diff --git a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
index 56015c9e8d00..a4fad32bb788 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
@@ -607,15 +607,56 @@ static void sctp_init_failed(void)
 	mutex_unlock(&connections_lock);
 }
 
+static void retry_failed_sctp_send(struct connection *recv_con,
+				   struct sctp_send_failed *sn_send_failed,
+				   char *buf)
+{
+	int len = sn_send_failed->ssf_length - sizeof(struct sctp_send_failed);
+	struct dlm_mhandle *mh;
+	struct connection *con;
+	char *retry_buf;
+	int nodeid = sn_send_failed->ssf_info.sinfo_ppid;
+
+	log_print("Retry sending %d bytes to node id %d", len, nodeid);
+
+	con = nodeid2con(nodeid, 0);
+	if (!con) {
+		log_print("Could not look up con for nodeid %d\n",
+			  nodeid);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mh = dlm_lowcomms_get_buffer(nodeid, len, GFP_NOFS, &retry_buf);
+	if (!mh) {
+		log_print("Could not allocate buf for retry.");
+		return;
+	}
+	memcpy(retry_buf, buf + sizeof(struct sctp_send_failed), len);
+	dlm_lowcomms_commit_buffer(mh);
+
+	/*
+	 * If we got a assoc changed event before the send failed event then
+	 * we only need to retry the send.
+	 */
+	if (con->sctp_assoc) {
+		if (!test_and_set_bit(CF_WRITE_PENDING, &con->flags))
+			queue_work(send_workqueue, &con->swork);
+	} else
+		sctp_init_failed_foreach(con);
+}
+
 /* Something happened to an association */
 static void process_sctp_notification(struct connection *con,
 				      struct msghdr *msg, char *buf)
 {
 	union sctp_notification *sn = (union sctp_notification *)buf;
 
-	if (sn->sn_header.sn_type == SCTP_ASSOC_CHANGE) {
+	switch (sn->sn_header.sn_type) {
+	case SCTP_SEND_FAILED:
+		retry_failed_sctp_send(con, &sn->sn_send_failed, buf);
+		break;
+	case SCTP_ASSOC_CHANGE:
 		switch (sn->sn_assoc_change.sac_state) {
-
 		case SCTP_COMM_UP:
 		case SCTP_RESTART:
 		{
@@ -713,14 +754,10 @@ static void process_sctp_notification(struct connection *con,
 		}
 		break;
 
-		/* We don't know which INIT failed, so clear the PENDING flags
-		 * on them all.  if assoc_id is zero then it will then try
-		 * again */
-
 		case SCTP_CANT_STR_ASSOC:
 		{
+			/* Will retry init when we get the send failed notification */
 			log_print("Can't start SCTP association - retrying");
-			sctp_init_failed();
 		}
 		break;
 
@@ -729,6 +766,8 @@ static void process_sctp_notification(struct connection *con,
 				  (int)sn->sn_assoc_change.sac_assoc_id,
 				  sn->sn_assoc_change.sac_state);
 		}
+	default:
+		; /* fall through */
 	}
 }
 
@@ -988,6 +1027,24 @@ static void free_entry(struct writequeue_entry *e)
 	kfree(e);
 }
 
+/*
+ * writequeue_entry_complete - try to delete and free write queue entry
+ * @e: write queue entry to try to delete
+ * @completed: bytes completed
+ *
+ * writequeue_lock must be held.
+ */
+static void writequeue_entry_complete(struct writequeue_entry *e, int completed)
+{
+	e->offset += completed;
+	e->len -= completed;
+
+	if (e->len == 0 && e->users == 0) {
+		list_del(&e->list);
+		free_entry(e);
+	}
+}
+
 /* Initiate an SCTP association.
    This is a special case of send_to_sock() in that we don't yet have a
    peeled-off socket for this association, so we use the listening socket
@@ -1007,16 +1064,14 @@ static void sctp_init_assoc(struct connection *con)
 	int addrlen;
 	struct kvec iov[1];
 
+	mutex_lock(&con->sock_mutex);
 	if (test_and_set_bit(CF_INIT_PENDING, &con->flags))
-		return;
-
-	if (con->retries++ > MAX_CONNECT_RETRIES)
-		return;
+		goto unlock;
 
 	if (nodeid_to_addr(con->nodeid, NULL, (struct sockaddr *)&rem_addr,
 			   con->try_new_addr)) {
 		log_print("no address for nodeid %d", con->nodeid);
-		return;
+		goto unlock;
 	}
 	base_con = nodeid2con(0, 0);
 	BUG_ON(base_con == NULL);
@@ -1034,17 +1089,17 @@ static void sctp_init_assoc(struct connection *con)
 	if (list_empty(&con->writequeue)) {
 		spin_unlock(&con->writequeue_lock);
 		log_print("writequeue empty for nodeid %d", con->nodeid);
-		return;
+		goto unlock;
 	}
 
 	e = list_first_entry(&con->writequeue, struct writequeue_entry, list);
 	len = e->len;
 	offset = e->offset;
-	spin_unlock(&con->writequeue_lock);
 
 	/* Send the first block off the write queue */
 	iov[0].iov_base = page_address(e->page)+offset;
 	iov[0].iov_len = len;
+	spin_unlock(&con->writequeue_lock);
 
 	if (rem_addr.ss_family == AF_INET) {
 		struct sockaddr_in *sin = (struct sockaddr_in *)&rem_addr;
@@ -1060,7 +1115,7 @@ static void sctp_init_assoc(struct connection *con)
 	cmsg->cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(sizeof(struct sctp_sndrcvinfo));
 	sinfo = CMSG_DATA(cmsg);
 	memset(sinfo, 0x00, sizeof(struct sctp_sndrcvinfo));
-	sinfo->sinfo_ppid = cpu_to_le32(dlm_our_nodeid());
+	sinfo->sinfo_ppid = cpu_to_le32(con->nodeid);
 	outmessage.msg_controllen = cmsg->cmsg_len;
 	sinfo->sinfo_flags |= SCTP_ADDR_OVER;
 
@@ -1075,15 +1130,12 @@ static void sctp_init_assoc(struct connection *con)
 	}
 	else {
 		spin_lock(&con->writequeue_lock);
-		e->offset += ret;
-		e->len -= ret;
-
-		if (e->len == 0 && e->users == 0) {
-			list_del(&e->list);
-			free_entry(e);
-		}
+		writequeue_entry_complete(e, ret);
 		spin_unlock(&con->writequeue_lock);
 	}
+
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&con->sock_mutex);
 }
 
 /* Connect a new socket to its peer */
@@ -1533,13 +1585,7 @@ static void send_to_sock(struct connection *con)
 		}
 
 		spin_lock(&con->writequeue_lock);
-		e->offset += ret;
-		e->len -= ret;
-
-		if (e->len == 0 && e->users == 0) {
-			list_del(&e->list);
-			free_entry(e);
-		}
+		writequeue_entry_complete(e, ret);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&con->writequeue_lock);
 out: