diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 2124f32..5adfdfd 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*
  * net/tipc/link.c: TIPC link code
  *
- * Copyright (c) 1996-2006, Ericsson AB
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2006, Wind River Systems
+ * Copyright (c) 1996-2007, Ericsson AB
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2007, Wind River Systems
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@
 	 * (Must not hold any locks while building message.)
 	 */
 
-	res = msg_build(hdr, msg_sect, num_sect, sender->max_pkt,
+	res = msg_build(hdr, msg_sect, num_sect, sender->publ.max_pkt,
 			!sender->user_port, &buf);
 
 	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@
 		if (likely(l_ptr)) {
 			if (likely(buf)) {
 				res = link_send_buf_fast(l_ptr, buf,
-							 &sender->max_pkt);
+							 &sender->publ.max_pkt);
 				if (unlikely(res < 0))
 					buf_discard(buf);
 exit:
@@ -1299,12 +1299,12 @@
 			 * then re-try fast path or fragment the message
 			 */
 
-			sender->max_pkt = link_max_pkt(l_ptr);
+			sender->publ.max_pkt = link_max_pkt(l_ptr);
 			tipc_node_unlock(node);
 			read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 
 
-			if ((msg_hdr_sz(hdr) + res) <= sender->max_pkt)
+			if ((msg_hdr_sz(hdr) + res) <= sender->publ.max_pkt)
 				goto again;
 
 			return link_send_sections_long(sender, msg_sect,
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@
 
 again:
 	fragm_no = 1;
-	max_pkt = sender->max_pkt - INT_H_SIZE;
+	max_pkt = sender->publ.max_pkt - INT_H_SIZE;
 		/* leave room for tunnel header in case of link changeover */
 	fragm_sz = max_pkt - INT_H_SIZE;
 		/* leave room for fragmentation header in each fragment */
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@
 			goto reject;
 		}
 		if (link_max_pkt(l_ptr) < max_pkt) {
-			sender->max_pkt = link_max_pkt(l_ptr);
+			sender->publ.max_pkt = link_max_pkt(l_ptr);
 			tipc_node_unlock(node);
 			for (; buf_chain; buf_chain = buf) {
 				buf = buf_chain->next;
diff --git a/net/tipc/port.c b/net/tipc/port.c
index bcd5da0..5d2b9ce 100644
--- a/net/tipc/port.c
+++ b/net/tipc/port.c
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*
  * net/tipc/port.c: TIPC port code
  *
- * Copyright (c) 1992-2006, Ericsson AB
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005, Wind River Systems
+ * Copyright (c) 1992-2007, Ericsson AB
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2007, Wind River Systems
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@
 	}
 
 	tipc_port_lock(ref);
+	p_ptr->publ.usr_handle = usr_handle;
+	p_ptr->publ.max_pkt = MAX_PKT_DEFAULT;
 	p_ptr->publ.ref = ref;
 	msg = &p_ptr->publ.phdr;
 	msg_init(msg, DATA_LOW, TIPC_NAMED_MSG, TIPC_OK, LONG_H_SIZE, 0);
@@ -248,11 +250,9 @@
 	msg_set_importance(msg,importance);
 	p_ptr->last_in_seqno = 41;
 	p_ptr->sent = 1;
-	p_ptr->publ.usr_handle = usr_handle;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p_ptr->wait_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p_ptr->subscription.nodesub_list);
 	p_ptr->congested_link = NULL;
-	p_ptr->max_pkt = MAX_PKT_DEFAULT;
 	p_ptr->dispatcher = dispatcher;
 	p_ptr->wakeup = wakeup;
 	p_ptr->user_port = NULL;
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@
 	res = TIPC_OK;
 exit:
 	tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
-	p_ptr->max_pkt = tipc_link_get_max_pkt(peer->node, ref);
+	p_ptr->publ.max_pkt = tipc_link_get_max_pkt(peer->node, ref);
 	return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/port.h b/net/tipc/port.h
index 7ef4d64..e5f8c16 100644
--- a/net/tipc/port.h
+++ b/net/tipc/port.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*
  * net/tipc/port.h: Include file for TIPC port code
  *
- * Copyright (c) 1994-2006, Ericsson AB
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005, Wind River Systems
+ * Copyright (c) 1994-2007, Ericsson AB
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2007, Wind River Systems
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
  * @acked:
  * @publications: list of publications for port
  * @pub_count: total # of publications port has made during its lifetime
- * @max_pkt: maximum packet size "hint" used when building messages sent by port
  * @probing_state:
  * @probing_interval:
  * @last_in_seqno:
@@ -102,7 +101,6 @@
 	u32 acked;
 	struct list_head publications;
 	u32 pub_count;
-	u32 max_pkt;
 	u32 probing_state;
 	u32 probing_interval;
 	u32 last_in_seqno;
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index ac7f2aa..4a8f37f 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -607,23 +607,24 @@
 static int send_stream(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		       struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len)
 {
+	struct tipc_port *tport;
 	struct msghdr my_msg;
 	struct iovec my_iov;
 	struct iovec *curr_iov;
 	int curr_iovlen;
 	char __user *curr_start;
+	u32 hdr_size;
 	int curr_left;
 	int bytes_to_send;
 	int bytes_sent;
 	int res;
 
-	if (likely(total_len <= TIPC_MAX_USER_MSG_SIZE))
-		return send_packet(iocb, sock, m, total_len);
-
-	/* Can only send large data streams if already connected */
+	/* Handle special cases where there is no connection */
 
 	if (unlikely(sock->state != SS_CONNECTED)) {
-		if (sock->state == SS_DISCONNECTING)
+		if (sock->state == SS_UNCONNECTED)
+			return send_packet(iocb, sock, m, total_len);
+		else if (sock->state == SS_DISCONNECTING)
 			return -EPIPE;
 		else
 			return -ENOTCONN;
@@ -648,17 +649,25 @@
 	my_msg.msg_name = NULL;
 	bytes_sent = 0;
 
+	tport = tipc_sk(sock->sk)->p;
+	hdr_size = msg_hdr_sz(&tport->phdr);
+
 	while (curr_iovlen--) {
 		curr_start = curr_iov->iov_base;
 		curr_left = curr_iov->iov_len;
 
 		while (curr_left) {
-			bytes_to_send = (curr_left < TIPC_MAX_USER_MSG_SIZE)
-				? curr_left : TIPC_MAX_USER_MSG_SIZE;
+			bytes_to_send = tport->max_pkt - hdr_size;
+			if (bytes_to_send > TIPC_MAX_USER_MSG_SIZE)
+				bytes_to_send = TIPC_MAX_USER_MSG_SIZE;
+			if (curr_left < bytes_to_send)
+				bytes_to_send = curr_left;
 			my_iov.iov_base = curr_start;
 			my_iov.iov_len = bytes_to_send;
 			if ((res = send_packet(iocb, sock, &my_msg, 0)) < 0) {
-				return bytes_sent ? bytes_sent : res;
+				if (bytes_sent != 0)
+					res = bytes_sent;
+				return res;
 			}
 			curr_left -= bytes_to_send;
 			curr_start += bytes_to_send;