diff --git a/logstore.cpp b/logstore.cpp
index 4e55f02..f41cc98 100644
--- a/logstore.cpp
+++ b/logstore.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ logtable<TUPLE>::logtable(pageid_t internal_region_size, pageid_t datapage_regio
     this->datapage_region_size = datapage_region_size;
     this->datapage_size = datapage_size;
 
-    c0_stats = merge_mgr->newMergeStats(0);
+    c0_stats = merge_mgr->get_merge_stats(0);
     c0_stats->new_merge();
     c0_stats->starting_merge();
 }
@@ -143,13 +143,11 @@ void logtable<TUPLE>::flushTable()
     gettimeofday(&start_tv,0);
     start = tv_to_double(start_tv);
 
-    c0_stats->handed_off_tree();
-    c0_stats->finished_merge();
-    c0_stats->new_merge();
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&header_mut);
 
     int expmcount = merge_count;
+    c0_stats->finished_merge();
 
     //this is for waiting the previous merger of the mem-tree
     //hopefullly this wont happen
@@ -165,12 +163,16 @@ void logtable<TUPLE>::flushTable()
       }
     }
 
+    c0_stats->handed_off_tree();
+    c0_stats->new_merge();
+
     gettimeofday(&stop_tv,0);
     stop = tv_to_double(stop_tv);
     
     set_tree_c0_mergeable(get_tree_c0());
 
     pthread_cond_signal(&c0_ready);
+    DEBUG("Signaled c0-c1 merge thread\n");
 
     merge_count ++;
     set_tree_c0(new memTreeComponent<datatuple>::rbtree_t);
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ void logtable<TUPLE>::flushTable()
     
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&header_mut);
 
-    if(blocked) {
+    if(blocked && stop - start > 0.1) {
       if(first)
       {
           printf("\nBlocked writes for %f sec\n", stop-start);
@@ -243,7 +245,7 @@ datatuple * logtable<TUPLE>::findTuple(int xid, const datatuple::key_t key, size
         }            
     }
 
-    //TODO: Arange to only hold read latches while hitting disk.
+    //TODO: Arrange to only hold read latches while hitting disk.
     
     //step 3: check c1    
     if(!done)
@@ -416,10 +418,11 @@ template<class TUPLE>
 void logtable<TUPLE>::insertTuple(datatuple *tuple)
 {
     //lock the red-black tree
-    c0_stats->read_tuple_from_small_component(tuple);
     pthread_mutex_lock(&header_mut);
+    c0_stats->read_tuple_from_small_component(tuple);
     //find the previous tuple with same key in the memtree if exists
     memTreeComponent<datatuple>::rbtree_t::iterator rbitr = tree_c0->find(tuple);
+    datatuple * t  = 0;
     if(rbitr != tree_c0->end())
     {        
         datatuple *pre_t = *rbitr;
@@ -427,7 +430,7 @@ void logtable<TUPLE>::insertTuple(datatuple *tuple)
         c0_stats->read_tuple_from_large_component(pre_t);
         datatuple *new_t = tmerger->merge(pre_t, tuple);
         c0_stats->merged_tuples(new_t, tuple, pre_t);
-        c0_stats->wrote_tuple(new_t);
+        t = new_t;
         tree_c0->erase(pre_t); //remove the previous tuple        
 
         tree_c0->insert(new_t); //insert the new tuple
@@ -440,16 +443,18 @@ void logtable<TUPLE>::insertTuple(datatuple *tuple)
     else //no tuple with same key exists in mem-tree
     {
 
-        datatuple *t = tuple->create_copy();
+        t = tuple->create_copy();
 
         //insert tuple into the rbtree        
         tree_c0->insert(t);
-        c0_stats->wrote_tuple(t);
+
         tsize++;
         tree_bytes += t->byte_length();// + RB_TREE_OVERHEAD;
 
     }
 
+    c0_stats->wrote_tuple(t);
+
     //flushing logic
     if(tree_bytes >= max_c0_size )
     {
diff --git a/logstore.h b/logstore.h
index c690af3..954756f 100644
--- a/logstore.h
+++ b/logstore.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public:
     void set_max_c0_size(int64_t max_c0_size) {
       this->max_c0_size = max_c0_size;
       merge_mgr->set_c0_size(max_c0_size);
-
+      merge_mgr->get_merge_stats(1);
     }
     void set_tree_c0_mergeable(memTreeComponent<datatuple>::rbtree_ptr_t newtree){tree_c0_mergeable = newtree; bump_epoch(); }
     void update_persistent_header(int xid);
diff --git a/mergeManager.cpp b/mergeManager.cpp
index 7a2e3d5..5933fcb 100644
--- a/mergeManager.cpp
+++ b/mergeManager.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "mergeStats.h"
 #include "logstore.h"
 #include "math.h"
-mergeStats* mergeManager:: newMergeStats(int mergeLevel) {
+mergeStats* mergeManager:: get_merge_stats(int mergeLevel) {
   if (mergeLevel == 0) {
     return c0;
   } else if (mergeLevel == 1) {
@@ -35,16 +35,19 @@ void mergeManager::new_merge(mergeStats * s) {
   pthread_mutex_lock(&mut);
   if(s->merge_count) {
     if(s->merge_level == 0) {
-      // queueSize was set during startup
+      // target_size was set during startup
     } else if(s->merge_level == 1) {
-      c1_queueSize = (pageid_t)(*ltable->R() * (double)c0_queueSize); //c1_queueSize > s->bytes_out ? c1_queueSize : s->bytes_out;
+      assert(c0->target_size);
+      c1->target_size = (pageid_t)(*ltable->R() * (double)c0->target_size); //c1_queueSize > s->bytes_out ? c1_queueSize : s->bytes_out;
+      assert(c1->target_size);
     } else if(s->merge_level == 2) {
+      // target_size is infinity...
     } else { abort(); }
   }
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&mut);
 }
 void mergeManager::set_c0_size(int64_t size) {
-  c0_queueSize = size;
+  c0->target_size = size;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -68,78 +71,100 @@ void mergeManager::set_c0_size(int64_t size) {
  *
  * bytes_consumed_by_merger = sum(bytes_in_small_delta)
  */
-void mergeManager::tick(mergeStats * s, bool done) {
-  pageid_t tick_length_bytes = 1024*1024;
-  if(done || (s->bytes_in_small_delta > tick_length_bytes)) {
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&mut);
-    struct timeval now;
-    gettimeofday(&now, 0);
-    double elapsed_delta = tv_to_double(&now) - ts_to_double(&s->last_tick);
-    double bps = (double)s->bytes_in_small_delta / (double)elapsed_delta;
+void mergeManager::tick(mergeStats * s, bool block) {
+  pageid_t tick_length_bytes = 10*1024;
 
-    pageid_t current_size = s->bytes_out - s->bytes_in_large;
+  if(true || s->bytes_in_small_delta > tick_length_bytes) {
 
-    int64_t overshoot;
-    int64_t overshoot_fudge = (int64_t)((double)c0_queueSize * 0.1);
-    do{
-      overshoot = 0;
-      if(s->merge_level == 0) {
-        if(done) {
-          //       c0->bytes_in_small = 0;
-        } else if(c0->mergeable_size) {
-          overshoot = (overshoot_fudge + c0->mergeable_size - c1->bytes_in_small) //   amount left to process
-                      - (c0_queueSize - current_size);            // - room for more insertions
+    s->current_size = s->base_size + s->bytes_out - s->bytes_in_large;
+
+    if(block) {
+//      pthread_mutex_lock(&mut);
+      struct timeval now;
+      gettimeofday(&now, 0);
+      double elapsed_delta = tv_to_double(&now) - ts_to_double(&s->last_tick);
+      double bps = 0; //  = (double)s->bytes_in_small_delta / (double)elapsed_delta;
+
+      s->lifetime_elapsed += elapsed_delta;
+      s->lifetime_consumed += s->bytes_in_small_delta;
+      double decay = 0.9999; // XXX set this in some principled way.  Surely, it should depend on tick_length (once that's working...)
+      s->window_elapsed = (decay * s->window_elapsed) + elapsed_delta;
+      s->window_consumed = (decay * s->window_consumed) + s->bytes_in_small_delta;
+
+      double_to_ts(&s->last_tick, tv_to_double(&now));
+
+      s->bytes_in_small_delta = 0;
+
+      int64_t overshoot = 0;
+      int64_t overshoot_fudge = 1024*1024; // XXX set based on avg / max tuple size?
+      int spin = 0;
+      double total_sleep = 0.0;
+      do{
+
+        double c0_c1_progress = ((double)(c1->bytes_in_large + c1->bytes_in_small)) / (double)(c0->mergeable_size + c1->base_size);
+        double c1_c2_progress = ((double)(c2->bytes_in_large + c2->bytes_in_small)) / (double)(c1->mergeable_size + c2->base_size);
+
+        double c0_c1_bps = c1->window_consumed / c1->window_elapsed;
+        double c1_c2_bps = c2->window_consumed / c2->window_elapsed;
+
+        if(s->merge_level == 0) {
+          pageid_t c0_c1_bytes_remaining = (pageid_t)((1.0-c0_c1_progress) * (double)c0->mergeable_size);
+          pageid_t c0_bytes_left = c0->target_size - c0->current_size;
+          overshoot = overshoot_fudge + c0_c1_bytes_remaining - c0_bytes_left;
+          bps = c0_c1_bps;
+          if(!c0->mergeable_size) { overshoot = -1; }
+          if(c0->mergeable_size && ! c1->active) { overshoot = c0->current_size + overshoot_fudge; }
+        } else if (s->merge_level == 1) {
+          pageid_t c1_c2_bytes_remaining = (pageid_t)((1.0-c1_c2_progress) * (double)c1->mergeable_size);
+          pageid_t c1_bytes_left = c1->target_size - c1->current_size;
+          overshoot = overshoot_fudge + c1_c2_bytes_remaining - c1_bytes_left;
+          if(!c1->mergeable_size) { overshoot = -1; }
+          if(c1->mergeable_size && ! c2->active) { overshoot = c1->current_size + overshoot_fudge; }
+          bps = c1_c2_bps;
         }
-      } else if (s->merge_level == 1) {
-        if(done) {
-          c0->mergeable_size = 0;
-          c1->bytes_in_small = 0;
-        } else if(/*c1_queueSize && */c1->mergeable_size) {
-          overshoot = (c1->mergeable_size - c2->bytes_in_small)
-                      - (c1_queueSize - current_size);
-        }
-      } else if (s->merge_level == 2) {
-        if(done) {
-          c1->mergeable_size = 0;
-          c2->bytes_in_small = 0;
-        }
-        // Never throttle this merge.
-      }
-      static int num_skipped = 0;
-      if(num_skipped == 10) {
-        printf("#%d mbps %6.1f overshoot %9lld current_size = %9lld ",s->merge_level, bps / (1024.0*1024.0), overshoot, current_size);
-        pretty_print(stdout);
-        num_skipped = 0;
-      }
-      num_skipped ++;
-      if(overshoot > 0) {
-        // throttle
-        // it took "elapsed" seconds to process "tick_length_bytes" mb
-        double sleeptime = (double)overshoot / bps;  // 2 is a fudge factor
 
-        struct timespec sleep_until;
-        if(sleeptime > 1) { sleeptime = 1; }
-        double_to_ts(&sleep_until, sleeptime + tv_to_double(&now));
-//        printf("\nMerge thread %d Overshoot: %lld Throttle %6f\n", s->merge_level, overshoot, sleeptime);
-//        pthread_mutex_lock(&dummy_throttle_mut);
-        pthread_cond_timedwait(&dummy_throttle_cond, &mut, &sleep_until);
-//        pthread_mutex_unlock(&dummy_throttle_mut);
-        gettimeofday(&now, 0);
-      }
-    } while(overshoot > 0);
-    memcpy(&s->last_tick, &now, sizeof(now));
+  //#define PP_THREAD_INFO
+  #ifdef PP_THREAD_INFO
+          printf("#%d mbps %6.1f overshoot %9lld current_size = %9lld ",s->merge_level, bps / (1024.0*1024.0), overshoot, s->current_size);
+  #endif
+          pretty_print(stdout);
+        if(overshoot > 0) {
+          // throttle
+          // it took "elapsed" seconds to process "tick_length_bytes" mb
+          double sleeptime = 2.0 * (double)overshoot / bps;
 
-    s->bytes_in_small_delta = 0;
-//    pretty_print(stdout);
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&mut);
+
+          struct timespec sleep_until;
+
+          double max_c0_sleep = 0.1;
+          double max_c1_sleep = 0.1;
+          double max_sleep = s->merge_level == 0 ? max_c0_sleep : max_c1_sleep;
+          if(sleeptime < 0.01) { sleeptime = 0.01; }
+          if(sleeptime > max_sleep) { sleeptime = max_sleep; }
+
+          spin ++;
+          total_sleep += sleeptime;
+
+          if((spin > 20) || (total_sleep > (max_sleep * 10))) {
+            if(bps > 1) {
+              printf("\nMerge thread %d Overshoot: %lld Throttle min(1, %6f) spin %d, total_sleep %6.3f\n", s->merge_level, overshoot, sleeptime, spin, total_sleep);
+            }
+          }
+
+          double_to_ts(&sleep_until, sleeptime + tv_to_double(&now));
+          pthread_cond_timedwait(&dummy_throttle_cond, &ltable->header_mut, &sleep_until);
+          gettimeofday(&now, 0);
+        }
+      } while(overshoot > overshoot_fudge);
+    } else {
+      pretty_print(stdout);
+    }
+//    pthread_mutex_unlock(&mut);
   }
 }
 
 mergeManager::mergeManager(logtable<datatuple> *ltable):
   ltable(ltable),
-  c0_queueSize(0),
-  c1_queueSize(0),
-//  c2_queueSize(0),
   c0(new mergeStats(this, 0)),
   c1(new mergeStats(this, 1)),
   c2(new mergeStats(this, 2)) {
@@ -163,26 +188,44 @@ void mergeManager::pretty_print(FILE * out) {
   bool have_c1m = false;
   bool have_c2  = false;
   if(lt) {
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&lt->header_mut);
+//    pthread_mutex_lock(&lt->header_mut);
     have_c0  = NULL != lt->get_tree_c0();
     have_c0m = NULL != lt->get_tree_c0_mergeable();
     have_c1  = NULL != lt->get_tree_c1();
     have_c1m = NULL != lt->get_tree_c1_mergeable() ;
     have_c2  = NULL != lt->get_tree_c2();
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&lt->header_mut);
+//    pthread_mutex_unlock(&lt->header_mut);
   }
-  fprintf(out,"[%s] %s %s [%s] %s %s [%s] %s ",
-      c0->active ? "RUN" : "---",
+
+  double c0_c1_progress = 100.0 * (c1->bytes_in_large + c1->bytes_in_small) / (c0->mergeable_size + c1->base_size); // c1->bytes_in_small / c0->mergeable_size;
+  double c1_c2_progress = 100.0 * (c2->bytes_in_large + c2->bytes_in_small) / (c1->mergeable_size + c2->base_size); //c2->bytes_in_small / c1->mergeable_size;
+
+  assert((!c1->active) || (c0_c1_progress >= -1 && c0_c1_progress < 102));
+  assert((!c2->active) || (c1_c2_progress >= -1 && c1_c2_progress < 102));
+
+  fprintf(out,"[merge progress MB/s window (lifetime)]: app [%s %6lldMB %6.1fsec %4.1f (%4.1f)] %s %s [%s %3.0f%% %4.1f (%4.1f)] %s %s [%s %3.0f%% %4.1f (%4.1f)] %s ",
+      c0->active ? "RUN" : "---", (uint64_t)(c0->lifetime_consumed / mb), c0->lifetime_elapsed, c0->window_consumed/(((double)mb)*c0->window_elapsed), c0->lifetime_consumed/(((double)mb)*c0->lifetime_elapsed),
       have_c0 ? "C0" : "..",
       have_c0m ? "C0'" : "...",
-      c1->active ? "RUN" : "---",
+      c1->active ? "RUN" : "---", c0_c1_progress, c1->window_consumed/(((double)mb)*c1->window_elapsed), c1->lifetime_consumed/(((double)mb)*c1->lifetime_elapsed),
       have_c1 ? "C1" : "..",
       have_c1m ? "C1'" : "...",
-      c2->active ? "RUN" : "---",
+      c2->active ? "RUN" : "---", c1_c2_progress, c2->window_consumed/(((double)mb)*c2->window_elapsed), c2->lifetime_consumed/(((double)mb)*c2->lifetime_elapsed),
       have_c2 ? "C2" : "..");
-  fprintf(out, "[size in small/large, out, mergeable] C0 %4lld %4lld %4lld %4lld %4lld ", c0_queueSize/mb, c0->bytes_in_small/mb, c0->bytes_in_large/mb, c0->bytes_out/mb, c0->mergeable_size/mb);
-  fprintf(out, "C1 %4lld %4lld %4lld %4lld %4lld ", c1_queueSize/mb, c1->bytes_in_small/mb, c1->bytes_in_large/mb, c1->bytes_out/mb, c1->mergeable_size/mb);
-  fprintf(out, "C2 .... %4lld %4lld %4lld %4lld ", c2->bytes_in_small/mb, c2->bytes_in_large/mb, c2->bytes_out/mb, c2->mergeable_size/mb);
+#define PP_SIZES
+  #ifdef PP_SIZES
+  fprintf(out, "[size in small/large, out, mergeable] C0 %4lld %4lld %4lld %4lld %4lld %4lld ",
+          c0->target_size/mb, c0->current_size/mb, c0->bytes_in_small/mb,
+          c0->bytes_in_large/mb, c0->bytes_out/mb, c0->mergeable_size/mb);
+
+  fprintf(out, "C1 %4lld %4lld %4lld %4lld %4lld %4lld ",
+          c1->target_size/mb, c1->current_size/mb, c1->bytes_in_small/mb,
+          c1->bytes_in_large/mb, c1->bytes_out/mb, c1->mergeable_size/mb);
+
+  fprintf(out, "C2 ---- %4lld %4lld %4lld %4lld %4lld ",
+          /*----*/            c2->current_size/mb, c2->bytes_in_small/mb,
+          c2->bytes_in_large/mb, c2->bytes_out/mb, c2->mergeable_size/mb);
+#endif
 //  fprintf(out, "Throttle: %6.1f%% (cur) %6.1f%% (overall) ", 100.0*(last_throttle_seconds/(last_elapsed_seconds)), 100.0*(throttle_seconds/(elapsed_seconds)));
 //  fprintf(out, "C0 size %4lld resident %4lld ",
 //               2*c0_queueSize/mb,
diff --git a/mergeManager.h b/mergeManager.h
index 5445c39..1664379 100644
--- a/mergeManager.h
+++ b/mergeManager.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class logtable;
 class mergeStats;
 
 class mergeManager {
-private:
+public:
   double tv_to_double(struct timeval * tv) {
     return (double)tv->tv_sec + ((double)tv->tv_usec)/1000000.0;
   }
@@ -35,26 +35,23 @@ private:
   uint64_t long_tv(struct timeval& tv) {
     return (1000000ULL * (uint64_t)tv.tv_sec) + ((uint64_t)tv.tv_usec);
   }
-public:
   mergeManager(logtable<datatuple> *ltable);
 
   ~mergeManager();
 
   void new_merge(mergeStats * s);
   void set_c0_size(int64_t size);
-  void tick(mergeStats * s, bool done = false);
+  void tick(mergeStats * s, bool block);
   void pretty_print(FILE * out);
-  mergeStats* newMergeStats(int mergeLevel);
+  mergeStats* get_merge_stats(int mergeLevel);
 
 private:
   pthread_mutex_t mut;
   logtable<datatuple>*    ltable;
-  pageid_t c0_queueSize;
-  pageid_t c1_queueSize;  // How many bytes must c0-c1 consume before trying to swap over to an empty c1? ( = current target c1 size)
   double throttle_seconds;
-  double elapsed_seconds;
+//  double elapsed_seconds;
   double last_throttle_seconds;
-  double last_elapsed_seconds;
+//  double last_elapsed_seconds;
   mergeStats * c0;
   mergeStats * c1;
   mergeStats * c2;
diff --git a/mergeStats.h b/mergeStats.h
index 104fa04..fe60f98 100644
--- a/mergeStats.h
+++ b/mergeStats.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ class mergeStats {
       merge_mgr(merge_mgr),
       merge_level(merge_level),
       merge_count(0),
+      base_size(0),
+      target_size(0),
+      current_size(0),
       mergeable_size(0),
       bytes_out_with_overhead(0),
       bytes_out(0),
@@ -34,21 +37,34 @@ class mergeStats {
       num_tuples_in_small(0),
       bytes_in_large(0),
       num_tuples_in_large(0),
+      just_handed_off(false),
+      lifetime_elapsed(0),
+      lifetime_consumed(0),
+      window_elapsed(0.001),
+      window_consumed(0),
       active(false) {
       gettimeofday(&sleep,0);
       gettimeofday(&last,0);
+      merge_mgr->double_to_ts(&last_tick, merge_mgr->tv_to_double(&last));
     }
     void new_merge() {
       merge_mgr->new_merge(this);
+
+      if(just_handed_off) {
+        bytes_out = 0;
+        just_handed_off = false;
+      }
+      base_size = bytes_out;
+      current_size = base_size;
       merge_count++;
-      //      bytes_out_with_overhead = 0;
-      //      bytes_out = 0;
+      bytes_out_with_overhead = 0;
+      bytes_out = 0;
       num_tuples_out = 0;
       num_datapages_out = 0;
       bytes_in_small = 0;
       bytes_in_small_delta = 0;
       num_tuples_in_small = 0;
-      //      bytes_in_large = 0;
+      bytes_in_large = 0;
       num_tuples_in_large = 0;
       gettimeofday(&sleep,0);
     }
@@ -56,15 +72,23 @@ class mergeStats {
       active = true;
       gettimeofday(&start, 0);
       gettimeofday(&last, 0);
+      merge_mgr->double_to_ts(&last_tick, merge_mgr->tv_to_double(&last));
+
     }
     void handed_off_tree() {
-      mergeable_size = bytes_out - bytes_in_large;
-      bytes_out = 0;
-      bytes_in_large = 0;
+      if(merge_level == 2) {
+      } else {
+        mergeable_size = current_size;
+        just_handed_off = true;
+      }
     }
     void finished_merge() {
       active = false;
-      merge_mgr->tick(this, true);
+      if(merge_level == 1) {
+        merge_mgr->get_merge_stats(0)->mergeable_size = 0;
+      } else if(merge_level == 2) {
+        merge_mgr->get_merge_stats(1)->mergeable_size = 0;
+      }
       gettimeofday(&done, 0);
     }
     void read_tuple_from_large_component(datatuple * tup) {
@@ -78,7 +102,7 @@ class mergeStats {
         num_tuples_in_small++;
         bytes_in_small_delta += tup->byte_length();
         bytes_in_small += tup->byte_length();
-        merge_mgr->tick(this);
+        merge_mgr->tick(this, true);
       }
     }
     void merged_tuples(datatuple * merged, datatuple * small, datatuple * large) {
@@ -86,6 +110,7 @@ class mergeStats {
     void wrote_tuple(datatuple * tup) {
       num_tuples_out++;
       bytes_out += tup->byte_length();
+      merge_mgr->tick(this, false);
     }
     void wrote_datapage(DataPage<datatuple> *dp) {
       num_datapages_out++;
@@ -110,10 +135,13 @@ class mergeStats {
 protected:
     struct timespec last_tick;
 
+    pageid_t base_size;
+    pageid_t target_size;
+    pageid_t current_size;
     pageid_t mergeable_size;
 
     pageid_t bytes_out_with_overhead;// How many bytes did we write (including internal tree nodes)?
-    pageid_t bytes_out;     // How many bytes worth of tuples did we write?
+    pageid_t bytes_out;            // How many bytes worth of tuples did we write?
     pageid_t num_tuples_out;       // How many tuples did we write?
     pageid_t num_datapages_out;    // How many datapages?
     pageid_t bytes_in_small;       // How many bytes from the small input tree (for C0, we ignore tree overheads)?
@@ -121,6 +149,14 @@ protected:
     pageid_t num_tuples_in_small;  // Tuples from the small input?
     pageid_t bytes_in_large;       // Bytes from the large input?
     pageid_t num_tuples_in_large;  // Tuples from large input?
+
+    bool just_handed_off;
+
+    double lifetime_elapsed;
+    double lifetime_consumed;
+    double window_elapsed;
+    double window_consumed;
+
     bool active;
   public:
 
diff --git a/merger.cpp b/merger.cpp
index b764013..9b5d02a 100644
--- a/merger.cpp
+++ b/merger.cpp
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@ void* memMergeThread(void*arg)
     assert(ltable->get_tree_c1());
     
     int merge_count =0;
-    mergeStats * stats = a->ltable->merge_mgr->newMergeStats(1);
+    mergeStats * stats = a->ltable->merge_mgr->get_merge_stats(1);
     
     while(true) // 1
     {
-        stats->new_merge();
         pthread_mutex_lock(&ltable->header_mut);
+        stats->new_merge();
         int done = 0;
         // 2: wait for c0_mergable
         while(!ltable->get_tree_c0_mergeable())
@@ -225,12 +225,13 @@ void* memMergeThread(void*arg)
         // 11: c0_mergeable = NULL
         ltable->set_tree_c0_mergeable(NULL);
         double new_c1_size = stats->output_size();
-        stats->handed_off_tree();
         pthread_cond_signal(&ltable->c0_needed);
 
         ltable->update_persistent_header(xid);
         Tcommit(xid);
 
+        stats->finished_merge();
+
         //TODO: this is simplistic for now
         //6: if c1' is too big, signal the other merger
         double target_R = *ltable->R();
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ void* memMergeThread(void*arg)
 
           // 7: and perhaps c1_mergeable
           ltable->set_tree_c1_mergeable(c1_prime); // c1_prime == c1.
+          stats->handed_off_tree();
 
           // 8: c1 = new empty.
           ltable->set_tree_c1(new diskTreeComponent(xid, ltable->internal_region_size, ltable->datapage_region_size, ltable->datapage_size, stats));
@@ -269,8 +271,6 @@ void* memMergeThread(void*arg)
         // 13
 
         pthread_mutex_unlock(&ltable->header_mut);
-
-        stats->finished_merge();
 //        stats->pretty_print(stdout);
 
         //TODO: get the freeing outside of the lock
@@ -292,14 +292,14 @@ void *diskMergeThread(void*arg)
 
 
     int merge_count =0;
-    mergeStats * stats = a->ltable->merge_mgr->newMergeStats(2);
+    mergeStats * stats = a->ltable->merge_mgr->get_merge_stats(2);
     
     while(true)
     {
 
         // 2: wait for input
-        stats->new_merge();
         pthread_mutex_lock(&ltable->header_mut);
+        stats->new_merge();
         int done = 0;
         // get a new input for merge
         while(!ltable->get_tree_c1_mergeable())
@@ -381,9 +381,9 @@ void *diskMergeThread(void*arg)
         ltable->update_persistent_header(xid);
         Tcommit(xid);
 
-        pthread_mutex_unlock(&ltable->header_mut);
-
         stats->finished_merge();
+
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&ltable->header_mut);
 //        stats->pretty_print(stdout);
 
     }
@@ -400,24 +400,31 @@ void merge_iterators(int xid,
                         bool dropDeletes  // should be true iff this is biggest component
                         )
 {
+  stasis_log_t * log = (stasis_log_t*)stasis_log();
+
     datatuple *t1 = itrA->next_callerFrees();
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&ltable->header_mut); // XXX slow
     stats->read_tuple_from_large_component(t1);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&ltable->header_mut); // XXX slow
     datatuple *t2 = 0;
 
     int i = 0;
 
     while( (t2=itrB->next_callerFrees()) != 0)
     {
+      pthread_mutex_lock(&ltable->header_mut); // XXX slow
       stats->read_tuple_from_small_component(t2);
+      pthread_mutex_unlock(&ltable->header_mut); // XXX slow
 
         DEBUG("tuple\t%lld: keylen %d datalen %d\n",
                ntuples, *(t2->keylen),*(t2->datalen) );
 
         while(t1 != 0 && datatuple::compare(t1->key(), t1->keylen(), t2->key(), t2->keylen()) < 0) // t1 is less than t2
         {
+          pthread_mutex_lock(&ltable->header_mut); // XXX slow
             //insert t1
             scratch_tree->insertTuple(xid, t1);
-            i+=t1->byte_length(); if(i > 1000000) { if(forceMe) forceMe->force(xid); i = 0; }
+            i+=t1->byte_length(); if(i > 1000000) { if(forceMe) forceMe->force(xid); log->force_tail(log, LOG_FORCE_WAL); i = 0; }
             stats->wrote_tuple(t1);
             datatuple::freetuple(t1);
             //advance itrA
@@ -425,46 +432,56 @@ void merge_iterators(int xid,
             if(t1) {
               stats->read_tuple_from_large_component(t1);
             }
+            pthread_mutex_unlock(&ltable->header_mut); // XXX slow
         }
 
         if(t1 != 0 && datatuple::compare(t1->key(), t1->keylen(), t2->key(), t2->keylen()) == 0)
         {
             datatuple *mtuple = ltable->gettuplemerger()->merge(t1,t2);
+            pthread_mutex_lock(&ltable->header_mut); // XXX slow
             stats->merged_tuples(mtuple, t2, t1); // this looks backwards, but is right.
 
             //insert merged tuple, drop deletes
             if(dropDeletes && !mtuple->isDelete()) {
               scratch_tree->insertTuple(xid, mtuple);
+              i+=mtuple->byte_length(); if(i > 1000000) { if(forceMe) forceMe->force(xid); log->force_tail(log, LOG_FORCE_WAL); i = 0; }
             }
             datatuple::freetuple(t1);
+            stats->wrote_tuple(mtuple);
             t1 = itrA->next_callerFrees();  //advance itrA
             if(t1) {
               stats->read_tuple_from_large_component(t1);
             }
             datatuple::freetuple(mtuple);
+            pthread_mutex_unlock(&ltable->header_mut); // XXX slow
         }
         else
         {
             //insert t2
             scratch_tree->insertTuple(xid, t2);
+            i+=t2->byte_length(); if(i > 1000000) { if(forceMe) forceMe->force(xid); log->force_tail(log, LOG_FORCE_WAL); i = 0; }
+            pthread_mutex_lock(&ltable->header_mut); // XXX slow
+
+            stats->wrote_tuple(t2);
+            pthread_mutex_unlock(&ltable->header_mut); // XXX slow
+
             // cannot free any tuples here; they may still be read through a lookup
         }
 
-        i+= t2->byte_length(); if(i > 1000000) { if(forceMe) forceMe->force(xid); i = 0; }
-        stats->wrote_tuple(t2);
-
         datatuple::freetuple(t2);
     }
 
     while(t1 != 0) {// t1 is less than t2
+      pthread_mutex_lock(&ltable->header_mut); // XXX slow
       scratch_tree->insertTuple(xid, t1);
-      i += t1->byte_length(); if(i > 1000000) { if(forceMe) forceMe->force(xid); i = 0; }
       stats->wrote_tuple(t1);
+      i += t1->byte_length(); if(i > 1000000) { if(forceMe) forceMe->force(xid); log->force_tail(log, LOG_FORCE_WAL); i = 0; }
       datatuple::freetuple(t1);
 
       //advance itrA
       t1 = itrA->next_callerFrees();
       stats->read_tuple_from_large_component(t1);
+      pthread_mutex_unlock(&ltable->header_mut); // XXX slow
     }
     DEBUG("dpages: %d\tnpages: %d\tntuples: %d\n", dpages, npages, ntuples);
 
diff --git a/test/check_logtable.cpp b/test/check_logtable.cpp
index 50f8588..2278ca8 100644
--- a/test/check_logtable.cpp
+++ b/test/check_logtable.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void insertProbeIter(size_t NUM_ENTRIES)
     xid = Tbegin();
 
     mergeManager merge_mgr(0);
-    mergeStats * stats = merge_mgr.newMergeStats(1);
+    mergeStats * stats = merge_mgr.get_merge_stats(1);
 
     diskTreeComponent *ltable_c1 = new diskTreeComponent(xid, 1000, 10000, 5, stats);