{
        struct rpc_rqst *next, *req = task->tk_rqstp;
        struct rpc_xprt *xprt = req->rq_xprt;
-       int counter, status;
+       int status;
 
        spin_lock(&xprt->queue_lock);
-       counter = 0;
-       while (!list_empty(&xprt->xmit_queue)) {
-               if (++counter == 20)
+       for (;;) {
+               next = list_first_entry_or_null(&xprt->xmit_queue,
+                                               struct rpc_rqst, rq_xmit);
+               if (!next)
                        break;
-               next = list_first_entry(&xprt->xmit_queue,
-                               struct rpc_rqst, rq_xmit);
                xprt_pin_rqst(next);
                spin_unlock(&xprt->queue_lock);
                status = xprt_request_transmit(next, task);
                        status = 0;
                spin_lock(&xprt->queue_lock);
                xprt_unpin_rqst(next);
-               if (status == 0) {
-                       if (!xprt_request_data_received(task) ||
-                           test_bit(RPC_TASK_NEED_XMIT, &task->tk_runstate))
-                               continue;
-               } else if (test_bit(RPC_TASK_NEED_XMIT, &task->tk_runstate))
-                       task->tk_status = status;
-               break;
+               if (status < 0) {
+                       if (test_bit(RPC_TASK_NEED_XMIT, &task->tk_runstate))
+                               task->tk_status = status;
+                       break;
+               }
+               /* Was @task transmitted, and has it received a reply? */
+               if (xprt_request_data_received(task) &&
+                   !test_bit(RPC_TASK_NEED_XMIT, &task->tk_runstate))
+                       break;
+               cond_resched_lock(&xprt->queue_lock);
        }
        spin_unlock(&xprt->queue_lock);
 }