diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
index 77f0cab..11f29cb 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
@@ -600,17 +600,14 @@
 MediaPlayerService::Client::~Client()
 {
     ALOGV("Client(%d) destructor pid = %d", mConnId, mPid);
-    {
-        Mutex::Autolock l(mLock);
-        mAudioOutput.clear();
-    }
+    mAudioOutput.clear();
     wp<Client> client(this);
     disconnect();
     mService->removeClient(client);
     if (mAudioAttributes != NULL) {
         free(mAudioAttributes);
     }
-    clearDeathNotifiers();
+    clearDeathNotifiers_l();
 }
 
 void MediaPlayerService::Client::disconnect()
@@ -638,7 +635,10 @@
         p->reset();
     }
 
-    disconnectNativeWindow();
+    {
+        Mutex::Autolock l(mLock);
+        disconnectNativeWindow_l();
+    }
 
     IPCThreadState::self()->flushCommands();
 }
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-void MediaPlayerService::Client::clearDeathNotifiers() {
+void MediaPlayerService::Client::clearDeathNotifiers_l() {
     if (mExtractorDeathListener != nullptr) {
         mExtractorDeathListener->unlinkToDeath();
         mExtractorDeathListener = nullptr;
@@ -730,7 +730,6 @@
         player_type playerType)
 {
     ALOGV("player type = %d", playerType);
-    clearDeathNotifiers();
 
     // create the right type of player
     sp<MediaPlayerBase> p = createPlayer(playerType);
@@ -744,9 +743,11 @@
         ALOGE("extractor service not available");
         return NULL;
     }
-    mExtractorDeathListener = new ServiceDeathNotifier(binder, p, MEDIAEXTRACTOR_PROCESS_DEATH);
-    binder->linkToDeath(mExtractorDeathListener);
+    sp<ServiceDeathNotifier> extractorDeathListener =
+            new ServiceDeathNotifier(binder, p, MEDIAEXTRACTOR_PROCESS_DEATH);
+    binder->linkToDeath(extractorDeathListener);
 
+    sp<ServiceDeathNotifier> codecDeathListener;
     if (property_get_bool("persist.media.treble_omx", true)) {
         // Treble IOmx
         sp<IOmx> omx = IOmx::getService();
@@ -754,8 +755,8 @@
             ALOGE("Treble IOmx not available");
             return NULL;
         }
-        mCodecDeathListener = new ServiceDeathNotifier(omx, p, MEDIACODEC_PROCESS_DEATH);
-        omx->linkToDeath(mCodecDeathListener, 0);
+        codecDeathListener = new ServiceDeathNotifier(omx, p, MEDIACODEC_PROCESS_DEATH);
+        omx->linkToDeath(codecDeathListener, 0);
     } else {
         // Legacy IOMX
         binder = sm->getService(String16("media.codec"));
@@ -763,12 +764,17 @@
             ALOGE("codec service not available");
             return NULL;
         }
-        mCodecDeathListener = new ServiceDeathNotifier(binder, p, MEDIACODEC_PROCESS_DEATH);
-        binder->linkToDeath(mCodecDeathListener);
+        codecDeathListener = new ServiceDeathNotifier(binder, p, MEDIACODEC_PROCESS_DEATH);
+        binder->linkToDeath(codecDeathListener);
     }
 
+    Mutex::Autolock lock(mLock);
+
+    clearDeathNotifiers_l();
+    mExtractorDeathListener = extractorDeathListener;
+    mCodecDeathListener = codecDeathListener;
+
     if (!p->hardwareOutput()) {
-        Mutex::Autolock l(mLock);
         mAudioOutput = new AudioOutput(mAudioSessionId, IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingUid(),
                 mPid, mAudioAttributes);
         static_cast<MediaPlayerInterface*>(p.get())->setAudioSink(mAudioOutput);
@@ -777,29 +783,29 @@
     return p;
 }
 
-void MediaPlayerService::Client::setDataSource_post(
+status_t MediaPlayerService::Client::setDataSource_post(
         const sp<MediaPlayerBase>& p,
         status_t status)
 {
     ALOGV(" setDataSource");
-    mStatus = status;
-    if (mStatus != OK) {
-        ALOGE("  error: %d", mStatus);
-        return;
+    if (status != OK) {
+        ALOGE("  error: %d", status);
+        return status;
     }
 
     // Set the re-transmission endpoint if one was chosen.
     if (mRetransmitEndpointValid) {
-        mStatus = p->setRetransmitEndpoint(&mRetransmitEndpoint);
-        if (mStatus != NO_ERROR) {
-            ALOGE("setRetransmitEndpoint error: %d", mStatus);
+        status = p->setRetransmitEndpoint(&mRetransmitEndpoint);
+        if (status != NO_ERROR) {
+            ALOGE("setRetransmitEndpoint error: %d", status);
         }
     }
 
-    if (mStatus == OK) {
-        Mutex::Autolock l(mLock);
+    if (status == OK) {
+        Mutex::Autolock lock(mLock);
         mPlayer = p;
     }
+    return status;
 }
 
 status_t MediaPlayerService::Client::setDataSource(
@@ -830,9 +836,9 @@
             ALOGE("Couldn't open fd for %s", url);
             return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
         }
-        setDataSource(fd, 0, 0x7fffffffffLL); // this sets mStatus
+        status_t status = setDataSource(fd, 0, 0x7fffffffffLL); // this sets mStatus
         close(fd);
-        return mStatus;
+        return mStatus = status;
     } else {
         player_type playerType = MediaPlayerFactory::getPlayerType(this, url);
         sp<MediaPlayerBase> p = setDataSource_pre(playerType);
@@ -840,8 +846,9 @@
             return NO_INIT;
         }
 
-        setDataSource_post(p, p->setDataSource(httpService, url, headers));
-        return mStatus;
+        return mStatus =
+                setDataSource_post(
+                p, p->setDataSource(httpService, url, headers));
     }
 }
 
@@ -881,8 +888,7 @@
     }
 
     // now set data source
-    setDataSource_post(p, p->setDataSource(fd, offset, length));
-    return mStatus;
+    return mStatus = setDataSource_post(p, p->setDataSource(fd, offset, length));
 }
 
 status_t MediaPlayerService::Client::setDataSource(
@@ -895,8 +901,7 @@
     }
 
     // now set data source
-    setDataSource_post(p, p->setDataSource(source));
-    return mStatus;
+    return mStatus = setDataSource_post(p, p->setDataSource(source));
 }
 
 status_t MediaPlayerService::Client::setDataSource(
@@ -908,11 +913,10 @@
         return NO_INIT;
     }
     // now set data source
-    setDataSource_post(p, p->setDataSource(dataSource));
-    return mStatus;
+    return mStatus = setDataSource_post(p, p->setDataSource(dataSource));
 }
 
-void MediaPlayerService::Client::disconnectNativeWindow() {
+void MediaPlayerService::Client::disconnectNativeWindow_l() {
     if (mConnectedWindow != NULL) {
         status_t err = nativeWindowDisconnect(
                 mConnectedWindow.get(), "disconnectNativeWindow");
@@ -949,7 +953,8 @@
             // ANW, which may result in errors.
             reset();
 
-            disconnectNativeWindow();
+            Mutex::Autolock lock(mLock);
+            disconnectNativeWindow_l();
 
             return err;
         }
@@ -960,14 +965,22 @@
     // on the disconnected ANW, which may result in errors.
     status_t err = p->setVideoSurfaceTexture(bufferProducer);
 
-    disconnectNativeWindow();
-
-    mConnectedWindow = anw;
+    mLock.lock();
+    disconnectNativeWindow_l();
 
     if (err == OK) {
+        mConnectedWindow = anw;
         mConnectedWindowBinder = binder;
+        mLock.unlock();
     } else {
-        disconnectNativeWindow();
+        mLock.unlock();
+        status_t err = nativeWindowDisconnect(
+                anw.get(), "disconnectNativeWindow");
+
+        if (err != OK) {
+            ALOGW("nativeWindowDisconnect returned an error: %s (%d)",
+                    strerror(-err), err);
+        }
     }
 
     return err;
@@ -1385,9 +1398,11 @@
     if (p != 0) return INVALID_OPERATION;
 
     if (NULL != endpoint) {
+        Mutex::Autolock lock(mLock);
         mRetransmitEndpoint = *endpoint;
         mRetransmitEndpointValid = true;
     } else {
+        Mutex::Autolock lock(mLock);
         mRetransmitEndpointValid = false;
     }
 
@@ -1405,6 +1420,7 @@
     if (p != NULL)
         return p->getRetransmitEndpoint(endpoint);
 
+    Mutex::Autolock lock(mLock);
     if (!mRetransmitEndpointValid)
         return NO_INIT;
 
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.h
index 06b9cad..e35d098 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.h
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
 
 
         sp<MediaPlayerBase>     setDataSource_pre(player_type playerType);
-        void                    setDataSource_post(const sp<MediaPlayerBase>& p,
+        status_t                setDataSource_post(const sp<MediaPlayerBase>& p,
                                                    status_t status);
 
         static  void            notify(void* cookie, int msg,
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
             wp<MediaPlayerBase> mListener;
         };
 
-        void clearDeathNotifiers();
+        void clearDeathNotifiers_l();
 
         friend class MediaPlayerService;
                                 Client( const sp<MediaPlayerService>& service,
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@
         void addNewMetadataUpdate(media::Metadata::Type type);
 
         // Disconnect from the currently connected ANativeWindow.
-        void disconnectNativeWindow();
+        void disconnectNativeWindow_l();
 
         status_t setAudioAttributes_l(const Parcel &request);
 
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaRecorderClient.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaRecorderClient.cpp
index 6400481..9b9b3bb 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaRecorderClient.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaRecorderClient.cpp
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
         wp<MediaRecorderClient> client(this);
         mMediaPlayerService->removeMediaRecorderClient(client);
     }
-    clearDeathNotifiers();
+    clearDeathNotifiers_l();
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-void MediaRecorderClient::clearDeathNotifiers() {
+void MediaRecorderClient::clearDeathNotifiers_l() {
     if (mCameraDeathListener != nullptr) {
         mCameraDeathListener->unlinkToDeath();
         mCameraDeathListener = nullptr;
@@ -425,8 +425,8 @@
 status_t MediaRecorderClient::setListener(const sp<IMediaRecorderClient>& listener)
 {
     ALOGV("setListener");
-    clearDeathNotifiers();
     Mutex::Autolock lock(mLock);
+    clearDeathNotifiers_l();
     if (mRecorder == NULL) {
         ALOGE("recorder is not initialized");
         return NO_INIT;
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaRecorderClient.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaRecorderClient.h
index 7868a91..711db2c 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaRecorderClient.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaRecorderClient.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         wp<IMediaRecorderClient> mListener;
     };
 
-    void clearDeathNotifiers();
+    void clearDeathNotifiers_l();
 
 public:
     virtual     status_t   setCamera(const sp<hardware::ICamera>& camera,