diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.h b/services/audioflinger/Threads.h
index 0b4fbb9..1bfbca9 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.h
@@ -301,8 +301,10 @@
                 enum effect_state {
                     EFFECT_SESSION = 0x1,   // the audio session corresponds to at least one
                                             // effect
-                    TRACK_SESSION = 0x2     // the audio session corresponds to at least one
+                    TRACK_SESSION = 0x2,    // the audio session corresponds to at least one
                                             // track
+                    FAST_SESSION = 0x4      // the audio session corresponds to at least one
+                                            // fast track
                 };
 
                 // get effect chain corresponding to session Id.
@@ -335,9 +337,16 @@
                 void removeEffect_l(const sp< EffectModule>& effect);
                 // detach all tracks connected to an auxiliary effect
     virtual     void detachAuxEffect_l(int effectId __unused) {}
-                // returns either EFFECT_SESSION if effects on this audio session exist in one
-                // chain, or TRACK_SESSION if tracks on this audio session exist, or both
-                virtual uint32_t hasAudioSession(audio_session_t sessionId) const = 0;
+                // returns a combination of:
+                // - EFFECT_SESSION if effects on this audio session exist in one chain
+                // - TRACK_SESSION if tracks on this audio session exist
+                // - FAST_SESSION if fast tracks on this audio session exist
+    virtual     uint32_t hasAudioSession_l(audio_session_t sessionId) const = 0;
+                uint32_t hasAudioSession(audio_session_t sessionId) const {
+                    Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+                    return hasAudioSession_l(sessionId);
+                }
+
                 // the value returned by default implementation is not important as the
                 // strategy is only meaningful for PlaybackThread which implements this method
                 virtual uint32_t getStrategyForSession_l(audio_session_t sessionId __unused)
@@ -374,6 +383,10 @@
 
                         void systemReady();
 
+                // checkEffectCompatibility_l() must be called with ThreadBase::mLock held
+                virtual status_t    checkEffectCompatibility_l(const effect_descriptor_t *desc,
+                                                               audio_session_t sessionId) = 0;
+
     mutable     Mutex                   mLock;
 
 protected:
@@ -506,6 +519,9 @@
     // RefBase
     virtual     void        onFirstRef();
 
+    virtual     status_t    checkEffectCompatibility_l(const effect_descriptor_t *desc,
+                                                       audio_session_t sessionId);
+
 protected:
     // Code snippets that were lifted up out of threadLoop()
     virtual     void        threadLoop_mix() = 0;
@@ -605,7 +621,7 @@
 
                 virtual status_t addEffectChain_l(const sp<EffectChain>& chain);
                 virtual size_t removeEffectChain_l(const sp<EffectChain>& chain);
-                virtual uint32_t hasAudioSession(audio_session_t sessionId) const;
+                virtual uint32_t hasAudioSession_l(audio_session_t sessionId) const;
                 virtual uint32_t getStrategyForSession_l(audio_session_t sessionId);
 
 
@@ -1292,7 +1308,7 @@
 
     virtual status_t addEffectChain_l(const sp<EffectChain>& chain);
     virtual size_t removeEffectChain_l(const sp<EffectChain>& chain);
-    virtual uint32_t hasAudioSession(audio_session_t sessionId) const;
+    virtual uint32_t hasAudioSession_l(audio_session_t sessionId) const;
 
             // Return the set of unique session IDs across all tracks.
             // The keys are the session IDs, and the associated values are meaningless.
@@ -1308,6 +1324,9 @@
             bool        hasFastCapture() const { return mFastCapture != 0; }
     virtual void        getAudioPortConfig(struct audio_port_config *config);
 
+    virtual status_t    checkEffectCompatibility_l(const effect_descriptor_t *desc,
+                                                   audio_session_t sessionId);
+
 private:
             // Enter standby if not already in standby, and set mStandby flag
             void    standbyIfNotAlreadyInStandby();