diff --git a/dom/canvas/WebGLContext.cpp b/dom/canvas/WebGLContext.cpp
index b9f9efa527dc..a6c20490a0c2 100644
--- a/dom/canvas/WebGLContext.cpp
+++ b/dom/canvas/WebGLContext.cpp
@@ -539,10 +539,10 @@ HasAcceleratedLayers(const nsCOMPtr<nsIGfxInfo>& gfxInfo)
 }
 
 static already_AddRefed<GLContext>
-CreateHeadlessNativeGL(bool forceEnabled, const nsCOMPtr<nsIGfxInfo>& gfxInfo,
-                       bool requireCompatProfile, WebGLContext* webgl)
+CreateHeadlessNativeGL(CreateContextFlags flags, const nsCOMPtr<nsIGfxInfo>& gfxInfo,
+                       WebGLContext* webgl)
 {
-    if (!forceEnabled &&
+    if (!(flags & CreateContextFlags::FORCE_ENABLE_HARDWARE) &&
         IsFeatureInBlacklist(gfxInfo, nsIGfxInfo::FEATURE_WEBGL_OPENGL))
     {
         webgl->GenerateWarning("Refused to create native OpenGL context"
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ CreateHeadlessNativeGL(bool forceEnabled, const nsCOMPtr<nsIGfxInfo>& gfxInfo,
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    nsRefPtr<GLContext> gl = gl::GLContextProvider::CreateHeadless(requireCompatProfile);
+    nsRefPtr<GLContext> gl = gl::GLContextProvider::CreateHeadless(flags);
     if (!gl) {
         webgl->GenerateWarning("Error during native OpenGL init.");
         return nullptr;
@@ -564,8 +564,8 @@ CreateHeadlessNativeGL(bool forceEnabled, const nsCOMPtr<nsIGfxInfo>& gfxInfo,
 // right now, we get ANGLE implicitly by using EGL on Windows.
 // Eventually, we want to be able to pick ANGLE-EGL or native EGL.
 static already_AddRefed<GLContext>
-CreateHeadlessANGLE(bool forceEnabled, const nsCOMPtr<nsIGfxInfo>& gfxInfo,
-                    bool requireCompatProfile, WebGLContext* webgl)
+CreateHeadlessANGLE(CreateContextFlags flags, const nsCOMPtr<nsIGfxInfo>& gfxInfo,
+                    WebGLContext* webgl)
 {
     nsRefPtr<GLContext> gl;
 
@@ -583,13 +583,12 @@ CreateHeadlessANGLE(bool forceEnabled, const nsCOMPtr<nsIGfxInfo>& gfxInfo,
 }
 
 static already_AddRefed<GLContext>
-CreateHeadlessEGL(bool forceEnabled, bool requireCompatProfile,
-                  WebGLContext* webgl)
+CreateHeadlessEGL(CreateContextFlags flags, WebGLContext* webgl)
 {
     nsRefPtr<GLContext> gl;
 
 #ifdef ANDROID
-    gl = gl::GLContextProviderEGL::CreateHeadless(requireCompatProfile);
+    gl = gl::GLContextProviderEGL::CreateHeadless(flags);
     if (!gl) {
         webgl->GenerateWarning("Error during EGL OpenGL init.");
         return nullptr;
@@ -601,7 +600,7 @@ CreateHeadlessEGL(bool forceEnabled, bool requireCompatProfile,
 }
 
 static already_AddRefed<GLContext>
-CreateHeadlessGL(bool forceEnabled, const nsCOMPtr<nsIGfxInfo>& gfxInfo,
+CreateHeadlessGL(CreateContextFlags flags, const nsCOMPtr<nsIGfxInfo>& gfxInfo,
                  WebGLContext* webgl)
 {
     bool preferEGL = PR_GetEnv("MOZ_WEBGL_PREFER_EGL");
@@ -610,21 +609,21 @@ CreateHeadlessGL(bool forceEnabled, const nsCOMPtr<nsIGfxInfo>& gfxInfo,
     if (PR_GetEnv("MOZ_WEBGL_FORCE_OPENGL"))
         disableANGLE = true;
 
-    bool requireCompatProfile = webgl->IsWebGL2() ? false : true;
+    if (!webgl->IsWebGL2()) {
+        flags |= CreateContextFlags::REQUIRE_COMPAT_PROFILE;
+    }
 
     nsRefPtr<GLContext> gl;
 
     if (preferEGL)
-        gl = CreateHeadlessEGL(forceEnabled, requireCompatProfile, webgl);
+        gl = CreateHeadlessEGL(flags, webgl);
 
     if (!gl && !disableANGLE) {
-        gl = CreateHeadlessANGLE(forceEnabled, gfxInfo, requireCompatProfile,
-                                 webgl);
+        gl = CreateHeadlessANGLE(flags, gfxInfo, webgl);
     }
 
     if (!gl) {
-        gl = CreateHeadlessNativeGL(forceEnabled, gfxInfo,
-                                    requireCompatProfile, webgl);
+        gl = CreateHeadlessNativeGL(flags, gfxInfo, webgl);
     }
 
     return gl.forget();
@@ -749,7 +748,10 @@ WebGLContext::CreateOffscreenGL(bool forceEnabled)
     }
 #endif
 
-    gl = CreateHeadlessGL(forceEnabled, gfxInfo, this);
+    CreateContextFlags flags = forceEnabled ? CreateContextFlags::FORCE_ENABLE_HARDWARE :
+                                              CreateContextFlags::NONE;
+
+    gl = CreateHeadlessGL(flags, gfxInfo, this);
 
     do {
         if (!gl)
diff --git a/dom/media/platforms/android/AndroidDecoderModule.cpp b/dom/media/platforms/android/AndroidDecoderModule.cpp
index 6575b68bdd8b..7abe9e0ff647 100644
--- a/dom/media/platforms/android/AndroidDecoderModule.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/platforms/android/AndroidDecoderModule.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ protected:
       return true;
     }
 
-    mGLContext = GLContextProvider::CreateHeadless(false);
+    mGLContext = GLContextProvider::CreateHeadless(CreateContextFlags::NONE);
     return mGLContext;
   }
 
diff --git a/dom/plugins/base/nsNPAPIPluginInstance.cpp b/dom/plugins/base/nsNPAPIPluginInstance.cpp
index a15a9f209264..ed85f0797ac0 100644
--- a/dom/plugins/base/nsNPAPIPluginInstance.cpp
+++ b/dom/plugins/base/nsNPAPIPluginInstance.cpp
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ static nsRefPtr<GLContext> sPluginContext = nullptr;
 static bool EnsureGLContext()
 {
   if (!sPluginContext) {
-    bool requireCompatProfile = true;
-    sPluginContext = GLContextProvider::CreateHeadless(requireCompatProfile);
+    sPluginContext = GLContextProvider::CreateHeadless(CreateContextFlags::REQUIRE_COMPAT_PROFILE);
   }
 
   return sPluginContext != nullptr;
diff --git a/gfx/gl/GLContextProvider.h b/gfx/gl/GLContextProvider.h
index d3a34032e64b..10b0ea73ad8b 100644
--- a/gfx/gl/GLContextProvider.h
+++ b/gfx/gl/GLContextProvider.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "GLContextTypes.h"
 #include "nsAutoPtr.h"
 #include "SurfaceTypes.h"
+#include "mozilla/TypedEnumBits.h"
 
 #include "nsSize.h" // for gfx::IntSize (needed by GLContextProviderImpl.h below)
 
@@ -17,6 +18,14 @@ class nsIWidget;
 namespace mozilla {
 namespace gl {
 
+enum class CreateContextFlags : int8_t {
+    NONE = 0,
+    REQUIRE_COMPAT_PROFILE = 1 << 0,
+    // Force the use of hardware backed GL, don't allow software implementations.
+    FORCE_ENABLE_HARDWARE = 1 << 1,
+};
+MOZ_MAKE_ENUM_CLASS_BITWISE_OPERATORS(CreateContextFlags)
+
 #define IN_GL_CONTEXT_PROVIDER_H
 
 // Null is always there
diff --git a/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderCGL.mm b/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderCGL.mm
index 490d534d01b5..c39cd04aabf5 100644
--- a/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderCGL.mm
+++ b/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderCGL.mm
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ GLContextProviderCGL::CreateForWindow(nsIWidget *aWidget)
 }
 
 static already_AddRefed<GLContextCGL>
-CreateOffscreenFBOContext(bool requireCompatProfile)
+CreateOffscreenFBOContext(CreateContextFlags flags)
 {
     if (!sCGLLibrary.EnsureInitialized()) {
         return nullptr;
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ CreateOffscreenFBOContext(bool requireCompatProfile)
     ContextProfile profile;
     NSOpenGLContext* context = nullptr;
 
-    if (!requireCompatProfile) {
+    if (!(flags & CreateContextFlags::REQUIRE_COMPAT_PROFILE)) {
         profile = ContextProfile::OpenGLCore;
         context = CreateWithFormat(kAttribs_offscreen_coreProfile);
     }
@@ -287,10 +287,10 @@ CreateOffscreenFBOContext(bool requireCompatProfile)
 }
 
 already_AddRefed<GLContext>
-GLContextProviderCGL::CreateHeadless(bool requireCompatProfile, bool forceEnabled)
+GLContextProviderCGL::CreateHeadless(CreateContextFlags flags)
 {
     nsRefPtr<GLContextCGL> gl;
-    gl = CreateOffscreenFBOContext(requireCompatProfile);
+    gl = CreateOffscreenFBOContext(flags);
     if (!gl)
         return nullptr;
 
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ GLContextProviderCGL::CreateHeadless(bool requireCompatProfile, bool forceEnable
 already_AddRefed<GLContext>
 GLContextProviderCGL::CreateOffscreen(const IntSize& size,
                                       const SurfaceCaps& caps,
-                                      bool requireCompatProfile)
+                                      CreateContextFlags flags)
 {
-    nsRefPtr<GLContext> glContext = CreateHeadless(requireCompatProfile);
+    nsRefPtr<GLContext> glContext = CreateHeadless(flags);
     if (!glContext->InitOffscreen(size, caps)) {
         NS_WARNING("Failed during InitOffscreen.");
         return nullptr;
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ GLContextProviderCGL::GetGlobalContext()
         // than 16x16 in size; also 16x16 is POT so that we can do
         // a FBO with it on older video cards.  A FBO context for
         // sharing is preferred since it has no associated target.
-        gGlobalContext = CreateOffscreenFBOContext(false);
+        gGlobalContext = CreateOffscreenFBOContext(CreateContextFlags::NONE);
         if (!gGlobalContext || !static_cast<GLContextCGL*>(gGlobalContext.get())->Init()) {
             NS_WARNING("Couldn't init gGlobalContext.");
             gGlobalContext = nullptr;
diff --git a/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderEGL.cpp b/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderEGL.cpp
index 89c4fe9830fb..90e8b2b66c5d 100644
--- a/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderEGL.cpp
+++ b/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderEGL.cpp
@@ -933,9 +933,9 @@ GLContextEGL::CreateEGLPixmapOffscreenContext(const mozilla::gfx::IntSize& size)
 }
 
 already_AddRefed<GLContext>
-GLContextProviderEGL::CreateHeadless(bool requireCompatProfile, bool forceEnabled)
+GLContextProviderEGL::CreateHeadless(CreateContextFlags flags)
 {
-    if (!sEGLLibrary.EnsureInitialized(forceEnabled)) {
+    if (!sEGLLibrary.EnsureInitialized(flags & CreateContextFlags::FORCE_ENABLE_HARDWARE)) {
         return nullptr;
     }
 
@@ -953,9 +953,9 @@ GLContextProviderEGL::CreateHeadless(bool requireCompatProfile, bool forceEnable
 already_AddRefed<GLContext>
 GLContextProviderEGL::CreateOffscreen(const mozilla::gfx::IntSize& size,
                                       const SurfaceCaps& caps,
-                                      bool requireCompatProfile)
+                                      CreateContextFlags flags)
 {
-    nsRefPtr<GLContext> glContext = CreateHeadless(requireCompatProfile);
+    nsRefPtr<GLContext> glContext = CreateHeadless(flags);
     if (!glContext)
         return nullptr;
 
diff --git a/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderGLX.cpp b/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderGLX.cpp
index d2fdf6dbbcca..7b3303fc142f 100644
--- a/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderGLX.cpp
+++ b/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderGLX.cpp
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ DONE_CREATING_PIXMAP:
 }
 
 already_AddRefed<GLContext>
-GLContextProviderGLX::CreateHeadless(bool requireCompatProfile, bool forceEnabled)
+GLContextProviderGLX::CreateHeadless(CreateContextFlags)
 {
     IntSize dummySize = IntSize(16, 16);
     nsRefPtr<GLContext> glContext = CreateOffscreenPixmapContext(dummySize);
@@ -1228,9 +1228,9 @@ GLContextProviderGLX::CreateHeadless(bool requireCompatProfile, bool forceEnable
 already_AddRefed<GLContext>
 GLContextProviderGLX::CreateOffscreen(const IntSize& size,
                                       const SurfaceCaps& caps,
-                                      bool requireCompatProfile)
+                                      CreateContextFlags flags)
 {
-    nsRefPtr<GLContext> glContext = CreateHeadless(requireCompatProfile);
+    nsRefPtr<GLContext> glContext = CreateHeadless(flags);
     if (!glContext)
         return nullptr;
 
diff --git a/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderImpl.h b/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderImpl.h
index 7cadd0042839..a65f7cbbed6d 100644
--- a/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderImpl.h
+++ b/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderImpl.h
@@ -54,19 +54,21 @@ public:
      * resource sharing can be avoided on the target platform, it will
      * be, in order to isolate the offscreen context.
      *
-     * @param aSize The initial size of this offscreen context.
-     * @param aFormat The ContextFormat for this offscreen context.
+     * @param size The initial size of this offscreen context.
+     * @param caps The SurfaceCaps for this offscreen context.
+     * @param flags The set of CreateContextFlags to be used for this
+     *              offscreen context.
      *
      * @return Context to use for offscreen rendering
      */
     static already_AddRefed<GLContext>
     CreateOffscreen(const mozilla::gfx::IntSize& size,
                     const SurfaceCaps& caps,
-                    bool requireCompatProfile);
+                    CreateContextFlags flags);
 
     // Just create a context. We'll add offscreen stuff ourselves.
     static already_AddRefed<GLContext>
-    CreateHeadless(bool requireCompatProfile, bool forceEnabled = false);
+    CreateHeadless(CreateContextFlags flags);
 
     /**
      * Create wrapping Gecko GLContext for external gl context.
diff --git a/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderNull.cpp b/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderNull.cpp
index c05963a53e88..a8001179aa7b 100644
--- a/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderNull.cpp
+++ b/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderNull.cpp
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ GLContextProviderNull::CreateWrappingExisting(void*, void*)
 already_AddRefed<GLContext>
 GLContextProviderNull::CreateOffscreen(const gfx::IntSize&,
                                        const SurfaceCaps&,
-                                       bool)
+                                       CreateContextFlags)
 {
     return nullptr;
 }
 
 already_AddRefed<GLContext>
-GLContextProviderNull::CreateHeadless(bool)
+GLContextProviderNull::CreateHeadless(CreateContextFlags)
 {
     return nullptr;
 }
diff --git a/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderWGL.cpp b/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderWGL.cpp
index 2510adfc0621..3302f217541d 100644
--- a/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderWGL.cpp
+++ b/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderWGL.cpp
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ CreateWindowOffscreenContext()
 }
 
 already_AddRefed<GLContext>
-GLContextProviderWGL::CreateHeadless(bool requireCompatProfile, bool forceEnabled)
+GLContextProviderWGL::CreateHeadless(CreateContextFlags)
 {
     if (!sWGLLib.EnsureInitialized()) {
         return nullptr;
@@ -642,9 +642,9 @@ GLContextProviderWGL::CreateHeadless(bool requireCompatProfile, bool forceEnable
 already_AddRefed<GLContext>
 GLContextProviderWGL::CreateOffscreen(const IntSize& size,
                                       const SurfaceCaps& caps,
-                                      bool requireCompatProfile)
+                                      CreateContextFlags flags)
 {
-    nsRefPtr<GLContext> glContext = CreateHeadless(requireCompatProfile);
+    nsRefPtr<GLContext> glContext = CreateHeadless(flags);
     if (!glContext)
         return nullptr;
 
diff --git a/gfx/layers/GLImages.cpp b/gfx/layers/GLImages.cpp
index 673228990d7b..598e2f7e6fd0 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/GLImages.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/GLImages.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ GLImage::GetAsSourceSurface()
   MOZ_ASSERT(NS_IsMainThread(), "Should be on the main thread");
 
   if (!sSnapshotContext) {
-    sSnapshotContext = GLContextProvider::CreateHeadless(false);
+    sSnapshotContext = GLContextProvider::CreateHeadless(CreateContextFlags::NONE);
     if (!sSnapshotContext) {
       NS_WARNING("Failed to create snapshot GLContext");
       return nullptr;
diff --git a/gfx/layers/opengl/CompositorOGL.cpp b/gfx/layers/opengl/CompositorOGL.cpp
index d103ab1ec86d..1fb09405ca9b 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/opengl/CompositorOGL.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/opengl/CompositorOGL.cpp
@@ -126,9 +126,8 @@ CompositorOGL::CreateContext()
     caps.preserve = false;
     caps.bpp16 = gfxPlatform::GetPlatform()->GetOffscreenFormat() == gfxImageFormat::RGB16_565;
 
-    bool requireCompatProfile = true;
     context = GLContextProvider::CreateOffscreen(mSurfaceSize,
-                                                 caps, requireCompatProfile);
+                                                 caps, CreateContextFlags::REQUIRE_COMPAT_PROFILE);
   }
 
   if (!context) {
diff --git a/gfx/tests/gtest/TestCompositor.cpp b/gfx/tests/gtest/TestCompositor.cpp
index f8965a6a8663..93961a0c9781 100644
--- a/gfx/tests/gtest/TestCompositor.cpp
+++ b/gfx/tests/gtest/TestCompositor.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ public:
       caps.preserve = false;
       caps.bpp16 = false;
       nsRefPtr<GLContext> context = GLContextProvider::CreateOffscreen(
-        IntSize(gCompWidth, gCompHeight), caps, true);
+        IntSize(gCompWidth, gCompHeight), caps,
+        CreateContextFlags::REQUIRE_COMPAT_PROFILE);
       return context.forget().take();
     }
     return nullptr;
diff --git a/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatform.cpp b/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatform.cpp
index 8a986768a5a5..a6e36bb97d74 100644
--- a/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatform.cpp
+++ b/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatform.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ void ShutdownTileCache();
 
 using namespace mozilla;
 using namespace mozilla::layers;
+using namespace mozilla::gl;
 
 gfxPlatform *gPlatform = nullptr;
 static bool gEverInitialized = false;
@@ -494,7 +495,7 @@ gfxPlatform::Init()
 #endif
 
 #ifdef MOZ_GL_DEBUG
-    mozilla::gl::GLContext::StaticInit();
+    GLContext::StaticInit();
 #endif
 
     InitLayersAccelerationPrefs();
@@ -542,11 +543,11 @@ gfxPlatform::Init()
     gPlatform->mFontPrefsObserver = new FontPrefsObserver();
     Preferences::AddStrongObservers(gPlatform->mFontPrefsObserver, kObservedPrefs);
 
-    mozilla::gl::GLContext::PlatformStartup();
+    GLContext::PlatformStartup();
 
 #ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_ANDROID
     // Texture pool init
-    mozilla::gl::TexturePoolOGL::Init();
+    TexturePoolOGL::Init();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_GONK
@@ -626,11 +627,11 @@ gfxPlatform::Shutdown()
 
 #ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_ANDROID
     // Shut down the texture pool
-    mozilla::gl::TexturePoolOGL::Shutdown();
+    TexturePoolOGL::Shutdown();
 #endif
 
     // Shut down the default GL context provider.
-    mozilla::gl::GLContextProvider::Shutdown();
+    GLContextProvider::Shutdown();
 
 #if defined(XP_WIN)
     // The above shutdown calls operate on the available context providers on
@@ -639,7 +640,7 @@ gfxPlatform::Shutdown()
     // We should only support the default GL provider on Windows; then, this
     // could go away. Unfortunately, we currently support WGL (the default) for
     // WebGL on Optimus.
-    mozilla::gl::GLContextProviderEGL::Shutdown();
+    GLContextProviderEGL::Shutdown();
 #endif
 
     // This is a bit iffy - we're assuming that we were the ones that set the
@@ -1078,7 +1079,7 @@ gfxPlatform::InitializeSkiaCacheLimits()
   }
 }
 
-mozilla::gl::SkiaGLGlue*
+SkiaGLGlue*
 gfxPlatform::GetSkiaGLGlue()
 {
 #ifdef USE_SKIA_GPU
@@ -1088,14 +1089,13 @@ gfxPlatform::GetSkiaGLGlue()
      * FIXME: This should be stored in TLS or something, since there needs to be one for each thread using it. As it
      * stands, this only works on the main thread.
      */
-    bool requireCompatProfile = true;
-    nsRefPtr<mozilla::gl::GLContext> glContext;
-    glContext = mozilla::gl::GLContextProvider::CreateHeadless(requireCompatProfile);
+    nsRefPtr<GLContext> glContext;
+    glContext = GLContextProvider::CreateHeadless(CreateContextFlags::REQUIRE_COMPAT_PROFILE);
     if (!glContext) {
       printf_stderr("Failed to create GLContext for SkiaGL!\n");
       return nullptr;
     }
-    mSkiaGlue = new mozilla::gl::SkiaGLGlue(glContext);
+    mSkiaGlue = new SkiaGLGlue(glContext);
     MOZ_ASSERT(mSkiaGlue->GetGrContext(), "No GrContext");
     InitializeSkiaCacheLimits();
   }
diff --git a/widget/android/GfxInfo.cpp b/widget/android/GfxInfo.cpp
index 2555b08c1cb8..3ec721480735 100644
--- a/widget/android/GfxInfo.cpp
+++ b/widget/android/GfxInfo.cpp
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     nsRefPtr<gl::GLContext> gl;
-    bool requireCompatProfile = true;
-    gl = gl::GLContextProvider::CreateHeadless(requireCompatProfile);
+    gl = gl::GLContextProvider::CreateHeadless(gl::CreateContextFlags::REQUIRE_COMPAT_PROFILE);
 
     if (!gl) {
       // Setting mReady to true here means that we won't retry. Everything will