*/
 static void nfs41_check_drain_session_complete(struct nfs4_session *ses)
 {
+       struct rpc_task *task;
+
        if (!test_bit(NFS4CLNT_SESSION_DRAINING, &ses->clp->cl_state)) {
-               rpc_wake_up_next(&ses->fc_slot_table.slot_tbl_waitq);
+               task = rpc_wake_up_next(&ses->fc_slot_table.slot_tbl_waitq);
+               if (task)
+                       rpc_task_set_priority(task, RPC_PRIORITY_PRIVILEGED);
                return;
        }
 
                return -EAGAIN;
        }
 
+       if (!rpc_queue_empty(&tbl->slot_tbl_waitq) &&
+           !rpc_task_has_priority(task, RPC_PRIORITY_PRIVILEGED)) {
+               rpc_sleep_on(&tbl->slot_tbl_waitq, task, NULL);
+               spin_unlock(&tbl->slot_tbl_lock);
+               dprintk("%s enforce FIFO order\n", __func__);
+               return -EAGAIN;
+       }
+
        slotid = nfs4_find_slot(tbl);
        if (slotid == NFS4_MAX_SLOT_TABLE) {
                rpc_sleep_on(&tbl->slot_tbl_waitq, task, NULL);
        }
        spin_unlock(&tbl->slot_tbl_lock);
 
+       rpc_task_set_priority(task, RPC_PRIORITY_NORMAL);
        slot = tbl->slots + slotid;
        args->sa_session = session;
        args->sa_slotid = slotid;
                        (struct nfs4_get_lease_time_data *)calldata;
 
        dprintk("--> %s\n", __func__);
+       rpc_task_set_priority(task, RPC_PRIORITY_PRIVILEGED);
        /* just setup sequence, do not trigger session recovery
           since we're invoked within one */
        ret = nfs41_setup_sequence(data->clp->cl_session,
-                                       &data->args->la_seq_args,
-                                       &data->res->lr_seq_res, 0, task);
+                                  &data->args->la_seq_args,
+                                  &data->res->lr_seq_res, 0, task);
 
        BUG_ON(ret == -EAGAIN);
        rpc_call_start(task);
        tbl = &session->fc_slot_table;
        tbl->highest_used_slotid = -1;
        spin_lock_init(&tbl->slot_tbl_lock);
-       rpc_init_wait_queue(&tbl->slot_tbl_waitq, "ForeChannel Slot table");
+       rpc_init_priority_wait_queue(&tbl->slot_tbl_waitq, "ForeChannel Slot table");
 
        tbl = &session->bc_slot_table;
        tbl->highest_used_slotid = -1;
 
 static void nfs41_end_drain_session(struct nfs_client *clp,
                struct nfs4_session *ses)
 {
-       if (test_and_clear_bit(NFS4CLNT_SESSION_DRAINING, &clp->cl_state))
-               rpc_wake_up(&ses->fc_slot_table.slot_tbl_waitq);
+       int max_slots;
+
+       if (test_and_clear_bit(NFS4CLNT_SESSION_DRAINING, &clp->cl_state)) {
+               spin_lock(&ses->fc_slot_table.slot_tbl_lock);
+               max_slots = ses->fc_slot_table.max_slots;
+               while (max_slots--) {
+                       struct rpc_task *task;
+
+                       task = rpc_wake_up_next(&ses->fc_slot_table.
+                                               slot_tbl_waitq);
+                       if (!task)
+                               break;
+                       rpc_task_set_priority(task, RPC_PRIORITY_PRIVILEGED);
+               }
+               spin_unlock(&ses->fc_slot_table.slot_tbl_lock);
+       }
 }
 
 static int nfs41_begin_drain_session(struct nfs_client *clp,