return &qp->orq[qp->orq_get % qp->attrs.orq_size];
 }
 
-static inline struct siw_sqe *orq_get_tail(struct siw_qp *qp)
-{
-       return &qp->orq[qp->orq_put % qp->attrs.orq_size];
-}
-
 static inline struct siw_sqe *orq_get_free(struct siw_qp *qp)
 {
-       struct siw_sqe *orq_e = orq_get_tail(qp);
+       struct siw_sqe *orq_e = &qp->orq[qp->orq_put % qp->attrs.orq_size];
 
        if (READ_ONCE(orq_e->flags) == 0)
                return orq_e;
 
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->orq_lock, flags);
 
-       rreq = orq_get_current(qp);
-
        /* free current orq entry */
+       rreq = orq_get_current(qp);
        WRITE_ONCE(rreq->flags, 0);
 
+       qp->orq_get++;
+
        if (qp->tx_ctx.orq_fence) {
                if (unlikely(tx_waiting->wr_status != SIW_WR_QUEUED)) {
                        pr_warn("siw: [QP %u]: fence resume: bad status %d\n",
                        rv = -EPROTO;
                        goto out;
                }
-               /* resume SQ processing */
+               /* resume SQ processing, if possible */
                if (tx_waiting->sqe.opcode == SIW_OP_READ ||
                    tx_waiting->sqe.opcode == SIW_OP_READ_LOCAL_INV) {
-                       rreq = orq_get_tail(qp);
+
+                       /* SQ processing was stopped because of a full ORQ */
+                       rreq = orq_get_free(qp);
                        if (unlikely(!rreq)) {
                                pr_warn("siw: [QP %u]: no ORQE\n", qp_id(qp));
                                rv = -EPROTO;
                        resume_tx = 1;
 
                } else if (siw_orq_empty(qp)) {
+                       /*
+                        * SQ processing was stopped by fenced work request.
+                        * Resume since all previous Read's are now completed.
+                        */
                        qp->tx_ctx.orq_fence = 0;
                        resume_tx = 1;
-               } else {
-                       pr_warn("siw: [QP %u]: fence resume: orq idx: %d:%d\n",
-                               qp_id(qp), qp->orq_get, qp->orq_put);
-                       rv = -EPROTO;
                }
        }
-       qp->orq_get++;
 out:
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->orq_lock, flags);