diff --git a/Grid/algorithms/LinearOperator.h b/Grid/algorithms/LinearOperator.h
index a7fa1a90..c41f8eef 100644
--- a/Grid/algorithms/LinearOperator.h
+++ b/Grid/algorithms/LinearOperator.h
@@ -364,6 +364,9 @@ public:
         void OpDir(const Field& in, Field& out, int dir, int disp) {
           assert(0);
         }
+        void OpDirAll(const Field& in, std::vector<Field>& out){
+          assert(0);
+        };
     };
 
     template<class Matrix, class Field>
diff --git a/Grid/lattice/Lattice_reality.h b/Grid/lattice/Lattice_reality.h
index 7373b2f9..96af8dab 100644
--- a/Grid/lattice/Lattice_reality.h
+++ b/Grid/lattice/Lattice_reality.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ NAMESPACE_BEGIN(Grid);
 
 template<class vobj> inline Lattice<vobj> adj(const Lattice<vobj> &lhs){
   Lattice<vobj> ret(lhs.Grid());
+  ret.Checkerboard()=lhs.Checkerboard();
   auto lhs_v = lhs.View();
   auto ret_v = ret.View();
   accelerator_for( ss, lhs_v.size(), vobj::Nsimd(), {
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ template<class vobj> inline Lattice<vobj> adj(const Lattice<vobj> &lhs){
 
 template<class vobj> inline Lattice<vobj> conjugate(const Lattice<vobj> &lhs){
   Lattice<vobj> ret(lhs.Grid());
+  ret.Checkerboard() = lhs.Checkerboard();
   auto lhs_v = lhs.View();
   auto ret_v = ret.View();
   accelerator_for( ss, lhs_v.size(), vobj::Nsimd(), {
diff --git a/Grid/perfmon/Timer.h b/Grid/perfmon/Timer.h
index 88b4e1cc..2a44faee 100644
--- a/Grid/perfmon/Timer.h
+++ b/Grid/perfmon/Timer.h
@@ -110,15 +110,15 @@ public:
 #endif
     accumulator = std::chrono::duration_cast<GridUsecs>(start-start); 
   }
-  GridTime Elapsed(void) {
+  GridTime Elapsed(void) const {
     assert(running == false);
     return std::chrono::duration_cast<GridTime>( accumulator );
   }
-  uint64_t useconds(void){
+  uint64_t useconds(void) const {
     assert(running == false);
     return (uint64_t) accumulator.count();
   }
-  bool isRunning(void){
+  bool isRunning(void) const {
     return running;
   }
 };
diff --git a/Grid/util/Init.h b/Grid/util/Init.h
index f7f032ba..dad963a0 100644
--- a/Grid/util/Init.h
+++ b/Grid/util/Init.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ std::string GridCmdVectorIntToString(const VectorInt & vec);
 void GridCmdOptionCSL(std::string str,std::vector<std::string> & vec);
 template<class VectorInt>
 void GridCmdOptionIntVector(std::string &str,VectorInt & vec);
+void GridCmdOptionInt(std::string &str,int & val);
 
 
 void GridParseLayout(char **argv,int argc,