diff --git a/include/linux/libcfs/libcfs.h b/include/linux/libcfs/libcfs.h
index c77e04b..c98d7a1 100644
--- a/include/linux/libcfs/libcfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/libcfs/libcfs.h
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ static inline int notifier_from_ioctl_errno(int err)
 void lnet_insert_debugfs(struct ctl_table *table);
 void lnet_remove_debugfs(struct ctl_table *table);
 
+int debugfs_doint(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+		  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
+
 /*
  * Memory
  */
diff --git a/net/lnet/libcfs/module.c b/net/lnet/libcfs/module.c
index ad6935c..f9cc6df 100644
--- a/net/lnet/libcfs/module.c
+++ b/net/lnet/libcfs/module.c
@@ -377,13 +377,36 @@ static int libcfs_force_lbug(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 }
 
 static int proc_fail_loc(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-			 void __user *buffer,
-			 size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+			 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int rc;
 	long old_fail_loc = cfs_fail_loc;
 
-	rc = proc_doulongvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	if (!*lenp || *ppos) {
+		*lenp = 0;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (write) {
+		char *kbuf = memdup_user_nul(buffer, *lenp);
+
+		if (IS_ERR(kbuf))
+			return PTR_ERR(kbuf);
+		rc = kstrtoul(kbuf, 0, &cfs_fail_loc);
+		kfree(kbuf);
+		*ppos += *lenp;
+	} else {
+		char kbuf[64 / 3 + 3];
+
+		rc = scnprintf(kbuf, sizeof(kbuf), "%lu\n", cfs_fail_loc);
+		if (copy_to_user(buffer, kbuf, rc)) {
+			rc = -EFAULT;
+		} else {
+			*lenp = rc;
+			*ppos += rc;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (old_fail_loc != cfs_fail_loc) {
 		cfs_race_state = 1;
 		wake_up(&cfs_race_waitq);
@@ -391,6 +414,81 @@ static int proc_fail_loc(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int debugfs_doint(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+		  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	if (!*lenp || *ppos) {
+		*lenp = 0;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (write) {
+		char *kbuf = memdup_user_nul(buffer, *lenp);
+		int val;
+
+		if (IS_ERR(kbuf))
+			return PTR_ERR(kbuf);
+
+		rc = kstrtoint(kbuf, 0, &val);
+		kfree(kbuf);
+		if (!rc) {
+			if (table->extra1 && val < *(int *)table->extra1)
+				val = *(int *)table->extra1;
+			if (table->extra2 && val > *(int *)table->extra2)
+				val = *(int *)table->extra2;
+			*(int *)table->data = val;
+		}
+		*ppos += *lenp;
+	} else {
+		char kbuf[64 / 3 + 3];
+
+		rc = scnprintf(kbuf, sizeof(kbuf), "%u\n", *(int *)table->data);
+		if (copy_to_user(buffer, kbuf, rc)) {
+			rc = -EFAULT;
+		} else {
+			*lenp = rc;
+			*ppos += rc;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(debugfs_doint);
+
+static int debugfs_dostring(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+			    void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	int len = *lenp;
+	char *kbuf = table->data;
+
+	if (!len || *ppos) {
+		*lenp = 0;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (len > table->maxlen)
+		len = table->maxlen;
+	if (write) {
+		if (copy_from_user(kbuf, buffer, len))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		memset(kbuf + len, 0, table->maxlen - len);
+		*ppos = *lenp;
+	} else {
+		len = strnlen(kbuf, len);
+		if (copy_to_user(buffer, kbuf, len))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		if (len < *lenp) {
+			if (copy_to_user(buffer + len, "\n", 1))
+				return -EFAULT;
+			len += 1;
+		}
+		*ppos += len;
+		*lenp -= len;
+	}
+	return len;
+}
+
 static int proc_cpt_table(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 			  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -512,14 +610,14 @@ static int proc_cpt_distance(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		.data		= lnet_debug_log_upcall,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(lnet_debug_log_upcall),
 		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= &proc_dostring,
+		.proc_handler	= &debugfs_dostring,
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "catastrophe",
 		.data		= &libcfs_catastrophe,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0444,
-		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
+		.proc_handler	= &debugfs_doint,
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "dump_kernel",
@@ -538,7 +636,7 @@ static int proc_cpt_distance(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		.data		= &libcfs_watchdog_ratelimit,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.proc_handler	= &debugfs_doint,
 		.extra1		= &min_watchdog_ratelimit,
 		.extra2		= &max_watchdog_ratelimit,
 	},
@@ -561,14 +659,14 @@ static int proc_cpt_distance(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		.data		= &cfs_fail_val,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec
+		.proc_handler	= &debugfs_doint
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "fail_err",
 		.data		= &cfs_fail_err,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(cfs_fail_err),
 		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
+		.proc_handler	= &debugfs_doint,
 	},
 	{
 	}
diff --git a/net/lnet/lnet/router_proc.c b/net/lnet/lnet/router_proc.c
index 96cc506..623899e 100644
--- a/net/lnet/lnet/router_proc.c
+++ b/net/lnet/lnet/router_proc.c
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ static int proc_lnet_portal_rotor(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		.data		= &lnet_lnd_timeout,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(lnet_lnd_timeout),
 		.mode		= 0444,
-		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
+		.proc_handler	= &debugfs_doint,
 	},
 	{
 	}
