diff --git a/libs/ui/GraphicBufferAllocator.cpp b/libs/ui/GraphicBufferAllocator.cpp
index fa46ab7b3379d..9847a5fab739f 100644
--- a/libs/ui/GraphicBufferAllocator.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/GraphicBufferAllocator.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void GraphicBufferAllocator::dump(String8& result) const
     const size_t c = list.size();
     for (size_t i=0 ; i<c ; i++) {
         const alloc_rec_t& rec(list.valueAt(i));
-        snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "%10p: %7.2f KiB | %4u (%4u) x %4u | %2d | 0x%08x\n",
+        snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "%10p: %7.2f KiB | %4u (%4u) x %4u | %8X | 0x%08x\n",
             list.keyAt(i), rec.size/1024.0f, 
             rec.w, rec.s, rec.h, rec.format, rec.usage);
         result.append(buffer);
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
index 79c6d0d62f9d6..49b7c069df004 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
@@ -519,6 +519,12 @@ void LayerBase::dump(String8& result, char* buffer, size_t SIZE) const
     result.append(buffer);
 }
 
+void LayerBase::shortDump(String8& result, char* scratch, size_t size) const
+{
+    LayerBase::dump(result, scratch, size);
+}
+
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 int32_t LayerBaseClient::sIdentity = 1;
@@ -570,6 +576,12 @@ void LayerBaseClient::dump(String8& result, char* buffer, size_t SIZE) const
     result.append(buffer);
 }
 
+
+void LayerBaseClient::shortDump(String8& result, char* scratch, size_t size) const
+{
+    LayerBaseClient::dump(result, scratch, size);
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 LayerBaseClient::Surface::Surface(
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h
index 3ec8ac344272f..aea57545b8bc9 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ public:
     
     /** always call base class first */
     virtual void dump(String8& result, char* scratch, size_t size) const;
+    virtual void shortDump(String8& result, char* scratch, size_t size) const;
 
 
     enum { // flags for doTransaction()
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     virtual void dump(String8& result, char* scratch, size_t size) const;
+    virtual void shortDump(String8& result, char* scratch, size_t size) const;
 
 private:
     mutable Mutex mLock;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 50f4914d1869e..3f07d39cea550 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -1082,8 +1082,12 @@ status_t SurfaceFlinger::removeLayer_l(const sp<LayerBase>& layerBase)
 
 status_t SurfaceFlinger::purgatorizeLayer_l(const sp<LayerBase>& layerBase)
 {
-    // remove the layer from the main list (through a transaction).
+    // First add the layer to the purgatory list, which makes sure it won't
+    // go away, then remove it from the main list (through a transaction).
     ssize_t err = removeLayer_l(layerBase);
+    if (err >= 0) {
+        mLayerPurgatory.add(layerBase);
+    }
 
     layerBase->onRemoved();
 
@@ -1354,6 +1358,19 @@ status_t SurfaceFlinger::destroySurface(const sp<LayerBaseClient>& layer)
              * to use the purgatory.
              */
             status_t err = flinger->removeLayer_l(l);
+            if (err == NAME_NOT_FOUND) {
+                // The surface wasn't in the current list, which means it was
+                // removed already, which means it is in the purgatory,
+                // and need to be removed from there.
+                // This needs to happen from the main thread since its dtor
+                // must run from there (b/c of OpenGL ES). Additionally, we
+                // can't really acquire our internal lock from
+                // destroySurface() -- see postMessage() below.
+                ssize_t idx = flinger->mLayerPurgatory.remove(l);
+                LOGE_IF(idx < 0,
+                        "layer=%p is not in the purgatory list", l.get());
+            }
+
             LOGE_IF(err<0 && err != NAME_NOT_FOUND,
                     "error removing layer=%p (%s)", l.get(), strerror(-err));
             return true;
@@ -1469,8 +1486,13 @@ status_t SurfaceFlinger::dump(int fd, const Vector<String16>& args)
             result.append(buffer);
         }
 
+        /*
+         * Dump the visible layer list
+         */
         const LayerVector& currentLayers = mCurrentState.layersSortedByZ;
         const size_t count = currentLayers.size();
+        snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "Visible layers (count = %d)\n", count);
+        result.append(buffer);
         for (size_t i=0 ; i<count ; i++) {
             const sp<LayerBase>& layer(currentLayers[i]);
             layer->dump(result, buffer, SIZE);
@@ -1480,6 +1502,24 @@ status_t SurfaceFlinger::dump(int fd, const Vector<String16>& args)
             layer->visibleRegionScreen.dump(result, "visibleRegionScreen");
         }
 
+        /*
+         * Dump the layers in the purgatory
+         */
+
+        const size_t purgatorySize =  mLayerPurgatory.size();
+        snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "Purgatory state (%d entries)\n", purgatorySize);
+        result.append(buffer);
+        for (size_t i=0 ; i<purgatorySize ; i++) {
+            const sp<LayerBase>& layer(mLayerPurgatory.itemAt(i));
+            layer->shortDump(result, buffer, SIZE);
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Dump SurfaceFlinger global state
+         */
+
+        snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "SurfaceFlinger global state\n");
+        result.append(buffer);
         mWormholeRegion.dump(result, "WormholeRegion");
         const DisplayHardware& hw(graphicPlane(0).displayHardware());
         snprintf(buffer, SIZE,
@@ -1505,6 +1545,9 @@ status_t SurfaceFlinger::dump(int fd, const Vector<String16>& args)
             result.append(buffer);
         }
 
+        /*
+         * Dump gralloc state
+         */
         const GraphicBufferAllocator& alloc(GraphicBufferAllocator::get());
         alloc.dump(result);
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index ca572921af6f4..714a1b753fa76 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ private:
     volatile    int32_t                 mTransactionFlags;
     volatile    int32_t                 mTransactionCount;
                 Condition               mTransactionCV;
+                SortedVector< sp<LayerBase> > mLayerPurgatory;
                 bool                    mResizeTransationPending;
 
                 // protected by mStateLock (but we could use another lock)