diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Android.bp b/services/surfaceflinger/Android.bp
index af012cd..75b2ba9 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Android.bp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Android.bp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     // TODO (marissaw): this library is not used by surfaceflinger. This is here so
     // the library compiled in a way that is accessible to system partition when running
     // IMapper's VTS.
-    required: ["libgralloctypes"]
+    required: ["libgralloctypes"],
 }
 
 cc_defaults {
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@
         "SurfaceFlingerDefaultFactory.cpp",
         "SurfaceInterceptor.cpp",
         "SurfaceTracing.cpp",
+        "Tracing/TransactionProtoParser.cpp",
         "TransactionCallbackInvoker.cpp",
         "TunnelModeEnabledReporter.cpp",
     ],
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@
         "libSurfaceFlingerProp",
     ],
 
-     logtags: ["EventLog/EventLogTags.logtags"],
+    logtags: ["EventLog/EventLogTags.logtags"],
 }
 
 subdirs = [
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
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerProtoHelper.h b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerProtoHelper.h
index 36e0647..249ec42 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerProtoHelper.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerProtoHelper.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <Layer.h>
 #include <gui/WindowInfo.h>
 #include <math/vec4.h>
+#include <ui/BlurRegion.h>
 #include <ui/GraphicBuffer.h>
 #include <ui/Rect.h>
 #include <ui/Region.h>
@@ -33,9 +34,13 @@
     static void writeSizeToProto(const uint32_t w, const uint32_t h,
                                  std::function<SizeProto*()> getSizeProto);
     static void writeToProto(const Rect& rect, std::function<RectProto*()> getRectProto);
+    static void writeToProto(const Rect& rect, RectProto* rectProto);
+    static void readFromProto(const RectProto& proto, Rect& outRect);
     static void writeToProto(const FloatRect& rect,
                              std::function<FloatRectProto*()> getFloatRectProto);
     static void writeToProto(const Region& region, std::function<RegionProto*()> getRegionProto);
+    static void writeToProto(const Region& region, RegionProto* regionProto);
+    static void readFromProto(const RegionProto& regionProto, Region& outRegion);
     static void writeToProto(const half4 color, std::function<ColorProto*()> getColorProto);
     // This writeToProto for transform is incorrect, but due to backwards compatibility, we can't
     // update Layers to use it. Use writeTransformToProto for any new transform proto data.
@@ -49,6 +54,9 @@
                              const wp<Layer>& touchableRegionBounds,
                              std::function<InputWindowInfoProto*()> getInputWindowInfoProto);
     static void writeToProto(const mat4 matrix, ColorTransformProto* colorTransformProto);
+    static void readFromProto(const ColorTransformProto& colorTransformProto, mat4& matrix);
+    static void writeToProto(const android::BlurRegion region, BlurRegion*);
+    static void readFromProto(const BlurRegion& proto, android::BlurRegion& outRegion);
 };
 
 } // namespace surfaceflinger
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 81f20ed..b815985 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -6789,7 +6789,7 @@
     return calculateMaxAcquiredBufferCount(refreshRate, presentLatency);
 }
 
-void SurfaceFlinger::TransactionState::traverseStatesWithBuffers(
+void TransactionState::traverseStatesWithBuffers(
         std::function<void(const layer_state_t&)> visitor) {
     for (const auto& state : states) {
         if (state.state.hasBufferChanges() && state.state.hasValidBuffer() && state.state.surface) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index 1f0e42d..e3d952d 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 #include "SurfaceTracing.h"
 #include "TracedOrdinal.h"
 #include "TransactionCallbackInvoker.h"
+#include "TransactionState.h"
 
 #include <atomic>
 #include <cstdint>
@@ -461,96 +462,6 @@
         hal::Connection connection = hal::Connection::INVALID;
     };
 
-    class CountDownLatch {
-    public:
-        enum {
-            eSyncTransaction = 1 << 0,
-            eSyncInputWindows = 1 << 1,
-        };
-        explicit CountDownLatch(uint32_t flags) : mFlags(flags) {}
-
-        // True if there is no waiting condition after count down.
-        bool countDown(uint32_t flag) {
-            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mMutex);
-            if (mFlags == 0) {
-                return true;
-            }
-            mFlags &= ~flag;
-            if (mFlags == 0) {
-                mCountDownComplete.notify_all();
-                return true;
-            }
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        // Return true if triggered.
-        bool wait_until(const std::chrono::seconds& timeout) const {
-            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mMutex);
-            const auto untilTime = std::chrono::system_clock::now() + timeout;
-            while (mFlags != 0) {
-                // Conditional variables can be woken up sporadically, so we check count
-                // to verify the wakeup was triggered by |countDown|.
-                if (std::cv_status::timeout == mCountDownComplete.wait_until(lock, untilTime)) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-            return true;
-        }
-
-    private:
-        uint32_t mFlags;
-        mutable std::condition_variable mCountDownComplete;
-        mutable std::mutex mMutex;
-    };
-
-    struct TransactionState {
-        TransactionState(const FrameTimelineInfo& frameTimelineInfo,
-                         const Vector<ComposerState>& composerStates,
-                         const Vector<DisplayState>& displayStates, uint32_t transactionFlags,
-                         const sp<IBinder>& applyToken,
-                         const InputWindowCommands& inputWindowCommands, int64_t desiredPresentTime,
-                         bool isAutoTimestamp, const client_cache_t& uncacheBuffer,
-                         int64_t postTime, uint32_t permissions, bool hasListenerCallbacks,
-                         std::vector<ListenerCallbacks> listenerCallbacks, int originPid,
-                         int originUid, uint64_t transactionId)
-              : frameTimelineInfo(frameTimelineInfo),
-                states(composerStates),
-                displays(displayStates),
-                flags(transactionFlags),
-                applyToken(applyToken),
-                inputWindowCommands(inputWindowCommands),
-                desiredPresentTime(desiredPresentTime),
-                isAutoTimestamp(isAutoTimestamp),
-                buffer(uncacheBuffer),
-                postTime(postTime),
-                permissions(permissions),
-                hasListenerCallbacks(hasListenerCallbacks),
-                listenerCallbacks(listenerCallbacks),
-                originPid(originPid),
-                originUid(originUid),
-                id(transactionId) {}
-
-        void traverseStatesWithBuffers(std::function<void(const layer_state_t&)> visitor);
-
-        FrameTimelineInfo frameTimelineInfo;
-        Vector<ComposerState> states;
-        Vector<DisplayState> displays;
-        uint32_t flags;
-        sp<IBinder> applyToken;
-        InputWindowCommands inputWindowCommands;
-        const int64_t desiredPresentTime;
-        const bool isAutoTimestamp;
-        client_cache_t buffer;
-        const int64_t postTime;
-        uint32_t permissions;
-        bool hasListenerCallbacks;
-        std::vector<ListenerCallbacks> listenerCallbacks;
-        int originPid;
-        int originUid;
-        uint64_t id;
-        std::shared_ptr<CountDownLatch> transactionCommittedSignal;
-    };
-
     template <typename F, std::enable_if_t<!std::is_member_function_pointer_v<F>>* = nullptr>
     static Dumper dumper(F&& dump) {
         using namespace std::placeholders;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Tracing/TransactionProtoParser.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Tracing/TransactionProtoParser.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb1d43b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Tracing/TransactionProtoParser.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,461 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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/SurfaceComposerClient.h>
+#include <ui/Rect.h>
+
+#include "LayerProtoHelper.h"
+#include "TransactionProtoParser.h"
+
+namespace android::surfaceflinger {
+
+proto::TransactionState TransactionProtoParser::toProto(
+        const TransactionState& t, std::function<int32_t(const sp<IBinder>&)> getLayerId,
+        std::function<int32_t(const sp<IBinder>&)> getDisplayId) {
+    proto::TransactionState proto;
+    proto.set_pid(t.originPid);
+    proto.set_uid(t.originUid);
+    proto.set_vsync_id(t.frameTimelineInfo.vsyncId);
+    proto.set_input_event_id(t.frameTimelineInfo.inputEventId);
+    proto.set_post_time(t.postTime);
+
+    for (auto& layerState : t.states) {
+        proto.mutable_layer_changes()->Add(std::move(toProto(layerState.state, getLayerId)));
+    }
+
+    for (auto& displayState : t.displays) {
+        proto.mutable_display_changes()->Add(std::move(toProto(displayState, getDisplayId)));
+    }
+    return proto;
+}
+
+proto::LayerState TransactionProtoParser::toProto(
+        const layer_state_t& layer, std::function<int32_t(const sp<IBinder>&)> getLayerId) {
+    proto::LayerState proto;
+    proto.set_layer_id(layer.layerId);
+    proto.set_what(layer.what);
+
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::ePositionChanged) {
+        proto.set_x(layer.x);
+        proto.set_y(layer.y);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eLayerChanged) {
+        proto.set_z(layer.z);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eSizeChanged) {
+        proto.set_w(layer.w);
+        proto.set_h(layer.h);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eLayerStackChanged) {
+        proto.set_layer_stack(layer.layerStack.id);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eFlagsChanged) {
+        proto.set_flags(layer.flags);
+        proto.set_mask(layer.mask);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eMatrixChanged) {
+        proto::LayerState_Matrix22* matrixProto = proto.mutable_matrix();
+        matrixProto->set_dsdx(layer.matrix.dsdx);
+        matrixProto->set_dsdy(layer.matrix.dsdy);
+        matrixProto->set_dtdx(layer.matrix.dtdx);
+        matrixProto->set_dtdy(layer.matrix.dtdy);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eCornerRadiusChanged) {
+        proto.set_corner_radius(layer.cornerRadius);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eBackgroundBlurRadiusChanged) {
+        proto.set_background_blur_radius(layer.backgroundBlurRadius);
+    }
+
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eAlphaChanged) {
+        proto.set_alpha(layer.alpha);
+    }
+
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eColorChanged) {
+        proto::LayerState_Color3* colorProto = proto.mutable_color();
+        colorProto->set_r(layer.color.r);
+        colorProto->set_g(layer.color.g);
+        colorProto->set_b(layer.color.b);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eTransparentRegionChanged) {
+        LayerProtoHelper::writeToProto(layer.transparentRegion, proto.mutable_transparent_region());
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eTransformChanged) {
+        proto.set_transform(layer.transform);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eTransformToDisplayInverseChanged) {
+        proto.set_transform_to_display_inverse(layer.transformToDisplayInverse);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eCropChanged) {
+        LayerProtoHelper::writeToProto(layer.crop, proto.mutable_crop());
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eBufferChanged) {
+        proto::LayerState_BufferData* bufferProto = proto.mutable_buffer_data();
+        if (layer.bufferData.buffer) {
+            bufferProto->set_buffer_id(layer.bufferData.buffer->getId());
+            bufferProto->set_width(layer.bufferData.buffer->getWidth());
+            bufferProto->set_height(layer.bufferData.buffer->getHeight());
+        }
+        bufferProto->set_frame_number(layer.bufferData.frameNumber);
+        bufferProto->set_flags(layer.bufferData.flags.get());
+        bufferProto->set_cached_buffer_id(layer.bufferData.cachedBuffer.id);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eSidebandStreamChanged) {
+        proto.set_has_sideband_stream(layer.sidebandStream != nullptr);
+    }
+
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eApiChanged) {
+        proto.set_api(layer.api);
+    }
+
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eColorTransformChanged) {
+        LayerProtoHelper::writeToProto(layer.colorTransform, proto.mutable_color_transform());
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eBlurRegionsChanged) {
+        for (auto& region : layer.blurRegions) {
+            LayerProtoHelper::writeToProto(region, proto.add_blur_regions());
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eReparent) {
+        int32_t layerId = layer.parentSurfaceControlForChild
+                ? getLayerId(layer.parentSurfaceControlForChild->getHandle())
+                : -1;
+        proto.set_parent_id(layerId);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eRelativeLayerChanged) {
+        int32_t layerId = layer.relativeLayerSurfaceControl
+                ? getLayerId(layer.relativeLayerSurfaceControl->getHandle())
+                : -1;
+        proto.set_relative_parent_id(layerId);
+    }
+
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eInputInfoChanged) {
+        if (layer.windowInfoHandle) {
+            const gui::WindowInfo* inputInfo = layer.windowInfoHandle->getInfo();
+            proto::LayerState_WindowInfo* windowInfoProto = proto.mutable_window_info_handle();
+            windowInfoProto->set_layout_params_flags(inputInfo->flags.get());
+            windowInfoProto->set_layout_params_type(static_cast<int32_t>(inputInfo->type));
+            LayerProtoHelper::writeToProto(inputInfo->touchableRegion,
+                                           windowInfoProto->mutable_touchable_region());
+            windowInfoProto->set_surface_inset(inputInfo->surfaceInset);
+            windowInfoProto->set_focusable(inputInfo->focusable);
+            windowInfoProto->set_has_wallpaper(inputInfo->hasWallpaper);
+            windowInfoProto->set_global_scale_factor(inputInfo->globalScaleFactor);
+            proto::LayerState_Transform* transformProto = windowInfoProto->mutable_transform();
+            transformProto->set_dsdx(inputInfo->transform.dsdx());
+            transformProto->set_dtdx(inputInfo->transform.dtdx());
+            transformProto->set_dtdy(inputInfo->transform.dtdy());
+            transformProto->set_dsdy(inputInfo->transform.dsdy());
+            transformProto->set_tx(inputInfo->transform.tx());
+            transformProto->set_ty(inputInfo->transform.ty());
+            windowInfoProto->set_replace_touchable_region_with_crop(
+                    inputInfo->replaceTouchableRegionWithCrop);
+            windowInfoProto->set_crop_layer_id(
+                    getLayerId(inputInfo->touchableRegionCropHandle.promote()));
+        }
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eBackgroundColorChanged) {
+        proto.set_bg_color_alpha(layer.bgColorAlpha);
+        proto.set_bg_color_dataspace(static_cast<int32_t>(layer.bgColorDataspace));
+        proto::LayerState_Color3* colorProto = proto.mutable_color();
+        colorProto->set_r(layer.color.r);
+        colorProto->set_g(layer.color.g);
+        colorProto->set_b(layer.color.b);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eColorSpaceAgnosticChanged) {
+        proto.set_color_space_agnostic(layer.colorSpaceAgnostic);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eShadowRadiusChanged) {
+        proto.set_shadow_radius(layer.shadowRadius);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eFrameRateSelectionPriority) {
+        proto.set_frame_rate_selection_priority(layer.frameRateSelectionPriority);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eFrameRateChanged) {
+        proto.set_frame_rate(layer.frameRate);
+        proto.set_frame_rate_compatibility(layer.frameRateCompatibility);
+        proto.set_change_frame_rate_strategy(layer.changeFrameRateStrategy);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eFixedTransformHintChanged) {
+        proto.set_fixed_transform_hint(layer.fixedTransformHint);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eAutoRefreshChanged) {
+        proto.set_auto_refresh(layer.autoRefresh);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eTrustedOverlayChanged) {
+        proto.set_is_trusted_overlay(layer.isTrustedOverlay);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eBufferCropChanged) {
+        LayerProtoHelper::writeToProto(layer.bufferCrop, proto.mutable_buffer_crop());
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eDestinationFrameChanged) {
+        LayerProtoHelper::writeToProto(layer.destinationFrame, proto.mutable_destination_frame());
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eDropInputModeChanged) {
+        proto.set_drop_input_mode(
+                static_cast<proto::LayerState_DropInputMode>(layer.dropInputMode));
+    }
+    return proto;
+}
+
+proto::DisplayState TransactionProtoParser::toProto(
+        const DisplayState& display, std::function<int32_t(const sp<IBinder>&)> getDisplayId) {
+    proto::DisplayState proto;
+    proto.set_what(display.what);
+    proto.set_id(getDisplayId(display.token));
+
+    if (display.what & DisplayState::eLayerStackChanged) {
+        proto.set_layer_stack(display.layerStack.id);
+    }
+    if (display.what & DisplayState::eDisplayProjectionChanged) {
+        proto.set_orientation(static_cast<uint32_t>(display.orientation));
+        LayerProtoHelper::writeToProto(display.orientedDisplaySpaceRect,
+                                       proto.mutable_oriented_display_space_rect());
+        LayerProtoHelper::writeToProto(display.layerStackSpaceRect,
+                                       proto.mutable_layer_stack_space_rect());
+    }
+    if (display.what & DisplayState::eDisplaySizeChanged) {
+        proto.set_width(display.width);
+        proto.set_height(display.height);
+    }
+    if (display.what & DisplayState::eFlagsChanged) {
+        proto.set_flags(display.flags);
+    }
+    return proto;
+}
+
+TransactionState TransactionProtoParser::fromProto(
+        const proto::TransactionState& proto, std::function<sp<IBinder>(int32_t)> getLayerHandle,
+        std::function<sp<IBinder>(int32_t)> getDisplayHandle) {
+    TransactionState t;
+    t.originPid = proto.pid();
+    t.originUid = proto.uid();
+    t.frameTimelineInfo.vsyncId = proto.vsync_id();
+    t.frameTimelineInfo.inputEventId = proto.input_event_id();
+    t.postTime = proto.post_time();
+    int32_t layerCount = proto.layer_changes_size();
+    t.states.reserve(static_cast<size_t>(layerCount));
+    for (int i = 0; i < layerCount; i++) {
+        ComposerState s;
+        s.state = std::move(fromProto(proto.layer_changes(i), getLayerHandle));
+        t.states.add(s);
+    }
+
+    int32_t displayCount = proto.display_changes_size();
+    t.displays.reserve(static_cast<size_t>(displayCount));
+    for (int i = 0; i < displayCount; i++) {
+        t.displays.add(fromProto(proto.display_changes(i), getDisplayHandle));
+    }
+    return t;
+}
+
+layer_state_t TransactionProtoParser::fromProto(
+        const proto::LayerState& proto, std::function<sp<IBinder>(int32_t)> getLayerHandle) {
+    layer_state_t layer;
+    layer.layerId = proto.layer_id();
+    layer.what = proto.what();
+
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::ePositionChanged) {
+        layer.x = proto.x();
+        layer.y = proto.y();
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eLayerChanged) {
+        layer.z = proto.z();
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eSizeChanged) {
+        layer.w = proto.w();
+        layer.h = proto.h();
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eLayerStackChanged) {
+        layer.layerStack.id = proto.layer_stack();
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eFlagsChanged) {
+        layer.flags = proto.flags();
+        layer.mask = proto.mask();
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eMatrixChanged) {
+        const proto::LayerState_Matrix22& matrixProto = proto.matrix();
+        layer.matrix.dsdx = matrixProto.dsdx();
+        layer.matrix.dsdy = matrixProto.dsdy();
+        layer.matrix.dtdx = matrixProto.dtdx();
+        layer.matrix.dtdy = matrixProto.dtdy();
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eCornerRadiusChanged) {
+        layer.cornerRadius = proto.corner_radius();
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eBackgroundBlurRadiusChanged) {
+        layer.backgroundBlurRadius = proto.background_blur_radius();
+    }
+
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eAlphaChanged) {
+        layer.alpha = proto.alpha();
+    }
+
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eColorChanged) {
+        const proto::LayerState_Color3& colorProto = proto.color();
+        layer.color.r = colorProto.r();
+        layer.color.g = colorProto.g();
+        layer.color.b = colorProto.b();
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eTransparentRegionChanged) {
+        LayerProtoHelper::readFromProto(proto.transparent_region(), layer.transparentRegion);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eTransformChanged) {
+        layer.transform = proto.transform();
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eTransformToDisplayInverseChanged) {
+        layer.transformToDisplayInverse = proto.transform_to_display_inverse();
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eCropChanged) {
+        LayerProtoHelper::readFromProto(proto.crop(), layer.crop);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eBufferChanged) {
+        const proto::LayerState_BufferData& bufferProto = proto.buffer_data();
+        layer.bufferData.buffer = new GraphicBuffer(bufferProto.width(), bufferProto.height(),
+                                                    HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888, 1, 0);
+        layer.bufferData.frameNumber = bufferProto.frame_number();
+        layer.bufferData.flags = Flags<BufferData::BufferDataChange>(bufferProto.flags());
+        layer.bufferData.cachedBuffer.id = bufferProto.cached_buffer_id();
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eSidebandStreamChanged) {
+        native_handle_t* handle = native_handle_create(0, 0);
+        layer.sidebandStream =
+                proto.has_sideband_stream() ? NativeHandle::create(handle, true) : nullptr;
+    }
+
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eApiChanged) {
+        layer.api = proto.api();
+    }
+
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eColorTransformChanged) {
+        LayerProtoHelper::readFromProto(proto.color_transform(), layer.colorTransform);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eBlurRegionsChanged) {
+        layer.blurRegions.reserve(static_cast<size_t>(proto.blur_regions_size()));
+        for (int i = 0; i < proto.blur_regions_size(); i++) {
+            android::BlurRegion region;
+            LayerProtoHelper::readFromProto(proto.blur_regions(i), region);
+            layer.blurRegions.push_back(region);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eReparent) {
+        int32_t layerId = proto.parent_id();
+        layer.parentSurfaceControlForChild =
+                new SurfaceControl(SurfaceComposerClient::getDefault(), getLayerHandle(layerId),
+                                   nullptr, layerId);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eRelativeLayerChanged) {
+        int32_t layerId = proto.relative_parent_id();
+        layer.relativeLayerSurfaceControl =
+                new SurfaceControl(SurfaceComposerClient::getDefault(), getLayerHandle(layerId),
+                                   nullptr, layerId);
+    }
+
+    if ((layer.what & layer_state_t::eInputInfoChanged) && proto.has_window_info_handle()) {
+        gui::WindowInfo inputInfo;
+        const proto::LayerState_WindowInfo& windowInfoProto = proto.window_info_handle();
+
+        inputInfo.flags = static_cast<gui::WindowInfo::Flag>(windowInfoProto.layout_params_flags());
+        inputInfo.type = static_cast<gui::WindowInfo::Type>(windowInfoProto.layout_params_type());
+        LayerProtoHelper::readFromProto(windowInfoProto.touchable_region(),
+                                        inputInfo.touchableRegion);
+        inputInfo.surfaceInset = windowInfoProto.surface_inset();
+        inputInfo.focusable = windowInfoProto.focusable();
+        inputInfo.hasWallpaper = windowInfoProto.has_wallpaper();
+        inputInfo.globalScaleFactor = windowInfoProto.global_scale_factor();
+        const proto::LayerState_Transform& transformProto = windowInfoProto.transform();
+        inputInfo.transform.set(transformProto.dsdx(), transformProto.dtdx(), transformProto.dtdy(),
+                                transformProto.dsdy());
+        inputInfo.transform.set(transformProto.tx(), transformProto.ty());
+        inputInfo.replaceTouchableRegionWithCrop =
+                windowInfoProto.replace_touchable_region_with_crop();
+        int32_t layerId = windowInfoProto.crop_layer_id();
+        inputInfo.touchableRegionCropHandle = getLayerHandle(layerId);
+        layer.windowInfoHandle = sp<gui::WindowInfoHandle>::make(inputInfo);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eBackgroundColorChanged) {
+        layer.bgColorAlpha = proto.bg_color_alpha();
+        layer.bgColorDataspace = static_cast<ui::Dataspace>(proto.bg_color_dataspace());
+        const proto::LayerState_Color3& colorProto = proto.color();
+        layer.color.r = colorProto.r();
+        layer.color.g = colorProto.g();
+        layer.color.b = colorProto.b();
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eColorSpaceAgnosticChanged) {
+        layer.colorSpaceAgnostic = proto.color_space_agnostic();
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eShadowRadiusChanged) {
+        layer.shadowRadius = proto.shadow_radius();
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eFrameRateSelectionPriority) {
+        layer.frameRateSelectionPriority = proto.frame_rate_selection_priority();
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eFrameRateChanged) {
+        layer.frameRate = proto.frame_rate();
+        layer.frameRateCompatibility = static_cast<int8_t>(proto.frame_rate_compatibility());
+        layer.changeFrameRateStrategy = static_cast<int8_t>(proto.change_frame_rate_strategy());
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eFixedTransformHintChanged) {
+        layer.fixedTransformHint =
+                static_cast<ui::Transform::RotationFlags>(proto.fixed_transform_hint());
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eAutoRefreshChanged) {
+        layer.autoRefresh = proto.auto_refresh();
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eTrustedOverlayChanged) {
+        layer.isTrustedOverlay = proto.is_trusted_overlay();
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eBufferCropChanged) {
+        LayerProtoHelper::readFromProto(proto.buffer_crop(), layer.bufferCrop);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eDestinationFrameChanged) {
+        LayerProtoHelper::readFromProto(proto.destination_frame(), layer.destinationFrame);
+    }
+    if (layer.what & layer_state_t::eDropInputModeChanged) {
+        layer.dropInputMode = static_cast<gui::DropInputMode>(proto.drop_input_mode());
+    }
+    return layer;
+}
+
+DisplayState TransactionProtoParser::fromProto(
+        const proto::DisplayState& proto, std::function<sp<IBinder>(int32_t)> getDisplayHandle) {
+    DisplayState display;
+    display.what = proto.what();
+    display.token = getDisplayHandle(proto.id());
+
+    if (display.what & DisplayState::eLayerStackChanged) {
+        display.layerStack.id = proto.layer_stack();
+    }
+    if (display.what & DisplayState::eDisplayProjectionChanged) {
+        display.orientation = static_cast<ui::Rotation>(proto.orientation());
+        LayerProtoHelper::readFromProto(proto.oriented_display_space_rect(),
+                                        display.orientedDisplaySpaceRect);
+        LayerProtoHelper::readFromProto(proto.layer_stack_space_rect(),
+                                        display.layerStackSpaceRect);
+    }
+    if (display.what & DisplayState::eDisplaySizeChanged) {
+        display.width = proto.width();
+        display.height = proto.height();
+    }
+    if (display.what & DisplayState::eFlagsChanged) {
+        display.flags = proto.flags();
+    }
+    return display;
+}
+
+} // namespace android::surfaceflinger
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Tracing/TransactionProtoParser.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Tracing/TransactionProtoParser.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2b8889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Tracing/TransactionProtoParser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <layerproto/TransactionProto.h>
+#include <utils/RefBase.h>
+
+#include "TransactionState.h"
+
+namespace android::surfaceflinger {
+class TransactionProtoParser {
+public:
+    static proto::TransactionState toProto(
+            const TransactionState&, std::function<int32_t(const sp<IBinder>&)> getLayerIdFn,
+            std::function<int32_t(const sp<IBinder>&)> getDisplayIdFn);
+    static TransactionState fromProto(const proto::TransactionState&,
+                                      std::function<sp<IBinder>(int32_t)> getLayerHandleFn,
+                                      std::function<sp<IBinder>(int32_t)> getDisplayHandleFn);
+
+private:
+    static proto::LayerState toProto(const layer_state_t&,
+                                     std::function<int32_t(const sp<IBinder>&)> getLayerId);
+    static proto::DisplayState toProto(const DisplayState&,
+                                       std::function<int32_t(const sp<IBinder>&)> getDisplayId);
+    static layer_state_t fromProto(const proto::LayerState&,
+                                   std::function<sp<IBinder>(int32_t)> getLayerHandle);
+    static DisplayState fromProto(const proto::DisplayState&,
+                                  std::function<sp<IBinder>(int32_t)> getDisplayHandle);
+};
+
+} // namespace android::surfaceflinger
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/TransactionState.h b/services/surfaceflinger/TransactionState.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe3f3fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/TransactionState.h
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <gui/LayerState.h>
+
+namespace android {
+class CountDownLatch;
+
+struct TransactionState {
+    TransactionState(const FrameTimelineInfo& frameTimelineInfo,
+                     const Vector<ComposerState>& composerStates,
+                     const Vector<DisplayState>& displayStates, uint32_t transactionFlags,
+                     const sp<IBinder>& applyToken, const InputWindowCommands& inputWindowCommands,
+                     int64_t desiredPresentTime, bool isAutoTimestamp,
+                     const client_cache_t& uncacheBuffer, int64_t postTime, uint32_t permissions,
+                     bool hasListenerCallbacks, std::vector<ListenerCallbacks> listenerCallbacks,
+                     int originPid, int originUid, uint64_t transactionId)
+          : frameTimelineInfo(frameTimelineInfo),
+            states(composerStates),
+            displays(displayStates),
+            flags(transactionFlags),
+            applyToken(applyToken),
+            inputWindowCommands(inputWindowCommands),
+            desiredPresentTime(desiredPresentTime),
+            isAutoTimestamp(isAutoTimestamp),
+            buffer(uncacheBuffer),
+            postTime(postTime),
+            permissions(permissions),
+            hasListenerCallbacks(hasListenerCallbacks),
+            listenerCallbacks(listenerCallbacks),
+            originPid(originPid),
+            originUid(originUid),
+            id(transactionId) {}
+
+    TransactionState() {}
+
+    void traverseStatesWithBuffers(std::function<void(const layer_state_t&)> visitor);
+
+    FrameTimelineInfo frameTimelineInfo;
+    Vector<ComposerState> states;
+    Vector<DisplayState> displays;
+    uint32_t flags;
+    sp<IBinder> applyToken;
+    InputWindowCommands inputWindowCommands;
+    int64_t desiredPresentTime;
+    bool isAutoTimestamp;
+    client_cache_t buffer;
+    int64_t postTime;
+    uint32_t permissions;
+    bool hasListenerCallbacks;
+    std::vector<ListenerCallbacks> listenerCallbacks;
+    int originPid;
+    int originUid;
+    uint64_t id;
+    std::shared_ptr<CountDownLatch> transactionCommittedSignal;
+};
+
+class CountDownLatch {
+public:
+    enum {
+        eSyncTransaction = 1 << 0,
+        eSyncInputWindows = 1 << 1,
+    };
+    explicit CountDownLatch(uint32_t flags) : mFlags(flags) {}
+
+    // True if there is no waiting condition after count down.
+    bool countDown(uint32_t flag) {
+        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mMutex);
+        if (mFlags == 0) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        mFlags &= ~flag;
+        if (mFlags == 0) {
+            mCountDownComplete.notify_all();
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Return true if triggered.
+    bool wait_until(const std::chrono::seconds& timeout) const {
+        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mMutex);
+        const auto untilTime = std::chrono::system_clock::now() + timeout;
+        while (mFlags != 0) {
+            // Conditional variables can be woken up sporadically, so we check count
+            // to verify the wakeup was triggered by |countDown|.
+            if (std::cv_status::timeout == mCountDownComplete.wait_until(lock, untilTime)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+private:
+    uint32_t mFlags;
+    mutable std::condition_variable mCountDownComplete;
+    mutable std::mutex mMutex;
+};
+
+} // namespace android
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/common.proto b/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/common.proto
index 1c73a9f..a6d8d61 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/common.proto
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/common.proto
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 option optimize_for = LITE_RUNTIME;
 package android.surfaceflinger;
 
+message RegionProto {
+    reserved 1; // Previously: uint64 id
+    repeated RectProto rect = 2;
+}
+
 message RectProto {
   int32 left   = 1;
   int32 top    = 2;
@@ -36,4 +41,51 @@
   float dsdy = 3;
   float dtdy = 4;
   int32 type = 5;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+message ColorProto {
+    float r = 1;
+    float g = 2;
+    float b = 3;
+    float a = 4;
+}
+
+message InputWindowInfoProto {
+    uint32 layout_params_flags = 1;
+    int32 layout_params_type = 2;
+    RectProto frame = 3;
+    RegionProto touchable_region = 4;
+
+    int32 surface_inset = 5;
+    bool visible = 6;
+    bool can_receive_keys = 7 [deprecated = true];
+    bool focusable = 8;
+    bool has_wallpaper = 9;
+
+    float global_scale_factor = 10;
+    float window_x_scale = 11 [deprecated = true];
+    float window_y_scale = 12 [deprecated = true];
+
+    int32 crop_layer_id = 13;
+    bool replace_touchable_region_with_crop = 14;
+    RectProto touchable_region_crop = 15;
+    TransformProto transform = 16;
+}
+
+message BlurRegion {
+    uint32 blur_radius = 1;
+    uint32 corner_radius_tl = 2;
+    uint32 corner_radius_tr = 3;
+    uint32 corner_radius_bl = 4;
+    float corner_radius_br = 5;
+    float alpha = 6;
+    int32 left = 7;
+    int32 top = 8;
+    int32 right = 9;
+    int32 bottom = 10;
+}
+
+message ColorTransformProto {
+    // This will be a 4x4 matrix of float values
+    repeated float val = 1;
+}
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/include/layerproto/TransactionProto.h b/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/include/layerproto/TransactionProto.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e9ca52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/include/layerproto/TransactionProto.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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.
+ */
+
+// disable the warnings emitted from the protobuf headers. This file should be included instead of
+// directly including the generated header file
+#pragma GCC system_header
+#include <transactions.pb.h>
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/layers.proto b/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/layers.proto
index 057eabb..4529905 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/layers.proto
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/layers.proto
@@ -143,11 +143,6 @@
   float y = 2;
 }
 
-message RegionProto {
-  reserved 1;  // Previously: uint64 id
-  repeated RectProto rect = 2;
-}
-
 message FloatRectProto {
   float left = 1;
   float top = 2;
@@ -162,13 +157,6 @@
   int32 format = 4;
 }
 
-message ColorProto {
-  float r = 1;
-  float g = 2;
-  float b = 3;
-  float a = 4;
-}
-
 message BarrierLayerProto {
   // layer id the barrier is waiting on.
   int32 id = 1;
@@ -176,42 +164,3 @@
   uint64 frame_number = 2;
 }
 
-message InputWindowInfoProto {
-    uint32 layout_params_flags = 1;
-    uint32 layout_params_type = 2;
-    RectProto frame = 3;
-    RegionProto touchable_region = 4;
-
-    uint32 surface_inset = 5;
-    bool visible = 6;
-    bool can_receive_keys = 7  [deprecated=true];
-    bool focusable = 8;
-    bool has_wallpaper = 9;
-
-    float global_scale_factor = 10;
-    float window_x_scale = 11 [deprecated=true];
-    float window_y_scale = 12 [deprecated=true];
-
-    uint32 crop_layer_id = 13;
-    bool replace_touchable_region_with_crop = 14;
-    RectProto touchable_region_crop = 15;
-    TransformProto transform = 16;
-}
-
-message ColorTransformProto {
-  // This will be a 4x4 matrix of float values
-  repeated float val = 1;
-}
-
-message BlurRegion {
-    uint32 blur_radius = 1;
-    uint32 corner_radius_tl = 2;
-    uint32 corner_radius_tr = 3;
-    uint32 corner_radius_bl = 4;
-    float corner_radius_br = 5;
-    float alpha = 6;
-    int32 left = 7;
-    int32 top = 8;
-    int32 right = 9;
-    int32 bottom = 10;
-}
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/transactions.proto b/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/transactions.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7fb180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/transactions.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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.
+ */
+
+syntax = "proto3";
+option optimize_for = LITE_RUNTIME;
+
+import "frameworks/native/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/common.proto";
+
+package android.surfaceflinger.proto;
+
+/* Represents a file full of surface flinger transactions.
+   Encoded, it should start with 0x54 0x4E 0x58 0x54 0x52 0x41 0x43 0x45 (.TNXTRACE), such
+   that they can be easily identified. */
+message TransactionTraceFile {
+    /* constant; MAGIC_NUMBER = (long) MAGIC_NUMBER_H << 32 | MagicNumber.MAGIC_NUMBER_L
+       (this is needed because enums have to be 32 bits and there's no nice way to put 64bit
+        constants into .proto files. */
+    enum MagicNumber {
+        INVALID = 0;
+        MAGIC_NUMBER_L = 0x54584E54; /* TNXT (little-endian ASCII) */
+        MAGIC_NUMBER_H = 0x45434152; /* RACE (little-endian ASCII) */
+    }
+
+    fixed64 magic_number = 1; /* Must be the first field, set to value in MagicNumber */
+    repeated TransactionTraceEntry entry = 2;
+}
+
+message TransactionTraceEntry {
+    int64 elapsed_time = 1;
+    int64 vsync_id = 2;
+    repeated TransactionState transactions = 3;
+}
+
+message TransactionState {
+    string tag = 2;
+    int32 pid = 3;
+    int32 uid = 4;
+    int64 vsync_id = 5;
+    int32 input_event_id = 6;
+    int64 post_time = 7;
+    repeated LayerState layer_changes = 9;
+    repeated DisplayState new_displays = 10;
+    repeated DisplayState display_changes = 11;
+}
+
+// Keep insync with layer_state_t
+message LayerState {
+    int32 layer_id = 1;
+    // Changes are split into ChangesLsb and ChangesMsb. First 32 bits are in ChangesLsb
+    // and the next 32 bits are in ChangesMsb. This is needed because enums have to be
+    // 32 bits and there's no nice way to put 64bit constants into .proto files.
+    enum ChangesLsb {
+        eChangesLsbNone = 0;
+        ePositionChanged = 0x00000001;
+        eLayerChanged = 0x00000002;
+        eSizeChanged = 0x00000004;
+        eAlphaChanged = 0x00000008;
+        eMatrixChanged = 0x00000010;
+        eTransparentRegionChanged = 0x00000020;
+        eFlagsChanged = 0x00000040;
+        eLayerStackChanged = 0x00000080;
+        eReleaseBufferListenerChanged = 0x00000400;
+        eShadowRadiusChanged = 0x00000800;
+        eLayerCreated = 0x00001000;
+        eBufferCropChanged = 0x00002000;
+        eRelativeLayerChanged = 0x00004000;
+        eReparent = 0x00008000;
+        eColorChanged = 0x00010000;
+        eDestroySurface = 0x00020000;
+        eTransformChanged = 0x00040000;
+        eTransformToDisplayInverseChanged = 0x00080000;
+        eCropChanged = 0x00100000;
+        eBufferChanged = 0x00200000;
+        eAcquireFenceChanged = 0x00400000;
+        eDataspaceChanged = 0x00800000;
+        eHdrMetadataChanged = 0x01000000;
+        eSurfaceDamageRegionChanged = 0x02000000;
+        eApiChanged = 0x04000000;
+        eSidebandStreamChanged = 0x08000000;
+        eColorTransformChanged = 0x10000000;
+        eHasListenerCallbacksChanged = 0x20000000;
+        eInputInfoChanged = 0x40000000;
+        eCornerRadiusChanged = -2147483648; // 0x80000000; (proto stores enums as signed int)
+    };
+    enum ChangesMsb {
+        eChangesMsbNone = 0;
+        eDestinationFrameChanged = 0x1;
+        eCachedBufferChanged = 0x2;
+        eBackgroundColorChanged = 0x4;
+        eMetadataChanged = 0x8;
+        eColorSpaceAgnosticChanged = 0x10;
+        eFrameRateSelectionPriority = 0x20;
+        eFrameRateChanged = 0x40;
+        eBackgroundBlurRadiusChanged = 0x80;
+        eProducerDisconnect = 0x100;
+        eFixedTransformHintChanged = 0x200;
+        eFrameNumberChanged = 0x400;
+        eBlurRegionsChanged = 0x800;
+        eAutoRefreshChanged = 0x1000;
+        eStretchChanged = 0x2000;
+        eTrustedOverlayChanged = 0x4000;
+        eDropInputModeChanged = 0x8000;
+    };
+    uint64 what = 2;
+    float x = 3;
+    float y = 4;
+    int32 z = 5;
+    uint32 w = 6;
+    uint32 h = 7;
+    uint32 layer_stack = 8;
+
+    enum Flags {
+        eFlagsNone = 0;
+        eLayerHidden = 0x01;
+        eLayerOpaque = 0x02;
+        eLayerSkipScreenshot = 0x40;
+        eLayerSecure = 0x80;
+        eEnableBackpressure = 0x100;
+    };
+    uint32 flags = 10;
+    uint32 mask = 11;
+
+    message Matrix22 {
+        float dsdx = 1;
+        float dtdx = 2;
+        float dtdy = 3;
+        float dsdy = 4;
+    };
+    Matrix22 matrix = 12;
+    float corner_radius = 13;
+    uint32 background_blur_radius = 14;
+    int32 parent_id = 15;
+    int32 relative_parent_id = 16;
+
+    float alpha = 50;
+    message Color3 {
+        float r = 1;
+        float g = 2;
+        float b = 3;
+    }
+    Color3 color = 18;
+    RegionProto transparent_region = 19;
+    uint32 transform = 20;
+    bool transform_to_display_inverse = 21;
+    RectProto crop = 49;
+
+    message BufferData {
+        uint64 buffer_id = 1;
+        uint32 width = 2;
+        uint32 height = 3;
+        uint64 frame_number = 5;
+
+        enum BufferDataChange {
+            BufferDataChangeNone = 0;
+            fenceChanged = 0x01;
+            frameNumberChanged = 0x02;
+            cachedBufferChanged = 0x04;
+        }
+        uint32 flags = 6;
+        uint64 cached_buffer_id = 7;
+    }
+    BufferData buffer_data = 23;
+    int32 api = 24;
+    bool has_sideband_stream = 25;
+    ColorTransformProto color_transform = 26;
+    repeated BlurRegion blur_regions = 27;
+
+    message Transform {
+        float dsdx = 1;
+        float dtdx = 2;
+        float dtdy = 3;
+        float dsdy = 4;
+        float tx = 5;
+        float ty = 6;
+    }
+    message WindowInfo {
+        uint32 layout_params_flags = 1;
+        int32 layout_params_type = 2;
+        RegionProto touchable_region = 4;
+        int32 surface_inset = 5;
+        bool focusable = 8;
+        bool has_wallpaper = 9;
+        float global_scale_factor = 10;
+        int32 crop_layer_id = 13;
+        bool replace_touchable_region_with_crop = 14;
+        RectProto touchable_region_crop = 15;
+        Transform transform = 16;
+    }
+    WindowInfo window_info_handle = 28;
+    float bg_color_alpha = 31;
+    int32 bg_color_dataspace = 32;
+    bool color_space_agnostic = 33;
+    float shadow_radius = 34;
+    int32 frame_rate_selection_priority = 35;
+    float frame_rate = 36;
+    int32 frame_rate_compatibility = 37;
+    int32 change_frame_rate_strategy = 38;
+    uint32 fixed_transform_hint = 39;
+    uint64 frame_number = 40;
+    bool auto_refresh = 41;
+    bool is_trusted_overlay = 42;
+    RectProto buffer_crop = 44;
+    RectProto destination_frame = 45;
+
+    enum DropInputMode {
+        NONE = 0;
+        ALL = 1;
+        OBSCURED = 2;
+    };
+    DropInputMode drop_input_mode = 48;
+}
+
+message DisplayState {
+    enum Changes {
+        eChangesNone = 0;
+        eSurfaceChanged = 0x01;
+        eLayerStackChanged = 0x02;
+        eDisplayProjectionChanged = 0x04;
+        eDisplaySizeChanged = 0x08;
+        eFlagsChanged = 0x10;
+    };
+    int32 id = 1;
+    uint32 what = 2;
+    uint32 flags = 3;
+    uint32 layer_stack = 4;
+    uint32 orientation = 5;
+    RectProto layer_stack_space_rect = 6;
+    RectProto oriented_display_space_rect = 7;
+    uint32 width = 8;
+    uint32 height = 9;
+}
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/Android.bp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/Android.bp
index 078b0d4..da019a3 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/Android.bp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/Android.bp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
         "TimerTest.cpp",
         "TransactionApplicationTest.cpp",
         "TransactionFrameTracerTest.cpp",
+        "TransactionProtoParserTest.cpp",
         "TransactionSurfaceFrameTest.cpp",
         "TunnelModeEnabledReporterTest.cpp",
         "StrongTypingTest.cpp",
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp
index 1a50427..f017bcd 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         static_assert(0xffffffffffffffff == static_cast<uint64_t>(-1));
     };
 
-    void checkEqual(TransactionInfo info, SurfaceFlinger::TransactionState state) {
+    void checkEqual(TransactionInfo info, TransactionState state) {
         EXPECT_EQ(0u, info.states.size());
         EXPECT_EQ(0u, state.states.size());
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionProtoParserTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionProtoParserTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cebd451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionProtoParserTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 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 <gmock/gmock.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <limits> // std::numeric_limits
+
+#include <gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h>
+
+#include "Tracing/TransactionProtoParser.h"
+
+using namespace android::surfaceflinger;
+
+namespace android {
+
+TEST(TransactionProtoParserTest, parse) {
+    const sp<IBinder> layerHandle = new BBinder();
+    const sp<IBinder> displayHandle = new BBinder();
+    TransactionState t1;
+    t1.originPid = 1;
+    t1.originUid = 2;
+    t1.frameTimelineInfo.vsyncId = 3;
+    t1.frameTimelineInfo.inputEventId = 4;
+    t1.postTime = 5;
+
+    layer_state_t layer;
+    layer.layerId = 6;
+    layer.what = std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();
+    layer.x = 7;
+    layer.matrix.dsdx = 15;
+
+    size_t layerCount = 2;
+    t1.states.reserve(layerCount);
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < layerCount; i++) {
+        ComposerState s;
+        if (i == 1) {
+            layer.parentSurfaceControlForChild =
+                    new SurfaceControl(SurfaceComposerClient::getDefault(), layerHandle, nullptr,
+                                       42);
+        }
+        s.state = layer;
+        t1.states.add(s);
+    }
+
+    size_t displayCount = 2;
+    t1.displays.reserve(displayCount);
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < displayCount; i++) {
+        DisplayState display;
+        display.what = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
+        if (i == 0) {
+            display.token = displayHandle;
+        } else {
+            display.token = nullptr;
+        }
+        display.width = 85;
+        t1.displays.add(display);
+    }
+
+    std::function<int32_t(const sp<IBinder>&)> getLayerIdFn = [&](const sp<IBinder>& handle) {
+        return (handle == layerHandle) ? 42 : -1;
+    };
+    std::function<int32_t(const sp<IBinder>&)> getDisplayIdFn = [&](const sp<IBinder>& handle) {
+        return (handle == displayHandle) ? 43 : -1;
+    };
+    std::function<sp<IBinder>(int32_t)> getLayerHandleFn = [&](int32_t id) {
+        return (id == 42) ? layerHandle : nullptr;
+    };
+    std::function<sp<IBinder>(int32_t)> getDisplayHandleFn = [&](int32_t id) {
+        return (id == 43) ? displayHandle : nullptr;
+    };
+
+    proto::TransactionState proto =
+            TransactionProtoParser::toProto(t1, getLayerIdFn, getDisplayIdFn);
+    TransactionState t2 =
+            TransactionProtoParser::fromProto(proto, getLayerHandleFn, getDisplayHandleFn);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(t1.originPid, t2.originPid);
+    ASSERT_EQ(t1.originUid, t2.originUid);
+    ASSERT_EQ(t1.frameTimelineInfo.vsyncId, t2.frameTimelineInfo.vsyncId);
+    ASSERT_EQ(t1.frameTimelineInfo.inputEventId, t2.frameTimelineInfo.inputEventId);
+    ASSERT_EQ(t1.postTime, t2.postTime);
+    ASSERT_EQ(t1.states.size(), t2.states.size());
+    ASSERT_EQ(t1.states[0].state.x, t2.states[0].state.x);
+    ASSERT_EQ(t1.states[0].state.matrix.dsdx, t2.states[0].state.matrix.dsdx);
+    ASSERT_EQ(t1.states[1].state.parentSurfaceControlForChild->getHandle(),
+              t2.states[1].state.parentSurfaceControlForChild->getHandle());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(t1.displays.size(), t2.displays.size());
+    ASSERT_EQ(t1.displays[1].width, t2.displays[1].width);
+    ASSERT_EQ(t1.displays[0].token, t2.displays[0].token);
+}
+
+} // namespace android