*/
 static inline int xprt_need_to_requeue(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 {
-       return xprt->bc_alloc_count > 0;
+       return xprt->bc_alloc_count < atomic_read(&xprt->bc_free_slots);
 }
 
 static inline void xprt_inc_alloc_count(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, unsigned int n)
 {
+       atomic_add(n, &xprt->bc_free_slots);
        xprt->bc_alloc_count += n;
 }
 
 static inline int xprt_dec_alloc_count(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, unsigned int n)
 {
+       atomic_sub(n, &xprt->bc_free_slots);
        return xprt->bc_alloc_count -= n;
 }
 
        struct rpc_rqst *req = NULL;
 
        dprintk("RPC:       allocate a backchannel request\n");
-       if (list_empty(&xprt->bc_pa_list))
+       if (atomic_read(&xprt->bc_free_slots) <= 0)
                goto not_found;
-
+       if (list_empty(&xprt->bc_pa_list)) {
+               req = xprt_alloc_bc_req(xprt, GFP_ATOMIC);
+               if (!req)
+                       goto not_found;
+               /* Note: this 'free' request adds it to xprt->bc_pa_list */
+               xprt_free_bc_request(req);
+       }
        req = list_first_entry(&xprt->bc_pa_list, struct rpc_rqst,
                                rq_bc_pa_list);
        req->rq_reply_bytes_recvd = 0;
 
        req->rq_connect_cookie = xprt->connect_cookie - 1;
        smp_mb__before_atomic();
-       WARN_ON_ONCE(!test_bit(RPC_BC_PA_IN_USE, &req->rq_bc_pa_state));
        clear_bit(RPC_BC_PA_IN_USE, &req->rq_bc_pa_state);
        smp_mb__after_atomic();
 
-       if (!xprt_need_to_requeue(xprt)) {
+       /*
+        * Return it to the list of preallocations so that it
+        * may be reused by a new callback request.
+        */
+       spin_lock_bh(&xprt->bc_pa_lock);
+       if (xprt_need_to_requeue(xprt)) {
+               list_add_tail(&req->rq_bc_pa_list, &xprt->bc_pa_list);
+               xprt->bc_alloc_count++;
+               req = NULL;
+       }
+       spin_unlock_bh(&xprt->bc_pa_lock);
+       if (req != NULL) {
                /*
                 * The last remaining session was destroyed while this
                 * entry was in use.  Free the entry and don't attempt
                xprt_free_allocation(req);
                return;
        }
-
-       /*
-        * Return it to the list of preallocations so that it
-        * may be reused by a new callback request.
-        */
-       spin_lock_bh(&xprt->bc_pa_lock);
-       list_add_tail(&req->rq_bc_pa_list, &xprt->bc_pa_list);
-       spin_unlock_bh(&xprt->bc_pa_lock);
 }
 
 /*
 
        spin_lock(&xprt->bc_pa_lock);
        list_del(&req->rq_bc_pa_list);
+       xprt->bc_alloc_count--;
        spin_unlock(&xprt->bc_pa_lock);
 
        req->rq_private_buf.len = copied;
 
        struct kvec     *argv = &rqstp->rq_arg.head[0];
        struct kvec     *resv = &rqstp->rq_res.head[0];
        struct rpc_task *task;
+       int proc_error;
        int error;
 
        dprintk("svc: %s(%p)\n", __func__, req);
        svc_getnl(argv);        /* CALLDIR */
 
        /* Parse and execute the bc call */
-       if (!svc_process_common(rqstp, argv, resv)) {
+       proc_error = svc_process_common(rqstp, argv, resv);
+
+       atomic_inc(&req->rq_xprt->bc_free_slots);
+       if (!proc_error) {
                /* Processing error: drop the request */
                xprt_free_bc_request(req);
                return 0;