return err;
 }
 
-static int send_atomic_ack(struct rxe_qp *qp, u8 syndrome, u32 psn)
+static struct resp_res *rxe_prepare_atomic_res(struct rxe_qp *qp, struct rxe_pkt_info *pkt)
 {
-       int rc = 0;
+       struct resp_res *res;
+
+       res = &qp->resp.resources[qp->resp.res_head];
+       rxe_advance_resp_resource(qp);
+       free_rd_atomic_resource(qp, res);
+
+       res->type = RXE_ATOMIC_MASK;
+       res->first_psn = pkt->psn;
+       res->last_psn = pkt->psn;
+       res->cur_psn = pkt->psn;
+
+       return res;
+}
+
+static int send_atomic_ack(struct rxe_qp *qp, struct rxe_pkt_info *pkt,
+                          u8 syndrome)
+{
+       int err = 0;
        struct rxe_pkt_info ack_pkt;
        struct sk_buff *skb;
        struct resp_res *res;
 
        skb = prepare_ack_packet(qp, &ack_pkt, IB_OPCODE_RC_ATOMIC_ACKNOWLEDGE,
-                                0, psn, syndrome);
+                                0, pkt->psn, syndrome);
        if (!skb) {
-               rc = -ENOMEM;
+               err = -ENOMEM;
                goto out;
        }
 
-       res = &qp->resp.resources[qp->resp.res_head];
-       free_rd_atomic_resource(qp, res);
-       rxe_advance_resp_resource(qp);
-
        skb_get(skb);
-       res->type = RXE_ATOMIC_MASK;
+
+       res = rxe_prepare_atomic_res(qp, pkt);
        res->atomic.skb = skb;
-       res->first_psn = ack_pkt.psn;
-       res->last_psn  = ack_pkt.psn;
-       res->cur_psn   = ack_pkt.psn;
 
-       rc = rxe_xmit_packet(qp, &ack_pkt, skb);
-       if (rc) {
+       err = rxe_xmit_packet(qp, &ack_pkt, skb);
+       if (err) {
                pr_err_ratelimited("Failed sending ack\n");
                rxe_put(qp);
        }
 out:
-       return rc;
+       return err;
 }
 
 static enum resp_states acknowledge(struct rxe_qp *qp,
        if (qp->resp.aeth_syndrome != AETH_ACK_UNLIMITED)
                send_ack(qp, qp->resp.aeth_syndrome, pkt->psn);
        else if (pkt->mask & RXE_ATOMIC_MASK)
-               send_atomic_ack(qp, AETH_ACK_UNLIMITED, pkt->psn);
+               send_atomic_ack(qp, pkt, AETH_ACK_UNLIMITED);
        else if (bth_ack(pkt))
                send_ack(qp, AETH_ACK_UNLIMITED, pkt->psn);