SCTP_CMD_HB_TIMERS_START,    /* Start the heartbeat timers. */
        SCTP_CMD_HB_TIMER_UPDATE,    /* Update a heartbeat timers.  */
        SCTP_CMD_HB_TIMERS_STOP,     /* Stop the heartbeat timers.  */
-       SCTP_CMD_TRANSPORT_RESET,    /* Reset the status of a transport. */
+       SCTP_CMD_TRANSPORT_HB_SENT,  /* Reset the status of a transport. */
+       SCTP_CMD_TRANSPORT_IDLE,     /* Do manipulations on idle transport */
        SCTP_CMD_TRANSPORT_ON,       /* Mark the transport as active. */
        SCTP_CMD_REPORT_ERROR,   /* Pass this error back out of the sm. */
        SCTP_CMD_REPORT_BAD_TAG, /* Verification tags didn't match. */
 
  *
  */
 static void sctp_do_8_2_transport_strike(struct sctp_association *asoc,
-                                        struct sctp_transport *transport)
+                                        struct sctp_transport *transport,
+                                        int is_hb)
 {
        /* The check for association's overall error counter exceeding the
         * threshold is done in the state function.
         * The first unacknowleged HB triggers it.  We do this with a flag
         * that indicates that we have an outstanding HB.
         */
-       if (transport->hb_sent) {
+       if (!is_hb || transport->hb_sent) {
                transport->last_rto = transport->rto;
                transport->rto = min((transport->rto * 2), transport->asoc->rto_max);
        }
                sctp_transport_hold(t);
 }
 
-/* Helper function to do a transport reset at the expiry of the hearbeat
- * timer.
- */
-static void sctp_cmd_transport_reset(sctp_cmd_seq_t *cmds,
-                                    struct sctp_association *asoc,
-                                    struct sctp_transport *t)
-{
-       sctp_transport_lower_cwnd(t, SCTP_LOWER_CWND_INACTIVE);
-
-       /* Mark one strike against a transport.  */
-       sctp_do_8_2_transport_strike(asoc, t);
-
-       t->hb_sent = 1;
-}
 
 /* Helper function to process the process SACK command.  */
 static int sctp_cmd_process_sack(sctp_cmd_seq_t *cmds,
 
                case SCTP_CMD_STRIKE:
                        /* Mark one strike against a transport.  */
-                       sctp_do_8_2_transport_strike(asoc, cmd->obj.transport);
+                       sctp_do_8_2_transport_strike(asoc, cmd->obj.transport,
+                                                   0);
+                       break;
+
+               case SCTP_CMD_TRANSPORT_IDLE:
+                       t = cmd->obj.transport;
+                       sctp_transport_lower_cwnd(t, SCTP_LOWER_CWND_INACTIVE);
                        break;
 
-               case SCTP_CMD_TRANSPORT_RESET:
+               case SCTP_CMD_TRANSPORT_HB_SENT:
                        t = cmd->obj.transport;
-                       sctp_cmd_transport_reset(commands, asoc, t);
+                       sctp_do_8_2_transport_strike(asoc, t, 1);
+                       t->hb_sent = 1;
                        break;
 
                case SCTP_CMD_TRANSPORT_ON:
 
                /* Set transport error counter and association error counter
                 * when sending heartbeat.
                 */
-               sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_TRANSPORT_RESET,
+               sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_TRANSPORT_IDLE,
+                               SCTP_TRANSPORT(transport));
+               sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_TRANSPORT_HB_SENT,
                                SCTP_TRANSPORT(transport));
        }
        sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_HB_TIMER_UPDATE,
         *    to that address and not acknowledged within one RTO.
         *
         */
-       sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_TRANSPORT_RESET,
+       sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_TRANSPORT_HB_SENT,
                        SCTP_TRANSPORT(arg));
        return SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME;
 }