7 files changed, 705 insertions, 705 deletions

diff --git a/fs/orangefs/devorangefs-req.c b/fs/orangefs/devorangefs-req.c
index a287a66d94e3..6779cb7b747e 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/devorangefs-req.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/devorangefs-req.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "orangefs-kernel.h"
 #include "orangefs-dev-proto.h"
 #include "orangefs-bufmap.h"
+#include "orangefs-debugfs.h"
 
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -576,8 +577,6 @@ static long dispatch_ioctl_command(unsigned int command, unsigned long arg)
 	static __s32 max_down_size = MAX_DEV_REQ_DOWNSIZE;
 	struct ORANGEFS_dev_map_desc user_desc;
 	int ret = 0;
-	struct dev_mask_info_s mask_info = { 0 };
-	struct dev_mask2_info_s mask2_info = { 0, 0 };
 	int upstream_kmod = 1;
 	struct orangefs_sb_info_s *orangefs_sb;
 
@@ -668,134 +667,11 @@ static long dispatch_ioctl_command(unsigned int command, unsigned long arg)
 			return ret;
 
 	case ORANGEFS_DEV_CLIENT_MASK:
-		ret = copy_from_user(&mask2_info,
-				     (void __user *)arg,
-				     sizeof(struct dev_mask2_info_s));
-
-		if (ret != 0)
-			return -EIO;
-
-		client_debug_mask.mask1 = mask2_info.mask1_value;
-		client_debug_mask.mask2 = mask2_info.mask2_value;
-
-		pr_info("%s: client debug mask has been been received "
-			":%llx: :%llx:\n",
-			__func__,
-			(unsigned long long)client_debug_mask.mask1,
-			(unsigned long long)client_debug_mask.mask2);
-
-		return ret;
-
+		return orangefs_debugfs_new_client_mask((void __user *)arg);
 	case ORANGEFS_DEV_CLIENT_STRING:
-		ret = copy_from_user(&client_debug_array_string,
-				     (void __user *)arg,
-				     ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN);
-		/*
-		 * The real client-core makes an effort to ensure
-		 * that actual strings that aren't too long to fit in
-		 * this buffer is what we get here. We're going to use
-		 * string functions on the stuff we got, so we'll make
-		 * this extra effort to try and keep from
-		 * flowing out of this buffer when we use the string
-		 * functions, even if somehow the stuff we end up
-		 * with here is garbage.
-		 */
-		client_debug_array_string[ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN - 1] =
-			'\0';
-		
-		if (ret != 0) {
-			pr_info("%s: CLIENT_STRING: copy_from_user failed\n",
-				__func__);
-			return -EIO;
-		}
-
-		pr_info("%s: client debug array string has been received.\n",
-			__func__);
-
-		if (!help_string_initialized) {
-
-			/* Free the "we don't know yet" default string... */
-			kfree(debug_help_string);
-
-			/* build a proper debug help string */
-			if (orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string(0)) {
-				gossip_err("%s: no debug help string \n",
-					   __func__);
-				return -EIO;
-			}
-
-			/* Replace the boilerplate boot-time debug-help file. */
-			debugfs_remove(help_file_dentry);
-
-			help_file_dentry =
-				debugfs_create_file(
-					ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_HELP_FILE,
-					0444,
-					debug_dir,
-					debug_help_string,
-					&debug_help_fops);
-
-			if (!help_file_dentry) {
-				gossip_err("%s: debugfs_create_file failed for"
-					   " :%s:!\n",
-					   __func__,
-					   ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_HELP_FILE);
-				return -EIO;
-			}
-		}
-
-		debug_mask_to_string(&client_debug_mask, 1);
-
-		debugfs_remove(client_debug_dentry);
-
-		orangefs_client_debug_init();
-
-		help_string_initialized++;
-
-		return ret;
-
+		return orangefs_debugfs_new_client_string((void __user *)arg);
 	case ORANGEFS_DEV_DEBUG:
-		ret = copy_from_user(&mask_info,
-				     (void __user *)arg,
-				     sizeof(mask_info));
-
-		if (ret != 0)
-			return -EIO;
-
-		if (mask_info.mask_type == KERNEL_MASK) {
-			if ((mask_info.mask_value == 0)
-			    && (kernel_mask_set_mod_init)) {
-				/*
-				 * the kernel debug mask was set when the
-				 * kernel module was loaded; don't override
-				 * it if the client-core was started without
-				 * a value for ORANGEFS_KMODMASK.
-				 */
-				return 0;
-			}
-			debug_mask_to_string(&mask_info.mask_value,
-					     mask_info.mask_type);
-			gossip_debug_mask = mask_info.mask_value;
-			pr_info("%s: kernel debug mask has been modified to "
-				":%s: :%llx:\n",
-				__func__,
-				kernel_debug_string,
-				(unsigned long long)gossip_debug_mask);
-		} else if (mask_info.mask_type == CLIENT_MASK) {
-			debug_mask_to_string(&mask_info.mask_value,
-					     mask_info.mask_type);
-			pr_info("%s: client debug mask has been modified to"
-				":%s: :%llx:\n",
-				__func__,
-				client_debug_string,
-				llu(mask_info.mask_value));
-		} else {
-			gossip_lerr("Invalid mask type....\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-
-		return ret;
-
+		return orangefs_debugfs_new_debug((void __user *)arg);
 	default:
 		return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.c b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.c
index 1714a737d556..9b24107c82a8 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.c
@@ -43,36 +43,35 @@
 #include "protocol.h"
 #include "orangefs-kernel.h"
 
-static int orangefs_debug_disabled = 1;
-
-static int orangefs_debug_help_open(struct inode *, struct file *);
+#define DEBUG_HELP_STRING_SIZE 4096
+#define HELP_STRING_UNINITIALIZED \
+	"Client Debug Keywords are unknown until the first time\n" \
+	"the client is started after boot.\n"
+#define ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_HELP_FILE "debug-help"
+#define ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_FILE "kernel-debug"
+#define ORANGEFS_CLIENT_DEBUG_FILE "client-debug"
+#define ORANGEFS_VERBOSE "verbose"
+#define ORANGEFS_ALL "all"
 
-const struct file_operations debug_help_fops = {
-	.open           = orangefs_debug_help_open,
-	.read           = seq_read,
-	.release        = seq_release,
-	.llseek         = seq_lseek,
+/*
+ * An array of client_debug_mask will be built to hold debug keyword/mask
+ * values fetched from userspace.
+ */
+struct client_debug_mask {
+	char *keyword;
+	__u64 mask1;
+	__u64 mask2;
 };
 
+static int orangefs_kernel_debug_init(void);
+
+static int orangefs_debug_help_open(struct inode *, struct file *);
 static void *help_start(struct seq_file *, loff_t *);
 static void *help_next(struct seq_file *, void *, loff_t *);
 static void help_stop(struct seq_file *, void *);
 static int help_show(struct seq_file *, void *);
 
-static const struct seq_operations help_debug_ops = {
-	.start	= help_start,
-	.next	= help_next,
-	.stop	= help_stop,
-	.show	= help_show,
-};
-
-/*
- * Used to protect data in ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_FILE and
- * ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_FILE.
- */
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(orangefs_debug_lock);
-
-int orangefs_debug_open(struct inode *, struct file *);
+static int orangefs_debug_open(struct inode *, struct file *);
 
 static ssize_t orangefs_debug_read(struct file *,
 				 char __user *,
@@ -84,6 +83,43 @@ static ssize_t orangefs_debug_write(struct file *,
 				  size_t,
 				  loff_t *);
 
+static int orangefs_prepare_cdm_array(char *);
+static void debug_mask_to_string(void *, int);
+static void do_k_string(void *, int);
+static void do_c_string(void *, int);
+static int keyword_is_amalgam(char *);
+static int check_amalgam_keyword(void *, int);
+static void debug_string_to_mask(char *, void *, int);
+static void do_c_mask(int, char *, struct client_debug_mask **);
+static void do_k_mask(int, char *, __u64 **);
+
+static char kernel_debug_string[ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN] = "none";
+static char *debug_help_string;
+static char client_debug_string[ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN];
+static char client_debug_array_string[ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN];
+
+static struct dentry *help_file_dentry;
+static struct dentry *client_debug_dentry;
+static struct dentry *debug_dir;
+
+static unsigned int kernel_mask_set_mod_init;
+static int orangefs_debug_disabled = 1;
+static int help_string_initialized;
+
+static const struct seq_operations help_debug_ops = {
+	.start	= help_start,
+	.next	= help_next,
+	.stop	= help_stop,
+	.show	= help_show,
+};
+
+const struct file_operations debug_help_fops = {
+	.open           = orangefs_debug_help_open,
+	.read           = seq_read,
+	.release        = seq_release,
+	.llseek         = seq_lseek,
+};
+
 static const struct file_operations kernel_debug_fops = {
 	.open           = orangefs_debug_open,
 	.read           = orangefs_debug_read,
@@ -91,15 +127,55 @@ static const struct file_operations kernel_debug_fops = {
 	.llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
 };
 
+static int client_all_index;
+static int client_verbose_index;
+
+static struct client_debug_mask *cdm_array;
+static int cdm_element_count;
+
+static struct client_debug_mask client_debug_mask;
+
+/*
+ * Used to protect data in ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_FILE and
+ * ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_FILE.
+ */
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(orangefs_debug_lock);
+
 /*
  * initialize kmod debug operations, create orangefs debugfs dir and
  * ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_HELP_FILE.
  */
-int orangefs_debugfs_init(void)
+int orangefs_debugfs_init(int debug_mask)
 {
-
 	int rc = -ENOMEM;
 
+	/* convert input debug mask to a 64-bit unsigned integer */
+        orangefs_gossip_debug_mask = (unsigned long long)debug_mask;
+
+	/*
+	 * set the kernel's gossip debug string; invalid mask values will
+	 * be ignored.
+	 */
+	debug_mask_to_string(&orangefs_gossip_debug_mask, 0);
+
+	/* remove any invalid values from the mask */
+	debug_string_to_mask(kernel_debug_string, &orangefs_gossip_debug_mask,
+	    0);
+
+	/*
+	 * if the mask has a non-zero value, then indicate that the mask
+	 * was set when the kernel module was loaded.  The orangefs dev ioctl
+	 * command will look at this boolean to determine if the kernel's
+	 * debug mask should be overwritten when the client-core is started.
+	 */
+	if (orangefs_gossip_debug_mask != 0)
+		kernel_mask_set_mod_init = true;
+
+	pr_info("%s: called with debug mask: :%s: :%llx:\n",
+		__func__,
+		kernel_debug_string,
+		(unsigned long long)orangefs_gossip_debug_mask);
+
 	debug_dir = debugfs_create_dir("orangefs", NULL);
 	if (!debug_dir) {
 		pr_info("%s: debugfs_create_dir failed.\n", __func__);
@@ -117,13 +193,58 @@ int orangefs_debugfs_init(void)
 	}
 
 	orangefs_debug_disabled = 0;
+
+	rc = orangefs_kernel_debug_init();
+
+out:
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/*
+ * initialize the kernel-debug file.
+ */
+static int orangefs_kernel_debug_init(void)
+{
+	int rc = -ENOMEM;
+	struct dentry *ret;
+	char *k_buffer = NULL;
+
+	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_DEBUGFS_DEBUG, "%s: start\n", __func__);
+
+	k_buffer = kzalloc(ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!k_buffer)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (strlen(kernel_debug_string) + 1 < ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN) {
+		strcpy(k_buffer, kernel_debug_string);
+		strcat(k_buffer, "\n");
+	} else {
+		strcpy(k_buffer, "none\n");
+		pr_info("%s: overflow 1!\n", __func__);
+	}
+
+	ret = debugfs_create_file(ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_FILE,
+				  0444,
+				  debug_dir,
+				  k_buffer,
+				  &kernel_debug_fops);
+	if (!ret) {
+		pr_info("%s: failed to create %s.\n",
+			__func__,
+			ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_FILE);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	rc = 0;
 
 out:
 
+	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_DEBUGFS_DEBUG, "%s: rc:%d:\n", __func__, rc);
 	return rc;
 }
 
+
 void orangefs_debugfs_cleanup(void)
 {
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(debug_dir);
@@ -196,49 +317,6 @@ static int help_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 }
 
 /*
- * initialize the kernel-debug file.
- */
-int orangefs_kernel_debug_init(void)
-{
-	int rc = -ENOMEM;
-	struct dentry *ret;
-	char *k_buffer = NULL;
-
-	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_DEBUGFS_DEBUG, "%s: start\n", __func__);
-
-	k_buffer = kzalloc(ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!k_buffer)
-		goto out;
-
-	if (strlen(kernel_debug_string) + 1 < ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN) {
-		strcpy(k_buffer, kernel_debug_string);
-		strcat(k_buffer, "\n");
-	} else {
-		strcpy(k_buffer, "none\n");
-		pr_info("%s: overflow 1!\n", __func__);
-	}
-
-	ret = debugfs_create_file(ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_FILE,
-				  0444,
-				  debug_dir,
-				  k_buffer,
-				  &kernel_debug_fops);
-	if (!ret) {
-		pr_info("%s: failed to create %s.\n",
-			__func__,
-			ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_FILE);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	rc = 0;
-
-out:
-
-	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_DEBUGFS_DEBUG, "%s: rc:%d:\n", __func__, rc);
-	return rc;
-}
-
-/*
  * initialize the client-debug file.
  */
 int orangefs_client_debug_init(void)
@@ -282,7 +360,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 /* open ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_FILE or ORANGEFS_CLIENT_DEBUG_FILE.*/
-int orangefs_debug_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+static int orangefs_debug_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	int rc = -ENODEV;
 
@@ -384,8 +462,8 @@ static ssize_t orangefs_debug_write(struct file *file,
 	 */
 	if (!strcmp(file->f_path.dentry->d_name.name,
 		    ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_FILE)) {
-		debug_string_to_mask(buf, &gossip_debug_mask, 0);
-		debug_mask_to_string(&gossip_debug_mask, 0);
+		debug_string_to_mask(buf, &orangefs_gossip_debug_mask, 0);
+		debug_mask_to_string(&orangefs_gossip_debug_mask, 0);
 		debug_string = kernel_debug_string;
 		gossip_debug(GOSSIP_DEBUGFS_DEBUG,
 			     "New kernel debug string is %s\n",
@@ -452,3 +530,546 @@ out:
 	kfree(buf);
 	return rc;
 }
+
+/*
+ * After obtaining a string representation of the client's debug
+ * keywords and their associated masks, this function is called to build an
+ * array of these values.
+ */
+static int orangefs_prepare_cdm_array(char *debug_array_string)
+{
+	int i;
+	int rc = -EINVAL;
+	char *cds_head = NULL;
+	char *cds_delimiter = NULL;
+	int keyword_len = 0;
+
+	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_UTILS_DEBUG, "%s: start\n", __func__);
+
+	/*
+	 * figure out how many elements the cdm_array needs.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < strlen(debug_array_string); i++)
+		if (debug_array_string[i] == '\n')
+			cdm_element_count++;
+
+	if (!cdm_element_count) {
+		pr_info("No elements in client debug array string!\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	cdm_array =
+		kzalloc(cdm_element_count * sizeof(struct client_debug_mask),
+			GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cdm_array) {
+		pr_info("malloc failed for cdm_array!\n");
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	cds_head = debug_array_string;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < cdm_element_count; i++) {
+		cds_delimiter = strchr(cds_head, '\n');
+		*cds_delimiter = '\0';
+
+		keyword_len = strcspn(cds_head, " ");
+
+		cdm_array[i].keyword = kzalloc(keyword_len + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!cdm_array[i].keyword) {
+			rc = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		sscanf(cds_head,
+		       "%s %llx %llx",
+		       cdm_array[i].keyword,
+		       (unsigned long long *)&(cdm_array[i].mask1),
+		       (unsigned long long *)&(cdm_array[i].mask2));
+
+		if (!strcmp(cdm_array[i].keyword, ORANGEFS_VERBOSE))
+			client_verbose_index = i;
+
+		if (!strcmp(cdm_array[i].keyword, ORANGEFS_ALL))
+			client_all_index = i;
+
+		cds_head = cds_delimiter + 1;
+	}
+
+	rc = cdm_element_count;
+
+	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_UTILS_DEBUG, "%s: rc:%d:\n", __func__, rc);
+
+out:
+
+	return rc;
+
+}
+
+/*
+ * /sys/kernel/debug/orangefs/debug-help can be catted to
+ * see all the available kernel and client debug keywords.
+ *
+ * When the kernel boots, we have no idea what keywords the
+ * client supports, nor their associated masks.
+ *
+ * We pass through this function once at boot and stamp a
+ * boilerplate "we don't know" message for the client in the
+ * debug-help file. We pass through here again when the client
+ * starts and then we can fill out the debug-help file fully.
+ *
+ * The client might be restarted any number of times between
+ * reboots, we only build the debug-help file the first time.
+ */
+int orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string(int at_boot)
+{
+	int rc = -EINVAL;
+	int i;
+	int byte_count = 0;
+	char *client_title = "Client Debug Keywords:\n";
+	char *kernel_title = "Kernel Debug Keywords:\n";
+
+	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_UTILS_DEBUG, "%s: start\n", __func__);
+
+	if (at_boot) {
+		byte_count += strlen(HELP_STRING_UNINITIALIZED);
+		client_title = HELP_STRING_UNINITIALIZED;
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * fill the client keyword/mask array and remember
+		 * how many elements there were.
+		 */
+		cdm_element_count =
+			orangefs_prepare_cdm_array(client_debug_array_string);
+		if (cdm_element_count <= 0)
+			goto out;
+
+		/* Count the bytes destined for debug_help_string. */
+		byte_count += strlen(client_title);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < cdm_element_count; i++) {
+			byte_count += strlen(cdm_array[i].keyword + 2);
+			if (byte_count >= DEBUG_HELP_STRING_SIZE) {
+				pr_info("%s: overflow 1!\n", __func__);
+				goto out;
+			}
+		}
+
+		gossip_debug(GOSSIP_UTILS_DEBUG,
+			     "%s: cdm_element_count:%d:\n",
+			     __func__,
+			     cdm_element_count);
+	}
+
+	byte_count += strlen(kernel_title);
+	for (i = 0; i < num_kmod_keyword_mask_map; i++) {
+		byte_count +=
+			strlen(s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[i].keyword + 2);
+		if (byte_count >= DEBUG_HELP_STRING_SIZE) {
+			pr_info("%s: overflow 2!\n", __func__);
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* build debug_help_string. */
+	debug_help_string = kzalloc(DEBUG_HELP_STRING_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!debug_help_string) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	strcat(debug_help_string, client_title);
+
+	if (!at_boot) {
+		for (i = 0; i < cdm_element_count; i++) {
+			strcat(debug_help_string, "\t");
+			strcat(debug_help_string, cdm_array[i].keyword);
+			strcat(debug_help_string, "\n");
+		}
+	}
+
+	strcat(debug_help_string, "\n");
+	strcat(debug_help_string, kernel_title);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_kmod_keyword_mask_map; i++) {
+		strcat(debug_help_string, "\t");
+		strcat(debug_help_string, s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[i].keyword);
+		strcat(debug_help_string, "\n");
+	}
+
+	rc = 0;
+
+out:
+
+	return rc;
+
+}
+
+/*
+ * kernel = type 0
+ * client = type 1
+ */
+static void debug_mask_to_string(void *mask, int type)
+{
+	int i;
+	int len = 0;
+	char *debug_string;
+	int element_count = 0;
+
+	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_UTILS_DEBUG, "%s: start\n", __func__);
+
+	if (type) {
+		debug_string = client_debug_string;
+		element_count = cdm_element_count;
+	} else {
+		debug_string = kernel_debug_string;
+		element_count = num_kmod_keyword_mask_map;
+	}
+
+	memset(debug_string, 0, ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN);
+
+	/*
+	 * Some keywords, like "all" or "verbose", are amalgams of
+	 * numerous other keywords. Make a special check for those
+	 * before grinding through the whole mask only to find out
+	 * later...
+	 */
+	if (check_amalgam_keyword(mask, type))
+		goto out;
+
+	/* Build the debug string. */
+	for (i = 0; i < element_count; i++)
+		if (type)
+			do_c_string(mask, i);
+		else
+			do_k_string(mask, i);
+
+	len = strlen(debug_string);
+
+	if ((len) && (type))
+		client_debug_string[len - 1] = '\0';
+	else if (len)
+		kernel_debug_string[len - 1] = '\0';
+	else if (type)
+		strcpy(client_debug_string, "none");
+	else
+		strcpy(kernel_debug_string, "none");
+
+out:
+gossip_debug(GOSSIP_UTILS_DEBUG, "%s: string:%s:\n", __func__, debug_string);
+
+	return;
+
+}
+
+static void do_k_string(void *k_mask, int index)
+{
+	__u64 *mask = (__u64 *) k_mask;
+
+	if (keyword_is_amalgam((char *) s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[index].keyword))
+		goto out;
+
+	if (*mask & s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[index].mask_val) {
+		if ((strlen(kernel_debug_string) +
+		     strlen(s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[index].keyword))
+			< ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN - 1) {
+				strcat(kernel_debug_string,
+				       s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[index].keyword);
+				strcat(kernel_debug_string, ",");
+			} else {
+				gossip_err("%s: overflow!\n", __func__);
+				strcpy(kernel_debug_string, ORANGEFS_ALL);
+				goto out;
+			}
+	}
+
+out:
+
+	return;
+}
+
+static void do_c_string(void *c_mask, int index)
+{
+	struct client_debug_mask *mask = (struct client_debug_mask *) c_mask;
+
+	if (keyword_is_amalgam(cdm_array[index].keyword))
+		goto out;
+
+	if ((mask->mask1 & cdm_array[index].mask1) ||
+	    (mask->mask2 & cdm_array[index].mask2)) {
+		if ((strlen(client_debug_string) +
+		     strlen(cdm_array[index].keyword) + 1)
+			< ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN - 2) {
+				strcat(client_debug_string,
+				       cdm_array[index].keyword);
+				strcat(client_debug_string, ",");
+			} else {
+				gossip_err("%s: overflow!\n", __func__);
+				strcpy(client_debug_string, ORANGEFS_ALL);
+				goto out;
+			}
+	}
+out:
+	return;
+}
+
+static int keyword_is_amalgam(char *keyword)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	if ((!strcmp(keyword, ORANGEFS_ALL)) || (!strcmp(keyword, ORANGEFS_VERBOSE)))
+		rc = 1;
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/*
+ * kernel = type 0
+ * client = type 1
+ *
+ * return 1 if we found an amalgam.
+ */
+static int check_amalgam_keyword(void *mask, int type)
+{
+	__u64 *k_mask;
+	struct client_debug_mask *c_mask;
+	int k_all_index = num_kmod_keyword_mask_map - 1;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	if (type) {
+		c_mask = (struct client_debug_mask *) mask;
+
+		if ((c_mask->mask1 == cdm_array[client_all_index].mask1) &&
+		    (c_mask->mask2 == cdm_array[client_all_index].mask2)) {
+			strcpy(client_debug_string, ORANGEFS_ALL);
+			rc = 1;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		if ((c_mask->mask1 == cdm_array[client_verbose_index].mask1) &&
+		    (c_mask->mask2 == cdm_array[client_verbose_index].mask2)) {
+			strcpy(client_debug_string, ORANGEFS_VERBOSE);
+			rc = 1;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+	} else {
+		k_mask = (__u64 *) mask;
+
+		if (*k_mask >= s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[k_all_index].mask_val) {
+			strcpy(kernel_debug_string, ORANGEFS_ALL);
+			rc = 1;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+out:
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/*
+ * kernel = type 0
+ * client = type 1
+ */
+static void debug_string_to_mask(char *debug_string, void *mask, int type)
+{
+	char *unchecked_keyword;
+	int i;
+	char *strsep_fodder = kstrdup(debug_string, GFP_KERNEL);
+	char *original_pointer;
+	int element_count = 0;
+	struct client_debug_mask *c_mask = NULL;
+	__u64 *k_mask = NULL;
+
+	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_UTILS_DEBUG, "%s: start\n", __func__);
+
+	if (type) {
+		c_mask = (struct client_debug_mask *)mask;
+		element_count = cdm_element_count;
+	} else {
+		k_mask = (__u64 *)mask;
+		*k_mask = 0;
+		element_count = num_kmod_keyword_mask_map;
+	}
+
+	original_pointer = strsep_fodder;
+	while ((unchecked_keyword = strsep(&strsep_fodder, ",")))
+		if (strlen(unchecked_keyword)) {
+			for (i = 0; i < element_count; i++)
+				if (type)
+					do_c_mask(i,
+						  unchecked_keyword,
+						  &c_mask);
+				else
+					do_k_mask(i,
+						  unchecked_keyword,
+						  &k_mask);
+		}
+
+	kfree(original_pointer);
+}
+
+static void do_c_mask(int i, char *unchecked_keyword,
+    struct client_debug_mask **sane_mask)
+{
+
+	if (!strcmp(cdm_array[i].keyword, unchecked_keyword)) {
+		(**sane_mask).mask1 = (**sane_mask).mask1 | cdm_array[i].mask1;
+		(**sane_mask).mask2 = (**sane_mask).mask2 | cdm_array[i].mask2;
+	}
+}
+
+static void do_k_mask(int i, char *unchecked_keyword, __u64 **sane_mask)
+{
+
+	if (!strcmp(s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[i].keyword, unchecked_keyword))
+		**sane_mask = (**sane_mask) |
+				s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[i].mask_val;
+}
+
+int orangefs_debugfs_new_client_mask(void __user *arg)
+{
+	struct dev_mask2_info_s mask2_info = {0};
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = copy_from_user(&mask2_info,
+			     (void __user *)arg,
+			     sizeof(struct dev_mask2_info_s));
+
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	client_debug_mask.mask1 = mask2_info.mask1_value;
+	client_debug_mask.mask2 = mask2_info.mask2_value;
+
+	pr_info("%s: client debug mask has been been received "
+		":%llx: :%llx:\n",
+		__func__,
+		(unsigned long long)client_debug_mask.mask1,
+		(unsigned long long)client_debug_mask.mask2);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int orangefs_debugfs_new_client_string(void __user *arg) 
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = copy_from_user(&client_debug_array_string,
+                                     (void __user *)arg,
+                                     ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	/*
+	 * The real client-core makes an effort to ensure
+	 * that actual strings that aren't too long to fit in
+	 * this buffer is what we get here. We're going to use
+	 * string functions on the stuff we got, so we'll make
+	 * this extra effort to try and keep from
+	 * flowing out of this buffer when we use the string
+	 * functions, even if somehow the stuff we end up
+	 * with here is garbage.
+	 */
+	client_debug_array_string[ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN - 1] =
+		'\0';
+	
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		pr_info("%s: CLIENT_STRING: copy_from_user failed\n",
+			__func__);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	pr_info("%s: client debug array string has been received.\n",
+		__func__);
+
+	if (!help_string_initialized) {
+
+		/* Free the "we don't know yet" default string... */
+		kfree(debug_help_string);
+
+		/* build a proper debug help string */
+		if (orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string(0)) {
+			gossip_err("%s: no debug help string \n",
+				   __func__);
+			return -EIO;
+		}
+
+		/* Replace the boilerplate boot-time debug-help file. */
+		debugfs_remove(help_file_dentry);
+
+		help_file_dentry =
+			debugfs_create_file(
+				ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_HELP_FILE,
+				0444,
+				debug_dir,
+				debug_help_string,
+				&debug_help_fops);
+
+		if (!help_file_dentry) {
+			gossip_err("%s: debugfs_create_file failed for"
+				   " :%s:!\n",
+				   __func__,
+				   ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_HELP_FILE);
+			return -EIO;
+		}
+	}
+
+	debug_mask_to_string(&client_debug_mask, 1);
+
+	debugfs_remove(client_debug_dentry);
+
+	orangefs_client_debug_init();
+
+	help_string_initialized++;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int orangefs_debugfs_new_debug(void __user *arg) 
+{
+	struct dev_mask_info_s mask_info = {0};
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = copy_from_user(&mask_info,
+			     (void __user *)arg,
+			     sizeof(mask_info));
+
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	if (mask_info.mask_type == KERNEL_MASK) {
+		if ((mask_info.mask_value == 0)
+		    && (kernel_mask_set_mod_init)) {
+			/*
+			 * the kernel debug mask was set when the
+			 * kernel module was loaded; don't override
+			 * it if the client-core was started without
+			 * a value for ORANGEFS_KMODMASK.
+			 */
+			return 0;
+		}
+		debug_mask_to_string(&mask_info.mask_value,
+				     mask_info.mask_type);
+		orangefs_gossip_debug_mask = mask_info.mask_value;
+		pr_info("%s: kernel debug mask has been modified to "
+			":%s: :%llx:\n",
+			__func__,
+			kernel_debug_string,
+			(unsigned long long)orangefs_gossip_debug_mask);
+	} else if (mask_info.mask_type == CLIENT_MASK) {
+		debug_mask_to_string(&mask_info.mask_value,
+				     mask_info.mask_type);
+		pr_info("%s: client debug mask has been modified to"
+			":%s: :%llx:\n",
+			__func__,
+			client_debug_string,
+			llu(mask_info.mask_value));
+	} else {
+		gossip_lerr("Invalid mask type....\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.h b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.h
index e4828c0e3ef9..803517269ba6 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.h
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.h
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-int orangefs_debugfs_init(void);
-int orangefs_kernel_debug_init(void);
+int orangefs_debugfs_init(int);
 void orangefs_debugfs_cleanup(void);
+int orangefs_client_debug_init(void);
+int orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string(int);
+int orangefs_debugfs_new_client_mask(void __user *);
+int orangefs_debugfs_new_client_string(void __user *);
+int orangefs_debugfs_new_debug(void __user *);
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
index 633c07a6e3d8..67d391c85465 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
@@ -100,16 +100,6 @@ enum orangefs_vfs_op_states {
 };
 
 /*
- * An array of client_debug_mask will be built to hold debug keyword/mask
- * values fetched from userspace.
- */
-struct client_debug_mask {
-	char *keyword;
-	__u64 mask1;
-	__u64 mask2;
-};
-
-/*
  * orangefs kernel memory related flags
  */
 
@@ -119,29 +109,6 @@ struct client_debug_mask {
 #define ORANGEFS_CACHE_CREATE_FLAGS 0
 #endif /* ((defined ORANGEFS_KERNEL_DEBUG) && (defined CONFIG_DEBUG_SLAB)) */
 
-/* these functions are defined in orangefs-utils.c */
-int orangefs_prepare_cdm_array(char *debug_array_string);
-int orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string(int);
-
-/* defined in orangefs-debugfs.c */
-int orangefs_client_debug_init(void);
-
-void debug_string_to_mask(char *, void *, int);
-void do_c_mask(int, char *, struct client_debug_mask **);
-void do_k_mask(int, char *, __u64 **);
-
-void debug_mask_to_string(void *, int);
-void do_k_string(void *, int);
-void do_c_string(void *, int);
-int check_amalgam_keyword(void *, int);
-int keyword_is_amalgam(char *);
-
-/*these variables are defined in orangefs-mod.c */
-extern char kernel_debug_string[ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN];
-extern char client_debug_string[ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN];
-extern char client_debug_array_string[ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN];
-extern unsigned int kernel_mask_set_mod_init;
-
 extern int orangefs_init_acl(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir);
 extern const struct xattr_handler *orangefs_xattr_handlers[];
 
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-mod.c b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-mod.c
index e9fd5755c05f..0028c60a46c7 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-mod.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-mod.c
@@ -21,30 +21,13 @@
  * global variables declared here
  */
 
-/* array of client debug keyword/mask values */
-struct client_debug_mask *cdm_array;
-int cdm_element_count;
-
-char kernel_debug_string[ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN] = "none";
-char client_debug_string[ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN];
-char client_debug_array_string[ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN];
-
-char *debug_help_string;
-int help_string_initialized;
-struct dentry *help_file_dentry;
-struct dentry *client_debug_dentry;
-struct dentry *debug_dir;
-int client_verbose_index;
-int client_all_index;
 struct orangefs_stats g_orangefs_stats;
 
 /* the size of the hash tables for ops in progress */
 int hash_table_size = 509;
 
 static ulong module_parm_debug_mask;
-__u64 gossip_debug_mask;
-struct client_debug_mask client_debug_mask = { NULL, 0, 0 };
-unsigned int kernel_mask_set_mod_init; /* implicitly false */
+__u64 orangefs_gossip_debug_mask;
 int op_timeout_secs = ORANGEFS_DEFAULT_OP_TIMEOUT_SECS;
 int slot_timeout_secs = ORANGEFS_DEFAULT_SLOT_TIMEOUT_SECS;
 int dcache_timeout_msecs = 50;
@@ -100,32 +83,6 @@ static int __init orangefs_init(void)
 	int ret = -1;
 	__u32 i = 0;
 
-	/* convert input debug mask to a 64-bit unsigned integer */
-	gossip_debug_mask = (unsigned long long) module_parm_debug_mask;
-
-	/*
-	 * set the kernel's gossip debug string; invalid mask values will
-	 * be ignored.
-	 */
-	debug_mask_to_string(&gossip_debug_mask, 0);
-
-	/* remove any invalid values from the mask */
-	debug_string_to_mask(kernel_debug_string, &gossip_debug_mask, 0);
-
-	/*
-	 * if the mask has a non-zero value, then indicate that the mask
-	 * was set when the kernel module was loaded.  The orangefs dev ioctl
-	 * command will look at this boolean to determine if the kernel's
-	 * debug mask should be overwritten when the client-core is started.
-	 */
-	if (gossip_debug_mask != 0)
-		kernel_mask_set_mod_init = true;
-
-	pr_info("%s: called with debug mask: :%s: :%llx:\n",
-		__func__,
-		kernel_debug_string,
-		(unsigned long long)gossip_debug_mask);
-
 	ret = bdi_init(&orangefs_backing_dev_info);
 
 	if (ret)
@@ -179,14 +136,10 @@ static int __init orangefs_init(void)
 	if (ret)
 		goto cleanup_key_table;
 
-	ret = orangefs_debugfs_init();
+	ret = orangefs_debugfs_init(module_parm_debug_mask);
 	if (ret)
 		goto debugfs_init_failed;
 
-	ret = orangefs_kernel_debug_init();
-	if (ret)
-		goto kernel_debug_init_failed;
-
 	ret = orangefs_sysfs_init();
 	if (ret)
 		goto sysfs_init_failed;
@@ -214,8 +167,6 @@ cleanup_device:
 
 sysfs_init_failed:
 
-kernel_debug_init_failed:
-
 debugfs_init_failed:
 	orangefs_debugfs_cleanup();
 
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-utils.c b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-utils.c
index 9a99285fe310..f7328f26cb00 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-utils.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-utils.c
@@ -656,401 +656,3 @@ __s32 ORANGEFS_util_translate_mode(int mode)
 	return ret;
 }
 #undef NUM_MODES
-
-/*
- * After obtaining a string representation of the client's debug
- * keywords and their associated masks, this function is called to build an
- * array of these values.
- */
-int orangefs_prepare_cdm_array(char *debug_array_string)
-{
-	int i;
-	int rc = -EINVAL;
-	char *cds_head = NULL;
-	char *cds_delimiter = NULL;
-	int keyword_len = 0;
-
-	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_UTILS_DEBUG, "%s: start\n", __func__);
-
-	/*
-	 * figure out how many elements the cdm_array needs.
-	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < strlen(debug_array_string); i++)
-		if (debug_array_string[i] == '\n')
-			cdm_element_count++;
-
-	if (!cdm_element_count) {
-		pr_info("No elements in client debug array string!\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	cdm_array =
-		kzalloc(cdm_element_count * sizeof(struct client_debug_mask),
-			GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!cdm_array) {
-		pr_info("malloc failed for cdm_array!\n");
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	cds_head = debug_array_string;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < cdm_element_count; i++) {
-		cds_delimiter = strchr(cds_head, '\n');
-		*cds_delimiter = '\0';
-
-		keyword_len = strcspn(cds_head, " ");
-
-		cdm_array[i].keyword = kzalloc(keyword_len + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!cdm_array[i].keyword) {
-			rc = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out;
-		}
-
-		sscanf(cds_head,
-		       "%s %llx %llx",
-		       cdm_array[i].keyword,
-		       (unsigned long long *)&(cdm_array[i].mask1),
-		       (unsigned long long *)&(cdm_array[i].mask2));
-
-		if (!strcmp(cdm_array[i].keyword, ORANGEFS_VERBOSE))
-			client_verbose_index = i;
-
-		if (!strcmp(cdm_array[i].keyword, ORANGEFS_ALL))
-			client_all_index = i;
-
-		cds_head = cds_delimiter + 1;
-	}
-
-	rc = cdm_element_count;
-
-	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_UTILS_DEBUG, "%s: rc:%d:\n", __func__, rc);
-
-out:
-
-	return rc;
-
-}
-
-/*
- * /sys/kernel/debug/orangefs/debug-help can be catted to
- * see all the available kernel and client debug keywords.
- *
- * When the kernel boots, we have no idea what keywords the
- * client supports, nor their associated masks.
- *
- * We pass through this function once at boot and stamp a
- * boilerplate "we don't know" message for the client in the
- * debug-help file. We pass through here again when the client
- * starts and then we can fill out the debug-help file fully.
- *
- * The client might be restarted any number of times between
- * reboots, we only build the debug-help file the first time.
- */
-int orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string(int at_boot)
-{
-	int rc = -EINVAL;
-	int i;
-	int byte_count = 0;
-	char *client_title = "Client Debug Keywords:\n";
-	char *kernel_title = "Kernel Debug Keywords:\n";
-
-	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_UTILS_DEBUG, "%s: start\n", __func__);
-
-	if (at_boot) {
-		byte_count += strlen(HELP_STRING_UNINITIALIZED);
-		client_title = HELP_STRING_UNINITIALIZED;
-	} else {
-		/*
-		 * fill the client keyword/mask array and remember
-		 * how many elements there were.
-		 */
-		cdm_element_count =
-			orangefs_prepare_cdm_array(client_debug_array_string);
-		if (cdm_element_count <= 0)
-			goto out;
-
-		/* Count the bytes destined for debug_help_string. */
-		byte_count += strlen(client_title);
-
-		for (i = 0; i < cdm_element_count; i++) {
-			byte_count += strlen(cdm_array[i].keyword + 2);
-			if (byte_count >= DEBUG_HELP_STRING_SIZE) {
-				pr_info("%s: overflow 1!\n", __func__);
-				goto out;
-			}
-		}
-
-		gossip_debug(GOSSIP_UTILS_DEBUG,
-			     "%s: cdm_element_count:%d:\n",
-			     __func__,
-			     cdm_element_count);
-	}
-
-	byte_count += strlen(kernel_title);
-	for (i = 0; i < num_kmod_keyword_mask_map; i++) {
-		byte_count +=
-			strlen(s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[i].keyword + 2);
-		if (byte_count >= DEBUG_HELP_STRING_SIZE) {
-			pr_info("%s: overflow 2!\n", __func__);
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* build debug_help_string. */
-	debug_help_string = kzalloc(DEBUG_HELP_STRING_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!debug_help_string) {
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	strcat(debug_help_string, client_title);
-
-	if (!at_boot) {
-		for (i = 0; i < cdm_element_count; i++) {
-			strcat(debug_help_string, "\t");
-			strcat(debug_help_string, cdm_array[i].keyword);
-			strcat(debug_help_string, "\n");
-		}
-	}
-
-	strcat(debug_help_string, "\n");
-	strcat(debug_help_string, kernel_title);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < num_kmod_keyword_mask_map; i++) {
-		strcat(debug_help_string, "\t");
-		strcat(debug_help_string, s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[i].keyword);
-		strcat(debug_help_string, "\n");
-	}
-
-	rc = 0;
-
-out:
-
-	return rc;
-
-}
-
-/*
- * kernel = type 0
- * client = type 1
- */
-void debug_mask_to_string(void *mask, int type)
-{
-	int i;
-	int len = 0;
-	char *debug_string;
-	int element_count = 0;
-
-	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_UTILS_DEBUG, "%s: start\n", __func__);
-
-	if (type) {
-		debug_string = client_debug_string;
-		element_count = cdm_element_count;
-	} else {
-		debug_string = kernel_debug_string;
-		element_count = num_kmod_keyword_mask_map;
-	}
-
-	memset(debug_string, 0, ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN);
-
-	/*
-	 * Some keywords, like "all" or "verbose", are amalgams of
-	 * numerous other keywords. Make a special check for those
-	 * before grinding through the whole mask only to find out
-	 * later...
-	 */
-	if (check_amalgam_keyword(mask, type))
-		goto out;
-
-	/* Build the debug string. */
-	for (i = 0; i < element_count; i++)
-		if (type)
-			do_c_string(mask, i);
-		else
-			do_k_string(mask, i);
-
-	len = strlen(debug_string);
-
-	if ((len) && (type))
-		client_debug_string[len - 1] = '\0';
-	else if (len)
-		kernel_debug_string[len - 1] = '\0';
-	else if (type)
-		strcpy(client_debug_string, "none");
-	else
-		strcpy(kernel_debug_string, "none");
-
-out:
-gossip_debug(GOSSIP_UTILS_DEBUG, "%s: string:%s:\n", __func__, debug_string);
-
-	return;
-
-}
-
-void do_k_string(void *k_mask, int index)
-{
-	__u64 *mask = (__u64 *) k_mask;
-
-	if (keyword_is_amalgam((char *) s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[index].keyword))
-		goto out;
-
-	if (*mask & s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[index].mask_val) {
-		if ((strlen(kernel_debug_string) +
-		     strlen(s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[index].keyword))
-			< ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN - 1) {
-				strcat(kernel_debug_string,
-				       s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[index].keyword);
-				strcat(kernel_debug_string, ",");
-			} else {
-				gossip_err("%s: overflow!\n", __func__);
-				strcpy(kernel_debug_string, ORANGEFS_ALL);
-				goto out;
-			}
-	}
-
-out:
-
-	return;
-}
-
-void do_c_string(void *c_mask, int index)
-{
-	struct client_debug_mask *mask = (struct client_debug_mask *) c_mask;
-
-	if (keyword_is_amalgam(cdm_array[index].keyword))
-		goto out;
-
-	if ((mask->mask1 & cdm_array[index].mask1) ||
-	    (mask->mask2 & cdm_array[index].mask2)) {
-		if ((strlen(client_debug_string) +
-		     strlen(cdm_array[index].keyword) + 1)
-			< ORANGEFS_MAX_DEBUG_STRING_LEN - 2) {
-				strcat(client_debug_string,
-				       cdm_array[index].keyword);
-				strcat(client_debug_string, ",");
-			} else {
-				gossip_err("%s: overflow!\n", __func__);
-				strcpy(client_debug_string, ORANGEFS_ALL);
-				goto out;
-			}
-	}
-out:
-	return;
-}
-
-int keyword_is_amalgam(char *keyword)
-{
-	int rc = 0;
-
-	if ((!strcmp(keyword, ORANGEFS_ALL)) || (!strcmp(keyword, ORANGEFS_VERBOSE)))
-		rc = 1;
-
-	return rc;
-}
-
-/*
- * kernel = type 0
- * client = type 1
- *
- * return 1 if we found an amalgam.
- */
-int check_amalgam_keyword(void *mask, int type)
-{
-	__u64 *k_mask;
-	struct client_debug_mask *c_mask;
-	int k_all_index = num_kmod_keyword_mask_map - 1;
-	int rc = 0;
-
-	if (type) {
-		c_mask = (struct client_debug_mask *) mask;
-
-		if ((c_mask->mask1 == cdm_array[client_all_index].mask1) &&
-		    (c_mask->mask2 == cdm_array[client_all_index].mask2)) {
-			strcpy(client_debug_string, ORANGEFS_ALL);
-			rc = 1;
-			goto out;
-		}
-
-		if ((c_mask->mask1 == cdm_array[client_verbose_index].mask1) &&
-		    (c_mask->mask2 == cdm_array[client_verbose_index].mask2)) {
-			strcpy(client_debug_string, ORANGEFS_VERBOSE);
-			rc = 1;
-			goto out;
-		}
-
-	} else {
-		k_mask = (__u64 *) mask;
-
-		if (*k_mask >= s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[k_all_index].mask_val) {
-			strcpy(kernel_debug_string, ORANGEFS_ALL);
-			rc = 1;
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
-out:
-
-	return rc;
-}
-
-/*
- * kernel = type 0
- * client = type 1
- */
-void debug_string_to_mask(char *debug_string, void *mask, int type)
-{
-	char *unchecked_keyword;
-	int i;
-	char *strsep_fodder = kstrdup(debug_string, GFP_KERNEL);
-	char *original_pointer;
-	int element_count = 0;
-	struct client_debug_mask *c_mask;
-	__u64 *k_mask;
-
-	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_UTILS_DEBUG, "%s: start\n", __func__);
-
-	if (type) {
-		c_mask = (struct client_debug_mask *)mask;
-		element_count = cdm_element_count;
-	} else {
-		k_mask = (__u64 *)mask;
-		*k_mask = 0;
-		element_count = num_kmod_keyword_mask_map;
-	}
-
-	original_pointer = strsep_fodder;
-	while ((unchecked_keyword = strsep(&strsep_fodder, ",")))
-		if (strlen(unchecked_keyword)) {
-			for (i = 0; i < element_count; i++)
-				if (type)
-					do_c_mask(i,
-						  unchecked_keyword,
-						  &c_mask);
-				else
-					do_k_mask(i,
-						  unchecked_keyword,
-						  &k_mask);
-		}
-
-	kfree(original_pointer);
-}
-
-void do_c_mask(int i,
-	       char *unchecked_keyword,
-	       struct client_debug_mask **sane_mask)
-{
-
-	if (!strcmp(cdm_array[i].keyword, unchecked_keyword)) {
-		(**sane_mask).mask1 = (**sane_mask).mask1 | cdm_array[i].mask1;
-		(**sane_mask).mask2 = (**sane_mask).mask2 | cdm_array[i].mask2;
-	}
-}
-
-void do_k_mask(int i, char *unchecked_keyword, __u64 **sane_mask)
-{
-
-	if (!strcmp(s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[i].keyword, unchecked_keyword))
-		**sane_mask = (**sane_mask) |
-				s_kmod_keyword_mask_map[i].mask_val;
-}
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/protocol.h b/fs/orangefs/protocol.h
index 3d7418c728f5..971307ad69be 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/protocol.h
+++ b/fs/orangefs/protocol.h
@@ -4,26 +4,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/ioctl.h>
 
-extern struct client_debug_mask *cdm_array;
-extern char *debug_help_string;
-extern int help_string_initialized;
-extern struct dentry *debug_dir;
-extern struct dentry *help_file_dentry;
-extern struct dentry *client_debug_dentry;
-extern const struct file_operations debug_help_fops;
-extern int client_all_index;
-extern int client_verbose_index;
-extern int cdm_element_count;
-#define DEBUG_HELP_STRING_SIZE 4096
-#define HELP_STRING_UNINITIALIZED \
-	"Client Debug Keywords are unknown until the first time\n" \
-	"the client is started after boot.\n"
-#define ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_HELP_FILE "debug-help"
-#define ORANGEFS_KMOD_DEBUG_FILE "kernel-debug"
-#define ORANGEFS_CLIENT_DEBUG_FILE "client-debug"
-#define ORANGEFS_VERBOSE "verbose"
-#define ORANGEFS_ALL "all"
-
 /* pvfs2-config.h ***********************************************************/
 #define ORANGEFS_VERSION_MAJOR 2
 #define ORANGEFS_VERSION_MINOR 9
@@ -426,13 +406,12 @@ do {									\
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__);			\
 } while (0)
 #else
-extern __u64 gossip_debug_mask;
-extern struct client_debug_mask client_debug_mask;
+extern __u64 orangefs_gossip_debug_mask;
 
 /* try to avoid function call overhead by checking masks in macro */
 #define gossip_debug(mask, fmt, ...)					\
 do {									\
-	if (gossip_debug_mask & (mask))					\
+	if (orangefs_gossip_debug_mask & (mask))			\
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__);			\
 } while (0)
 #endif /* GOSSIP_DISABLE_DEBUG */