diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index 6256951..4446681 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
             (NO_ERROR != dev->set_master_volume(dev, initialVolume))) {
             mMasterVolumeSupportLvl = MVS_NONE;
         }
-        mHardwareStatus = AUDIO_HW_INIT;
+        mHardwareStatus = AUDIO_HW_IDLE;
     }
 
     // Set the mode for each audio HAL, and try to set the initial volume (if
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
                 dev->set_master_volume(dev, initialVolume);
             }
 
-            mHardwareStatus = AUDIO_HW_INIT;
+            mHardwareStatus = AUDIO_HW_IDLE;
         }
     }
 
@@ -822,8 +822,6 @@
 
 status_t AudioFlinger::setParameters(audio_io_handle_t ioHandle, const String8& keyValuePairs)
 {
-    status_t result;
-
     ALOGV("setParameters(): io %d, keyvalue %s, tid %d, calling pid %d",
             ioHandle, keyValuePairs.string(), gettid(), IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingPid());
     // check calling permissions
@@ -833,15 +831,17 @@
 
     // ioHandle == 0 means the parameters are global to the audio hardware interface
     if (ioHandle == 0) {
-        AutoMutex lock(mHardwareLock);
-        mHardwareStatus = AUDIO_SET_PARAMETER;
         status_t final_result = NO_ERROR;
+        {
+        AutoMutex lock(mHardwareLock);
+        mHardwareStatus = AUDIO_HW_SET_PARAMETER;
         for (size_t i = 0; i < mAudioHwDevs.size(); i++) {
             audio_hw_device_t *dev = mAudioHwDevs[i];
-            result = dev->set_parameters(dev, keyValuePairs.string());
+            status_t result = dev->set_parameters(dev, keyValuePairs.string());
             final_result = result ?: final_result;
         }
         mHardwareStatus = AUDIO_HW_IDLE;
+        }
         // disable AEC and NS if the device is a BT SCO headset supporting those pre processings
         AudioParameter param = AudioParameter(keyValuePairs);
         String8 value;
@@ -904,8 +904,14 @@
         String8 out_s8;
 
         for (size_t i = 0; i < mAudioHwDevs.size(); i++) {
+            char *s;
+            {
+            AutoMutex lock(mHardwareLock);
+            mHardwareStatus = AUDIO_HW_GET_PARAMETER;
             audio_hw_device_t *dev = mAudioHwDevs[i];
-            char *s = dev->get_parameters(dev, keys.string());
+            s = dev->get_parameters(dev, keys.string());
+            mHardwareStatus = AUDIO_HW_IDLE;
+            }
             out_s8 += String8(s ? s : "");
             free(s);
         }
@@ -967,7 +973,7 @@
     }
 
     AutoMutex lock(mHardwareLock);
-    mHardwareStatus = AUDIO_SET_VOICE_VOLUME;
+    mHardwareStatus = AUDIO_HW_SET_VOICE_VOLUME;
     ret = mPrimaryHardwareDev->set_voice_volume(mPrimaryHardwareDev, value);
     mHardwareStatus = AUDIO_HW_IDLE;
 
@@ -5429,7 +5435,6 @@
 {
     status_t status;
     PlaybackThread *thread = NULL;
-    mHardwareStatus = AUDIO_HW_OUTPUT_OPEN;
     uint32_t samplingRate = pSamplingRate ? *pSamplingRate : 0;
     audio_format_t format = pFormat ? *pFormat : AUDIO_FORMAT_DEFAULT;
     uint32_t channels = pChannels ? *pChannels : 0;
@@ -5454,8 +5459,10 @@
     if (outHwDev == NULL)
         return 0;
 
+    mHardwareStatus = AUDIO_HW_OUTPUT_OPEN;
     status = outHwDev->open_output_stream(outHwDev, *pDevices, &format,
                                           &channels, &samplingRate, &outStream);
+    mHardwareStatus = AUDIO_HW_IDLE;
     ALOGV("openOutput() openOutputStream returned output %p, SamplingRate %d, Format %d, Channels %x, status %d",
             outStream,
             samplingRate,
@@ -5463,7 +5470,6 @@
             channels,
             status);
 
-    mHardwareStatus = AUDIO_HW_IDLE;
     if (outStream != NULL) {
         AudioStreamOut *output = new AudioStreamOut(outHwDev, outStream);
         audio_io_handle_t id = nextUniqueId();
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
index 1a52de5..71afc3c 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
@@ -1537,25 +1537,27 @@
                 audio_hw_device_t*                  mPrimaryHardwareDev; // mAudioHwDevs[0] or NULL
                 Vector<audio_hw_device_t*>          mAudioHwDevs;
 
+    // for dump, indicates which hardware operation is currently in progress (but not stream ops)
     enum hardware_call_state {
-        AUDIO_HW_IDLE = 0,
-        AUDIO_HW_INIT,
-        AUDIO_HW_OUTPUT_OPEN,
-        AUDIO_HW_OUTPUT_CLOSE,
-        AUDIO_HW_INPUT_OPEN,
-        AUDIO_HW_INPUT_CLOSE,
-        AUDIO_HW_STANDBY,
-        AUDIO_HW_SET_MASTER_VOLUME,
-        AUDIO_HW_GET_ROUTING,
-        AUDIO_HW_SET_ROUTING,
-        AUDIO_HW_GET_MODE,
-        AUDIO_HW_SET_MODE,
-        AUDIO_HW_GET_MIC_MUTE,
-        AUDIO_HW_SET_MIC_MUTE,
-        AUDIO_SET_VOICE_VOLUME,
-        AUDIO_SET_PARAMETER,
-        AUDIO_HW_GET_INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE,
-        AUDIO_HW_GET_MASTER_VOLUME,
+        AUDIO_HW_IDLE = 0,              // no operation in progress
+        AUDIO_HW_INIT,                  // init_check
+        AUDIO_HW_OUTPUT_OPEN,           // open_output_stream
+        AUDIO_HW_OUTPUT_CLOSE,          // unused
+        AUDIO_HW_INPUT_OPEN,            // unused
+        AUDIO_HW_INPUT_CLOSE,           // unused
+        AUDIO_HW_STANDBY,               // unused
+        AUDIO_HW_SET_MASTER_VOLUME,     // set_master_volume
+        AUDIO_HW_GET_ROUTING,           // unused
+        AUDIO_HW_SET_ROUTING,           // unused
+        AUDIO_HW_GET_MODE,              // unused
+        AUDIO_HW_SET_MODE,              // set_mode
+        AUDIO_HW_GET_MIC_MUTE,          // get_mic_mute
+        AUDIO_HW_SET_MIC_MUTE,          // set_mic_mute
+        AUDIO_HW_SET_VOICE_VOLUME,      // set_voice_volume
+        AUDIO_HW_SET_PARAMETER,         // set_parameters
+        AUDIO_HW_GET_INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE, // get_input_buffer_size
+        AUDIO_HW_GET_MASTER_VOLUME,     // get_master_volume
+        AUDIO_HW_GET_PARAMETER,         // get_parameters
     };
 
     mutable     hardware_call_state                 mHardwareStatus;    // for dump only