mutex_lock(&mdsc->mutex);
        req = __lookup_request(mdsc, tid);
        if (!req) {
-               dout("forward %llu to mds%d - req dne\n", tid, next_mds);
+               dout("forward tid %llu to mds%d - req dne\n", tid, next_mds);
                goto out;  /* dup reply? */
        }
 
-       if (fwd_seq <= req->r_num_fwd) {
-               dout("forward %llu to mds%d - old seq %d <= %d\n",
+       if (req->r_aborted) {
+               dout("forward tid %llu aborted, unregistering\n", tid);
+               __unregister_request(mdsc, req);
+       } else if (fwd_seq <= req->r_num_fwd) {
+               dout("forward tid %llu to mds%d - old seq %d <= %d\n",
                     tid, next_mds, req->r_num_fwd, fwd_seq);
        } else {
                /* resend. forward race not possible; mds would drop */
-               dout("forward %llu to mds%d (we resend)\n", tid, next_mds);
+               dout("forward tid %llu to mds%d (we resend)\n", tid, next_mds);
+               BUG_ON(req->r_err);
+               BUG_ON(req->r_got_result);
                req->r_num_fwd = fwd_seq;
                req->r_resend_mds = next_mds;
                put_request_session(req);