diff --git a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
index a24ac1d25..d8ea79fe1 100644
--- a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
+++ b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
@@ -109,6 +109,20 @@ dbQuietMacroWarnings=1          <i>VxWorks</i>
 <h2 align="center">Changes pulled from the 3.14 branch since 3.15.3</h2>
 <!-- Insert inherited items immediately below here ... -->
 
+<h3>Making IOC ca_get operations atomic</h3>
+
+<p>When a CA client gets data from an IOC record using a compound data type such
+as <tt>DBR_TIME_DOUBLE</tt> the value field is fetched from the database in a
+separate call than the other metadata, without keeping the record locked. This
+allows some other thread such as a periodic scan thread a chance to interrupt
+the get operation and process the record in between. CA monitors have always
+been atomic as long as the value data isn't a string or an array, but this race
+condition in the CA get path has now been fixed so the record will stay locked
+between the two fetch operations.</p>
+
+<p>This fixes <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/epics-base/+bug/1581212">
+Launchpad bug #1581212</a>, thanks to Till Strauman and Dehong Zhang.</p>
+
 <h3>New CONFIG_SITE variable for running self-tests</h3>
 
 <p>The 'make runtests' and 'make tapfiles' build targets normally only run the
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/db_access.c b/src/ioc/db/db_access.c
index 3e957b4ed..35712ddd6 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/db_access.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/db_access.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "dbChannel.h"
 #include "dbCommon.h"
 #include "dbEvent.h"
+#include "dbLock.h"
 #include "dbNotify.h"
 #include "dbStaticLib.h"
 #include "recSup.h"
@@ -153,28 +154,30 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
     * in the dbAccess.c dbGet() and getOptions() routines.
     */
 
+    dbScanLock(dbChannelRecord(chan));
+
     switch(buffer_type) {
     case(oldDBR_STRING):
-        status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_STRING, pbuffer, &zero, nRequest, pfl);
+        status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_STRING, pbuffer, &zero, nRequest, pfl);
         break;
 /*  case(oldDBR_INT): */
     case(oldDBR_SHORT):
-        status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_SHORT, pbuffer, &zero, nRequest, pfl);
+        status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_SHORT, pbuffer, &zero, nRequest, pfl);
         break;
     case(oldDBR_FLOAT):
-        status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_FLOAT, pbuffer, &zero, nRequest, pfl);
+        status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_FLOAT, pbuffer, &zero, nRequest, pfl);
         break;
     case(oldDBR_ENUM):
-        status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_ENUM, pbuffer, &zero, nRequest, pfl);
+        status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_ENUM, pbuffer, &zero, nRequest, pfl);
         break;
     case(oldDBR_CHAR):
-        status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_CHAR, pbuffer, &zero, nRequest, pfl);
+        status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_CHAR, pbuffer, &zero, nRequest, pfl);
         break;
     case(oldDBR_LONG):
-        status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_LONG, pbuffer, &zero, nRequest, pfl);
+        status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_LONG, pbuffer, &zero, nRequest, pfl);
         break;
     case(oldDBR_DOUBLE):
-        status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, pbuffer, &zero, nRequest, pfl);
+        status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, pbuffer, &zero, nRequest, pfl);
         break;
 
     case(oldDBR_STS_STRING):
@@ -187,10 +190,10 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_STRING, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_STRING, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_STRING, pold->value, &zero,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_STRING, pold->value, &zero,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -203,10 +206,10 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_SHORT, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_SHORT, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_SHORT, &pold->value, &zero,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_SHORT, &pold->value, &zero,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -218,10 +221,10 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_FLOAT, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_FLOAT, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_FLOAT, &pold->value, &zero,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_FLOAT, &pold->value, &zero,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -233,10 +236,10 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_ENUM, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_ENUM, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_ENUM, &pold->value, &zero,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_ENUM, &pold->value, &zero,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -248,10 +251,10 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_UCHAR, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_UCHAR, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_UCHAR, &pold->value, &zero,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_UCHAR, &pold->value, &zero,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -263,10 +266,10 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_LONG, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_LONG, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_LONG, &pold->value, &zero,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_LONG, &pold->value, &zero,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -278,11 +281,11 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -296,12 +299,12 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_TIME;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_STRING, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_STRING, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             pold->stamp = newSt.time;         /* structure copy */
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_STRING, pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_STRING, pold->value, &options,
                     nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -315,12 +318,12 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_TIME;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_SHORT, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_SHORT, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             pold->stamp = newSt.time;         /* structure copy */
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_SHORT, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_SHORT, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -333,12 +336,12 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_TIME;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_FLOAT, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_FLOAT, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             pold->stamp = newSt.time;         /* structure copy */
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_FLOAT, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_FLOAT, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -351,12 +354,12 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_TIME;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_ENUM, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_ENUM, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             pold->stamp = newSt.time;         /* structure copy */
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_ENUM, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_ENUM, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -369,12 +372,12 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_TIME;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_CHAR, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_CHAR, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             pold->stamp = newSt.time;         /* structure copy */
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_CHAR, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_CHAR, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -387,12 +390,12 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_TIME;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_LONG, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_LONG, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             pold->stamp = newSt.time;         /* structure copy */
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_LONG, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_LONG, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -405,12 +408,12 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_TIME;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             pold->stamp = newSt.time;         /* structure copy */
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -428,7 +431,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_UNITS | DBR_GR_LONG | DBR_AL_LONG;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_SHORT, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_SHORT, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             strncpy(pold->units, newSt.units, MAX_UNITS_SIZE);
@@ -440,7 +443,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             pold->lower_warning_limit = newSt.lower_warning_limit;
             pold->lower_alarm_limit = newSt.lower_alarm_limit;
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_SHORT, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_SHORT, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -457,7 +460,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
 
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_UNITS | DBR_PRECISION | DBR_GR_DOUBLE |
                 DBR_AL_DOUBLE;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_FLOAT, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_FLOAT, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             pold->precision = (dbr_short_t) newSt.precision.dp;
@@ -470,7 +473,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             pold->upper_warning_limit = epicsConvertDoubleToFloat(newSt.upper_warning_limit);
             pold->lower_warning_limit = epicsConvertDoubleToFloat(newSt.lower_warning_limit);
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_FLOAT, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_FLOAT, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -486,7 +489,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_UNITS | DBR_GR_LONG | DBR_AL_LONG;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_UCHAR, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_UCHAR, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             strncpy(pold->units, newSt.units, MAX_UNITS_SIZE);
@@ -498,7 +501,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             pold->lower_warning_limit = newSt.lower_warning_limit;
             pold->lower_alarm_limit = newSt.lower_alarm_limit;
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_UCHAR, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_UCHAR, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -513,7 +516,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_UNITS | DBR_GR_LONG | DBR_AL_LONG;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_LONG, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_LONG, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             strncpy(pold->units, newSt.units, MAX_UNITS_SIZE);
@@ -525,7 +528,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             pold->lower_warning_limit = newSt.lower_warning_limit;
             pold->lower_alarm_limit = newSt.lower_alarm_limit;
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_LONG, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_LONG, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -542,7 +545,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
 
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_UNITS | DBR_PRECISION | DBR_GR_DOUBLE |
                 DBR_AL_DOUBLE;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             pold->precision = (dbr_short_t) newSt.precision.dp;
@@ -555,7 +558,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             pold->lower_warning_limit = newSt.lower_warning_limit;
             pold->lower_alarm_limit = newSt.lower_alarm_limit;
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -574,7 +577,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
 
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_UNITS | DBR_GR_LONG | DBR_CTRL_LONG |
                 DBR_AL_LONG;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_SHORT, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_SHORT, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             strncpy(pold->units, newSt.units, MAX_UNITS_SIZE);
@@ -588,7 +591,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             pold->upper_ctrl_limit = newSt.upper_ctrl_limit;
             pold->lower_ctrl_limit = newSt.lower_ctrl_limit;
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_SHORT, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_SHORT, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -606,7 +609,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
 
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_UNITS | DBR_PRECISION | DBR_GR_DOUBLE |
                 DBR_CTRL_DOUBLE | DBR_AL_DOUBLE;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_FLOAT, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_FLOAT, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             pold->precision = (dbr_short_t) newSt.precision.dp;
@@ -621,7 +624,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             pold->upper_ctrl_limit = epicsConvertDoubleToFloat(newSt.upper_ctrl_limit);
             pold->lower_ctrl_limit = epicsConvertDoubleToFloat(newSt.lower_ctrl_limit);
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_FLOAT, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_FLOAT, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -638,7 +641,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             memset(pold, '\0', sizeof(struct dbr_ctrl_enum));
             /* first get status and severity */
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_ENUM_STRS;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_ENUM, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_ENUM, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             no_str = newSt.no_str;
@@ -648,7 +651,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
                 strncpy(pold->strs[i], newSt.strs[i], sizeof(pold->strs[i]));
             /*now get values*/
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_ENUM, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_ENUM, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -665,7 +668,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
 
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_UNITS | DBR_GR_LONG | DBR_CTRL_LONG |
                 DBR_AL_LONG;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_UCHAR, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_UCHAR, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             strncpy(pold->units, newSt.units, MAX_UNITS_SIZE);
@@ -679,7 +682,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             pold->upper_ctrl_limit = newSt.upper_ctrl_limit;
             pold->lower_ctrl_limit = newSt.lower_ctrl_limit;
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_UCHAR, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_UCHAR, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -696,7 +699,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
 
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_UNITS | DBR_GR_LONG | DBR_CTRL_LONG |
                 DBR_AL_LONG;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_LONG, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_LONG, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             strncpy(pold->units, newSt.units, MAX_UNITS_SIZE);
@@ -710,7 +713,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             pold->upper_ctrl_limit = newSt.upper_ctrl_limit;
             pold->lower_ctrl_limit = newSt.lower_ctrl_limit;
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_LONG, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_LONG, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -728,7 +731,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
 
             options = DBR_STATUS | DBR_UNITS | DBR_PRECISION | DBR_GR_DOUBLE |
                 DBR_CTRL_DOUBLE | DBR_AL_DOUBLE;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             pold->precision = (dbr_short_t) newSt.precision.dp;
@@ -743,7 +746,7 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             pold->upper_ctrl_limit = newSt.upper_ctrl_limit;
             pold->lower_ctrl_limit = newSt.lower_ctrl_limit;
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, &pold->value, &options,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_DOUBLE, &pold->value, &options,
                 nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -756,13 +759,13 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
             } newSt;
 
             options = DBR_STATUS;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_STRING, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_STRING, &newSt, &options, &zero, pfl);
             pold->status = newSt.status;
             pold->severity = newSt.severity;
             pold->ackt = newSt.ackt;
             pold->acks = newSt.acks;
             options = 0;
-            status = dbChannelGetField(chan, DBR_STRING, pold->value,
+            status = dbChannelGet(chan, DBR_STRING, pold->value,
                 &options, nRequest, pfl);
         }
         break;
@@ -791,8 +794,12 @@ int dbChannel_get_count(
         }
         break;
     default:
-        return -1;
+        status = -1;
+        break;
     }
+
+    dbScanUnlock(dbChannelRecord(chan));
+
     if (status) return -1;
     return 0;
 }