diff --git a/fs/ceph/dir.c b/fs/ceph/dir.c
index 2abd0dfad7f8..bca3948e9dbf 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/dir.c
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ static void ceph_d_prune(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct ceph_dentry_info *di;
 
-	dout("d_release %p\n", dentry);
+	dout("ceph_d_prune %p\n", dentry);
 
 	/* do we have a valid parent? */
 	if (!dentry->d_parent || IS_ROOT(dentry))
diff --git a/fs/ceph/inode.c b/fs/ceph/inode.c
index e392bfce84a3..116f36502f17 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/inode.c
@@ -1328,12 +1328,13 @@ int ceph_inode_set_size(struct inode *inode, loff_t size)
  */
 void ceph_queue_writeback(struct inode *inode)
 {
+	ihold(inode);
 	if (queue_work(ceph_inode_to_client(inode)->wb_wq,
 		       &ceph_inode(inode)->i_wb_work)) {
 		dout("ceph_queue_writeback %p\n", inode);
-		ihold(inode);
 	} else {
 		dout("ceph_queue_writeback %p failed\n", inode);
+		iput(inode);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1353,12 +1354,13 @@ static void ceph_writeback_work(struct work_struct *work)
  */
 void ceph_queue_invalidate(struct inode *inode)
 {
+	ihold(inode);
 	if (queue_work(ceph_inode_to_client(inode)->pg_inv_wq,
 		       &ceph_inode(inode)->i_pg_inv_work)) {
 		dout("ceph_queue_invalidate %p\n", inode);
-		ihold(inode);
 	} else {
 		dout("ceph_queue_invalidate %p failed\n", inode);
+		iput(inode);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1434,13 +1436,14 @@ void ceph_queue_vmtruncate(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 
+	ihold(inode);
 	if (queue_work(ceph_sb_to_client(inode->i_sb)->trunc_wq,
 		       &ci->i_vmtruncate_work)) {
 		dout("ceph_queue_vmtruncate %p\n", inode);
-		ihold(inode);
 	} else {
 		dout("ceph_queue_vmtruncate %p failed, pending=%d\n",
 		     inode, ci->i_truncate_pending);
+		iput(inode);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ceph/super.c b/fs/ceph/super.c
index a90846fac759..8dc73a594a90 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/super.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/super.c
@@ -638,10 +638,12 @@ static struct dentry *open_root_dentry(struct ceph_fs_client *fsc,
 	if (err == 0) {
 		dout("open_root_inode success\n");
 		if (ceph_ino(req->r_target_inode) == CEPH_INO_ROOT &&
-		    fsc->sb->s_root == NULL)
+		    fsc->sb->s_root == NULL) {
 			root = d_alloc_root(req->r_target_inode);
-		else
+			ceph_init_dentry(root);
+		} else {
 			root = d_obtain_alias(req->r_target_inode);
+		}
 		req->r_target_inode = NULL;
 		dout("open_root_inode success, root dentry is %p\n", root);
 	} else {
diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h b/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
index f88eacb111d4..7c05ac202d90 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 #include "osdmap.h"
 #include "messenger.h"
 
+/* 
+ * Maximum object name size 
+ * (must be at least as big as RBD_MAX_MD_NAME_LEN -- currently 100) 
+ */
+#define MAX_OBJ_NAME_SIZE 100
+
 struct ceph_msg;
 struct ceph_snap_context;
 struct ceph_osd_request;
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ struct ceph_osd_request {
 	struct inode *r_inode;         	      /* for use by callbacks */
 	void *r_priv;			      /* ditto */
 
-	char              r_oid[40];          /* object name */
+	char              r_oid[MAX_OBJ_NAME_SIZE];          /* object name */
 	int               r_oid_len;
 	unsigned long     r_stamp;            /* send OR check time */
 
diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index 733e46008b89..f4f3f58f5234 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ struct ceph_osd_request *ceph_osdc_alloc_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 		ceph_pagelist_init(req->r_trail);
 	}
 	/* create request message; allow space for oid */
-	msg_size += 40;
+	msg_size += MAX_OBJ_NAME_SIZE;
 	if (snapc)
 		msg_size += sizeof(u64) * snapc->num_snaps;
 	if (use_mempool)