diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
index a6804da..d42153c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#define ATRACE_TAG ATRACE_TAG_GRAPHICS
+
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
 #include <utils/String8.h>
 #include <utils/Thread.h>
+#include <utils/Trace.h>
 #include <utils/Vector.h>
 
 #include <hardware/hardware.h>
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@
       mNumOVLayers(0), mNumFBLayers(0),
       mDpy(EGL_NO_DISPLAY), mSur(EGL_NO_SURFACE),
       mEventHandler(handler),
-      mRefreshPeriod(refreshPeriod)
+      mRefreshPeriod(refreshPeriod), mVSyncCount(0)
 {
     int err = hw_get_module(HWC_HARDWARE_MODULE_ID, &mModule);
     ALOGW_IF(err, "%s module not found", HWC_HARDWARE_MODULE_ID);
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@
 }
 
 void HWComposer::vsync(int dpy, int64_t timestamp) {
+    ATRACE_INT("VSYNC", ++mVSyncCount&1);
     mEventHandler.onVSyncReceived(dpy, timestamp);
 }
 
@@ -245,4 +249,58 @@
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+HWComposer::VSyncThread::VSyncThread(HWComposer& hwc)
+    : mHwc(hwc), mEnabled(false),
+      mNextFakeVSync(0),
+      mRefreshPeriod(hwc.mRefreshPeriod)
+{
+}
+
+void HWComposer::VSyncThread::setEnabled(bool enabled) {
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+    mEnabled = enabled;
+    mCondition.signal();
+}
+
+void HWComposer::VSyncThread::onFirstRef() {
+    run("VSyncThread", PRIORITY_URGENT_DISPLAY + PRIORITY_MORE_FAVORABLE);
+}
+
+bool HWComposer::VSyncThread::threadLoop() {
+    { // scope for lock
+        Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+        while (!mEnabled) {
+            mCondition.wait(mLock);
+        }
+    }
+
+    const nsecs_t period = mRefreshPeriod;
+    const nsecs_t now = systemTime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+    nsecs_t next_vsync = mNextFakeVSync;
+    nsecs_t sleep = next_vsync - now;
+    if (sleep < 0) {
+        // we missed, find where the next vsync should be
+        sleep = (period - ((now - next_vsync) % period));
+        next_vsync = now + sleep;
+    }
+    mNextFakeVSync = next_vsync + period;
+
+    struct timespec spec;
+    spec.tv_sec  = next_vsync / 1000000000;
+    spec.tv_nsec = next_vsync % 1000000000;
+
+    int err;
+    do {
+        err = clock_nanosleep(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TIMER_ABSTIME, &spec, NULL);
+    } while (err<0 && errno == EINTR);
+
+    if (err == 0) {
+        mHwc.mEventHandler.onVSyncReceived(0, next_vsync);
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 }; // namespace android
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h
index 60a6367..7814594 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h
@@ -97,56 +97,11 @@
         bool mEnabled;
         mutable nsecs_t mNextFakeVSync;
         nsecs_t mRefreshPeriod;
-
-        virtual void onFirstRef() {
-            run("VSyncThread",
-                PRIORITY_URGENT_DISPLAY + PRIORITY_MORE_FAVORABLE);
-        }
-
-        virtual bool threadLoop() {
-            { // scope for lock
-                Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
-                while (!mEnabled) {
-                    mCondition.wait(mLock);
-                }
-            }
-
-            const nsecs_t period = mRefreshPeriod;
-            const nsecs_t now = systemTime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
-            nsecs_t next_vsync = mNextFakeVSync;
-            nsecs_t sleep = next_vsync - now;
-            if (sleep < 0) {
-                // we missed, find where the next vsync should be
-                sleep = (period - ((now - next_vsync) % period));
-                next_vsync = now + sleep;
-            }
-            mNextFakeVSync = next_vsync + period;
-
-            struct timespec spec;
-            spec.tv_sec  = next_vsync / 1000000000;
-            spec.tv_nsec = next_vsync % 1000000000;
-
-            // NOTE: EINTR can happen with clock_nanosleep(), in case of
-            // any error (including EINTR) we go through the condition's
-            // test -- this is always correct and easy.
-            if (::clock_nanosleep(CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
-                    TIMER_ABSTIME, &spec, NULL) == 0) {
-                mHwc.mEventHandler.onVSyncReceived(0, next_vsync);
-            }
-            return true;
-        }
-
+        virtual void onFirstRef();
+        virtual bool threadLoop();
     public:
-        VSyncThread(HWComposer& hwc) :
-            mHwc(hwc), mEnabled(false),
-            mNextFakeVSync(0),
-            mRefreshPeriod(hwc.mRefreshPeriod) {
-        }
-        void setEnabled(bool enabled) {
-            Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
-            mEnabled = enabled;
-            mCondition.signal();
-        }
+        VSyncThread(HWComposer& hwc);
+        void setEnabled(bool enabled);
     };
 
     friend class VSyncThread;
@@ -187,6 +142,7 @@
     cb_context              mCBContext;
     EventHandler&           mEventHandler;
     nsecs_t                 mRefreshPeriod;
+    size_t                  mVSyncCount;
     sp<VSyncThread>         mVSyncThread;
 };
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.cpp
index 016d7ac..cc44186 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.cpp
@@ -167,8 +167,6 @@
         } while(true);
 
         // process vsync event
-
-        ATRACE_INT("VSYNC", mDeliveredEvents&1);
         mDeliveredEvents++;
         mLastVSyncTimestamp = timestamp;