spin_unlock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
 }
 
+static bool
+xprt_has_timer(const struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
+{
+       return xprt->idle_timeout != 0;
+}
+
+static void
+xprt_schedule_autodisconnect(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
+       __must_hold(&xprt->transport_lock)
+{
+       if (list_empty(&xprt->recv) && xprt_has_timer(xprt))
+               mod_timer(&xprt->timer, xprt->last_used + xprt->idle_timeout);
+}
+
 static void
 xprt_init_autodisconnect(unsigned long data)
 {
        spin_lock(&xprt->transport_lock);
        if (!list_empty(&xprt->recv))
                goto out_abort;
+       /* Reset xprt->last_used to avoid connect/autodisconnect cycling */
+       xprt->last_used = jiffies;
        if (test_and_set_bit(XPRT_LOCKED, &xprt->state))
                goto out_abort;
        spin_unlock(&xprt->transport_lock);
                goto out;
        xprt->snd_task =NULL;
        xprt->ops->release_xprt(xprt, NULL);
+       xprt_schedule_autodisconnect(xprt);
 out:
        spin_unlock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
        wake_up_bit(&xprt->state, XPRT_LOCKED);
        spin_unlock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
 }
 
-static inline int xprt_has_timer(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
-{
-       return xprt->idle_timeout != 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * xprt_prepare_transmit - reserve the transport before sending a request
  * @task: RPC task about to send a request
        if (!list_empty(&req->rq_list))
                list_del(&req->rq_list);
        xprt->last_used = jiffies;
-       if (list_empty(&xprt->recv) && xprt_has_timer(xprt))
-               mod_timer(&xprt->timer,
-                               xprt->last_used + xprt->idle_timeout);
+       xprt_schedule_autodisconnect(xprt);
        spin_unlock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
        if (req->rq_buffer)
                xprt->ops->buf_free(req->rq_buffer);