diff --git a/include/ui/FramebufferNativeWindow.h b/include/ui/FramebufferNativeWindow.h
index 0db245a..aad39a2 100644
--- a/include/ui/FramebufferNativeWindow.h
+++ b/include/ui/FramebufferNativeWindow.h
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
 #include <EGL/egl.h>
-#include <EGL/android_natives.h>
 
 #include <utils/threads.h>
 #include <ui/Rect.h>
 
 #include <pixelflinger/pixelflinger.h>
 
+#include <ui/egl/android_natives.h>
+
 
 extern "C" EGLNativeWindowType android_createDisplaySurface(void);
 
@@ -36,25 +37,7 @@
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class Surface;
-
-
-class NativeBuffer 
-    : public EGLNativeBase<
-        android_native_buffer_t, 
-        NativeBuffer, 
-        LightRefBase<NativeBuffer>  >
-{
-public:
-    NativeBuffer(int w, int h, int f, int u) : BASE() {
-        android_native_buffer_t::width  = w;
-        android_native_buffer_t::height = h;
-        android_native_buffer_t::format = f;
-        android_native_buffer_t::usage  = u;
-    }
-private:
-    friend class LightRefBase<NativeBuffer>;    
-    ~NativeBuffer() { }; // this class cannot be overloaded
-};
+class NativeBuffer;
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/include/ui/ISurface.h b/include/ui/ISurface.h
index 1a78872..e47b753 100644
--- a/include/ui/ISurface.h
+++ b/include/ui/ISurface.h
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
-#include <EGL/android_natives.h>
-
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
 #include <utils/IInterface.h>
 #include <utils/RefBase.h>
diff --git a/include/ui/Surface.h b/include/ui/Surface.h
index e9bb1b3..8c4f63d 100644
--- a/include/ui/Surface.h
+++ b/include/ui/Surface.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <ui/Region.h>
 #include <ui/ISurfaceFlingerClient.h>
 
-#include <EGL/android_natives.h>
+#include <ui/egl/android_natives.h>
 
 namespace android {
 
@@ -43,44 +43,6 @@
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-class SurfaceBuffer 
-    : public EGLNativeBase<
-        android_native_buffer_t, 
-        SurfaceBuffer, 
-        LightRefBase<SurfaceBuffer> >
-{
-public:
-    status_t lock(uint32_t usage, void** vaddr);
-    status_t lock(uint32_t usage, const Rect& rect, void** vaddr);
-    status_t unlock();
-
-protected:
-            SurfaceBuffer();
-            SurfaceBuffer(const Parcel& reply);
-    virtual ~SurfaceBuffer();
-    bool mOwner;
-
-    inline const BufferMapper& getBufferMapper() const { return mBufferMapper; }
-    inline BufferMapper& getBufferMapper() { return mBufferMapper; }
-    
-private:
-    friend class Surface;
-    friend class BpSurface;
-    friend class BnSurface;
-    friend class LightRefBase<SurfaceBuffer>;    
-
-    SurfaceBuffer& operator = (const SurfaceBuffer& rhs);
-    const SurfaceBuffer& operator = (const SurfaceBuffer& rhs) const;
-
-    static status_t writeToParcel(Parcel* reply, 
-            android_native_buffer_t const* buffer);
-    
-    BufferMapper& mBufferMapper;
-};
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-class Surface;
-
 class SurfaceControl : public RefBase
 {
 public:
diff --git a/include/ui/egl/android_natives.h b/include/ui/egl/android_natives.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5842ee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ui/egl/android_natives.h
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANDROID_ANDROID_NATIVES_H
+#define ANDROID_ANDROID_NATIVES_H
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <hardware/gralloc.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+#define ANDROID_NATIVE_MAKE_CONSTANT(a,b,c,d) \
+    (((unsigned)(a)<<24)|((unsigned)(b)<<16)|((unsigned)(c)<<8)|(unsigned)(d))
+
+#define ANDROID_NATIVE_WINDOW_MAGIC \
+    ANDROID_NATIVE_MAKE_CONSTANT('_','w','n','d')
+
+#define ANDROID_NATIVE_BUFFER_MAGIC \
+    ANDROID_NATIVE_MAKE_CONSTANT('_','b','f','r')
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+struct android_native_buffer_t;
+
+enum {
+    /* attributes of this surface or its updater */
+    SURFACE_FLAG_PRESERVE_CONTENT   = FRAMEBUFFER_RESERVED0,
+    SURFACE_FLAG_MAPPED             = FRAMEBUFFER_FLAG_MAPPED,
+};
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+struct android_native_base_t
+{
+    /* a magic value defined by the actual EGL native type */
+    int magic;
+    
+    /* the sizeof() of the actual EGL native type */
+    int version;
+
+    void* reserved[4];
+
+    /* reference-counting interface */
+    void (*incRef)(struct android_native_base_t* base);
+    void (*decRef)(struct android_native_base_t* base);
+};
+
+
+struct android_native_window_t 
+{
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+    android_native_window_t()
+        : flags(0), minSwapInterval(0), maxSwapInterval(0), xdpi(0), ydpi(0)
+    {
+        common.magic = ANDROID_NATIVE_WINDOW_MAGIC;
+        common.version = sizeof(android_native_window_t);
+        memset(common.reserved, 0, sizeof(common.reserved));
+    }
+#endif
+    
+    struct android_native_base_t common;
+
+    /* flags describing some attributes of this surface or its updater */
+    const uint32_t flags;
+    
+    /* min swap interval supported by this updated */
+    const int   minSwapInterval;
+
+    /* max swap interval supported by this updated */
+    const int   maxSwapInterval;
+
+    /* horizontal and vertical resolution in DPI */
+    const float xdpi;
+    const float ydpi;
+
+    /* Some storage reserved for the OEM's driver. */
+    intptr_t    oem[4];
+        
+
+    /*
+     * Set the swap interval for this surface.
+     * 
+     * Returns 0 on success or -errno on error.
+     */
+    int     (*setSwapInterval)(struct android_native_window_t* window,
+                int interval);
+    
+    /*
+     * hook called by EGL to acquire a buffer. After this call, the buffer
+     * is not locked, so its content cannot be modified.
+     * this call may block if no buffers are available.
+     * 
+     * Returns 0 on success or -errno on error.
+     */
+    int     (*dequeueBuffer)(struct android_native_window_t* window, 
+                struct android_native_buffer_t** buffer);
+
+    /*
+     * hook called by EGL to lock a buffer. This MUST be called before modifying
+     * the content of a buffer. The buffer must have been acquired with 
+     * dequeueBuffer first.
+     * 
+     * Returns 0 on success or -errno on error.
+     */
+    int     (*lockBuffer)(struct android_native_window_t* window,
+                struct android_native_buffer_t* buffer);
+   /*
+    * hook called by EGL when modifications to the render buffer are done. 
+    * This unlocks and post the buffer.
+    * 
+    * Buffers MUST be queued in the same order than they were dequeued.
+    * 
+    * Returns 0 on success or -errno on error.
+    */
+    int     (*queueBuffer)(struct android_native_window_t* window,
+                struct android_native_buffer_t* buffer);
+
+    
+    void* reserved_proc[5];
+};
+
+
+struct android_native_buffer_t
+{
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+    android_native_buffer_t() { 
+        common.magic = ANDROID_NATIVE_BUFFER_MAGIC;
+        common.version = sizeof(android_native_buffer_t);
+        memset(common.reserved, 0, sizeof(common.reserved));
+    }
+#endif
+
+    struct android_native_base_t common;
+
+    int width;
+    int height;
+    int stride;
+    int format;
+    int usage;
+    
+    void* reserved[2];
+
+    buffer_handle_t handle;
+
+    void* reserved_proc[8];
+};
+
+
+/* FIXME: this is legacy for pixmaps */
+struct egl_native_pixmap_t
+{
+    int32_t     version;    /* must be 32 */
+    int32_t     width;
+    int32_t     height;
+    int32_t     stride;
+    uint8_t*    data;
+    uint8_t     format;
+    uint8_t     rfu[3];
+    union {
+        uint32_t    compressedFormat;
+        int32_t     vstride;
+    };
+    int32_t     reserved;
+};
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+
+#include <utils/RefBase.h>
+
+namespace android {
+
+/*
+ * This helper class turns an EGL android_native_xxx type into a C++
+ * reference-counted object; with proper type conversions.
+ */
+template <typename NATIVE_TYPE, typename TYPE, typename REF>
+class EGLNativeBase : public NATIVE_TYPE, public REF
+{
+protected:
+    typedef EGLNativeBase<NATIVE_TYPE, TYPE, REF> BASE;
+    EGLNativeBase() : NATIVE_TYPE(), REF() {
+        NATIVE_TYPE::common.incRef = incRef;
+        NATIVE_TYPE::common.decRef = decRef;
+    }
+    static inline TYPE* getSelf(NATIVE_TYPE* self) {
+        return static_cast<TYPE*>(self);
+    }
+    static inline TYPE const* getSelf(NATIVE_TYPE const* self) {
+        return static_cast<TYPE const *>(self);
+    }
+    static inline TYPE* getSelf(android_native_base_t* base) {
+        return getSelf(reinterpret_cast<NATIVE_TYPE*>(base));
+    }
+    static inline TYPE const * getSelf(android_native_base_t const* base) {
+        return getSelf(reinterpret_cast<NATIVE_TYPE const*>(base));
+    }
+    static void incRef(android_native_base_t* base) {
+        EGLNativeBase* self = getSelf(base);
+        self->incStrong(self);
+    }
+    static void decRef(android_native_base_t* base) {
+        EGLNativeBase* self = getSelf(base);
+        self->decStrong(self);
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace android
+#endif // __cplusplus
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+#endif /* ANDROID_ANDROID_NATIVES_H */