diff --git a/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c b/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
index 344b2dcad52d..9b5c46b052fd 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
@@ -322,6 +322,14 @@ struct rxrpc_call *rxrpc_kernel_begin_call(struct socket *sock,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rxrpc_kernel_begin_call);
 
+/*
+ * Dummy function used to stop the notifier talking to recvmsg().
+ */
+static void rxrpc_dummy_notify_rx(struct sock *sk, struct rxrpc_call *rxcall,
+				  unsigned long call_user_ID)
+{
+}
+
 /**
  * rxrpc_kernel_end_call - Allow a kernel service to end a call it was using
  * @sock: The socket the call is on
@@ -336,6 +344,14 @@ void rxrpc_kernel_end_call(struct socket *sock, struct rxrpc_call *call)
 
 	mutex_lock(&call->user_mutex);
 	rxrpc_release_call(rxrpc_sk(sock->sk), call);
+
+	/* Make sure we're not going to call back into a kernel service */
+	if (call->notify_rx) {
+		spin_lock_bh(&call->notify_lock);
+		call->notify_rx = rxrpc_dummy_notify_rx;
+		spin_unlock_bh(&call->notify_lock);
+	}
+
 	mutex_unlock(&call->user_mutex);
 	rxrpc_put_call(call, rxrpc_call_put_kernel);
 }
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
index ea5600b747cc..b2151993d384 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ struct rxrpc_call {
 	unsigned long		flags;
 	unsigned long		events;
 	spinlock_t		lock;
+	spinlock_t		notify_lock;	/* Kernel notification lock */
 	rwlock_t		state_lock;	/* lock for state transition */
 	u32			abort_code;	/* Local/remote abort code */
 	int			error;		/* Local error incurred */
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/call_event.c b/net/rxrpc/call_event.c
index 7a77844aab16..3574508baf9a 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/call_event.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/call_event.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ recheck_state:
 
 	now = ktime_get_real();
 	if (ktime_before(call->expire_at, now)) {
-		rxrpc_abort_call("EXP", call, 0, RX_CALL_TIMEOUT, -ETIME);
+		rxrpc_abort_call("EXP", call, 0, RX_USER_ABORT, -ETIME);
 		set_bit(RXRPC_CALL_EV_ABORT, &call->events);
 		goto recheck_state;
 	}
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/call_object.c b/net/rxrpc/call_object.c
index fcdd6555a820..4c7fbc6dcce7 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/call_object.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/call_object.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ struct rxrpc_call *rxrpc_alloc_call(gfp_t gfp)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&call->sock_link);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&call->waitq);
 	spin_lock_init(&call->lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&call->notify_lock);
 	rwlock_init(&call->state_lock);
 	atomic_set(&call->usage, 1);
 	call->debug_id = atomic_inc_return(&rxrpc_debug_id);
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/input.c b/net/rxrpc/input.c
index 1e37eb1c0c66..1b592073ec96 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/input.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/input.c
@@ -298,8 +298,6 @@ static bool rxrpc_end_tx_phase(struct rxrpc_call *call, bool reply_begun,
 
 	write_unlock(&call->state_lock);
 	if (call->state == RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_REPLY) {
-		rxrpc_propose_ACK(call, RXRPC_ACK_IDLE, 0, 0, false, true,
-				  rxrpc_propose_ack_client_tx_end);
 		trace_rxrpc_transmit(call, rxrpc_transmit_await_reply);
 	} else {
 		trace_rxrpc_transmit(call, rxrpc_transmit_end);
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/output.c b/net/rxrpc/output.c
index 71e6f713fbe7..f47659c7b224 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/output.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/output.c
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ struct rxrpc_abort_buffer {
 /*
  * Fill out an ACK packet.
  */
-static size_t rxrpc_fill_out_ack(struct rxrpc_call *call,
+static size_t rxrpc_fill_out_ack(struct rxrpc_connection *conn,
+				 struct rxrpc_call *call,
 				 struct rxrpc_ack_buffer *pkt,
 				 rxrpc_seq_t *_hard_ack,
 				 rxrpc_seq_t *_top,
@@ -77,8 +78,8 @@ static size_t rxrpc_fill_out_ack(struct rxrpc_call *call,
 		} while (before_eq(seq, top));
 	}
 
-	mtu = call->conn->params.peer->if_mtu;
-	mtu -= call->conn->params.peer->hdrsize;
+	mtu = conn->params.peer->if_mtu;
+	mtu -= conn->params.peer->hdrsize;
 	jmax = (call->nr_jumbo_bad > 3) ? 1 : rxrpc_rx_jumbo_max;
 	pkt->ackinfo.rxMTU	= htonl(rxrpc_rx_mtu);
 	pkt->ackinfo.maxMTU	= htonl(mtu);
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ int rxrpc_send_ack_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call, bool ping)
 		}
 		call->ackr_reason = 0;
 	}
-	n = rxrpc_fill_out_ack(call, pkt, &hard_ack, &top, reason);
+	n = rxrpc_fill_out_ack(conn, call, pkt, &hard_ack, &top, reason);
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&call->lock);
 
@@ -221,6 +222,16 @@ int rxrpc_send_abort_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call)
 	rxrpc_serial_t serial;
 	int ret;
 
+	/* Don't bother sending aborts for a client call once the server has
+	 * hard-ACK'd all of its request data.  After that point, we're not
+	 * going to stop the operation proceeding, and whilst we might limit
+	 * the reply, it's not worth it if we can send a new call on the same
+	 * channel instead, thereby closing off this call.
+	 */
+	if (rxrpc_is_client_call(call) &&
+	    test_bit(RXRPC_CALL_TX_LAST, &call->flags))
+		return 0;
+
 	spin_lock_bh(&call->lock);
 	if (call->conn)
 		conn = rxrpc_get_connection_maybe(call->conn);
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c b/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c
index e4937b3f3685..8510a98b87e1 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ void rxrpc_notify_socket(struct rxrpc_call *call)
 	sk = &rx->sk;
 	if (rx && sk->sk_state < RXRPC_CLOSE) {
 		if (call->notify_rx) {
+			spin_lock_bh(&call->notify_lock);
 			call->notify_rx(sk, call, call->user_call_ID);
+			spin_unlock_bh(&call->notify_lock);
 		} else {
 			write_lock_bh(&rx->recvmsg_lock);
 			if (list_empty(&call->recvmsg_link)) {