u32 credits;
        __be32 *p;
 
-       --buf->rb_posted_receives;
-
-       if (rep->rr_hdrbuf.head[0].iov_len == 0)
-               goto out_badstatus;
-
        /* Fixed transport header fields */
        xdr_init_decode(&rep->rr_stream, &rep->rr_hdrbuf,
                        rep->rr_hdrbuf.head[0].iov_base);
        clear_bit(RPCRDMA_REQ_F_PENDING, &req->rl_flags);
 
        trace_xprtrdma_reply(rqst->rq_task, rep, req, credits);
-
-       rpcrdma_post_recvs(r_xprt, false);
        queue_work(rpcrdma_receive_wq, &rep->rr_work);
        return;
 
 out_badversion:
        trace_xprtrdma_reply_vers(rep);
-       goto repost;
+       goto out;
 
-/* The RPC transaction has already been terminated, or the header
- * is corrupt.
- */
 out_norqst:
        spin_unlock(&xprt->queue_lock);
        trace_xprtrdma_reply_rqst(rep);
-       goto repost;
+       goto out;
 
 out_shortreply:
        trace_xprtrdma_reply_short(rep);
 
-/* If no pending RPC transaction was matched, post a replacement
- * receive buffer before returning.
- */
-repost:
-       rpcrdma_post_recvs(r_xprt, false);
-out_badstatus:
+out:
        rpcrdma_recv_buffer_put(rep);
 }
 
 static void rpcrdma_mrs_destroy(struct rpcrdma_buffer *buf);
 static int rpcrdma_create_rep(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt, bool temp);
 static void rpcrdma_dma_unmap_regbuf(struct rpcrdma_regbuf *rb);
+static void rpcrdma_post_recvs(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt, bool temp);
 
 struct workqueue_struct *rpcrdma_receive_wq __read_mostly;
 
        struct ib_cqe *cqe = wc->wr_cqe;
        struct rpcrdma_rep *rep = container_of(cqe, struct rpcrdma_rep,
                                               rr_cqe);
+       struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt = rep->rr_rxprt;
 
-       /* WARNING: Only wr_id and status are reliable at this point */
+       /* WARNING: Only wr_cqe and status are reliable at this point */
        trace_xprtrdma_wc_receive(wc);
+       --r_xprt->rx_ep.rep_receive_count;
        if (wc->status != IB_WC_SUCCESS)
-               goto out_fail;
+               goto out_flushed;
 
        /* status == SUCCESS means all fields in wc are trustworthy */
        rpcrdma_set_xdrlen(&rep->rr_hdrbuf, wc->byte_len);
                                   rdmab_addr(rep->rr_rdmabuf),
                                   wc->byte_len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 
-out_schedule:
+       rpcrdma_post_recvs(r_xprt, false);
        rpcrdma_reply_handler(rep);
        return;
 
-out_fail:
+out_flushed:
        if (wc->status != IB_WC_WR_FLUSH_ERR)
                pr_err("rpcrdma: Recv: %s (%u/0x%x)\n",
                       ib_wc_status_msg(wc->status),
                       wc->status, wc->vendor_err);
-       rpcrdma_set_xdrlen(&rep->rr_hdrbuf, 0);
-       goto out_schedule;
+       rpcrdma_recv_buffer_put(rep);
 }
 
 static void
        init_waitqueue_head(&ep->rep_connect_wait);
        INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ep->rep_disconnect_worker,
                          rpcrdma_disconnect_worker);
+       ep->rep_receive_count = 0;
 
        sendcq = ib_alloc_cq(ia->ri_device, NULL,
                             ep->rep_attr.cap.max_send_wr + 1,
        }
 
        buf->rb_credits = 1;
-       buf->rb_posted_receives = 0;
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&buf->rb_recv_bufs);
 
        rc = rpcrdma_sendctxs_create(r_xprt);
        return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * rpcrdma_post_recvs - Maybe post some Receive buffers
- * @r_xprt: controlling transport
- * @temp: when true, allocate temp rpcrdma_rep objects
- *
- */
-void
+static void
 rpcrdma_post_recvs(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt, bool temp)
 {
        struct rpcrdma_buffer *buf = &r_xprt->rx_buf;
+       struct rpcrdma_ep *ep = &r_xprt->rx_ep;
        struct ib_recv_wr *wr, *bad_wr;
        int needed, count, rc;
 
        rc = 0;
        count = 0;
        needed = buf->rb_credits + (buf->rb_bc_srv_max_requests << 1);
-       if (buf->rb_posted_receives > needed)
+       if (ep->rep_receive_count > needed)
                goto out;
-       needed -= buf->rb_posted_receives;
+       needed -= ep->rep_receive_count;
 
        count = 0;
        wr = NULL;
                        --count;
                }
        }
-       buf->rb_posted_receives += count;
+       ep->rep_receive_count += count;
 out:
        trace_xprtrdma_post_recvs(r_xprt, count, rc);
 }
 
        struct rpcrdma_connect_private  rep_cm_private;
        struct rdma_conn_param  rep_remote_cma;
        struct delayed_work     rep_disconnect_worker;
+       int                     rep_receive_count;
 };
 
 /* Pre-allocate extra Work Requests for handling backward receives
        unsigned long           rb_flags;
        u32                     rb_max_requests;
        u32                     rb_credits;     /* most recent credit grant */
-       int                     rb_posted_receives;
 
        u32                     rb_bc_srv_max_requests;
        spinlock_t              rb_reqslock;    /* protect rb_allreqs */
 
 int rpcrdma_ep_post(struct rpcrdma_ia *, struct rpcrdma_ep *,
                                struct rpcrdma_req *);
-void rpcrdma_post_recvs(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt, bool temp);
 
 /*
  * Buffer calls - xprtrdma/verbs.c