diff --git a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
index 4b70e2e..7eec245 100644
--- a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <private/binder/binder_module.h>
 #include <private/binder/Static.h>
 
+#include <atomic>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
@@ -276,14 +277,14 @@
 }
 
 static pthread_mutex_t gTLSMutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-static bool gHaveTLS = false;
+static std::atomic<bool> gHaveTLS(false);
 static pthread_key_t gTLS = 0;
-static bool gShutdown = false;
-static bool gDisableBackgroundScheduling = false;
+static std::atomic<bool> gShutdown = false;
+static std::atomic<bool> gDisableBackgroundScheduling = false;
 
 IPCThreadState* IPCThreadState::self()
 {
-    if (gHaveTLS) {
+    if (gHaveTLS.load(std::memory_order_acquire)) {
 restart:
         const pthread_key_t k = gTLS;
         IPCThreadState* st = (IPCThreadState*)pthread_getspecific(k);
@@ -291,13 +292,14 @@
         return new IPCThreadState;
     }
 
-    if (gShutdown) {
+    // Racey, heuristic test for simultaneous shutdown.
+    if (gShutdown.load(std::memory_order_relaxed)) {
         ALOGW("Calling IPCThreadState::self() during shutdown is dangerous, expect a crash.\n");
         return nullptr;
     }
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&gTLSMutex);
-    if (!gHaveTLS) {
+    if (!gHaveTLS.load(std::memory_order_relaxed)) {
         int key_create_value = pthread_key_create(&gTLS, threadDestructor);
         if (key_create_value != 0) {
             pthread_mutex_unlock(&gTLSMutex);
@@ -305,7 +307,7 @@
                     strerror(key_create_value));
             return nullptr;
         }
-        gHaveTLS = true;
+        gHaveTLS.store(true, std::memory_order_release);
     }
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&gTLSMutex);
     goto restart;
@@ -313,7 +315,7 @@
 
 IPCThreadState* IPCThreadState::selfOrNull()
 {
-    if (gHaveTLS) {
+    if (gHaveTLS.load(std::memory_order_acquire)) {
         const pthread_key_t k = gTLS;
         IPCThreadState* st = (IPCThreadState*)pthread_getspecific(k);
         return st;
@@ -323,9 +325,9 @@
 
 void IPCThreadState::shutdown()
 {
-    gShutdown = true;
+    gShutdown.store(true, std::memory_order_relaxed);
 
-    if (gHaveTLS) {
+    if (gHaveTLS.load(std::memory_order_acquire)) {
         // XXX Need to wait for all thread pool threads to exit!
         IPCThreadState* st = (IPCThreadState*)pthread_getspecific(gTLS);
         if (st) {
@@ -333,18 +335,18 @@
             pthread_setspecific(gTLS, nullptr);
         }
         pthread_key_delete(gTLS);
-        gHaveTLS = false;
+        gHaveTLS.store(false, std::memory_order_release);
     }
 }
 
 void IPCThreadState::disableBackgroundScheduling(bool disable)
 {
-    gDisableBackgroundScheduling = disable;
+    gDisableBackgroundScheduling.store(disable, std::memory_order_relaxed);
 }
 
 bool IPCThreadState::backgroundSchedulingDisabled()
 {
-    return gDisableBackgroundScheduling;
+    return gDisableBackgroundScheduling.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
 }
 
 sp<ProcessState> IPCThreadState::process()