diff --git a/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.rc b/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.rc
index 0d07a70..1ba339d 100644
--- a/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.rc
+++ b/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.rc
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@
     onrestart restart surfaceflinger
     onrestart restart inputflinger
     onrestart restart drm
+    onrestart restart cameraserver
+
diff --git a/include/media/hardware/HardwareAPI.h b/include/media/hardware/HardwareAPI.h
index 7a73fbd..9ba5f7f 100644
--- a/include/media/hardware/HardwareAPI.h
+++ b/include/media/hardware/HardwareAPI.h
@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@
     int nFenceFd;                           // -1 if unused
 };
 
+// Meta data buffer layout for passing a native_handle to codec
+struct VideoNativeHandleMetadata {
+    MetadataBufferType eType;               // must be kMetadataBufferTypeNativeHandleSource
+
+#ifdef OMX_ANDROID_COMPILE_AS_32BIT_ON_64BIT_PLATFORMS
+    OMX_PTR pHandle;
+#else
+    native_handle_t *pHandle;
+#endif
+};
+
 // A pointer to this struct is passed to OMX_SetParameter() when the extension
 // index "OMX.google.android.index.prepareForAdaptivePlayback" is given.
 //
diff --git a/include/media/hardware/MetadataBufferType.h b/include/media/hardware/MetadataBufferType.h
index b765203..4f6d5e2 100644
--- a/include/media/hardware/MetadataBufferType.h
+++ b/include/media/hardware/MetadataBufferType.h
@@ -111,6 +111,28 @@
      */
     kMetadataBufferTypeANWBuffer = 2,
 
+    /*
+     * kMetadataBufferTypeNativeHandleSource is used to indicate that
+     * the payload of the metadata buffers can be interpreted as
+     * a native_handle_t.
+     *
+     * In this case, the metadata that the encoder receives
+     * will have a byte stream that consists of two parts:
+     * 1. First, there is an integer indicating that the metadata contains a
+     * native handle (kMetadataBufferTypeNativeHandleSource).
+     * 2. This is followed by a pointer to native_handle_t. The encoder needs
+     * to interpret this native handle and encode the frame. The encoder must
+     * not free this native handle as it does not actually own this native
+     * handle. The handle will be freed after the encoder releases the buffer
+     * back to camera.
+     * ----------------------------------------------------------------
+     * |  kMetadataBufferTypeNativeHandleSource | native_handle_t* nh |
+     * ----------------------------------------------------------------
+     *
+     * See the VideoNativeHandleMetadata structure.
+     */
+    kMetadataBufferTypeNativeHandleSource = 3,
+
     /* This value is used by framework, but is never used inside a metadata buffer  */
     kMetadataBufferTypeInvalid = -1,