diff --git a/libs/gui/BufferItem.cpp b/libs/gui/BufferItem.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 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 <gui/BufferItem.h>
+
+#include <ui/Fence.h>
+#include <ui/GraphicBuffer.h>
+
+#include <system/window.h>
+
+namespace android {
+
+BufferItem::BufferItem() :
+    mTransform(0),
+    mScalingMode(NATIVE_WINDOW_SCALING_MODE_FREEZE),
+    mTimestamp(0),
+    mIsAutoTimestamp(false),
+    mFrameNumber(0),
+    mSlot(INVALID_BUFFER_SLOT),
+    mIsDroppable(false),
+    mAcquireCalled(false),
+    mTransformToDisplayInverse(false) {
+    mCrop.makeInvalid();
+}
+
+BufferItem::operator IGraphicBufferConsumer::BufferItem() const {
+    IGraphicBufferConsumer::BufferItem bufferItem;
+    bufferItem.mTransform = mTransform;
+    bufferItem.mScalingMode = mScalingMode;
+    bufferItem.mTimestamp = mTimestamp;
+    bufferItem.mIsAutoTimestamp = mIsAutoTimestamp;
+    bufferItem.mFrameNumber = mFrameNumber;
+    bufferItem.mBuf = mSlot;
+    bufferItem.mIsDroppable = mIsDroppable;
+    bufferItem.mAcquireCalled = mAcquireCalled;
+    bufferItem.mTransformToDisplayInverse = mTransformToDisplayInverse;
+    bufferItem.mCrop = mCrop;
+    return bufferItem;
+}
+
+size_t BufferItem::getPodSize() const {
+    size_t c =  sizeof(mCrop) +
+            sizeof(mTransform) +
+            sizeof(mScalingMode) +
+            sizeof(mTimestamp) +
+            sizeof(mIsAutoTimestamp) +
+            sizeof(mFrameNumber) +
+            sizeof(mSlot) +
+            sizeof(mIsDroppable) +
+            sizeof(mAcquireCalled) +
+            sizeof(mTransformToDisplayInverse);
+    return c;
+}
+
+size_t BufferItem::getFlattenedSize() const {
+    size_t c = 0;
+    if (mGraphicBuffer != 0) {
+        c += mGraphicBuffer->getFlattenedSize();
+        FlattenableUtils::align<4>(c);
+    }
+    if (mFence != 0) {
+        c += mFence->getFlattenedSize();
+        FlattenableUtils::align<4>(c);
+    }
+    return sizeof(int32_t) + c + getPodSize();
+}
+
+size_t BufferItem::getFdCount() const {
+    size_t c = 0;
+    if (mGraphicBuffer != 0) {
+        c += mGraphicBuffer->getFdCount();
+    }
+    if (mFence != 0) {
+        c += mFence->getFdCount();
+    }
+    return c;
+}
+
+status_t BufferItem::flatten(
+        void*& buffer, size_t& size, int*& fds, size_t& count) const {
+
+    // make sure we have enough space
+    if (count < BufferItem::getFlattenedSize()) {
+        return NO_MEMORY;
+    }
+
+    // content flags are stored first
+    uint32_t& flags = *static_cast<uint32_t*>(buffer);
+
+    // advance the pointer
+    FlattenableUtils::advance(buffer, size, sizeof(uint32_t));
+
+    flags = 0;
+    if (mGraphicBuffer != 0) {
+        status_t err = mGraphicBuffer->flatten(buffer, size, fds, count);
+        if (err) return err;
+        size -= FlattenableUtils::align<4>(buffer);
+        flags |= 1;
+    }
+    if (mFence != 0) {
+        status_t err = mFence->flatten(buffer, size, fds, count);
+        if (err) return err;
+        size -= FlattenableUtils::align<4>(buffer);
+        flags |= 2;
+    }
+
+    // check we have enough space (in case flattening the fence/graphicbuffer lied to us)
+    if (size < getPodSize()) {
+        return NO_MEMORY;
+    }
+
+    FlattenableUtils::write(buffer, size, mCrop);
+    FlattenableUtils::write(buffer, size, mTransform);
+    FlattenableUtils::write(buffer, size, mScalingMode);
+    FlattenableUtils::write(buffer, size, mTimestamp);
+    FlattenableUtils::write(buffer, size, mIsAutoTimestamp);
+    FlattenableUtils::write(buffer, size, mFrameNumber);
+    FlattenableUtils::write(buffer, size, mSlot);
+    FlattenableUtils::write(buffer, size, mIsDroppable);
+    FlattenableUtils::write(buffer, size, mAcquireCalled);
+    FlattenableUtils::write(buffer, size, mTransformToDisplayInverse);
+
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}
+
+status_t BufferItem::unflatten(
+        void const*& buffer, size_t& size, int const*& fds, size_t& count) {
+
+    if (size < sizeof(uint32_t))
+        return NO_MEMORY;
+
+    uint32_t flags = 0;
+    FlattenableUtils::read(buffer, size, flags);
+
+    if (flags & 1) {
+        mGraphicBuffer = new GraphicBuffer();
+        status_t err = mGraphicBuffer->unflatten(buffer, size, fds, count);
+        if (err) return err;
+        size -= FlattenableUtils::align<4>(buffer);
+    }
+
+    if (flags & 2) {
+        mFence = new Fence();
+        status_t err = mFence->unflatten(buffer, size, fds, count);
+        if (err) return err;
+        size -= FlattenableUtils::align<4>(buffer);
+    }
+
+    // check we have enough space
+    if (size < getPodSize()) {
+        return NO_MEMORY;
+    }
+
+    FlattenableUtils::read(buffer, size, mCrop);
+    FlattenableUtils::read(buffer, size, mTransform);
+    FlattenableUtils::read(buffer, size, mScalingMode);
+    FlattenableUtils::read(buffer, size, mTimestamp);
+    FlattenableUtils::read(buffer, size, mIsAutoTimestamp);
+    FlattenableUtils::read(buffer, size, mFrameNumber);
+    FlattenableUtils::read(buffer, size, mSlot);
+    FlattenableUtils::read(buffer, size, mIsDroppable);
+    FlattenableUtils::read(buffer, size, mAcquireCalled);
+    FlattenableUtils::read(buffer, size, mTransformToDisplayInverse);
+
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}
+
+const char* BufferItem::scalingModeName(uint32_t scalingMode) {
+    switch (scalingMode) {
+        case NATIVE_WINDOW_SCALING_MODE_FREEZE: return "FREEZE";
+        case NATIVE_WINDOW_SCALING_MODE_SCALE_TO_WINDOW: return "SCALE_TO_WINDOW";
+        case NATIVE_WINDOW_SCALING_MODE_SCALE_CROP: return "SCALE_CROP";
+        default: return "Unknown";
+    }
+}
+
+} // namespace android