diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 16106f805ffa..a79f66432bd3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -363,6 +363,14 @@ static void nfs4_setup_readdir(u64 cookie, __be32 *verifier, struct dentry *dent
 	kunmap_atomic(start);
 }
 
+static void nfs4_fattr_set_prechange(struct nfs_fattr *fattr, u64 version)
+{
+	if (!(fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_PRECHANGE)) {
+		fattr->pre_change_attr = version;
+		fattr->valid |= NFS_ATTR_FATTR_PRECHANGE;
+	}
+}
+
 static void nfs4_test_and_free_stateid(struct nfs_server *server,
 		nfs4_stateid *stateid,
 		const struct cred *cred)
@@ -6553,7 +6561,9 @@ static void nfs4_delegreturn_release(void *calldata)
 		pnfs_roc_release(&data->lr.arg, &data->lr.res,
 				 data->res.lr_ret);
 	if (inode) {
-		nfs_post_op_update_inode_force_wcc(inode, &data->fattr);
+		nfs4_fattr_set_prechange(&data->fattr,
+					 inode_peek_iversion_raw(inode));
+		nfs_refresh_inode(inode, &data->fattr);
 		nfs_iput_and_deactive(inode);
 	}
 	kfree(calldata);
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
index 267b7aeaf1a6..db5149567305 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ struct rpc_add_xprt_test {
 #define RPC_CLNT_CREATE_NO_RETRANS_TIMEOUT	(1UL << 9)
 #define RPC_CLNT_CREATE_SOFTERR		(1UL << 10)
 #define RPC_CLNT_CREATE_REUSEPORT	(1UL << 11)
+#define RPC_CLNT_CREATE_IGNORE_NULL_UNAVAIL (1UL << 12)
 
 struct rpc_clnt *rpc_create(struct rpc_create_args *args);
 struct rpc_clnt	*rpc_bind_new_program(struct rpc_clnt *,
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_rpc_upcall.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_rpc_upcall.c
index 61c276bddaf2..8ca1d809b78d 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_rpc_upcall.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_rpc_upcall.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static int gssp_rpc_create(struct net *net, struct rpc_clnt **_clnt)
 		 * timeout, which would result in reconnections being
 		 * done without the correct namespace:
 		 */
-		.flags		= RPC_CLNT_CREATE_NOPING |
+		.flags		= RPC_CLNT_CREATE_IGNORE_NULL_UNAVAIL |
 				  RPC_CLNT_CREATE_NO_IDLE_TIMEOUT
 	};
 	struct rpc_clnt *clnt;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index af0174d7ce5a..22c28cf43eba 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -479,6 +479,9 @@ static struct rpc_clnt *rpc_create_xprt(struct rpc_create_args *args,
 
 	if (!(args->flags & RPC_CLNT_CREATE_NOPING)) {
 		int err = rpc_ping(clnt);
+		if ((args->flags & RPC_CLNT_CREATE_IGNORE_NULL_UNAVAIL) &&
+		    err == -EOPNOTSUPP)
+			err = 0;
 		if (err != 0) {
 			rpc_shutdown_client(clnt);
 			return ERR_PTR(err);
@@ -1065,10 +1068,13 @@ rpc_task_get_next_xprt(struct rpc_clnt *clnt)
 static
 void rpc_task_set_transport(struct rpc_task *task, struct rpc_clnt *clnt)
 {
-	if (task->tk_xprt &&
-			!(test_bit(XPRT_OFFLINE, &task->tk_xprt->state) &&
-                        (task->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_MOVEABLE)))
-		return;
+	if (task->tk_xprt) {
+		if (!(test_bit(XPRT_OFFLINE, &task->tk_xprt->state) &&
+		      (task->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_MOVEABLE)))
+			return;
+		xprt_release(task);
+		xprt_put(task->tk_xprt);
+	}
 	if (task->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_NO_ROUND_ROBIN)
 		task->tk_xprt = rpc_task_get_first_xprt(clnt);
 	else
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 8ab64ea46870..650102a9c86a 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -1418,6 +1418,26 @@ static size_t xs_tcp_bc_maxpayload(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SUNRPC_BACKCHANNEL */
 
+/**
+ * xs_local_state_change - callback to handle AF_LOCAL socket state changes
+ * @sk: socket whose state has changed
+ *
+ */
+static void xs_local_state_change(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	struct rpc_xprt *xprt;
+	struct sock_xprt *transport;
+
+	if (!(xprt = xprt_from_sock(sk)))
+		return;
+	transport = container_of(xprt, struct sock_xprt, xprt);
+	if (sk->sk_shutdown & SHUTDOWN_MASK) {
+		clear_bit(XPRT_CONNECTED, &xprt->state);
+		/* Trigger the socket release */
+		xs_run_error_worker(transport, XPRT_SOCK_WAKE_DISCONNECT);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * xs_tcp_state_change - callback to handle TCP socket state changes
  * @sk: socket whose state has changed
@@ -1866,6 +1886,7 @@ static int xs_local_finish_connecting(struct rpc_xprt *xprt,
 		sk->sk_user_data = xprt;
 		sk->sk_data_ready = xs_data_ready;
 		sk->sk_write_space = xs_udp_write_space;
+		sk->sk_state_change = xs_local_state_change;
 		sk->sk_error_report = xs_error_report;
 
 		xprt_clear_connected(xprt);
@@ -1950,6 +1971,9 @@ static void xs_local_connect(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task)
 	struct sock_xprt *transport = container_of(xprt, struct sock_xprt, xprt);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (transport->file)
+		goto force_disconnect;
+
 	if (RPC_IS_ASYNC(task)) {
 		/*
 		 * We want the AF_LOCAL connect to be resolved in the
@@ -1962,11 +1986,17 @@ static void xs_local_connect(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task)
 		 */
 		task->tk_rpc_status = -ENOTCONN;
 		rpc_exit(task, -ENOTCONN);
-		return;
+		goto out_wake;
 	}
 	ret = xs_local_setup_socket(transport);
 	if (ret && !RPC_IS_SOFTCONN(task))
 		msleep_interruptible(15000);
+	return;
+force_disconnect:
+	xprt_force_disconnect(xprt);
+out_wake:
+	xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
+	xprt_wake_pending_tasks(xprt, -ENOTCONN);
 }
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SUNRPC_SWAP)
@@ -2845,9 +2875,6 @@ static struct rpc_xprt *xs_setup_local(struct xprt_create *args)
 		}
 		xprt_set_bound(xprt);
 		xs_format_peer_addresses(xprt, "local", RPCBIND_NETID_LOCAL);
-		ret = ERR_PTR(xs_local_setup_socket(transport));
-		if (ret)
-			goto out_err;
 		break;
 	default:
 		ret = ERR_PTR(-EAFNOSUPPORT);