kernel_sock_shutdown(queue->sock, SHUT_RDWR);
 }
 
+static void nvmet_tcp_socket_error(struct nvmet_tcp_queue *queue, int status)
+{
+       if (status == -EPIPE || status == -ECONNRESET)
+               kernel_sock_shutdown(queue->sock, SHUT_RDWR);
+       else
+               nvmet_tcp_fatal_error(queue);
+}
+
 static int nvmet_tcp_map_data(struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd)
 {
        struct nvme_sgl_desc *sgl = &cmd->req.cmd->common.dptr.sgl;
 
        for (i = 0; i < budget; i++) {
                ret = nvmet_tcp_try_send_one(queue, i == budget - 1);
-               if (ret <= 0)
+               if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
+                       nvmet_tcp_socket_error(queue, ret);
+                       goto done;
+               } else if (ret == 0) {
                        break;
+               }
                (*sends)++;
        }
-
+done:
        return ret;
 }
 
 
        for (i = 0; i < budget; i++) {
                ret = nvmet_tcp_try_recv_one(queue);
-               if (ret <= 0)
+               if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
+                       nvmet_tcp_socket_error(queue, ret);
+                       goto done;
+               } else if (ret == 0) {
                        break;
+               }
                (*recvs)++;
        }
-
+done:
        return ret;
 }
 
                pending = false;
 
                ret = nvmet_tcp_try_recv(queue, NVMET_TCP_RECV_BUDGET, &ops);
-               if (ret > 0) {
+               if (ret > 0)
                        pending = true;
-               } else if (ret < 0) {
-                       if (ret == -EPIPE || ret == -ECONNRESET)
-                               kernel_sock_shutdown(queue->sock, SHUT_RDWR);
-                       else
-                               nvmet_tcp_fatal_error(queue);
+               else if (ret < 0)
                        return;
-               }
 
                ret = nvmet_tcp_try_send(queue, NVMET_TCP_SEND_BUDGET, &ops);
-               if (ret > 0) {
-                       /* transmitted message/data */
+               if (ret > 0)
                        pending = true;
-               } else if (ret < 0) {
-                       if (ret == -EPIPE || ret == -ECONNRESET)
-                               kernel_sock_shutdown(queue->sock, SHUT_RDWR);
-                       else
-                               nvmet_tcp_fatal_error(queue);
+               else if (ret < 0)
                        return;
-               }
 
        } while (pending && ops < NVMET_TCP_IO_WORK_BUDGET);