diff --git a/include/net/9p/9p.h b/include/net/9p/9p.h
index cb5bc73..d2c60c7 100644
--- a/include/net/9p/9p.h
+++ b/include/net/9p/9p.h
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 #ifndef NET_9P_H
 #define NET_9P_H
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_9P_DEBUG
-
 /**
  * enum p9_debug_flags - bits for mount time debug parameter
  * @P9_DEBUG_ERROR: more verbose error messages including original error string
@@ -55,10 +53,12 @@
 	P9_DEBUG_SLABS =      	(1<<7),
 	P9_DEBUG_FCALL =	(1<<8),
 	P9_DEBUG_FID =		(1<<9),
+	P9_DEBUG_PKT =		(1<<10),
 };
 
 extern unsigned int p9_debug_level;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_9P_DEBUG
 #define P9_DPRINTK(level, format, arg...) \
 do {  \
 	if ((p9_debug_level & level) == level) {\
diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index 2a166bf..bbac2f7 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -389,8 +389,8 @@
 	pdu->id = r_type;
 	pdu->tag = r_tag;
 
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_MUX, "pdu: type: %d tag: %d size=%d offset=%d\n",
-				pdu->id, pdu->tag, pdu->size, pdu->offset);
+	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, "<<< size=%d type: %d tag: %d\n", pdu->size,
+							pdu->id, pdu->tag);
 
 	if (type)
 		*type = r_type;
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@
 	err = p9pdu_readf(req->rc, c->dotu, "ds", &msize, &version);
 	if (err) {
 		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, "version error %d\n", err);
+		p9pdu_dump(1, req->rc);
 		goto error;
 	}
 
@@ -810,6 +811,7 @@
 
 	err = p9pdu_readf(req->rc, clnt->dotu, "Q", &qid);
 	if (err) {
+		p9pdu_dump(1, req->rc);
 		p9_free_req(clnt, req);
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -856,6 +858,7 @@
 
 	err = p9pdu_readf(req->rc, clnt->dotu, "Q", &qid);
 	if (err) {
+		p9pdu_dump(1, req->rc);
 		p9_free_req(clnt, req);
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -910,9 +913,12 @@
 	}
 
 	err = p9pdu_readf(req->rc, clnt->dotu, "R", &nwqids, &wqids);
-	p9_free_req(clnt, req);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		p9pdu_dump(1, req->rc);
+		p9_free_req(clnt, req);
 		goto clunk_fid;
+	}
+	p9_free_req(clnt, req);
 
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, "<<< RWALK nwqid %d:\n", nwqids);
 
@@ -967,9 +973,10 @@
 	}
 
 	err = p9pdu_readf(req->rc, clnt->dotu, "Qd", &qid, &iounit);
-	p9_free_req(clnt, req);
-	if (err)
-		goto error;
+	if (err) {
+		p9pdu_dump(1, req->rc);
+		goto free_and_error;
+	}
 
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, "<<< ROPEN qid %x.%llx.%x iounit %x\n",
 				qid.type, qid.path, qid.version, iounit);
@@ -977,6 +984,8 @@
 	fid->mode = mode;
 	fid->iounit = iounit;
 
+free_and_error:
+	p9_free_req(clnt, req);
 error:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1007,9 +1016,10 @@
 	}
 
 	err = p9pdu_readf(req->rc, clnt->dotu, "Qd", &qid, &iounit);
-	p9_free_req(clnt, req);
-	if (err)
-		goto error;
+	if (err) {
+		p9pdu_dump(1, req->rc);
+		goto free_and_error;
+	}
 
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, "<<< RCREATE qid %x.%llx.%x iounit %x\n",
 				qid.type, qid.path, qid.version, iounit);
@@ -1017,6 +1027,8 @@
 	fid->mode = mode;
 	fid->iounit = iounit;
 
+free_and_error:
+	p9_free_req(clnt, req);
 error:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1103,8 +1115,10 @@
 	}
 
 	err = p9pdu_readf(req->rc, clnt->dotu, "D", &count, &dataptr);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		p9pdu_dump(1, req->rc);
 		goto free_and_error;
+	}
 
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, "<<< RREAD count %d\n", count);
 
@@ -1163,8 +1177,11 @@
 	}
 
 	err = p9pdu_readf(req->rc, clnt->dotu, "d", &count);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		p9pdu_dump(1, req->rc);
 		goto free_and_error;
+	}
+
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, "<<< RWRITE count %d\n", count);
 
 	p9_free_req(clnt, req);
@@ -1200,20 +1217,27 @@
 	}
 
 	err = p9pdu_readf(req->rc, clnt->dotu, "wS", &ignored, ret);
-	p9_free_req(clnt, req);
-	if (err)
-		goto error;
+	if (err) {
+		ret = ERR_PTR(err);
+		p9pdu_dump(1, req->rc);
+		goto free_and_error;
+	}
 
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P,
-		"<<< RSTAT sz=%x type=%x dev=%x qid=%2.2x %4.4x %8.8llx"
-		" mode=%8.8x uid=%d gid=%d size=%lld %s\n",
+		"<<< RSTAT sz=%x type=%x dev=%x qid=%x.%llx.%x\n"
+		"<<<    mode=%8.8x atime=%8.8x mtime=%8.8x length=%llx\n"
+		"<<<    name=%s uid=%s gid=%s muid=%s extension=(%s)\n"
+		"<<<    uid=%d gid=%d n_muid=%d\n",
 		ret->size, ret->type, ret->dev, ret->qid.type,
-		ret->qid.version, ret->qid.path, ret->mode,
-		ret->n_uid, ret->n_gid, ret->length, ret->name);
+		ret->qid.path, ret->qid.version, ret->mode,
+		ret->atime, ret->mtime, ret->length, ret->name,
+		ret->uid, ret->gid, ret->muid, ret->extension,
+		ret->n_uid, ret->n_gid, ret->n_muid);
 
-	return ret;
+free_and_error:
+	p9_free_req(clnt, req);
 error:
-	return ERR_PTR(err);
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_stat);
 
@@ -1224,6 +1248,16 @@
 	struct p9_client *clnt;
 
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, ">>> TWSTAT fid %d\n", fid->fid);
+	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P,
+		"     sz=%x type=%x dev=%x qid=%x.%llx.%x\n"
+		"     mode=%8.8x atime=%8.8x mtime=%8.8x length=%llx\n"
+		"     name=%s uid=%s gid=%s muid=%s extension=(%s)\n"
+		"     uid=%d gid=%d n_muid=%d\n",
+		wst->size, wst->type, wst->dev, wst->qid.type,
+		wst->qid.path, wst->qid.version, wst->mode,
+		wst->atime, wst->mtime, wst->length, wst->name,
+		wst->uid, wst->gid, wst->muid, wst->extension,
+		wst->n_uid, wst->n_gid, wst->n_muid);
 	err = 0;
 	clnt = fid->clnt;
 
diff --git a/net/9p/protocol.c b/net/9p/protocol.c
index 92cb60b..84fa2127 100644
--- a/net/9p/protocol.c
+++ b/net/9p/protocol.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <net/9p/9p.h>
 #include <net/9p/client.h>
 #include "protocol.h"
@@ -52,8 +53,6 @@
 static int
 p9pdu_writef(struct p9_fcall *pdu, int optional, const char *fmt, ...);
 
-#define PACKET_DEBUG 0
-
 void
 p9pdu_dump(int way, struct p9_fcall *pdu)
 {
@@ -78,9 +77,9 @@
 	n += scnprintf(buf + n, buflen - n, "\n");
 
 	if (way)
-		printk(KERN_NOTICE "[[(%d)[ %s\n", datalen, buf);
+		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_PKT, "[[[(%d) %s\n", datalen, buf);
 	else
-		printk(KERN_NOTICE "]](%d)] %s\n", datalen, buf);
+		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_PKT, "]]](%d) %s\n", datalen, buf);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9pdu_dump);
 
@@ -512,13 +511,20 @@
 int p9stat_read(char *buf, int len, struct p9_wstat *st, int dotu)
 {
 	struct p9_fcall fake_pdu;
+	int ret;
 
 	fake_pdu.size = len;
 	fake_pdu.capacity = len;
 	fake_pdu.sdata = buf;
 	fake_pdu.offset = 0;
 
-	return p9pdu_readf(&fake_pdu, dotu, "S", st);
+	ret = p9pdu_readf(&fake_pdu, dotu, "S", st);
+	if (ret) {
+		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, "<<< p9stat_read failed: %d\n", ret);
+		p9pdu_dump(1, &fake_pdu);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9stat_read);
 
@@ -536,9 +542,12 @@
 	err = p9pdu_writef(pdu, 0, "d", size);
 	pdu->size = size;
 
-	if (PACKET_DEBUG)
+	if ((p9_debug_level & P9_DEBUG_PKT) == P9_DEBUG_PKT)
 		p9pdu_dump(0, pdu);
 
+	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, ">>> size=%d type: %d tag: %d\n", pdu->size,
+							pdu->id, pdu->tag);
+
 	return err;
 }