diff --git a/Documentation/networking/rxrpc.rst b/Documentation/networking/rxrpc.rst
index 39494a6ea739..e1af54424192 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/rxrpc.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/rxrpc.rst
@@ -880,8 +880,8 @@ The kernel interface functions are as follows:
 
      notify_end_rx can be NULL or it can be used to specify a function to be
      called when the call changes state to end the Tx phase.  This function is
-     called with the call-state spinlock held to prevent any reply or final ACK
-     from being delivered first.
+     called with a spinlock held to prevent the last DATA packet from being
+     transmitted until the function returns.
 
  (#) Receive data from a call::
 
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/call_event.c b/net/rxrpc/call_event.c
index b41ffb0a69e9..67cc46b83e37 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/call_event.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/call_event.c
@@ -251,6 +251,50 @@ void rxrpc_resend(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct sk_buff *ack_skb)
 	_leave("");
 }
 
+/*
+ * Start transmitting the reply to a service.  This cancels the need to ACK the
+ * request if we haven't yet done so.
+ */
+static void rxrpc_begin_service_reply(struct rxrpc_call *call)
+{
+	unsigned long now;
+
+	spin_lock(&call->state_lock);
+
+	if (call->state == RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_ACK_REQUEST) {
+		now = jiffies;
+		call->state = RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_SEND_REPLY;
+		WRITE_ONCE(call->delay_ack_at, now + MAX_JIFFY_OFFSET);
+		if (call->ackr_reason == RXRPC_ACK_DELAY)
+			call->ackr_reason = 0;
+		trace_rxrpc_timer(call, rxrpc_timer_init_for_send_reply, now);
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock(&call->state_lock);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Close the transmission phase.  After this point there is no more data to be
+ * transmitted in the call.
+ */
+static void rxrpc_close_tx_phase(struct rxrpc_call *call)
+{
+	_debug("________awaiting reply/ACK__________");
+
+	spin_lock(&call->state_lock);
+	switch (call->state) {
+	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_SEND_REQUEST:
+		call->state = RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_REPLY;
+		break;
+	case RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_SEND_REPLY:
+		call->state = RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_AWAIT_ACK;
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&call->state_lock);
+}
+
 static bool rxrpc_tx_window_has_space(struct rxrpc_call *call)
 {
 	unsigned int winsize = min_t(unsigned int, call->tx_winsize,
@@ -283,6 +327,9 @@ static void rxrpc_decant_prepared_tx(struct rxrpc_call *call)
 		call->tx_top = txb->seq;
 		list_add_tail(&txb->call_link, &call->tx_buffer);
 
+		if (txb->wire.flags & RXRPC_LAST_PACKET)
+			rxrpc_close_tx_phase(call);
+
 		rxrpc_transmit_one(call, txb);
 
 		if (!rxrpc_tx_window_has_space(call))
@@ -296,12 +343,11 @@ static void rxrpc_transmit_some_data(struct rxrpc_call *call)
 	case RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_ACK_REQUEST:
 		if (list_empty(&call->tx_sendmsg))
 			return;
+		rxrpc_begin_service_reply(call);
 		fallthrough;
 
 	case RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_SEND_REPLY:
-	case RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_AWAIT_ACK:
 	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_SEND_REQUEST:
-	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_REPLY:
 		if (!rxrpc_tx_window_has_space(call))
 			return;
 		if (list_empty(&call->tx_sendmsg)) {
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
index 1f047ec27316..5b17ee1cbfbf 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ static void rxrpc_queue_packet(struct rxrpc_sock *rx, struct rxrpc_call *call,
 			       struct rxrpc_txbuf *txb,
 			       rxrpc_notify_end_tx_t notify_end_tx)
 {
-	unsigned long now;
 	rxrpc_seq_t seq = txb->seq;
 	bool last = test_bit(RXRPC_TXBUF_LAST, &txb->flags), poke;
 
@@ -211,36 +210,10 @@ static void rxrpc_queue_packet(struct rxrpc_sock *rx, struct rxrpc_call *call,
 	poke = list_empty(&call->tx_sendmsg);
 	list_add_tail(&txb->call_link, &call->tx_sendmsg);
 	call->tx_prepared = seq;
+	if (last)
+		rxrpc_notify_end_tx(rx, call, notify_end_tx);
 	spin_unlock(&call->tx_lock);
 
-	if (last || call->state == RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_ACK_REQUEST) {
-		_debug("________awaiting reply/ACK__________");
-		spin_lock(&call->state_lock);
-		switch (call->state) {
-		case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_SEND_REQUEST:
-			call->state = RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_REPLY;
-			rxrpc_notify_end_tx(rx, call, notify_end_tx);
-			break;
-		case RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_ACK_REQUEST:
-			call->state = RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_SEND_REPLY;
-			now = jiffies;
-			WRITE_ONCE(call->delay_ack_at, now + MAX_JIFFY_OFFSET);
-			if (call->ackr_reason == RXRPC_ACK_DELAY)
-				call->ackr_reason = 0;
-			trace_rxrpc_timer(call, rxrpc_timer_init_for_send_reply, now);
-			if (!last)
-				break;
-			fallthrough;
-		case RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_SEND_REPLY:
-			call->state = RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_AWAIT_ACK;
-			rxrpc_notify_end_tx(rx, call, notify_end_tx);
-			break;
-		default:
-			break;
-		}
-		spin_unlock(&call->state_lock);
-	}
-
 	if (poke)
 		rxrpc_poke_call(call, rxrpc_call_poke_start);
 }
@@ -279,8 +252,13 @@ static int rxrpc_send_data(struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
 	ret = -EPROTO;
 	if (state != RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_SEND_REQUEST &&
 	    state != RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_ACK_REQUEST &&
-	    state != RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_SEND_REPLY)
+	    state != RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_SEND_REPLY) {
+		/* Request phase complete for this client call */
+		trace_rxrpc_abort(call->debug_id, rxrpc_sendmsg_late_send,
+				  call->cid, call->call_id, call->rx_consumed,
+				  0, -EPROTO);
 		goto maybe_error;
+	}
 
 	ret = -EMSGSIZE;
 	if (call->tx_total_len != -1) {
@@ -572,7 +550,6 @@ rxrpc_new_client_call_for_sendmsg(struct rxrpc_sock *rx, struct msghdr *msg,
 int rxrpc_do_sendmsg(struct rxrpc_sock *rx, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	__releases(&rx->sk.sk_lock.slock)
 {
-	enum rxrpc_call_state state;
 	struct rxrpc_call *call;
 	unsigned long now, j;
 	bool dropped_lock = false;
@@ -671,11 +648,7 @@ int rxrpc_do_sendmsg(struct rxrpc_sock *rx, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	state = rxrpc_call_state(call);
-	_debug("CALL %d USR %lx ST %d on CONN %p",
-	       call->debug_id, call->user_call_ID, state, call->conn);
-
-	if (state >= RXRPC_CALL_COMPLETE) {
+	if (rxrpc_call_is_complete(call)) {
 		/* it's too late for this call */
 		ret = -ESHUTDOWN;
 	} else if (p.command == RXRPC_CMD_SEND_ABORT) {
@@ -721,7 +694,7 @@ int rxrpc_kernel_send_data(struct socket *sock, struct rxrpc_call *call,
 	bool dropped_lock = false;
 	int ret;
 
-	_enter("{%d,%s},", call->debug_id, rxrpc_call_states[call->state]);
+	_enter("{%d},", call->debug_id);
 
 	ASSERTCMP(msg->msg_name, ==, NULL);
 	ASSERTCMP(msg->msg_control, ==, NULL);
@@ -731,24 +704,10 @@ int rxrpc_kernel_send_data(struct socket *sock, struct rxrpc_call *call,
 	_debug("CALL %d USR %lx ST %d on CONN %p",
 	       call->debug_id, call->user_call_ID, call->state, call->conn);
 
-	switch (rxrpc_call_state(call)) {
-	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_SEND_REQUEST:
-	case RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_ACK_REQUEST:
-	case RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_SEND_REPLY:
-		ret = rxrpc_send_data(rxrpc_sk(sock->sk), call, msg, len,
-				      notify_end_tx, &dropped_lock);
-		break;
-	case RXRPC_CALL_COMPLETE:
+	ret = rxrpc_send_data(rxrpc_sk(sock->sk), call, msg, len,
+			      notify_end_tx, &dropped_lock);
+	if (ret == -ESHUTDOWN)
 		ret = call->error;
-		break;
-	default:
-		/* Request phase complete for this client call */
-		trace_rxrpc_abort(call->debug_id, rxrpc_sendmsg_late_send,
-				  call->cid, call->call_id, call->rx_consumed,
-				  0, -EPROTO);
-		ret = -EPROTO;
-		break;
-	}
 
 	if (!dropped_lock)
 		mutex_unlock(&call->user_mutex);
