diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbAccess.c b/src/ioc/db/dbAccess.c
index 280077149..da52ccb57 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/dbAccess.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbAccess.c
@@ -325,7 +325,8 @@ static void get_alarm(DBADDR *paddr, char **ppbuffer,
 	return;
 }
 
-static void getOptions(DBADDR *paddr,char **poriginal,long *options,void *pflin)
+static void getOptions(DBADDR *paddr, char **poriginal, long *options,
+        void *pflin)
 {
 	db_field_log	*pfl= (db_field_log *)pflin;
 	struct rset	*prset;
@@ -890,6 +891,51 @@ long epicsShareAPI dbPutLinkValue(struct link *plink, short dbrType,
     return status;
 }
 
+static long dbGetFieldLink(DBADDR *paddr,short dbrType,
+    void *pbuffer, long *options, long *nRequest, void *pflin)
+{
+    dbCommon *precord = paddr->precord;
+    dbFldDes *pfldDes = paddr->pfldDes;
+    char *pbuf = (char *)pbuffer;
+    int maxlen;
+    DBENTRY dbEntry;
+    long status;
+
+    if (options && (*options))
+        getOptions(paddr, &pbuf, options, pflin);
+    if (nRequest && *nRequest == 0)
+        return 0;
+
+    switch (dbrType) {
+    case DBR_STRING:
+        maxlen = MAX_STRING_SIZE - 1;
+        if (nRequest && *nRequest > 1) *nRequest = 1;
+        break;
+
+    case DBR_CHAR:
+    case DBR_UCHAR:
+            if (nRequest && *nRequest > 0) {
+            maxlen = *nRequest - 1;
+            break;
+        }
+        /* else fall through ... */
+    default:
+        return S_db_badDbrtype;
+    }
+
+    dbInitEntry(pdbbase, &dbEntry);
+    status = dbFindRecord(&dbEntry, precord->name);
+    if (!status) status = dbFindField(&dbEntry, pfldDes->name);
+    if (!status) {
+        char *rtnString = dbGetString(&dbEntry);
+
+        strncpy(pbuf, rtnString, --maxlen);
+        pbuf[maxlen] = 0;
+    }
+    dbFinishEntry(&dbEntry);
+    return status;
+}
+
 long epicsShareAPI dbGetField(DBADDR *paddr,short dbrType,
     void *pbuffer, long *options, long *nRequest, void *pflin)
 {
@@ -899,47 +945,11 @@ long epicsShareAPI dbGetField(DBADDR *paddr,short dbrType,
 
     dbScanLock(precord);
     if (dbfType >= DBF_INLINK && dbfType <= DBF_FWDLINK) {
-        DBENTRY dbEntry;
-        dbFldDes *pfldDes = paddr->pfldDes;
-        char *rtnString;
-        char *pbuf = (char *)pbuffer;
-        int maxlen;
-
-        if (options && (*options))
-            getOptions(paddr, &pbuf, options, pflin);
-        if (nRequest && *nRequest == 0) goto done;
-
-        switch (dbrType) {
-        case DBR_STRING:
-            maxlen = MAX_STRING_SIZE - 1;
-            if (nRequest && *nRequest > 1) *nRequest = 1;
-            break;
-
-        case DBR_CHAR:
-        case DBR_UCHAR:
-            if (nRequest && *nRequest > 0) {
-                maxlen = *nRequest - 1;
-                break;
-            }
-            /* else fall through ... */
-        default:
-            status = S_db_badDbrtype;
-            goto done;
-        }
-
-        dbInitEntry(pdbbase, &dbEntry);
-        status = dbFindRecord(&dbEntry, precord->name);
-        if (!status) status = dbFindField(&dbEntry, pfldDes->name);
-        if (!status) {
-            rtnString = dbGetString(&dbEntry);
-            strncpy(pbuf, rtnString, maxlen);
-            pbuf[maxlen] = 0;
-        }
-        dbFinishEntry(&dbEntry);
+        status = dbGetFieldLink(paddr, dbrType, pbuffer, options, nRequest,
+                pflin);
     } else {
         status = dbGet(paddr, dbrType, pbuffer, options, nRequest, pflin);
     }
-done:
     dbScanUnlock(precord);
     return status;
 }
@@ -985,7 +995,7 @@ long epicsShareAPI dbGet(DBADDR *paddr, short dbrType,
             return S_db_badDbrtype;
         }
 
-        strncpy(pbuf, (char *)paddr->pfield, maxlen);
+        strncpy(pbuf, paddr->pfield, --maxlen);
         pbuf[maxlen] = 0;
         return 0;
     }
@@ -1351,7 +1361,6 @@ long epicsShareAPI dbPut(DBADDR *paddr, short dbrType,
     short field_type  = paddr->field_type;
     long no_elements  = paddr->no_elements;
     long special      = paddr->special;
-    long offset;
     long status = 0;
     dbFldDes *pfldDes;
     int isValueField;
@@ -1380,6 +1389,7 @@ long epicsShareAPI dbPut(DBADDR *paddr, short dbrType,
             paddr->pfield, paddr);
     } else {
         struct rset *prset = dbGetRset(paddr);
+        long offset = 0;
 
         if (paddr->special == SPC_DBADDR &&
             prset && prset->get_array_info) {
@@ -1387,8 +1397,6 @@ long epicsShareAPI dbPut(DBADDR *paddr, short dbrType,
 
             status = prset->get_array_info(paddr, &dummy, &offset);
         }
-        else
-            offset = 0;
         if (no_elements < nRequest) nRequest = no_elements;
         status = dbPutConvertRoutine[dbrType][field_type](paddr, pbuffer,
             nRequest, no_elements, offset);
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c b/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c
index 4010b7a9d..6a0b0468c 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ dbChannel * dbChannelCreate(const char *name)
     const char *pname = name;
     DBENTRY dbEntry;
     dbChannel *chan = NULL;
-    DBADDR *paddr;
+    dbAddr *paddr;
     dbFldDes *pflddes;
     long status;
     short dbfType;
@@ -429,6 +429,9 @@ long dbChannelOpen(dbChannel *chan)
     return status;
 }
 
+/* FIXME: For performance we should make these one-liners into macros,
+ * or try to make them inline if all our compilers can do that.
+ */
 const char * dbChannelName(dbChannel *chan)
 {
     return chan->name;
@@ -472,7 +475,11 @@ short dbChannelSpecial(dbChannel *chan)
 void * dbChannelField(dbChannel *chan)
 {
     void * pdata = chan->addr.pfield;
-    /* FIXME: offer to filters? */
+    /* FIXME: offer to filters?
+     * This is probably *not* a good idea, since there are several places
+     * (e.g. db_post_events()) where this pointer is compared with the
+     * address of a specific record field.
+     */
     return pdata;
 }
 
@@ -483,6 +490,7 @@ long dbChannelGetField(dbChannel *chan, short type, void *pbuffer,
     return dbGetField(&chan->addr, type, pbuffer, options, nRequest, pfl);
 }
 
+/* Only use this when the record is already scan-locked */
 long dbChannelPut(dbChannel *chan, short type, const void *pbuffer,
         long nRequest)
 {
@@ -501,7 +509,7 @@ void dbChannelShow(dbChannel *chan, int level)
 {
     printf("    dbChannel name: %s\n", chan->name);
     /* FIXME: show field_type name */
-    printf("    field_type %d, %ld element(s), %d filter(s)",
+    printf("    field_type %d, %ld element(s), %d filter(s)\n",
             chan->addr.field_type,
             chan->addr.no_elements, ellCount(&chan->filters));
     if (level > 0)
@@ -512,7 +520,7 @@ void dbChannelFilterShow(dbChannel *chan, int level)
 {
     chFilter *filter = (chFilter *) ellFirst(&chan->filters);
     while (filter) {
-        filter->fif->channel_report(filter, level - 1);
+        filter->fif->channel_report(filter, level);
         filter = (chFilter *) ellNext(&filter->node);
     }
 }
@@ -527,8 +535,6 @@ void dbChannelDelete(dbChannel *chan)
     }
     free((char *) chan->name);   // FIXME: Use free-list
     free(chan); // FIXME: Use free-list
-
-    return 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.c b/src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.c
index 50543c038..1f45b5253 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ MAIN(dbChannelTest)
 {
     dbChannel *pch;
 
-    testPlan(67);
+    testPlan(68);
 
     testOk1(!dbReadDatabase(&pdbbase, "dbChannelTest.dbx", ".:..", NULL));
     testOk(!!pdbbase, "pdbbase was set");
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ MAIN(dbChannelTest)
     testOk1(!!(pch = dbChannelCreate("x.{\"scalar\":null}")));
 
     e = e_report;
-    dbChannelShow(pch, 0);
+    dbChannelShow(pch, 1);
 
     e = e_close;
     if (pch) dbChannelDelete(pch);