static int rpcrdma_bc_setup_reps(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt,
                                 unsigned int count)
 {
-       struct rpcrdma_rep *rep;
        int rc = 0;
 
        while (count--) {
-               rep = rpcrdma_create_rep(r_xprt);
-               if (IS_ERR(rep)) {
-                       pr_err("RPC:       %s: reply buffer alloc failed\n",
-                              __func__);
-                       rc = PTR_ERR(rep);
+               rc = rpcrdma_create_rep(r_xprt);
+               if (rc)
                        break;
-               }
-
-               rpcrdma_recv_buffer_put(rep);
        }
-
        return rc;
 }
 
 
        return req;
 }
 
-struct rpcrdma_rep *
+/**
+ * rpcrdma_create_rep - Allocate an rpcrdma_rep object
+ * @r_xprt: controlling transport
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success or a negative errno on failure.
+ */
+int
 rpcrdma_create_rep(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
 {
        struct rpcrdma_create_data_internal *cdata = &r_xprt->rx_data;
+       struct rpcrdma_buffer *buf = &r_xprt->rx_buf;
        struct rpcrdma_rep *rep;
        int rc;
 
        rep->rr_recv_wr.wr_cqe = &rep->rr_cqe;
        rep->rr_recv_wr.sg_list = &rep->rr_rdmabuf->rg_iov;
        rep->rr_recv_wr.num_sge = 1;
-       return rep;
+
+       spin_lock(&buf->rb_lock);
+       list_add(&rep->rr_list, &buf->rb_recv_bufs);
+       spin_unlock(&buf->rb_lock);
+       return 0;
 
 out_free:
        kfree(rep);
 out:
-       return ERR_PTR(rc);
+       dprintk("RPC:       %s: reply buffer %d alloc failed\n",
+               __func__, rc);
+       return rc;
 }
 
 int
        }
 
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&buf->rb_recv_bufs);
-       for (i = 0; i < buf->rb_max_requests + RPCRDMA_MAX_BC_REQUESTS; i++) {
-               struct rpcrdma_rep *rep;
-
-               rep = rpcrdma_create_rep(r_xprt);
-               if (IS_ERR(rep)) {
-                       dprintk("RPC:       %s: reply buffer %d alloc failed\n",
-                               __func__, i);
-                       rc = PTR_ERR(rep);
+       for (i = 0; i <= buf->rb_max_requests; i++) {
+               rc = rpcrdma_create_rep(r_xprt);
+               if (rc)
                        goto out;
-               }
-               list_add(&rep->rr_list, &buf->rb_recv_bufs);
        }
 
        rc = rpcrdma_sendctxs_create(r_xprt);
 
  * Buffer calls - xprtrdma/verbs.c
  */
 struct rpcrdma_req *rpcrdma_create_req(struct rpcrdma_xprt *);
-struct rpcrdma_rep *rpcrdma_create_rep(struct rpcrdma_xprt *);
 void rpcrdma_destroy_req(struct rpcrdma_req *);
+int rpcrdma_create_rep(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt);
 int rpcrdma_buffer_create(struct rpcrdma_xprt *);
 void rpcrdma_buffer_destroy(struct rpcrdma_buffer *);
 struct rpcrdma_sendctx *rpcrdma_sendctx_get_locked(struct rpcrdma_buffer *buf);