diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/RequestedLayerState.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/RequestedLayerState.cpp
index 5738262..065b895 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/RequestedLayerState.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/RequestedLayerState.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #undef LOG_TAG
 #define LOG_TAG "SurfaceFlinger"
 
+#include <gui/TraceUtils.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
 #include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -507,6 +508,51 @@
     return changes.test(Changes::Buffer) && !externalTexture;
 }
 
+bool RequestedLayerState::backpressureEnabled() const {
+    return flags & layer_state_t::eEnableBackpressure;
+}
+
+bool RequestedLayerState::isSimpleBufferUpdate(const layer_state_t& s) const {
+    static constexpr uint64_t requiredFlags = layer_state_t::eBufferChanged;
+    if ((s.what & requiredFlags) != requiredFlags) {
+        ATRACE_FORMAT_INSTANT("%s: false [missing required flags 0x%" PRIx64 "]", __func__,
+                              (s.what | requiredFlags) & ~s.what);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    static constexpr uint64_t deniedFlags = layer_state_t::eProducerDisconnect |
+            layer_state_t::eLayerChanged | layer_state_t::eRelativeLayerChanged |
+            layer_state_t::eTransparentRegionChanged | layer_state_t::eFlagsChanged |
+            layer_state_t::eBlurRegionsChanged | layer_state_t::eLayerStackChanged |
+            layer_state_t::eAutoRefreshChanged | layer_state_t::eReparent;
+    if (s.what & deniedFlags) {
+        ATRACE_FORMAT_INSTANT("%s: false [has denied flags 0x%" PRIx64 "]", __func__,
+                              s.what & deniedFlags);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    bool changedFlags = diff(s);
+    static constexpr auto deniedChanges = layer_state_t::ePositionChanged |
+            layer_state_t::eAlphaChanged | layer_state_t::eColorTransformChanged |
+            layer_state_t::eBackgroundColorChanged | layer_state_t::eMatrixChanged |
+            layer_state_t::eCornerRadiusChanged | layer_state_t::eBackgroundBlurRadiusChanged |
+            layer_state_t::eBufferTransformChanged |
+            layer_state_t::eTransformToDisplayInverseChanged | layer_state_t::eCropChanged |
+            layer_state_t::eDataspaceChanged | layer_state_t::eHdrMetadataChanged |
+            layer_state_t::eSidebandStreamChanged | layer_state_t::eColorSpaceAgnosticChanged |
+            layer_state_t::eShadowRadiusChanged | layer_state_t::eFixedTransformHintChanged |
+            layer_state_t::eTrustedOverlayChanged | layer_state_t::eStretchChanged |
+            layer_state_t::eBufferCropChanged | layer_state_t::eDestinationFrameChanged |
+            layer_state_t::eDimmingEnabledChanged | layer_state_t::eExtendedRangeBrightnessChanged;
+    if (changedFlags & deniedChanges) {
+        ATRACE_FORMAT_INSTANT("%s: false [has denied changes flags 0x%" PRIx64 "]", __func__,
+                              s.what & deniedChanges);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 void RequestedLayerState::clearChanges() {
     what = 0;
     changes.clear();
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/RequestedLayerState.h b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/RequestedLayerState.h
index 02e3bac..8ca1cd6 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/RequestedLayerState.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/RequestedLayerState.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
     bool hasReadyFrame() const;
     bool hasSidebandStreamFrame() const;
     bool willReleaseBufferOnLatch() const;
+    bool backpressureEnabled() const;
+    bool isSimpleBufferUpdate(const layer_state_t&) const;
 
     // Layer serial number.  This gives layers an explicit ordering, so we
     // have a stable sort order when their layer stack and Z-order are
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/TransactionHandler.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/TransactionHandler.cpp
index fa8eb3c..0d3c6eb 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/TransactionHandler.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/TransactionHandler.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     ATRACE_INT("TransactionQueue", static_cast<int>(mPendingTransactionCount.load()));
 }
 
-std::vector<TransactionState> TransactionHandler::flushTransactions() {
+void TransactionHandler::collectTransactions() {
     while (!mLocklessTransactionQueue.isEmpty()) {
         auto maybeTransaction = mLocklessTransactionQueue.pop();
         if (!maybeTransaction.has_value()) {
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
         auto transaction = maybeTransaction.value();
         mPendingTransactionQueues[transaction.applyToken].emplace(std::move(transaction));
     }
+}
 
+std::vector<TransactionState> TransactionHandler::flushTransactions() {
     // Collect transaction that are ready to be applied.
     std::vector<TransactionState> transactions;
     TransactionFlushState flushState;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/TransactionHandler.h b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/TransactionHandler.h
index 865835f..04183bc 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/TransactionHandler.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/TransactionHandler.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
     using TransactionFilter = std::function<TransactionReadiness(const TransactionFlushState&)>;
 
     bool hasPendingTransactions();
+    // Moves transactions from the lockless queue.
+    void collectTransactions();
     std::vector<TransactionState> flushTransactions();
     void addTransactionReadyFilter(TransactionFilter&&);
     void queueTransaction(TransactionState&&);