diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_log.cpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_log.cpp
index a4867ad12..c2ae1f51e 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_log.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_log.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ SrsFileLog::SrsFileLog()
     log_to_file_tank = false;
     utc = false;
 
-    mutex_ = new SrsMutex();
+    mutex_ = new SrsThreadMutex();
 }
 
 SrsFileLog::~SrsFileLog()
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void SrsFileLog::reopen()
 
 void SrsFileLog::verbose(const char* tag, SrsContextId context_id, const char* fmt, ...)
 {
-    SrsAutoLock sl(mutex_);
+    SrsThreadLocker(mutex_);
 
     if (level > SrsLogLevelVerbose) {
         return;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void SrsFileLog::verbose(const char* tag, SrsContextId context_id, const char* f
 
 void SrsFileLog::info(const char* tag, SrsContextId context_id, const char* fmt, ...)
 {
-    SrsAutoLock sl(mutex_);
+    SrsThreadLocker(mutex_);
 
     if (level > SrsLogLevelInfo) {
         return;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void SrsFileLog::info(const char* tag, SrsContextId context_id, const char* fmt,
 
 void SrsFileLog::trace(const char* tag, SrsContextId context_id, const char* fmt, ...)
 {
-    SrsAutoLock sl(mutex_);
+    SrsThreadLocker(mutex_);
 
     if (level > SrsLogLevelTrace) {
         return;
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void SrsFileLog::trace(const char* tag, SrsContextId context_id, const char* fmt
 
 void SrsFileLog::warn(const char* tag, SrsContextId context_id, const char* fmt, ...)
 {
-    SrsAutoLock sl(mutex_);
+    SrsThreadLocker(mutex_);
 
     if (level > SrsLogLevelWarn) {
         return;
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void SrsFileLog::warn(const char* tag, SrsContextId context_id, const char* fmt,
 
 void SrsFileLog::error(const char* tag, SrsContextId context_id, const char* fmt, ...)
 {
-    SrsAutoLock sl(mutex_);
+    SrsThreadLocker(mutex_);
 
     if (level > SrsLogLevelError) {
         return;
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_log.hpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_log.hpp
index d7ff8116c..d1eac5e3a 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_log.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_log.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <srs_app_reload.hpp>
 #include <srs_protocol_log.hpp>
 
-class SrsMutex;
+class SrsThreadMutex;
 
 // For log TAGs.
 #define TAG_MAIN "MAIN"
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ private:
     bool utc;
     // TODO: FIXME: use macro define like SRS_MULTI_THREAD_LOG to switch enable log mutex or not.
     // Mutex for multithread log.
-    SrsMutex* mutex_;
+    SrsThreadMutex* mutex_;
 public:
     SrsFileLog();
     virtual ~SrsFileLog();
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_threads.cpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_threads.cpp
index 921d57fe3..0061865f5 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_threads.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_threads.cpp
@@ -428,38 +428,43 @@ srs_error_t srs_thread_initialize()
     return err;
 }
 
-SrsMutex::SrsMutex()
+SrsThreadMutex::SrsThreadMutex()
 {
-    int rc = pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_, NULL);
-    srs_assert(!rc);
+    // https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/pthread_mutexattr_init.3.html
+    int r0 = pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr_);
+    srs_assert(!r0);
+
+    // https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/pthread_mutexattr_gettype.3p.html
+    r0 = pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr_, PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK);
+    srs_assert(!r0);
+
+    // https://michaelkerrisk.com/linux/man-pages/man3/pthread_mutex_init.3p.html
+    r0 = pthread_mutex_init(&lock_, &attr_);
+    srs_assert(!r0);
 }
 
-SrsMutex::~SrsMutex()
+SrsThreadMutex::~SrsThreadMutex()
 {
-    int rc = pthread_mutex_destroy(&mutex_);
-    srs_assert(!rc);
+    int r0 = pthread_mutex_destroy(&lock_);
+    srs_assert(!r0);
+
+    r0 = pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&attr_);
+    srs_assert(!r0);
 }
 
-void SrsMutex::lock()
+void SrsThreadMutex::lock()
 {
-    int rc = pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_);
-    srs_assert(!rc);
+    // https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/pthread_mutex_lock.3p.html
+    //        EDEADLK
+    //                 The mutex type is PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK and the current
+    //                 thread already owns the mutex.
+    int r0 = pthread_mutex_lock(&lock_);
+    srs_assert(!r0);
 }
 
-void SrsMutex::unlock()
+void SrsThreadMutex::unlock()
 {
-    int rc = pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_);
-    srs_assert(!rc);
-}
-
-SrsAutoLock::SrsAutoLock(SrsMutex* mutex)
-{
-    mutex_ = mutex;
-    mutex_->lock();
-}
-
-SrsAutoLock::~SrsAutoLock()
-{
-    mutex_->unlock();
+    int r0 = pthread_mutex_unlock(&lock_);
+    srs_assert(!r0);
 }
 
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_threads.hpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_threads.hpp
index bb54f674b..6fbaa35ed 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_threads.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_threads.hpp
@@ -51,27 +51,37 @@ extern SrsCircuitBreaker* _srs_circuit_breaker;
 // Initialize global or thread-local variables.
 extern srs_error_t srs_thread_initialize();
 
-// Wrapper for mutex.
-class SrsMutex
+// The thread mutex wrapper, without error.
+class SrsThreadMutex
 {
 private:
-    pthread_mutex_t mutex_;
+    pthread_mutex_t lock_;
+    pthread_mutexattr_t attr_;
 public:
-    SrsMutex();
-    ~SrsMutex();
+    SrsThreadMutex();
+    virtual ~SrsThreadMutex();
 public:
     void lock();
     void unlock();
 };
 
-// Lock the mutex when enter current scope, and unlock it when out.
-class SrsAutoLock
+// The thread mutex locker.
+// TODO: FIXME: Rename _SRS to _srs
+#define SrsThreadLocker(instance) \
+    impl__SrsThreadLocker _SRS_free_##instance(instance)
+
+class impl__SrsThreadLocker
 {
 private:
-    SrsMutex* mutex_;
+    SrsThreadMutex* lock;
 public:
-    SrsAutoLock(SrsMutex* mutex);
-    ~SrsAutoLock();
+    impl__SrsThreadLocker(SrsThreadMutex* l) {
+        lock = l;
+        lock->lock();
+    }
+    virtual ~impl__SrsThreadLocker() {
+        lock->unlock();
+    }
 };
 
 #endif