diff --git a/pkg/ioutils/bytespipe.go b/pkg/ioutils/bytespipe.go
index ab06fa1ef1..932e1d1bcc 100644
--- a/pkg/ioutils/bytespipe.go
+++ b/pkg/ioutils/bytespipe.go
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 package ioutils
 
-const maxCap = 10 * 1e6
+const maxCap = 1e6
 
-// BytesPipe is io.ReadWriter which works similary to pipe(queue).
-// All written data could be read only once. Also BytesPipe trying to adjust
-// internal []byte slice to current needs, so there won't be overgrown buffer
-// after highload peak.
+// BytesPipe is io.ReadWriter which works similarly to pipe(queue).
+// All written data could be read only once. Also BytesPipe is allocating
+// and releasing new byte slices to adjust to current needs, so there won't be
+// overgrown buffer after high load peak.
 // BytesPipe isn't goroutine-safe, caller must synchronize it if needed.
 type BytesPipe struct {
-	buf      []byte
-	lastRead int
+	buf      [][]byte // slice of byte-slices of buffered data
+	lastRead int      // index in the first slice to a read point
+	bufLen   int      // length of data buffered over the slices
 }
 
 // NewBytesPipe creates new BytesPipe, initialized by specified slice.
@@ -20,63 +21,69 @@ func NewBytesPipe(buf []byte) *BytesPipe {
 		buf = make([]byte, 0, 64)
 	}
 	return &BytesPipe{
-		buf: buf[:0],
-	}
-}
-
-func (bp *BytesPipe) grow(n int) {
-	if len(bp.buf)+n > cap(bp.buf) {
-		// not enough space
-		var buf []byte
-		remain := bp.len()
-		if remain+n <= cap(bp.buf)/2 {
-			// enough space in current buffer, just move data to head
-			copy(bp.buf, bp.buf[bp.lastRead:])
-			buf = bp.buf[:remain]
-		} else {
-			// reallocate buffer
-			buf = make([]byte, remain, 2*cap(bp.buf)+n)
-			copy(buf, bp.buf[bp.lastRead:])
-		}
-		bp.buf = buf
-		bp.lastRead = 0
+		buf: [][]byte{buf[:0]},
 	}
 }
 
 // Write writes p to BytesPipe.
-// It can increase cap of internal []byte slice in a process of writing.
+// It can allocate new []byte slices in a process of writing.
 func (bp *BytesPipe) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	bp.grow(len(p))
-	bp.buf = append(bp.buf, p...)
+	for {
+		// write data to the last buffer
+		b := bp.buf[len(bp.buf)-1]
+		// copy data to the current empty allocated area
+		n := copy(b[len(b):cap(b)], p)
+		// increment buffered data length
+		bp.bufLen += n
+		// include written data in last buffer
+		bp.buf[len(bp.buf)-1] = b[:len(b)+n]
+
+		// if there was enough room to write all then break
+		if len(p) == n {
+			break
+		}
+
+		// more data: write to the next slice
+		p = p[n:]
+		// allocate slice that has twice the size of the last unless maximum reached
+		nextCap := 2 * cap(bp.buf[len(bp.buf)-1])
+		if maxCap < nextCap {
+			nextCap = maxCap
+		}
+		// add new byte slice to the buffers slice and continue writing
+		bp.buf = append(bp.buf, make([]byte, 0, nextCap))
+	}
 	return
 }
 
 func (bp *BytesPipe) len() int {
-	return len(bp.buf) - bp.lastRead
-}
-
-func (bp *BytesPipe) crop() {
-	// shortcut for empty buffer
-	if bp.lastRead == len(bp.buf) {
-		bp.lastRead = 0
-		bp.buf = bp.buf[:0]
-	}
-	r := bp.len()
-	// if we have too large buffer for too small data
-	if cap(bp.buf) > maxCap && r < cap(bp.buf)/10 {
-		copy(bp.buf, bp.buf[bp.lastRead:])
-		// will use same underlying slice until reach cap
-		bp.buf = bp.buf[:r : cap(bp.buf)/2]
-		bp.lastRead = 0
-	}
+	return bp.bufLen - bp.lastRead
 }
 
 // Read reads bytes from BytesPipe.
 // Data could be read only once.
-// Internal []byte slice could be shrinked.
 func (bp *BytesPipe) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	n = copy(p, bp.buf[bp.lastRead:])
-	bp.lastRead += n
-	bp.crop()
+	for {
+		read := copy(p, bp.buf[0][bp.lastRead:])
+		n += read
+		bp.lastRead += read
+		if bp.len() == 0 {
+			// we have read everything. reset to the beginning.
+			bp.lastRead = 0
+			bp.bufLen -= len(bp.buf[0])
+			bp.buf[0] = bp.buf[0][:0]
+			break
+		}
+		// break if everything was read
+		if len(p) == read {
+			break
+		}
+		// more buffered data and more asked. read from next slice.
+		p = p[read:]
+		bp.lastRead = 0
+		bp.bufLen -= len(bp.buf[0])
+		bp.buf[0] = nil     // throw away old slice
+		bp.buf = bp.buf[1:] // switch to next
+	}
 	return
 }
diff --git a/pkg/ioutils/bytespipe_test.go b/pkg/ioutils/bytespipe_test.go
index c7cf795a4a..62b1a186fe 100644
--- a/pkg/ioutils/bytespipe_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ioutils/bytespipe_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package ioutils
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"crypto/sha1"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"testing"
+)
 
 func TestBytesPipeRead(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := NewBytesPipe(nil)
@@ -49,11 +53,67 @@ func TestBytesPipeWrite(t *testing.T) {
 	buf.Write([]byte("56"))
 	buf.Write([]byte("78"))
 	buf.Write([]byte("90"))
-	if string(buf.buf) != "1234567890" {
+	if string(buf.buf[0]) != "1234567890" {
 		t.Fatalf("Buffer %s, must be %s", buf.buf, "1234567890")
 	}
 }
 
+// Write and read in different speeds/chunk sizes and check valid data is read.
+func TestBytesPipeWriteRandomChunks(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct{ iterations, writesPerLoop, readsPerLoop int }{
+		{100, 10, 1},
+		{1000, 10, 5},
+		{1000, 100, 0},
+		{1000, 5, 6},
+		{10000, 50, 25},
+	}
+
+	testMessage := []byte("this is a random string for testing")
+	// random slice sizes to read and write
+	writeChunks := []int{25, 35, 15, 20}
+	readChunks := []int{5, 45, 20, 25}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		// first pass: write directly to hash
+		hash := sha1.New()
+		for i := 0; i < c.iterations*c.writesPerLoop; i++ {
+			if _, err := hash.Write(testMessage[:writeChunks[i%len(writeChunks)]]); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+		}
+		expected := hex.EncodeToString(hash.Sum(nil))
+
+		// write/read through buffer
+		buf := NewBytesPipe(nil)
+		hash.Reset()
+		for i := 0; i < c.iterations; i++ {
+			for w := 0; w < c.writesPerLoop; w++ {
+				buf.Write(testMessage[:writeChunks[(i*c.writesPerLoop+w)%len(writeChunks)]])
+			}
+			for r := 0; r < c.readsPerLoop; r++ {
+				p := make([]byte, readChunks[(i*c.readsPerLoop+r)%len(readChunks)])
+				n, _ := buf.Read(p)
+				hash.Write(p[:n])
+			}
+		}
+		// read rest of the data from buffer
+		for i := 0; ; i++ {
+			p := make([]byte, readChunks[(c.iterations*c.readsPerLoop+i)%len(readChunks)])
+			n, _ := buf.Read(p)
+			if n == 0 {
+				break
+			}
+			hash.Write(p[:n])
+		}
+		actual := hex.EncodeToString(hash.Sum(nil))
+
+		if expected != actual {
+			t.Fatalf("BytesPipe returned invalid data. Expected checksum %v, got %v", expected, actual)
+		}
+
+	}
+}
+
 func BenchmarkBytesPipeWrite(b *testing.B) {
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		buf := NewBytesPipe(nil)
diff --git a/pkg/ioutils/readers.go b/pkg/ioutils/readers.go
index 3e68410571..6b9637ab82 100644
--- a/pkg/ioutils/readers.go
+++ b/pkg/ioutils/readers.go
@@ -5,12 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"io"
 	"sync"
-
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/random"
 )
 
-var rndSrc = random.NewSource()
-
 type readCloserWrapper struct {
 	io.Reader
 	closer func() error