diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index d7585458dfe4..c66030c39fcd 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -1224,15 +1224,20 @@ void xprt_end_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 }
 
 /**
- * xprt_transmit - send an RPC request on a transport
- * @task: controlling RPC task
+ * xprt_request_transmit - send an RPC request on a transport
+ * @req: pointer to request to transmit
+ * @snd_task: RPC task that owns the transport lock
  *
- * We have to copy the iovec because sendmsg fiddles with its contents.
+ * This performs the transmission of a single request.
+ * Note that if the request is not the same as snd_task, then it
+ * does need to be pinned.
+ * Returns '0' on success.
  */
-void xprt_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
+static int
+xprt_request_transmit(struct rpc_rqst *req, struct rpc_task *snd_task)
 {
-	struct rpc_rqst	*req = task->tk_rqstp;
-	struct rpc_xprt	*xprt = req->rq_xprt;
+	struct rpc_xprt *xprt = req->rq_xprt;
+	struct rpc_task *task = req->rq_task;
 	unsigned int connect_cookie;
 	int is_retrans = RPC_WAS_SENT(task);
 	int status;
@@ -1240,11 +1245,13 @@ void xprt_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 	dprintk("RPC: %5u xprt_transmit(%u)\n", task->tk_pid, req->rq_slen);
 
 	if (!req->rq_bytes_sent) {
-		if (xprt_request_data_received(task))
+		if (xprt_request_data_received(task)) {
+			status = 0;
 			goto out_dequeue;
+		}
 		/* Verify that our message lies in the RPCSEC_GSS window */
 		if (rpcauth_xmit_need_reencode(task)) {
-			task->tk_status = -EBADMSG;
+			status = -EBADMSG;
 			goto out_dequeue;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1257,12 +1264,11 @@ void xprt_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 	req->rq_ntrans++;
 
 	connect_cookie = xprt->connect_cookie;
-	status = xprt->ops->send_request(req, task);
+	status = xprt->ops->send_request(req, snd_task);
 	trace_xprt_transmit(xprt, req->rq_xid, status);
 	if (status != 0) {
 		req->rq_ntrans--;
-		task->tk_status = status;
-		return;
+		return status;
 	}
 
 	if (is_retrans)
@@ -1284,6 +1290,49 @@ void xprt_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 	req->rq_connect_cookie = connect_cookie;
 out_dequeue:
 	xprt_request_dequeue_transmit(task);
+	rpc_wake_up_queued_task_set_status(&xprt->sending, task, status);
+	return status;
+}
+
+/**
+ * xprt_transmit - send an RPC request on a transport
+ * @task: controlling RPC task
+ *
+ * Attempts to drain the transmit queue. On exit, either the transport
+ * signalled an error that needs to be handled before transmission can
+ * resume, or @task finished transmitting, and detected that it already
+ * received a reply.
+ */
+void
+xprt_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
+{
+	struct rpc_rqst *next, *req = task->tk_rqstp;
+	struct rpc_xprt	*xprt = req->rq_xprt;
+	int status;
+
+	spin_lock(&xprt->queue_lock);
+	while (!list_empty(&xprt->xmit_queue)) {
+		next = list_first_entry(&xprt->xmit_queue,
+				struct rpc_rqst, rq_xmit);
+		xprt_pin_rqst(next);
+		spin_unlock(&xprt->queue_lock);
+		status = xprt_request_transmit(next, task);
+		if (status == -EBADMSG && next != req)
+			status = 0;
+		cond_resched();
+		spin_lock(&xprt->queue_lock);
+		xprt_unpin_rqst(next);
+		if (status == 0) {
+			if (!xprt_request_data_received(task) ||
+			    test_bit(RPC_TASK_NEED_XMIT, &task->tk_runstate))
+				continue;
+		} else if (!test_bit(RPC_TASK_NEED_XMIT, &task->tk_runstate))
+			rpc_wake_up_queued_task(&xprt->pending, task);
+		else
+			task->tk_status = status;
+		break;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&xprt->queue_lock);
 }
 
 static void xprt_add_backlog(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task)