diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Android.mk b/services/surfaceflinger/Android.mk
index 329bbd5..f7870f4 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Android.mk
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Android.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     GLExtensions.cpp                        \
     MessageQueue.cpp                        \
     SurfaceFlinger.cpp                      \
+    SurfaceFlingerConsumer.cpp              \
     SurfaceTextureLayer.cpp                 \
     Transform.cpp                           \
     
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index b6aa005..1c5403f 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         HWComposer::HWCLayerInterface* layer) {
     LayerBaseClient::onLayerDisplayed(hw, layer);
     if (layer) {
-        mSurfaceTexture->setReleaseFence(layer->getAndResetReleaseFenceFd());
+        mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->setReleaseFence(layer->getAndResetReleaseFenceFd());
     }
 }
 
@@ -81,20 +81,20 @@
 {
     LayerBaseClient::onFirstRef();
 
-    // Creates a custom BufferQueue for SurfaceTexture to use
+    // Creates a custom BufferQueue for SurfaceFlingerConsumer to use
     sp<BufferQueue> bq = new SurfaceTextureLayer();
-    mSurfaceTexture = new SurfaceTexture(mTextureName, true,
+    mSurfaceFlingerConsumer = new SurfaceFlingerConsumer(mTextureName, true,
             GL_TEXTURE_EXTERNAL_OES, false, bq);
 
-    mSurfaceTexture->setConsumerUsageBits(getEffectiveUsage(0));
-    mSurfaceTexture->setFrameAvailableListener(this);
-    mSurfaceTexture->setSynchronousMode(true);
+    mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->setConsumerUsageBits(getEffectiveUsage(0));
+    mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->setFrameAvailableListener(this);
+    mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->setSynchronousMode(true);
 
 #ifdef TARGET_DISABLE_TRIPLE_BUFFERING
 #warning "disabling triple buffering"
-    mSurfaceTexture->setDefaultMaxBufferCount(2);
+    mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->setDefaultMaxBufferCount(2);
 #else
-    mSurfaceTexture->setDefaultMaxBufferCount(3);
+    mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->setDefaultMaxBufferCount(3);
 #endif
 
     const sp<const DisplayDevice> hw(mFlinger->getDefaultDisplayDevice());
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@
 // in the purgatory list
 void Layer::onRemoved()
 {
-    mSurfaceTexture->abandon();
+    mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->abandon();
 }
 
 void Layer::setName(const String8& name) {
     LayerBase::setName(name);
-    mSurfaceTexture->setName(name);
+    mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->setName(name);
 }
 
 sp<ISurface> Layer::createSurface()
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
             sp<ISurfaceTexture> res;
             sp<const Layer> that( mOwner.promote() );
             if (that != NULL) {
-                res = that->mSurfaceTexture->getBufferQueue();
+                res = that->mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->getBufferQueue();
             }
             return res;
         }
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 
 wp<IBinder> Layer::getSurfaceTextureBinder() const
 {
-    return mSurfaceTexture->getBufferQueue()->asBinder();
+    return mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->getBufferQueue()->asBinder();
 }
 
 status_t Layer::setBuffers( uint32_t w, uint32_t h,
@@ -177,15 +177,15 @@
     mOpaqueLayer = (flags & ISurfaceComposerClient::eOpaque);
     mCurrentOpacity = getOpacityForFormat(format);
 
-    mSurfaceTexture->setDefaultBufferSize(w, h);
-    mSurfaceTexture->setDefaultBufferFormat(format);
-    mSurfaceTexture->setConsumerUsageBits(getEffectiveUsage(0));
+    mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->setDefaultBufferSize(w, h);
+    mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->setDefaultBufferFormat(format);
+    mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->setConsumerUsageBits(getEffectiveUsage(0));
 
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
 Rect Layer::computeBufferCrop() const {
-    // Start with the SurfaceTexture's buffer crop...
+    // Start with the SurfaceFlingerConsumer's buffer crop...
     Rect crop;
     if (!mCurrentCrop.isEmpty()) {
         crop = mCurrentCrop;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
     if (!s.active.crop.isEmpty()) {
         // Transform the window crop to match the buffer coordinate system,
         // which means using the inverse of the current transform set on the
-        // SurfaceTexture.
+        // SurfaceFlingerConsumer.
         uint32_t invTransform = mCurrentTransform;
         int winWidth = s.active.w;
         int winHeight = s.active.h;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
     // acquire fence the first time a new buffer is acquired on EACH display.
 
     if (layer.getCompositionType() == HWC_OVERLAY) {
-        sp<Fence> fence = mSurfaceTexture->getCurrentFence();
+        sp<Fence> fence = mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->getCurrentFence();
         if (fence.get()) {
             fenceFd = fence->dup();
             if (fenceFd == -1) {
@@ -327,7 +327,15 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    status_t err = mSurfaceTexture->doGLFenceWait();
+    // Bind the current buffer to the GL texture.
+    status_t err = mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->bindTextureImage();
+    if (err != NO_ERROR) {
+        ALOGW("Layer::onDraw: bindTextureImage failed");
+        // keep going
+    }
+
+    // Wait for the buffer to be ready for us to draw into.
+    err = mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->doGLFenceWait();
     if (err != OK) {
         ALOGE("onDraw: failed waiting for fence: %d", err);
         // Go ahead and draw the buffer anyway; no matter what we do the screen
@@ -342,8 +350,8 @@
 
         // Query the texture matrix given our current filtering mode.
         float textureMatrix[16];
-        mSurfaceTexture->setFilteringEnabled(useFiltering);
-        mSurfaceTexture->getTransformMatrix(textureMatrix);
+        mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->setFilteringEnabled(useFiltering);
+        mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->getTransformMatrix(textureMatrix);
 
         // Set things up for texturing.
         glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_EXTERNAL_OES, mTextureName);
@@ -462,7 +470,7 @@
 
         // record the new size, form this point on, when the client request
         // a buffer, it'll get the new size.
-        mSurfaceTexture->setDefaultBufferSize(
+        mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->setDefaultBufferSize(
                 temp.requested.w, temp.requested.h);
     }
 
@@ -507,13 +515,10 @@
 
 void Layer::onPostComposition() {
     if (mFrameLatencyNeeded) {
-        nsecs_t desiredPresentTime = mSurfaceTexture->getTimestamp();
+        nsecs_t desiredPresentTime = mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->getTimestamp();
         mFrameTracker.setDesiredPresentTime(desiredPresentTime);
 
-        sp<Fence> frameReadyFence = mSurfaceTexture->getCurrentFence();
-        // XXX: Temporarily don't use the fence from the SurfaceTexture to
-        // work around a driver bug.
-        frameReadyFence.clear();
+        sp<Fence> frameReadyFence = mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->getCurrentFence();
         if (frameReadyFence != NULL) {
             mFrameTracker.setFrameReadyFence(frameReadyFence);
         } else {
@@ -570,7 +575,7 @@
             mFlinger->signalLayerUpdate();
         }
 
-        struct Reject : public SurfaceTexture::BufferRejecter {
+        struct Reject : public SurfaceFlingerConsumer::BufferRejecter {
             Layer::State& front;
             Layer::State& current;
             bool& recomputeVisibleRegions;
@@ -655,14 +660,14 @@
 
         Reject r(mDrawingState, currentState(), recomputeVisibleRegions);
 
-        if (mSurfaceTexture->updateTexImage(&r, true) < NO_ERROR) {
+        if (mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->updateTexImage(&r) != NO_ERROR) {
             // something happened!
             recomputeVisibleRegions = true;
             return outDirtyRegion;
         }
 
         // update the active buffer
-        mActiveBuffer = mSurfaceTexture->getCurrentBuffer();
+        mActiveBuffer = mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->getCurrentBuffer();
         if (mActiveBuffer == NULL) {
             // this can only happen if the very first buffer was rejected.
             return outDirtyRegion;
@@ -676,9 +681,9 @@
             recomputeVisibleRegions = true;
          }
 
-        Rect crop(mSurfaceTexture->getCurrentCrop());
-        const uint32_t transform(mSurfaceTexture->getCurrentTransform());
-        const uint32_t scalingMode(mSurfaceTexture->getCurrentScalingMode());
+        Rect crop(mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->getCurrentCrop());
+        const uint32_t transform(mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->getCurrentTransform());
+        const uint32_t scalingMode(mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->getCurrentScalingMode());
         if ((crop != mCurrentCrop) ||
             (transform != mCurrentTransform) ||
             (scalingMode != mCurrentScalingMode))
@@ -737,8 +742,8 @@
 
     result.append(buffer);
 
-    if (mSurfaceTexture != 0) {
-        mSurfaceTexture->dump(result, "            ", buffer, SIZE);
+    if (mSurfaceFlingerConsumer != 0) {
+        mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->dump(result, "            ", buffer, SIZE);
     }
 }
 
@@ -780,7 +785,7 @@
             orientation = 0;
         }
     }
-    mSurfaceTexture->setTransformHint(orientation);
+    mSurfaceFlingerConsumer->setTransformHint(orientation);
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
index 5ea3eb4..2d4afc4 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
-#include <gui/SurfaceTexture.h>
-
 #include <utils/Timers.h>
 
 #include <ui/GraphicBuffer.h>
@@ -34,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <GLES/gl.h>
 #include <GLES/glext.h>
 
+#include "SurfaceFlingerConsumer.h"
 #include "FrameTracker.h"
 #include "LayerBase.h"
 #include "SurfaceTextureLayer.h"
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class Layer : public LayerBaseClient,
-              public SurfaceTexture::FrameAvailableListener
+              public SurfaceFlingerConsumer::FrameAvailableListener
 {
 public:
             Layer(SurfaceFlinger* flinger, const sp<Client>& client);
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@
     // only for debugging
     inline const sp<GraphicBuffer>& getActiveBuffer() const { return mActiveBuffer; }
 
-    // Updates the transform hint in our SurfaceTexture to match
+    // Updates the transform hint in our SurfaceFlingerConsumer to match
     // the current orientation of the display device.
     virtual void updateTransformHint(const sp<const DisplayDevice>& hw) const;
 
@@ -110,13 +109,13 @@
     Rect computeBufferCrop() const;
     static bool getOpacityForFormat(uint32_t format);
 
-    // Interface implementation for SurfaceTexture::FrameAvailableListener
+    // Interface implementation for SurfaceFlingerConsumer::FrameAvailableListener
     virtual void onFrameAvailable();
 
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     // constants
-    sp<SurfaceTexture> mSurfaceTexture;
+    sp<SurfaceFlingerConsumer> mSurfaceFlingerConsumer;
     GLuint mTextureName;
 
     // thread-safe
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerConsumer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerConsumer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbe187b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerConsumer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 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.
+ */
+
+#define ATRACE_TAG ATRACE_TAG_GRAPHICS
+
+#include "SurfaceFlingerConsumer.h"
+
+#include <utils/Trace.h>
+#include <utils/Errors.h>
+
+
+namespace android {
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+status_t SurfaceFlingerConsumer::updateTexImage(BufferRejecter* rejecter)
+{
+    ATRACE_CALL();
+    ALOGV("updateTexImage");
+    Mutex::Autolock lock(mMutex);
+
+    if (mAbandoned) {
+        ALOGE("updateTexImage: SurfaceTexture is abandoned!");
+        return NO_INIT;
+    }
+
+    // Make sure the EGL state is the same as in previous calls.
+    status_t err = checkAndUpdateEglStateLocked();
+    if (err != NO_ERROR) {
+        return err;
+    }
+
+    BufferQueue::BufferItem item;
+
+    // Acquire the next buffer.
+    // In asynchronous mode the list is guaranteed to be one buffer
+    // deep, while in synchronous mode we use the oldest buffer.
+    err = acquireBufferLocked(&item);
+    if (err != NO_ERROR) {
+        if (err == BufferQueue::NO_BUFFER_AVAILABLE) {
+            // This variant of updateTexImage does not guarantee that the
+            // texture is bound, so no need to call glBindTexture.
+            err = NO_ERROR;
+        } else {
+            ALOGE("updateTexImage: acquire failed: %s (%d)",
+                strerror(-err), err);
+        }
+        return err;
+    }
+
+
+    // We call the rejecter here, in case the caller has a reason to
+    // not accept this buffer.  This is used by SurfaceFlinger to
+    // reject buffers which have the wrong size
+    int buf = item.mBuf;
+    if (rejecter && rejecter->reject(mSlots[buf].mGraphicBuffer, item)) {
+        releaseBufferLocked(buf, EGL_NO_SYNC_KHR);
+        return NO_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    // Release the previous buffer.
+    err = releaseAndUpdateLocked(item);
+    if (err != NO_ERROR) {
+        return err;
+    }
+
+    // Bind the new buffer to the GL texture.
+    // TODO: skip this on devices that support explicit sync
+    // (glEGLImageTargetTexture2DOES provides required implicit sync;
+    // without this we get wedged on older devices, but newer devices
+    // don't need it.)
+    return bindTextureImage();
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+}; // namespace android
+
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerConsumer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerConsumer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d91f27e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerConsumer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 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_SURFACEFLINGERCONSUMER_H
+#define ANDROID_SURFACEFLINGERCONSUMER_H
+
+#include <gui/SurfaceTexture.h>
+
+namespace android {
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/*
+ * This is a thin wrapper around SurfaceTexture.
+ */
+class SurfaceFlingerConsumer : public SurfaceTexture {
+public:
+    SurfaceFlingerConsumer(GLuint tex, bool allowSynchronousMode = true,
+            GLenum texTarget = GL_TEXTURE_EXTERNAL_OES, bool useFenceSync = true,
+            const sp<BufferQueue> &bufferQueue = 0)
+        : SurfaceTexture(tex, allowSynchronousMode, texTarget, useFenceSync,
+            bufferQueue)
+    {}
+
+    class BufferRejecter {
+        friend class SurfaceFlingerConsumer;
+        virtual bool reject(const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buf,
+                const BufferQueue::BufferItem& item) = 0;
+
+    protected:
+        virtual ~BufferRejecter() { }
+    };
+
+    // This version of updateTexImage() takes a functor that may be used to
+    // reject the newly acquired buffer.  Unlike the SurfaceTexture version,
+    // this does not guarantee that the buffer has been bound to the GL
+    // texture.
+    status_t updateTexImage(BufferRejecter* rejecter);
+
+    // Pass-through to SurfaceTexture implementation.
+    status_t bindTextureImage() { return SurfaceTexture::bindTextureImage(); }
+};
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+}; // namespace android
+
+#endif // ANDROID_SURFACEFLINGERCONSUMER_H