* @publications: list of publications for port
  * @pub_count: total # of publications port has made during its lifetime
  * @probing_state:
- * @probing_intv:
  * @conn_timeout: the time we can wait for an unresponded setup request
  * @dupl_rcvcnt: number of bytes counted twice, in both backlog and rcv queue
  * @link_cong: non-zero if owner must sleep because of link congestion
        struct list_head publications;
        u32 pub_count;
        u32 probing_state;
-       unsigned long probing_intv;
        uint conn_timeout;
        atomic_t dupl_rcvcnt;
        bool link_cong;
        msg_set_lookup_scope(msg, 0);
        msg_set_hdr_sz(msg, SHORT_H_SIZE);
 
-       tsk->probing_intv = CONN_PROBING_INTERVAL;
        tsk->probing_state = TIPC_CONN_OK;
-       sk_reset_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer, jiffies + tsk->probing_intv);
+       sk_reset_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer, jiffies + CONN_PROBING_INTERVAL);
        tipc_node_add_conn(net, peer_node, tsk->portid, peer_port);
        tsk->max_pkt = tipc_node_get_mtu(net, peer_node, tsk->portid);
        tsk->peer_caps = tipc_node_get_capabilities(net, peer_node);
                        sk_reset_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer, (HZ / 20));
                }
 
-       } else {
-               skb = tipc_msg_create(CONN_MANAGER, CONN_PROBE,
-                                     INT_H_SIZE, 0, peer_node, own_node,
-                                     peer_port, tsk->portid, TIPC_OK);
-               tsk->probing_state = TIPC_CONN_PROBING;
-               sk_reset_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer, jiffies + tsk->probing_intv);
+               bh_unlock_sock(sk);
+               goto exit;
        }
+
+       skb = tipc_msg_create(CONN_MANAGER, CONN_PROBE,
+                             INT_H_SIZE, 0, peer_node, own_node,
+                             peer_port, tsk->portid, TIPC_OK);
+       tsk->probing_state = TIPC_CONN_PROBING;
+       sk_reset_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer, jiffies + CONN_PROBING_INTERVAL);
        bh_unlock_sock(sk);
        if (skb)
                tipc_node_xmit_skb(sock_net(sk), skb, peer_node, tsk->portid);