diff --git a/src/cas/generic/casChannelI.cc b/src/cas/generic/casChannelI.cc
index 588f67d78..376f62f8c 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/casChannelI.cc
+++ b/src/cas/generic/casChannelI.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ casChannelI::casChannelI ( casCoreClient & clientIn,
     casChannel & chanIn, casPVI & pvIn, ca_uint32_t cidIn ) :
         privateForPV ( clientIn, *this ),
         pv ( pvIn ), 
+        maxElem( pvIn.nativeCount() ),
         chan ( chanIn ), 
         cid ( cidIn ), 
         serverDeletePending ( false ), 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ casChannelI::casChannelI ( casCoreClient & clientIn,
 }
 
 casChannelI::~casChannelI ()
-{	    
+{
     this->privateForPV.client().removeFromEventQueue ( 
         *this, this->accessRightsEvPending );
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ void casChannelI::uninstallFromPV ( casEventSys & eventSys )
     this->privateForPV.removeSelfFromPV ( this->pv, dest );
     while ( casMonitor * pMon = dest.get () ) {
         eventSys.prepareMonitorForDestroy ( *pMon );
-	}
+    }
 }
 
 void casChannelI::show ( unsigned level ) const
@@ -68,13 +69,13 @@ caStatus casChannelI::cbFunc (
 {
     caStatus stat = S_cas_success;
     {
-	    stat = this->privateForPV.client().accessRightsResponse ( 
+        stat = this->privateForPV.client().accessRightsResponse ( 
                     clientGuard, this );
     }
-	if ( stat == S_cas_success ) {
-		this->accessRightsEvPending = false;
-	}
-	return stat;
+    if ( stat == S_cas_success ) {
+        this->accessRightsEvPending = false;
+    }
+    return stat;
 }
 
 caStatus casChannelI::read ( const casCtx & ctx, gdd & prototype )
diff --git a/src/cas/generic/casChannelI.h b/src/cas/generic/casChannelI.h
index 2c72e88e4..a0f74a1df 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/casChannelI.h
+++ b/src/cas/generic/casChannelI.h
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 /*************************************************************************\
 * Copyright (c) 2002 The University of Chicago, as Operator of Argonne
 *     National Laboratory.
@@ -31,55 +30,62 @@ class casChannelI : public tsDLNode < casChannelI >,
 public:
     casChannelI ( casCoreClient & clientIn, casChannel & chanIn, 
         casPVI & pvIn, ca_uint32_t cidIn );
-	~casChannelI ();
+    ~casChannelI ();
     void casChannelDestroyFromInterfaceNotify ();
-	const caResId getCID ();
-	const caResId getSID ();
+    const caResId getCID ();
+    const caResId getSID ();
     void uninstallFromPV ( casEventSys & eventSys );
     void installIntoPV ();
     void installIO ( casAsyncIOI & );
     void uninstallIO ( casAsyncIOI & );
     void installMonitor ( casMonitor & mon );
     casMonitor * removeMonitor ( ca_uint32_t clientIdIn );
-	casPVI & getPVI () const;
-	void clearOutstandingReads ();
-	void postAccessRightsEvent ();
+    casPVI & getPVI () const;
+    void clearOutstandingReads ();
+    void postAccessRightsEvent ();
     const gddEnumStringTable & enumStringTable () const;
-	void setOwner ( const char * const pUserName, 
-		const char * const pHostName );
-	bool readAccess () const;
+    ca_uint32_t getMaxElem () const;
+    void setOwner ( const char * const pUserName, 
+        const char * const pHostName );
+    bool readAccess () const;
     bool writeAccess () const;
-	bool confirmationRequested () const;
+    bool confirmationRequested () const;
     caStatus read ( const casCtx & ctx, gdd & prototype );
     caStatus write ( const casCtx & ctx, const gdd & value );
     caStatus writeNotify ( const casCtx & ctx, const gdd & value );
-	void show ( unsigned level ) const;
+    void show ( unsigned level ) const;
 private:
     chanIntfForPV privateForPV;
-	tsDLList < casAsyncIOI > ioList;
-	casPVI & pv;
+    tsDLList < casAsyncIOI > ioList;
+    casPVI & pv;
+    ca_uint32_t maxElem;
     casChannel & chan;
-	caResId cid; // client id 
+    caResId cid; // client id 
     bool serverDeletePending;
-	bool accessRightsEvPending;
-	//epicsShareFunc virtual void destroy ();
-	caStatus cbFunc ( 
+    bool accessRightsEvPending;
+    //epicsShareFunc virtual void destroy ();
+    caStatus cbFunc ( 
         casCoreClient &, 
         epicsGuard < casClientMutex > &,
         epicsGuard < evSysMutex > & ); 
     void postDestroyEvent ();
-	casChannelI ( const casChannelI & );
-	casChannelI & operator = ( const casChannelI & );
+    casChannelI ( const casChannelI & );
+    casChannelI & operator = ( const casChannelI & );
 };
 
 inline casPVI & casChannelI::getPVI () const 
 {
-	return this->pv;
+    return this->pv;
+}
+
+inline  ca_uint32_t casChannelI::getMaxElem () const 
+{
+    return this->maxElem;
 }
 
 inline const caResId casChannelI::getCID () 
 {
-	return this->cid;
+    return this->cid;
 }
 
 inline const caResId casChannelI::getSID ()
@@ -89,7 +95,7 @@ inline const caResId casChannelI::getSID ()
 
 inline void casChannelI::postAccessRightsEvent ()
 {
-	this->privateForPV.client().addToEventQueue ( *this, this->accessRightsEvPending );
+    this->privateForPV.client().addToEventQueue ( *this, this->accessRightsEvPending );
 }
 
 inline const gddEnumStringTable & casChannelI::enumStringTable () const
@@ -108,7 +114,7 @@ inline void casChannelI::clearOutstandingReads ()
 }
 
 inline void casChannelI::setOwner ( const char * const pUserName, 
-	const char * const pHostName )
+    const char * const pHostName )
 {
     this->chan.setOwner ( pUserName, pHostName );
 }
diff --git a/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.cc b/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.cc
index e23a2b8df..60903787c 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.cc
+++ b/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.cc
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ caStatus casStrmClient::verifyRequest (casChannelI * & pChan , bool allowdyn)
     //
     // element count out of range ?
     //
-    if ( ctx.msg.m_count > pChan->getPVI().nativeCount() ||
+    if ( ctx.msg.m_count > pChan->getMaxElem() ||
          ( !allowdyn && ctx.msg.m_count == 0u ) ) {
         return ECA_BADCOUNT;
     }
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ caStatus casStrmClient::monitorResponse (
     gdd * pDBRDD = 0;
     if ( completionStatus == S_cas_success ) {
         caStatus status = createDBRDD ( msg.m_dataType, count,
-                chan.getPVI().nativeCount(), pDBRDD );
+                chan.getMaxElem(), pDBRDD );
         if ( status != S_cas_success ) {
             caStatus ecaStatus;
             if ( status == S_cas_badType ) {
@@ -1866,7 +1866,7 @@ caStatus casStrmClient::privateCreateChanResponse (
     // the protocol buffer.
     //
     assert ( nativeTypeDBR <= 0xffff );
-    aitIndex nativeCount = chan.getPVI().nativeCount();
+    aitIndex nativeCount = chan.getMaxElem();
     assert ( nativeCount <= 0xffffffff );
     assert ( hdr.m_cid == chan.getCID() );
     status = this->out.copyInHeader ( CA_PROTO_CREATE_CHAN, 0,
@@ -2626,7 +2626,7 @@ caStatus casStrmClient::read ()
     {
         gdd * pDD = 0;
         caStatus status = createDBRDD ( pHdr->m_dataType, pHdr->m_count,
-                this->ctx.getChannel()->getPVI().nativeCount(), pDD );
+                this->ctx.getChannel()->getMaxElem(), pDD );
         if ( status != S_cas_success ) {
             return status;
         }