diff --git a/net/rxrpc/output.c b/net/rxrpc/output.c
index ec82193e5681..5ea9601efd05 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/output.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/output.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static void rxrpc_tx_backoff(struct rxrpc_call *call, int ret)
  * Receiving a response to the ping will prevent the ->expect_rx_by timer from
  * expiring.
  */
-static void rxrpc_set_keepalive(struct rxrpc_call *call)
+static void rxrpc_set_keepalive(struct rxrpc_call *call, ktime_t now)
 {
 	ktime_t delay = ms_to_ktime(READ_ONCE(call->next_rx_timo) / 6);
 
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ static void rxrpc_fill_out_ack(struct rxrpc_call *call,
 /*
  * Record the beginning of an RTT probe.
  */
-static int rxrpc_begin_rtt_probe(struct rxrpc_call *call, rxrpc_serial_t serial,
-				 enum rxrpc_rtt_tx_trace why)
+static void rxrpc_begin_rtt_probe(struct rxrpc_call *call, rxrpc_serial_t serial,
+				  ktime_t now, enum rxrpc_rtt_tx_trace why)
 {
 	unsigned long avail = call->rtt_avail;
 	int rtt_slot = 9;
@@ -161,30 +161,15 @@ static int rxrpc_begin_rtt_probe(struct rxrpc_call *call, rxrpc_serial_t serial,
 		goto no_slot;
 
 	call->rtt_serial[rtt_slot] = serial;
-	call->rtt_sent_at[rtt_slot] = ktime_get_real();
+	call->rtt_sent_at[rtt_slot] = now;
 	smp_wmb(); /* Write data before avail bit */
 	set_bit(rtt_slot + RXRPC_CALL_RTT_PEND_SHIFT, &call->rtt_avail);
 
 	trace_rxrpc_rtt_tx(call, why, rtt_slot, serial);
-	return rtt_slot;
+	return;
 
 no_slot:
 	trace_rxrpc_rtt_tx(call, rxrpc_rtt_tx_no_slot, rtt_slot, serial);
-	return -1;
-}
-
-/*
- * Cancel an RTT probe.
- */
-static void rxrpc_cancel_rtt_probe(struct rxrpc_call *call,
-				   rxrpc_serial_t serial, int rtt_slot)
-{
-	if (rtt_slot != -1) {
-		clear_bit(rtt_slot + RXRPC_CALL_RTT_PEND_SHIFT, &call->rtt_avail);
-		smp_wmb(); /* Clear pending bit before setting slot */
-		set_bit(rtt_slot, &call->rtt_avail);
-		trace_rxrpc_rtt_tx(call, rxrpc_rtt_tx_cancel, rtt_slot, serial);
-	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -196,7 +181,8 @@ static void rxrpc_send_ack_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct rxrpc_txbuf *t
 	struct rxrpc_connection *conn;
 	struct rxrpc_ackpacket *ack = (struct rxrpc_ackpacket *)(whdr + 1);
 	struct msghdr msg;
-	int ret, rtt_slot = -1;
+	ktime_t now;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (test_bit(RXRPC_CALL_DISCONNECTED, &call->flags))
 		return;
@@ -218,9 +204,6 @@ static void rxrpc_send_ack_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct rxrpc_txbuf *t
 			   ntohl(ack->serial), ack->reason, ack->nAcks,
 			   txb->ack_rwind);
 
-	if (ack->reason == RXRPC_ACK_PING)
-		rtt_slot = rxrpc_begin_rtt_probe(call, txb->serial, rxrpc_rtt_tx_ping);
-
 	rxrpc_inc_stat(call->rxnet, stat_tx_ack_send);
 
 	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, txb->kvec, txb->nr_kvec, txb->len);
@@ -233,16 +216,14 @@ static void rxrpc_send_ack_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct rxrpc_txbuf *t
 	} else {
 		trace_rxrpc_tx_packet(call->debug_id, whdr,
 				      rxrpc_tx_point_call_ack);
+		now = ktime_get_real();
+		if (ack->reason == RXRPC_ACK_PING)
+			rxrpc_begin_rtt_probe(call, txb->serial, now, rxrpc_rtt_tx_ping);
 		if (txb->flags & RXRPC_REQUEST_ACK)
-			call->peer->rtt_last_req = ktime_get_real();
+			call->peer->rtt_last_req = now;
+		rxrpc_set_keepalive(call, now);
 	}
 	rxrpc_tx_backoff(call, ret);
-
-	if (!__rxrpc_call_is_complete(call)) {
-		if (ret < 0)
-			rxrpc_cancel_rtt_probe(call, txb->serial, rtt_slot);
-		rxrpc_set_keepalive(call);
-	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -413,18 +394,36 @@ static size_t rxrpc_prepare_data_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct rxrpc_tx
 }
 
 /*
- * Set the times on a packet before transmission
+ * Set timeouts after transmitting a packet.
  */
-static int rxrpc_tstamp_data_packets(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct rxrpc_txbuf *txb)
+static void rxrpc_tstamp_data_packets(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct rxrpc_txbuf *txb)
 {
-	ktime_t tstamp = ktime_get_real();
-	int rtt_slot = -1;
+	ktime_t now = ktime_get_real();
+	bool ack_requested = txb->flags & RXRPC_REQUEST_ACK;
 
-	txb->last_sent = tstamp;
-	if (txb->flags & RXRPC_REQUEST_ACK)
-		rtt_slot = rxrpc_begin_rtt_probe(call, txb->serial, rxrpc_rtt_tx_data);
+	call->tx_last_sent = now;
+	txb->last_sent = now;
 
-	return rtt_slot;
+	if (ack_requested) {
+		rxrpc_begin_rtt_probe(call, txb->serial, now, rxrpc_rtt_tx_data);
+
+		call->peer->rtt_last_req = now;
+		if (call->peer->rtt_count > 1) {
+			ktime_t delay = rxrpc_get_rto_backoff(call->peer, false);
+
+			call->ack_lost_at = ktime_add(now, delay);
+			trace_rxrpc_timer_set(call, delay, rxrpc_timer_trace_lost_ack);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(RXRPC_CALL_BEGAN_RX_TIMER, &call->flags)) {
+		ktime_t delay = ms_to_ktime(READ_ONCE(call->next_rx_timo));
+
+		call->expect_rx_by = ktime_add(now, delay);
+		trace_rxrpc_timer_set(call, delay, rxrpc_timer_trace_expect_rx);
+	}
+
+	rxrpc_set_keepalive(call, now);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -437,7 +436,7 @@ static int rxrpc_send_data_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct rxrpc_txbuf *t
 	enum rxrpc_tx_point frag;
 	struct msghdr msg;
 	size_t len;
-	int ret, rtt_slot = -1;
+	int ret;
 
 	_enter("%x,{%d}", txb->seq, txb->len);
 
@@ -479,8 +478,6 @@ static int rxrpc_send_data_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct rxrpc_txbuf *t
 	}
 
 retry:
-	rtt_slot = rxrpc_tstamp_data_packets(call, txb);
-
 	/* send the packet by UDP
 	 * - returns -EMSGSIZE if UDP would have to fragment the packet
 	 *   to go out of the interface
@@ -493,7 +490,6 @@ retry:
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		rxrpc_inc_stat(call->rxnet, stat_tx_data_send_fail);
-		rxrpc_cancel_rtt_probe(call, txb->serial, rtt_slot);
 		trace_rxrpc_tx_fail(call->debug_id, txb->serial, ret, frag);
 	} else {
 		trace_rxrpc_tx_packet(call->debug_id, whdr, frag);
@@ -508,28 +504,7 @@ retry:
 
 done:
 	if (ret >= 0) {
-		call->tx_last_sent = txb->last_sent;
-		if (txb->flags & RXRPC_REQUEST_ACK) {
-			call->peer->rtt_last_req = txb->last_sent;
-			if (call->peer->rtt_count > 1) {
-				ktime_t delay = rxrpc_get_rto_backoff(call->peer, false);
-				ktime_t now = ktime_get_real();
-
-				call->ack_lost_at = ktime_add(now, delay);
-				trace_rxrpc_timer_set(call, delay, rxrpc_timer_trace_lost_ack);
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (txb->seq == 1 &&
-		    !test_and_set_bit(RXRPC_CALL_BEGAN_RX_TIMER,
-				      &call->flags)) {
-			ktime_t delay = ms_to_ktime(READ_ONCE(call->next_rx_timo));
-
-			call->expect_rx_by = ktime_add(ktime_get_real(), delay);
-			trace_rxrpc_timer_set(call, delay, rxrpc_timer_trace_expect_rx);
-		}
-
-		rxrpc_set_keepalive(call);
+		rxrpc_tstamp_data_packets(call, txb);
 	} else {
 		/* Cancel the call if the initial transmission fails,
 		 * particularly if that's due to network routing issues that