req->rq_connect_cookie = xprt->connect_cookie;
        req->rq_xtime = jiffies;
        status = xprt->ops->send_request(task);
-       if (status == 0) {
-               dprintk("RPC: %5u xmit complete\n", task->tk_pid);
-               spin_lock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
+       if (status != 0) {
+               task->tk_status = status;
+               return;
+       }
 
-               xprt->ops->set_retrans_timeout(task);
+       dprintk("RPC: %5u xmit complete\n", task->tk_pid);
+       spin_lock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
 
-               xprt->stat.sends++;
-               xprt->stat.req_u += xprt->stat.sends - xprt->stat.recvs;
-               xprt->stat.bklog_u += xprt->backlog.qlen;
+       xprt->ops->set_retrans_timeout(task);
 
-               /* Don't race with disconnect */
-               if (!xprt_connected(xprt))
-                       task->tk_status = -ENOTCONN;
-               else if (!req->rq_received)
-                       rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->pending, task, xprt_timer);
-               spin_unlock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
-               return;
-       }
+       xprt->stat.sends++;
+       xprt->stat.req_u += xprt->stat.sends - xprt->stat.recvs;
+       xprt->stat.bklog_u += xprt->backlog.qlen;
 
-       /* Note: at this point, task->tk_sleeping has not yet been set,
-        *       hence there is no danger of the waking up task being put on
-        *       schedq, and being picked up by a parallel run of rpciod().
-        */
-       task->tk_status = status;
-       if (status == -ECONNREFUSED)
-               rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->sending, task, NULL);
+       /* Don't race with disconnect */
+       if (!xprt_connected(xprt))
+               task->tk_status = -ENOTCONN;
+       else if (!req->rq_received)
+               rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->pending, task, xprt_timer);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
 }
 
 static inline void do_xprt_reserve(struct rpc_task *task)
 
                /* Still some bytes left; set up for a retry later. */
                status = -EAGAIN;
        }
+       if (!transport->sock)
+               goto out;
 
        switch (status) {
        case -ENOTSOCK:
        case -EAGAIN:
                xs_nospace(task);
                break;
+       default:
+               dprintk("RPC:       sendmsg returned unrecognized error %d\n",
+                       -status);
        case -ENETUNREACH:
        case -EPIPE:
        case -ECONNREFUSED:
                /* When the server has died, an ICMP port unreachable message
                 * prompts ECONNREFUSED. */
                clear_bit(SOCK_ASYNC_NOSPACE, &transport->sock->flags);
-               break;
-       default:
-               clear_bit(SOCK_ASYNC_NOSPACE, &transport->sock->flags);
-               dprintk("RPC:       sendmsg returned unrecognized error %d\n",
-                       -status);
        }
-
+out:
        return status;
 }
 
                status = -EAGAIN;
                break;
        }
+       if (!transport->sock)
+               goto out;
 
        switch (status) {
        case -ENOTSOCK:
        case -EAGAIN:
                xs_nospace(task);
                break;
+       default:
+               dprintk("RPC:       sendmsg returned unrecognized error %d\n",
+                       -status);
        case -ECONNRESET:
                xs_tcp_shutdown(xprt);
        case -ECONNREFUSED:
        case -ENOTCONN:
        case -EPIPE:
-               status = -ENOTCONN;
-               clear_bit(SOCK_ASYNC_NOSPACE, &transport->sock->flags);
-               break;
-       default:
-               dprintk("RPC:       sendmsg returned unrecognized error %d\n",
-                       -status);
                clear_bit(SOCK_ASYNC_NOSPACE, &transport->sock->flags);
-               xs_tcp_shutdown(xprt);
        }
-
+out:
        return status;
 }