diff --git a/include/private/ui/SurfaceFlingerSynchro.h b/include/private/ui/SurfaceFlingerSynchro.h
index ff91b61..7386d33 100644
--- a/include/private/ui/SurfaceFlingerSynchro.h
+++ b/include/private/ui/SurfaceFlingerSynchro.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
-#include <utils/threads.h>
 #include <ui/ISurfaceComposer.h>
 
 namespace android {
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@
 class SurfaceFlingerSynchro
 {
 public:
-
                 // client constructor
                 SurfaceFlingerSynchro(const sp<ISurfaceComposer>& flinger);
                 ~SurfaceFlingerSynchro();
@@ -40,34 +38,8 @@
     status_t    signal();
     
 private:
-    class Barrier {
-    public:
-        Barrier();
-        ~Barrier();
-        void open();
-        void close();
-        void waitAndClose();
-        status_t waitAndClose(nsecs_t timeout);
-    private:
-        enum { OPENED, CLOSED };
-        mutable     Mutex       lock;
-        mutable     Condition   cv;
-        volatile    int         state;
-    };
-
     friend class SurfaceFlinger;
-
-                // server constructor
-                SurfaceFlingerSynchro();
-                
-    void        open();
-    
-                // wait until there is some work to do
-    status_t    wait();
-    status_t    wait(nsecs_t timeout);
-    
     sp<ISurfaceComposer> mSurfaceComposer;
-    Barrier              mBarrier;
 };
 
 }; // namespace android
diff --git a/include/utils/MemoryDealer.h b/include/utils/MemoryDealer.h
index 454b627..79d7883 100644
--- a/include/utils/MemoryDealer.h
+++ b/include/utils/MemoryDealer.h
@@ -117,13 +117,22 @@
             mFirst = mLast = newNode;
             newNode->prev = newNode->next = 0;
         } else {
-            insertBefore(mFirst, newNode);
+            newNode->prev = 0;
+            newNode->next = mFirst;
+            mFirst->prev = newNode;
+            mFirst = newNode;
         }
     }
     
     void insertTail(NODE* newNode) {
-        if (mLast == 0) insertBeginning(newNode);
-        else            insertAfter(mLast, newNode);
+        if (mLast == 0) {
+            insertHead(newNode);
+        } else {
+            newNode->prev = mLast;
+            newNode->next = 0;
+            mLast->next = newNode;
+            mLast = newNode;
+        }
     }
 
     NODE* remove(NODE* node) {
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/Android.mk b/libs/surfaceflinger/Android.mk
index b8077c7..2b360d6 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/Android.mk
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/Android.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     LayerDim.cpp \
     LayerOrientationAnim.cpp \
     LayerOrientationAnimRotate.cpp \
+    MessageQueue.cpp \
     OrientationAnimation.cpp \
     SurfaceFlinger.cpp \
     Tokenizer.cpp \
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9079383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <utils/threads.h>
+#include <utils/Timers.h>
+#include <utils/Log.h>
+#include <utils/IPCThreadState.h>
+
+#include "MessageQueue.h"
+
+namespace android {
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+MessageQueue::MessageQueue()
+{
+    mInvalidateMessage = new MessageBase(INVALIDATE);
+}
+
+MessageQueue::~MessageQueue()
+{
+}
+
+MessageList::NODE_PTR MessageQueue::waitMessage(nsecs_t timeout)
+{
+    MessageList::NODE_PTR result;
+    bool again;
+    do {
+        const nsecs_t timeoutTime = systemTime() + timeout;
+        while (true) {
+            Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+            nsecs_t now = systemTime();
+            nsecs_t nextEventTime = -1;
+
+            // invalidate messages are always handled first
+            if (mInvalidate) {
+                mInvalidate = false;
+                mInvalidateMessage->when = now;
+                result = mInvalidateMessage;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            result = mMessages.head();
+
+            if (result != 0) {
+                if (result->when <= now) {
+                    // there is a message to deliver
+                    mMessages.remove(result);
+                    result->detach();
+                    break;
+                }
+                if (timeout>=0 && timeoutTime < now) {
+                    // we timed-out, return a NULL message
+                    result = 0;
+                    break;
+                }
+                nextEventTime = result->when;
+                result = 0;
+            }
+
+            if (timeout >= 0 && nextEventTime > 0) {
+                if (nextEventTime > timeoutTime) {
+                    nextEventTime = timeoutTime;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (nextEventTime >= 0) {
+                //LOGD("nextEventTime = %lld ms", nextEventTime);
+                if (nextEventTime > 0) {
+                    // we're about to wait, flush the binder command buffer
+                    IPCThreadState::self()->flushCommands();
+                    mCondition.wait(mLock, nextEventTime);
+                }
+            } else {
+                //LOGD("going to wait");
+                // we're about to wait, flush the binder command buffer
+                IPCThreadState::self()->flushCommands();
+                mCondition.wait(mLock);
+            }
+        } 
+        // here we're not holding the lock anymore
+
+        if (result == 0)
+            break;
+
+        again = result->handler();
+        if (again) {
+            // the message has been processed. release our reference to it
+            // without holding the lock.
+            result = 0;
+        }
+        
+    } while (again);
+    return result;
+}
+
+status_t MessageQueue::postMessage(
+        const MessageList::NODE_PTR& message, nsecs_t relTime, uint32_t flags)
+{
+    return queueMessage(message, relTime, flags);
+}
+
+status_t MessageQueue::invalidate() {
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+    mInvalidate = true;
+    mCondition.signal();
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}
+
+status_t MessageQueue::queueMessage(
+        const MessageList::NODE_PTR& message, nsecs_t relTime, uint32_t flags)
+{
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+    message->when = systemTime() + relTime;
+    mMessages.insert(message);
+    
+    //LOGD("MessageQueue::queueMessage time = %lld ms", message->when);
+    //dumpLocked(message);
+
+    mCondition.signal();
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}
+
+void MessageQueue::dump(const MessageList::NODE_PTR& message)
+{
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+    dumpLocked(message);
+}
+
+void MessageQueue::dumpLocked(const MessageList::NODE_PTR& message)
+{
+    MessageList::NODE_PTR l(mMessages.head());
+    int c = 0;
+    while (l != 0) {
+        const char tick = (l == message) ? '>' : ' ';
+        LOGD("%c %d: msg{.what=%08x, when=%lld}", tick, c, l->what, l->when);
+        l = l->getNext();
+        c++;
+    }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+}; // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.h b/libs/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d894fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.h
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANDROID_MESSAGE_QUEUE_H
+#define ANDROID_MESSAGE_QUEUE_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <utils/threads.h>
+#include <utils/Timers.h>
+
+
+namespace android {
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+template<typename NODE_PTR_TYPE>
+class DoublyLinkedList
+{
+protected:
+    typedef NODE_PTR_TYPE NODE_PTR;
+    
+    NODE_PTR  mFirst;
+    NODE_PTR  mLast;
+
+public:
+    class Node {
+        friend class DoublyLinkedList;
+        mutable NODE_PTR next;
+        mutable NODE_PTR prev;
+    public:
+        typedef NODE_PTR PTR;
+        inline NODE_PTR getNext() const { return next; }
+        inline NODE_PTR getPrev() const { return prev; }
+        void detach() { 
+            prev = 0;
+            next = 0;
+        }
+    };
+
+    DoublyLinkedList() : mFirst(0), mLast(0) { }
+    ~DoublyLinkedList() { }
+    
+    bool        isEmpty() const { return mFirst == 0; }
+    const NODE_PTR& head() const { return mFirst; }
+    const NODE_PTR& tail() const { return mLast; }
+    const NODE_PTR& head() { return mFirst; }
+    const NODE_PTR& tail() { return mLast; }
+
+    void insertAfter(const NODE_PTR& node, const NODE_PTR& newNode) {
+        newNode->prev = node;
+        newNode->next = node->next;
+        if (node->next == 0) mLast = newNode;
+        else                 node->next->prev = newNode;
+        node->next = newNode;
+    }
+
+    void insertBefore(const NODE_PTR& node, const NODE_PTR& newNode) {
+        newNode->prev = node->prev;
+        newNode->next = node;
+        if (node->prev == 0)   mFirst = newNode;
+        else                   node->prev->next = newNode;
+        node->prev = newNode;
+    }
+
+    void insertHead(const NODE_PTR& newNode) {
+        if (mFirst == 0) {
+            mFirst = mLast = newNode;
+            newNode->prev = newNode->next = 0;
+        } else {
+            newNode->prev = 0;
+            newNode->next = mFirst;
+            mFirst->prev = newNode;
+            mFirst = newNode;
+        }
+    }
+
+    void insertTail(const NODE_PTR& newNode) {
+        if (mLast == 0) {
+            insertHead(newNode);
+        } else {
+            newNode->prev = mLast;
+            newNode->next = 0;
+            mLast->next = newNode;
+            mLast = newNode;
+        }
+    }
+
+    NODE_PTR remove(const NODE_PTR& node) {
+        if (node->prev == 0)    mFirst = node->next;
+        else                    node->prev->next = node->next;
+        if (node->next == 0)    mLast = node->prev;
+        else                    node->next->prev = node->prev;
+        return node;
+    }
+};
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+template<typename NODE_PTR_TYPE>
+class SortedList : protected DoublyLinkedList< NODE_PTR_TYPE > 
+{
+    typedef DoublyLinkedList< NODE_PTR_TYPE > forward;
+public:
+    typedef NODE_PTR_TYPE NODE_PTR;
+    inline bool isEmpty() const { return forward::isEmpty(); }
+    inline const NODE_PTR& head() const { return forward::head(); }
+    inline const NODE_PTR& tail() const { return forward::tail(); }
+    inline const NODE_PTR& head() { return forward::head(); }
+    inline const NODE_PTR& tail() { return forward::tail(); }
+    inline NODE_PTR remove(const NODE_PTR& node) { return forward::remove(node); }
+    void insert(const NODE_PTR& node) {
+        NODE_PTR l(head());
+        while (l != 0) {
+            if (*node < *l) {
+                insertBefore(l, node);
+                return;
+            }
+            l = l->getNext();
+        }
+        insertTail(node);
+    }
+};
+
+// ============================================================================
+
+class MessageBase : 
+    public LightRefBase<MessageBase>, 
+    public DoublyLinkedList< sp<MessageBase> >::Node
+{
+public:
+    nsecs_t     when;
+    uint32_t    what;
+    int32_t     arg0;    
+
+    MessageBase(uint32_t what=0, int32_t arg0=0)
+    : when(0), what(what), arg0(arg0) { }
+    
+    // return true if message has a handler
+    virtual bool handler() { return false; }
+    
+protected:
+    virtual ~MessageBase() { }
+
+private:
+    friend class LightRefBase<MessageBase>;
+};
+
+inline bool operator < (const MessageBase& lhs, const MessageBase& rhs) {
+    return lhs.when < rhs.when;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/*
+ * MessageList is a sorted list of sp<MessageBase>
+ */
+    
+typedef SortedList< MessageBase::Node::PTR > MessageList; 
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class MessageQueue
+{
+public:
+
+    // this is a work-around the multichar constant warning. A macro would
+    // work too, but would pollute the namespace.
+    template <int a, int b, int c, int d>
+    struct WHAT {
+        static const uint32_t Value = 
+            (uint32_t(a&0xff)<<24)|(uint32_t(b&0xff)<<16)|
+            (uint32_t(c&0xff)<<8)|uint32_t(d&0xff);
+    };
+    
+    MessageQueue();
+    ~MessageQueue();
+
+    // pre-defined messages
+    enum {
+        INVALIDATE = WHAT<'_','p','d','t'>::Value
+    };
+
+    MessageList::NODE_PTR waitMessage(nsecs_t timeout = -1);
+    
+    status_t postMessage(const MessageList::NODE_PTR& message, 
+            nsecs_t reltime=0, uint32_t flags = 0);
+        
+    status_t invalidate();
+    
+    void dump(const MessageList::NODE_PTR& message);
+
+private:
+    status_t queueMessage(const MessageList::NODE_PTR& message,
+            nsecs_t reltime, uint32_t flags);
+    void dumpLocked(const MessageList::NODE_PTR& message);
+    
+    Mutex           mLock;
+    Condition       mCondition;
+    MessageList     mMessages;
+    bool            mInvalidate;
+    MessageList::NODE_PTR mInvalidateMessage;
+};
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+}; // namespace android
+
+#endif /* ANDROID_MESSAGE_QUEUE_H */
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 6b2a103..1b6d6de 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 
 #include "DisplayHardware/DisplayHardware.h"
 
-
 #define DISPLAY_COUNT       1
 
 namespace android {
@@ -181,8 +180,6 @@
         mDebugFps(0),
         mDebugBackground(0),
         mDebugNoBootAnimation(0),
-        mSyncObject(),
-        mDeplayedTransactionPending(0),
         mConsoleSignals(0),
         mSecureFrameBuffer(0)
 {
@@ -423,45 +420,53 @@
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::waitForEvent()
 {
-    // wait for something to do
-    if (UNLIKELY(isFrozen())) {
-        // wait 5 seconds
-        const nsecs_t freezeDisplayTimeout = ms2ns(5000);
-        const nsecs_t now = systemTime();
-        if (mFreezeDisplayTime == 0) {
-            mFreezeDisplayTime = now;
+    while (true) {
+        nsecs_t timeout = -1;
+        if (UNLIKELY(isFrozen())) {
+            // wait 5 seconds
+            const nsecs_t freezeDisplayTimeout = ms2ns(5000);
+            const nsecs_t now = systemTime();
+            if (mFreezeDisplayTime == 0) {
+                mFreezeDisplayTime = now;
+            }
+            nsecs_t waitTime = freezeDisplayTimeout - (now - mFreezeDisplayTime);
+            timeout = waitTime>0 ? waitTime : 0;
         }
-        nsecs_t waitTime = freezeDisplayTimeout - (now - mFreezeDisplayTime);
-        int err = (waitTime > 0) ? mSyncObject.wait(waitTime) : TIMED_OUT;
-        if (err != NO_ERROR) {
+
+        MessageList::NODE_PTR msg = mEventQueue.waitMessage(timeout);
+        if (msg != 0) {
+            mFreezeDisplayTime = 0;
+            switch (msg->what) {
+                case MessageQueue::INVALIDATE:
+                    // invalidate message, just return to the main loop
+                    return;
+            }
+        } else {
+            // we timed out
             if (isFrozen()) {
                 // we timed out and are still frozen
                 LOGW("timeout expired mFreezeDisplay=%d, mFreezeCount=%d",
                         mFreezeDisplay, mFreezeCount);
                 mFreezeCount = 0;
                 mFreezeDisplay = false;
+                return;
             }
         }
-    } else {
-        mFreezeDisplayTime = 0;
-        mSyncObject.wait();
     }
 }
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::signalEvent() {
-    mSyncObject.open();
+    mEventQueue.invalidate();
 }
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::signal() const {
-    mSyncObject.open();
+    // this is the IPC call
+    const_cast<SurfaceFlinger*>(this)->signalEvent();
 }
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::signalDelayedEvent(nsecs_t delay)
 {
-    if (android_atomic_or(1, &mDeplayedTransactionPending) == 0) {
-        sp<DelayedTransaction> delayedEvent(new DelayedTransaction(this, delay));
-        delayedEvent->run("DelayedeEvent", PRIORITY_URGENT_DISPLAY);
-    }
+    mEventQueue.postMessage( new MessageBase(MessageQueue::INVALIDATE), delay);
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1302,16 +1307,32 @@
      */
 
     /* FIXME: 
-     * - this can calls ~Layer(), which is wrong because we're not in the
-     * GL thread, and ~Layer() currently calls OpenGL.
      * - ideally we want to release as much GL state as possible after
      * purgatorizeLayer_l() has been called and the surface is not in any
      * active list.
-     * - ideally we'd call ~Layer() without mStateLock held
      */
     
-    Mutex::Autolock _l(mStateLock);
-    mLayerPurgatory.remove(layer);
+    class MessageDestroySurface : public MessageBase {
+        sp<SurfaceFlinger> flinger;
+        sp<LayerBaseClient> layer;
+    public:
+        MessageDestroySurface(const sp<SurfaceFlinger>& flinger,
+                const sp<LayerBaseClient>& layer)
+            : MessageBase(0), flinger(flinger), layer(layer) {
+        }
+        ~MessageDestroySurface() {
+            //LOGD("~MessageDestroySurface, layer=%p", layer.get());
+        }
+        virtual bool handler() {
+            //LOGD("MessageDestroySurface handler, layer=%p", layer.get());
+            Mutex::Autolock _l(flinger->mStateLock);
+            flinger->mLayerPurgatory.remove(layer);
+            return true;
+        }
+    };
+
+    mEventQueue.postMessage( new MessageDestroySurface(this, layer) );
+    
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index b488ab5..76e40a1 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@
 
 #include <private/ui/SharedState.h>
 #include <private/ui/LayerState.h>
-#include <private/ui/SurfaceFlingerSynchro.h>
 
 #include "Barrier.h"
 #include "BootAnimation.h"
 #include "Layer.h"
 #include "Tokenizer.h"
 
+#include "MessageQueue.h"
+
 struct copybit_device_t;
 struct overlay_device_t;
 
@@ -235,25 +236,6 @@
         uint8_t         freezeDisplay;
     };
 
-    class DelayedTransaction : public Thread
-    {
-        friend class SurfaceFlinger;
-        sp<SurfaceFlinger>  mFlinger;
-        nsecs_t             mDelay;
-    public:
-        DelayedTransaction(const sp<SurfaceFlinger>& flinger, nsecs_t delay)
-            : Thread(false), mFlinger(flinger), mDelay(delay) {
-        }
-        virtual bool threadLoop() {
-            usleep(mDelay / 1000);
-            if (android_atomic_and(~1,
-                    &mFlinger->mDeplayedTransactionPending) == 1) {
-                mFlinger->signalEvent();
-            }
-            return false;
-        }
-    };
-
     virtual bool        threadLoop();
     virtual status_t    readyToRun();
     virtual void        onFirstRef();
@@ -310,6 +292,11 @@
             void        debugShowFPS() const;
             void        drawWormhole() const;
            
+
+    mutable     MessageQueue    mEventQueue;
+    
+                
+                
                 // access must be protected by mStateLock
     mutable     Mutex                   mStateLock;
                 State                   mCurrentState;
@@ -359,8 +346,6 @@
 
                 // these are thread safe
     mutable     Barrier                     mReadyToRunBarrier;
-    mutable     SurfaceFlingerSynchro       mSyncObject;
-    volatile    int32_t                     mDeplayedTransactionPending;
 
                 // atomic variables
                 enum {
diff --git a/libs/ui/SurfaceFlingerSynchro.cpp b/libs/ui/SurfaceFlingerSynchro.cpp
index 5cd9755..c81db71 100644
--- a/libs/ui/SurfaceFlingerSynchro.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/SurfaceFlingerSynchro.cpp
@@ -14,19 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#define LOG_TAG "SurfaceFlingerSynchro"
-
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <limits.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-
-#include <utils/IPCThreadState.h>
-#include <utils/Log.h>
 
 #include <private/ui/SurfaceFlingerSynchro.h>
 
@@ -34,61 +22,10 @@
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-SurfaceFlingerSynchro::Barrier::Barrier()
-    : state(CLOSED) { 
-}
-
-SurfaceFlingerSynchro::Barrier::~Barrier() { 
-}
-
-void SurfaceFlingerSynchro::Barrier::open() {
-    asm volatile ("":::"memory");
-    Mutex::Autolock _l(lock);
-    state = OPENED;
-    cv.broadcast();
-}
-
-void SurfaceFlingerSynchro::Barrier::close() {
-    Mutex::Autolock _l(lock);
-    state = CLOSED;
-}
-
-void SurfaceFlingerSynchro::Barrier::waitAndClose() 
-{
-    Mutex::Autolock _l(lock);
-    while (state == CLOSED) {
-        // we're about to wait, flush the binder command buffer
-        IPCThreadState::self()->flushCommands();
-        cv.wait(lock);
-    }
-    state = CLOSED;
-}
-
-status_t SurfaceFlingerSynchro::Barrier::waitAndClose(nsecs_t timeout) 
-{
-    Mutex::Autolock _l(lock);
-    while (state == CLOSED) {
-        // we're about to wait, flush the binder command buffer
-        IPCThreadState::self()->flushCommands();
-        int err = cv.waitRelative(lock, timeout);
-        if (err != 0)
-            return err;
-    }
-    state = CLOSED;
-    return NO_ERROR;
-}
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 SurfaceFlingerSynchro::SurfaceFlingerSynchro(const sp<ISurfaceComposer>& flinger)
     : mSurfaceComposer(flinger)
 {
 }
-
-SurfaceFlingerSynchro::SurfaceFlingerSynchro()
-{
-}
-
 SurfaceFlingerSynchro::~SurfaceFlingerSynchro()
 {
 }
@@ -99,24 +36,6 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
-status_t SurfaceFlingerSynchro::wait()
-{
-    mBarrier.waitAndClose();
-    return NO_ERROR;
-}
-
-status_t SurfaceFlingerSynchro::wait(nsecs_t timeout)
-{
-    if (timeout == 0)
-        return SurfaceFlingerSynchro::wait();
-    return mBarrier.waitAndClose(timeout);
-}
-
-void SurfaceFlingerSynchro::open()
-{
-    mBarrier.open();
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 }; // namespace android