diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerProtoHelper.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerProtoHelper.cpp
index 1062126..ee23561 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerProtoHelper.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerProtoHelper.cpp
@@ -53,28 +53,52 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    writeToProto(region, getRegionProto());
+}
+
+void LayerProtoHelper::writeToProto(const Region& region, RegionProto* regionProto) {
+    if (region.isEmpty()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     Region::const_iterator head = region.begin();
     Region::const_iterator const tail = region.end();
     // Use a lambda do avoid writing the object header when the object is empty
-    RegionProto* regionProto = getRegionProto();
     while (head != tail) {
-        std::function<RectProto*()> getProtoRect = [&]() { return regionProto->add_rect(); };
-        writeToProto(*head, getProtoRect);
+        writeToProto(*head, regionProto->add_rect());
         head++;
     }
 }
 
+void LayerProtoHelper::readFromProto(const RegionProto& regionProto, Region& outRegion) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < regionProto.rect_size(); i++) {
+        Rect rect;
+        readFromProto(regionProto.rect(i), rect);
+        outRegion.orSelf(rect);
+    }
+}
+
 void LayerProtoHelper::writeToProto(const Rect& rect, std::function<RectProto*()> getRectProto) {
     if (rect.left != 0 || rect.right != 0 || rect.top != 0 || rect.bottom != 0) {
         // Use a lambda do avoid writing the object header when the object is empty
-        RectProto* rectProto = getRectProto();
-        rectProto->set_left(rect.left);
-        rectProto->set_top(rect.top);
-        rectProto->set_bottom(rect.bottom);
-        rectProto->set_right(rect.right);
+        writeToProto(rect, getRectProto());
     }
 }
 
+void LayerProtoHelper::writeToProto(const Rect& rect, RectProto* rectProto) {
+    rectProto->set_left(rect.left);
+    rectProto->set_top(rect.top);
+    rectProto->set_bottom(rect.bottom);
+    rectProto->set_right(rect.right);
+}
+
+void LayerProtoHelper::readFromProto(const RectProto& proto, Rect& outRect) {
+    outRect.left = proto.left();
+    outRect.top = proto.top();
+    outRect.bottom = proto.bottom();
+    outRect.right = proto.right();
+}
+
 void LayerProtoHelper::writeToProto(const FloatRect& rect,
                                     std::function<FloatRectProto*()> getFloatRectProto) {
     if (rect.left != 0 || rect.right != 0 || rect.top != 0 || rect.bottom != 0) {
@@ -189,6 +213,39 @@
     }
 }
 
+void LayerProtoHelper::readFromProto(const ColorTransformProto& colorTransformProto, mat4& matrix) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < mat4::ROW_SIZE; i++) {
+        for (int j = 0; j < mat4::COL_SIZE; j++) {
+            matrix[i][j] = colorTransformProto.val(i * mat4::COL_SIZE + j);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void LayerProtoHelper::writeToProto(const android::BlurRegion region, BlurRegion* proto) {
+    proto->set_blur_radius(region.blurRadius);
+    proto->set_corner_radius_tl(region.cornerRadiusTL);
+    proto->set_corner_radius_tr(region.cornerRadiusTR);
+    proto->set_corner_radius_bl(region.cornerRadiusBL);
+    proto->set_corner_radius_br(region.cornerRadiusBR);
+    proto->set_alpha(region.alpha);
+    proto->set_left(region.left);
+    proto->set_top(region.top);
+    proto->set_right(region.right);
+    proto->set_bottom(region.bottom);
+}
+
+void LayerProtoHelper::readFromProto(const BlurRegion& proto, android::BlurRegion& outRegion) {
+    outRegion.blurRadius = proto.blur_radius();
+    outRegion.cornerRadiusTL = proto.corner_radius_tl();
+    outRegion.cornerRadiusTR = proto.corner_radius_tr();
+    outRegion.cornerRadiusBL = proto.corner_radius_bl();
+    outRegion.cornerRadiusBR = proto.corner_radius_br();
+    outRegion.alpha = proto.alpha();
+    outRegion.left = proto.left();
+    outRegion.top = proto.top();
+    outRegion.right = proto.right();
+    outRegion.bottom = proto.bottom();
+}
 } // namespace surfaceflinger
 } // namespace android