diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 6dc8cfd..be870db 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -356,6 +356,16 @@
 	          - POSIX ACLs
 	          - readpages / writepages (not user visible)
 
+config OCFS2_DEBUG_MASKLOG
+	bool "OCFS2 logging support"
+	depends on OCFS2_FS
+	default y
+	help
+	  The ocfs2 filesystem has an extensive logging system.  The system
+	  allows selection of events to log via files in /sys/o2cb/logmask/.
+	  This option will enlarge your kernel, but it allows debugging of
+	  ocfs2 filesystem issues.
+
 config MINIX_FS
 	tristate "Minix fs support"
 	help
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/masklog.h b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/masklog.h
index 73edad7..a42628b 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/masklog.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/masklog.h
@@ -123,6 +123,17 @@
 #define MLOG_MASK_PREFIX 0
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * When logging is disabled, force the bit test to 0 for anything other
+ * than errors and notices, allowing gcc to remove the code completely.
+ * When enabled, allow all masks.
+ */
+#if defined(CONFIG_OCFS2_DEBUG_MASKLOG)
+#define ML_ALLOWED_BITS ~0
+#else
+#define ML_ALLOWED_BITS (ML_ERROR|ML_NOTICE)
+#endif
+
 #define MLOG_MAX_BITS 64
 
 struct mlog_bits {
@@ -187,7 +198,8 @@
 
 #define mlog(mask, fmt, args...) do {					\
 	u64 __m = MLOG_MASK_PREFIX | (mask);				\
-	if (__mlog_test_u64(__m, mlog_and_bits) &&			\
+	if ((__m & ML_ALLOWED_BITS) &&					\
+	    __mlog_test_u64(__m, mlog_and_bits) &&			\
 	    !__mlog_test_u64(__m, mlog_not_bits)) {			\
 		if (__m & ML_ERROR)					\
 			__mlog_printk(KERN_ERR, "ERROR: "fmt , ##args);	\
@@ -204,6 +216,7 @@
 		mlog(ML_ERROR, "status = %lld\n", (long long)_st);	\
 } while (0)
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_OCFS2_DEBUG_MASKLOG)
 #define mlog_entry(fmt, args...) do {					\
 	mlog(ML_ENTRY, "ENTRY:" fmt , ##args);				\
 } while (0)
@@ -247,6 +260,13 @@
 #define mlog_exit_void() do {						\
 	mlog(ML_EXIT, "EXIT\n");					\
 } while (0)
+#else
+#define mlog_entry(...)  do { } while (0)
+#define mlog_entry_void(...)  do { } while (0)
+#define mlog_exit(...)  do { } while (0)
+#define mlog_exit_ptr(...)  do { } while (0)
+#define mlog_exit_void(...)  do { } while (0)
+#endif  /* defined(CONFIG_OCFS2_DEBUG_MASKLOG) */
 
 #define mlog_bug_on_msg(cond, fmt, args...) do {			\
 	if (cond) {							\
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
index ae47f45..3d494d1 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
@@ -213,11 +213,9 @@
 			     struct ocfs2_dir_entry **dirent)
 {
 	int status = -ENOENT;
-	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb);
 
-	mlog_entry("(osb=%p, parent=%llu, name='%.*s', blkno=%p, inode=%p)\n",
-		   osb, (unsigned long long)OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_blkno,
-		   namelen, name, blkno, inode);
+	mlog_entry("(name=%.*s, blkno=%p, inode=%p, dirent_bh=%p, dirent=%p)\n",
+		   namelen, name, blkno, inode, dirent_bh, dirent);
 
 	*dirent_bh = ocfs2_find_entry(name, namelen, inode, dirent);
 	if (!*dirent_bh || !*dirent) {
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/mmap.c b/fs/ocfs2/mmap.c
index 843cf9d..83934e3 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/mmap.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/mmap.c
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@
 				 unsigned long address,
 				 int *type)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = area->vm_file->f_dentry->d_inode;
 	struct page *page = NOPAGE_SIGBUS;
 	sigset_t blocked, oldset;
 	int ret;
 
-	mlog_entry("(inode %lu, address %lu)\n", inode->i_ino, address);
+	mlog_entry("(area=%p, address=%lu, type=%p)\n", area, address,
+		   type);
 
 	/* The best way to deal with signals in this path is
 	 * to block them upfront, rather than allowing the