diff --git a/msm8974/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/inc/omx_vdec.h b/msm8974/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/inc/omx_vdec.h
index e3f5d8e..51440c9 100644
--- a/msm8974/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/inc/omx_vdec.h
+++ b/msm8974/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/inc/omx_vdec.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Copyright (c) 2010 - 2014, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2010 - 2014, 2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
 
   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@
         }
 
         static OMX_ERRORTYPE describeColorFormat(OMX_PTR params);
-
+        bool m_buffer_error;
 };
 
 #ifdef _MSM8974_
diff --git a/msm8974/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_vdec_msm8974.cpp b/msm8974/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_vdec_msm8974.cpp
index 8b34951..811f9d7 100644
--- a/msm8974/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_vdec_msm8974.cpp
+++ b/msm8974/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_vdec_msm8974.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Copyright (c) 2010 - 2016, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2010 - 2016, 2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -596,7 +596,8 @@
     client_set_fps(false),
     m_last_rendered_TS(-1),
     m_queued_codec_config_count(0),
-    secure_scaling_to_non_secure_opb(false)
+    secure_scaling_to_non_secure_opb(false),
+    m_buffer_error(false)
 {
     /* Assumption is that , to begin with , we have all the frames with decoder */
     DEBUG_PRINT_HIGH("In %u bit OMX vdec Constructor", (unsigned int)sizeof(long) * 8);
@@ -4732,6 +4733,7 @@
         eRet = allocate_output_headers();
         if (eRet == OMX_ErrorNone)
             eRet = allocate_extradata();
+        output_use_buffer = true;
     }
 
     if (eRet == OMX_ErrorNone) {
@@ -5147,7 +5149,6 @@
     index = bufferHdr - m_inp_mem_ptr;
     DEBUG_PRINT_LOW("Free Input Buffer index = %d",index);
 
-    auto_lock l(buf_lock);
     bufferHdr->pInputPortPrivate = NULL;
 
     if (index < drv_ctx.ip_buf.actualcount && drv_ctx.ptr_inputbuffer) {
@@ -5348,11 +5349,13 @@
     unsigned   i = 0;
     unsigned char *buf_addr = NULL;
     int pmem_fd = -1;
+    unsigned int align_size = 0;
 
     (void) hComp;
     (void) port;
 
 
+
     if (bytes != drv_ctx.ip_buf.buffer_size) {
         DEBUG_PRINT_LOW("Requested Size is wrong %u epected is %u",
                 (unsigned int)bytes, (unsigned int)drv_ctx.ip_buf.buffer_size);
@@ -5407,8 +5410,10 @@
         int rc;
         DEBUG_PRINT_LOW("Allocate input Buffer");
 #ifdef USE_ION
+        align_size = drv_ctx.ip_buf.buffer_size + 512;
+        align_size = (align_size + drv_ctx.ip_buf.alignment - 1)&(~(drv_ctx.ip_buf.alignment - 1));
         drv_ctx.ip_buf_ion_info[i].ion_device_fd = alloc_map_ion_memory(
-                drv_ctx.ip_buf.buffer_size,drv_ctx.op_buf.alignment,
+                align_size, drv_ctx.op_buf.alignment,
                 &drv_ctx.ip_buf_ion_info[i].ion_alloc_data,
                 &drv_ctx.ip_buf_ion_info[i].fd_ion_data, secure_mode ? ION_SECURE
 #ifndef DISABLE_INPUT_BUFFER_CACHE
@@ -5907,6 +5912,10 @@
             eRet = allocate_input_buffer(hComp,bufferHdr,port,appData,bytes);
         }
     } else if (port == OMX_CORE_OUTPUT_PORT_INDEX) {
+        if (output_use_buffer) {
+            DEBUG_PRINT_ERROR("Allocate output buffer not allowed after use buffer");
+            return OMX_ErrorBadParameter;
+        }
         eRet = client_buffers.allocate_buffers_color_convert(hComp,bufferHdr,port,
                 appData,bytes);
     } else {
@@ -5967,6 +5976,7 @@
     (void) hComp;
     DEBUG_PRINT_LOW("In for decoder free_buffer");
 
+    auto_lock l(buf_lock);
     if (m_state == OMX_StateIdle &&
             (BITMASK_PRESENT(&m_flags ,OMX_COMPONENT_LOADING_PENDING))) {
         DEBUG_PRINT_LOW(" free buffer while Component in Loading pending");
@@ -5983,7 +5993,7 @@
         post_event(OMX_EventError,
                 OMX_ErrorPortUnpopulated,
                 OMX_COMPONENT_GENERATE_EVENT);
-
+        m_buffer_error = true;
         return OMX_ErrorIncorrectStateOperation;
     } else if (m_state != OMX_StateInvalid) {
         DEBUG_PRINT_ERROR("Invalid state to free buffer,port lost Buffers");
@@ -5991,7 +6001,6 @@
                 OMX_ErrorPortUnpopulated,
                 OMX_COMPONENT_GENERATE_EVENT);
     }
-
     if (port == OMX_CORE_INPUT_PORT_INDEX) {
         /*Check if arbitrary bytes*/
         if (!arbitrary_bytes && !input_use_buffer)
@@ -6088,6 +6097,7 @@
             BITMASK_CLEAR((&m_flags),OMX_COMPONENT_LOADING_PENDING);
             post_event(OMX_CommandStateSet, OMX_StateLoaded,
                     OMX_COMPONENT_GENERATE_EVENT);
+            m_buffer_error = false;
         }
     }
     return eRet;
@@ -6261,6 +6271,11 @@
     if (!temp_buffer || (temp_buffer -  drv_ctx.ptr_inputbuffer) > (int)drv_ctx.ip_buf.actualcount) {
         return OMX_ErrorBadParameter;
     }
+
+    if (BITMASK_ABSENT(&m_inp_bm_count, nPortIndex) || m_buffer_error) {
+        DEBUG_PRINT_ERROR("ETBProxy: ERROR: invalid buffer, nPortIndex %u", nPortIndex);
+        return OMX_ErrorBadParameter;
+    }
     /* If its first frame, H264 codec and reject is true, then parse the nal
        and get the profile. Based on this, reject the clip playback */
     if (first_frame == 0 && codec_type_parse == CODEC_TYPE_H264 &&
@@ -6550,6 +6565,7 @@
     struct vdec_bufferpayload     *ptr_outputbuffer = NULL;
     struct vdec_output_frameinfo  *ptr_respbuffer = NULL;
 
+    auto_lock l(buf_lock);
     nPortIndex = buffer-((OMX_BUFFERHEADERTYPE *)client_buffers.get_il_buf_hdr());
 
     if (!bufferAdd || !bufferAdd->pBuffer || nPortIndex >= drv_ctx.op_buf.actualcount) {
@@ -6558,6 +6574,10 @@
         return OMX_ErrorBadParameter;
     }
 
+    if (BITMASK_ABSENT(&m_out_bm_count, nPortIndex) || m_buffer_error) {
+        DEBUG_PRINT_ERROR("FTBProxy: ERROR: invalid buffer, nPortIndex %u", nPortIndex);
+        return OMX_ErrorBadParameter;
+    }
     DEBUG_PRINT_LOW("FTBProxy: bufhdr = %p, bufhdr->pBuffer = %p",
             bufferAdd, bufferAdd->pBuffer);
     /*Return back the output buffer to client*/
@@ -7743,7 +7763,7 @@
                         output_respbuf->pic_type = PICTURE_TYPE_B;
                     }
 
-                    if (omx->output_use_buffer)
+                    if (!omx->m_enable_android_native_buffers && omx->output_use_buffer)
                         memcpy ( omxhdr->pBuffer, (void *)
                                 ((unsigned long)vdec_msg->msgdata.output_frame.bufferaddr +
                                  (unsigned long)vdec_msg->msgdata.output_frame.offset),
diff --git a/msm8996/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/inc/omx_vdec.h b/msm8996/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/inc/omx_vdec.h
index b5807cc..faaf0cc 100644
--- a/msm8996/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/inc/omx_vdec.h
+++ b/msm8996/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/inc/omx_vdec.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Copyright (c) 2010 - 2016, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2010 - 2016, 2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
 
   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -1189,6 +1189,7 @@
 
         // list of extensions is not mutable after initialization
         const VendorExtensionStore mVendorExtensionStore;
+        bool m_buffer_error;
 };
 
 #ifdef _MSM8974_
diff --git a/msm8996/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_vdec_v4l2.cpp b/msm8996/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_vdec_v4l2.cpp
index f5de981..8fda658 100644
--- a/msm8996/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_vdec_v4l2.cpp
+++ b/msm8996/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_vdec_v4l2.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Copyright (c) 2010 - 2016, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2010 - 2016, 2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -648,7 +648,8 @@
     m_queued_codec_config_count(0),
     current_perf_level(V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDC_PERF_LEVEL_NOMINAL),
     secure_scaling_to_non_secure_opb(false),
-    m_force_compressed_for_dpb(false)
+    m_force_compressed_for_dpb(false),
+    m_buffer_error(false)
 {
     m_pipe_in = -1;
     m_pipe_out = -1;
@@ -5571,6 +5572,7 @@
         eRet = allocate_output_headers();
         if (eRet == OMX_ErrorNone)
             eRet = allocate_extradata();
+        output_use_buffer = true;
     }
 
     if (eRet == OMX_ErrorNone) {
@@ -5993,7 +5995,6 @@
     index = bufferHdr - m_inp_mem_ptr;
     DEBUG_PRINT_LOW("Free Input Buffer index = %d",index);
 
-    auto_lock l(buf_lock);
     bufferHdr->pInputPortPrivate = NULL;
 
     if (index < drv_ctx.ip_buf.actualcount && drv_ctx.ptr_inputbuffer) {
@@ -6202,6 +6203,7 @@
     unsigned   i = 0;
     unsigned char *buf_addr = NULL;
     int pmem_fd = -1, ret = 0;
+    unsigned int align_size = 0;
 
     (void) hComp;
     (void) port;
@@ -6276,8 +6278,10 @@
         int rc;
         DEBUG_PRINT_LOW("Allocate input Buffer");
 #ifdef USE_ION
+        align_size = drv_ctx.ip_buf.buffer_size + 512;
+        align_size = (align_size + drv_ctx.ip_buf.alignment - 1)&(~(drv_ctx.ip_buf.alignment - 1));
         drv_ctx.ip_buf_ion_info[i].ion_device_fd = alloc_map_ion_memory(
-                drv_ctx.ip_buf.buffer_size,drv_ctx.op_buf.alignment,
+                align_size, drv_ctx.op_buf.alignment,
                 &drv_ctx.ip_buf_ion_info[i].ion_alloc_data,
                 &drv_ctx.ip_buf_ion_info[i].fd_ion_data, secure_mode ?
                 SECURE_FLAGS_INPUT_BUFFER : ION_FLAG_CACHED);
@@ -6765,6 +6769,10 @@
             eRet = allocate_input_buffer(hComp,bufferHdr,port,appData,bytes);
         }
     } else if (port == OMX_CORE_OUTPUT_PORT_INDEX) {
+        if (output_use_buffer) {
+            DEBUG_PRINT_ERROR("Allocate output buffer not allowed after use buffer");
+            return OMX_ErrorBadParameter;
+        }
         eRet = client_buffers.allocate_buffers_color_convert(hComp,bufferHdr,port,
                 appData,bytes);
     } else {
@@ -6825,6 +6833,7 @@
     (void) hComp;
     DEBUG_PRINT_LOW("In for decoder free_buffer");
 
+    auto_lock l(buf_lock);
     if (m_state == OMX_StateIdle &&
             (BITMASK_PRESENT(&m_flags ,OMX_COMPONENT_LOADING_PENDING))) {
         DEBUG_PRINT_LOW(" free buffer while Component in Loading pending");
@@ -6841,7 +6850,7 @@
         post_event(OMX_EventError,
                 OMX_ErrorPortUnpopulated,
                 OMX_COMPONENT_GENERATE_EVENT);
-
+        m_buffer_error = true;
         return OMX_ErrorIncorrectStateOperation;
     } else if (m_state != OMX_StateInvalid) {
         DEBUG_PRINT_ERROR("Invalid state to free buffer,port lost Buffers");
@@ -6946,6 +6955,7 @@
             BITMASK_CLEAR((&m_flags),OMX_COMPONENT_LOADING_PENDING);
             post_event(OMX_CommandStateSet, OMX_StateLoaded,
                     OMX_COMPONENT_GENERATE_EVENT);
+            m_buffer_error = false;
         }
     }
     return eRet;
@@ -7115,6 +7125,11 @@
     if (!temp_buffer || (temp_buffer -  drv_ctx.ptr_inputbuffer) > (int)drv_ctx.ip_buf.actualcount) {
         return OMX_ErrorBadParameter;
     }
+
+    if (BITMASK_ABSENT(&m_inp_bm_count, nPortIndex) || m_buffer_error) {
+        DEBUG_PRINT_ERROR("ETBProxy: ERROR: invalid buffer, nPortIndex %u", nPortIndex);
+        return OMX_ErrorBadParameter;
+    }
     /* If its first frame, H264 codec and reject is true, then parse the nal
        and get the profile. Based on this, reject the clip playback */
     if (first_frame == 0 && codec_type_parse == CODEC_TYPE_H264 &&
@@ -7404,6 +7419,7 @@
     struct vdec_bufferpayload     *ptr_outputbuffer = NULL;
     struct vdec_output_frameinfo  *ptr_respbuffer = NULL;
 
+    auto_lock l(buf_lock);
     nPortIndex = buffer-((OMX_BUFFERHEADERTYPE *)client_buffers.get_il_buf_hdr());
 
     if (bufferAdd == NULL || nPortIndex >= drv_ctx.op_buf.actualcount) {
@@ -7412,6 +7428,10 @@
         return OMX_ErrorBadParameter;
     }
 
+    if (BITMASK_ABSENT(&m_out_bm_count, nPortIndex) || m_buffer_error) {
+        DEBUG_PRINT_ERROR("FTBProxy: ERROR: invalid buffer, nPortIndex %u", nPortIndex);
+        return OMX_ErrorBadParameter;
+    }
     DEBUG_PRINT_LOW("FTBProxy: bufhdr = %p, bufhdr->pBuffer = %p",
             bufferAdd, bufferAdd->pBuffer);
     /*Return back the output buffer to client*/
@@ -8685,7 +8705,7 @@
                     if (omxhdr && omxhdr->nFilledLen) {
                         omx->request_perf_level(VIDC_NOMINAL);
                     }
-                    if (omx->output_use_buffer && omxhdr->pBuffer &&
+                    if (!omx->m_enable_android_native_buffers && omx->output_use_buffer && omxhdr->pBuffer &&
                         vdec_msg->msgdata.output_frame.bufferaddr)
                         memcpy ( omxhdr->pBuffer, (void *)
                                 ((unsigned long)vdec_msg->msgdata.output_frame.bufferaddr +
diff --git a/msm8998/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/inc/omx_vdec.h b/msm8998/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/inc/omx_vdec.h
index 8ae35a4..c0660fd 100644
--- a/msm8998/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/inc/omx_vdec.h
+++ b/msm8998/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/inc/omx_vdec.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Copyright (c) 2010 - 2017, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2010 - 2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
 
   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -1286,6 +1286,7 @@
 
         // list of extensions is not mutable after initialization
         const VendorExtensionStore mVendorExtensionStore;
+        bool m_buffer_error;
 };
 
 #ifdef _MSM8974_
diff --git a/msm8998/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_vdec_v4l2.cpp b/msm8998/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_vdec_v4l2.cpp
index 8e0b014..b61f49b 100644
--- a/msm8998/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_vdec_v4l2.cpp
+++ b/msm8998/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_vdec_v4l2.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Copyright (c) 2010 - 2017, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2010 - 2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -667,7 +667,8 @@
     current_perf_level(V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDC_PERF_LEVEL_NOMINAL),
     secure_scaling_to_non_secure_opb(false),
     m_force_compressed_for_dpb(true),
-    m_is_display_session(false)
+    m_is_display_session(false),
+    m_buffer_error(false)
 {
     m_pipe_in = -1;
     m_pipe_out = -1;
@@ -5995,6 +5996,7 @@
         eRet = allocate_output_headers();
         if (eRet == OMX_ErrorNone)
             eRet = allocate_extradata();
+        output_use_buffer = true;
     }
 
     if (eRet == OMX_ErrorNone) {
@@ -6504,7 +6506,6 @@
     index = bufferHdr - m_inp_mem_ptr;
     DEBUG_PRINT_LOW("Free Input Buffer index = %d",index);
 
-    auto_lock l(buf_lock);
     bufferHdr->pInputPortPrivate = NULL;
 
     if (index < drv_ctx.ip_buf.actualcount && drv_ctx.ptr_inputbuffer) {
@@ -6730,6 +6731,7 @@
     unsigned   i = 0;
     unsigned char *buf_addr = NULL;
     int pmem_fd = -1, ret = 0;
+    unsigned int align_size = 0;
 
     (void) hComp;
     (void) port;
@@ -6804,8 +6806,10 @@
         int rc;
         DEBUG_PRINT_LOW("Allocate input Buffer");
 #ifdef USE_ION
+        align_size = drv_ctx.ip_buf.buffer_size + 512;
+        align_size = (align_size + drv_ctx.ip_buf.alignment - 1)&(~(drv_ctx.ip_buf.alignment - 1));
         drv_ctx.ip_buf_ion_info[i].ion_device_fd = alloc_map_ion_memory(
-                drv_ctx.ip_buf.buffer_size,drv_ctx.op_buf.alignment,
+                align_size, drv_ctx.op_buf.alignment,
                 &drv_ctx.ip_buf_ion_info[i].ion_alloc_data,
                 &drv_ctx.ip_buf_ion_info[i].fd_ion_data, secure_mode ?
                 SECURE_FLAGS_INPUT_BUFFER : 0);
@@ -7361,6 +7365,10 @@
             eRet = allocate_input_buffer(hComp,bufferHdr,port,appData,bytes);
         }
     } else if (port == OMX_CORE_OUTPUT_PORT_INDEX) {
+        if (output_use_buffer) {
+            DEBUG_PRINT_ERROR("Allocate output buffer not allowed after use buffer");
+            return OMX_ErrorBadParameter;
+        }
         eRet = client_buffers.allocate_buffers_color_convert(hComp,bufferHdr,port,
                 appData,bytes);
     } else {
@@ -7421,6 +7429,7 @@
     (void) hComp;
     DEBUG_PRINT_LOW("In for decoder free_buffer");
 
+    auto_lock l(buf_lock);
     if (m_state == OMX_StateIdle &&
             (BITMASK_PRESENT(&m_flags ,OMX_COMPONENT_LOADING_PENDING))) {
         DEBUG_PRINT_LOW(" free buffer while Component in Loading pending");
@@ -7437,7 +7446,7 @@
         post_event(OMX_EventError,
                 OMX_ErrorPortUnpopulated,
                 OMX_COMPONENT_GENERATE_EVENT);
-
+        m_buffer_error = true;
         return OMX_ErrorIncorrectStateOperation;
     } else if (m_state != OMX_StateInvalid) {
         DEBUG_PRINT_ERROR("Invalid state to free buffer,port lost Buffers");
@@ -7558,6 +7567,7 @@
             BITMASK_CLEAR((&m_flags),OMX_COMPONENT_LOADING_PENDING);
             post_event(OMX_CommandStateSet, OMX_StateLoaded,
                     OMX_COMPONENT_GENERATE_EVENT);
+            m_buffer_error = false;
         }
     }
     return eRet;
@@ -7729,6 +7739,11 @@
     if (!temp_buffer || (temp_buffer -  drv_ctx.ptr_inputbuffer) > (int)drv_ctx.ip_buf.actualcount) {
         return OMX_ErrorBadParameter;
     }
+
+    if (BITMASK_ABSENT(&m_inp_bm_count, nPortIndex) || m_buffer_error) {
+        DEBUG_PRINT_ERROR("ETBProxy: ERROR: invalid buffer, nPortIndex %u", nPortIndex);
+        return OMX_ErrorBadParameter;
+    }
     /* If its first frame, H264 codec and reject is true, then parse the nal
        and get the profile. Based on this, reject the clip playback */
     if (first_frame == 0 && codec_type_parse == CODEC_TYPE_H264 &&
@@ -8030,6 +8045,7 @@
     struct vdec_bufferpayload     *ptr_outputbuffer = NULL;
     struct vdec_output_frameinfo  *ptr_respbuffer = NULL;
 
+    auto_lock l(buf_lock);
     nPortIndex = buffer-((OMX_BUFFERHEADERTYPE *)client_buffers.get_il_buf_hdr());
 
     if (bufferAdd == NULL || nPortIndex >= drv_ctx.op_buf.actualcount) {
@@ -8038,6 +8054,10 @@
         return OMX_ErrorBadParameter;
     }
 
+    if (BITMASK_ABSENT(&m_out_bm_count, nPortIndex) || m_buffer_error) {
+        DEBUG_PRINT_ERROR("FTBProxy: ERROR: invalid buffer, nPortIndex %u", nPortIndex);
+        return OMX_ErrorBadParameter;
+    }
     DEBUG_PRINT_LOW("FTBProxy: bufhdr = %p, bufhdr->pBuffer = %p",
             bufferAdd, bufferAdd->pBuffer);
     /*Return back the output buffer to client*/
@@ -9427,7 +9447,7 @@
                    if (omxhdr && omxhdr->nFilledLen && !omx->m_need_turbo) {
                         omx->request_perf_level(VIDC_NOMINAL);
                    }
-                   if (omx->output_use_buffer && omxhdr->pBuffer &&
+                   if (!omx->m_enable_android_native_buffers && omx->output_use_buffer && omxhdr->pBuffer &&
                        vdec_msg->msgdata.output_frame.bufferaddr)
                        memcpy ( omxhdr->pBuffer, (void *)
                                ((unsigned long)vdec_msg->msgdata.output_frame.bufferaddr +