CPUGauge.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,169 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007 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.
- */
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <limits.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <math.h>
-
-#include <utils/threads.h>
-#include <utils/Errors.h>
-#include <utils/Log.h>
-
-#include <ui/PixelFormat.h>
-#include <ui/Rect.h>
-#include <ui/Region.h>
-#include <ui/DisplayInfo.h>
-#include <ui/ISurfaceComposer.h>
-#include <ui/ISurfaceFlingerClient.h>
-
-#include <pixelflinger/pixelflinger.h>
-
-#include "CPUGauge.h"
-
-namespace android {
-
-CPUGauge::CPUGauge( const sp<ISurfaceComposer>& composer,
-                    nsecs_t interval,
-                    int clock,
-                    int refclock)
-    :   Thread(false), 
-        mInterval(interval), mClock(clock), mRefClock(refclock),
-        mReferenceTime(0),
-        mReferenceWorkingTime(0), mCpuUsage(0),
-        mRefIdleTime(0), mIdleTime(0)
-{
-    mFd = fopen("/proc/stat", "r");
-    setvbuf(mFd, NULL, _IONBF, 0);
-
-    mSession = SurfaceComposerClient::clientForConnection(
-        composer->createConnection()->asBinder());
-}
-
-CPUGauge::~CPUGauge()
-{
-    fclose(mFd);
-}
-
-const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& CPUGauge::session() const 
-{
-    return mSession;
-}
-
-void CPUGauge::onFirstRef()
-{
-    run("CPU Gauge");
-}
-
-status_t CPUGauge::readyToRun()
-{
-    LOGI("Starting CPU gauge...");
-    return NO_ERROR;
-}
-
-bool CPUGauge::threadLoop()
-{
-    DisplayInfo dinfo;
-    session()->getDisplayInfo(0, &dinfo);
-    sp<Surface> s(session()->createSurface(getpid(), 0, dinfo.w, 4, PIXEL_FORMAT_OPAQUE));
-    session()->openTransaction();
-    s->setLayer(INT_MAX);
-    session()->closeTransaction();
-    
-    static const GGLfixed colors[4][4] = {
-            { 0x00000, 0x10000, 0x00000, 0x10000 },
-            { 0x10000, 0x10000, 0x00000, 0x10000 },
-            { 0x10000, 0x00000, 0x00000, 0x10000 },
-            { 0x00000, 0x00000, 0x00000, 0x10000 },
-        };
-
-    GGLContext* gl;
-    gglInit(&gl);
-    gl->activeTexture(gl, 0);
-    gl->disable(gl, GGL_TEXTURE_2D);
-    gl->disable(gl, GGL_BLEND);
-
-    const int w = dinfo.w;
-
-    while(!exitPending())
-    {
-        mLock.lock();
-            const float cpuUsage = this->cpuUsage();
-            const float totalCpuUsage = 1.0f - idle();
-        mLock.unlock();
-
-        Surface::SurfaceInfo info;
-        s->lock(&info);
-            GGLSurface fb;
-                fb.version = sizeof(GGLSurface);
-                fb.width   = info.w;
-                fb.height  = info.h;
-                fb.stride  = info.s;
-                fb.format  = info.format;
-                fb.data = (GGLubyte*)info.bits;
-
-            gl->colorBuffer(gl, &fb);
-            gl->color4xv(gl, colors[3]);
-            gl->recti(gl, 0, 0, w, 4);
-            gl->color4xv(gl, colors[2]); // red
-            gl->recti(gl, 0, 0, int(totalCpuUsage*w), 2);
-            gl->color4xv(gl, colors[0]); // green
-            gl->recti(gl, 0, 2, int(cpuUsage*w), 4);
-        
-        s->unlockAndPost(); 
-
-        usleep(ns2us(mInterval));
-    }
-
-    gglUninit(gl);
-    return false;
-}
-
-void CPUGauge::sample()
-{
-    if (mLock.tryLock() == NO_ERROR) {
-        const nsecs_t now = systemTime(mRefClock);
-        const nsecs_t referenceTime = now-mReferenceTime;
-        if (referenceTime >= mInterval) {
-            const float reftime = 1.0f / referenceTime;
-            const nsecs_t nowWorkingTime = systemTime(mClock);
-            
-            char buf[256];
-            fgets(buf, 256, mFd);
-            rewind(mFd);
-            char *str = buf+5;
-            char const * const usermode = strsep(&str, " ");  (void)usermode;
-            char const * const usernice = strsep(&str, " ");  (void)usernice;
-            char const * const systemmode = strsep(&str, " ");(void)systemmode;
-            char const * const idle = strsep(&str, " ");
-            const nsecs_t nowIdleTime = atoi(idle) * 10000000LL;
-            mIdleTime = float(nowIdleTime - mRefIdleTime) * reftime;
-            mRefIdleTime = nowIdleTime;
-            
-            const nsecs_t workingTime = nowWorkingTime - mReferenceWorkingTime;
-            const float newCpuUsage = float(workingTime) * reftime;
-            if (mCpuUsage != newCpuUsage) {        
-                mCpuUsage = newCpuUsage;
-                mReferenceWorkingTime = nowWorkingTime;
-                mReferenceTime = now;
-            }
-        }
-        mLock.unlock();
-    }
-}
-
-
-}; // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/CPUGauge.h b/libs/surfaceflinger/CPUGauge.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bb53c0..0000000
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/CPUGauge.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007 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.
- */
-
-#ifndef ANDROID_CPUGAUGE_H
-#define ANDROID_CPUGAUGE_H
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-
-#include <utils/Timers.h>
-
-#include <ui/SurfaceComposerClient.h>
-
-namespace android {
-
-class CPUGauge : public Thread
-{
-public:
-    CPUGauge(   const sp<ISurfaceComposer>& composer,
-                nsecs_t interval=s2ns(1),
-                int clock=SYSTEM_TIME_THREAD,
-                int refclock=SYSTEM_TIME_MONOTONIC);
-                
-    ~CPUGauge();
-
-    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& session() const;
-
-    void sample();
- 
-    inline float cpuUsage() const { return mCpuUsage; }
-    inline float idle() const { return mIdleTime; }
-
-private:
-    virtual void        onFirstRef();
-    virtual status_t    readyToRun();
-    virtual bool        threadLoop();
-
-    Mutex mLock;
-
-    sp<SurfaceComposerClient> mSession;
-
-    const nsecs_t mInterval;
-    const int mClock;
-    const int mRefClock;
-
-    nsecs_t mReferenceTime;
-    nsecs_t mReferenceWorkingTime;
-    float mCpuUsage;
-    nsecs_t mRefIdleTime;
-    float mIdleTime;
-    FILE*   mFd;
-};
-
-
-}; // namespace android
-
-#endif // ANDROID_CPUGAUGE_H
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index a5c1e8f..a63a282 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 
 #include "clz.h"
 #include "BufferAllocator.h"
-#include "CPUGauge.h"
 #include "Layer.h"
 #include "LayerBlur.h"
 #include "LayerBuffer.h"
@@ -179,7 +178,6 @@
         mFreezeCount(0),
         mFreezeDisplayTime(0),
         mDebugRegion(0),
-        mDebugCpu(0),
         mDebugFps(0),
         mDebugBackground(0),
         mDebugNoBootAnimation(0),
@@ -199,8 +197,6 @@
     char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
     property_get("debug.sf.showupdates", value, "0");
     mDebugRegion = atoi(value);
-    property_get("debug.sf.showcpu", value, "0");
-    mDebugCpu = atoi(value);
     property_get("debug.sf.showbackground", value, "0");
     mDebugBackground = atoi(value);
     property_get("debug.sf.showfps", value, "0");
@@ -209,7 +205,6 @@
     mDebugNoBootAnimation = atoi(value);
 
     LOGI_IF(mDebugRegion,           "showupdates enabled");
-    LOGI_IF(mDebugCpu,              "showcpu enabled");
     LOGI_IF(mDebugBackground,       "showbackground enabled");
     LOGI_IF(mDebugFps,              "showfps enabled");
     LOGI_IF(mDebugNoBootAnimation,  "boot animation disabled");
@@ -413,10 +408,6 @@
 
     mOrientationAnimation = new OrientationAnimation(this);
     
-    // start CPU gauge display
-    if (mDebugCpu)
-        mCpuGauge = new CPUGauge(this, ms2ns(500));
-
     // the boot animation!
     if (mDebugNoBootAnimation == false)
         mBootAnimation = new BootAnimation(this);
@@ -509,11 +500,6 @@
         unlockClients();
         executeScheduledBroadcasts();
 
-        // sample the cpu gauge
-        if (UNLIKELY(mDebugCpu)) {
-            handleDebugCpu();
-        }
-
         postFramebuffer();
     } else {
         // pretend we did the post
@@ -905,13 +891,6 @@
     mLastScheduledBroadcast = 0;
 }
 
-void SurfaceFlinger::handleDebugCpu()
-{
-    Mutex::Autolock _l(mDebugLock);
-    if (mCpuGauge != 0)
-        mCpuGauge->sample();
-}
-
 void SurfaceFlinger::debugFlashRegions()
 {
     if (UNLIKELY(!mDirtyRegion.isRect())) {
@@ -1502,20 +1481,7 @@
         }
         int n;
         switch (code) {
-            case 1000: // SHOW_CPU
-                n = data.readInt32();
-                mDebugCpu = n ? 1 : 0;
-                if (mDebugCpu) {
-                    if (mCpuGauge == 0) {
-                        mCpuGauge = new CPUGauge(this, ms2ns(500));
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    if (mCpuGauge != 0) {
-                        mCpuGauge->requestExitAndWait();
-                        Mutex::Autolock _l(mDebugLock);
-                        mCpuGauge.clear();
-                    }
-                }
+            case 1000: // SHOW_CPU, NOT SUPPORTED ANYMORE
                 return NO_ERROR;
             case 1001:  // SHOW_FPS
                 n = data.readInt32();
@@ -1540,7 +1506,7 @@
                 mFreezeCount = data.readInt32();
                 return NO_ERROR;
             case 1010:  // interrogate.
-                reply->writeInt32(mDebugCpu);
+                reply->writeInt32(0);
                 reply->writeInt32(0);
                 reply->writeInt32(mDebugRegion);
                 reply->writeInt32(mDebugBackground);
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index 57c6ca8..cb84542 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 
 #include "Barrier.h"
 #include "BootAnimation.h"
-#include "CPUGauge.h"
 #include "Layer.h"
 #include "Tokenizer.h"
 
@@ -277,7 +276,6 @@
             bool        lockPageFlip(const LayerVector& currentLayers);
             void        unlockPageFlip(const LayerVector& currentLayers);
             void        handleRepaint();
-            void        handleDebugCpu();
             void        scheduleBroadcast(Client* client);
             void        executeScheduledBroadcasts();
             void        postFramebuffer();
@@ -349,13 +347,8 @@
                 friend class OrientationAnimation;
                 OrientationAnimation*       mOrientationAnimation;
 
-                // access protected by mDebugLock
-    mutable     Mutex                       mDebugLock;
-                sp<CPUGauge>                mCpuGauge;
-
                 // don't use a lock for these, we don't care
                 int                         mDebugRegion;
-                int                         mDebugCpu;
                 int                         mDebugFps;
                 int                         mDebugBackground;
                 int                         mDebugNoBootAnimation;
diff --git a/libs/ui/Surface.cpp b/libs/ui/Surface.cpp
index 63699c7..cf1b76c 100644
--- a/libs/ui/Surface.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/Surface.cpp
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@
 //  SurfaceControl
 // ============================================================================
 
-
-SurfaceControl::SurfaceControl(const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client, 
+SurfaceControl::SurfaceControl(
+        const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client, 
         const sp<ISurface>& surface,
         const ISurfaceFlingerClient::surface_data_t& data,
         uint32_t w, uint32_t h, PixelFormat format, uint32_t flags,
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@
       mFormat(format), mFlags(flags), mOwner(owner)
 {
 }
-
 SurfaceControl::~SurfaceControl()
 {
     destroy();
@@ -192,133 +191,6 @@
     destroy();
 }
 
-status_t SurfaceControl::setLayer(int32_t layer) {
-    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
-    if (client == 0) return INVALID_OPERATION;
-    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
-    if (err < 0) return err;
-    return client->setLayer(mToken, layer);
-}
-status_t SurfaceControl::setPosition(int32_t x, int32_t y) {
-    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
-    if (client == 0) return INVALID_OPERATION;
-    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
-    if (err < 0) return err;
-    return client->setPosition(mToken, x, y);
-}
-status_t SurfaceControl::setSize(uint32_t w, uint32_t h) {
-    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
-    if (client == 0) return INVALID_OPERATION;
-    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
-    if (err < 0) return err;
-    return client->setSize(mToken, w, h);
-}
-status_t SurfaceControl::hide() {
-    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
-    if (client == 0) return INVALID_OPERATION;
-    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
-    if (err < 0) return err;
-    return client->hide(mToken);
-}
-status_t SurfaceControl::show(int32_t layer) {
-    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
-    if (client == 0) return INVALID_OPERATION;
-    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
-    if (err < 0) return err;
-    return client->show(mToken, layer);
-}
-status_t SurfaceControl::freeze() {
-    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
-    if (client == 0) return INVALID_OPERATION;
-    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
-    if (err < 0) return err;
-    return client->freeze(mToken);
-}
-status_t SurfaceControl::unfreeze() {
-    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
-    if (client == 0) return INVALID_OPERATION;
-    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
-    if (err < 0) return err;
-    return client->unfreeze(mToken);
-}
-status_t SurfaceControl::setFlags(uint32_t flags, uint32_t mask) {
-    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
-    if (client == 0) return INVALID_OPERATION;
-    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
-    if (err < 0) return err;
-    return client->setFlags(mToken, flags, mask);
-}
-status_t SurfaceControl::setTransparentRegionHint(const Region& transparent) {
-    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
-    if (client == 0) return INVALID_OPERATION;
-    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
-    if (err < 0) return err;
-    return client->setTransparentRegionHint(mToken, transparent);
-}
-status_t SurfaceControl::setAlpha(float alpha) {
-    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
-    if (client == 0) return INVALID_OPERATION;
-    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
-    if (err < 0) return err;
-    return client->setAlpha(mToken, alpha);
-}
-status_t SurfaceControl::setMatrix(float dsdx, float dtdx, float dsdy, float dtdy) {
-    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
-    if (client == 0) return INVALID_OPERATION;
-    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
-    if (err < 0) return err;
-    return client->setMatrix(mToken, dsdx, dtdx, dsdy, dtdy);
-}
-status_t SurfaceControl::setFreezeTint(uint32_t tint) {
-    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
-    if (client == 0) return INVALID_OPERATION;
-    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
-    if (err < 0) return err;
-    return client->setFreezeTint(mToken, tint);
-}
-
-sp<SurfaceControl> SurfaceControl::readFromParcel(Parcel* parcel)
-{
-    sp<SurfaceComposerClient> client;
-    ISurfaceFlingerClient::surface_data_t data;
-    sp<IBinder> clientBinder= parcel->readStrongBinder();
-    sp<ISurface> surface    = interface_cast<ISurface>(parcel->readStrongBinder());
-    data.token              = parcel->readInt32();
-    data.identity           = parcel->readInt32();
-    PixelFormat format      = parcel->readInt32();
-    uint32_t flags          = parcel->readInt32();
-
-    if (clientBinder != NULL)
-        client = SurfaceComposerClient::clientForConnection(clientBinder);
-
-    return new SurfaceControl(client, surface, data, 0, 0, format, flags, false);
-}
-
-status_t SurfaceControl::writeToParcel(const sp<SurfaceControl>& surface, Parcel* parcel)
-{
-    uint32_t flags=0;
-    uint32_t format=0;
-    SurfaceID token = -1;
-    uint32_t identity = 0;
-    sp<SurfaceComposerClient> client;
-    sp<ISurface> sur;
-    if (SurfaceControl::isValid(surface)) {
-        token = surface->mToken;
-        identity = surface->mIdentity;
-        client = surface->mClient;
-        sur = surface->mSurface;
-        format = surface->mFormat;
-        flags = surface->mFlags;
-    }
-    parcel->writeStrongBinder(client!=0  ? client->connection() : NULL);
-    parcel->writeStrongBinder(sur!=0     ? sur->asBinder()      : NULL);
-    parcel->writeInt32(token);
-    parcel->writeInt32(identity);
-    parcel->writeInt32(format);
-    parcel->writeInt32(flags);
-    return NO_ERROR;
-}
-
 bool SurfaceControl::isSameSurface(
         const sp<SurfaceControl>& lhs, const sp<SurfaceControl>& rhs) 
 {
@@ -327,6 +199,90 @@
     return lhs->mSurface->asBinder() == rhs->mSurface->asBinder();
 }
 
+status_t SurfaceControl::setLayer(int32_t layer) {
+    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
+    if (client == 0) return NO_INIT;
+    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
+    if (err < 0) return err;
+    return client->setLayer(mToken, layer);
+}
+status_t SurfaceControl::setPosition(int32_t x, int32_t y) {
+    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
+    if (client == 0) return NO_INIT;
+    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
+    if (err < 0) return err;
+    return client->setPosition(mToken, x, y);
+}
+status_t SurfaceControl::setSize(uint32_t w, uint32_t h) {
+    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
+    if (client == 0) return NO_INIT;
+    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
+    if (err < 0) return err;
+    return client->setSize(mToken, w, h);
+}
+status_t SurfaceControl::hide() {
+    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
+    if (client == 0) return NO_INIT;
+    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
+    if (err < 0) return err;
+    return client->hide(mToken);
+}
+status_t SurfaceControl::show(int32_t layer) {
+    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
+    if (client == 0) return NO_INIT;
+    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
+    if (err < 0) return err;
+    return client->show(mToken, layer);
+}
+status_t SurfaceControl::freeze() {
+    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
+    if (client == 0) return NO_INIT;
+    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
+    if (err < 0) return err;
+    return client->freeze(mToken);
+}
+status_t SurfaceControl::unfreeze() {
+    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
+    if (client == 0) return NO_INIT;
+    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
+    if (err < 0) return err;
+    return client->unfreeze(mToken);
+}
+status_t SurfaceControl::setFlags(uint32_t flags, uint32_t mask) {
+    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
+    if (client == 0) return NO_INIT;
+    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
+    if (err < 0) return err;
+    return client->setFlags(mToken, flags, mask);
+}
+status_t SurfaceControl::setTransparentRegionHint(const Region& transparent) {
+    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
+    if (client == 0) return NO_INIT;
+    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
+    if (err < 0) return err;
+    return client->setTransparentRegionHint(mToken, transparent);
+}
+status_t SurfaceControl::setAlpha(float alpha) {
+    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
+    if (client == 0) return NO_INIT;
+    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
+    if (err < 0) return err;
+    return client->setAlpha(mToken, alpha);
+}
+status_t SurfaceControl::setMatrix(float dsdx, float dtdx, float dsdy, float dtdy) {
+    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
+    if (client == 0) return NO_INIT;
+    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
+    if (err < 0) return err;
+    return client->setMatrix(mToken, dsdx, dtdx, dsdy, dtdy);
+}
+status_t SurfaceControl::setFreezeTint(uint32_t tint) {
+    const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client(mClient);
+    if (client == 0) return NO_INIT;
+    status_t err = validate(client->mControl);
+    if (err < 0) return err;
+    return client->setFreezeTint(mToken, tint);
+}
 
 status_t SurfaceControl::validate(per_client_cblk_t const* cblk) const
 {
@@ -353,22 +309,72 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
+status_t SurfaceControl::writeSurfaceToParcel(
+        const sp<SurfaceControl>& control, Parcel* parcel)
+{
+    uint32_t flags = 0;
+    uint32_t format = 0;
+    SurfaceID token = -1;
+    uint32_t identity = 0;
+    sp<SurfaceComposerClient> client;
+    sp<ISurface> sur;
+    if (SurfaceControl::isValid(control)) {
+        token    = control->mToken;
+        identity = control->mIdentity;
+        client   = control->mClient;
+        sur      = control->mSurface;
+        format   = control->mFormat;
+        flags    = control->mFlags;
+    }
+    parcel->writeStrongBinder(client!=0  ? client->connection() : NULL);
+    parcel->writeStrongBinder(sur!=0     ? sur->asBinder()      : NULL);
+    parcel->writeInt32(token);
+    parcel->writeInt32(identity);
+    parcel->writeInt32(format);
+    parcel->writeInt32(flags);
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}
+
+sp<Surface> SurfaceControl::getSurface() const
+{
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+    if (mSurfaceData == 0) {
+        mSurfaceData = new Surface(const_cast<SurfaceControl*>(this));
+    }
+    return mSurfaceData;
+}
+
 // ============================================================================
 //  Surface
 // ============================================================================
 
-Surface::Surface(const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client, 
-        const sp<ISurface>& surface,
-        const ISurfaceFlingerClient::surface_data_t& data,
-        uint32_t w, uint32_t h, PixelFormat format, uint32_t flags,
-        bool owner)
-    : mClient(client), mSurface(surface),
-      mToken(data.token), mIdentity(data.identity),
-      mFormat(format), mFlags(flags), mOwner(owner)
+Surface::Surface(const sp<SurfaceControl>& surface)
+    : mClient(surface->mClient), mSurface(surface->mSurface),
+      mToken(surface->mToken), mIdentity(surface->mIdentity),
+      mFormat(surface->mFormat), mFlags(surface->mFlags),
+      mOwner(surface->mOwner)
 {
-    mSurfaceControl = new SurfaceControl(
-            client, surface, data, w, h, format, flags, owner);
+    init();
+}
 
+Surface::Surface(const Parcel& parcel)
+    : mOwner(false)
+{
+    sp<IBinder> clientBinder = parcel.readStrongBinder();
+    mSurface    = interface_cast<ISurface>(parcel.readStrongBinder());
+    mToken      = parcel.readInt32();
+    mIdentity   = parcel.readInt32();
+    mFormat     = parcel.readInt32();
+    mFlags      = parcel.readInt32();
+
+    if (clientBinder != NULL)
+        mClient = SurfaceComposerClient::clientForConnection(clientBinder);
+
+    init();
+}
+
+void Surface::init()
+{
     android_native_window_t::connect          = connect;
     android_native_window_t::disconnect       = disconnect;
     android_native_window_t::setSwapInterval  = setSwapInterval;
@@ -389,6 +395,7 @@
     const_cast<uint32_t&>(android_native_window_t::flags) = 0;
 }
 
+
 Surface::~Surface()
 {
     // this is a client-side operation, the surface is destroyed, unmap
@@ -399,13 +406,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    destroy();
-}
-
-void Surface::destroy()
-{
-    mSurfaceControl->destroy();
-
     // clear all references and trigger an IPC now, to make sure things
     // happen without delay, since these resources are quite heavy.
     mClient.clear();
@@ -413,11 +413,6 @@
     IPCThreadState::self()->flushCommands();
 }
 
-void Surface::clear() 
-{
-    mSurfaceControl->clear();
-}
-
 status_t Surface::validate(per_client_cblk_t const* cblk) const
 {
     if (mToken<0 || mClient==0) {
@@ -443,6 +438,15 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
+
+bool Surface::isSameSurface(
+        const sp<Surface>& lhs, const sp<Surface>& rhs) 
+{
+    if (lhs == 0 || rhs == 0)
+        return false;
+    return lhs->mSurface->asBinder() == rhs->mSurface->asBinder();
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 int Surface::setSwapRectangle(android_native_window_t* window,
@@ -681,55 +685,6 @@
     mSwapRectangle = r;
 }
 
-sp<Surface> Surface::readFromParcel(Parcel* parcel)
-{
-    sp<SurfaceComposerClient> client;
-    ISurfaceFlingerClient::surface_data_t data;
-    sp<IBinder> clientBinder= parcel->readStrongBinder();
-    sp<ISurface> surface    = interface_cast<ISurface>(parcel->readStrongBinder());
-    data.token              = parcel->readInt32();
-    data.identity           = parcel->readInt32();
-    PixelFormat format      = parcel->readInt32();
-    uint32_t flags          = parcel->readInt32();
-
-    if (clientBinder != NULL)
-        client = SurfaceComposerClient::clientForConnection(clientBinder);
-
-    return new Surface(client, surface, data, 0, 0, format, flags, false);
-}
-
-status_t Surface::writeToParcel(const sp<Surface>& surface, Parcel* parcel)
-{
-    uint32_t flags=0;
-    uint32_t format=0;
-    SurfaceID token = -1;
-    uint32_t identity = 0;
-    sp<SurfaceComposerClient> client;
-    sp<ISurface> sur;
-    if (Surface::isValid(surface)) {
-        token = surface->mToken;
-        identity = surface->mIdentity;
-        client = surface->mClient;
-        sur = surface->mSurface;
-        format = surface->mFormat;
-        flags = surface->mFlags;
-    }
-    parcel->writeStrongBinder(client!=0  ? client->connection() : NULL);
-    parcel->writeStrongBinder(sur!=0     ? sur->asBinder()      : NULL);
-    parcel->writeInt32(token);
-    parcel->writeInt32(identity);
-    parcel->writeInt32(format);
-    parcel->writeInt32(flags);
-    return NO_ERROR;
-}
-
-bool Surface::isSameSurface(const sp<Surface>& lhs, const sp<Surface>& rhs) 
-{
-    if (lhs == 0 || rhs == 0)
-        return false;
-    return lhs->mSurface->asBinder() == rhs->mSurface->asBinder();
-}
-
 status_t Surface::getBufferLocked(int index)
 {
     status_t err = NO_MEMORY;
@@ -750,45 +705,5 @@
     return err; 
 }
 
-
-
-status_t Surface::setLayer(int32_t layer) {
-    return mSurfaceControl->setLayer(layer);
-}
-status_t Surface::setPosition(int32_t x, int32_t y) {
-    return mSurfaceControl->setPosition(x, y);
-}
-status_t Surface::setSize(uint32_t w, uint32_t h) {
-    return mSurfaceControl->setSize(w, h);
-}
-status_t Surface::hide() {
-    return mSurfaceControl->hide();
-}
-status_t Surface::show(int32_t layer) {
-    return mSurfaceControl->show(layer);
-}
-status_t Surface::freeze() {
-    return mSurfaceControl->freeze();
-}
-status_t Surface::unfreeze() {
-    return mSurfaceControl->unfreeze();
-}
-status_t Surface::setFlags(uint32_t flags, uint32_t mask) {
-    return mSurfaceControl->setFlags(flags, mask);
-}
-status_t Surface::setTransparentRegionHint(const Region& transparent) {
-    return mSurfaceControl->setTransparentRegionHint(transparent);
-}
-status_t Surface::setAlpha(float alpha) {
-    return mSurfaceControl->setAlpha(alpha);
-}
-status_t Surface::setMatrix(float dsdx, float dtdx, float dsdy, float dtdy) {
-    return mSurfaceControl->setMatrix(dsdx, dtdx, dsdy, dtdy);
-}
-status_t Surface::setFreezeTint(uint32_t tint) {
-    return mSurfaceControl->setFreezeTint(tint);
-}
-
-
 }; // namespace android
 
diff --git a/libs/ui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/ui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 4ccd396..413167f 100644
--- a/libs/ui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
     mSignalServer->signal();
 }
 
-sp<Surface> SurfaceComposerClient::createSurface(
+sp<SurfaceControl> SurfaceComposerClient::createSurface(
         int pid,
         DisplayID display,
         uint32_t w,
@@ -466,14 +466,14 @@
         PixelFormat format,
         uint32_t flags)
 {
-    sp<Surface> result;
+    sp<SurfaceControl> result;
     if (mStatus == NO_ERROR) {
         ISurfaceFlingerClient::surface_data_t data;
         sp<ISurface> surface = mClient->createSurface(&data, pid,
                 display, w, h, format, flags);
         if (surface != 0) {
             if (uint32_t(data.token) < NUM_LAYERS_MAX) {
-                result = new Surface(this, surface, data, w, h, format, flags);
+                result = new SurfaceControl(this, surface, data, w, h, format, flags);
             }
         }
     }