{
        dout("con_close %p peer %s\n", con,
             ceph_pr_addr(&con->peer_addr.in_addr));
-       set_bit(CLOSED, &con->state);  /* in case there's queued work */
+       clear_bit(NEGOTIATING, &con->state);
        clear_bit(STANDBY, &con->state);  /* avoid connect_seq bump */
+       set_bit(CLOSED, &con->state);
+
        clear_bit(LOSSYTX, &con->flags);  /* so we retry next connect */
        clear_bit(KEEPALIVE_PENDING, &con->flags);
        clear_bit(WRITE_PENDING, &con->flags);
+
        mutex_lock(&con->mutex);
        reset_connection(con);
        con->peer_global_seq = 0;
 {
        dout("con_open %p %s\n", con, ceph_pr_addr(&addr->in_addr));
        set_bit(OPENING, &con->state);
-       clear_bit(CLOSED, &con->state);
+       WARN_ON(!test_and_clear_bit(CLOSED, &con->state));
+
        memcpy(&con->peer_addr, addr, sizeof(*addr));
        con->delay = 0;      /* reset backoff memory */
        queue_con(con);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&con->out_queue);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&con->out_sent);
        INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&con->work, con_work);
+
+       set_bit(CLOSED, &con->state);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_con_init);
 
 
        /* open the socket first? */
        if (con->sock == NULL) {
+               clear_bit(NEGOTIATING, &con->state);
+               set_bit(CONNECTING, &con->state);
+
                con_out_kvec_reset(con);
                prepare_write_banner(con);
                ret = prepare_write_connect(con);
                if (ret < 0)
                        goto out;
                prepare_read_banner(con);
-               set_bit(CONNECTING, &con->state);
-               clear_bit(NEGOTIATING, &con->state);
 
                BUG_ON(con->in_msg);
                con->in_tag = CEPH_MSGR_TAG_READY;