diff --git a/db/column_family_test.cc b/db/column_family_test.cc
index 5c2a068b34d..e8a0420f3c8 100644
--- a/db/column_family_test.cc
+++ b/db/column_family_test.cc
@@ -513,6 +513,16 @@ class ColumnFamilyTestBase : public testing::Test {
     return static_cast<int>(files.size());
   }
 
+  void RecalculateWriteStallConditions(ColumnFamilyData* cfd,
+      const MutableCFOptions& mutable_cf_options)  {
+    // add lock to avoid race condition between
+    // `RecalculateWriteStallConditions` which writes to CFStats and
+    // background `DBImpl::DumpStats()` threads which read CFStats
+    dbfull()->TEST_LockMutex();
+    cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+    dbfull()-> TEST_UnlockMutex();
+  }
+
   std::vector<ColumnFamilyHandle*> handles_;
   std::vector<std::string> names_;
   std::vector<std::set<std::string>> keys_;
@@ -2500,139 +2510,139 @@ TEST_P(ColumnFamilyTest, WriteStallSingleColumnFamily) {
   mutable_cf_options.disable_auto_compactions = false;
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(50);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(!dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(201);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
   ASSERT_EQ(6, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(400);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate / 1.25, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
   ASSERT_EQ(6, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(500);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate / 1.25 / 1.25, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(450);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate / 1.25, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(205);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(202);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(201);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(198);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(!dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(399);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(599);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate / 1.25, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(2001);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(!dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(6, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(3001);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(!dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(390);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate / 1.25, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(100);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(!dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
 
   vstorage->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(100);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
   ASSERT_EQ(6, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(101);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate / 1.25, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(0);
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(300);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate / 1.25 / 1.25, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(101);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate / 1.25 / 1.25 / 1.25, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(200);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate / 1.25 / 1.25, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(0);
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(0);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(!dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
 
   mutable_cf_options.disable_auto_compactions = true;
   dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().set_delayed_write_rate(kBaseRate);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(!dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
 
   vstorage->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(50);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(!dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(0, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
@@ -2640,7 +2650,7 @@ TEST_P(ColumnFamilyTest, WriteStallSingleColumnFamily) {
 
   vstorage->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(60);
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(300);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(!dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(0, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
@@ -2649,14 +2659,14 @@ TEST_P(ColumnFamilyTest, WriteStallSingleColumnFamily) {
   mutable_cf_options.disable_auto_compactions = false;
   vstorage->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(70);
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(500);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(71);
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(501);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate / 1.25, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
@@ -2681,31 +2691,31 @@ TEST_P(ColumnFamilyTest, CompactionSpeedupSingleColumnFamily) {
   mutable_cf_options.hard_pending_compaction_bytes_limit = 2000;
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(40);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(1, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(50);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(6, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(300);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(6, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(45);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(1, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(7);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(1, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(9);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(6, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(6);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(1, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   // Speed up threshold = min(4 * 2, 4 + (12 - 4)/4) = 6
@@ -2714,15 +2724,15 @@ TEST_P(ColumnFamilyTest, CompactionSpeedupSingleColumnFamily) {
   mutable_cf_options.level0_stop_writes_trigger = 30;
 
   vstorage->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(5);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(1, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(7);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(6, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(3);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(1, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 }
 
@@ -2749,53 +2759,53 @@ TEST_P(ColumnFamilyTest, WriteStallTwoColumnFamilies) {
   mutable_cf_options1.soft_pending_compaction_bytes_limit = 500;
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(50);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(!dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
 
   vstorage1->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(201);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(!dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
 
   vstorage1->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(600);
-  cfd1->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd1, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(70);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage1->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(800);
-  cfd1->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd1, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate / 1.25, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(300);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate / 1.25 / 1.25, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage1->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(700);
-  cfd1->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd1, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate / 1.25, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(500);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate / 1.25 / 1.25, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
 
   vstorage1->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(600);
-  cfd1->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd1, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_TRUE(!IsDbWriteStopped());
   ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->TEST_write_controler().NeedsDelay());
   ASSERT_EQ(kBaseRate / 1.25, GetDbDelayedWriteRate());
@@ -2828,41 +2838,41 @@ TEST_P(ColumnFamilyTest, CompactionSpeedupTwoColumnFamilies) {
   mutable_cf_options1.level0_slowdown_writes_trigger = 16;
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(40);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(1, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(60);
-  cfd1->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd1, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(1, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(6, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage1->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(30);
-  cfd1->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd1, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(6, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage1->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(70);
-  cfd1->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd1, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(6, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(20);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(6, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage1->TEST_set_estimated_compaction_needed_bytes(3);
-  cfd1->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd1, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(1, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(9);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(6, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage1->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(2);
-  cfd1->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd1, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(6, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 
   vstorage->set_l0_delay_trigger_count(0);
-  cfd->RecalculateWriteStallConditions(mutable_cf_options);
+  RecalculateWriteStallConditions(cfd, mutable_cf_options);
   ASSERT_EQ(1, dbfull()->TEST_BGCompactionsAllowed());
 }