diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/visualizer/VisualizerSw.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/visualizer/VisualizerSw.cpp
index 24a7bef..ffdf325 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/visualizer/VisualizerSw.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/visualizer/VisualizerSw.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@
 ndk::ScopedAStatus VisualizerSw::setParameterSpecific(const Parameter::Specific& specific) {
     RETURN_IF(Parameter::Specific::visualizer != specific.getTag(), EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT,
               "EffectNotSupported");
-    std::lock_guard lg(mMutex);
-    RETURN_IF(!mContext, EX_NULL_POINTER, "nullContext");
 
     mSpecificParam = specific.get<Parameter::Specific::visualizer>();
     LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << " success with: " << specific.toString();
@@ -92,9 +90,14 @@
 std::shared_ptr<EffectContext> VisualizerSw::createContext(const Parameter::Common& common) {
     if (mContext) {
         LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << " context already exist";
-        return mContext;
+    } else {
+        mContext = std::make_shared<VisualizerSwContext>(1 /* statusFmqDepth */, common);
     }
-    mContext = std::make_shared<VisualizerSwContext>(1 /* statusFmqDepth */, common);
+
+    return mContext;
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<EffectContext> VisualizerSw::getContext() {
     return mContext;
 }
 
@@ -106,13 +109,13 @@
 }
 
 // Processing method running in EffectWorker thread.
-IEffect::Status VisualizerSw::effectProcessImpl(float* in, float* out, int process) {
+IEffect::Status VisualizerSw::effectProcessImpl(float* in, float* out, int samples) {
     // TODO: get data buffer and process.
-    LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << " in " << in << " out " << out << " process " << process;
-    for (int i = 0; i < process; i++) {
+    LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << " in " << in << " out " << out << " samples " << samples;
+    for (int i = 0; i < samples; i++) {
         *out++ = *in++;
     }
-    return {STATUS_OK, process, process};
+    return {STATUS_OK, samples, samples};
 }
 
 }  // namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/visualizer/VisualizerSw.h b/audio/aidl/default/visualizer/VisualizerSw.h
index bccd6e9..18bb10c 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/visualizer/VisualizerSw.h
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/visualizer/VisualizerSw.h
@@ -47,11 +47,16 @@
     ndk::ScopedAStatus setParameterSpecific(const Parameter::Specific& specific) override;
     ndk::ScopedAStatus getParameterSpecific(const Parameter::Id& id,
                                             Parameter::Specific* specific) override;
-    IEffect::Status effectProcessImpl(float* in, float* out, int process) override;
+
     std::shared_ptr<EffectContext> createContext(const Parameter::Common& common) override;
+    std::shared_ptr<EffectContext> getContext() override;
     RetCode releaseContext() override;
 
+    IEffect::Status effectProcessImpl(float* in, float* out, int samples) override;
+    std::string getEffectName() override { return kEffectName; }
+
   private:
+    const std::string kEffectName = "VisualizerSw";
     std::shared_ptr<VisualizerSwContext> mContext;
     /* capabilities */
     const Visualizer::Capability kCapability;
@@ -63,7 +68,7 @@
                        .flags = {.type = Flags::Type::INSERT,
                                  .insert = Flags::Insert::FIRST,
                                  .volume = Flags::Volume::CTRL},
-                       .name = "VisualizerSw",
+                       .name = kEffectName,
                        .implementor = "The Android Open Source Project"},
             .capability = Capability::make<Capability::visualizer>(kCapability)};