ack++;
 
        sh->ops.count -= ack;
-       BUG_ON(sh->ops.count < 0);
+       if (unlikely(sh->ops.count < 0)) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR "pending: %#lx ops.pending: %#lx ops.ack: %#lx "
+                       "ops.complete: %#lx\n", pending, sh->ops.pending,
+                       sh->ops.ack, sh->ops.complete);
+               BUG();
+       }
 
        return pending;
 }
                        }
                }
        }
-       clear_bit(STRIPE_OP_BIOFILL, &sh->ops.ack);
-       clear_bit(STRIPE_OP_BIOFILL, &sh->ops.pending);
+       set_bit(STRIPE_OP_BIOFILL, &sh->ops.complete);
 
        return_io(return_bi);
 
        s.expanded = test_bit(STRIPE_EXPAND_READY, &sh->state);
        /* Now to look around and see what can be done */
 
+       /* clean-up completed biofill operations */
+       if (test_bit(STRIPE_OP_BIOFILL, &sh->ops.complete)) {
+               clear_bit(STRIPE_OP_BIOFILL, &sh->ops.pending);
+               clear_bit(STRIPE_OP_BIOFILL, &sh->ops.ack);
+               clear_bit(STRIPE_OP_BIOFILL, &sh->ops.complete);
+       }
+
        rcu_read_lock();
        for (i=disks; i--; ) {
                mdk_rdev_t *rdev;