diff --git a/fs/orangefs/inode.c b/fs/orangefs/inode.c
index d2923dc91388..4e923ece1e09 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/inode.c
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ struct inode *orangefs_new_inode(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *dir,
 	int error;
 
 	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_INODE_DEBUG,
-		     "orangefs_get_custom_inode_common: called\n"
-		     "(sb is %p | MAJOR(dev)=%u | MINOR(dev)=%u mode=%o)\n",
+		     "%s:(sb is %p | MAJOR(dev)=%u | MINOR(dev)=%u mode=%o)\n",
+		     __func__,
 		     sb,
 		     MAJOR(dev),
 		     MINOR(dev),
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/namei.c b/fs/orangefs/namei.c
index 8fc55c6f58db..b3ae3749a932 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/namei.c
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ static int orangefs_create(struct inode *dir,
 	struct inode *inode;
 	int ret;
 
-	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_NAME_DEBUG, "%s: called\n", __func__);
+	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_NAME_DEBUG, "%s: %s\n",
+		     __func__,
+		     dentry->d_name.name);
 
 	new_op = op_alloc(ORANGEFS_VFS_OP_CREATE);
 	if (!new_op)
@@ -41,35 +43,39 @@ static int orangefs_create(struct inode *dir,
 	ret = service_operation(new_op, __func__, get_interruptible_flag(dir));
 
 	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_NAME_DEBUG,
-		     "Create Got ORANGEFS handle %pU on fsid %d (ret=%d)\n",
+		     "%s: %s: handle:%pU: fsid:%d: new_op:%p: ret:%d:\n",
+		     __func__,
+		     dentry->d_name.name,
 		     &new_op->downcall.resp.create.refn.khandle,
-		     new_op->downcall.resp.create.refn.fs_id, ret);
+		     new_op->downcall.resp.create.refn.fs_id,
+		     new_op,
+		     ret);
 
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		gossip_debug(GOSSIP_NAME_DEBUG,
-			     "%s: failed with error code %d\n",
-			     __func__, ret);
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	inode = orangefs_new_inode(dir->i_sb, dir, S_IFREG | mode, 0,
 				&new_op->downcall.resp.create.refn);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
-		gossip_err("*** Failed to allocate orangefs file inode\n");
+		gossip_err("%s: Failed to allocate inode for file :%s:\n",
+			   __func__,
+			   dentry->d_name.name);
 		ret = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_NAME_DEBUG,
-		     "Assigned file inode new number of %pU\n",
-		     get_khandle_from_ino(inode));
+		     "%s: Assigned inode :%pU: for file :%s:\n",
+		     __func__,
+		     get_khandle_from_ino(inode),
+		     dentry->d_name.name);
 
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 
 	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_NAME_DEBUG,
-		     "Inode (Regular File) %pU -> %s\n",
-		     get_khandle_from_ino(inode),
+		     "%s: dentry instantiated for %s\n",
+		     __func__,
 		     dentry->d_name.name);
 
 	SetMtimeFlag(parent);
@@ -78,7 +84,11 @@ static int orangefs_create(struct inode *dir,
 	ret = 0;
 out:
 	op_release(new_op);
-	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_NAME_DEBUG, "%s: returning %d\n", __func__, ret);
+	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_NAME_DEBUG,
+		     "%s: %s: returning %d\n",
+		     __func__,
+		     dentry->d_name.name,
+		     ret);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -229,7 +239,11 @@ static int orangefs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	ret = service_operation(new_op, "orangefs_unlink",
 				get_interruptible_flag(inode));
 
-	/* when request is serviced properly, free req op struct */
+	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_NAME_DEBUG,
+		     "%s: service_operation returned:%d:\n",
+		     __func__,
+		     ret);
+
 	op_release(new_op);
 
 	if (!ret) {
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/waitqueue.c b/fs/orangefs/waitqueue.c
index 36eedd6a8335..2c47f159d1d8 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/waitqueue.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/waitqueue.c
@@ -67,11 +67,10 @@ int service_operation(struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *op,
 retry_servicing:
 	op->downcall.status = 0;
 	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_WAIT_DEBUG,
-		     "orangefs: service_operation: %s %p\n",
+		     "%s: %s op:%p: process:%s: pid:%d:\n",
+		     __func__,
 		     op_name,
-		     op);
-	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_WAIT_DEBUG,
-		     "orangefs: operation posted by process: %s, pid: %i\n",
+		     op,
 		     current->comm,
 		     current->pid);
 
@@ -122,6 +121,13 @@ retry_servicing:
 
 	ret = wait_for_matching_downcall(op, timeout,
 					 flags & ORANGEFS_OP_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+
+	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_WAIT_DEBUG,
+		     "%s: wait_for_matching_downcall returned %d for %p\n",
+		     __func__,
+		     ret,
+		     op);
+
 	if (!ret) {
 		spin_unlock(&op->lock);
 		/* got matching downcall; make sure status is in errno format */