diff --git a/include/binder/Binder.h b/include/binder/Binder.h
index c9b71fd..47b2bb9 100644
--- a/include/binder/Binder.h
+++ b/include/binder/Binder.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 public:
                         BBinder();
 
-    virtual String16    getInterfaceDescriptor() const;
+    virtual const String16& getInterfaceDescriptor() const;
     virtual bool        isBinderAlive() const;
     virtual status_t    pingBinder();
     virtual status_t    dump(int fd, const Vector<String16>& args);
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 
             Extras*     mExtras;
             void*       mReserved0;
+    static  String16    sEmptyDescriptor;
 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/include/binder/BpBinder.h b/include/binder/BpBinder.h
index 067637e..7ef93aa 100644
--- a/include/binder/BpBinder.h
+++ b/include/binder/BpBinder.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
     inline  int32_t     handle() const { return mHandle; }
 
-    virtual String16    getInterfaceDescriptor() const;
+    virtual const String16&    getInterfaceDescriptor() const;
     virtual bool        isBinderAlive() const;
     virtual status_t    pingBinder();
     virtual status_t    dump(int fd, const Vector<String16>& args);
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
     };
 
             void                reportOneDeath(const Obituary& obit);
+            bool                isDescriptorCached() const;
 
     mutable Mutex               mLock;
             volatile int32_t    mAlive;
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@
             Vector<Obituary>*   mObituaries;
             ObjectManager       mObjects;
             Parcel*             mConstantData;
+    mutable String16            mDescriptorCache;
 };
 
 }; // namespace android
diff --git a/include/binder/IBinder.h b/include/binder/IBinder.h
index 7370330..884b5c1 100644
--- a/include/binder/IBinder.h
+++ b/include/binder/IBinder.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         FLAG_ONEWAY             = 0x00000001
     };
 
-    inline                  IBinder() { }
+                          IBinder();
 
     /**
      * Check if this IBinder implements the interface named by
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
      * Return the canonical name of the interface provided by this IBinder
      * object.
      */
-    virtual String16        getInterfaceDescriptor() const = 0;
+    virtual const String16& getInterfaceDescriptor() const = 0;
 
     virtual bool            isBinderAlive() const = 0;
     virtual status_t        pingBinder() = 0;
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
     virtual BpBinder*       remoteBinder();
 
 protected:
-    inline virtual          ~IBinder() { }
+    virtual          ~IBinder();
 
 private:
 };
diff --git a/include/binder/IInterface.h b/include/binder/IInterface.h
index 3b1e33b..273d922 100644
--- a/include/binder/IInterface.h
+++ b/include/binder/IInterface.h
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@
 class IInterface : public virtual RefBase
 {
 public:
+            IInterface();
             sp<IBinder>         asBinder();
             sp<const IBinder>   asBinder() const;
-
+            
 protected:
+    virtual                     ~IInterface();
     virtual IBinder*            onAsBinder() = 0;
 };
 
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@
 {
 public:
     virtual sp<IInterface>      queryLocalInterface(const String16& _descriptor);
-    virtual String16            getInterfaceDescriptor() const;
+    virtual const String16&     getInterfaceDescriptor() const;
 
 protected:
     virtual IBinder*            onAsBinder();
@@ -72,11 +74,14 @@
 #define DECLARE_META_INTERFACE(INTERFACE)                               \
     static const String16 descriptor;                                   \
     static sp<I##INTERFACE> asInterface(const sp<IBinder>& obj);        \
-    virtual String16 getInterfaceDescriptor() const;                    \
+    virtual const String16& getInterfaceDescriptor() const;             \
+    I##INTERFACE();                                                     \
+    virtual ~I##INTERFACE();                                            \
+
 
 #define IMPLEMENT_META_INTERFACE(INTERFACE, NAME)                       \
     const String16 I##INTERFACE::descriptor(NAME);                      \
-    String16 I##INTERFACE::getInterfaceDescriptor() const {             \
+    const String16& I##INTERFACE::getInterfaceDescriptor() const {      \
         return I##INTERFACE::descriptor;                                \
     }                                                                   \
     sp<I##INTERFACE> I##INTERFACE::asInterface(const sp<IBinder>& obj)  \
@@ -92,9 +97,16 @@
         }                                                               \
         return intr;                                                    \
     }                                                                   \
+    I##INTERFACE::I##INTERFACE() { }                                    \
+    I##INTERFACE::~I##INTERFACE() { }                                   \
+
+
+#define CHECK_INTERFACE(interface, data, reply)                         \
+    if (!data.checkInterface(this)) { return PERMISSION_DENIED; }       \
+
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-// No user-servicable parts after this...
+// No user-serviceable parts after this...
 
 template<typename INTERFACE>
 inline sp<IInterface> BnInterface<INTERFACE>::queryLocalInterface(
@@ -105,7 +117,7 @@
 }
 
 template<typename INTERFACE>
-inline String16 BnInterface<INTERFACE>::getInterfaceDescriptor() const
+inline const String16& BnInterface<INTERFACE>::getInterfaceDescriptor() const
 {
     return INTERFACE::getInterfaceDescriptor();
 }
diff --git a/include/binder/IMemory.h b/include/binder/IMemory.h
index 182792c..ae042cb 100644
--- a/include/binder/IMemory.h
+++ b/include/binder/IMemory.h
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
             const Parcel& data,
             Parcel* reply,
             uint32_t flags = 0);
+    
+    BnMemoryHeap();
+protected:
+    virtual ~BnMemoryHeap();
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -85,6 +89,10 @@
             const Parcel& data,
             Parcel* reply,
             uint32_t flags = 0);
+
+    BnMemory();
+protected:
+    virtual ~BnMemory();
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/include/binder/MemoryDealer.h b/include/binder/MemoryDealer.h
index 097767f..d057556 100644
--- a/include/binder/MemoryDealer.h
+++ b/include/binder/MemoryDealer.h
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 public:
     // all values must be page-aligned
     virtual sp<IMemory> mapMemory(size_t offset, size_t size) = 0;
+
+    HeapInterface();
+protected:
+    virtual ~HeapInterface();
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -61,6 +65,10 @@
     virtual void        dump(const char* what, uint32_t flags = 0) const = 0;
     virtual void        dump(String8& res,
             const char* what, uint32_t flags = 0) const = 0;
+
+    AllocatorInterface();
+protected:
+    virtual ~AllocatorInterface();
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -71,6 +79,7 @@
 class SharedHeap : public HeapInterface, public MemoryHeapBase
 {
 public:
+                        SharedHeap();
                         SharedHeap(size_t size, uint32_t flags = 0, char const * name = NULL);
     virtual             ~SharedHeap();
     virtual sp<IMemory> mapMemory(size_t offset, size_t size);
diff --git a/include/binder/Parcel.h b/include/binder/Parcel.h
index af1490a..58c2d9a 100644
--- a/include/binder/Parcel.h
+++ b/include/binder/Parcel.h
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
 
     status_t            writeInterfaceToken(const String16& interface);
     bool                enforceInterface(const String16& interface) const;
-            
+    bool                checkInterface(IBinder*) const;    
+
     void                freeData();
 
     const size_t*       objects() const;
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@
                                             release_func relFunc, void* relCookie);
     
     void                print(TextOutput& to, uint32_t flags = 0) const;
-    
+        
 private:
                         Parcel(const Parcel& o);
     Parcel&             operator=(const Parcel& o);
diff --git a/include/utils/TextOutput.h b/include/utils/TextOutput.h
index d8d86ba..de2fbbe 100644
--- a/include/utils/TextOutput.h
+++ b/include/utils/TextOutput.h
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 class TextOutput
 {
 public:
-                        TextOutput() { }
-    virtual             ~TextOutput() { }
+                        TextOutput();
+    virtual             ~TextOutput();
     
     virtual status_t    print(const char* txt, size_t len) = 0;
     virtual void        moveIndent(int delta) = 0;
diff --git a/include/utils/Timers.h b/include/utils/Timers.h
index 9610399..577325f 100644
--- a/include/utils/Timers.h
+++ b/include/utils/Timers.h
@@ -108,15 +108,15 @@
  */
 class DurationTimer {
 public:
-    DurationTimer(void) {}
-    ~DurationTimer(void) {}
+    DurationTimer() {}
+    ~DurationTimer() {}
 
     // Start the timer.
-    void start(void);
+    void start();
     // Stop the timer.
-    void stop(void);
+    void stop();
     // Get the duration in microseconds.
-    long long durationUsecs(void) const;
+    long long durationUsecs() const;
 
     // Subtract two timevals.  Returns the difference (ptv1-ptv2) in
     // microseconds.
diff --git a/include/utils/threads.h b/include/utils/threads.h
index b320915..e0cb664 100644
--- a/include/utils/threads.h
+++ b/include/utils/threads.h
@@ -199,11 +199,11 @@
     // constructed and released when Autolock goes out of scope.
     class Autolock {
     public:
-        inline Autolock(Mutex& mutex) : mpMutex(&mutex) { mutex.lock(); }
-        inline Autolock(Mutex* mutex) : mpMutex(mutex) { mutex->lock(); }
-        inline ~Autolock() { mpMutex->unlock(); }
+        inline Autolock(Mutex& mutex) : mLock(mutex)  { mLock.lock(); }
+        inline Autolock(Mutex* mutex) : mLock(*mutex) { mLock.lock(); }
+        inline ~Autolock() { mLock.unlock(); }
     private:
-        Mutex*  mpMutex;
+        Mutex& mLock;
     };
 
 private:
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
             bool        exitPending() const;
     
 private:
-    // Derived class must implemtent threadLoop(). The thread starts its life
+    // Derived class must implement threadLoop(). The thread starts its life
     // here. There are two ways of using the Thread object:
     // 1) loop: if threadLoop() returns true, it will be called again if
     //          requestExit() wasn't called.