diff --git a/libgralloc/alloc_controller.cpp b/libgralloc/alloc_controller.cpp
index b531afc..f02cf53 100644
--- a/libgralloc/alloc_controller.cpp
+++ b/libgralloc/alloc_controller.cpp
@@ -387,3 +387,48 @@ size_t getBufferSizeAndDimensions(int width, int height, int format,
 
     return size;
 }
+
+// Allocate buffer from width, height and format into a
+// private_handle_t. It is the responsibility of the caller
+// to free the buffer using the free_buffer function
+int alloc_buffer(private_handle_t **pHnd, int w, int h, int format, int usage)
+{
+     alloc_data data;
+     int alignedw, alignedh;
+     android::sp<gralloc::IAllocController> sAlloc =
+         gralloc::IAllocController::getInstance(false);
+     data.base = 0;
+     data.fd = -1;
+     data.offset = 0;
+     data.size = getBufferSizeAndDimensions(w, h, format, alignedw, alignedh);
+     data.align = getpagesize();
+     data.uncached = true;
+     int allocFlags = usage;
+
+     int err = sAlloc->allocate(data, allocFlags, 0);
+     if (0 != err) {
+         LOGE("%s: allocate failed", __FUNCTION__);
+         return -ENOMEM;
+     }
+
+     private_handle_t* hnd = new private_handle_t(data.fd, data.size,
+                             data.allocType, 0, format, alignedw, alignedh);
+     hnd->base = (int) data.base;
+     hnd->offset = data.offset;
+     hnd->gpuaddr = 0;
+     *pHnd = hnd;
+     return 0;
+}
+
+void free_buffer(private_handle_t *hnd)
+{
+    android::sp<gralloc::IAllocController> sAlloc =
+        gralloc::IAllocController::getInstance(false);
+    if (hnd && hnd->fd > 0) {
+        sp<IMemAlloc> memalloc = sAlloc->getAllocator(hnd->flags);
+        memalloc->free_buffer((void*)hnd->base, hnd->size, hnd->offset, hnd->fd);
+    }
+    if(hnd)
+        delete hnd;
+
+}
diff --git a/libgralloc/gr.h b/libgralloc/gr.h
index 12efa7c..cc36d9a 100644
--- a/libgralloc/gr.h
+++ b/libgralloc/gr.h
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ size_t getBufferSizeAndDimensions(int width, int height, int format,
 int decideBufferHandlingMechanism(int format, const char *compositionUsed,
                                    int hasBlitEngine, int *needConversion,
                                    int *useBufferDirectly);
+
+// Allocate buffer from width, height, format into a private_handle_t
+// It is the responsibility of the caller to free the buffer
+int alloc_buffer(private_handle_t **pHnd, int w, int h, int format, int usage);
+void free_buffer(private_handle_t *hnd);
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 class Locker {
diff --git a/libhwcomposer/Android.mk b/libhwcomposer/Android.mk
index 80fe5b0..4e8add8 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/Android.mk
+++ b/libhwcomposer/Android.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_PRELINK_MODULE := false
 LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES)/hw
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := liblog libcutils libEGL libhardware libutils liboverlay
-LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libgenlock libui libQcomUI
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libgenlock libQcomUI libmemalloc
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := 	\
 	hwcomposer.cpp
diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwcomposer.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwcomposer.cpp
index 5cd6423..637a85d 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwcomposer.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwcomposer.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <gralloc_priv.h>
 #include <genlock.h>
 #include <qcom_ui.h>
+#include <gr.h>
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 #define ALIGN(x, align) (((x) + ((align)-1)) & ~((align)-1))
@@ -1069,7 +1070,7 @@ static int drawLayerUsingCopybit(hwc_composer_device_t *dev, hwc_layer_t *layer,
     }
     int32_t dsdx = screen_w/src_crop_width;
     int32_t dtdy = screen_h/src_crop_height;
-    sp<GraphicBuffer> tempBitmap;
+    private_handle_t *tmpHnd = NULL;
 
     if(dsdx  > copybitsMaxScale || dtdy > copybitsMaxScale){
         // The requested scale is out of the range the hardware
@@ -1089,18 +1090,17 @@ static int drawLayerUsingCopybit(hwc_composer_device_t *dev, hwc_layer_t *layer,
        int tmp_h =  src_crop_height*copybitsMaxScale;
 
        LOGD("%s:%d::tmp_w = %d,tmp_h = %d",__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,tmp_w,tmp_h);
-       tempBitmap = new GraphicBuffer(
-                    tmp_w, tmp_h, src.format,
-                    GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_2D);
 
-       err = tempBitmap->initCheck();
-       if (err == android::NO_ERROR){
+       int usage = GRALLOC_USAGE_PRIVATE_ADSP_HEAP |
+                   GRALLOC_USAGE_PRIVATE_MM_HEAP;
+
+       if (0 == alloc_buffer(&tmpHnd, tmp_w, tmp_h, src.format, usage)){
             copybit_image_t tmp_dst;
             copybit_rect_t tmp_rect;
             tmp_dst.w = tmp_w;
             tmp_dst.h = tmp_h;
-            tmp_dst.format = tempBitmap->format;
-            tmp_dst.handle = (native_handle_t*)tempBitmap->getNativeBuffer()->handle;
+            tmp_dst.format = tmpHnd->format;
+            tmp_dst.handle = tmpHnd;
             tmp_dst.horiz_padding = src.horiz_padding;
             tmp_dst.vert_padding = src.vert_padding;
             tmp_rect.l = 0;
@@ -1117,6 +1117,8 @@ static int drawLayerUsingCopybit(hwc_composer_device_t *dev, hwc_layer_t *layer,
             err = copybit->stretch(copybit,&tmp_dst, &src, &tmp_rect, &srcRect, &tmp_it);
             if(err < 0){
                 LOGE("%s:%d::tmp copybit stretch failed",__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
+                if(tmpHnd)
+                    free_buffer(tmpHnd);
                 return err;
             }
             // copy new src and src rect crop
@@ -1139,6 +1141,9 @@ static int drawLayerUsingCopybit(hwc_composer_device_t *dev, hwc_layer_t *layer,
                             (dst.format == HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB_565)? COPYBIT_ENABLE : COPYBIT_DISABLE);
     err = copybit->stretch(copybit, &dst, &src, &dstRect, &srcRect, &copybitRegion);
 
+    if(tmpHnd)
+        free_buffer(tmpHnd);
+
     if(err < 0)
         LOGE("copybit stretch failed");