extern void svc_rdma_send_error(struct svcxprt_rdma *, struct rpcrdma_msg *,
                                enum rpcrdma_errcode);
 extern int svc_rdma_post_recv(struct svcxprt_rdma *, gfp_t);
+extern int svc_rdma_repost_recv(struct svcxprt_rdma *, gfp_t);
 extern int svc_rdma_create_listen(struct svc_serv *, int, struct sockaddr *);
 extern struct svc_rdma_op_ctxt *svc_rdma_get_context(struct svcxprt_rdma *);
 extern void svc_rdma_put_context(struct svc_rdma_op_ctxt *, int);
 
        if (ret)
                goto out_err;
 
-       /* Post a recv buffer to handle the reply for this request. */
-       ret = svc_rdma_post_recv(rdma, GFP_NOIO);
-       if (ret) {
-               pr_err("svcrdma: Failed to post bc receive buffer, err=%d.\n",
-                      ret);
-               pr_err("svcrdma: closing transport %p.\n", rdma);
-               set_bit(XPT_CLOSE, &rdma->sc_xprt.xpt_flags);
-               ret = -ENOTCONN;
+       ret = svc_rdma_repost_recv(rdma, GFP_NOIO);
+       if (ret)
                goto out_err;
-       }
 
        ctxt = svc_rdma_get_context(rdma);
        ctxt->pages[0] = virt_to_page(rqst->rq_buffer);
 
        return 0;
 
 repost:
-       ret = svc_rdma_post_recv(rdma_xprt, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (ret) {
-               pr_err("svcrdma: could not post a receive buffer, err=%d.\n",
-                      ret);
-               pr_err("svcrdma: closing transport %p.\n", rdma_xprt);
-               set_bit(XPT_CLOSE, &rdma_xprt->sc_xprt.xpt_flags);
-               ret = -ENOTCONN;
-       }
-       return ret;
+       return svc_rdma_repost_recv(rdma_xprt, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
        int pages;
        int ret;
 
-       /* Post a recv buffer to handle another request. */
-       ret = svc_rdma_post_recv(rdma, GFP_KERNEL);
+       ret = svc_rdma_repost_recv(rdma, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (ret) {
-               printk(KERN_INFO
-                      "svcrdma: could not post a receive buffer, err=%d."
-                      "Closing transport %p.\n", ret, rdma);
-               set_bit(XPT_CLOSE, &rdma->sc_xprt.xpt_flags);
                svc_rdma_put_context(ctxt, 0);
                return -ENOTCONN;
        }
 
        return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
+int svc_rdma_repost_recv(struct svcxprt_rdma *xprt, gfp_t flags)
+{
+       int ret = 0;
+
+       ret = svc_rdma_post_recv(xprt, flags);
+       if (ret) {
+               pr_err("svcrdma: could not post a receive buffer, err=%d.\n",
+                      ret);
+               pr_err("svcrdma: closing transport %p.\n", xprt);
+               set_bit(XPT_CLOSE, &xprt->sc_xprt.xpt_flags);
+               ret = -ENOTCONN;
+       }
+       return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * This function handles the CONNECT_REQUEST event on a listening
  * endpoint. It is passed the cma_id for the _new_ connection. The context in