diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index c12a7fc18f56..6e5479067db0 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -1456,7 +1456,8 @@ static int smc_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 
 	if (optlen < sizeof(int))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	get_user(val, (int __user *)optval);
+	if (get_user(val, (int __user *)optval))
+		return -EFAULT;
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	switch (optname) {
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_clc.c b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
index 717449b1da0b..ae5d168653ce 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_clc.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ out:
 int smc_clc_wait_msg(struct smc_sock *smc, void *buf, int buflen,
 		     u8 expected_type)
 {
+	long rcvtimeo = smc->clcsock->sk->sk_rcvtimeo;
 	struct sock *clc_sk = smc->clcsock->sk;
 	struct smc_clc_msg_hdr *clcm = buf;
 	struct msghdr msg = {NULL, 0};
@@ -306,7 +307,6 @@ int smc_clc_wait_msg(struct smc_sock *smc, void *buf, int buflen,
 	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct msghdr));
 	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ | ITER_KVEC, &vec, 1, datlen);
 	krflags = MSG_WAITALL;
-	smc->clcsock->sk->sk_rcvtimeo = CLC_WAIT_TIME;
 	len = sock_recvmsg(smc->clcsock, &msg, krflags);
 	if (len < datlen || !smc_clc_msg_hdr_valid(clcm)) {
 		smc->sk.sk_err = EPROTO;
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ int smc_clc_wait_msg(struct smc_sock *smc, void *buf, int buflen,
 	}
 
 out:
+	smc->clcsock->sk->sk_rcvtimeo = rcvtimeo;
 	return reason_code;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_tx.c b/net/smc/smc_tx.c
index cee666400752..f82886b7d1d8 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_tx.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_tx.c
@@ -495,7 +495,8 @@ out:
 
 void smc_tx_consumer_update(struct smc_connection *conn, bool force)
 {
-	union smc_host_cursor cfed, cons;
+	union smc_host_cursor cfed, cons, prod;
+	int sender_free = conn->rmb_desc->len;
 	int to_confirm;
 
 	smc_curs_write(&cons,
@@ -505,11 +506,18 @@ void smc_tx_consumer_update(struct smc_connection *conn, bool force)
 		       smc_curs_read(&conn->rx_curs_confirmed, conn),
 		       conn);
 	to_confirm = smc_curs_diff(conn->rmb_desc->len, &cfed, &cons);
+	if (to_confirm > conn->rmbe_update_limit) {
+		smc_curs_write(&prod,
+			       smc_curs_read(&conn->local_rx_ctrl.prod, conn),
+			       conn);
+		sender_free = conn->rmb_desc->len -
+			      smc_curs_diff(conn->rmb_desc->len, &prod, &cfed);
+	}
 
 	if (conn->local_rx_ctrl.prod_flags.cons_curs_upd_req ||
 	    force ||
 	    ((to_confirm > conn->rmbe_update_limit) &&
-	     ((to_confirm > (conn->rmb_desc->len / 2)) ||
+	     ((sender_free <= (conn->rmb_desc->len / 2)) ||
 	      conn->local_rx_ctrl.prod_flags.write_blocked))) {
 		if ((smc_cdc_get_slot_and_msg_send(conn) < 0) &&
 		    conn->alert_token_local) { /* connection healthy */