diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dd28e98c37..d0bb4d5997 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -457,6 +457,8 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 
     test/Makefile
     test/unit/Makefile
+    test/unit/lam/Makefile
+    test/unit/lam/oob_cofs/Makefile
     test/unit/mpi/Makefile
     test/unit/mpi/communicator/Makefile
     test/unit/mpi/datatype/Makefile
diff --git a/src/lam/constants.h b/src/lam/constants.h
index 001c78b355..1f8bddba70 100644
--- a/src/lam/constants.h
+++ b/src/lam/constants.h
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ enum {
     LAM_ERR_FATAL = -9,
     LAM_ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED = -10,
     LAM_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED = -11,
-    LAM_ERR_INTERUPTED = -12
+    LAM_ERR_INTERUPTED = -12,
+    LAM_ERR_WOULD_BLOCK = -13
 };
 
 #endif /* LAM_CONSTANTS_H */
diff --git a/src/lam/lfc/hash_table.h b/src/lam/lfc/hash_table.h
index 18041fdc1e..cacba430d4 100644
--- a/src/lam/lfc/hash_table.h
+++ b/src/lam/lfc/hash_table.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int   lam_fh_set_value_for_skey(lam_fast_hash_t *htbl, void *val, const char *ke
 
 
 /* returns the number of items in the table */
-uint32_t lam_fh_count(lam_fast_hash_t *htbl);
-inline uint32_t lam_fh_count(lam_fast_hash_t *htbl) {return htbl->fh_count;}
+static uint32_t lam_fh_count(lam_fast_hash_t *htbl);
+static inline uint32_t lam_fh_count(lam_fast_hash_t *htbl) {return htbl->fh_count;}
 
 #endif  /* LAM_HASH_TABLE_H */
diff --git a/src/lam/lfc/list.h b/src/lam/lfc/list.h
index 992af180d0..19aa7ec33f 100644
--- a/src/lam/lfc/list.h
+++ b/src/lam/lfc/list.h
@@ -65,20 +65,20 @@ void lam_list_destroy(lam_list_t *list);
  */
 
 #define lam_list_get_type(list) \
-    ((lam_list_list_t*)list)->lam_list_type
+    ((lam_list_t*)list)->lam_list_type
 
 #define lam_list_set_type(list, type) \
-    (((lam_list_list_t*)list)->lam_list_type = type)
+    (((lam_list_t*)list)->lam_list_type = type)
 
 #define lam_list_get_size(list) \
-    ((lam_list_list_t*)list)->lam_list_length
+    ((lam_list_t*)list)->lam_list_length
 
 
 /* 
  * Returns first item on list, but does not remove it from the list. 
  */
 #define lam_list_get_first(list) \
-    ((lam_list_list_t*)list)->lam_list_head
+    ((lam_list_t*)list)->lam_list_head
 
 
 /* 
diff --git a/src/lam/mem/seg_list.c b/src/lam/mem/seg_list.c
index 087bd4ad68..6ed4305f8d 100644
--- a/src/lam/mem/seg_list.c
+++ b/src/lam/mem/seg_list.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "lam/mem/seg_list.h"
+#include "lam/lfc/list.h"
 
 lam_class_info_t seg_list_cls = {"lam_seg_list_t", &lam_object_cls, 
     (class_init_t)lam_sgl_init, (class_destroy_t)lam_sgl_destroy};
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ void lam_sgl_init(lam_seg_list_t *slist)
 
 void lam_sgl_destroy(lam_seg_list_t *slist)
 {
-    lam_dbl_empty_list(&(slist->sgl_list));
+    lam_list_empty_list(&(slist->sgl_list));
     SUPER_DESTROY(slist, seg_list_cls.cls_parent);
 }
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ void lam_sgl_append_elt_chunk(
     slist->sgl_bytes_pushed += chunk_size;
     for ( i = 0; i < n_elts; i++ )
     {
-        lam_dbl_append(&(slist->sgl_list), (lam_list_item_t *)ptr);
+        lam_list_append(&(slist->sgl_list), (lam_list_item_t *)ptr);
         ptr += elt_size;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lam/mem/seg_list.h b/src/lam/mem/seg_list.h
index a7c0ffb944..18f735daac 100644
--- a/src/lam/mem/seg_list.h
+++ b/src/lam/mem/seg_list.h
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ void lam_sgl_append_elt_chunk(
 #define lam_sgl_lock_list(slist)  lam_mtx_trylock(&slist->sgl_lock)
 #define lam_sgl_unlock_list(slist) lam_mtx_unlock(&slist->sgl_lock)
 
-bool lam_sgl_is_locked(lam_seg_list_t *slist);
-inline bool lam_sgl_is_locked(lam_seg_list_t *slist)
+static bool lam_sgl_is_locked(lam_seg_list_t *slist);
+static inline bool lam_sgl_is_locked(lam_seg_list_t *slist)
 {
     /* returns 1 if list is currently locked, otherwise 0. */
     int     ret;
diff --git a/src/lam/util/cmd_line.c b/src/lam/util/cmd_line.c
index 541256a46c..f55b08f59f 100644
--- a/src/lam/util/cmd_line.c
+++ b/src/lam/util/cmd_line.c
@@ -117,14 +117,16 @@ lam_cmd_line_t *lam_cmd_line_create(void)
  */
 int lam_cmd_line_free(lam_cmd_line_t *cmd)
 {
+#if 0
   /* We don't lock the mutex; there's no point.  Just free it. */
 
   lam_mtx_free(&cmd->lcl_mutex);
+#endif
 
   /* Free the lists */
 
-  lam_list_free(&cmd->lcl_options);
-  lam_list_free(&cmd->lcl_params);
+  lam_list_destroy(&cmd->lcl_options);
+  lam_list_destroy(&cmd->lcl_params);
 
   /* Free the argv's */
 
diff --git a/src/lam/util/path.c b/src/lam/util/path.c
index ab4c3c446c..d97a701988 100644
--- a/src/lam/util/path.c
+++ b/src/lam/util/path.c
@@ -204,14 +204,12 @@ lam_path_env_findv(char *fname, int mode, char **envv, char *wrkdir)
 char *
 lam_path_env_find(char *fname, int mode)
 {
-    char    *cwd;
+    char    cwd[LAM_PATH_MAX];
     char    *r;
 
-    cwd = getworkdir();
+    getcwd(cwd, LAM_PATH_MAX);
     r = lam_path_env_findv(fname, mode, 0, cwd);
-    if (cwd)
-    LAM_FREE(cwd);
-
+    
     return(r);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lam/util/reactor.c b/src/lam/util/reactor.c
index c192e68ae8..0cbed971f0 100644
--- a/src/lam/util/reactor.c
+++ b/src/lam/util/reactor.c
@@ -34,22 +34,22 @@ lam_class_info_t lam_reactor_descriptor_cls = {
                                                                                                                 
 void lam_reactor_descriptor_init(lam_reactor_descriptor_t* rd)
 {
-    lam_dbl_item_init(&rd->rd_base);
+    lam_list_item_init(&rd->rd_base);
     rd->rd_base.super.obj_class = &lam_reactor_descriptor_cls;
 }
 
 
 void lam_reactor_descriptor_destroy(lam_reactor_descriptor_t* rd)
 {
-    lam_dbl_item_destroy(&rd->rd_base);
+    lam_list_item_destroy(&rd->rd_base);
 }
 
 
 static inline lam_reactor_descriptor_t* lam_reactor_get_descriptor(lam_reactor_t* r, int sd)
 {
     lam_reactor_descriptor_t *descriptor;
-    if(lam_dbl_get_size(&r->r_free))
-        descriptor = (lam_reactor_descriptor_t*)lam_dbl_remove_first_item(&r->r_free);
+    if(lam_list_get_size(&r->r_free))
+        descriptor = (lam_reactor_descriptor_t*)lam_list_remove_first(&r->r_free);
     else {
         descriptor = (lam_reactor_descriptor_t*)LAM_MALLOC(sizeof(lam_reactor_descriptor_t));
         lam_reactor_descriptor_init(descriptor);
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ void lam_reactor_init(lam_reactor_t* r)
     r->r_base.obj_class = &lam_reactor_cls;
 
     lam_mtx_init(&r->r_mutex);
-    lam_dbl_init(&r->r_active);
-    lam_dbl_init(&r->r_free);
-    lam_dbl_init(&r->r_pending);
+    lam_list_init(&r->r_active);
+    lam_list_init(&r->r_free);
+    lam_list_init(&r->r_pending);
     lam_fh_init(&r->r_hash);
     lam_fh_init_with(&r->r_hash, 1024);
 
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ void lam_reactor_init(lam_reactor_t* r)
 
 void lam_reactor_destroy(lam_reactor_t* r)
 {
-    lam_dbl_destroy(&r->r_active);
-    lam_dbl_destroy(&r->r_free);
-    lam_dbl_destroy(&r->r_pending);
+    lam_list_destroy(&r->r_active);
+    lam_list_destroy(&r->r_free);
+    lam_list_destroy(&r->r_pending);
     lam_fh_destroy(&r->r_hash);
     lam_obj_destroy(&r->r_base);
 }
@@ -109,14 +109,14 @@ bool lam_reactor_insert(lam_reactor_t* r, int sd, lam_reactor_listener_t* listen
 #endif
 
     lam_mtx_lock(&r->r_mutex);
-    lam_reactor_descriptor_t *descriptor = (lam_reactor_descriptor_t*)lam_dbl_remove_first(&r->r_free);
+    lam_reactor_descriptor_t *descriptor = (lam_reactor_descriptor_t*)lam_list_remove_first(&r->r_free);
     if(descriptor == 0) {
         descriptor = lam_reactor_get_descriptor(r, sd);
         if(descriptor == 0) {
             lam_mtx_unlock(&r->r_mutex);
             return false;
         }
-        lam_dbl_append(&r->r_pending, &descriptor->rd_base);
+        lam_list_append(&r->r_pending, &descriptor->rd_base);
         lam_fh_set_value_for_ikey(&r->r_hash,descriptor,sd);
     }
 
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ void lam_reactor_dispatch(lam_reactor_t* r, int cnt, lam_fd_set_t* rset, lam_fd_
      */
 
     lam_reactor_descriptor_t *descriptor;
-    for(descriptor =  (lam_reactor_descriptor_t*)lam_dbl_get_first(&r->r_active);
+    for(descriptor =  (lam_reactor_descriptor_t*)lam_list_get_first(&r->r_active);
         descriptor != 0;
-        descriptor =  (lam_reactor_descriptor_t*)lam_dbl_get_next(descriptor)) {
+        descriptor =  (lam_reactor_descriptor_t*)lam_list_get_next(descriptor)) {
         int rd = descriptor->rd; 
         int flags = 0;
         if(LAM_FD_ISSET(rd, rset) && descriptor->rd_flags & LAM_NOTIFY_RECV) {
@@ -211,14 +211,14 @@ void lam_reactor_dispatch(lam_reactor_t* r, int cnt, lam_fd_set_t* rset, lam_fd_
     }
 
     /* cleanup any pending deletes while holding the lock */
-    descriptor = (lam_reactor_descriptor_t*)lam_dbl_get_first(&r->r_active);
+    descriptor = (lam_reactor_descriptor_t*)lam_list_get_first(&r->r_active);
     while(descriptor != 0) {
-        lam_reactor_descriptor_t* next = (lam_reactor_descriptor_t*)lam_dbl_get_next(&r->r_active);
+        lam_reactor_descriptor_t* next = (lam_reactor_descriptor_t*)lam_list_get_next(&r->r_active);
         if(descriptor->rd_flags == 0) {
             lam_fh_remove_value_for_ikey(&r->r_hash, descriptor->rd);
-            lam_dbl_list_remove(&r->r_active, descriptor);
-            if(lam_dbl_get_size(&r->r_free) < MAX_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_SIZE) {
-                lam_dbl_append(&r->r_free, &descriptor->rd_base);
+            lam_list_remove(&r->r_active, descriptor);
+            if(lam_list_get_size(&r->r_free) < MAX_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_SIZE) {
+                lam_list_append(&r->r_free, &descriptor->rd_base);
             } else {
                 lam_reactor_descriptor_destroy(descriptor);
                 LAM_FREE(descriptor);
@@ -228,18 +228,18 @@ void lam_reactor_dispatch(lam_reactor_t* r, int cnt, lam_fd_set_t* rset, lam_fd_
     } 
 
     /* add any other pending inserts/deletes */
-    while(lam_dbl_get_size(&r->r_pending)) {
-        lam_reactor_descriptor_t* descriptor = (lam_reactor_descriptor_t*)lam_dbl_remove_first(&r->r_pending);
+    while(lam_list_get_size(&r->r_pending)) {
+        lam_reactor_descriptor_t* descriptor = (lam_reactor_descriptor_t*)lam_list_remove_first(&r->r_pending);
         if(descriptor->rd_flags == 0) {
             lam_fh_remove_value_for_ikey(&r->r_hash, descriptor->rd);
-            if(lam_dbl_get_size(&r->r_free) < MAX_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_SIZE) {
-                lam_dbl_append(&r->r_free, &descriptor->rd_base);
+            if(lam_list_get_size(&r->r_free) < MAX_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_SIZE) {
+                lam_list_append(&r->r_free, &descriptor->rd_base);
             } else {
                 lam_reactor_descriptor_destroy(descriptor);
                 LAM_FREE(descriptor);
             }
         } else {
-            lam_dbl_append(&r->r_active, &descriptor->rd_base);
+            lam_list_append(&r->r_active, &descriptor->rd_base);
             if(descriptor->rd > r->r_max)
                 r->r_max = descriptor->rd;
         }
diff --git a/src/lam/util/reactor.h b/src/lam/util/reactor.h
index 320f673ba7..0948c0cb27 100644
--- a/src/lam/util/reactor.h
+++ b/src/lam/util/reactor.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ bool lam_reactor_insert(lam_reactor_t*, int sd, lam_reactor_listener_t*, int fla
 bool lam_reactor_remove(lam_reactor_t*, int sd, lam_reactor_listener_t*, int flags);
 void lam_reactor_poll(lam_reactor_t*);
 void lam_reactor_run(lam_reactor_t*);
+void lam_reactor_dispatch(lam_reactor_t* r, int cnt, lam_fd_set_t* rset, lam_fd_set_t* sset, lam_fd_set_t* eset);
 
 #endif /* LAM_REACTOR_H */
 
diff --git a/src/mca/lam/oob/cofs/src/oob_cofs.c b/src/mca/lam/oob/cofs/src/oob_cofs.c
index 93b03d1cdf..b0903a4b58 100644
--- a/src/mca/lam/oob/cofs/src/oob_cofs.c
+++ b/src/mca/lam/oob/cofs/src/oob_cofs.c
@@ -8,12 +8,60 @@
 
 #include "mca/lam/oob/oob.h"
 #include "mca/lam/oob/cofs/src/oob_cofs.h"
+#include "lam/util/malloc.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+static int blocking_recv_posted = 0;
+static int do_recv(lam_job_handle_t job_handle, int* tag, int* vpid, 
+                   void** data, size_t* data_len);
 
 int
 mca_oob_cofs_send(lam_job_handle_t job_handle, int vpid, int tag, 
                   void* data, size_t data_len)
 {
-  return 0;
+  FILE *fp;
+  size_t wlen;
+  char msg_file[LAM_PATH_MAX];
+  char msg_file_tmp[LAM_PATH_MAX];
+
+  /* create the file and open it... */
+  snprintf(msg_file, LAM_PATH_MAX, "%s/%s_%d_%d_%d_%d.msg", mca_oob_cofs_comm_loc,
+           job_handle, mca_oob_cofs_my_vpid, vpid, tag, mca_oob_cofs_serial);
+  snprintf(msg_file_tmp, LAM_PATH_MAX, "%s/.%s_%d_%d_%d_%d.msg", mca_oob_cofs_comm_loc,
+           job_handle, mca_oob_cofs_my_vpid, vpid, tag, mca_oob_cofs_serial);
+
+  fp = fopen(msg_file_tmp, "w");
+  if (fp == NULL) {
+    return LAM_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+  }
+
+  /* BWB - do network byte ordering... */
+  /* write size */
+  wlen = fwrite(&data_len, sizeof(size_t), 1, fp);
+  if (wlen != 1) {
+    fclose(fp);
+    unlink(msg_file_tmp);
+    return LAM_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+  }
+
+  /* write packet */
+  wlen = fwrite(data, 1, data_len, fp);
+  if (wlen != data_len) {
+    fclose(fp);
+    unlink(msg_file_tmp);
+    return LAM_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+  }
+
+  /* publish the thing... */
+  fclose(fp);
+  rename(msg_file_tmp, msg_file);
+
+  return LAM_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 
@@ -21,7 +69,13 @@ int
 mca_oob_cofs_recv(lam_job_handle_t job_handle, int* tag, int* vpid, 
                   void** data, size_t* data_len)
 {
-  return 0;
+  int ret = LAM_ERR_WOULD_BLOCK;
+  blocking_recv_posted = 1;
+  while (ret == LAM_ERR_WOULD_BLOCK) {
+    ret = do_recv(job_handle, tag, vpid, data, data_len);
+  }
+  blocking_recv_posted = 0;
+  return ret;
 }
 
 
@@ -29,7 +83,11 @@ int
 mca_oob_cofs_recv_nb(lam_job_handle_t job_handle, int* tag, int* vpid, 
                      void** data, size_t* data_len)
 {
-  return 0;
+  if (blocking_recv_posted != 0) {
+    return LAM_ERR_WOULD_BLOCK;
+  }
+
+  return do_recv(job_handle, tag, vpid, data, data_len);
 }
 
 
@@ -37,5 +95,103 @@ int
 mca_oob_cofs_recv_cb(lam_job_handle_t job_handle, int tag, 
                      mca_oob_recv_cb_t callback)
 {
-  return 0;
+  return LAM_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+}
+
+
+static char*
+find_match(lam_job_handle_t job_handle, int* tag, int* vpid)
+{
+  DIR* dir;
+  struct dirent *ent;
+  char tmp_handle[LAM_PATH_MAX];
+  int tmp_tag, tmp_vpid, tmp_myvpid, tmp_serial;
+  int ret;
+  bool found = false;
+  char best_name[LAM_PATH_MAX];
+  int best_tag, best_vpid;
+  
+  dir = opendir(mca_oob_cofs_comm_loc);
+  if (dir == NULL) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  while ((ent = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
+    if (ent->d_name[0] = '.') continue;
+    ret = sscanf(ent->d_name, "%s_%d_%d_%d_%d.msg", tmp_handle, &tmp_myvpid, 
+                 &tmp_vpid, &tmp_tag, &tmp_serial);
+    if (ret != 5) continue;
+
+    if (strcmp(tmp_handle, job_handle)) continue;
+    if (tmp_myvpid != mca_oob_cofs_my_vpid) continue;
+    if (*tag != MCA_OOB_ANY_TAG && tmp_tag != *tag) continue;
+
+    /* do best one here... */
+    found = true;
+    strcpy(best_name, ent->d_name);
+    best_tag = tmp_tag;
+    best_vpid = tmp_vpid;
+    break;
+  }
+
+  closedir(dir);
+  if (found) {
+    *tag = best_tag;
+    *vpid = best_vpid;
+    return strdup(best_name);
+  } else {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+}
+
+
+static int
+do_recv(lam_job_handle_t job_handle, int* tag, int* vpid, 
+        void** data, size_t* data_len)
+{
+  char *fname;
+  FILE *fp;
+  size_t rlen;
+
+  fname = find_match(job_handle, tag, vpid);
+  if (fname == NULL) {
+    return LAM_ERR_WOULD_BLOCK;
+  }
+
+  fp = fopen(fname, "r");
+  if (fp == NULL) {
+    free(fname);
+    return LAM_ERROR;
+  }
+
+  unlink(fname);
+
+  rlen = fread(data_len, sizeof(size_t), 1, fp);
+  if (rlen != 1) {
+    free(fname);
+    fclose(fp);
+    return LAM_ERROR;
+  }
+
+  *data = (void*) malloc(*data_len);
+  if (*data_len == NULL) {
+    free(fname);
+    fclose(fp);
+    *data_len = 0;
+    return LAM_ERROR;
+  }
+
+  rlen = fread(*data, 1, *data_len, fp);
+  if (rlen != *data_len) {
+    free(fname);
+    fclose(fp);
+    free(*data);
+    *data_len = 0;
+    return LAM_ERROR;
+  }
+
+  free(fname);
+  fclose(fp);
+
+  return LAM_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/src/mca/lam/oob/cofs/src/oob_cofs.h b/src/mca/lam/oob/cofs/src/oob_cofs.h
index d5e6c47d10..701871d4d6 100644
--- a/src/mca/lam/oob/cofs/src/oob_cofs.h
+++ b/src/mca/lam/oob/cofs/src/oob_cofs.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * $HEADER$
  *
  */
+#include "lam_config.h"
 
 #include "mca/lam/oob/oob.h"
 #include "lam/types.h"
@@ -33,3 +34,8 @@ int mca_oob_cofs_recv_nb(lam_job_handle_t job_handle, int* tag, int* vpid,
                          void** data, size_t* data_len);
 int mca_oob_cofs_recv_cb(lam_job_handle_t job_handle, int tag, 
                          mca_oob_recv_cb_t callback);
+
+
+extern char mca_oob_cofs_comm_loc[LAM_PATH_MAX]; /* location for file drop-off */
+extern int mca_oob_cofs_my_vpid;
+extern unsigned int mca_oob_cofs_serial;
diff --git a/src/mca/lam/oob/cofs/src/oob_cofs_module.c b/src/mca/lam/oob/cofs/src/oob_cofs_module.c
index 4f547ca109..60f06e5bdd 100644
--- a/src/mca/lam/oob/cofs/src/oob_cofs_module.c
+++ b/src/mca/lam/oob/cofs/src/oob_cofs_module.c
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 #include "mca/lam/oob/oob.h"
 #include "mca/lam/oob/cofs/src/oob_cofs.h"
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 /*
  * Struct of function pointers and all that to let us be initialized
@@ -37,6 +41,16 @@ mca_oob_module_1_0_0_t mca_oob_cofs_module_1_0_0_0 = {
   mca_oob_cofs_finalize
 };
 
+struct mca_oob_1_0_0_t mca_oob_cofs_1_0_0 = {
+  mca_oob_cofs_send,
+  mca_oob_cofs_recv,
+  mca_oob_cofs_recv_nb,
+  mca_oob_cofs_recv_cb
+};
+
+char mca_oob_cofs_comm_loc[LAM_PATH_MAX];
+int mca_oob_cofs_my_vpid;
+unsigned int mca_oob_cofs_serial;
 
 int
 mca_oob_cofs_open(lam_cmd_line_t *cmd)
@@ -63,11 +77,55 @@ mca_oob_cofs_query(int *priority)
 struct mca_oob_1_0_0*
 mca_oob_cofs_init(void)
 {
+  char *tmp;
+  FILE *fp;
+
   /*
    * BWB - fix me, make register the "right" way...
    */
+  tmp = getenv("MCA_common_lam_cofs_comm_dir");
+  if (tmp == NULL) {
+    /* make it $HOME */
+    tmp = getenv("HOME");
+    if (tmp == NULL) {
+      printf("oob_cofs can not find communication dir\n");
+      return NULL;
+    }
+    snprintf(mca_oob_cofs_comm_loc, LAM_PATH_MAX, "%s/cofs", tmp);
+  } else {
+    snprintf(mca_oob_cofs_comm_loc, LAM_PATH_MAX, "%s", tmp);
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * See if we can write in our directory...
+   */
+  tmp = malloc(strlen(mca_oob_cofs_comm_loc) + 5);
+  if (tmp == NULL) return NULL;
+  sprintf(tmp, "%s/me", mca_oob_cofs_comm_loc);
+  fp = fopen(tmp, "w");
+  if (fp == NULL) {
+    printf("oob_cofs can not write in communication dir\n");
+    free(tmp);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  fclose(fp);
+  unlink(tmp);
+  free(tmp);
+
+  /*
+   * BWB - fix me, make register the "right" way...
+   */
+  /* find our vpid */
+  tmp = getenv("MCA_OOB_BASE_VPID");
+  if (tmp == NULL) {
+    printf("oob_cofs can not find vpid\n");
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  mca_oob_cofs_my_vpid = atoi(tmp);
+
+  mca_oob_cofs_serial = 0;
   
-  return NULL;
+  return &mca_oob_cofs_1_0_0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/mca/mpi/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_proc.c b/src/mca/mpi/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_proc.c
index c712dc906e..eafdae9025 100644
--- a/src/mca/mpi/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_proc.c
+++ b/src/mca/mpi/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_proc.c
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
  */
 
 #include "mca/mpi/pml/teg/proc.h"
-
+#include "lam/atomic.h"
+#include "mca/mpi/pml/teg/ptl_array.h"
 
 lam_class_info_t mca_pml_teg_proc_cls = { 
     "mca_pml_teg_proc_t", 
@@ -21,8 +22,8 @@ void mca_pml_teg_proc_init(mca_pml_proc_t* proc)
     if(fetchNset(&mca_pml_teg_procs_init,1) == 0) 
         lam_list_init(&mca_pml_teg_procs);
     SUPER_INIT(proc, &lam_list_item_cls);
-    mca_pml_teg_array_init(&proc->proc_ptl_first);
-    mca_pml_teg_array_init(&proc->proc_ptl_next);
+    mca_ptl_array_init(&proc->proc_ptl_first);
+    mca_ptl_array_init(&proc->proc_ptl_next);
     lam_list_append(&mca_pml_teg_procs, &proc->super);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/Makefile.am b/test/unit/Makefile.am
index 7e82785d8a..c6aa483466 100644
--- a/test/unit/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/unit/Makefile.am
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/Makefile.options
 
-SUBDIRS		= mpi
+SUBDIRS		= mpi lam