diff --git a/buildheader/db.h_4_1 b/buildheader/db.h_4_1
index 2df011629da..673180c73dc 100644
--- a/buildheader/db.h_4_1
+++ b/buildheader/db.h_4_1
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ typedef struct __toku_engine_status {
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_last_lsn;     /* LSN of last complete checkpoint  */ 
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_count;        /* number of checkpoints taken        */ 
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_count_fail;   /* number of checkpoints failed        */ 
+  u_int64_t        checkpoint_waiters_now;  /* number of threads currently waiting for checkpoint_safe lock */ 
   u_int64_t        cleaner_period;          /* delay between executions of cleaner  */ 
   u_int64_t        cleaner_iterations;      /* number of nodes to flush per cleaner execution  */ 
   u_int64_t        txn_begin;               /* number of transactions ever begun             */ 
diff --git a/buildheader/db.h_4_3 b/buildheader/db.h_4_3
index 922828b5c4d..2863cf87a48 100644
--- a/buildheader/db.h_4_3
+++ b/buildheader/db.h_4_3
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ typedef struct __toku_engine_status {
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_last_lsn;     /* LSN of last complete checkpoint  */ 
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_count;        /* number of checkpoints taken        */ 
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_count_fail;   /* number of checkpoints failed        */ 
+  u_int64_t        checkpoint_waiters_now;  /* number of threads currently waiting for checkpoint_safe lock */ 
   u_int64_t        cleaner_period;          /* delay between executions of cleaner  */ 
   u_int64_t        cleaner_iterations;      /* number of nodes to flush per cleaner execution  */ 
   u_int64_t        txn_begin;               /* number of transactions ever begun             */ 
diff --git a/buildheader/db.h_4_4 b/buildheader/db.h_4_4
index c42977365cc..3edbe9fab21 100644
--- a/buildheader/db.h_4_4
+++ b/buildheader/db.h_4_4
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ typedef struct __toku_engine_status {
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_last_lsn;     /* LSN of last complete checkpoint  */ 
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_count;        /* number of checkpoints taken        */ 
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_count_fail;   /* number of checkpoints failed        */ 
+  u_int64_t        checkpoint_waiters_now;  /* number of threads currently waiting for checkpoint_safe lock */ 
   u_int64_t        cleaner_period;          /* delay between executions of cleaner  */ 
   u_int64_t        cleaner_iterations;      /* number of nodes to flush per cleaner execution  */ 
   u_int64_t        txn_begin;               /* number of transactions ever begun             */ 
diff --git a/buildheader/db.h_4_5 b/buildheader/db.h_4_5
index 0be1f7caa68..0b4640dd0e3 100644
--- a/buildheader/db.h_4_5
+++ b/buildheader/db.h_4_5
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ typedef struct __toku_engine_status {
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_last_lsn;     /* LSN of last complete checkpoint  */ 
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_count;        /* number of checkpoints taken        */ 
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_count_fail;   /* number of checkpoints failed        */ 
+  u_int64_t        checkpoint_waiters_now;  /* number of threads currently waiting for checkpoint_safe lock */ 
   u_int64_t        cleaner_period;          /* delay between executions of cleaner  */ 
   u_int64_t        cleaner_iterations;      /* number of nodes to flush per cleaner execution  */ 
   u_int64_t        txn_begin;               /* number of transactions ever begun             */ 
diff --git a/buildheader/db.h_4_6 b/buildheader/db.h_4_6
index 0d0438a4e57..4659e3fb289 100644
--- a/buildheader/db.h_4_6
+++ b/buildheader/db.h_4_6
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ typedef struct __toku_engine_status {
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_last_lsn;     /* LSN of last complete checkpoint  */ 
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_count;        /* number of checkpoints taken        */ 
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_count_fail;   /* number of checkpoints failed        */ 
+  u_int64_t        checkpoint_waiters_now;  /* number of threads currently waiting for checkpoint_safe lock */ 
   u_int64_t        cleaner_period;          /* delay between executions of cleaner  */ 
   u_int64_t        cleaner_iterations;      /* number of nodes to flush per cleaner execution  */ 
   u_int64_t        txn_begin;               /* number of transactions ever begun             */ 
diff --git a/buildheader/make_db_h.c b/buildheader/make_db_h.c
index f46ac5c4858..b70768615de 100644
--- a/buildheader/make_db_h.c
+++ b/buildheader/make_db_h.c
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ int main (int argc __attribute__((__unused__)), char *const argv[] __attribute__
     printf("  u_int64_t        checkpoint_last_lsn;     /* LSN of last complete checkpoint  */ \n");
     printf("  u_int64_t        checkpoint_count;        /* number of checkpoints taken        */ \n");
     printf("  u_int64_t        checkpoint_count_fail;   /* number of checkpoints failed        */ \n");
+    printf("  u_int64_t        checkpoint_waiters_now;  /* number of threads currently waiting for checkpoint_safe lock */ \n");
     printf("  u_int64_t        cleaner_period;          /* delay between executions of cleaner  */ \n");
     printf("  u_int64_t        cleaner_iterations;      /* number of nodes to flush per cleaner execution  */ \n");
     printf("  u_int64_t        txn_begin;               /* number of transactions ever begun             */ \n");
diff --git a/buildheader/tdb.h b/buildheader/tdb.h
index 1bd354a725c..3ea2583d1c5 100644
--- a/buildheader/tdb.h
+++ b/buildheader/tdb.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ typedef struct __toku_engine_status {
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_last_lsn;     /* LSN of last complete checkpoint  */ 
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_count;        /* number of checkpoints taken        */ 
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_count_fail;   /* number of checkpoints failed        */ 
+  u_int64_t        checkpoint_waiters_now;  /* number of threads currently waiting for checkpoint_safe lock */ 
   u_int64_t        cleaner_period;          /* delay between executions of cleaner  */ 
   u_int64_t        cleaner_iterations;      /* number of nodes to flush per cleaner execution  */ 
   u_int64_t        txn_begin;               /* number of transactions ever begun             */ 
diff --git a/include/db.h b/include/db.h
index 1bd354a725c..3ea2583d1c5 100644
--- a/include/db.h
+++ b/include/db.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ typedef struct __toku_engine_status {
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_last_lsn;     /* LSN of last complete checkpoint  */ 
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_count;        /* number of checkpoints taken        */ 
   u_int64_t        checkpoint_count_fail;   /* number of checkpoints failed        */ 
+  u_int64_t        checkpoint_waiters_now;  /* number of threads currently waiting for checkpoint_safe lock */ 
   u_int64_t        cleaner_period;          /* delay between executions of cleaner  */ 
   u_int64_t        cleaner_iterations;      /* number of nodes to flush per cleaner execution  */ 
   u_int64_t        txn_begin;               /* number of transactions ever begun             */ 
diff --git a/newbrt/cachetable.c b/newbrt/cachetable.c
index dc5f7d8fbe1..32e70cee054 100644
--- a/newbrt/cachetable.c
+++ b/newbrt/cachetable.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ checkpoint_thread (void *cachetable_v)
 // This thread notices those changes by waiting on a condition variable.
 {
     CACHETABLE ct = cachetable_v;
-    int r = toku_checkpoint(ct, ct->logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    int r = toku_checkpoint(ct, ct->logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, SCHEDULED_CHECKPOINT);
     if (r) {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d Got error %d while doing checkpoint\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, r);
 	abort(); // Don't quite know what to do with these errors.
diff --git a/newbrt/checkpoint.c b/newbrt/checkpoint.c
index 7c78d7b6509..cf77ff67148 100644
--- a/newbrt/checkpoint.c
+++ b/newbrt/checkpoint.c
@@ -196,57 +196,66 @@ toku_checkpoint_destroy(void) {
     return r;
 }
 
+#define SET_CHECKPOINT_FOOTPRINT(x) status.footprint = footprint_offset + x;
+
 
 // Take a checkpoint of all currently open dictionaries
 int 
 toku_checkpoint(CACHETABLE ct, TOKULOGGER logger,
 		void (*callback_f)(void*),  void * extra,
-		void (*callback2_f)(void*), void * extra2) {
+		void (*callback2_f)(void*), void * extra2,
+		checkpoint_caller_t caller_id) {
     int r;
+    int footprint_offset = (int) caller_id * 1000;
 
-    status.footprint = 10;
     assert(initialized);
-    // for #4341, we changed the order these locks are taken.
-    // to keep the status footprints the same, we moved those
-    // as well. That is why 30 comes before 20.
+    (void) __sync_fetch_and_add(&status.waiters_now, 1);
     checkpoint_safe_checkpoint_lock();
-    status.footprint = 30;
+
+    (void) __sync_fetch_and_sub(&status.waiters_now, 1);
+    SET_CHECKPOINT_FOOTPRINT(10)
     multi_operation_checkpoint_lock();
-    status.footprint = 20;
+    SET_CHECKPOINT_FOOTPRINT(20)
     ydb_lock();
     
-    status.footprint = 40;
+    SET_CHECKPOINT_FOOTPRINT(30)
     status.time_last_checkpoint_begin = time(NULL);
     r = toku_cachetable_begin_checkpoint(ct, logger);
 
     multi_operation_checkpoint_unlock();
     ydb_unlock();
 
-    status.footprint = 50;
+    SET_CHECKPOINT_FOOTPRINT(40);
     if (r==0) {
 	if (callback_f) 
 	    callback_f(extra);      // callback is called with checkpoint_safe_lock still held
 	r = toku_cachetable_end_checkpoint(ct, logger, ydb_lock, ydb_unlock, callback2_f, extra2);
     }
+    SET_CHECKPOINT_FOOTPRINT(50);
     if (r==0 && logger) {
         last_completed_checkpoint_lsn = logger->last_completed_checkpoint_lsn;
         r = toku_logger_maybe_trim_log(logger, last_completed_checkpoint_lsn);
 	status.last_lsn                   = last_completed_checkpoint_lsn.lsn;
     }
 
-    status.footprint = 60;
+    SET_CHECKPOINT_FOOTPRINT(60);
     status.time_last_checkpoint_end = time(NULL);
     status.time_last_checkpoint_begin_complete = status.time_last_checkpoint_begin;
-    checkpoint_safe_checkpoint_unlock();
-    status.footprint = 0;
 
     if (r == 0)
 	status.checkpoint_count++;
     else
 	status.checkpoint_count_fail++;
+
+    status.footprint = 0;
+    checkpoint_safe_checkpoint_unlock();
     return r;
 }
 
+#undef SET_CHECKPOINT_FOOTPRINT
+
+// Can we get rid of this (placating drd), now that all status is updated when holding the checkpoint_safe lock?
+
 #include <valgrind/drd.h>
 void __attribute__((__constructor__)) toku_checkpoint_drd_ignore(void);
 void
diff --git a/newbrt/checkpoint.h b/newbrt/checkpoint.h
index 6bda0416d26..3ae8047abf7 100644
--- a/newbrt/checkpoint.h
+++ b/newbrt/checkpoint.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ u_int32_t toku_get_checkpoint_period_unlocked(CACHETABLE ct);
 
 /******
  *
- * NOTE: multi_operation_lock is highest level lock
- *       checkpoint_safe_lock is next level lock
+ * NOTE: checkpoint_safe_lock is highest level lock
+ *       multi_operation_lock is next level lock
  *       ydb_big_lock is next level lock
  *
  *       Locks must always be taken in this sequence (highest level first).
@@ -61,12 +61,22 @@ int toku_checkpoint_init(void (*ydb_lock_callback)(void), void (*ydb_unlock_call
 
 int toku_checkpoint_destroy(void);
 
+typedef enum {SCHEDULED_CHECKPOINT  = 0,   // "normal" checkpoint taken on checkpoint thread
+	      CLIENT_CHECKPOINT     = 1,   // induced by client, such as FLUSH LOGS or SAVEPOINT
+	      TXN_COMMIT_CHECKPOINT = 2,   
+	      STARTUP_CHECKPOINT    = 3, 
+	      UPGRADE_CHECKPOINT    = 4,
+	      RECOVERY_CHECKPOINT   = 5,
+	      SHUTDOWN_CHECKPOINT   = 6} checkpoint_caller_t;
+
 // Take a checkpoint of all currently open dictionaries
 // Callbacks are called during checkpoint procedure while checkpoint_safe lock is still held.
 // Callbacks are primarily intended for use in testing.
+// caller_id identifies why the checkpoint is being taken.
 int toku_checkpoint(CACHETABLE ct, TOKULOGGER logger,
 		    void (*callback_f)(void*),  void * extra,
-		    void (*callback2_f)(void*), void * extra2);
+		    void (*callback2_f)(void*), void * extra2,
+		    checkpoint_caller_t caller_id);
 
 
 
@@ -77,13 +87,14 @@ int toku_checkpoint(CACHETABLE ct, TOKULOGGER logger,
  * (If checkpoint is in progress, it may overwrite status info while it is being read.)
  *****/
 typedef struct {
-    u_int64_t footprint;
+    uint64_t footprint;
     time_t time_last_checkpoint_begin_complete;
     time_t time_last_checkpoint_begin;
     time_t time_last_checkpoint_end;
     uint64_t last_lsn;
     uint64_t checkpoint_count;
     uint64_t checkpoint_count_fail;
+    uint64_t waiters_now;    // how many threads are currently waiting for the checkpoint_safe lock
 } CHECKPOINT_STATUS_S, *CHECKPOINT_STATUS;
 
 void toku_checkpoint_get_status(CHECKPOINT_STATUS stat);
diff --git a/newbrt/log_upgrade.c b/newbrt/log_upgrade.c
index c7c7099b0a8..d6038316251 100644
--- a/newbrt/log_upgrade.c
+++ b/newbrt/log_upgrade.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ upgrade_log(const char *env_dir, const char *log_dir, LSN last_lsn) { // the rea
         assert(r==0);
     }
     { //Checkpoint
-        r = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL); //fsyncs log dir
+        r = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, UPGRADE_CHECKPOINT); //fsyncs log dir
         assert(r == 0);
     }
     { //Close cachetable and logger
diff --git a/newbrt/recover.c b/newbrt/recover.c
index 79e2d8ebc62..ee59e577586 100644
--- a/newbrt/recover.c
+++ b/newbrt/recover.c
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ static int do_recovery(RECOVER_ENV renv, const char *env_dir, const char *log_di
     // checkpoint 
     tnow = time(NULL);
     fprintf(stderr, "%.24s Tokudb recovery making a checkpoint\n", ctime(&tnow));
-    r = toku_checkpoint(renv->ct, renv->logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    r = toku_checkpoint(renv->ct, renv->logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, RECOVERY_CHECKPOINT);
     assert(r == 0);
     tnow = time(NULL);
     fprintf(stderr, "%.24s Tokudb recovery done\n", ctime(&tnow));
diff --git a/newbrt/tests/cachetable-checkpoint-pending.c b/newbrt/tests/cachetable-checkpoint-pending.c
index d89185d02e8..e081c5e3dcb 100644
--- a/newbrt/tests/cachetable-checkpoint-pending.c
+++ b/newbrt/tests/cachetable-checkpoint-pending.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ do_update (void *UU(ignore))
 static void*
 do_checkpoint (void *UU(v))
 {
-    int r = toku_checkpoint(ct, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+  int r = toku_checkpoint(ct, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);
     assert(r == 0);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ static void checkpoint_pending(void) {
     //printf("E43\n");
     n_flush = n_write_me = n_keep_me = n_fetch = 0; expect_value = 43;
 
-    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);
     assert(r == 0);
     assert(n_flush == N && n_write_me == N && n_keep_me == N);
 
     // a subsequent checkpoint should cause no flushes, or writes since all of the items are clean
     n_flush = n_write_me = n_keep_me = n_fetch = 0;
 
-    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);
     assert(r == 0);
     assert(n_flush == 0 && n_write_me == 0 && n_keep_me == 0);
 
diff --git a/newbrt/tests/cachetable-checkpoint-test.c b/newbrt/tests/cachetable-checkpoint-test.c
index 3ae62f4ddb0..a4f8f2318f3 100644
--- a/newbrt/tests/cachetable-checkpoint-test.c
+++ b/newbrt/tests/cachetable-checkpoint-test.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static void cachetable_checkpoint_test(int n, enum cachetable_dirty dirty) {
     // all items should be kept in the cachetable
     n_flush = n_write_me = n_keep_me = n_fetch = 0;
     
-    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, NULL, checkpoint_callback, &callback_was_called, checkpoint_callback2, &callback2_was_called);
+    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, NULL, checkpoint_callback, &callback_was_called, checkpoint_callback2, &callback2_was_called, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);
     assert(r == 0);
     assert(callback_was_called  != 0);
     assert(callback2_was_called != 0);
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static void cachetable_checkpoint_test(int n, enum cachetable_dirty dirty) {
     n_flush = n_write_me = n_keep_me = n_fetch = 0;
 
 
-    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);
     assert(r == 0);
     assert(n_flush == 0 && n_write_me == 0 && n_keep_me == 0);
 
diff --git a/newbrt/tests/cachetable-prefetch-checkpoint-test.c b/newbrt/tests/cachetable-prefetch-checkpoint-test.c
index b9ad321b7d6..c799ac2491a 100644
--- a/newbrt/tests/cachetable-prefetch-checkpoint-test.c
+++ b/newbrt/tests/cachetable-prefetch-checkpoint-test.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static void cachetable_prefetch_checkpoint_test(int n, enum cachetable_dirty dir
     // all items should be kept in the cachetable
     n_flush = n_write_me = n_keep_me = n_fetch = 0;
 
-    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);
     assert(r == 0);
     assert(n_flush == n && n_write_me == n && n_keep_me == n);
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static void cachetable_prefetch_checkpoint_test(int n, enum cachetable_dirty dir
     // a subsequent checkpoint should cause no flushes, or writes since all of the items are clean
     n_flush = n_write_me = n_keep_me = n_fetch = 0;
 
-    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);
     assert(r == 0);
     assert(n_flush == 0 && n_write_me == 0 && n_keep_me == 0);
 
diff --git a/newbrt/tests/is_empty.c b/newbrt/tests/is_empty.c
index bb30716f7ec..22d2dd034e5 100644
--- a/newbrt/tests/is_empty.c
+++ b/newbrt/tests/is_empty.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static void test_it (int N) {
     r = toku_txn_commit_txn(txn, FALSE, do_yield, NULL, NULL, NULL, false);                                 CKERR(r);
     toku_txn_close_txn(txn);
 
-    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);                                                CKERR(r);
+    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);                             CKERR(r);
     r = toku_close_brt(brt, NULL);                                                                          CKERR(r);
 
     unsigned int rands[N];
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static void test_it (int N) {
 	toku_txn_close_txn(txn);
 
 
-	r = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);                                                CKERR(r);
+	r = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);                             CKERR(r);
 	r = toku_close_brt(brt, NULL);                                                                          CKERR(r);
 
 	if (verbose) printf("i=%d\n", i);
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static void test_it (int N) {
 	toku_txn_close_txn(txn);
 
 
-	r = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);                                                CKERR(r);
+	r = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);                             CKERR(r);
 	r = toku_close_brt(brt, NULL);                                                                          CKERR(r);
 
 	if (verbose) printf("d=%d\n", i);
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ static void test_it (int N) {
     assert(is_empty);
     }
 
-    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);                                                   CKERR(r);
+    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);                                CKERR(r);
     r = toku_close_brt(brt, NULL);                                                                             CKERR(r);
 
-    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);                                                   CKERR(r);
+    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);                                CKERR(r);
     r = toku_logger_close_rollback(logger, FALSE);                                                             CKERR(r);
-    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);                                                   CKERR(r);
+    r = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);                                CKERR(r);
     r = toku_cachetable_close(&ct);                                                                            CKERR(r);
     r = toku_logger_close(&logger);                                                        assert(r==0);
 
diff --git a/newbrt/tests/le-cursor-provdel.c b/newbrt/tests/le-cursor-provdel.c
index fa79f462f73..b949c1c91fa 100644
--- a/newbrt/tests/le-cursor-provdel.c
+++ b/newbrt/tests/le-cursor-provdel.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ create_populate_tree(const char *logdir, const char *fname, int n) {
     error = toku_close_brt(brt, NULL);
     assert(error == 0);
 
-    error = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    error = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);
     assert(error == 0);
 
     error = toku_logger_close_rollback(logger, FALSE);
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ test_provdel(const char *logdir, const char *fname, int n) {
     error = toku_close_brt(brt, NULL);
     assert(error == 0);
 
-    error = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    error = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);
     assert(error == 0);
 
     error = toku_logger_close_rollback(logger, FALSE);
diff --git a/newbrt/tests/le-cursor-right.c b/newbrt/tests/le-cursor-right.c
index c2813ceeb24..c819dc7a304 100644
--- a/newbrt/tests/le-cursor-right.c
+++ b/newbrt/tests/le-cursor-right.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ create_populate_tree(const char *logdir, const char *fname, int n) {
     error = toku_close_brt(brt, NULL);
     assert(error == 0);
 
-    error = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    error = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);
     assert(error == 0);
     error = toku_logger_close_rollback(logger, FALSE);
     assert(error == 0);
diff --git a/newbrt/tests/le-cursor-walk.c b/newbrt/tests/le-cursor-walk.c
index 2adec37d6ac..9b9f2064445 100644
--- a/newbrt/tests/le-cursor-walk.c
+++ b/newbrt/tests/le-cursor-walk.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ create_populate_tree(const char *logdir, const char *fname, int n) {
     error = toku_close_brt(brt, NULL);
     assert(error == 0);
 
-    error = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    error = toku_checkpoint(ct, logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);
     assert(error == 0);
     error = toku_logger_close_rollback(logger, FALSE);
     assert(error == 0);
diff --git a/newbrt/tests/test3681.c b/newbrt/tests/test3681.c
index 9d06723a3b2..77db52e13ac 100644
--- a/newbrt/tests/test3681.c
+++ b/newbrt/tests/test3681.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static void *startb (void *n) {
     assert(n==NULL);
     int count=0;
     while (!done) {
-	int r = toku_checkpoint(ct, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL); assert(r==0);
+	int r = toku_checkpoint(ct, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, CLIENT_CHECKPOINT); assert(r==0);
 	count++;
     }
     printf("count=%d\n", count);
diff --git a/src/ydb.c b/src/ydb.c
index 6b581ba89f1..e822dbca3e2 100644
--- a/src/ydb.c
+++ b/src/ydb.c
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ toku_env_open(DB_ENV * env, const char *home, u_int32_t flags, int mode) {
         assert(r==0);
     }
     toku_ydb_unlock();
-    r = toku_checkpoint(env->i->cachetable, env->i->logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    r = toku_checkpoint(env->i->cachetable, env->i->logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, STARTUP_CHECKPOINT);
     assert(r==0);
     toku_ydb_lock();
     env_fs_poller(env);          // get the file system state at startup
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ toku_env_close(DB_ENV * env, u_int32_t flags) {
 	toku_ydb_unlock();  // ydb lock must not be held when shutting down minicron
 	toku_cachetable_minicron_shutdown(env->i->cachetable);
         if (env->i->logger) {
-            r = toku_checkpoint(env->i->cachetable, env->i->logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+            r = toku_checkpoint(env->i->cachetable, env->i->logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, SHUTDOWN_CHECKPOINT);
             if (r) {
 		err_msg = "Cannot close environment (error during checkpoint)\n";
                 toku_ydb_do_error(env, r, "%s", err_msg);
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ toku_env_close(DB_ENV * env, u_int32_t flags) {
                 goto panic_and_quit_early;
             }
             //Do a second checkpoint now that the rollback cachefile is closed.
-            r = toku_checkpoint(env->i->cachetable, env->i->logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+            r = toku_checkpoint(env->i->cachetable, env->i->logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, SHUTDOWN_CHECKPOINT);
             if (r) {
 		err_msg = "Cannot close environment (error during checkpoint)\n";
                 toku_ydb_do_error(env, r, "%s", err_msg);
@@ -1437,7 +1437,8 @@ static int
 toku_env_txn_checkpoint(DB_ENV * env, u_int32_t kbyte __attribute__((__unused__)), u_int32_t min __attribute__((__unused__)), u_int32_t flags __attribute__((__unused__))) {
     int r = toku_checkpoint(env->i->cachetable, env->i->logger,
 			    checkpoint_callback_f,  checkpoint_callback_extra,
-			    checkpoint_callback2_f, checkpoint_callback2_extra);
+			    checkpoint_callback2_f, checkpoint_callback2_extra,
+			    CLIENT_CHECKPOINT);
     if (r) {
 	// Panicking the whole environment may be overkill, but I'm not sure what else to do.
 	env_panic(env, r, "checkpoint error\n");
@@ -1931,6 +1932,7 @@ env_get_engine_status(DB_ENV * env, ENGINE_STATUS * engstat, char * env_panic_st
 	    engstat->checkpoint_last_lsn   = cpstat.last_lsn;
 	    engstat->checkpoint_count      = cpstat.checkpoint_count;
 	    engstat->checkpoint_count_fail = cpstat.checkpoint_count_fail;
+	    engstat->checkpoint_waiters_now = cpstat.waiters_now;
 	}
         engstat->cleaner_period = toku_get_cleaner_period_unlocked(env->i->cachetable);
         engstat->cleaner_iterations = toku_get_cleaner_iterations_unlocked(env->i->cachetable);
@@ -2273,6 +2275,7 @@ env_get_engine_status_text(DB_ENV * env, char * buff, int bufsiz) {
 	n += snprintf(buff + n, bufsiz - n, "checkpoint_last_lsn              %"PRIu64"\n", engstat.checkpoint_last_lsn);
 	n += snprintf(buff + n, bufsiz - n, "checkpoint_count                 %"PRIu64"\n", engstat.checkpoint_count);
 	n += snprintf(buff + n, bufsiz - n, "checkpoint_count_fail            %"PRIu64"\n", engstat.checkpoint_count_fail);
+	n += snprintf(buff + n, bufsiz - n, "checkpoint_waiters_now           %"PRIu64"\n", engstat.checkpoint_waiters_now);
 	n += snprintf(buff + n, bufsiz - n, "cleaner_period                   %"PRIu64"\n", engstat.cleaner_period);
 	n += snprintf(buff + n, bufsiz - n, "cleaner_iterations               %"PRIu64"\n", engstat.cleaner_iterations);
 	n += snprintf(buff + n, bufsiz - n, "txn_begin                        %"PRIu64"\n", engstat.txn_begin);
@@ -2906,7 +2909,7 @@ locked_txn_commit_with_progress(DB_TXN *txn, u_int32_t flags,
     toku_ydb_unlock();
     assert(r==0);
     if (toku_txn_requires_checkpoint(ttxn)) {
-        toku_checkpoint(txn->mgrp->i->cachetable, txn->mgrp->i->logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+        toku_checkpoint(txn->mgrp->i->cachetable, txn->mgrp->i->logger, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, TXN_COMMIT_CHECKPOINT);
     }
     toku_multi_operation_client_lock(); //Cannot checkpoint during a commit.
     toku_ydb_lock();