diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.cpp
index 92d5e21..fe0b30b 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.cpp
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@
 using namespace android::hardware::configstore;
 using namespace android::hardware::configstore::V1_0;
 
-static bool useTripleFramebuffer = getInt64< ISurfaceFlingerConfigs,
-        &ISurfaceFlingerConfigs::maxFrameBufferAcquiredBuffers>(2) >= 3;
-
 /*
  * Initialize the display to the specified values.
  *
@@ -74,72 +71,43 @@
         int32_t hwcId,
         bool isSecure,
         const wp<IBinder>& displayToken,
+        const sp<ANativeWindow>& nativeWindow,
         const sp<DisplaySurface>& displaySurface,
-        const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& producer,
+        std::unique_ptr<RE::Surface> renderSurface,
+        int displayWidth,
+        int displayHeight,
         bool supportWideColor,
-        bool supportHdr)
+        bool supportHdr,
+        int initialPowerMode)
     : lastCompositionHadVisibleLayers(false),
       mFlinger(flinger),
       mType(type),
       mHwcDisplayId(hwcId),
       mDisplayToken(displayToken),
+      mNativeWindow(nativeWindow),
       mDisplaySurface(displaySurface),
-      mSurface{flinger->getRenderEngine().createSurface()},
-      mDisplayWidth(),
-      mDisplayHeight(),
-      mPageFlipCount(),
+      mSurface{std::move(renderSurface)},
+      mDisplayWidth(displayWidth),
+      mDisplayHeight(displayHeight),
+      mPageFlipCount(0),
       mIsSecure(isSecure),
       mLayerStack(NO_LAYER_STACK),
       mOrientation(),
-      mPowerMode(HWC_POWER_MODE_OFF),
-      mActiveConfig(0)
+      mViewport(Rect::INVALID_RECT),
+      mFrame(Rect::INVALID_RECT),
+      mPowerMode(initialPowerMode),
+      mActiveConfig(0),
+      mActiveColorMode(ColorMode::NATIVE),
+      mDisplayHasWideColor(supportWideColor),
+      mDisplayHasHdr(supportHdr)
 {
     // clang-format on
-    Surface* surface;
-    mNativeWindow = surface = new Surface(producer, false);
-    ANativeWindow* const window = mNativeWindow.get();
-
-    mActiveColorMode = ColorMode::NATIVE;
-    mDisplayHasWideColor = supportWideColor;
-    mDisplayHasHdr = supportHdr;
-
-    /*
-     * Create our display's surface
-     */
-    mSurface->setCritical(mType == DisplayDevice::DISPLAY_PRIMARY);
-    mSurface->setAsync(mType >= DisplayDevice::DISPLAY_VIRTUAL);
-    mSurface->setNativeWindow(window);
-    mDisplayWidth = mSurface->queryWidth();
-    mDisplayHeight = mSurface->queryHeight();
-
-    // Make sure that composition can never be stalled by a virtual display
-    // consumer that isn't processing buffers fast enough. We have to do this
-    // in two places:
-    // * Here, in case the display is composed entirely by HWC.
-    // * In makeCurrent(), using eglSwapInterval. Some EGL drivers set the
-    //   window's swap interval in eglMakeCurrent, so they'll override the
-    //   interval we set here.
-    if (mType >= DisplayDevice::DISPLAY_VIRTUAL)
-        window->setSwapInterval(window, 0);
-
-    mPageFlipCount = 0;
-    mViewport.makeInvalid();
-    mFrame.makeInvalid();
-
-    // virtual displays are always considered enabled
-    mPowerMode = (mType >= DisplayDevice::DISPLAY_VIRTUAL) ?
-                  HWC_POWER_MODE_NORMAL : HWC_POWER_MODE_OFF;
 
     // initialize the display orientation transform.
     setProjection(DisplayState::eOrientationDefault, mViewport, mFrame);
-
-    if (useTripleFramebuffer) {
-        surface->allocateBuffers();
-    }
 }
 
-DisplayDevice::~DisplayDevice() {
-}
+DisplayDevice::~DisplayDevice() = default;
 
 void DisplayDevice::disconnect(HWComposer& hwc) {
     if (mHwcDisplayId >= 0) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.h b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.h
index 737971f..fbb0d46 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.h
@@ -77,9 +77,14 @@
             int32_t hwcId,
             bool isSecure,
             const wp<IBinder>& displayToken,
+            const sp<ANativeWindow>& nativeWindow,
             const sp<DisplaySurface>& displaySurface,
-            const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& producer,
-            bool supportWideColor, bool supportHdr);
+            std::unique_ptr<RE::Surface> renderSurface,
+            int displayWidth,
+            int displayHeight,
+            bool supportWideColor,
+            bool supportHdr,
+            int initialPowerMode);
     // clang-format on
 
     ~DisplayDevice();
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index ecd09c5..a27cc3d 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,32 @@
     return std::string(value) == "true";
 }
 
+NativeWindowSurface::~NativeWindowSurface() = default;
+
+namespace impl {
+
+class NativeWindowSurface final : public android::NativeWindowSurface {
+public:
+    static std::unique_ptr<android::NativeWindowSurface> create(
+            const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& producer) {
+        return std::make_unique<NativeWindowSurface>(producer);
+    }
+
+    explicit NativeWindowSurface(const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& producer)
+          : surface(new Surface(producer, false)) {}
+
+    ~NativeWindowSurface() override = default;
+
+private:
+    sp<ANativeWindow> getNativeWindow() const override { return surface; }
+
+    void preallocateBuffers() override { surface->allocateBuffers(); }
+
+    sp<Surface> surface;
+};
+
+} // namespace impl
+
 SurfaceFlingerBE::SurfaceFlingerBE()
       : mHwcServiceName(getHwcServiceName()),
         mRenderEngine(nullptr),
@@ -194,7 +220,8 @@
         mNumLayers(0),
         mVrFlingerRequestsDisplay(false),
         mMainThreadId(std::this_thread::get_id()),
-        mCreateBufferQueue(&BufferQueue::createBufferQueue) {}
+        mCreateBufferQueue(&BufferQueue::createBufferQueue),
+        mCreateNativeWindowSurface(&impl::NativeWindowSurface::create) {}
 
 SurfaceFlinger::SurfaceFlinger() : SurfaceFlinger(SkipInitialization) {
     ALOGI("SurfaceFlinger is starting");
@@ -2113,7 +2140,7 @@
 }
 
 DisplayDevice::DisplayType SurfaceFlinger::determineDisplayType(hwc2_display_t display,
-        HWC2::Connection connection) const {
+                                                                HWC2::Connection connection) const {
     // Figure out whether the event is for the primary display or an
     // external display by matching the Hwc display id against one for a
     // connected display. If we did not find a match, we then check what
@@ -2182,6 +2209,84 @@
     mPendingHotplugEvents.clear();
 }
 
+sp<DisplayDevice> SurfaceFlinger::setupNewDisplayDeviceInternal(
+        const wp<IBinder>& display, int hwcId, const DisplayDeviceState& state,
+        const sp<DisplaySurface>& dispSurface, const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& producer) {
+    bool hasWideColorSupport = false;
+    if (hasWideColorDisplay) {
+        std::vector<ColorMode> modes = getHwComposer().getColorModes(state.type);
+        for (ColorMode colorMode : modes) {
+            switch (colorMode) {
+                case ColorMode::DISPLAY_P3:
+                case ColorMode::ADOBE_RGB:
+                case ColorMode::DCI_P3:
+                    hasWideColorSupport = true;
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool hasHdrSupport = false;
+    std::unique_ptr<HdrCapabilities> hdrCapabilities =
+            getHwComposer().getHdrCapabilities(state.type);
+    if (hdrCapabilities) {
+        const std::vector<int32_t> types = hdrCapabilities->getSupportedHdrTypes();
+        auto iter = std::find(types.cbegin(), types.cend(), HAL_HDR_HDR10);
+        hasHdrSupport = iter != types.cend();
+    }
+
+    auto nativeWindowSurface = mCreateNativeWindowSurface(producer);
+    auto nativeWindow = nativeWindowSurface->getNativeWindow();
+
+    /*
+     * Create our display's surface
+     */
+    std::unique_ptr<RE::Surface> renderSurface = getRenderEngine().createSurface();
+    renderSurface->setCritical(state.type == DisplayDevice::DISPLAY_PRIMARY);
+    renderSurface->setAsync(state.type >= DisplayDevice::DISPLAY_VIRTUAL);
+    renderSurface->setNativeWindow(nativeWindow.get());
+    const int displayWidth = renderSurface->queryWidth();
+    const int displayHeight = renderSurface->queryHeight();
+
+    // Make sure that composition can never be stalled by a virtual display
+    // consumer that isn't processing buffers fast enough. We have to do this
+    // in two places:
+    // * Here, in case the display is composed entirely by HWC.
+    // * In makeCurrent(), using eglSwapInterval. Some EGL drivers set the
+    //   window's swap interval in eglMakeCurrent, so they'll override the
+    //   interval we set here.
+    if (state.type >= DisplayDevice::DISPLAY_VIRTUAL) {
+        nativeWindow->setSwapInterval(nativeWindow.get(), 0);
+    }
+
+    // virtual displays are always considered enabled
+    auto initialPowerMode = (state.type >= DisplayDevice::DISPLAY_VIRTUAL) ? HWC_POWER_MODE_NORMAL
+                                                                           : HWC_POWER_MODE_OFF;
+
+    sp<DisplayDevice> hw =
+            new DisplayDevice(this, state.type, hwcId, state.isSecure, display, nativeWindow,
+                              dispSurface, std::move(renderSurface), displayWidth, displayHeight,
+                              hasWideColorSupport, hasHdrSupport, initialPowerMode);
+
+    if (maxFrameBufferAcquiredBuffers >= 3) {
+        nativeWindowSurface->preallocateBuffers();
+    }
+
+    ColorMode defaultColorMode = ColorMode::NATIVE;
+    if (hasWideColorSupport) {
+        defaultColorMode = ColorMode::SRGB;
+    }
+    setActiveColorModeInternal(hw, defaultColorMode);
+    hw->setCompositionDataSpace(HAL_DATASPACE_UNKNOWN);
+    hw->setLayerStack(state.layerStack);
+    hw->setProjection(state.orientation, state.viewport, state.frame);
+    hw->setDisplayName(state.displayName);
+
+    return hw;
+}
+
 void SurfaceFlinger::processDisplayChangesLocked() {
     // here we take advantage of Vector's copy-on-write semantics to
     // improve performance by skipping the transaction entirely when
@@ -2304,50 +2409,10 @@
                 }
 
                 const wp<IBinder>& display(curr.keyAt(i));
-
                 if (dispSurface != nullptr) {
-                    bool hasWideColorSupport = false;
-                    if (hasWideColorDisplay) {
-                        std::vector<ColorMode> modes =
-                                getHwComposer().getColorModes(state.type);
-                        for (ColorMode colorMode : modes) {
-                            switch (colorMode) {
-                                case ColorMode::DISPLAY_P3:
-                                case ColorMode::ADOBE_RGB:
-                                case ColorMode::DCI_P3:
-                                    hasWideColorSupport = true;
-                                    break;
-                                default:
-                                    break;
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    bool hasHdrSupport = false;
-                    std::unique_ptr<HdrCapabilities> hdrCapabilities =
-                        getHwComposer().getHdrCapabilities(state.type);
-                    if (hdrCapabilities) {
-                        const std::vector<int32_t> types = hdrCapabilities->getSupportedHdrTypes();
-                        auto iter = std::find(types.cbegin(), types.cend(), HAL_HDR_HDR10);
-                        hasHdrSupport = iter != types.cend();
-                    }
-
-                    sp<DisplayDevice> hw =
-                            new DisplayDevice(this, state.type, hwcId, state.isSecure, display,
-                                              dispSurface, producer, hasWideColorSupport,
-                                              hasHdrSupport);
-
-                    ColorMode defaultColorMode = ColorMode::NATIVE;
-                    if (hasWideColorSupport) {
-                        defaultColorMode = ColorMode::SRGB;
-                    }
-                    setActiveColorModeInternal(hw, defaultColorMode);
-                    hw->setCompositionDataSpace(HAL_DATASPACE_UNKNOWN);
-                    hw->setLayerStack(state.layerStack);
-                    hw->setProjection(state.orientation, state.viewport, state.frame);
-                    hw->setDisplayName(state.displayName);
-
-                    mDisplays.add(display, hw);
+                    mDisplays.add(display,
+                                  setupNewDisplayDeviceInternal(display, hwcId, state, dispSurface,
+                                                                producer));
                     if (!state.isVirtualDisplay()) {
                         mEventThread->onHotplugReceived(state.type, true);
                     }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index c7ffea7..b23a9b1 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -121,6 +121,19 @@
     eTransactionMask          = 0x07
 };
 
+// A thin interface to abstract creating instances of Surface (gui/Surface.h) to
+// use as a NativeWindow.
+class NativeWindowSurface {
+public:
+    virtual ~NativeWindowSurface();
+
+    // Gets the NativeWindow to use for the surface.
+    virtual sp<ANativeWindow> getNativeWindow() const = 0;
+
+    // Indicates that the surface should allocate its buffers now.
+    virtual void preallocateBuffers() = 0;
+};
+
 class SurfaceFlingerBE
 {
 public:
@@ -650,6 +663,10 @@
      */
     DisplayDevice::DisplayType determineDisplayType(hwc2_display_t display,
             HWC2::Connection connection) const;
+    sp<DisplayDevice> setupNewDisplayDeviceInternal(const wp<IBinder>& display, int hwcId,
+                                                    const DisplayDeviceState& state,
+                                                    const sp<DisplaySurface>& dispSurface,
+                                                    const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& producer);
     void processDisplayChangesLocked();
     void processDisplayHotplugEventsLocked();
 
@@ -843,6 +860,10 @@
                                bool /* consumerIsSurfaceFlinger */)>;
     CreateBufferQueueFunction mCreateBufferQueue;
 
+    using CreateNativeWindowSurfaceFunction =
+            std::function<std::unique_ptr<NativeWindowSurface>(const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>&)>;
+    CreateNativeWindowSurfaceFunction mCreateNativeWindowSurface;
+
     SurfaceFlingerBE mBE;
 };
 }; // namespace android