diff --git a/include/android/log.h b/include/android/log.h
index 1c171b7..391c826 100644
--- a/include/android/log.h
+++ b/include/android/log.h
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@
 } android_LogPriority;
 
 /*
+ * Release any logger resources (a new log write will immediately re-acquire)
+ */
+void __android_log_close();
+
+/*
  * Send a simple string to the log.
  */
 int __android_log_write(int prio, const char *tag, const char *text);
diff --git a/liblog/logger_write.c b/liblog/logger_write.c
index b802ed7..c7b5a84 100644
--- a/liblog/logger_write.c
+++ b/liblog/logger_write.c
@@ -132,6 +132,41 @@
     }
     return kLogNotAvailable;
 }
+/*
+ * Release any logger resources. A new log write will immediately re-acquire.
+ */
+LIBLOG_ABI_PUBLIC void __android_log_close()
+{
+    struct android_log_transport_write *transport;
+
+    __android_log_lock();
+
+    write_to_log = __write_to_log_init;
+
+    /*
+     * Threads that are actively writing at this point are not held back
+     * by a lock and are at risk of dropping the messages with a return code
+     * -EBADF. Prefer to return error code than add the overhead of a lock to
+     * each log writing call to guarantee delivery. In addition, anyone
+     * calling this is doing so to release the logging resources and shut down,
+     * for them to do so with outstanding log requests in other threads is a
+     * disengenuous use of this function.
+     */
+
+    write_transport_for_each(transport, &__android_log_persist_write) {
+        if (transport->close) {
+            (*transport->close)();
+        }
+    }
+
+    write_transport_for_each(transport, &__android_log_transport_write) {
+        if (transport->close) {
+            (*transport->close)();
+        }
+    }
+
+    __android_log_unlock();
+}
 
 /* log_init_lock assumed */
 static int __write_to_log_initialize()
diff --git a/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp b/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
index 6aa4fb7..f0acdf8 100644
--- a/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
+++ b/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
@@ -132,12 +132,17 @@
     ASSERT_TRUE(NULL != (logger_list = android_logger_list_open(
         LOG_ID_EVENTS, ANDROID_LOG_RDONLY | ANDROID_LOG_NONBLOCK, 1000, pid)));
 
+    // Check that we can close and reopen the logger
     log_time ts(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
-
     ASSERT_LT(0, __android_log_btwrite(0, EVENT_TYPE_LONG, &ts, sizeof(ts)));
+    __android_log_close();
+
+    log_time ts1(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+    ASSERT_LT(0, __android_log_btwrite(0, EVENT_TYPE_LONG, &ts1, sizeof(ts1)));
     usleep(1000000);
 
     int count = 0;
+    int second_count = 0;
 
     for (;;) {
         log_msg log_msg;
@@ -161,10 +166,13 @@
         log_time tx(eventData + 4 + 1);
         if (ts == tx) {
             ++count;
+        } else if (ts1 == tx) {
+            ++second_count;
         }
     }
 
     EXPECT_EQ(1, count);
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, second_count);
 
     android_logger_list_close(logger_list);
 }
diff --git a/libutils/RefBase.cpp b/libutils/RefBase.cpp
index f90e28b..4ead19c 100644
--- a/libutils/RefBase.cpp
+++ b/libutils/RefBase.cpp
@@ -575,15 +575,14 @@
             // grab a strong-reference, which is always safe due to the
             // extended life-time.
             curCount = impl->mStrong.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-        }
-
-        // If the strong reference count has already been incremented by
-        // someone else, the implementor of onIncStrongAttempted() is holding
-        // an unneeded reference.  So call onLastStrongRef() here to remove it.
-        // (No, this is not pretty.)  Note that we MUST NOT do this if we
-        // are in fact acquiring the first reference.
-        if (curCount > 0 && curCount < INITIAL_STRONG_VALUE) {
-            impl->mBase->onLastStrongRef(id);
+            // If the strong reference count has already been incremented by
+            // someone else, the implementor of onIncStrongAttempted() is holding
+            // an unneeded reference.  So call onLastStrongRef() here to remove it.
+            // (No, this is not pretty.)  Note that we MUST NOT do this if we
+            // are in fact acquiring the first reference.
+            if (curCount != 0 && curCount != INITIAL_STRONG_VALUE) {
+                impl->mBase->onLastStrongRef(id);
+            }
         }
     }
     
@@ -593,7 +592,7 @@
     ALOGD("attemptIncStrong of %p from %p: cnt=%d\n", this, id, curCount);
 #endif
 
-    // curCount is the value of mStrong before we increment ed it.
+    // curCount is the value of mStrong before we incremented it.
     // Now we need to fix-up the count if it was INITIAL_STRONG_VALUE.
     // This must be done safely, i.e.: handle the case where several threads
     // were here in attemptIncStrong().
diff --git a/logd/LogBuffer.cpp b/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
index 8c30f79..79a7e8c 100644
--- a/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@
                         && ((!gc && (element->getPid() == worstPid))
                             || (mLastWorstPidOfSystem[id].find(element->getPid())
                                 == mLastWorstPidOfSystem[id].end()))) {
-                    mLastWorstPidOfSystem[id][element->getUid()] = it;
+                    mLastWorstPidOfSystem[id][element->getPid()] = it;
                 }
                 if ((!gc && !worstPid && (element->getUid() == worst))
                         || (mLastWorstUid[id].find(element->getUid())