diff --git a/libs/gui/GraphicBufferAlloc.cpp b/libs/gui/GraphicBufferAlloc.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b360e81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/gui/GraphicBufferAlloc.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ **
+ ** Copyright 2012 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 <cutils/log.h>
+
+#include <ui/GraphicBuffer.h>
+
+#include <gui/GraphicBufferAlloc.h>
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+namespace android {
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+GraphicBufferAlloc::GraphicBufferAlloc() {
+}
+
+GraphicBufferAlloc::~GraphicBufferAlloc() {
+}
+
+sp<GraphicBuffer> GraphicBufferAlloc::createGraphicBuffer(uint32_t w, uint32_t h,
+        PixelFormat format, uint32_t usage, status_t* error) {
+    sp<GraphicBuffer> graphicBuffer(new GraphicBuffer(w, h, format, usage));
+    status_t err = graphicBuffer->initCheck();
+    *error = err;
+    if (err != 0 || graphicBuffer->handle == 0) {
+        if (err == NO_MEMORY) {
+            GraphicBuffer::dumpAllocationsToSystemLog();
+        }
+        ALOGE("GraphicBufferAlloc::createGraphicBuffer(w=%d, h=%d) "
+             "failed (%s), handle=%p",
+                w, h, strerror(-err), graphicBuffer->handle);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return graphicBuffer;
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+}; // namespace android
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------