diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
index cff40aa7db62..bf8c49ff7530 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ struct rpc_xprt_ops {
 	void		(*set_buffer_size)(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, size_t sndsize, size_t rcvsize);
 	int		(*reserve_xprt)(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task);
 	void		(*release_xprt)(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task);
+	void		(*alloc_slot)(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task);
 	void		(*rpcbind)(struct rpc_task *task);
 	void		(*set_port)(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, unsigned short port);
 	void		(*connect)(struct rpc_task *task);
@@ -281,6 +282,8 @@ void			xprt_connect(struct rpc_task *task);
 void			xprt_reserve(struct rpc_task *task);
 int			xprt_reserve_xprt(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task);
 int			xprt_reserve_xprt_cong(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task);
+void			xprt_alloc_slot(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task);
+void			xprt_lock_and_alloc_slot(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task);
 int			xprt_prepare_transmit(struct rpc_task *task);
 void			xprt_transmit(struct rpc_task *task);
 void			xprt_end_transmit(struct rpc_task *task);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index a5a402a7d21f..5d7f61d7559c 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -969,11 +969,11 @@ static bool xprt_dynamic_free_slot(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_rqst *req)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static void xprt_alloc_slot(struct rpc_task *task)
+void xprt_alloc_slot(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task)
 {
-	struct rpc_xprt	*xprt = task->tk_xprt;
 	struct rpc_rqst *req;
 
+	spin_lock(&xprt->reserve_lock);
 	if (!list_empty(&xprt->free)) {
 		req = list_entry(xprt->free.next, struct rpc_rqst, rq_list);
 		list_del(&req->rq_list);
@@ -994,12 +994,29 @@ static void xprt_alloc_slot(struct rpc_task *task)
 	default:
 		task->tk_status = -EAGAIN;
 	}
+	spin_unlock(&xprt->reserve_lock);
 	return;
 out_init_req:
 	task->tk_status = 0;
 	task->tk_rqstp = req;
 	xprt_request_init(task, xprt);
+	spin_unlock(&xprt->reserve_lock);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xprt_alloc_slot);
+
+void xprt_lock_and_alloc_slot(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task)
+{
+	/* Note: grabbing the xprt_lock_write() ensures that we throttle
+	 * new slot allocation if the transport is congested (i.e. when
+	 * reconnecting a stream transport or when out of socket write
+	 * buffer space).
+	 */
+	if (xprt_lock_write(xprt, task)) {
+		xprt_alloc_slot(xprt, task);
+		xprt_release_write(xprt, task);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xprt_lock_and_alloc_slot);
 
 static void xprt_free_slot(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_rqst *req)
 {
@@ -1083,20 +1100,9 @@ void xprt_reserve(struct rpc_task *task)
 	if (task->tk_rqstp != NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Note: grabbing the xprt_lock_write() here is not strictly needed,
-	 * but ensures that we throttle new slot allocation if the transport
-	 * is congested (e.g. if reconnecting or if we're out of socket
-	 * write buffer space).
-	 */
 	task->tk_timeout = 0;
 	task->tk_status = -EAGAIN;
-	if (!xprt_lock_write(xprt, task))
-		return;
-
-	spin_lock(&xprt->reserve_lock);
-	xprt_alloc_slot(task);
-	spin_unlock(&xprt->reserve_lock);
-	xprt_release_write(xprt, task);
+	xprt->ops->alloc_slot(xprt, task);
 }
 
 static inline __be32 xprt_alloc_xid(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
index 06cdbff79e4a..5d9202dc7cb1 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ static void xprt_rdma_print_stats(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct seq_file *seq)
 static struct rpc_xprt_ops xprt_rdma_procs = {
 	.reserve_xprt		= xprt_rdma_reserve_xprt,
 	.release_xprt		= xprt_release_xprt_cong, /* sunrpc/xprt.c */
+	.alloc_slot		= xprt_alloc_slot,
 	.release_request	= xprt_release_rqst_cong,       /* ditto */
 	.set_retrans_timeout	= xprt_set_retrans_timeout_def, /* ditto */
 	.rpcbind		= rpcb_getport_async,	/* sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c */
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 400567243f84..a35b8e52e551 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -2473,6 +2473,7 @@ static void bc_destroy(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 static struct rpc_xprt_ops xs_local_ops = {
 	.reserve_xprt		= xprt_reserve_xprt,
 	.release_xprt		= xs_tcp_release_xprt,
+	.alloc_slot		= xprt_alloc_slot,
 	.rpcbind		= xs_local_rpcbind,
 	.set_port		= xs_local_set_port,
 	.connect		= xs_connect,
@@ -2489,6 +2490,7 @@ static struct rpc_xprt_ops xs_udp_ops = {
 	.set_buffer_size	= xs_udp_set_buffer_size,
 	.reserve_xprt		= xprt_reserve_xprt_cong,
 	.release_xprt		= xprt_release_xprt_cong,
+	.alloc_slot		= xprt_alloc_slot,
 	.rpcbind		= rpcb_getport_async,
 	.set_port		= xs_set_port,
 	.connect		= xs_connect,
@@ -2506,6 +2508,7 @@ static struct rpc_xprt_ops xs_udp_ops = {
 static struct rpc_xprt_ops xs_tcp_ops = {
 	.reserve_xprt		= xprt_reserve_xprt,
 	.release_xprt		= xs_tcp_release_xprt,
+	.alloc_slot		= xprt_lock_and_alloc_slot,
 	.rpcbind		= rpcb_getport_async,
 	.set_port		= xs_set_port,
 	.connect		= xs_connect,