clnt->cl_stats->rpccnt++;
        task->tk_action = call_reserve;
        rpc_task_set_transport(task, clnt);
-       call_reserve(task);
 }
 
 /*
        task->tk_status  = 0;
        task->tk_action  = call_reserveresult;
        xprt_reserve(task);
-       if (rpc_task_need_resched(task))
-               return;
-        call_reserveresult(task);
 }
 
 static void call_retry_reserve(struct rpc_task *task);
        if (status >= 0) {
                if (task->tk_rqstp) {
                        task->tk_action = call_refresh;
-                       call_refresh(task);
                        return;
                }
 
                /* fall through */
        case -EAGAIN:   /* woken up; retry */
                task->tk_action = call_retry_reserve;
-               call_retry_reserve(task);
                return;
        case -EIO:      /* probably a shutdown */
                break;
        task->tk_status  = 0;
        task->tk_action  = call_reserveresult;
        xprt_retry_reserve(task);
-       if (rpc_task_need_resched(task))
-               return;
-       call_reserveresult(task);
 }
 
 /*
        task->tk_status = 0;
        task->tk_client->cl_stats->rpcauthrefresh++;
        rpcauth_refreshcred(task);
-       if (rpc_task_need_resched(task))
-               return;
-       call_refreshresult(task);
 }
 
 /*
        case 0:
                if (rpcauth_uptodatecred(task)) {
                        task->tk_action = call_allocate;
-                       call_allocate(task);
                        return;
                }
                /* Use rate-limiting and a max number of retries if refresh
                task->tk_cred_retry--;
                dprintk("RPC: %5u %s: retry refresh creds\n",
                                task->tk_pid, __func__);
-               call_refresh(task);
                return;
        }
        dprintk("RPC: %5u %s: refresh creds failed with error %d\n",
        task->tk_status = 0;
        task->tk_action = call_encode;
 
-       if (req->rq_buffer) {
-               call_encode(task);
+       if (req->rq_buffer)
                return;
-       }
 
        if (proc->p_proc != 0) {
                BUG_ON(proc->p_arglen == 0);
 
        status = xprt->ops->buf_alloc(task);
        xprt_inject_disconnect(xprt);
-       if (status == 0) {
-               if (rpc_task_need_resched(task))
-                       return;
-               call_encode(task);
+       if (status == 0)
                return;
-       }
        if (status != -ENOMEM) {
                rpc_exit(task, status);
                return;
                xprt_request_enqueue_receive(task);
        xprt_request_enqueue_transmit(task);
 out:
-       task->tk_action = call_bind;
-       call_bind(task);
+       task->tk_action = call_transmit;
+       /* Check that the connection is OK */
+       if (!xprt_bound(task->tk_xprt))
+               task->tk_action = call_bind;
+       else if (!xprt_connected(task->tk_xprt))
+               task->tk_action = call_connect;
 }
 
 /*
 {
        xprt_end_transmit(task);
        task->tk_action = call_transmit_status;
-       call_transmit_status(task);
 }
 
 /*
 
        if (xprt_bound(xprt)) {
                task->tk_action = call_connect;
-               call_connect(task);
                return;
        }
 
                dprint_status(task);
                task->tk_status = 0;
                task->tk_action = call_connect;
-               call_connect(task);
                return;
        }
 
 
        if (xprt_connected(xprt)) {
                task->tk_action = call_transmit;
-               call_transmit(task);
                return;
        }
 
        case 0:
                clnt->cl_stats->netreconn++;
                task->tk_action = call_transmit;
-               call_transmit(task);
                return;
        }
        rpc_exit(task, status);
                xprt_transmit(task);
        }
        xprt_end_transmit(task);
-       if (rpc_task_need_resched(task))
-               return;
-       call_transmit_status(task);
 }
 
 /*
        if (rpc_task_transmitted(task)) {
                if (task->tk_status == 0)
                        xprt_request_wait_receive(task);
-               if (rpc_task_need_resched(task))
-                       return;
-               call_status(task);
                return;
        }
 
 {
        xprt_request_enqueue_transmit(task);
        task->tk_action = call_bc_transmit;
-       call_bc_transmit(task);
 }
 
 /*
        status = task->tk_status;
        if (status >= 0) {
                task->tk_action = call_decode;
-               call_decode(task);
                return;
        }