static void    call_reserve(struct rpc_task *task);
 static void    call_reserveresult(struct rpc_task *task);
 static void    call_allocate(struct rpc_task *task);
+static void    call_encode(struct rpc_task *task);
 static void    call_decode(struct rpc_task *task);
 static void    call_bind(struct rpc_task *task);
 static void    call_bind_status(struct rpc_task *task);
        struct xdr_buf *xbufp = &req->rq_snd_buf;
        struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
                .callback_ops = &rpc_default_ops,
-               .flags = RPC_TASK_SOFTCONN,
+               .flags = RPC_TASK_SOFTCONN |
+                       RPC_TASK_NO_RETRANS_TIMEOUT,
        };
 
        dprintk("RPC: rpc_run_bc_task req= %p\n", req);
        task->tk_action = call_bc_transmit;
        atomic_inc(&task->tk_count);
        WARN_ON_ONCE(atomic_read(&task->tk_count) != 2);
-       xprt_request_enqueue_transmit(task);
        rpc_execute(task);
 
        dprintk("RPC: rpc_run_bc_task: task= %p\n", task);
        dprint_status(task);
 
        task->tk_status = 0;
-       task->tk_action = call_bind;
+       task->tk_action = call_encode;
 
        if (req->rq_buffer)
                return;
 static int
 rpc_task_need_encode(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
-       return test_bit(RPC_TASK_NEED_XMIT, &task->tk_runstate) == 0;
+       return test_bit(RPC_TASK_NEED_XMIT, &task->tk_runstate) == 0 &&
+               (!(task->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_SENT) ||
+                !(task->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_NO_RETRANS_TIMEOUT) ||
+                xprt_request_need_retransmit(task));
 }
 
-/*
- * 3.  Encode arguments of an RPC call
- */
 static void
 rpc_xdr_encode(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
        xdr_buf_init(&req->rq_rcv_buf,
                     req->rq_rbuffer,
                     req->rq_rcvsize);
+       req->rq_bytes_sent = 0;
 
        p = rpc_encode_header(task);
        if (p == NULL) {
                        task->tk_msg.rpc_argp);
 }
 
+/*
+ * 3.  Encode arguments of an RPC call
+ */
+static void
+call_encode(struct rpc_task *task)
+{
+       if (!rpc_task_need_encode(task))
+               goto out;
+       /* Encode here so that rpcsec_gss can use correct sequence number. */
+       rpc_xdr_encode(task);
+       /* Did the encode result in an error condition? */
+       if (task->tk_status != 0) {
+               /* Was the error nonfatal? */
+               if (task->tk_status == -EAGAIN)
+                       rpc_delay(task, HZ >> 4);
+               else
+                       rpc_exit(task, task->tk_status);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       /* Add task to reply queue before transmission to avoid races */
+       if (rpc_reply_expected(task))
+               xprt_request_enqueue_receive(task);
+       xprt_request_enqueue_transmit(task);
+out:
+       task->tk_action = call_bind;
+}
+
 /*
  * 4.  Get the server port number if not yet set
  */
        dprint_status(task);
 
        task->tk_action = call_transmit_status;
-       /* Encode here so that rpcsec_gss can use correct sequence number. */
-       if (rpc_task_need_encode(task)) {
-               rpc_xdr_encode(task);
-               /* Did the encode result in an error condition? */
-               if (task->tk_status != 0) {
-                       /* Was the error nonfatal? */
-                       if (task->tk_status == -EAGAIN)
-                               rpc_delay(task, HZ >> 4);
-                       else
-                               rpc_exit(task, task->tk_status);
-                       return;
-               }
-       }
-
-       /* Add task to reply queue before transmission to avoid races */
-       if (rpc_reply_expected(task))
-               xprt_request_enqueue_receive(task);
-       xprt_request_enqueue_transmit(task);
+       if (!test_bit(RPC_TASK_NEED_XMIT, &task->tk_runstate))
+               return;
 
        if (!xprt_prepare_transmit(task))
                return;
                xprt_end_transmit(task);
                break;
        case -EBADMSG:
-               task->tk_action = call_transmit;
-               task->tk_status = 0;
                xprt_end_transmit(task);
+               task->tk_status = 0;
+               task->tk_action = call_encode;
                break;
                /*
                 * Special cases: if we've been waiting on the
 {
        struct rpc_rqst *req = task->tk_rqstp;
 
+       if (rpc_task_need_encode(task))
+               xprt_request_enqueue_transmit(task);
+
        if (!xprt_prepare_transmit(task))
                goto out_retry;
 
        case -EPIPE:
        case -ENOTCONN:
        case -EAGAIN:
-               task->tk_action = call_bind;
+               task->tk_action = call_encode;
                break;
        case -EIO:
                /* shutdown or soft timeout */
        rpcauth_invalcred(task);
 
 retry:
-       task->tk_action = call_bind;
+       task->tk_action = call_encode;
        task->tk_status = 0;
 }
 
 
        if (req->rq_rcv_buf.len < 12) {
                if (!RPC_IS_SOFT(task)) {
-                       task->tk_action = call_bind;
+                       task->tk_action = call_encode;
                        goto out_retry;
                }
                dprintk("RPC:       %s: too small RPC reply size (%d bytes)\n",
                        task->tk_garb_retry--;
                        dprintk("RPC: %5u %s: retry garbled creds\n",
                                        task->tk_pid, __func__);
-                       task->tk_action = call_bind;
+                       task->tk_action = call_encode;
                        goto out_retry;
                case RPC_AUTH_TOOWEAK:
                        printk(KERN_NOTICE "RPC: server %s requires stronger "
                task->tk_garb_retry--;
                dprintk("RPC: %5u %s: retrying\n",
                                task->tk_pid, __func__);
-               task->tk_action = call_bind;
+               task->tk_action = call_encode;
 out_retry:
                return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
        }
 
        spin_unlock(&xprt->queue_lock);
 }
 
-static bool
-xprt_request_need_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
-{
-       return !(task->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_NO_RETRANS_TIMEOUT) ||
-               xprt_request_retransmit_after_disconnect(task);
-}
-
 static bool
 xprt_request_need_enqueue_transmit(struct rpc_task *task, struct rpc_rqst *req)
 {
-       return xprt_request_need_transmit(task) &&
-               !test_bit(RPC_TASK_NEED_XMIT, &task->tk_runstate);
+       return !test_bit(RPC_TASK_NEED_XMIT, &task->tk_runstate);
 }
 
 /**
        spin_unlock(&xprt->queue_lock);
 }
 
+/**
+ * xprt_request_need_retransmit - Test if a task needs retransmission
+ * @task: pointer to rpc_task
+ *
+ * Test for whether a connection breakage requires the task to retransmit
+ */
+bool
+xprt_request_need_retransmit(struct rpc_task *task)
+{
+       return xprt_request_retransmit_after_disconnect(task);
+}
+
 /**
  * xprt_prepare_transmit - reserve the transport before sending a request
  * @task: RPC task about to send a request