diff --git a/include/gui/SensorManager.h b/include/gui/SensorManager.h
index 37960673c..0cff46c07 100644
--- a/include/gui/SensorManager.h
+++ b/include/gui/SensorManager.h
@@ -51,57 +51,7 @@ class SensorManager :
     public ASensorManager
 {
 public:
-    static SensorManager& getInstanceForPackage(const String16& packageName) {
-        Mutex::Autolock _l(sLock);
-
-        SensorManager* sensorManager;
-        std::map<String16, SensorManager*>::iterator iterator =
-                sPackageInstances.find(packageName);
-
-        if (iterator != sPackageInstances.end()) {
-            sensorManager = iterator->second;
-        } else {
-            String16 opPackageName = packageName;
-
-            // It is possible that the calling code has no access to the package name.
-            // In this case we will get the packages for the calling UID and pick the
-            // first one for attributing the app op. This will work correctly for
-            // runtime permissions as for legacy apps we will toggle the app op for
-            // all packages in the UID. The caveat is that the operation may be attributed
-            // to the wrong package and stats based on app ops may be slightly off.
-            if (opPackageName.size() <= 0) {
-                sp<IBinder> binder = defaultServiceManager()->getService(String16("permission"));
-                if (binder != 0) {
-                    const uid_t uid = IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingUid();
-                    Vector<String16> packages;
-                    interface_cast<IPermissionController>(binder)->getPackagesForUid(uid, packages);
-                    if (!packages.isEmpty()) {
-                        opPackageName = packages[0];
-                    } else {
-                        ALOGE("No packages for calling UID");
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    ALOGE("Cannot get permission service");
-                }
-            }
-
-            sensorManager = new SensorManager(opPackageName);
-
-            // If we had no package name, we looked it up from the UID and the sensor
-            // manager instance we created should also be mapped to the empty package
-            // name, to avoid looking up the packages for a UID and get the same result.
-            if (packageName.size() <= 0) {
-                sPackageInstances.insert(std::make_pair(String16(), sensorManager));
-            }
-
-            // Stash the per package sensor manager.
-            sPackageInstances.insert(std::make_pair(opPackageName, sensorManager));
-        }
-
-        return *sensorManager;
-    }
-
-    SensorManager(const String16& opPackageName);
+    static SensorManager& getInstanceForPackage(const String16& packageName);
     ~SensorManager();
 
     ssize_t getSensorList(Sensor const* const** list) const;
@@ -113,6 +63,7 @@ private:
     // DeathRecipient interface
     void sensorManagerDied();
 
+    SensorManager(const String16& opPackageName);
     status_t assertStateLocked() const;
 
 private:
diff --git a/libs/gui/SensorManager.cpp b/libs/gui/SensorManager.cpp
index dd3778137..993415126 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SensorManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SensorManager.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,58 @@
 namespace android {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+android::Mutex android::SensorManager::sLock;
+std::map<String16, SensorManager*> android::SensorManager::sPackageInstances;
+
+SensorManager& SensorManager::getInstanceForPackage(const String16& packageName) {
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(sLock);
+    SensorManager* sensorManager;
+    std::map<String16, SensorManager*>::iterator iterator =
+        sPackageInstances.find(packageName);
+
+    if (iterator != sPackageInstances.end()) {
+        sensorManager = iterator->second;
+    } else {
+        String16 opPackageName = packageName;
+
+        // It is possible that the calling code has no access to the package name.
+        // In this case we will get the packages for the calling UID and pick the
+        // first one for attributing the app op. This will work correctly for
+        // runtime permissions as for legacy apps we will toggle the app op for
+        // all packages in the UID. The caveat is that the operation may be attributed
+        // to the wrong package and stats based on app ops may be slightly off.
+        if (opPackageName.size() <= 0) {
+            sp<IBinder> binder = defaultServiceManager()->getService(String16("permission"));
+            if (binder != 0) {
+                const uid_t uid = IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingUid();
+                Vector<String16> packages;
+                interface_cast<IPermissionController>(binder)->getPackagesForUid(uid, packages);
+                if (!packages.isEmpty()) {
+                    opPackageName = packages[0];
+                } else {
+                    ALOGE("No packages for calling UID");
+                }
+            } else {
+                ALOGE("Cannot get permission service");
+            }
+        }
+
+        sensorManager = new SensorManager(opPackageName);
+
+        // If we had no package name, we looked it up from the UID and the sensor
+        // manager instance we created should also be mapped to the empty package
+        // name, to avoid looking up the packages for a UID and get the same result.
+        if (packageName.size() <= 0) {
+            sPackageInstances.insert(std::make_pair(String16(), sensorManager));
+        }
+
+        // Stash the per package sensor manager.
+        sPackageInstances.insert(std::make_pair(opPackageName, sensorManager));
+    }
+
+    return *sensorManager;
+}
+
 SensorManager::SensorManager(const String16& opPackageName)
     : mSensorList(0), mOpPackageName(opPackageName)
 {
@@ -59,12 +111,12 @@ void SensorManager::sensorManagerDied()
 
 status_t SensorManager::assertStateLocked() const {
     if (mSensorServer == NULL) {
-        // try for one second
+        // try for 10 seconds before giving up ...
         const String16 name("sensorservice");
-        for (int i=0 ; i<4 ; i++) {
+        for (int i = 0;i < 10; i++) {
             status_t err = getService(name, &mSensorServer);
             if (err == NAME_NOT_FOUND) {
-                usleep(250000);
+                sleep(1);
                 continue;
             }
             if (err != NO_ERROR) {
@@ -83,6 +135,10 @@ status_t SensorManager::assertStateLocked() const {
             DeathObserver(SensorManager& mgr) : mSensorManger(mgr) { }
         };
 
+        if (mSensorServer == NULL) {
+            ALOGE("FATAL getsensorservice returned NULL");
+        }
+
         mDeathObserver = new DeathObserver(*const_cast<SensorManager *>(this));
         IInterface::asBinder(mSensorServer)->linkToDeath(mDeathObserver);