nibble_mem_free ( ava->aa_cf->cf_ca->ca_comp_data.cd_mem_op );
 #endif
        op->o_tmpfree( ava->aa_value.bv_val, op->o_tmpmemctx );
+       if ( ava->aa_desc->ad_flags & SLAP_DESC_TEMPORARY )
+               op->o_tmpfree( ava->aa_desc, op->o_tmpmemctx );
        if ( freeit ) op->o_tmpfree( (char *) ava, op->o_tmpmemctx );
 }
 
        if( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                f->f_choice |= SLAPD_FILTER_UNDEFINED;
                *text = NULL;
-               rc = slap_bv2undef_ad( &type, &aa->aa_desc, text, SLAP_AD_PROXIED);
+               rc = slap_bv2undef_ad( &type, &aa->aa_desc, text,
+                               SLAP_AD_PROXIED|SLAP_AD_NOINSERT );
 
                if( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                        Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_FILTER,
                        "get_ava: unknown attributeType %s\n", type.bv_val, 0, 0 );
-                       op->o_tmpfree( aa, op->o_tmpmemctx );
+                       aa->aa_desc = slap_bv2tmp_ad( &type, op->o_tmpmemctx );
+                       ber_dupbv_x( &aa->aa_value, &value, op->o_tmpmemctx );
+                       f->f_ava = aa;
                        return rc;
                }
        }
 
 
                if( err != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                        f.f_choice |= SLAPD_FILTER_UNDEFINED;
-                       err = slap_bv2undef_ad( &type, &f.f_desc, text, SLAP_AD_PROXIED);
+                       err = slap_bv2undef_ad( &type, &f.f_desc, text,
+                               SLAP_AD_PROXIED|SLAP_AD_NOINSERT );
+
                        if ( err != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                                /* unrecognized attribute description or other error */
                                Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, 
                                        op->o_connid, type.bv_val, err );
 
                                err = LDAP_SUCCESS;
+                               f.f_desc = slap_bv2tmp_ad( &type, op->o_tmpmemctx );
                        }
                        *text = NULL;
                }
 
        if( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                f->f_choice |= SLAPD_FILTER_UNDEFINED;
-               rc = slap_bv2undef_ad( &desc, &ssa.sa_desc, text, SLAP_AD_PROXIED);
+               rc = slap_bv2undef_ad( &desc, &ssa.sa_desc, text,
+                       SLAP_AD_PROXIED|SLAP_AD_NOINSERT );
+
                if( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                        Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, 
                                "get_ssa: conn %lu unknown attribute type=%s (%ld)\n",
                                op->o_connid, desc.bv_val, (long) rc );
        
-                       /* skip over the rest of this filter */
-                       for ( tag = ber_first_element( ber, &len, &last );
-                               tag != LBER_DEFAULT;
-                               tag = ber_next_element( ber, &len, last ) ) {
-                               ber_scanf( ber, "x" );
-                       }
-                       return rc;
+                       ssa.sa_desc = slap_bv2tmp_ad( &desc, op->o_tmpmemctx );
                }
        }
 
                                (long) rc, 0, 0 );
                        slap_sl_free( ssa.sa_initial.bv_val, op->o_tmpmemctx );
                        ber_bvarray_free_x( ssa.sa_any, op->o_tmpmemctx );
+                       if ( ssa.sa_desc->ad_flags & SLAP_DESC_TEMPORARY )
+                               op->o_tmpfree( ssa.sa_desc, op->o_tmpmemctx );
                        slap_sl_free( ssa.sa_final.bv_val, op->o_tmpmemctx );
                        return rc;
                }
                if ( f->f_sub_final.bv_val != NULL ) {
                        op->o_tmpfree( f->f_sub_final.bv_val, op->o_tmpmemctx );
                }
+               if ( f->f_sub->sa_desc->ad_flags & SLAP_DESC_TEMPORARY )
+                       op->o_tmpfree( f->f_sub->sa_desc, op->o_tmpmemctx );
                op->o_tmpfree( f->f_sub, op->o_tmpmemctx );
                break;
 
                n->f_result = f->f_result;
                break;
        case LDAP_FILTER_PRESENT:
-               n->f_desc = f->f_desc;
+               if ( f->f_desc->ad_flags & SLAP_DESC_TEMPORARY )
+                       n->f_desc = slap_bv2tmp_ad( &f->f_desc->ad_cname, memctx );
+               else
+                       n->f_desc = f->f_desc;
                break;
        case LDAP_FILTER_EQUALITY:
        case LDAP_FILTER_GE:
                /* Should this be ava_dup() ? */
                n->f_ava = mf->bmf_calloc( 1, sizeof(AttributeAssertion), memctx );
                *n->f_ava = *f->f_ava;
+               if ( f->f_av_desc->ad_flags & SLAP_DESC_TEMPORARY )
+                       n->f_av_desc = slap_bv2tmp_ad( &f->f_av_desc->ad_cname, memctx );
                ber_dupbv_x( &n->f_av_value, &f->f_av_value, memctx );
                break;
        case LDAP_FILTER_SUBSTRINGS:
                n->f_sub = mf->bmf_calloc( 1, sizeof(SubstringsAssertion), memctx );
-               n->f_sub_desc = f->f_sub_desc;
+               if ( f->f_sub_desc->ad_flags & SLAP_DESC_TEMPORARY )
+                       n->f_sub_desc = slap_bv2tmp_ad( &f->f_sub_desc->ad_cname, memctx );
+               else
+                       n->f_sub_desc = f->f_sub_desc;
                if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &f->f_sub_initial ))
                        ber_dupbv_x( &n->f_sub_initial, &f->f_sub_initial, memctx );
                if ( f->f_sub_any ) {
                        length += f->f_mr_rule_text.bv_len + 1;
                n->f_mra = mf->bmf_calloc( 1, length, memctx );
                *n->f_mra = *f->f_mra;
+               if ( f->f_mr_desc && ( f->f_sub_desc->ad_flags & SLAP_DESC_TEMPORARY ))
+                       n->f_mr_desc = slap_bv2tmp_ad( &f->f_mr_desc->ad_cname, memctx );
                ber_dupbv_x( &n->f_mr_value, &f->f_mr_value, memctx );
                if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &f->f_mr_rule_text )) {
                        n->f_mr_rule_text.bv_val = (char *)(n->f_mra+1);
 
 #endif
        /* op->o_tmpfree( mra->ma_value.bv_val, op->o_tmpmemctx ); */
        ch_free( mra->ma_value.bv_val );
+       if ( mra->ma_desc && mra->ma_desc->ad_flags & SLAP_DESC_TEMPORARY )
+               op->o_tmpfree( mra->ma_desc, op->o_tmpmemctx );
        if ( freeit ) op->o_tmpfree( (char *) mra, op->o_tmpmemctx );
 }
 
                rc = slap_bv2ad( &type, &ma.ma_desc, text );
                if( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                        f->f_choice |= SLAPD_FILTER_UNDEFINED;
-                       rc = slap_bv2undef_ad( &type, &ma.ma_desc, text, SLAP_AD_PROXIED);
+                       rc = slap_bv2undef_ad( &type, &ma.ma_desc, text,
+                               SLAP_AD_PROXIED|SLAP_AD_NOINSERT );
 
                        if( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
-                               return rc;
+                               ma.ma_desc = slap_bv2tmp_ad( &type, op->o_tmpmemctx );
+                               rc = LDAP_SUCCESS;
                        }
                }
        }