diff --git a/lib/algorithms/iterative/BlockConjugateGradient.h b/lib/algorithms/iterative/BlockConjugateGradient.h
index 9418f63c..d7817c05 100644
--- a/lib/algorithms/iterative/BlockConjugateGradient.h
+++ b/lib/algorithms/iterative/BlockConjugateGradient.h
@@ -199,7 +199,12 @@ void BlockCGrQsolve(LinearOperatorBase<Field> &Linop, const Field &B, Field &X)
 
   Linop.HermOp(X, AD);
   tmp = B - AD;  
+  //std::cout << GridLogMessage << " initial tmp " << norm2(tmp)<< std::endl;
   ThinQRfact (m_rr, m_C, m_Cinv, Q, tmp);
+  //std::cout << GridLogMessage << " initial Q " << norm2(Q)<< std::endl;
+  //std::cout << GridLogMessage << " m_rr " << m_rr<<std::endl;
+  //std::cout << GridLogMessage << " m_C " << m_C<<std::endl;
+  //std::cout << GridLogMessage << " m_Cinv " << m_Cinv<<std::endl;
   D=Q;
 
   std::cout << GridLogMessage<<"BlockCGrQ computed initial residual and QR fact " <<std::endl;
@@ -221,13 +226,15 @@ void BlockCGrQsolve(LinearOperatorBase<Field> &Linop, const Field &B, Field &X)
     MatrixTimer.Start();
     Linop.HermOp(D, Z);      
     MatrixTimer.Stop();
+    //std::cout << GridLogMessage << " norm2 Z " <<norm2(Z)<<std::endl;
 
     //4. M  = [D^dag Z]^{-1}
     sliceInnerTimer.Start();
     sliceInnerProductMatrix(m_DZ,D,Z,Orthog);
     sliceInnerTimer.Stop();
     m_M       = m_DZ.inverse();
-
+    //std::cout << GridLogMessage << " m_DZ " <<m_DZ<<std::endl;
+    
     //5. X  = X + D MC
     m_tmp     = m_M * m_C;
     sliceMaddTimer.Start();
diff --git a/lib/lattice/Lattice_reduction.h b/lib/lattice/Lattice_reduction.h
index 38982891..db012c8c 100644
--- a/lib/lattice/Lattice_reduction.h
+++ b/lib/lattice/Lattice_reduction.h
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ static void sliceMaddVector(Lattice<vobj> &R,std::vector<RealD> &a,const Lattice
   }
 };
 
+/*
 inline GridBase         *makeSubSliceGrid(const GridBase *BlockSolverGrid,int Orthog)
 {
   int NN    = BlockSolverGrid->_ndimension;
@@ -387,6 +388,7 @@ inline GridBase         *makeSubSliceGrid(const GridBase *BlockSolverGrid,int Or
   }
   return (GridBase *)new GridCartesian(latt_phys,simd_phys,mpi_phys); 
 }
+*/
 
 template<class vobj>
 static void sliceMaddMatrix (Lattice<vobj> &R,Eigen::MatrixXcd &aa,const Lattice<vobj> &X,const Lattice<vobj> &Y,int Orthog,RealD scale=1.0) 
@@ -398,14 +400,15 @@ static void sliceMaddMatrix (Lattice<vobj> &R,Eigen::MatrixXcd &aa,const Lattice
   int Nblock = X._grid->GlobalDimensions()[Orthog];
 
   GridBase *FullGrid  = X._grid;
-  GridBase *SliceGrid = makeSubSliceGrid(FullGrid,Orthog);
+  //  GridBase *SliceGrid = makeSubSliceGrid(FullGrid,Orthog);
 
-  Lattice<vobj> Xslice(SliceGrid);
-  Lattice<vobj> Rslice(SliceGrid);
+  //  Lattice<vobj> Xslice(SliceGrid);
+  //  Lattice<vobj> Rslice(SliceGrid);
 
   assert( FullGrid->_simd_layout[Orthog]==1);
   int nh =  FullGrid->_ndimension;
-  int nl = SliceGrid->_ndimension;
+  //  int nl = SliceGrid->_ndimension;
+  int nl = nh-1;
 
   //FIXME package in a convenient iterator
   //Should loop over a plane orthogonal to direction "Orthog"
@@ -448,14 +451,14 @@ static void sliceMulMatrix (Lattice<vobj> &R,Eigen::MatrixXcd &aa,const Lattice<
   int Nblock = X._grid->GlobalDimensions()[Orthog];
 
   GridBase *FullGrid  = X._grid;
-  GridBase *SliceGrid = makeSubSliceGrid(FullGrid,Orthog);
-
-  Lattice<vobj> Xslice(SliceGrid);
-  Lattice<vobj> Rslice(SliceGrid);
+  //  GridBase *SliceGrid = makeSubSliceGrid(FullGrid,Orthog);
+  //  Lattice<vobj> Xslice(SliceGrid);
+  //  Lattice<vobj> Rslice(SliceGrid);
 
   assert( FullGrid->_simd_layout[Orthog]==1);
   int nh =  FullGrid->_ndimension;
-  int nl = SliceGrid->_ndimension;
+  //  int nl = SliceGrid->_ndimension;
+  int nl=1;
 
   //FIXME package in a convenient iterator
   //Should loop over a plane orthogonal to direction "Orthog"
@@ -498,18 +501,19 @@ static void sliceInnerProductMatrix(  Eigen::MatrixXcd &mat, const Lattice<vobj>
   typedef typename vobj::vector_type vector_type;
   
   GridBase *FullGrid  = lhs._grid;
-  GridBase *SliceGrid = makeSubSliceGrid(FullGrid,Orthog);
+  //  GridBase *SliceGrid = makeSubSliceGrid(FullGrid,Orthog);
   
   int Nblock = FullGrid->GlobalDimensions()[Orthog];
   
-  Lattice<vobj> Lslice(SliceGrid);
-  Lattice<vobj> Rslice(SliceGrid);
+  //  Lattice<vobj> Lslice(SliceGrid);
+  //  Lattice<vobj> Rslice(SliceGrid);
   
   mat = Eigen::MatrixXcd::Zero(Nblock,Nblock);
 
   assert( FullGrid->_simd_layout[Orthog]==1);
   int nh =  FullGrid->_ndimension;
-  int nl = SliceGrid->_ndimension;
+  //  int nl = SliceGrid->_ndimension;
+  int nl = nh-1;
 
   //FIXME package in a convenient iterator
   //Should loop over a plane orthogonal to direction "Orthog"
@@ -550,6 +554,14 @@ static void sliceInnerProductMatrix(  Eigen::MatrixXcd &mat, const Lattice<vobj>
       mat += mat_thread;
     }  
   }
+
+  for(int i=0;i<Nblock;i++){
+  for(int j=0;j<Nblock;j++){
+    ComplexD sum = mat(i,j);
+    FullGrid->GlobalSum(sum);
+    mat(i,j)=sum;
+  }}
+
   return;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/qcd/action/fermion/ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D.cc b/lib/qcd/action/fermion/ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D.cc
index 61a3c559..7d988d89 100644
--- a/lib/qcd/action/fermion/ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D.cc
+++ b/lib/qcd/action/fermion/ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D.cc
@@ -230,8 +230,15 @@ void ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D<Impl>::DhopInternal(StencilImpl & st, LebesgueOr
 {
   Compressor compressor;
   int LLs = in._grid->_rdimensions[0];
+
+
+
+  DhopTotalTime -= usecond();
+  DhopCommTime -= usecond();
   st.HaloExchange(in,compressor);
+  DhopCommTime += usecond();
   
+  DhopComputeTime -= usecond();
   // Dhop takes the 4d grid from U, and makes a 5d index for fermion
   if (dag == DaggerYes) {
     parallel_for (int ss = 0; ss < U._grid->oSites(); ss++) {
@@ -244,12 +251,15 @@ void ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D<Impl>::DhopInternal(StencilImpl & st, LebesgueOr
 	Kernels::DhopSite(st,lo,U,UUU,st.CommBuf(),LLs,sU,in,out);
     }
   }
+  DhopComputeTime += usecond();
+  DhopTotalTime   += usecond();
 }
 
 
 template<class Impl>
 void ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D<Impl>::DhopOE(const FermionField &in, FermionField &out,int dag)
 {
+  DhopCalls+=1;
   conformable(in._grid,FermionRedBlackGrid());    // verifies half grid
   conformable(in._grid,out._grid); // drops the cb check
 
@@ -261,6 +271,7 @@ void ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D<Impl>::DhopOE(const FermionField &in, FermionFie
 template<class Impl>
 void ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D<Impl>::DhopEO(const FermionField &in, FermionField &out,int dag)
 {
+  DhopCalls+=1;
   conformable(in._grid,FermionRedBlackGrid());    // verifies half grid
   conformable(in._grid,out._grid); // drops the cb check
 
@@ -272,6 +283,7 @@ void ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D<Impl>::DhopEO(const FermionField &in, FermionFie
 template<class Impl>
 void ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D<Impl>::Dhop(const FermionField &in, FermionField &out,int dag)
 {
+  DhopCalls+=2;
   conformable(in._grid,FermionGrid()); // verifies full grid
   conformable(in._grid,out._grid);
 
@@ -280,6 +292,54 @@ void ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D<Impl>::Dhop(const FermionField &in, FermionField
   DhopInternal(Stencil,Lebesgue,Umu,UUUmu,in,out,dag);
 }
 
+template<class Impl>
+void ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D<Impl>::Report(void) 
+{
+  std::vector<int> latt = GridDefaultLatt();          
+  RealD volume = Ls;  for(int mu=0;mu<Nd;mu++) volume=volume*latt[mu];
+  RealD NP = _FourDimGrid->_Nprocessors;
+  RealD NN = _FourDimGrid->NodeCount();
+
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "#### Dhop calls report " << std::endl;
+
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D Number of DhopEO Calls   : " 
+	    << DhopCalls   << std::endl;
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D TotalTime   /Calls       : " 
+	    << DhopTotalTime   / DhopCalls << " us" << std::endl;
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D CommTime    /Calls       : " 
+	    << DhopCommTime    / DhopCalls << " us" << std::endl;
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D ComputeTime/Calls        : " 
+	    << DhopComputeTime / DhopCalls << " us" << std::endl;
+
+  // Average the compute time
+  _FourDimGrid->GlobalSum(DhopComputeTime);
+  DhopComputeTime/=NP;
+
+  RealD mflops = 1154*volume*DhopCalls/DhopComputeTime/2; // 2 for red black counting
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Average mflops/s per call                : " << mflops << std::endl;
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Average mflops/s per call per rank       : " << mflops/NP << std::endl;
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Average mflops/s per call per node       : " << mflops/NN << std::endl;
+  
+  RealD Fullmflops = 1154*volume*DhopCalls/(DhopTotalTime)/2; // 2 for red black counting
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Average mflops/s per call (full)         : " << Fullmflops << std::endl;
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Average mflops/s per call per rank (full): " << Fullmflops/NP << std::endl;
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Average mflops/s per call per node (full): " << Fullmflops/NN << std::endl;
+
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D Stencil"    <<std::endl;  Stencil.Report();
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D StencilEven"<<std::endl;  StencilEven.Report();
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D StencilOdd" <<std::endl;  StencilOdd.Report();
+}
+template<class Impl>
+void ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D<Impl>::ZeroCounters(void) 
+{
+  DhopCalls       = 0;
+  DhopTotalTime    = 0;
+  DhopCommTime    = 0;
+  DhopComputeTime = 0;
+  Stencil.ZeroCounters();
+  StencilEven.ZeroCounters();
+  StencilOdd.ZeroCounters();
+}
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Implement the general interface. Here we use SAME mass on all slices
diff --git a/lib/qcd/action/fermion/ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D.h b/lib/qcd/action/fermion/ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D.h
index 4961da49..ca1a955a 100644
--- a/lib/qcd/action/fermion/ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D.h
+++ b/lib/qcd/action/fermion/ImprovedStaggeredFermion5D.h
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ namespace QCD {
       FermionField _tmp;
       FermionField &tmp(void) { return _tmp; }
 
+      ////////////////////////////////////////
+      // Performance monitoring
+      ////////////////////////////////////////
+      void Report(void);
+      void ZeroCounters(void);
+      double DhopTotalTime;
+      double DhopCalls;
+      double DhopCommTime;
+      double DhopComputeTime;
+
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // Implement the abstract base
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/tests/solver/Test_staggered_block_cg_unprec.cc b/tests/solver/Test_staggered_block_cg_unprec.cc
index 8db41e98..f54bc3b2 100644
--- a/tests/solver/Test_staggered_block_cg_unprec.cc
+++ b/tests/solver/Test_staggered_block_cg_unprec.cc
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
   LatticeGaugeField Umu(UGrid); SU3::HotConfiguration(pRNG,Umu);
 
   RealD mass=0.003;
-  ImprovedStaggeredFermion5DR Ds(Umu,Umu,*FGrid,*FrbGrid,*UGrid,*UrbGrid,mass);
+  ImprovedStaggeredFermion5DR Ds(Umu,Umu,*FGrid,*FrbGrid,*UGrid,*UrbGrid,mass); 
   MdagMLinearOperator<ImprovedStaggeredFermion5DR,FermionField> HermOp(Ds);
 
   ConjugateGradient<FermionField> CG(1.0e-8,10000);
@@ -99,21 +99,27 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << " Calling 5d CG for "<<Ls <<" right hand sides" <<std::endl;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "************************************************************************ "<<std::endl;
   result=zero;
+  Ds.ZeroCounters();
   CG(HermOp,src,result);
+  Ds.Report();
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "************************************************************************ "<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "************************************************************************ "<<std::endl;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << " Calling multiRHS CG for "<<Ls <<" right hand sides" <<std::endl;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "************************************************************************ "<<std::endl;
   result=zero;
+  Ds.ZeroCounters();
   mCG(HermOp,src,result);
+  Ds.Report();
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "************************************************************************ "<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "************************************************************************ "<<std::endl;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << " Calling Block CG for "<<Ls <<" right hand sides" <<std::endl;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "************************************************************************ "<<std::endl;
   result=zero;
+  Ds.ZeroCounters();
   BCGrQ(HermOp,src,result);
+  Ds.Report();
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "************************************************************************ "<<std::endl;