diff --git a/src/common/TrackedOp.cc b/src/common/TrackedOp.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d1dbc1e7135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/TrackedOp.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
+// -*- mode:C++; tab-width:8; c-basic-offset:2; indent-tabs-mode:t -*-
+// vim: ts=8 sw=2 smarttab
+/*
+ * Ceph - scalable distributed file system
+ *
+ * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License version 2.1, as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation.  See file COPYING.
+ * Copyright 2013 Inktank
+ */
+
+#include "TrackedOp.h"
+#include "common/Formatter.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+#include "common/debug.h"
+#include "common/config.h"
+#include "msg/Message.h"
+#include "include/assert.h"
+
+#define dout_subsys ceph_subsys_optracker
+#undef dout_prefix
+#define dout_prefix _prefix(_dout)
+
+static ostream& _prefix(std::ostream* _dout)
+{
+  return *_dout << "-- op tracker -- ";
+}
+
+void OpHistory::on_shutdown()
+{
+  arrived.clear();
+  duration.clear();
+  shutdown = true;
+}
+
+void OpHistory::insert(utime_t now, TrackedOpRef op)
+{
+  if (shutdown)
+    return;
+  duration.insert(make_pair(op->get_duration(), op));
+  arrived.insert(make_pair(op->get_arrived(), op));
+  cleanup(now);
+}
+
+void OpHistory::cleanup(utime_t now)
+{
+  while (arrived.size() &&
+	 (now - arrived.begin()->first >
+	  (double)(history_duration))) {
+    duration.erase(make_pair(
+	arrived.begin()->second->get_duration(),
+	arrived.begin()->second));
+    arrived.erase(arrived.begin());
+  }
+
+  while (duration.size() > history_size) {
+    arrived.erase(make_pair(
+	duration.begin()->second->get_arrived(),
+	duration.begin()->second));
+    duration.erase(duration.begin());
+  }
+}
+
+void OpHistory::dump_ops(utime_t now, Formatter *f)
+{
+  cleanup(now);
+  f->open_object_section("OpHistory");
+  f->dump_int("num to keep", history_size);
+  f->dump_int("duration to keep", history_duration);
+  {
+    f->open_array_section("Ops");
+    for (set<pair<utime_t, TrackedOpRef> >::const_iterator i =
+	   arrived.begin();
+	 i != arrived.end();
+	 ++i) {
+      f->open_object_section("Op");
+      i->second->dump(now, f);
+      f->close_section();
+    }
+    f->close_section();
+  }
+  f->close_section();
+}
+
+void OpTracker::dump_historic_ops(Formatter *f)
+{
+  Mutex::Locker locker(ops_in_flight_lock);
+  utime_t now = ceph_clock_now(cct);
+  history.dump_ops(now, f);
+}
+
+void OpTracker::dump_ops_in_flight(Formatter *f)
+{
+  Mutex::Locker locker(ops_in_flight_lock);
+  f->open_object_section("ops_in_flight"); // overall dump
+  f->dump_int("num_ops", ops_in_flight.size());
+  f->open_array_section("ops"); // list of TrackedOps
+  utime_t now = ceph_clock_now(cct);
+  for (xlist<TrackedOp*>::iterator p = ops_in_flight.begin(); !p.end(); ++p) {
+    f->open_object_section("op");
+    (*p)->dump(now, f);
+    f->close_section(); // this TrackedOp
+  }
+  f->close_section(); // list of TrackedOps
+  f->close_section(); // overall dump
+}
+
+void OpTracker::register_inflight_op(xlist<TrackedOp*>::item *i)
+{
+  Mutex::Locker locker(ops_in_flight_lock);
+  ops_in_flight.push_back(i);
+  ops_in_flight.back()->seq = seq++;
+}
+
+void OpTracker::unregister_inflight_op(TrackedOp *i)
+{
+  Mutex::Locker locker(ops_in_flight_lock);
+  assert(i->xitem.get_list() == &ops_in_flight);
+  utime_t now = ceph_clock_now(cct);
+  i->xitem.remove_myself();
+  i->request->clear_data();
+  history.insert(now, TrackedOpRef(i));
+}
+
+bool OpTracker::check_ops_in_flight(std::vector<string> &warning_vector)
+{
+  Mutex::Locker locker(ops_in_flight_lock);
+  if (!ops_in_flight.size())
+    return false;
+
+  utime_t now = ceph_clock_now(cct);
+  utime_t too_old = now;
+  too_old -= complaint_time;
+
+  utime_t oldest_secs = now - ops_in_flight.front()->get_arrived();
+
+  dout(10) << "ops_in_flight.size: " << ops_in_flight.size()
+           << "; oldest is " << oldest_secs
+           << " seconds old" << dendl;
+
+  if (oldest_secs < complaint_time)
+    return false;
+
+  xlist<TrackedOp*>::iterator i = ops_in_flight.begin();
+  warning_vector.reserve(log_threshold + 1);
+
+  int slow = 0;     // total slow
+  int warned = 0;   // total logged
+  while (!i.end() && (*i)->get_arrived() < too_old) {
+    slow++;
+
+    // exponential backoff of warning intervals
+    if (((*i)->get_arrived() +
+	 (complaint_time * (*i)->warn_interval_multiplier)) < now) {
+      // will warn
+      if (warning_vector.empty())
+	warning_vector.push_back("");
+      warned++;
+      if (warned > log_threshold)
+        break;
+
+      utime_t age = now - (*i)->get_arrived();
+      stringstream ss;
+      ss << "slow request " << age << " seconds old, received at " << (*i)->get_arrived()
+	 << ": " << *((*i)->request) << " currently "
+	 << ((*i)->current.size() ? (*i)->current : (*i)->state_string());
+      warning_vector.push_back(ss.str());
+
+      // only those that have been shown will backoff
+      (*i)->warn_interval_multiplier *= 2;
+    }
+    ++i;
+  }
+
+  // only summarize if we warn about any.  if everything has backed
+  // off, we will stay silent.
+  if (warned > 0) {
+    stringstream ss;
+    ss << slow << " slow requests, " << warned << " included below; oldest blocked for > "
+       << oldest_secs << " secs";
+    warning_vector[0] = ss.str();
+  }
+
+  return warning_vector.size();
+}
+
+void OpTracker::get_age_ms_histogram(pow2_hist_t *h)
+{
+  Mutex::Locker locker(ops_in_flight_lock);
+
+  h->clear();
+
+  utime_t now = ceph_clock_now(NULL);
+  unsigned bin = 30;
+  uint32_t lb = 1 << (bin-1);  // lower bound for this bin
+  int count = 0;
+  for (xlist<TrackedOp*>::iterator i = ops_in_flight.begin(); !i.end(); ++i) {
+    utime_t age = now - (*i)->get_arrived();
+    uint32_t ms = (long)(age * 1000.0);
+    if (ms >= lb) {
+      count++;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (count)
+      h->set(bin, count);
+    while (lb > ms) {
+      bin--;
+      lb >>= 1;
+    }
+    count = 1;
+  }
+  if (count)
+    h->set(bin, count);
+}
+
+void OpTracker::mark_event(TrackedOp *op, const string &dest)
+{
+  utime_t now = ceph_clock_now(cct);
+  return _mark_event(op, dest, now);
+}
+
+void OpTracker::_mark_event(TrackedOp *op, const string &evt,
+			    utime_t time)
+{
+  Mutex::Locker locker(ops_in_flight_lock);
+  dout(5) << //"reqid: " << op->get_reqid() <<
+	     ", seq: " << op->seq
+	  << ", time: " << time << ", event: " << evt
+	  << ", request: " << *op->request << dendl;
+}
+
+void OpTracker::RemoveOnDelete::operator()(TrackedOp *op) {
+  op->mark_event("done");
+  tracker->unregister_inflight_op(op);
+  // Do not delete op, unregister_inflight_op took control
+}
+
+void TrackedOp::mark_event(const string &event)
+{
+  utime_t now = ceph_clock_now(g_ceph_context);
+  {
+    Mutex::Locker l(lock);
+    events.push_back(make_pair(now, event));
+  }
+  tracker->mark_event(this, event);
+  _event_marked();
+}
+
+void TrackedOp::dump(utime_t now, Formatter *f) const
+{
+  Message *m = request;
+  stringstream name;
+  m->print(name);
+  f->dump_string("description", name.str().c_str()); // this TrackedOp
+  f->dump_stream("received_at") << get_arrived();
+  f->dump_float("age", now - get_arrived());
+  f->dump_float("duration", get_duration());
+  {
+    f->open_array_section("type_data");
+    _dump(now, f);
+    f->close_section();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/common/TrackedOp.h b/src/common/TrackedOp.h
index 753331df7f3..44e03905759 100644
--- a/src/common/TrackedOp.h
+++ b/src/common/TrackedOp.h
@@ -17,15 +17,163 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <include/utime.h>
 #include "common/Mutex.h"
+#include "include/histogram.h"
 #include "include/xlist.h"
 #include "msg/Message.h"
 #include <tr1/memory>
 
-class TrackedOp {
-public:
-  virtual void mark_event(const string &event) = 0;
-  virtual ~TrackedOp() {}
-};
+class TrackedOp;
 typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<TrackedOp> TrackedOpRef;
 
+class OpTracker;
+class OpHistory {
+  set<pair<utime_t, TrackedOpRef> > arrived;
+  set<pair<double, TrackedOpRef> > duration;
+  void cleanup(utime_t now);
+  bool shutdown;
+  OpTracker *tracker;
+  uint32_t history_size;
+  uint32_t history_duration;
+
+public:
+  OpHistory(OpTracker *tracker_) : shutdown(false), tracker(tracker_),
+  history_size(0), history_duration(0) {}
+  ~OpHistory() {
+    assert(arrived.empty());
+    assert(duration.empty());
+  }
+  void insert(utime_t now, TrackedOpRef op);
+  void dump_ops(utime_t now, Formatter *f);
+  void on_shutdown();
+  void set_size_and_duration(uint32_t new_size, uint32_t new_duration) {
+    history_size = new_size;
+    history_duration = new_duration;
+  }
+};
+
+class OpTracker {
+  class RemoveOnDelete {
+    OpTracker *tracker;
+  public:
+    RemoveOnDelete(OpTracker *tracker) : tracker(tracker) {}
+    void operator()(TrackedOp *op);
+  };
+  friend class RemoveOnDelete;
+  friend class OpHistory;
+  uint64_t seq;
+  Mutex ops_in_flight_lock;
+  xlist<TrackedOp *> ops_in_flight;
+  OpHistory history;
+  float complaint_time;
+  int log_threshold;
+
+public:
+  CephContext *cct;
+  OpTracker(CephContext *cct_) : seq(0), ops_in_flight_lock("OpTracker mutex"),
+      history(this), complaint_time(0), log_threshold(0), cct(cct_) {}
+  void set_complaint_and_threshold(float time, int threshold) {
+    complaint_time = time;
+    log_threshold = threshold;
+  }
+  void set_history_size_and_duration(uint32_t new_size, uint32_t new_duration) {
+    history.set_size_and_duration(new_size, new_duration);
+  }
+  void dump_ops_in_flight(Formatter *f);
+  void dump_historic_ops(Formatter *f);
+  void register_inflight_op(xlist<TrackedOp*>::item *i);
+  void unregister_inflight_op(TrackedOp *i);
+
+  void get_age_ms_histogram(pow2_hist_t *h);
+
+  /**
+   * Look for Ops which are too old, and insert warning
+   * strings for each Op that is too old.
+   *
+   * @param warning_strings A vector<string> reference which is filled
+   * with a warning string for each old Op.
+   * @return True if there are any Ops to warn on, false otherwise.
+   */
+  bool check_ops_in_flight(std::vector<string> &warning_strings);
+  void mark_event(TrackedOp *op, const string &evt);
+  void _mark_event(TrackedOp *op, const string &evt, utime_t now);
+
+  void on_shutdown() {
+    Mutex::Locker l(ops_in_flight_lock);
+    history.on_shutdown();
+  }
+  ~OpTracker() {
+    assert(ops_in_flight.empty());
+  }
+
+  template <typename T>
+  typename T::Ref create_request(Message *ref)
+  {
+    typename T::Ref retval(new T(ref, this),
+			   RemoveOnDelete(this));
+    
+    _mark_event(retval.get(), "header_read", ref->get_recv_stamp());
+    _mark_event(retval.get(), "throttled", ref->get_throttle_stamp());
+    _mark_event(retval.get(), "all_read", ref->get_recv_complete_stamp());
+    _mark_event(retval.get(), "dispatched", ref->get_dispatch_stamp());
+    
+    retval->init_from_message();
+    
+    return retval;
+  }
+};
+
+class TrackedOp {
+private:
+  friend class OpHistory;
+  friend class OpTracker;
+  xlist<TrackedOp*>::item xitem;
+protected:
+  Message *request; /// the logical request we are tracking
+  OpTracker *tracker; /// the tracker we are associated with
+
+  list<pair<utime_t, string> > events; /// list of events and their times
+  Mutex lock; /// to protect the events list
+  string current; /// the current state the event is in
+  uint64_t seq; /// a unique value set by the OpTracker
+
+  uint32_t warn_interval_multiplier; // limits output of a given op warning
+
+  TrackedOp(Message *req, OpTracker *_tracker) :
+    xitem(this),
+    request(req),
+    tracker(_tracker),
+    lock("TrackedOp::lock"),
+    seq(0),
+    warn_interval_multiplier(1)
+  {
+    tracker->register_inflight_op(&xitem);
+  }
+
+  virtual void init_from_message() {}
+  /// output any type-specific data you want to get when dump() is called
+  virtual void _dump(utime_t now, Formatter *f) const {}
+  /// if you want something else to happen when events are marked, implement
+  virtual void _event_marked() {}
+
+public:
+  virtual ~TrackedOp() { assert(request); request->put(); }
+
+  utime_t get_arrived() const {
+    return request->get_recv_stamp();
+  }
+  // This function maybe needs some work; assumes last event is completion time
+  double get_duration() const {
+    return events.size() ?
+      (events.rbegin()->first - get_arrived()) :
+      0.0;
+  }
+  Message *get_req() const { return request; }
+
+  void mark_event(const string &event);
+  virtual const char *state_string() const {
+    return events.rbegin()->second.c_str();
+  }
+  void dump(utime_t now, Formatter *f) const;
+};
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/include/Makefile.am b/src/include/Makefile.am
index 2d98e777f00..c8823ce523d 100644
--- a/src/include/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/include/Makefile.am
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS += \
 	include/filepath.h \
 	include/frag.h \
 	include/hash.h \
+	include/histogram.h \
 	include/intarith.h \
 	include/interval_set.h \
 	include/int_types.h \
diff --git a/src/include/histogram.h b/src/include/histogram.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c817b1ec175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/histogram.h
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// -*- mode:C++; tab-width:8; c-basic-offset:2; indent-tabs-mode:t -*-
+// vim: ts=8 sw=2 smarttab
+/*
+ * Ceph - scalable distributed file system
+ *
+ * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License version 2.1, as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation.  See file COPYING.
+ * Copyright 2013 Inktank
+ */
+
+#ifndef HISTOGRAM_H_
+#define HISTOGRAM_H_
+
+/**
+ * power of 2 histogram
+ */
+struct pow2_hist_t { //
+  /**
+   * histogram
+   *
+   * bin size is 2^index
+   * value is count of elements that are <= the current bin but > the previous bin.
+   */
+  vector<int32_t> h;
+
+private:
+  /// expand to at least another's size
+  void _expand_to(unsigned s) {
+    if (s > h.size())
+      h.resize(s, 0);
+  }
+  /// drop useless trailing 0's
+  void _contract() {
+    unsigned p = h.size();
+    while (p > 0 && h[p-1] == 0)
+      --p;
+    h.resize(p);
+  }
+
+public:
+  void clear() {
+    h.clear();
+  }
+  void set(int bin, int32_t v) {
+    _expand_to(bin + 1);
+    h[bin] = v;
+    _contract();
+  }
+
+  void add(const pow2_hist_t& o) {
+    _expand_to(o.h.size());
+    for (unsigned p = 0; p < o.h.size(); ++p)
+      h[p] += o.h[p];
+    _contract();
+  }
+  void sub(const pow2_hist_t& o) {
+    _expand_to(o.h.size());
+    for (unsigned p = 0; p < o.h.size(); ++p)
+      h[p] -= o.h[p];
+    _contract();
+  }
+
+  int32_t upper_bound() const {
+    return 1 << h.size();
+  }
+
+  void dump(Formatter *f) const;
+  void encode(bufferlist &bl) const;
+  void decode(bufferlist::iterator &bl);
+  static void generate_test_instances(std::list<pow2_hist_t*>& o);
+};
+WRITE_CLASS_ENCODER(pow2_hist_t)
+
+#endif /* HISTOGRAM_H_ */
diff --git a/src/mon/PGMonitor.h b/src/mon/PGMonitor.h
index 44015395e94..d29f47c1c43 100644
--- a/src/mon/PGMonitor.h
+++ b/src/mon/PGMonitor.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #include "PaxosService.h"
 #include "include/types.h"
 #include "include/utime.h"
+#include "include/histogram.h"
 #include "msg/Messenger.h"
 #include "common/config.h"
 #include "mon/MonitorDBStore.h"
diff --git a/src/objclass/class_api.cc b/src/objclass/class_api.cc
index 1ac224cdfe7..bb26c752f9b 100644
--- a/src/objclass/class_api.cc
+++ b/src/objclass/class_api.cc
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ int cls_read(cls_method_context_t hctx, int ofs, int len,
 int cls_get_request_origin(cls_method_context_t hctx, entity_inst_t *origin)
 {
   ReplicatedPG::OpContext **pctx = static_cast<ReplicatedPG::OpContext **>(hctx);
-  *origin = (*pctx)->op->request->get_orig_source_inst();
+  *origin = (*pctx)->op->get_req()->get_orig_source_inst();
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/os/Makefile.am b/src/os/Makefile.am
index b7fef8dd209..4f12a6a3278 100644
--- a/src/os/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/os/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ libos_la_SOURCES = \
 	os/WBThrottle.cc \
 	os/BtrfsFileStoreBackend.cc \
 	os/GenericFileStoreBackend.cc \
-	os/ZFSFileStoreBackend.cc
+	os/ZFSFileStoreBackend.cc \
+	common/TrackedOp.cc
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES += libos.la
 
 noinst_HEADERS += \
diff --git a/src/osd/Makefile.am b/src/osd/Makefile.am
index 9d3bc1d5e47..cae02015fce 100644
--- a/src/osd/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/osd/Makefile.am
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ libosd_la_SOURCES = \
 	osd/Watch.cc \
 	osd/ClassHandler.cc \
 	osd/OpRequest.cc \
+	common/TrackedOp.cc \
 	osd/SnapMapper.cc \
 	osd/osd_types.cc \
 	objclass/class_api.cc
diff --git a/src/osd/OSD.cc b/src/osd/OSD.cc
index 8ce11bb558c..b2aa2ebbcd2 100644
--- a/src/osd/OSD.cc
+++ b/src/osd/OSD.cc
@@ -907,6 +907,10 @@ OSD::OSD(CephContext *cct_, int id, Messenger *internal_messenger, Messenger *ex
   service(this)
 {
   monc->set_messenger(client_messenger);
+  op_tracker.set_complaint_and_threshold(cct->_conf->osd_op_complaint_time,
+                                         cct->_conf->osd_op_log_threshold);
+  op_tracker.set_history_size_and_duration(cct->_conf->osd_op_history_size,
+                                           cct->_conf->osd_op_history_duration);
 }
 
 OSD::~OSD()
@@ -4539,7 +4543,7 @@ void OSD::do_waiters()
 
 void OSD::dispatch_op(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  switch (op->request->get_type()) {
+  switch (op->get_req()->get_type()) {
 
   case MSG_OSD_PG_CREATE:
     handle_pg_create(op);
@@ -4665,7 +4669,7 @@ void OSD::_dispatch(Message *m)
 
   default:
     {
-      OpRequestRef op = op_tracker.create_request(m);
+      OpRequestRef op = op_tracker.create_request<OpRequest>(m);
       op->mark_event("waiting_for_osdmap");
       // no map?  starting up?
       if (!osdmap) {
@@ -5711,9 +5715,9 @@ bool OSD::require_mon_peer(Message *m)
 
 bool OSD::require_osd_peer(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  if (!op->request->get_connection()->peer_is_osd()) {
-    dout(0) << "require_osd_peer received from non-osd " << op->request->get_connection()->get_peer_addr()
-	    << " " << *op->request << dendl;
+  if (!op->get_req()->get_connection()->peer_is_osd()) {
+    dout(0) << "require_osd_peer received from non-osd " << op->get_req()->get_connection()->get_peer_addr()
+	    << " " << *op->get_req() << dendl;
     return false;
   }
   return true;
@@ -5725,7 +5729,7 @@ bool OSD::require_osd_peer(OpRequestRef op)
  */
 bool OSD::require_same_or_newer_map(OpRequestRef op, epoch_t epoch)
 {
-  Message *m = op->request;
+  Message *m = op->get_req();
   dout(15) << "require_same_or_newer_map " << epoch << " (i am " << osdmap->get_epoch() << ") " << m << dendl;
 
   assert(osd_lock.is_locked());
@@ -5837,7 +5841,7 @@ void OSD::split_pgs(
  */
 void OSD::handle_pg_create(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDPGCreate *m = (MOSDPGCreate*)op->request;
+  MOSDPGCreate *m = (MOSDPGCreate*)op->get_req();
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_PG_CREATE);
 
   dout(10) << "handle_pg_create " << *m << dendl;
@@ -5857,11 +5861,16 @@ void OSD::handle_pg_create(OpRequestRef op)
     }
   }
 
-  if (!require_mon_peer(op->request)) {
-    // we have to hack around require_mon_peer's interface limits
-    op->request = NULL;
+  /* we have to hack around require_mon_peer's interface limits, so
+   * grab an extra reference before going in. If the peer isn't
+   * a Monitor, the reference is put for us (and then cleared
+   * up automatically by our OpTracker infrastructure). Otherwise,
+   * we put the extra ref ourself.
+   */
+  if (!require_mon_peer(op->get_req()->get())) {
     return;
   }
+  op->get_req()->put();
 
   if (!require_same_or_newer_map(op, m->epoch)) return;
 
@@ -6166,7 +6175,7 @@ void OSD::do_infos(map<int,vector<pair<pg_notify_t, pg_interval_map_t> > >& info
  */
 void OSD::handle_pg_notify(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDPGNotify *m = (MOSDPGNotify*)op->request;
+  MOSDPGNotify *m = (MOSDPGNotify*)op->get_req();
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_PG_NOTIFY);
 
   dout(7) << "handle_pg_notify from " << m->get_source() << dendl;
@@ -6201,7 +6210,7 @@ void OSD::handle_pg_notify(OpRequestRef op)
 
 void OSD::handle_pg_log(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDPGLog *m = (MOSDPGLog*) op->request;
+  MOSDPGLog *m = (MOSDPGLog*) op->get_req();
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_PG_LOG);
   dout(7) << "handle_pg_log " << *m << " from " << m->get_source() << dendl;
 
@@ -6229,7 +6238,7 @@ void OSD::handle_pg_log(OpRequestRef op)
 
 void OSD::handle_pg_info(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDPGInfo *m = static_cast<MOSDPGInfo *>(op->request);
+  MOSDPGInfo *m = static_cast<MOSDPGInfo *>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_PG_INFO);
   dout(7) << "handle_pg_info " << *m << " from " << m->get_source() << dendl;
 
@@ -6262,7 +6271,7 @@ void OSD::handle_pg_info(OpRequestRef op)
 
 void OSD::handle_pg_trim(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDPGTrim *m = (MOSDPGTrim *)op->request;
+  MOSDPGTrim *m = (MOSDPGTrim *)op->get_req();
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_PG_TRIM);
 
   dout(7) << "handle_pg_trim " << *m << " from " << m->get_source() << dendl;
@@ -6315,7 +6324,7 @@ void OSD::handle_pg_trim(OpRequestRef op)
 
 void OSD::handle_pg_scan(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDPGScan *m = static_cast<MOSDPGScan*>(op->request);
+  MOSDPGScan *m = static_cast<MOSDPGScan*>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_PG_SCAN);
   dout(10) << "handle_pg_scan " << *m << " from " << m->get_source() << dendl;
   
@@ -6343,7 +6352,7 @@ void OSD::handle_pg_scan(OpRequestRef op)
 
 void OSD::handle_pg_backfill(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDPGBackfill *m = static_cast<MOSDPGBackfill*>(op->request);
+  MOSDPGBackfill *m = static_cast<MOSDPGBackfill*>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_PG_BACKFILL);
   dout(10) << "handle_pg_backfill " << *m << " from " << m->get_source() << dendl;
   
@@ -6371,7 +6380,7 @@ void OSD::handle_pg_backfill(OpRequestRef op)
 
 void OSD::handle_pg_backfill_reserve(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MBackfillReserve *m = static_cast<MBackfillReserve*>(op->request);
+  MBackfillReserve *m = static_cast<MBackfillReserve*>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_BACKFILL_RESERVE);
 
   if (!require_osd_peer(op))
@@ -6415,7 +6424,7 @@ void OSD::handle_pg_backfill_reserve(OpRequestRef op)
 
 void OSD::handle_pg_recovery_reserve(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MRecoveryReserve *m = static_cast<MRecoveryReserve*>(op->request);
+  MRecoveryReserve *m = static_cast<MRecoveryReserve*>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_RECOVERY_RESERVE);
 
   if (!require_osd_peer(op))
@@ -6467,7 +6476,7 @@ void OSD::handle_pg_query(OpRequestRef op)
 {
   assert(osd_lock.is_locked());
 
-  MOSDPGQuery *m = (MOSDPGQuery*)op->request;
+  MOSDPGQuery *m = (MOSDPGQuery*)op->get_req();
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_PG_QUERY);
 
   if (!require_osd_peer(op))
@@ -6554,7 +6563,7 @@ void OSD::handle_pg_query(OpRequestRef op)
 
 void OSD::handle_pg_remove(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDPGRemove *m = (MOSDPGRemove *)op->request;
+  MOSDPGRemove *m = (MOSDPGRemove *)op->get_req();
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_PG_REMOVE);
   assert(osd_lock.is_locked());
 
@@ -6827,7 +6836,7 @@ void OSDService::reply_op_error(OpRequestRef op, int err)
 void OSDService::reply_op_error(OpRequestRef op, int err, eversion_t v,
                                 version_t uv)
 {
-  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->request);
+  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == CEPH_MSG_OSD_OP);
   int flags;
   flags = m->get_flags() & (CEPH_OSD_FLAG_ACK|CEPH_OSD_FLAG_ONDISK);
@@ -6839,7 +6848,7 @@ void OSDService::reply_op_error(OpRequestRef op, int err, eversion_t v,
 
 void OSDService::handle_misdirected_op(PG *pg, OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->request);
+  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == CEPH_MSG_OSD_OP);
 
   if (m->get_map_epoch() < pg->info.history.same_primary_since) {
@@ -6858,7 +6867,7 @@ void OSDService::handle_misdirected_op(PG *pg, OpRequestRef op)
 
 void OSD::handle_op(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->request);
+  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == CEPH_MSG_OSD_OP);
   if (op_is_discardable(m)) {
     dout(10) << " discardable " << *m << dendl;
@@ -6993,7 +7002,7 @@ void OSD::handle_op(OpRequestRef op)
 template<typename T, int MSGTYPE>
 void OSD::handle_replica_op(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  T *m = static_cast<T *>(op->request);
+  T *m = static_cast<T *>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSGTYPE);
 
   dout(10) << __func__ << *m << " epoch " << m->map_epoch << dendl;
@@ -7047,24 +7056,24 @@ bool OSD::op_is_discardable(MOSDOp *op)
  */
 void OSD::enqueue_op(PG *pg, OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  utime_t latency = ceph_clock_now(cct) - op->request->get_recv_stamp();
-  dout(15) << "enqueue_op " << op << " prio " << op->request->get_priority()
-	   << " cost " << op->request->get_cost()
+  utime_t latency = ceph_clock_now(cct) - op->get_req()->get_recv_stamp();
+  dout(15) << "enqueue_op " << op << " prio " << op->get_req()->get_priority()
+	   << " cost " << op->get_req()->get_cost()
 	   << " latency " << latency
-	   << " " << *(op->request) << dendl;
+	   << " " << *(op->get_req()) << dendl;
   pg->queue_op(op);
 }
 
 void OSD::OpWQ::_enqueue(pair<PGRef, OpRequestRef> item)
 {
-  unsigned priority = item.second->request->get_priority();
-  unsigned cost = item.second->request->get_cost();
+  unsigned priority = item.second->get_req()->get_priority();
+  unsigned cost = item.second->get_req()->get_cost();
   if (priority >= CEPH_MSG_PRIO_LOW)
     pqueue.enqueue_strict(
-      item.second->request->get_source_inst(),
+      item.second->get_req()->get_source_inst(),
       priority, item);
   else
-    pqueue.enqueue(item.second->request->get_source_inst(),
+    pqueue.enqueue(item.second->get_req()->get_source_inst(),
       priority, cost, item);
   osd->logger->set(l_osd_opq, pqueue.length());
 }
@@ -7079,14 +7088,14 @@ void OSD::OpWQ::_enqueue_front(pair<PGRef, OpRequestRef> item)
       pg_for_processing[&*(item.first)].pop_back();
     }
   }
-  unsigned priority = item.second->request->get_priority();
-  unsigned cost = item.second->request->get_cost();
+  unsigned priority = item.second->get_req()->get_priority();
+  unsigned cost = item.second->get_req()->get_cost();
   if (priority >= CEPH_MSG_PRIO_LOW)
     pqueue.enqueue_strict_front(
-      item.second->request->get_source_inst(),
+      item.second->get_req()->get_source_inst(),
       priority, item);
   else
-    pqueue.enqueue_front(item.second->request->get_source_inst(),
+    pqueue.enqueue_front(item.second->get_req()->get_source_inst(),
       priority, cost, item);
   osd->logger->set(l_osd_opq, pqueue.length());
 }
@@ -7138,11 +7147,11 @@ void OSD::dequeue_op(
   PGRef pg, OpRequestRef op,
   ThreadPool::TPHandle &handle)
 {
-  utime_t latency = ceph_clock_now(cct) - op->request->get_recv_stamp();
-  dout(10) << "dequeue_op " << op << " prio " << op->request->get_priority()
-	   << " cost " << op->request->get_cost()
+  utime_t latency = ceph_clock_now(cct) - op->get_req()->get_recv_stamp();
+  dout(10) << "dequeue_op " << op << " prio " << op->get_req()->get_priority()
+	   << " cost " << op->get_req()->get_cost()
 	   << " latency " << latency
-	   << " " << *(op->request)
+	   << " " << *(op->get_req())
 	   << " pg " << *pg << dendl;
   if (pg->deleting)
     return;
@@ -7243,6 +7252,8 @@ const char** OSD::get_tracked_conf_keys() const
 {
   static const char* KEYS[] = {
     "osd_max_backfills",
+    "osd_op_complaint_time", "osd_op_log_threshold",
+    "osd_op_history_size", "osd_op_history_duration",
     NULL
   };
   return KEYS;
@@ -7255,13 +7266,23 @@ void OSD::handle_conf_change(const struct md_config_t *conf,
     service.local_reserver.set_max(cct->_conf->osd_max_backfills);
     service.remote_reserver.set_max(cct->_conf->osd_max_backfills);
   }
+  if (changed.count("osd_op_complaint_time") ||
+      changed.count("osd_op_log_threshold")) {
+    op_tracker.set_complaint_and_threshold(cct->_conf->osd_op_complaint_time,
+                                           cct->_conf->osd_op_log_threshold);
+  }
+  if (changed.count("osd_op_history_size") ||
+      changed.count("osd_op_history_duration")) {
+    op_tracker.set_history_size_and_duration(cct->_conf->osd_op_history_size,
+                                             cct->_conf->osd_op_history_duration);
+  }
 }
 
 // --------------------------------
 
 int OSD::init_op_flags(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->request);
+  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->get_req());
   vector<OSDOp>::iterator iter;
 
   // client flags have no bearing on whether an op is a read, write, etc.
diff --git a/src/osd/OpRequest.cc b/src/osd/OpRequest.cc
index 1ffe3073051..2ed7a23086f 100644
--- a/src/osd/OpRequest.cc
+++ b/src/osd/OpRequest.cc
@@ -11,229 +11,21 @@
 #include "messages/MOSDSubOp.h"
 #include "include/assert.h"
 
-#define dout_subsys ceph_subsys_optracker
-#undef dout_prefix
-#define dout_prefix _prefix(_dout)
 
-static ostream& _prefix(std::ostream* _dout)
-{
-  return *_dout << "--OSD::tracker-- ";
-}
 
 OpRequest::OpRequest(Message *req, OpTracker *tracker) :
-  request(req), xitem(this),
+  TrackedOp(req, tracker),
   rmw_flags(0),
-  warn_interval_multiplier(1),
-  lock("OpRequest::lock"),
-  tracker(tracker),
-  hit_flag_points(0), latest_flag_point(0),
-  seq(0) {
-  received_time = request->get_recv_stamp();
-  tracker->register_inflight_op(&xitem);
+  hit_flag_points(0), latest_flag_point(0) {
   if (req->get_priority() < tracker->cct->_conf->osd_client_op_priority) {
     // don't warn as quickly for low priority ops
     warn_interval_multiplier = tracker->cct->_conf->osd_recovery_op_warn_multiple;
   }
 }
 
-void OpHistory::on_shutdown()
-{
-  arrived.clear();
-  duration.clear();
-  shutdown = true;
-}
-
-void OpHistory::insert(utime_t now, OpRequestRef op)
-{
-  if (shutdown)
-    return;
-  duration.insert(make_pair(op->get_duration(), op));
-  arrived.insert(make_pair(op->get_arrived(), op));
-  cleanup(now);
-}
-
-void OpHistory::cleanup(utime_t now)
-{
-  while (arrived.size() &&
-	 (now - arrived.begin()->first >
-	  (double)(tracker->cct->_conf->osd_op_history_duration))) {
-    duration.erase(make_pair(
-	arrived.begin()->second->get_duration(),
-	arrived.begin()->second));
-    arrived.erase(arrived.begin());
-  }
-
-  while (duration.size() > tracker->cct->_conf->osd_op_history_size) {
-    arrived.erase(make_pair(
-	duration.begin()->second->get_arrived(),
-	duration.begin()->second));
-    duration.erase(duration.begin());
-  }
-}
-
-void OpHistory::dump_ops(utime_t now, Formatter *f)
-{
-  cleanup(now);
-  f->open_object_section("OpHistory");
-  f->dump_int("num to keep", tracker->cct->_conf->osd_op_history_size);
-  f->dump_int("duration to keep", tracker->cct->_conf->osd_op_history_duration);
-  {
-    f->open_array_section("Ops");
-    for (set<pair<utime_t, OpRequestRef> >::const_iterator i =
-	   arrived.begin();
-	 i != arrived.end();
-	 ++i) {
-      f->open_object_section("Op");
-      i->second->dump(now, f);
-      f->close_section();
-    }
-    f->close_section();
-  }
-  f->close_section();
-}
-
-void OpTracker::dump_historic_ops(Formatter *f)
-{
-  Mutex::Locker locker(ops_in_flight_lock);
-  utime_t now = ceph_clock_now(cct);
-  history.dump_ops(now, f);
-}
-
-void OpTracker::dump_ops_in_flight(Formatter *f)
-{
-  Mutex::Locker locker(ops_in_flight_lock);
-  f->open_object_section("ops_in_flight"); // overall dump
-  f->dump_int("num_ops", ops_in_flight.size());
-  f->open_array_section("ops"); // list of OpRequests
-  utime_t now = ceph_clock_now(cct);
-  for (xlist<OpRequest*>::iterator p = ops_in_flight.begin(); !p.end(); ++p) {
-    f->open_object_section("op");
-    (*p)->dump(now, f);
-    f->close_section(); // this OpRequest
-  }
-  f->close_section(); // list of OpRequests
-  f->close_section(); // overall dump
-}
-
-void OpTracker::register_inflight_op(xlist<OpRequest*>::item *i)
-{
-  Mutex::Locker locker(ops_in_flight_lock);
-  ops_in_flight.push_back(i);
-  ops_in_flight.back()->seq = seq++;
-}
-
-void OpTracker::unregister_inflight_op(OpRequest *i)
-{
-  Mutex::Locker locker(ops_in_flight_lock);
-  assert(i->xitem.get_list() == &ops_in_flight);
-  utime_t now = ceph_clock_now(cct);
-  i->xitem.remove_myself();
-  i->request->clear_data();
-  history.insert(now, OpRequestRef(i));
-}
-
-bool OpTracker::check_ops_in_flight(std::vector<string> &warning_vector)
-{
-  Mutex::Locker locker(ops_in_flight_lock);
-  if (!ops_in_flight.size())
-    return false;
-
-  utime_t now = ceph_clock_now(cct);
-  utime_t too_old = now;
-  too_old -= cct->_conf->osd_op_complaint_time;
-
-  utime_t oldest_secs = now - ops_in_flight.front()->received_time;
-
-  dout(10) << "ops_in_flight.size: " << ops_in_flight.size()
-           << "; oldest is " << oldest_secs
-           << " seconds old" << dendl;
-
-  if (oldest_secs < cct->_conf->osd_op_complaint_time)
-    return false;
-
-  xlist<OpRequest*>::iterator i = ops_in_flight.begin();
-  warning_vector.reserve(cct->_conf->osd_op_log_threshold + 1);
-
-  int slow = 0;     // total slow
-  int warned = 0;   // total logged
-  while (!i.end() && (*i)->received_time < too_old) {
-    slow++;
-
-    // exponential backoff of warning intervals
-    if (((*i)->received_time +
-	 (cct->_conf->osd_op_complaint_time *
-	  (*i)->warn_interval_multiplier)) < now) {
-      // will warn
-      if (warning_vector.empty())
-	warning_vector.push_back("");
-      warned++;
-      if (warned > cct->_conf->osd_op_log_threshold)
-        break;
-
-      utime_t age = now - (*i)->received_time;
-      stringstream ss;
-      ss << "slow request " << age << " seconds old, received at " << (*i)->received_time
-	 << ": " << *((*i)->request) << " currently "
-	 << ((*i)->current.size() ? (*i)->current : (*i)->state_string());
-      warning_vector.push_back(ss.str());
-
-      // only those that have been shown will backoff
-      (*i)->warn_interval_multiplier *= 2;
-    }
-    ++i;
-  }
-
-  // only summarize if we warn about any.  if everything has backed
-  // off, we will stay silent.
-  if (warned > 0) {
-    stringstream ss;
-    ss << slow << " slow requests, " << warned << " included below; oldest blocked for > "
-       << oldest_secs << " secs";
-    warning_vector[0] = ss.str();
-  }
-
-  return warning_vector.size();
-}
-
-void OpTracker::get_age_ms_histogram(pow2_hist_t *h)
-{
-  Mutex::Locker locker(ops_in_flight_lock);
-
-  h->clear();
-
-  utime_t now = ceph_clock_now(NULL);
-  unsigned bin = 30;
-  uint32_t lb = 1 << (bin-1);  // lower bound for this bin
-  int count = 0;
-  for (xlist<OpRequest*>::iterator i = ops_in_flight.begin(); !i.end(); ++i) {
-    utime_t age = now - (*i)->received_time;
-    uint32_t ms = (long)(age * 1000.0);
-    if (ms >= lb) {
-      count++;
-      continue;
-    }
-    if (count)
-      h->set(bin, count);
-    while (lb > ms) {
-      bin--;
-      lb >>= 1;
-    }
-    count = 1;
-  }
-  if (count)
-    h->set(bin, count);
-}
-
-void OpRequest::dump(utime_t now, Formatter *f) const
+void OpRequest::_dump(utime_t now, Formatter *f) const
 {
   Message *m = request;
-  stringstream name;
-  m->print(name);
-  f->dump_string("description", name.str().c_str()); // this OpRequest
-  f->dump_unsigned("rmw_flags", rmw_flags);
-  f->dump_stream("received_at") << received_time;
-  f->dump_float("age", now - received_time);
-  f->dump_float("duration", get_duration());
   f->dump_string("flag_point", state_string());
   if (m->get_orig_source().is_client()) {
     f->open_object_section("client_info");
@@ -257,50 +49,11 @@ void OpRequest::dump(utime_t now, Formatter *f) const
   }
 }
 
-void OpTracker::mark_event(OpRequest *op, const string &dest)
+void OpRequest::init_from_message()
 {
-  utime_t now = ceph_clock_now(cct);
-  return _mark_event(op, dest, now);
-}
-
-void OpTracker::_mark_event(OpRequest *op, const string &evt,
-			    utime_t time)
-{
-  Mutex::Locker locker(ops_in_flight_lock);
-  dout(5) << "reqid: " << op->get_reqid() << ", seq: " << op->seq
-	  << ", time: " << time << ", event: " << evt
-	  << ", request: " << *op->request << dendl;
-}
-
-void OpTracker::RemoveOnDelete::operator()(OpRequest *op) {
-  op->mark_event("done");
-  tracker->unregister_inflight_op(op);
-  // Do not delete op, unregister_inflight_op took control
-}
-
-OpRequestRef OpTracker::create_request(Message *ref)
-{
-  OpRequestRef retval(new OpRequest(ref, this),
-		      RemoveOnDelete(this));
-
-  if (ref->get_type() == CEPH_MSG_OSD_OP) {
-    retval->reqid = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(ref)->get_reqid();
-  } else if (ref->get_type() == MSG_OSD_SUBOP) {
-    retval->reqid = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(ref)->reqid;
+  if (request->get_type() == CEPH_MSG_OSD_OP) {
+    reqid = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(request)->get_reqid();
+  } else if (request->get_type() == MSG_OSD_SUBOP) {
+    reqid = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(request)->reqid;
   }
-  _mark_event(retval.get(), "header_read", ref->get_recv_stamp());
-  _mark_event(retval.get(), "throttled", ref->get_throttle_stamp());
-  _mark_event(retval.get(), "all_read", ref->get_recv_complete_stamp());
-  _mark_event(retval.get(), "dispatched", ref->get_dispatch_stamp());
-  return retval;
-}
-
-void OpRequest::mark_event(const string &event)
-{
-  utime_t now = ceph_clock_now(tracker->cct);
-  {
-    Mutex::Locker l(lock);
-    events.push_back(make_pair(now, event));
-  }
-  tracker->mark_event(this, event);
 }
diff --git a/src/osd/OpRequest.h b/src/osd/OpRequest.h
index 9634be87846..87571f58787 100644
--- a/src/osd/OpRequest.h
+++ b/src/osd/OpRequest.h
@@ -25,87 +25,12 @@
 #include "common/TrackedOp.h"
 #include "osd/osd_types.h"
 
-struct OpRequest;
-class OpTracker;
-typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<OpRequest> OpRequestRef;
-class OpHistory {
-  set<pair<utime_t, OpRequestRef> > arrived;
-  set<pair<double, OpRequestRef> > duration;
-  void cleanup(utime_t now);
-  bool shutdown;
-  OpTracker *tracker;
-
-public:
-  OpHistory(OpTracker *tracker_) : shutdown(false), tracker(tracker_) {}
-  ~OpHistory() {
-    assert(arrived.empty());
-    assert(duration.empty());
-  }
-  void insert(utime_t now, OpRequestRef op);
-  void dump_ops(utime_t now, Formatter *f);
-  void on_shutdown();
-};
-
-class OpTracker {
-  class RemoveOnDelete {
-    OpTracker *tracker;
-  public:
-    RemoveOnDelete(OpTracker *tracker) : tracker(tracker) {}
-    void operator()(OpRequest *op);
-  };
-  friend class RemoveOnDelete;
-  friend class OpRequest;
-  friend class OpHistory;
-  uint64_t seq;
-  Mutex ops_in_flight_lock;
-  xlist<OpRequest *> ops_in_flight;
-  OpHistory history;
-
-protected:
-  CephContext *cct;
-
-public:
-  OpTracker(CephContext *cct_) : seq(0), ops_in_flight_lock("OpTracker mutex"), history(this), cct(cct_) {}
-  void dump_ops_in_flight(Formatter *f);
-  void dump_historic_ops(Formatter *f);
-  void register_inflight_op(xlist<OpRequest*>::item *i);
-  void unregister_inflight_op(OpRequest *i);
-
-  void get_age_ms_histogram(pow2_hist_t *h);
-
-  /**
-   * Look for Ops which are too old, and insert warning
-   * strings for each Op that is too old.
-   *
-   * @param warning_strings A vector<string> reference which is filled
-   * with a warning string for each old Op.
-   * @return True if there are any Ops to warn on, false otherwise.
-   */
-  bool check_ops_in_flight(std::vector<string> &warning_strings);
-  void mark_event(OpRequest *op, const string &evt);
-  void _mark_event(OpRequest *op, const string &evt, utime_t now);
-  OpRequestRef create_request(Message *req);
-  void on_shutdown() {
-    Mutex::Locker l(ops_in_flight_lock);
-    history.on_shutdown();
-  }
-  ~OpTracker() {
-    assert(ops_in_flight.empty());
-  }
-};
-
 /**
  * The OpRequest takes in a Message* and takes over a single reference
  * to it, which it puts() when destroyed.
- * OpRequest is itself ref-counted. The expectation is that you get a Message
- * you want to track, create an OpRequest with it, and then pass around that OpRequest
- * the way you used to pass around the Message.
  */
 struct OpRequest : public TrackedOp {
   friend class OpTracker;
-  friend class OpHistory;
-  Message *request;
-  xlist<OpRequest*>::item xitem;
 
   // rmw flags
   int rmw_flags;
@@ -134,28 +59,12 @@ struct OpRequest : public TrackedOp {
   void set_class_write() { rmw_flags |= CEPH_OSD_RMW_FLAG_CLASS_WRITE; }
   void set_pg_op() { rmw_flags |= CEPH_OSD_RMW_FLAG_PGOP; }
 
-  utime_t received_time;
-  uint32_t warn_interval_multiplier;
-  utime_t get_arrived() const {
-    return received_time;
-  }
-  double get_duration() const {
-    return events.size() ?
-      (events.rbegin()->first - received_time) :
-      0.0;
-  }
-
-  void dump(utime_t now, Formatter *f) const;
+  void _dump(utime_t now, Formatter *f) const;
 
 private:
-  list<pair<utime_t, string> > events;
-  string current;
-  Mutex lock;
-  OpTracker *tracker;
   osd_reqid_t reqid;
   uint8_t hit_flag_points;
   uint8_t latest_flag_point;
-  uint64_t seq;
   static const uint8_t flag_queued_for_pg=1 << 0;
   static const uint8_t flag_reached_pg =  1 << 1;
   static const uint8_t flag_delayed =     1 << 2;
@@ -164,12 +73,8 @@ private:
   static const uint8_t flag_commit_sent = 1 << 5;
 
   OpRequest(Message *req, OpTracker *tracker);
-public:
-  ~OpRequest() {
-    assert(request);
-    request->put();
-  }
 
+public:
   bool been_queued_for_pg() { return hit_flag_points & flag_queued_for_pg; }
   bool been_reached_pg() { return hit_flag_points & flag_reached_pg; }
   bool been_delayed() { return hit_flag_points & flag_delayed; }
@@ -233,10 +138,15 @@ public:
     latest_flag_point = flag_commit_sent;
   }
 
-  void mark_event(const string &event);
   osd_reqid_t get_reqid() const {
     return reqid;
   }
+
+  void init_from_message();
+
+  typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<OpRequest> Ref;
 };
 
+typedef OpRequest::Ref OpRequestRef;
+
 #endif /* OPREQUEST_H_ */
diff --git a/src/osd/PG.cc b/src/osd/PG.cc
index 1d9ed5f6a31..8f7d3ccb684 100644
--- a/src/osd/PG.cc
+++ b/src/osd/PG.cc
@@ -1332,10 +1332,10 @@ void PG::do_pending_flush()
 bool PG::op_has_sufficient_caps(OpRequestRef op)
 {
   // only check MOSDOp
-  if (op->request->get_type() != CEPH_MSG_OSD_OP)
+  if (op->get_req()->get_type() != CEPH_MSG_OSD_OP)
     return true;
 
-  MOSDOp *req = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->request);
+  MOSDOp *req = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->get_req());
 
   OSD::Session *session = (OSD::Session *)req->get_connection()->get_priv();
   if (!session) {
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ void PG::replay_queued_ops()
       c = p->first;
     }
     dout(10) << "activate replay " << p->first << " "
-             << *p->second->request << dendl;
+             << *p->second->get_req() << dendl;
     replay.push_back(p->second);
   }
   replay_queue.clear();
@@ -2618,7 +2618,7 @@ void PG::unreg_next_scrub()
 
 void PG::sub_op_scrub_map(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp *>(op->request);
+  MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp *>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_SUBOP);
   dout(7) << "sub_op_scrub_map" << dendl;
 
@@ -2804,7 +2804,7 @@ void PG::_request_scrub_map(int replica, eversion_t version,
 
 void PG::sub_op_scrub_reserve(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(op->request);
+  MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_SUBOP);
   dout(7) << "sub_op_scrub_reserve" << dendl;
 
@@ -2824,7 +2824,7 @@ void PG::sub_op_scrub_reserve(OpRequestRef op)
 
 void PG::sub_op_scrub_reserve_reply(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDSubOpReply *reply = static_cast<MOSDSubOpReply*>(op->request);
+  MOSDSubOpReply *reply = static_cast<MOSDSubOpReply*>(op->get_req());
   assert(reply->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_SUBOPREPLY);
   dout(7) << "sub_op_scrub_reserve_reply" << dendl;
 
@@ -2857,7 +2857,7 @@ void PG::sub_op_scrub_reserve_reply(OpRequestRef op)
 
 void PG::sub_op_scrub_unreserve(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  assert(op->request->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_SUBOP);
+  assert(op->get_req()->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_SUBOP);
   dout(7) << "sub_op_scrub_unreserve" << dendl;
 
   op->mark_started();
@@ -2869,7 +2869,7 @@ void PG::sub_op_scrub_stop(OpRequestRef op)
 {
   op->mark_started();
 
-  MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(op->request);
+  MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_SUBOP);
   dout(7) << "sub_op_scrub_stop" << dendl;
 
@@ -4732,7 +4732,7 @@ ostream& operator<<(ostream& out, const PG& pg)
 
 bool PG::can_discard_op(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->request);
+  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->get_req());
   if (OSD::op_is_discardable(m)) {
     dout(20) << " discard " << *m << dendl;
     return true;
@@ -4760,7 +4760,7 @@ bool PG::can_discard_op(OpRequestRef op)
 template<typename T, int MSGTYPE>
 bool PG::can_discard_replica_op(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  T *m = static_cast<T *>(op->request);
+  T *m = static_cast<T *>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSGTYPE);
 
   // same pg?
@@ -4776,7 +4776,7 @@ bool PG::can_discard_replica_op(OpRequestRef op)
 
 bool PG::can_discard_scan(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDPGScan *m = static_cast<MOSDPGScan *>(op->request);
+  MOSDPGScan *m = static_cast<MOSDPGScan *>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_PG_SCAN);
 
   if (old_peering_msg(m->map_epoch, m->query_epoch)) {
@@ -4788,7 +4788,7 @@ bool PG::can_discard_scan(OpRequestRef op)
 
 bool PG::can_discard_backfill(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDPGBackfill *m = static_cast<MOSDPGBackfill *>(op->request);
+  MOSDPGBackfill *m = static_cast<MOSDPGBackfill *>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_PG_BACKFILL);
 
   if (old_peering_msg(m->map_epoch, m->query_epoch)) {
@@ -4802,7 +4802,7 @@ bool PG::can_discard_backfill(OpRequestRef op)
 
 bool PG::can_discard_request(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  switch (op->request->get_type()) {
+  switch (op->get_req()->get_type()) {
   case CEPH_MSG_OSD_OP:
     return can_discard_op(op);
   case MSG_OSD_SUBOP:
@@ -4827,55 +4827,55 @@ bool PG::can_discard_request(OpRequestRef op)
 bool PG::split_request(OpRequestRef op, unsigned match, unsigned bits)
 {
   unsigned mask = ~((~0)<<bits);
-  switch (op->request->get_type()) {
+  switch (op->get_req()->get_type()) {
   case CEPH_MSG_OSD_OP:
-    return (static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->request)->get_pg().m_seed & mask) == match;
+    return (static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->get_req())->get_pg().m_seed & mask) == match;
   }
   return false;
 }
 
 bool PG::op_must_wait_for_map(OSDMapRef curmap, OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  switch (op->request->get_type()) {
+  switch (op->get_req()->get_type()) {
   case CEPH_MSG_OSD_OP:
     return !have_same_or_newer_map(
       curmap,
-      static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->request)->get_map_epoch());
+      static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->get_req())->get_map_epoch());
 
   case MSG_OSD_SUBOP:
     return !have_same_or_newer_map(
       curmap,
-      static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(op->request)->map_epoch);
+      static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(op->get_req())->map_epoch);
 
   case MSG_OSD_SUBOPREPLY:
     return !have_same_or_newer_map(
       curmap,
-      static_cast<MOSDSubOpReply*>(op->request)->map_epoch);
+      static_cast<MOSDSubOpReply*>(op->get_req())->map_epoch);
 
   case MSG_OSD_PG_SCAN:
     return !have_same_or_newer_map(
       curmap,
-      static_cast<MOSDPGScan*>(op->request)->map_epoch);
+      static_cast<MOSDPGScan*>(op->get_req())->map_epoch);
 
   case MSG_OSD_PG_BACKFILL:
     return !have_same_or_newer_map(
       curmap,
-      static_cast<MOSDPGBackfill*>(op->request)->map_epoch);
+      static_cast<MOSDPGBackfill*>(op->get_req())->map_epoch);
 
   case MSG_OSD_PG_PUSH:
     return !have_same_or_newer_map(
       curmap,
-      static_cast<MOSDPGPush*>(op->request)->map_epoch);
+      static_cast<MOSDPGPush*>(op->get_req())->map_epoch);
 
   case MSG_OSD_PG_PULL:
     return !have_same_or_newer_map(
       curmap,
-      static_cast<MOSDPGPull*>(op->request)->map_epoch);
+      static_cast<MOSDPGPull*>(op->get_req())->map_epoch);
 
   case MSG_OSD_PG_PUSH_REPLY:
     return !have_same_or_newer_map(
       curmap,
-      static_cast<MOSDPGPushReply*>(op->request)->map_epoch);
+      static_cast<MOSDPGPushReply*>(op->get_req())->map_epoch);
   }
   assert(0);
   return false;
diff --git a/src/osd/ReplicatedBackend.cc b/src/osd/ReplicatedBackend.cc
index ddc39d70372..9529e15ae77 100644
--- a/src/osd/ReplicatedBackend.cc
+++ b/src/osd/ReplicatedBackend.cc
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ bool ReplicatedBackend::handle_message(
   )
 {
   dout(10) << __func__ << ": " << op << dendl;
-  switch (op->request->get_type()) {
+  switch (op->get_req()->get_type()) {
   case MSG_OSD_PG_PUSH:
     // TODOXXX: needs to be active possibly
     do_push(op);
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ bool ReplicatedBackend::handle_message(
     return true;
 
   case MSG_OSD_SUBOP: {
-    MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(op->request);
+    MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(op->get_req());
     if (m->ops.size() >= 1) {
       OSDOp *first = &m->ops[0];
       switch (first->op.op) {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ bool ReplicatedBackend::handle_message(
   }
 
   case MSG_OSD_SUBOPREPLY: {
-    MOSDSubOpReply *r = static_cast<MOSDSubOpReply*>(op->request);
+    MOSDSubOpReply *r = static_cast<MOSDSubOpReply*>(op->get_req());
     if (r->ops.size() >= 1) {
       OSDOp &first = r->ops[0];
       switch (first.op.op) {
diff --git a/src/osd/ReplicatedPG.cc b/src/osd/ReplicatedPG.cc
index d02a9c9cc48..93540f4fc81 100644
--- a/src/osd/ReplicatedPG.cc
+++ b/src/osd/ReplicatedPG.cc
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ static void log_subop_stats(
 {
   utime_t now = ceph_clock_now(g_ceph_context);
   utime_t latency = now;
-  latency -= op->request->get_recv_stamp();
+  latency -= op->get_req()->get_recv_stamp();
 
-  uint64_t inb = op->request->get_data().length();
+  uint64_t inb = op->get_req()->get_data().length();
 
   osd->logger->inc(l_osd_sop);
 
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ bool ReplicatedPG::pg_op_must_wait(MOSDOp *op)
 
 void ReplicatedPG::do_pg_op(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp *>(op->request);
+  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp *>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == CEPH_MSG_OSD_OP);
   dout(10) << "do_pg_op " << *m << dendl;
 
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ void ReplicatedPG::do_request(
   if (pgbackend->handle_message(op))
     return;
 
-  switch (op->request->get_type()) {
+  switch (op->get_req()->get_type()) {
   case CEPH_MSG_OSD_OP:
     if (is_replay() || !is_active()) {
       dout(20) << " replay, waiting for active on " << op << dendl;
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ void ReplicatedPG::do_request(
  */
 void ReplicatedPG::do_op(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->request);
+  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == CEPH_MSG_OSD_OP);
   if (op->includes_pg_op()) {
     if (pg_op_must_wait(m)) {
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ bool ReplicatedPG::maybe_handle_cache(OpRequestRef op, ObjectContextRef obc,
 
 void ReplicatedPG::do_cache_redirect(OpRequestRef op, ObjectContextRef obc)
 {
-  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->request);
+  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->get_req());
   int flags = m->get_flags() & (CEPH_OSD_FLAG_ACK|CEPH_OSD_FLAG_ONDISK);
   MOSDOpReply *reply = new MOSDOpReply(m, -ENOENT,
                                        get_osdmap()->get_epoch(), flags);
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ void ReplicatedPG::execute_ctx(OpContext *ctx)
 {
   dout(10) << __func__ << " " << ctx << dendl;
   OpRequestRef op = ctx->op;
-  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->request);
+  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->get_req());
   ObjectContextRef obc = ctx->obc;
   const hobject_t& soid = obc->obs.oi.soid;
   map<hobject_t,ObjectContextRef>& src_obc = ctx->src_obc;
@@ -1412,16 +1412,16 @@ void ReplicatedPG::reply_ctx(OpContext *ctx, int r, eversion_t v, version_t uv)
 void ReplicatedPG::log_op_stats(OpContext *ctx)
 {
   OpRequestRef op = ctx->op;
-  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->request);
+  MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp*>(op->get_req());
 
   utime_t now = ceph_clock_now(cct);
   utime_t latency = now;
-  latency -= ctx->op->request->get_recv_stamp();
+  latency -= ctx->op->get_req()->get_recv_stamp();
 
   utime_t rlatency;
   if (ctx->readable_stamp != utime_t()) {
     rlatency = ctx->readable_stamp;
-    rlatency -= ctx->op->request->get_recv_stamp();
+    rlatency -= ctx->op->get_req()->get_recv_stamp();
   }
 
   uint64_t inb = ctx->bytes_written;
@@ -1460,10 +1460,10 @@ void ReplicatedPG::log_op_stats(OpContext *ctx)
 
 void ReplicatedPG::do_sub_op(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(op->request);
+  MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(op->get_req());
   assert(have_same_or_newer_map(m->map_epoch));
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_SUBOP);
-  dout(15) << "do_sub_op " << *op->request << dendl;
+  dout(15) << "do_sub_op " << *op->get_req() << dendl;
 
   OSDOp *first = NULL;
   if (m->ops.size() >= 1) {
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ void ReplicatedPG::do_sub_op(OpRequestRef op)
 
 void ReplicatedPG::do_sub_op_reply(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDSubOpReply *r = static_cast<MOSDSubOpReply *>(op->request);
+  MOSDSubOpReply *r = static_cast<MOSDSubOpReply *>(op->get_req());
   assert(r->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_SUBOPREPLY);
   if (r->ops.size() >= 1) {
     OSDOp& first = r->ops[0];
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ void ReplicatedPG::do_scan(
   OpRequestRef op,
   ThreadPool::TPHandle &handle)
 {
-  MOSDPGScan *m = static_cast<MOSDPGScan*>(op->request);
+  MOSDPGScan *m = static_cast<MOSDPGScan*>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_PG_SCAN);
   dout(10) << "do_scan " << *m << dendl;
 
@@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@ void ReplicatedPG::do_scan(
 
 void ReplicatedBackend::_do_push(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDPGPush *m = static_cast<MOSDPGPush *>(op->request);
+  MOSDPGPush *m = static_cast<MOSDPGPush *>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_PG_PUSH);
   int from = m->get_source().num();
 
@@ -1646,7 +1646,7 @@ struct C_ReplicatedBackend_OnPullComplete : GenContext<ThreadPool::TPHandle&> {
 
 void ReplicatedBackend::_do_pull_response(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDPGPush *m = static_cast<MOSDPGPush *>(op->request);
+  MOSDPGPush *m = static_cast<MOSDPGPush *>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_PG_PUSH);
   int from = m->get_source().num();
 
@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ void ReplicatedBackend::_do_pull_response(OpRequestRef op)
 
 void ReplicatedBackend::do_pull(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDPGPull *m = static_cast<MOSDPGPull *>(op->request);
+  MOSDPGPull *m = static_cast<MOSDPGPull *>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_PG_PULL);
   int from = m->get_source().num();
 
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ void ReplicatedBackend::do_pull(OpRequestRef op)
 
 void ReplicatedBackend::do_push_reply(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDPGPushReply *m = static_cast<MOSDPGPushReply *>(op->request);
+  MOSDPGPushReply *m = static_cast<MOSDPGPushReply *>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_PG_PUSH_REPLY);
   int from = m->get_source().num();
 
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ void ReplicatedBackend::do_push_reply(OpRequestRef op)
 
 void ReplicatedPG::do_backfill(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDPGBackfill *m = static_cast<MOSDPGBackfill*>(op->request);
+  MOSDPGBackfill *m = static_cast<MOSDPGBackfill*>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_PG_BACKFILL);
   dout(10) << "do_backfill " << *m << dendl;
 
@@ -2392,7 +2392,7 @@ int ReplicatedPG::do_osd_ops(OpContext *ctx, vector<OSDOp>& ops)
 
     ObjectContextRef src_obc;
     if (ceph_osd_op_type_multi(op.op)) {
-      MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp *>(ctx->op->request);
+      MOSDOp *m = static_cast<MOSDOp *>(ctx->op->get_req());
       object_locator_t src_oloc;
       get_src_oloc(soid.oid, m->get_object_locator(), src_oloc);
       hobject_t src_oid(osd_op.soid, src_oloc.key, soid.hash,
@@ -3190,10 +3190,10 @@ int ReplicatedPG::do_osd_ops(OpContext *ctx, vector<OSDOp>& ops)
 		 << " oi.version=" << oi.version.version << " ctx->at_version=" << ctx->at_version << dendl;
 	dout(10) << "watch: oi.user_version=" << oi.user_version<< dendl;
 	dout(10) << "watch: peer_addr="
-	  << ctx->op->request->get_connection()->get_peer_addr() << dendl;
+	  << ctx->op->get_req()->get_connection()->get_peer_addr() << dendl;
 
 	watch_info_t w(cookie, cct->_conf->osd_client_watch_timeout,
-	  ctx->op->request->get_connection()->get_peer_addr());
+	  ctx->op->get_req()->get_connection()->get_peer_addr());
 	if (do_watch) {
 	  if (oi.watchers.count(make_pair(cookie, entity))) {
 	    dout(10) << " found existing watch " << w << " by " << entity << dendl;
@@ -4038,7 +4038,7 @@ void ReplicatedPG::add_interval_usage(interval_set<uint64_t>& s, object_stat_sum
 
 void ReplicatedPG::do_osd_op_effects(OpContext *ctx)
 {
-  ConnectionRef conn(ctx->op->request->get_connection());
+  ConnectionRef conn(ctx->op->get_req()->get_connection());
   boost::intrusive_ptr<OSD::Session> session(
     (OSD::Session *)conn->get_priv());
   session->put();  // get_priv() takes a ref, and so does the intrusive_ptr
@@ -4698,7 +4698,7 @@ void ReplicatedPG::eval_repop(RepGather *repop)
 {
   MOSDOp *m = NULL;
   if (repop->ctx->op)
-    m = static_cast<MOSDOp *>(repop->ctx->op->request);
+    m = static_cast<MOSDOp *>(repop->ctx->op->get_req());
 
   if (m)
     dout(10) << "eval_repop " << *repop
@@ -4774,7 +4774,7 @@ void ReplicatedPG::eval_repop(RepGather *repop)
 	for (list<OpRequestRef>::iterator i = waiting_for_ack[repop->v].begin();
 	     i != waiting_for_ack[repop->v].end();
 	     ++i) {
-	  MOSDOp *m = (MOSDOp*)(*i)->request;
+	  MOSDOp *m = (MOSDOp*)(*i)->get_req();
 	  MOSDOpReply *reply = new MOSDOpReply(m, 0, get_osdmap()->get_epoch(), 0);
 	  reply->set_reply_versions(repop->ctx->at_version,
 	                            repop->ctx->user_at_version);
@@ -4870,7 +4870,7 @@ void ReplicatedPG::issue_repop(RepGather *repop, utime_t now)
 				  get_osdmap()->get_epoch(),
 				  repop->rep_tid, repop->ctx->at_version);
     if (ctx->op &&
-	((static_cast<MOSDOp *>(ctx->op->request))->get_flags() & CEPH_OSD_FLAG_PARALLELEXEC)) {
+	((static_cast<MOSDOp *>(ctx->op->get_req()))->get_flags() & CEPH_OSD_FLAG_PARALLELEXEC)) {
       // replicate original op for parallel execution on replica
       assert(0 == "broken implementation, do not use");
     }
@@ -4911,7 +4911,7 @@ ReplicatedPG::RepGather *ReplicatedPG::new_repop(OpContext *ctx, ObjectContextRe
 						 tid_t rep_tid)
 {
   if (ctx->op)
-    dout(10) << "new_repop rep_tid " << rep_tid << " on " << *ctx->op->request << dendl;
+    dout(10) << "new_repop rep_tid " << rep_tid << " on " << *ctx->op->get_req() << dendl;
   else
     dout(10) << "new_repop rep_tid " << rep_tid << " (no op)" << dendl;
 
@@ -4942,7 +4942,7 @@ void ReplicatedPG::repop_ack(RepGather *repop, int result, int ack_type,
   MOSDOp *m = NULL;
 
   if (repop->ctx->op)
-    m = static_cast<MOSDOp *>(repop->ctx->op->request);
+    m = static_cast<MOSDOp *>(repop->ctx->op->get_req());
 
   if (m)
     dout(7) << "repop_ack rep_tid " << repop->rep_tid << " op " << *m
@@ -5488,7 +5488,7 @@ void ReplicatedPG::put_snapset_context(SnapSetContext *ssc)
 
 void ReplicatedPG::sub_op_modify(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(op->request);
+  MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_SUBOP);
 
   const hobject_t& soid = m->poid;
@@ -5607,8 +5607,8 @@ void ReplicatedPG::sub_op_modify_applied(RepModify *rm)
   rm->applied = true;
 
   if (!pg_has_reset_since(rm->epoch_started)) {
-    dout(10) << "sub_op_modify_applied on " << rm << " op " << *rm->op->request << dendl;
-    MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(rm->op->request);
+    dout(10) << "sub_op_modify_applied on " << rm << " op " << *rm->op->get_req() << dendl;
+    MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(rm->op->get_req());
     assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_SUBOP);
     
     if (!rm->committed) {
@@ -5630,7 +5630,7 @@ void ReplicatedPG::sub_op_modify_applied(RepModify *rm)
       }
     }
   } else {
-    dout(10) << "sub_op_modify_applied on " << rm << " op " << *rm->op->request
+    dout(10) << "sub_op_modify_applied on " << rm << " op " << *rm->op->get_req()
 	     << " from epoch " << rm->epoch_started << " < last_peering_reset "
 	     << last_peering_reset << dendl;
   }
@@ -5652,19 +5652,19 @@ void ReplicatedPG::sub_op_modify_commit(RepModify *rm)
 
   if (!pg_has_reset_since(rm->epoch_started)) {
     // send commit.
-    dout(10) << "sub_op_modify_commit on op " << *rm->op->request
+    dout(10) << "sub_op_modify_commit on op " << *rm->op->get_req()
 	     << ", sending commit to osd." << rm->ackerosd
 	     << dendl;
     
     if (get_osdmap()->is_up(rm->ackerosd)) {
       last_complete_ondisk = rm->last_complete;
-      MOSDSubOpReply *commit = new MOSDSubOpReply(static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(rm->op->request), 0, get_osdmap()->get_epoch(), CEPH_OSD_FLAG_ONDISK);
+      MOSDSubOpReply *commit = new MOSDSubOpReply(static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(rm->op->get_req()), 0, get_osdmap()->get_epoch(), CEPH_OSD_FLAG_ONDISK);
       commit->set_last_complete_ondisk(rm->last_complete);
       commit->set_priority(CEPH_MSG_PRIO_HIGH); // this better match ack priority!
       osd->send_message_osd_cluster(rm->ackerosd, commit, get_osdmap()->get_epoch());
     }
   } else {
-    dout(10) << "sub_op_modify_commit " << rm << " op " << *rm->op->request
+    dout(10) << "sub_op_modify_commit " << rm << " op " << *rm->op->get_req()
 	     << " from epoch " << rm->epoch_started << " < last_peering_reset "
 	     << last_peering_reset << dendl;
   }
@@ -5681,7 +5681,7 @@ void ReplicatedPG::sub_op_modify_commit(RepModify *rm)
 
 void ReplicatedPG::sub_op_modify_reply(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDSubOpReply *r = static_cast<MOSDSubOpReply*>(op->request);
+  MOSDSubOpReply *r = static_cast<MOSDSubOpReply*>(op->get_req());
   assert(r->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_SUBOPREPLY);
 
   op->mark_started();
@@ -6631,7 +6631,7 @@ void ReplicatedBackend::prep_push_op_blank(const hobject_t& soid, PushOp *op)
 
 void ReplicatedBackend::sub_op_push_reply(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDSubOpReply *reply = static_cast<MOSDSubOpReply*>(op->request);
+  MOSDSubOpReply *reply = static_cast<MOSDSubOpReply*>(op->get_req());
   const hobject_t& soid = reply->get_poid();
   assert(reply->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_SUBOPREPLY);
   dout(10) << "sub_op_push_reply from " << reply->get_source() << " " << *reply << dendl;
@@ -6644,7 +6644,7 @@ void ReplicatedBackend::sub_op_push_reply(OpRequestRef op)
   PushOp pop;
   bool more = handle_push_reply(peer, rop, &pop);
   if (more)
-    send_push_op_legacy(op->request->get_priority(), peer, pop);
+    send_push_op_legacy(op->get_req()->get_priority(), peer, pop);
 }
 
 bool ReplicatedBackend::handle_push_reply(int peer, PushReplyOp &op, PushOp *reply)
@@ -6725,7 +6725,7 @@ void ReplicatedPG::finish_degraded_object(const hobject_t& oid)
  */
 void ReplicatedBackend::sub_op_pull(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(op->request);
+  MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_SUBOP);
 
   op->mark_started();
@@ -6918,7 +6918,7 @@ void ReplicatedBackend::trim_pushed_data(
 void ReplicatedBackend::sub_op_push(OpRequestRef op)
 {
   op->mark_started();
-  MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp *>(op->request);
+  MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp *>(op->get_req());
 
   PushOp pop;
   pop.soid = m->recovery_info.soid;
@@ -6950,14 +6950,14 @@ void ReplicatedBackend::sub_op_push(OpRequestRef op)
       C_ReplicatedBackend_OnPullComplete *c =
 	new C_ReplicatedBackend_OnPullComplete(
 	  this,
-	  op->request->get_priority());
+	  op->get_req()->get_priority());
       c->to_continue.swap(to_continue);
       t->register_on_complete(
 	new C_QueueInWQ(
 	  &osd->push_wq,
 	  get_parent()->bless_gencontext(c)));
     }
-    run_recovery_op(h, op->request->get_priority());
+    run_recovery_op(h, op->get_req()->get_priority());
   } else {
     PushReplyOp resp;
     MOSDSubOpReply *reply = new MOSDSubOpReply(
@@ -7002,7 +7002,7 @@ void ReplicatedBackend::_failed_push(int from, const hobject_t &soid)
 
 void ReplicatedPG::sub_op_remove(OpRequestRef op)
 {
-  MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(op->request);
+  MOSDSubOp *m = static_cast<MOSDSubOp*>(op->get_req());
   assert(m->get_header().type == MSG_OSD_SUBOP);
   dout(7) << "sub_op_remove " << m->poid << dendl;
 
@@ -7225,7 +7225,7 @@ void ReplicatedPG::apply_and_flush_repops(bool requeue)
 
     if (requeue) {
       if (repop->ctx->op) {
-	dout(10) << " requeuing " << *repop->ctx->op->request << dendl;
+	dout(10) << " requeuing " << *repop->ctx->op->get_req() << dendl;
 	rq.push_back(repop->ctx->op);
 	repop->ctx->op = OpRequestRef();
       }
diff --git a/src/osd/ReplicatedPG.h b/src/osd/ReplicatedPG.h
index c277c0d3f86..27c9d1bb605 100644
--- a/src/osd/ReplicatedPG.h
+++ b/src/osd/ReplicatedPG.h
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ inline ostream& operator<<(ostream& out, ReplicatedPG::RepGather& repop)
     //<< " wfnvram=" << repop.waitfor_nvram
       << " wfdisk=" << repop.waitfor_disk;
   if (repop.ctx->op)
-    out << " op=" << *(repop.ctx->op->request);
+    out << " op=" << *(repop.ctx->op->get_req());
   out << ")";
   return out;
 }
diff --git a/src/osd/osd_types.h b/src/osd/osd_types.h
index 59b71cc6f67..a54fc65f375 100644
--- a/src/osd/osd_types.h
+++ b/src/osd/osd_types.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "include/types.h"
 #include "include/utime.h"
 #include "include/CompatSet.h"
+#include "include/histogram.h"
 #include "include/interval_set.h"
 #include "common/snap_types.h"
 #include "common/Formatter.h"
@@ -555,67 +556,6 @@ inline ostream& operator<<(ostream& out, const eversion_t e) {
   return out << e.epoch << "'" << e.version;
 }
 
-
-/**
- * power of 2 histogram
- */
-struct pow2_hist_t {
-  /**
-   * histogram
-   *
-   * bin size is 2^index
-   * value is count of elements that are <= the current bin but > the previous bin.
-   */
-  vector<int32_t> h;
-
-private:
-  /// expand to at least another's size
-  void _expand_to(unsigned s) {
-    if (s > h.size())
-      h.resize(s, 0);
-  }
-  /// drop useless trailing 0's
-  void _contract() {
-    unsigned p = h.size();
-    while (p > 0 && h[p-1] == 0)
-      --p;
-    h.resize(p);
-  }
-
-public:
-  void clear() {
-    h.clear();
-  }
-  void set(int bin, int32_t v) {
-    _expand_to(bin + 1);
-    h[bin] = v;
-    _contract();
-  }
-
-  void add(const pow2_hist_t& o) {
-    _expand_to(o.h.size());
-    for (unsigned p = 0; p < o.h.size(); ++p)
-      h[p] += o.h[p];
-    _contract();
-  }
-  void sub(const pow2_hist_t& o) {
-    _expand_to(o.h.size());
-    for (unsigned p = 0; p < o.h.size(); ++p)
-      h[p] -= o.h[p];
-    _contract();
-  }
-
-  int32_t upper_bound() const {
-    return 1 << h.size();
-  }
-
-  void dump(Formatter *f) const;
-  void encode(bufferlist &bl) const;
-  void decode(bufferlist::iterator &bl);
-  static void generate_test_instances(std::list<pow2_hist_t*>& o);
-};
-WRITE_CLASS_ENCODER(pow2_hist_t)
-
 /**
  * filestore_perf_stat_t
  *
diff --git a/src/test/encoding/types.h b/src/test/encoding/types.h
index 77c8729e986..18ed795c3ef 100644
--- a/src/test/encoding/types.h
+++ b/src/test/encoding/types.h
@@ -36,13 +36,15 @@ TYPEWITHSTRAYDATA(OSDMap::Incremental)
 #include "crush/CrushWrapper.h"
 TYPE(CrushWrapper)
 
+#include "include/histogram.h"
+TYPE(pow2_hist_t)
+
 #include "osd/osd_types.h"
 TYPE(osd_reqid_t)
 TYPE(object_locator_t)
 TYPE(request_redirect_t)
 TYPE(pg_t)
 TYPE(coll_t)
-TYPE(pow2_hist_t)
 TYPE(filestore_perf_stat_t)
 TYPE(osd_stat_t)
 TYPE(OSDSuperblock)