return status;
 }
 
+/**
+ * xs_tcp_shutdown - gracefully shut down a TCP socket
+ * @xprt: transport
+ *
+ * Initiates a graceful shutdown of the TCP socket by calling the
+ * equivalent of shutdown(SHUT_WR);
+ */
+static void xs_tcp_shutdown(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
+{
+       struct sock_xprt *transport = container_of(xprt, struct sock_xprt, xprt);
+       struct socket *sock = transport->sock;
+
+       if (sock != NULL)
+               kernel_sock_shutdown(sock, SHUT_WR);
+}
+
 static inline void xs_encode_tcp_record_marker(struct xdr_buf *buf)
 {
        u32 reclen = buf->len - sizeof(rpc_fraghdr);
        default:
                dprintk("RPC:       sendmsg returned unrecognized error %d\n",
                        -status);
-               xprt_disconnect(xprt);
+               xs_tcp_shutdown(xprt);
                break;
        }
 
                                break;
                        default:
                                /* get rid of existing socket, and retry */
-                               xs_close(xprt);
-                               break;
+                               xs_tcp_shutdown(xprt);
                }
        }
 out:
                                break;
                        default:
                                /* get rid of existing socket, and retry */
-                               xs_close(xprt);
-                               break;
+                               xs_tcp_shutdown(xprt);
                }
        }
 out:
        }
 }
 
+static void xs_tcp_connect(struct rpc_task *task)
+{
+       struct rpc_xprt *xprt = task->tk_xprt;
+
+       /* Initiate graceful shutdown of the socket if not already done */
+       if (test_bit(XPRT_CONNECTED, &xprt->state))
+               xs_tcp_shutdown(xprt);
+       /* Exit if we need to wait for socket shutdown to complete */
+       if (test_bit(XPRT_CLOSING, &xprt->state))
+               return;
+       xs_connect(task);
+}
+
 /**
  * xs_udp_print_stats - display UDP socket-specifc stats
  * @xprt: rpc_xprt struct containing statistics
        .release_xprt           = xs_tcp_release_xprt,
        .rpcbind                = rpcb_getport_async,
        .set_port               = xs_set_port,
-       .connect                = xs_connect,
+       .connect                = xs_tcp_connect,
        .buf_alloc              = rpc_malloc,
        .buf_free               = rpc_free,
        .send_request           = xs_tcp_send_request,
        .set_retrans_timeout    = xprt_set_retrans_timeout_def,
-       .close                  = xs_close,
+       .close                  = xs_tcp_shutdown,
        .destroy                = xs_destroy,
        .print_stats            = xs_tcp_print_stats,
 };