diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindVolk.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindVolk.cmake
index 7228c4f64..47ea99e4a 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindVolk.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindVolk.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ FIND_PATH(
     VOLK_INCLUDE_DIRS
     NAMES volk.h 
     HINTS $ENV{VOLK_DIR}/include/volk
-      ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include/volk
+          ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include/volk
           ${PC_VOLK_INCLUDE_DIR}
     PATHS /usr/local/include/volk
           /usr/include/volk
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ FIND_LIBRARY(
     VOLK_LIBRARIES
     NAMES volk
     HINTS $ENV{VOLK_DIR}/lib
-      ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib
-      ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib64
-      ${PC_VOLK_LIBDIR}
+          ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib
+          ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib64
+          ${PC_VOLK_LIBDIR}
     PATHS /usr/local/lib
           /usr/local/lib64
           /usr/lib
@@ -154,4 +154,4 @@ IF(VOLK_FOUND)
   IF(${HAVE_VOLK_ATAN_FUNCTION})
     SET(VOLK_DEFINITIONS "${VOLK_DEFINITIONS}; HAVE_VOLK_ATAN_FUNCTION")
   ENDIF()
-ENDIF(VOLK_FOUND)
\ No newline at end of file
+ENDIF(VOLK_FOUND)
diff --git a/srsapps/common/include/srsapps/common/log.h b/srsapps/common/include/srsapps/common/log.h
index 94d764509..f0edc7fb2 100644
--- a/srsapps/common/include/srsapps/common/log.h
+++ b/srsapps/common/include/srsapps/common/log.h
@@ -45,15 +45,13 @@
 #define Info(fmt, ...)    log_h->info(__FILE__, __LINE__, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define Debug(fmt, ...)   log_h->debug(__FILE__, __LINE__, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
-using namespace std; 
-
 namespace srslte {
   
 class log
 {
 public:
 
-  log(string service_name_) { service_name = service_name_; tti = 0; level = LOG_LEVEL_NONE; }
+  log(std::string service_name_) { service_name = service_name_; tti = 0; level = LOG_LEVEL_NONE; }
   
   // This function shall be called at the start of every tti for printing tti 
   void step(uint32_t tti_) {
@@ -74,23 +72,23 @@ public:
   }
   
   // Pure virtual methods for logging
-  virtual void error(string message, ...)   = 0;
-  virtual void warning(string message, ...) = 0;
-  virtual void info(string message, ...)    = 0;
-  virtual void debug(string message, ...)   = 0;
+  virtual void error(std::string message, ...)   = 0;
+  virtual void warning(std::string message, ...) = 0;
+  virtual void info(std::string message, ...)    = 0;
+  virtual void debug(std::string message, ...)   = 0;
   
   // Same with line and file info
-  virtual void error(string file, int line, string message, ...)   = 0;
-  virtual void warning(string file, int line, string message, ...) = 0;
-  virtual void info(string file, int line, string message, ...)    = 0;
-  virtual void debug(string file, int line, string message, ...)   = 0;
+  virtual void error(std::string file, int line, std::string message, ...)   = 0;
+  virtual void warning(std::string file, int line, std::string message, ...) = 0;
+  virtual void info(std::string file, int line, std::string message, ...)    = 0;
+  virtual void debug(std::string file, int line, std::string message, ...)   = 0;
   
 protected: 
-  string get_service_name() { return service_name; }
+  std::string get_service_name() { return service_name; }
   uint32_t tti; 
   log_level_t level; 
 private:
-  string service_name; 
+  std::string service_name;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/srsapps/common/src/threads.c b/srsapps/common/src/threads.c
index 2ffedeaaa..25b5d42f6 100644
--- a/srsapps/common/src/threads.c
+++ b/srsapps/common/src/threads.c
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ bool threads_new_rt_cpu(pthread_t *thread, void *(*start_routine) (void*), void
       perror("pthread_attr_setaffinity_np");
     }
   } 
-  if (pthread_create(thread, &attr, start_routine, arg)) {
+  int err = pthread_create(thread, &attr, start_routine, arg);
+  if (err) {
+    if (1 == err) {
+      perror("Failed to create thread - permission error. Running with root permissions?");
+    }
     perror("pthread_create");
   } else {
     ret = true;