diff --git a/libs/gui/SensorManager.cpp b/libs/gui/SensorManager.cpp
index d719efb..4774a58 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SensorManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SensorManager.cpp
@@ -78,9 +78,23 @@
 
 sp<SensorEventQueue> SensorManager::createEventQueue()
 {
-    sp<SensorEventQueue> result = new SensorEventQueue(
-            mSensorServer->createSensorEventConnection());
-    return result;
+    sp<SensorEventQueue> queue;
+
+    if (mSensorServer == NULL) {
+        LOGE("createEventQueue: mSensorSever is NULL");
+        return queue;
+    }
+
+    sp<ISensorEventConnection> connection =
+            mSensorServer->createSensorEventConnection();
+    if (connection == NULL) {
+        LOGE("createEventQueue: connection is NULL");
+        return queue;
+    }
+
+    queue = new SensorEventQueue(connection);
+
+    return queue;
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp b/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
index ce587b3..693b7b8 100644
--- a/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 }
 
 // This test probably doesn't belong here.
-TEST_F(SurfaceTest, ScreenshotsOfProtectedBuffersFail) {
+TEST_F(SurfaceTest, ScreenshotsOfProtectedBuffersSucceed) {
     sp<ANativeWindow> anw(mSurface);
 
     // Verify the screenshot works with no protected buffers.
@@ -114,31 +114,8 @@
     }
     heap = 0;
     w = h = fmt = 0;
-    ASSERT_EQ(INVALID_OPERATION, sf->captureScreen(0, &heap, &w, &h, &fmt,
+    ASSERT_EQ(NO_ERROR, sf->captureScreen(0, &heap, &w, &h, &fmt,
             64, 64, 0, 0x7fffffff));
-    ASSERT_TRUE(heap == NULL);
-
-    // XXX: This should not be needed, but it seems that the new buffers don't
-    // correctly show up after the upcoming dequeue/lock/queue loop without it.
-    // We should look into this at some point.
-    ASSERT_EQ(NO_ERROR, native_window_set_buffer_count(anw.get(), 3));
-
-    // Un-set the PROTECTED usage bit and verify that the screenshot works
-    // again.  Note that we have to change the buffers geometry to ensure that
-    // the buffers get reallocated, as the new usage bits are a subset of the
-    // old.
-    ASSERT_EQ(NO_ERROR, native_window_set_usage(anw.get(), 0));
-    ASSERT_EQ(NO_ERROR, native_window_set_buffers_geometry(anw.get(), 32, 32, 0));
-    for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-        // Loop to make sure SurfaceFlinger has retired a protected buffer.
-        ASSERT_EQ(NO_ERROR, anw->dequeueBuffer(anw.get(), &buf));
-        ASSERT_EQ(NO_ERROR, anw->lockBuffer(anw.get(), buf));
-        ASSERT_EQ(NO_ERROR, anw->queueBuffer(anw.get(), buf));
-    }
-    heap = 0;
-    w = h = fmt = 0;
-    ASSERT_EQ(NO_ERROR, sf->captureScreen(0, &heap, &w, &h, &fmt, 64, 64, 0,
-            0x7fffffff));
     ASSERT_TRUE(heap != NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 1441a54..7c0cd9b 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
     }
 
     const DisplayHardware& hw(graphicPlane(0).displayHardware());
-    if (LIKELY(hw.canDraw() && !isFrozen())) {
+    if (LIKELY(hw.canDraw())) {
         // repaint the framebuffer (if needed)
 
         const int index = hw.getCurrentBufferIndex();
@@ -478,15 +478,13 @@
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::postFramebuffer()
 {
-    if (!mSwapRegion.isEmpty()) {
-        const DisplayHardware& hw(graphicPlane(0).displayHardware());
-        const nsecs_t now = systemTime();
-        mDebugInSwapBuffers = now;
-        hw.flip(mSwapRegion);
-        mLastSwapBufferTime = systemTime() - now;
-        mDebugInSwapBuffers = 0;
-        mSwapRegion.clear();
-    }
+    const DisplayHardware& hw(graphicPlane(0).displayHardware());
+    const nsecs_t now = systemTime();
+    mDebugInSwapBuffers = now;
+    hw.flip(mSwapRegion);
+    mLastSwapBufferTime = systemTime() - now;
+    mDebugInSwapBuffers = 0;
+    mSwapRegion.clear();
 }
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::handleConsoleEvents()