diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
index 52d41d0c1ae1..ec861cd0cfe8 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
@@ -304,4 +304,12 @@ rpc_clnt_swap_deactivate(struct rpc_clnt *clnt)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SUNRPC_SWAP */
 
+static inline bool
+rpc_task_need_resched(const struct rpc_task *task)
+{
+	if (RPC_IS_QUEUED(task) || task->tk_callback)
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_SUNRPC_SCHED_H_ */
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 67c955d8b21b..498dd6ad5bc5 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -1540,6 +1540,7 @@ call_start(struct rpc_task *task)
 	clnt->cl_stats->rpccnt++;
 	task->tk_action = call_reserve;
 	rpc_task_set_transport(task, clnt);
+	call_reserve(task);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1553,6 +1554,9 @@ call_reserve(struct rpc_task *task)
 	task->tk_status  = 0;
 	task->tk_action  = call_reserveresult;
 	xprt_reserve(task);
+	if (rpc_task_need_resched(task))
+		return;
+	 call_reserveresult(task);
 }
 
 static void call_retry_reserve(struct rpc_task *task);
@@ -1575,6 +1579,7 @@ call_reserveresult(struct rpc_task *task)
 	if (status >= 0) {
 		if (task->tk_rqstp) {
 			task->tk_action = call_refresh;
+			call_refresh(task);
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -1600,6 +1605,7 @@ call_reserveresult(struct rpc_task *task)
 		/* fall through */
 	case -EAGAIN:	/* woken up; retry */
 		task->tk_action = call_retry_reserve;
+		call_retry_reserve(task);
 		return;
 	case -EIO:	/* probably a shutdown */
 		break;
@@ -1622,6 +1628,9 @@ call_retry_reserve(struct rpc_task *task)
 	task->tk_status  = 0;
 	task->tk_action  = call_reserveresult;
 	xprt_retry_reserve(task);
+	if (rpc_task_need_resched(task))
+		return;
+	call_reserveresult(task);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1636,6 +1645,9 @@ call_refresh(struct rpc_task *task)
 	task->tk_status = 0;
 	task->tk_client->cl_stats->rpcauthrefresh++;
 	rpcauth_refreshcred(task);
+	if (rpc_task_need_resched(task))
+		return;
+	call_refreshresult(task);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1654,6 +1666,7 @@ call_refreshresult(struct rpc_task *task)
 	case 0:
 		if (rpcauth_uptodatecred(task)) {
 			task->tk_action = call_allocate;
+			call_allocate(task);
 			return;
 		}
 		/* Use rate-limiting and a max number of retries if refresh
@@ -1672,6 +1685,7 @@ call_refreshresult(struct rpc_task *task)
 		task->tk_cred_retry--;
 		dprintk("RPC: %5u %s: retry refresh creds\n",
 				task->tk_pid, __func__);
+		call_refresh(task);
 		return;
 	}
 	dprintk("RPC: %5u %s: refresh creds failed with error %d\n",
@@ -1697,8 +1711,10 @@ call_allocate(struct rpc_task *task)
 	task->tk_status = 0;
 	task->tk_action = call_encode;
 
-	if (req->rq_buffer)
+	if (req->rq_buffer) {
+		call_encode(task);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	if (proc->p_proc != 0) {
 		BUG_ON(proc->p_arglen == 0);
@@ -1719,8 +1735,12 @@ call_allocate(struct rpc_task *task)
 
 	status = xprt->ops->buf_alloc(task);
 	xprt_inject_disconnect(xprt);
-	if (status == 0)
+	if (status == 0) {
+		if (rpc_task_need_resched(task))
+			return;
+		call_encode(task);
 		return;
+	}
 	if (status != -ENOMEM) {
 		rpc_exit(task, status);
 		return;
@@ -1803,12 +1823,8 @@ call_encode(struct rpc_task *task)
 		xprt_request_enqueue_receive(task);
 	xprt_request_enqueue_transmit(task);
 out:
-	task->tk_action = call_transmit;
-	/* Check that the connection is OK */
-	if (!xprt_bound(task->tk_xprt))
-		task->tk_action = call_bind;
-	else if (!xprt_connected(task->tk_xprt))
-		task->tk_action = call_connect;
+	task->tk_action = call_bind;
+	call_bind(task);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1842,14 +1858,17 @@ call_bind(struct rpc_task *task)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (xprt_bound(xprt)) {
+		task->tk_action = call_connect;
+		call_connect(task);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	dprint_status(task);
 
-	task->tk_action = call_connect;
-	if (!xprt_bound(xprt)) {
-		task->tk_action = call_bind_status;
-		task->tk_timeout = xprt->bind_timeout;
-		xprt->ops->rpcbind(task);
-	}
+	task->tk_action = call_bind_status;
+	task->tk_timeout = xprt->bind_timeout;
+	xprt->ops->rpcbind(task);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1869,6 +1888,7 @@ call_bind_status(struct rpc_task *task)
 		dprint_status(task);
 		task->tk_status = 0;
 		task->tk_action = call_connect;
+		call_connect(task);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1949,21 +1969,24 @@ call_connect(struct rpc_task *task)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (xprt_connected(xprt)) {
+		task->tk_action = call_transmit;
+		call_transmit(task);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	dprintk("RPC: %5u call_connect xprt %p %s connected\n",
 			task->tk_pid, xprt,
 			(xprt_connected(xprt) ? "is" : "is not"));
 
-	task->tk_action = call_transmit;
-	if (!xprt_connected(xprt)) {
-		task->tk_action = call_connect_status;
-		if (task->tk_status < 0)
-			return;
-		if (task->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_NOCONNECT) {
-			rpc_exit(task, -ENOTCONN);
-			return;
-		}
-		xprt_connect(task);
+	task->tk_action = call_connect_status;
+	if (task->tk_status < 0)
+		return;
+	if (task->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_NOCONNECT) {
+		rpc_exit(task, -ENOTCONN);
+		return;
 	}
+	xprt_connect(task);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2016,6 +2039,7 @@ call_connect_status(struct rpc_task *task)
 	case 0:
 		clnt->cl_stats->netreconn++;
 		task->tk_action = call_transmit;
+		call_transmit(task);
 		return;
 	}
 	rpc_exit(task, status);
@@ -2040,19 +2064,20 @@ call_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 	dprint_status(task);
 
 	task->tk_action = call_transmit_status;
+	if (!xprt_prepare_transmit(task))
+		return;
+	task->tk_status = 0;
 	if (test_bit(RPC_TASK_NEED_XMIT, &task->tk_runstate)) {
-		if (!xprt_prepare_transmit(task))
+		if (!xprt_connected(task->tk_xprt)) {
+			task->tk_status = -ENOTCONN;
 			return;
-		task->tk_status = 0;
-		if (test_bit(RPC_TASK_NEED_XMIT, &task->tk_runstate)) {
-			if (!xprt_connected(task->tk_xprt)) {
-				task->tk_status = -ENOTCONN;
-				return;
-			}
-			xprt_transmit(task);
 		}
+		xprt_transmit(task);
 	}
 	xprt_end_transmit(task);
+	if (rpc_task_need_resched(task))
+		return;
+	call_transmit_status(task);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2067,8 +2092,12 @@ call_transmit_status(struct rpc_task *task)
 	 * Common case: success.  Force the compiler to put this
 	 * test first.
 	 */
-	if (task->tk_status == 0) {
-		xprt_request_wait_receive(task);
+	if (rpc_task_transmitted(task)) {
+		if (task->tk_status == 0)
+			xprt_request_wait_receive(task);
+		if (rpc_task_need_resched(task))
+			return;
+		call_status(task);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2129,6 +2158,7 @@ call_bc_encode(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
 	xprt_request_enqueue_transmit(task);
 	task->tk_action = call_bc_transmit;
+	call_bc_transmit(task);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2219,6 +2249,7 @@ call_status(struct rpc_task *task)
 	status = task->tk_status;
 	if (status >= 0) {
 		task->tk_action = call_decode;
+		call_decode(task);
 		return;
 	}