diff --git a/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_impl.hpp b/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_impl.hpp
index 74220ba47..c878eb95c 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_impl.hpp
@@ -320,6 +320,12 @@ namespace libtorrent
 			// when they are destructed.
 			file_pool m_files;
 
+			// this is a list of half-open tcp connections
+			// (only outgoing connections)
+			// this has to be one of the last
+			// members to be destructed
+			connection_queue m_half_open;
+
 			// the bandwidth manager is responsible for
 			// handing out bandwidth to connections that
 			// asks for it, it can also throttle the
@@ -335,10 +341,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 			// peers.
 			connection_map m_connections;
 			
-			// this is a list of half-open tcp connections
-			// (only outgoing connections)
-			connection_queue m_half_open;
-
 			// filters incoming connections
 			ip_filter m_ip_filter;
 			
diff --git a/include/libtorrent/storage.hpp b/include/libtorrent/storage.hpp
index 34dee5b70..ccb17cb71 100755
--- a/include/libtorrent/storage.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/storage.hpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		torrent_info const& t
 		, boost::filesystem::path p
 		, std::vector<std::pair<size_type, std::time_t> > const& sizes
+		, bool compact_mode
 		, std::string* error = 0);
 
 	struct TORRENT_EXPORT file_allocation_failed: std::exception
@@ -104,8 +105,12 @@ namespace libtorrent
 
 		virtual bool move_storage(boost::filesystem::path save_path) = 0;
 
+		// verify storage dependent fast resume entries
 		virtual bool verify_resume_data(entry& rd, std::string& error) = 0;
 
+		// write storage dependent fast resume entries
+		virtual void write_resume_data(entry& rd) const = 0;
+
 		// moves (or copies) the content in src_slot to dst_slot
 		virtual void move_slot(int src_slot, int dst_slot) = 0;
 
@@ -153,6 +158,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 
 		void release_files();
 
+		void write_resume_data(entry& rd) const;
 		bool verify_resume_data(entry& rd, std::string& error);
 
 		bool is_allocating() const;
diff --git a/src/session_impl.cpp b/src/session_impl.cpp
index c3778ecb4..d29e0a92c 100755
--- a/src/session_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/session_impl.cpp
@@ -478,10 +478,10 @@ namespace libtorrent { namespace detail
 		, char const* listen_interface)
 		: m_strand(m_io_service)
 		, m_files(40)
+		, m_half_open(m_io_service)
 		, m_dl_bandwidth_manager(m_io_service, peer_connection::download_channel)
 		, m_ul_bandwidth_manager(m_io_service, peer_connection::upload_channel)
 		, m_tracker_manager(m_settings, m_tracker_proxy)
-		, m_half_open(m_io_service)
 		, m_listen_port_range(listen_port_range)
 		, m_listen_interface(address::from_string(listen_interface), listen_port_range.first)
 		, m_external_listen_port(0)
@@ -2026,7 +2026,6 @@ namespace libtorrent { namespace detail
 				}
 			}
 
-			// verify file sizes
 			if (!torrent_ptr->verify_resume_data(rd, error))
 				return;
 
diff --git a/src/storage.cpp b/src/storage.cpp
index 3a019494b..99cb0cc29 100755
--- a/src/storage.cpp
+++ b/src/storage.cpp
@@ -270,10 +270,17 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		return sizes;
 	}
 
+	// matches the sizes and timestamps of the files passed in
+	// in non-compact mode, actual file sizes and timestamps
+	// are allowed to be bigger and more recent than the fast
+	// resume data. This is because full allocation will not move
+	// pieces, so any older version of the resume data will
+	// still be a correct subset of the actual data on disk.
 	bool match_filesizes(
 		torrent_info const& t
 		, path p
 		, std::vector<std::pair<size_type, std::time_t> > const& sizes
+		, bool compact_mode
 		, std::string* error)
 	{
 		if ((int)sizes.size() != t.num_files())
@@ -293,6 +300,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 			try
 			{
 				path f = p / i->path;
+std::cerr << f.string() << " ";
 #if defined(_WIN32) && defined(UNICODE) && BOOST_VERSION < 103400
 				size = file_size_win(f);
 				time = last_write_time_win(f);
@@ -302,19 +310,23 @@ namespace libtorrent
 #endif
 			}
 			catch (std::exception&) {}
-			if (size != s->first)
+			if (size != s->first
+				|| (!compact_mode && size < s->first))
 			{
 				if (error) *error = "filesize mismatch for file '"
 					+ i->path.native_file_string()
-					+ "', expected to be " + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(s->first)
+					+ "', size: " + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(size)
+					+ ", expected to be " + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(s->first)
 					+ " bytes";
 				return false;
 			}
-			if (time != s->second)
+			if (time != s->second
+				|| (!compact_mode && time < s->second))
 			{
 				if (error) *error = "timestamp mismatch for file '"
 					+ i->path.native_file_string()
-					+ "', expected to have modification date "
+					+ "', modification date: " + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(time)
+					+ ", expected to have modification date "
 					+ boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(s->second);
 				return false;
 			}
@@ -379,6 +391,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		void swap_slots(int slot1, int slot2);
 		void swap_slots3(int slot1, int slot2, int slot3);
 		bool verify_resume_data(entry& rd, std::string& error);
+		void write_resume_data(entry& rd) const;
 
 		size_type read_impl(char* buf, int slot, int offset, int size, bool fill_zero);
 
@@ -442,6 +455,23 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		std::vector<char>().swap(m_scratch_buffer);
 	}
 
+	void storage::write_resume_data(entry& rd) const
+	{
+		std::vector<std::pair<size_type, std::time_t> > file_sizes
+			= get_filesizes(m_info, m_save_path);
+
+		rd["file sizes"] = entry::list_type();
+		entry::list_type& fl = rd["file sizes"].list();
+		for (std::vector<std::pair<size_type, std::time_t> >::iterator i
+			= file_sizes.begin(), end(file_sizes.end()); i != end; ++i)
+		{
+			entry::list_type p;
+			p.push_back(entry(i->first));
+			p.push_back(entry(i->second));
+			fl.push_back(entry(p));
+		}
+	}
+
 	bool storage::verify_resume_data(entry& rd, std::string& error)
 	{
 		std::vector<std::pair<size_type, std::time_t> > file_sizes;
@@ -455,6 +485,12 @@ namespace libtorrent
 				, i->list().back().integer()));
 		}
 
+		if (file_sizes.empty())
+		{
+			error = "the number of files in resume data is 0";
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		entry::list_type& slots = rd["slots"].list();
 		bool seed = int(slots.size()) == m_info.num_pieces()
 			&& std::find_if(slots.begin(), slots.end()
@@ -497,9 +533,8 @@ namespace libtorrent
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		if (full_allocation_mode) return true;
-
-		return match_filesizes(m_info, m_save_path, file_sizes, &error);
+		return match_filesizes(m_info, m_save_path, file_sizes
+			, !full_allocation_mode, &error);
 	}
 
 	// returns true on success
@@ -1149,6 +1184,11 @@ namespace libtorrent
 	{
 	}
 
+	void piece_manager::write_resume_data(entry& rd) const
+	{
+		m_pimpl->m_storage->write_resume_data(rd);
+	}
+
 	bool piece_manager::verify_resume_data(entry& rd, std::string& error)
 	{
 		return m_pimpl->m_storage->verify_resume_data(rd, error);
diff --git a/src/torrent.cpp b/src/torrent.cpp
index 4f181c11e..92de33435 100755
--- a/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -1702,9 +1702,11 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		assert(peerinfo);
 		assert(peerinfo->connection == 0);
 #ifndef NDEBUG
+		// this asserts that we don't have duplicates in the policy's peer list
 		peer_iterator i_ = m_connections.find(peerinfo->ip);
 		assert(i_ == m_connections.end()
-			|| (i_->second->is_disconnecting()));
+			|| i_->second->is_disconnecting()
+			|| dynamic_cast<bt_peer_connection*>(i_->second) == 0);
 #endif
 
 		assert(want_more_peers());
diff --git a/src/torrent_handle.cpp b/src/torrent_handle.cpp
index 7b9567eb0..da571ab63 100755
--- a/src/torrent_handle.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent_handle.cpp
@@ -602,19 +602,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 			peer_list.push_back(peer);
 		}
 
-		std::vector<std::pair<size_type, std::time_t> > file_sizes
-			= get_filesizes(t->torrent_file(), t->save_path());
-
-		ret["file sizes"] = entry::list_type();
-		entry::list_type& fl = ret["file sizes"].list();
-		for (std::vector<std::pair<size_type, std::time_t> >::iterator i
-			= file_sizes.begin(), end(file_sizes.end()); i != end; ++i)
-		{
-			entry::list_type p;
-			p.push_back(entry(i->first));
-			p.push_back(entry(i->second));
-			fl.push_back(entry(p));
-		}
+		t->filesystem().write_resume_data(ret);
 
 		return ret;
 	}