diff --git a/Make-common.dist b/Make-common.dist
index 58c5105fb4d34428e1558a933a732bf1472e2d95..a93818269507ae4634be74b8c2fcc45c7bcc8dff 100644
--- a/Make-common.dist
+++ b/Make-common.dist
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ LDBMLIB?=
 #	-DTHREAD_SUNOS4_LWP
 #	-DTHREAD_SUNOS5_LWP
 # and select the appropriate library.
-#THREADS?=-DNO_THREADS
-#THREADSLIB?=
+THREADS?=-DNO_THREADS
+THREADSLIB?=
 
 # Locations of auxilary programs
 # (excepts to below are generally defined in Make-platform)
diff --git a/libraries/liblthread/rdwr.c b/libraries/liblthread/rdwr.c
index 40a022ea9ff124664bc54fa74af5d5370014c725..cebe318cdff827d2c18fd4ab749d5afb6d13c67c 100644
--- a/libraries/liblthread/rdwr.c
+++ b/libraries/liblthread/rdwr.c
@@ -109,4 +109,4 @@ int pthread_rdwr_rwchk_np(pthread_rdwr_t *rdwrp)
 	return(pthread_rdwr_rchk_np(rdwrp) || pthread_rdwr_wchk_np(rdwrp));
 }
 
-#endif LDAP_DEBUG
+#endif /* LDAP_DEBUG */
diff --git a/servers/slapd/acl.c b/servers/slapd/acl.c
index 95ad25942664b6cb1c21242fab96d1badac39ce5..a5fd38abbdb3edffb99493c1ba321efd0526566b 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/acl.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/acl.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ static int	regex_matches();
 static string_expand(char *newbuf, int bufsiz, char *pattern,
 	char *match, regmatch_t *matches);
 
-extern Entry * be_dn2entry(Backend *be, char *bdn, char **matched);
 
 /*
  * access_allowed - check whether dn is allowed the requested access
@@ -549,7 +548,7 @@ regex_matches(
 		char error[512];
 		regerror(rc, &re, error, sizeof(error));
 
-		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
+		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE,
 		    "compile( \"%s\", \"%s\") failed %s\n",
 			pat, str, error );
 		return( 0 );
diff --git a/servers/slapd/add.c b/servers/slapd/add.c
index 622d413c2acf9c4d5b1ab2bf88d9531de705a4ae..93cc3cdcd3b3c74e7eab51c8c35d54632fc5bb19 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/add.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/add.c
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ do_add( conn, op )
 	 */
 
 	e = (Entry *) ch_calloc( 1, sizeof(Entry) );
+	/* initialize reader/writer lock */
+	entry_rdwr_init(e);
 
 	/* get the name */
 	if ( ber_scanf( ber, "{a", &dn ) == LBER_ERROR ) {
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/add.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/add.c
index 3dacd6da3dba445dece437a7eff58708971c2e65..797398ad4b5cd72d14f409874fad2dd7752bae2b 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/add.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/add.c
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include "slap.h"
 #include "back-ldbm.h"
+#include "proto-back-ldbm.h"
 
 extern int	global_schemacheck;
 extern char	*dn_parent();
 extern char	*dn_normalize();
-extern Entry	*dn2entry();
 
 int
 ldbm_back_add(
@@ -21,27 +21,30 @@ ldbm_back_add(
 )
 {
 	struct ldbminfo	*li = (struct ldbminfo *) be->be_private;
-	char		*matched;
 	char		*dn = NULL, *pdn = NULL;
-	Entry		*p;
+	Entry		*p = NULL;
+	int			rc;
 
 	dn = dn_normalize( strdup( e->e_dn ) );
-	matched = NULL;
-	if ( (p = dn2entry( be, dn, &matched )) != NULL ) {
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, p );
+
+	Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "==> ldbm_back_add: %s\n", dn, 0, 0);
+
+	if ( ( dn2id( be, dn ) ) != NOID ) {
 		entry_free( e );
 		free( dn );
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_ALREADY_EXISTS, "", "" );
 		return( -1 );
 	}
-	if ( matched != NULL ) {
-		free( matched );
-	}
+
 	/* XXX race condition here til we cache_add_entry_lock below XXX */
 
 	if ( global_schemacheck && oc_schema_check( e ) != 0 ) {
-		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "entry failed schema check\n", 0, 0,
-		    0 );
+		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "entry failed schema check\n",
+			0, 0, 0 );
+
+		/* XXX this should be ok, no other thread should have access
+		 * because e hasn't been added to the cache yet
+		 */
 		entry_free( e );
 		free( dn );
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION, "",
@@ -61,6 +64,10 @@ ldbm_back_add(
 		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "cache_add_entry_lock failed\n", 0, 0,
 		    0 );
 		next_id_return( be, e->e_id );
+                
+		/* XXX this should be ok, no other thread should have access
+		 * because e hasn't been added to the cache yet
+		 */
 		entry_free( e );
 		free( dn );
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_ALREADY_EXISTS, "", "" );
@@ -74,17 +81,22 @@ ldbm_back_add(
 	 */
 
 	if ( (pdn = dn_parent( be, dn )) != NULL ) {
+		char *matched;
 		/* no parent */
 		matched = NULL;
-		if ( (p = dn2entry( be, pdn, &matched )) == NULL ) {
+
+		/* get entry with reader lock */
+		if ( (p = dn2entry_r( be, pdn, &matched )) == NULL ) {
+			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "parent does not exist\n", 0,
+			    0, 0 );
 			send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT,
 			    matched, "" );
 			if ( matched != NULL ) {
 				free( matched );
 			}
-			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "parent does not exist\n", 0,
-			    0, 0 );
-			goto error_return;
+
+			rc = -1;
+			goto return_results;
 		}
 		if ( matched != NULL ) {
 			free( matched );
@@ -96,7 +108,9 @@ ldbm_back_add(
 			    0, 0 );
 			send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS,
 			    "", "" );
-			goto error_return;
+
+			rc = -1;
+			goto return_results;
 		}
 	} else {
 		if ( ! be_isroot( be, op->o_dn ) ) {
@@ -104,9 +118,10 @@ ldbm_back_add(
 			    0, 0 );
 			send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS,
 			    "", "" );
-			goto error_return;
+
+			rc = -1;
+			goto return_results;
 		}
-		p = NULL;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -116,9 +131,10 @@ ldbm_back_add(
 	if ( id2children_add( be, p, e ) != 0 ) {
 		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "id2children_add failed\n", 0,
 		    0, 0 );
-		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR, "",
-		    "" );
-		goto error_return;
+		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR, "", "" );
+
+		rc = -1;
+		goto return_results;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -131,7 +147,9 @@ ldbm_back_add(
 		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "index_add_entry failed\n", 0,
 		    0, 0 );
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR, "", "" );
-		goto error_return;
+
+		rc = -1;
+		goto return_results;
 	}
 
 	/* dn2id index */
@@ -139,35 +157,44 @@ ldbm_back_add(
 		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "dn2id_add failed\n", 0,
 		    0, 0 );
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR, "", "" );
-		goto error_return;
+
+		rc = -1;
+		goto return_results;
 	}
 
+	/* acquire writer lock */
+	entry_rdwr_lock(e, 1);
+
 	/* id2entry index */
 	if ( id2entry_add( be, e ) != 0 ) {
 		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "id2entry_add failed\n", 0,
 		    0, 0 );
 		(void) dn2id_delete( be, dn );
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR, "", "" );
-		goto error_return;
+
+		rc = -1;
+		goto return_results;
 	}
 
 	send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_SUCCESS, "", "" );
+	rc = 0;
+
+return_results:;
+
 	if ( dn != NULL )
 		free( dn );
 	if ( pdn != NULL )
 		free( pdn );
+
 	cache_set_state( &li->li_cache, e, 0 );
-	cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-	return( 0 );
 
-error_return:;
-	if ( dn != NULL )
-		free( dn );
-	if ( pdn != NULL )
-		free( pdn );
-	next_id_return( be, e->e_id );
-	cache_delete_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-	cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
+	/* free entry and writer lock */
+	cache_return_entry_w( &li->li_cache, e ); 
+
+	/* free entry and reader lock */
+	if (p != NULL) {
+		cache_return_entry_r( &li->li_cache, p ); 
+	}
 
-	return( -1 );
+	return( rc );
 }
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/bind.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/bind.c
index 796d471aaaa8dad23786b7f8bf66ede820b00a75..8207cb59e9051dfee8d87803f8eef94d04d6df7f 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/bind.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/bind.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include "slap.h"
 #include "back-ldbm.h"
+#include "proto-back-ldbm.h"
 #ifdef KERBEROS
 #ifdef KERBEROS_V
 #include <kerberosIV/krb.h>
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ extern char *crypt (char *key, char *salt);
 
 #include <lutil.h>
 
-extern Entry		*dn2entry();
 extern Attribute	*attr_find();
 
 #ifdef KERBEROS
@@ -140,7 +140,10 @@ ldbm_back_bind(
 	AUTH_DAT	ad;
 #endif
 
-	if ( (e = dn2entry( be, dn, &matched )) == NULL ) {
+	Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "==> ldbm_back_bind: dn: %s\n", dn, 0, 0);
+
+	/* get entry with reader lock */
+	if ( (e = dn2entry_r( be, dn, &matched )) == NULL ) {
 		/* allow noauth binds */
 		if ( method == LDAP_AUTH_SIMPLE && cred->bv_len == 0 ) {
 			/*
@@ -153,8 +156,7 @@ ldbm_back_bind(
 			/* front end will send result */
 			rc = 0;
 		} else {
-			send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT,
-			    matched, NULL );
+			send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT, matched, NULL );
 			rc = 1;
 		}
 		if ( matched != NULL ) {
@@ -163,25 +165,32 @@ ldbm_back_bind(
 		return( rc );
 	}
 
+	/* check for deleted */
+
 	switch ( method ) {
 	case LDAP_AUTH_SIMPLE:
 		if ( cred->bv_len == 0 ) {
 			send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL );
-			return( 1 );
+
+			/* stop front end from sending result */
+			rc = 1;
+			goto return_results;
 		} else if ( be_isroot_pw( be, dn, cred ) ) {
 			/* front end will send result */
-			return( 0 );
+			rc = 0;
+			goto return_results;
 		}
 
 		if ( (a = attr_find( e->e_attrs, "userpassword" )) == NULL ) {
 			if ( be_isroot_pw( be, dn, cred ) ) {
 				/* front end will send result */
-				return( 0 );
+				rc = 0;
+				goto return_results;
 			}
 			send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_INAPPROPRIATE_AUTH,
 			    NULL, NULL );
-			cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-			return( 1 );
+			rc = 1;
+			goto return_results;
 		}
 
 #ifdef LDAP_CRYPT
@@ -189,16 +198,18 @@ ldbm_back_bind(
 #else
 		if ( value_find( a->a_vals, cred, a->a_syntax, 0 ) != 0 )
 #endif
-{
+		{
 			if ( be_isroot_pw( be, dn, cred ) ) {
 				/* front end will send result */
-				return( 0 );
+				rc = 0;
+				goto return_results;
 			}
 			send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_INVALID_CREDENTIALS,
 				NULL, NULL );
-			cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-			return( 1 );
+			rc = 1;
+			goto return_results;
 		}
+		rc = 0;
 		break;
 
 #ifdef KERBEROS
@@ -206,8 +217,8 @@ ldbm_back_bind(
 		if ( krbv4_ldap_auth( be, cred, &ad ) != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
 			send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_INVALID_CREDENTIALS,
 			    NULL, NULL );
-			cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-			return( 1 );
+			rc = 0;
+			goto return_results;
 		}
 		sprintf( krbname, "%s%s%s@%s", ad.pname, *ad.pinst ? "."
 		    : "", ad.pinst, ad.prealm );
@@ -216,43 +227,47 @@ ldbm_back_bind(
 			 * no krbName values present:  check against DN
 			 */
 			if ( strcasecmp( dn, krbname ) == 0 ) {
+				rc = 0; /* XXX wild ass guess */
 				break;
 			}
 			send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_INAPPROPRIATE_AUTH,
 			    NULL, NULL );
-			cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-			return( 1 );
+			rc = 1;
+			goto return_results;
 		} else {	/* look for krbName match */
 			struct berval	krbval;
 
 			krbval.bv_val = krbname;
 			krbval.bv_len = strlen( krbname );
 
-			if ( value_find( a->a_vals, &krbval, a->a_syntax, 3 )
-			    != 0 ) {
+			if ( value_find( a->a_vals, &krbval, a->a_syntax, 3 ) != 0 ) {
 				send_ldap_result( conn, op,
 				    LDAP_INVALID_CREDENTIALS, NULL, NULL );
-				cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-				return( 1 );
+				rc = 1;
+				goto return_results;
 			}
 		}
 		break;
 
 	case LDAP_AUTH_KRBV42:
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL );
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-		return( 1 );
+		/* stop front end from sending result */
+		rc = 1;
+		goto return_results;
 #endif
 
 	default:
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_STRONG_AUTH_NOT_SUPPORTED,
 		    NULL, "auth method not supported" );
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-		return( 1 );
+		rc = 1;
+		goto return_results;
 	}
 
-	cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
+return_results:;
+	/* free entry and reader lock */
+	cache_return_entry_r( &li->li_cache, e );
 
-	/* success:  front end will send result */
-	return( 0 );
+	/* front end with send result on success (rc==0) */
+	return( rc );
 }
+
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/cache.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/cache.c
index 49fafb6975da2512d64a8bc545abb392a1f6004b..4e0b06157648226e051b6eaaaab527f53ac71b64 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/cache.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/cache.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ cache_set_state( struct cache *cache, Entry *e, int state )
 	pthread_mutex_unlock( &cache->c_mutex );
 }
 
-void
+static void
 cache_return_entry( struct cache *cache, Entry *e )
 {
 	/* set cache mutex */
@@ -66,6 +66,28 @@ cache_return_entry( struct cache *cache, Entry *e )
 	pthread_mutex_unlock( &cache->c_mutex );
 }
 
+static void
+cache_return_entry_rw( struct cache *cache, Entry *e, int rw )
+{
+	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "====> cache_return_entry_%s\n",
+		rw ? "w" : "r", 0, 0);
+	entry_rdwr_unlock(e, rw);;
+	cache_return_entry(cache, e);
+}
+
+void
+cache_return_entry_r( struct cache *cache, Entry *e )
+{
+	cache_return_entry_rw(cache, e, 0);
+}
+
+void
+cache_return_entry_w( struct cache *cache, Entry *e )
+{
+	cache_return_entry_rw(cache, e, 1);
+}
+
+
 #define LRU_DELETE( cache, e ) { \
 	if ( e->e_lruprev != NULL ) { \
 		e->e_lruprev->e_lrunext = e->e_lrunext; \
@@ -113,8 +135,8 @@ cache_add_entry_lock(
 	if ( avl_insert( &cache->c_dntree, e, cache_entrydn_cmp, avl_dup_error )
 	    != 0 ) {
 		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE,
-		    "entry %20s id %d already in dn cache\n", e->e_dn,
-		    e->e_id, 0 );
+			"====> cache_add_entry lock: entry %20s id %d already in dn cache\n",
+		    e->e_dn, e->e_id, 0 );
 
 		/* free cache mutex */
 		pthread_mutex_unlock( &cache->c_mutex );
@@ -124,13 +146,14 @@ cache_add_entry_lock(
 	/* id tree */
 	if ( avl_insert( &cache->c_idtree, e, cache_entryid_cmp, avl_dup_error )
 	    != 0 ) {
-		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "entry %20s id %d already in id cache\n",
+		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
+			"====> entry %20s id %d already in id cache\n",
 		    e->e_dn, e->e_id, 0 );
 
 		/* delete from dn tree inserted above */
 		if ( avl_delete( &cache->c_dntree, e, cache_entrydn_cmp )
 		    == NULL ) {
-			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "can't delete from dn cache\n",
+			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "====> can't delete from dn cache\n",
 			    0, 0, 0 );
 		}
 
@@ -168,6 +191,9 @@ cache_add_entry_lock(
                     == 0 && cache->c_cursize > cache->c_maxsize ) {
 			e = cache->c_lrutail;
 
+			/* XXX check for writer lock - should also check no readers pending */
+			assert(pthread_rdwr_wchk_np(&e->e_rdwr));
+
 			/* delete from cache and lru q */
 			rc = cache_delete_entry_internal( cache, e );
 
@@ -181,44 +207,85 @@ cache_add_entry_lock(
 }
 
 /*
- * cache_find_entry_dn - find an entry in the cache, given dn
+ * cache_find_entry_dn2id - find an entry in the cache, given dn
  */
 
-Entry *
-cache_find_entry_dn(
+ID
+cache_find_entry_dn2id(
+	Backend		*be,
     struct cache	*cache,
     char		*dn
 )
 {
+	struct ldbminfo *li = (struct ldbminfo *) be->be_private;
 	Entry		e, *ep;
+	ID			id;
 
 	/* set cache mutex */
 	pthread_mutex_lock( &cache->c_mutex );
 
 	e.e_dn = dn;
+
 	if ( (ep = (Entry *) avl_find( cache->c_dntree, &e, cache_entrydn_cmp ))
-	    != NULL ) {
+		!= NULL ) {
+
+		Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "====> cache_find_entry_dn2id: found dn: %s\n",
+			dn, 0, 0);
+
 		/*
 		 * entry is deleted or not fully created yet
 		 */
 		if ( ep->e_state == ENTRY_STATE_DELETED ||
-		    ep->e_state == ENTRY_STATE_CREATING )
+			ep->e_state == ENTRY_STATE_CREATING )
 		{
 			/* free cache mutex */
 			pthread_mutex_unlock( &cache->c_mutex );
-			return( NULL );
+			return( NOID );
 		}
+
+		/* XXX is this safe without writer lock? */
 		ep->e_refcnt++;
 
 		/* lru */
 		LRU_DELETE( cache, ep );
 		LRU_ADD( cache, ep );
+
+		/* acquire reader lock */
+		entry_rdwr_lock(ep, 0);
+
+		/* re-check */
+		if ( ep->e_state == ENTRY_STATE_DELETED ||
+			ep->e_state == ENTRY_STATE_CREATING )
+		{
+			/* XXX check that is is required */
+			ep->e_refcnt--;
+
+			/* free reader lock */
+			entry_rdwr_unlock(ep, 0);
+			/* free cache mutex */
+			pthread_mutex_unlock( &cache->c_mutex );
+
+			return( NOID );
+		}
+
+		/* save id */
+		id = ep->e_id;
+
+		/* free reader lock */
+		entry_rdwr_unlock(ep, 0);
+
+		/* free cache mutex */
+		pthread_mutex_unlock( &cache->c_mutex );
+
+		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, ep );
+
+		return( id );
 	}
 
 	/* free cache mutex */
 	pthread_mutex_unlock( &cache->c_mutex );
 
-	return( ep );
+	return( NOID );
 }
 
 /*
@@ -227,8 +294,9 @@ cache_find_entry_dn(
 
 Entry *
 cache_find_entry_id(
-    struct cache	*cache,
-    ID			id
+	struct cache	*cache,
+	ID				id,
+	int				rw
 )
 {
 	Entry	e;
@@ -238,29 +306,64 @@ cache_find_entry_id(
 	pthread_mutex_lock( &cache->c_mutex );
 
 	e.e_id = id;
+
 	if ( (ep = (Entry *) avl_find( cache->c_idtree, &e, cache_entryid_cmp ))
-	    != NULL ) {
+		!= NULL ) {
+
+		Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE,
+			"====> cache_find_entry_dn2id: found id: %ld rw: %d\n",
+			id, rw, 0);
+
 		/*
 		 * entry is deleted or not fully created yet
 		 */
 		if ( ep->e_state == ENTRY_STATE_DELETED ||
-		    ep->e_state == ENTRY_STATE_CREATING )
+			ep->e_state == ENTRY_STATE_CREATING )
 		{
 			/* free cache mutex */
 			pthread_mutex_unlock( &cache->c_mutex );
 			return( NULL );
 		}
+		/* XXX is this safe without writer lock? */
 		ep->e_refcnt++;
 
 		/* lru */
 		LRU_DELETE( cache, ep );
 		LRU_ADD( cache, ep );
+                
+		/* acquire reader lock */
+		entry_rdwr_lock(ep, 0);
+
+		/* re-check */
+		if ( ep->e_state == ENTRY_STATE_DELETED ||
+			ep->e_state == ENTRY_STATE_CREATING ) {
+
+			/* XXX check that is is required */
+			ep->e_refcnt--;
+
+			/* free reader lock */
+			entry_rdwr_unlock(ep, 0);
+
+			/* free cache mutex */
+			pthread_mutex_unlock( &cache->c_mutex );
+			return( NULL );
+		}
+
+		if ( rw ) {
+			entry_rdwr_unlock(ep, 0);
+			entry_rdwr_lock(ep, 1);
+		}
+
+		/* free cache mutex */
+		pthread_mutex_unlock( &cache->c_mutex );
+
+		return( ep );
 	}
 
 	/* free cache mutex */
 	pthread_mutex_unlock( &cache->c_mutex );
 
-	return( ep );
+	return( NULL );
 }
 
 /*
@@ -282,6 +385,11 @@ cache_delete_entry(
 {
 	int	rc;
 
+	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "====> cache_delete_entry:\n", 0, 0, 0 );
+
+	/* XXX check for writer lock - should also check no readers pending */
+	assert(pthread_rdwr_wchk_np(&e->e_rdwr));
+
 	/* set cache mutex */
 	pthread_mutex_lock( &cache->c_mutex );
 
@@ -340,3 +448,4 @@ lru_print( struct cache *cache )
 }
 
 #endif
+
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/compare.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/compare.c
index 4757a29b9228684dbfb6e834b74ed8fa0c66e857..b0974ffdbbd396867ad3ff1effc6e3237654d38a 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/compare.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/compare.c
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include "slap.h"
 #include "back-ldbm.h"
+#include "proto-back-ldbm.h"
 
-extern Entry		*dn2entry();
 extern Attribute	*attr_find();
 
 int
@@ -23,33 +23,36 @@ ldbm_back_compare(
 	char		*matched;
 	Entry		*e;
 	Attribute	*a;
-	int		i;
+	int		i, rc;
 
-	if ( (e = dn2entry( be, dn, &matched )) == NULL ) {
+	/* get entry with reader lock */
+	if ( (e = dn2entry_r( be, dn, &matched )) == NULL ) {
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT, matched, "" );
 		return( 1 );
 	}
 
+	/* check for deleted */
 	if ( ! access_allowed( be, conn, op, e, ava->ava_type, &ava->ava_value,
 	    op->o_dn, ACL_COMPARE ) ) {
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS, "", "" );
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-		return( 1 );
+		rc = 1;
+		goto return_results;
 	}
 
 	if ( (a = attr_find( e->e_attrs, ava->ava_type )) == NULL ) {
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE, "", "" );
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-		return( 1 );
+		rc = 1;
+		goto return_results;
 	}
 
-	if ( value_find( a->a_vals, &ava->ava_value, a->a_syntax, 1 ) == 0 ) {
+	if ( value_find( a->a_vals, &ava->ava_value, a->a_syntax, 1 ) == 0 ) 
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_COMPARE_TRUE, "", "" );
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-		return( 0 );
-	}
+	else
+		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_COMPARE_FALSE, "", "" );
+
+	rc = 0;
 
-	send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_COMPARE_FALSE, "", "" );
-	cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-	return( 0 );
+return_results:;
+	cache_return_entry_r( &li->li_cache, e );
+	return( rc );
 }
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/delete.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/delete.c
index c773929ffb43a64eb73ba3e3b7c28124a5655b08..b6ffa79e0e5b3edae3fb47be86c4af1937d6f0b3 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/delete.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/delete.c
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include "slap.h"
 #include "back-ldbm.h"
+#include "proto-back-ldbm.h"
 
-extern Entry		*dn2entry();
 extern Attribute	*attr_find();
 
 int
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ ldbm_back_delete(
 	char		*matched = NULL;
 	Entry		*e;
 
-	if ( (e = dn2entry( be, dn, &matched )) == NULL ) {
+	Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "==> ldbm_back_delete: %s\n", dn, 0, 0);
+
+	/* get entry with writer lock */
+	if ( (e = dn2entry_w( be, dn, &matched )) == NULL ) {
+		Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "<=- ldbm_back_delete: no such object %s\n",
+			dn, 0, 0);
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT, matched, "" );
 		if ( matched != NULL ) {
 			free( matched );
@@ -30,38 +35,63 @@ ldbm_back_delete(
 		return( -1 );
 	}
 
+	Debug (LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE,
+		"rdwr_Xchk: readers_reading: %d writer_writing: %d\n",
+		e->e_rdwr.readers_reading, e->e_rdwr.writer_writing, 0);
+
+	/* check for deleted */
+
 	if ( has_children( be, e ) ) {
+		Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "<=- ldbm_back_delete: non leaf %s\n",
+			dn, 0, 0);
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_NOT_ALLOWED_ON_NONLEAF, "",
 		    "" );
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-		return( -1 );
+		goto error_return;
 	}
 
 	if ( ! access_allowed( be, conn, op, e, "entry", NULL, op->o_dn,
 	    ACL_WRITE ) ) {
+		Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS,
+			"<=- ldbm_back_delete: insufficient access %s\n",
+			dn, 0, 0);
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS, "", "" );
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-		return( -1 );
+		goto error_return;
 	}
 
+	Debug (LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE,
+		"rdwr_Xchk: readers_reading: %d writer_writing: %d\n",
+		e->e_rdwr.readers_reading, e->e_rdwr.writer_writing, 0);
+
 	/* XXX delete from parent's id2children entry XXX */
 
 	/* delete from dn2id mapping */
 	if ( dn2id_delete( be, e->e_dn ) != 0 ) {
+		Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS,
+			"<=- ldbm_back_delete: operations error %s\n",
+			dn, 0, 0);
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR, "", "" );
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-		return( -1 );
+		goto error_return;
 	}
 
 	/* delete from disk and cache */
 	if ( id2entry_delete( be, e ) != 0 ) {
+		Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS,
+			"<=- ldbm_back_delete: operations error %s\n",
+			dn, 0, 0);
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR, "", "" );
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-		return( -1 );
+		goto error_return;
 	}
-	cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
+
+	/* free entry and writer lock */
+	cache_return_entry_w( &li->li_cache, e );
 
 	send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_SUCCESS, "", "" );
 
 	return( 0 );
+
+error_return:;
+	/* free entry and writer lock */
+	cache_return_entry_w( &li->li_cache, e );
+
+	return( -1 );
 }
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/dn2id.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/dn2id.c
index 7d142b311db584d6980354700d23840f4da29fb1..0a7edac280e7fdb39f8cae9873fa46e4ba828841 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/dn2id.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/dn2id.c
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include "slap.h"
 #include "back-ldbm.h"
+#include "proto-back-ldbm.h"
 
 extern struct dbcache	*ldbm_cache_open();
-extern Entry		*cache_find_entry_dn();
-extern Entry		*id2entry();
 extern char		*dn_parent();
 extern Datum		ldbm_cache_fetch();
 
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ dn2id(
 {
 	struct ldbminfo	*li = (struct ldbminfo *) be->be_private;
 	struct dbcache	*db;
-	Entry		*e;
 	ID		id;
 	Datum		key, data;
 
@@ -77,25 +75,22 @@ dn2id(
 #endif
 
 	dn = strdup( dn );
-	dn_normalize_case( dn );
 	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> dn2id( \"%s\" )\n", dn, 0, 0 );
+	dn_normalize_case( dn );
 
 	/* first check the cache */
-	if ( (e = cache_find_entry_dn( &li->li_cache, dn )) != NULL ) {
-		id = e->e_id;
+	if ( (id = cache_find_entry_dn2id( be, &li->li_cache, dn )) != NOID ) {
 		free( dn );
-		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "<= dn2id %d (in cache)\n", e->e_id,
-		    0, 0 );
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-
+		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "<= dn2id %d (in cache)\n", id,
+			0, 0 );
 		return( id );
 	}
 
 	if ( (db = ldbm_cache_open( be, "dn2id", LDBM_SUFFIX, LDBM_WRCREAT ))
-	    == NULL ) {
+		== NULL ) {
 		free( dn );
 		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "<= dn2id could not open dn2id%s\n",
-		    LDBM_SUFFIX, 0, 0 );
+			LDBM_SUFFIX, 0, 0 );
 		return( NOID );
 	}
 
@@ -162,11 +157,12 @@ dn2id_delete(
  * entry.
  */
 
-Entry *
+static Entry *
 dn2entry(
     Backend	*be,
     char	*dn,
-    char	**matched
+    char	**matched,
+    int         rw
 )
 {
 	struct ldbminfo *li = (struct ldbminfo *) be->be_private;
@@ -174,8 +170,12 @@ dn2entry(
 	Entry		*e;
 	char		*pdn;
 
-	if ( (id = dn2id( be, dn )) != NOID && (e = id2entry( be, id ))
-	    != NULL ) {
+	Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "dn2entry_%s: dn: %s\n",
+		rw ? "w" : "r", dn, 0);
+
+	if ( (id = dn2id( be, dn )) != NOID &&
+		(e = id2entry( be, id, rw )) != NULL )
+	{
 		return( e );
 	}
 	*matched = NULL;
@@ -187,9 +187,11 @@ dn2entry(
 
 	/* entry does not exist - see how much of the dn does exist */
 	if ( (pdn = dn_parent( be, dn )) != NULL ) {
-		if ( (e = dn2entry( be, pdn, matched )) != NULL ) {
+		/* get entry with reader lock */
+		if ( (e = dn2entry_r( be, pdn, matched )) != NULL ) {
 			*matched = pdn;
-			cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
+			/* free entry with reader lock */
+			cache_return_entry_r( &li->li_cache, e );
 		} else {
 			free( pdn );
 		}
@@ -197,3 +199,39 @@ dn2entry(
 
 	return( NULL );
 }
+
+#if 0
+		if (e->e_state == ENTRY_STATE_DELETED)
+			continue;
+
+		if (strcmp(dn, e->e_dn) != 0)
+			continue;
+
+		/* return locked entry entry */
+		return(e);
+	}
+}
+#endif
+
+Entry *
+dn2entry_r(
+	Backend	*be,
+	char	*dn,
+	char	**matched
+)
+{
+	return( dn2entry( be, dn, matched, 0 ) );
+}
+
+Entry *
+dn2entry_w(
+	Backend	*be,
+	char	*dn,
+	char	**matched
+)
+{
+	return( dn2entry( be, dn, matched, 1 ) );
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/group.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/group.c
index 49161fc55be10356102269252fead04f09d4df38..8ada479ea47eaa5a4b1cd40f4b8f0f23a46577fb 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/group.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/group.c
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include "slap.h"
 #include "back-ldbm.h"
+#include "proto-back-ldbm.h"
 
-extern Entry            *dn2entry();
 extern Attribute        *attr_find();
 
 
@@ -30,18 +30,19 @@ ldbm_back_group(
         Attribute   *uniqueMember;
         int          rc;
 
-	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "ldbm_back_group: bdn: %s\n", bdn, 0, 0 ); 
-	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "ldbm_back_group: edn: %s\n", edn, 0, 0 ); 
+	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> ldbm_back_group: bdn: %s\n", bdn, 0, 0 ); 
+	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> ldbm_back_group: edn: %s\n", edn, 0, 0 ); 
 
-        /* can we find bdn entry */
-        if ((e = dn2entry(be, bdn, &matched )) == NULL) {
-                Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "ldbm_back_group: cannot find bdn: %s matched: %x\n", bdn, matched, 0 ); 
+        /* can we find bdn entry with reader lock */
+        if ((e = dn2entry_r(be, bdn, &matched )) == NULL) {
+                Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> ldbm_back_group: cannot find bdn: %s matched: %x\n", bdn, matched, 0 ); 
                 if (matched != NULL)
                         free(matched);
                 return( 1 );
         }
-        Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "ldbm_back_group: found bdn: %s matched: %x\n", bdn, matched, 0 ); 
+        Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "=> ldbm_back_group: found bdn: %s matched: %x\n", bdn, matched, 0 ); 
 
+        /* check for deleted */
 
         /* find it's objectClass and uniqueMember attribute values
          * make sure this is a group entry
@@ -50,16 +51,16 @@ ldbm_back_group(
         
         rc = 1;
         if ((objectClass = attr_find(e->e_attrs, "objectclass")) == NULL)  {
-            Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "ldbm_back_group: failed to find objectClass\n", 0, 0, 0 ); 
+            Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "<= ldbm_back_group: failed to find objectClass\n", 0, 0, 0 ); 
         }
         else if ((uniqueMember = attr_find(e->e_attrs, "uniquemember")) == NULL) {
-            Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "ldbm_back_group: failed to find uniqueMember\n", 0, 0, 0 ); 
+            Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "<= ldbm_back_group: failed to find uniqueMember\n", 0, 0, 0 ); 
         }
         else {
             struct berval bvObjectClass;
             struct berval bvUniqueMembers;
 
-            Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "ldbm_back_group: found objectClass and uniqueMembers\n", 0, 0, 0 ); 
+            Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "<= ldbm_back_group: found objectClass and uniqueMembers\n", 0, 0, 0 ); 
 
             bvObjectClass.bv_val = "groupofuniquenames";
             bvObjectClass.bv_len = strlen( bvObjectClass.bv_val );         
@@ -67,22 +68,22 @@ ldbm_back_group(
             bvUniqueMembers.bv_len = strlen( edn );         
 
             if (value_find(objectClass->a_vals, &bvObjectClass, SYNTAX_CIS, 1) != 0) {
-                Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "ldbm_back_group: failed to find objectClass in groupOfUniqueNames\n", 
+                Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "<= ldbm_back_group: failed to find objectClass in groupOfUniqueNames\n", 
                         0, 0, 0 ); 
             }
             else if (value_find(uniqueMember->a_vals, &bvUniqueMembers, SYNTAX_CIS, 1) != 0) {
-                Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL, "ldbm_back_group: %s not in %s: groupOfUniqueNames\n", 
+                Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL, "<= ldbm_back_group: %s not in %s: groupOfUniqueNames\n", 
                         edn, bdn, 0 ); 
             }
             else {
-                Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL, "ldbm_back_group: %s is in %s: groupOfUniqueNames\n", 
+                Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL, "<= ldbm_back_group: %s is in %s: groupOfUniqueNames\n", 
                         edn, bdn, 0 ); 
                 rc = 0;
             }
         }
 
-        /* free e */
-        cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );                 
+        /* free entry and reader lock */
+        cache_return_entry_r( &li->li_cache, e );                 
         Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "ldbm_back_group: rc: %d\n", rc, 0, 0 ); 
         return(rc);
 }
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/id2entry.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/id2entry.c
index 505ea8863a1b226708d1f2a8cf8b30310b87a870..38522cb54ac392dba04f87fecc86bf6d7748eba1 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/id2entry.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/id2entry.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ extern struct dbcache	*ldbm_cache_open();
 extern Datum		ldbm_cache_fetch();
 extern char		*dn_parent();
 extern Entry		*str2entry();
-extern Entry		*cache_find_entry_id();
 extern char		*entry2str();
 extern pthread_mutex_t	entry2str_mutex;
 
@@ -55,6 +54,8 @@ id2entry_add( Backend *be, Entry *e )
 	(void) cache_add_entry_lock( &li->li_cache, e, 0 );
 
 	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "<= id2entry_add %d\n", rc, 0, 0 );
+
+	/* XXX should entries be born locked, i.e. apply writer lock here? */
 	return( rc );
 }
 
@@ -66,15 +67,23 @@ id2entry_delete( Backend *be, Entry *e )
 	Datum		key;
 	int		rc;
 
+	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> id2entry_delete( %d, \"%s\" )\n", e->e_id,
+	    e->e_dn, 0 );
+
+	/* XXX - check for writer lock - should also check no reader pending */
+	assert(pthread_rdwr_wchk_np(&e->e_rdwr));
+
 #ifdef LDBM_USE_DB2
 	memset( &key, 0, sizeof( key ) );
 #endif
 
-	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> id2entry_delete( %d, \"%s\" )\n", e->e_id,
-	    e->e_dn, 0 );
-
+	/* XXX - check for writer lock - should also check no reader pending */
+	Debug (LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE,
+		"rdwr_Xchk: readers_reading: %d writer_writing: %d\n",
+		e->e_rdwr.readers_reading, e->e_rdwr.writer_writing, 0);
+ 
 	if ( (db = ldbm_cache_open( be, "id2entry", LDBM_SUFFIX, LDBM_WRCREAT ))
-	    == NULL ) {
+		== NULL ) {
 		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "Could not open/create id2entry%s\n",
 		    LDBM_SUFFIX, 0, 0 );
 		return( -1 );
@@ -96,8 +105,9 @@ id2entry_delete( Backend *be, Entry *e )
 	return( rc );
 }
 
+/* XXX returns entry with reader/writer lock */
 Entry *
-id2entry( Backend *be, ID id )
+id2entry( Backend *be, ID id, int rw )
 {
 	struct ldbminfo	*li = (struct ldbminfo *) be->be_private;
 	struct dbcache	*db;
@@ -109,16 +119,17 @@ id2entry( Backend *be, ID id )
 	memset( &data, 0, sizeof( data ) );
 #endif
 
-	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> id2entry( %ld )\n", id, 0, 0 );
+	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> id2entry_%s( %ld )\n",
+		rw ? "w" : "r", id, 0 );
 
-	if ( (e = cache_find_entry_id( &li->li_cache, id )) != NULL ) {
-		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "<= id2entry 0x%x (cache)\n", e, 0,
-		    0 );
+	if ( (e = cache_find_entry_id( &li->li_cache, id, rw )) != NULL ) {
+		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "<= id2entry_%s 0x%x (cache)\n",
+			rw ? "w" : "r", e, 0 );
 		return( e );
 	}
 
 	if ( (db = ldbm_cache_open( be, "id2entry", LDBM_SUFFIX, LDBM_WRCREAT ))
-	    == NULL ) {
+		== NULL ) {
 		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "Could not open id2entry%s\n",
 		    LDBM_SUFFIX, 0, 0 );
 		return( NULL );
@@ -130,20 +141,47 @@ id2entry( Backend *be, ID id )
 	data = ldbm_cache_fetch( db, key );
 
 	if ( data.dptr == NULL ) {
-		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "<= id2entry( %ld ) not found\n", id,
-		    0, 0 );
+		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "<= id2entry_%s( %ld ) not found\n",
+			rw ? "w" : "r", id, 0 );
 		ldbm_cache_close( be, db );
 		return( NULL );
 	}
 
-	if ( (e = str2entry( data.dptr )) != NULL ) {
-		e->e_id = id;
-		(void) cache_add_entry_lock( &li->li_cache, e, 0 );
-	}
+	e = str2entry( data.dptr );
 
 	ldbm_datum_free( db->dbc_db, data );
 	ldbm_cache_close( be, db );
 
-	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "<= id2entry( %ld ) 0x%x (disk)\n", id, e, 0 );
+	if ( e == NULL ) {
+		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "<= id2entry_%s( %ld )  (failed)\n",
+			rw ? "w" : "r", id, 0 );
+		return( NULL );
+	}
+
+	/* acquire required reader/writer lock */
+	if (entry_rdwr_lock(e, rw)) {
+		/* XXX set DELETE flag?? */
+		entry_free(e);
+		return(NULL);
+	}
+
+	e->e_id = id;
+	(void) cache_add_entry_lock( &li->li_cache, e, 0 );
+
+	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "<= id2entry_%s( %ld ) (disk)\n",
+		rw ? "w" : "r", id, 0 );
 	return( e );
 }
+
+Entry *
+id2entry_r( Backend *be, ID id )
+{
+	return( id2entry( be, id, 0 ) );
+}
+
+Entry *
+id2entry_2( Backend *be, ID id )
+{
+	return( id2entry( be, id, 1 ) );
+}
+
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/kerberos.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/kerberos.c
index 84e1313ae9c30d0ac1bb2b213eda45e3d6ab73f4..d07138bed7f6fd5747087fedab09e40914328fd6 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/kerberos.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/kerberos.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #define LDAP_KRB_PRINCIPAL	"ldapserver"
 
 extern char		*ldap_srvtab;
-extern Entry		*dn2entry();
 extern Attribute	*attr_find();
 
 krbv4_ldap_auth(
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modify.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modify.c
index 84f6f109dc672ddb516efafd7d248a183303d37e..df9414673648bb609383319d89d8c3ae97c2dfee 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modify.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modify.c
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include "slap.h"
 #include "back-ldbm.h"
+#include "proto-back-ldbm.h"
 
 extern int		global_schemacheck;
-extern Entry		*dn2entry();
 extern Attribute	*attr_find();
 
 static int	add_values();
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ ldbm_back_modify(
 	int		i, err, modtype;
 	LDAPMod		*mod;
 
-	if ( (e = dn2entry( be, dn, &matched )) == NULL ) {
+	Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "ldbm_back_modify:\n", 0, 0, 0);
+
+	if ( (e = dn2entry_w( be, dn, &matched )) == NULL ) {
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT, matched,
 		    NULL );
 		if ( matched != NULL ) {
@@ -38,12 +40,14 @@ ldbm_back_modify(
 		}
 		return( -1 );
 	}
+
+	/* check for deleted */
+
 	/* lock entry */
 
 	if ( (err = acl_check_mods( be, conn, op, e, mods )) != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, err, NULL, NULL );
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-		return( -1 );
+		goto error_return;
 	}
 
 	for ( mod = mods; mod != NULL; mod = mod->mod_next ) {
@@ -68,6 +72,13 @@ ldbm_back_modify(
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* check that the entry still obeys the schema */
+	if ( global_schemacheck && oc_schema_check( e ) != 0 ) {
+		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "entry failed schema check\n", 0, 0, 0 );
+		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION, NULL, NULL );
+		goto error_return;
+	}
+
 	/* check for abandon */
 	pthread_mutex_lock( &op->o_abandonmutex );
 	if ( op->o_abandon ) {
@@ -76,13 +87,6 @@ ldbm_back_modify(
 	}
 	pthread_mutex_unlock( &op->o_abandonmutex );
 
-	/* check that the entry still obeys the schema */
-	if ( global_schemacheck && oc_schema_check( e ) != 0 ) {
-		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "entry failed schema check\n", 0, 0, 0 );
-		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION, NULL, NULL );
-		goto error_return;
-	}
-
 	/* modify indexes */
 	if ( index_add_mods( be, mods, e->e_id ) != 0 ) {
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR, NULL, NULL );
@@ -104,14 +108,11 @@ ldbm_back_modify(
 	}
 
 	send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL );
-	cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-
+	cache_return_entry_w( &li->li_cache, e );
 	return( 0 );
 
 error_return:;
-	cache_delete_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-	cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-
+	cache_return_entry_w( &li->li_cache, e );
 	return( -1 );
 }
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modrdn.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modrdn.c
index fcd9fcc35a6f6c14ca2444386ed6f2eb48d093fb..26c96709aed041d384cd3dd9a4588f6c5cab1638 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modrdn.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modrdn.c
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include "slap.h"
 #include "back-ldbm.h"
+#include "proto-back-ldbm.h"
 
-extern Entry	*dn2entry();
 extern char	*dn_parent();
 
 int
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@ ldbm_back_modrdn(
 	char		*matched;
 	char		*pdn, *newdn, *p;
 	char		sep[2];
-	Entry		*e, *e2;
+	Entry		*e;
 
 	matched = NULL;
-	if ( (e = dn2entry( be, dn, &matched )) == NULL ) {
+
+	/* get entry with writer lock */
+	if ( (e = dn2entry_w( be, dn, &matched )) == NULL ) {
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT, matched, "" );
 		if ( matched != NULL ) {
 			free( matched );
@@ -61,17 +63,12 @@ ldbm_back_modrdn(
 	}
 	(void) dn_normalize( newdn );
 
-	matched = NULL;
-	if ( (e2 = dn2entry( be, newdn, &matched )) != NULL ) {
+	/* get entry with writer lock */
+	if ( (dn2id ( be, newdn ) ) != NOID ) {
 		free( newdn );
 		free( pdn );
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_ALREADY_EXISTS, NULL, NULL );
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e2 );
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-		return( -1 );
-	}
-	if ( matched != NULL ) {
-		free( matched );
+		goto error_return;
 	}
 
 	/* check for abandon */
@@ -80,9 +77,7 @@ ldbm_back_modrdn(
 		pthread_mutex_unlock( &op->o_abandonmutex );
 		free( newdn );
 		free( pdn );
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e2 );
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-		return( -1 );
+		goto error_return;
 	}
 	pthread_mutex_unlock( &op->o_abandonmutex );
 
@@ -91,8 +86,7 @@ ldbm_back_modrdn(
 		free( newdn );
 		free( pdn );
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR, NULL, NULL );
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-		return( -1 );
+		goto error_return;
 	}
 
 	/* delete old one */
@@ -100,8 +94,7 @@ ldbm_back_modrdn(
 		free( newdn );
 		free( pdn );
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR, NULL, NULL );
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-		return( -1 );
+		goto error_return;
 	}
 
 	(void) cache_delete_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
@@ -120,13 +113,19 @@ ldbm_back_modrdn(
 	/* id2entry index */
 	if ( id2entry_add( be, e ) != 0 ) {
 		entry_free( e );
-
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR, "", "" );
-		return( -1 );
+		goto error_return;
 	}
 	free( pdn );
-	cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
+
+	/* free entry and writer lock */
+	cache_return_entry_w( &li->li_cache, e );
 	send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL );
 
 	return( 0 );
+
+error_return:
+	/* free entry and writer lock */
+	cache_return_entry_w( &li->li_cache, e );
+	return( -1 );
 }
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/proto-back-ldbm.h b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/proto-back-ldbm.h
index acc69ca33c83c30abd2c4371e85d1d19597539c9..1bc9fdd0e1a686631316c8761af7211a17d1d94d 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/proto-back-ldbm.h
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/proto-back-ldbm.h
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ void attr_index_config( struct ldbminfo *li, char *fname, int lineno,
  */
 
 void cache_set_state( struct cache *cache, Entry *e, int state );
-void cache_return_entry( struct cache *cache, Entry *e );
+void cache_return_entry_r( struct cache *cache, Entry *e );
+void cache_return_entry_w( struct cache *cache, Entry *e );
 int cache_add_entry_lock( struct cache *cache, Entry *e, int state );
-Entry * cache_find_entry_dn( struct cache *cache, char *dn );
-Entry * cache_find_entry_id( struct cache *cache, ID id );
+ID cache_find_entry_dn2id( Backend *be, struct cache *cache, char *dn );
+Entry * cache_find_entry_id( struct cache *cache, ID id, int rw );
 int cache_delete_entry( struct cache *cache, Entry *e );
 
 /*
@@ -40,7 +41,9 @@ int ldbm_cache_delete( struct dbcache *db, Datum key );
 int dn2id_add( Backend *be, char *dn, ID id );
 ID dn2id( Backend *be, char *dn );
 int dn2id_delete( Backend *be, char *dn );
-Entry * dn2entry( Backend *be, char *dn, char **matched );
+/*Entry * dn2entry( Backend *be, char *dn, char **matched );*/
+Entry * dn2entry_r( Backend *be, char *dn, char **matched );
+Entry * dn2entry_w( Backend *be, char *dn, char **matched );
 
 /*
  * filterindex.c
@@ -61,7 +64,9 @@ int has_children( Backend *be, Entry *p );
 
 int id2entry_add( Backend *be, Entry *e );
 int id2entry_delete( Backend *be, Entry *e );
-Entry * id2entry( Backend *be, ID id );
+Entry * id2entry( Backend *be, ID id, int rw ); 
+Entry * id2entry_r( Backend *be, ID id );
+Entry * id2entry_w( Backend *be, ID id );
 
 /*
  * idl.c
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/search.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/search.c
index bad87b1f485580105cda146aa137dc877ea95175..19dafe4c017680d060d5da3af5f0a0d04d1c0c77 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/search.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/search.c
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include "slap.h"
 #include "back-ldbm.h"
+#include "proto-back-ldbm.h"
 
 extern time_t		currenttime;
 extern pthread_mutex_t	currenttime_mutex;
 
-extern ID		dn2id();
 extern IDList		*idl_alloc();
-extern Entry		*id2entry();
-extern Entry		*dn2entry();
 extern Attribute	*attr_find();
 extern IDList		*filter_candidates();
 extern char		*ch_realloc();
@@ -62,6 +60,8 @@ ldbm_back_search(
 	char		*rbuf, *rcur, *r;
 	int		nentries = 0;
 
+	Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "=> ldbm_back_search\n", 0, 0, 0);
+
 	if ( tlimit == 0 && be_isroot( be, op->o_dn ) ) {
 		tlimit = -1;	/* allow root to set no limit */
 	} else {
@@ -139,10 +139,9 @@ ldbm_back_search(
 		}
 		pthread_mutex_unlock( &currenttime_mutex );
 
-		/* get the entry */
-		if ( (e = id2entry( be, id )) == NULL ) {
-			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "candidate %d not found\n", id,
-			    0, 0 );
+		/* get the entry with reader lock */
+		if ( (e = id2entry_r( be, id )) == NULL ) {
+			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "candidate %d not found\n", id, 0, 0 );
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -152,14 +151,14 @@ ldbm_back_search(
 		 * here since it's only a candidate anyway.
 		 */
 		if ( e->e_dn != NULL && strncasecmp( e->e_dn, "ref=", 4 )
-		    == 0 && (ref = attr_find( e->e_attrs, "ref" )) != NULL &&
-		    scope == LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE )
+			== 0 && (ref = attr_find( e->e_attrs, "ref" )) != NULL &&
+			scope == LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE )
 		{
 			int	i, len;
 
 			if ( ref->a_vals == NULL ) {
 				Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "null ref in (%s)\n", 0,
-				    0, 0 );
+					0, 0 );
 			} else {
 				for ( i = 0; ref->a_vals[i] != NULL; i++ ) {
 					/* referral + newline + null */
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ ldbm_back_search(
 				if ( scopeok ) {
 					/* check size limit */
 					if ( --slimit == -1 ) {
-						cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
+						cache_return_entry_r( &li->li_cache, e );
 						send_ldap_search_result( conn, op,
 							LDAP_SIZELIMIT_EXCEEDED, NULL,
 							nrefs > 0 ? rbuf : NULL, nentries );
@@ -217,7 +216,7 @@ ldbm_back_search(
 					case 1:		/* entry not sent */
 						break;
 					case -1:	/* connection closed */
-						cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
+						cache_return_entry_r( &li->li_cache, e );
 						idl_free( candidates );
 						free( rbuf );
 						return( 0 );
@@ -226,7 +225,10 @@ ldbm_back_search(
 			}
 		}
 
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
+		if( e == NULL ) {
+			/* free reader lock */
+			cache_return_entry_r( &li->li_cache, e );
+		}
 
 		pthread_yield();
 	}
@@ -262,16 +264,24 @@ base_candidates(
 	IDList		*idl;
 	Entry		*e;
 
+	Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "base_candidates: base: %s\n", base, 0, 0);
+
 	*err = LDAP_SUCCESS;
-	if ( (e = dn2entry( be, base, matched )) == NULL ) {
+
+	/* get entry with reader lock */
+	if ( (e = dn2entry_r( be, base, matched )) == NULL ) {
 		*err = LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT;
 		return( NULL );
 	}
 
+	/* check for deleted */
+
 	idl = idl_alloc( 1 );
 	idl_insert( &idl, e->e_id, 1 );
 
-	cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
+
+	/* free reader lock */
+	cache_return_entry_r( &li->li_cache, e );
 
 	return( idl );
 }
@@ -295,11 +305,14 @@ onelevel_candidates(
 	char		buf[20];
 	IDList		*candidates;
 
+	Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "onelevel_candidates: base: %s\n", base, 0, 0);
+
 	*err = LDAP_SUCCESS;
 	e = NULL;
-	/* get the base object */
-	if ( base != NULL && *base != '\0' && (e = dn2entry( be, base,
-	    matched )) == NULL ) {
+	/* get the base object with reader lock */
+	if ( base != NULL && *base != '\0' &&
+		(e = dn2entry_r( be, base, matched )) == NULL )
+	{
 		*err = LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT;
 		return( NULL );
 	}
@@ -329,6 +342,8 @@ onelevel_candidates(
 	f->f_and->f_next = NULL;
 	filter_free( f );
 
+	/* free entry and reader lock */
+	cache_return_entry_r( &li->li_cache, e );
 	return( candidates );
 }
 
@@ -351,6 +366,9 @@ subtree_candidates(
 	Filter		*f;
 	IDList		*candidates;
 
+	Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "subtree_candidates: base: %s\n",
+		base ? base : "NULL", 0, 0);
+
 	/*
 	 * get the base object - unless we already have it (from one-level).
 	 * also, unless this is a one-level search or a subtree search
@@ -365,12 +383,17 @@ subtree_candidates(
 	*err = LDAP_SUCCESS;
 	f = NULL;
 	if ( lookupbase ) {
-		if ( base != NULL && *base != '\0' && (e = dn2entry( be, base,
-		    matched )) == NULL ) {
+		if ( base != NULL && *base != '\0' &&
+			(e = dn2entry_r( be, base, matched )) == NULL )
+		{
 			*err = LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT;
 			return( NULL );
 	 	}
 
+		if (e) {
+			cache_return_entry_r( &li->li_cache, e );
+		}
+
 		f = (Filter *) ch_malloc( sizeof(Filter) );
 		f->f_next = NULL;
 		f->f_choice = LDAP_FILTER_OR;
@@ -407,9 +430,5 @@ subtree_candidates(
 		filter_free( f );
 	}
 
-	if ( e != NULL ) {
-		cache_return_entry( &li->li_cache, e );
-	}
-
 	return( candidates );
 }
diff --git a/servers/slapd/configinfo.c b/servers/slapd/configinfo.c
index 5599193006cdf4a53cdc6f32354036aaf5ad9d4c..c1719efde8a5d300bfdee1b767756a92e5d9bfef 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/configinfo.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/configinfo.c
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ config_info( Connection *conn, Operation *op )
 	vals[1] = NULL;
 
 	e = (Entry *) ch_calloc( 1, sizeof(Entry) );
+	/* initialize reader/writer lock */
+	entry_rdwr_init(e);
+
 	e->e_attrs = NULL;
 	e->e_dn = strdup( SLAPD_CONFIG_DN );
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/daemon.c b/servers/slapd/daemon.c
index f8e1816aecfcf95d126311c9236bed8887c2f37d..509ed6a275947cdffbc928ea375b136afcaa1daf 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/daemon.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/daemon.c
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ slapd_daemon(
 		FD_ZERO( &readfds );
 		FD_SET( tcps, &readfds );
 
+		zero.tv_sec = 0;
+		zero.tv_usec = 0;
+
 		pthread_mutex_lock( &active_threads_mutex );
 		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_CONNS,
 		    "listening for connections on %d, activity on:",
@@ -215,8 +218,6 @@ slapd_daemon(
 		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_CONNS, "\n", 0, 0, 0 );
 		pthread_mutex_unlock( &new_conn_mutex );
 
-		zero.tv_sec = 0;
-		zero.tv_usec = 0;
 		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_CONNS, "before select active_threads %d\n",
 		    active_threads, 0, 0 );
 #if	defined(PTHREAD_PREEMPTIVE) || defined(NO_THREADS)
diff --git a/servers/slapd/entry.c b/servers/slapd/entry.c
index d5ee966b570ad152344a50176022a9083e5173df..72ef4b168452dac77cf2d763c1ad4dbe3bfd487b 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/entry.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/entry.c
@@ -43,9 +43,12 @@ str2entry( char	*s )
 	 * or newline.
 	 */
 
-	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> str2entry\n", s, 0, 0 );
+	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> str2entry\n",
+		s ? s : "NULL", 0, 0 );
 
 	e = (Entry *) ch_calloc( 1, sizeof(Entry) );
+	/* initialize reader/writer lock */
+	entry_rdwr_init(e);
 
 	/* check to see if there's an id included */
 	next = s;
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ str2entry( char	*s )
 	}
 
 	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "<= str2entry 0x%x\n", e, 0, 0 );
+
 	return( e );
 }
 
@@ -187,6 +191,10 @@ entry_free( Entry *e )
 	int		i;
 	Attribute	*a, *next;
 
+	/* XXX check that no reader/writer locks exist */
+	assert( !pthread_rdwr_wchk_np(&e->e_rdwr) &&
+		!pthread_rdwr_rchk_np(&e->e_rdwr) );
+
 	if ( e->e_dn != NULL ) {
 		free( e->e_dn );
 	}
@@ -196,3 +204,56 @@ entry_free( Entry *e )
 	}
 	free( e );
 }
+
+int
+entry_rdwr_lock(Entry *e, int rw)
+{
+	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "entry_rdwr_%slock: ID: %ld\n",
+		rw ? "w" : "r", e->e_id, 0);
+	if (rw)
+		return pthread_rdwr_wlock_np(&e->e_rdwr);
+	else
+		return pthread_rdwr_rlock_np(&e->e_rdwr);
+}
+
+int
+entry_rdwr_rlock(Entry *e)
+{
+	return entry_rdwr_lock( e, 0 );
+}
+
+int
+entry_rdwr_wlock(Entry *e)
+{
+	return entry_rdwr_lock( e, 1 );
+}
+
+int
+entry_rdwr_unlock(Entry *e, int rw)
+{
+	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "entry_rdwr_%sunlock: ID: %ld\n",
+		rw ? "w" : "r", e->e_id, 0);
+	if (rw)
+		return pthread_rdwr_wunlock_np(&e->e_rdwr);
+	else
+		return pthread_rdwr_runlock_np(&e->e_rdwr);
+}
+
+int
+entry_rdwr_runlock(Entry *e)
+{
+	return entry_rdwr_unlock( e, 0 );
+}
+
+int
+entry_rdwr_wunlock(Entry *e)
+{
+	return entry_rdwr_unlock( e, 1 );
+}
+
+int
+entry_rdwr_init(Entry *e)
+{
+	return pthread_rdwr_init_np(&e->e_rdwr, NULL);
+}
+
diff --git a/servers/slapd/monitor.c b/servers/slapd/monitor.c
index f297b172d35419136ecf9592654917a91a7cdf5e..a7311989ef4fb086ed8541a5d238e74307f941cc 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/monitor.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/monitor.c
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ monitor_info( Connection *conn, Operation *op )
 	vals[1] = NULL;
 
 	e = (Entry *) ch_calloc( 1, sizeof(Entry) );
+	/* initialize reader/writer lock */
+	entry_rdwr_init(e);
 	e->e_attrs = NULL;
 	e->e_dn = strdup( SLAPD_MONITOR_DN );
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/proto-slap.h b/servers/slapd/proto-slap.h
index 300b76aa6beb8492011c54a4c10059ffee6d87c8..83e4872d1594aba2b164ec68afde89bd9ee46cc0 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/proto-slap.h
+++ b/servers/slapd/proto-slap.h
@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@ Entry * str2entry( char	*s );
 char * entry2str( Entry *e, int *len, int printid );
 void entry_free( Entry *e );
 
+int entry_rdwr_lock( Entry *e, int rw );
+int entry_rdwr_rlock( Entry *e );
+int entry_rdwr_wlock( Entry *e );
+int entry_rdwr_unlock( Entry *e, int rw );
+int entry_rdwr_runlock( Entry *e );
+int entry_rdwr_wunlock( Entry *e );
+int entry_rdwr_init( Entry *e );
+
 /*
  * filter.c
  */
diff --git a/servers/slapd/result.c b/servers/slapd/result.c
index b8e5c85059f268fe6ffdf3af98d5dd546e824a9f..7d1396f02646006f25b769dbc8ae5ec8a1f6fca9 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/result.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/result.c
@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ send_search_entry(
 		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "ber_alloc failed\n", 0, 0, 0 );
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR, NULL,
 			"ber_alloc" );
-		free(edn);
-		return( 1 );
+		goto error_return;
 	}
 
 #ifdef COMPAT30
@@ -241,8 +240,7 @@ send_search_entry(
 		ber_free( ber, 1 );
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR, NULL,
 		    "ber_printf dn" );
-		free(edn);
-		return( 1 );
+		goto error_return;
 	}
 
 	for ( a = e->e_attrs; a != NULL; a = a->a_next ) {
@@ -277,8 +275,7 @@ send_search_entry(
 			ber_free( ber, 1 );
 			send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR,
 			    NULL, "ber_printf type" );
-			free(edn);
-			return( 1 );
+			goto error_return;
 		}
 
 		if ( ! attrsonly ) {
@@ -300,8 +297,7 @@ send_search_entry(
 					send_ldap_result( conn, op,
 					    LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR, NULL,
 					    "ber_printf value" );
-                                        free(edn);
-					return( 1 );
+					goto error_return;
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -311,8 +307,7 @@ send_search_entry(
 			ber_free( ber, 1 );
 			send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR,
 			    NULL, "ber_printf type end" );
-                        free(edn);
-			return( 1 );
+			goto error_return;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -390,6 +385,10 @@ send_search_entry(
 	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "<= send_search_entry\n", 0, 0, 0 );
 
 	return( rc );
+
+error_return:;
+	free(edn);
+	return( 1 );
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/servers/slapd/slap.h b/servers/slapd/slap.h
index a5df09b0e3d364e1751ef0d3c68daf67080caafd..43f1eae8d1e7119572f5705bf74b1450031ab058 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/slap.h
+++ b/servers/slapd/slap.h
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@
 #include <syslog.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <regex.h>
+#undef NDEBUG
+#include <assert.h>
 
 #include "avl.h"
 #include "lber.h"
 #include "ldap.h"
 #include "lthread.h"
+#include "lthread_rdwr.h"
 #include "ldif.h"
 
 #define DN_DNS	0
@@ -109,6 +112,9 @@ typedef struct entry {
 	ID		e_id;		/* id of this entry - this should */
 					/* really be private to back-ldbm */
 	char		e_state;	/* for the cache		  */
+
+	pthread_rdwr_t	e_rdwr;	/* reader/writer lock             */
+
 #define ENTRY_STATE_DELETED	1
 #define ENTRY_STATE_CREATING	2
 	int		e_refcnt;	/* # threads ref'ing this entry   */