diff --git a/include/trace/events/rpcrdma.h b/include/trace/events/rpcrdma.h
index df9851cb..a4ab3a2 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/rpcrdma.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/rpcrdma.h
@@ -538,6 +538,33 @@
 	)
 );
 
+TRACE_EVENT(xprtrdma_prepsend_failed,
+	TP_PROTO(const struct rpc_rqst *rqst,
+		 int ret
+	),
+
+	TP_ARGS(rqst, ret),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__field(unsigned int, task_id)
+		__field(unsigned int, client_id)
+		__field(u32, xid)
+		__field(int, ret)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__entry->task_id = rqst->rq_task->tk_pid;
+		__entry->client_id = rqst->rq_task->tk_client->cl_clid;
+		__entry->xid = be32_to_cpu(rqst->rq_xid);
+		__entry->ret = ret;
+	),
+
+	TP_printk("task:%u@%u xid=0x%08x: ret=%d",
+		__entry->task_id, __entry->client_id, __entry->xid,
+		__entry->ret
+	)
+);
+
 TRACE_EVENT(xprtrdma_post_send,
 	TP_PROTO(
 		const struct rpcrdma_req *req,
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c
index 794ba4c..ac47314 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ struct rpcrdma_mr_seg *frwr_map(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt,
 			rpcrdma_mr_recycle(mr);
 		mr = rpcrdma_mr_get(r_xprt);
 		if (!mr)
-			return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
+			goto out_getmr_err;
 	} while (mr->frwr.fr_state != FRWR_IS_INVALID);
 	frwr = &mr->frwr;
 	frwr->fr_state = FRWR_IS_VALID;
@@ -448,6 +448,10 @@ struct rpcrdma_mr_seg *frwr_map(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt,
 	*out = mr;
 	return seg;
 
+out_getmr_err:
+	xprt_wait_for_buffer_space(&r_xprt->rx_xprt);
+	return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
+
 out_dmamap_err:
 	mr->mr_dir = DMA_NONE;
 	trace_xprtrdma_frwr_sgerr(mr, i);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
index 608b9ac..d1f44f4 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
@@ -699,22 +699,28 @@ static bool rpcrdma_prepare_msg_sges(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt,
 			  struct rpcrdma_req *req, u32 hdrlen,
 			  struct xdr_buf *xdr, enum rpcrdma_chunktype rtype)
 {
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = -EAGAIN;
 	req->rl_sendctx = rpcrdma_sendctx_get_locked(r_xprt);
 	if (!req->rl_sendctx)
-		return -EAGAIN;
+		goto err;
 	req->rl_sendctx->sc_wr.num_sge = 0;
 	req->rl_sendctx->sc_unmap_count = 0;
 	req->rl_sendctx->sc_req = req;
 	__clear_bit(RPCRDMA_REQ_F_TX_RESOURCES, &req->rl_flags);
 
+	ret = -EIO;
 	if (!rpcrdma_prepare_hdr_sge(r_xprt, req, hdrlen))
-		return -EIO;
-
+		goto err;
 	if (rtype != rpcrdma_areadch)
 		if (!rpcrdma_prepare_msg_sges(r_xprt, req, xdr, rtype))
-			return -EIO;
-
+			goto err;
 	return 0;
+
+err:
+	trace_xprtrdma_prepsend_failed(&req->rl_slot, ret);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -877,15 +883,7 @@ static bool rpcrdma_prepare_msg_sges(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt,
 
 out_err:
 	trace_xprtrdma_marshal_failed(rqst, ret);
-	switch (ret) {
-	case -EAGAIN:
-		xprt_wait_for_buffer_space(rqst->rq_xprt);
-		break;
-	case -ENOBUFS:
-		break;
-	default:
-		r_xprt->rx_stats.failed_marshal_count++;
-	}
+	r_xprt->rx_stats.failed_marshal_count++;
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index a803e94..78be985 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ struct rpcrdma_sendctx *rpcrdma_sendctx_get_locked(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
 	 * completions recently. This is a sign the Send Queue is
 	 * backing up. Cause the caller to pause and try again.
 	 */
-	set_bit(RPCRDMA_BUF_F_EMPTY_SCQ, &buf->rb_flags);
+	xprt_wait_for_buffer_space(&r_xprt->rx_xprt);
 	r_xprt->rx_stats.empty_sendctx_q++;
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -937,10 +937,7 @@ struct rpcrdma_sendctx *rpcrdma_sendctx_get_locked(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
 	/* Paired with READ_ONCE */
 	smp_store_release(&buf->rb_sc_tail, next_tail);
 
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(RPCRDMA_BUF_F_EMPTY_SCQ, &buf->rb_flags)) {
-		smp_mb__after_atomic();
-		xprt_write_space(&sc->sc_xprt->rx_xprt);
-	}
+	xprt_write_space(&sc->sc_xprt->rx_xprt);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -978,8 +975,6 @@ struct rpcrdma_sendctx *rpcrdma_sendctx_get_locked(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
 	r_xprt->rx_stats.mrs_allocated += count;
 	spin_unlock(&buf->rb_mrlock);
 	trace_xprtrdma_createmrs(r_xprt, count);
-
-	xprt_write_space(&r_xprt->rx_xprt);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -991,6 +986,7 @@ struct rpcrdma_sendctx *rpcrdma_sendctx_get_locked(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
 						   rx_buf);
 
 	rpcrdma_mrs_create(r_xprt);
+	xprt_write_space(&r_xprt->rx_xprt);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1090,7 +1086,6 @@ int rpcrdma_buffer_create(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
 	struct rpcrdma_buffer *buf = &r_xprt->rx_buf;
 	int i, rc;
 
-	buf->rb_flags = 0;
 	buf->rb_max_requests = r_xprt->rx_ep.rep_max_requests;
 	buf->rb_bc_srv_max_requests = 0;
 	spin_lock_init(&buf->rb_mrlock);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
index d1e0749..2c6c5d8 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
@@ -391,7 +391,6 @@ struct rpcrdma_buffer {
 	struct list_head	rb_recv_bufs;
 	struct list_head	rb_allreqs;
 
-	unsigned long		rb_flags;
 	u32			rb_max_requests;
 	u32			rb_credits;	/* most recent credit grant */
 
@@ -402,11 +401,6 @@ struct rpcrdma_buffer {
 	struct delayed_work	rb_refresh_worker;
 };
 
-/* rb_flags */
-enum {
-	RPCRDMA_BUF_F_EMPTY_SCQ = 0,
-};
-
 /*
  * Statistics for RPCRDMA
  */
