diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
index 6dac387..dc6391b 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
@@ -408,13 +408,13 @@
 	}
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 	if (gss_cred->gc_upcall != NULL)
-		rpc_sleep_on(&gss_cred->gc_upcall->rpc_waitqueue, task, NULL, NULL);
+		rpc_sleep_on(&gss_cred->gc_upcall->rpc_waitqueue, task, NULL);
 	else if (gss_msg->ctx == NULL && gss_msg->msg.errno >= 0) {
 		task->tk_timeout = 0;
 		gss_cred->gc_upcall = gss_msg;
 		/* gss_upcall_callback will release the reference to gss_upcall_msg */
 		atomic_inc(&gss_msg->count);
-		rpc_sleep_on(&gss_msg->rpc_waitqueue, task, gss_upcall_callback, NULL);
+		rpc_sleep_on(&gss_msg->rpc_waitqueue, task, gss_upcall_callback);
 	} else
 		err = gss_msg->msg.errno;
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
index 3164a08..f480c71 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
 
 	/* Put self on queue before sending rpcbind request, in case
 	 * rpcb_getport_done completes before we return from rpc_run_task */
-	rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->binding, task, NULL, NULL);
+	rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->binding, task, NULL);
 
 	/* Someone else may have bound if we slept */
 	if (xprt_bound(xprt)) {
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
index 35acdc3..caf12fd 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -56,29 +56,18 @@
  * queue->lock and bh_disabled in order to avoid races within
  * rpc_run_timer().
  */
-static inline void
+static void
 __rpc_disable_timer(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
 	dprintk("RPC: %5u disabling timer\n", task->tk_pid);
-	task->tk_timeout_fn = NULL;
 	task->tk_timeout = 0;
 }
 
 /*
- * Default timeout handler if none specified by user
- */
-static void
-__rpc_default_timer(struct rpc_task *task)
-{
-	dprintk("RPC: %5u timeout (default timer)\n", task->tk_pid);
-	task->tk_status = -ETIMEDOUT;
-}
-
-/*
  * Set up a timer for the current task.
  */
-static inline void
-__rpc_add_timer(struct rpc_task *task, rpc_action timer)
+static void
+__rpc_add_timer(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
 	if (!task->tk_timeout)
 		return;
@@ -86,10 +75,6 @@
 	dprintk("RPC: %5u setting alarm for %lu ms\n",
 			task->tk_pid, task->tk_timeout * 1000 / HZ);
 
-	if (timer)
-		task->tk_timeout_fn = timer;
-	else
-		task->tk_timeout_fn = __rpc_default_timer;
 	set_bit(RPC_TASK_HAS_TIMER, &task->tk_runstate);
 	mod_timer(&task->tk_timer, jiffies + task->tk_timeout);
 }
@@ -297,7 +282,6 @@
  */
 static void rpc_make_runnable(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
-	BUG_ON(task->tk_timeout_fn);
 	rpc_clear_queued(task);
 	if (rpc_test_and_set_running(task))
 		return;
@@ -327,7 +311,7 @@
  * as it's on a wait queue.
  */
 static void __rpc_sleep_on(struct rpc_wait_queue *q, struct rpc_task *task,
-			rpc_action action, rpc_action timer)
+			rpc_action action)
 {
 	dprintk("RPC: %5u sleep_on(queue \"%s\" time %lu)\n",
 			task->tk_pid, rpc_qname(q), jiffies);
@@ -341,11 +325,11 @@
 
 	BUG_ON(task->tk_callback != NULL);
 	task->tk_callback = action;
-	__rpc_add_timer(task, timer);
+	__rpc_add_timer(task);
 }
 
 void rpc_sleep_on(struct rpc_wait_queue *q, struct rpc_task *task,
-				rpc_action action, rpc_action timer)
+				rpc_action action)
 {
 	/* Mark the task as being activated if so needed */
 	rpc_set_active(task);
@@ -354,7 +338,7 @@
 	 * Protect the queue operations.
 	 */
 	spin_lock_bh(&q->lock);
-	__rpc_sleep_on(q, task, action, timer);
+	__rpc_sleep_on(q, task, action);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&q->lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_sleep_on);
@@ -559,20 +543,15 @@
 static void rpc_run_timer(unsigned long ptr)
 {
 	struct rpc_task *task = (struct rpc_task *)ptr;
-	void (*callback)(struct rpc_task *);
+	struct rpc_wait_queue *queue = task->tk_waitqueue;
 
-	if (RPC_IS_QUEUED(task)) {
-		struct rpc_wait_queue *queue = task->tk_waitqueue;
-		callback = task->tk_timeout_fn;
-
-		dprintk("RPC: %5u running timer\n", task->tk_pid);
-		if (callback != NULL)
-			callback(task);
-		/* Note: we're already in a bh-safe context */
-		spin_lock(&queue->lock);
+	spin_lock(&queue->lock);
+	if (RPC_IS_QUEUED(task) && task->tk_waitqueue == queue) {
+		dprintk("RPC: %5u timeout\n", task->tk_pid);
+		task->tk_status = -ETIMEDOUT;
 		rpc_wake_up_task_queue_locked(queue, task);
-		spin_unlock(&queue->lock);
 	}
+	spin_unlock(&queue->lock);
 	smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
 	clear_bit(RPC_TASK_HAS_TIMER, &task->tk_runstate);
 	smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
@@ -580,6 +559,7 @@
 
 static void __rpc_atrun(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
+	task->tk_status = 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -588,7 +568,7 @@
 void rpc_delay(struct rpc_task *task, unsigned long delay)
 {
 	task->tk_timeout = delay;
-	rpc_sleep_on(&delay_queue, task, NULL, __rpc_atrun);
+	rpc_sleep_on(&delay_queue, task, __rpc_atrun);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_delay);
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index 6e27722..9bf118c 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -188,9 +188,9 @@
 	task->tk_timeout = 0;
 	task->tk_status = -EAGAIN;
 	if (req && req->rq_ntrans)
-		rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->resend, task, NULL, NULL);
+		rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->resend, task, NULL);
 	else
-		rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->sending, task, NULL, NULL);
+		rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->sending, task, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xprt_reserve_xprt);
@@ -238,9 +238,9 @@
 	task->tk_timeout = 0;
 	task->tk_status = -EAGAIN;
 	if (req && req->rq_ntrans)
-		rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->resend, task, NULL, NULL);
+		rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->resend, task, NULL);
 	else
-		rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->sending, task, NULL, NULL);
+		rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->sending, task, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xprt_reserve_xprt_cong);
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
 	struct rpc_xprt *xprt = req->rq_xprt;
 
 	task->tk_timeout = req->rq_timeout;
-	rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->pending, task, NULL, NULL);
+	rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->pending, task, NULL);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xprt_wait_for_buffer_space);
 
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@
 			task->tk_rqstp->rq_bytes_sent = 0;
 
 		task->tk_timeout = xprt->connect_timeout;
-		rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->pending, task, xprt_connect_status, NULL);
+		rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->pending, task, xprt_connect_status);
 		xprt->stat.connect_start = jiffies;
 		xprt->ops->connect(task);
 	}
@@ -769,15 +769,17 @@
 	struct rpc_rqst *req = task->tk_rqstp;
 	struct rpc_xprt *xprt = req->rq_xprt;
 
+	if (task->tk_status != -ETIMEDOUT)
+		return;
 	dprintk("RPC: %5u xprt_timer\n", task->tk_pid);
 
-	spin_lock(&xprt->transport_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
 	if (!req->rq_received) {
 		if (xprt->ops->timer)
 			xprt->ops->timer(task);
-		task->tk_status = -ETIMEDOUT;
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&xprt->transport_lock);
+	} else
+		task->tk_status = 0;
+	spin_unlock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -862,7 +864,7 @@
 		if (!xprt_connected(xprt))
 			task->tk_status = -ENOTCONN;
 		else if (!req->rq_received)
-			rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->pending, task, NULL, xprt_timer);
+			rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->pending, task, xprt_timer);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -873,7 +875,7 @@
 	 */
 	task->tk_status = status;
 	if (status == -ECONNREFUSED)
-		rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->sending, task, NULL, NULL);
+		rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->sending, task, NULL);
 }
 
 static inline void do_xprt_reserve(struct rpc_task *task)
@@ -893,7 +895,7 @@
 	dprintk("RPC:       waiting for request slot\n");
 	task->tk_status = -EAGAIN;
 	task->tk_timeout = 0;
-	rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->backlog, task, NULL, NULL);
+	rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->backlog, task, NULL);
 }
 
 /**