diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index 73c153092f72..5e9da996a151 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -2283,7 +2283,8 @@ static void handle_cap_grant(struct inode *inode, struct ceph_mds_caps *grant,
 {
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 	int mds = session->s_mds;
-	int seq = le32_to_cpu(grant->seq);
+	unsigned seq = le32_to_cpu(grant->seq);
+	unsigned issue_seq = le32_to_cpu(grant->issue_seq);
 	int newcaps = le32_to_cpu(grant->caps);
 	int issued, implemented, used, wanted, dirty;
 	u64 size = le64_to_cpu(grant->size);
@@ -2295,8 +2296,8 @@ static void handle_cap_grant(struct inode *inode, struct ceph_mds_caps *grant,
 	int revoked_rdcache = 0;
 	int queue_invalidate = 0;
 
-	dout("handle_cap_grant inode %p cap %p mds%d seq %d %s\n",
-	     inode, cap, mds, seq, ceph_cap_string(newcaps));
+	dout("handle_cap_grant inode %p cap %p mds%d seq %u/%u %s\n",
+	     inode, cap, mds, seq, issue_seq, ceph_cap_string(newcaps));
 	dout(" size %llu max_size %llu, i_size %llu\n", size, max_size,
 		inode->i_size);
 
@@ -2392,6 +2393,7 @@ static void handle_cap_grant(struct inode *inode, struct ceph_mds_caps *grant,
 	}
 
 	cap->seq = seq;
+	cap->issue_seq = issue_seq;
 
 	/* file layout may have changed */
 	ci->i_layout = grant->layout;
@@ -2774,15 +2776,7 @@ void ceph_handle_caps(struct ceph_mds_session *session,
 		if (op == CEPH_CAP_OP_IMPORT)
 			__queue_cap_release(session, vino.ino, cap_id,
 					    mseq, seq);
-
-		/*
-		 * send any full release message to try to move things
-		 * along for the mds (who clearly thinks we still have this
-		 * cap).
-		 */
-		ceph_add_cap_releases(mdsc, session);
-		ceph_send_cap_releases(mdsc, session);
-		goto done;
+		goto flush_cap_releases;
 	}
 
 	/* these will work even if we don't have a cap yet */
@@ -2810,7 +2804,7 @@ void ceph_handle_caps(struct ceph_mds_session *session,
 		dout(" no cap on %p ino %llx.%llx from mds%d\n",
 		     inode, ceph_ino(inode), ceph_snap(inode), mds);
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-		goto done;
+		goto flush_cap_releases;
 	}
 
 	/* note that each of these drops i_lock for us */
@@ -2834,6 +2828,17 @@ void ceph_handle_caps(struct ceph_mds_session *session,
 		       ceph_cap_op_name(op));
 	}
 
+	goto done;
+
+flush_cap_releases:
+	/*
+	 * send any full release message to try to move things
+	 * along for the mds (who clearly thinks we still have this
+	 * cap).
+	 */
+	ceph_add_cap_releases(mdsc, session);
+	ceph_send_cap_releases(mdsc, session);
+
 done:
 	mutex_unlock(&session->s_mutex);
 done_unlocked:
diff --git a/fs/ceph/export.c b/fs/ceph/export.c
index 4480cb1c63e7..e38423e82f2e 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/export.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/export.c
@@ -42,32 +42,37 @@ struct ceph_nfs_confh {
 static int ceph_encode_fh(struct dentry *dentry, u32 *rawfh, int *max_len,
 			  int connectable)
 {
+	int type;
 	struct ceph_nfs_fh *fh = (void *)rawfh;
 	struct ceph_nfs_confh *cfh = (void *)rawfh;
 	struct dentry *parent = dentry->d_parent;
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
-	int type;
+	int connected_handle_length = sizeof(*cfh)/4;
+	int handle_length = sizeof(*fh)/4;
 
 	/* don't re-export snaps */
 	if (ceph_snap(inode) != CEPH_NOSNAP)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (*max_len >= sizeof(*cfh)) {
+	if (*max_len >= connected_handle_length) {
 		dout("encode_fh %p connectable\n", dentry);
 		cfh->ino = ceph_ino(dentry->d_inode);
 		cfh->parent_ino = ceph_ino(parent->d_inode);
 		cfh->parent_name_hash = parent->d_name.hash;
-		*max_len = sizeof(*cfh);
+		*max_len = connected_handle_length;
 		type = 2;
-	} else if (*max_len > sizeof(*fh)) {
-		if (connectable)
-			return -ENOSPC;
+	} else if (*max_len >= handle_length) {
+		if (connectable) {
+			*max_len = connected_handle_length;
+			return 255;
+		}
 		dout("encode_fh %p\n", dentry);
 		fh->ino = ceph_ino(dentry->d_inode);
-		*max_len = sizeof(*fh);
+		*max_len = handle_length;
 		type = 1;
 	} else {
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		*max_len = handle_length;
+		return 255;
 	}
 	return type;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ceph/file.c b/fs/ceph/file.c
index 8c044a4f0457..66e4da6dba22 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/file.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/file.c
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ more:
 			 * start_request so that a tid has been assigned.
 			 */
 			spin_lock(&ci->i_unsafe_lock);
-			list_add(&ci->i_unsafe_writes, &req->r_unsafe_item);
+			list_add(&req->r_unsafe_item, &ci->i_unsafe_writes);
 			spin_unlock(&ci->i_unsafe_lock);
 			ceph_get_cap_refs(ci, CEPH_CAP_FILE_WR);
 		}
diff --git a/fs/ceph/osd_client.c b/fs/ceph/osd_client.c
index dfced1dacbcd..3b5571b8ce22 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ static void __unregister_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
  */
 static void __cancel_request(struct ceph_osd_request *req)
 {
-	if (req->r_sent) {
+	if (req->r_sent && req->r_osd) {
 		ceph_con_revoke(&req->r_osd->o_con, req->r_request);
 		req->r_sent = 0;
 	}