* @link: congested link
  * @list: message that was attempted sent
  * Create pseudo msg to send back to user when congestion abates
- * Only consumes message if there is an error
+ * Does not consume buffer list
  */
 static int link_schedule_user(struct tipc_link *link, struct sk_buff_head *list)
 {
        if (unlikely(imp > TIPC_CRITICAL_IMPORTANCE)) {
                pr_warn("%s<%s>, send queue full", link_rst_msg, link->name);
                tipc_link_reset(link);
-               goto err;
+               return -ENOBUFS;
        }
        /* Non-blocking sender: */
        if (TIPC_SKB_CB(skb_peek(list))->wakeup_pending)
        skb = tipc_msg_create(SOCK_WAKEUP, 0, INT_H_SIZE, 0,
                              addr, addr, oport, 0, 0);
        if (!skb)
-               goto err;
+               return -ENOBUFS;
        TIPC_SKB_CB(skb)->chain_sz = skb_queue_len(list);
        TIPC_SKB_CB(skb)->chain_imp = imp;
        skb_queue_tail(&link->wakeupq, skb);
        link->stats.link_congs++;
        return -ELINKCONG;
-err:
-       __skb_queue_purge(list);
-       return -ENOBUFS;
 }
 
 /**
  * @link: link to use
  * @list: chain of buffers containing message
  *
- * Consumes the buffer chain, except when returning -ELINKCONG,
- * since the caller then may want to make more send attempts.
+ * Consumes the buffer chain, except when returning an error code,
  * Returns 0 if success, or errno: -ELINKCONG, -EMSGSIZE or -ENOBUFS
  * Messages at TIPC_SYSTEM_IMPORTANCE are always accepted
  */
                if (unlikely(link->backlog[i].len >= link->backlog[i].limit))
                        return link_schedule_user(link, list);
        }
-       if (unlikely(msg_size(msg) > mtu)) {
-               __skb_queue_purge(list);
+       if (unlikely(msg_size(msg) > mtu))
                return -EMSGSIZE;
-       }
+
        /* Prepare each packet for sending, and add to relevant queue: */
        while (skb_queue_len(list)) {
                skb = skb_peek(list);
 
 /* tipc_link_xmit_skb(): send single buffer to destination
  * Buffers sent via this functon are generally TIPC_SYSTEM_IMPORTANCE
- * messages, which will not be rejected
+ * messages, which will not cause link congestion
  * The only exception is datagram messages rerouted after secondary
  * lookup, which are rare and safe to dispose of anyway.
  * TODO: Return real return value, and let callers use
 
        skb2list(skb, &head);
        rc = tipc_link_xmit(net, &head, dnode, selector);
-       if (rc == -ELINKCONG)
+       if (rc)
                kfree_skb(skb);
        return 0;
 }
  * @dsz: amount of user data to be sent
  * @dnode: address of destination node
  * @selector: a number used for deterministic link selection
- * Consumes the buffer chain, except when returning -ELINKCONG
+ * Consumes the buffer chain, except when returning error
  * Returns 0 if success, otherwise errno: -ELINKCONG,-EHOSTUNREACH,-EMSGSIZE
  */
 int tipc_link_xmit(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list, u32 dnode,
 
 
        do {
                rc = tipc_bclink_xmit(net, pktchain);
-               if (likely(rc >= 0)) {
-                       rc = dsz;
-                       break;
+               if (likely(!rc))
+                       return dsz;
+
+               if (rc == -ELINKCONG) {
+                       tsk->link_cong = 1;
+                       rc = tipc_wait_for_sndmsg(sock, &timeo);
+                       if (!rc)
+                               continue;
                }
+               __skb_queue_purge(pktchain);
                if (rc == -EMSGSIZE) {
                        msg->msg_iter = save;
                        goto new_mtu;
                }
-               if (rc != -ELINKCONG)
-                       break;
-               tipc_sk(sk)->link_cong = 1;
-               rc = tipc_wait_for_sndmsg(sock, &timeo);
-               if (rc)
-                       __skb_queue_purge(pktchain);
-       } while (!rc);
+               break;
+       } while (1);
        return rc;
 }
 
                skb = skb_peek(pktchain);
                TIPC_SKB_CB(skb)->wakeup_pending = tsk->link_cong;
                rc = tipc_link_xmit(net, pktchain, dnode, tsk->portid);
-               if (likely(rc >= 0)) {
+               if (likely(!rc)) {
                        if (sock->state != SS_READY)
                                sock->state = SS_CONNECTING;
-                       rc = dsz;
-                       break;
+                       return dsz;
                }
+               if (rc == -ELINKCONG) {
+                       tsk->link_cong = 1;
+                       rc = tipc_wait_for_sndmsg(sock, &timeo);
+                       if (!rc)
+                               continue;
+               }
+               __skb_queue_purge(pktchain);
                if (rc == -EMSGSIZE) {
                        m->msg_iter = save;
                        goto new_mtu;
                }
-               if (rc != -ELINKCONG)
-                       break;
-               tsk->link_cong = 1;
-               rc = tipc_wait_for_sndmsg(sock, &timeo);
-               if (rc)
-                       __skb_queue_purge(pktchain);
-       } while (!rc);
+               break;
+       } while (1);
 
        return rc;
 }
                                tsk->sent_unacked++;
                                sent += send;
                                if (sent == dsz)
-                                       break;
+                                       return dsz;
                                goto next;
                        }
                        if (rc == -EMSGSIZE) {
+                               __skb_queue_purge(pktchain);
                                tsk->max_pkt = tipc_node_get_mtu(net, dnode,
                                                                 portid);
                                m->msg_iter = save;
                        }
                        if (rc != -ELINKCONG)
                                break;
+
                        tsk->link_cong = 1;
                }
                rc = tipc_wait_for_sndpkt(sock, &timeo);
-               if (rc)
-                       __skb_queue_purge(pktchain);
        } while (!rc);
 
+       __skb_queue_purge(pktchain);
        return sent ? sent : rc;
 }