diff --git a/weed/filer/reader_cache.go b/weed/filer/reader_cache.go
index eb2308758..89db04eb0 100644
--- a/weed/filer/reader_cache.go
+++ b/weed/filer/reader_cache.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package filer
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util/chunk_cache"
@@ -20,17 +21,17 @@ type ReaderCache struct {
 
 type SingleChunkCacher struct {
 	sync.Mutex
-	parent         *ReaderCache
-	chunkFileId    string
-	data           []byte
-	err            error
-	cipherKey      []byte
-	isGzipped      bool
-	chunkSize      int
-	shouldCache    bool
-	wg             sync.WaitGroup
-	cacheStartedCh chan struct{}
-	completedTime  time.Time
+	parent           *ReaderCache
+	chunkFileId      string
+	data             []byte
+	err              error
+	cipherKey        []byte
+	isGzipped        bool
+	chunkSize        int
+	shouldCache      bool
+	wg               sync.WaitGroup
+	cacheStartedCh   chan struct{}
+	completedTimeNew int64
 }
 
 func newReaderCache(limit int, chunkCache chunk_cache.ChunkCache, lookupFileIdFn wdclient.LookupFileIdFunctionType) *ReaderCache {
@@ -50,13 +51,17 @@ func (rc *ReaderCache) MaybeCache(chunkViews []*ChunkView) {
 	rc.Lock()
 	defer rc.Unlock()
 
+	if len(rc.downloaders) >= rc.limit {
+		return
+	}
+
 	for _, chunkView := range chunkViews {
 		if _, found := rc.downloaders[chunkView.FileId]; found {
 			continue
 		}
 
 		if len(rc.downloaders) >= rc.limit {
-			// if still no slots, return
+			// abort when slots are filled
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -74,27 +79,28 @@ func (rc *ReaderCache) MaybeCache(chunkViews []*ChunkView) {
 
 func (rc *ReaderCache) ReadChunkAt(buffer []byte, fileId string, cipherKey []byte, isGzipped bool, offset int64, chunkSize int, shouldCache bool) (int, error) {
 	rc.Lock()
-	defer rc.Unlock()
+
 	if cacher, found := rc.downloaders[fileId]; found {
 		if n, err := cacher.readChunkAt(buffer, offset); n != 0 && err == nil {
+			rc.Unlock()
 			return n, err
 		}
 	}
 	if shouldCache || rc.lookupFileIdFn == nil {
 		n, err := rc.chunkCache.ReadChunkAt(buffer, fileId, uint64(offset))
 		if n > 0 {
+			rc.Unlock()
 			return n, err
 		}
 	}
 
 	// clean up old downloaders
 	if len(rc.downloaders) >= rc.limit {
-		oldestFid, oldestTime := "", time.Now()
+		oldestFid, oldestTime := "", time.Now().Unix()
 		for fid, downloader := range rc.downloaders {
-			if !downloader.completedTime.IsZero() {
-				if downloader.completedTime.Before(oldestTime) {
-					oldestFid, oldestTime = fid, downloader.completedTime
-				}
+			completedTime := atomic.LoadInt64(&downloader.completedTimeNew)
+			if completedTime > 0 && completedTime < oldestTime {
+				oldestFid, oldestTime = fid, completedTime
 			}
 		}
 		if oldestFid != "" {
@@ -110,6 +116,7 @@ func (rc *ReaderCache) ReadChunkAt(buffer []byte, fileId string, cipherKey []byt
 	go cacher.startCaching()
 	<-cacher.cacheStartedCh
 	rc.downloaders[fileId] = cacher
+	rc.Unlock()
 
 	return cacher.readChunkAt(buffer, offset)
 }
@@ -172,7 +179,7 @@ func (s *SingleChunkCacher) startCaching() {
 	if s.shouldCache {
 		s.parent.chunkCache.SetChunk(s.chunkFileId, s.data)
 	}
-	s.completedTime = time.Now()
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&s.completedTimeNew, time.Now().Unix())
 
 	return
 }
diff --git a/weed/filer/reader_pattern.go b/weed/filer/reader_pattern.go
index e32f7fc2d..b0906e99f 100644
--- a/weed/filer/reader_pattern.go
+++ b/weed/filer/reader_pattern.go
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package filer
 
+import (
+	"sync/atomic"
+)
+
 type ReaderPattern struct {
 	isSequentialCounter int64
 	lastReadStopOffset  int64
@@ -18,18 +22,20 @@ func NewReaderPattern() *ReaderPattern {
 }
 
 func (rp *ReaderPattern) MonitorReadAt(offset int64, size int) {
-	if rp.lastReadStopOffset == offset {
-		if rp.isSequentialCounter < ModeChangeLimit {
-			rp.isSequentialCounter++
+	lastOffset := atomic.SwapInt64(&rp.lastReadStopOffset, offset+int64(size))
+	counter := atomic.LoadInt64(&rp.isSequentialCounter)
+
+	if lastOffset == offset {
+		if counter < ModeChangeLimit {
+			atomic.AddInt64(&rp.isSequentialCounter, 1)
 		}
 	} else {
-		if rp.isSequentialCounter > -ModeChangeLimit {
-			rp.isSequentialCounter--
+		if counter > -ModeChangeLimit {
+			atomic.AddInt64(&rp.isSequentialCounter, -1)
 		}
 	}
-	rp.lastReadStopOffset = offset + int64(size)
 }
 
 func (rp *ReaderPattern) IsRandomMode() bool {
-	return rp.isSequentialCounter < 0
+	return atomic.LoadInt64(&rp.isSequentialCounter) < 0
 }
diff --git a/weed/mount/filehandle.go b/weed/mount/filehandle.go
index 8175c61f4..4595764ee 100644
--- a/weed/mount/filehandle.go
+++ b/weed/mount/filehandle.go
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 package mount
 
 import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
+
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
-	"sync"
 )
 
 type FileHandleId uint64
@@ -57,12 +59,20 @@ func (fh *FileHandle) GetEntry() *filer_pb.Entry {
 	defer fh.entryLock.Unlock()
 	return fh.entry
 }
+
 func (fh *FileHandle) SetEntry(entry *filer_pb.Entry) {
 	fh.entryLock.Lock()
 	defer fh.entryLock.Unlock()
 	fh.entry = entry
 }
 
+func (fh *FileHandle) UpdateEntry(fn func(entry *filer_pb.Entry)) *filer_pb.Entry {
+	fh.entryLock.Lock()
+	defer fh.entryLock.Unlock()
+	fn(fh.entry)
+	return fh.entry
+}
+
 func (fh *FileHandle) AddChunks(chunks []*filer_pb.FileChunk) {
 	fh.entryLock.Lock()
 	defer fh.entryLock.Unlock()
diff --git a/weed/mount/filehandle_map.go b/weed/mount/filehandle_map.go
index a5e1016ca..4cf674166 100644
--- a/weed/mount/filehandle_map.go
+++ b/weed/mount/filehandle_map.go
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package mount
 
 import (
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
 	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
 )
 
 type FileHandleToInode struct {
@@ -49,7 +50,9 @@ func (i *FileHandleToInode) AcquireFileHandle(wfs *WFS, inode uint64, entry *fil
 	} else {
 		fh.counter++
 	}
-	fh.entry = entry
+	if fh.entry != entry {
+		fh.SetEntry(entry)
+	}
 	return fh
 }
 
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs.go b/weed/mount/weedfs.go
index 9f1d85ab5..7cff71c52 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs.go
@@ -135,10 +135,11 @@ func (wfs *WFS) maybeReadEntry(inode uint64) (path util.FullPath, fh *FileHandle
 	}
 	var found bool
 	if fh, found = wfs.fhmap.FindFileHandle(inode); found {
-		entry = fh.GetEntry()
-		if entry != nil && fh.entry.Attributes == nil {
-			entry.Attributes = &filer_pb.FuseAttributes{}
-		}
+		entry = fh.UpdateEntry(func(entry *filer_pb.Entry) {
+			if entry != nil && fh.entry.Attributes == nil {
+				entry.Attributes = &filer_pb.FuseAttributes{}
+			}
+		})
 	} else {
 		entry, status = wfs.maybeLoadEntry(path)
 	}
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_dir_lookup.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_dir_lookup.go
index 7a9b7fecc..49e4b1b56 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_dir_lookup.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_dir_lookup.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package mount
 
 import (
 	"context"
+
 	"github.com/hanwen/go-fuse/v2/fuse"
+
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mount/meta_cache"
@@ -55,9 +57,13 @@ func (wfs *WFS) Lookup(cancel <-chan struct{}, header *fuse.InHeader, name strin
 
 	inode := wfs.inodeToPath.Lookup(fullFilePath, localEntry.Crtime.Unix(), localEntry.IsDirectory(), len(localEntry.HardLinkId) > 0, localEntry.Inode, true)
 
-	if fh, found := wfs.fhmap.FindFileHandle(inode); found && fh.entry != nil {
-		glog.V(4).Infof("lookup opened file %s size %d", dirPath.Child(localEntry.Name()), filer.FileSize(fh.entry))
-		localEntry = filer.FromPbEntry(string(dirPath), fh.entry)
+	if fh, found := wfs.fhmap.FindFileHandle(inode); found {
+		fh.entryLock.Lock()
+		if fh.entry != nil {
+			glog.V(4).Infof("lookup opened file %s size %d", dirPath.Child(localEntry.Name()), filer.FileSize(fh.entry))
+			localEntry = filer.FromPbEntry(string(dirPath), fh.entry)
+		}
+		fh.entryLock.Unlock()
 	}
 
 	wfs.outputFilerEntry(out, inode, localEntry)