unsigned int xprt_min_resvport = RPC_DEF_MIN_RESVPORT;
 unsigned int xprt_max_resvport = RPC_DEF_MAX_RESVPORT;
 
+#define XS_TCP_LINGER_TO       (15U * HZ)
+
 /*
  * We can register our own files under /proc/sys/sunrpc by
  * calling register_sysctl_table() again.  The files in that
        xs_reset_transport(transport);
 
        smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
+       clear_bit(XPRT_CONNECTION_ABORT, &xprt->state);
        clear_bit(XPRT_CLOSE_WAIT, &xprt->state);
        clear_bit(XPRT_CLOSING, &xprt->state);
        smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
        read_unlock(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Do the equivalent of linger/linger2 handling for dealing with
+ * broken servers that don't close the socket in a timely
+ * fashion
+ */
+static void xs_tcp_schedule_linger_timeout(struct rpc_xprt *xprt,
+               unsigned long timeout)
+{
+       struct sock_xprt *transport;
+
+       if (xprt_test_and_set_connecting(xprt))
+               return;
+       set_bit(XPRT_CONNECTION_ABORT, &xprt->state);
+       transport = container_of(xprt, struct sock_xprt, xprt);
+       queue_delayed_work(rpciod_workqueue, &transport->connect_worker,
+                          timeout);
+}
+
+static void xs_tcp_cancel_linger_timeout(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
+{
+       struct sock_xprt *transport;
+
+       transport = container_of(xprt, struct sock_xprt, xprt);
+
+       if (!test_bit(XPRT_CONNECTION_ABORT, &xprt->state) ||
+           !cancel_delayed_work(&transport->connect_worker))
+               return;
+       clear_bit(XPRT_CONNECTION_ABORT, &xprt->state);
+       xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
+}
+
+static void xs_sock_mark_closed(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
+{
+       smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
+       clear_bit(XPRT_CLOSE_WAIT, &xprt->state);
+       clear_bit(XPRT_CLOSING, &xprt->state);
+       smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+       /* Mark transport as closed and wake up all pending tasks */
+       xprt_disconnect_done(xprt);
+}
+
 /**
  * xs_tcp_state_change - callback to handle TCP socket state changes
  * @sk: socket whose state has changed
                clear_bit(XPRT_CONNECTED, &xprt->state);
                clear_bit(XPRT_CLOSE_WAIT, &xprt->state);
                smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+               xs_tcp_schedule_linger_timeout(xprt, XS_TCP_LINGER_TO);
                break;
        case TCP_CLOSE_WAIT:
                /* The server initiated a shutdown of the socket */
                break;
        case TCP_LAST_ACK:
                set_bit(XPRT_CLOSING, &xprt->state);
+               xs_tcp_schedule_linger_timeout(xprt, XS_TCP_LINGER_TO);
                smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
                clear_bit(XPRT_CONNECTED, &xprt->state);
                smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
                break;
        case TCP_CLOSE:
-               smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
-               clear_bit(XPRT_CLOSE_WAIT, &xprt->state);
-               clear_bit(XPRT_CLOSING, &xprt->state);
-               smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
-               /* Mark transport as closed and wake up all pending tasks */
-               xprt_disconnect_done(xprt);
+               xs_tcp_cancel_linger_timeout(xprt);
+               xs_sock_mark_closed(xprt);
        }
  out:
        read_unlock(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
        xs_udp_finish_connecting(xprt, sock);
        status = 0;
 out:
-       xprt_wake_pending_tasks(xprt, status);
        xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
+       xprt_wake_pending_tasks(xprt, status);
 }
 
 /**
        xs_udp_finish_connecting(xprt, sock);
        status = 0;
 out:
-       xprt_wake_pending_tasks(xprt, status);
        xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
+       xprt_wake_pending_tasks(xprt, status);
 }
 
 /*
        memset(&any, 0, sizeof(any));
        any.sa_family = AF_UNSPEC;
        result = kernel_connect(transport->sock, &any, sizeof(any), 0);
-       if (result)
+       if (!result)
+               xs_sock_mark_closed(xprt);
+       else
                dprintk("RPC:       AF_UNSPEC connect return code %d\n",
                                result);
 }
                goto out;
 
        if (!sock) {
+               clear_bit(XPRT_CONNECTION_ABORT, &xprt->state);
                /* start from scratch */
                if ((err = sock_create_kern(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP, &sock)) < 0) {
                        dprintk("RPC:       can't create TCP transport socket (%d).\n", -err);
                        sock_release(sock);
                        goto out;
                }
-       } else
+       } else {
+               int abort_and_exit;
+
+               abort_and_exit = test_and_clear_bit(XPRT_CONNECTION_ABORT,
+                               &xprt->state);
                /* "close" the socket, preserving the local port */
                xs_tcp_reuse_connection(xprt, transport);
 
+               if (abort_and_exit)
+                       goto out_eagain;
+       }
+
        dprintk("RPC:       worker connecting xprt %p to address: %s\n",
                        xprt, xprt->address_strings[RPC_DISPLAY_ALL]);
 
        case 0:
        case -EINPROGRESS:
        case -EALREADY:
-               goto out_clear;
+               xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
+               return;
        }
        /* get rid of existing socket, and retry */
        xs_tcp_shutdown(xprt);
        printk("%s: connect returned unhandled error %d\n",
                        __func__, status);
+out_eagain:
        status = -EAGAIN;
 out:
-       xprt_wake_pending_tasks(xprt, status);
-out_clear:
        xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
+       xprt_wake_pending_tasks(xprt, status);
 }
 
 /**
                goto out;
 
        if (!sock) {
+               clear_bit(XPRT_CONNECTION_ABORT, &xprt->state);
                /* start from scratch */
                if ((err = sock_create_kern(PF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP, &sock)) < 0) {
                        dprintk("RPC:       can't create TCP transport socket (%d).\n", -err);
                        sock_release(sock);
                        goto out;
                }
-       } else
+       } else {
+               int abort_and_exit;
+
+               abort_and_exit = test_and_clear_bit(XPRT_CONNECTION_ABORT,
+                               &xprt->state);
                /* "close" the socket, preserving the local port */
                xs_tcp_reuse_connection(xprt, transport);
 
+               if (abort_and_exit)
+                       goto out_eagain;
+       }
+
        dprintk("RPC:       worker connecting xprt %p to address: %s\n",
                        xprt, xprt->address_strings[RPC_DISPLAY_ALL]);
 
        case 0:
        case -EINPROGRESS:
        case -EALREADY:
-               goto out_clear;
+               xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
+               return;
        }
        /* get rid of existing socket, and retry */
        xs_tcp_shutdown(xprt);
        printk("%s: connect returned unhandled error %d\n",
                        __func__, status);
+out_eagain:
        status = -EAGAIN;
 out:
-       xprt_wake_pending_tasks(xprt, status);
-out_clear:
        xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
+       xprt_wake_pending_tasks(xprt, status);
 }
 
 /**