diff --git a/include/ui/ISurfaceFlingerClient.h b/include/ui/ISurfaceFlingerClient.h
index 932a70a85..5d231e6d9 100644
--- a/include/ui/ISurfaceFlingerClient.h
+++ b/include/ui/ISurfaceFlingerClient.h
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ public:
     struct surface_data_t {
         int32_t             token;
         int32_t             identity;
+        uint32_t            width;
+        uint32_t            height;
+        uint32_t            format;
         status_t readFromParcel(const Parcel& parcel);
         status_t writeToParcel(Parcel* parcel) const;
     };
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
index 419574c7d..fd54e353a 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
@@ -730,14 +730,6 @@ sp<LayerBaseClient> LayerBaseClient::Surface::getOwner() const {
     return owner;
 }
 
-
-void LayerBaseClient::Surface::getSurfaceData(
-        ISurfaceFlingerClient::surface_data_t* params) const 
-{
-    params->token = mToken;
-    params->identity = mIdentity;
-}
-
 status_t LayerBaseClient::Surface::onTransact(
         uint32_t code, const Parcel& data, Parcel* reply, uint32_t flags)
 {
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h
index 65bf55b51..7791941a1 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h
@@ -321,10 +321,9 @@ public:
     class Surface : public BnSurface 
     {
     public:
+        int32_t getToken() const { return mToken; }
+        int32_t getIdentity() const { return mIdentity; }
         
-        virtual void getSurfaceData(
-                ISurfaceFlingerClient::surface_data_t* params) const;
-
     protected:
         Surface(const sp<SurfaceFlinger>& flinger, 
                 SurfaceID id, int identity, 
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 102899c56..3824024a3 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -1239,9 +1239,11 @@ sp<ISurface> SurfaceFlinger::createSurface(ClientID clientId, int pid,
     switch (flags & eFXSurfaceMask) {
         case eFXSurfaceNormal:
             if (UNLIKELY(flags & ePushBuffers)) {
-                layer = createPushBuffersSurfaceLocked(client, d, id, w, h, flags);
+                layer = createPushBuffersSurfaceLocked(client, d, id,
+                        w, h, flags);
             } else {
-                layer = createNormalSurfaceLocked(client, d, id, w, h, format, flags);
+                layer = createNormalSurfaceLocked(client, d, id,
+                        w, h, flags, format);
             }
             break;
         case eFXSurfaceBlur:
@@ -1255,8 +1257,13 @@ sp<ISurface> SurfaceFlinger::createSurface(ClientID clientId, int pid,
     if (layer != 0) {
         setTransactionFlags(eTransactionNeeded);
         surfaceHandle = layer->getSurface();
-        if (surfaceHandle != 0)
-            surfaceHandle->getSurfaceData(params);
+        if (surfaceHandle != 0) { 
+            params->token = surfaceHandle->getToken();
+            params->identity = surfaceHandle->getIdentity();
+            params->width = w;
+            params->height = h;
+            params->format = format;
+        }
     }
 
     return surfaceHandle;
@@ -1264,7 +1271,8 @@ sp<ISurface> SurfaceFlinger::createSurface(ClientID clientId, int pid,
 
 sp<LayerBaseClient> SurfaceFlinger::createNormalSurfaceLocked(
         const sp<Client>& client, DisplayID display,
-        int32_t id, uint32_t w, uint32_t h, PixelFormat format, uint32_t flags)
+        int32_t id, uint32_t w, uint32_t h, uint32_t flags,
+        PixelFormat& format)
 {
     // initialize the surfaces
     switch (format) { // TODO: take h/w into account
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index 2569a0f1c..56ea97a4b 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ private:
 
     sp<LayerBaseClient> createNormalSurfaceLocked(
             const sp<Client>& client, DisplayID display,
-            int32_t id, uint32_t w, uint32_t h, 
-            PixelFormat format, uint32_t flags);
+            int32_t id, uint32_t w, uint32_t h, uint32_t flags,
+            PixelFormat& format);
 
     sp<LayerBaseClient> createBlurSurfaceLocked(
             const sp<Client>& client, DisplayID display,
diff --git a/libs/ui/ISurfaceFlingerClient.cpp b/libs/ui/ISurfaceFlingerClient.cpp
index 51e842260..4a6a1d701 100644
--- a/libs/ui/ISurfaceFlingerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/ISurfaceFlingerClient.cpp
@@ -189,8 +189,11 @@ status_t BnSurfaceFlingerClient::onTransact(
 
 status_t ISurfaceFlingerClient::surface_data_t::readFromParcel(const Parcel& parcel)
 {
-    token = parcel.readInt32();
-    identity  = parcel.readInt32();
+    token    = parcel.readInt32();
+    identity = parcel.readInt32();
+    width    = parcel.readInt32();
+    height   = parcel.readInt32();
+    format   = parcel.readInt32();
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -198,6 +201,9 @@ status_t ISurfaceFlingerClient::surface_data_t::writeToParcel(Parcel* parcel) co
 {
     parcel->writeInt32(token);
     parcel->writeInt32(identity);
+    parcel->writeInt32(width);
+    parcel->writeInt32(height);
+    parcel->writeInt32(format);
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/ui/Surface.cpp b/libs/ui/Surface.cpp
index 0ba0a6574..36a10cfa6 100644
--- a/libs/ui/Surface.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/Surface.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ SurfaceControl::SurfaceControl(
         uint32_t w, uint32_t h, PixelFormat format, uint32_t flags)
     : mClient(client), mSurface(surface),
       mToken(data.token), mIdentity(data.identity),
-      mWidth(w), mHeight(h), mFormat(format), mFlags(flags)
+      mWidth(data.width), mHeight(data.height), mFormat(data.format),
+      mFlags(flags)
 {
 }