diff --git a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PoolArena.java b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PoolArena.java
index 33c0843924..39ce7706b0 100644
--- a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PoolArena.java
+++ b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PoolArena.java
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ abstract class PoolArena<T> implements PoolArenaMetric {
         this.maxOrder = maxOrder;
         this.pageShifts = pageShifts;
         this.chunkSize = chunkSize;
-        this.directMemoryCacheAlignment = cacheAlignment;
-        this.directMemoryCacheAlignmentMask = cacheAlignment - 1;
+        directMemoryCacheAlignment = cacheAlignment;
+        directMemoryCacheAlignmentMask = cacheAlignment - 1;
         subpageOverflowMask = ~(pageSize - 1);
         tinySubpagePools = newSubpagePoolArray(numTinySubpagePools);
         for (int i = 0; i < tinySubpagePools.length; i ++) {
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ abstract class PoolArena<T> implements PoolArenaMetric {
             smallSubpagePools[i] = newSubpagePoolHead(pageSize);
         }
 
-        q100 = new PoolChunkList<T>(null, 100, Integer.MAX_VALUE, chunkSize);
-        q075 = new PoolChunkList<T>(q100, 75, 100, chunkSize);
-        q050 = new PoolChunkList<T>(q075, 50, 100, chunkSize);
-        q025 = new PoolChunkList<T>(q050, 25, 75, chunkSize);
-        q000 = new PoolChunkList<T>(q025, 1, 50, chunkSize);
-        qInit = new PoolChunkList<T>(q000, Integer.MIN_VALUE, 25, chunkSize);
+        q100 = new PoolChunkList<T>(this, null, 100, Integer.MAX_VALUE, chunkSize);
+        q075 = new PoolChunkList<T>(this, q100, 75, 100, chunkSize);
+        q050 = new PoolChunkList<T>(this, q075, 50, 100, chunkSize);
+        q025 = new PoolChunkList<T>(this, q050, 25, 75, chunkSize);
+        q000 = new PoolChunkList<T>(this, q025, 1, 50, chunkSize);
+        qInit = new PoolChunkList<T>(this, q000, Integer.MIN_VALUE, 25, chunkSize);
 
         q100.prevList(q075);
         q075.prevList(q050);
diff --git a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PoolChunk.java b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PoolChunk.java
index f107fdf8ac..b3ca160223 100644
--- a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PoolChunk.java
+++ b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PoolChunk.java
@@ -192,7 +192,14 @@ final class PoolChunk<T> implements PoolChunkMetric {
 
     @Override
     public int usage() {
-        final int freeBytes = this.freeBytes;
+        final int freeBytes;
+        synchronized (arena) {
+            freeBytes = this.freeBytes;
+        }
+        return usage(freeBytes);
+    }
+
+    private int usage(int freeBytes) {
         if (freeBytes == 0) {
             return 100;
         }
@@ -447,22 +454,29 @@ final class PoolChunk<T> implements PoolChunkMetric {
 
     @Override
     public int freeBytes() {
-        return freeBytes;
+        synchronized (arena) {
+            return freeBytes;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
+        final int freeBytes;
+        synchronized (arena) {
+            freeBytes = this.freeBytes;
+        }
+
         return new StringBuilder()
-            .append("Chunk(")
-            .append(Integer.toHexString(System.identityHashCode(this)))
-            .append(": ")
-            .append(usage())
-            .append("%, ")
-            .append(chunkSize - freeBytes)
-            .append('/')
-            .append(chunkSize)
-            .append(')')
-            .toString();
+                .append("Chunk(")
+                .append(Integer.toHexString(System.identityHashCode(this)))
+                .append(": ")
+                .append(usage(freeBytes))
+                .append("%, ")
+                .append(chunkSize - freeBytes)
+                .append('/')
+                .append(chunkSize)
+                .append(')')
+                .toString();
     }
 
     void destroy() {
diff --git a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PoolChunkList.java b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PoolChunkList.java
index 287c50d4ab..f92834d85c 100644
--- a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PoolChunkList.java
+++ b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PoolChunkList.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import static java.lang.Math.*;
 
 final class PoolChunkList<T> implements PoolChunkListMetric {
     private static final Iterator<PoolChunkMetric> EMPTY_METRICS = Collections.<PoolChunkMetric>emptyList().iterator();
+    private final PoolArena<T> arena;
     private final PoolChunkList<T> nextList;
     private final int minUsage;
     private final int maxUsage;
@@ -39,8 +40,9 @@ final class PoolChunkList<T> implements PoolChunkListMetric {
     // TODO: Test if adding padding helps under contention
     //private long pad0, pad1, pad2, pad3, pad4, pad5, pad6, pad7;
 
-    PoolChunkList(PoolChunkList<T> nextList, int minUsage, int maxUsage, int chunkSize) {
+    PoolChunkList(PoolArena<T> arena, PoolChunkList<T> nextList, int minUsage, int maxUsage, int chunkSize) {
         assert minUsage <= maxUsage;
+        this.arena = arena;
         this.nextList = nextList;
         this.minUsage = minUsage;
         this.maxUsage = maxUsage;
@@ -190,36 +192,39 @@ final class PoolChunkList<T> implements PoolChunkListMetric {
 
     @Override
     public Iterator<PoolChunkMetric> iterator() {
-        if (head == null) {
-            return EMPTY_METRICS;
-        }
-        List<PoolChunkMetric> metrics = new ArrayList<PoolChunkMetric>();
-        for (PoolChunk<T> cur = head;;) {
-            metrics.add(cur);
-            cur = cur.next;
-            if (cur == null) {
-                break;
+        synchronized (arena) {
+            if (head == null) {
+                return EMPTY_METRICS;
             }
+            List<PoolChunkMetric> metrics = new ArrayList<PoolChunkMetric>();
+            for (PoolChunk<T> cur = head;;) {
+                metrics.add(cur);
+                cur = cur.next;
+                if (cur == null) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            return metrics.iterator();
         }
-        return metrics.iterator();
     }
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        if (head == null) {
-            return "none";
-        }
-
         StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
-        for (PoolChunk<T> cur = head;;) {
-            buf.append(cur);
-            cur = cur.next;
-            if (cur == null) {
-                break;
+        synchronized (arena) {
+            if (head == null) {
+                return "none";
             }
-            buf.append(StringUtil.NEWLINE);
-        }
 
+            for (PoolChunk<T> cur = head;;) {
+                buf.append(cur);
+                cur = cur.next;
+                if (cur == null) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                buf.append(StringUtil.NEWLINE);
+            }
+        }
         return buf.toString();
     }
 
diff --git a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PoolSubpage.java b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PoolSubpage.java
index e78ef31099..f897eeeb48 100644
--- a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PoolSubpage.java
+++ b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PoolSubpage.java
@@ -200,27 +200,50 @@ final class PoolSubpage<T> implements PoolSubpageMetric {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
+        final boolean doNotDestroy;
+        final int maxNumElems;
+        final int numAvail;
+        final int elemSize;
+        synchronized (chunk.arena) {
+            if (!this.doNotDestroy) {
+                doNotDestroy = false;
+                // Not used for creating the String.
+                maxNumElems = numAvail = elemSize = -1;
+            } else {
+                doNotDestroy = true;
+                maxNumElems = this.maxNumElems;
+                numAvail = this.numAvail;
+                elemSize = this.elemSize;
+            }
+        }
+
         if (!doNotDestroy) {
             return "(" + memoryMapIdx + ": not in use)";
         }
 
-        return String.valueOf('(') + memoryMapIdx + ": " + (maxNumElems - numAvail) + '/' + maxNumElems +
-               ", offset: " + runOffset + ", length: " + pageSize + ", elemSize: " + elemSize + ')';
+        return "(" + memoryMapIdx + ": " + (maxNumElems - numAvail) + '/' + maxNumElems +
+                ", offset: " + runOffset + ", length: " + pageSize + ", elemSize: " + elemSize + ')';
     }
 
     @Override
     public int maxNumElements() {
-        return maxNumElems;
+        synchronized (chunk.arena) {
+            return maxNumElems;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
     public int numAvailable() {
-        return numAvail;
+        synchronized (chunk.arena) {
+            return numAvail;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
     public int elementSize() {
-        return elemSize;
+        synchronized (chunk.arena) {
+            return elemSize;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override