diff --git a/src/images/SkImageRef.cpp b/src/images/SkImageRef.cpp
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+++ b/src/images/SkImageRef.cpp
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+#include "SkImageRef.h"
+#include "SkBitmap.h"
+#include "SkFlattenable.h"
+#include "SkImageDecoder.h"
+#include "SkStream.h"
+#include "SkTemplates.h"
+#include "SkThread.h"
+
+// can't be static, as SkImageRef_Pool needs to see it
+SkMutex gImageRefMutex;
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+SkImageRef::SkImageRef(SkStream* stream, SkBitmap::Config config,
+                       int sampleSize)
+        : SkPixelRef(&gImageRefMutex), fErrorInDecoding(false) {
+    SkASSERT(stream);
+    SkASSERT(1 == stream->getRefCnt());
+
+    fStream = stream;
+    fConfig = config;
+    fSampleSize = sampleSize;
+    fPrev = fNext = NULL;
+
+#ifdef DUMP_IMAGEREF_LIFECYCLE
+    SkDebugf("add ImageRef %p [%d] data=%d\n",
+              this, config, (int)stream->getLength());
+#endif
+}
+
+SkImageRef::~SkImageRef() {
+    SkASSERT(&gImageRefMutex == this->mutex());
+
+#ifdef DUMP_IMAGEREF_LIFECYCLE
+    SkDebugf("delete ImageRef %p [%d] data=%d\n",
+              this, fConfig, (int)fStream->getLength());
+#endif
+
+    delete fStream;
+}
+
+bool SkImageRef::getInfo(SkBitmap* bitmap) {
+    SkAutoMutexAcquire ac(gImageRefMutex);
+    
+    if (!this->prepareBitmap(SkImageDecoder::kDecodeBounds_Mode)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    SkASSERT(SkBitmap::kNo_Config != fBitmap.config());
+    if (bitmap) {
+        bitmap->setConfig(fBitmap.config(), fBitmap.width(), fBitmap.height());
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+bool SkImageRef::onDecode(SkImageDecoder* codec, SkStream* stream,
+                          SkBitmap* bitmap, SkBitmap::Config config,
+                          SkImageDecoder::Mode mode) {
+    return codec->decode(stream, bitmap, config, mode);
+}
+
+bool SkImageRef::prepareBitmap(SkImageDecoder::Mode mode) {
+    SkASSERT(&gImageRefMutex == this->mutex());
+
+    if (fErrorInDecoding) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    /*  As soon as we really know our config, we record it, so that on
+        subsequent calls to the codec, we are sure we will always get the same
+        result.
+    */
+    if (SkBitmap::kNo_Config != fBitmap.config()) {
+        fConfig = fBitmap.config();
+    }
+    
+    if (NULL != fBitmap.getPixels() ||
+            (SkBitmap::kNo_Config != fBitmap.config() &&
+             SkImageDecoder::kDecodeBounds_Mode == mode)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    SkASSERT(fBitmap.getPixels() == NULL);
+
+    fStream->rewind();
+        
+    SkImageDecoder* codec = SkImageDecoder::Factory(fStream);
+    if (codec) {
+        SkAutoTDelete<SkImageDecoder> ad(codec);
+
+        codec->setSampleSize(fSampleSize);
+        if (this->onDecode(codec, fStream, &fBitmap, fConfig, mode)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+#ifdef DUMP_IMAGEREF_LIFECYCLE
+    if (NULL == codec) {
+        SkDebugf("--- ImageRef: <%s> failed to find codec\n", this->getURI());
+    } else {
+        SkDebugf("--- ImageRef: <%s> failed in codec for %d mode\n",
+                 this->getURI(), mode);
+    }
+#endif
+    fErrorInDecoding = true;
+    fBitmap.reset();
+    return false;
+}
+
+void* SkImageRef::onLockPixels(SkColorTable** ct) {
+    SkASSERT(&gImageRefMutex == this->mutex());
+
+    if (NULL == fBitmap.getPixels()) {
+        (void)this->prepareBitmap(SkImageDecoder::kDecodePixels_Mode);
+    }
+
+    if (ct) {
+        *ct = fBitmap.getColorTable();
+    }
+    return fBitmap.getPixels();
+}
+
+void SkImageRef::onUnlockPixels() {
+    // we're already have the mutex locked
+    SkASSERT(&gImageRefMutex == this->mutex());
+}
+
+size_t SkImageRef::ramUsed() const {
+    size_t size = 0;
+
+    if (fBitmap.getPixels()) {
+        size = fBitmap.getSize();
+        if (fBitmap.getColorTable()) {
+            size += fBitmap.getColorTable()->count() * sizeof(SkPMColor);
+        }
+    }
+    return size;
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+SkImageRef::SkImageRef(SkFlattenableReadBuffer& buffer)
+        : INHERITED(buffer, &gImageRefMutex), fErrorInDecoding(false) {
+    fConfig = (SkBitmap::Config)buffer.readU8();
+    fSampleSize = buffer.readU8();
+    size_t length = buffer.readU32();
+    fStream = SkNEW_ARGS(SkMemoryStream, (length));
+    buffer.read((void*)fStream->getMemoryBase(), length);
+
+    fPrev = fNext = NULL;
+}
+
+void SkImageRef::flatten(SkFlattenableWriteBuffer& buffer) const {
+    this->INHERITED::flatten(buffer);
+
+    buffer.write8(fConfig);
+    buffer.write8(fSampleSize);
+    size_t length = fStream->getLength();
+    buffer.write32(length);
+    fStream->rewind();
+    buffer.readFromStream(fStream, length);
+}
+