return 0;
 }
 
+static void xprt_clear_locked(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
+{
+       xprt->snd_task = NULL;
+       if (!test_bit(XPRT_CLOSE_WAIT, &xprt->state) || xprt->shutdown) {
+               smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
+               clear_bit(XPRT_LOCKED, &xprt->state);
+               smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+       } else
+               schedule_work(&xprt->task_cleanup);
+}
+
 /*
  * xprt_reserve_xprt_cong - serialize write access to transports
  * @task: task that is requesting access to the transport
                }
                return 1;
        }
-       smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
-       clear_bit(XPRT_LOCKED, &xprt->state);
-       smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+       xprt_clear_locked(xprt);
 out_sleep:
        dprintk("RPC: %4d failed to lock transport %p\n", task->tk_pid, xprt);
        task->tk_timeout = 0;
        return;
 
 out_unlock:
-       smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
-       clear_bit(XPRT_LOCKED, &xprt->state);
-       smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+       xprt_clear_locked(xprt);
 }
 
 static void __xprt_lock_write_next_cong(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
                return;
        }
 out_unlock:
-       smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
-       clear_bit(XPRT_LOCKED, &xprt->state);
-       smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+       xprt_clear_locked(xprt);
 }
 
 /**
 void xprt_release_xprt(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task)
 {
        if (xprt->snd_task == task) {
-               xprt->snd_task = NULL;
-               smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
-               clear_bit(XPRT_LOCKED, &xprt->state);
-               smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+               xprt_clear_locked(xprt);
                __xprt_lock_write_next(xprt);
        }
 }
 void xprt_release_xprt_cong(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task)
 {
        if (xprt->snd_task == task) {
-               xprt->snd_task = NULL;
-               smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
-               clear_bit(XPRT_LOCKED, &xprt->state);
-               smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+               xprt_clear_locked(xprt);
                __xprt_lock_write_next_cong(xprt);
        }
 }
 
        struct sock *sk = xprt->inet;
 
        if (!sk)
-               return;
+               goto clear_close_wait;
 
        dprintk("RPC:      xs_close xprt %p\n", xprt);
 
        sk->sk_no_check = 0;
 
        sock_release(sock);
+clear_close_wait:
+       smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
+       clear_bit(XPRT_CLOSE_WAIT, &xprt->state);
+       smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
 }
 
 /**
        case TCP_SYN_SENT:
        case TCP_SYN_RECV:
                break;
+       case TCP_CLOSE_WAIT:
+               /* Try to schedule an autoclose RPC calls */
+               set_bit(XPRT_CLOSE_WAIT, &xprt->state);
+               if (test_and_set_bit(XPRT_LOCKED, &xprt->state) == 0)
+                       schedule_work(&xprt->task_cleanup);
        default:
                xprt_disconnect(xprt);
-               break;
        }
  out:
        read_unlock(&sk->sk_callback_lock);