diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 2f3a144..7506f29 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -1241,8 +1241,10 @@
     return orientation;
 }
 
-sp<ISurface> SurfaceFlinger::createSurface(const sp<Client>& client, int pid,
-        const String8& name, ISurfaceComposerClient::surface_data_t* params,
+sp<ISurface> SurfaceFlinger::createSurface(
+        ISurfaceComposerClient::surface_data_t* params,
+        const String8& name,
+        const sp<Client>& client,
         DisplayID d, uint32_t w, uint32_t h, PixelFormat format,
         uint32_t flags)
 {
@@ -2414,12 +2416,12 @@
     return -1;
 }
 sp<ISurface> Client::createSurface(
-        ISurfaceComposerClient::surface_data_t* params, int pid,
+        ISurfaceComposerClient::surface_data_t* params,
         const String8& name,
         DisplayID display, uint32_t w, uint32_t h, PixelFormat format,
         uint32_t flags)
 {
-    return mFlinger->createSurface(this, pid, name, params,
+    return mFlinger->createSurface(params, name, this,
             display, w, h, format, flags);
 }
 status_t Client::destroySurface(SurfaceID sid) {
@@ -2523,7 +2525,7 @@
 }
 
 sp<ISurface> UserClient::createSurface(
-        ISurfaceComposerClient::surface_data_t* params, int pid,
+        ISurfaceComposerClient::surface_data_t* params,
         const String8& name,
         DisplayID display, uint32_t w, uint32_t h, PixelFormat format,
         uint32_t flags) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index 8d43157..1b36d1c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     virtual sp<IMemoryHeap> getControlBlock() const;
     virtual ssize_t getTokenForSurface(const sp<ISurface>& sur) const;
     virtual sp<ISurface> createSurface(
-            surface_data_t* params, int pid, const String8& name,
+            surface_data_t* params, const String8& name,
             DisplayID display, uint32_t w, uint32_t h,PixelFormat format,
             uint32_t flags);
     virtual status_t destroySurface(SurfaceID surfaceId);
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
     virtual sp<IMemoryHeap> getControlBlock() const;
     virtual ssize_t getTokenForSurface(const sp<ISurface>& sur) const;
     virtual sp<ISurface> createSurface(
-            surface_data_t* params, int pid, const String8& name,
+            surface_data_t* params, const String8& name,
             DisplayID display, uint32_t w, uint32_t h,PixelFormat format,
             uint32_t flags);
     virtual status_t destroySurface(SurfaceID surfaceId);
@@ -232,9 +232,10 @@
     friend class Layer;
     friend class LayerDim;
 
-    sp<ISurface> createSurface(const sp<Client>& client,
-            int pid, const String8& name,
+    sp<ISurface> createSurface(
             ISurfaceComposerClient::surface_data_t* params,
+            const String8& name,
+            const sp<Client>& client,
             DisplayID display, uint32_t w, uint32_t h, PixelFormat format,
             uint32_t flags);