diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmast.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmast.c
index dccc439..390a887 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmast.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmast.c
@@ -453,7 +453,9 @@
 	ret = o2net_send_message_vec(DLM_PROXY_AST_MSG, dlm->key, vec, veclen,
 				     lock->ml.node, &status);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		mlog_errno(ret);
+		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Error %d when sending message %u (key 0x%x) to "
+		     "node %u\n", ret, DLM_PROXY_AST_MSG, dlm->key,
+		     lock->ml.node);
 	else {
 		if (status == DLM_RECOVERING) {
 			mlog(ML_ERROR, "sent AST to node %u, it thinks this "
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmconvert.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmconvert.c
index f283bce..3028d05 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmconvert.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmconvert.c
@@ -391,7 +391,9 @@
 		} else if (ret != DLM_NORMAL && ret != DLM_NOTQUEUED)
 			dlm_error(ret);
 	} else {
-		mlog_errno(tmpret);
+		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Error %d when sending message %u (key 0x%x) to "
+		     "node %u\n", tmpret, DLM_CONVERT_LOCK_MSG, dlm->key,
+		     res->owner);
 		if (dlm_is_host_down(tmpret)) {
 			/* instead of logging the same network error over
 			 * and over, sleep here and wait for the heartbeat
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c
index 988c905..eb50be0 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c
@@ -565,7 +565,9 @@
 	status = o2net_send_message(DLM_EXIT_DOMAIN_MSG, dlm->key,
 				    &leave_msg, sizeof(leave_msg), node,
 				    NULL);
-
+	if (status < 0)
+		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Error %d when sending message %u (key 0x%x) to "
+		     "node %u\n", status, DLM_EXIT_DOMAIN_MSG, dlm->key, node);
 	mlog(0, "status return %d from o2net_send_message\n", status);
 
 	return status;
@@ -962,7 +964,9 @@
 				    &cancel_msg, sizeof(cancel_msg), node,
 				    NULL);
 	if (status < 0) {
-		mlog_errno(status);
+		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Error %d when sending message %u (key 0x%x) to "
+		     "node %u\n", status, DLM_CANCEL_JOIN_MSG, DLM_MOD_KEY,
+		     node);
 		goto bail;
 	}
 
@@ -1029,10 +1033,11 @@
 	byte_copymap(join_msg.node_map, dlm->live_nodes_map, O2NM_MAX_NODES);
 
 	status = o2net_send_message(DLM_QUERY_JOIN_MSG, DLM_MOD_KEY, &join_msg,
-				    sizeof(join_msg), node,
-				    &join_resp);
+				    sizeof(join_msg), node, &join_resp);
 	if (status < 0 && status != -ENOPROTOOPT) {
-		mlog_errno(status);
+		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Error %d when sending message %u (key 0x%x) to "
+		     "node %u\n", status, DLM_QUERY_JOIN_MSG, DLM_MOD_KEY,
+		     node);
 		goto bail;
 	}
 	dlm_query_join_wire_to_packet(join_resp, &packet);
@@ -1103,7 +1108,9 @@
 				    &assert_msg, sizeof(assert_msg), node,
 				    NULL);
 	if (status < 0)
-		mlog_errno(status);
+		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Error %d when sending message %u (key 0x%x) to "
+		     "node %u\n", status, DLM_ASSERT_JOINED_MSG, DLM_MOD_KEY,
+		     node);
 
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmlock.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmlock.c
index 73333777..f1fba2a 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmlock.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmlock.c
@@ -329,7 +329,9 @@
 			BUG();
 		}
 	} else {
-		mlog_errno(tmpret);
+		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Error %d when sending message %u (key 0x%x) to "
+		     "node %u\n", tmpret, DLM_CREATE_LOCK_MSG, dlm->key,
+		     res->owner);
 		if (dlm_is_host_down(tmpret)) {
 			ret = DLM_RECOVERING;
 			mlog(0, "node %u died so returning DLM_RECOVERING "
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
index a659606..3114de2 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
@@ -1666,7 +1666,9 @@
 		tmpret = o2net_send_message(DLM_ASSERT_MASTER_MSG, dlm->key,
 					    &assert, sizeof(assert), to, &r);
 		if (tmpret < 0) {
-			mlog(0, "assert_master returned %d!\n", tmpret);
+			mlog(ML_ERROR, "Error %d when sending message %u (key "
+			     "0x%x) to node %u\n", tmpret,
+			     DLM_ASSERT_MASTER_MSG, dlm->key, to);
 			if (!dlm_is_host_down(tmpret)) {
 				mlog(ML_ERROR, "unhandled error=%d!\n", tmpret);
 				BUG();
@@ -2207,7 +2209,9 @@
 	ret = o2net_send_message(DLM_DEREF_LOCKRES_MSG, dlm->key,
 				 &deref, sizeof(deref), res->owner, &r);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		mlog_errno(ret);
+		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Error %d when sending message %u (key 0x%x) to "
+		     "node %u\n", ret, DLM_DEREF_LOCKRES_MSG, dlm->key,
+		     res->owner);
 	else if (r < 0) {
 		/* BAD.  other node says I did not have a ref. */
 		mlog(ML_ERROR,"while dropping ref on %s:%.*s "
@@ -2977,7 +2981,9 @@
 					 &migrate, sizeof(migrate), nodenum,
 					 &status);
 		if (ret < 0) {
-			mlog(0, "migrate_request returned %d!\n", ret);
+			mlog(ML_ERROR, "Error %d when sending message %u (key "
+			     "0x%x) to node %u\n", ret, DLM_MIGRATE_REQUEST_MSG,
+			     dlm->key, nodenum);
 			if (!dlm_is_host_down(ret)) {
 				mlog(ML_ERROR, "unhandled error=%d!\n", ret);
 				BUG();
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c
index b4f99de..f8b75ce 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c
@@ -803,7 +803,9 @@
 
 	/* negative status is handled by caller */
 	if (ret < 0)
-		mlog_errno(ret);
+		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Error %d when sending message %u (key "
+		     "0x%x) to node %u\n", ret, DLM_LOCK_REQUEST_MSG,
+		     dlm->key, request_from);
 
 	// return from here, then
 	// sleep until all received or error
@@ -955,10 +957,10 @@
 	ret = o2net_send_message(DLM_RECO_DATA_DONE_MSG, dlm->key, &done_msg,
 				 sizeof(done_msg), send_to, &tmpret);
 	if (ret < 0) {
+		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Error %d when sending message %u (key "
+		     "0x%x) to node %u\n", ret, DLM_RECO_DATA_DONE_MSG,
+		     dlm->key, send_to);
 		if (!dlm_is_host_down(ret)) {
-			mlog_errno(ret);
-			mlog(ML_ERROR, "%s: unknown error sending data-done "
-			     "to %u\n", dlm->name, send_to);
 			BUG();
 		}
 	} else
@@ -1126,7 +1128,9 @@
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		/* XXX: negative status is not handled.
 		 * this will end up killing this node. */
-		mlog_errno(ret);
+		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Error %d when sending message %u (key "
+		     "0x%x) to node %u\n", ret, DLM_MIG_LOCKRES_MSG,
+		     dlm->key, send_to);
 	} else {
 		/* might get an -ENOMEM back here */
 		ret = status;
@@ -1642,7 +1646,9 @@
 				 &req, sizeof(req), nodenum, &status);
 	/* XXX: negative status not handled properly here. */
 	if (ret < 0)
-		mlog_errno(ret);
+		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Error %d when sending message %u (key "
+		     "0x%x) to node %u\n", ret, DLM_MASTER_REQUERY_MSG,
+		     dlm->key, nodenum);
 	else {
 		BUG_ON(status < 0);
 		BUG_ON(status > DLM_LOCK_RES_OWNER_UNKNOWN);
@@ -2640,7 +2646,7 @@
 		if (dlm_is_host_down(ret)) {
 			/* node is down.  not involved in recovery
 			 * so just keep going */
-			mlog(0, "%s: node %u was down when sending "
+			mlog(ML_NOTICE, "%s: node %u was down when sending "
 			     "begin reco msg (%d)\n", dlm->name, nodenum, ret);
 			ret = 0;
 		}
@@ -2660,11 +2666,12 @@
 		}
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			struct dlm_lock_resource *res;
+
 			/* this is now a serious problem, possibly ENOMEM
 			 * in the network stack.  must retry */
 			mlog_errno(ret);
 			mlog(ML_ERROR, "begin reco of dlm %s to node %u "
-			    " returned %d\n", dlm->name, nodenum, ret);
+			     "returned %d\n", dlm->name, nodenum, ret);
 			res = dlm_lookup_lockres(dlm, DLM_RECOVERY_LOCK_NAME,
 						 DLM_RECOVERY_LOCK_NAME_LEN);
 			if (res) {
@@ -2789,7 +2796,9 @@
 		if (ret >= 0)
 			ret = status;
 		if (ret < 0) {
-			mlog_errno(ret);
+			mlog(ML_ERROR, "Error %d when sending message %u (key "
+			     "0x%x) to node %u\n", ret, DLM_FINALIZE_RECO_MSG,
+			     dlm->key, nodenum);
 			if (dlm_is_host_down(ret)) {
 				/* this has no effect on this recovery
 				 * session, so set the status to zero to
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmunlock.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmunlock.c
index 49e29ec..2c1f306 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmunlock.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmunlock.c
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@
 			mlog(0, "master was in-progress.  retry\n");
 		ret = status;
 	} else {
-		mlog_errno(tmpret);
+		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Error %d when sending message %u (key 0x%x) to "
+		     "node %u\n", tmpret, DLM_UNLOCK_LOCK_MSG, dlm->key, owner);
 		if (dlm_is_host_down(tmpret)) {
 			/* NOTE: this seems strange, but it is what we want.
 			 * when the master goes down during a cancel or