diff --git a/include/binder/CursorWindow.h b/include/binder/CursorWindow.h
index d227244..5d490ed 100644
--- a/include/binder/CursorWindow.h
+++ b/include/binder/CursorWindow.h
@@ -21,18 +21,8 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#include <binder/IMemory.h>
-#include <utils/RefBase.h>
-
-#define DEFAULT_WINDOW_SIZE 4096
-#define WINDOW_ALLOCATION_SIZE 4096
-
-#define ROW_SLOT_CHUNK_NUM_ROWS 16
-
-// Row slots are allocated in chunks of ROW_SLOT_CHUNK_NUM_ROWS,
-// with an offset after the rows that points to the next chunk
-#define ROW_SLOT_CHUNK_SIZE ((ROW_SLOT_CHUNK_NUM_ROWS * sizeof(row_slot_t)) + sizeof(uint32_t))
-
+#include <binder/Parcel.h>
+#include <utils/String8.h>
 
 #if LOG_NDEBUG
 
@@ -46,176 +36,157 @@
 
 #endif
 
-
-// When defined to true strings are stored as UTF8, otherwise they're UTF16
-#define WINDOW_STORAGE_UTF8 1
-
-// When defined to true numberic values are stored inline in the field_slot_t, otherwise they're allocated in the window
-#define WINDOW_STORAGE_INLINE_NUMERICS 1
-
 namespace android {
 
-typedef struct
-{
-    uint32_t numRows;
-    uint32_t numColumns;
-} window_header_t;
-
-typedef struct
-{
-    uint32_t offset;
-} row_slot_t;
-
-typedef struct
-{
-    uint8_t type;
-    union {
-        double d;
-        int64_t l;
-        struct {
-            uint32_t offset;
-            uint32_t size;
-        } buffer;
-    } data;
-} __attribute__((packed)) field_slot_t;
-
-#define FIELD_TYPE_NULL 0
-#define FIELD_TYPE_INTEGER 1
-#define FIELD_TYPE_FLOAT 2
-#define FIELD_TYPE_STRING 3
-#define FIELD_TYPE_BLOB 4
-
 /**
  * This class stores a set of rows from a database in a buffer. The begining of the
- * window has first chunk of row_slot_ts, which are offsets to the row directory, followed by
- * an offset to the next chunk in a linked-list of additional chunk of row_slot_ts in case
+ * window has first chunk of RowSlots, which are offsets to the row directory, followed by
+ * an offset to the next chunk in a linked-list of additional chunk of RowSlots in case
  * the pre-allocated chunk isn't big enough to refer to all rows. Each row directory has a
- * field_slot_t per column, which has the size, offset, and type of the data for that field.
+ * FieldSlot per column, which has the size, offset, and type of the data for that field.
  * Note that the data types come from sqlite3.h.
+ *
+ * Strings are stored in UTF-8.
  */
-class CursorWindow
-{
+class CursorWindow {
+    CursorWindow(const String8& name, int ashmemFd,
+            void* data, size_t size, bool readOnly);
+
 public:
-                        CursorWindow(size_t maxSize);
-                        CursorWindow(){}
-    bool                setMemory(const sp<IMemory>&);
-                        ~CursorWindow();
+    /* Field types. */
+    enum {
+        FIELD_TYPE_NULL = 0,
+        FIELD_TYPE_INTEGER = 1,
+        FIELD_TYPE_FLOAT = 2,
+        FIELD_TYPE_STRING = 3,
+        FIELD_TYPE_BLOB = 4,
+    };
 
-    bool                initBuffer(bool localOnly);
-    sp<IMemory>         getMemory() {return mMemory;}
+    /* Opaque type that describes a field slot. */
+    struct FieldSlot {
+    private:
+        int32_t type;
+        union {
+            double d;
+            int64_t l;
+            struct {
+                uint32_t offset;
+                uint32_t size;
+            } buffer;
+        } data;
 
-    size_t              size() {return mSize;}
-    uint8_t *           data() {return mData;}
-    uint32_t            getNumRows() {return mHeader->numRows;}
-    uint32_t            getNumColumns() {return mHeader->numColumns;}
-    void                freeLastRow() {
-                            if (mHeader->numRows > 0) {
-                                mHeader->numRows--;
-                            }
-                        }
-    bool                setNumColumns(uint32_t numColumns)
-                            {
-                                uint32_t cur = mHeader->numColumns;
-                                if (cur > 0 && cur != numColumns) {
-                                    LOGE("Trying to go from %d columns to %d", cur, numColumns);
-                                    return false;
-                                }
-                                mHeader->numColumns = numColumns;
-                                return true;
-                            }
+        friend class CursorWindow;
+    } __attribute((packed));
 
-    int32_t             freeSpace();
+    ~CursorWindow();
 
-    void                clear();
+    static status_t create(const String8& name, size_t size, bool localOnly,
+            CursorWindow** outCursorWindow);
+    static status_t createFromParcel(Parcel* parcel, CursorWindow** outCursorWindow);
 
-                        /**
-                         * Allocate a row slot and its directory. The returned
-                         * pointer points to the begining of the row's directory
-                         * or NULL if there wasn't room. The directory is
-                         * initialied with NULL entries for each field.
-                         */
-    field_slot_t *      allocRow();
+    status_t writeToParcel(Parcel* parcel);
 
-                        /**
-                         * Allocate a portion of the window. Returns the offset
-                         * of the allocation, or 0 if there isn't enough space.
-                         * If aligned is true, the allocation gets 4 byte alignment.
-                         */
-    uint32_t            alloc(size_t size, bool aligned = false);
+    inline String8 name() { return mName; }
+    inline size_t size() { return mSize; }
+    inline size_t freeSpace() { return mSize - mHeader->freeOffset; }
+    inline uint32_t getNumRows() { return mHeader->numRows; }
+    inline uint32_t getNumColumns() { return mHeader->numColumns; }
 
-                        /**
-                         * Copy data into the window at the given offset.
-                         */
-    void                copyIn(uint32_t offset, uint8_t const * data, size_t size);
-    void                copyIn(uint32_t offset, int64_t data);
-    void                copyIn(uint32_t offset, double data);
-
-    void                copyOut(uint32_t offset, uint8_t * data, size_t size);
-    int64_t             copyOutLong(uint32_t offset);
-    double              copyOutDouble(uint32_t offset);
-
-    bool                putLong(unsigned int row, unsigned int col, int64_t value);
-    bool                putDouble(unsigned int row, unsigned int col, double value);
-    bool                putNull(unsigned int row, unsigned int col);
-
-    bool                getLong(unsigned int row, unsigned int col, int64_t * valueOut);
-    bool                getDouble(unsigned int row, unsigned int col, double * valueOut);
-    bool                getNull(unsigned int row, unsigned int col, bool * valueOut);
-
-    uint8_t *           offsetToPtr(uint32_t offset) {return mData + offset;}
-
-    row_slot_t *        allocRowSlot();
-
-    row_slot_t *        getRowSlot(int row);
-
-                        /**
-                         * return NULL if Failed to find rowSlot or
-                         * Invalid rowSlot
-                         */
-    field_slot_t *      getFieldSlotWithCheck(int row, int column);
-    field_slot_t *      getFieldSlot(int row, int column)
-                            {
-                                int fieldDirOffset = getRowSlot(row)->offset;
-                                return ((field_slot_t *)offsetToPtr(fieldDirOffset)) + column;
-                            }
-
-    int64_t getFieldSlotValueLong(field_slot_t* fieldSlot) {
-#if WINDOW_STORAGE_INLINE_NUMERICS
-        return fieldSlot->data.l;
-#else
-        return copyOutLong(fieldSlot->data.buffer.offset);
-#endif
-    }
-
-    double getFieldSlotValueDouble(field_slot_t* fieldSlot) {
-#if WINDOW_STORAGE_INLINE_NUMERICS
-        return fieldSlot->data.d;
-#else
-        return copyOutDouble(fieldSlot->data.buffer.offset);
-#endif
-    }
-
-#if WINDOW_STORAGE_UTF8
-    char* getFieldSlotValueString(field_slot_t* fieldSlot) {
-        return reinterpret_cast<char*>(offsetToPtr(fieldSlot->data.buffer.offset));
-    }
-#else
-    char16_t* getFieldSlotValueString(field_slot_t* fieldSlot) {
-        return reinterpret_cast<char16_t*>(offsetToPtr(fieldSlot->data.buffer.offset));
-    }
-#endif
-
-private:
-    uint8_t * mData;
-    size_t mSize;
-    size_t mMaxSize;
-    window_header_t * mHeader;
-    sp<IMemory> mMemory;
+    status_t clear();
+    status_t setNumColumns(uint32_t numColumns);
 
     /**
-     * Offset of the lowest unused data byte in the array.
+     * Allocate a row slot and its directory.
+     * The row is initialized will null entries for each field.
      */
-    uint32_t mFreeOffset;
+    status_t allocRow();
+    status_t freeLastRow();
+
+    status_t putBlob(uint32_t row, uint32_t column, const void* value, size_t size);
+    status_t putString(uint32_t row, uint32_t column, const char* value, size_t sizeIncludingNull);
+    status_t putLong(uint32_t row, uint32_t column, int64_t value);
+    status_t putDouble(uint32_t row, uint32_t column, double value);
+    status_t putNull(uint32_t row, uint32_t column);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the field slot at the specified row and column.
+     * Returns null if the requested row or column is not in the window.
+     */
+    FieldSlot* getFieldSlot(uint32_t row, uint32_t column);
+
+    inline int32_t getFieldSlotType(FieldSlot* fieldSlot) {
+        return fieldSlot->type;
+    }
+
+    inline int64_t getFieldSlotValueLong(FieldSlot* fieldSlot) {
+        return fieldSlot->data.l;
+    }
+
+    inline double getFieldSlotValueDouble(FieldSlot* fieldSlot) {
+        return fieldSlot->data.d;
+    }
+
+    inline const char* getFieldSlotValueString(FieldSlot* fieldSlot,
+            size_t* outSizeIncludingNull) {
+        *outSizeIncludingNull = fieldSlot->data.buffer.size;
+        return static_cast<char*>(offsetToPtr(fieldSlot->data.buffer.offset));
+    }
+
+    inline const void* getFieldSlotValueBlob(FieldSlot* fieldSlot, size_t* outSize) {
+        *outSize = fieldSlot->data.buffer.size;
+        return offsetToPtr(fieldSlot->data.buffer.offset);
+    }
+
+private:
+    static const size_t ROW_SLOT_CHUNK_NUM_ROWS = 100;
+
+    struct Header {
+        // Offset of the lowest unused byte in the window.
+        uint32_t freeOffset;
+
+        // Offset of the first row slot chunk.
+        uint32_t firstChunkOffset;
+
+        uint32_t numRows;
+        uint32_t numColumns;
+    };
+
+    struct RowSlot {
+        uint32_t offset;
+    };
+
+    struct RowSlotChunk {
+        RowSlot slots[ROW_SLOT_CHUNK_NUM_ROWS];
+        uint32_t nextChunkOffset;
+    };
+
+    String8 mName;
+    int mAshmemFd;
+    void* mData;
+    size_t mSize;
+    bool mReadOnly;
+    Header* mHeader;
+
+    inline void* offsetToPtr(uint32_t offset) {
+        return static_cast<uint8_t*>(mData) + offset;
+    }
+
+    inline uint32_t offsetFromPtr(void* ptr) {
+        return static_cast<uint8_t*>(ptr) - static_cast<uint8_t*>(mData);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Allocate a portion of the window. Returns the offset
+     * of the allocation, or 0 if there isn't enough space.
+     * If aligned is true, the allocation gets 4 byte alignment.
+     */
+    uint32_t alloc(size_t size, bool aligned = false);
+
+    RowSlot* getRowSlot(uint32_t row);
+    RowSlot* allocRowSlot();
+
+    status_t putBlobOrString(uint32_t row, uint32_t column,
+            const void* value, size_t size, int32_t type);
 };
 
 }; // namespace android