svc_rdma_recv_ctxt_put(rdma, ctxt);
 }
 
-static bool svc_rdma_refresh_recvs(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma,
-                                  unsigned int wanted, bool temp)
+static int __svc_rdma_post_recv(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma,
+                               struct svc_rdma_recv_ctxt *ctxt)
 {
-       const struct ib_recv_wr *bad_wr = NULL;
-       struct svc_rdma_recv_ctxt *ctxt;
-       struct ib_recv_wr *recv_chain;
        int ret;
 
-       recv_chain = NULL;
-       while (wanted--) {
-               ctxt = svc_rdma_recv_ctxt_get(rdma);
-               if (!ctxt)
-                       break;
-
-               trace_svcrdma_post_recv(ctxt);
-               ctxt->rc_temp = temp;
-               ctxt->rc_recv_wr.next = recv_chain;
-               recv_chain = &ctxt->rc_recv_wr;
-               rdma->sc_pending_recvs++;
-       }
-       if (!recv_chain)
-               return false;
-
-       ret = ib_post_recv(rdma->sc_qp, recv_chain, &bad_wr);
+       trace_svcrdma_post_recv(ctxt);
+       ret = ib_post_recv(rdma->sc_qp, &ctxt->rc_recv_wr, NULL);
        if (ret)
                goto err_post;
-       return true;
+       return 0;
 
 err_post:
-       while (bad_wr) {
-               ctxt = container_of(bad_wr, struct svc_rdma_recv_ctxt,
-                                   rc_recv_wr);
-               bad_wr = bad_wr->next;
-               svc_rdma_recv_ctxt_put(rdma, ctxt);
-       }
-
        trace_svcrdma_rq_post_err(rdma, ret);
-       /* Since we're destroying the xprt, no need to reset
-        * sc_pending_recvs. */
-       return false;
+       svc_rdma_recv_ctxt_put(rdma, ctxt);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static int svc_rdma_post_recv(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma)
+{
+       struct svc_rdma_recv_ctxt *ctxt;
+
+       if (test_bit(XPT_CLOSE, &rdma->sc_xprt.xpt_flags))
+               return 0;
+       ctxt = svc_rdma_recv_ctxt_get(rdma);
+       if (!ctxt)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+       return __svc_rdma_post_recv(rdma, ctxt);
 }
 
 /**
  */
 bool svc_rdma_post_recvs(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma)
 {
-       return svc_rdma_refresh_recvs(rdma, rdma->sc_max_requests, true);
+       struct svc_rdma_recv_ctxt *ctxt;
+       unsigned int i;
+       int ret;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < rdma->sc_max_requests; i++) {
+               ctxt = svc_rdma_recv_ctxt_get(rdma);
+               if (!ctxt)
+                       return false;
+               ctxt->rc_temp = true;
+               ret = __svc_rdma_post_recv(rdma, ctxt);
+               if (ret)
+                       return false;
+       }
+       return true;
 }
 
 /**
  * @cq: Completion Queue context
  * @wc: Work Completion object
  *
+ * NB: The svc_xprt/svcxprt_rdma is pinned whenever it's possible that
+ * the Receive completion handler could be running.
  */
 static void svc_rdma_wc_receive(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc)
 {
        struct ib_cqe *cqe = wc->wr_cqe;
        struct svc_rdma_recv_ctxt *ctxt;
 
-       rdma->sc_pending_recvs--;
-
        /* WARNING: Only wc->wr_cqe and wc->status are reliable */
        ctxt = container_of(cqe, struct svc_rdma_recv_ctxt, rc_cqe);
 
        if (wc->status != IB_WC_SUCCESS)
                goto flushed;
 
+       if (svc_rdma_post_recv(rdma))
+               goto post_err;
+
        /* All wc fields are now known to be valid */
        ctxt->rc_byte_len = wc->byte_len;
 
        spin_unlock(&rdma->sc_rq_dto_lock);
        if (!test_bit(RDMAXPRT_CONN_PENDING, &rdma->sc_flags))
                svc_xprt_enqueue(&rdma->sc_xprt);
-
-       if (!test_bit(XPT_CLOSE, &rdma->sc_xprt.xpt_flags) &&
-           rdma->sc_pending_recvs < rdma->sc_max_requests)
-               if (!svc_rdma_refresh_recvs(rdma, RPCRDMA_MAX_RECV_BATCH,
-                                           false))
-                       goto post_err;
-
        return;
 
 flushed:
-       svc_rdma_recv_ctxt_put(rdma, ctxt);
 post_err:
+       svc_rdma_recv_ctxt_put(rdma, ctxt);
        set_bit(XPT_CLOSE, &rdma->sc_xprt.xpt_flags);
        svc_xprt_enqueue(&rdma->sc_xprt);
 }