diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svcsock.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svcsock.h
index 98b21ad..db312a1 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svcsock.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svcsock.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
  * Function prototypes.
  */
 int		svc_makesock(struct svc_serv *, int, unsigned short);
-void		svc_delete_socket(struct svc_sock *);
+void		svc_close_socket(struct svc_sock *);
 int		svc_recv(struct svc_rqst *, long);
 int		svc_send(struct svc_rqst *);
 void		svc_drop(struct svc_rqst *);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index 4c16112..c1f8781 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
 		svsk = list_entry(serv->sv_tempsocks.next,
 				  struct svc_sock,
 				  sk_list);
-		svc_delete_socket(svsk);
+		svc_close_socket(svsk);
 	}
 	if (serv->sv_shutdown)
 		serv->sv_shutdown(serv);
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
 		svsk = list_entry(serv->sv_permsocks.next,
 				  struct svc_sock,
 				  sk_list);
-		svc_delete_socket(svsk);
+		svc_close_socket(svsk);
 	}
 	
 	cache_clean_deferred(serv);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
index ff1f8bf..cf93cd1 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@
  *		after a clear, the socket must be read/accepted
  *		 if this succeeds, it must be set again.
  *	SK_CLOSE can set at any time. It is never cleared.
+ *      sk_inuse contains a bias of '1' until SK_DEAD is set.
+ *             so when sk_inuse hits zero, we know the socket is dead
+ *             and no-one is using it.
+ *      SK_DEAD can only be set while SK_BUSY is held which ensures
+ *             no other thread will be using the socket or will try to
+ *	       set SK_DEAD.
  *
  */
 
@@ -70,6 +76,7 @@
 
 static struct svc_sock *svc_setup_socket(struct svc_serv *, struct socket *,
 					 int *errp, int pmap_reg);
+static void		svc_delete_socket(struct svc_sock *svsk);
 static void		svc_udp_data_ready(struct sock *, int);
 static int		svc_udp_recvfrom(struct svc_rqst *);
 static int		svc_udp_sendto(struct svc_rqst *);
@@ -329,8 +336,9 @@
 static inline void
 svc_sock_put(struct svc_sock *svsk)
 {
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&svsk->sk_inuse) &&
-			test_bit(SK_DEAD, &svsk->sk_flags)) {
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&svsk->sk_inuse)) {
+		BUG_ON(! test_bit(SK_DEAD, &svsk->sk_flags));
+
 		dprintk("svc: releasing dead socket\n");
 		if (svsk->sk_sock->file)
 			sockfd_put(svsk->sk_sock);
@@ -520,7 +528,7 @@
 
 	if (!serv)
 		return 0;
-	spin_lock(&serv->sv_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&serv->sv_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(svsk, &serv->sv_permsocks, sk_list) {
 		int onelen = one_sock_name(buf+len, svsk);
 		if (toclose && strcmp(toclose, buf+len) == 0)
@@ -528,12 +536,12 @@
 		else
 			len += onelen;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&serv->sv_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&serv->sv_lock);
 	if (closesk)
 		/* Should unregister with portmap, but you cannot
 		 * unregister just one protocol...
 		 */
-		svc_delete_socket(closesk);
+		svc_close_socket(closesk);
 	else if (toclose)
 		return -ENOENT;
 	return len;
@@ -683,6 +691,11 @@
 		return svc_deferred_recv(rqstp);
 	}
 
+	if (test_bit(SK_CLOSE, &svsk->sk_flags)) {
+		svc_delete_socket(svsk);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	clear_bit(SK_DATA, &svsk->sk_flags);
 	while ((skb = skb_recv_datagram(svsk->sk_sk, 0, 1, &err)) == NULL) {
 		if (err == -EAGAIN) {
@@ -1176,7 +1189,8 @@
 		       rqstp->rq_sock->sk_server->sv_name,
 		       (sent<0)?"got error":"sent only",
 		       sent, xbufp->len);
-		svc_delete_socket(rqstp->rq_sock);
+		set_bit(SK_CLOSE, &rqstp->rq_sock->sk_flags);
+		svc_sock_enqueue(rqstp->rq_sock);
 		sent = -EAGAIN;
 	}
 	return sent;
@@ -1495,7 +1509,7 @@
 	svsk->sk_odata = inet->sk_data_ready;
 	svsk->sk_owspace = inet->sk_write_space;
 	svsk->sk_server = serv;
-	atomic_set(&svsk->sk_inuse, 0);
+	atomic_set(&svsk->sk_inuse, 1);
 	svsk->sk_lastrecv = get_seconds();
 	spin_lock_init(&svsk->sk_defer_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&svsk->sk_deferred);
@@ -1618,7 +1632,7 @@
 /*
  * Remove a dead socket
  */
-void
+static void
 svc_delete_socket(struct svc_sock *svsk)
 {
 	struct svc_serv	*serv;
@@ -1644,16 +1658,26 @@
 	 * while still attached to a queue, the queue itself
 	 * is about to be destroyed (in svc_destroy).
 	 */
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(SK_DEAD, &svsk->sk_flags))
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(SK_DEAD, &svsk->sk_flags)) {
+		BUG_ON(atomic_read(&svsk->sk_inuse)<2);
+		atomic_dec(&svsk->sk_inuse);
 		if (test_bit(SK_TEMP, &svsk->sk_flags))
 			serv->sv_tmpcnt--;
+	}
 
-	/* This atomic_inc should be needed - svc_delete_socket
-	 * should have the semantic of dropping a reference.
-	 * But it doesn't yet....
-	 */
-	atomic_inc(&svsk->sk_inuse);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&serv->sv_lock);
+}
+
+void svc_close_socket(struct svc_sock *svsk)
+{
+	set_bit(SK_CLOSE, &svsk->sk_flags);
+	if (test_and_set_bit(SK_BUSY, &svsk->sk_flags))
+		/* someone else will have to effect the close */
+		return;
+
+	atomic_inc(&svsk->sk_inuse);
+	svc_delete_socket(svsk);
+	clear_bit(SK_BUSY, &svsk->sk_flags);
 	svc_sock_put(svsk);
 }