diff --git a/tests/xfs/104 b/tests/xfs/104
index 69fcc69e..ca2ae213 100755
--- a/tests/xfs/104
+++ b/tests/xfs/104
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ modsize=`expr   4 \* $incsize`	# pause after this many increments
 [ `expr $endsize / $dbsize` -lt $dblocks ] || _notrun "Scratch device too small"
 
 nags=4
-size=`expr 120 \* 1048576`	# 120 megabytes initially
+size=`expr 125 \* 1048576`	# 120 megabytes initially
 sizeb=`expr $size / $dbsize`	# in data blocks
 echo "*** creating scratch filesystem"
-_create_scratch -lsize=5m -dsize=${size} -dagcount=${nags}
+_create_scratch -lsize=10m -dsize=${size} -dagcount=${nags}
 
 fillsize=`expr 110 \* 1048576`	# 110 megabytes of filling
 echo "*** using some initial space on scratch filesystem"
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ _fill_scratch $fillsize
 # Kick off more stress threads on each iteration, grow; repeat.
 #
 while [ $size -le $endsize ]; do
-	echo "*** stressing a ${size} byte filesystem"
+	echo "*** stressing filesystem"
 	echo "*** stressing a ${sizeb} block filesystem" >> $seqres.full
 	_stress_scratch
 	sleep 1
 	size=`expr $size + $incsize`
 	sizeb=`expr $size / $dbsize`	# in data blocks
-	echo "*** growing to a ${size} byte filesystem"
+	echo "*** growing filesystem"
 	echo "*** growing to a ${sizeb} block filesystem" >> $seqres.full
 	xfs_growfs -D ${sizeb} $SCRATCH_MNT \
 		| tee -a $seqres.full | _filter_mkfs 2>$tmp.growfs
diff --git a/tests/xfs/104.out b/tests/xfs/104.out
index f237e5e9..de6c7f27 100644
--- a/tests/xfs/104.out
+++ b/tests/xfs/104.out
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ log      =LDEV bsize=XXX blocks=XXX
 realtime =RDEV extsz=XXX blocks=XXX, rtextents=XXX
 *** mount
 *** using some initial space on scratch filesystem
-*** stressing a 125829120 byte filesystem
-*** growing to a 169869312 byte filesystem
+*** stressing filesystem
+*** growing filesystem
 meta-data=DDEV isize=XXX agcount=N, agsize=XXX blks
 data     = bsize=XXX blocks=XXX, imaxpct=PCT
          = sunit=XXX swidth=XXX, unwritten=X
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ log      =LDEV bsize=XXX blocks=XXX
 realtime =RDEV extsz=XXX blocks=XXX, rtextents=XXX
 AGCOUNT=4
 
-*** stressing a 169869312 byte filesystem
-*** growing to a 213909504 byte filesystem
+*** stressing filesystem
+*** growing filesystem
 meta-data=DDEV isize=XXX agcount=N, agsize=XXX blks
 data     = bsize=XXX blocks=XXX, imaxpct=PCT
          = sunit=XXX swidth=XXX, unwritten=X
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ log      =LDEV bsize=XXX blocks=XXX
 realtime =RDEV extsz=XXX blocks=XXX, rtextents=XXX
 AGCOUNT=6
 
-*** stressing a 213909504 byte filesystem
-*** growing to a 257949696 byte filesystem
+*** stressing filesystem
+*** growing filesystem
 meta-data=DDEV isize=XXX agcount=N, agsize=XXX blks
 data     = bsize=XXX blocks=XXX, imaxpct=PCT
          = sunit=XXX swidth=XXX, unwritten=X
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ log      =LDEV bsize=XXX blocks=XXX
 realtime =RDEV extsz=XXX blocks=XXX, rtextents=XXX
 AGCOUNT=7
 
-*** stressing a 257949696 byte filesystem
-*** growing to a 301989888 byte filesystem
+*** stressing filesystem
+*** growing filesystem
 meta-data=DDEV isize=XXX agcount=N, agsize=XXX blks
 data     = bsize=XXX blocks=XXX, imaxpct=PCT
          = sunit=XXX swidth=XXX, unwritten=X
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ log      =LDEV bsize=XXX blocks=XXX
 realtime =RDEV extsz=XXX blocks=XXX, rtextents=XXX
 AGCOUNT=9
 
-*** stressing a 301989888 byte filesystem
-*** growing to a 346030080 byte filesystem
+*** stressing filesystem
+*** growing filesystem
 meta-data=DDEV isize=XXX agcount=N, agsize=XXX blks
 data     = bsize=XXX blocks=XXX, imaxpct=PCT
          = sunit=XXX swidth=XXX, unwritten=X
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ log      =LDEV bsize=XXX blocks=XXX
 realtime =RDEV extsz=XXX blocks=XXX, rtextents=XXX
 AGCOUNT=10
 
-*** stressing a 346030080 byte filesystem
-*** growing to a 390070272 byte filesystem
+*** stressing filesystem
+*** growing filesystem
 meta-data=DDEV isize=XXX agcount=N, agsize=XXX blks
 data     = bsize=XXX blocks=XXX, imaxpct=PCT
          = sunit=XXX swidth=XXX, unwritten=X
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ log      =LDEV bsize=XXX blocks=XXX
 realtime =RDEV extsz=XXX blocks=XXX, rtextents=XXX
 AGCOUNT=11
 
-*** stressing a 390070272 byte filesystem
-*** growing to a 434110464 byte filesystem
+*** stressing filesystem
+*** growing filesystem
 meta-data=DDEV isize=XXX agcount=N, agsize=XXX blks
 data     = bsize=XXX blocks=XXX, imaxpct=PCT
          = sunit=XXX swidth=XXX, unwritten=X
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ log      =LDEV bsize=XXX blocks=XXX
 realtime =RDEV extsz=XXX blocks=XXX, rtextents=XXX
 AGCOUNT=13
 
-*** stressing a 434110464 byte filesystem
-*** growing to a 478150656 byte filesystem
+*** stressing filesystem
+*** growing filesystem
 meta-data=DDEV isize=XXX agcount=N, agsize=XXX blks
 data     = bsize=XXX blocks=XXX, imaxpct=PCT
          = sunit=XXX swidth=XXX, unwritten=X
@@ -95,18 +95,18 @@ log      =LDEV bsize=XXX blocks=XXX
 realtime =RDEV extsz=XXX blocks=XXX, rtextents=XXX
 AGCOUNT=14
 
-*** stressing a 478150656 byte filesystem
-*** growing to a 522190848 byte filesystem
+*** stressing filesystem
+*** growing filesystem
 meta-data=DDEV isize=XXX agcount=N, agsize=XXX blks
 data     = bsize=XXX blocks=XXX, imaxpct=PCT
          = sunit=XXX swidth=XXX, unwritten=X
 naming   =VERN bsize=XXX
 log      =LDEV bsize=XXX blocks=XXX
 realtime =RDEV extsz=XXX blocks=XXX, rtextents=XXX
-AGCOUNT=16
+AGCOUNT=15
 
-*** stressing a 522190848 byte filesystem
-*** growing to a 566231040 byte filesystem
+*** stressing filesystem
+*** growing filesystem
 meta-data=DDEV isize=XXX agcount=N, agsize=XXX blks
 data     = bsize=XXX blocks=XXX, imaxpct=PCT
          = sunit=XXX swidth=XXX, unwritten=X
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ log      =LDEV bsize=XXX blocks=XXX
 realtime =RDEV extsz=XXX blocks=XXX, rtextents=XXX
 AGCOUNT=17
 
-*** stressing a 566231040 byte filesystem
-*** growing to a 610271232 byte filesystem
+*** stressing filesystem
+*** growing filesystem
 meta-data=DDEV isize=XXX agcount=N, agsize=XXX blks
 data     = bsize=XXX blocks=XXX, imaxpct=PCT
          = sunit=XXX swidth=XXX, unwritten=X
diff --git a/tests/xfs/119 b/tests/xfs/119
index c7c46d93..156d5e4a 100755
--- a/tests/xfs/119
+++ b/tests/xfs/119
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ _require_scratch
 # this may hang
 sync
 
-export MKFS_OPTIONS="-l version=2,size=1200b,su=64k" 
+export MKFS_OPTIONS="-l version=2,size=2560b,su=64k" 
 export MOUNT_OPTIONS="-o logbsize=64k"
 _scratch_mkfs_xfs >/dev/null
 
diff --git a/tests/xfs/291 b/tests/xfs/291
index fbf9c51c..c226e651 100755
--- a/tests/xfs/291
+++ b/tests/xfs/291
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ _supported_os IRIX Linux
 # real QA test starts here
 rm -f $seqres.full
 _require_scratch
-_scratch_mkfs_xfs -n size=16k -l size=5m -d size=128m >> $seqres.full 2>&1
+_scratch_mkfs_xfs -n size=16k -l size=10m -d size=133m >> $seqres.full 2>&1
 _scratch_mount
 
 # First we cause very badly fragmented freespace, then
diff --git a/tests/xfs/297 b/tests/xfs/297
index 1cdbbb9e..25b597e5 100755
--- a/tests/xfs/297
+++ b/tests/xfs/297
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ _require_scratch
 _require_freeze
 
 rm -f $seqres.full
-_scratch_mkfs_xfs -d agcount=16,su=256k,sw=12 -l su=256k,size=2560b >/dev/null 2>&1
+_scratch_mkfs_xfs -d agcount=16,su=256k,sw=12 -l su=256k,size=5120b >/dev/null 2>&1
 _scratch_mount >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 STRESS_DIR="$SCRATCH_MNT/testdir"