__smb_send_rqst(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, int num_rqst,
                struct smb_rqst *rqst)
 {
-       int rc = 0;
+       int rc;
        struct kvec *iov;
        int n_vec;
        unsigned int send_length = 0;
        struct msghdr smb_msg = {};
        __be32 rfc1002_marker;
 
+       cifs_in_send_inc(server);
        if (cifs_rdma_enabled(server)) {
                /* return -EAGAIN when connecting or reconnecting */
                rc = -EAGAIN;
                goto smbd_done;
        }
 
+       rc = -EAGAIN;
        if (ssocket == NULL)
-               return -EAGAIN;
+               goto out;
 
+       rc = -ERESTARTSYS;
        if (fatal_signal_pending(current)) {
                cifs_dbg(FYI, "signal pending before send request\n");
-               return -ERESTARTSYS;
+               goto out;
        }
 
+       rc = 0;
        /* cork the socket */
        tcp_sock_set_cork(ssocket->sk, true);
 
                         rc);
        else if (rc > 0)
                rc = 0;
-
+out:
+       cifs_in_send_dec(server);
        return rc;
 }
 
         * I/O response may come back and free the mid entry on another thread.
         */
        cifs_save_when_sent(mid);
-       cifs_in_send_inc(server);
        rc = smb_send_rqst(server, 1, rqst, flags);
-       cifs_in_send_dec(server);
 
        if (rc < 0) {
                revert_current_mid(server, mid->credits);
                else
                        midQ[i]->callback = cifs_compound_last_callback;
        }
-       cifs_in_send_inc(server);
        rc = smb_send_rqst(server, num_rqst, rqst, flags);
-       cifs_in_send_dec(server);
 
        for (i = 0; i < num_rqst; i++)
                cifs_save_when_sent(midQ[i]);
 
        midQ->mid_state = MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED;
 
-       cifs_in_send_inc(server);
        rc = smb_send(server, in_buf, len);
-       cifs_in_send_dec(server);
        cifs_save_when_sent(midQ);
 
        if (rc < 0)
        }
 
        midQ->mid_state = MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED;
-       cifs_in_send_inc(server);
        rc = smb_send(server, in_buf, len);
-       cifs_in_send_dec(server);
        cifs_save_when_sent(midQ);
 
        if (rc < 0)