dprintk("--> %s\n", __func__);
        /* slot already allocated? */
        if (res->sr_slot != NULL)
-               return 0;
+               goto out_success;
 
        tbl = &session->fc_slot_table;
 
         * set to 1 if an rpc level failure occurs.
         */
        res->sr_status = 1;
+out_success:
+       rpc_call_start(task);
        return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs41_setup_sequence);
        struct nfs4_session *session = nfs4_get_session(server);
        int ret = 0;
 
-       if (session == NULL)
+       if (session == NULL) {
+               rpc_call_start(task);
                goto out;
+       }
 
        dprintk("--> %s clp %p session %p sr_slot %d\n",
                __func__, session->clp, session, res->sr_slot ?
 
        dprintk("--> %s data->seq_server %p\n", __func__, data->seq_server);
 
-       if (nfs41_setup_sequence(session, data->seq_args,
-                               data->seq_res, task))
-               return;
-       rpc_call_start(task);
+       nfs41_setup_sequence(session, data->seq_args, data->seq_res, task);
 }
 
 static void nfs41_call_priv_sync_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
                                &data->o_res.seq_res,
                                task) != 0)
                nfs_release_seqid(data->o_arg.seqid);
-       else
-               rpc_call_start(task);
        return;
 unlock_no_action:
        rcu_read_unlock();
                                &calldata->res.seq_res,
                                task) != 0)
                nfs_release_seqid(calldata->arg.seqid);
-       else
-               rpc_call_start(task);
 out:
        dprintk("%s: done!\n", __func__);
 }
 
 static void nfs4_proc_unlink_rpc_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_unlinkdata *data)
 {
-       if (nfs4_setup_sequence(NFS_SERVER(data->dir),
-                               &data->args.seq_args,
-                               &data->res.seq_res,
-                               task))
-               return;
-       rpc_call_start(task);
+       nfs4_setup_sequence(NFS_SERVER(data->dir),
+                       &data->args.seq_args,
+                       &data->res.seq_res,
+                       task);
 }
 
 static int nfs4_proc_unlink_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct inode *dir)
 
 static void nfs4_proc_rename_rpc_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_renamedata *data)
 {
-       if (nfs4_setup_sequence(NFS_SERVER(data->old_dir),
-                               &data->args.seq_args,
-                               &data->res.seq_res,
-                               task))
-               return;
-       rpc_call_start(task);
+       nfs4_setup_sequence(NFS_SERVER(data->old_dir),
+                       &data->args.seq_args,
+                       &data->res.seq_res,
+                       task);
 }
 
 static int nfs4_proc_rename_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct inode *old_dir,
 
 static void nfs4_proc_read_rpc_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_read_data *data)
 {
-       if (nfs4_setup_sequence(NFS_SERVER(data->header->inode),
-                               &data->args.seq_args,
-                               &data->res.seq_res,
-                               task))
-               return;
-       rpc_call_start(task);
+       nfs4_setup_sequence(NFS_SERVER(data->header->inode),
+                       &data->args.seq_args,
+                       &data->res.seq_res,
+                       task);
 }
 
 static int nfs4_write_done_cb(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
 
 static void nfs4_proc_write_rpc_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
 {
-       if (nfs4_setup_sequence(NFS_SERVER(data->header->inode),
-                               &data->args.seq_args,
-                               &data->res.seq_res,
-                               task))
-               return;
-       rpc_call_start(task);
+       nfs4_setup_sequence(NFS_SERVER(data->header->inode),
+                       &data->args.seq_args,
+                       &data->res.seq_res,
+                       task);
 }
 
 static void nfs4_proc_commit_rpc_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_commit_data *data)
 {
-       if (nfs4_setup_sequence(NFS_SERVER(data->inode),
-                               &data->args.seq_args,
-                               &data->res.seq_res,
-                               task))
-               return;
-       rpc_call_start(task);
+       nfs4_setup_sequence(NFS_SERVER(data->inode),
+                       &data->args.seq_args,
+                       &data->res.seq_res,
+                       task);
 }
 
 static int nfs4_commit_done_cb(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_commit_data *data)
 
        d_data = (struct nfs4_delegreturndata *)data;
 
-       if (nfs4_setup_sequence(d_data->res.server,
-                               &d_data->args.seq_args,
-                               &d_data->res.seq_res, task))
-               return;
-       rpc_call_start(task);
+       nfs4_setup_sequence(d_data->res.server,
+                       &d_data->args.seq_args,
+                       &d_data->res.seq_res,
+                       task);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 
                                &calldata->res.seq_res,
                                task) != 0)
                nfs_release_seqid(calldata->arg.seqid);
-       else
-               rpc_call_start(task);
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs4_locku_ops = {
        if (nfs4_setup_sequence(data->server,
                                &data->arg.seq_args,
                                &data->res.seq_res,
-                               task) == 0) {
-               rpc_call_start(task);
+                               task) == 0)
                return;
-       }
        nfs_release_seqid(data->arg.open_seqid);
 out_release_lock_seqid:
        nfs_release_seqid(data->arg.lock_seqid);
 static void nfs4_get_lease_time_prepare(struct rpc_task *task,
                                        void *calldata)
 {
-       int ret;
        struct nfs4_get_lease_time_data *data =
                        (struct nfs4_get_lease_time_data *)calldata;
 
        rpc_task_set_priority(task, RPC_PRIORITY_PRIVILEGED);
        /* just setup sequence, do not trigger session recovery
           since we're invoked within one */
-       ret = nfs41_setup_sequence(data->clp->cl_session,
-                                  &data->args->la_seq_args,
-                                  &data->res->lr_seq_res, task);
-
-       if (ret != -EAGAIN)
-               rpc_call_start(task);
+       nfs41_setup_sequence(data->clp->cl_session,
+                       &data->args->la_seq_args,
+                       &data->res->lr_seq_res,
+                       task);
        dprintk("<-- %s\n", __func__);
 }
 
        args = task->tk_msg.rpc_argp;
        res = task->tk_msg.rpc_resp;
 
-       if (nfs41_setup_sequence(clp->cl_session, args, res, task))
-               return;
-       rpc_call_start(task);
+       nfs41_setup_sequence(clp->cl_session, args, res, task);
 }
 
 static void nfs41_sequence_prepare_privileged(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
        struct nfs4_reclaim_complete_data *calldata = data;
 
        rpc_task_set_priority(task, RPC_PRIORITY_PRIVILEGED);
-       if (nfs41_setup_sequence(calldata->clp->cl_session,
-                               &calldata->arg.seq_args,
-                               &calldata->res.seq_res, task))
-               return;
-
-       rpc_call_start(task);
+       nfs41_setup_sequence(calldata->clp->cl_session,
+                       &calldata->arg.seq_args,
+                       &calldata->res.seq_res,
+                       task);
 }
 
 static int nfs41_reclaim_complete_handle_errors(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_client *clp)
                                          NFS_I(lgp->args.inode)->layout,
                                          lgp->args.ctx->state)) {
                rpc_exit(task, NFS4_OK);
-               return;
        }
-       rpc_call_start(task);
 }
 
 static void nfs4_layoutget_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
        struct nfs4_layoutreturn *lrp = calldata;
 
        dprintk("--> %s\n", __func__);
-       if (nfs41_setup_sequence(lrp->clp->cl_session, &lrp->args.seq_args,
-                               &lrp->res.seq_res, task))
-               return;
-       rpc_call_start(task);
+       nfs41_setup_sequence(lrp->clp->cl_session,
+                       &lrp->args.seq_args,
+                       &lrp->res.seq_res,
+                       task);
 }
 
 static void nfs4_layoutreturn_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
        struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(data->args.inode);
        struct nfs4_session *session = nfs4_get_session(server);
 
-       if (nfs41_setup_sequence(session, &data->args.seq_args,
-                               &data->res.seq_res, task))
-               return;
-       rpc_call_start(task);
+       nfs41_setup_sequence(session,
+                       &data->args.seq_args,
+                       &data->res.seq_res,
+                       task);
 }
 
 static void