diff --git a/libutils/RefBase_test.cpp b/libutils/RefBase_test.cpp
index 2e0cf6e46..c9b489423 100644
--- a/libutils/RefBase_test.cpp
+++ b/libutils/RefBase_test.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,44 @@ private:
     bool* mDeleted;
 };
 
+// A version of Foo that ensures that all objects are allocated at the same
+// address. No more than one can be allocated at a time. Thread-hostile.
+class FooFixedAlloc : public RefBase {
+public:
+    static void* operator new(size_t size) {
+        if (mAllocCount != 0) {
+            abort();
+        }
+        mAllocCount = 1;
+        if (theMemory == nullptr) {
+            theMemory = malloc(size);
+        }
+        return theMemory;
+    }
+
+    static void operator delete(void *p) {
+        if (mAllocCount != 1 || p != theMemory) {
+            abort();
+        }
+        mAllocCount = 0;
+    }
+
+    FooFixedAlloc(bool* deleted_check) : mDeleted(deleted_check) {
+        *mDeleted = false;
+    }
+
+    ~FooFixedAlloc() {
+        *mDeleted = true;
+    }
+private:
+    bool* mDeleted;
+    static int mAllocCount;
+    static void* theMemory;
+};
+
+int FooFixedAlloc::mAllocCount(0);
+void* FooFixedAlloc::theMemory(nullptr);
+
 TEST(RefBase, StrongMoves) {
     bool isDeleted;
     Foo* foo = new Foo(&isDeleted);
@@ -90,6 +128,118 @@ TEST(RefBase, WeakCopies) {
     ASSERT_FALSE(isDeleted) << "Deletion on wp destruction should no longer occur";
 }
 
+TEST(RefBase, Comparisons) {
+    bool isDeleted, isDeleted2, isDeleted3;
+    Foo* foo = new Foo(&isDeleted);
+    Foo* foo2 = new Foo(&isDeleted2);
+    sp<Foo> sp1(foo);
+    sp<Foo> sp2(foo2);
+    wp<Foo> wp1(sp1);
+    wp<Foo> wp2(sp1);
+    wp<Foo> wp3(sp2);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp1 == wp2);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp1 == sp1);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp3 == sp2);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp1 != sp2);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp1 <= wp2);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp1 >= wp2);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(wp1 != wp2);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(wp1 > wp2);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(wp1 < wp2);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(sp1 == sp2);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(sp1 != sp2);
+    bool sp1_smaller = sp1 < sp2;
+    wp<Foo>wp_smaller = sp1_smaller ? wp1 : wp3;
+    wp<Foo>wp_larger = sp1_smaller ? wp3 : wp1;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp_smaller < wp_larger);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp_smaller != wp_larger);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp_smaller <= wp_larger);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(wp_smaller == wp_larger);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(wp_smaller > wp_larger);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(wp_smaller >= wp_larger);
+    sp2 = nullptr;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(isDeleted2);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(isDeleted);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(wp3 == sp2);
+    // Comparison results on weak pointers should not be affected.
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp_smaller < wp_larger);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp_smaller != wp_larger);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp_smaller <= wp_larger);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(wp_smaller == wp_larger);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(wp_smaller > wp_larger);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(wp_smaller >= wp_larger);
+    wp2 = nullptr;
+    ASSERT_FALSE(wp1 == wp2);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp1 != wp2);
+    wp1.clear();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp1 == wp2);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(wp1 != wp2);
+    wp3.clear();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp1 == wp3);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(wp1 != wp3);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(isDeleted);
+    sp1.clear();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(isDeleted);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(sp1 == sp2);
+    // Try to check that null pointers are properly initialized.
+    {
+        // Try once with non-null, to maximize chances of getting junk on the
+        // stack.
+        sp<Foo> sp3(new Foo(&isDeleted3));
+        wp<Foo> wp4(sp3);
+        wp<Foo> wp5;
+        ASSERT_FALSE(wp4 == wp5);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(wp4 != wp5);
+        ASSERT_FALSE(sp3 == wp5);
+        ASSERT_FALSE(wp5 == sp3);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(sp3 != wp5);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(wp5 != sp3);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(sp3 == wp4);
+    }
+    {
+        sp<Foo> sp3;
+        wp<Foo> wp4(sp3);
+        wp<Foo> wp5;
+        ASSERT_TRUE(wp4 == wp5);
+        ASSERT_FALSE(wp4 != wp5);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(sp3 == wp5);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(wp5 == sp3);
+        ASSERT_FALSE(sp3 != wp5);
+        ASSERT_FALSE(wp5 != sp3);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(sp3 == wp4);
+    }
+}
+
+// Check whether comparison against dead wp works, even if the object referenced
+// by the new wp happens to be at the same address.
+TEST(RefBase, ReplacedComparison) {
+    bool isDeleted, isDeleted2;
+    FooFixedAlloc* foo = new FooFixedAlloc(&isDeleted);
+    sp<FooFixedAlloc> sp1(foo);
+    wp<FooFixedAlloc> wp1(sp1);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp1 == sp1);
+    sp1.clear();  // Deallocates the object.
+    ASSERT_TRUE(isDeleted);
+    FooFixedAlloc* foo2 = new FooFixedAlloc(&isDeleted2);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(isDeleted2);
+    ASSERT_EQ(foo, foo2);  // Not technically a legal comparison, but ...
+    sp<FooFixedAlloc> sp2(foo2);
+    wp<FooFixedAlloc> wp2(sp2);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(sp2 == wp2);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(sp2 != wp2);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(sp2 != wp1);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(sp2 == wp1);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(sp2 == sp1);  // sp1 is null.
+    ASSERT_FALSE(wp1 == wp2);  // wp1 refers to old object.
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp1 != wp2);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp1 > wp2 || wp1 < wp2);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp1 >= wp2 || wp1 <= wp2);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(wp1 >= wp2 && wp1 <= wp2);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(wp1 == nullptr);
+    wp1 = sp2;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wp1 == wp2);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(wp1 != wp2);
+}
 
 // Set up a situation in which we race with visit2AndRremove() to delete
 // 2 strong references.  Bar destructor checks that there are no early
diff --git a/libutils/include/utils/RefBase.h b/libutils/include/utils/RefBase.h
index 1780cf22f..a105474bb 100644
--- a/libutils/include/utils/RefBase.h
+++ b/libutils/include/utils/RefBase.h
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@
 #define ANDROID_REF_BASE_H
 
 #include <atomic>
+#include <functional>
+#include <type_traits>  // for common_type.
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -192,19 +194,26 @@ TextOutput& printWeakPointer(TextOutput& to, const void* val);
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #define COMPARE_WEAK(_op_)                                      \
-inline bool operator _op_ (const sp<T>& o) const {              \
-    return m_ptr _op_ o.m_ptr;                                  \
-}                                                               \
-inline bool operator _op_ (const T* o) const {                  \
-    return m_ptr _op_ o;                                        \
-}                                                               \
-template<typename U>                                            \
-inline bool operator _op_ (const sp<U>& o) const {              \
-    return m_ptr _op_ o.m_ptr;                                  \
-}                                                               \
 template<typename U>                                            \
 inline bool operator _op_ (const U* o) const {                  \
     return m_ptr _op_ o;                                        \
+}                                                               \
+/* Needed to handle type inference for nullptr: */              \
+inline bool operator _op_ (const T* o) const {                  \
+    return m_ptr _op_ o;                                        \
+}
+
+template<template<typename C> class comparator, typename T, typename U>
+static inline bool _wp_compare_(T* a, U* b) {
+    return comparator<typename std::common_type<T*, U*>::type>()(a, b);
+}
+
+// Use std::less and friends to avoid undefined behavior when ordering pointers
+// to different objects.
+#define COMPARE_WEAK_FUNCTIONAL(_op_, _compare_)                 \
+template<typename U>                                             \
+inline bool operator _op_ (const U* o) const {                   \
+    return _wp_compare_<_compare_>(m_ptr, o);                    \
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -354,7 +363,7 @@ class wp
 public:
     typedef typename RefBase::weakref_type weakref_type;
 
-    inline wp() : m_ptr(nullptr) { }
+    inline wp() : m_ptr(nullptr), m_refs(nullptr) { }
 
     wp(T* other);  // NOLINT(implicit)
     wp(const wp<T>& other);
@@ -395,39 +404,51 @@ public:
 
     COMPARE_WEAK(==)
     COMPARE_WEAK(!=)
-    COMPARE_WEAK(>)
-    COMPARE_WEAK(<)
-    COMPARE_WEAK(<=)
-    COMPARE_WEAK(>=)
+    COMPARE_WEAK_FUNCTIONAL(>, std::greater)
+    COMPARE_WEAK_FUNCTIONAL(<, std::less)
+    COMPARE_WEAK_FUNCTIONAL(<=, std::less_equal)
+    COMPARE_WEAK_FUNCTIONAL(>=, std::greater_equal)
 
-    inline bool operator == (const wp<T>& o) const {
-        return (m_ptr == o.m_ptr) && (m_refs == o.m_refs);
-    }
     template<typename U>
     inline bool operator == (const wp<U>& o) const {
-        return m_ptr == o.m_ptr;
+        return m_refs == o.m_refs;  // Implies m_ptr == o.mptr; see invariants below.
     }
 
-    inline bool operator > (const wp<T>& o) const {
-        return (m_ptr == o.m_ptr) ? (m_refs > o.m_refs) : (m_ptr > o.m_ptr);
+    template<typename U>
+    inline bool operator == (const sp<U>& o) const {
+        // Just comparing m_ptr fields is often dangerous, since wp<> may refer to an older
+        // object at the same address.
+        if (o == nullptr) {
+          return m_ptr == nullptr;
+        } else {
+          return m_refs == o->getWeakRefs();  // Implies m_ptr == o.mptr.
+        }
     }
+
+    template<typename U>
+    inline bool operator != (const sp<U>& o) const {
+        return !(*this == o);
+    }
+
     template<typename U>
     inline bool operator > (const wp<U>& o) const {
-        return (m_ptr == o.m_ptr) ? (m_refs > o.m_refs) : (m_ptr > o.m_ptr);
+        if (m_ptr == o.m_ptr) {
+            return _wp_compare_<std::greater>(m_refs, o.m_refs);
+        } else {
+            return _wp_compare_<std::greater>(m_ptr, o.m_ptr);
+        }
     }
 
-    inline bool operator < (const wp<T>& o) const {
-        return (m_ptr == o.m_ptr) ? (m_refs < o.m_refs) : (m_ptr < o.m_ptr);
-    }
     template<typename U>
     inline bool operator < (const wp<U>& o) const {
-        return (m_ptr == o.m_ptr) ? (m_refs < o.m_refs) : (m_ptr < o.m_ptr);
+        if (m_ptr == o.m_ptr) {
+            return _wp_compare_<std::less>(m_refs, o.m_refs);
+        } else {
+            return _wp_compare_<std::less>(m_ptr, o.m_ptr);
+        }
     }
-                         inline bool operator != (const wp<T>& o) const { return m_refs != o.m_refs; }
     template<typename U> inline bool operator != (const wp<U>& o) const { return !operator == (o); }
-                         inline bool operator <= (const wp<T>& o) const { return !operator > (o); }
     template<typename U> inline bool operator <= (const wp<U>& o) const { return !operator > (o); }
-                         inline bool operator >= (const wp<T>& o) const { return !operator < (o); }
     template<typename U> inline bool operator >= (const wp<U>& o) const { return !operator < (o); }
 
 private:
@@ -446,11 +467,27 @@ TextOutput& operator<<(TextOutput& to, const wp<T>& val);
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // No user serviceable parts below here.
 
+// Implementation invariants:
+// Either
+// 1) m_ptr and m_refs are both null, or
+// 2) m_refs == m_ptr->mRefs, or
+// 3) *m_ptr is no longer live, and m_refs points to the weakref_type object that corresponded
+//    to m_ptr while it was live. *m_refs remains live while a wp<> refers to it.
+//
+// The m_refs field in a RefBase object is allocated on construction, unique to that RefBase
+// object, and never changes. Thus if two wp's have identical m_refs fields, they are either both
+// null or point to the same object. If two wp's have identical m_ptr fields, they either both
+// point to the same live object and thus have the same m_ref fields, or at least one of the
+// objects is no longer live.
+//
+// Note that the above comparison operations go out of their way to provide an ordering consistent
+// with ordinary pointer comparison; otherwise they could ignore m_ptr, and just compare m_refs.
+
 template<typename T>
 wp<T>::wp(T* other)
     : m_ptr(other)
 {
-    if (other) m_refs = other->createWeak(this);
+    m_refs = other ? m_refs = other->createWeak(this) : nullptr;
 }
 
 template<typename T>
@@ -464,16 +501,14 @@ template<typename T>
 wp<T>::wp(const sp<T>& other)
     : m_ptr(other.m_ptr)
 {
-    if (m_ptr) {
-        m_refs = m_ptr->createWeak(this);
-    }
+    m_refs = m_ptr ? m_ptr->createWeak(this) : nullptr;
 }
 
 template<typename T> template<typename U>
 wp<T>::wp(U* other)
     : m_ptr(other)
 {
-    if (other) m_refs = other->createWeak(this);
+    m_refs = other ? other->createWeak(this) : nullptr;
 }
 
 template<typename T> template<typename U>
@@ -483,6 +518,8 @@ wp<T>::wp(const wp<U>& other)
     if (m_ptr) {
         m_refs = other.m_refs;
         m_refs->incWeak(this);
+    } else {
+        m_refs = nullptr;
     }
 }
 
@@ -490,9 +527,7 @@ template<typename T> template<typename U>
 wp<T>::wp(const sp<U>& other)
     : m_ptr(other.m_ptr)
 {
-    if (m_ptr) {
-        m_refs = m_ptr->createWeak(this);
-    }
+    m_refs = m_ptr ? m_ptr->createWeak(this) : nullptr;
 }
 
 template<typename T>
@@ -595,6 +630,7 @@ void wp<T>::clear()
 {
     if (m_ptr) {
         m_refs->decWeak(this);
+        m_refs = 0;
         m_ptr = 0;
     }
 }
diff --git a/libutils/include/utils/StrongPointer.h b/libutils/include/utils/StrongPointer.h
index 15711296d..9cd7c75fd 100644
--- a/libutils/include/utils/StrongPointer.h
+++ b/libutils/include/utils/StrongPointer.h
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 #ifndef ANDROID_STRONG_POINTER_H
 #define ANDROID_STRONG_POINTER_H
 
+#include <functional>
+#include <type_traits>  // for common_type.
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 namespace android {
 
@@ -24,13 +27,12 @@ template<typename T> class wp;
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#define COMPARE(_op_)                                           \
-inline bool operator _op_ (const sp<T>& o) const {              \
-    return m_ptr _op_ o.m_ptr;                                  \
-}                                                               \
-inline bool operator _op_ (const T* o) const {                  \
-    return m_ptr _op_ o;                                        \
-}                                                               \
+// TODO: Maybe remove sp<> ? wp<> comparison? These are dangerous: If the wp<>
+// was created before the sp<>, and they point to different objects, they may
+// compare equal even if they are entirely unrelated. E.g. CameraService
+// currently performa such comparisons.
+
+#define COMPARE_STRONG(_op_)                                           \
 template<typename U>                                            \
 inline bool operator _op_ (const sp<U>& o) const {              \
     return m_ptr _op_ o.m_ptr;                                  \
@@ -39,14 +41,27 @@ template<typename U>                                            \
 inline bool operator _op_ (const U* o) const {                  \
     return m_ptr _op_ o;                                        \
 }                                                               \
-inline bool operator _op_ (const wp<T>& o) const {              \
-    return m_ptr _op_ o.m_ptr;                                  \
-}                                                               \
-template<typename U>                                            \
-inline bool operator _op_ (const wp<U>& o) const {              \
-    return m_ptr _op_ o.m_ptr;                                  \
+/* Needed to handle type inference for nullptr: */              \
+inline bool operator _op_ (const T* o) const {                  \
+    return m_ptr _op_ o;                                        \
 }
 
+template<template<typename C> class comparator, typename T, typename U>
+static inline bool _sp_compare_(T* a, U* b) {
+    return comparator<typename std::common_type<T*, U*>::type>()(a, b);
+}
+
+// Use std::less and friends to avoid undefined behavior when ordering pointers
+// to different objects.
+#define COMPARE_STRONG_FUNCTIONAL(_op_, _compare_)               \
+template<typename U>                                             \
+inline bool operator _op_ (const sp<U>& o) const {               \
+    return _sp_compare_<_compare_>(m_ptr, o.m_ptr);              \
+}                                                                \
+template<typename U>                                             \
+inline bool operator _op_ (const U* o) const {                   \
+    return _sp_compare_<_compare_>(m_ptr, o);                    \
+}
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 template<typename T>
@@ -89,12 +104,23 @@ public:
 
     // Operators
 
-    COMPARE(==)
-    COMPARE(!=)
-    COMPARE(>)
-    COMPARE(<)
-    COMPARE(<=)
-    COMPARE(>=)
+    COMPARE_STRONG(==)
+    COMPARE_STRONG(!=)
+    COMPARE_STRONG_FUNCTIONAL(>, std::greater)
+    COMPARE_STRONG_FUNCTIONAL(<, std::less)
+    COMPARE_STRONG_FUNCTIONAL(<=, std::less_equal)
+    COMPARE_STRONG_FUNCTIONAL(>=, std::greater_equal)
+
+    // Punt these to the wp<> implementation.
+    template<typename U>
+    inline bool operator == (const wp<U>& o) const {
+        return o == *this;
+    }
+
+    template<typename U>
+    inline bool operator != (const wp<U>& o) const {
+        return o != *this;
+    }
 
 private:    
     template<typename Y> friend class sp;