5 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/gpu/gl/GrGLCaps.cpp b/src/gpu/gl/GrGLCaps.cpp
index b140a100da..bd18e56b4b 100644
--- a/src/gpu/gl/GrGLCaps.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/gl/GrGLCaps.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ void GrGLCaps::reset() {
     fImagingSupport = false;
     fTwoFormatLimit = false;
     fFragCoordsConventionSupport = false;
+    fUseNonVBOVertexAndIndexDynamicData = false;
 }
 
 GrGLCaps::GrGLCaps(const GrGLCaps& caps) {
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ GrGLCaps& GrGLCaps::operator = (const GrGLCaps& caps) {
     fImagingSupport = caps.fImagingSupport;
     fTwoFormatLimit = caps.fTwoFormatLimit;
     fFragCoordsConventionSupport = caps.fFragCoordsConventionSupport;
+    fUseNonVBOVertexAndIndexDynamicData = caps.fUseNonVBOVertexAndIndexDynamicData;
 
     return *this;
 }
@@ -167,6 +169,11 @@ void GrGLCaps::init(const GrGLContextInfo& ctxInfo) {
                                        ctxInfo.hasExtension("GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions");
     }
 
+    // Perhaps we should look at the renderer string and limit to Mali GPUs.
+    if (kARM_GrGLVendor == ctxInfo.vendor() && !GR_GL_MUST_USE_VBO) {
+        fUseNonVBOVertexAndIndexDynamicData = true;
+    }
+
     this->initFSAASupport(ctxInfo);
     this->initStencilFormats(ctxInfo);
 }
diff --git a/src/gpu/gl/GrGLCaps.h b/src/gpu/gl/GrGLCaps.h
index 9dfbf23cb4..4143868ed8 100644
--- a/src/gpu/gl/GrGLCaps.h
+++ b/src/gpu/gl/GrGLCaps.h
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@ public:
     /// Is GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions supported?
     bool fragCoordConventionsSupport() const { return fFragCoordsConventionSupport; }
 
+    // Use indices or vertices in CPU arrays rather than VBOs for dynamic content.
+    bool useNonVBOVertexAndIndexDynamicData() const {
+        return fUseNonVBOVertexAndIndexDynamicData;
+    }
+
     // Does ReadPixels support the provided format/type combo?
     bool readPixelsSupported(const GrGLInterface* intf,
                              GrGLenum format,
@@ -297,6 +302,7 @@ private:
     bool fImagingSupport  : 1;
     bool fTwoFormatLimit : 1;
     bool fFragCoordsConventionSupport : 1;
+    bool fUseNonVBOVertexAndIndexDynamicData : 1;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gpu/gl/GrGLUtil.cpp b/src/gpu/gl/GrGLUtil.cpp
index 3f110cc49f..225650c106 100644
--- a/src/gpu/gl/GrGLUtil.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/gl/GrGLUtil.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ GrGLVendor GrGLGetVendorFromString(const char* vendorString) {
         if (0 == strcmp(vendorString, "Intel")) {
             return kIntel_GrGLVendor;
         }
+        if (0 == strcmp(vendorString, "ARM")) {
+            return kARM_GrGLVendor;
+        }
     }
 
     return kOther_GrGLVendor;
diff --git a/src/gpu/gl/GrGLUtil.h b/src/gpu/gl/GrGLUtil.h
index 997207a1c7..da0c7c32a3 100644
--- a/src/gpu/gl/GrGLUtil.h
+++ b/src/gpu/gl/GrGLUtil.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ typedef uint32_t GrGLSLVersion;
  */
 enum GrGLVendor {
     kIntel_GrGLVendor,
+    kARM_GrGLVendor,
     kOther_GrGLVendor,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/gpu/gl/GrGpuGL.cpp b/src/gpu/gl/GrGpuGL.cpp
index 235811c3fb..b75ab322c1 100644
--- a/src/gpu/gl/GrGpuGL.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/gl/GrGpuGL.cpp
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ GrVertexBuffer* GrGpuGL::onCreateVertexBuffer(uint32_t size, bool dynamic) {
     desc.fSizeInBytes = size;
     desc.fIsWrapped = false;
 
-    if (false && desc.fDynamic) {
+    if (this->glCaps().useNonVBOVertexAndIndexDynamicData() && desc.fDynamic) {
         desc.fID = 0;
         GrGLVertexBuffer* vertexBuffer = SkNEW_ARGS(GrGLVertexBuffer, (this, desc));
         return vertexBuffer;
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ GrIndexBuffer* GrGpuGL::onCreateIndexBuffer(uint32_t size, bool dynamic) {
     desc.fSizeInBytes = size;
     desc.fIsWrapped = false;
 
-    if (false && desc.fDynamic) {
+    if (this->glCaps().useNonVBOVertexAndIndexDynamicData() && desc.fDynamic) {
         desc.fID = 0;
         GrIndexBuffer* indexBuffer = SkNEW_ARGS(GrGLIndexBuffer, (this, desc));
         return indexBuffer;