2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
index 3b94f804b852..f73c482ec9c6 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
@@ -128,12 +128,13 @@ struct rpc_task_setup {
 #define RPC_TASK_SOFT           0x0200          /* Use soft timeouts */
 #define RPC_TASK_SOFTCONN       0x0400          /* Fail if can't connect */
 #define RPC_TASK_SENT           0x0800          /* message was sent */
+#define RPC_TASK_TIMEOUT        0x1000          /* fail with ETIMEDOUT on timeout */
 
 #define RPC_IS_ASYNC(t)         ((t)->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_ASYNC)
 #define RPC_IS_SWAPPER(t)       ((t)->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_SWAPPER)
 #define RPC_DO_ROOTOVERRIDE(t)  ((t)->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_ROOTCREDS)
 #define RPC_ASSASSINATED(t)     ((t)->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_KILLED)
-#define RPC_IS_SOFT(t)          ((t)->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_SOFT)
+#define RPC_IS_SOFT(t)          ((t)->tk_flags & (RPC_TASK_SOFT|RPC_TASK_TIMEOUT))
 #define RPC_IS_SOFTCONN(t)      ((t)->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_SOFTCONN)
 #define RPC_WAS_SENT(t)         ((t)->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_SENT)
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index e7a96e478f63..8d83f9d48713 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -1508,7 +1508,10 @@ call_timeout(struct rpc_task *task)
                 if (clnt->cl_chatty)
                         printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: server %s not responding, timed out\n",
                                 clnt->cl_protname, clnt->cl_server);
-                rpc_exit(task, -EIO);
+                if (task->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_TIMEOUT)
+                        rpc_exit(task, -ETIMEDOUT);
+                else
+                        rpc_exit(task, -EIO);
                 return;
         }