diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
index 3208b62811103..8d74e99c56ba1 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
@@ -3780,6 +3780,16 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
             createSyncIfNeeded();
             notifyDrawStarted(isInWMSRequestedSync());
             mDrewOnceForSync = true;
+
+            // If the active SSG is also requesting to sync a buffer, the following needs to happen
+            // 1. Ensure we keep track of the number of active syncs to know when to disable RT
+            //    RT animations that conflict with syncing a buffer.
+            // 2. Add a safeguard SSG to prevent multiple SSG that sync buffers from being submitted
+            //    out of order.
+            if (mActiveSurfaceSyncGroup != null && mSyncBuffer) {
+                updateSyncInProgressCount(mActiveSurfaceSyncGroup);
+                safeguardOverlappingSyncs(mActiveSurfaceSyncGroup);
+            }
         }
 
         if (!isViewVisible) {
@@ -3844,14 +3854,11 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
             mWmsRequestSyncGroupState = WMS_SYNC_MERGED;
             reportDrawFinished(t, seqId);
         });
-        Trace.traceBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW,
-                "create WMS Sync group=" + mWmsRequestSyncGroup.getName());
         if (DEBUG_BLAST) {
             Log.d(mTag, "Setup new sync=" + mWmsRequestSyncGroup.getName());
         }
 
         mWmsRequestSyncGroup.add(this, null /* runnable */);
-        Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW);
     }
 
     private void notifyContentCaptureEvents() {
@@ -4512,6 +4519,9 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
             Log.d(mTag, "reportDrawFinished");
         }
 
+        if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
+            Trace.instant(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, "reportDrawFinished " + mTag + " seqId=" + seqId);
+        }
         try {
             mWindowSession.finishDrawing(mWindow, t, seqId);
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
@@ -11395,7 +11405,7 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
      * ensure the latter SSG always waits for the former SSG's transaction to get to SF.
      */
     private void safeguardOverlappingSyncs(SurfaceSyncGroup activeSurfaceSyncGroup) {
-        SurfaceSyncGroup safeguardSsg = new SurfaceSyncGroup("VRI-Safeguard");
+        SurfaceSyncGroup safeguardSsg = new SurfaceSyncGroup("Safeguard-" + mTag);
         // Always disable timeout on the safeguard sync
         safeguardSsg.toggleTimeout(false /* enable */);
         synchronized (mPreviousSyncSafeguardLock) {
@@ -11454,8 +11464,6 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
                     mHandler.post(runnable);
                 }
             });
-            safeguardOverlappingSyncs(mActiveSurfaceSyncGroup);
-            updateSyncInProgressCount(mActiveSurfaceSyncGroup);
             newSyncGroup = true;
         }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/window/SurfaceSyncGroup.java b/core/java/android/window/SurfaceSyncGroup.java
index 18405676dbd84..eec05b94734b4 100644
--- a/core/java/android/window/SurfaceSyncGroup.java
+++ b/core/java/android/window/SurfaceSyncGroup.java
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
  * This will also allow synchronization of surfaces across multiple processes. The caller can add
  * SurfaceControlViewHosts from another process to the SurfaceSyncGroup in a different process
  * and this clas will ensure all the surfaces are ready before applying everything together.
- * </p>
  * see the <a href="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/master/core/java/android/window/SurfaceSyncGroup.md">SurfaceSyncGroup documentation</a>
  * </p>
  */
@@ -136,6 +135,7 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
     @GuardedBy("mLock")
     private boolean mTimeoutDisabled;
 
+    private final String mTrackName;
 
     private static boolean isLocalBinder(IBinder binder) {
         return !(binder instanceof BinderProxy);
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
         }
 
         mName = name + "#" + sCounter.getAndIncrement();
+        mTrackName = "SurfaceSyncGroup " + name;
 
         mTransactionReadyConsumer = (transaction) -> {
             if (DEBUG && transaction != null) {
@@ -199,9 +200,10 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
                         + mName);
             }
             if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-                Trace.instant(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW,
-                        "Final TransactionCallback with " + transaction + " for " + mName);
+                Trace.instantForTrack(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName,
+                        "Final TransactionCallback with " + transaction);
             }
+            Trace.asyncTraceForTrackEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName, hashCode());
             transactionReadyConsumer.accept(transaction);
             synchronized (mLock) {
                 // If there's a registered listener with WMS, that means we aren't actually complete
@@ -213,7 +215,7 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
         };
 
         if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-            Trace.instant(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, "new SurfaceSyncGroup " + mName);
+            Trace.asyncTraceForTrackBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName, mName, hashCode());
         }
 
         if (DEBUG) {
@@ -257,7 +259,7 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
             Log.d(TAG, "markSyncReady " + mName);
         }
         if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-            Trace.traceBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, "markSyncReady " + mName);
+            Trace.instantForTrack(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName, "markSyncReady");
         }
         synchronized (mLock) {
             if (mHasWMSync) {
@@ -269,9 +271,6 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
             mSyncReady = true;
             checkIfSyncIsComplete();
         }
-        if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-            Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW);
-        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -399,14 +398,14 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
     public boolean add(ISurfaceSyncGroup surfaceSyncGroup, boolean parentSyncGroupMerge,
             @Nullable Runnable runnable) {
         if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-            Trace.traceBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW,
-                    "addToSync token=" + mToken.hashCode() + " parent=" + mName);
+            Trace.asyncTraceForTrackBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName,
+                    "addToSync token=" + mToken.hashCode(), hashCode());
         }
         synchronized (mLock) {
             if (mSyncReady) {
                 Log.w(TAG, "Trying to add to sync when already marked as ready " + mName);
                 if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-                    Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW);
+                    Trace.asyncTraceForTrackEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName, hashCode());
                 }
                 return false;
             }
@@ -419,7 +418,7 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
         if (isLocalBinder(surfaceSyncGroup.asBinder())) {
             boolean didAddLocalSync = addLocalSync(surfaceSyncGroup, parentSyncGroupMerge);
             if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-                Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW);
+                Trace.asyncTraceForTrackEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName, hashCode());
             }
             return didAddLocalSync;
         }
@@ -447,7 +446,7 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
                         mSurfaceSyncGroupCompletedListener)) {
                     mSurfaceSyncGroupCompletedListener = null;
                     if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-                        Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW);
+                        Trace.asyncTraceForTrackEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName, hashCode());
                     }
                     return false;
                 }
@@ -459,13 +458,13 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
             surfaceSyncGroup.onAddedToSyncGroup(mToken, parentSyncGroupMerge);
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
             if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-                Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW);
+                Trace.asyncTraceForTrackEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName, hashCode());
             }
             return false;
         }
 
         if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-            Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW);
+            Trace.asyncTraceForTrackEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName, hashCode());
         }
         return true;
     }
@@ -510,15 +509,15 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
                         + ". Setting up Sync in WindowManager.");
             }
             if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-                Trace.traceBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW,
-                        "addSyncToWm=" + token.hashCode() + " group=" + mName);
+                Trace.asyncTraceForTrackBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName,
+                        "addSyncToWm=" + token.hashCode(), hashCode());
             }
             AddToSurfaceSyncGroupResult addToSyncGroupResult = new AddToSurfaceSyncGroupResult();
             if (!WindowManagerGlobal.getWindowManagerService().addToSurfaceSyncGroup(token,
                     parentSyncGroupMerge, surfaceSyncGroupCompletedListener,
                     addToSyncGroupResult)) {
                 if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-                    Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW);
+                    Trace.asyncTraceForTrackEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName, hashCode());
                 }
                 return false;
             }
@@ -527,12 +526,12 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
                     addToSyncGroupResult.mTransactionReadyCallback);
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
             if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-                Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW);
+                Trace.asyncTraceForTrackEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName, hashCode());
             }
             return false;
         }
         if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-            Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW);
+            Trace.asyncTraceForTrackEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName, hashCode());
         }
         return true;
     }
@@ -550,8 +549,8 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
         }
 
         if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-            Trace.traceBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW,
-                    "addLocalSync=" + childSurfaceSyncGroup.mName + " parent=" + mName);
+            Trace.asyncTraceForTrackBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName,
+                    "addLocalSync=" + childSurfaceSyncGroup.mName, hashCode());
         }
         ITransactionReadyCallback callback =
                 createTransactionReadyCallback(parentSyncGroupMerge);
@@ -562,7 +561,7 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
 
         childSurfaceSyncGroup.setTransactionCallbackFromParent(mISurfaceSyncGroup, callback);
         if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-            Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW);
+            Trace.asyncTraceForTrackEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName, hashCode());
         }
         return true;
     }
@@ -574,9 +573,9 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
         }
 
         if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-            Trace.traceBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW,
+            Trace.asyncTraceForTrackBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName,
                     "setTransactionCallbackFromParent " + mName + " callback="
-                            + transactionReadyCallback.hashCode());
+                            + transactionReadyCallback.hashCode(), hashCode());
         }
 
         // Start the timeout when this SurfaceSyncGroup has been added to a parent SurfaceSyncGroup.
@@ -617,9 +616,9 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
                 mParentSyncGroup = parentSyncGroup;
                 mTransactionReadyConsumer = (transaction) -> {
                     if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-                        Trace.traceBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW,
-                                "transactionReadyCallback " + mName + " callback="
-                                        + transactionReadyCallback.hashCode());
+                        Trace.asyncTraceForTrackBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName,
+                                "Invoke transactionReadyCallback="
+                                        + transactionReadyCallback.hashCode(), hashCode());
                     }
                     lastCallback.accept(null);
 
@@ -629,7 +628,7 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
                         transaction.apply();
                     }
                     if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-                        Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW);
+                        Trace.asyncTraceForTrackEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName, hashCode());
                     }
                 };
                 addedToSyncListener = mAddedToSyncListener;
@@ -647,7 +646,7 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
             addedToSyncListener.run();
         }
         if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-            Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW);
+            Trace.asyncTraceForTrackEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName, hashCode());
         }
     }
 
@@ -669,8 +668,8 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
         }
 
         if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-            Trace.instant(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW,
-                    "checkIfSyncIsComplete " + mName + " mSyncReady=" + mSyncReady
+            Trace.instantForTrack(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName,
+                    "checkIfSyncIsComplete mSyncReady=" + mSyncReady
                             + " mPendingSyncs=" + mPendingSyncs.size());
         }
 
@@ -726,9 +725,8 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
                             }
                             mPendingSyncs.remove(this);
                             if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-                                Trace.instant(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW,
-                                        "onTransactionReady group=" + mName + " callback="
-                                                + hashCode());
+                                Trace.instantForTrack(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName,
+                                        "onTransactionReady callback=" + hashCode());
                             }
                             checkIfSyncIsComplete();
                         }
@@ -743,8 +741,8 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
             }
             mPendingSyncs.add(transactionReadyCallback);
             if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-                Trace.instant(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW,
-                        "createTransactionReadyCallback " + mName + " mPendingSyncs="
+                Trace.instantForTrack(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName,
+                        "createTransactionReadyCallback mPendingSyncs="
                                 + mPendingSyncs.size() + " transactionReady="
                                 + transactionReadyCallback.hashCode());
             }
@@ -764,13 +762,12 @@ public final class SurfaceSyncGroup {
         public boolean onAddedToSyncGroup(IBinder parentSyncGroupToken,
                 boolean parentSyncGroupMerge) {
             if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-                Trace.traceBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW,
-                        "onAddedToSyncGroup token=" + parentSyncGroupToken.hashCode() + " child="
-                                + mName);
+                Trace.asyncTraceForTrackBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName,
+                        "onAddedToSyncGroup token=" + parentSyncGroupToken.hashCode(), hashCode());
             }
             boolean didAdd = addSyncToWm(parentSyncGroupToken, parentSyncGroupMerge, null);
             if (Trace.isTagEnabled(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW)) {
-                Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW);
+                Trace.asyncTraceForTrackEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, mTrackName, hashCode());
             }
             return didAdd;
         }